Grad continued from tront page bat a problem, it’s failed in that respect in the eyes of some studen- ts. Dan Kooznetsoff is one of those students. He thinks dry grad is simply another way of glossing over the issue of drinking (and driving) in the high school. He said it’s a good idea but there’s going to be drinking by people who don’t go, and there’s -g0ing to be drinking the next day, and the day after that, and that’s what worries him. “P'm-not a big pusher of dry grad," Kooznetsoff said. ‘It doesn’t make any difference to me whether it’s dry or not because you're going to have people who do it (drink) anyway. There’s a lot of parties that are going on so why aren’t people putting pressure on those, because those are just as bad (as drinking at grad.)"” Jarrod. Beck, 15, luckily escaped with his life as a passenger in Ivan Kooznetsoff’s car that fateful morning. He said the grads are using the concept to appease parents and others who want a dry grad more than they do. And then after it’s over it’s back to business as usual. “The grads are going to have a party right after grad anyway. Everyone knows about it. They’re just not going to call it a grad par- ty,”” Beck said. Sandy Hartman, who is chair- man of the parents organizing committee for the grad, said she has heard some similar complaints but she defends the concept of dry grad and points to two reasons why. “I know of three, possibly four, out of a (graduating) class of 152 who aren’t coming so that’s pretty significant,’’ Hartman said. It’s significant Hartman said, because if the grads are suppor- ting it wholeheartedly, then they must also support the philosophy DAN KOOZNETSOFF been with for the last four years or more, And he doesn’t want to wake up in the morning — the first day of his new life outside the walls of the high school — in some alcoholic haze with a bad taste in his ‘mouth about what should’ve been one of the happiest and proudest moments of his young life. “It’s a chance for grads to have fun without stumbling around and making fools of themselves,” he said. ‘‘And it’s something this school has never done before so it’s definitely original. “Some people are totally again- st dry grad but I’m all for it. I think it’ll work. I think it’s already working.’’ Harshenin said he’s noticed people aren’t getting as drunk as they used to at parties, probably because they are thinking more about the consequences of drinking and driving. He attributes that partially to Kooznetsoff’s death and partially to a greater awareness berad up by of it, and that’s an i star- ting point. As far as not doing enough to combat the problem, Hartman said the organizers take the ap- proach that ‘‘you have to start somewhere.”” “If you’re going to take the ap- proach that the grads can have fun without doing alcohol or drugs you can’t do it every weekend but (dry grad) is a start.’” Grade 12 student Rod Har- shenin supports a dry grad for a different reason than Hartman — he wants to remember what is probably the last night he’ll spend with the group of people he has the ivities sur dry grad. Still, even he’s questioning how long the new attitude will last. “Eventually people will forget about it (what happened to Kooz- netsoff and dry grad) but right now people have calmed down — at least for a while.”” A while will never be long enough for Dan Kooznetsoff, who will never forget lessons learned this school year. He’s not against a dry grad, he just thinks one night isn’t enough. But he agrees that it’s a start. “Well, nobody is going to get killed at least.’’ Deficit will be covered By CLAUDETTE SANDECKI Staff Writer Although the Castlegar and District ‘Hospital's deficit —for—the 1989-90 fiscal year was one of the eros the. Deficits are not unusual for and in Hospital ‘starting he three-month nurses’ "summer, Talarico said 4s, Whe SAKE’ cost the hospital about },000, mainly for overtime pay for who were Castlegar “have always been weet balance the * at the end of the year, Talarico esday. The primary costs that led to the deficit of $56,500 were the ac- creditation process the facility under- performing some duties of union staff he ss e workers were also paid for holidays they missed because they were needed at the hospital, he added. Wage and benefit increases for em- ployees were up last year but those costs are covered by the Ministry of Health and are recorded as revenue, Talarico said. As well, the hospital received extra revenue from an increased use of the lab and X-ray facilities, he said. The Castlegar News Sunday in- correctly identified wage and benefit increases and an increased use of the lab and X-ray departments as factors contributing to the deficit. Tarrys continued from front page originally wanted to be part of the Tarrys motion, said that the school district would amend its language policy to allow ‘‘multiple-language offerings’’ in Castlegar schools. Board chairman Gordon Turner said he had no problem with Tarrys being considered ‘‘distinct’’ but suggested the motion to allow all schools to offer two languages be sent to the education committee for discussion on funding and feasibility. Turner’s suggestion was defeated. Trustee Tony Guglielmi,’ who is chairman of the board’s pplicy com- mittee and op} both the Tarrys motion and the general policy motion, said board policy must be respected and not amended at will by trustees. Kinakin said Tuesday allowing Tarrys to offer two languages while the other schools in the district con- tinue to offer only French will put stress on the other schools if parents request another second-language program be offered, Kinakin said Tuesday. “*We've said this policy (the general language policy) will apply to every school in the district except Tarrys,"’ he said. ‘“‘What does that say to People?’”’ LOTTERIES The winning numbers drawn Tuesday in the B.C. Keno lottery were 14, 16, 17, 32, 38, 40, 48 and 50. The winning numbers drawn Mon- day in the B.C. Keno lottery were 5, 11, 12, 15, 19, 34, 40 and 48. The winning numbers in Saturday’s Lotto 6/49 draw were 12, 24, 35, 42, 45 and 47. The bonus number was 21. The jackpot of $10 million goes to the holder of a single ticket. The four Extra winning numbers for British Columbia on Saturday were 11, 16, 26 and 87. The winning numbers drawn Saturday in the B.C. Keno lottery © Shop & Save © Woolco (Prices effective for one week starting today) Not oll Hyers receive full distribution. not receive were 8, 22, 26, 28, 41, 49, 52 and 53. The winning numbers in the Ex- press draw for Jaguar cars were 145259, 710309, 672599 and 003547. The winning Lotto BC numbers were 3, 11, 25, 33, 35 and 40. These numbers provided by The Canadian Press must be considered unofficial. FOR THE RECORD The Castlegar News erroneously reported Sunday that wage and benefit settlements for hospital em- ployees and ari increase in out-patient use of the laboratory and X-ray departments at the Castlegar and District Hospital were major factors contributing to the hospital’s deficit for the 1989-90 year. In fact, wage and benefit increases are covered by the Ministry of Health and are recorded as revenue for the hospital. As well, an increased use in the lab and X-ray facilities generated revenue for the hospital: Siem Talk about Castlegar hospitality Chris Nhlapo, 16, who is visiting here for a year on a Rotary Club exchange from her native So Africa, will get to see more of the province after winni =. trip for two to Vancouver in the Sunfest dod button contest. Nhlapo was presented wit prize y by John Bird, of the C Info Centre. CosNews photo The accreditation and strike were “non-reoccuring items” and will not put a drain on the 1990-91 budget, Talarico pointed out. ‘The hospital has asked the ministry to approve a 1990-91 budget of $5.2 million, an increase over last year, he said. The increase includes new wage rates and an inflationary amount the ministry approves to cover unexpec- ted costs that may arise over the year, were $4.9 million, which was an in- crease over the budget submitted™at— the beginning of the year, he said. The hospital's total costs can be in- creased-if more people use the facility than anticipated or if patients are ad- mitted with illnesses that are expen- sive to treat, he said, adding such demands on the facility could push the hospital’s costs for the 1990-91 year over the budget submitted. Airport meeting planned By CasNews Staff B.C.'s most senior air traffic cgn- trol officials will be in Castlegar July 4 for a public meeting at the request of Kootenay West-Revelstoke MP Lyle Kristiansen who said he is ‘‘per- turbed’” by Transport Canada’s pen- ding reduction of the Castlegar Air- port control tower’s operating hours. The meeting will take place at 7 p.m. at Castlegar City council cham- bers, a news release from Kristian- sen’s constituency office in Nelson says. Scheduled to attend the meeting are Don Douglas, regional director of air navigation, John Glover, regional manager of navigational requiremen- ts, and Andy Vasarins, regionat manager of air traffic services, all from Transport Canada’s Pacific region office in Vancouver, the release says. Kristiansen said he is ‘‘perturbed that the minister himself (Benoit Bouchard) promised in writing not to reduce services without prior con- continued from front pege money for each student registered in the district. As well, losing children from Shoreacres could make’ Tarrys elementary school difficult tu keep open, Conroy said. Trustee Mickey Kinakin said he has sympathy for the Shoreacres parents who are ‘‘not looking just at education but are looking at the community aspect”’ of choosing a school. The children in Shoreacres play with the children who go to the Nelson district schools, which are several kilometres down the road, and the parents want their children to have the opportunity to attend school with the children they spend their time with at home. Doreen Smecher said she does not like the idea of forcing people to attend Castlegar schools but the boun- daries between the school districts must be confirmed. A change of boundaries, which are set by the ministry, may be needed, she suggested. Conroy said the Slocan River would make a logical boundary but then ‘‘Tarrys would be empty.” Moreira, who attended the Monday meeting, said Tuesday he was pleased the issue was discussed at length by the board and that the matter has not been dropped. “1 took a lot of comfort in that,"’ he said. However, he said he was disappointed a motion to strike a special ad hoc committee of the board to discuss the matter was amended to have the issue sent to the management committee. Moreira said he plans to speak to all the members of the committee to ensure the issue is not put aside because the committee is busy with other items. Moreira, who has been a teacher at Mt. Sentinel for 14 years, said he would like an independent body such as the-Ministry_of Education to look at the situation and make a ruling. Ambulance plant to move next year He said he would be ‘‘delighted”’ even if the ministry ruled the board’s position must stand, he said, adding that he has spoken to the ministry official in charge of boundaries who ‘‘sympathizes’’ with the problem but does not plan to get involved. Moreira said he will also spend the weekend can- vassing Shoreacres to determine how many families sup- port his position and seeking signatures on a petition he will submit to the management committee. If there is little or no support for his stand, he will drop his request for changes to board policy, he said. “I don’t want to do anything out of line,’’ he said. “*But no one has told me I'm out of line.”” Four students from