The Castieg: Sun Wednesday, September 9, 1992 Leaking sewage line fixed NELSON DAILY NEWS “We finished repairs on the underwater pipeline at 7:30 Wednesday evening,” said City Director of Public Works Bob Adams. “As follow up we plan to inspect the pipe again in the spring after run off when the water clears.” The pipeline break, that caused up to 7,800,000 gallons of raw city sewage to flow into the Kootenay River, was first noticed by city officials on August 14. The efforts of an underwater diving team were respomsible for locating the source of the leak one week later. The split in the 16-inch diam- Kootenay Columbia Child Care Society receives big money September ,,92 1 o¢ Kootenay Columbia Child Care Society 520,000 Twenty Thousand 00 DOLLARS. Care program by October 1. $20,000 from the Ronald McDonald Children's Charities. Katrine Conroy, KCCCS administrator, said the money will go towards the society's current expansion project which is slowly taking “lt will be used toward accessibility costs,” Conroy said. The KCCCS is anticipating opening the new Under Three Child Already a coordinator has been hired and is in the process of plan- ning the new programs, which also include a first-ever service for young mothers throughout the area. Kootenay Columbia Child Care Society Administrator Katrine Conroy and Program Coordinator Kim Adamson, accept the mega-cheque that's worth mega-bucks. The Kootenay Columbia Child Care Society has received a grant of SUN STAFF PHOTO / Sharlene Imhoff The Ronald McDonald Children's Charities is a national, non-profit foundation committed to assisting organizations and individuals whose are community orientated and focus on improving the quality of life for children and families of children with cancer and other life threatening or chronic illnesses. Since 1984, this organization has donated over $6 million to local Canadian children's charities and the popular Ronald McDonald hous- es across Canada. Community groups seeking financial support for children's projects may obtain more information about Ronald McDonald Children's Charities of Canada from their local McDonald's restaurant. 44 eter pipe occurred in 118 feet of water, mid-way in the 10,000 foot expanse of the system. This depth required divers to use a decompression chamber to repair the problem with a manufactured clamp. “We will be doing more fre- quent inspections but there are no real concems for the rest of the pipe,” added Adams. “We are waiting for the written report from master diver Johnson to determine what caused the break in the pipe.” A public health notice was posted at Tagham Beach, down- stream from the sewage pipe break, on the date the emergency was first reported over two weeks ago. Oppesition leader speaks to Nelson chamber on forestry issues Gordon Wilson completing tour across B.C. NELSON DAILY NEWS Only when the province has an active and viable forest indus- try will the forests of British Columbia be secure, said Gordon Wilson, Leader of the Official Opposition. “Those people that feel that the way to protect and maintain our forests is to somehow reduce the industry, limit the industry, or some would even go so far as to say ‘close the industry’, my mes- sage to them is simple,” said Wil- son, the guest speaker at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon yesterday afternoon. “The minute the economic value of the forest is gone, the forest is gone with it.” Without a viable forest indus- try, said Wilson, there will be absolutely no incentive to main- tain investments in silviculture, land management, fire Suppres- sion and “all the other kinds of things we spend money on to maintain and operate sustained yield from our forest sector.” “So for those people that argue that somehow we've got to shut it all down to save it, I'm saying that’s like burying your head in the sand and expecting it's all going to get better — because it won't,” he said. Wilson promoted “an accurate inventory of resource” as a part lifestyle that all of us enjoy today.” For those that would call him “anti-environmentalist” Wilson said, “that's absolute rubbish,” adding he believed in responsible managment practice The Liberal leader also said he liked the concept of CORE (Commission on Resources and the Environment), but the com- mission's mandate was too nar- row. “My concem with the CORE of his comp land use strategy, but he was adamant about ensuring the survival of the forest industry. “There's no doubt there's a great deal of potential for tourism,” he said. “But it’s very clear to me that the province of British Columbia cannot be one big park, with nothing but tourists to try and keep it funded in a manner that can support the before cutting began! Promoting literacy — Connie De Melo (left), cuts in to the cake while eager children wait for their piece. The cake, which was donated by Safeway to the Castlegar and District Library, was part of the celebrations to promote World Literacy Day, which was Tuesday. Apparently, someone snatched the ‘R’ off the cake SUN STAFF PHOTO / Jason Keenan is I think it’s been set up with very high expectations and really aot a broad enough mandate to make it function prop- erly,” said