The Castlegar Sun Wednesday, September 14, 1994 Our Community Cares Adout | The UNITED WAY is OUR ie asd CONTACE PETER MAJESGEY ff | 305-5386 » —_ \ CURRIERS INSURANCE AGENCIES LTD 1331 Bay Ave., Trail, B.C. V1R 4A7 © 364-1285 Help United Way Help us ail. Castlegar Foods 635 Columbia Ave., Castlegar w& Friday, September 16: Outrageous Shirt Day | THE | United Way Castlegar & District 1994 Campaign Events Saturday, == September 17: KICK-OFF DAY Community Complex Pancake Breakfast 8:00 am - 11:00 pm Book Sale 9:00 am - 12:00 noon Please support the United Way Campaign yitol Tractors on Rd., Castlegar * 365-6747 c Quality Signs & Trophies United for a cause - support the United Way Castlegar & District UNITED WAY “People Helping People” Deb Chmara, President ¢ John Loo, Campaign Manager GIANT FLEA. MARKET Saturday, September 17 @ KICK OFF Castlegar Community Complex GIANT FLEA MARKET 9 am - 1 pm PANCAKE BREAKFAST 3:00 am - 11 am Adults - $2.00 ¢ Students & Seniors - $1.00 under six - free Old Time Fiddiers, Bingo and more Canvas Blitz $37,500 $25,000 "$19,600 Giant Flea Market 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Model Plane Club 9:00 am - 1:30 pm 12:00 am - 2:00 pm Car Wash by SHSS Grad Class - Chevron Service Station 9:00 am - 12:00 noon”, FAMILY RESTAURANT 365-3138 We're behind you Castlegar Support the United Way United Way It helps us all. Please be a generous donor. B PHARMASAVE » 365-7813 Helping Our Community Outrageous Shirt Judging 9:15 am Signing Proclamation by Mayer O'connor 10:00 am Present Outrageous shirt finalist Prize presentation - Mayor O'connor 10:10 am Old Time Fiddlers Performance 10:15 am - 12:00 noon 12:00 am - 2:00 pm Kootenay Country Western Dancers 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm Drop-in Bingo 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm Game is dedicated to the United Way BUSINESS The Castlegar Sun WEDNESDAY, September 14, 1994 Business centre open for business “Submitted Futures Society is also ing a proposal to the federal vernment to secure fundi The Greater Trail C pala an ty Future Society Board of Society and the federal government. The Business Cen- tre was originally established by the Greater Trail Community ing loans from an investment Putures fund of over a million dollars. The value of a strong busi- ness development service is widely recognized in Greater Trail. Consequently, the Greater Trail Community The Business Development Centre is located in Trail at 2950 Highway Drive. Glance Sign of the times to Colourmix Adverising Systems who manufac- tured all the signs and banners for the 1994 BC CPGA tournament held September 6-8 at the Castlegar & District Golf Course. Burgermeister Now that you've had all summer to perfect your burgers, now is the time to enter Gardeli’s Restaurant Best Burger contest. All you have to do is list the secret ingredients of your burger along with your name, and address. The rmeister will have the burger named after them AND will win a $100 Gardeli's gift certificate. Deadline is September 23 so sharpen your pencils and hone those taste buds. New Reps Tri City Sash and Door is now the local dealer for Cabinet Express of Kelowna. ec ann migrant ore | es; € Wr comercial st one resi- posoniepetiongny loatroyeorymalirinerray Top sales ions to Mike Garvin who was named salesperson of the month at Castlegar Mazda for the month of August. Summer Dreams For those people travelling on holidays this summer, don't forget to take along a copy of The Castlegar Sun and have your picture taken showing you and your surroundings. Bring in the photo to The Sun othoe before September 30, 1994 and fill out the form to win one of three great prizes including a tune-up at Castlegar Mazda, a sub- iption to The Castlegar Sun, or an Ai Hot Springs Gift Certificate. The grand prize, a trip for two anywhere Canadian Regional Airlines flies, will be drawn on October 3, 1994, from all entries received. On your next vacation, remember to show us where your Castlegar Sun shines! Blasted If you" ‘ve ever wondered what bas relief (sandblasted) in wood looks like check out Ace Disp new sign by Cr Advertising Systems. ‘Located in Brilliant, Ace's beautiful new, blue and white sign will be installed shortly. Sign of the times Kootenay Sight and Sound is the name of the electronics store locat- ed beside West Kootenay Power on Columbia Avenue in Castlegar, they recently installed their new sign. 50th Anniversary pon gir tec dp beaitea rarrvy grits seen er ta ry. On 30, 