baad a ed Ci m bara enjo . d r a o ike’ to 7 om 7 cross sti 4 5 i 4 pub ‘ City Councillor Ron Arm- projects can be shelved when _ cussing future projects. We want board wie ee eee of the project beginning nol tite: ould Ym omer ion of the = cation afl ed ‘th : i feceived spetidl ig Compettfioht tn preparit hnatér is recommending that the other projects come up. As well, tO-ensure that t carries on." Ril Oi test tro is ot aspha'win wis” Retbot Caslchab Brie Sure 5644900; but funds ‘ . s 5 4 fo ture go committee responsible for putting —_items we didn’t think were neces- Armbruster said it would not - 4.5 Two lifts OF dsptia ee ridge Fant 36,'1994,"but funding the on : oe ac _ ; fore the end of this October, Vanlerberg said the __ restrictions delayed the project going to tender. The 7 onfidenc d ™ b 06s ‘Gttnes bhiahe nc plan together, based on public sary can change on a priority list. be necessary to hold full public final lift of asphal *t be laid until May, 1995 Ame f ral hundred chi ks - ould wo ont C dicaces essen des ” = input, should continue to review We need to meet with the com- _ meetings, nor would it be neces- “We Of asphalt woa't unt lane? ee te P p frecks costineing n h : : ace 3 A need good weather to get high quality. The thunder down Columiba, even after the bridge was ‘ " 5 . a ob ak ve 5 . the SFP at least two or three times _ mittee to get its input. sary to hire consultants. ce eae fl ' is o ti en 7 ” ’ 5 Das a year, and compare it to the Armbruster added that it is cer- ‘There were six members of the top lif is critical like the roof on ahouse. You need completed, spurred Rossland-Trail MLA Ed Conroy Ys ; , 0 ' 6 ° 0 : community, including Armbruster, __“POYPS pours 10 Dead har tegen" Vealorverg-satt = med cy of Cae fel fo a fe the j SS — &— , . 2 i ia ce construction has begun Vanlerberg sai of (or. . 4 iS S = ‘ De: 7 é fh “ . D 5 ore ce investigate theft ae ee on by the ee motorists can expect up-to, but no more than, 20 i) was finally announced several \ ae — 5s ci d daug 0 committee. 2 =S S Ee ’ D es i ppo orsier and h oth —— . Relkoff Road May 19. Armbnaster said he is hoping to , ar~ S2Z $ old d er of Robe: ' D = : hold a meeting with the remainder =) =- => — = een Tes x6 4 _ 6 4 ¥ 4 of the commnittee in June. e P 1 C1 ed im o bo o O b o The committee would present tlegar, D enjoys bikit O O d : ddition to worki its findings to city council later in ¢ 4 on oth part time. Wit - the summer. ; thinking of ho ca ot] 0 o cher, D n O elo Cap enjo ting. d i d after g1 0 + e a an 0 Oo Pp o i" en ii colle ive v fi ongs to order to o Dash oud to es @ 4 0 co . 0 0 u o oh omp- gpa crime-fighting canine partner Echo, visited Castlegar Primary ay tot hs dog in fighting crime. The two, from the Nelson sub-division, ‘school: The visit was made possible through the efforts of Consta- deen. Gaoviogar SUN STAFF PHOTO / Shartene imhoft GENELLE MINI STORAGE Units Now Available te ye 365-7798 es 1s Fuaababan wea ae FOR CONVICTION OF VANDALS OF WEST KOOTENAY POWER PROPERTY Nandalisri is a cost we all bear in increased electrical rates and service Wednesday, May 25, 1994 The Castlegar Sun Councillors debate supporting Alr Ambulance privatization Discussion evolves into union versus non-union issue The philosophical differences that divide mem- bers of Castlegar’s City Council came through loud and clear during a recent brief but revealing debate. During its latest meeting, city council brought from the table a letter from the Air Ambulance Paramedics of B.C., CUPE Local No. 873. ‘The letter, which council had tabled at an earlier meeting, requests that the city support the union in its efforts to prevent privatization of the Government The letter states, “A working relationship of almost twenty years has provided us with an envi- ronment that has been free of accidents for paramedics and their patients. We believe the strict safety and staffing policies of Government Air to be the main contributor to such a safety record. The pri- vate sector can not make the same claims.” While City Councillors Doug Green and Brenda Binnie, both of whom are local union employees, argued that the reason council should support the union is due to its safety record, City Councillor Ron Armbruster, a promoter of free’enterprise, stated that safety requirements under Transport Canada must be adhered to by all Air Ambulance Paramedics and all air pilots, and not just those under the auspices of a union contract. “It would be wrong for this council to assume Council considers reconvening Strategic Financial Plan committee SHARLENE IMHOFF Sun‘ Editor Castlegar City Council is con- sidering calling back the main players involved in formulating the city’s first-ever Strategic Financial Plan. direction city council is taking. City Council recently passed its five-year capital plan, which, Armbruster admits, does not closely follow the SFP:directly set out by the public under the previous council administration. ‘A lot of things can change: tainly not his, nor any other coun- cillors intention to change the Strategic Financial Plan, but, he added, some possible revisions should be looked at. “One of the things the SFP recognized was that community input must continue when dis- PEN SETS ¢ DESK SETS ¢ WALLETS COIN SETS ¢ CERAMIC MALE & FEMALE GRAD STATUES Lots of little novelty items atthe pad: Ge fe Wrap Celebrate Your Success! the private sector performs an inferior job,” said Armbruster. While council's comments around the table, mainly among Armbruster, Green and Binnie, centered around whether safety would be compromised, the issue soon evolved into a union versus non-union debate. After re-reading the letter, Councillor Kirk Duff, an employee of Cominco, suggested to council that it propose a motion stating it suppport the Air Ambulance Service continuing in the safest manner possible, regardless of who carries out the duties. Proof of the real. roots of the debate were shown in the resulting vote of the motion: opposed were Brenda Binnie, Doug Green and Jim Makortoff. In favor of the motion were: Mayor Mike O’Con- nor, Ron Armbruster, Kirk Duff and Bob Pakula. The motion passed. 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