88 Castlegar News ACTION ADS June 6, 1990 SUNDAY June 10, 1990 Vol. 43, No. 46 Castlegar, B.C, WEATHER Today: Cloudy with sunny periods, o few showers or ers. High neor 19. ae J showers. High near 17°, Probability of precipitation: 80 per cent todoy, 90 per Monday. Athlete honored ++. page BT BUSINESS DIRECTORY TELEPHONE 365-5210 tsineseDireciory will ve: forthe Cant _ —nceearaeasccemsnnanenninaetenanransnaene CARD OF THANKS Thank You The winning numbers in Soturday's Lotto 6-49 draw wer 3, 26, 30, 38 ‘end 39. The bonus number was 24. The extra numbers were 22, 40, 6? and 05. IN MEMORIAM 3 Sections (A, B & C) aif ba. cont for and News dup to 5 p.m., Tues., June 26 for the month of “el GORDON K in loving memor Pe away June 6, 1988. 75 Cents To all who helped sponsor the Castlegar Slo-Pitch Tournie! MOLSON'S. SKYWAY DISTRIBUTORS CANADA SAFEWAY BYERS TRANSPORT WOODLAND PARK SHELL ERNIE’S TOWING & SALVAGE ZAZOO BEAUTY CENTRE CASTLEGAR SPORTS CENTRE MALLARD'S SKI & SPORT CARL'S PLAZA DRUG PHARMASAVE Also @ special thanks to all who volunteered their time and great effort at the dance and tournament! Sincerely Appreciated, CASTLEGAR SLO-PITCH LEAGUE IN MEMORIAM In memory of our husband and father AL LORD, who passed away June 5 1989. ‘Not only were you a dad But also a husband and a friend. And though we've told you how we feel, We would like to say again. You were the biggest part of our lives And most detinitely the be: So everyday we fight to strive To be happy while you're at rest Yet sometimes to face o new day Is not as easy as it seems, Niki, hi erent Bill and Annette and sister Brenda. CANADIAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION In Memoriam Donations, Box 1228 Rossland, B.C. VOG 1Y0. 104/80 CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY. In memoriam donations information: Box 3292, Castlegar, B.C. 365-5167. 104/24 ° A silent tear will fol ‘dey When no one else is near The love within our hurting hearts Sings fe to memories dear. by Mom, Mike and Janice, Stephanie ond LEGALS FOR SALE BY PUBLIC TENDER Tenders will be- accepted up to NOON, June 14, 1990 for the following: — 1981 Ford Bluebird 66- bus. 429 cu. in, AT 545 Propane. 199,000 km. The above will be sold on an “as-is basis and can be viewed at istrict’ Maintenance 1101. “sth "Street, between the hours of 7 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday to Friday A certitied cheque in the amount of 15% of the tendered amount is required, with the balance payable upon acceptance of the tender The Board reserves the right to reject any or all tenders Envelopes must be morked “Bus Ten: der J. DASCHER Secretary-Treasurer School District No. - 9 (Cestlegor) 865 Col 2 Aves cosiages VIN IHS Brian L. Brown CERTIFIED GENERAL ACCOUNTANT 270 Columbia Avenue Castlegar © 365-2151 Certified General Accountant Office 368-6471 Residence 365-2339 1250 Bay Ave-, Trail —_—_————____ BUY or SELL by AUCTION rupicies * Estates * Consign sn * Outright Purchose UCTION 399-4793 Beauty LOCAL NEWS Local LDABC discusses changes With 48 members and guests atten- ding, the Castlegar Chapter of the Learning Disabilities Association of B.C. discussed staff, facility and ser- vices changes for students with lear- ning ities for 1990 requiring special support for Septem- ber will be receiving it in some form. Gerrand outlined the history of ser- vices for students with learning disabilities at Kinnaird Junior. After during a year-end meeting. Guest speakers Paul Phipps, prin- cipal of Twin Rivers elementary school, Bruce Gerrand, principal of Kinnaird Junior secondary school and Jack Closkey, principal of Stanley Humphries secondary school briefly outlined plans for each of their schools for September Phipps showed a teacher/students needs ratio of Twin Rivers and an- nounced that resource-room teacher Karine Johnson has taken a leave of absense for the 1990-91 school year. The school district will hire for that Position. He also explained the new dual entry with its multi-year groupings and positive learning en- vironments for children with learning disabilities. He concluded that every child that has been identified as the current plans for the facility changes, Gerrand and mem- bers toured the present resource room « to see how dividing the room to also house another special needs program would affect the delivery of services. He assured parents and members that reducing space was a temporary situation and Kinnaird Junior would be running the same positive program as last year. Closkey