Artwalk '91 definitely creates a reaction | STEVE THORNTON : Sterling News Services NELSON - There's a painting of a nude woman that brings raves from Anne DeGrace. “It’s brilliant,” she says. “It's a beautiful picture.” There are other works by the same young artist, of course, but this one is her favorite. * And there's another, a landscape by another painter, that displays a feel- ing for light and shade that goes far beyond the ordinary. “This one,” she «says. “This one is exceptional.” That's not meant to imply a lack of distinction among other works and * other artists involved in Artwalk ‘91. au the opposite, i in fact. The artistic * merit that p those i across the spec- trum of media represented in reais this year, and it’s because there is so much good art that some pieccs draw such comments from DeGrace, the + show’s co-ordinator, Artwalk is a three-month show that puts a large number of visual art ‘pieces at the public's fingertips: “Sample Artwalk’s palette!” says a ~ brochure, “Artwalk ‘91 is a tantalizing tour representing many of the exceptional artists of the West Kootenays .,., a multimedia visual art experi- * ence for the dedicated viewer or the uninitiated eye.” : - With the work of 75 artists to show, Artwalk needs a broad canvas to “ mount its display on. But more than that: in order to give the art to the pub- “lic effectively, it’s necessary to put that art where the public will go. Art- walk uses time and space generously: four months'and 14 galleries, and [ AUCTION © Light Industrial Sale Russell Auction House 2067 Hwy 3a Sunday, May 26th, 1 p.m. —Partial Ust— EWes 5 Ton Van (Hino} Toro riding mower © 2 Pick Ups © 2 Case tampers «5 Cars ¢ Turfers © Skidoo & traller © Chaln falls ¢ Yamaha R.T.V. Trike 2 Canopys © Long box rack eimport truck camper © 20 HP Merc 0.8. ¢ 1/2 HP Shaper © 6” Router © Roor scale MORE COMING DAILY © Office Gecks &chalrs call 4 Russell Auction 399-4793 j WELCOME CANADIANS THRIFTY PACK FRYERS Draper Valley Washington Grown. USDA Inspected. NEW YORK STRIP ISTEAKS USDA Inspected COKE Select varieties. 12/12 02. cans. 3210 BEANS WITH ORK Westem Family. 15 oz. many of those galleries were selected because they're places people will go. The Chamber of Commerce, Danny's Deli, the Alleyway Cafe, Glacier Jewellers, White Buffalo Gifts, Laser Graphix, Profile Photographic, Hum- mingbird Gallery, Gallery of the Ki » Craft C Jitterbug Shoes, Capitol Theatre, and (of all places!) the Artwalk Gallery, Artists working with paint and canvas, camera, sculpting tools and clay, bronze, fibres, and mixed media — they're all represented. Each month, each gallery will feature a different display. Most will set up one artist's work for the month, then another's for the next month, but some places will feature two artists during a month, and there are group shows going in here and there, as well. A cultural camival. Artwalk is an improved exhibition, according to DeGrace, its co-ordina- tor. “The submission packages that we received were on the whole profes- sional,” she said, mals yea fis third) we went regional, so we have a lot of new artists from further afi ale Pearson is DeGienas' 's assistant, and she displays equal enthusi- ann 'm really excited about it,” she Bays. “The quality of art is up.” Pearson can well say that; she’s a participating artist — guess where? But it’s the complete show, four months, 14 galleries, 75 artists, hundreds of pieces, that motivates Pearson, and DeGrace. ‘ Steal News Senices People not to worry. ‘ “We're very Glos said .Music'’91. ~ cannot give you ‘And they're confident it'll tum on the public, as well. Artwalk’s purpose is not so much to selll or to create artistic successes, but to enliven the arts -in Nelson, to stimulate artistic literacy. . “Part of Artwalk’s importance is that by making art public,” says DeGrace, “it encourages people to stop and look where they might not have otherwise,” Art, she says, “should create a reaction, should make the viewer feel touched i in some way.” ‘That painting of the nude that DeGrace likes so much; it will create a reaction. The Jandscape with such powerful and