Page 4¢ Crosswalk granted Persistence and perseverance has paid off for the parents of children who use the 24th Street intersection crosswalk to and from school each day For the past two years, parents, who say the crosswalk is unsafe, have actively lob- nent to have something done. After much letter writing, telephone calling, meetings with Transportation and Highways officials, and most recently, a protest, the provincial government has decided that pedestrian activated lights will be placed at the intersection to better mark the crosswalk. “It boiled down to hard work and persistence, Now everyone's happy with the result bied the gove lor and parent, Lawrence Chemoff Local students attend Odyssey competition Three teams from School District No. 9 have returned from the Odyssey of the Mind World finals which were held in Baltimore, Maryland last week nong the 57 international » an accomplishment which Russil Rilcof, principal of Tarrys School is proud of “With a little bit of experience and a little more knowl edge they could have placed in the top ten. It was an incredi ble experience. To see how creativity and divergent thinking ts demonstrated at the world level is quite an eye-opener.” Cominco lay-offs continue Conginco has announced that an additional 100 workers will be laid off as part of its new long-range business plan which officials hope will ensure financial viability at Trail The plan targets a $50 million performance improvement through reduced operating costs and increased production, The announcement of the long-range business plan comes less than a year after a major restructuring of Trail operations, which saw the elimination of more * said Castlegar City Council ‘m 8 ig than 500 workers over a period of six months. Bears raid Tim Hortons dumster It was no teddy bears’ picnic for two black bears who developed a taste for Tim Horton's garbage. District Conservation Officer, Mike Krause said the Castlegar Conservation Office had received several telephone calls in the last couple of weeks complaining about two bears foraging for goodies in the dumpster at Tim Horton's. “They have a situation with Tim Horton's garbage—.it's a real delicacy for bears—all that grease and sugar. Their foraging became a daily event.” As a result, Krause said the two bears had to be shot by offi- cers—an action Krause said could have been prevented. “In my opinion Tim Horton's could have solved the problem with a lockable lid.” Transformer firé For about half an hour it was quite a light show. But Pope and Talbot project manager, Bob Coutts, said the cause of the burned transformer which supplied Power to Pope and Talbot and Celgar ‘is still under investigation. Although the cause of the fire is still not certain, Coutts hazarded a guess, “We sus- THANK YOU for making your success ours HAPPY NEW YEAR from the staff at B.F. Roofing pect it was lightning.” Coutts adamantly denies that the fire was a result of an overload due to installation of new equipment “That transformer was 50 per cent over the capacity. We'te protected with fuses.” He also addressed peo- ple's concerns that the burning transformers spewed PCB's into the atmosphere over Castlegar. “There were no PCB's in that transfurmer whatsoever. That was burning oil.” Going for the games In a move to prove the area's sapport to host the 1996 B.C. Summer Games, the commu- nities of Trail and Castlegar are soliciting letters from businesses, service clubs and industry as testimony to commitment City Councillor and member of the Bid Committee, Doreen Smecher, said it is important that those groups which received letters asking for support return them to the bid committee before June 20, in order to be placed in the submission package, which will be sent to the B.C. Games Society by July 2 a water crowned decided Wednesday Lecember 29, 1993 Major theft More than $7,000 in camcorders and VCRs were stolen from Pete's TV, during a break-in. Accorrding to police the thieves entered the build ing after smashing a front door win: dow. RCMP later interviewed two young offenders from Robson and Ootischenia Student flees The Selkirk College student cur rently on trial for seven serious charges, including sexual assault with a weapon, failed to-appear for his last court date, which was set for June 18 Castlegar RCMP estimate the youth has been out of the Castlegar area since June 9, when he failed to check in with police or his probation officer—both of which were daily requirements of the youth in order for him to remain out-of-custody, and liv ing in his own residence The need for restrictions City Council recognized the need to implement restriction in Castlegar, a community with the embarrassing status of having the highest water consumption in the province