aa Castlegar News “oy 7. 1989 Lastle D. BAR-D DINING LOUNGE OPEN 4P.M. DAILY FUN FIDDLER’s = Located | Mile South of Weigh Scale in Ootischenia —LICENCED DINING ROOM— 3 Robson River Otters Licence No!70354 Sat., May 13 at Arena Complex 60% PAYOUT ON ALL GAMES PACKAGES AVAILABLE Early Bird 6 p.m. Regular Bingo 7 p.m. MOVED 331 ‘Col. Castlegar Next to Rose's muiiat Lana Ch ff (right) was the winner of rg Cantieper Selkirk Lions Club Buy Your Friend a Goat Raffi. Gail Markin (left) who bought the winning ticket for her friend presents goat to Chernenkoff and sons Christopher (left) and Dale. Drop in and See our large selection of quality children s clothing at fantastic savings! Call 365-8151 “SAVE ON FASHIONS MONIQUE PELLERIN CHRISTIAN WOMEN’S CLUB Thursday, Moy 11, 7:30 p.m., Nordic Hall. Tribute to Senior Citizens. Reser vations call 365-8025 237 GALLERY OF THE KOOTENAYS In Nelson, open watercolor artist John Hodges exhibition, May 5 through May 31 23) ° ROBSON RIVER OTTERS BINGO Saturday, May 13, Community Complex. Early bird 6 p.m., regular 7 p.m Packages available. Everyone welcome 23 CASTLEGAR ARTS COUNCIL Presents Prairie Winds Prairie Women, Fireside Banquet Room, May 11. 7:30 p.m. Adults $6.00. Students $3.00. Tickets avgilable Corl s Drugs, Castlegar Library, Pharmasave, or at door 237 WOMEN’S AGLOW LUNCHEON May 10, Fireside. Information, 365-3279 KOOTENAY ART CLUB Mother's Day Tea and Bake Sale, Showing and Sale of Ar! Work. Saturday May 13 to 4 p.m. Senior Citizens Centre. Door Prize, White Elephant Table. Admission $1.00. Eve: elcome 336 Coming events of Castlegar and District non-profit organizations may be listed here. The first 10 words are $4 and additional words are 20¢ each. Bold taced words (which must be used for headings) count as two words. There 1s no ex tra charge for a second insertior seventy-five percent. and the fourth consecutive insertion Minimum chdrge is $4 (whether ad 1s tor one. 1wo or three times) ‘ere 5 p.m. Thursdays for Sundays paper and 5 p.m. Mondays for Wednesdays paper. Notices should be brought to the Castlegar News at 197 Columbia Ave. COMMUNITY Bulletin Board BCSTA approves steriods motion By CLAUDETTESANDECKI Staff Writer The B.C. School Trustees Association approved one motion and narrowly defeated another brought by Castlegar school trustees to the BC STA annual general meeting held in Vancouver last weekend The motion that passed asked the provincial and federal governments to discourage the use of steroids except for medical purposes, trustee Evelyn Voykin said The motion, which Voykin said passed ‘‘overwhelmingly,"’ recognized the importance athletics play in the school system. A motion asking for federal funding for heritage language programs was defeated by two votes, Voykin said. She said those who voted against the motion told her later they did so because they didn’t know enough about the Education Ministry policy on which the motion was based. Policy 20 was part of a set of policy directives drawn up after the Sullivan commission released its report on the education system in January, she said Policy 20 recognizes the multi cultural makeup of B.C., enhancement of student understan- ding of the cultural mosaic of Canada and seeks federal funding for English encourages It’s Quick, It’s Clean, It’s Automatic Pilotless as 30” Range ....Galoric Model RLS 380 Polished Chrome-Trimmed Glass Backguard Digital Automatic Clock Automatic Timed Oven System Fluorescent Surface Light Lift-Up Cooktop with Chrome Trim Porcelainized Cast Iron Burner Grates Top-Mounted Hi-Lo Burner Controis Automatic Pilotless Ignition Lift-Off Black Glass Oven Door with Observador Window Furniture peterouse F floor Genelle Centre Phone 693-2227 ce Continuous-Cleaning Oven Removable Oven Bottom Separate Broiler with Black Glass Panel Porcelain Broiler Pan and Grid Color Choice: Almond or Whité — nee P——) Located halfwoy between Trai! & Castlegar vUpen 9:30 a.tl.