88 CASTLEGAR NEWS, May 8, 1983 SaaS New Insertions, copy changes and cancellations, for the Castlegar Nows Business Directory will ‘be: ‘accepted Up to'5'p.m., Mey 25 for the month of June. Telephone 365-5210 ALCOHOLICS Anonymous, g65- Parliament aides” 2h 3663. ‘92/12 ‘Victoria, Bs. Cl” NEV. ERE business. dak isaac the forth. their Fr. Wedding to Toke ieee August 6. 1983, 437 Brian L. Brown MITCHELL AUTO PARTS HAPA se} at Your Auto Needs lumbla Ave. "365-7248 Certified G nifle 270 Columt 3 and Dan Owen ot Calgary, _ /37 THOMPSON GUITARS: Custom’ i restorations used guitars. 415 Kootenay | Nolson, 352-3324, Winning - Western Express number The winning numbers for the $100,000 Express draw “ for May 4 are: 1782903, 2526821, 1233720, 2169196, 1247476 and for the $10,000 draw: 2482974, 3322661, 2459260, 3091624, 2628785. The last six digits win $1,000, last five digits, win $100, last four digits win $25 and the last three digits win $5 of Express tickets. Real estate banquet The annual meeting of the Kootenay Real Estate Board was held recently in Trail. The two-day agenda was presided over by President Ben Arcuri of Nelson. Over 50 salespeople and agents attended a day long education seminar and ap- proximately 100 were repre- sented at the meeting. A banquet and dance at- tracted 160 for the annual awards presentations. e Top Office Dollar Volume went o Cranbrook Agencies (1982) Ltd. of Cranbrook, with Realty World Rosling Real Estate Ltd. of Nelson as runner-up. e Top Office Per Capita went to Caldwell Agencies Ltd. of Cranbrook with Cran- brook Agencies (1982) Ltd. as runner-up. e Salesman of the Year Based on Dollar Volume went .to Bud Darough of Nelson, and the four runners-up were Bill Leaman of Cranbrook * Agencies (1982) Ltd., Howie Horby of Nelson, Glen Wilson of Castlegar, and Judy Rain- bow of Invermere. e Salesman of the Year Based on Number of Sales and Listings Sold went to Norman Zaytsoff of Nelson, and the four r ip were Ave Castlegar Ph. 365-2151 “MOROSO, MARKIN & BLAIN Certified General Accountants 241 Columbia Ave. Castlegar Ph. 365-7287 ’ Soligo, Koide & John Chartered Accountants 615 Columbia Ave. (Upstairs) Castlegar Phone 365-7745 Henry John, B.Sc., C.A. Resident Partner 7 . Appliances Sold Maytag — General Electric Kitchen Ald — Jenn-Air — Gibson — “THE BEST” WARRANTY SERVICE INSTALLATION SERVICE EXPERT REPAIR SERVICE on all major appliances including fridges by qualified CASTLE TIRE (1977) Ltd. SALES & SERVICE Spring Change Overs ALL TIRE'S AT FANTASTIC SAVINGS UPTO 30% OFF Sp 65-7145 1050 365-71 Avenue Hour 36. We've Got Your Muffler MAIN ST. MUFFLER Located at Castlegar Turbo ASK CHES OR JOHN FOR WITH B.E.W.C, TO PROVIDE ALL PARTS AND ALL FOR THE LIFE OF THE MACHINE. the Trail, B.C. BEAUMARK APPLIANCES SERVICE ee eee eee — Sales — Service Filter Queen Stan Harding Jr 693-2: —————— CARPETS WE SELL INSTALL “WATERBEDS & QUILTS 954-4858 WICKLUM ROOFING Phone Larne oh 3822917 Gov't Certified & Licenced - Savings Loans Mortgages . Insurance BOBCAT MN SERVICES © Septic tank installation Kootenay 365-3015 Savings SHELDON’S CARPET CLEANING PROFESSIONAL SERVICE upholatored torntture FOR FREE ESTIMATE CALL 365-3260 For © Weddings . Authorized Repair Service Large Stock of Parts 365-3388 Castlegar Plumbing & Heating 1008 Columbia Ave. ‘BJORN A. EDBLAD RA. (B.C.), R.PLA. Real Estate Appraiser an Investment Consultant Phone 365-3336 . Meetings Groups large or small Magic Moments edar Ave., Trail 368-8117 RUMFORD PLACE Super Sweep Chimney Services Ltd. © Complete Masonry Work © Chimney Lining ©. Certified Fire Sofety Inspections 1406 Columbia Ave | 365 - 6141 _——— ed Trevor Klinkhamer of Cran- brook Agencies (1982) Ltd., Glen Wilson of Castlegar, Bert Ernst and Wayne De- witt, both of Century 21 Vision Realty, Trail. e Salesman of the Month for the last half of 1982 were also presented to tlie follow- ing: July — Glen Wilson of Castlegar; August — Ken Yeager, Caldwell Agencies Ltd. of Cranbrook; Sept. — John Noakes of Nelson; Oct. — Wayne Dewitt, Century 21 Vision Realty of Trail; Nov. — Walter Tymofievich of Castlegar; Dec. — Scotty Sykut of Caldwell Agencies Ltd. of Cranbrook. It was reported during the meeting by all areas served by the Kootenay Real Estate Board that the market is showing steady recovery and at present, sales are up by approximately 27 per cent over last year — March, 1983 being the best month since June, 1981. All indications point to this trend continuing for the foreseeable future. “HOME APPLIANCE REPAIR LTD. “412 Beresford Ave. ‘Castlegar 365-5451 or 364-0411 ~ AUTHORIZED SERVICE” DEPOTFOR . iotten G.E. ¢ and others WE ARE: ° Fast : *. Courteous * Professional CHECK & COMPARE ~ OUR.RATES Credit Union South Slocan Nakusp DRYWALL CONTRACTING LTD. © Residential °. Commercial- © Drywall Trail Fruitvale Castlegar Salmo Waneta Plaza “Call 965-9789 CASTLEGAR FUNERAL CHAPEL Dedicated to kindly, thoughtful service. Granite, Marble and Bronze Plaques Phone 365-3222 PELL TANDSCAPING SER’ COMMERCIAL, Mt Seon FREE ESTIMA ir Nursery & Florist Ltd. 2601 - 9th Ave., Castlegar 365-7312 WISE’S HARDWARE 2044 Washington St. Rossland Shotguns &Rifles Caldsct ——, Groceteria & Laundromat OPEN 364 Days a Year 1038 Columbio Avenue (Bottom of Sherbiko Hill} Mon.