So Castlégar News June 11, 1989 i. iwi nical FREE-FLOWING WATER. . the lagoon at Zuckerberg Island Heritage Park received a refreshing flow of fresh water last week after a rocky plug at the south end of the lagoon was removed. The causeway, over which the water used to flow, was later raised and a pipe installed to allow the water to continue to flow into the CosNews photo by John Charters Lagoon opened By JOHN CHARTERS The peace of Zuckerberg Island Heritage Park was shattered last Tuesday morning and no one will be complaining, least of all Alex Lutz, the man responsible for it After a year and a half of negotiations and applications to im- prove the quality of the island lagoon, a big backhoe driven by Fred Gienger of Gienger Contracting was making short work of the rocky plug at the south end of the lagoon As the result of changes in the river construction and flow patterns, the lagoon has become increasingly overgrown and contaminated, par ticularly in the summer months. Last year, with the assistance of Mayor Audrey Moore, the Castlegar Candidates continued from front page Other concerns raised at the forum included what response would there be to a traffic increase if a bridge is built between Castlegar and Robson Schultz suggested more street lighting and posted speed limits to en sure safety of the pedestrians. She called on the people to ‘‘report people who are speeding through the area.’ Wyllie proposed the construction of sidewalks pending its feasibility Controlling the quality of air emit- and District Heritage Society applied to B.C. Hydro for assistance in correc: ting the situation The project was placed in the hands of Society works superintendent director Lutz, who, with the assistance of Hydro superintendent Lawrence Flynn and Society president John Charters studied the situation. lt was decided after considerable work that lowering the south end of the lagoon slightly was the best solution Earlier this year, Flynn presented the Society with a cheque for $2,000 on behalf of the company Lutz then entered into negotiations with officials of the Environment Ministry who offered suggestions and gave approval for the work Under Lutz’s supervision and to the complete satisfaction of all concerned, Gienger cut a gently curving, slightly sloping channel from the lagoon to the river. Inspection of the channel later revealed a quiet but steady flow of water out of the lagoon, a number of fingerlings and a 14-inch fish — first visitors to the new waterway. Besides acting as a control of water quality of the lagoon, the new channel is seen by the Society as an attraction for children for wading or fishing, The Society, on behalf of the citizens of Castlegar, would like to acknowledge the efforts of B.C. Hydro, the Environment Ministry and their officers and the fine work of Lutz and of Gienger Contracting. TAKING IT Ni hyn STREETS . ce visa tri on oud oft the curbs ts Caelegar, ome Selkirk College. peter WAY TO GOP. . . Mal Stelck poses questions to Jack Miller outside of Access All-five participants agreed that pedple stiould take up the National A Week challenge to improve cessibility. All said they found it to bea experience. Terry Rogers, school, p.m. on Thursday. He noted the difficulties of even thi **We have a two-inch curb to get uy Rogers said. **I can’t tell you the helple: when you’ re onan angle.”” Rogers expressed concern that stu some difficulty with the curb. and gave the children the chance to get i “When the kids first saw me they level of interest and they responded well He admitted a level of frustratio get around the schoolyard continued from front page She summed up the week by saying, ** awareness to people doing the planning.”’ the community's ac- was in his wheelchair from 9: “If we (the school) were to receive a disabled , we would ask for at least two added access Rogers took the opportunity to venture outdoors explained to the kids what | was doing and it raised a “IT couldn't It brings an office,” he said. more and more cess Awareness ce,” daily life. very educational docks said. principal of Kinnaird elementary 30 a.m. to 2:30 ¢ slightest curb. p at the school,” ss feeling you get Gairns dents would face ning. in the wheelchair. were alarmed. | n when trying to reach,” his get out of wheelchair. In fact we had to carry it up the stairs to the Maddocks said it was an ‘“‘eye-opening experien- and admitted to taking a lot of things for granted in “Carrying a cup of coffee was impossible,"” Mad- On Tuesday it was city administrator Dave Gairn’s turn. Gairns, whom the Castlegar News interviewed for Wednesday’s issue, found many of the office constrain- ts that everyone else faced. said he learned management techniques because of the difficulty of manoeuvring around his office. On Monday, Mal Steick, principal of the Castlegar campus of Selkirk College, took up the challenge. “The thing | found was that so many small things get overlooked,"’ said Stelck, referring to access plan- “Selkirk College was designed in the early ’60s and there was no thought to handicapped facilities.” Stelck