SERVING THE CROSSROADS OF THE KOOTENAYS SINCE 1947 NewsFLASH @ WEATHER iv, - oie? ai Mixture of sun and cloud with a chance of showers. High 19. @ OUR PEOPLE The great pumpkin was found in Brilliant, the super sun- flowers in Blueberry and siz- able squashes in Castlegar. There’s weird veggies in them hills, folks. _ page9 All good things must come to an end, something the Castle- gar Rebels found out after a trip to Grand Forks Wednes- day. page 15 Women in white collar jobs are not the only ones having a tough time breaking in to male dominated fields. Kootenay women are finding support in an organization called WITT. Our People Horoscope Local Sports Work Place Action Ads Wheels '92 CASTLEGAR Renee Read and Dave Gairns are all smiles after filing their papers for the been getting a headstart, posting lawn signs all over the city as he and the LEGISLATIVE PARI LAMENT } VICTORIA ¥ VBV 4 LT ef Xx 4 FER, win council seat vacated by Marilyn Mathieson. Three hopefuls seek council seat Neil Rachynski NEWS REPORTER The race is on. Castlegar residents will get to choose one of three people during an Oct. 17 by- election. Nominations closed Thursday and on the ballot are Dave Gairns, Doug Green and Renee Read. ‘ Green announced he would run Sept. 24, but both Gairns and Read waited un- til the final hour to file their nomination papers. Read, the Castlegar and District Chamber of Commerce manager, has her sights set on broadening the eco- nomic base of the city. “Castlegar has a lot of potential,” she said. “We're so centralized and there’s so much we can do. “We need to take more of an interest in our community in regards to econom- ic development and tourism.” Whether she is elected or not, Read Candidate Pro says the experience will be worth it. “IfI get in I'll be thrilled to death, and if I don’t that’s fine,” Read said. “At least this way (voters) have a choice. (Green) is not going to get in by acclamation.” Gairns, meanwhile, is Castlegar’s for- mer city administrator. He says know]l- edge of the local process will certainly be on his side. “Most city councillors don’t have ex- perience at the staff level,” Gairns said. “At least it gives you a jumpstart on the process.” . Gairns says he has no specific changes he’d like to make at city hall. ‘Tm not here with an agenda,” Gairns said. Green, on the other hand, has spelled out his platform. Running with the support of the Coalition Unaccepting Rash Bureaucra- LI BRAY arene Saturday 1992 News photo by Neil Rachynski Oct. 17 byeletion. Doug Green, meanwhile, has Coalition Unaccepting Rash Bureaucracy attempt to cy, Green wants to open the lines of com- munication with the city and the elec- torate. He has also stated he would like to see better management of the municipal budget and a faster response to public inquiries at city hall. Already the committee to elect Doug Green have begun a poster and adver- tising campaign. Gairns and Read don’t expect to fol- low suit. ‘Tm not going to get into a lawn-sign battle,” Gairns said. “There's only two weeks and I'll do the best I can, but as for posters and that, no,” Read said. Councillor Lawrence Chernoff says he has only one wish for this byelection — that more people turn out for this vote than the last referendum. He says, “the citizens have to listen to what the candidates have to say. “The bottom line is I don’t want to see that 20 per cent.” TOM SIDDON RETURNS TO PROMOTE CHARLOTTETOWN ACCORD, PAGE 5