But because the restriction is a voluntary one, some wonder if it will hold any water at all. During last wee! ouncil meeting, councillors that residents should be restricted to 365-0348 City turned down eT had to match that amount before ral NORTH TO SOUTH EAST TO WEST WE WISH OUR FRIENDS THE VERY BEST! Happy New Year! Controls and Refrigeration Lid. 365-4999 MISTER A Bright Re SALES 80 Columbia Ave New Year Castlegar City Council was tarned down after it applied to the provin- cial Ministry of Municipal Affairs for a grant of $405,000 in order to begin phase one construction of a secondary access in Castlegar. The grant request was made to Municipal Affairs through its revenue sharing Program for major municipal highways. This means, that if the govern- ment had approved the entire $405,000, the city of Cast legis would have it could receive any money. The City of j Castlegar however, has not set aside that money in this year's budget, so chances are it knew that applving for the grant was a long shot New Administrator hired New City Administrator Jim Gustatson says he is looking forward to working for a community that is Prepared and poised for what lays ahead. “I did some research and made a few enquiries before applying for the position in Castlegar, and from everything I've found, this community is on its way up.” Gustafson said, when reached at his office in Kitimat Gustafson was the number one choice by a city-appointed hiring com- mittee that consisted of city councillors, senior city staff and some community members. Gustafson replaces previous city Administrator Gary Williams, who completed his three-year contract with the city in June. Unlike Williams, Gustafson has been hired for the long- term and therefore will not have a finite term contract with the city. 365-7145 Is On It's The confetti is ready, the candles are lit, Everything's set... For '94 to be a hit! eee Thank you for your business & friendship A new year! And we're jumping with joy that we'll be spending it with you again! Have a great one! ARROW BUILDING SUPPLIES LTD. NELSON 101 McDonald Dr 352-1919 TRAIL CASTLEGAR 1080 Spokane St 2240-6th Ave 368-5311 365-2175 from all at Castlegar Foods watcring between the hours of 6 p.m. and 8 a.m. The decision was made after a lengthy debate over whether to allow residents an extra two hours of water irrigation time, since the first rec ommendation stated the hours of watering be restricted from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. July Fatal accident rocks community An industrial accident on location of the downtown revitaliza tion project resulted in the tragic death of 26-year-old Robert Trent Lawrence, July 8. Lawrence, an employee of subcontractor Sierra Landscaping Lid, from Windfield, B.C , died on the job-site that moming when the road packer he was attempting to start run over him. Fellow employees of Lawrence placed a wooden cros ahd Howers at the accident site, as a memorial to their frend Lobbying for a major wilderness park A group of individuals is hoping to preserve what is clauned to be the only remaining wildemess on the Lower Arrow Lake The group, Advocates for a Planned Lower Arrow Now have lobbied the Ministry of Forests, the Ministry of Environ ment, and most recently, the City of Castlegar to declare an area on the east side of the Lower Arrow Lakes a wildemess area The proposed wilderness area, which would be named the Hutchison Creek Wildemess Park, would encompass approxi mately 15,000 hectares from Two Bit Creek (which is just north of Deer Park) to Van Houten Creek, and would extend east to the height of land, which includes Stanley, Sangrida, and Mista Peaks, which all exceed 8,000 feet Education report released After nine months of tedious research, public meetings and collecting written and oral submissions throughout the Koote- nays, Dr. Margaret Fulton's gestation period is over. She has delivered not only a report on the Post-Secondary Education needs of the Kootenays, but an entirely new way of thinking in terms of learning Released July 22, Fulton’s 60-page report, aptly titled The Kootenay Learning Culture, has been described as bold, innova- tive and highly unconventional. Among the many recommenda- tions Fulton made, she asks that the government provide adequate start-up and ongoing funding for the Kootenay School of the Arts, and that no further support be given to the Nelson University Centre from the City of Nelson or from the Canadian International College il ). to wish you a very Happy New Year! Thanks for doing business with us! from the staff at 1415 Columbia Ae 365-7811 Castlegar Savings [ Credit Union 3) All of Us at Castlegar Savings Christmas Hours We will be closed Saturday. December 25 Sunsey, December 22 Monday, December 