referred to some examples that would be ia echoed throughout the week by the other participants. “Paper towels in the washrooms were tough to said Stelck, adding that meeting tables didn’t the building in my some good time- “We're use to a great level of this isa new world,’’ Rogers said. Richard Maddocks, economic dev faced an even harder task in his office o1 for the Castlegar and District Deve! and Stelck agreed that the idea was an ** lopment officer Perience lopment Board, n Wednesday “I highly recommend it for anyone in on the decision-making on facilities.” excellent ex- ted from the Celgar Pulp Mill drew everyone's interest. La Hue said he would like to see some of the mill's profits ‘stay in the area,"’ to help fight pollution. Schultz said increasing the cas penalties and possible imprison ment for.infractions would be a good start to solving the problem Both Wyllie and La Hue expressed a desire to see some money return to the district through taxation of B.C Hydro to help alleviate some of the costs of upgrading the water supply in the area, For Your Convenience We're OPEN MONDAY WIN TICKETS 2 listed below. If your name ood for draws for the next five Fridays! To pick up your FREE tickets, drop into the Castlegar News office Tuesday edo. or reer] 365-7266 Two subscribers nam: winner of a Provincial ticket until 5 p.m. Find your name below and good lu pears, you're the by 5 p.m. Wednesday to claim. Schultz highlighted local land use as a priority, specifically Ootischenia and the concern of its residents to maintain large lot sizes Tourist alert VANCOUVER (CP) — Tourist Alert issued Friday by the RCMP. The following persons, believed travelling in British Columbia, are asked to call the person named for an urgent per sonal message: Dave Sloan, Alberta, call Jim Sloan. Gary Tocher, Edmonton, call Dorothy Harder Fred and Edna Sawchuck, Radway, Alta., call Leonard Attridge Fred Hartman, Grande Alta., call ida Webb. Prairie, Heritage continued from front je “As it stands now, I have every in- tention to praceed,”” he said in a later interview. ‘But I will make every ef fort during the contract to accom- modate them (during the reburial ceremony). I just need to be infor med.” He said his purpose at the meeting was to relay his department's plans, but made it clear he had ‘‘no mandate to negotiate."’ The project will be open for tender June 26 with construction expected to begin in early August, he said Nevertheless, society members took Lottery numbers The following are the winning num bers in Friday's lotteries B.C. KENO — 2, 22, 29, 30, 37, 42, 44, and 46. The following are the winning num. bers in Wednesday’ s lotteries: LOTTO 6/49 — 14, 26, 29, 33, 35, and 37. The bonus number was 8. The four extra winning numbers for B.C were 49, $8, 73 and 96 B.C. KENO — 2, 8, 11, 12, 19, 36, a unanimous vote to keep pursuing ways of stopping the construction. But residents of the area support the construction as the existing route is dangerous. Someone should have died a long time ago,”’ said one resident, adding, “We're lucky a school bus-full-of. children hasn't gone through the bridge already.”” Other plans for the site would make it a “living heritage cen- tion project became active again in March. Though nothing was settled either way in the meeting, ‘‘My feeling is we press on,’’ Gunn said after the meeting. “There were a number of ayanues opened up which we are going to pur- e,’’ she said. tre,"" Gunn says, offering workshops on symbiotic living, and an inter- pretation centre. The completed site Court news will be used for cultural and tourism purposes. Descendants of the Arrow Lakes Band are working directly with the society to meet their common interests. “This is history in the making,” Bob Campbell said in an impassioned speech about the historical and future significance of the reburial and development of the site. The heritage site was first discovered in 1981 when construction began on a road running through the site. Since then, the land was purchased by the B.C. Heritage Society to protect it, and plans were made for the road to run beside it. Further delays were caused by financial restraints. The construc- In Castlegar provincial court last week, John Alex Cheveldave pleaded guilty to two counts of theft under $1,000 and was given a conditional discharge and placed on probation for three months on each count. Herky Cutler pleaded guilty to making an indecent telephone call and was given a conditional discharge and placed on probation for nine months with conditions. * * Willem Denboer was fined $75 un- der the Commercial Transport Act for failing to stop at a weigh station. 37 and 55 These numbers, provided by The Canadian Press, must be considered unofficial. L. Boynolt, R.R.2.5.2.6.9 © 365-2955 365-2155 365-3311 BUILDING S| ‘ARROW BUILDING SUPPLIES LTD, 406th Av 365-2175 marcneit ‘SUPPLY wth Ave 365-7252 DEPARTMENT STORES 310 Columbia Ave 365-3255 365-7782 WEST'S DEPT. 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Strong numeric-skills would be o ed applicants should submit their resumes by June 20. 