SPORTS LOCAL FEA) _.__ Concern for safety could net one-year suspension isp Coach John Ray waiting for ruling/7A | Castlegar's newest baby of 1993 has arrived! . Ten pound bundle of joy born Jan, 3RA One family's tragedy can mean renewed hope for others WEDNESDAY January 6, 1993 The Castl un MIXED Weather 3A Vol. 3- No. 7 ‘Leading the way in supporting local business’ 75 Cents + G.S.T. RDCK provisional budget plans predict tax increases Waste Management costs included in 1993 spending plans SHARLENE IMHOFF Sun Editor If the Regional District of Cen- tral Kootenay's Provisional bud- gel is a sign of things to come, then Castlegar residents should prepare for increased taxes in 1993 Althougli the Provisional bud- get is a working document and not considered a final, set budget, the RDCK is considering increas- es that could affect Castlegar to the tune of $100,000 in new taxes. Once the final budget has been set-in March, the City of Castlegar will be told how much it should collect on behalf of the RDCK. The biggest increase in the Provisional budget derives from a new function called Waste Man- agement, which is estimated to cost $582,000. The breakdown of that cost includes the following paren a. Tat *. Glance Bottle drive Expect to see Castlegar's minor hockey players knock- ing on your door this Satur- day, Jan, 9, as they try to raise money through a bottle drive. If you have any empty pop, liquor or beer cans or bottles, they urge you to please donate Christian Women's Club The Castlegar Christian Women's Club will be host- ‘ing a special feature on-Quilt- ing, during a Dinner Evening at the Fireside from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., January 14. Gloria Riebens will be a special” guest, providing a demonstra- tion on quilting. As well, a special inspirational speaker, Daolyne Burton, will be trav- elling from St. Albert, Alber- ta, to speak that evening. She tells a story that women will not want to miss! - Shedding some light ———— Paul Webb sheds some light on his work while sand- ing in one of the new townhouses located on 2nd Street and Columbia Avenue. $160,000, Legal, $2,000; Site Development, $300,000 and Reduce and-Reuse, $120,000. Castlegar’s share of the total $582,000 would fall somewhere in the $97,000 mark. Although the provisional plan is preliminary, some directors are concerned that including such large costs in this year’s budget is: premature. John Voykin, Area I director on the RDCK and sub-regional director for Castlegar and Areas I, J and part of H, said he doesn't know why this regional district is rushing into Waste Management, when a solid plan is not required by the government until 1995 “The Waste Management Plan has not even been approved or adopted yet, so how can we bud- get so much money for it so soon,” said Voykin. Currently the RDCK has only received the second stage of a three-stage plan to, among other things, safely collect and store solid waste as well as establish recycling Voykin, who believes that SUN STAFF PHOTO / John Van Putten establishing stage three might not occur until next year, admits that some directors are still unhappy with stage two, inchiding him- self “The recommendation made by consultants working for the RDCK state that the RDCK would operate the Waste Man- agement Plan, while there are some people who think it would be best to get the private sector involved.” Voykin said he is hoping the _RDCK will bring the plan back to the-public in order to gather more input “We should also be working See ROCK 2A Company airlifts employee to Spokane after MVA KAREN KERKHOFF Sun staff The jaws of life had to be used to remove two victims from a 1989 Honda car after they were involved in a head-on collision with a pickup truck, January 3 near Fairview Castlegar RCMP speculate the 35-year-old driver of the pickup was attempting to pass a cle when he was blinded by blowing snow, causing his vehicle to hit a 1989 Honda car driven by Patrick , 27, of New York. Hick age 25, was also in ehicle when the accident occurred. Hickey’s fiancee, and the driv er of the truck, who is from Genelle, were taken to Castlegar Hospital where they are both list ed in satisfactory condition Hickey was taken to Trail Regional Hospital in critical con- dition, and was transferred by helicoptor Jan. 4 to Spokane Kamyr Construction, Hickey’s employer at Celgar, chartered a helicoptor to transport Hickey to Spokane when it became clear that due to circumstances, Hickey Would have to be transferred by ground ambulance to Spokane Both vehicles were totalled and damages to the vehicle have been estimated at $20,000 The name of the driver of the pickup is being withheld as the cause of the accident is still under investigation. Winter Wonderland-— Rd in Ootischenia. This group of parents and their children enjoy the weekend with a hay ride at the D Bar D riding stables. The two Clydesdale horses were heading down Waterloo SUN STAFF PHOTO / John Van Putten Green requests, then retracts, notice of motion against Moore SHARLENE IMHOFF Sun Editor City Councillor Doug Green retracted an earlier request he had made to have council repeal its appointment of Mayor Audrey Moore as the director to the Regional District of Central Kootenay. Green said he requested the appeal earlier because he felt CUPE/City The Canadian Union of Pub- lic Employees Local 2262 and the City of Castlegar will be meeting this Friday to discuss a number of personnel-rélated issues. The special meeting will include talks between Gerry Bell, Labor Relations Consul- tant for the City of Castlegar, and Ed Haggan, Business Rep- resentative for CUPE. City Administrator Gary Williams said that only one meet Friday meeting has been scheduled thus far, but future meetings will be planned if needed. The meeting is at least the second to be held between the city and CUPE representatives. As well, CUPE employees at the city have yet to sign a new contract, although a Memoran- dum of Understanding has been signed between the two sides. Now, before a contract can be signed, the wording must meet with both sides’ approval. Community Future's audit set to roll SHARLENE IMHOFF Sun Editor years of existence The new executive came on board at the begin- The Central Kootenay Community Futures (CKCF) audit by the federal government's Internal Audit Bureau could be starting this week, according to a spokesperson from Vancouver Philippa Rowcliffe, a consultant for the B.C. and Yukon branch of Community Futures, said that offi- cials from Vancouver as well as current board mem- bers of the CKCF will be working closely together inorder to determine if any improprieties involving past book-kéeping have taken place The audit will examine Community Futures accounting and the business ‘practices that were car ried out under what was called “first generation board members”, or board members which helped establish Community Futures during its first five ning of March 1992, and it wasn’t too long after that the new crop of members started raising serious questions about book keeping entries council should reconsider its decision to have Moore represent the-interests-of Castlegar on the RDCK. He said that with all the events planned for Castlegar in 1993, Moore should pay more attention to local issues However, after realizing just prior to Tuesday night's meeting that the majority of councillors would not support him;:Green withdrew his motion’of appeal in a surprise move “Because of the negative reac- tion by other councillors, I felt it would be best to withdraw the motion," he said. Green said his earlier motion was not a personal attack on Moore. Instead, he felt that Smecher would be better pre- pared to do the job. He admits he still regrets the decision council made before Christmas. "I think {council} committed themselves toa flawed process." The review, which was done in Sep pin- pointed a number of problems and recommended that a full audit be completed. Rowcliffe said that funding to the organization from its parént office in Vancouver had already been suspended because it was having difficulties recruiting the required 12 members. Even though a large amount of money is spent by vanous C y Futures ¢ across the country, none have been required to allow a profes- sional audit in the past—a practice which Rowcliffe See COMMUNITY FUTURES