announced the new development of secondary school ser- vices at Stanley Humphries for students with learning disabilities. Closkey, along with Marillee Papau, learning disabilities teacher, and Terry Rogers, district principal of special services, have been developing a variety of flexible support services such as learning strategies and peer tutoring. complaints Demoshoft; hearts Casdof Tanks The family of the late PETER E. PODOVINIKOFF of Slocan Park, B.C., wish to extend sincere gratitude for the services of various individuals and groups rendered on behalf of brother, Peter E. Podovinikoff during his lengthy stay at Raspberry Lodge and short intervals at Castlegar and Trail Hospitals: likewise in respect of the help rendered by the many relatives, friends and neighbours in the servicing of the tradi funeral held for Peter at the Slocan Park Hall, May 29 and 30. Many were involved in these various instances, we cannot per- sonally name each one. Top of the list certainly stand the management and staff of Raspberry Lodge where Peter has been a resident for some past 10 years. He was well looked af- ter there with all due care and respect, never expressing any Nurses and medical staff at the two above- mentioned hospitals also properly provided needed attention when required. At time of the funeral held 2 days in Slocan Park there was wonderful co-operation and support from relatives, neighbours and friends to give Peter an appropriate departure with psalms, hymns.and speeches in his memory To the singers — with special mention to the Voykin and Osachoff quartet and soloists Michael Padowinikoff and Holly — to the very industrious and extremely capable cooking group; to the gravediggers; food items; and to each and everyone of the rest who came to say good-bye to Peter, we thank you from the bottom of our CUT’N LOOSE HAIR DESIGN en appt. today 365- 2142 623 Columbia Avenue NOW OPEN in Robson Electrolysis By Jonette Sterilization Standards Complimentary Consultation BY APPOINTMENT ONLY 365-3421 OPEN MON.-SAT. 9.5 2067-34 Tarvma afao __ GENERAL CONTRACTOR 365-3033 ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR IN THE CASE OF AN ELECTRICAL EMERGENCY, WEEKENDS OR EVENINGS CALL: 365-3033, 365-2973 or 365-6250 SANLAND CONTRACTING LTD. 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NOTICE OF COPYRIGHT Full, complete o repro proots provided by engravings the advertiser shall remain in and belong to-the adver All work conditionally guorontesd tiser Aisethanii © SHINGLES © TAR & GRAVEL IT'S A PICASSO! mare Loewen, 14, is the arti: pent Bowe Sere: 11, is servi es her canvas in this case in the belli od ree rot nial d y school Friday. The event was part of the contest junior festivities during track rand field rhe at the school. CosNews photo by Ed Mills Blockaders promise to continue, Peppard says By CLAUDETTE SANDECKI Staff Writer South Socan residents who have The company’s lawyer has asked the RDCK for more information on the situation but has not yet formed a that is pi a logging company from moving its equipment from a local road are willing to continue the action until the company comes to an agreement with the South Slocan i of d the court action, RDCK administrator and treasurer Reid Henderson said Friday. The watershed is an RDCK asset and must be protected, Henderson management over logging in the community's “watershed or the equipment is removed, the com- mission chairman said. Wayne Peppard said Friday the blockaders will keep their cars parked around the front end loader and three skidders to prevent L and W Sawmills of Salmon Arm from moving the equipment onto the land the company bought in the community’s. water- shed An injunction obtained last week by the Regional District of Central Kootenay, which owns the watershed, as well as property north of the area and within the community itself, is preventing the company from begin- ning any work on the site. said in the regional gover- nment’s decision to seek court action to halt the company’s plans. The RDCK wants a meeting set up between the commission of management and company officials, including president James Weed, Henderson said. The commission is not opposed to logging in the area but a plan must be drawn up detailing how the logging would be done and there must be community involvement in the plan, he said Peppard said he had been informed through the commission's lawyer that the company is considering a proposal that would include giving the com- mission two weeks’ notice before any