a CELGAR ROAD became an emergency airstrip Sunday evening when this Cessna 177 Cardinal attempted a landing. Pilot Kenneth Wilfred Nunns of Beaver Falls and his two passengers, his wile, Constance [Connie] Nunns and Mike Neil of Rossland, were taken to Castlegar and District Hospital for examination but not detained. RCMP report Mr. Nunns, who was returning Vancouver, as having stated the engine of the aircraft stopped while flying in the vicinity of Keenleyside Dam. He then from : The accident was etkseased by 18-year-old John Sparovic, his 15-year-old sister Melody and a girl friend of Melody’s, Connie Romano of Castlegar. With the Sparovic residence located immediately across the road from the downed aircraft, John used a garden hose and extinguished a small fire before it could do any real damage. Cst. Pete Church of the local detachment had words of praise for the youth's 1 actions. Tt was also reported a vehicle for an emergency landing using the Celgar Road when his left wing tip struck the top of a utility pole causing the aircraft to cartwheel coming to rest alongside the road facing the opposite direction. to that of landing aircraft was in near collision with the light craft. Ministry of transport officials were investigating the incident Monday.—Castlegar News Photo Dear Sir: As concerned residents of the Castle-Bar Subdivision we would like to express publicly -our opposition to the rezoning of three lots for low-rise apartments in our subdivision. Originally proposed for single family dwellings, the Rezoning for Low-Rise Apartments Opposed by Residents for two family dwellings in 1963. Later the residents of the subdivision, then known as the Oglow Subdivision, formed a ratepayers association. ‘Under the presidency of Jack White the group pressed for rezoning back to single family dwellings and this was area was appi rezoned in 1966. Alcoholics Anonymous Holds Open Meeting September 22 Alcoholics Anonymous will be holding an open meeting at the Hi Arrow Arms Sept. 22 at 8 mT There will be speakers from the medical profession and industry, with recovered alco- holics giving their account of recovery through the program of Alcoholics Anonymous, As alcoholism is a very serious health problem, affect- ing all sections of society, AA urges representation from the medical profession, industry, law enforcement, educational establishments, human re- sources, public media and other related institutions to attend this highly i meeting. Presently there are 55 families making their homes in the Castle-Bar Subdivision. There are 107 children. Eighty- five per cent of the homes have children, and of the remaining 15 per cent, over half have grandchildren. It is undoubted. ¥ a family-oriented neighbor- The 55 homes have 97 vehicles, and the children have 87 bicycles. A private survey showed 72 vehicles entered the subdivision between the hours of 12 to 1 p.m. on a weekday. All the vehicles must enter the subdivision by only one acess road. This road takes a sharp turn off Columbia Ave. opposite the Super-Valu store, turns sharply right to cross the CPR tracks and turns sharply left in front of Bloomer Park. Many of the roads of the A cordial invitation is d to all i ‘are “difficult to negotiate because of’ steep inclines and sharp turns. persons, Do You Need A Septic Tank? We Have Tanks for the Kootenays We will contract out complete Tank and Field ‘GAYLOR SEPTIC TANKS Phnoe 365-3083 — a Breed — Castlegar, B.C. “SHOES THAT MAKE AN IMPRESSION” FOR SAVAGE SHOES AND ALL YOUR FAMILY FOOTWEAR Phone 365-7025 — Pine St. — Castlegar Have You Visited . ae TOCYLAND WE SUGGEST YOU DO SO! GREAT VARIETY OF NEW HAVE JUST RECENTLY ARRIVED See Us for Toys for - Birthdays - Special Gifts - Xmas DRUG Tommy Biln, Corner of Pine & Columbia, Ph. 365-7813 Phone 365-7813 Open Monday. to Saturday Sunday & Holiday Hours: 12 noon - } p.m. 6-7 p.m. ... Recently?” 