Saturday, November 21, 1992 m Make sure your car is ready for foul weather VANCOUVER — As the mercury drops and the days get shorter, your car or truck needs some special attention to prepare it for the win- ter months. BCAA recommends you give your vehicle a check up to ensure the following are in good working order: ¢ Brakes - They should be properly adjust- ed and have good linings or pads. ¢ Lights - All lights should be working. Be sure headlights are aimed correctly. ¢ Battery - Tired batteries die in cold weather. Have yours checked and, ifnec- essary, recharged or replaced. * Cooling system - Renew the antifreeze every two years and flush out the cooling system if required. ¢ Tires - Be sure there’s ample tread on your regular, allweather or snow tires. Check tire pressure. If you have snows, have them put on before the snow starts to fly. e Windshield Wipers - Replace worn-out blades. Fill the washer container with windshield washer antifreeze. Exhaust System - A faulty exhaust can leak carbon monoxide and be life threat- ening. Have your’s checked by a licensed mechanic. ¢Engine Tune-up - Have the engine tuned for colder weather and be sure there's suf- ficient antifreeze. ¢ Belts - Check fan, generator, power steer ing and any other belts for wear and ten- sion. BCAA: Winter Maintenance If you’re a do-it-yourselfer, you can com- plete much of the above check up at home. Oth- erwise, you may want to make an appointment with a licensed mechanic to have your car DZ checked and winterized. To be fully prepared for winter weather, it’s a good idea to pack a ‘foul weather’ kit and keep it in your car during the winter months. 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Almost two-and-a-half years later, Kazakoff is clean of alcohol and drugs and is enjoy- ing life and his new friends. page 9 @ LOCAL SPORTS Continuing their mastery over KIJHL West Division op- ponents, the Castlegar Rebels inched to closer to the top with two wins over the weekend, on the road in Nelson Friday and at home to Spokane Saturday. page 13 @ ARTS & LEISURE Winlaw bassist Stokely Seip has shed his Flaming Aara- varks membership. Vancouver band The Ludwigs scooped him up almost as soon as he hit the city’s streets. preview 3 2 Harrison 6 Letters 7 Our People 9 Local Sports 13 Action Ads 16 Calendar Arts & Leisure Homes preview 2 preview 3 preview 6 at the Castlegar Community Complex. This youngster tried to make up a slide the hard way. The little girl was one of several kids that were being babysat Thursday ee News photo by Neil Rachynski | CUPE on edge at Castlegar city hall Scott David Harrison EDITOR The Canadian Union of Public Employees are walking soft- ly around Castlegar city hall these days. One week after a CUPE member complained about inter- nal conflicts with city management, Local 2262 members are wondering what will happen. Local 2262 held a meeting Tues- day to discuss what some members were calling intimidation tactics of city hall. According to some CUPE members, city hall wants the in- dividual who was contacted by The News in last week’s story to make a public apology and resign from the Castlegar works department. . City hall would not return phone calls in response to those allegations. Meanwhile, The News has obtained a copy of a city memo- randum from the first meeting held between Castlegar and CUPE representatives on Oct. 1. The six-page document res- urrects the memory of the 1990 Price Waterhouse report, stat- ing that city crews are unhappy with their present work en- vironment. It also goes beyond the Price Waterhouse report to address current issues that “prevent (CUPE workers) from be- ing satisfied with their work condition.” Those issues include the workers’ desire that: * they would like to be consulted more, © they would like more training, leading to more qualified manpower, * they would like management to respect and comply with the collective agreement, ¢ (and) they would like more planning of works projects, clearer specification, better equipment and easier access to all required materials. Titled ‘Conclusions from Stage 4 Grievance Meeting’, the report appears to have addressed many of the union’s con- cerns. The report calls for the addition of an engineering tech- nician to work with the public works department, the (cur- rent) construction of a city works building which will improve communications and alarm systems, as well as provide suit- able work areas for shop, welding and carpentry functions. Furthermore, the réport includes a provision for money and training. It states that: “In the 1992 works plan, 1,000 hours of crew time was budgeted for training and development. The cost of these hours is shown at $25,680. To the middle of Sep- tember, 872 of these hours have been logged at a cost of $35,221.” The report goes on to state: “Clearly, management recog- nizes the need to continue addressing the outstanding issues identified in the Price Waterhouse report and the Oct. 1 meet- ing.... Council would like to stress that is it very important for city employees to recognize that there are no quick fixes.” The report closes by stating that “council confirms that the actions taken in thé last two years have been appropriate and supports the leadership provided to the works crew by man- agement team.” Ph. 365-7266 Ph. 365-7266 GOVERNMENT INSPECTION FACILITY COMMUNITY FUTURES ORDERS AUDIT OF ITS OWN BOOKS, PAGE 3 ——