-Fri. 6:30-10:30 p.m. - 362-5171: New Denver |. TRAIL HONDA We don’t make a lot of noise but we service what we sell and our prices are right. Don’t buy another Honda until you check our price or you may be paying : too much. Elliot Motors Ltd. DBA Trail Honda 3377 Dealor D6014 ML. LeRoy "B.S.0.D. 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Published: at “The Crossroads of the Kootenays” continuing warm, d the wee precipitation. “ton ight tomorrow Is zero. and etl CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, WEDNESDAY, MAY.11,, 1983 3 Sections (A, B & C) By RON NORMAN » Editor * : Gastlogar taxpayers will get a break on their city tax: bills this year after Castlegar council Tuesday decided to dip. into its reserve funds rather than increase taxes, ¥ Council gave third reading to its 1983:budget, which calls for an overall 8.2 per cent increase in city expenditures. But that doesn’t mean taxes will also increase. Instead Budget details, page A2 the city will collect. the same ‘amount in taxes from and that it collected last year — $1.96 million. And it, will make up the shortfall by using $820,000 from its reserve funds. this} year, though taxes are not expected to fall that much: In -an example provided by the city Tuesday, a house asspssed z at $65,650 in. 1982 paid $347.49 in city taxes. ‘This year that house was assessed | by" $57,700 and ‘its taxes will total $844.29 - a\saving of. Just over $8, : “what it really means to the ordinary taxpayer is. See! there'll: be. very,.very small movements in the taxes this’ year,” commented Mayor Audrey Moore. She said the taxes will be “very, very close in dollar “value” for individual property owners to what they were in 1982 “depending on your assessment.” “We have done our best as a city this year... to hold the tax levy to the 1982 level," she said. “That has been a - a break Residedtiat assessments dropped thom 12 to 16 per cent ., have gone ‘up... + about 10 por cent.” - 2 Inian interview ‘afterwards, Moore said council pared, the ‘budget in severa) areas, including telephone costs, Wvertising, conferences and delegations. *: As well, the parks and ‘recreation committee's capital works program was reduced by $1,000, and surveying and drafting costs will be reduced this year as the city cuts back _ on its. mapping. ‘, . The city vill also: retain cost cutting measures introduced last year, such as a reduced shift on snowplowing. There will once again be no spring and fall . pick-up this year: Moore said the city would have liked to set some money aside for small equipment replacement, but “we're not doing that this year.” Aton. That means taxes for most Castlegar businesses and. this year b assessments, Sch reyer to visit May 29 | By CasNews Statt Governor-General Ed Schreyer will visit the West Kootenays — — including Castlegar — later this month, the learned. ‘Schreyer | will arrive at noon May .29 at C: ‘Castlegar News has- fa general drop in CRUSHED BUG e's CasitegorR RCMP Const. Wayne Zimmerman helps recover \ .very. difficult exercise.” Moore noted that council was able to maintain the 1982 tax level “in spite’ of the fact that all our goods: and services vehicle on Road. Car pal € Sunday'night ly went off the road and over the She said the city will retain its equipment reserve fund because it may have to: replace a fire truck in the near future. embankment, Police’ have ye ‘to release details of the mishap, which’ occurred 2km north of the Robson Ferry. The mayor also cautioned that council had to be “very careful” with this year’s budget because provincial revenue sharing will likely drop next year. Provincial revenue sharing is based on the province's revenue from industry — and the 1983 figure is based on 1982 revenue. But since this year has seen a tremendous drop in provincial revenue, 1984 revenue. sharing could also drop dramatically. Moore pointed out that for the second year in a row, council stipends will be frozen. ‘They remain at the 1981 levels. 