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The Castlegar Sun

Wednesday, December 14, 1994

RON NORMAN
Sun Editor

The Regional District of
Central Kootenay could be fac-
ing a 26 per cent increase in its
planning budget for 1995.

Planning manager Don
Harasym suggests that the
planning department budget
jump by more than $132,000—
from just under $500,000 in
1994 to $632,000 next year.

Harasym made the recom-
mendation in a recent memo-
randum to the regional board.

He said the increased funding
would be used to hire two new
employees: a planning techni-
cian and a land use planner.

More planning money needed

“The heavy department
workload, as identified in the
1995 lists of projects for plan-
ning and development services,

with the

Public hearing for rezoning application

RON NORMAN
Sun Editor

A Castlegar couple plans to construct a
on Ci

being d by
present staff have “necessitated
the recommended staff increas-
es,” Harasym said.

In addition, he recommends
that the 1995 development ser-
vices budget be $590,000—up
$42,000 or seven per cent
from the 1994 budget of
$548,000.

Part of that increase will
be a result of the regional
district filling the services
and waste management
supervisor position.

Avenue
next to St. David's Anglican Church.
Ken and Louise Yaseniuk want to rezone the

Castlegar council last week gave the rezon-
ing application two readings and sent it to a
Jan. 10 public hearing.

In @ memorandum to council, city planner
Joon Bahk said the proposed rezoning con-
forms to the Official Community Plan,

As well, Bahk said the lot size exceeds the

designed to fit the land configuration,” Bahk
said. “The new building should enhance the
of the surrounding area.”

He pointed out the access off Christina
Place will be located away from Columbia
Avenue and the intersection.

He also pointed out that the building will

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property at 1375 Columbia Ave, to General Com-
Schools, and Public.

mercial from

minimum required.

“The proposed site plan was nicely

not have a “significant impact” on the water or

Biologists speculate on cause

“Submitted

Samples of dead Kokanee sent

ujto the provincial Fish Health Lab-

oratory in Nanaimo for analysis
indicate no presence of disease or

showing up in the main body of
Lake and
into the North and South Arm.
“The fish kill is thought to have
originated in the Pilot/Crawford
Bay areas of the lake,” the Environ-
ment Ministry said in a prepared

toxins. The B.C. Env

Ministry announced Fisheries,

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be the result of the Kokanee anal-
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In early October, large num-
bers of dead Kokanee began

release. nples taken by Fish and
Wildlife Branch staff were sent to
the laboratory to determine if the
Kokanee deaths were caused by
disease and/or toxins.

“While the reasons for this and
previous fish kills are not wholly
understood, biologists note there

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are aspects common to all of
these events. A large storm swept
through the area prior to the fish
kill,” the Ministry said.

Dead fish were limited to
Kokanee and only two year class-
es (age two and three) were
affected. The majority of these,
ranging in size from 14 cmt 0 22
cm, had distended swim bladders,
likely caused by an extreme dis-
solved gas pressure change not
unlike the “bends” experienced
by divers surfacing too quickly.

“Additionally, the area where
the fish kill was first noticed - the
main lake south to Crawford Bay
- underwent a thorough mixing of
surface and deeper water as the
temperature 30 meters below the

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sewer system.

of fish kill

surface changed from six to 13
degrees Celsius in the course of
the storm,” the Ministry said. At
night, older kokanee tend to hold
at a depth of 30 meters. Younger
fish, which were not affected,
tend to hold at a shallower depth,
approximately five meters above
the older kokanec.

Fisheries biologists speculate
the storm caused these water lay-
ers, with different temperature
characteristics, to shift and possi-
bly break down.

‘Two-and three-year old kokanee
would have experienced a signifi-
cant te: change as well as
a large reduction in hydrostatic
pressure as they moved closer to
the surface.

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19,. He appeared in Nelson
Provincial Court Nov. 8 and
received nine months in jail
for break and enter.

items were raised and donated by club members.

Bonnie Carbert, Salvation Army community services coordinator was happy to
accept a check for $210 and a food hamper donated by the Castlegar Vintage Car
Club. Presenting the check and food items are Kevin Lamb, treasurer for the car
club (middle) and George Westinghouse, president of the club. Funds and food

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Festival of trees unqualified success

The Selkirk College Founda-
tion's 5th Annual Festival of
Trees, held Dec.2 in Castlegar
was an unqualified success. The
Foundation would like to thank
all contributors, all who attended
the gala dinner/auction, and all
supporters who participated in
the lottery. Lottery winners are,
Ingrid Mathison of Greenwood,
grand prize winner, Fiona Mackie
of Castlegar, second prize, and
Dorothy Hills of Castlegar, third
prize. Next year’s Festival of
‘Trees will be held in Trail.

At the Castlegar Campus, uni-
versity credit courses are offered
evenings for those who must jug-
gle the demands of employment
with the desire to acquire a uni-
versity education.

In the winter semester, evening
credit courses are offered in Cre-
ative Writing, Introduction to Lit-
erature, the History of BC,

jusiness

ence course, and Introductory
Psychology. Contact the Admis-

* sions Office at the Castlegar

Campus for registration details.
Now, for the first time, those

and related office management
skills, For those who have com-
pleted the Office Administration
program and
desire special-

begins a new semester in Jan-
uary with some new listings.
Added to the winter line-up of
credit courses is
Creative Writ-

ing 10
begin studies in
January in the
preparation of
legal documents
relating to conveyancing, civil lit-
igation, prob and ey.

family law. For more information, keeping. For more information
contact either the Nelson or the about Selkirk College Home
‘Trail Campus. Study, contact any Selkirk Col-

Selkirk College Home Study lege Admissions Office.

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