SOUTH ELEVATION”: projects on the planning books and nearing the start of construction are the new Safeway store, Two PROJECTS ... «Two commercial development which. will be cornerstone of the Boel Mall just: stow Arms Motor Hotel, and First City Investments Ltd.'s 75,000- -square-foot mall in the 1500 block columbia: Ave. potas sis expec- edi build ‘this Spring and First City just fecently 4 came to an:agreement on terms of references for, : development ith the City of ‘Castlegar: : EARLY PHOTOGRAPH .. . This g! fh dating Ensuring that our young peoples are: ‘eared for’ their” “poles. ‘as. productive citizens and ithe: leaders: of our: isabig z efforts: ofa significant work force. | School District No. 9 has a of 2,696 stud “the ‘work of its teachers i in and improving curriculum. Usually it is the teacher, working ona dally basis with. To meet the various need of this large number, covering. kindergarten through Grade 12, requires the sez tees of 266 employees ona full or part-time basis.’: : District’ employees include. teachers and school administrators, stenos and: library ‘aides, district staff, central office admii district ‘crews, - bus drivers, school custodians, child care workers,. teacher aides and personal care attendants, noon-hour supervisors, and central office secretarial staff. Education is big business, The trustees are responsible for a total, annual budget in excess of $9 million: Of this sum, more than 70 per cent is payroll which goes into the pockets of West Kootenay.workers to be spent in their communities. The remainder of the budget pays'for items such as bussing, office supplies, teaching supplies, utilities, janitor and engineer's supplies, insurances, health sérvices, debt service, and capital expenses. 2 * School District No. 9 has a ‘long history: of fiscal it r Budgets A-F) have, years (1971-82), been consistently * system wh " the children, who perceives a special or changing need. In‘a) the board has created a positive climate, the. teacher’s perception ‘will.then be: communicated for board? } We are proud to have been part of the history of se ‘tner in.its future! We are proud, too, of our policy of highest quality merchandise. Feop!e know that. at Homegoods Furniture Warehouse they will find the finest in home furnishings, cour- f _We'r re proud. to be part of Gest. Accor, Canada’ 's largest I ; proup: Nearly - Ask people from Kaslo, Grand Forks, Elko, Riondel, or any other response and suitable action. Hence, ina co-operative way, ‘the educational system improves and: everyone benefits. ’. >, Castlegar can “‘brag” of ay ‘tumber, of ‘programs . which’ ‘have: been: developed in the. above manner and used in schools to improve the learning opportunities 6f students. . +The computer program, now in every school, is one example. The gifted class and individual progress cluss are.others, In fact, over the years the board has approved a diversity of programs based on teacher identified and jointly recognized needs. However, ‘although the present, severe financial restraints make it almost impossible to do little more than maintian. current programs, a priority. of the. district: continues to be the meeting the needs of all- pupils. The budget uncertainties of 1982.and 1982 have made. planning difficult to say the least. However, the’ school’ district is dedicated to attempting to provide. the: best: service and the board and its staff :are~confident that; education in School District, No. 9 will-continue.to. be.of high. QUALITY | MA ES THE DIFFERENCE teous service, convenient credit terms, and delivery at no extra charge. GROUP BUYING POWER LOWER PRICES FOR YOU ce ‘home f fur ig jome fur stores are part of Gest-Accor, and our com- ined Cdrchacing’ power. is greater than that of many large national firms. This very significant buying power isto your.a lower prices. HOMEGOODS FURNITURE 1S WORTH THE DRIVE B.C. or the Boundary district why they shop at Homegoods: Furniture Warehouse they iT] tell you Homegoods’ prices are better than al in B.C., i the i the same. quality, we urge you to: compare our low Homegoods Furniture Warehouse ieee : “anywhere. ‘THE LARGEST FURNITURE S ELECTION “At Homegoods you'll find the most famous names:in furniture! You can conveniently and © leisurely stroll through our store and shop from well over 100 kitchen; dining room and dinette suites, from a large varlety of major appliances of every:kind, from up to 15,000 square yards of carpet... ..and from'many more fine home furnishings: inclu Hi chesterfield suites, bedroom