February 15, 1989 8-MONTH-OLD ‘spayed female, bive point Siamese kitten, answers to Bailey vicintly, 4th Street, 9th Avenue. 5453. * aia MISSING since Feb. 10, -small-temele. light multi-colored poodie/terrier cross. South Columbia Avenue area. 365-3787 ala - Found RED BARON COINS: Buying — Selling Trading, Located in Lavener Bros Trail; Best to phone for an, appointment. 368-5828 52/83 not charged for. If hing phone the Ac Ad number 365-2212 anytime during business hours. We'll run the ad 3 issues tree of charge tn/85 Business Oppor. WEST KOOTENAY KENNEL CLUB annual match Sunday, February Castlegar, For infor ngs 365-8150, 357-9590 ani THE WINNERS of our $30 dining « titigates in the 2nd Early Bird Draw are Alex Datchkott, RR, No. 1:7, C-19 Crescent Valley. Mrs. Helen Kootnikott jo. 1, Slocan Park. Mr. Jack Kozakott, R.R. No. 1, W'nlaw. “4 Personal ALCOHOLICS anonymous and Al-Anon. Phone 365-3663, 104/71 CANADIAN & ORIENTAL LADIES: (all ages) would like housekeeping oppor tunities in exchange for companionship. shared accommodations etc, Requests tor information call 1-547-2020 anytime, 7 days/week 4/10 A # RETAIL SPACES FOR LEASE in Castlegar. Excellent rates 365-7141 or 305.5581 4 BE INDEPENDENT with financial success Opening outlets dealing with products LA Please phone 693-2261 Notices CHAPEL HOUSE Heritage Park Zuckerberg Island pen Tuesday to Thur through Friday ee ttn? DANCE. BANDS. and Available tor any tyBe SF éngdgermient 1:962:7295 te 6s disco WANTED POKER PLAYERS Pastime Club — Upstairs City Centre Square. $10 Buy-in. Table stakes Open 7 p.m. Closed Mon. & Wed. Phone 365-2216 FRANK and VIOLET AMOROSO of 2279 WESTCOAST SEAFOODS of Hi Arrow Arms Parking Lot, Friday, Feb. 17,10:00 a.m. fo 7:00 p.m 14 NOT JUSTA PRETTY FACE! For thought-provoking analysis looks at how to put effective trade show. the pros and cons of trade associations, and an in-depth story on the success of Kokanee Beer CASTLEGAR JUNIOR REBELS Annual General Meeting, Tuesday, February 28 7p.m. Complex 6/12 BUSINESS 383383 Easy N OPPORTUNITIES FR SO PRECIOUS and perfect, Rachelle Dianne, 6-Ibs, 5-ozs. Born on January 30 1989 to Linda and Jene Lofreniere Another granddaughter for Gordon and Shannon Duetsch and a great granddaughter for Rosalie Duetsch. 14 Share-a-Ride WORK, school trips. weekly shopping Cut expenses and save money. Get together with yous neighbour FREE Share-A-Ride your ad 3 issues tree ‘our Action Line 365-2212 # charge in Memoriam THE B.C. HEART FOUNDATION accepts with gratitude “In Memoriam Which. telp promote Heart Cords sent fo next-of-kin Castlegar, B.C CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY memoriam donations. Informatics 3292, Castlegar. 365-5167 104 Legals NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS. Notice is hereby given that Creditors ‘and others having claims against the Estate of Mike Nick Kabatoff also known as Mike N. Kabatoff, deceased, of 737 10th Ave.. Castlegar, who died on Jon 5, 1987. are hereby required to send them duly verified to undersigned Executor at 2904-5th Ave., Cos British Columbia March 9, 1989 after Estate will be distributed, among the Parties entitled thereto, having regard only to claims that have been received by the Executor, Peter F. Kozak 4 te 436. FOR SALE MISC SS$S8S_ Hobby cera nay Boundary roject C5411 jon Crushed Granular Aggregate in Stockpile at Grand Forks Spencer Pit, West of Grand Forks Tender Opening Date/Time: February 22, 1989 at 2:00 p.m. locat time. Tenders must be accomp Surety Bid Bond or Certified Deposit Cheque in accordance with instruc tions to Bidders. Tender documents with envelope plans, speciigations and conditions of tender are available free ‘ot charge ONLY trom Ministry of Tran sportation and Highways, 555 Cen. trol Avenue, Grand Forks, B.C. VOH HO between the hours of 8:30 o.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday to Friday, ex cept Holidays Phone number of originating office 442-547 Tenders will be opened at ‘The Ministry Office, 555 Central Avenue Grand Forks, B.C D.H. HUTTON District Highways Manager Ministry Official HIGHWAYS-TENDERS Electoral District: Boundary imilakmeen Highway District: Kootenay Boundary Project or Job Number: Project 5410 Project or Job Descriptio: 7 Crushed Granular Aggregate in_f, Stockpile at Rock Creek, B.C Kettle Valley Pit, East of Rock Creek Tender Opening Date/Time: February 22nd, 1989 at 2:00 p.m. local time. Tenders must be accompanied ' by Surety Bid Bond or Certified Deposit Cheque in accordance with instruc tions to Bidders, Tender documents with envelope, plans, specifications conditions Ministry of Transportation and High 555 Central Avenue, Grand 8.C. VOM 1HO between the a.m. and 4 m ‘Monday fo Friday, except Holidays Phone number of originating office: 442-5477 Tenders will be opened at The Ministry Office, 555 Central Avenue, Grand Forks. 