Page 2A The Castlegar Syn Wednesday, February 1, 1995 Winlaw residents still outraged over pub RON NORMAN Sun Editor Some Winlaw residents are still “outraged” over the process used to determine whether a pro- posed neighborhood pub should go ahead. Penny Tees,"an area resident and a trustee for the Slocan Val- ley on the Nelson school board, said a meeting last week of the valley Advisory Planning Com- mittee did not resolve the issue. Residents are upset with the voting process put in place for a neighborhood pub proposed for Highway 6 at Hoodicoff Road Tees said the APC met with regional director Eric Nygren behind closed doors last Mon- day and agreed to continue with the same process for the neigh- borhood pub proposal, with only minor changes to the vot- ing procedures Tees said she and others con- cerned about the proc had asked to appear as a delegation, but were refused SUN STAFF Kenneth Karl Martin, of in Castle Man to appear for wildlife charges a false statement; pos- session of dead wildlife (two black bear hides); trafficking in wildlife meat; possession of bear paws and bear gall bladder, and failure to appear in court after being summoned to do so. The charges stem from alle- gations made during the trial of John Chang, also of Castlegar for similar charges. Development projects. 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K & A TIRES 1507 Columbia Avenue, Castlegar (next to Greyhound) 955 (24 hrs.) “They have decided they have no need to meet with us.” Tees d the boundaries to determine those eligible to vote on the pub proposal have been altered slightly, excluding some residents who were included previously and who have already been surveyed about the pub proposal “And still the boundaries are not consistent,” she said. “We are really outraged out here.” But APC chair Tracy Skead defe \ded the process. “We feel there is a procedure. in place for applications and that procedure has to be followed.” Skead said the procedure he refers to is the one spelled out by the Liquor Distribution Branch, which says every voter within a half mile walking distance of the proposed pub is eligible to have @ Say. He said the APC made only one stipulation: that the vote be by secret ballot. He said a voting date hasn't yet been set, but will likely be about one week following post- ing of the eligible voters’ list. He said there is no need to meet with concerned residents because “they've had their oppor- tunity to be heard”. He noted that it has been over a month since residents were notified about the pub proposal. Tees said she has appealed to the Regional District of Central Kootenay board to intervene, but chair Hans Cunningham refused. Tees said residents will be meeting Friday at 7 p.m. at the Winlaw Hall to “talk about the process”. The Kootenay Doukhobor Historical Society Museum will get an upgrade thanks to a $210,000 grant. Work will include renovating and reopening the restaurant. SUN STAFF PHOTO /Ron Norman Wednesday, February 1, 1995 The Castlegar Sun Page 3A New diamond, playground for Ootischenia KAREN KERKHOFF Sun Staff Castlegar school trustees gave their stamp of approval at its last board meeting for a play- ground and ball diamond to be developed at the Ootischenia school grounds IT’S CUT AND DRIED. Tobacco Kills. 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Recreation chair Mike Balahu- ra said now that approval has been given the group plans to request some $15,000 funding under BC 21 It’s estimated that costs for both an adventure playground and a ball diamond could cost $40,000-$45,000. = Recycling One-third of the cost will involve labor, which Balahura said will be donated by votun- teers, while supplies (most of which are already on-hand) will comprise one-third of the cost The plans to develop the play- ground and ball field, said Bal- ahura, came out the commission's recognition of the need in the Community. “We felt it was important to consider the future recreational needs of the community. It's growing quickly.” With foresight, the commission planned that the facilities would be built on school property. “We wanted to put it on a piece of property which wasn’t in conflict or wouldn't be up and sold in the next couple of years. The -property-has fences and so we felt that would be more secure for families.” The adventure playground, stressed Balahura, is CSA approved. It is also the commis- sion’s wish that the ball diamond be used by Lady Lassies, who currently are fieldless. “We want to target for the Lady Lassies to use the field for late afternoons, or for somebody who doesn't have a diamond to play on.” If funding is forthcoming, Bal- ahura hopes that site preparation can begin as early as late April or early May. Continued from 1A dumps the cardboard into the truck's box Kattler says the truck is equipped to handle 10 tonnes of cardboard, which will mean once he has all his containers in = Arrow Lakes Continued from 1A look at the video which explains it He also suggested that the shoulder on one side of the road may be able to be widened for pedestrians and cyclists. “We're not going to make a poor road,” O'Connor said. But he added, “It may not include bicycle lanes.” place, the truck should make two or three trips a week to pick up the cardboard. The truck will then deposit the cardboard at Ace’s works yard in Brilliant where it will be baled in 1,100-pound bales and then shipped to mills Kattler says he is offering the recycling pickup as a “value- added service” to his regular garbage customers. “I'm going to rely on the value of the cardboard to cover the costs of collecting it,” he