Dest Catan secret: Pass Creek Falls Vehicle: My friends drive me around Give us a call at 365-5266 or drop by our Office at 465 Columbia Avenue, Castlegar. Animal control for Blueberry Creek? SHARLENE IMHOFF ia Stor The Regional District of Central Kootenay has completed a report on the possibilities of implementing an animal control ser vice in the Blueberry Creek/Fairview areas, after a request for the Service was made by Area ‘J* Director Ken Wyllie, last September The RDCK report, discussed last Saturday, includes the potential cost Of the service, as well as the taxation levee that would cover such costs. The report suggests that an increase in gross taxes does not netessarily mean a similar increase in out-of-pocket payment by the taxpayer. The Provincial Home Owners Grant may absorb part of the property tax increases for animal control The RDCK recommended that Director Ken Wyllic take the report back to Blueberry Creek/Fairview residents in order to deter- tine their willingness to support such a service. It’s expected that a public mecting will be called later. Churches welcome new pastor Submitted St. Peter Lutheran in Castlegar, and St. John's Church, Nelson will be wel- coming a new pastor and his family at an Installation Ser- vice, August 1, at 4:30 p.m., at St. Peter Church. A pot lock supper will follow The Castlegar Sun Wednesday, July 28, 1993 Nelson lawyer selected to Blair Suffredine Kootenay West-Revelstoke candidate SHARLENE IMHOFF Sun Editor Nelson lawyer Blair Suffredine will run as the Progressive Conservative can didate for Kootenay West-Revelstoke in this fall's federal election Suffredine beat Castlegar business man Jack Chernoff in a nomination meeting held last Sunday at the Fire side Inn Suffredine, who supported Kim Campbell in the delegate convention in Ottawa, said he will be working to bring disenchanted Conservatives back to the party Certainly some of these voters have gone to the Reform and Liberal parties That's certainly one of my goals.’ Suffredine, who has thrown his hat into the political arena for the first time, said he will begin campaigning heavily when the election is called. Although he feels he “has b campaigning some- what since allowing his name to stand as a candidate.” At this time, Suffradine is uncertgjin about the future of his contributic Mo his law practice in Nelson, but he is cer tain that he will continue to practice law, albeit on a tighter schedule Suffredine, who recognizes the majori ty of his support is in Nelson, said he will be working to receive political sup port in other areas through the riding If.elected, Suffredine said he will be working towards the long-term benefits of the riding, some of which could be through job creation as a result of increased tourism Suffredine, who has pegged October 25 as the day an election will be called, said he welcomes the opportunity to debate other candidates in the riding run as Tory candidate Blair Suffredine Energy Coalition warning Canadian waters still going south KAREN KERKHOFF Sun staff A B.C. Energy Coalition spokesperson is warning British Columbians that B.C. Hydro will be giving American utilities even more control of Canadian water storages on the Columbia River by August 1 “For ten years starting August |, more Canadian water than ever before will be managed by Ameri and Hydro’s timing couldn't be worse,” said B.C. Coalition spokesperson, Don Scarlett In a July 23 press release Scarlett claimed that B.C. Hydro was less than honest at last month's Columbia River Treaty Symposium when asked point-blank by several partici- pants about non-treaty storage “Details of this secretly-negotiated Coor- dination Agreement were withheld by B.C. Hydro personnel at the Columbia River Treaty Symposium, despite direct questions from participants about non-trealy storage I'd like to know why B.C.’s crown utility concealed this information in Castlegar, even as it heard accounts of hardship caused by low water levels in Mica, Arrow and Duncan Reservoirs Searlett claims that B.C ing the U.S. even more control over Canadi in waters than what the Columbia River Treaty RDCK receives SHARLENE IMHOFF Sun Editor Hydro ts allow allows in order to maximuze American benefits at British Columbians’ expense In response to the July 12 announcement by Energy Minister, Anne Edwards, regarding the long-term electricity export policy, Scarlett is claiming misuse of the treaty and is demanding an explanation of Hydro’s “secrecy” “Why aren't the B.C. Government and B.C. Hydro looking after Canadian inter- ests? B.C. Hydro owes the people of the Columbia and Kootenays an explanation of its secrecy and a justification of the Coordi- nation Agreement. The public needs to know if Hydro is returning to the arrogant behav ior that caused so much distrust in the 60°s and 70's.” In 1990 the B.C. Energy Coalition helped create the B.C. Hydro Conservation Collabo- rative; they have also published “Energy and Environment—What the B.C. Government Can Do”, and “Overcoming the barriers to Sustainable Energy Use in B.C.”