SAP SRT a we aa a tana en gm Sa at a ow ERA ti Wednesday,April 29, 1992 m THE FAR SIDE By GARY LARSON Company and tell Lim sorry, Bob, Fafa have to was my hair Tonight Zim sorry, Ted, but Tonight Ye, hive, ve Write my sfavorsle: a te detergent Jove their product. wm © 1992 Unwersal Press Synaicate - Date rejection lines City continues to grow NEWS STAFF Castlegar is moving upin the world...er, at least in Canada. Stats Canada revealed that the Crossroads of the Kootenays has grown by three per cent in the latest census. The 1991 census, re- vealed Tuesday, shows Castlegar’s population at 6,579 — up from 6,385 in 1986. — Castlegar’s 6,579 citizens gives it 86th spot among all B.C. communities. On a na- tional scale, Castlegar is Canada’s 558th largest city. The 1991 census _ also leads the way with 8,760 cit- izen, while. Trail has 7,913. Trail is the only one of the Big Three communities to see a drop in its population, down 0.7 per cent from 1986. Population in the Central Kootenay Regional District, which includes Nelson and Castlegar, has also seen mod- erate growth, up four per cent in 1991 to 51,073. A breakdown of CKRD communities sees Slocan’s population drop by 10.5 per cent to 263, while Nakusp’s falls 2.6 per cent to 1,374 and New Denver’s dips 4.2 per cent to 571. Meanwhile, Pusion hn ent eae hgh idenichanewe nm, cn shows Castlegar to be in third place aniong the three largest West Kootenay com- munities. Nelson, which grew 7.7 per cent from 1986, 0.6 per cent to 863. Salmo al- so experienced growth, climbing 5.3 per cent from a population of 1,015 to 1,069. ANNOUNCING... . The Addition of RONDA DUTTON _to our staff Formerly of Hairline’s, Ronda can be contacted at 365-2142 FOR ALL YOUR HAIRSTYLING NEEDS | | COCKATOO Missing since Sat. A.M. April 25. Robson area. DO NOT APPROACH!! 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We reserve the right to limit quantities $16.99 @ Wednesday, April'29; 1992 es KT ~ #The News RONT SecondF CALL THE -NEWws Scott David Harrison EDITOR scale walkout. Relations Bureau. The Castlegar News learned Tucsday that the Canadian Paperworkers of Canada and the Pulp and Paperworkers Union of Canada have issued a 10-day contract cancellation notice to the Pulp and Paper That notice — which sees the present contract rendered void when it expires on April 30 — will be followed by a 72-hour British Columbia’s pulp and paper May 7. industry moved one step closer to a full- “We are still continuing meeting,” the PPWC’s Stan Shewaga said, “and we hope an agreement can be reached, but: when things don’t move the way you want you have to (force negotiations).” The two unions’ latest maneuvering comes despite a media blackout agreed to y by both sides as they take a third shot at hammering out a new deal. Shewaga said the union was forced to break the silence after “word leaked out.” Pulp unions issue cancelation notice strike notice, which would see 14,000 B.C. The latest round of negotiations began in pulp and paperworkers hit the bricks by Vancouver Friday — two days after the two unions revealed that 91 per cent of their talks.” ANOTHER ACCIDENT @General Inquiries 365-7266 OUR HOURS Columbia Avenue has become a popular place for fender benders lately. For the second Monday in a row, police and paramedics were called to an accident scene, this time assisting Margaret Rideout of Castlegar. membership voted in favor of a strike. “We’re not surprised by this, at all,” the PPIRC’s Eric Mitterndorfer said Tuesday. “We actually expected this to happen. “It’s all part of negotiations and it rarely has no bearing on the final outcome of our Mitterndorfer said that despite Tuesday’s activity, the two sides are “getting closer.” The two side are continuing to hold negotiations in Vancouver. Doctors step up demands Glen Freeman NEWS REPORTER Castlegar is going to be a medical ghost town tomorrow. According to B.C. Medical Association delegate Dr. Jon Van Vliet, doctors will be attending a one-day study session in Vancouver to protest recent government action. “There will be nothing but emergency medical’ care Thursday,” Van Vliet said. “Doctors offices will be closed right across the province.” B.C. doctors are protesting a move by the government to place a limit on the amount doctors can earn in one year, as well as the removal of a medical retirement fund. “What the NDP government News photo by Jonathan Green The News is located at 197 Columbia Ave. Our office hours are Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed on weekends and __ statutory holidays. SUB RATES The News is published by Castle News Ltd. for Canwest Publishers Ltd. Mail subscription rate to The News is $40 per year ($44 in communities where the post office has letter carrier service)—The price 4 on newsstands is. - 75¢ for each edition. The price delivered by newspaper carrier for both editions is only 90¢ a week (collected monthly). GST extra. Second class mail registration number 0019. Scott David Harrison EDITOR ae Some Robson residents say their own improvement board is tapping into their water supplies. Concerned about high water fees and low water quality, residents are set to give the Robson-Raspberry Improvement District a bucket full of trouble at a town hall meeting today. “It’s gross,” resident Gerald Evin said of his’ water. “I won't |- drink unles Evin says he “wants the improvement district to explain itself. He said he’s seen his water fees jump from $100 to $200 without any improvements. “The water is still terrible.” he said. “And I know I’m not the only one who feels this way. One of my biggest complaints is that although my water rate has gone _up, _I’m_not-seeing anything out of it.” Improvement board member Ken Wyllie says Robson residents have to be patient. He said the improvement district is doing as much as it can to ensure water quality is improved. Wyllie pointed to the installation of new fire hydrants throughout the area, saying they will help the improvement district flush age-old water lines, paving the way for better quality comparable _ to water. He also said the installation of those hydrants will equal big savings for Robson-Raspberry residents when they renew fire insurance plans. “Insurance premiums will probably be cut by as much as one-third for some residents,” he said. Robson water quality questioned Wyllie said, while water improvements may not be evident at Evin’s home, there have been vast changes for other residents. “So far, improvements have been very successful,” he said. “There is a link between everything and all of the improvements will be made.” About the jump in fees, Wyllie said the improvement district is just keeping in touch with other areas. “Our rates now are other has done is totally unacceptable,” Van Vliet said. “This study session is our way of getting the message across to them. We’re not happy and we won’t accept these changes.” However, Health Minister Elizabeth Cull says such actions will not change her decision. In a recent interview with a Vancouver-based newspaper, Cull said “I can understand it from a doctors’ point of view because they have had the ability to determine how many dollars are spent on physician health services for a long time and we’re saying, ‘No, the taxpayers in B.C. can’t afford it any longer.’” : But that statement doesn’t sit well with the BCMA. In fact, the BCMA has charged the government with violating Canada’s National improvement areas,” he said, “and that was what we were after.” Wyllie said he hoped most Robson-Raspberry residents attend the 7 p.m., saying the board wants feedback “We have to be accountable to the people, that’s what it is all about.” Health Act, which states-that negotiations must take place between government and medical practitioners. “This is the first time in history that these matters have been arbitrarily set by the government,” Van Vliet said. “We're just not used to being railroaded like that.”