27 Tuesday, December 28s and Saturday, January 1 Sunday, January 2 Monday. January 3 Have a Happy Holiday! Castlegar Savings Insurance Agencies Mictown Plaza and Siocan Park Wednesday December 7 Two long-time executive members of Steelworkers Local 480 have resigned following an audit of the union's books by its parent organization Financial secretary Rick Lewi8 has resi 1 “for the betterment of the union” ac cording to a terse statement released last week by Ron Schmidt, the Steelworkers’ head office represemtative in Trail. Safety Chairman Gordie Steep also resigned “with reservations” said Schmidt The audit, which began two weeks ago by the International Steelworkers Union, showed that Steep was found to have misused a union credit card. In the meantime, the union is taking steps to chang urrent financial pr which Schmidt stated do not conform to the United Steelworkers" International Constitution or the financiz cer's martual, CKCF audit released The results of an audit into the financial and adminis ive procedures of Central Kootenay Community Futures ¢ “ommittee, a fed- eral government program designed to implement strategies for the development and support of private sector employment, was final- a y ly release The government audit was the result of increased public perception of ongoing conflict-of-interest activity. Part of this included _>» the belief that members or employees of some taxpayer-funded organizations were using privileged positions and the information CKC they attained through them to generate additional revenue for their private companies. Although the audit indicates that some of FC's internal controls were ina equate and that its controller's monitoring, Employment and Immigration C: ada, was also lax, officials say the review showed no evidence of any wrong-doing pat PHSP review completed The provincial government says a recently completed province-wide review of preharvest silviculture Prescriptions, plans outlining how are to be harvested and reforested, show a high compliance with provincial legislation The 11-page report on the audit carried out between January and March of 1993 indicates that 97 per ¢ent of of all harvested areas in the Province had a PHSP in place and 98 per cent of the time those PHSPs were Properly approved. For the PHSPs Tequiring advertising, 87 per cent were advertised, and 68 per cent of those PHSPs complied with all advertising q\ . One local h er, | of the figures. Susan Hammond, from the Slocan Valley Watershed Alliance, said that when the Valhalla Sotiety first discovered something was 1 5 suspicious Page 5C Celgar looks at barging Celgar Pulp is investigating. other modes of wood transportation, currently done by truck, after a recently completed study suggested barging on the Arrow Reservoir as a viable alternative The company made requests for water transportation proposals, and three companies responded; Global Engineering, Seaspan and Riviow. Celgar Employee Fred Parker stressed that the proposals ire not like ten. ders, but instead, an attempt by Celgar to identify who it can work with to ensure that transporting wood via barge is viable Bears destroyed ! Wildlife Conservation Officers in Castlegar have been called to destroy two black male bears in the Crestview Crescent area over the last two weeks. Conser- vation Officer Mike Krause said that particular area is Prone to some bear activity throughout the summer months, Particularly because of its location near the for. est. Krause said it is usually male bears that are destroyed after they become accustomed to ng garbage left out by humans because they tend to become more aggressive in their search for more. A breading-type sow bear however, stands a better chance of relocation. areas the spirit wrong with PHSPs at the Arrow Forest District office, it was believed that approximately 56 PHSPs were missing. That, she says, is substantially 3 - of ] 994 higher than the 18 as stated by the Arrow Forest District. “But when you don't know what the criteria is for missing or absent, how do you know if the numbers are correct?” she asked. Hammond was critical of Arrow Forest District’s compliant for advertising of PHSPs. “The fact the office only had a 32 per cent compliance is a huge concern. PHSPs are advertised for a reason; and that is to allow for public input. These figures sug- gest there was no chance for public input for the majority of the PHSPs.” September Election called International delegates arrive Officials from the City, Selkirk College, and Celgar were on hand gar’s twin cities Yueyang China, Embetsu Japan and delegates from the Rokkoh Group. The delegates will be staying in Castlegar until September, 17, and will be treated to: a tour of Hugh Keenleyside Dam; Castleview Care