Castlégar News June 22. 1908 Local transi By RON NORMAN Castlegar’s bus service will be cut back during the summer in a bid to save money, the Regional District of Central Kootenay board decided Saturday. Beginning July 5, the single bus that serves Castlegar, Blueberry, Brilliant and Robson will operate for eight hours Monday through Satur- day. The bus presently operates 11‘ hours weekdays and nine hours on Saturday. The reduced service will save the regional district $2,600. The bus system ran up a $30,000 deficit in 1987. The regional board agreed to the reduced hours after B.C. Transit Tax brea changed in area By CasNews Staff Area residents better take another look at their tax forms, warns Revenue Canada. Jim Solley, manager of public af. fairs for Revenue Canada, says a change in the Northern Residence tax allowance for 1988 could effect TD1 forms, leaving employees owing money next year. Solley says many of the people who qualified for the Northern Residence tax allowance in 1987 won't qualify in 1988. Revenue Canada wants to make sure people who are ineligible haven't indicated they qualify for the deduction on their TD1 forms, which tell employers how much tax to take off paycheques. “What we're worried about is if people think they are still going to qualify for the ‘88 Northern Resi- dence allowance they may add it to their form and end up having less taken off,” he said. Solley said this could leave some- one owing as much as $2,000 dollars. He said a mistake with the Northern Residence deduction could result in as much as $100 per month less taken off by employers for someone in the lowest tax bracket and $250 for someone in the highest tax bracket. “When you file your tax form you might end up owing,” said Solley. He said the recent census showing Trail, Rossland and Warfield having a combined population of over 10,000 has changed qualifications for the allowance. officials said they anticipate a dram- atic drop in the number of pass- engers using the service during July and August. B.C. Transit based its expectations on last year's ridership. service for two months would > the regional district $4,900 — $2,800 more than reducing the fag vice. But he warned that the shut- down could have long-range effects, “The low number of ‘8 carried during the summer of 1987, between 80 and 90 daily, indicates that the existing level of service offered during the summer months is unwarranted,” Steve New, B.C. Transit’s manager of small commun ity systems, said in a letter to the board. New proposed two options: red. ucing hours, or eliminating the bus altogether during July and August. He said that shutting down the bus “At has sim- ilar effects to a strike situation in- cluding, in our experience, a four- to six-month recovery period until ridership reaches normal levels again,” he said. Under the reduced service, the bus will begin operating at 8:05 a.m. and finish at 4:46 p.m. It will continue to make four trips a day to Robson, Brilliant and Selkirk College, three trips to Blueberry, four trips around the south loop and six trips between downtown Castlegar and Castleaird Plaza. it will not br Castlegar and Area Transit pressed B.C. Transit for commuter service. Regular service will resume Sept. 4. Area J director Martin Vanderpol told the regional board he would only agree to the reduced service if B.C. Transit improves service to the Robson area in the fall. Vanderpol said he accepted the single-bus system last year on the condition that the service would be upgraded “pretty well right away.” But he said that hasn't happened. He pointed out that the bus still only serves a small portion of Area I — Brilliant — and its service to Robson isn't satisfactory. In a meeting last month with New, RENOVATIONS . . . The B.C. Tel building in Castlegar is undergoing renovations right now as the company is looking to improve the appearan- ce of its local office. CosNewsPnoto by gn Normon Many of the ities which qualified for the tax break last year won't now because residents have to be within 160 kilometres of the Trail area which has been deemed the urban centre. “The contentious ones we ran into are all wiped out,” said Solley. Trout Lake and Galena Bay still qualify, but Shutty Bench, Slocan Park, Winlaw, Taghum, Harrop, Balfour, Ainsworth and Waneta Junction will not. Revenue Canada hasn't caught up with the paperwork yet, but expects to have a complete list of which com munities qualify for the 1988 deduc tion in about a week Those who were on the 1987 list for the deduction will receive their deduction for that year. STUDENT continued from front poge the support system that the Rotary Exchange program has. Several trustees said they feel it is wrong for the district to charge foreign students to attend school here, even if the district has to bear the cost. “I would like to think we are open to share our education facilities, even at some cost to us if we can afford it,” said trustee Rick Pongracz. Pongracz said there is no way of determining the cost per pupil and that the $4,300 figure is just the result of an accounting method. “I still maintain that public edu cation is not for sale and there isn’t a price on it,” he said. “We've got some hotheads running around the prov ince who think they are going to save public education by selling it to Japan.” Trustee Ed Conroy said the Min. istry of Education should pay the cost of offshore students. “I feel that the route that we should be taking is to put pressure on the provincial government to fund these students just like they would fund their own . . .” he said. Conroy and trustee Mickey Kin- akin said they felt the $5,000 fee is higher than the actual cost the student's education. “I don't want to see us turn our schools into a money-making propos. ition,” said Kinakin. Three fishermen slapped with fines for charges By CasNews Staff Three fishermen — two from Christina Lake and a third from Tacoma, Wash. — were slapped with fines after pleading guilty in Grand Forks provincial court earlier this month to multiple charges under the Federal Sports Fishing Regulations and the Provincial Wildlife Act. Ronald Gordon McGregor and Robert Darryl McGregor, both of Chrstina Lake, pleaded guilty to two counts each of overlimits of trout from Copper-Kettle Lake on May 20 and May 21. The men were fined $150 on each count. continued from front page tion and support, to employees who wish to quit smoking. Kinakin said the district might pay for prescriptions for aids such as gum which deters a smoker's craving or stop-smok ing programs. “If you want medical assis. tance and help, we're there for you,” Kinakin told the Castlegar News. Kinakin said because the dis. trict has taken “almost a puri. tanist” attitude toward the haz. SMOKERS As well, Ronald McGregor was fined $100 for angling without a licence and $100 for carrying a fire- arm without a licence under the Wildlife Act. Robert McGregor was also fined $100 on the charge of angling without a licence. In addition, Richard E. Lacagse of Tacoma was fined $100 for a without a licence. “It is i d that the $1,000 in ards of smoking, it should help its employees meet the tough new regulations. School administrators will be responsible for enforcing the wplicy. The no-smoking policy does not extend to the school grounds, so “a person can still walk outside and have a cigar. ette,” according to Kinakin. He said staff smoking on the grounds is frowned upon, but, “there's nothing we can do about that.” HYDRO continued from front page She pointed to the Crown corpor-. ation’s fiscal year-end report which showed net earnings of $110 million on interruptible electricity exports to the United States. Hydro set new records in sales volumes and revenues in the last fiscal year. Total revenues for the year ended March 31, 1988, rose six per cent toa record $2.1 billion, resulting in operating income of $93 million, an improvement of $483 million over the operating loss of $40 million a year ago. The rise in operating income was due to net earnings of $110 million on interruptible electricity exports to the United States, plus $17 million on gas operations and $2 million from Hydro’s rail division, Hydro chair- man Larry Bell said in a news release. The turnaround allowed Hydro to transfer $38 million to the rate stabilization account and finish the fiscal year with net earnings of $55 million, the third highest in Hydro’s 26-year history. Earlier this month, Bell said the corporation wants the private sector to deyefop much of the utility's future power needs. Bell invited private producers to submit proposals to develop up to 600 megawatts of electricity. This would be about two-thirds the capacity of Hydro's proposed billion Site C dam in northeastern British Columbia. penalties imposed in this situation will act as a deterrant to other area anglers who may overlimit while an- gling, or angle without licences,” the Castlegar Conservation Officer Ser. vice said in a prepapred release. The charges resulted from evi dence gathered during a routine patrol by conservation officers to the Kettle Valley area. “Sportsmen and the general public are encouraged to contact the Con- servation Officer Service in Castle- gar, toll free 1-800-332-7791 to report any suspected illegal fishing and hunting activity,” the office said in its release. Police file By CasNews Staff A Trail woman faces seven charges following a fatal car accident in February near Trail in which Helen Johnson, 28, of Trail was killed. Elaine Jean Jerome, 29, is charged with criminal negligence causing death; criminal negligence causing bodily harm; dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death; dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily harm; having a blood alcohol reading over .08; im- paired driving causing death; and impaired driving causing bodily harm. Johnson was a passenger in the Jerome vehicle which was involved in a two-vehicle accident Feb. 22 on Highway,,22. we smaller buses to replace the one large bus. New said transit officials are working on alternatives that would