-5.30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday as_a_second language programs; she said As well, the policy states heritage language pilot projects are to be star- ted in six school districts and a heritage language committee is to be established to define ‘‘heritage language,” she said Voykin said the Castlegar school district's. Russian bilingual program could be chosen for one of the pilot projects, which would help the district because it has committed to expanding the program next year. Trustee Doreen Smecher said she didn’t stay for the discussion of the heritage language motion because she has never supported it She said she supports teaching the school curriculum in another language, but she does not support teaching ‘‘heritage language”’ programs The government doesn’t yet have a definition of heritage and is going by the Ontario definition that heritage is culture and customs, she said Those concepts should be taught Ouiside the publiclyTundted—schoot system, she said Voykin said the motion, reworded and brought to the meeting again next year, will be passed ‘‘without a doubt."’ The motion was not defeated by biased opinions but by lack of un derstanding of the provincial policy, she said Smecher disagreed, saying ‘‘the notion was unpopular’’ and even if the BCSTA passes the motion next time, it will mean little “Just because it gets passed on the floor of the meeting doesn’t mean anything — these things traditionally getlost’’ once they're passed, she said. Other motions brought before the meeting and defeated included a motion to set up a provincial bargaining unit with the teachers rather than having each district do its own bargaining, Voykin said The defeat of the motion recognized that each disctrict has individual probtems and that such-a-bargaining method would create tension between the BCSTA and the B.C. Teachers’ Federation, she said BAHA‘I FAITH The essence of faith is fewness of words and abundance of deeds; he whose words exceed his. know verily his is better than his Organizer of show apologizes By CasNews Staff The organizer of last weekend's **monster truck'’ show near Salmo apologized this week for the lack of a full contingent of competitors at the event. **| apologize the whole show didn’t show up,” said Dick Wills, manager of Cranbrook International Speedway. Wills told the Castlegar News the owner of a second ‘‘monster truck”’ scheduled for the Salmo show couldn't make it over the Salmo-Creston sum- mit. “When it came time to come over the Salmo-Creston Highway, he realized his. rig wasn’t fixed up* well enough to come over the hill so he tur- ned around and went back,”’ Wills said. ‘*That was a real disappointment to advertise two trucks and only one shows up.”” Wills said he was “encouraged” by the size of the crowd — which he @timated at 2,500. peop... — and said he plans to go ahead with a second show in the Castlegar area Tuesday, June 13 “We're going to try again and we'll make sure we don’t have any no- shows,”’ Wills said. Like last weekend, there-will be back-to-back shows in the West Kootenay and Cranbrook. But Wills said the West Kootenay show will go first this time, unlike last weekend “The people in the West Kootenay will get a full show for sure,”’ He said. Wills said he is looking for a location around Castlegar at which to stage the show. He had proposed using a vacant lot behind the Industrial Park but said he will look for a locatiog without the high insurance dciwatt lepoeed by the city for the use of that property Soil being tested By CasNews Staff The Ministry of Parks is conducting a soil sampling of a 16-hectare piece of land at the south end of Christina Lake to determine the feasibility of con- structing a provincial campground. Howard Dirks, Minister of State for Kootenay, said the ministry needs to know what the soil is like before it pur- chases the land. Dirks is hopeful there will be suf- ficient money in the government's budget to purchase the property. He has been lobbying for the campground on the basis of a recommendation by the Kootenay Regional Development Task Force on Parks and Recreation. He said he took the suggestion to the ministry and asked them to ‘‘have a look at it.” The property being considered bor- ders the lake to the north and Highway 3 to the south and will provide 600 metres of lake frontage and 600 metres of highway access in memory Fredrick Giraud Fredrick Byng Giraud of Robson passed away May 4 atage74. Mr. Giraud was born Oct. 15 1914, at Nakusp. He moved to Smithers with his family in 1927 where he finished his schooling. He worked asa trapper, logger and placer miner during the 1930s, In 1940, he began working for Cominco and’married Edith Mary Wilson in 1941 at Trail. He enlisted in the Canadian F ‘orces in 1942 and served overseas. He was discharged in 1946 and returned to work at Cominco, retiring in 1974. He moved to Robson in 1946 and operated his orchard there for many years. He was a member of Castlegar Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 170. Mr. Giraud is survived by his wife Edith at home; two sons, Byng of Robson and Victor of Trail; three daughters, Geraldine Nelson of Kamloops, Kathleen Froese of Fort St. James and Winifred Giraud of White Rock; 11 grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; four sisters, Alice Webster of Vancouver, Kathleen Gordon and Betty Lewis of Prince Rupert and Evelyn Price of Grand Forks; and one brother, Victor of Chilliwack Funerat service wilt be hetd Monday, May $-at4_p.m-. atthe — Community Memorial Church with Rev. Charles Balfour officiati Cremation, In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Heart Fund Box 3023, Castlegar, B.C Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Castlegar Funeral Chapel Elizabeth Rogers Elizabeth (Beth) Rogers of Robson passed away May she moved to Renata with her family as a child then later to Robson where she resided until her passing. Beth was a member of the Robson Evening Group for over 25 years. She enjoyed sewing, cooking and truly enjoyed socializing with her frien Born in Kenora, Sask., ds and family. She is lovingly remembered by all who knew her and more especially by her daughters Mrs. Brad (Blyth) Elliott and Mrs. Jane Keegan, both of Castlegar; one son, Donald Rogers and his wife JoAnn of Elkford; gran- dchildren Margy, Sandy and Heather Rogers of Elkford, Anita and John Jenner of Prince George, Ron and Lacil of Cranbrook and Rob McGregor of Castlegar; and one great-grandchild, Michell of Cranbrook. Also left to mourn her are her sisters Ann Roulet of Vancouver, Irene Wilson of Queen Charlotte Island and Philis Tubman of Victoria She was predeceased by her husband Leslie Rogers in 1956, brother Jim Danchella in 1971, her mother Susan Danchella in 1986, and her sister Mary in 1988. Memorial services were held Saturday, Ted Bristow officiating. Cremation has taken place. Valley Funeral Home is in care of the arrangements Memorial Church with the Rev Lage 64 May 6 from the Robson a May 7, 1989 Castlagii News _ A3 Briefly... Issue settled By CasNewsStaff Celgar Pulp Co. officials have told the City of Castlegar it doesn’t have to pay $29,000 in interest the city owes the company ona refund of the company’s taxes. The Municipal Act stipulates the city must pay Celgar any interest owing on the refund which the city paid the company asa result of its appeal of tax assessments in 1987 and 1988. Free continental breakfast Indoor pool and hot tub Call Toll Free: 1 For just $34.00 © An exciting evening at the new Coeur d’Alene-Greynound Park Free Program & General admission for two © One night's deluxe accommodations for two including Free cable TV with Showtime jance Reservations required. Be sure to ask for the “Getaway” package -800-888-6630 USA 1-800-421-1144 Canada SUNTREE INN. Post FALLS, IDAHO Just across the highway from Coeur @’Alehe Greyhound Park, 22 mi. Eas of Spokane on +90. “While this may technically be correct, we feel that rather than let this issue remain in limbo ... Celgar Pulp Company is offering to forego the collection of interest due," Celgar general manager Wilf Sweeney writes inaletter to the city Castlegar refunded Celgar more than $266,000 in overpaid taxes Lottery numbers The following are the winning num bers drawn in Thursday's lottery B.C. KENO — 4, 16, 21, 28, 30, 33 43 and 46. The following are the winning num bers drawn in Wednesday’s lottery LOTTO 6/49 — 7, 9, 13, 26, 28, and 34. The bonus number was 14. There was no winner of the jackpot prize of $1,666,536:70. The four Extra winning numbers for B.C. were 05, 49, 52 and 68. B.C. KENO — 4, 11, 13, 14, 35, 48, SOand St Fhese-numbers, provided-by—The Canadian Press, must be considered unofficial No assurances made EDMONTON (CP) Deputy Prime Minister Don Mazankowski can't assure that Via Rail’s passenger service from Edmonton to Jasper and Vancouver will remain after cutbacks announced in last week's federal budget Distancing himself from Via management decisions, the Alberta MP refused to promise to fight for the Supercontinental service he restored four years ago as transportation