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‘As part ofa: national twork, the NEC can bring
shows here. thst would | otherwise never be available. The
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districts,’ the. resideiits ‘ and

‘s short-term, temporary, “job creation” grants for staffing.
coming year, more: vattempts willbe made’ to
alleviate this problem by establishing firm funding | from

In November, NEC Director Bernard Bloota n ted i in
Chamber of C » that

an address to the C At

the NEC's operation-during the last five. years; had
resulted in:a total of about $550,000 in various grants
coming into the:West Kootenay economy. which would
never™ have materialized if the NEC wasn't’ ‘operating,

He said 'Econalysis- Consulting Services of Toronto
designed ‘an analysis’ for the Ontario Assoéiation | of Art
Galleries which: was recently used. by the NEC to

region. *.

The study showed that the total economic ‘impact of

the economic benefits the NEC provides to the

“palais the profile of the city. F

A. prepared . release,

2 BBA president Raymond

Bosse ‘noted. the DBA sub-

vmitted ‘a ‘signage _ policy’

- which received full support of
: the Chamber of Commerce,

--the Plaza merchants and the

City of Castlegar. New signs

have been erected at the

junction. As well, new. signs.

‘were established on high-

“ways 8a, 22 and 8 from ‘Trail,
‘Nelson and Salmo,

:Noted Bosse: “You! ‘ean
‘thank the DBA’ for ‘taking
time to prepare the brief and

ent of

The: major obstacle of the
market\was to find enough ';
farmers with produce to sell.
However;; farmers who at-
tended ‘sold “great” quanti-

ties of their produce as there

was no shortage of pur-
chasers. :

oe A marketing committee
‘was set up to advertise the
downtown area as a shopping

(Btagey

‘ Shetien for the. Misa Cas'
Friedrich w

of funeral planning _

“For 84 years since’its in-

to provide the service that

ception in 1949, the Castlegar. best suits the needs of the
Funeral Chapel has ondeay- family. And one that will re-
cored to provide a full service flect the life of the decoased.

funeral facility to the’ resi-

‘dents of the West Kootenays.

‘ According to Mike O'Con-
nor, ‘owner-manager of the
Castlegar Funeral Chapel,
funerals today” ‘are. much

O'Connor noted that many
people ‘are concerned about.
what todo when a member of
the family dies away from
home.

If a person should suffer

“more complex than: in’ past ‘this misfortune ‘(and today

years, For example, factors this is quite possible due to

neral director, the b

is saved the trouble and un-
certainty of trying to make

arrangements in an unfami-°

liar city.

O'Connor, at the Castlegar
Funeral Chapel, knows the
best way to return the de-
ceased — whether by private
car, commercial ‘aircraft or
private plane. All situations
vary, but much of the un-

such as mobility and the dis- ‘the in’ medical
tance of medical ‘care’ facil- care), the family should. no-
ities make the operation of'a tify the local funeral director
funeral home more.complex, immediately.
O'Connor said. The Castlegar © Funeral
‘During ‘an ‘interview, Chapel is experienced in ship-
O'Connor pointed out a num- ping deceased persons to dis-
ber of services that are avail tant points and also in re-

able through : the: Castlegar. turning the: deceased to the
home where the funeral wil {a1

Funeral Chapel.
He -noted that. pre- take place.
arranged and. pre-financed Once the’ hometown fu-

‘ funerals are a- practical neral director is notified, he

tf
plan which was:
the city in April. 5:

e Businessman John Haack
took advantage of the revital-

_dzation facade grant. and re.

colved $4,886: which was used

of
e Haack ‘Building. : Eugieer|

Y¢ eThe Bicycle Safety Rodeo
Fi sponsored by the Recreation

meet with the D

ded by .
wer. 100 children. The win-_

that’s what we'e
here for...

ae ‘the ‘downtown area to
‘encourage development. The
developer will now ‘be re-
quired to apply for a : devélop-
“ment permit. If the. developer

constructs a building larger’

than ‘the. specified footage,
“he will be required to. meet
the old by-Jaw or provide
off-s site parking. :

‘© The Santa, Clause s prom

method of preparing for a fu- will be able to take complete
‘neral. In answer to'questions. charge in arranging for the
about pre-arranging and pre- transportation. of the de-
financing, O'Connor explain- ceased with the minimum of
ed that pre-atranging means expense to the family. This is

na specific form available: the funeral director has ‘as

tthe funeral chapel,” one's ’ gociations with other funeral

£ requ yo wishes for final disposition
take.:.steps to.. have the

and the funeral. :
Pre-financing .is simply
putting money, aside, either
a trust account or some

directors. This is because
funeral, directors belong to
both provincial and national
associations.

- By the local ‘fu-

felt by . the _be-
reaved can be alleviated if he
relys on the judgment and
expertise of the funeral dir-
ector.