logging-began on the property, as well as agreeing to discuss the situation, in return for the RDCK setting aside the injunction. If the regional district is not willing to set aside the court order, the com- pany may ask the same judge that issued the injunction to set it aside, Peppard said Henderson said he was unaware of any proposal from the company or its lawyer “The community is concerned that if an unplanned, unapproved logging activity is implemented, it could be a threat to people’s homes,"’ com: mission secretary Steve Geller told the Castlegar News. A representative of the company told a recent public meeting that L and W plans to log the area within a year and then sell the property, Geller said. The company will protect the community water supply during. logging but will relinquish all respon- sibility when it finishes the work, he said the meeting was told Please see BLOCK ADE page A2 Castlega By CasNews Staff If you put $250,000 in a savings account at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in Castlegar you could pull in about $2,648.94 a month in interest Or Treasury Bills would pay a nice yearly dividend on a quarter of a million dollars. While that may be interesting information, it is likely useless for most of us who don’t have $250,000 to play with Not so for Castlegar resident John Tarasoff who won that amount in the Lotto BC draw May 26. As yet, Tarasoff, 63, hasn't decided what to do with the money, he said in a B.C. Lottery Corp. news release. The only thing he’s decided for sure is that he'll be sharing the prize with his wife and four children, who took turns buying the tickets every week, he said. Tarasoff, who picks his six numbers from slips of paper in a container at home, bought the winning ticket at a store in rman wins $250,000 Nelson, where he works as the owner of a health food store. The Castlegar News was unable to reach Tarasoff last week. Chamber plans submission By CasNews Staff A $50,000 fund-raising effort has been announced by the Castlegar Chamber of Commerce to finance preparation of a ‘‘substantive sub- mission”’ to the Major Project Review Committee studying Ce! posed modernization and expansion project. Chamber president Jim Craig says the chamber is being joined in the fund-raising effort by people believing the economic future of Castlegar and area “hangs in the balance."" : Craig says the fund raising “is going extremely well,” but declined to reveal figures at this time He said the socio-economic study is being supported by donations not only from businesses, but also from ordinary citizens “who will be seriously affected by a decision not to allow the project to proceed Craig said the study will be presen. ted to the review committee “‘ar ticulately and professionally,"’ adding that the study will not only outline the benefits the expansion would bring * “but the downside as well if it doesn’t g0 ahead." Please pege A2 Mill layoffs planned By ED MILLS Staff Writer Over 200 workers at Westar Timber in Castlegar will be laid off for at least two weeks Friday because wet weather is forcing the company to close the mill, mill manager Roy Heimkay says. And it’s the same story at three other local mills — Atco Lumber in Fruitvale, Kalesnikoff Lumber in Tarrys and Slocan Forest Products in Slocan — which have all implemented or have scheduled layoffs, company officials said, bringing the total num- ber of workers affected to over 350. The Ministry of Forests issued a directive June | instructing all Arrow Forest district licencees to suspend “*harvesting/road construction ac- tivities where soil desplacement is beyond acceptable levels.’’ Westar has shut down its logging operations and all the mills are facing depleted stocks of timber after logging was curtailed or halted because extensive rainfall made working in the forests environmen- tally and physically unsafe, mill of- ficials said. Rain forces halt to logging operations “They (logging operations) are completely down right now. Basically we're kicked out of the bush because of the rain. And without logs we just can’t run the mill,’’ Helmkay said Friday. And if the situation doesn’t im- prove the mill will stay closed, he said. “The way the weather’s been I can see (layoffs) lasting ‘slightly longer — probably three weeks,’’ said Helmkay. The Castlegar weather office is forecasting rain for the weekend and early next week. Layoffs at Kalesnikoff begin Monday with one shift of 15 workers getting chopped and more will follow if the sun