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Castlegar News Update '90

West Kootenay area
important to plans

B.C. Hydro is studying seven interrelated projects in
the West Kootenay which oie could provide B.C,
with over 6,000 million kilowatt hours (kW-h) of energy
Potential a year — enough energy for about 600;000
homes or a city the size of Vancouver and Burnaby com-
bined, .

Peter Calder, Project manager for the seven studies
(collectively known as the Lower Columbia develop-
ment), says that despite the fact that most of the West
Kootenay and Okanagan receive power from West
Kootenay Power Ltd., wit!

Hydro nonetheless consider:

Progressing into the 90s!

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happening
here

Waneta Piaza in Trail has
become known community
shopping centre where there's
always something happening.
The mail has completed a $500,000
In renovations giving It a bright
new look.

Mall has new look

glass roof filters natural light which gives the court a
feeling of openness.”’

BCE Development Corp., owners of Waneta
Plaza, know that the mall has a bright and Promising
future and has shown its commitment to the Trail area
by the $500,000 investment in renovations last year,
MacDermid says.

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Ul service coffee * __, According to Calder, five of the seven studies which
shop/dining room B.C. Hydro is conducting at this time are “Resource
Smart“ projects which aim to improve the efficiency of
existing fa ies by adding to or i i .
““We are able to effectively obtain more energy from
existing facilities by a variety of means,"” Calder says.
“For example, we are now studying the possibility of ad.
ding power plants to both the Keenleyside and Duncan
dams, as well as installing additional generating facilities
at Seven Mile dam, and the Cominco-owned Waneta and
Brilliant power plants. If all the Resource Smart projects

‘ Waneta Plaza in Trail has a bright new look after

$500,000 in during 1989,
The mall, in operation since October 1978, serves
@ primary trading area of 24,000 people in the Trail,
Warfield, Rossland, Montrose and Fruitvale areas as
well as a secondary trade area from Nelson to Salmo of
9,200 people.
“*We demand a B00d-looking mall with pleasant
surroundings to enhance one-stop shopping,’’
Plaza manager Linda MacDermid says. ‘‘We Strive to
maintain a high community image by assisting groups
in various fundraising projects. There is not a week

tial from the Lower Columbia generation Projects as
follows:

PROJECT

R Smart Projects
Keenleyside Dam

Seven Mile Project
Duncan Dam

Waneta and Brilliant

POWER (kW-h per year)

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3,026 million

New Projects
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Border Project

bility by over 3,000 million kilowatt hours a year.””

Calder says Resource Smart projects such as these
not only have fewer social and environmental impacts,
but they can also help delay new energy projects which are

less acceptable.

Hydro is also investigating two new Projects at Mur-
phy Creek and Border, which would involve construction

of low-head dams and power plants.

Studies by B.C. Hydro show the total energy poten-

Total

1,800 million
3,600 million
6,626 million

As a result of these studies, Hydro is heavily involved
in public consultation in the area. Last year, the Colum-

bia River advisory board was formed. toradvise the Hydro

board of directors. A community. coordinator,
Geissler, was appointed for the Southern Interior and

Hydro has set up a toll-free line to receive public commen-

ts and questions.

Expansion successful

“Lhave a lot of faith and optimism
in the communities of Castlegar and

to_-provide-top~ service for their
customers.
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Trail,’’ | area b
Vito Esposito says.

Esposito, since his arrival to Trail
from his native Italy in 1952, has fir-
mly established himself as one of the
most successful experts inthe
drycleaning business in a career that is
Still going strong after 36 years.

It was back in 1953 that Esposito
first started out learning the
drycleaning trade as an employee at
the Crystal Drycleaners in Trail. Af-
ter perfecting his craft, he went into
business with his wife Kathy as they
purchased Trail Dry Cleaners in East
Trail in 1959, and ran it successfully
until they sold the business in 1968.

The Espositos then went on to pur-
chase and operate Bel-Air Cleaners in
downtown Trail where they continue

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was the next order of the
day for the Espositos, and on March
22, 1988, they Purchased the
Cleanitizing Drycleaners inthe
Waneta Plaza from Don Berry.

Continuing to be aggressive, the
Espositos. added a third drycleaning
firm with the Purchase of ‘the
Castleaird Plaza Cleaners which is
now known as Bel-Air Cleaners.

