Page 2A The Castlegar Sun d Wednesday, March 3, 1993 RDCK begins bylaw enforcement through Corps of Commissionaires will be paid for evéry hour that he or she is out on the job investigating calls—it's not-a_nineto-five SHARLENE IMHOFF Sun Editor The Regional District of Cent authorized an agreement that all Commissionaires to begin by! throughout the RDCK. ral Kootenay has lows the Corps of aw enforcement type of position.” A check-list system is in place for wheneyer a complaint is received. The commissionaire will inves: tigate the call and determine its validity. Eventually a report is made to the RDCK board and the alleged The board passed the resolution for a one-year contract with the Corps of Commissionaires during its January 16 meeting. The agreement which offi cially began Feb. 1 of this year wi 1994, “We thought that by having a one-year con tract we would be better able to assess the need for enforcement,” said RDCK Chief Administrative Officer Reid Henderson. The Corps of Commissionaires is a non-profit society comprised of former mem| and the Armed Forces. The contract states that com- missionaires will be paid $13.19 per hour, but Hen- derson said it is impossible to forecast how much the enforcement will cost the RDCK, since the posi- tion works on a call-out basis. “We have office space available-to that person if he or she needs it, but they won't be based out of there. And the commissionaire i end January 31, camera (private) meeting. Thereafter, Henderson said the board will decide whether or not to proceed to court. Henderson said the Corps of Commissionaires, who has members based throughout the Kootenays, will not have the power to investigate possible bylaw violators, but also have the authority to make recom- mendations on possible bylaw changes. bers of the RCMP Henderson said the RDCK board believes that by using the Corps of Commissionaires to investigate possible violators, staff at the RDCK office in Nel- son will be free to complete the tasks for which they were initially hired. “We think this route is more cost-effective, since people will be doing what they've been hired to do.” Previously, the RDCK building inspector was investigating complaints and reports of bylaw violators. Committee formed to ‘bridge’ communication between highways and residents KAREN KERKHOFF Sun staff Representatives from the Min- istry of Transportation and High- ways, and local government, Name: Kyle Where you work: Living room at home What you do there: Play with all my toys Castlegar likes: Aquatic Centre Best kept Cas‘ secret: Aunty Diana, Uncle Gary and cousin Ryan are back!! Pet: Barney the Dinasaur, Home Run the Bear Vehicle: Little Tike Tug Boat ‘What would you rather be doing? Getting into everything! Would you like to be our Face In The Sun? Or do you k who ld? ~ Give us a call at 365-5266 or drop by our ‘office at 465 Columbia Avenue, Castlegar. and ¢ 'y Oorgani- zations have come together for the Castlegar/Robson Bridge liai- son committee inaugural meeting. The meeting, which was held at the end of February, took its first baby steps towards strength- ening bonds which are being ~ forged between the Ministry of Tr and the c ties of Castlegar and Robson Ministry of Highways Public Information Officer, Eliah Farrell said the first meeting was very promising. “It went very well—we've had good benefits. The people had an opportunity to share their con- cerns and recognize the work the Ministry is doing towards keeping the communities informed. The people left the meeting feeling good.” Farrell stressed-that the Ministry of Highways is commit- ted to lessoning the environmental and thetic impact the construc- tion of the bridge is sure to have on both communities. “The effect of the construction will be felt at some level. Our goal is to keep people informed and keep the impact at a minimum.” The Liaison Committee is comprised of members who have been selected by the Ministry of Transportation, such as Mayor Audréy Moore, Celgar Pulp's Manager of fiber supply Fred Parker, and Peter Vatkin, owner of West's Department Store (Castlegar Downtown Revitaliza- tion). Castlegar Registration will take place at Castlegar Recreation Complex Saturday, March 6, 1993 9am -i1pm Complex staff will also accept registrations 8:30 am - 9 pm until registration closing on March 13 REGISTRATION IS OPEN TO BOYS and GIRLS born between August 1, 1976 & July 31, 1987 Public percept KAREN KERKHO! ion a concern for Celgar official McClaren emphatically stressed that the panel of an ind: review of air emission permits for Celgar Pulp Company was met by concer from Celgar Environmental Manag- er, Jim McLaren. McLaren said although the review will cause yet another delay in the amendment of the permits, his