sets, sofas, upholstered chairs, and much, much more. Quality furniture and applian- /c@s area lasting investment — and you can be sure ‘that Homegoods will stand behind the mer- chandise we ‘sell.A lot of furniture companies come and go . ... but Homegoods Furniture farehouse will always be here to serve. its cherished'c cistarrars: We' re proud of over 33 years of che 0 utheastern British Columbi ... anda par- . buying vantage, : because we pass’ these savings directly on to you with ‘ Homegoods gives youthe biggest. _ selection and the best in style, color and aera available anywhere. immediate delivery at NO EXTRA CHARGE. Full set-up in your home at NO EXTRA CHARGE. And besides all this, Homegoods offers the lowest prices! dand the teaching block inthe foregroun' from Aug. 4, 1950, shows Stanley Fhelog sph Secon The school district has comea long way’sinceé the: dary School under construction. The gym is in the ‘Suzuki Motorcycles Garden equipment and Sriowthrowers Snowmobiles LAWN-BOY. Lawnmowers FOR ALL PRODUCTS SOLD! The folks at Snow Trails are proud of the famous brands they sell and service FULL LINE OF PARTS AND SERVICE SALES & SERVICE 502-12th Ave. Genelle, B.C. SNOW TRAILS 693-2382 year the per pupil expenditures in this quality. After all, our’ yoling’pedple are ow ‘our. future and that district have been lower than any other West Koot Zone School District (ie. Nelson, Arrow Lakes, Trail, and Grand Forks). The. same: situation is “evident when a comparison of School District No. 9 operating costs. are compared with Provincial Again,-with the exception. of 1981 and 1983, this district expended less per pupil (A-F) than other school districts in this province. Yet, it should be noted that this ‘fiscal responsibility has not been to the i of Tn fact, ~ pupils from School District No. 9. have consistently scored well above: pi Learning Assessment Program testing and, " 1980, the Educational Research Institute of British. Columbia conducted: an investigation into the district to attempt to identify factors makes ‘very Small business kéy to economic woes TORONTO (CP) — Small and medium-sized businesses have between 700,000 and 800,000 fewer employees than two ) years ago Hecate of which led to such if pupil de also have well on pi examinations. The school board supports the teachers’ efforts initially by supplying. well-equipped and well-serviced school facilities. And, while a well-trained, Professional staff is t Wand ltoa system, the overall “climate” created by board policies will contribute significantly.to the final quality achieved. Like ditions, says John Bulloch, president: of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, Bulloch: his = Te provide a major avenue to solving Canada’s unemploy- ment problem. He made the comments, based’ on .a_ survey, in’ a speech to the Vancouver Rotary Club which was also released in Toronto. He said the survey an- swered by 14,000 of the to-based’. fe -ination's belief that Ottawa should do everything poss- ible to improve the health of any good employer, the board must encourage and.support restaurant business and his sta 932 Columbia Ave. Castlegar 365-7414 Discover the culinary excellence of fine Chinese - cuisine in the warm friendly - atmosphere. of the Easigate Gardens.: George Wong with over 20 yon experience in the welcome you. EASTGATE GARDENS, small business, which could 'TOOOO0000} 64,000 members, showed 61 per cent have reduced their staff since January, 1981, by a total of 42,479 employees. From that figure, federation researchers estimated the job attrition rate for the entire ‘small and medium- sized business community. Bulloch said while “the long winter of economic discontent is finally coming ,to an end,” the federal government must adopt pol- icies that. will bring down interest rates and encourage startups and expansion of , small business. The survey found 67 per cent of federation members plan to keep employment at current levels throughout 1983. a Snow Trails ‘in -Genelle Jim and Cathy Meiorin are the owners of Snow Trails Sales and Service located at 502-12th Avenue in Genelle — approximately 12 km from South Castlegar. Their business offers retail sales of recreational and out- -door work equipment and all accessories including snow- mobile and bike clothing. Open six days a week, from 8:30 a.m. to9 p.m. Monday to Friday and to 6 p.m, :Sat- urday, Snow Trails and Sales and Services also sells gas from its self-service gas pumps. ‘HOME GOODS. 7 Open Tuesday through Saturday 9:30 a.m. to §:30 p.m.