minister The federal Tories re-opened the Jasper-Vancouver service in June 1985. Now, the government's $641-million annual subsidy to the Crown corporation is being slashed by a total of $1.3 billion during the next five years Entrepreneur of the year VANCOUVER (CP) Joe Segal, founder of Fields Stores and president of Kingswood Capital Corp., was named entrepreneur of the year Friday by BC Business magazine Joe Segal was at the top of our list because he is an excellent example of someone who displays the entrepreneurial spirit in-both their business and community activities,"’ Barbara Rae, a member of the BC Business magazine editorial board, said ina prepared statement Segal, a native of Vegreville, Alta., who has lived here since 1946, founded Fields Stores in 1955. In July1976, Fields acquired Zellar’s Lid. and Segal became chairman. Three years lat Zeller’s merged with the Hudson's Bay Company Segal, 64, ij also chairman of Mr. Jax Fashions Inc., Sterling Shoes and E-Z Rect Manufacturing, Allied Engineering and Kingswood Proper: ties, a real estate development company Power stations break down MOSCOW (Reuter) Soviet nuclear power stations broke down nine tintes last nfonth but with no threat to safety, the government newspaper Izvestia said Starting what it said would be regular reports on the atomic energy _ industry, the newspaper said there was no increase in radiation levels at any of thé country’s 44 nuclear power plants. Six of the nine outages occurred because of mistakes by staff ahd two because equipment malfunctioned design, lzvestia said The report appeared aimed partly at countering fear of nuclear energy that has grown in the Soviet Union since a reactor exploded at Chernobyl near Kies three years ago, killing 31 people in the world’s worst nuclear accident : Mill to create new jobs PORT ALBERNI, B.C. (CP) — A $17-million sawmill to be built and operated in this Vancouver Island city by two local companies will create 155 new jobs in the surrounding area, Forests Minister Dave Parker said. **The Port Alberni economy will get a big boost from the 95 full. time jobs that will be available at the operation and about 60 more jobs in logging,"’ added Terry Huberts, the Minister of State for Vancouver Island The mill, a joint venture between AC Mokko Manufacturing Lid and Seizai Forest Products Lid., will annually produce $60 million in specialty and remanufactured wood to be sold in Japan. Parker, said the mill will be built within 10 months and help the two local firms learn about Japanese manufacturing techniques Couple loses damage suit VANCOUVER (CP) — A couple who claimed they were assaulted by Matsqui police nearly four years ago lost their suit for damages in B.C Supreme Court Robert and Francine Fullerton of Abbotsford said they were beaten al a gravel pit in Matsqui, about 70 kilometres east of Vancouver, by four police officers on July 15, 1985 But a supreme court jury deliberated for 4 the Fullertons were not assaulted Francine Fullerton broke into tears as she heard the verdict “I don’t believe in the law anymore,”’ she said outside the court Director won't make move TORONTO (CP) — The director of space research operations for the Canadian Space Agency has resigned because of the government's decision to move the agency's head office and labs to Quebec Roy VanKoughnett said moving his non-French-speaking children fromOttawa to St.-Hubert, about 20 kilometres east of Montreal, would be too traumatic One was the result of imperfect 2 hours before deciding “I don’t know whether one calls it resigning or staying rather than leaving,”’ said VanKoughnett, who has worked in the space division of the national Research Council since 1972 About 130 scientists and Canada’s six astronauts are scheduled to move to the new headquarters over the next 18 months UN delegates make pledge HELSINKI (AP-CP) — Delegates from 81 countries closed a UN ‘conference Friday with a pledge to end by the year 2000 production and use of chemicals rapidly destroying the Earth's ozone layer The Helsinki delegates, representing most of the world’s population, also agreed to’set up a system to help Third World countries pay to replace equipment or wester-imported consumer products that emit the chemicals. But they left open how much aid will he involved, how the in. dustrial countries will finance it, and