biggest concern was for the language of the press release. “The press release is misleading and that gives us some di Specifically, what McLaren is speaking. about concerns a paragraph in a press issued by the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks. recommended the emission permits be issued on the basis of hourly emission levels, and had been agreed upon in principal by the Ministry of Envi- ronment and Celgar. Bat McLaren said when the Permits were issued they were based on instanta- neous monitoring, thus spurring Celgar into request- release which was __ stacks.” ing an amendment be made to the permits. “In their final report the panel recommended the environmental standards be based on the perfor- mance achieved under the best available control technology as proposed by Celgar. Celgar’s propos- als were all based on one-houfly averages for those Celgar obtained funding for the modern- ization, “McLaren said the funding was contractual, ing Celgar is oblig: to fulfill specific terms ‘The paragraph said: “The the method of monitoring the new recovery boiler and fe ; itoring as recommended by the panel to one-hour rag ig air emissions of lime-)kiln from of the contract. The terms of the contract were based in part on the recommendations tendered by was originally “5.5 CELGAR 10A "Two-Time Skier MEL SIMISTER Says ... now's the time to have your ski jackets cleaned by the pros” THI SPECIAL SKI JACKETS ch 7*9 Cleaned "FOUR LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU" For Only PRESTIGE CLEANERS CLEANITIZING 1249 - 3rd St. Waneta Plaza Castlegar, B.C. Trail, B.C. BEL-AIR CLEANERS 1247 Bay Ave. Castleaird Plaza TRAIL CASTLEGAR @ Decision Continued from 1A obligation to serve WKP. The rela- tionship is, however a hybrid one in which WKP is to be treated partly as a customer of BC Hydro and partly as an independent utili- ly. BC Hydro Vice-President of Pro- duction agreed with the decision, “Based on what we have seen so far the decision is a good one and lives up to our expectations. It confirms that the relationship between our- selves and WKP is a hybrid one and that, above a certain level of demand, we are right to insist upon a utility-to-utility supply.” . Oct. 1, 1993 to Sept. 30, 1995, BC Hydro’s rates for service to WKP is to be ‘comparable to those Charged to BC Hydro’s transmission service cus- tomers and WKP will not be limit- ed on the energy and capacity purchased under the rates during that time. However, after Sept. 30, 1995, the rates at which WKP purchases power from BC Hydro will be increased up to 75 per cent by the year 2000. The decision came after BC Hydro proposed to alter the terms of a power purchase agreement which had been contracted between the two utilities in 1986 and which formally expired in 1990. BC Hydro claimed that WKP had been allowed to pur- chase power from BC Hydro at a favorable rate in order to enable WKP to develop their own resources. When the contract expired. BC Hydro wanted WKP to Pay the same power purchase rates as other customers, and charged that WKP had been negligent by neglecting te develop their own resources as the previous contract had suggested. But WKP maintained that developing energy resources was more expensive than continuing to purchase power from alternate sources such as BC Hydro and Cominco. S Community our draft environmental safeguards, reforestati Qhief Forester for approval. The M & The M & WP is available for A public information session will be Written comments will be received until Forest Products Ltd., Slocan Division, TREE FARM LICENCE 3 Management and Working Plan #8 Viewing SLOCAN Slocan Forest Products Foresters will present and explain to the Slocan (M & WP) for the Little Slocan Tree Farm Licence 3. This plan commits Slocan Forest Products to responsible forest management and Provides specific information on Tree Farm Licence M & WP's must be revised periodically and submitted to B.C.’s Strategies and allowable harvest levels for the next five years. Slocan Division office, Slocan, B.C., during regular working hours. Silvery Slocan Social Centre from 12:00 noon to 7:00 pm, followed by a formal presentation from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. Please come and review the draft plan. For more information, OF to make an appointment to talk with an $.F.P. Forester, call 355-2216. Five-Year Management and Working Plan ion, fisheries, harvesting and recreation. WP's must define resource management viewing until April 7, 1993 at the held on Wednesday April 7, 1993 at the April 23, 1993 and must be made to Slocan Slocan, B.C. VOG 200, by the above date In an earlier interview with The Castlegar Sun, WKP’s director of community and public affairs, Mike Bradshaw said developing further