8 D.H. HUTTON District Highways Manager Ministry Official HIGHWAYS-TENDERS Electoral Olstrict: Boundary Similkameen Highway District: Kootenoy 3 his project consists of the supply of a rubber tired excavator, tratfic control and tandem dump trucks as and when required to carry out ditching in the Rock Creek Bridesville rea Tender Opening Date/Time: February 22nd, 1989 at 2:00 p.m. local time Surety Bid Bond or Certitied. Deposit Cheque is not required documents with envelope plans, specifications and conditions of tender are available free of charge ONLY from The Ministry Of fice, 555 Central Avenue, Grand Forks, B.C. VOH 1HO between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:00- p.m Monday to Friday, except Holidays Tender Phone number of originating office 442-5477 Tenders will be opened at The Ministry Office, 555 Central Avenue Grand Forks, B.C D.H. HUTTON District Highways Monager Ministry Official F., Your Lung Association February Is Heart Month You’ve gotta have heart to stop Canada’s #1 killer. ivi] AND YUKON @® BCHydro INVITATION TO TENDER leterence: Q9-3022 Closing Date: 29 Mar 89 Details available from oftice of B.C Hydro Purchasing Agent, 1265 Howe Street, Suite 200, Vancouver, B.C V6Z 2G8; 663-2577 or 663-2560. Sealed tenders clearly marked with reterence number will be received in ddress as above, until ‘a.m, on above closing dates by acer ITE etary AUTOMOTIVE DIRECTORY COMPUTERIZED ALIGNMENTS 2 Wheel and 4 Whee! trim Contiogat's Onty Leceily Corned tire Sore 1507 Columbia Ave. CAL Amocestrone 365-2955 Plaza Cleaners has now. been purchased by Bel Air Cleaners Ltd. We offer you 35 years of experience in the dry cleaning business. We are fast and efficient INTRODUCTORY SPECIAL ON DRY CLEANING Ski Suits $8.99 SAVE 20% ON ALL BEL-AIR CLEANERS 365-5145 CLEANITIZING Woneta Plaza, Trail Castleaird Plaze - 364-2344 BEL-AIR CLEANERS 1247 Bay Ave. Trail 364-2456 RT FOUNDATION NOTICES 10. 1985" Register wy send N for a limited time Buy Major Appliances Ranges ¢ Refrigerators Freezers @ Dishwashers Washers ¢ Dryers ae Money down Start Your Own 10K 2 T6H 089 Employ yourself - mail ord- Auctioneerin er the a Canada ons. 716K Clearwater, Ontar 26: Alta s9v ov2 Roya! 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The $1,000,000 winning ‘number in .Fri- day's Provincial lottery draw is 4284195. ‘ 19 Numbers drawh 1 The Pick lottery were 1, 35, 36, 37, iday in 42, 45 Hockey action Sandman inn faced off against Hi Arrow in CRHL action this week Vol. 42, No. 15 60 Cents *EBRUARY 19, 1989 WEATHERCAST Today: Periods of snow. Highs near 0°, Monday: Cloudy, flurries likely \ Highs near 4 3 Sections (A, B & C) . halt plant draws criticism ‘owner Ken Rushka addresses Groom full of people at a Regional STATING HIS CASE... saan 2 wi, District of Central Kootenay public hearing to explain why he wants to establish an asphalt plant in the Fairview subdivision. Rushka's plan for the asphalt plant met with some criticism from the more than 30 Fairview residents who attended the hearing at the Community Complex. —cosnews phoie by Brendan Nagle ENROLMENT GROWS Nelson University gears up for fall By CHERYL CALDERBANK we NUC has recently forwarded 28 applications to the By BRENDAN NAGLE taff Writer For the last five months, a local asphalt manufacturing company has been excavating gravel from a pit in Fairview without a permit from the provincial Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, it was revealed at a public Castlegar Thursday night hearing in The gravel pit, located above the Fairview subdivision between Genelle and Blueberry, has been at the centre of a controversy between Fairview homeowners and Pineridge Paving owner Ken Rushka. Rushka applied to the Regional District of Central Kooteany to rezone the gravel pit to in- clude an asphak planfso Rushka could save the overhead costs associated with trucking the gravel to his current asphalt plant located south of Genelle Area) director Martin Vanderpol and RDCK iand use planner Steve Olmstead were conducting the public hearing at the Community Complex when Fairview resident Bruce Ken neway got up and asked Rushka, ‘Did you have a permit to haul gravel out of the pit?”” “No, I didn’t,” Rushka replied Vanderpol was caught off guard by Rushka’s admission of not having a this,” Vanderpol said Rushka’s lack of a permit Kenneway told the 40 people atten: “ding the standing-room-only hearing in the confined quarters of the arts and crafts room at the Complex that the “process (of excavating gravel from the Fairview pit) is going on without permits” and that the RDCK is already considering rezoning the pit to include an asphalt plant “Is the RDCK aware government standards,are not being followed? Will this continue?" Kenneway asked “The government and the boarddon’t appear to be enforcing any of the referring to rules Art O'Bryan, inspector of mines and reclamation in Nelson, said he can’t find anything wrong with Rushka ex cavating gravel from the pit without a provincial permit. He said the ministry knows Rushka is already