Centre; downtown Revite; Zuckerberg Island; Stanley Humphries; Kootenay Columbia Day We waited, we specu- Care Centre; a gala reception at Selkirk College; a tour of the Selkirk College Campuses; a visit to Nelson; a lated, and we talked cue at the Castlegar and District RRecreation Centre: viewing of the plan for the Senior's Centre: a tour and the official—a federal about it, and finally it's ing of Celgar expansion; a lunch at Celgar; a tour of Kinnaird Middle School; andia'farewell dinner at the Hi Arrow tion hass been called. Prime Minister, Campbell, in a move elec- Stolen time Kim around Ser r 14, stole a piece of Castlegar history. / which wasn't entirely wall of the Castle gar News building by then Premicr Bill Bennett in 1979. surpnsing, announced. on election will be October 25 ing historic. moments, in Castlegar history, coins which were dated 1979. the new Mid Week Mirror, and other held nent Castlegar memorabilia Victim Assistance Program begins It's a sign of the times—but a necessary one nonetheless—Castlegar has a Victims Assistance Program. Since September 15 Victims Assistance Coordinator. Shelly Kuryluk has been ensconced in her new « office at the Castlegar RCMP building, and although tec hnically she isn't in business yet, she is de finitely busy attending to all the details which are necessary in order to launch the program The Victims Assistance Program is designed to help victims of crime deal with the outcome of the crime, such as medical care, counselling, or financial aid Kuryluk said that referral for the Program will be made through the RCMP. and assured that any contact made with her is kept in the strictest confidence. “When I see someone it will be held in the strictest of confi dence, unless I have October School closes Funding cuts and lack of students has in part caused the demise of the Castlegar Chris- tian Academy in Bril- liant. When the nine students returned to school this fall they were told by Principal, Elaine Hood, that they needn't return the Academy was closing its doors. “We started the first day and then had to tell the kids ‘Sorry, you have to go home.’ We're very unhappy the government forced us to do this.” a written release to do otherwise.” ~ WELCOME! A great new year is at the door and we sure do hope to} See your more and more! Have a Fantastic '94! from Gail, Ken & Taylor Geddes Signs of growth Castlegar’s frenzied real estate market shows no sign of slowing down, despite predictions that it would after the completion of construction at the Cel- gar Pulp mill. In fact, local Realtors are expenencing something new in Castle- gar—having more buyers than there are available homes to sell Hence, some Realtors are calling past clients to inquire if they would consider selling National Real estate Service Agent/Owner, Barry Brown, said Castlegar is now a tough market due to demand, but little supply. As an example, Brown stated that no matter what price range is considered, there are only between one and three available listings—and they sell quickly. Glad Taylor's | Place | 9am-2 pm Escapee caught scapee caug 365-5516 Crown Counsel is taking no chances with a former Selkirk College student who is facing seven major charges, including sexual assault with a weapon and unlawful confinement. The youth was caught in Burnaby after being out on the lamb since early summer. He has beeh placed in the Kamloops Regional Cortec- tional Centre to await trial. The former student, who now faces additional charges in relation to his escape, could face depor- tation to Hong Kong fol- On balance ‘93 was a great year, and we expect ‘94 to be even better! Thank you for your support wishes — die & Bruce everyone a HAIR-4-U Happy & Healthy . ee: "365-2213" New year. HAIR-4-U will eee be closed We thank you for Jan. 1st - your patronage. Jan. 17th, Castlegar & District Hospital Auxiliary New Year deliver | bundles of joy wy WILLIAMS Moving & Storage The Treasure Shop ~< reopens =, Jan 3/94 ws 2° = a | 365-3328 _| it Sunday .to welcome delegates from Castle- The piece of Castlegar which was stolen, and is irreplaceable, is a time capswle which had been Placed in the brick ; Thank you for | another great year Tan Kevin : Gloria en Robbie Walley | UAP/NAPA AUTO PARTS MITCHELL AUTO PARTS LTD. 707 - 13th St., Castlegar, BC VAN 2K6 Bennett placed the capsule in the wall with the help of the founding publisher of the Castlegar News, Mrs. L.V September 8 that the Campbell. Among some of the items which had been in the capsule were newspapers which contained stories record- beginning of the federal peni Warmest Greetings! Thank you for your pat onKage 365-2922 5A Vth Ave. Castlegar May your 1994 be filled with luck, love & laughter. ‘Thank you for your continued support. Castlegar