The Castlegar Sun Wednesday, April 27, 1994 said she was pleased the work was offered to local designers. One of her’goals, she said, was to make the visual content of the display something area residents could relate to. for a local touch to B.C. display at the West ‘Trade Street Front's design teanr created a landscape motif fea- turing mountains and a lake with a home nestled on the mountainside. As twilight ds, stars start to twinkle, Tax Free Transfers and Settlers Effects All Purpose Permits And answer all your insurance questions We have PRIVATE AUTO INSURANCE Ask about It! CASTLEGAR SAVINGS INSURANCE Fair display h and so do the lights in the house and in the nearby town “It's a tranquil familiar scene,” Normington said, “that also demonstrates the impor- tance of B.C. hydro to our lifestyle.” The display panels also con- tain extensive information about B.C. hydro, both from a provincial and a local perspec- tive. Hydro’s vision and strate- gic plan in its Columbia Basin Compensation Program, as well as the location of dams and availability of tours, is just part of the content Normington incorporated into her visual design Street Front has also produced the display for the Creston Val- ley Wildlife Management Area. Funded by B.C. hydro, the dis- play and additional printed Me Te (City Centre Mall) For information call Bev at material are part of the Man- agement Area's plan to create more awareness of this invalu- able resource. “As well as being unique and important from a biologi- cal standpoint,” Normington said, “this world-class wetland is just a wonderful place to explore.” ‘That sense of excitement and adventure is evident in the dis- as local artistic flavor play Street Front designed. In pictures and words, it high- lights the diversity offered by the Management Area—birds and ducks, large mammals such as moose and elk, and rare species like the rubber boa. Look for the designed-in- the-Kootenays displays at the West Kootenay Trade Fair in Castlegar, April 29 through May 1. Continued from 9A real sense of accomplishment. This is the method that my broth- er and | used. Considering that our original mortgage rate was 11 per cent of 25 years, we have done quite well by reducing it to just over ten years in only three years. Another strategy that is effec- tive, but requires more skill is to invest your mortgage savings in RRSP», take your tax refund, and pay down t $1,500 in tax by plac- ing the $3,750 in mortgage savings in an RRSP. This is more effective than simply paying down your mortgage, as the rate of tax that you would save is approximately 40 per cent, far higher than the cur- rent mortgage rate of 7.25 per cent eerrese cotumeora's With the introduction of British Columbia’s Forest R brought together leaders from business, labo! communities and First Nations in an unprece save our forests and the jobs they provide. Over the next five years more than two billio industry for trees harvested on public land, will be progressive and forward-looking Plan that will: April, 1994 @ create new jobs in land reclamation, reforestation and silviculture. @ expand value-added processing and develop ne @ stabilize and diversify forest communities. @ provide forest workers with skills training for new jobs in the forest industry. . wD precious natural resource. 2 ‘ For too long, we have taken our forests for win, because renewing our forests will save family-supporting jobs while I commend all those, from so many different backgrounds, w our Forest Renewal Plan, and I urge all British Columbians to suppo' Prike Hance MIKE HARCOURT granted. Giving back to the land means we all protecting our most ho came together to develop rt it and help make it work. enewal Plan, my government has ur, the environmental movement, forest dented partnership and historic understanding to n dollars in stumpage fee$ paid by the forest re-invested directly in an innovative, w markets for B.C. forest products. @ support scientific research to protect the environment and make our forests more productive in the future. wie wwe sf ment in order to make correct fi ial decisi With inflation running at a rea- sonable 2 per cent, the real rate of return which is the difference between what you can carn on your money and inflation, is currently about 5 per cent. __ This,is one of the highest levels in history. Therefore, there are no real underlying financial reasons for interest rates to increase in thé long term. ‘There are however, numerous rea- sons for them to go up im the short term, many of which we have dis- cussed in the past. Quebec, the falling dollar, US rates and the Ontario bud- get, but again these are short-term concems. ‘Therefore, if | was renewing my mortgage today or buying a new home I would select the six-month closed mortgage at 7.25 per cent ver- sus the five-year mortgage at 9.25 per cent. I would budget my pay- ments at the higher rate and use the If rates increase they have to go up more than 2 per cent before you have banks. Should you have any financial ing your personal questions to CASH CORNER, clo The Castlegar Sun, 465 Columbia Avenue, Castlegar, B.C., Canada, VIN 1G8 or fax us at (604) 365- 7762. We will research your questions with local profession- als and attempt to provide infor- mative answers to as many as possible in future editions of CASH CORNER. After all, the buck stops here! Wednesday, April 27, 1994 The Castlegar Sun Page 11A Nicola Bullock recently graduated with distinc- tion from McGill Univer- sity in Montreal with a Batchelors Degree in Civil Engineering. Nico- la grew up in Castlegar and is the daughter of Elmer and Veronica Pellerine. She graduat- ed from SHSS in 1989. She is now employed as a bilingual engineer in Montpellier, France. _ Stratton-Paterson Dave and Lurica Stratton . and-Barbara Paterson of Regina, Saskatchewan. » The wedding will take place July 30, 1994. ae Heather Jean Graham and Lance Bryan Whitley were united in marriage October 9, 1993 at the Rob- son Memorial Church with Pastor Stan Block offici- ating. Mr. and Mrs. Whitley spent their honeymoon in Hawaii and are now residing in Castlegar. Lorraine and Dan Leiding BSN Support Network Submitted The second meeting of the dis- t BSN support network will be held May 14 in the Staff Lounge at the Castlegar Campus of Selkirk College. This meeting is open to all R.N.s enrolled in or interested in post-R.N. distance BSN courses offered by UBC, BCIT and UVic. For more infor- mation contact Maureen Little at Selkirk College. , Wedding bells Nash-Leiding Mr. and Mrs. Val Leiding take pleasure in announcing their son Dan’s marriage to Lor- raine Nash pf-Fort MacCloud:* B.C.. The wedding was held in Calgary, Alberta on March 5. 1994. Bridesmaids were Jessica Nash and Melissa Leiding; the Maid of Honor was Linda Poje. Best Men were Brent Makiev and Allen Harlos. The Ringbearer was Davin Nash and Flower Girl was Jenessa Bremner. Please recycle The Castlegar Sun. B Trust § HeR BLOCK @ We offer complete electronic filing services. @ We are reasonably priced. @ We are conveniently located. It’s why Canadians return. 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