pulling gravel out of Fairview ard is allowing him to do so. “Once we're aware of whae’s going on, we make it legal,”’ O’Bryan told the Castlegar News. “He's right on line to my knowledge.”” O'Bryan said Rushka has applied to the ministry for excavating at the gravel pit and has properly posted a reclamation bond. The ministry is satisfied Rushka_is properly going cial permit to excavate gravel from the Fairview pit. The RDCK zoned the pit for gravel excavation five years ago. “I wish I had been made aware of about his business and adhering to all the’ ministry guidelines while the ministry is working to finalize the per mit. There was no ministry represen: tative at Thursday's public hearing The Fairview residents attending the hearing expressed their concern tat an asphalt plant in their neighborhood will threaten the air and water quality in the area Lee Belanger asked Rushka about any potential accidents at the plant if Rushka’s rézoning receives approval from the RDCK application ‘With our water being so fragile, what if it did affect our water? We can’t afford an accident,’ said. Belanger can’t. answer that,’ responded. - ‘1 precautions willing to do what it takes to have a nice, clean operation would take necessary. I would be The" issue of air quality was als raised. Rushka said he would keep his plant’s emissions as low as possible but said there will always be a smell coming from the plant **You are going Rushka iold the crowd controlling it Rushka said his inain reason for ap plying for the rezoning of the gravel pit is to save money “The main objective of my proposal is for economic reasons,”’ he said “The cost of operating (th plant outside Genetic) is substantial on. a yearly basis."’ At the end of the meeting, Kenneway gave Area J direc tor Vanderpola petition with $0 names on it opposing the plication asphalt rezoning ap. Toll-free calls to Trail in works By CasNews Staff Castlegar qualifies for toll-free telephone calls to Trail under new criteria handed down in December by the Canadian Radio-television and 3 Months Months Interest FREE Purchase Selected Furniture and Furniture Items clearly marked, on a 12 Month interest Free Basis AN OUTSTANDING offer you wan't want to miss! Furniture Warehouse Floor Covering Centre Genelle Phone 693-2227 ome = << Located haltwoy between Trail & Castlegar Open 9:30 a.m.-5:30 pm Tuesday through Saturday Netson-Universtry-Centre-witt-or rer Tut-tiine creat Courses in a liberal arts program beginning in September **We expect an enrolment approaching 100 students, we have most of the faculty in place, and we expect a low student-instructor ratio,” said Arthur Bartsch, director of the centre, in announcing the new courses. ‘‘This will make it possible for us to allow for easy entry, but rigorous graduation requirements,” he said, George Millar, newly elected vice-president of the Kootenai Education and Recreation Society, said the NUC will offer a full range of arts and science courses such as SUNDAY FEATURE history, English, calculus, physics and biology. Students iaking the courses may then transfer to another university to complete their bachelor’s degrees Bartsch said he sees this resurgence of a university presence in Nelson as begining to fulfill the mandate given by Nelson city council 1o KERS in 1986 to establish a private university in Nelson Nelson University Centre is working in co-operation with Canadian International College to make the former David Thompson University Centre site into an inter national post-secondary academic campus A long-term goal of the NUC is the establishment of a chartered, degree-granting, private, non-sectarian, liberal arts university with an international student body NUC began its first course offering in July 1987 when 10 students began a master of education program in special education, through Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash. This group, which now numbers 19, expects to com plete the degree work in July 1989. The NUC has also started a bachelor of arts in general studies program in conjunction with Eastern Washington University. Shay McAuley of Trail was the first to graduate from-this-program and {wo-other “people have recently completed the EWU requirements for a bachelor's degree The program is continuing with a course in the history of modern Europe. degree program in English as a second language will begin soon Meanwhile, Millar said Eastern Washington Univer sity has looked at the course outlines and qualifications of instructors and appraised them through its accrediting organization. He said the courses are rated for credit at EWU and Simon Fraser University but not at the Univer sity of British Columbia which doesn’ tuse the same system. At this time the centre doesn’t know if the NUC courses will be accepted at UBC, he said The NUC is currently promoting the courses in the Kootenays. As well, it will advertise on television in the Lower Mainland Millar noted