Sabiveareehaptetm steer nate arterial The Castlegar Suns % Wednesday, February 2, 1994 i ; Hi K.. POE: Ki nakin 1 Op Wednesday. Januaity 26" was a amembe rat he L SOC 2 1964. Peter S. Kihakin of‘ Mr. Kinakin is survived by Pete Cheveldave “On Saturday, January 22, uaries farming "Paul Koftinoff, beloved hus- band of Marie of Prince George B.C, and formerly of Ootischenia passed away as the result of a heart attack on Sat- urday, January 22,,1994 at the age of 61 years. Besides his loving wife, he is survived by his three chil- dren; Ginny (Dave) Southwick, Daniél and Laura (Ken Huber) Janse; four grandchildreh, Natasha and Jonathan South- wick, Adrian and Marie Janse, stepmother Molly a Brother Walter (Mary) Kofti- noff; sisters Nellie (Pete) Gorkoff, Katherine Kalmakoff, “Paul Koftinoff and numerous nieces and nephews. Paul had been employed with Celgar Pulp mill in Castlegar and in 1965 moved to Prince George where he began working for Northwood Pulp and Timber. Funeral services were held from the Chapel of Lakewood ‘Funeral Home with interment following at the Prince George pital or ISKRA publications in Grand Forks. ‘Ootischenia passed away”at the! » his Wife Vera, two sons apd yage of 80 years. Ww | Mr. Kinakin was bora J (25, 1913 at Ootischenia, By ‘He lived in Qotischenia all his- life./On January 19, 1936 hd ‘marticd Vera Lazeroff in a tras, al © daughters-in-law, Steve and ;Mary Kinakin of Robson, Peter ‘Kinakin of Ootischenia; 1wo daughters and sons-in-law, t Lucy and Nick Strelaeff of Pass first, at the bride's parent" ” home in Grand Forks and thea_ at the home of the groom's par-) ents in Ootischenia, During his life he worked ag! 4 carpenter for Bennett and White, working on the Brilliant Dam, Arrow Dam and Selkirk, | College and various other pro-' jeets throughout B.C. and Alberta. Mr. Kinakin enjoyed work- ing around his home tending to his fruit trees and garden. He" aCreek and Kathy and Hacer Tosnt of Bary Ak “one niece Ann Padowinikoff < ~_ Slocan Park; 10 grandchildren; “and one great granddaughter. He was predeceased by his par- ents; sister Helen Verigin, and nephew Mike Verigin. Funeral services were. held at the Brilliant Cultural Centre on ‘the 28th and 29th of January 1994, Pete Cheveldave of Rob- son, B.C. passed away at Hardyview Lodge in Grand Forks at the age of 91 years. Mr,.Cheveldave was born July 14, $902 a Canora, 8 wan and came to Bril- liant a$ aryoung man. He married Helen Kereiff in Tandary of 1926,'Mr. Chevel- dave lived at both Trail and Robson between 1930 and 1940 finally making his permanent home in Robson in 1941. - During his life he worked as a carpenter for Cominco for over, 25 years and in general jon, until his with burial at the O ‘Puneral afrangémients were under theydirection of the - Castlegar Funeral Chapel. in 1967. -. He was-a member of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners and enjoyed fishing and He is survived by two sons, Joe and Peter of Vancouver one daughter and son~ -in-law, Fannie and Nick Stoochnoff of Castlegar; 13 grandchildren: 11 great grandchildren; one great great grandson: and one brother, George of Castlegar. He was predeceased by His wife, Helen in 19774 one daughter, Vera Konkin in 1980; a grandson, Andrew Konkin and great granddaugh- ter, Stacey Konkin in 1985; great grandson, Danny Popoff in 1990; sister Molly Gretchin and brother Alex Funeral arrangements ‘vere under the direction of Castlegar Funeral Chapel ru aoe Bridge over troubled water ‘Subcontrator’s financial woes lapping too close to home KAREN KERKHOFF Syn sft oved mony y Gade wi $25 00. Singbeil_ sp. that recent by O.K. 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We have over 45 years of combined experience in Moving & Storage Local, Long VILLIANS wee 2237-6t» Avenue Castlegar or Van Service Free Estimates. ° Call Collect 604) 365-3328 ‘Until most recently, the construction of the Robson- Castlegar bridge has been smooth sailing, but recent financial problems, to the tune of $225,000, have been claims 1 Tiaked with Geddes, might be the source of the problem. “Maybe he’s robbed Peier to pay Paul.” Singbeil was quick to add that as far as hgpinows: Geddes itself is“ still: sound”: Besides the issue of Geddes owing moncy to workers in the community, and the wrong inference _ that SCI is involved in the issue, Singbeil said Jhere is‘ another reason why SCI wants to help Geddes out their local said that for the last three weeks SCI had been the amount owing-by Geddes—arid after only three weeks the total lois grim. “So far there are about-30. different compat “This really bothers me extremely. Nobody will come to work if it’s not straightened out. When contacted by Sun Staff; Geddes Owner Gor- don Geddes denied that creditors were ever told that ‘SCI was the source of the company’s-financial diffi- “Culties, and instead claims tliat the Ministry of High- ways has beért holding back “It's not their (SCI's) prob! at all. We're two separate companies It's-the ministry and our- selves. The ministry deducted the amounts we have coming.” Geddes also claimed that the amount is far less than $225,000. Authorities ask ) Someone in Castlegar is using the sewer system for somthing wasn't designed fr, egally mg around February 3. Genesis program under review concern with the apparent lack of supervision by fied that the i were Conservation Officer Mike Krause said he was Called out to investigate a strong petroleum smell in the 1600 block of Columbia Avenue and determined that the odor was coming from the Sewer system. ~ Krause said it's hard to pinpoint where the program direc- valid and weren't based on a [—stomce [construction | CASTLEGAR 4-MINI-STORAGE CENTRE 4 MINI-WAREHOUSE UNITS You Store It * You Lock It You Keep The Key! 5-6734 815 HWY 22 (Next to Ernie's Towing) ~ COMPUTERS — me; WE OFFER: © Drywall « Stee! Studs Partition Systems, ° T-Bar Ceilings Ric Read Dave Franks! controls, heating and gas fitting, air cc , and oc ial ion service and installation. Therefore, we know that to be ae eraslel ic te Kinckenasts, we weal te ables eappond tt customers’ needs and problems and provide a service that is Surgenar & Rogers Kootenay Computers Inc. 2313 - venue _ Castlegar, B.C. 