Wednesday, May 24, 1995 City buys 24th Street Page 4A Selkirk College board raises fees administration for the college, "Wednesday, May 24, 1995 The Castlegar Sun The Castlegar Sun, vs Question: Was the fencing of the public square the best solution to han- dling the loitering Speaker’s Corner Castlegar student Tamara Terry'is pounding the pavement in search of answers 10 questions that correspond with news stories that have appeared in The Castlegar Sun. If you see Tamara, it could be your opportunity to appear in Speaker's Corner, which KAREN KERKHOFF Sun Staff Selkirk College students will see a 10 per (tuition increase Aug. 1. At a meeting held last week the college board gave its collec- tive nod to the increase and for warded the proposal to the ministry for approval, in accor- dance with the Colleges and Institute Act. Dale Schatz, vice-president of DINE IN Fraimospnere, good home-style cooking, full meals, a children's menu and seniors portions are only part of what awaits you at Castlerock Cafe, focated in downtown the merning Monday to Saturday,” said Geoff and it didn't take long to build a regular clientele. On the breakfast menu can are hot cakes, eggs, sausages, bacon, hash browns hot cereal and the very popular ham Castlegar beside Fields. hash. said a Selkirk College student carrying four university transfer courses can expect to pay $1,200 per year should the ministry approve the increase Currently, that student pays $1,090 for the same course load. University students, however, pay on average $2,100 for the same course load, Schatz said. Schatz said that most Selkirk College students are accepting the P increase p phically “Comments vare fairly reserved. I think they understand the pressures facing the institute and recognize that tuition is a small cost of the total instruction- al package.” Even with the increase Schatz believes that Selkirk College stu- dents are getting’a good deal. “We're certainly no higher than the average cost. We rank pretty well in comparison.” 1008 Columbia Ave., Castlegar 365-3388 DINE OUT CASTLEROCK CAFE Jeannie, "We make all our food from scratch,” said "and pur customers tell us they taste the difference.” Downstairs the banquet room seats 75 comfortably business people call SUN STAFF PHOTO / Jeff Gabert The joys of being famished. SHSS students found themselves in an unfamiliar posi- tion recently when they experienced first-hand what it is like to live in a Third World country. The photo above shows the food ration for the continent of Africa. Students help world's hungry _; KAREN KERKHOFF Sun Staff Sixty-eight Stanley Humphries Secondary School students got a taste of what it’s like to be hun- gry during a recent voluntary 30- "Some The students fasted in recogni- tion of those who go hungry on a regular basis, while at the same time earning pledges towards World Vision Canada. SHSS teacher/librarian Corinne Tamelin, who assisted the group, said the May 12 famine at SHSS had a dual purpose. “This isn't just to raise money, but for education as well. The whole point is to make the young people realize there's a world outside their own and to show them that the ‘I can't make a difference attitude’ doesn't wash.” Tamelin is especially proud of the students who participated in the famine and pointed out that not all teens are “bad”, just as not all adults are bad. “High school kids get bad press. This shows the community that our young people have a global view and are aware that as a primary nation it's our choice to help.” This is the third year that SHSS students have participated in the 30-hour famine. The first year 30 students raised $1,300. The following year 55 students participated in the famine and earned $4,500. This year they raised over $4,000. World Vision Canada is a well- acknowledged and respected emergency relief organization! much like the Red Cross and aids in the distribution of food to Third World countries. property The City of Castlegar has pur- chased a piece of property on Columbia Avenue at 24th Street in preparation for the eventual realignment of that intersection, The city paid $110,500 for the house and land at 2400 Columbia Ave. “Realignment of that intersec- tion has been a goal of ours for quite some time,” Councillor Ron Armbruster told The Castlegar Sun. “It's our intention to have that work done at the same time that Columbia Avenue is widened and upgraded.” Armbruster said the city won't be doing anything with the property in the meantime. “It's rented out right now. It will remain that way until such No. Te are not’ will be published each week should be It going to listen. We don't listen to authori- ty, it only makes us mad how everything is blamed on the youth. —Lisa Pelton given all the responsi- bility they can handle, but when they cannot handle that responsi- bility properly, it should be definitely taken away from them. —Dave Mason bout time some- thing was done about the vandalism. It's a shame and disgust after all the money that has been put into revitalizing the area that such vandalism youth problem ? Why doesn’t they city build the youth a prop- er place to skateboard and hang out? That way kids wouldn't have to loiter. It's real- ly sad and unfortunate that everywhere they go they are kicked out. —Mike Skryp time as work on that actually starts.” The city also owns the proper- ty behind 2400 Columbia Ave., which will also be necessary for the intersection realignment. Council rejects rezoning SUN STAFF —Castlegar council has turned down an application by a south Castlegar resident to construct a second single-family