. Active members of the Coalition include: East Kootenay Environmental Society, Kootenay- Okanagan Electric Consumers Association, Peace Valley Environmental Association; Sierra Club of Western Canada; Society Pro- moting Environmental Conservation Thompson Watershed Coalition Wildlife Association: Valhalla Society Western Canada Wilderness Commitice However, in another press release dated the same’ day as the Coalition's press release, Environment, Lands and Parks Minister, John Cashore, stressed the need to sustain and protect the quality of B.C. water sup- plies. A major water policy review launched by the Ministry, entitled Stewardship of the Water of British Columbia, includes eight separate policy papers ranging from water pricing to ground management Cashore stressed the need. for the review claiming the 100-year-old Water Act is inad- equate and incapable of of dealing with pre- sent day demands of ensured sustainability for B.C. water supplies. “British Columbians want to know that the quality and supply of water will be sus- tained for their children. It is,for this rea son that water—and water policy reform will be a priority of our government in the coming years.” The discussion paper and consultation process is intended to create a new water management regime which is based on good stewardship, sustainability and integrated management “With demands for water increasing as our population grows, we can no longer afford the policies of the past Stewardship of the Water of British Columbia will provide an opportunity for British Columbians to participatd in the devel opment of the policies for managink water support in water export position “Based on comments received on this paper, the ministry will shortly be releasing a policy statement on water export, leading to legislative The Regional Distnct of Central Kootenay has received letters from the provincial and federal governments detailing of water expon The provincial letter, signed by Environment specifies issues surrounding diversion of the North Thompson River, export of water from coastal streams by tanker, and existing water export operations from groundwater sources Cashore write: has placed a moratorium on bulk water export until May 1994, in order to provide an opportunity to review the situa- tion and to receive public comment.” Cashore continues to comment on a discussion paper, which the gov- ernment is stating will assist it in the development of “ relating to water export.” “As you may be aware, the [provincial government] changes in the In the meantime g the contentious issue Water Act, if appropriate Cashore has indicated that in view of the environ mental risks involved, the government will not consider the proposed next year diversion of the North Thompson River by Multinational Water and Minister John Cashore, Water Inc from coastal locations sound policy in the spring Power Inc. until a final position on water export is established The letter from Federal Environment Minister John Charest also dis cusses the proposed diversion of the North Thompson by Multinational “I assure you that the federal government is against the large-scal export of water by interbasin diversion, as outlined in the 1987 Federal Water Policy. The proposal by Multinational Water and Power Inc. clearl falls within that definition, and thus, would be opposed,” The letters were requested by the recommendation opposing the North Thompson diversion plans earlier wrote Charest RDCK after it submitted its own Timber Supply review still in the works SHARLENE IMHOFF Sun Editor as Slocan Work is continuing on a timber supply review that, when com- pleted, will provide an analysis of in TFL N Kalesnikoff obtain their timber. Recently a major timber har- vesting reduction has been made harvest amount decreasing from Forest Products and planning. o. 3, resulting in the stoke district resource officer for ce The office has approximately 90 per cent of its timber supply review completed and will be releasing a timber analysis report Pastor Vance Tech has recently graduated from Con- cordia Seminary in Edmonton He succeeds Pastor Glenn Backus, who will now be able to enjoy retirement and reside in Nelson. No morming worship will be held at either church on Pastor Vance Tech August 1, but regular times will resume the following Sunday Rainy days bringing us down? If you are feeling down and depressed take Comfort