7 F . As well, she said there is “very little in thie budget” for a wage settlement with the Canadian -Union of Public P which rep ity emp! CUPE's contract with. the city expired Feb. 28 and negotiations are set to begin shortly. continued on page A2 , Border crossings won't close By DIANE STEANDDENG Statt Wi * The. U.S. government fee shelved an internal working document that suggests the closure-or partial closure of a number of border crossings — including four in the West Koot area — toa g Spokesman, ~~ bWe're not holding our breath,” sald’ Frank ‘Alfano, Port Director for U.S. customs, ae Alfano explained in an interview from his office in Oroville, Wash. Tuesday that every few years the U.S. d the ility of the hours of service at ji “It's never definitely developed and I don't think it will in this instance,” Alfano added, The internal discussion document from the u - and jervice closure of crossings at Waneta and Midway, while aad of operation would be reduced at Carson and | Nelway as part of a restraint measure. , Similar closures and reductions in service were proposed along the length of the U.S.-Canadian border. Airport and join a group of young people who will be - touring the West Kootenays as part of the Canadian Study Conference. Jim Cameron, who is part of the local committee help- ing organize the tour, said in’ an interview today-that the ‘Chamber unhappy with PWA By CasNews Staff Castl Chamb of Canadian Study C was initiated by the Gov- ernor-General earlier this year and the West Kootenay jtour is the first stop for. the {group. ; The conference involves ‘some 200 people between 25 and 40 years of age who have Aisplayed some leadership ‘ability in their particular field. Y Cameron said the 200 peo- ple chosen for the conference have been divided into groups of about 15 and they will study various commu- hities. The first group will tour ‘Trail-Castlegar area, Vernon, Powell River and Vancouver. At each stop, the group will visit with civic officials, continued on page A2 Foul play ruled out in death By CasNews Staff A coroner's investigation will be held into the death of a 41-year-old Castlegar man who was found yesterday (Tuesday) under a car, which appeared to have fallen on him. Castlegar RCMP say no foul play is suspected in the death of Pertti Vaarre. Police believe the death occurred Sunday, May 8. Commerce is unhappy with Pacific Western Airlines’ ser- vice into Castlegar Airport and has. fired off a letter to PWA president Rhys Eaton asking for improvements. The letter, a copy of which was made available to Castle- gar council Tuesday night, thanks PWA for putting on an additional flight between Castlegar and.Calgary. on Saturday as part. ofa new schedule that went into effect April 24. However, Gail Shellen- berg, chairperson ‘of the chamber’s tourist and city promotion committee, and Nick Chernoff, chairman of the chamber's airport, high- ways and transportation committee, point out in the letter that the new schedule has also created “a few prob- lems.” “On reviewing the sched- ule, you can.no longer con- nect on the afternoon flight through to Victoria,” Shellen- * berg and Chernoff note in the letter. They said the only con-- necting -flights to Victoria from Castlegar are in the morning. < “To connect to Victoria on the’ afternoon flight, you would have to change to Air Canada or CP Air at an extra charge of roughly $50. “This additional cost to some travellers is not ac- ceptable. As a result, many people have decided to drive Nick CHERNOFE . ‘vital link’ or bus to their sestinationy the chamber. said. As wellthe chamber notes that passengers can connect one-way: from ‘Castlegar to Regina and from Castlegar to Seattle, “however, there are no return connections to take advantage of the return pre- booked excursion fares.” The chamber also: points out that interior flights to Kamloops and Prince George have been reduced by 50 per cent — from six flights a week to only three.” “This reduction in flights, plus the number of flights” cancelled because of weather, The chamber added that the 14-day pre-booked . ex- cursion fares are important to the majority of passengers because) the fares determine whether passengers “can af- ford to fly or not.” However, the chamber notes, “Many have booked as far as two months in advance and on certain routes at cer- tain times (have) been unable to obtain.cheaper fares.” The chamber asks Eaton to explain the how PWA allots |. Seats sold at the excursion rate, adding, “We feel the percentage is too low and would like to see more seats