It's Garage Sale Time! Advertise your garage sale in The Castlegar Sun! Deadline is 11:30 am on Mondays prior to Wednesday publication. Yes! you can phone it in and give us your M ‘d or Visa ber! CALL THE CASTLEGAR SUN 365-7848 CHRISTIAN WOMEN'S CLUI Thursday-April 14th. Fashion Show P By Ely’s ie - Becky Scheel from Cheweiah. Reservations: 365-8025 or 365-3886. SENIOR CITIZENS ASSOCIATION #46 Busi 7, 1994 2:00 pm. Don't for 1:00 pm, April 13. Whist April 14, 7:00 pm. Bridge played Mondays and Fridays at 1:00 pm. PYRAHI FRY AT BRILLIANT CULTURAL CENTER Sunday, April 10 1-Spm. Adults $7, children under 12 $5.00. CHAPTER NO.79. O.E.S. Spring Tea, Legion Hall 1:30- s meeting April , April 12, 7 p.m. in the Columbia Room at the ir are encouraged to attend. Portraits & Cameras : 2 HOUR PHOTO ter, people were lined up to watch The end of snow skiing season means the start of water skiing season for some folks. Last weekend at Whitewa- and particpate at the snow-water skiing area. It appears that all had a good time even if it did snow during the day. ‘ ‘SUN STAFF PHOTO /John Van Putten Young child poses valid questio Caylin Bozzer may only be in grade four, but she’s already showing a flair for municipal s. The Woodland Park school student sent a letter to City Council, asking why Trail had parking meters and Castlegar did not. She writes: - “When I was in Trail about a week ago I a better place to live. Thank you for your time.” Caylin-aiso provided. councillors with her n to councillors phone number and address in case they wished to discuss the matter further. “Now there’s-a little girl who's going to be on city council one day,” said Castlegar Mayor Mike O*Connor. Council however, decided not to re-open Dinner Evening Honoring Grads. Fireside Feature - “Royal Regalia"-- Seniors Regional meeting starting ‘ Coming events of Castlegar and District non-profit and ctganizations may be listed here. The first 12" words are $6 and additional words are 20¢ each. Boldfaced words asa must be used for headings) count as two words. ubsequent weeks aré 25% off when booked at the same time ( no copy change). Deadline is 11:30 Monday for Wednesday's paper. Please bring in or mail your notices to: The Castlegar Sua sun Av $ Castiegar, BC Van 168 Please gote ads must be PREPAID. . = Budget Continued from 1A $15,000 are also considered a pri- ority, and apart from that, Arm- bruster says council is also putting aside $10,000 towards Twin Rivers Park development. The city is also contemplating $30,000 in construction of side- walks that will connect the pedes- trian jaccess of the new bridge to the existing sidewalk in north Columbia. A hew firchall and renovations to city hall are not seen as a priority. Armbruster also said that the city has applied to the federal government for infrastructure grants which, if accepted, would finance paving of Columbia Avenue (phase four of downtown revite) and upgrades to the Pur- cell reservoir. “There's not enough money in this budget for the non-essen- tials,” Armbuster said. Taxes are another issue, and due to an increased value in prop- erty "s municipal taxes if the value of their property increased above the average || per cent. “Anyone receiving an increase __ under eleven per cent will see a decrease in their city taxes,” Ammbruster said. .Council-is also attempting to change the structure and format of providing grants to community groups. According to Armbruster, council is considering adopting changes that would include a basic limit to grants-in-aid.-In the future, council may fund no more than one-third of any organiza- tions budget. For example, if an organization has an annual bud- get of nine-thousand dollars, council will fund no more than “That doesn’t mean we are going to fund one-third of any- one’s budget though,” Armbruster added, “What we are doing is reviewing and scrutinizing each request on its own merit.” Council is holding a public may see an increase in their budget on April 11 at the Fireside Inn in Castlegar. Do you need a (fill in the blank)? Then onbek out our new Business and Professional Services Directory! CRTC Notice Canada [st fit SUN STAFF PHOTO /Karen Kerkhof Every day brings progress at the new Castlegar RCMP building which is situated beside Castlegar City Hall on Columbia Avenue. LOOK TO THE SUN FOR ALL YOUR NEEDS. eApril 11........ eApril 18 ..Stomach Disorders eApril 25 ..................... Stress FREE intropuctory FREE ACUPUNCTURE TREATMENT ....... Arthritis Hunt Naturopathic Clinic LISA KRAMER ACUPUNCTURIST 368-332 Wednesday, April 6, 1994 The Castlegar Sun Page 3A Robson-Castlegar Bridge nearing completion ee SUN STAFF With a completion date of June 30, 1994 drawing closer workers at the Robson- Castlegar Bridge site are scrambling to Sun Editor Workers are busily building forms at the Robson-Castlegar Bridge site so that pouring of cement might begin. meet deadline. Robson-Castiegar Bridge Project Manager for Department of High- ways, Rocky Vanlerberg, said that carpen- ters have finished forming the deck and ironworkers are busily placing reinforcing steel. SUN STAFF PHOTO (John Van Putten After the steel is placed cement can be poured. It is expected that cement will be poured around the last week of April. “It looks good. It looks as if the comple- tion date of June 30 is attainable,” said Vanlerberg. @” FORECAST + 365-3131 SOUTH-EAST INTERIOR WEATHER OFFICE [THE CASTLEGAR SUN WEATHER ALMANAC TONIGHT quam remperatune rig: 3 cLoupy with POP % SCATTERED : 40% SHOWERS §UNSET s 07:27 wy THURSDAY eum temperature 8 13 CLOUD, POP % SUNSHINE AND scarreneo * 40% sHowerS SUNSET : 06:17 Wy) ALMANAC memes FROM: March 30 70: April 4 TEMPERATURE: WIGH: 18.2/01 LOW: -.9/31 MEAN: 5.5 PRECIPITATION: RAIN: 7.2 mm swow: 0 SUNSHINE: THIS WEEK: 42.4 TOTAL: 7.2 WORMAL: 34.8 Polluters still sought by Conservation Officers Dumping oil illegally could result in $1 million fine SHARLENE IMHOFF