Wednesday February 3, 1993 @ Celgar backers await word Neil Rachynski NEWS REPORTER Celgar is still waiting for an answer. Jim McLaren, Celgar’s environmental man- ager, said the company is waiting to hear from the Ministry of Environment about an amend- ment to an emissions permit. And so far they have only received half of their answer. McLaren said the Deputy Environment Minister has adopted an interim policy that will allow pulp mill emissions in B.C. to be monitored on one-hour averages. He said the announcement by the deputy minister is a pos- itive move, but there are still no guarantees Celgar will get the permit it wants. “People have assumed a permanent amend- ment will come through,” he said. Celgar’s financial backers had threatened to pull out of the mill expansion project ifthe gov- ernment didn’t straighten out one of its oper- ating permits. That permit measures air emis- sions by the instantaneous maximum concen- tration. But McLaren said the company and Ministry of Environment had agreed in 1990 that the emissions would be controlled on an hourly average. He said that could cause prob- lems down the road. “Not today and not tomorrow but unless it’s amended we couldn’t comply all of the time,” McLaren said. The Ministry of Environment's regional of- fice in Nelson handles Celgar’s emissions per- mit. And while the deputy minister’s comments come as some relief, Celgar will not find out if the amendment will be granted until Feb. 11. Regional environmental protection manag- er Rick Crozier said the ministry is still going through the public process. He said concerns were raised about the permit, and under min- isterial guidelines, an additional 30 days must be given so people can provide more detailed comments. Recycling group looks for leadership Neil Rachynski NEWS REPORTER The recycling baton is being passed. The Citizens Ad Hoc Recycling Committee is passing its responsibility onto either the Re- gional District of Central Kootenay or the City of Castlegar. “We feel very strongly it’s something that should be imbedded in the infrastructure of the city,” committee member Ann Godderis said. She said the ad hoc committee was intended only to be a bridge between the city and the RD- CK in an effort to come up with a respectable recycling program for Castlegar. The group has worked together since April, 1992. At Tuesday’s council session, the city passed a recommendation that will see the health and welfare committee investigate recycling op- tions. Council has drawn up two suggestions for the health and welfare committee to re- search and make recommendations upon. The first option will see the group examine the costs of the city operating a staffed recy- cling depot. The alternative option is to have the city award a grant to a non-profit organi- zation to manage and operate the depot. Coun. Doreen Smecher was a strong sup- porter of the second choice. She said it’s ap- pealing because it would become a community driven effort. A third option to have a private contractor run the depot was dropped. “It the city waits for a private operator to come and do it, which is what happened last ary it will be very unsatisfactory,” Godderis said. Godderis said it’s important that any depot be staffed so materials are properly distributed. “We found that the human contact, person- to-person contact with people as they brought recyclables down was a really good thing,” she said. “It’s got to have that caring human con- nection.” The city has also volunteered to organize one of the days that the recycling depot will open. “T’m really glad (city councillors) haven't ig- nored us,” Godderis said. Castlegar co-ops labor relief plan NEWS STAFF The Castlegar and District Hospital Board has agreed to partake in a provincial plan, hoping they'll never have to use it. The Labor Adjustment Strategy, aimed at dealing with layoffs in the health care sector, should