9 am. to 6 p.m, are about the following: Safety of the children using the streets for numerous purposes such as traveling to and from school and other areas outside the subdivision. Concern for safety of children riding bicycles on the streets. Increased traffic on the single access road. Potential conflict of inter- ests between the present family-oriented neighborhood and those who would occupy the apartments, The unspecified nature of the development as no plans for the proposed apartments have been submitted. The area is presently zoned for single family dwell- ings. There are already three large areas in Castlegar zoned for apartment use which have not been developed. The question of whether adequate parking could be provided for multiple vehicle families in the apartments and their visitors. Wintertime problems of clearing streets should: apart- ment dwellers have to ‘park their vehicles on the road. * Potential large increase of cars parked on South Woodland Drive when upper roads cannot be negotiated during hazardous winter conditions. Traffic tie-ups caused by blockage of CPR crossing lasting up to 20 minutes. - . Traffie lie-ups due to vehicles. attempting left-hand turns in and out of the subdivision fram Columbia Ave. If council permits this rezoning they are opening this area to many complex problems, Council has already had to deal with numerous complaints from residents in this area, Addi more to these dissati will most certainly large body of disgruntled taxpayers. Stella and Archie Cordeiro George and Louise Kardash Yamaha Pianos & Organs Music Studios and Instruction in String and Keyboard A Complete Line of Instruments in Stock Merriman Music Phone 352-6688 07 Baker St., Nelson, 8.C. John and Mary Stewart Bill and Barbara Watt Wayne and Kathy Chernoff Michae) and Eileen Babaeff Sandra Filipehuk Silverton Newsletter Now resident of Silverton is Mrs, Agnes Farrow, formerly of Summerland. Mra, Farrow has purchased Mrs, St, Eloi's ty. property. i #4 In hospital this week is Mr. Andrew Huren of Silverton who is a pationt at Trail Regional. 5 A hungry thief broke a window in New Denver's Shop Easy Inst Wednesday night, stealing a quantity of bananas and cheese. Police are investi- gating. aie Mr. and Mrs. Ray Collier, formerly of Arrow Park, are now spending a couple of weeks visiting old friends in Silverton through to Edgewood before Patricia Young Says .. . ‘ Neighbors of Long Standing Despite the % Americanism pro- a pogated largely by politically or- language but to a large degree a common ancestry, customs and traditions. Like brothers living in homes side by side, we share common economy and often common problems. For instance, following the passing of the Fugitive Slave Act of California on April 14, 1858, a group of more than 400 California Negro businessmen and their families decided to emigrate to Canada. They sailed in two steamers, the Brother and Pacific Bob and Chris A Alice and Dave Murdock Nick and Olga Ogloff Nick and Nellie Keraiff Don and Dianne Dermody Lawrence and Irene Brown Stewart and Mary Jones Norm and Sonja Sather Norm and L'Averna D'Andrea Verna and Jim Hemmons Don and Anne Jones Shirley and Marvin Sommers Moe and Anne Zibin David and Gloria Young Doug and Beth Jardine J. E. Postnikoff L. C. Rateliffe Don and Darlene Bouvette Tony and Maria Melo Karl and Pollaine Emde “Agnes Carmichael Les and Jill Johnson John and Mona Haack Wayne and Shirley Anderson George and Arlee Anderson Peter Murphy Tom and Kay Jerome Joseph and Nancy Jo McKee Judy Campbell Affendance af Provincial Parks in April of 1858 and settled in the city of Victoria and Salt Spring Island on, the West when the men militia, they volunteered their services. Thus the Victoria Pioneer Rifle Corps came into being, although they were affectionately falled the Afri- can Rifles. Wearing blue uniforms with pipe-clayed trappings and shako headdress, they drilled regularly on the main street and formed their own military band, They were sworn: in officially by Judge David Cameron in July of 1861. ~” Miflin Gibbs, leader of the group, established a shoe importing business and at the age of 50 began to study law. Among other things, he became an alderman on city council and was a pioneer member of the Confederation League which . uniled all of Canada. in B.C. Continue fo Increase Preliminary attendance re- ports to the end of July indicate another record year for prov- incial. park attendance, This was announced by Recreation Minister Jack Radford. Figures released show that attendance until July 31, this year is 5,255,000 compared with 4,596,000 to the same date last - year. Day visits have increased by 617,000 or 16 per cent and camper nights have gone up by 42,000 or 5 per cent, Origin of campers has shown little change from last year with British Columbia up to 62 per cent from 60 per cenl;’ United States campers down from 22 per cent to 20 per cent and other Canadian campers remaining the same at 18 per cent, Recreational vehicles (trailers, camper vehicles, and tent trailers) continue to increase in numbers with 64 per cent of campers using them in comparison with 36 per cent using tents, Al the same time last year “these percentages were 61 and 39, respectively. Good weather so far this year, especially during July, and the improved park facilities including an increase in the number of available camping units are considered to be determining factors in the increased park attendance. HOMEPLAN MORTGAGES First or second mort- gages for the purchase of existing homes, consolida- tion of debts, etc. One day approval service, competitive rates, no lock-in, no bonus. Phone 492-3841 days collect, evenings or week- lends 493-1291 or write HOMEPLAN REALTY 283 Martin St., Penticton, B.C. “Division of Traders Group, an All- Canadian Company 1415 Columbi FALL TUNE-UP GET REAOY FOR FALL & WINTER DRIVING 8 CYLINDER ........ $20.95 6 CYLINDER ....... $16.95 4 CYLINDER ....... $14.95 Parts Extra, : FALL SPECIAL LUBE, OIL CHANGE AND FILTER $9.95 Including Parts and Labour Plugs Extra SELKIRK SALES & SERVICES LTD. Avenue — “Our Expert M lephone 365-5024 are 2-36 BOARD & ROOM WANTED | Board and Room Is Required, for Cominco Employees returning home Charlotte Island, * * to Queen Mrs, Barb Berry of New Denvor has rolurned home following her trip to the coast, * Please Phone 364-4304 : Eremenko’s "| QUALITY SHOES for the family For Dress Feed Casual and Work Mrs. Dianne Hansen and Shelly Ann spent the weekend in Revelstoke, * * Mrs. K, St. Eloi of Silverton has moved to Sum- merland where she will make her home, * * Cst, and Mrs, D. Age of Silverton have returned home and are back to work following a well-deserved holiday, * * *. Mr. George Doughty of Silverton is now home from hospital. Our Footwear Will Meet the Need of Any Type Work or Any Occasion {sccm LA READ THE ‘CLASSIFIED ADS Although Gibbs would have gone far in Canadian politics, he returned to the United States following Presi- dent Lincoln's signing of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, By now, a practicing lawyer, Gibbs opened up a practice in Little Rock. By 1872 he was named a municipal judge and in October of 1897, at the age of 74, President William McKinley named him U.S. consul for the Island of Madagascar, In view of this long-time friendship between the two countries, one is inclined to look for the hidden hand which continues to create discention, not only between Canadians and Americans, but between blacks and whites, Indians and whites, French Canadian and English Canadian, between the generations and between the sexes. SMITH’S PLUMBING & HEATING 61 Crescent Street, Castlegar — Phone 365-7531 Figure Skating Reglistra- tion, Sept. 15, Rec. Office 10 a.m, to 2 pam No ph. » one re rogistral ons. Reserve ‘thurs Oct. 18, Rummage Sale for Ladies § for Robson Women's As- Aux, to the Royal Can- sociation Fall Coffee Par- sn ae ms © . Pick up please Castlegar & Disteit Wild- 305 7645, 365-8274, 365- ou lege eit pete ober in Sept. 10 at ing, Wed pm. cas agen Hall, Save the Date For St. ual . Baraar, Joseph's . St Oct. 27, It’s to be IGGER AND BETTER. Attention ALL HOME MAKERS SEE OUR : BEDSPREADS & COMFORTERS ‘ In_pretty floral and plain colors CUSTOM MADE DRAPERIES to match _ by SPECIAL ORDER 15% OFF ALL MINOR HOCKEY EQUIPMENT AND SKATES FOR THE OPENING OF THE 1973-74. SEASON ccm TACK SKATES STICKS AND PADS . -BAUER SKATES VICTORIAVILLE STICKS 4 WINNWELL HOCKEY PADS - AIR TRAVEL AGENTS FOR ALL AIRLINES: @ Reservations @ Tours _ @ Hotel Accom. eo Travel Insurance| Kinmaled Public Library 25 & p.m. Thurs, 25 & 79 p.m. Fri, 14 p.m. Registration for the Rob- Your Link Hardware Dealer Phone 365-7782 : “Use Your, n Chara Credit Card” FIT-RITE Provincial Library Parliament. Bldgo Victoria, B.C. ASTLEG, Published Every Thursday Morning at “The Crossroads of the Kootenays”’ R_ NEWS “TIME TO GRIN. : A taxi isa vehicle that disappears with the first rain drop, CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1973 sees =) , 15 CENTS PER COPY. - LABOR, MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY representatives have joined forces for the 1973 United Appeal campaign on behalf of the Castlegar District United Appeal. The drive will run from =< October 1 to 31 and already several organizational meetings have 1 * been held. Shown in this picture, taken at a meeting last week of \, division chairmen, are: John McCall, Kootenay Canal Project Division chairman; Sam Gruden, Cominco Division chairman; Burt 2 Campbell, 1973 United Appeal seins general chairman; Roland Palsson, Can-Ce] Pulp Day-Pay Division chairman, and Al Blessin, chairman of the Can-Cel Lumber Salaried Personnel Division. This year's cam, theme, whieh is established at the national level, is the same as the 1972 drive: “Thanks to You It’s Working.” Last * year’ ‘8 successful campaign raised $22,300 and the goal for this year's drive will be announced next week.