1989 to: Mr. 3 A Ww mployee Relations £ Kootenay Power, Box 130, Trail, B.C. VIR 4L4. ancien ff “| ‘mmm WEST KOOTENAY POWER / jumen jest In memory age 75. England. Georgia gener years. his death. In Cyril O'Shea Cyril Arthur Lawrence (Cy) O’Shea of New Denver died June 8 at Mr. O'Shea was born Aug. 10, 1913, in London, England. He was raised there and married Muriel Edith Lancaster in 1938 in Wimbledon, The family emigrated to Canada in 1957 settling in Chemainus, B.C. where they resided for 20 years. His occupation was a wood machinist and he spent the last seven years before retirement with B.C. Hydro at the ation in Chemainus. His hobby was raising canaries.and finches. Upon arriving in Chemainus, he started the junior soccer league there and coached for 12 In 1977, he and his wife retired to New Denver where he was active in the Royal Canadian Legion and was president of Branch 101 at the time of he kept busy reading, wood- working and travelling. Wendy of C He leaves his wife Muriel (Mary); daughter and son-in-law Jeanne and Jim George of New Denver; sons and daughters-in-law Mike and Ed- na of Chemainus, Terry and Srhvie 0 of Cleveland, Ohio and Philip and DeRoy of Surrey and Marie and tire Andrews of Castlegar; 15 gran- ‘ Kathleen and Paul and Funeral service will be held Tuesday, June 13, at 1:30 p. ni. in St. An- thony’s Catholic Church in New Denver. Denver Cemetery. Valley Funeral Home is in care of arrangements. Interment to follow in New 3... News June 11,1989 OPINION Well done Well done, Castlegar Festivals Society. Sunfest 89 Pioneer Days was a sunshiny success, and is a feather in the caps of the numerous volunteers who worked long and hard to bring it off without a visible hitch. The move from July to early June continues to pay dividends os shown by the crowds of people who lined Columbia Avenue tor the parade, gathered on the banks of the Columbia River for the Drag Boat races and flocked to Kinnaird Park for a Sunday packed with events to suit everyone's fancy. We have a pretty good idea how much work it takes to put togéther a-weekend like Suntest so maybe Festivals Society mem- bers should sit down betore reading further How about an even bigger Suntest? The thought occurred to us that we've already had two major events — the Wi t Kootenixy Trade Fair and the Kiwanis Club Demo Derby — before Suntest. What about combining all three events — and perhaps even throwing in a resurrected Lion's Club Rodeo tor good measyre? The Demo Derby has proved a successful attraction, is a natural event for the old racetrack area behind the Castlegar Industrial Park and we think would make a dandy addition to Suntest. Coordinating the Trade Fair — which occupies the Community Complex for a weekend, the site usually reserved for the Suntest slopitch dance — would be more of a problem. But the Sunfest crowds would be a-real shot in the arm for the annual Trade Fair Perhaps dance organizers could tind an alternate location for the dance. Pioneer Arena? Or how about a big-top tent which could also be pressed into service for other Suntest events in case of inclement weather. As tor the rodeo, it was a project of the Lions Club the same dedicated bunch of guys (and gals) who put on the West Kootenay Trade Fair. But we suspect it attracts its own afficionados, and may not compete for crowds with other events. The organization of it and finding workers would, however, be another problem, one of con- siderable dimensions. But maybe Sunfest could span two weekends . . \f we want to put Castlegar on the map, a West Kootenay Trade Fair, demo derby, rodeo, drag boat races, Sunfest parade and major slopitch tournament all in the span of 10 days woulu ~2rtainly do it Wilson committed to Liberal success VANCOUVER (CP) — Gordon Wilson isa very busy man. His schedule is so hectic that he has closed his pig farm near Sechelt, north of Vancouver on the Sunshine Coast, where he and his family still live. He’s back teaching geography at Capilano College in North Vancouver, albeit at a reduced load, and he sits on the board of the Sunshine Coas. regional district. He plays music and writes, produces, directs and acts for the local amateur theatre group. Oh yes, and he’s leader of the British Columbia Liberal party. It’s not just another hobby, says Wilson. “I'm working at this one pretty hard,"’ he says. ‘I’m absolutely com- mitted to success. It may take more than that to revive Libergl fortunes in British Columbia. Although Wilson boasts of tripling the party’s membership to 9,000, the Liberals have been also-rans since losing their last legislature seat in 1979, JOINED SOCREDS The death blow actually fell in 1975, when three of the five sitting Liberals in the legislature defected to the gover- ning Social Credit party. Only leader Gordon Gibson was left by 1979, and he chose not to run in that year’s election. Wilson, 40, is the fourth leader since Gibson. He succeeded former Liberal MP Art Lee in Ocotber 1987, after an eight-month gap when the job was vacant. No one is hounding Wilson for the unpaid