in the fact that right now there many people in Castlegar who also have the blues—and it’s not surprising considering that out of the first 25 days in July there were only six days of sunshine To be precise, Tom Willson, of the Castlegar weather office said the total hours of sunshine ar way below normal, and in fact might set records by the end of the month. “The hours shine) ase really ternble Not only are we well below (of sun last: July's total amount of sun shine (which most of bly remember as also wet), but we hav set other records as well ~July 25, 1993 we have already soggily suffered through 51.8 mm of rain, while last year the total rain for the entire month of July u proba being Ty From Jul to was 55.8. Last July Castlegar had a low of 204.3 hours of sunshine, this July 1 to July 25 we have only had a total of 123.4 hours of unshineé. “That beats both the July and the all-time record.’ Willson said Castlegar has also set a record which has been unn valed since 1981, when a record number of days which saw thunder: storms was ten. ‘“We certainly broke the record this month, we had 13 thunderstorms so far this month In a nutshell ur rainfall nt of the unshine amounts ar ) per nd oar hours of rmal of the ure_ between ve are in an unsettled pattern. We will have cooler aur by Wedne and scattered showers There 1 nd in sight future harvested timber in the Arrow Timber Supply Area The review which began in the fall of 1992 by personnel from the Arrow Forest District office in Castlegar, was supposed to be completed in early May 1993 But a computer program failure, more in-depth inquiries and delays due to summer holiday scheduling have resulted in the review taking much longer to complete than first expected Resource Officer Planning at the local office, Greg Rowe, said that upon it’s completion, the review will provide an analysis of 108,000 cubic meters per year to within several weeks. The pro- s, the same being conducted in Castlegar, will then have a publi review before all information and findings are sent to Chief Forester, John Cuthbert, who will determine the new annual allow able cut for these areas. 65 cubic meters per year being taken. Pope and Talbot, owners of TFL No. 23, are also conduct- ing a review of their timber sup- ply area. The AAC review of the Arrow Timber Supply Area is not unique. Officials from approxi- mately 35 timber supply areas have been given three years in which to review the allowable annual cut in their respective areas. For the most part, the AAC is expected to be lowered in all areas, which increases competi- tion for wood among logging current forest nt prac- tices and most importantly, pro- vide a starting point for timber harvesting plans. This will include a new adjustment to the Annual Allowable Cut, the mea- surement that dictates how much timber can be taken in any given area by logging companies—both lafge and small The Arrow Timber Supply Area is part of a larger area called the Arrow Forest Distnct, which also includes Tree Farm Licences No 23-and-3— fhrs_particutar review only affects the Arrow Timber Supply Area, in which smaller logging companies such Recently, a similar timber analysis review by the Revel- stoke District of the Nelson For- est Region has suggested that timber districts have been seri- ously overcut since the last review in 1981 The report recommends an annual allowable cut reduction of 15,000 cubic meters According to an early repon Given current management con ditions, we would have to lower the annuat attowabte cut from 269,000 to 254,000 cubic meters to avoid shortfalls in later decades,” said Jim Blake, Revel 50th Anniversary The family and friends of Don and Jean Levins would like to congratulate them on their 50th wedding anniversary on July 31, 1993 Wednesday, July 28, = Castlegar hires new city administrator SHARLENE IMHOFF Sun Editor Jim Gustafson says Castlegar has a reputation: a Teputation for growth, char- acterized by tremendous potential. After a decade of darkness, this small city is now consideréd a bright light in the Kootenays. And as the new adminis- trator at City Hall, Gustafson says he is looking forward to working for a community that is prepared and poised for what lies ahead. “I did some research and made a few enquiries before applying for the position in Castlegar, and from every- thing I’ve found, this com- munity is on its-way up,” Gustafson said, when reached at his office in Kiti- mat. Gustafson was the number one choice by a city-appoint- ed hiring committee that con- sisted of city councillors, senior city staff and some community members. Gustafson replaces previous city Administrator Gary Williams, who completed his three-year contract with the city in June. Unlike