Wilson. I would prefer to see the mandate broadened to expand the mission of the CORE investigation into a much more broadly-based land use strategy than we're seeing come out of it.” Sitting all of the players down at the same table, actively dis- cussing on the same terms what we're trying to accomplish in the B.C. forest industry is a good idea, he added. ~ “So I support Stephen Owen (the CORE commissioner). I think he’s an excellent choice,” wrapped up’ in the Provinces resource problems are the native lands claims, claimed this week GORDON WILSON Wilson, saying that those claims are “the single greatest impedi- ment to continued resource extraction.” “Whether this government will admit it or not Provincially, I am of the suspicion — and I believe there is a good deal of evidence to support my allegation — that, in fact, much of the area reduction that is now being dis- cussed with respect to the propo- sition of forest management is being removed in order for final resolution questions of the abo- riginal land claims issue to be made more affordable,” he stated. * = oe By Leigh Rubin a “Look at this, George. According to this article, almost all accidents are caused by distracted drivers.” Wednesday, September 9, 1992 The Castlegar Sun School districts seeking substance abuse worker ARTHUR JOYCE _ For The Sun tem is obvious. The individual hired will be Castlegar Community Ser- vices not only believes the old saying, ‘prevention is better than cure’, but is acting on it. The agency is seeking a school-based substance abuse prevention worker for school districts 9 & 11, at Stamley Humphries and J, Lloyd Crowe secondary schools. It's part of an i ative encouraged by the provincial Ministry of Health to deal with the problem of substance abuse amongst students before, rather than after, it occurs, “It's unusual to have preven- tion-based programs,” says Com- munity Services worker Patricia Lakes, “usually programs are dealing with treatment. You can clearly see there's always a cost to abuse.” The potential benefit in savings to the health care sys- Pp for b g famil- iar with the particular needs of each school, getting to know both teaching staff and students and tailoring their educational program accordingly. This may involve some classroom teaching or discussions about the conse- quences of abuse as well as refer- ral service for students requiring counselling. “Thirty years ago, people used to joke about drunk drivers — couple of years. There is a three- year funding commitment by Community services which: cov- ers the complete cost of the posi- tion. “The tricky thing with prevention is, you don't see the results right away. Our new superintendent came from a school district that already had a prevention program, so there's a lot of support for it — we all care about this,” says Lakes. Lakes is reticent about draw- ing any conclusions regarding whether or not substance abuse is now we realize it’s no laugh matter. What's needed is a change of attitude in society to deal with abuse more intelligent- ly,” says Lakes. ICBC's Counterattack pro- gram has begun to address the need for preventative education, including Nelson's, have begun to hire substance abuse preven- tion workers within just the past a gr iz P in the school system — both alcohol and drug abuse have been a problem for decades. She admits, however, there is a greater availability of street drugs and more willingness to experiment at a young age than in years past. Changing social and economic conditions are often cited as part of the cause, creating so-called PATRICIA LAKES ‘latchkey kids’ in families where WEATHER _ NOT AVAILABLE 29.0/1. both parents must work and chil- dren are left unattended more hours per day. City hosting public meeting to hear concerns, questions regarding RCMP building referendum SHARLENE IMHOFF Sun Editor If Castlegar residents are unsure about how they will vote regarding the October RCMP building referendum, an upcom- ing public meeting should be of some help. Scheduled to be held at the Recreation Complex September 17, the public meeting will fol- low three formats: beginning with an open house; followed by formal presentations and finally, concluded with a ques- tion and answer period. “We want to give everyone City preparing for by-election Sun Staff The city of Castlegar is preparing for the by-election which will replace Councillor Marilyn Mathieson, who is relo- cating to North Vancouver. Nominations for the position will take place at city hall, on October 1 between 10 am. and noon. The by-election will take place On October 17 at council chambers, located at 1402 Columbia Avenue (across from Castlegar Mohawk). Voting will begin at 8 am. and complete at 8 p.m.. An advance poll will be held at city hall on October 9 between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. anda mobile poll will be held at the Castlegar and District Hospital on October 17 between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. As well as the by-election, Castlegar voters will be asked to decide whether they will allow the city to borrow $1.7 million to build a new RCMP station. who attends this meeting a chance to