position. He tried to foster a challenge to his own leadership last year, hoping to stir up interest in the party. The idea fiz- zled when Vancouver millionaire Jack Poole declined an invitation to run. No wonder. The party polled seven per cent of the vote in the 1986 provincial election, compared with 49 per cent for the Socreds and 43 per cent for the NDP. Social Credit currently holds 43 seats and the NDP 24; there is one In- TRUEGRIT pensive for Wilson, who says he has spent more than $25,000 of his own money. The party has a chronic deficit. Like his predecessors, Wilson wants to build an organization that will break The Great Wall of China Letters to the editor the Socred-NDP The loss in Point Grey was an undeniable setback, he says. He blames poor organization, in- sisting that pre-election polls showed the Liberals had 28 per cent of the vote. But there was no machinery to get the vote out on election day “The difficulty is that with the Liberals a small error translates into a bigloss,’’ he said. There are also internal problems. The rivalry between Turner and Chretien supporters, dating from the 1984 federal leadership contest, still divides the B.C. party. “There is no question that there were Liberals that didn’t vote (in Point Grey) because of a certain resentment and anger for bringing Chretien into the riding,”’ Wilson said. Perhaps more troubling is that the party’s own members don’t seem to take the provincial wing seriously. Planters look good The board of directors of the Castlegar Chamber of Commerce would like to congratulate the City of Castlegar, Chang’s Nursery, and the Kiwanis club for installing the planters along Columbia Avenue. The planters themselves look good, and when the flowers bloom, the whole area will brighten. 1 call on the citizens of Castlegar to respect the time and expense expended in this beautification project and to not steal or damage the flowers or use the planters as garbage cans. Dale Nietsen Director Castlegar Chamber of Commerce Trip explained As a result of a recent letter to the editor published in Castlegar News, (June 4), 1 feel compelled to correct some misconceptions concerning the proposed trip to Japan and China by representatives of the city and Selkirk College. The primary purpose of the trip to Japan jis to attend the signing ceremony of a twinning agreement between Castlegar and the town of Embetsu, in northern Japan. Selkirk College is participating because of its active involvement with Aoyama Technical College. The city delegates plan to proceed on to China, though this part of the trip is now somewhat uncertain. The mayor spoke at length in the public portion of a recent council meeting concerning the purpose of the trip and other issues. Much of the following information was also incor- porated into a news item published in last Wednesday’s paper. To allay the fears of the taxpayer, however, | feel it is important that the following items of information be reiterated: 1. The mayor’s travel expenses have been paid by Canadian Airlines International. The airline company is interested in promoting twinning and sistership agreements of this kind and has generously contributed two free tickets, one for the mayor and one for myself, as chairman of Selkirk College board. 2. The city administrator's expen- ses will be paid by the Federatiofi of Canadian Municipalities, since Mr. Dave Gairns will be doing some work on the Federation’s behalf in China. Mr. Don McDowell, who is a member of Rotary International and a local businessman, is being sponsored by his company. 4. The accommodation and travel expenses associated with the signing of the twinning agreement and visits to the campuses of Aoyama Technical College are being covered for the entire delegation by Mr. Mitsuo Shikano, of the Rokkoh Gakuen Educational Foundation. This is an extremely generous, gesture on behalf of Mr. Shikano, Who last year visited Castlegar with a delegation of 11 people from Embetsu and Aoyama Technical College. 5. The delegation will be hosting one dinner during its stay in Japan. It will be provided jointly by the city and the college and will be for ap- proximately 20 people, including the Canadian delegation. Cost of hosting the dinner will be reduced significantly by transporting beef and wine from Canada. 6. There will inevitably be some expenses for Selkirk College, but again we are greatly indebted to Canadian Airlines International and Mr. Shikano. The three college delegates will be reinforcing links with Agyama Technical College, which has sent students to Castlegar for the last two Highway sup Regarding the apparent controversy vel Wilson hard in the March 17 provincial byelection in Vancouver-Point Grey, issuing a stream of policy papers. His campaign was bolstered by high profile Liberals, including federal leader John Turner, who is the lone Liberal MP from British Columbia, and former federal cabinet minister Jean Chretien. The pin-neat, bespec- tacled Wilson was often eclipsed by his guests. On election day, he distant third. Wilson will run next time in