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While the meeting was well- and started off well, it deteriorated and cul- taigatod with residents leaving Brace Gre- two weeks ago to discuss their tors and recent thefts which were attributed to Genesis pro- participants. Mayor Mike O*Connor first the’ ing that the purpose of the meet- ing was not to make decisions but rather a fact- finding sessio “This was in no way i to be a public meeting. The rea- son I have called it is for the large volume of complaints com- ing into the city and my house at 10:30 at night. So we decided to sit down and discuss this ourselves.” MLA ED Conroy also addressed the residents, and told them that their concerns have been heard via himself by the Ministry of Social Services and Housing. “The Ministry of Social Ser- vices and Housing will be con- ducting an earl ecsar teview. Your voices were heard. Conroy said that he felt satis- NIMBY (not in my back yard) attitude. Castlegar RCMP..--Staff Sergeant Doug Hall fielded ques- tions from bottr O'Connor andthe residents regarding the perceived increased rate of illegal activity in North Castlegar. ~ “I can't retrieve. information from the computer in response to that specific residence—but it's not an excessive amount, I'm not in a position to say if there is an increase; it would be unfair to make this comment at this time.” For two and a half hours, facets of the program were’ scruti- nized by both residents and city officials. Questions were asked i iginated and he is concerned that the product dumped might include other toxins such as “Who dunnit?” PCB’s, or heavy metals. “Roonld hase any Raney et ave Biers Krause said it weak Viaity ienpomitho (i toda imine how much of the toxin was dumped. “T suspect it was at least several Krause is requesting the help of any residents who aiehe ewe ay ROR Ore SMABLENE UMHOPF no. ‘Sun Editor A young man found guilty on all charges relating to the break and enter, theft, unlawful confinement and sexual assault of a woman in Castlegar in August, 1992, could wait another month before receiving his sentence. The young man, who at the time of the crime was attending Selkirk College as ani Student, ‘was to be sentenced last week by Judge Don Sperry. But Sperry is currently in hospital after falling approximately five metres from a Red causing Sperry to p He fractures to-his pelvis. some of which extend down ‘into the hip socket; a cracked tailbone; a severe break to his left humerus (upper arm); and a broken rotor cuff in his shoulder. It is estimated that Sperry will be out of the court room for at least four months. Meanwhile, another judge will be brought in to deal with the backlog of cases, including the sentencing of the former Selkirk pce, deromery? who remains in custody at a Kam- loops ee il Centre. the organization which holds the Genesis Program contract, how many hours a day | Supervision i EES, een See PROGRAM aA issues with the government avoided disaster Sunday after los- ing power to one engine near the ae STERLING NEWS SERVICE ‘The twin éngine Dash 8 en route to Vancouver from Castle- gar with a Nelson City delegation to negotiate a return of down- stream bénefits and waterfront Reports indicated emergency vehicles met the aircraft on the runway after a safe landing using the remaining €ngine. Coffee’d out t $50, a ENE born ell ouUehG lass at the Not only was the money stolen, but a window at the museum was smashed to atta! Coffee Club, bers are: (I-r) Jim Leckie, kes Davis and Bob Switzer. rs, were suprised en and angry to find museum in entry. Not-so-happy mem- SUN STAFF Castlegar resident, Tracie Jamieson, ‘30, will appear in court March 30 after she was ved in a physi outside of the Castlegar Social Services offices February 2. Castlegar RCMP state that SUN STAFF Three Castlegar youths, who can't be named under the Young Offenders Act, were arrested February 2 after two break-ins and one attempted Fishing tackle stolen from marina SUNSTAPF Several fishing items were stolen from two boats moored at Scotties Marina sometime between November of last year and February 6. Castlegar RCMP report that two fishfinders, a rod and reel and a tackle box were stolen. sometime last weekend. SUN STAFF PHOTO / Karen Kerkhof ' Nelson delegation in near air disaster The City delegation included mayor Bill Ramsdes, councillor John Nevill, treasurer ue Moseley and director of Bob Adams. Nelson-Creston MLA Corky Evans was also commuting on the same flight. Woman arrested after disturbance they were ‘ called to attend a dis- , turbance at the Social Services * office, in which Jamieson was the building. Jamieson was arrested and charged with caus- ing a\ disturbance. Youths charged with break-ins break-in in the Castlegar area. Castlegar RCMP suspect that two break-ins which occurred in Robson might be attributed to the youths. The RCMP are trying to recover stolen property from the break-ins: .