a2 Satdrday, December 14, 1991 THE FAR SIDE om By GARY LARSON “Whoa! Whoa! C’mon, you guys! This Is just a friendly game of cards — ease up on those acid-filled beakers.” Tarrys gets Jaws of Life n Volunteer Fire Department receives one of 16 grants awarded to province Jonathan Green NEWS REPORTER JEPP is a popular acronym with the Tarrys Volunteer Fire Department these days. The department applied for a JEPP, or Joint Emergency Preparedness Program, grant in March and received approval on Dec.2, along with almost $27,000. “It’s avery, very pleasant surprise,” said Tar- rys Fire Chief Ralph Merriman. “I never really thought we would get it.” Merriman said JEPP grants are hard to ac- quire because only $6 million is allotted annu- ally for of Canada. “We were in competition with the rest of the country,” he said. “From Halifax to Tofino and all places in between.” The department will put the money toward the purchase of an emergency rescue vehicle and Jaws-of-life equipment. Merriman said the ideal'vehicle would be a three-quarter ton four-wheel drive with a winch. But therein lies a problem. “The fire hall is too small for that size vehi- cle,” he said With the JEPP grant in place, a GO B.C. grant on the way and several thousand dollars in donations in the bank, Merriman hopes that some upcoming fundraisers will add to the de- partment’s account. “We've got an auction on Dec.15 at 2 p.m. at Banjo’s, and a dance scheduled for 7 p.m. on Jan.18 at the Castlegar Recreation. Center,” he said.“We're hoping to generate enough mon- ey for the garage expansion.” If the required funds aren't raised, Merri- man says that the department would compro- mise with the purchase of a mini-van. The department's application was one of on- ly 16 approved for all of B.C. for this year. Police BEAT ATTENTION: CITY OF CASTLEGAR RESIDENTS Snow Clearing Advisory The City of Castlegar would like to advise the residents of our current snow control number of employees involved in snqw removal and duration of the snowfall. Most roads would be opened within four to ten hours. ‘Snow ridges deposited across driveways are an unavoidable result of snow clearing procedures. When available angling plows are being used to prevent or reduce the quantity of snow deposited. In general, sand is not used on level streets except when extreme icing conditions are experienced, Upon notification to our office, any boulevardsiawns damaged will be repaired in the spring. ‘Snow removal in the downtown area is undertaken after a heavy snowfall (this is ). maintained on a priority basis (based on health and safety follows #1 Priority: Columbia Avenue Collector and Residential Streets/Avenues with hilts #2 Priority: Access to emergency service buildings Hospital + Fire Halls + Ambulance + Police Collectors (high trattic volume) Access to School ‘Commercial and industrial areas #3 Priority: All remaining residential streets Snow hauling from central business areas 2nd, 3rd, 4th Streets and Columbia Avenue) Access to Water and Sewer facilities City owned parking lots Bus Stops ‘Snow hauling, general Citizens can greatly assist the snow contvol operation by adhering to the following requests 1. Remove all unused vehicles, boats, trailers, etc. trom the streets. This will assist snow plowing and reduce the possibility of vehicle damage by City equipment. 2. Vehicle owners and operators are requested not to park on City streets during snowlalls. Vehicle owners are reminded that cars can be towed away at the owner's expense 3. Refrain trom shoveling snow into the roadway from driveway, etc, it is an offence to it snow removed from private driveways and parking lots. This creates ‘a traffic hazard, and may block access to fire hydrant and bus stops. Snow cleared from driveways should be stored on left side of driveway (facing trom the street). This will help reduce the quantity of snow deposited across driveways during to plowing. 4, To eliminate any vehicular damage, operators of all vehicles are asked to stay back from sand trucks when streets are being sanded 5. On streets without curb and gutter, wooden stakes should be placed marking the edge of lawns. 6. Parents should remind children of the dangers (i) from equipment and possible collapse when tunneling into snow piles (ii) of tobogganing and similar activities on City sveets. ‘The City Works Department office is open trom 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday and snow related concerns or problems should be directed to this office at 365- 7227. Emergency calls outside of normal working hours should be directed to 365- 3341 (after hours number). ‘Thank you for your patience and anticipated cooperation. of Public Works Castl RCMP and fire department are i igati ‘City crews ready | for winter’s blast Ang a fire Wednesday on Connors A garage belonging to Mar- guerite Webster sustained considerable damage in the fire. There are no suspects at this time. Police are asking anyone with information to high- call the local RCMP detach- ment or TIPS. OUR ACTION AD PHONE NUMBER IS 365-2212 NEWS STAFF Road. It’s that time again. With nine of pieces of snow-removal equipment and 12 employees at their disposal, the city is geared up to tackle another winter on Castlegar’s 80 kilometres of roads. City residents awoke Thursday to find a healthy dose of snow on or around everything in sight, but with tempera- tures close to freezing, the snow didn't stick around long in igh-traffic areas. Castlegar Public Works Clerk Sharon Tassone said that city crews had been at work clearing side streets. The city has budgeted $175,500 for snow clearing this year. Vehicle owners are requested not to park on city streets during snowfalls. If they do, cars can be towed away at own- er’s expense. 