his home riding of MacKenzie, where he came third in 1986. Being leader has turned out to be ex- finished a Please address all Letters to the Editor to: The Castlegar News, P.O. Box 3007, Castlegar, B.C. VIN 3H4, or deliver them to our office at 197 Columbia Avenue, Castlegar. letters should be typewritien, double-spaced ond not longer thon 300 words Letters must be signed and include the writer's full name and address. Only in very exceptional cases will letters be published without the writer's name. Nevertheless, the nome and address of the writer must be disclosed to the editor The Costlegor News reserves the right to edit letters tor brevity, clarity, legality ‘end grammor Castlégar News (MEAABER OF THE B.C. PRESS COUNCIL LISHED AUGUST 7, 1947 INCORPORATING THE V. CAMPBELL TWICE WEEKLY MAY 4. 1980. AMID WEEK MIRROR PUBLISHED SETPEMBER 12, 1978 AUGUSI 27, 1980 PUBLISHER, AUGUST 7, 1947. FEBRUARY 15, 1973 PUBLISHER — Burt Campbell EDITOR — Simon Birch PLANT FOREMAN OVERTISING MANA‘ ol Linde Kositsin CIRCULATION MANAGER — Heather Hadley ion of a safe highway access for the residents of Vallican, some of us who are residents of Vallican, and regularly use the present access to the highway, are very suppor tive of, and anxious that, the new ac cess to the highway to put in as soon as possible. There is no doubt that the present access is life-threatening, and out of concern for the well-being of self and family (not to mention our personal property as represented by the vehicles we own) we look forward to the con- struction and our use of that new bridge and access. The bridge span, which is to be put over the Little Slocan River, has been sitting afd waiting ‘to be put in for many years — the €xtremely lopg delay due to neglect from Victoria The planning to put the span in, along with the new access, was ongoing for years before that. So the situation is about as new as the moss on an old tree. Some of the residents of Vallican are indifferent to the construction. They are a minority. And some of the regular users, and as best | can deter mine, a very small, very vocal minority, are against the construction of the new access and bridge. With the many years that the plans have been ongoing, one might have Lal thought that any serious objections to the plans would have been sorted out, before more organization, time and money was spent at long last getting things underway This js not the case for the dissiden- ts. And I cannot view their arguments against the new construction as either concrete, positive or realistic. And from what I’ve seen and heard, their arguments against the construction amount to hysterical rhetoric, and are patently absurd Tp put the last decade or so, and the danger at the present access into per spective, the idea that Highways is ramming something down our throat is more akin to someone passing you a cool glass of milk and a piece of oven warm buttered bread when you're hungry, afl asking you to enjoy your felf, than to the disagreeable situation this vocal few wants to make us imagine surrounds us. No one wants to disturb the ar cheological site, least of all the Depar tment of Highways, and they have made that abundantly clear. Yet there are some very vocal people, largely only occasional users of the Vallican access who, it appears, would like the archeological site to remain more out of the way than it will be with the new ACCESS. I suggest that their protestations are done for reasons of personal site use and self-interest years and this July will be sending 45 more young people to stay for one month in Castlegar. There is no doubt that activities such as this contribute directly to the economic activity of the city, and the experiences of homestay parents in past years have been ex- tremely positive. In addition to this, the college’s full- time international education program currently provides employment for at least six individuals in this region, and the approximately 60 full-time inter- national students at Selkirk spend thousands of dollars in the commu: ity. There are also, of course, the it tangible benefits of increasing under- standing between cultures. In addition to promoting college ac- tivities, | have offered to make some investigations on behalf of Castlegar school teachers who have contacted me and who would like associations established with Japanese classes in Embetsu schools. Developing public relations and strengthening international relations inevitably have some costs involved, but also have a potential Remember When? 40 YEARS AGO From the June9, 1949 ‘Castlegar News A special meeting was held with the commissioners Friday June 3rd. Mr. B.C. Affleck, B.C.L.S., was invited and the whole question of extensions and development of the waterworks ~ was discussed, with a view to building it up to the requirements of the village. It was decided to put in a system with eight-inch mains and six-inch laterals, or secondary mains, and a storage tank with a capacity of 150,000 imperial gallons at a working pressure of 40 Ibs. per sq. inch at the bridge. The West Kootenay