CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, Sept. 11, 1958 he tag tay yt “The Story of Celgar Limited @ 800 Miles of Survey Lines Run @ 3,650 Samole Plots Examined in Detail © 61 Per Gent Classified as Pulp Wood (continued fvom page four) gzun on Novemmer 27 and com- pleted by February of this year, ‘The cost of this building was $125,000. It may seem strange to start with a warehouse for your end product, but it will serve as a construction warchouse| and femporary office space during the remainder of the -construction period. At the present time, Robin- son and Roberts, a firm of ground-water geologists, are en- have been worked out. The railway company will be per- forming this phase of the work, and it should be completed by mid-fall. Final engineering is now being completed for ‘the wood- room foundation pilings, and tenders will. be called early in October, To date more than $1,000,- 000 has been expended or com- led by independent contrac- tors and a substantial part of our wood requirements for the pulp mill will be purchased from outside sources—both in the form of pulp woed an: as chips from other lumber manu- facturer’s by-products. There are nine Leiter to the Editor Castlegar, B.C. Sept. 7, 1958. Dear Sir: I cannot leave this” place without expressing my AKM Delegates Laud Villages And Convention Delegates to the AKM con- vention here Saturday were loud in their eke of the fine job te the wonderful citizens of Castlegar and Kinnaird who made my very short stay a most t snd stoke. Nakusp, where the com- pany has already built a modern forestry office, will be the cen- ttre of the southern operations. Revelstoke will. be the base ior servicing the northern opera- tions, ‘The communities of Castle- Renata, Fauquier, mitted on site pulp mill construction. Our present program calls and| 83) i Needles, the Arrow Parks Na- kusp, Beaton, Arrowhead and for the of project gaged in tests, and have developed a ..Series of test wells and are conducting water analysis and pumping tests. For the past five years we thave been conducting water an- ‘alysis and pumping tests. For the past five years, we have been conducting water, sampling and analytical pro- grams. In several years, in July and August, a high peak has shown up in water color, iron and suspended solids, Ig these current and process study| by the end of February. Starting are ideally situated h between Castlegar and Revel- one, : In all of my relatively wide travels I have never met socia- bility and kindness greater than theirs. In my brief meeting with the Association of Kootenay Municipalities I was greatly im- pressed by the competitive bead done ie the Villages of Castlegar and Kinnaird, Mayor L. A. Read of Trail said “I believe it is one of the better, if not the best convention we have attended.” “It’s been wonderful,” is the way R. G. Warner, chairman of the Slocan City council deserib- ed the convention, how the two little places have done it,” he said. “I don't know “LEAN-TO” ADDITION IS ALL THAT REMAINS OF WATERLOO HOUSE EDITION ~__ Section Two _Pablishied Every Thursday ae “The ‘Crossroads of the Kootenays" : } VOL. 11, No. 37. they all showed as a vepional family. ‘This was completely capped by the magnificant hospitality of the of Kinnaird to supply or pulp ‘wood producers. next spring, and through to the end of the year, we have scheduled mill water supply, | sub-structures, under- ground services, access and com- munications. Depending on the tenders-re- many other sommmunitice in the West Koo- tenays will also participate in this development. Of further economic inter- est isthe amount of business that Celgar will do in thi area. It will be our ceived and this could mean that anywhere from 100 to 400 men will be employed on the site during this period, Going on at the same time prove satisfactory, it will not! only simplify the will be a amount of detailed engineering and of the water intake, but will eliminate peaks end, of most importance, do away with the mecessity of building and operat- ing a water-filtrution plant. Details for the relocation of the CPR main line and the ‘pulp mill’s industrial sidings RUNNING SHOES -MENS & BOYS Black or White Girls Low White PRICE RANGE Black .... $2.45 to $7.95 White .. $4.45 to $7.95 Girls .. $2.75 & $2.95 AT MADDOCKS o and supplies, negotiations with fuel and hydro power suppliers and allied activities. It is expected ‘that construc- tion will hit its peak some time from the month of D policy to ensure that both dur- ing ie Sevelonment phase and loca’ and Castlegar. It is my business to ‘be