Williams, Gustafson has been hired for the long-term and therefore will not have a finite term contract with the city. Presently the Municipal manager for the District of Kitimat, Gustafson has extensive experience work- ing for municipalities. Prior to Kitimat, he was employed by the District of Port Hardy Starting as Deputy Clerk, then Clerk and finally, Clerk Administrator. He has a Diploma of Public Adminis tration from University of Victoria and was a former high school teacher ‘We wanted someone with an ability to grow with the community,” said City Coun- cillor Lawrence Chernoff, who described Gustafson as “very much a people-per- son.” City Council also specj- fied that they were not look ing for someone who would provide a change in direc- tion, but rather, someone with an ability to build on the foundation that has been established within the last few years. Gustafson said he was impressed by Castlegar and the city’s extensive docu- mentation for future policy and direction. “The community has established a number of goals through such docu- ments as the Community Development Plan and Strategic Financial Plan. I think it's prepared and poised for growth.” Gustafson, his wife and three children, will be relo- cating to Castlegar later this summer. = Layoffs Continued from 1A We certainly wouldn't want picnic benches, outhous es and four foot-wide paths its a wilderness park Davis went on to explain that the ideal vision for the wilderness park would be that back kers could hike with out seeing the trappings of a conventional park, leaving the hiker the pleasure of viewing old growth, alpine meadows, wildlife habitat, waterfalls and elevational biodiversity. The only gray cloud over the proposed park is that it is within Pope and Talbot's Tree Farm License 23, which was transferred to them from West- ar. However, Davis said that when the transfer of the TFL occurred, there was a clause in the| transfer agreement which stated that should the area become a park, compensation would not have to be paid to Pope and Talbot for the loss of the trees and land Even though Davis sympa- thizes with the loss, he said the inevitability of decreased logging is a fact—one that loggers will have to deal with eventually “It is time to wake up and smell the coffee. The forest is shrinking. After logging where will they be then? They may as well address it today. If we The Castlegar Sun SS . Ss HUTCHINSON GREER WW Wy Yyy ¥ ¥y, Hutchison Creek Wildnerness Park can save a piece we can say “this is how it used to be Davis is quick to assure that acquisition of the land for the wilderness park is not a matter of who is right or who is wrong, but a matter of pre serving the last of the wilder- ness on the Lower Arrow Lake. “It's not environmental ists against loggers.” It is hoped by A. Plan mem- bers and other interested groups that a decision for the proposed park could come as early as the end of this year. “I understand that before this year is out there will most def- initely be a decision. Once it is not a wilderness area it will never be a wilderness area again. It's something which has to be done right now. OUTLOOK: The forecast for WEATHER Wednesday; Cloudy with sunny breaks, scattered afternoon and evening showers with the risk of thundershowers. Highs will be between 24 and 26. The forecast for Thursday and Fri- day calls for a mix of cloud and sunshine and the inevitable scattered showers and thundershowers. Temperature: Max/Date 25.3/19 Precipitation: Rain 13.2 o Number of Hours 30.0 A LOOK BACK AT THE PAST WEEK: Min/Date 8.6/19 Snow Normal Mean Mean 17.3 Total 13.2 Normal Number of Hours 76.1 REMARKS: Another dreary week. Rainfall amounts are 200% of normal; hours of sunshine 40% of normal. Not too many “happy campers”. Forecast provided by The South 7 at Castlegar, B.C. ARROW LAKE RESERVOIR FORECAST July 24/93 1426.6 July 31, 1993 1431.6 East Interior Weather Office Pressure to establish NUC a dismal failure STERLING NEWS SERVICE ‘I think the average person in town just wants to see something, some kind of ownership returned to Nelson,” said David Lawson, a Kootenay School of the Arts board member Sunday He was commenting on the report of the Fulton review ot Post Secondary Education of the Kootenays released Jast week IVs one thing they have the repon but the next step is to make sure the recommendations come true,” Lawson added Nelson Creston MLA Corky Evans said Margaret Fulton has ‘out of hand degree granting to Selkirk College, East Kootenay Community College or Nelson University Centre Kathy Rowe, chairperson of the Selkirk College board said “when denied any we got together last time she (Ful ton) was through the Kootenays. impaired drivers keeping off roads Submitted