containers, eleven 20-litre drums and two lit i Conservation Officers are still searching for -leads in an illegal oi! dumping, much of which occurred in the latter part of March. The site, located in a narrow ditch along a pa@P@iPtic bush between Blueberry. Creek “and Highway 22, was discovered by a young Mountain bike enthusiast The used oil, stored in two dozen four-litre was likely dumped over a lengthy period of time. Many of the con- tainers were purposely punctured to allow slow seepage into the narrow ditches. Castlegar Conservation Officer Mike Krause said much of the content appears to be--used-motor oil, raising suspicions-of a local commercial operation or perhaps a con- tractor is being responsible. Two oil filters and two latex gloves were also found on the site. “We have a few leads based on labels of the drums as well as on the oil filters,” said Krause, recently. “But unless we get something specific from the public, it will take awhile for the investigation to be completed.” The act is an offense under the Waste Management Act and could result in a max- imum fine of $1 million and/or six months mM prison. Council provides grants, most requests met There was good news and bad news delivered at Tuesday night's council meeting, as the city confirmed who it will fund and by how much, in regards to municipal grants. While numerous smaller grants of $100 to $300 were passed, other larger organiza- tions such as the Castlegar Festi- val Society received $9,900. Almost all organizations received close to what what was requested, with the exception of Castlegar and District Commu- nity Services, which requested $5,000 from the city, but received $2,000. The agency asked for the increase due to the “significantly expanded range of services it provides to resident of Castlegar“ including childrens’ services of sexual abuse, coun- selling, alcohol and drug coun- selling and providing a school-based prevention worker to name only a few. Despite its wide range of ser- vices, and its need for expansion in a growing community, the city, which also provides money for a victims’ assistance pro- gram, cut the agency's request to $2,000. Also receiving $2,000 from the city was the Miss Castlegar Queen Committee. | eee A 1986 Buick which had been stolen from Nelson April 2 has been found. = The vehicle, which had 100 block of Ist Avenue in Castlegar only hours after it ‘was first stolen. ‘The front end of the vehi- ele had sustained damage qwhich was estimated at $500. No arrests have been made. Police are still investi- ‘pating the theft. SUN STAFF PHOTO / Sharlene imhoft Warfield resident Diane Wunder hopped-right-to-it when informed that the Rail- way Station Museum in Castlegar was holding another Craft Fair, on March 26. Wunder, the owner of Kinnikinnick Collections, was kept busy completing her col- lection of bunnies which she hoped would make great Easter gifts. ENVIRONMENTAL MESSAGE: Or Water saving devices in toilets, shower heads and faucets can out water usage by 40% LAr ARROW LAKES RESERVOIR FORECAST for April 2, 1994 - 1390.2 ft. April 9, 1994 - 1390.9 ft. Trend: UP Council prepares wish-list for grants Castlegar City Council has prepared a wish list worth $5.3 million in funding assistance from the federal and provincial government in connection to the Infrastructure Works Pro; Under the program, if all the requests were accepted, the fed- eral and provincial governments would each pick up one-third of the $5.3 million total, leaving the city to pay for the final third. Under preliminary cost esti- mates, city council has inCluded on its list the Purcel Reservoir expansion, valued at $550,000; South Sewer Treatment Plant upgrades, valued at $300,000; Columbia Avenue paving, valued at $1,775,000; North Sewer Lagoon upgrade, valued at $500,000; a new fire hall, val- ued at $700,000 and; retrofitting of Arrow Lakes Drive, valued at $2.5 million. Widdifield mural for Robson? KAREN KERKHOFF Sun staff At one time Robson was a booming town. Complete with hotels, stores, and a thriving population it might have been considered a cultural centre in ‘the Kootenays. But times change, and so do communities. Now, Robson is a sleepy little community. The grand hotels are gone, and so are most of the stores. Robson Elementary School Principal, Grant Lenarduzzi is proud of the community in which he teaches, but he has a dream which, he says, will hap- pen, no matter what. Lenarduzzi plans to have a mural, painted by well-known Robson artist, Richard Widdi- field. It would be prominently displayed on a wall in the school where all Robson community members could appreciate its beauty. Lenarduzzi envisions the mural including idyllic scenes of days gone by—such as a paint- ing of the Robson-Castlegar ferry or majestic sternwheelers which traversed the Columbia. “I wanted a fine piece of art * centered at the school.” Lenarduzzi said it makes sense that the mural be in the school. It’s his firm belief that Grant Lenarduzzi schools should be a valuable part of the community as they were years ago. But he has a problem—how to fund the project. With “hat in hand” Lenar- duzzi approached B.C. hydro to request a $2,000 grant in order to commission the mural, but his request was denied. That won't stop Lenarduzzi though. “It’s going to. happen. We'll just have to find the money else- where. The mural will happen.” It’s planned that after the mural is painted limited edi- tion prints of the mural would be sold to help’pay for printing costs and the painting of the mural $50,000 lottery winner SUN STAFF What would you do if you won $50,000? Mickey Tarasoff, Castle- gar resident and owner of Mother Nature's Pantry knows exactly what he'll do with the $50,000 he won in the B.C. 49 lottery March “We're going to finish remod- elling our home.” Tarasoff 's wife, Sharon bought three quick pick B.C. 49 tickets at the Trail Lotto Centre and gave See LOTTERY : SA