con-, cerned with the development planning of regions and com- munities, and I know that the only thing that ultimately mat- ters is the people themselves. After my experience with your citizens 1 feel that your community can look forward *o its future, ‘whatever it may be,|{ ith heh the mill is a operation, will be given every opportunity to participate in our program. All other things being equal, ‘we much prefer to do business with our colleagues in the community, The question of effluent dis- posal is one that comes to mind almost automatically when pulp mills are di kraft 1959 to early June, 1960. It is hard to predict actual numbers of ‘constructicn workers who will be employed, but up to 1,100 men would be a reasonable esti- mate. Naturally your prime inter- est is what the Celgar project will mean to this area. Perhaps it is too early to speak with any assurance. However, cer tain developments can be pre- dicted with some confidence. New jobs will be created. We estimate that there will be about 325 employees on the pulp mill payroll, Naturally we hope that many of these people will be residents ‘of the Kootenays. However, we have no way of knowing where employees coming ‘into the area will finally decide to live. We estimate that Celgar will utilize about $7,000,000 worth of wood annually. We will increase our own forestry logging crews. At least 30 per cent of the production from the Hcence area will be hand- mill is a minor offender in re- Bard to toxicity of effluent since by far the greater percentage of waste is concentrated and burn- ed to provide heat and power for the process, and the pulping chemicals are efficiently rerov- ered for further use. The small portion which escapes to the stream is extrem- ely dilute, and the experience of scores of kraft pulp mills shows that there will be no sig- nificant change in the biological Thank you. J. W. Wilson, director, Lower is Board. * A. EREMENKO & CO. - PEANUT BUTTER, Kersey, 48 ox. tin LARD, Pure, 2 Ibs. EGGS, grade A large, local Dozen ..... CRISCO, 3 Ib. tin . FLUFFO, 3 [b. canister PICKLES, Sweet Mixed, 24 ox. jar FISH & CHIPS, fioxen, BISCUITS, McCormick's, Pound pack ......... . VEAL CHOPS, loin, ib. .POT ROASTS, blade or oun Lb. GROUND BEEF, 2 Ibs. PORK CHOPS, loin, {b. .. FRYERS, .whole or half, Ib. BACON, side sliced or by, the piece, 59c Champion, chad b. WATERMELON, whole, Ib. As a profit-making enter- prise and as a company whose own. employees and neighbours will be directly affected by this situation, Celgar plans to utilize the most efficient and complete recovery systems avallable. 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The family . spirit in our great Province was never stronger than it is today as we join in paying ceremonial tribute to the hardy pioneers who’ built British Columbia from its wilderness beginnings to its present status as - Canada’s West Coast giant, o powerful contributor . to the economy, the culture: and the prestige of our Nation. : Together we look back ‘proudly upon our storied Past, and* together we look forward confidently. to‘a glorious future in which, ! predict, the communities of Castlegar, Kinnaird, Brilliant, Renata, Robson and ali the surrounding areas will share in a flourishing development beyond the wildest dreams of those who founded our land. While.we commemorate the historié events of a tion and co-operation, build a second hundred years.:< for British Columbia even greater than the first. . A.C: Bennett, > ue Premier of British Columb '| things were difficult and people :| window : 6f - these rooms, \}eould.see the roof of the hotel CASTLEGAR, BRITISH. COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER. 11, 1958 By DR. VICTOR GORESKY I first came to-Castlegar in February, 1937, This was aftermath of the depression. I had been practicing in a town in Alberta, managing to live de- spite the acute shortage of money. I had just received a letter from Dr. L. M. Beckwith, a former classmate of mine, in which he .suggested I come to Castlegar and take over his practice as he was moving to Trail. “You might as well come and starve in B.C. as starve and freeze in Alberta,’ were his exact words, -Thus it was that I made a preliminary . Visit to Castlegar. Toa man accustomed ‘to cities and the free and easy life of the prairies, Castlegar was mone too impressive from a2 financial, domestic or social point of view. : From the financial ‘angle, worried least of all about their doctor bills. Their was one bright spot, however, in that whoever had the practice also received appointment as health inspector