resources was not a cost effective alternative. “As far as developing our resources—the terms of the rela- tionship did suggest that we devel- op new resources, but it also suggested an obligation to ensure that any resource development done would be cost effective for our customers. Before we go out and develop new resources we have to measure the costs against the alternatives, such as purchasing Power as opposed to developing We don't believe it is in the interest of our customers.” A news release from West Kootenay Power also expressed WKP''s satisfaction with the ruling, saying the ruling confirmed WKP’s contention that BC Hydro was obligated to provide power to its West Kootenay and South Okanagan customers. “Throughout the hearing, WKP and a contingent of local interven- ers argued that BC Hydro’s pro- posal ignored Hydro’s obligation to serve the West Kootenay and South Okanagan.” CDTA upset over lack of consultation KAREN KERKHOFF Sun staff How many days are in a school year? The answer to that question varies differently if you are a teacher, a student, the parent of a student—or Education Min- ister Anita Hagen. ; Education Minister Anita Hagen, has proposed a standard- ized school year calendar, which she said will herald a return to the “traditional, predictable, stan- dardized school year”. Hagen justifies the move to a standardized calendar by saying the new calendar will end the confusion which has been associ- ated with the ‘old’ calendar. However, CDTA president, Bill Gorkoff, said that although there are parts of the calendar which are pleasing to its mem- bers, he finds it hard to under- stand why the Ministry would ask for input before formulating the calendar, and then largely ignore its members’ suggestions. “The CDTA is dismayed by Education Minister Anita Hagen's announcement of the government's refusal to adopt key aspects of the consensus report of all education partners in the school year. The consen- sus committee included senior officials of the Ministry of Edu- cation itself, and by throwing out parts of a unanimously agreed to package, the Minister has made a mockery of the con- sultative process she estab- lished.” A prepared press release from the CDTA specifically points out areas of difficulty in the proposed calendar. “The Minister rejects the committee's recommendation that school should end on the last Friday of June in each year; fails to adopt the report's recom- mendation that the number of parent-teacher days in the fourth and fifth year of the new calen- dar be determined after a three year review; and fails to clarify the contentious issue of the rela- tionship between the sch@ol year regulation and teachers’ bargain- ing rights.” Gorkoff said the CDTA has negotiated the last Friday in June as the last instructional day of the school year, but Hagen has proposed that the last educational day is June 30, 1993. The difference in the two calendars will leave CDTA three days over the amount of days which they: have contract- ed for, as June 25-is the last Fri- day in June this year. “Hagen has said we'll carry on through June 30. Many dis- tricts contracted the last Friday in June as the last day. The pro- posed calendar will be contrary to many collective agreements which have been signed in the province.” The blatant disregard for rec- ommendations put forth by the consensus committee will have a great effect upon future nego- tiations in similar matters, Gorkoff explained. “The decision puts an end to future attempts to deal with important issues in education through this kind of process There is no point in working hard to reach a consensus when the minister rejects it out of hand.” The new five-year calendar, which is scheduled to come into effect Sept. 1993, would speci- fy the days of instruction until June 1998 and will contain any- where from 185-188 instruc- tional days. There will be five Professional development days (Pro D days) in each calendar year and two school-community interaction days r Associate Professor, De; Lunch Available 85.00-88.00 Neem Announcement Presentation For Parents on Attention Deficit Disorder by Dr. Charlotte Johnson Ph.d partment of Psychology The University of British Columbia Thursday, March 11, 1993 8:30 a.m.