—Castlegar News Photo Kinnaird Mayor Prepared To Meet Minister on Grant A supplementary welfare » grant for 1972 is-still being pursued by the Town of Kinnaii At ‘Tuesday night's » meet: ‘ing Human Minister The town has ‘already received word the. site, now called Civic Centre, is the legal property of. the Town of Kinnaird and is to be used for Norman Levi, in a letter to stated ...the... whole. ubjec of provineial/muniefpal * sharing: ss presently ‘under review and, therefore, it is not.appropriate for him to comment ‘at ‘this | time. Council noted with the population increase and the capita having gone up.by $2, little change has taken place as the grant too, has been altered \ by the same amount. It feels if the question is under review the matter should be handled under the former management. Mayor Colin Maddocks is to make telephone contact with the ‘minister asking if the minister would like direct contact with a town representa- ive_on this matter. Mr. Maddocks and Ald. * John. Pinckney had- received authorization earlier this month to travel to Victoria on the or poset, thy mapyncme teenie yapecdion MS School District No. 9 Plans Three Year Expenditure $633,090 Requested *. A $693,090 money bylaw {will be presented local tax- ‘Payers at the Dee. 8 polls. ie board of trustees for ‘Schoo! District No, 9 announced ; at its Monday meeting it has smet with a building survey team from the department of ‘education to discuss the build- Sing requirement for School \District. No. 9 forthe next ree years, Department policy regard- referendum planning. has Changed, In the past it was ona ‘year-to-year basis, now it is for -a three-year period. New policy regarding kind- ergarten classes have been Bpproved. Boards have two “years to establish kinder- gartens in their districts. : Tourist Booth Relocated? {Kootenay Doukhobor His- ‘torical Society would like to see _.the Castlegar tourist informa- ‘tion booth located at the site of _its historical village. Ina letter Tuesday night, .the society asked that this move be given consideration should the occasion arise to 1 relocate the information booth. Inthe past years the booth ‘has been handled by Castlegar and District Chamber of Com- merce, Participation of Canada in Expo ‘74 Good News to Chamber of Commerce’ The Western pi are jubilant’over Canada reversing its decision to participate. in Expo ‘74 at Spokane, but none more so than the Castlegar and District Chamber ‘of Commerce amet hee ves Me a tae Kinnaird: ‘Requests Warniig Signal for Highway Crossing Town of Kinnaird would like to see an ‘appropriate warning signal installed on Highway 23 to caution drivers of school children crossing on the highway between Crest- view Subdivision and Kinnaird Elementary School. “Concerned that the threat to the children’s safety will increase with the completion of the Kinnaird-Salmo link, the town has put the recommenda- tion of an appropriate. warning signal to highways minister Graham Lea. A recent report from the minister states there are question of a . welfare grant as well as on the # transferring of the title of a B 2l-acre site in the heart of }: Kinnaird. 2-Day Seminar On Planning ; At Selkirk A. two-day seminar .on planning is to be held at Selkirk ‘College Oct. 5 and 6 On the first day an outline jof major planning issues and hortcomings:in the planning fiprocess as it exists today will be given by. W. E. Rees, sistant professor, school of. mmunity and regional plan- ining at, UBC. On: the second day the Hprovincial land) commission Aichairman, W. T. Lane, will give fa general overview of planning Hat the provincial level, followed a detailed discussion of the land. commission act and its plications, The Town of Kinnaird has Bouthorized the paying of regis- tration fees: for its: council embers, the town clerk and his deputy, as well as members fof its advisory planning com- Errittec, should any of these Bnersons care to attend. gaps in the traffic to allow children to cross the highway in complete safety if they are instructed to wait for these opportunities before crossing, In regard to a crosswalk, the minister states the depart- ment has discovered in other situations if a crosswalk is installed children sometimes use it without proper care and Mofel-Mobile Home Assoc. Seeks - information on A delegation from the Castlegar-Kinnaird Motel and Mobile Home Park Association approached Castlegar and Dis- trict Chamber of Commerce Thursday night for