of schools and medical health officer. ‘These titles sounded very important, ‘but actually were not much more than mere titles. However, they would mean cash, bread and - butter if I’ decided to take over the practice. R. A, D. West offered mo four rooms and‘a bath for $12 a month, The building in which these rooms were located stood where the Twin Rivers ‘bull- “ ding now. stands, ‘Looking from the ‘upstairs ‘one + | situated at the bottom of the big wife and I took our car (on The rest of the town con- sisted of a grocery store, owned by Mr. West, and a post office next to the rooms offered to me for rent, I returned to Alberta and told my wife all about Castlegar. She ‘said she was willing to come with me and so, pledging her to silence if she didn't like it, we made preparations to move to Castlegar, In July, 1937, packing my gun and microscope in my car and adding my wife and two children to the load, we embark- ed for B.C. Arriving on the road from Creston to Nelson we saw'a sign “Jesus Saves,” on a rock, Even that gave me a lot of comfort as I felt I- needed a lot of help, on that road it was so high and narrow. ~ At: periodic intervals my wife and the municipal coun- cillor friend who had joined our party when we left the would criticize my sheer fright, though I called it perspiration, L “We arrived in ‘Castlegar on July 9, staying in the hotel the day sell.a good portion of the land onto which th of Columbia river water and Alberta soll -was falling to| Celgar Limited for a pulp all At that time the old West- Jey mill was still standing, al- though abandoned. In the town itself, Mr, West was postmaster and justice of| the peace and Mr. Speakman was CPR agent, As for our quarters, they were at the top of a set of beck- stairs, The wood we used for fuel was always’ wet and the wind was always bauntiful. I think my wife wanted to go @ B.C. Reads Were Frightful in 1937 ® In One Three-Month Period In 1937, Castle- gar Doubled its Population to 30 Families @ Castlegar Lots Expensive at $50 Dr. Goresky ‘Vaccinated. and Innoculated’ to Earn Money for Pipe 20 CENTS PER COPY mA Chance Really Pays Off Big difficulty obtaining these lots for any price. J. Finch had bought two acres from F. Fomenoff and had built a garage on them, the pre- sent site of Oswald Motors. The water system was just Betting started when I arrived in June, 1937. They fad just put up the tank and had a lot of labor but no money, I needed awter for my lots and was ask- ed to buy shares enough to pay for pipe. I and i back but kept “her with me and said nothing. I was warned by one of my new friends, in a well-intentioned way, that I would never make a living in Castlegar. I decided to settle ‘here none- theless and began looking over the town. The government. was selling lots on the highway at|- public auction for’ $50. Everyone said this was an and soon earned enough to pay for my pipe and put a little ex- tra money in shares as well It was years before we re- eelved any dividends but before we'knew it we had 100 users and the company had started ta pay for itself. The pipes leaked, it is true, and we had no money for sur~ the boundaries of the price but I acquired four of these lots and received a lecture from my wife for my troubles. . She said I was foolish to buy that much land for so much money. Today one would have and the mains sometimes zig-cagged on and off private property. Ne maps ‘were kept and therefore there was trouble later on in Io-~ (continued on page twa) first night and catching up on all! the tow gossip. The town had started a trans- portation co-op since my visit in February and had more than doubled its population. It now numbered 30 families, A water system for these new families had ‘just been in- taugurated “ by Mr. West, Mr. ‘Watts and others. i “After a bird’s eye view of Castlegar the next morning, my which I still owed $500,). to the lake opposite” “the Westley - mill site. Here we were to wash off the peaitle mud, As I washed’ off the mud:J, : never dreamed I would some If we beng to me problems oe our day ‘the same vision and courage which the : : nee Becughe to hide daly then shall we be worthy of then. Lét us so , comalcct ourselves ‘that one hundred jedi hanes a new generation shall ; praise us fen our foresight aaa vision. - LIKE. Is TOPS! PHONE THE LUMBER NUMBER — 7112 BG AND YOU GETB. A. AND TOPS IN SERVICE AT YOUR SKYLINE AUTO SERVICE Tony Denneus, Proprietor PHONE 3451 “We SALUTE B.C. ON ITS 100TH ANNIVERSARY AND SINCERELY HOPE IT WILL CONTINUE TO PROSPER. 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