aia Castlegar News June 11, 1986 WEST KOOTENAY By CasNews Staff A 150-heetare forest fire caused by ligtning June 1 near thé Castlegar-Salmo highway summit has been brought under control, a spokesman at the Arrow forest district office said today. “It's in the mop-up stage,” said Arrow district protec tion officer Skip Walsh. Seventy men, including forestry service and industry workers remain at the site of Pass Creek Park Sun., June 15 Join Us This | Weekend COLANDER “ENJOY A TRAIL TRADITION” ngratul Castlegar grad ! We'll be open for your day, too! Open 5 - 9 p.m. * 364-1816 1475 Cedar Ave., Trail Forest fire under control the fire, the only major blaze so far in the Arrow district. Walsh said the fire hazard is “below moderate” because of the rain last weekend, al- though he added he expects the danger to increase with the warm dry weather of the last few days. Two spot fires near Nak usp and one above Robson, all caused by lightning, were quickly put out, Walsh said. The new fires raise to 13 the number of forest fires in the district this year. Court news In Castlegar provincial court this week, Wendy Court pleaded guilty to theft under $200 and was placed on probation for three months. Thanks! The Kootenay Art Club wishes to thank everyone tor their patronage and support of their Bake Sole and Show of Art Work on Soturdey, May 3), 1986. The winners of the Door Prizes were as follows Nick & Cecelia Skwerok won o painting by Brian O'Hara won o Painting by Sandra Groepler and won @ pain Ting by Marlene Jones. (Congratulations to ol! the winners! B. PAVILION REPORTS British Columbia Pevion 3,000 square metres of * playground night outside our door. IT’S A REAL WATERFR MORE! WORLD TO “SEA” AT OUR DOCKSIDE. kside — it’s a breath of sea air at the heart of the waterfront showcasing B.C.’s marine heritage and the ocean ONT. At Dockside, we're celebrating our coastal lifestyles and industries with a full range of coastal exhibits, special entertainment, boat building and submarine displays HERITAGE VESSELS, SUB AQUATICS AND RE! The world’s first tourist submarine, the B.C. developed working en A FUN IN THE PARK . . . Members of Castlegar Co-op Play School have fun under parachute during recent year-end picnic in Kinnaird Park. Westar to close ° mine CRANBROOK (CP) — Westar Mining has announ- ced that, effective Tuesday, it is closing its Bulmer mine near Sparwood in south eastern B.C Maintenance and cleanup work will continue to be done, but 950 members of the United Mine Workers of America are being sent home. Westar spokesman Chris Humble said the shutdown will continue until a new col- lective agreement is ratified. 10 a.m. (until quantities lest) DAY OLD BAKERY AT SUPER SAVINGS!! Location: Armour Plating Bid. 920 Columbia Ave., Castieger SCHOOL CLOSURES continued trom front poge The three rural trustees took the brunt of the emotional outbursts at the meeting. Suggestions ranging from the firing of district superintendent of schools Terry Wayling to legal action to remove “incompetent” trustees and taking the issue of closing the schools to the Supreme Court peppered the lively meeting, which . occasionally threatened to deteriorate into a shouting match. “Realistically, the board had to close schools,” said Pongracz, although he said he opposed closing all four rural schools. His suggestion to the board, he said, was to close Valley Vista and “any of the smaller schools in the rural areas.” “Anyone who thinks we can run all the schools in this district on the budget we get from Victoria is fooling themselves,” said Pongracz, who ex plained once again the problem of de. clining enrolment in the district Fewer students mean less grant money from the provincial govern ment. The Castlegar district receives about $3,600 per student in govern ment grants. Conroy defended the board against money as we thought. If we don’t have the students, we have to give the money back. Conroy, a resident of Pass Creek, said he was “bitterly disappointed” with the board's decision to close the schools. “I was counting on my children going to a rural school.” But, he added, “All I can do is make my argument and cast my vote.” Pongracz rejected a suggestion that the four city trustees were pitted against the three rural trustees on the issue. “It's not four trustees against three trustees. I take to that.” However, in the interests of pro- viding the best learning opportunities for all children in the district, school trustees feel that transporting rural children to larger schools, where straight grade classes and support services can be provided, is the best decision at this time.” Johnson acknowledges that more children will require busing to the larger schools. However, she says, “The distance does not exceed 16 kilometres. There- fore, the length of time on buses should not be more than 25 minutes per trip.” THANKS FOR THE MESSAGE .. . Castl r Savings Credit Union general manager Harold Webber presen- ts Ryan Kinakin, a Grade 2 student at Ootischenia elementary school, with a certificate for participating in the Messages for Peace project at the United MAN - SIZED SAVINGS ON FOOD Nations pavilion at Expo 86. Ryan, along with the other students at Ootischenia elementary and studen- ts from across B.C., wrote essays or drew posters to communicate their thoughts on peace and sent them to the pavilion. CostewsProto Ina letter to Education Minister Jim Hewitt asking him to approve the board's request to close the schools, Johnson says the move will eliminate triple split grade classes and reduce - “significantly” the number of double split grade classes in the district. Copies of the letter were distributed Tuesday to the media, parents’ groups, principals, teachers and district staff. “It will reduce the average class size throughout the district. It will rein state and extend the district's second language program, as well as music and library —— It would provide for NEW IN TOWN? LET US PUT OUT THE MAT FoR YOu! an i from that it knew it would have a $100,000 shortfall at the time the board gave district teachers a two-per-cent wage increase and used the shortfall as an excuse to consolidate schools. “The whole thing was kept very hush-hush until after the teachers were given their increase,” said Skibinski, who will sit on the parents’ committee. But Conroy said declining enrolment and the government's new policy of mid-year enrolment checks prompted the decision to look at school closures. “We're not going to have as much services in the district,” Jebanea says in the letter. “If these schools are not closed, the district will have to create six triple elementary grade classes (all in rural areas), increase the number of double grade classes, and reduce further the level of support for youngsters with special needs.” Johnson points out in the letter that residents of the affected communities are upset about the loss of their local schools. She says closing the schools removes the “life” of those ies. SIGNS continued from tront poge will allow vehicles to cross the road into the present lookout, he said. A second sign will be placed on Highway 3A from Nelson, though a location hasn't been chosen. “There are two or three options,” Gairns said, including placing it at the Doukhobor Historical Village. But that site too will require preparation, he said. The third sign will be placed at the pulloff just west of Castlegar on Highway 3 and will require little site preparation, Gairns said. Total cost of site preparation for two signs will cost a minimum of $2,000 to $3,000, Gairns said. In addition, it will cost another $3,000 to $4,000 to pave each site However, Mayor Audrey Moore suggested the Highways Ministry could share in the cost “I can't see city crews going off and paving Highways property,” Ald. Albert Calderbank added. Cominco waives policy By SIMON BIRCH Cominco press release says. depending on the year the damage occurred on late ATLANTIS IL. is mdored here along with other examples of B.C’s submersible industry. High-tech boat building techniques are displayed continuously at our boat building shed nearby And we haven't forgotten the past. The IVANHOE. one of the early ocean-going towboats and B.C. Pavilion flagship. is also on display. And our special “old salts” dock invites B.C. pioneers to share their experiences and tall tales from B.C. coastal history with our Expo visitors ENTERTAINMENT TOO. Dockside also features unusual entertainment at our special WATER THEATRE Look for the BOOM BOAT BALLET. a special performance by four sturdy boom boats that move to music, and the miniature tugboat and barge that actually load and dump logs. It's all happening daily during Expo! YOU'RE INVITED! Come help us celebrate this special part of Brinsh Columba life Joyce 365-3091 Gonnie 365-7601 Staff Writer Cominco Ltd. has agreed to pay for repairs to vehicles damaged by a deposit of plant dust April 29. “In the interests of good employee and community re lations, Cominco is waiving Cominco spokesman Rich ard Fish said the incident was “an unusual case” and called for special considera- tion by the company. “That's really all we're prepared to say at this point,” Fish said. vehicles were made. model vehicles manufactured He said the most serious since 1983 or 1984. is discolored down to the Wotherspoon said the dam undercoat but not down to age looks like tiny dots of the metal, he said. discoloration “about 1/32 of Wotherspoon said the later an inch” in diameter. model vehicles are finished in _ He said the damage doesn’t damages to automobiles re sulting from stack emslesions its policy of not paying for Fish described the plant dust as caleine depoists cre- ated after the roasting of zinc in this * ® concentrates. Rob Wotherspoon, man. ager