-3:15 p.m, Ootischenia Elementary School District Resource Centre Columbia Road, Castlegar, B.C. Registration Castlegar Residents with the Castlegar Mental Health Centre 365-8502 Trail Residents with the Trail Mental Health Centre 364-0635 WORKSHOP — NO Cost Wednesday, March 3, 1993 The Castlegar Sun Seniors survey results show Castlegar is home to healthy, KAREN KERKHOFF Sun staff Forget trying to mug a senior citizen in Castlegar—the recent Seniors Housing Survey which was conducted in October and November 1992 has gleaned some interesting facts about. the seniors in our community A surprising 89 per cent of the Seniors surveyed said they rated their health as “fair” or better than fair. But Elma Maund, Seniors Housing Survey Project manager, said the high incidence of good health in seniors does not surprise her at all. Maund says there are other fallacies about senior citi- zens. which she would like to dis- pel “The public perception of seniors is that they are gray and doddering: Most seniors lead active-tives, and the seniors who are in poor health are known as the ‘frail elderlies’ They repre sent only ten per cent of our pop- ulation.” Maund also stated that there is a common misconception that seniors are the biggest spenders of health care dollars, but she said that fallacy couldn't be further from the truth. “The heavie spenders of health care dollars are young families. They have colds, the flu, they need immu- nizations and so on.” Another invalid perception is that the term “seniors housing” refers to a facility in which the senior residents are cared for due to failing health and the inability to fully care for themselves “Senior housing is not Mountain View Lodge, or Castleview Care Centre. It means housing where the seniors want to live on their own and they're healthy enough to do so.” Some other facts became evident through the sur vey are: seniors wish to purchase a unit for $50,00-$70,000, how ever the cost of a two-bedroom unit of reasonable quality on one level is currently estimated at $80,000-$ 100,000; most seniors are happy with their present accommodation; but 42 per cent of the seniors surveyed had prob lems with their homes sloping landscapes, stairs, and size. But no matter what seniors housing concerns are, a whop Ping 93 per cent wish to stay right where the Data analysis. will not be com plete until later this month, and Salvation Army target of second break-in SUN STAFF which such as For the second time in less than three months the Salvation Army has been the target of theft. Thieves gained entrance through the back door which had been forced in order to gain entry sometime between the hours of 6 p.m. Feb. 24 and 8:30 a.m. Feb. 25 “It looks like they used a saw,” said Castlegar Salvation Amy coordinator, Richard Parr. Parr said he finds it difficult to believe- that someone would break into an establishment which is non-profit and designed to help members of the commu- nity. “It's a shame people break into a place that is here to have to serve the people. We're a strug- gling non-profit organization. If the guy needed help he should have come and asked me. | would have helped.’ The thief made off with approximately $50, which Parr said was left over night to be used as the next day's ‘float’. But Parr now has orders to remove all money, including the “float”, at the end of eath work day ‘There will be no money on on the premises from now on Parr ha for the person responsible for the theft. “They're not stealing from us, they're stealing from God. We're a steward of the money a personal message just Maund said it is imperative that the information tabulated from the survey then be looked at closely by the Seniors. Action Committee. The Action Commit tee will then formulate strong recommendations which would be forwarded to the government happy group — The board would come up own houses because what they with some pretty tight recommen want doesn't exist dations which would be presented Of the 877 to interested people and the gov responded to the People who emment. A continuation plan is something which needs to get done. We have a housing problem building their here. People arc survey 61 per cent were seniors. There are approximately 6,400 seniors in the area, therefore eight per cent of the seniors responded. OUTLOOK: The forecast for Wednesday; A pacific disturbance Moving in from the southwest will keep skies cloud and produce a few rain showers. Temperature highs | will reach 6 degrees. Lows near zero. Outlook for Thursday Thursday. Sunny breaks are 100 - a Senior Happy with present accomodation ——_S Say they are in good health Live within 1 hour of family Prefer cond Appartme jominiums int dwelling (want to! ) Want to stay in the Kootenays Have a problem w/stairs, size of home storage etc. Say they are in poor health = Rights Continued from 1A plentiful in other areas “It's extremely unsportsman like to shoot game on winter Roberts said. “When feeding at this range vulnerable ranges they ‘re they they're Trail clut because hungry member Laurie Bursaw was placing pellets into one of the she ders when he tanding next along the high way, looking t zh noticed two m to their vehicle binoculars They were about 100 yard @ Investigation Continued from 1A Officials