information. on the status of the yet incompleted southern Trans- Canada Highway No. 3 between Kinnaird and Salmo, commonly attention to approaching tral ic, feeling the itself 25 anriouncement | who here. - At its first fall meeting Thursday, president Mary An- derson related the turn of events beginning ¥ with | the July t. Canara headed the protest Kootenay-West “MP Ran Harding said the park may be a permanent fixture after Expo "74 closes and could be ‘called Canada: Park. He said the:four. western provinces, hive been “sppitsached by é-\ abai Presently, Schoo! District No. 9 has established a kinder- garten program which will require additional accommoda- tion to meet future needs. The department of educa- tion is looking at what the district's enrolment will be in 1976 and is basing the require- ments on these estimates. The local school board feels such a program is essential to sustain a level of Details of the proposed instruction throughout the school district, In this regard the board of schoo) trustees to School District No. 9 are planning a money bylaw which ‘ must be approved by both the local taxpayers and the provin- celal government, and will be presented on Dec. 8 at the polls, 63 Per Cent Rejection Last Major Step in 5-Day Strike The strike at Can-Cel's pulp division here has entered its Gist day. No essential © discussions have taken place since last week's vote when the pulp and Paper workers of Canada rejected a company offer by 63 per cent, This fact was borne out when the Castlegar News made contact Wednesday morning ‘with both a representative of Local No. 1 of the Pulp and Paper Workers of Canada and Can-Cel's pulp division, No statement was released by the company while the Local No, 1 representative stated press releases are’ presently being compiled but none were available at the’ time of our deadline. Castle-Bar Rezoning Application Withdrawn Because of Opposition An application for rezoning of three lots for - low-rise apartments in the Castle-Bar Subdivision has “been with- drawn, | A delegation numbering approximately 50 persons pre- sented their views to Castlegar council Tuesday night through spokesman Larry Brown. The residents. of the subdivision are primarily con- cerned over the safety of the children‘using the streets for numerous: purposes ‘such as ttaveling to and from, school and for'their safety ‘in ‘riding oe the local ‘chamber forwarded‘ telegram: to’ Pre- " “mier Dave Barrett, who was at that time attending the’ pre- miers’ conference in Calgary, stating - the. people; of South provides protection. Council is assured ‘ the department will keep a contin- ual watch on increased traffic and maintain a continual watch on the situation. 4 and the. ‘Ki a protest”, Canada’s decision. 4 hamb: i, either permanent temporary, could: be setup in buildings in the park. The Castlegar and District Chamber of Commerce has sent a letter to External. Affairs Minister Mitchell | Sharpe thanking him for’ :the.. re- in Bryne wrote the local chamber stating it endorsed the action taken by the chamber. Ice Forming But Not Ready For Weekend Ice is not anticipated in the Castlegar Arena for the week- end but Castlegar Mayor John here and Castlegar and District Chane ber of. Commerce for its “initiative”. The protest gained many supports including the twin towns of Castlegar and. Kin- naird and the Kootenay Bound- ary Chambers. iY The | government's . an- of its decision to Landi: having reached this goal some- time next week. In a telephone call late Tuesday, Mr. Landis spoke of. having a “real surface” which is holding well and building up. Painting of the regulation lines for hockey is anticipated to take place sometime today. LJ s s Missing Link called the missing link. The chamber. has: now written Highways Minister Graham Lea for an answer to this question. A copy of the chamber's ; letter is to be sent to Rossland-Trail MLA Chris D'Arey, $75,000 Alloffed Deer Park Road to Complefe 6.8 Miles. An inquiry as ‘to the present slatus of the Deer Park Road has brought an explana- tion from Rossland-Trail MLA Chris D'Arcy with the following letter read ‘at last Thursday night's. meeting of the Castle- . ar_and District Chamber of Commerce: . , “The treasury board: has allotted’$75,000 for reconstruc: tion of Deer Park: Road. This should allow for completion: of first 6.8 miles lo a 16-foot wide, 12 per cent grade including a fine gravel surface. The remaining 2.95 miles (Cayuse Creek bridge to Deer Park) will see some improve- ment and should become passable to most motor vehicles in reasonable