of the Trail ICBC claim acrylit paint while older ve- hicles are finished in enamel paint “The chemical action or re- action is different. Acrylic is damaged right down through the paint and primer until at the Dockside of the B.C. Pavilion, just east of Discovery B ( Special events for June, 1986) DAILY EVENTS BOOM BOAT BALLET. Dockside BC Showumes 1200p m1 30pm 40pm GERS SPORTS SHOW. Plaza Waterfront Showumes 12 10pm. 2 40pm.6Wpm REGIONAL VIGNETTES. BC Revue Actors bring the legends of BCs regions tw life an special jereessaged ton 11 Om we Op A SPECIAL EVENTS SENIORS SHOWCASE. Plas of Nanons and Bandshell Swing to the byg band sounds of Mart Kenney and Dal Richards during thes tribute to B.C Seniors Canadian music and culture i BC june 21 at 8:00 p.m PACIFIC JAZZ AND BLUES FESTIVAL. Koorenay/Boundary — June 29July 5 “Schedule sibyect to change without nonce EPESERSBAAIAIC | Moeen SPONSORED BY. CASTLEGAR EXPO COMMITTEE PAVILION EXPO 86 Father's Day will be special with a special FATHER’S DAY SMORGASBORD 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday, June 15 FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED! STILL ACCEPTING SOME GRAD RESERVATIONS. EASTGATE GARDENS 932 Columbia Ave., Castlegar 365-7414 centre, said the deposits damaged the paint on ve- hicles in two different ways, (the deposit) is metal,” he said. However, the enamel paint Daily Flight Service to *® Cranbrook * Penticton * Kelownc 365-7701 Econo Spots You can save up to 80% on the cost of this ad! 365-5210 Castlegar Hospice Society Annual General Meeting 7:30 p.m. — Monday, June 16 CASTLEGAR HEALTH UNIT touching Guest ers: Joy Gardner and Alice Shoplock (Nelsee Hospice Society) appear to be serious until examined under a microscope when the dots “jump up and practically bite you.” He added that the flat painted areas of vehicles are most seriously affected but chrome and glass on vehicles was not damaged. Cominco and ICBC have come to an arrangement that will allow vehicle owners who feel they have a claim arising from the incident to take their claims to ICBC for as- sessment, the release says. Cominco will reimburse ICBC for claims paid, includ. ing deductibles The company will also make available to ICBC the expertise of its technical re- search centre at Trail to ensure no valid claim is re. jected, the release says. Those who believe they have a claim should take their vehicles to the ICBC claims centre in Trail during the weeks of June 16 and 23. Claims must be filed by appointment only during this period to be evaluated. Fish said the number of vehicles damaged in the inci- dent will not be known until after all claims have been filed. STREET TALK FIRST IT was Steve Martin. Now it could be Diane Keaton coming to Nelson. Funnyman Martin will be in the Queen City for sure in August to film what's tentatively being titled Roxanne. Word is Martin and the other stars will likely lodge at Blaylock Estates while cfew members will stay in Nelson area hotels. Meanwhile, Tripwire Productions Inc. of V study for the City of Castlegar (what ever happened to that study anyway)? Well, Justice isn't only intent on changing the face of Castlegar. He has been hard at work transforming the developing world — more specifically Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. “In the next five years one million trees will be planted as part of the new ‘urban forest’ in the city of Kuala Lumpur,” says Justice. He adds that urban forestry is more natural and economical than the usual layout of trees and flowers found in most large cities. Justice is doing the work as part of CESO (Canadian Executive Service Organization). He is one of 400 CESO IF from B.C. who advise Canadian the company producing the Martin flick, could be shooting another movie in Nelson starring Keaton. But that's not all. Nelson Ald. Sharon Heflin says apparently Nelson's heritage look has attracted other movie industry moguls. Another Vancouver production company has asked for information about the city, including photographs of old buildings The company has also expressed interest in Kokanee Glacier, though there is no word yet on just what the company has planned And Nelson isn’t sitting back on its film credits. The city has started promoting itself as a filmmaking centre. A committee has been formed to put “packages” together for production companies interested in using Nelson as a location. Lights, camera, action, eh? REMEMBER CLIVE JUSTICE, the landscape architect from Vancouver who prepared a beautification Native and developing country businesses. THE NEW Robinson's store that has opened in Castleaird Plaza is owned by Beb Pollack, who also owns the Robinson's store in Grand Forks. DID YOU live in the Kootenay Lake area before 1975? If so, there's a reunion planned for next year that might interest you. 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