available to create more in- centive for air travel.” The chamber calls the air- port “a vital link with other _ cities,”. but said it is “con- cerned that the reduction will have a negative effect on the area as a whole.” Under PWA's new flight schedule, there will be six- day service between Van- couver, Penticton and Castle- gar. The Vancouver flight will arrive in Castlegar at 3:56 p.m. and leave at 4:15 p.m. every day but Saturday. As well, there will be a morning flight arriving at 10:16 a.m. and leaving for Vancouver at 10:85 a.m. Calgary aa arrive in Castle- gar at 12:17 p.m., leaving for Calgary at.12:40 p.m. In other news, Castlegar council Tuesday agreed to lobby the federal government to move ahead plans for terminal expansion at Castlegar airport. The expansion is part of a Canada-wide capital works program in 1984, however, council wants the program moved ahead to this year. “Certainly that airport needs expansion," com- mented Mayor Audrey Moore. She said the airport terminal will be a “dire em- barrassment” to the federal government should a fire chief ever take a close look at it. Council will write to the federal government request- ing the airport expansion be moved ahead to this year. Meanwhile, Ald. Bob Mac- Bain said he spoke with Don Johnston Minister of Econ- omic Development, Science and Technology on John- ston's visit to the area last week, Watch for tax notice changes By CasNews Steff Castlegar taxpayers will see-a slight change on their tax notices this year as the city converts to the new var- iable mill rate. The new rate means that the city no longer uses “mills” to define its taxes. In- stead, taxes will be noted in dollars of tax per $1,000 of taxable value. For Castlegar," ‘the tax rate for own- Service from and Calgary will be Tuesday, prob! ti are 1 to our Wed Thursday and tourist industry as well as to the corporations relying on this service,” the chamber said. with the flight ar- riving at 1:17 p.m. and leav- ing for Calgary and Edmon- ton at 1:40 p.m. On Sundays the flight will originate from ers is 5.967. That means in order to find out what taxes you will be paying this year you must multiply 5.967 times by the taxable value of your land and buildings. For instance, if your iand and buildings are assessed at - $57,700 your taxable value is 5.967 for every $1,000 of that value — or $344.29, But that’s for city purposes only. And that’s where the second figure on your tax notice will come in. The second figure is for school taxes, which still uses the ‘mill rate system. The combination of school and municipal taxes is what you must pay. City administrator Larry Cruikshank says the city will include a brochure outlining the new tax system in the tax notices. The notices them- selves should be out by the end of the month, he added. ly the border crossings at Waneta and Mane are open eight hours a day and Carson and Nelway crossings are open 16 hours a day. Meanwhile, a spokesman from Canada Customs in Vancouver said she could not say for certain whether the U.S. government proposal had been tabled. But Gloria Reid, manager of the B.C. and Yukon ports of entry, said, “it appears that things are winding down and it has been shelved.” . Reid said the U.S. government was considering the closure of border crossings as a “possibility.” She promised that the U.S. customs officials would be in continuous consultation with Canada Customs before any such move would be enforced. Reid said she, along with other Canadian Customs officials, will be meeting with their U.S. counterparts later this month in a meeting held twice-yearly to discuss mutual concerns. “I hope we will get a bit of a clarification,” Reid noted. She added that Canada Customs has also looked at the possibility of reducing hours of service at some crossings as part of its own restraint program but no move to cut service has ever been made. “T’'m not sure that (closure) is in the best interest of communities along the border,” Reid said. continued on page AZ inside Bill Perepolkin was elec- ted president of the Kootenay Doukhobor Historical Society at the recent annual general meeting, page A7 Mayor Audrey Moore turned the first piece of sod for the new: Safeway store in a special ceremony Monday afternoon, photo page A2 Should the legal drinking age in B.C. be chan- ged from 19 to 21? Find out what local residents had to say in our weekly On The Street feature, page ABS Zuckerberg Island is’ undergoing a facelift thanks to the Castlegar Rotary Club and a federal government grant. John Charters has the details in his regular column, page BS