provide the same service or im- proved service for the same amount of money. At the May meeting the \Com- mission and B.C. Transit officials also grappled with ways to improve ridership, which fell below expec- tations. The regional district had ex- pected fares to accout for $26,000 of the transit system's revenue — but they fell $7,000 short. Fares amount- ed to less than $20,000 in 1987. Transit officials are also looking at t cut for summer changing the routes for September. The Commission discussed extending the bus service into the Carter sub- division in Robson and possibly using the Castlegar-Robson ferry for trans- ing the bus and passengers, rather than the route via Highway BA. New told the Commission the schedule is dictated by students, who are the “core” riders, He said at times there is standing room only on the bus, while at mid-day the service is not used. The Commission noted that the schedule is inconvenient for other potential users, while the length of time it takes to get from one point to another is a drawback. Transporta concern for school By BONNE MORGAN Staff Writer Transportation safety was a major concern at Monday's Castlegar school board meeting. The board will ask the Ministry of Highways to install advance warning signs for school buses 150 to 300 metres on each side of the crosswalk on Highway 3 near Ron's Motel. The board expressed concern that the crosswalk is concealed from fast- approaching traffic because of its location on a curve and could present a hazard for students crossing to that bus stop. “There is a potential for a major catastrophe on that crosswalk,” said trustee Ed Conroy, adding an over- head crosswalk would be a better solution. Trustee Mickey Kinakin agreed, saying present signs at the area are not noticed by motorists. “I think if people are not looking at a little sign they aren't going to be looking at a litter bigger sign,” he said. The board will ask the ministry to build an overhead or underground access at the location, but in the meantime wants signs installed. The board also will ask the City of Castlegar to paint a crosswalk on the north side of Highland Drive. Trustee Evelyn Voykin, chairman of the transportation and safety committee, said elementary school students boarding the bus which comes from Kinnaird Junior secon- dary school must cross the street from the Meadowbrook subdibision. The board will also ask the Ministry of Highways to develop an access road across lot 43 near the weigh scales in Ootischenia and to maintain the road during the winter months. Voykin said the main intersection from lower Ootischenia onto High way 3A is hazardous because of morning fog and its proximity to traffic coming down the hill from the Castlegar-Salmo highway. Conroy questioned whether the district is being used by CETAC De- velopments Inc., the owner of the property, to enhance the property for its own use. “Are we being utilized by a private individual to put pressure on the department of highways to develop an access road that crosses a particular property . . .?” he asked. The board agreed the intersection itself is the problem rather than the access road and will remind the ministry of the hazard of the inter- section, asking for improvements. board “We're only discussing half the problem,” said trustee Rick Pon- gracz, pointing to the fact that a bus on the other side of the intersection must cross onto Highway 3A from upper Ootischenia and risk hill traffic. Kinakin was pessimistic about the Ministry of Highways doing exten- sive improvements to the intersec- tion. “For a change in the actual angle of access coming down that hill we might as well ask for the Kootenay River to be parted . . .,” he said. Elsewhere, the board turned down a request from Glade residents to extend its bus route onto Lorraine Road. “We just do not feel that it is safe to take a bus up there,” said Voykin. She said part of the proposed ex- tention goes up “a very steep” hill which does not have wide shoulders and is hazardous to buses in winter conditions. Students who walk from that atea are in Kindergarten to Grade 3 are within 1.5 kilometres of 4 stop. Kinakin said the situation could change if “the department of high- ways takes a look at improving the conditions of the road.” The board also turned down a request from the Southridge Parents Group to reroute buses up 35th Street to 8th Avenue, up 9th Avenue and down 37th Street. It was agreed the roads in question were too narrow and there is too much city bus traffic. Bob Brisco to present NEC cheque By CasNews Staff Kootenay West MP Bob Brisco will be in Castlegar Thursday to present a cheque to the National Exhibition Centre. Brisco will present the NEC with the first of two federal grants totalling $24,900. The first cheque will be presented at the NEC Thurs- day at 1:30 p.m. and will total $12,500. The grant comes from the federal Museum Assistance fund. EVICTED continued from front page 1988, you have failed to rectify the breach of your tenancy agreement.” Raymond King, the