14,1991 SecondFRONT /: & First It's Our ANIMES And We're *° Happy to Be Meet Here hank You Castlegar for makin great year! SCOTSMAN MOTOR INN 1935 Columbia Ave., Castlegar 365-2177 g it sucha FAN FAIR ‘News photo by Ed Mills Selkirk College international exchange student Mari Fujimoto performed a traditional Japanese dance for seniors at the Castle View Care Centre Tuesday afternoon as part of the international students’ Christmas concert. Fifteen students took part in the concert which featured a taste of Christmas from their countries. i Sandy Santori irons out a few wrinkles during two-hour meeting with Vancouver Sun’s editorial board Trail gets day in The Sun is, and it always has been, fixing the problem. “Unfortunately, their articles made it sound like Trail was a time bomb when, really, the only bomb was the one the Vancouver Sun dropped on our city,” Scott David Harrison EDITOR in his mind, Trail Mayor Sand; f ' editorial board, Santori said he The wounds ee en eh! Pahery we could ever expect one,” he said. “The only thing forget. One week after meeting with the Vancouver Sun the mayor said. While an apology may be on the minds of Trail res- idents, it wasn't on the mayor's. “We didn't ask for an apology because I don't think we asked for was some objectivity in the future when they chose to report on the problem.” is somewhat satisfied that his city has been redeemed. “We weren't looking for any victory,” he said. “That's not what this meeting was all about t. “All we wanted to do was ex- ‘We didn’t ask for an apology because I don’t we could have ever expected one.’ Santori said Trail has been successful to that end. He said recent articles about lead and Trail have been fair. “The last two or three arti- cles with respect to the lead is- — Mayor Sandy Santori sue in Trail didn’t mention date on the work of the Trail Lead Task Force. Trail’s “Our mandate wasn't to fix the blame,” he said. “it words like poison alarming, death and dying: I think the worst word they used was concern.” While the meeting ironed out some wrinkles, San- tori says he isn't prepared to kiss and make up. “['m angry only in as much as that I think (the ar- ticles) had the whole community up4n arms and it took us away from our principle focus, that being to deal with the lead program,” he said. “As for me, well I won't forget.” to Hospitals receiving KBS gift @ Radio station urges people to make an investment in their own backyard Jonathan Green NEWS REPORTER Though there’s no football in- volved, Kootenay Broadcasting System is ready for a kick off nonetheless. On Jan. 6, the first annual KBS Campaign For Life begins. The campaign will help raise funds for~ the areas six regional hospitals. KBS General Manger Dennis Gerein started the ball rolling last summer, before handing it off to co-ordinator Duff Ross Gardner in November. Gerein said that the idea for a charity had been bounced around at KBS for some time, but choos- ing just which one was difficult. “We had thought about this for a number of years,” he said. “There’s so many charities out there. Which one do you pick?” After more thought, KBS decid- ed on a charity that will ultimate- ly serve everybody: hospitals. “There’s one charity everyone will need at one time or another,” he said, “and hospitals are always crying for funds.” With an economy that is any- thing but bright and only so much money to go around to existing charities, Gardner knows that funds will be hard to come by. “Economically, it’s not the best time,” he said, “The economy will have an impact on the amount of money raised.” But Gardner says that donors shouldn’t consider their money a donation. Instead they should un- derstand that the funds will be put to work in their own back yard. “It’s really an investment, not a donation,” he said. “People are in- vesting in their community.” Gardner said that unlike big charities like the United Way, KBS doesn’t have the manpower to knock on doors or make phone calls. “We don't have the advantage of a large volunteer base to draw up- on,” he said. What he hopes KBS will have is the local support. “The involvement of the commu- nity will make it successful.” The hospitals involved in the campaign are located in Castlegar, Creston, Kaslo, Nelson, New Den- ver and Trail. Gardner said that each hospital will identify a goal, and that the campaign will focus on that need. “It's a great opportunity for the hospitals to get the word out on the importance to the community.”