who will control it CFCs are used in refrigerators, air conditioners, cleaning materials for the metal and electronics industries. When they rise into the atmosphere, they damage the ozone layer that blocks the sun's ultraviolet rays. Scientists say the extra radiation in. creases skin cancer and eye disease and damages smaller plants and animals crucial to the natural food chain. Teen's suit dismissed KAMLOOPS, B.C. (CP) A judge has dismissed-a bid for family maintenance by a Kamloops teenager who sued his mother for refusing to feed him because he had left school and wasn’t looking for work Deane Bartholomew Newman, 17, had asked the court to have his mother, Pamela Newman, pay him $560 amonth. Provincial Court Judge Harry Thomas said her refusal to feed her nd dismissed the teenager's application for support payments under the Family Relations Act “I'm not convinced, ”’ said Thomas in his 30-second verdict Glasnost extended to KGB MOSCOW (Reuter) The KGB said it is lifting a traditional veil of secrecy over security police work in the Soviet Union: The intelligence organization's chief announced it will keep the Soviet publifinformed a¥bdutitsoperations for decades a favorite sub ject of western cloak-and-dagger espionage thrillers. President Mikhail Gorbachev's policy of glasnost (openness) has been extended to the KGB, its chief, Vladimir Kryuchkov, said. The announcement gave no details of how often the public will be in- formed or whether such information will come only after KGB operations aerosols and son was not abuse are completed ' ; : Queen's dog dies after fight LONDON (Reuter) — One of the Queen's much-loved dogs died af ter ascrap between royal hounds at Windsor Castle, a Buchingham Palace spokesman said Twelve-year-old Chipper, adachshund-corgi cross known as.adorgi, ~ was bitten in the fight started by a cargi owned by the Queen's mother Chipper was treated by a vet but died later CYCLING TRIP . Bert (left) ond Brendan Rourke saddle up for thre: wi excursion of the Japanese islands. The trip takes them to Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and the national park system. They will be staying at linns and UtiliCorp still wants to build generator VANCOUVER (CP) An American utility company is still con sidering building a $35-million gas-oil turbine generator at Oliver, B.C., after its first proposal was rejected by the commission’s comments."* bhe commission held 17 days of public hearings before making its recommendations to the Energy Ministry provincial government Monday The proposal was opposed by door open to us,” spokesman for UtiliCorp United, said B.C in an interview from the company’s head office in Kansas City, Mo. West Kootenay, said. **l would expect We would pursue said it needed the it further and study the (B.C British Columbia said views the nursing shortage as a problem of supply and demand, but that’s not the problem,” told the association’s annual meeting, The ball is in our court now, VANCOUVER (CP) plenty of qualitied nurses in British Columbia but poor ditions have made many of them opt out of the profession, the presidentot the Registered Nurses Association of She said about a third of association The provincial government left the Ethan Hitsh, a municipal customers including Pentic ton, Kelowna and Summerland in the Interior, and the Kootenay cities of Grand Forks andNelson a subsdiary of UtiliCorp United of Kanasas City, had 140-megawatt * Hirsh Utility) generator to reduce its need to buy more expensive power from’ B.C Hydro during the winter months: Nurses opt out of profession UtiliCorp’s proposal left too many unresolved financial and environmen tal questions,"’_ said Energy Minister Jack Davis Monday. But the company was free to make a new application when those issues are overcome The company also did not prove it could sign long-term gas contracts which would minimize potential in creases in consumer electricity rates, Davis said. UtiliCorp bought West Kootenay Power and Light in 1987 from Comin co Ltd. for $80 million Cdn, and serves about 60,000 residential and industrial customers in southeastern B.C It reported net income of $17.6 million US for the first quarter this year, up 14 per cent compared to the same period last year, Richard Green told shareholders at the company’s annual meeting Wednesday Schultz continued from