that people are being turned away from universitiesand colleges there and hopes that some studen. ts will goto Nelson He said the centre has already had some applications and quite a large number of inquiries about the new cour ses pectationthatanraster Miller said-plans-have-atso-been-made for-additional instructors, although the centre needs just two more, in cluding a languages instructor. He said the NUC will con tract with the instructors on acourse-by-course basis. KERS also anticipates. adding additional years to the program. However, Millar said he’s not sure that the Provincial government will give the NUC,a charter,to grant four-year degrees, so initially students must transfer to another university Meanwhile, KERS held it annual meeting Thursday night with about 25 people in attendance., KERS president Dennis Fairbank said’ the reports given at the meeting “were fairly encouraging." An election of directors followed. Fairbank was re elected president while Millar, who was a director last year, was elected vice-president. Dennis Zomerxhoe was also elected a director. The terms of Waltet Laurie, Glen Bailie and Aleen Norris were not up. Donna Macdonald is the city representative on the board. The Regional District of Cen tral Kootenay and the provincial government have yet to name their representatives t ations—€ ; Castlegar city council was told this week Ed Clark, B.C. Tel’s public affairs administrator for the Columbia region, told council Castlegar qualifies under the following criteria for one way extended area (toll-free) service * A minimum of 60 per cent of the customers in the exchange asking for toll-free calling must call the requested exchange at least once a month. This stipulation must be met three out of four months during which a telephone company studies calls. * Distances between the exchanges must be no more than 40 miles (64 kilometres.) * A simple majority (50 per cent plus one) of customers who cast ballots-in-a_plebiscite-must- approve the new service “According to the information I do have now, Castlegar would qualify under this criteria to Trail,"” Clark aid However, Trail to Castlegar, Castlegar to Nelson, and Nelson to Castlegar do not qualify under the CRTC’s new criteria, Clark said Nevertheless, the CRTC has ordered B.C. Tel to file a report with the com: mission by June 1 which will include routes — such as Trail to Castlegar which would qualify for toll-free calling based on the same e way tol-freecaiting —— Only one direction need meet the 60 per-cent requirement for par ticipation Clark said the report must include two-way explanations of how B.C. Tel would recover the revenues lost if the two- way toll-free service is started “would be hesitant in saying there is going to be implementation of atwo- way plan,” Clark said _ “In the commission's view, any ad. ditional EAS (toll-free service) must be predicated upon a substantial com munity of interest, as measured by par ticipation, of it would be an undue im position of costs on some customers."” As for one-way toll-free service, Clark indicated it won't happen over night He said B.C. Tel must file a plan with the CRTC by April 1 giving priority to those exchanges where demand for toll-free calling is known to be high. Clark said ‘65 to 70 com munities” in B.C. qualify under the plan Asked by Ald.Lawrence Chernoff to give.a ‘‘ball park figure’ how long it may be before Castlegar sees toll-free calling to Trail, Clark said the plebiscite may be three or four years down the road with implementation of the service the. following year providing residents approve of the ser vice Clark said the plebiscite would -be———__— preceded by ‘‘a very extensive f awareness program" conducted B.C. Tel which would of how much extra per n vice would cost “At this time we what the rates would still in the study stages, council. However, he B.C.Tel should know b the costs would be Meanwhile, Clark he CRTC has stated it is prepa pprove a market trial for ‘nearby calling plan which wouJd provide long distance rates tocu The plans would provide t hours ‘of calling per th to all locations within 25 or $0 miles (40 of 80 kilometres) at_a fixed per-minute rate with a one houg per month minimum Clark said the company is curren’ reviewing the plans. Students sentenced in mock trial By CasNews Staff Two Stanley Humphries secondary school students accused of kidnapping a stuffed monkey received prison sen tences in a mock trial this week at the ‘Castlegar courthouse: Burke Ganton was found guilty of kidnapping and was sentenced to 14 years at the B.C. Penitentiary while Chris Sharp was found guilty of kid napping and extortion and received a 25-year sentence. However, Sharp's sentence will be reduced to 19 years: if the stuffed monkey, known as The Blasphemer, is returned The afternoon in court was a con tinuation of an ordeal that began last November in SHSS teacher Wendy Voykin’s acting 11-12 class continued on page A2