evocative use of light; it will make the viewer feel touched in some way. Try and find them, if you can, and take notice of other pieces you see along: the way. ‘You might come up with your own favorites, Artwalk thrives through the sponsorship of the Royal Bank, and manag- er Keith Vernon cuts an opening celebration ribbon June 7 at the Artwalk Gallery on Ward Street, just up from Baker. At many other galleries there will also be opening night receptions — one for each month, bot all starting on June 7 around 7 p.m. “It’s a party,” says DeGrace. “You can go from gallery to gallery, meet- ing artists and seeing their work.” Artwalk runs from June rough, September, and is sponsored by the Nelson and District Arts Council. “she has not heard anything 1 the show either, She adds, will be an exact date as to when’ itll be announcable, but it’s my. understanding’ that’ it will be Eva Soon.” i with literally’ se know the List time (I: “positive, but I've been dealing son now. and he is very ve: ”” said ty. ly. “I?m" fee cal performers is never easy, Prescott, but when. the recently die East war is thrown io, nailing down details cern'over the lat es Kennelly had earlier expresie some co of any Nelson Chamber of Commerce hoping morning business improvement meetings do the trick PATRICK FOWLER Diamond explained to mer- non and Victoria streets. will be asked for by the city on Sterling News Services NELSON - About 22 downtown Nelson merchants attended the third in a series of Business Improvement Area (BIA) meetings to look at ways of promoting busi- ness in the city commercial district Thursday moming. The group watched a video on how other areas around the ince have already impl di a BIA, and asked Nelson and Dis- trict Chamber of Commerce steer- chants that Nelson’s downtown commercial area currently has a strong customer base but there is a need to avoid potential erosion of this market. He said some other communities have been forced to form a BIA for survival. If down- town Nelson merchants just sit back and wait, their business base could erode over the next five years, Diamond wamed. On average between 12 and 16 downtown business people have signed up to attend each of the ing a about the program. Among the topics of discussion was what to do about the parking d block on the area, said Dan Cooke, the Chamber of Commerce manager. Block, Pp in the d core area, Con Diamond, the Chamber's BIA steering for b were slated between May 9: and 21, The “concept [is] universally said once ie proposed BIA for the downtown core is in place busi- nessmen will be able to act with a unified voice and take an active roll in discussions about local business improvement initiatives. ‘The BIA can help merchants get d as sound and positive,” said Diamond. Diamond also says a business i area puts a st further abead than they could do on their own. He is hopeful busi The BIA is set up for commer- cial businesses only. Funds to operate the non-profit society to run the BIA will come from a levy placed on properties in the area — a special levy of $250 each and a percentage of $1.44 per behalf of the society. With the funds the board of ‘directors for the BIA would be able to spend $57,500 per year on pro- jects of benefit to the area. Diamond told the Sterling News Services that the levy will be easy - $1,000 perty value. The assessed value of the property to and it will be easy to prove its worth. Steelworkers brush up on safety in mining industry GARY WATERS ae a's asst This Labatts player was caught rounding first and heading for second during a Castlegar Mens Fastball League game against Banjo’s Pub at Kinnaird Park Thursday, May 16. League leaders Banjo's played to a 7-0 victory and now stand undefeated after six games. Banjo's Pub is sponsoring the second annaul Paul “P.K.” Kinakin Memorial Fastball Tournament at Kinnaird Park May 25/26. Teams’ competing include Kelowna, Kimberley, Cranbrook, Montana, Creston, Slocan, Nelson, Kamloops, Trail _ Castlegar. SUN STAFF PHOTO / Brendan Halper Sterling News Services KIMBERLEY - “Safety is of primary importance; it’s not something you take for