weather. This section will not, however, be completed to adequate-standards at this time due to funding. limitation, * The work should be under- way, forest conditions permit- ting, by Sept. 1 -and will probably continue throughout the winter.” host an environmental park on the Expo grounds broke Thurs- day morning. Cost of the park will be about $500,000, one-third of the $1.8 million originally planned for a Canadian pavillion on the same site. of Canada’s parti- cipation in Expo "14. ‘the stree families in the’apartments and for their visitors, as well as the wintertime problems of clear- ing streets should: ‘apartment dwellers have to. park their vehicles on the road, It was pointed out there are already three large areas in tlegar zoned for apartment Freedom and Disciple Topic Of School Trustees Seminar Student: freedom and dis- cipline, and learning resource centres will be studied by about 130 school trustees from 28 boards at a seminar S; di Pat Haley and Mrs. Bileen Hughes, as well as. secretary- treasurer John Dascher. With. the recent abolition at Fairmont Hot Springs. Guest speaker at the meeting will be commissioner _ of education John Bremer. Local_school board mem- bers attending will be chairman George Rilkoff and. trustees John Michelson, Sam Konkin, Tax Relief Recommendations Sought by Child Care Centre A request for a recom- mendation in regard to a matter of taxation was directed Tuesday night to the Town of Castlegar by the Kootenay- Columbia Child Care Society. In a letter outlining the ® are obligated to reduce costs to a minimum. The present level of taxation is an incurred cost of nearly $50 a month. Exemption from the education tax would reduce this to approximately $25 a month. society's position th account was given: t “The matter of taxes for the Day Care Centre’ were discussed at one of the rezoning , hearings. “At: that time we d that as We mention education taxes, since we are in the anomalous position of providing a service which is toa large extent educational yet being assessed for this, and if we should ( d on page 12) of corporal punish in the schools, ‘educators are con- cerned with finding viable alternatives to the use of physical force in the classroom. Among some of the suggestions to be discussed are more aides to deal with classroom tension; use of “quiet rooms” where a student ‘can retreat to regain composure; and better teacher preparation for coping with disciplinary problems. Delegates will hear from Dr. Keith Akins, a Vancouver psychiatrist’ and William Gar- ner, principal. of _ Reynolds Secondary School in Victoria, members of the seminar staff. Speakers-at the. session dealing with learning resource centres. are Roy Ronaghan, assistant director of profes- sional development division of the B.C. Teachers’ Federation and Mrs. Phyllis Ohs, coordina- tor. of the learning resource centre at Kamloops, a district which has greatly expanded the concept of a school library in , the past four years. use» which have not : been developed. The application was with- drawn by Nick ‘Oglow who stated he was not prepared, in the face of organized opposition, to pursue rezoning in the ; eertinies ~ (combined dum are as follows: Blueberry Creek: Activity room, standard classroom, lib- rary area, medical room and janitor storage—$152,000. Kinnaird Elementary: Re- ae roofing and flooring— Robson Elementary: Lib- rary area, standard classroom, general office and medical room—$66,950, Silver Birch School: Mov- ing of prefab classroom from Blueberry Creek and founda- tion—$4, Tarrys “Elementary: Lib- rary area, staff room and medical room—$26,250. Woodland Park: Library area—$22,500. KJSS: Home economies textiles room, science lab), industrial educa- tion (combined metal. and power mechanics room), oc cupational room, counselloe’s office and additional boiler— $216,500. Total construction cost to be $498,200. Balance of the money is for the following: : Equipment:. Blueberry Creek, » Robson, Tarrys and Woodland Park—$11.300. Sites and grounds im- provements: Blueberry Creek, KJSS, Silver Birch, Robson, Plans and supervision con- tingencies for alk schoals— 800. Complete total of all United Appeal Division 4 is $639,090. 