doesn’t shine soon, said company vice president Ken Kalesnikoff. “I might have to shut down another shift next week if we're in the same situation with the weather,” Kalesnikoff said. ‘‘We'’re about 30 more guys if this goes on Already one shift has been laid off at SFP as 20-25 workers were let go on the weekend, divisional manager Terry Dods said. Meanwhile, Atco did the same with. expectations of more to come. “*You might be looking at 40 to $0 people out of work here right now and the weather doesn’t look to promising for (this) week so we could be (totally) shut down (this) week,’’ said Atco secretary-treasurer Addy Nelson. All the mills’ representatives said it’s the first time in their histories — over 30 years in some cases — that the weather has forced them to close their mills. At Westar up to 60 employees will be kept on for maintenance work while the mill is closed but once that is done they too will be laid off, Helmkay said. talking An artists d of the Sandy Reid says will be going ahead in Cast! rah will be slightly bigger than Castleaird Plaza ond wat house 20-24 stores. named Twin Rivers Plaza, that Sevtces: south of the Inn, the mall Castlegar mall ago, developer Reid says By ED MILLS aff Writer After more than 10 years of dashed hopes and dubious claims Castlegar is apparently getting its much- anticipated shopping mall “*Yes, you're getting a’mall in Castlegar,”’ Sandy Reid said Tuesday from his Vancouver office. Dave Daniels of Castlegar Realty said Reid’s com- pany, the Reid Group, committed Thursday to buy five parcels of land next to the Sandman Inn with an estimated value of over half a million dollars. Closure on the deal is set for June 30, Daniels said Daniels, who was the realtor in the deal, said that if Reid is going to put up that kind of money he'd take a big loss if he backed out of building the mall now. Reid announced a plan to build a strip mall on the site in late January and at that time he said the mall, ten- tatively called Twin Rivers Plaza, would be slightly bigger than Castleaird Plaza and house 20-24 stores. He also said the project would cost about $7 million and would employ 200 people during construction and another 100 upon completion. Daniels said city council rezoned the property from residential to commercial in early February but at that developer the mall. time Reid was having trouble securing major tenants for “Obviously, he must have all major tenants secured now or he wouldn’t be going ahead with it,”” All the subject clauses (which essentially allowed Daniels said. Reid to back out of buying the property) were lifted Thur- sday on the sale of the land, about six acres including five houses, Daniels said. “Once we removed all the subject clauses on that sale the path is clear to build that mail definitely on the road, Reid concurs, but is ‘short on details at this point, saying no definate starting date has been set I'd say the show is * he said. Heritage committee visits By CasNews Staff The chairman of a provincial com- mittee whose mandate is to prepare policy on heritage-language instruc- tion for the Ministry of changing materials and lessons as the students progress through the grade levels. The committee, which consists of 11 people the B.C. Her- says he was im with the “positive climate’ of the Russian language classes the committee mem- bers visited in Castlegar recently. Inderjit Mehat said the positive at- titude and good behavior of the Russian-as-a-second-language and Russian bilingual students ‘‘stuck out" in his mind. Mehat also praised the initiatives taken by the Russian- language teachers in adapting and itage Language Association, Simon Fraser University and teachers, school trustees, parents, superintendents and principals around the province, were in Castlegar early this month to con- duct committee business and visit the Russian, classes, including the only Russian” bilingual program in North America, said Peter Evdokimoff, a committee member and the Russian language helping teacher in Castlegar. The committee is preparing @ report for the ministry detailing how the government can help facilitate heritage-language education in B.C., including instructing teachers, providing classroom resource materials and possibly finding sup- port for the programs through other ministries, Mehat explained. Heritage langu are defined in Canada as all languages other than English and French and heritage- language programs include instruc- tion on the ethnic and cultural Please see HERITAGE page A2