granted, you always have to Stay current and deal with it,” said alocal union president speaking about the issue of safety in mining. operators will be able to come up with a “common yoice” for the more bang for their ig, dol- _lar, Diamond said. He also pointed out that the BIA will act a to pro- mote tourism in the area. district at the meetings. Nelson’s proposed BIA area is the 100-800 blocks of Baker, Ver- * Sub compacts to h “4x 4’s * Pickups, Cargo “_. Vans 7 & 15 * ICBC replacement * Courtesy pickup * All new vehicles NOW IN NELSON & CASTLEGAR wxury cars fo assenger vans * Special low weekend rates bite decile gated (of the Chrysler Corporation, 311%. 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The biggest area of concem is the hours worked on rotation, where employees may work six or seven days straight. Due to the fact the camps are relatively new to mining, Park suggests the effects of the workload is i mining most in di: lack of of the Canadian Health and Occupational Centre in Ottawa was a major issue. Long used as a data base-for research information on such things as chemical toxicity and as a reference base for a myriad of topics relating to bealth and safety, the centre has recently been hit by federal funding cut- backs and is not as active as it had been. Park says the provinces are attempting to fill the vaid, but due to differ- ent levels of commitment the results vary from province to province. “What "s happening is that the provinces are now trying to duplicate the ser- vice, and as a result you don't t have any consistency across Canada.” As for the'q of i Park referred to the session as as just gcoeral information. : The other topic of interest was the wide ranging debate over the future of mining in ‘Canada. With mechanization playing an ever more prevalent role in the mining industry, just what part will good old fashioned man hours play in that future. No’one at the conference scemed to have a concrete idea, but Park said the gencral feeling is that mechanization is an inseparable part of the min- r ing aa mechanization is reducing the number of workers involved in the industry, Park viewed the move to more machines as a necessary evil. Don't forget your 15 minute effort for 1991 Participaction Challenge «. CASTLEGAR - The Great Par- ticipation Challenge will be taking place on Wednesday, May 29. Castlegar’s challenge city this year is Revelstoke B.C. For those of you who don’t recall, last year Castlegar beat Rev- elstoke with 82% of our Population in a physical activity up to lead.the group on Wednes- day, May 29 at 6:30 pm. The ‘Go Looney Day’ at the ‘Recréation Center will consist of a one dollar admission to any event going on at the Rec Center on ‘Wednesday, May 29 such as Early. Bird Swim, Adult Swim, Aquafit, bics and much more. ‘as compared to Revelstoke at 23%, The Castlegar and District Recreation Department has once again taken on the task of organiz- ing this national event but they need your help. In order that Castlegar ‘win’ this contest of who-is-more-fit we will be holding our annual ‘Walk-A- Block’, along with ‘Go Looney Day" at the Recreation Center. The Recreation Department's roving fitness instructors will be moving . quickly between our local schools to lead your children in 15 minutes of aerobics throughout the day. The, Recreatjon Department needs you to help make this contest a success. We are in need of Block Cap- tains to take their blocks on a walk. If you would like.to volunteer 20 minutes of your time on Wednes- day, May 29 at 6:30 pm please call the recreation office at 3365-3386 and Tegister now as your neighbor- hood Block Captain. ‘There will be draw prizes for each neighborhood that partici- pates;:donated by the City of Castlegar and Celgar. Your job as” * Block Captain is to hand out flyers in'your neighborhood on Monday, May 27, pick a designated spot for ’ your eleven to meet and show There will be draw prizes throughout the day once again courtesy of Celgar and the City of Castlegar. ‘These include Participation T- shirts, fanny packs, pens and “Schedule for May : 22 t to May 26 1991 Wed. 5 pm, Fri. 9 am, Sun. 5 pm. - ve West Kootenay Today - Highlights this week's Programs iB “Wed.'5:30 pm, Fri. 9:30 am, Sun. 5:30 pm .» Pathfinder Learning System - “Dropouts” Wed. 6:00 pm, Fri. 10:00 am, Sun. 6:00 pm * Castlegar Royalty - Meet the Miss Castlegar candidates Wed. 6:30 pm, Fri. 10:30 am, Sun. 6:30 pm ¢ Census Day Is June 4, 1991 - why you should vote! : Wed. 7:00pm, Fri. 11:00 am, Sun.