front page There are “The one I favor tends to be a com munity water service,”’ she said,~ad ding that such a service would rely on the Arrow Lakes as a water supply working con Either choice, Schultz said, will mean additional costs to Area J residents (Heath Minister) Peter Dueck “How much do you want itand how Sue Rothwell uch are you prepared to pay for it, is the question Area J residents must be asked, she said members won't take nursing jobs because they are forced to do more clerical work than nursing. looking at ways to attract more nurses to British Columbia a of them on the job, Dueck told nurses ih a speech at the meeting leaving the profession He said the ministry is helping funda study by the nurses Land and its use is a second key issue in Area J, Schultz said The provincial government is She said there is a concern that Ootischenia retain its five-acre lots nd to keep more “*People in that area don't want postage-stamp sized lots,"* she said Schultz added that Area J must retain land for agricultural use and that land is needed to expand the cemeteries i (he area which are becoming full She said the residents of Area J will association aimed curbing the number of nurses > let the new director know what other issues are important to them Schultz~said-she-**couldn’t_agree * that a regional district director should represent al the people of an more area *But that doesn’t mean you have to put personal convictions aside,” she added trade unionist and I'm proud to be both Schultz, who was raised in Creston, ‘I'm a New Democrat and a has lived in the Castlegar area for 10 years. She attended Selkirk College from 1971 to 1973 and then travelled extensively before returning to the West Kootenay She has been active for the lastiour to five years with Castlegar. Citizen Advocacy in which an adult becomes an ‘‘advocate”’ or friend to a child in the area with special needs Schultz is married and has one 20+ year-old stepson Disabled continued trom front page She noted that the government is willing to solve the problem by removing the child from the home, but ad ded that Jeffrey is not the problem, money is Lafortune is in Victoria this weekend attending the her job. She doesn’t qualify for Unemployihent In first of a Family Focus Conference organized by and tor parents who have children with special needs to help them to do something about their situation. More than 1,000 people signed up for the conference which is spon: We sored by the Family Focus Society. Starting on Monday Lafortune will attend an advisory council meeting. The council, which was inaugurated in January, is meeting for the third time Lafortune said the council is beginning to review government programs and make recommendations advantages provided to foster and associate families How far it goes from there is up to the gover nment,"’ she said, adding that what would be good for people costs money Lafortune maintains ke other parents who are looking after their disabled children at home, that they are saving the provincial government money Jeffrey was living in a group home since 1982 prior family,’ to having major orthopedic surgery at the beginning of December. He arrived in Castlegar in time for Christ mas sisters. Lafortune said it was costing the government $160 a day to have Jeffrey in a group home. She is now asking the government to replace her lost wages at Hobbit Hill the equivalent of $45 a day Lafortune is on a layoff status from Hobbit Hill She said looking after Jeffrey precludes going back to surance benefits because she isn't able to take another job. Her husband, Derek Todd, is temporarily working a 35-hour week with School District No. 9 ¢ keeping the creditors at bay, adding that the household is being run on $19 less than the maximum they could be receiv ing on welfare She said no one gets new clothes and there’s no money for entertainment. It cost $150. a month alone tor extended and basic medical coverage Lafortune said she wants to share in some of the Foster families receive financial support to cover the ex traordinary expenses of raising children with disabilities but natural and adoptive parents do not She added that the government says it to strengthening the family They should give first priority to the natural Lafortune said She said no one anywhere can give her son the love and affection he