The funeral director will do
his best to provide the most
economical method, while
meeting the wishes of, the

mily.
It is the policy of the
Castlegar Funeral Chapel to
serve the family in the most
professional manner possible,
regardless of where the
death occurs. or where the
funeral and final disposition
are to be held. .
Thero is ‘often. an, incr:
dinate amount of paper work
involved ina death. But
O'Connor. said.the. funeral
chapel is willing to assist the
survivors. with th cyumple-
tion of various forms such as

ion for Death Benefit,

Survivors, Di
fits under Canada Pension
Plan, Old Age Pension . and).
Insurance Benofits.-- ,
Other concerns-of- the sur.

vivors include
memorialization after the, fu-
neral.'As the. Castlogay, Fu:
neral Chapel is-a-full‘service
facility, O'Connor. ‘notes it can
arrange for burial in any of
the local cemeteries. As well,
it can arrange for cremation.
The Castlegar. chapel alsa
both’

granite” and” i grave. :
markers available for mem...

can. choose by- viewing. the -
samples that are on display,
and provided in'a catalogue,
The chapel is then able to -
order just about anything
that a person wants. The
chapel can also’ ensure that
the ‘monument is. installed
properly in the cemetery.
O'Connor sums up that he
has taken an active part in
the community. and he is
happy ‘to make Caatlegar his

“home. And he noted that he

is here to serve the needs of
the community and surround-
ing areas — hence the motto -
of the Castlegar ~ Funeral -
Chapel: “Dedicated to those
we serve.”

lifted” neral chapel encourages pre,

planning as a way of making
the wishes of the deceased
known to the survivor.

This service may be dis-
‘cussed in either the’office or
in th eprivacy of one’ 's home,
he added.

‘There are various types of
services available. For ex-
ample, some people wish a-
simple service, others a mem-

° orial “service while “others:

and the coloring contest win-
ners’ were Stacey Kinakin,

Ronnie. -Garay and Michael

Van Viie'

may prefer a tradlitional-ser-
vice or a combination of all
three.

O'Connor says he is cap.

‘able’ and has the experience

sPddvice. aoe

on fire safety

“Having an "areae i in the
forest is a sure way to get in
touch with nature but the
contact could become too
close. for comfort. The won-

_derland of timber, wildlife,

fresh water and recreation
called home is also the place
where forest fire could break

tb the Arrow Forest Dis-
trict where . backwoods
dwellers abound, forest ser-
vice ‘fire fighters ‘rushed. to
quell 86 forest fires in 1982.

Although no property was
threatened by flames there is
no guarantee the same happy
story can be told at the end of

the 1988 campaign. There is,
however, a bounty of spoken
and written advice on how to
live safely and sleep soundly
throughout ‘the forest fire
season.

Protection' experts at the
Arrow district office are
trained and prepared to offer
over the counter tips on what
to’ do ‘before purchasing ‘a

home and how to safeguard

the homestead after moving
in,

They can research the for-
est fire history of a’ neigh-
borhood, assess the problem
and talk about the adequacies
of water and road systems.

dents Bene-

411.-9th Ave.

There is a time for all things, but grief like
joy must be shared. Let us provide the -
consolation and. assistance you need when...’
such a time of trial must be faced. We handle -
everything,.we pay attention to every detail. ©

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| Castlegar Funeral Chapel

Castlegar

Ph, 365-3222

the NEC on the West Rootansy t region during the NEC's
last fiscal year. was.$231,748, and the ecbeinis impact on -
Castlegar alone was $151,380,

We will be happy to

ow,

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Membera*receiye the: 1

‘special events a and di

+ “This is a whopping return'on the. $3,950 that

In his addr

when admission is charged. Mer bers also elect and serve
on; the board of the.society which sets the operatin

policy of the centre.

‘The NEC réceives funds from the National Museums

Corporation’ of Canada, the.Government of British ~ :

Columbia, through the B.C. Cultural Fund and Lottery

ani
aya; the Castlegar and District United Way,
West: Kootenay arts’ councils, a to 1

y, the NEC cc

ional districts -in the

ic _benofits

-Bloom gaid there are a

help, They.can drop by and buy a NEC membership: They
can.contact NEC staff about involving their. community
groups and service’ clubs with the NEC, mt they can talk

and regional districts in’ our region
contributed to, the NEC during:that period,” he noted.
to the Chamber, Bloom focused on the
by the NEC, but he also
pointed ‘out several important non-economic benefits,
‘such as adding to the.community and national prestige,
education of young people, attraction of tourism and
industry and maintenance of a cultural tradition.

ber of ways people can

to be an seagate

NM

Its” ‘official peat ‘was

marked by..an, official visit:
from: the Royal Family; arti. .

cles, on: it have app din

s pargotuating, the 250-year-

old culture: ofa Russian
religious sect”. This is the
D obor Histor-

e “Beautiful B.C... Maga-
pee it has been reported on
by journals in Britain and
Texas; it-has played dinner
host to all “three major
political * ‘parties; the Soviet

ical Museum.

It had its beginnings in
1971- when the Centennial
Project Committee for thé
towns of Castlegar and Kin-
naird joined with the Koot-

it
worth making. a° 3;
visit; and the Shokine Spoke-
sman Review described it as

enay. D Historical
Society and chose the mu-
seum as a.centennial project.

It began in, 1971 with a

~grant of $16,000, consider-

school” trustees, about generating more support for

“the, ‘NEC. |

able soluitear labor and
donated material from local
business and industry and
raised one community build-

“ing. In the 11 years’ of its

existence, its assets in build-
ings’ and ‘display . materials
has grown to $2 million —
most of it donated, since the

K.D.ELS. is one of the most ’

active. groups anywhere,
It has become a vital

‘tourist attraction in the area

and last year drew over
15,000 visitors, both locally

regional

Si}

and from such -places. as ‘

Britain, United States, Aus-
trailia and Russia. Together
with the National Exhibition
Centre, it-offers.a valuable

Fedueational and’ cultural re:

source centre,

The museum centre, with
its * Doukhobor ‘vegetarian
restaurant and souvenirs, is
probably unique in this hemi-
shpere. Asa drawing card for
tourism and as-publicity for
the City of Castlegar, it is
certainly invaluable.

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