-7:00 pm + Bud Country Music Search - finalists from Banjos Pub Wed. 8:00 pm, Fri. 12:00 pm, Sun. 8:00 pm +1991 Silver City:Days - annual parade Wed. 9:00 pm, Fri. 1:00 pm, Sun. 9:60 pm ‘ « Salvation Army Melbourne Staff Band - Trail concert * es ~ Thursday May 23, 8:30 pm. shoelaces. The entire population of Castle- gar is encouraged to support _ healthy active living by participat- ing in 15 minutes of any activity which raises the heartrate and then phone us at 365-3386 to register your name on Wednesday, May 29. Zone i track and field competition for Summer . Games set for Saturday . On July 25, 1991 more than 4500 athictes will assemble in Coquitlam for the 14th Annual BC Summer Games, : ‘Thirty-six of these athletes will Tepresent the Kootenay Zone in Track and Field competition. The Kootenay team will be selected from the Zone 1 Trials to 3, be held at the East Kootenay Com- munity College, in Cranbrook on Saturday, May 25th. To be eligible to enter, athletes must be bom in’ 1976 or 1977 only and live in the Kootenay Zone which extends from Grand Forks to the BC-Alber- ta border and north to Golden. Ath- letes may choose from six track events that range from 100m to 3000m. Track events also include two hurdle races. Three jumping events: high jump, long jump and triple jump are available or all athletes. The trowing events include shot put, discus and javelin. The boys have two additional events, the pole vault and hammer throw. For the all-round athlete there is a five event pentathlon for girls and an eight event octathon for boys. Any boy interested in the octathon should contact Roger Toogood, Zone Representative at 429-3442 for special instructions, Multi-event athletes may not compete in individual events and vice-versa, Any questions about event details, number of events, or any other facts can be answered by contacting Mr. Toogood for school track coaches. The trials start at 12:00 noon M.D.T. with registration to be completed at East Kootenay com- munity College before 11:00 am. M.D.T. Registration forms are available at all Kootenay high schools enrolling grades 8 and/or 9. Advance registration would be appreciated. Every athlete who qualifies will receive free transportation, free meals and free accommodation. In addition each athlete will be pro- vided with a BC Games jacket in Kootenay colours and with an offi- cial Games sports bag. The best reward is usually the friendships’ that develop through friendly com- petition. Along with the 36 athletes there will be four coach/chaperones to attend to the need of the young People, This will be Coach Toogood's ninth straight year with the Koote- nay team because every year hgs brought him different rewarding person in: accompanying the team should Phone 429-3442 as soon as a com- mitment can be made. There may be questions that parents have regarding their chiJ- dren. Again, phone for ausvcrs. Remember, the oniy way to qualify for the Kootenay Zone Track and Field team is through the zone Trials set for 12:00 noon M_D.T, on Saturday, May 25 at the East Kootenay Community Col- lege in Cranbrook. The trials will be held — rain or shine. Area golf clubs hosting B.C. amateur and summer games qualifying this weekend Christina Lake and Birchbank Golf Clubs will be hosting the B.C, Ama- teur and Summer Games qualifying 18 holes at Christina Lake Saturday, “May 25 and the final round at the Birchbank course Sunday, May 26. : All Kootenay golfers who are registered club members with certified handicaps are eligable. The $30 entry fee includes golf, handicap flights and dinner. Golfers can sign up at their local pro shops or call Amie Sherwood at ‘ 362-9466. Entry deadline is Thursday, May 23. a * TV: ‘Trader - live - — osseaiz