receives from his parents and three ‘Having a relationship with his sisters is the only insurance for the future - she said, scommitted reception for Turner PENTICTON, B.C. (CP) A relaxed John Turner got a warm recep- tion from B.C. Liberals Fridayevening but the federal Liberal leader had to deal with a suggestion he hadn't been tough enough on dissenters in his caucus, The welcome from delegates to the provincial Liberal convention in this Okanagan city came three days after Turner announced that he planned to step down as leader Liberal Ethel Blondin said Turner's replacement would have to, **kick ass” incaucus. “| mean that we're going to have to * said the Western member of Parliament, who spoke to the B.C Young Liberals earlier Friday “think Mr. Turner was the victim of his own generosity and humanity,” she said “My thinking now is that the leader ship is going to have to be doubly tough on its members and I think they're going to have to have all their ducks in a row, and people are going to have to tow the line,” she said in an interview Turner said Blgndin’s comments, which he said mirrored the opinions of other rookie Liberal MPs, were a reac- tion to damage that party infighting caused during the fall election cam- -paign——— ssi The lack of unity hurt Last time,"* he said. “There will have to be discipline from all sources, including self-discipline from within the caucus itself."* The new Liberal caucus is much more disciplined than the one that spawned at least two attempts to oust him as leader, Turner said. There were so many attempts to stab him in the back, Turner said, ‘*for the first time in the history of the Toronto General Hospital they needed a metal detector (when they operated on him).”” Turner was smiling and looked relaxed, despite apparent discomfort from the back ailment that plagued him throughout the fall election came paign and forced surgery last winter. Blondin said she had no particular guidelines for a new Liberal leader Traffic continued from front page Errol Hicks, regional manager of highway operations in Nelson, told the parents the Highways Departinent is willing to paint the solid double line to prevent passing in front of the school as well as cut back trees which line the highway on both sides and hamper the ability of drivers to see pedestrians. Hicks said the department could possibly install ‘‘rumble strips" in the highway in advance of the school. The uneven segments of drivers to changes in the driving situation, Hicks strips are pavement which alert said “have not found anything yet that says we can't use it,’’ he said Hicks said the department's traffic engineer suggested installing overhead lights in front of the school and hanging crosswalk signs below the lights in an attempt to make drivers more aware of the school Hicks also suggested an adult school crossing guard could help Tarrys students cross the highway. That suggestion led to the best quip of the 2!:-hour meeting from Nina Koodrin of the parents group who, referring to the speed of the vehicles in front of the school, said, **You'd have to have a pretty long stick The parents group is lobbying for overhead flashing amber lights but Hicks, warned-thar such tights could lead to @ false Sense of security among pedestrians, particularly children If you set something up with the idea that it would provide security and it proves to be a false sense of security, then you're worse off than before,"* he said Another suggestion included the in stallation of an overpass, but Wagner noted that would only be successful if everybody used it all the time He said he has attended nine fatalities which occurred under an overpass. Wagner said motorists see the overpass and think “‘it’s clear sailing now In addition to the problems pedestrians face in front of the school, school buses arriving and leaving the schoolground must also contend with the speeding traffic, the parents group says. Castlegar @hool trustees Ed Conro, and Bill Hadikin attended Thursday's meeting and told the parents they have the support of the board ‘100 per cent Also at the meeting were Const Keith Davies of the Nelson RCMP Highway Patrol, Cpl. Terry Hyland of the Castlegar RCMP detachment, Dan Williams, district highways manager for Central Kootenay and Margaret Mason, representing Minister of State for Kootenay Howard Dirks