The Castlegar Sun Weiliésday, March 9, 1994 | ‘ative show invites the best of business artisans “Submited Retailers are ipvited to attend the 10th B.C. Creative Ans Show feat quality ptiaes and crafts by B.C.'s best home-Based artisans. Products include jewelry, pottery, weaving, wearable art, sculpture and gourmet foods. Smhall B , Bill than’6,000 retail buyers. The show, sponsored by the Ministry of Small Business Tourism and Culture, is sched uled for March 13-15 a1 BC Place Stadium as part of the Southex Spring Vancouver Gift Show—the largest wholesale gift show in British Columbia These shows are not open to the gene ral public, but are d to make B.C. produced Barlee said the B.C. Creative Ans Show provides 125.B.C. home- based crafts and giftware produc- ers with an opportunity to make their products available to more crafts and giftware available to a wide range of retailers. Pat Dales, owner of The Per- fect Gift, Port Coquitlam, said she is enthisiastic about what the > Sore sonvn sé Sor4 Nig ht Getaways Thursdays i. ‘Sund. lays Mar 17 - May 22/94 596 Baker Street, Nelson * 352-3535. Travel Hotline 1-800-663-1956 Call us today! >| + + - * ° o tJ ° * \¢ . CJ A 4 ol PeVeohHOVsHOV*ASAOWS OEOTD THGH SES TORT THe TORY Fone Sonne show has to offer retailers, “We shop the B.C. Creative Arts Show for three reasons: quality, innova- tion and local production.” Valerie Pusey of Victoria's Northern Passage Gallery said, “The show is a real source of buying excitement retail- ers fresh new lines of uniquely B.C. products.” “These outstanding producers successfully competed for their show space in a juried competition sponsored by my ministry,” said Barlee. “Retailers will see for themselves that B.C.*s home- CORE Moving one step at a time Submitted The C on Ri we discussed reports from the various committees. These deal with a table of land management and the Environment was estab- lished in answer to public demand for a new and better way of planning for the furare use of our land and resources. The objective is to develop a land use plan that will balance the needs of our i eco- idelil the ac ‘ing system we will need to weigh the results of land use decisions, suggestions for changes to policies relating to land Use, and also lists of recom- i on how to changes we will face in our com- munities as a result of our recom- nomically, , and environ- mentally. It is hoped that this process will enable us to reduce based are creative and ready to do business. program is looking for three-to Strategy. These are areas identi- fied-as having high conservation values to complete the provincial park system. Over many months oft talks rep- Much of the meeting time was spent negotiating a draft land use Review, ‘based on forest invento- | fy and released by the Ministry of Forests show that a reduction in the annual allowable cut is neces- sary to reach long term sustain- ability. Implementation of the Forest Practices Code (likely to be legislated in the spring), will further impact available wood supply. This is precisely the rea- son that CORE was established—- to deal with the conflicts that arise from a shrinking resource. CORE is a public forum for find- ions to impacts each area. There remains areas where'we we're unable to reach agreement. Discussions will, con- tinue on these areas at the next & portion of each bem downfall. Government instructed CORE to begin its provincial land plan- | ning work on the regional scale. This does not mean that commu- nities do not have a say regard- set atide for the public to directly address the table. Members of the five year-olds for their Playgr Program that will be held morm- ings from 9 a.m. to noon on March 14, 21, 28 and April 18 and 25. have a step-by-step plan toward that goal. We have identified our individual interest and written a collective vision that i the y exp that impacts of CORE's decisions will result in the loss of their jobs. The table repeatedly heard about the importance of local isi goals that we all share. The level of participation, and vol time making decisions that directly affect the community. Their input was d and the p spent by CORE participants has were encouraged to become shown a to this process. At the last meoting in Revel- stoke on Febroary 10, 11 and 12 THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING US AS YOUR Insurance Company Favonre! Let us assist you with all your personal, business and tevel ineufance. AGENCIES LTD. Motor Licence Office 365-3392 605 Columbia Avenue, Castlegar s = Boom). McKeough rank “You ‘Castiegar for your continued support directly i d in the process. Leadhapamandtiniors Higedneaa ing fut use in their areas, Involving local expertise in land ment at the com- munity level will enable us to find creative ways to resolve problems. Speakers from the CORE table are representative of our communities. Individuals can find one or more sectors at the table that can represent their interests. The opportunity is there for anyone to give ideas to the CORE table. In fact one public Presentation was so well received ‘that participation in in such as “the Timber Supply @ Pollution work was on the spot. Continued from 7B just published his book, Riding the Bult - How You Can Profit from the Coming Stock Market them? “Top fund managers can’ milk a rising trend more effectively than you as an individual investor. 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Karine Johnson, Program Coordinator tor the Kootenay Region and a Castlegar resident joined with American Red Cross workers for three weeks ‘Submitted _ Notes from the CWL Catholic Women's League President, Elaine Audet led 14 members of the Catholic Women's League in a special prayer for the success of the coming convention in Creston to open the February meeting at the Parish Centre. The posters promoting the League have arrived and will be displayed in the Church and the Hall. A thank-you note was read from Jodi Chernoff and Susan White thanking the women who served the cos- tumes for the Children’s Christmas Play. Also a card and picture was circulated from the foster child Anita in India. Rosa Loewen reported on the coming Rota Villa bingo scheduled for Saturday, March 12 from 2-4 p.m.. There was some discussion concerning our part in the World Day of Prayer at the United Church on Friday, March 4 at 7:30 p.m. The Right to Life welcomed our help in their annual dinner for single moms which took place on February 26. Brita Haley in her Spiritual Report quoted the moder saint Edith Stein who said “The first hour of the day belongs to the Lord”. Brita outlined ten things we could do for Lent; her report was reminiscent of the three lit- tle monkeys statue “See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil”. A framed document thank- ing the CWL for their work in canvassing for the Kidney Foundation was presented by Joan Muller. The Foundation had a luncheon in the Trail Hospital on February 20 to start this year’s campaign. The meeting closed with prayers to Our Lady of Good Council led by Brita Haley and to assist with the Welfare Inquiry operation that followed the California Quake. “When disaster strikes word travels quickly,” said Johnson. “People from all parts of the world become concerned about friends and relatives who live in or near the disaster area.” Fol- lowing the quake, the American Red cross quickly set up what was to be their first attempt ever to channel inquiries into one central location. Johnson, together with thtee fellow Canadian delegates, four dele- The Castlegar Sun Classifieds sell ODYSSEY HAIR DESIGN gates from the Mexican Red Cross and six members of the American Red Cross supervised four hundred voluntcers in a twenty four hour operation that attempted to answer sixteen thousand inquiries in the short- est possible time “Because the Canadian Red Cross specializes in this facet of disaster response. we were able to contribute to the opera- tion,” said Johnson. “We also learned a lot, especially con- cerning the logistics of such a of replacing? orders to build: large undertaking. It was a priv- ilege to work with delegates from other countries. Because of the difference in our training and background, we were able to share ideus, many of which will be incorporated into fiture training programs.” This was Johnson's second relief assignment. 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