housing commission representative in Penticton who sent the eviction notice to Byrne, said he is acting on ministry guidelines. “We actually will allow foster parents to take in a foster child if they are qualified,” King told the Castlegar News yesterday. “Our policy is based on the fact that foster parents can take in foster children while living in ministry homes.” Byrne said she applied for foster parent status with the Ministry of Social Services and Housing, but it turned her down because she was “unsuitable,” she said. King said Byrne was not evic- ted because of any problems with the housing unit or com- plaints from neighbors. “There were no problems in terms of property manage- ment,” King said. “It's just the meer rulings I have to act "byrne: said McNee’s real par- ents will be taking custody of the child at the end of July. “They had signed her away to foster care for a year,” she said. “I thought I'd keep her until her parents collected her, igstead of putting her in a fostet Kome for a month. It doesn't make much sense.” McNee missed so much school while out on her own that she couldn't get back into Kinnaird Junior secondary school so she's been to the Open Roads school to do some work... “I like the girl,” Byrne said. “I just_want her to be happy.” sy June 22,1988 _ Castlegar News A3 4 BIKE WINNER « Rachel Borho (centre) received a 10-speed bicycle last week for her winning performance at a bicycle radeo in Castlegar recently. RCMP Const. Dale Hockley Castlégar News TREET TALK THE SLOCAN Valley Garden Society plans a $125,000 to $175,000 commemorative Japanese garden for New Denver. The gardenwill be on the shores of Slocan Lake on the site of one of the evacuation settlements. “We wish to acknowledge and commemorate the fact that for over 40 years a Japanese community ha: been an integral part of life in the Slocan Valley, says Daniel Hellyer, Society secretary. As well, the Society hopes to attract visitors from Canada and Japan. The garden will include hills, lakes, streams, waterfalls, bridges, tea houses and ornamental arch ways, and will be developed over three years. The Society hopes to attract private and public funding for the garden, and wants to establish a $1 million trust fund to pay for maintenance. THE KOOTENAY COUNTRY Tourist Association has published an exceptional heritage brochure for the region. And, of course, Castlegar is prominently displayed, with the CP Rail station, Zuckerberg Island Historical Park, the Doukhobor “Bridge and the Doukhobor Historical Museum. The brochure covers an area stretching from Rock Creek in the west to Yahk in the east, and from the U.S. border north to Trout Lake. Among the many points of interest is the Sandon ghost town, the and bike shop owner Ernie Berger presented Rachel with the new bike. Berger, owner of Castlegar Bike Shop, donated the bike. CosNews Photo SS Moyie, the Le Roi mine, and the world’s oldest telephone booth. Where's that? you ask. In Salmo. A WELL-KNOWN Castlegar artist who now has his studio in Ontario is having a showing of his paintings in Trail. Sandor Tandory will be exhibiting at the J.S. Hall of Frame in the in East Trail from Saturday June 25 through Thursday, June 30. There will be an official opening on Friday evening with the artist in attendance. Tandory operates The Schoolhouse Gallery in Cameron, Ont. outside of Toronto. THIS SATURDAY marks the official grand opening of Castlegar Apples & Art at 619 Columbia Avenue, Castlegar. Apples & Art, a divigion of Castlegar Computers, is a whole new concept in art dealerships, with the combination of wildlife art on the walls and Apple computers on the desks. President Tim Messenger notes: “We intro- duced the concept in our computer store in Kelowna a few months ago and found that we were using our computer technology more and more often to track down art prints for customers who had been searching a considerable length of time for a particular piece. We also found that the art on the walls, actually enhanced the look of our store — and the computers on office desks actually enhanced the print displays. We decided to see if there was any interest in wildlife art in the Kootenays, and were impressed by the response at the Castlegar Trade Fair, consequently, we're opening our second store in Castlegar this weekend.” CONGRATULATIONS GRADS OF ‘88! — WILDLIFE ART — LIMITED EDITION Sale is this Friday from 9a.m. to9 p.m. & Saturday from 9a.m. until 5 p.m. BY SOME OF TODAY'S MOST SOUGHT AFTER WILDLIFE ARTISTS We have selected a variety of limited-edition prints from our large inventory and have framed and matted them for you. Choose your favourite artist and take advantage of the savings. Some of these prints are already demanding secondary ewes Pres some others are recent releases from these artists. With the framing already done for you, all you have to do is find a place to hang it. There is only ONE print of each title available so please hurry. This sale definitely ends this Saturday. 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