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The Kootenay Columbia
Child Care Society is at a
standstill on its expansion pro-

, ject due to a shortage of fund-
ing.
* Asaresult, families are kept
on hold while they wait for the
much-needed new facility to

open.
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le LOCAL SPORTS _|

In the up and down world of
professional hockey, Castle-
gar’s Steve Bozek is experi-
encing one of the downs.

In a candid interview with
sports editor Ed Mills, Bozek
shares his thoughts on life,
hockey and the San Jose

Sharks.
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The arrival of Castlegar
Foods marks the city’s return to
four choices for shopping.

Does the addition of another
high-volume grocery outlet
spell the end for one of the big-
ger outlets? And what ever
happened to the comer store?

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Selkirk College cooking student Jason Mulder was giving that extra touch of
service during the annual Festival of Trees celebration Friday at the Complex

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Castlegar
approaches
referendum

Jonathan Green
NEWS REPORTER

With the necessary funding in place,
the road rehabilitation program is one
step closer to becoming reality.

“The city has received approval from
the Ministry of Municipal Affairs to go
ahead (with the referendum),” Ald.
Lawrencé Chernoff said Tuesday.

If passed by the city voters on Dec. 14,
the referendum would allow Castlegar
to borrow up to $1.286 million from the
Municipal Financing Authority to pay
for the first two years of the five-year
road rehabilitation program.

Payment for the final three years
would come from the city’s capital fund-
ing.

help residents understand what is
being asked of them, Castlegar is hold-
ing a public meeting on Thursday from
7 to 9 p.m. at council chambers.

“If they have any questions to ask,
then that’s the time to ask them,” he
said.

“We'll have all the people there who
can answer them.”

With just over a week until the refer-
endum, Chernoff says the mood is a
good one.

“Te heard some pretty positive com-
ments,” he said. “I’m optimistic.” .

Optimism aside, Chernoff says there
is a bottom line.

“It’s important that people get. out
and vote,” he said.

Advance polling for the referendum
takes place Friday at city hall from 9
a.m. to 8 p.m.

Crunch time for Robson ferry

Scott David Harrison
EDITOR
The moment of truth has arrived
for the New Democrat government.
Transport Minister Art
Charbonneau is expected to
announce today whether the Robson
ferry will be returned. The
announcement comes in the wake of
a much-publicized campaign by the
Robson. Ferry Users Ad Hoc
Committee for the return of the well-

travelled water link

The ferry was removed in 1988 by
the then-Social Credit government.
At that time, NDP leader Mike
Harcourt made a promise to bring it
back.

“We want to give Mr. Harcourt
every opportunity to live up to his
promise,” committee head Terry
Dalton said Monday. “And we are
hopeful that he will. ; ;:-

“I guess we will-find out (today).”

Dalton has worked closely with

Rossland-Trail MLA Ed Conroy on
the ferry issue. In fact, Conroy met
with Charbonneau last week to make
a plea for the ferry’s return.

If ferry service is not restored,
Dalton said his committee has a
couple of plans of action up its sleeve,
among them the reopening of legal
action against the province.

“Our concern right now is there
may be several delays in making a
decision,” Dalton said. “We want to
know, we need to know.”

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