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BALFOUR & SONS PLUMBING & HEATING RADIATOR REPAIR SATURDAY ‘Apa 20,1005 Sell 2 Sections A & 8) 75 Cents ‘tons In indoor soccer Rk » = News Goats back in valley / By DONNA ZUBER Staff Writer Thousands of teachers around the province walked off the job an hour early Wednesday to protest the provincial government's wage restraint law, but teachers In the Castlegar school district chose a different weapon in the fight against Bill 82. eachers held a meeting after all classes had ended Wednesday afternoon, choosing not to walk out early mainly because it would have done more harm than good, said Joyce Adams, president of the Castlegar District Teachers Association. “We chose to do that because our contract was signed way back in December and the parts meant to be implemented this year have been implemented,"’ Adams said Thursday. ‘* bargained: with us in faith . . . and we decided we would honor our con- tract.” wre School board chairman Gordon Turner said the board would also honor the contract as long as it is legal to do so. “We would much rather honor the collective agreement and we will continue to honor it until we are overruled by a higher power,’" he said Bill 82, the Compensation Fairnés Act, ik a vege control commissioner the power to roll back pay increases negotiated in new collective agreements. He can Sees a school board's ability to pay as one fac- to! "Ken Novakowski, president of A 38,000-member B.C. Teachers Federation, said teachers were protesting Bill 82's intrusion in the collective "ehiog between teachers and school boards “The issue to us is not really one of teachers’ salaries as much as it is one of freely negotiated collec- tive agreements being interfered with directly by a hired bureaucrat,’" Novakowski said. After years of negotiations, a bureaucrat with litile or knowledge of the issues shouldn't be allowed to step in and declare what is right for each side, he said. The bill is aimed at contracts signed after Jan. 29 of this year. Bht Adams said there are no guarantees Castlegar teachgrs are protected. “We're not safe from this bill, we're just not the first targets,"* she said. More than 90 teachers out of about 130 in the Castlegar district attended Wednesday's mecting and Castlegar teachers protest restraint law Hagen. The letter explains “how much we dislike this law, how destructive we think it would be’ and en- courages him to lobby to get the bill repealed, Adams said Teachers also passed two motions. One says the CDTA will have nothing to do with the commissioner's office, which includes ignoring any correspondence received from him, and a second says the teachers will have nothing to do with any volunteer activities in- volving the Year 2000 pr: Volunteer activities include workshops after school, meetings and “‘what we call dog-and-pony shows — the shows that come Kenge from the ministry trying to ."" Adams said. The motion will cause problems in the fall when the ministry tries to implement the intermediate programs, » she sab signed a letter addressed to Education Minister Stan ts ure having an impact on the 10% OFF REPAIR PARTS FOR SENIORS good faith and we have, bargained with them in good system = suc as integration, collaborative consultation, cooperative learning and whole ning Disabilities ieee y of B.C. Prock, currently on-B.C~ Ministry of Education committees WEST K CONCRETE LTD. 365-7137 Mike’ s Radiator Shop ‘ err ries as THAT'S PROGRESS and the Tri-University Consortium language, and teachers are realizing BUY or SELL on Special Education, spoke about the challenges to educators, parents and students under the = of Education Year 2000 doc Prock addressed concerns tegar- ding . studenis learning disabilities in the context of Year 2000. She suid shifts are occurring in administrative organization and in- pak gen: delivery — for example, ual entry, ungraded primary program,“linterdisciplinury studies and learning assistance. Teachers are using a variety of instructional Women's league plans that their job roles are changing fur- thei S these new roles are emerging, positively when making educational decisions regarding the child with learning disabilities. On behalf of the chapter members president Bernice Beckstead thanked ed her with a traditional Russian serving spoon. May garage sale St. Joseph's Catholic Women's League met April 9 in the new Catholic Centre. Following the league prayer, minutes were read by Doreen Moore. Spiritual convener Leona Bozek sent an inspiring and prayerful message which was read by Teresa Hajdasz. garage sale will be held take care of their materials to be sold. Bed throws and lap robes made forCastleview Care Centre and Castlegar Hospital extended care will soon be presented. Father Herman Engberink” was given a hall con- tribution the league women had carned working at a recent com- munity event. Plans for a regional fall workshop president and another delegate to the _. coming Diocesan annual convention in Cranbrook. The new officers are president Teresa Hajdasz, president elect Brita Haley, 2nd vice-president Maria 3rd vice-president Cidalia Father Engberink will install the sa icers following the morning mass Lady of Good Counsel Day, Apel 26. Women of the parish ure invited the reception to the centre for es installation of the new of- ficers STREET SMARTS WEDNESDAY APRIL Us 7 P.M. pkg oo Drivi Counterattack » UES Members iach the RCMP 365-3122 ih + 368- 5501 Mishow, 1. COMMUNITY Bulletin Board H.5,5. PARENT ADVISORY cendesb we ee held, on Tuesday, April 23, 1991 in Room 216 at 7 p. “yal PRIMARY HEALTH CARS IN EL SALVADOR heal fevdoy, April: 20, Trail Regional Honplet To register, call 365-5077 mois 5 Everyone wel 78. 