Cor rom the West Koote ition Office investigating the ineident involv ing the adult ram. According tc Castlegar Conservation Offider Barry Farynuk, the investigation could take between six and eight weeks. The inforthation gathered in the investigation will be sent to Crown Council in Nelson, who nay are will decide whether charges should be laid Senior Conservation Officer = Share away, but I didn't think anything about it because come up here and watch the sheep while they're feeding,”’ he said Bursaw, who left the fee area at | pm, the two men would | then return off and on ally they did not retur Later that day arrived at the 1 lot of people din satd-h { ntu another mem feedlot and Saw evidence that an animal had been killed. He also noticed ‘th Bursaw ber big guy’ was missing and others are upset that the large animal was killed in such a manner ‘In the four years that I have been involved in this. feeding he has been out there including that Satur Jay. Now he’s gone.” Roberts said Wildlife Associa members are so upset over the incident that they have planned a public meeting to dis cuss Native hunting rights. The meeting 1s scheduled to take place March 3 at the Trail Union Hall at program every day 7 p.m for the Stent there is a lot ¢ it sai it com rights, there are lines that have a set of fed to conservation offices by the Min istry of Environment to follow when investigating the harvest of wildlife by a Native person outside a normal hunting sea son: Is the wildlife being used for sustenance, including cere monial or societal purposes, | been prov there any meat wastage; Is there ! conservation Concern; Is the harvest of the wildlife done safely, Is the person a ‘full sta tus’ Native Indian; Is he har vesting the wildlife in (the band’s) traditional area; If not, does he have permission from the band?; Is the wildlife being harvested on unoccupied crown land or does the person have the owners permission; and, has the animal been harvested in a safe manner? Continued from 1A nothing more than industry-fund. ed organization whose sole goal is to further the corporate agenda. This is absolutely not true. It may be a fact that many of our members are loggers and miners. but we also have small business People; people who own flower shops, gas stations and car dealer- ships,” said Beix Monday evening's meeting was initiated by Ken Kalesnikoff, from Kalesnikoff Lumber, after an earlier meeting was held at the Brilliant Cultural Centre in Bril liant, last week. Guest Speaker Bruce Vincent, a resident.from Libby, Montana, told an audience of more than 600 people how his community has been negatively impacted by the preservationist movement Bruce was able to put to words what a lot of people in the Kootenays are feeling right now,” said Kalesnikoff. “We silent majority, and it’s time we when it comes to land-use allocation Kalesnikoff was quick to add that Share across the province nor do they wish t are the start using our voices groups are not controntational ) squash any environmental movement Of course the environmental movement is important, but I think there are some groups who have lost sight of their initial goal we are hoping to do. The people who belong to Share groups are ordinary everyday people whx believe in maintaining a healthy environment as well as a health economy.” When asked what type authority the Share group would have in making land-use deci Sions, Beix said, “No more than the Valhalla Wilderness Society has, with a membership of 11( NELSON DAILY NEWS people. But our authority is in our numbers, and the more people who want to have decisions made which favor both a healthy envi- ronment and a healthy economy, the more pressure there is on the government to listen.” Citizens who attended the meeting established an interim board of directors, who, are plan- ning to hold another meeting next Monday T Max/Date 5.7/28 -16. Precipitation: Rain Ss t) Number of Hours 41.6 REMARKS: the 92/93 winter. No preci Feb. 27 - 1385.0 and Friday: mostly cloudy skies with showers likely for anticipated for Friday. A LOOK BACK AT THE PAST WEEK: Min/Date 7/26 5.1 0.6 Normal Total now Total ™ 16.1 Normal Number of Hours Another week with record low temperatures. The mini- mum on the 26th was the coldest temperature during pitation continues the record low precipitation trend for February. 