home on his property. Dr. Waldo Yule had asked for a zoning amendment to allow for the second house on his five- acre property beside Kinnaird Park. The property is presently zoned multi-family residential In turning down the request, council noted that the bylaw states that no more than one principal building, except multi- family dwellings, may be locat- ed On a single lot “The intent of this require- ment is to prevent the over- crowding of other multi-family residential lots in the city that are of a size that would only permit single or two-family dwellings,” the technical planning committee said in its report. However, the committee said there is another route Yule can go if he wants to have a second house on the property: subdivide the land. “A subdivision of the subject Property would be a more realis- tic approach to take in this situa- tion,” the committee said. Lunch time finds them busy preparing sandwiches and Mexican specialties said. including quesadillas, From nachos and burritos. 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VIL 486 604 * 352-9144 Fax 604 + 352-9168 1-800-420-9144 City asks regional district to join disaster planning RON NORMAN Sun Editor —— The committee also points out that the city and regional district may have to hire a part-ti plan- Castlegar council last week agreed to ask the ning 100% B.C. OWNED & OPERATED Fresh FRYING CHICKEN HALUES 2.60 kg. e Family pack e BC grown “It is the opinion of this committee that such (a Regional District of Central Rey to join the _ position) would be worthwhile and should be made.” city in pl ig for major The move came ame_after_the_ cls emergency plan —the RCMP, the Castlegar y plan- _ of Health, and the B.C. Ambulance Service. ning c ning be done-on a regional veala Some of the members of the committee include distict, school. “Tt makes Lgipoud good sense that we develop a “Because most of the on the illor Ron Arm- committee must deal with a large-scale emergency on a regional basis and not only within the city lim- its of Castlegar, we feel that our time and efforis should not be duplicated at a later date in order to plan for areas outside the city limits of Castlegar,” the committee said in a letter to council “We are certain that a major emergency or disas- ter would affect an area reaching beyond the munici- pal boundaries of Castlegar,” the committee added The committee has been working on a new emer- gency plan for the city, since last July. SUN STAFF The huge Garnet forest fire near Penticton last’ July has some lessons for Kootenay residents, says the fire management coordi- nator for the Nelson Fire Centre. Alan Bond says the Price Waterhouse report that recom- mends residents take more responsibility to prevent fires from destroying their homes applies here as well. “That's 100 per cent right,” he says in a prepared release. “People who live in the Kootenay/Bound- ary area should take the time to tell their new neighbors a little about the fire history in their neighborhood and to warn them of the need to create a defensible space around their homes.” The report, which was released May 12, states: “By . . . working with local fire departments, notify- ing new neighbors of fire hazard information and reducing the Potential for wildfire spread on their own property, residents can take more responsibility to mini- mize the danger of interface fires.” The Garnet fire consumed 18 homes and more than 5,000 hectares of wildland. Ona" Roses cataunant You can find antiques,collectables, od st past the junction on -— Slocan Valley fighway See youat ‘Complete Body & Paint Facilities Auto Glass Replacement Towing 2316 - 6th Ave., Castlegar 365-5114 €' 1 plan, bruster. on the Councillor Jim Makorioff, who represents council pointed out that there is a difference between the city and the regional district. Makortoff said the city is required by provincial legislation to have an emergency plan, but the regional district is not. Meanwhile, the Castlegar school district is revising its emergency plan, At a meeting last week the board agreed to establish a committee to update the plan. Lessons learned from Garnet fire Ken Braithwaite, manager of the Nelson Fire Centre, adds: “The threat of an interface disas- ter was a real concem to us here in the Kootenays last season. We had several close calls.” Interface fires are fires which affect forested areas that border on residential areas. Braithwaite pointed to the fire near Lake Enid southwest of Wilmer that threw flames 50 metres above tree tops and defied all efforts to control it. It was finally corralled just three kilo- metres from town. As well, more than 800 people living and camping near Moyie were evacuated on Aug. 15 when fire came within 500 metres of homes in Lumberton. “What we'd like the public to know is that there were lots of success stories in the Garnet fire as well,” says Gary Shaw, the new media coordinator for the Nelson Fire Region. “There were many homes untouched by that fire because those property owners took care to thin out the fuels surrounding their homes and that kept the fire ai a distance.” Shaw said the Price Water- house report on the Garnet fire shows that in extreme conditions there. is only so much the Forest Service can do. “It is essential for members of all communities to get together and to talk about the problem of wildfire and to come up with an emergency plan in the event it threatens neighborhoods.” The Price Waterhouse report recommended that a single emer- gency management system be put in place. 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