Over the past weekend there were no drivers charged with impaired drivin: however, Castlegar RCMP state that there were two 24-hour suspensions for drinking and driving Continued from 1A Local 480 Steelworkers say the latest round of layoffs calls for inter- vention from Job Protection Commissioner Doug Kerley. Ken Neumann, United Steelworkers Western Cariada director, said in a prepared release that “it’s time to force Cominco to work with its union instead of against it in order to prevent even more layoffs.” “The union has bargained in good faith since last October by proposing ways to reduce costs while at the same time improving the workplace, and reduce employment levels in the most humane way possible,” bloated bureaucracy,” Neumann stated. Accusing the company of “maintaining a Neumann said Cominco is ignoring Steelworkers representatives and forging ahead with layoffs “This attitude is particularly deplorable since the worke: rs and com munity will bear the burden of saving the company,” ed * Neuman predict Although Fish said further restructuring would be completed through quits and early retirement, receive layoff notices within the next three years approximately 125 people will when the company closes the old lead smelter Culprit breaks store window Castlegar RCMP report that aged July 25 or July 1 glass door at 26 when SuperValu was dam a beer bottle was thrown through it Damage to the door is estimated at $300. No arrests have been made This 1s the second grocery store in Castlegar that has had a window broken within the last week She pretty well told us where she was coming from but she hadn't resolved the issue of Kootenay School of the Arts and what rela trenship it would have with or without Selkirk College.” “Many people were looking at Nelson saying we want to call ourselves a’‘University town We want that prestige, if you would. of being a University town. You know they sav we had it. we liked it. we want to be it asain. But then you know Fulton had to say ‘well, does University in the another province make educational sense, economt sense right now David Lawson and a grouy from Kootenay School of th Ans met with Tom Perry, . Mints: ter for Advanced Education, last week in Victoria to discuss the funding requirements of the school. Last year, they had about 290 students enrolled in courses, “We are really happy with what Corky (Evans) has done for us,” said Lawson. Kootenay School of the Arts is happy with the report, at least the parts about us,” Lawson said Selkirk College president Leo Perr was in full agreement with the recommendation that a multi- media approach to learning is nec- ssary in the future delivery of ducation But other recommenda- ns. Such as restructuring of some ot Selkirk College's ser- Vices, he feels are still unclear at this time He stated that Selkirk college will be spending time with the Ministry of Advanced Educa- tion to further discuss the recom- mendations. “We want to receive feedback, as I’m sure the ministry will want feedback from the insti- tutions discussed in her report.” Perra said he was not surprised by Fulton's. recommendations to discontinue support for the Nel- son University Centre. “She had made that known to us earlier. I think most people expected it to be that way.” MLA Corky Evans continued to say that’ he “liked the drift of = Education the report very much.” “I don't want to duck or ignore the fact that there are tough deci- sions in there - not the least being a lack of an endorsement for the Nelson University Centre. “She (Fulton) could have been a hero amongst some of us had she said ‘what you need is a university and you should put it on the shores of Kootenay Lake." She chose not to be a hero in that respect.” Continued from 1A plex training needs of the future No one educational ideology, or methodology, nor any one lifestyle can lead to the full development of the human species. Diversity is part of any systems strength and capacity to adapt to unavoidable changes. when innovation, creativity, inge- nuity and the best of human attributes have to be nurtured against compelling forces pulling in other directions.” Fulton report major recommendations Fulton makes a number of important recommendations throughout her report that she states will move learning systems into the 21st Century. Some key recommendations are as follows. _ + That the Ministry of Advanced Education, Training and Technology and the Open learning Agency take immedi- ate action to ensure that an electronic community infrastructure is put in place to support multi-mode learning in the Kootenay region. One of the fundamental ironies concerning education in this province has to do with distance educa- / ion. Leaming opportunities