participate in any part of the meeting they want to,” said City Councillor Kirk Duff, who will be chairing the meet- ing. “There are some people who don't like to ask questions publicly, but would rather voice their concerns in a casual one- on-one atmosphere.” By holding the meeting, the city hopes to ensure that com- plete and understandable infor- mation is made available for all citizens. Some of the topics will include: need for a new RCMP building; design of the building; cost of construction and build- ing; annual cost of repaying the debt required to cover the costs of construction and; the effect of annual debt repayment expenses on the taxpayers. The meeting will be ded “Hopefully, we won't be see- ing any empty chairs at this meeting—it’s important that everyone realize how important it is to attend,” Duff said. Realizing that the refe by city officials, members of the local RCMP detachment as well as members on the RCMP Building Committee. “An architect from Dalla- Lana Griffith will also be there to provide information during the formal presentation about the building plans,” said Duff, acknowledging that as much expertise will be on hand to answer questions as possible on the new RCMP building will be held in less than a month after the public meeting, the city is hoping citizens will take the initiative and attend, voice opinions and concerns, ask questions or just sit back and take it all in. “Maybe the coffee and donuts will help bring them out,” said Duff jokingly. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. Low interest rates resulting in fewer bursaries, scholarships at Selkirk JASON KEENAN Sun staff Low interest rates are cutting in to the Selkirk College Founda- tion’s ability to help students make the grade. “If we're going to continue to help these students, we have to increase our endowments base,” said Fae Lee, development officer with the foundation, which man- ages scholarships and bursaries at the West Kootenay College. Last year the foundation gavoq out $84,000 in scholarships to stu- dents, $3,000 less than in the pre- vious year. “That was because of interest rates.” And it’s happening at the worst possible time, when many students are returning to school because of the poor economy. “Look at the student employ- ment rate over the summer. It was “What are these students going to do?” Many of them being single mothers, or mature students returning to improve their job skills, need the help of scholar- ships and bursaries. Money given to the foundation is invested, and the interest from that endowment is used to fund scholarships and bursaries for stu- dents at Selkirk. When money is put in to the d: various 4 it is matched with provincial gov- ernment money up to $5,000. Donations over $1,500 can estab- lish a new award “Most of our employees give to the Employee Endowment Fund,” which has raised an endowment base of $58,000 since it was start- ed in 1989. Donations to the gen- eral endowment fund are also valuable, since they provide the foundation the ability to establish awards in areas where there aren't any awards. And a few remnants of the foundations beginning remain Some donations, like BC Tel’s, come at a set amount on a yearly basis. The foundation only passes the money from one party to another. The criteria for the award is determined by the donator. “Then the foundation was set up and we had to sell it, and show it was worth investing in."’ The foun- dation is now trying to convince those yearly donors the benefits of putting the money in to an endow- ment Another fund raising plan is the annual Festival of Trees gala din- fe Castlegar should celebrate the obvious JASON KEENAN Sun staff It's sometimes easy to forget about Castlegar'’s backyard - the Rivers. But if the Outdoor Recreation Council of B.C. has their way, that won't last much longer. “It's an opportunity for peo- ple to recognize what's in their backyard,” said Karen Hodson, program administrator with the council, which is promoting the 11th annual B.C. Rivers Day on Sunday, Sept. 27. With the confluence of the Columbia and the Kootenay Rivers at Castlegar, the city would be a up. Some of the events that have been organized in other commny- archeology studies. Anyone interested in organiz- ing an event for the area can contact Hodson prime site for an event, but as of yet no one has come for- ward with an event She explained that ‘It's an opportunity for people to recognize what's in their backyard.’ — KAREN HODSON Program Administrator at 737-3058 for more informa- tion, and what sort of events are eligible. If it's in BC, and has to do with a the event doesn't have to take place on the river. “People can have a picnic or hike beside the river, go for a paddle, or challenge another organization to @ xiver clean nities include: water safety courses, fish hatchery tours, canoeing and hiking trips, a voyager canoe trip, and nature interpretation and underwater river, and is tak- ing place Sept 22, it's likely eligible “It's not just a Vancouver event — it’s all those little com- munities located beside rivers,” added Hodson. t ner and tree auction (which last year raised $10,000). A more long 47.7 A LOOK BACK AT THE PAST WEEK: Temperature: Max/Date Min/Date 4.0/6 land and other higher localities. REMARKS: Warm, sunny weather was recorded from the 31st through the 3rd. On the 4th of September a cool air mass moved over the Kootenay Region producing cloud and thundershowers. The amount of precipitation varied greatly from station to station with little rain recorded at the Castlegar Alrport. Snow fell along the ridges while below freezing temperatures were recorded at Ross- Forecast provided by The South - East interior Weather Office at Castlegar, B.C. term plan is the ofa Selkirk College alumni associa- tion, which would aid in launching an annual donation program. Another way the foundation is trying to get more out of their money is how the money is invest- ed. “Up until this year, the money has just been left in the bank in term deposits,” said Dale Schatz, executive director of the founda- tion. Now, a large portion of the funds are being invested with the Vancouver Foundation. “They are so large that they have a large investment staff,” he added. And when Selkirk College Foundation funds are placed with the Vancouver Foundation, funds are mare matched. While they formerly received a dollar for dollar match, next year this will be reduced to 50-cents on the dollar. Look at it this way: $1,000 is donated to a Selkirk Col- lege Foundation endowment, with matching from provincial funds that figure is brought to $2,000; the money is then invested with the Vancouver Foundation, and their matching program would bring the total to $3,000. A $1,000 donation to an endowment, in this case, means that interest would be eamed off of $3,000. About half the foundations endowments are invested with the Vancouver Foundation. But the bottom line, in the short term, is increasing endowments base at the College. High This Year 36.7 18 Low 2.5 25 Precipitation Rain 15.2 Snow 1) Total Precip. 15.2 Sunshine 265.5 WEATHER OF AUGUST 1992 Very warm temperatures were enjoyed for several weeks. Several days ‘saw highs approaching a record but no success. From the 19th to 23rd the tend reversed and 3 separate dally record minimum were subsequently broken. The most notable was 2.5 degrees on the 25th, a new record for the day as well as the month. The mean ended being only .4 degrees from the average. Sunshine hours reflect the same trend with the total very close to normal. Precipitation occurred on 8 days but only one was significant for daily arnounts with 13.6mm on the 7th, @ record for that day however, the monthly total was a third of the average. Date Record Day Year 40.0 18 3.2 29 More job cuts at Cominco Layoffs part of restructuring TRAIL TIMES Further job cuts are expected at Cominco this month as part of a restructuring plan announced last winter. No estimates of how many additional jobs will be eliminat- ed are available. The company has reduced employment in Trail by 473 since the start of the year i and give you any details because we just don't have them.” Cominco originally announced it would cut up to 500 jobs this year as part of a drive to reduce costs by $50 mil- lion annually. The company had hoped for savings on provincial and local government taxes and other charges of $20 million, none of which have materialized to date. The NDP government has d tax i which through layoffs, other attrition. “When we announced our plans back in January we indicat- ed there would be further layoffs in S ber,” said “We're ing an of the foundation because we have to increase scholarships and bur- Saries for students,” added Lee. y spokesman Richard Fish. "We are working on pulling that together now, but I can't cost the Trail operations $7 mil- lion annually. Cominco and its engineering subsidiary employ about 2,450 people in Trail. Long-range esti- mates call for that number to be slashed to 2,000. NELSON DAILY NEWS. A devastating fire engulfed and destroyed the home at 15 View Street at about 3:30 Tues- day morning. Damage to the home is estimated at $80,000, plus irreplaceable personal belongings. The family of four owe their lives to the early warning of a smoke detector. “If it wasn't for the smoke detectors, we would all be dead and they would have been carry- ing us out in body bags,” said 40-year-old artist and pensioner Mike Calver. “After hearing the alarm, we only had time enough to grab our nine-year-old Fire destroys Nelson home quadriplegic daughter in a wheelchair,” said Calver. “Now, even the $10,000 special Ichair is gone. We don’t quadriplegic daugh from upstairs and unlock the kitchen door. The house went up in five minutes.” Calver, his wife Lori and two children ages 13 and nine moved to Nelson from Vancou- ver in June. Their family is said to have helped out with the down payment of their first home. “The home was designed for handicapped people and we bought it because we have a know how she is going to get around. “All I have left is my wife and my family,” added Calver. “I'll be putting my faith in the good lord. He's always been there in the past.” Anyone that can help is asked to telephone friends Char- lotte at 352-2522 or Andy at 352-6358. Donations from the public would also be greatly appreciated by this needy fami- ly.