Power and Light Company have: advised the board that commencing next July Ista slight deduction will be made in a charges of the street lighting. deduction is not sufficient, ene: to enable the commissioners to lower the charges of the residents. Garden sprinkling is limited to one sprinkler for each service. During the present restricted capacity of the existing water mains, watering by means of irrigating or open hose is strictly forbidden The water service of any resident found violating this regulation will be immediately shut off. 25 YEARS AGO From the June 11, 1964 News Approval for the federal cabinet to proceed with the ratification of the Columbia River Treaty was given by the House of Commons at Ottawa last Friday by a vote of 108-16. Although the federal cabinet is not expected to actually ratify the treaty until late September or on Oct. 1, the necessary approval has now been given by the House of Commons and Senate and ratificaiton is just a formal step which even a federal election would not change. ‘ce — FLASH — The Senate yesterday gave its approval in Ottawa for Columbia Treaty ratification. Twenty-five minutes later the B.C. Hydro Authority awarded a $117,000 contract to Spatsum Lumber Co. of Clinton for the clearing of the Duncan Lake damsite and construction camp area. * 8 A proposed water bylaw for Castlegar — estimated by Comm. Gwilym Hughes several weeks ago to cost $108,000 — could be accom- modated at no extra cost to the tax- payers and thus obtain full benefit of the current rate structure and water frontage tax, the commissioner told council at its meeting last week. 15 YEARS AGO From the June 13, 1974 Castlegar News The first major move by city council towards a new arena will be made the Saturday when Ald. Audrey Moore, Regional District Central Kootenay director, asks the administration of RDCK to prepare a bylaw to authorize submissions to the owners of land in electoral areas | and.J and the City of Castlegar on the question of par- ticipating in the construction of a new arena and the renovating of the existing arena plus the maintenance of both facilities. for economic and cultural benefit. In this case, the expenses being borne by the citizens of Castlegar are minimal as the delegation is fortunate to have generous sponsorship from other agencies. Elizabeth Fleet Chairman Selkirk College Board orted And I presume that those who believe the environment for aquatic life will be damaged by the erection of the bridge and footings on the Little Slocan River at the planned site, also believe that another bridge, at another site, will not damage the environment (however little). As for the bizarre “‘take it, it's good for you" letter by Colin Reid having appeared as a reaction to the new con- struction, my parents said “take it, it’s good for you"’ to me from time to time, out of an attitude of caring, and doing their job. They were generally, and no doubt to the best of their knowledge, correct, and | canhot view their in- structions, admonitions or advice as having been adversely authoritarian or negative. By the way, Mr. Reid-does not live in Vallican. Which leads me to point out that a number of people, who are the most vocal in this made-up issue, do not have to use the present access, and have their own axes to grind. Lastly, | wish that those individuals who have “run amuck"’ with the woulhds from the falling sky would realize that their petition disguises legitimate petitioned concerns in the cloth of their inane protest. But for some, I guess the sky will always be falling, and it will always be thus. Eric Nygren Winlaw This action has been approved in principle by areas | and J directors and received council’s approval at a special meeting Tuesday night. ._ 8 6 Attorney-General Alex Macdonald announced sweeping changes in B.C. drinking regulations last Friday. Mr. Macdonald said the gover- nment’s implementation of the great many of the Morrow liquor com- mission’s recommendations mark a “‘debarbarizatioA”’ of the liquor ‘system in the province. A new landmark will appear in the Castlegar area next year. A gleaming stainless steel column will rise 200 feet in the air at the Canadian Cellulose Pulp Mill. It will be a new air pollution fighter to wash contaminated and dust laden gases clean. Tenders on the Columbia Ave. curb and gutter program in Castlegar will be called ‘tin the very near future,"’ ac- cording to Rossland-Trail MLA Chris D'Arcy. SYEARS AGO From the June6, 1984 Castlegar News Transport Canada officials say no one was at fault in the March 29 mid- air plane crash near Trail which killed an instructor and student from the Castlegar Flying School. ~— : But two months later officials are still puzzled as to how the two aircraft could have collided on a clear, sunny day with few clouds. Time Air Ltd. began flying between Castlegar and Calgary Sunday, taking over the run from Pacific Western Airlines. However, Time Air will not have a counter at the local airport. Instead customers will have to book reser- vations and check in through the PWA service counter.