says. Pakula never had a chance to vote against the repair work as O'Connor only -asked for a vote from those councillors in favor of the motion. Meanwhile, the unions at the Celgar pulp mill and the Pope and Talbot sawmill asked council to ensure that the road has full- width lanes and provisions for pedestrians and cyclists. Pat Donohue, president of the Pulp, Paper and Woodworkers of Canada Local 1, and Tony Fer- reira, chair of [WA-Canada Local 1-405, made the request in a joint letter to council “When the time comes to pro- ceed with the upgrades, consider- ation must be given to nothing = Ballfield less than full-width vehicle lanes with provisions for pedestrian and cycle traffic,” they said. “A safe route along Arrow Lakes Drive to Pope and Talbot is very important, not only for the approximately 700 employees of Pope and Talbot and Celgar, but to all the transport, local and recreational traffic.” Councillor Jim. Makortoff sug- gested since council would be meeting with Pope and Talbot and Celgar to discuss the interim upgrade, that the union leaders be invited However, Green suggested writing the unions a letter explaining what council is plan- ning to do with the road. Continued from 1A concerned about the proposed ball field “Al the concerns are being listened to and addressed,” Bin- nie told council. Binnie noted that the city is also looking at the health of the trees in the park: She told reporters following the council meeting that the trees which are diseased or rotten will be marked with ribbon, along with trees that will be removed to make room for the ball field, so that residents can see for them- selves what trees will be affected. Binnie said no decision on the ball field has been made and council will respond to what resi- dents want A petition is circulating throughout the community Protesting the removal of trees in the park. Police briefs Break and enter Castlegar RCMP report that CDs and speakers were stolen from a vehicle parked on 4th Avenue Jan.'27. There are no suspects in the case. Lot lizard A 1989 Mazda parked in the lot of Castlegar Mazda had its rear view mirrors stolen overnight of Jan, 27, RCMP are investigating the theft. Oh Deere! A City of Castlegar John Deere loader parked at Grosvenor Place was the tar- get of vandals after a win- dow was shot out with a marble Jan. 26, Police say _the incident ned some- lime between the hours of 7:15-7:46 p.m. Computer caper Derek Pointon of Westbank, B.C. is minus a Toshiba com- puter, Oliveti printer and cellphone after thieves broke into his vehicle Jan. 25. The vehicle had been parked in the lot of the Sandman Hotel at the time of the theft. Slip sliding away Icy road conditions are being blamed for a two-vehicle accident at the Broadwater Road and Robson Access Road intersection Jan. 26. Castlegar RCMP report that a 1991 Mazda pickup driven Jordan Katguntas of Castlegar collided with a 1988 Chevy driven by Eric Hawkins. Intersection connection Castlegar RCMP responded to SUN STAFF PHOTO Jeff Gabert Teresa Douglas, the new president of the Selkirk College Student Association, stands in front of a few discarded placards from last week's protest. Protest weak in face of reform JEFF GABERT a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Columbia Avenue and Arrow Lakes Drive Jan. 26 after a 1979 Chevette driven by Glen McGee of Castlegar collided with a 1986 Freightliner driv- en by Ed Sadler of Fruitvale. The Freightliner suffered no damage, however, damage to the Chevette has been estimat- ed at $1,500. Rolled Audrey Repin of Castlegar was treated at Castlegar and District Hospital for minor injuries sustained in a Jan.17 motor vehicle accident. Repin was driving her 1990 Mazda at 6:45 a.m. on Frank Beinder Way when she struck black ice causing the car to enter a nearby ditch and roll. Speed freaks During a laser radar check for speeders, Trail RCMP and Nelson Highway Patrol stopped 19 speeders on Highway 3B near Shavers Bench and 13 speeders for racing through the Webster School zone in Warfield. Deer vs. vehicles A 1992 Honda driven by Susanne De Wolf of Castlegar has sustained $4,000 after col- liding with a deer Jan. 17. The accident on Highway 22 near Fairview at around 5:45 p.m. The same day, at around the same time, a vehicle driven by Giovanni Pucci- Daniele of Castlegar also suf- fered the same fate after Giovanni swerved to avoid a deer on Arrow Lakes Drive. Charged William Genero, 39, has been charged with following too close after a two-vehicle accident at 18th Street and Columbia Avenue Jan.19 Hermina Gouldie, was stopped for a taht ob the intersection when Genero's vehicle collided with his Genero and his wife, who was a passenger, took them- selves to hospital for treat- ment of whiplash injuries Damage to the two vehicles are estimated at $2,000- Deluxe accommodations A intoxicated 35-year-old Castlegar man spent the night in jail Jan. 20 after refusing.to leave the Lions Head Pub RCMP say the man was arrested for being drunk and spent time in the drunk tank until he sobered up Sun Staff i 2 Last Wednesday was supposed to see a massive student demon- stration opposing federal Human Resources Minister Lloyd Axworthy’s latest proposal regarding post-secondary educa- tion reform. However, aftér the dust settled student reaction turned out to be. much like a James Bond martini: shaken but not stirred. Classes at Selkirk College went ahead as scheduled with students having the option of attending or joining the nation- wide student protest against the proposal. Teresa Douglas, the new president of the\ Selkirk Col- lege Students’ Association, said the