2 Forecast provided by The South - East Interior Weather Office at Castlegar, B.C. ARROW LAKE RESERVOIR FORECAST March 5 - 1385.7 WEATHER OF FEBRUARY 1993 The first half was typical of any February as far temperatures are con cemed. Daily maximums were a few degrees above freezing and overnight temperatures to drop suddenly to r refreshed on the 25th and the string of set in 1968 but well above the average Temperature High This Year 5.7 28 Low -16.7 26 Precipitation Rain Snow Total Precip. Sunshine Date lows were a degree or two below. On the 15th an outbreak of Arctic air caused ecord breaking values. The cold air was Fecord lows continued. This two week period was the coldest weather through the winter of 92/93. It was a dry month with about 1/4 of average precipitation recorded. Rainfall totalled 0.4 mm which is @ record low while snow was about 60% of average. We had 99.7 hours of bright sunshine, no where near the record 117.3 hours of 71.7 hours. Record Day Year 14.3 21 1988 -19.8 2 1989 1969 1991 1979 83.6 98.0 102.7 117.3 1980 RCMP still searching SUN STAFF Castlegar RCMP say they are no closer than they were three weeks ago in determining who stole more than $14,000, worth of cigarettes and other tobacco products from Super Valu The Castlegar grocery store was broken into sometime during the early-morning hours of February 4. After gaining entry through the roof, the perpetra- tor(s) headed straight for the tobacco shelves and basically cleaned everything out “This was not a spur-of-the- moment type of crime. This heist was well thought out and planned,” said Corporal Al Hudema from the Castlegar detachment of the RCMP. Hudema said the investigation has brought up some leads, and many of these point to an out-of- town perpetrator. “It’s very likely that someone came into town, cased the place out and then made their move.” RCMP are now comparing the SuperValu theft to similar heists that have occurred around the Province. Public assistance has been requested, but Hudema admits that when it comes to cigarette thefts, the public isn’t always that helpful. *“Not many people are going to rat on someone who's giving them a great deal on cigarette purchases,” Hudema said. Police are continuing their investigation and welcome anyone with information about the incident, no matter how insignificant the information might seem The man from Libby fle between the Nelson an Kootenay Planned Use Societ fight—any fight Nelson Daily News says of c address the chambér’s annual Says he’s spending more as a guest of the Interior Lu the fofests. “I heard that there violent environmental group) to provide balance. That's what how to protect the environment “ho unwittingly started a kerfuf hamber of Commerce and the US) says he doesn’t run from a Bruce Vincent, reached by tele phone in Washington, D.C., by the arse he’s still coming to Nelson to eral meeting March I than a few days in the Kootenays that week ber Manufacturers Association. Vincent says he represents the impacted other” in the debate over & was a bit of controversy swirling around and the night that I was in C astlegar I learned that some letter had been circulated to the businessmen, or the Chamber of Com- merce, oF something.” Vincent's comments have put him and his fam- ily in plenty of hot water in the past 5 “Tt gets so that I'm afraid to go out on the road .. .and leave my family behind,” he said. His bulldozer was blown up, by Earth First (a my famiiy have also been threatened. His phone is taped, to trace phone calls “My whole message is that we are going to have to figure out We enjoy living in the areas that we and he also | From Castlegar to Nelson, Vincent requested to deliver message do and people come to visit ys also an economic base we need to sit do amongst Ourselves. “We need to be involved at the stakeholders need to see what a sustainable future looks like for each arca— that is the message. We didn’t do that in the U.S.. It was a mis- take and I share what conseqnences that mistake holds. The message of stakeholder involvement, in the debate over the integration of our economy and our ecology, should not be threatening to KPLUS who obviously picture themselves on one end of the Spectrum, there are a majority who are in the middie. I promote, all the stakeholders getting together. They (KPLUS) shouldn't ‘There are many areas where Vincent has spoken where people have remained silent, but are now beginning to stand up, ask ques- tions, and join in the debate over sustainable land use. Vincent spoke in Castlegar last time, area residents have held their will allow them an effective lobbying voice. Vincent is hoping there will be to the chamber in Nelson. “It sounds like KPLUS might hold the cards there. If they would like to turn it into a confrontation between them- selves and the by enjoy the area. In order to maintain wn on a local basis and work it out local landscape level and all the have a problem with that.” ‘Tuesday evening, and since that first Share group meeting, which no confrontation when he speaks bers of the they have the right to do-that. I think that is to bad for the community as a whole,” he said. y, then I suppose