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PLUMBING © HOT WATER HEATING RENOVATIONS KEITH ERWIN Ph: 365-7769 © Fax 365-2998 2245 6th Avenue, Castlegar, BC VIN 2W1 WEDNESDAY September 21, 1994 The Ca 7 y| A Bob Switzer has , had enough/2A_ we ae Igroky theatre comes to the V et NRC I Vol. 4 - No. 44 ‘The weekly newspaper with a daily commitment’ 75 Cents + G.8.T. ippreciate the fact that the Regional District of Central Kootenay is now looking at an enclosed recy- to the north side of Castlegar The Calling the shots Progressive Conservative candidate Blair Suffre- dine says Reform MP Jim Gouk’s for using government benefits, come clean. Don't make phoney-sounding excuses jike you looked at ferry termi- . Some of your strongest ppporters may buy that but the of us aren't likely to. Give bople credit for having a little lal opening 's been a long time coming Blueberry Creek residents, jt fire protection from their n fire hall is finally a reali- In celebration, the public is ited to attend the depart- int’s official opening Octo- 1, starting at 1 p.m.. je Involvement? recent provincial government 88 release to local media Castlegar awarded major bucks for sewer upgrades SHARLENE IMHOFF Sun Editor tor in the has come out a clear benefac- tructure Works program, after receiving money from the fe di and south sewer systems. Under the three-way cost shared pro- gram, the federal/provincial/municipal government will pay $280,900 to upgrade the north lagoon, and $440,800 to upgrade the south sewer treatment plant. Rossland-Trail MLA Ed Conroy made -Skyhigh fundraiser gram to help pay for upgrades to the north levels of government means the sewer pro- impr can begin expected. The north sewer lagoon project will begin next spring, while work on the south project can begin immediately. In has mauch earlier than was folk d by Fame C of Trail, submitting a bid of $392,890.91; and Marbella Pacific of Castlegar, ig a bid of $398,319.27. Gienger Contracting from Castlegar came in at $401,250 while Nelson's BMI Industries came in at $729,033.80.. There were a total of ‘seven tenders submitted. The Canada/British Columbia Infras- tructure Works program is a two year ini- Nason for $379,913.13, fact, the City of Castleg: awarded the contract for this project to the from K. Nason submitted the lowest tender, and ly _ tiative designed to create jobs and skills ini ities while two years to improve water and sewer works, local transportation, and other area residents. d for ' Approximately 85 per cent of Infras- Works is water treatment and distribution tems, se’ facilities, related construction activities. The remaining 15 per cent will fund other Projects that provide timely and efffec- sys- roadworks and training opp or tive at a local nity level. A total of $675 million will be invested in British Columbia over the next It was a beautiful day at the flea market for Bobbie Itcush (r), Donna Dunn (middle) and Larry Itcush as they took a special interest in a display by the Kootenay Model Club. The flea market was a kick-off special for the Castlegar and District United Way, now well into its fundraising drive. ‘SUN STAFF PHOTO / Shariene imhoft Bus system or taxi service? Trustees debate KAREN KERKHOFF Sun Staff Students who aren't listed as a regular rider on the school bus driv- t's list won't receive a ride at all. That was the word School Dis- trict No. 9 sent out at the begin- junicipal Affairs Minister Marzari, and Union of itish Columbia Municipali- s President Bill Trewhella, Who is also the mayor of field. The press release les that the formal agree- nt guarantees participation municipal and regional ermment during treaty otiations. Part of the deal udes room for a represen- from municipal govern- f September 26, British mbia will have a new forester. Larry P ation, the committee recommend- ed that trustees discontinue a pol- icy which allowed a ‘taxi service’ to students who used school buses to travel to such activities as piano lessons, Brownies, after- school birthday parties, swim- ming lessons or any other personal after-school function. The board voted in favor of A bus committee was struck last spring to examine and deal with the growing ‘overloading’ problem on local school buses. After four months of consider- and p an advertisement in The Castle- gar Sun at the beginning of this school year advising parents of the new policy. But a recent motion to amend the ‘no riders’ policy by Trustee Mickey Kinakin has now left the board in a qi j Supported by Trustees Bev Maloff, Bill Hadikin and Ev Voykin, the amendment will allow a survey to be sent out to parents to assess their children’s individual busing needs. It will then be up to the operations com- mittee to come to a workable solution to this growing problem. Amidst id fusi the issue is clear—it's not up to to ride the bus have priority over and not that of the school district. “Why should working parents and heated debate, Board Chair Joanne Baker handed her gavel to Kinakin so she could address the issue. For Baker, and Trustees Tony Guglielmi and Ron Norman Ath Ave residents argue development flaws Council will decide on third reading Sept. 27 about decisions and assessments a proposed subdivision was gone—but in its place was an emotion even more potent— ly saee pm regional manager for the mee Rupert Forest Region, place John Cuthbert, retired at the end of st after nine years as ial chief forester. Ped- was also the regional manager in the Cariboo n, and worked in the ory program of the Min- f Forest in Victoria. He experience in the pri- jor. At a public meeting held September 7 at the Castlegar Arena Complex, residents who would be affected by the pro- posed subdivision at the south end of 4th Avenue in the Dumont subdivision gave compelling arguments to city council regard- While most residents said they didn’t mind progress, all resi who ing of the aesthetics or specific needs of the neighborhood. “The owner of the property, Ferraro lives in Trail, the devel- Oper lives in Vancouver, the engi- neer doesn't live here, they don’t He chided city council for try- ing to “push through” the devel- opment without proper consideration to safety issues. He Claimed, as did all the residents who made presentations, that an access from Columbia Avenue is essential, and council should defer passing the bylaw which would see the properties rezoned being made for local resident fo giving testimony eloquently spoke of the need for an alternate access to the deve! e Resident John Adams spoke For all the Io until resi: could be assured that traffic wouldn't be routed through 3rd, 4th, or Sth Avenues which they claim are already dan- gerous duc to their traffic it would be on their heads. “You should be ashamed. This borders on negligence. It’s moral- ly and socially unethical.” Resident Ron Norman also spoke of safety issues, and remind- ed council about other streets with- in the city which are unsafe due to accessibility or narrowness. “How many more streets does the city want to make unsafe?” Norman spoke about the defi- ciencies in the proposal and the need for careful planning. “This proposed subdivision is three times the size of the last one. We have to tell the developer to go back to Vancouver and put clothes on that proposal.” resident Dave Gairns See 4TH AVENUE 2a have diffe rights than those who choose to stay home? No kid is worth more than another one. We've got to draw the line some- where. There just isn’t the room See BUS SYSTEM BA Massive murphy! Milton Devine, 79, compares the four-pound super-spud he grew in his garden this year with another average- sized potato. The 11-inch long potato was a big surprise for this longtime local gardener. SUN STAFF PHOTO / Shartene tmhott gations to other agencies, by using other souces of revenue. Celgar Pulp Ltd. told Castlegar city council recently that it couldn't pay approximately $4 million in property taxes by the July 4 deadline because of cash flow problems caused by a market. He said in agreeing to the arrangement, the city was practic- ing good business since it then received the 10 per cent late penalty into the bargain. He also stated that the pulp mill had already made one “sub- two equal parts over the coming shortfall. But the City of Castlegar is also required to pay taxes to the Regional District of Central city treasurer Jacquie Hamilton stated that the legislation was unfair and that perhaps some flexi- bility and options should be allowed to the city. Since that time, the city has met all obligations. _