faculty association asked instructors not to penalize stu- dent body and without leadership it’s almost nonexistent,” said Dou- + glas. “It’s been really ing.” The most frustrati: part, according to Douglas, was getting students to understand the gravity of the situation. If Axworthy’s pro- posal is implemented, over $2 bil- lion dollars in transfer payments to the provinces for education would be-cut. That would mean a dramat- ic increase in tuition and students would be forced to rely more on student Joans. “Unfortunately a lot of stu- dents just took it as a free day and didn’t understand what was at stake,” said Douglas. “A lot of people have to stay in local areas right now because they can’t afford to go away to university. This proposal will almost make it impossible for dents for missing class in support of the students. Over 200 students and inter- ested spectators attended a forum set up in the “pit” to disseminate information and answer ques- tions about thé proposal. The two-hour forum started at 11 a.m. and featured many gyest speak- ers including Rossland-Trail MLA Ed Conroy, Kootenay West-Revelstoke MP Jim Gouk, Selkirk College President Dr. Leo Perra and spokespersons from anti-poverty groups. Douglas felt the day was a suc- cess but thought it could have been a lot better. One of the major problems was the sudden of Student A ia Gl to go to Douglas feels mature students will be hit the hardest since they often have families to support and mortgages to pay. But even the average student will be fac- ing an increased debt upon leav- ing college. “It's frustrating because you go to school to better yourself but you come out with so much debt that you can’t even support your- self,” said Douglas. “We're living in a country where everybody is entitled to medical coverage but education is 4 privilege.” MP Jim Gouk had some com- ments for the Axworthy plan and he assured the students that the Reform Party is listening to their tion President Guy Charles on Wednesday morning, which left others in the Association scram- bling for information. “We have a really apathetic stu- . Gouk said Reform lead- er Preston Manning has already tabled a private member's bill that looks at maintaining the transfers and revamping the entire student loan program. Gouk believes: that Firefighters called to recent derailment KAREN KERKHOFF “nk Sun Staff Two Castlegar firefighters were called to the scene of the Jan. 20 train derailment near Nelson which claimed two lives. Though it wasn't the fire- fighters who were wanted, but a trailer unit they transported from Castlegar which ment. When it's required we can pick up or deliver the unit.” The unit, which used to be stored at the Petro Can station, is now parked in Castlegar’s public works yard and is used for all of the West Kootenays. Rempel said that members of CPPI are eligible to utilize the trailer and its contents free of charge, how: equipment to help mop up diesel and other fuels from the ill-fated locomotives. Castlegar's fire chief Gerry Rempel said the fire department has an agreement with the Cana- dian Petroleum Products Institute, or CPPI, in which the Castlegar fire department is the “custodian” of the special unit “We deliver the unit which houses fuel-spill clean-up equip- ever, ‘$ are req! to pay a fee The derailment, sbich was blamed on a rock slide, took the life of two crew members. A third crew member was treated at Kootenay Lake District Hospital and later released. The train was carrying lead sul- phide to the Cominco smelter in Trail when it derailed four kilome- ters south of Proctor on the west side of Kootenay Lake the current system is flawed and Axworthy’s plan does little to address the real p’ Law to hang up six-shooters KAREN KERKHOFF Sun Staff Don't mess with law—-come this spring RCMP officers and municipal police will be hanging up their six-shooters and packing semi-automatics instead. The provincial government has recently authorized munici- pal police forces and the RCMP to trade in their Smith and Wes- son .38 calibre revolvers for the new-issue guns. will give the RCMP an advantage should there become exchange of fire “I really don't know. There’ s Pp ion the .38 is in stopping power and that the semis are midre effective and suit- able for our needs.” Attorney General Colin Gabel- mann said the old guns will be destroyed by the municipal police or the Chief Provincial Firearms Office as they are Claiming that ics will have greater accuracy and fewer malfunctions, the government has allocatea $150;000 towards the purchase of the guns and will be-reimbursing the municipalities for the trade-in value of the guns. Castlegar RCMP Cpl. Al Hude- ma said he's not decided whether be. pable of firing up to 15 rounds as opposed to six and are considered easier to reload. “It’s important to eliminate the old handguns in the interests of safety and to prevent them falling into the wrong hands. I do not want these firearms recirculating either in Canada or elsewhere.” Bogus | firm dials for dollars “SUN STAFF Another telephone scam has surfaced in the Castlegar area. A Blueberry Creek woman reports that a company named. First Avenue Promotions called her to say she was on a list of finalists to win a prize. Alison Jollimore said the man who called her told her she could win prizes ranging from a 46- inch color television set to a 1995 Ford minivan. “He said to claim your prize you do have to make a small pur- chase from our company.” Jollimore was suspicious of the offer and said she would like to pink about it and call him back. 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