“We-—took forward “to Serving
Castlegar and area residents with our
new Bel-Air Drycleaners,”* Esposito
says.

“Renovations were made to the
Castlegar premises, and all the
equipment is in good runing condition.
Esposito said he enjoys being a mem.

ber of the Castlegar business com-
munity and to serving the general
public.

The Bel-Air Castlegar Drycleaners
offers a full service of alterations and
repairs along with a laundromat
which is open daily for customers
from 6 a.m. to 1L p.m.

The business motto that both Vito
and Kathy Esposito live by is “Work
hard and keep the customers happy.”*

The term ‘professionals’ is leer-
tainly a fitting one to describe the
Espositos, as they have overcome
many adversities over the past 36
years to not only survive in the
business world, but to also see their
dream of one-day owning three
Prominent drycleaning businesses
come true.

Store adds services

Castlegar’s Safeway-store added a
Popular new deli department in 1989,
a year which also saw the store ex.
pand its bulk foods section and adda
new gift card section.

The new services complement
Safeway's— established full-service

“bakery and meat departments and

floral shop.
Manager Ken Whiddington says

Castlegar Safeway — open since
February 1984 — provides the best-
quality products at competitive prices
and a friendly staff who give top ser-
vice to the store’s customers.

Castlegar Safeway is now easier to
get to as well since the Castlegar tran-
Sit-service-altered its route Slightly to
Provide a bus stop right in front of the
store.

in our mall.””

just another ‘enclosed mall.

goes by that there is not a non-profit group on display

MacDermid says Waneta Plaza has become
known as a “‘community shopping centre’ and not
1?

“It has a people place, right in the heart of the
centre,” she says. ‘‘This isa Place where People
gather, relax, sit down to enjoy refreshments, other
company and, at times, entertainment, The sloped

neapolis, St. Paul,
County, California.

d name changes since then. (

BCED has operated in the United States since
1976 and the majority of its assets today are south of
the border with major properties in Chicago, Min-
, Denver, Phoenix and Orange

Closer to home, BCED currently has over 934,000
square feet in its shopping centre portfolio for British
Columbia and Pacific Northwest.

Firm’s work in Japan

The past year has been a busy and
successful ‘one for Colourmix Adver-
tising Systems of Castlegar.

Among the company’s accom-
Plishments was the creation of major
display units, . including wall murals
anda kiosk, for the B.C. Hydro-
R heritage revitalizati

Program.

Colourmix’s work has also
travelled around the world.

The company created a major
exhibit which is now on display in
Shuzenji, Japan, in a replica of
Nelson city hall at a theme park in the
Japanese city. The display includes

Photo murals, wall murals, display
cases and laminated signs.

Col ix’s other
ts over the last few months include
Production of the 10-foot by I0-foot
“Get Hooked on Castlegar” sign for
the Castlegar Chamber of Commerce:

machine and a six-color screen prin-
ting press.

Owners Fred Vigue and Dennis
Goetting who began the Castlegar
business in February 1987, also have
expansion plans in the works and ex-
Pect to open a branch in Nelson in the
near future. Meanwhile, they have

The pany is also ducing all
garments forthe Native Heritage
Centre in Duncan, B:C. The more
than 5,000 garments and hats will be
Pproduced—in—a-five- and six-color
print.

New additions to the company in-
clude a computer-cut vinyl lettering

made tothe
Castlegar business, both inside _and
outside the premises.

“The quality of our work’’ is what
makes Colourmix good, the owners
say. ‘‘Whether you are an old
business or new business, give us a call
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The shop also hos a well-stocked rental department which Carries everything from belt sanders and space
heaters to loaders and forklifts ;

irry Anderson, Manager, Supply Division, says Kootrac Supply is continually expanding its services to meet
customer demand. The company has appointed Gary Burns as its field representative, and will be dealing directly
with the contractors and fallers out in the bush, to su; things like mainlines, chokers, saw chain ond ot.

Kootrac has recently acquired a delivery truck, which will enable on-the-road sales rep Darren Farenholtz to
sell and deliver supplies to Kootrac’s commercial accounts.

In-store organization is also being upgraded. Customers wishing to look at, for example, a lawn mower, will
be assisted by one specific salesperson, rather than dealing with a person behind the counter who may suddenly be
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¢ products. and will be available tor on-site demonstrations of the Inducreict machinery
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