be in place by March 1. The plan is an effort by the province to deal with possible layoffs caused by regionalized health care. “In the event of layoffs we want to do whatever we can for staff,” Ken Talarico said Tuesday. The hospital administrator said the plan will include pro- visions for retraining and relo- cating employees and provid- ing early retirement incen- tives. It’s unknown if there will be any layoffs at the Castlegar hospital until it has developed its budget, Talarico said. He said Castlegar’s total budget will be determined by provin- cial funding. Young turns heads at hospital gathering NEWS STAFF Valerie Young has left quite Kootenay Health Plan Steering Committee facilitator Tuesday. “What she sees as a work- able plan will originate from the community level, not the top down,” the hospital ad- ministrator said. Talarico dismissed concerns he has heard about regional- ization cutting Castlegar ser- vices and jobs. He said that Young is only in the beginning stages of her work and the board has no reason to be con- cerned about cuts at this point. Coun. Lawrence Chernoff echoed Talarico’s comments. City council’s representa- tive to the board said Young’s promise to meet with the pub- lic and health officials is im- portant and appreciated. : “I think she'll do a good job for us.” Young is scheduled to be back in Castlegar from Feb. 16 to Feb. 21 to meet with various community groups. SNO-FEST eo Friday, February 5 5:00 p.m. OLDTIMER HOCKEY Civic Centre. Brian Russel 354-4625 6:30 p.m. ROTARY CLUB BINGO Savoy Hall. Early bird 6:30 p.m. regular play 7:00 p.m. Contact Fred Martin 825-9926. 7:30 p.m. OPENING CEREMONIES Civic Centre. Contact: Nancy Bath 357-9260. 8:00 p.m. YOUTH DANCE Civic Centre. Tickets $6 advance, $8 at the door if any are left! Contact: kristine A. Emewein 352-2020. Saturday, February 6 8:00 a.m. OLDTIMER HCOKEY Civic Centre 9:00 a.m. LIONS PANCAKE BREAKFAST Lord Nelson Banquet room. Runs from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. 9:00 a.m: YOUTH'S WATER SPORTS Aquatic Centre. Contact: Wilma Turner 354-4044. 10:00 a.m. DOG SHOW Civic Centre Badminton Hall. Contact Kelly Fraser 825-9251. 11:00 a.m. HELICOPTER RIDES Canadian Helicopters (airport) Just $15 profits go to a worthy cause! Contact: 352-5411. ; 11:00 a.m. BOWLING TOURNAMENT seventh annual, Savoy Lanes. Contact: 352-6200. 11:00 a.m. SNOW SHOE OBSTACLE COURSE Lord Nelson Hotel. Contact: Trevor Stocks 352-7211. 11:00 a.m. EAGLES BORSCHT, BREAD AND BAKE SALE Eagles Hall Baker Street. Contact The Eagles 352-5644. 11:30 a.m. WAITERS RACE Civic Hotel. Contact Gerry Mckenzie 352- 5121 or 352-5244. 12.00 NOON SAVOY INN KEG RACE Savoy Inn. Contact Al Kilpatric 352- 7285. 12:30 p.m. SAVOY INN CHUCKWAGON RACE Savoy Inn Contact Al Kilpatric 352-7285. 1:00 p.m. ROYAL HOTEL TUG-OF-WAR Royal Hotel. Contact Cyril Leblanc 352-2411. 1:00 p.m. O.K. CORRAL OLD WEST CARNIVAL & BIG BURGER BBQ The Garage 608 Lake Street next to Midas Muffler. Burgers of gourment reputation served from 1 to 2:30 p.m. and again from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Pie baking contest by Kootenay baker at 2;30 p.m. Contact Wendy Stevens 352-3999. 2:30 p.m. HERITAGE OUTHOUSE RACES From east end Baker Street to Heritage Inn. Contact Jason Martin 352-5331 or 352-2659. 3:30 p.m. ROYAL HOTEL FINAL PULLS Royal Hotel 4:00 p.m. OK CORRAL BLADE, BOARD, AND CYCLE DEMOS The Garage 608 Lake Street 9:00 p.m. SNO-FEST ADULT DANCE no minors. Badminton Hall, Civic Centre. Tickets may only be sold in advance, so there will be NO TICKETS AT THE DOOR. Tickets are available at Eddy's Music for $10.00 Call Rick Andriashek 352-7992. Sunday, February 7 9:00 a.m. SNOWBOARD COMPETITIONS ing M in: Registrati fee of $5 is required registration starts at 9 a.m. Racing starts at 10 a.m. Contact Rex Eastman 352-3714. 9:00 a.m. DOUBLES DART TOURNAMENT Royal Canadian legion. Registration from 9 a.m.