2 2s se Chairmen Announced % Naitea of; division chair. “meni, for. this. year's United ‘Appeal i were‘. an- nounced this week. The fund-raising drive will be held during October and is chaired by Burt Campbell of Castlegar. Harold Webber «of Kinnaird is vice-chairman. Mr. Campbell said the following persons will head up the campaign's various divi- sions: Jack MecConnachie, publi- city and advertising; Clarence * Ackerman, co-ordinator of vol- unteer canvassers; Mrs. Betty Price, outside large industries chairman; Art Lambert and Merv Rush, co-chairmen of the special names division; Bill Oleski, teachers of School District No. 9; Ray Plamondon, employees of School District Mrs. Moira McFarlane, Castlegar and District Hospital; Dr. Roy Ward, professional people; Cpl. Peter . Church, government employees; John McCall, Kootenay Canal project; Tommy Biln, local and district businesses; Bob MacBain, em- ployees of large district. busi- nesses, ? Ron Belton, Can-Cel Pulp Towns OK United Appeal Canvassing Permission to carry out the Castlegar District United Ap- peal in the twin- towns of Castlegar and Kinnaird was given at the respective councils Tuesday night. United Appeal, which is a joint appeal made on behalf of many worthy local organiza- tions and groups, will be conducted during the month of October. to the cost of services provided : by the community (i.e. general taxes), At the same time, however, we indicated that we felt payment of education taxes was somewhat inappropriate, and that we might apply for an - exemption in that area. . In looking into this matter. recently, we are. given to understand that, although Day Care Centres are in a recent: amendment to the Municipal Act specifically eligible for a total exemption from municipal taxes, there: is no means ‘by, .- which a partial exemption may be granted. It is on this last point that we need your advice. We feel very strongly that, as a non-profit society: offering a service lo the we I1-Acre Site fo be Called Civic Centre; Kinnaird Invites Community Parlicipation . Civie Centre is the official recognized name for the 2l-acre site recently acquired by the Town of Kinnaird through an order-in-council. \ This was the decision mede at Tuesday night's ‘council meeting '.when- plans | were, outlined to have’ copies photo- stated ‘of a ‘detailed drawing indicating. future plans for specific sections of the land. ese. plans are to be forwarded to. service clubs, recreation commission, school board, tennis club and Selkirk College, inviting them. to consider becoming involved in a - LIP project which could com- plement development of this land. - The town suggests Oct. 5 asa closing date for LIP. suggestions and will have LIP forms at the town office for those persons or groups inter- ested. 2 While suggested outlined _ plans are, extensive, these are only guides to land use. At present the only con- crete plans the town hasit to go to referendum for $155,000 to: authorize borrowing for the estimated cost of constructing a town office and library. ° The bylaw ° authorizing such borrowing received third reading at Tuesday's meeting and has been forwarded to Victoria for approval. salaried “persannet, Harold Leslie, Can-Cel Lumber. day-pay pesonnel:: Sant Grudiem, Comineo; Jim Cromwell, Sikirk College; Rick Beaucktamp,. Town of Kinnaird employees Mike Sawchenko;. employees af district sav Alex: Lutz, Town of cee en ployees. Lions Club Asks Town For Gravel A request for gravel and eventually asphalt topping ix © developing lawn howling. greens has bees made to the . Town of Castlegar by the local Selkirk Lions Club. In reporting on the pro gress of the eee, es council was ‘told the topsoil bed has beer: levelled and the area seeded, : but due to unforeseen problems and exceptionally hot weather, . not all of the lawn seed germinated. The club is now planning to reseed the poor areas of the lawn and have the green ready. “early next year. Tha desire to start the final phase of the green as soon as possible the club plans to pour a small concrete retaining wall along the outer perimeter. of the green and fill the area ‘between the fence and the lawn with gravel. The gravel would eventually be topped with asphalt. > Because lack of sufficient funds: is the club's. biggest » problem, it plans to go ahead with the retaining curb and-is willing to spread and compact - the gravel but would ask the. town's assistance in supplying _. the gravel and eventual asphalt topping. petit The Selkirk Lions Club ‘hopes to complete the project:: “4S soon as possible to make the. | lawn bowling green available: for use to both the senior and! interested citizens of Castlegar. Action Seminar Planned Here By Chamber An action seminar, spon- sored by Canadian Chamber of Commerce, will be held Nov. uh at the Hi Arrow Arms. aS Details of the all-day event: are not yet released. These are being handled by field liaison officer Ralph J; Pettie.