1944, P officially cre- ten pcgsiorast Pesta wamea Bank, the FBDB predecessor. Con- gratulations! Roofing ; we Living Waters Church on 6th Avenue in Castlegar is being re- roofed. Anniversary to Canadian I Airlines and its predecessor Tua on their 10th anniversary of service to Castlegar. Their anniversary dates were September 6 to 10. Together for touris Area tourist association makes pitch to Castlegar City Council SHARLENE IMHOFF ‘Sun Editor If the Kootenays are going to have any chance at being a suc- cessful tourism destination, com- ities must work her as Castlegar city council by Geoff Sturgeon, general manager of the Kootenay Country Tourist Asso- ciation (KCTA), who explained in detail where tourists are com- ing from and why they choose the one marketing voice. - That was the message sent to ys as their or winter getaway destination. Castlegar city council was also informed that it sits in mid-pack in terms of number of inquiries about communities in the Koote- mays. Sturgeon provided other Statistics that revealed where people are finding information about the communities they chgose to visit. The KCTA lists the\AAA Travel Choices Maga- zine as the number one source of information for potential tourists, followed by miscellaneous mail inquiries and the 1994 Vacation Guide. Coming in fourth place is the Alberta and Saskatchewan ‘Westworld editions. Sturgeon used his time with council to promote the Kootenay Country Vacation Guide, a maga- zine which. promotés-comimuni- ties in the K and lists Castlegar City Council was told of the effectiveness ot the. Kootenay Country Vacation Guide. Stu “The Guide is special events and places. “We need visitors who will plan to visit Kootenay Country and spend most, if not all, of their vacation touring our region. To do that, we have to get the infor- mation in their hands prior to them making a decision,” said the hook. the market- chased full page spreads. Nelson ing strategy)ts the lure.” Last year,the city of Castlegar purchased a half page spread in the magazine, while Creston, Kaslo, Nakusp, Trail, 1 d two full pages to high- light its recreation and heritage Ainsworth, Slocan Valley and the Boundary Country each pur- With computers come a new culture Submitted Communicating by computer may be the 90s solution to gender bias, according to a study by Simon Fraser University communi- cation gradedte:student Gladys We. * We’s survey of network sys- tems users shows communication differs when faces are replaced by computer screens. Communicating in a faceless world removes gender barriers and inhibitions in communicators of both sexes and can even facili- tate new relationships, We found. We surveyed users of several news groups and other electronic mailing lists on the Internet to determine how they saw the dif- fe between on-line and face-to-face. inated sexist thoughts. “Not allows people to > have conversa- tions based on intellect alone without being influenced by whether the other person is attrac- tive or not,” says We. Agreed one ‘respondent + assumptions about other people because of their physical appear- ance,” notes We. But emotions can run high on- line. “**Flame wars’ (exchanges of angry postings) reportedly fuel adrenaline rushes, while some People miftt"and fall. in love-on-. -- What we have created is a new culture; the ‘culture of cyberspace.’ It can be liberating, but it can also be alienating. “making a friend in hyper-drive.“ But there is a dark side to the freedom and anonymity of on- line communication. While We’s study found men “tend to give more freely and women feel more When on-line communication is professional, she adds, it is seen as being relatively free of gender cues, but when it is social, there are as many ways of communicating as there are indi- viduals. “Computer mediated isa “Women are able to drive their points home without the familiar line,” We's study found. Two of We’s interviewees met “Most agreed on-line nication is different. Some felt that women have more of a ‘pres- ence’ on-line,” says We, who conducted the survey under the i of SFU g and trivializing dis- missal characteristic of many their husbands on-line. As one woman said, getting to know of the ways in which human beings communi- cate,” says We. “What we have created is a new culture; the ‘cul- ture of cyberspace.’ It can be lib- erating, but it can also be We says resp who have via c is like P been prejudiced against because professor Linda Harasim. 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