could be markedly enhanced by the use of community electronic learning. The Kootenays need to deliver a diverse range of programs to a small, widely dispersed population. * That the Ministry of Advanced Education, Training and Technology support the two main colleges in restructuring their curricular offerings in order to better serve the needed development of specially programs on satellite campuses. * That the government + should provide a jequate start-up and ongoing funding for the Kootenay School of the Arts as an integral part of the community infrastructure of the’ Kootenays. Selkirk College's administration should be used to expedite the continuation of the school in 1993, and to economize on administrative costs. While joint initiatives and strong cooperation between KSA and Selkirk are required in administra- tive matters, Kootenay School of the Arts must retain its autonomy in order to have sufficient control over programs and instructors to allow it to link with and serve other struggling programs in the practical and performing arts at Kaslo, Fernie and throughout the region. Fulton also rec- ommends that KSA nurture the spimit of volunteerism and retain its connections with local artists. * Fulton recommends no further support to the Nelson University Centre from the City of Nelson or from the Canadian Intemational College. The original Notre Dame Library, to which NUC and many citizens in Nelson have clung, was judged inadequate to support university educa- tion by the McTaggart-Cowan report 20 years ago. It is then, even less relevant today and an in library y sup- porting the Community Electronic Learning Centres and all campuses in the region would be more appropriate * That Selkirk College should restructure some of its programs in Nelson to make the city an Arts campus. The Review Panel strongly sug- gests tha in keeping with emphasis on the Arts in Nelson, Selkirk College relocate at least two first- and second-year transfer credit programs (such as English and Art History) to the Canadian International College campus. * That an increase in funding should be provided to enable East Kootenay Community College to serve more equitably and effectively the regional communities ing, literacy operation funded as a joint ventur + That support should be made and to assist them in developing their specializations. Because of mine layoffs, there is an increasing demand for retrain- and adult basic education programs in the region. This centre can meet these needs effectively through a store-front multi-media > between the College and the Fernie/Sparwood school districts where linkages have already begun. available toward the development of a community-based practical and performing arts education centre at Kimberly, involving school districts, East Kootenay Community College and the electronic network. * That financial support be extension education, as * That collaborative vide advance dtrad. and techn: provided from both federal and provincial sources to augment the Horticulture programs at Creston, including an essential element of community development partnerships between the Kootenay colleges, with BCIT, and with other provincial colleges should be established to pro- »logy training throughout the Kootenay region via mobile units. * That a Kootenay Learning Trust be established and have the task of reshaping education to suit the needs of the people. Some of it would include: establishin n tating a “futur ties in the Ko conomie de tions, coordinate th ty electronic learning centre technology programs act munity colle ind lo raise n based on the vision; developing ind to ensure jemocratic and consultative planning mechanisms that allow for continuing dialogue among all participants, ini process that includes key community leaders, education providers and all relevant ministries; setting learning priori an action plan to ensure that the learning priorities are linked to community that colleges and school districts coordinate initiatives to develop smooth lifelong learning transi lopment of a Electronic learning network and to oversee the evolution of the college satellite campuses into communi- determining how local degree-granting status will be achieved; ensuring increased opportunities for trades and he region by participating in the Polytechnic Network currently being established by BCIT and several B.C. com- ind manage new funds to support educational development across the region * Further discussions leading t0 some resolution by those who have jurisdiction over college regional boundanes, that Revelstoke be pan of the Kootenay Learning Trust and be encouraged to create a Community Electronic Learning Centre linked to regional electronic networks.