-10 a.m. with a start time of 10:30 a.m. Contact Jim Cook 352-7727. 10:00 a.m. JACKRABBIT FUN DAY Apex trails. Open to cross country skiers from the ages 4 to 15. Contact Rose Watkinson 352-1910. 11:00 a.m. HELICOPTER RIDES Canadian Helicopters airport. 12:00 p.m. POOL TOURNAMENT Royal Hotel. Deadline for registration is noon Saturday the 6th and a fee of $5 to register. Contact Cyril Leblanc 352-2411. 1:00 p.m. POLAR BEAR DIP KBS, Dambusters Scuba Club and Nelson Sno-Fest Society Lakeside Park. Yes, it is time to chill out and chili up. Join us for hot chili and hot chocolate free to all participants. Contact Rick Andriashek 352-7992. 1:30 p.m. SNO-FEST COSTUME COMPETITION Chahko Mika Mall. Contact Nancy Bath 357-9260. 2:00 p.m. WEIRD BEARD CONTEST Chahko Mka Mall. Contact Nancy Bath 357-9260. 2:30 p.m, OUTHOUSE RACES Youth & Family Category. Chahko Mica Mall. Contact Jason martin 352-5331. 2:30 p.m. TALENT SHOW Civic Theatre. Garry or Glenna Colyer 352- 9159. NELSON SNO-FEST SOCIETY P.O. Box 833, Nelson, B.C. VIL 5S9 ADVERTISING FEATURE COURTESY OF THE WEST KOOTENAY CONNECTOR Wednesday February 3, 1993 Teachers, board call clarification meeting NEWS STAFF A meeting between School District No. 9 and the Castlegar and District Teachers Association may not prevent a strike vote. A “clarification meeting” has been scheduled for Monday as board and teacher negotiators to reiterate their respective con- tract offers. CDTA president Bill Gorkoff says he wants more than clarification to come from the discussions. “We're hoping the clarification meeting turns into negotia- tions,” Gorkoff said Tuesday. “There's a good possibility that there will be a strike vote if we don't arrive at a contract.” The CDTA is seeking wage increases, smaller class sizes, ear- ly retirement incentives and better integration procedures and planning for special needs students. Castlegar’s 130 teachers have been without a contract since June 30, 1992. The clarification meeting comes one day before the CDTA plans a general membership gathering to discuss possible strike action. School board chair Gordon Turner said the timing of the clarification meeting is pure coincidence. “We didn’t sit around and say let’s make sure we have it on the 8th, before (the CDTA has) a strike vote,” he said. “It may lead to something good — another negotiation session.” Twin Rivers funding could be on the way NEWS STAFF School District No. 9 has received some welcome news. The Ministry of Education announced Jan. 22 that addition- al school construction funds will be made available this spring. That means the board may get the brand new Twin Rivers El- ementary it is asking for. According to board trustee Bonnie Horswill, plans to replace Twin Rivers should be in full-swing when the provincial budget is brought down this spring. “When we get word on funding, (trustees) will do some tour- ing of new elementary schools (to see) what a Year 2000 school looks like,” Horswill said. That tour would occur this April when trustees attend the an- nual general meeting of the British Columbia School Teachers Association in Vancouver. COMMUNITY CASTLEGAR SENIORS HALL Business meeting, February 4, 2 p.m. Whist February 11, 7 p.m. 2/09 Coming events of Castlegar and District non-profit organizations may be listed here. The first 12 words are $4 and additional words are 30¢ each. Boldfaced words (which must be used for headings) count as two words. There is no extra charge for a second insertion while the third and each consecutive insertion is half-price. Minimum charge is $4 (whether ad is for one, two or three times). Deadlines are 5 p.m. Wednesdays for Saturday's paper and 5 p.m. Monday for Wednesday's paper. i should be brought to the Castlegar News at 197 Columbia Ave. COMMUNITY TOP-OF-THE-LINE LAGNDRY PAIK APPLIANCES SELL-OFF PRICE Reg. $1,269 Check these features... 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