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Downtown balance sought By DONNA ZUBER Writer The consultants hired to develop 4 revitalization strategy for north Castlegar now face the task of fin- ding a balance between pedestrians and parking in the wake of concerns However, Shebere rag peotee would result in angle parking being by parallel ices and, in some places, parking removed altogether. Frank Pohlind, an architect with Urban Systems, fielded several con- cerns at a meeting earlier this month. doped as the consultants start de look the whole strategy in mot $a ursday from the pany’s branch office in Kelowna Oe don't like to use the word com- promise because it means there will be a bit of a loss on cither side. Rather, we have to come to some sort of an agreement.’ th. He said a priority will have to be L the tong th determined between storefront tal id pedestrian traffic cir- culating through downtown. please pogo A ra the Bulicing . City oer permit for | Celgar camp Q ee — BIRCH eon Op this camp won't be as easy as pitching J couple of tents. Transportation, the mill expansion project.” Ceigar has applied to the city for a temporary industrial use permit set up the camp which will house about 1,400 workers at the peak of construction. Council will vote on the permit & its May 13 meet: At a. council commiltiee meeting Tuesday, on Hample said 1,400 people some provinces is a decent-size town." “It’s important to consider the impacts of that number of people,’ said Hample, Castlegar’s director of engineering and public works. The city’s Advisory Planning es surrounding i Council has given notice of its in- tent to consider the temporary per- mit to give anyone in the community time to comment before the May 13 meeting. In a memo to cone Hample says a review of permit ap- esas has ideoaified the following concer Nvaaapeitien The city js con- cerned with J and congestion from the increased num- ber of vehicles travelling between the vehicles are left at camp,"’ Hample says. Parking. The camp ing require space and a ‘‘bed"’ parked vehicles. “If constructed, large flat areas u Hample says. minimized by using areas.” Water supply. C clgar already has a connection to the city's system and is proposing extending it to the camp. The city proposes to meter water use at the camp, Hample says, Sewage disposal. i on-site treat- ment system is proposed which would require public health depar- tment and Environment Ministry ap- proval. Storm drainage. To avoid having an impact on the city’s system (dit- ches along Arrow Lakes Drive) the camp would be required to provide on-site collection and disposal to the pleese see CAMP a3 this will leave existing flat worker,” coordinator is'to receive a 1991 cl Citizenship Award at ceremony on ill. : Alexia Turner receives national citizenship award Described in th as ‘‘a tireless * Turner as of Castlegar’s © mews release community served ALEXIA TURNER ‘Through her involvement with the Castlegar Multicultural ee participate the governm said” she's very sattyng” “always Hospital If you want to see how the Castlegar Hospital board spends tax- payers’ money, don’ t gO ig one of its mectings. You won't get in. The reason is the public and the media are denied access to the board meetings at Castlegar Hospital, one ral Regi which continue to hold closed The others are Slocan Community Hespital and Mount St. Francis Hospital in Nelson. The other four hospitals in the district — Arrow Lakes Hospital in board fies board tatives from the CKRHD said Thur- Hospital board chairman cited lack of space, lack y blic interest and the possibility Of the media sensationalizing and news. of the board’s pateasons for the closed « board meetings remain closed to public By SIMON BIRCH Editor week, ‘'We've never had any official or people come around and ask for any information or request to be heard or come in for anything." Lbwateehinary stated a. ime formation it was ram forth- coming. We're really not doing Editorial, page A4 something behind the scenes w it’s not fit for the public consum- loa? it hasn't been a problem with the Castlegar board, the way the media might report hospital board news is @ concern, Horvath The only thing that we have never had and that agape: media, you know, sensationalizing what's going oa because this is quite a concern."* He said the board performs a fun- ction that's a benefit to the people in the area. “So we wouldn't ike to sc distorted, is run into problems at an open mecting if it had to go to a closed meeting, referred to as an in camera mecting, to discuss such things as her Place to go or another place to the peut We are very haa that w loka Wovkie. the Regional District of Central Kootenay director for Area | and the regional hospital district's respresentative on the