Shoreacres currently attend Mt- Sentinel and six Shoreacres children attend Brent Ken- nedy, Moreira said. Two families have already moved to be closer to the Nelson district schools as a result of the Castlegar board’s decision to enforce the boundaries, he said. Moreira said he also considered moving but decided against it. However, he said his case is slightly different than that of other parents in Shoreacres because he lives on the outskirts of the community, closer to the Voykin and Webb subdivisions. Moreira said he understands the position the Castlegar board is in now that block funding has been in- stituted and he also understands the Nelson board is in an awkward position by being the recipient of students from the Castlegar area. But with a child ready to begin school in the 1990-91 school year, he said he will continue-to work for policy changes if he has the support of other families in Shoreacres. “*I can’t reconcile the notion of putting my child on a bus for that length of time (to get to a Castlegar school),”’ he said “*Now we have a reduction and we weren’t even notified of the fact, much less consulted,’’ he says in the release. The control tower operations will be reduced on July | to 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily from 7:30 a.m. to dusk. When the control tower is not operating, the airport’s flight service station will handle air traffic control by radio as is done by other airports with commercial flights but no con- trol tower, such as Cranbrook, Kristiansen says. He says Transport Canada has in- dicated the reduction in operating hours will allow the Castlegar control tower to operate with one shift and no overtime. Meanwhile, the Regional District of Central Kootenay will write to Tran- sport Canada stating the board's con- cern with the planned reduction in the towers operating hours and asking for clarification of the reasons for the reduction, Area J director Ken Wyllie said. The regional district will also refer the matter to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and ask the FCM for support to lobby the federal government on the issue, Wyllie said. As well, the City of Castlegar is seeking a ‘‘written statement of clarification on what will take place,” said Ald. Terry Rogers, sitting in for Mayor Audrey’Moore at the RDCK meeting Saturday. “We're concerned,”” Rogers said. IN MEMORY Mary Pictin VICTORIA (CP) — B.C.’s am- bulance plant will be moved next year from Central Saanich, north of Vic- toria, to Kamloops, an ambulance service official said Lower property costs in Kamloops and a more central location will cut down on shipping costs, said Paul Grotto, assistant director of am- bulance operations. “We feel we can realize a financial benefit by relocating to a more central location,’’ Grotto said. Kamloops is 260 kilometres nor- theast-of Vancouver. The plant produces 55 ambulances a year for the Emergency Health Commission. They replace or augment the province's current fleet of 359 ambulance and 14 support vehicles. The 11 employees at the Central Saanich plant convert vans to am- bulances by raising roofs, building cabinets, adding equipment and con- structing boxes. Grotto said plant staff, members of the B.C. Government Employees Union, would be relocated or offered other jobs under provisions of their collective agreement. In other health-related news, a full- service cancer clinic will be built in Kamloops in addition to a facility already planned for Kelowna, Health Minister John Jansen said. The two cities had competed strongly for the clinic but the gover- nment announced last December it would to to Kelowna. Jansen said $350,000 will be spent to plan the Kamloops facility. at Broader Horizons. House, Alta.; eight Mary Pictin of Nelson passed away Monday, June 18, 1990 in Kootenay Lake District Hospital at age 67. Mrs. Pictin was born in Winlaw on Nov. 27, 1922, and lived all her life in the area. On Dec. 13, 1940, she married George Pictin. She en- joyed knitting, crocheting, her flowers and enjoyed meeting her friends Mrs. Pictin is survived by her husband George; three daughters and sons-in-law, Ann and Peter Larin of Bellevue, A! Crutch of Nelson; and Pauline and Doug Gibbs of Rocky ptountale .; Joan and Bob five gr grandson. pallbearers. Funeral Home. brother, Nick Relkoff of Oliver, B.C.; and many cousins. Ske wes was predeceased by one child in infancy, her parents, a brother and one Funeral services will be held beginning Thursday, June 21 and con- tinuing Friday, June 22 from Thompson Funeral Home followed by in- terment in Perry Siding Cemetery. John Popoff, Peter Larin, Pete Relkoff, Nick Relkoff, John Relkoff and Doug Gibbs will act as Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Thompson ‘LOCAL/PROVINCIAL NEWS IN APPRECIATION June 20, 1990 Castlegar News A3 CHUCK BEEF BLADE ...... CANADA oneal kg. 88 ... CANADA GRADE A kg $355), 33 ROASTS seosst 0... $928 Pac hee 9 SHORT Leno Bernice Beck e Castl d with Association of B. < right, ee school district by school board chairman Gordon Turner. Trustee Evelyn Voykin, left, presents Beckstead with the board's new Community Award. The LDABC is the first community organization to receive the award. CosNews photo Chapter of the Learning Disabilities of from the C Investigation launched into northern pulp mill Effluent failed tests, waste manager says PRINCE GEORGE (CP) — The three pulp mills at Prince George are doing well meeting provincial pollution standards, says the acting regional waste manager for the En- vironment Ministry. Even so, the ministry has launched an investigation of Northwood Pulp after its effluent failed one of five toxicity tests taken in April, said Rich Girard. The mill experienced problems as it was coming out of a maintenance shutdown, he said. “*Our mills here must meet the most stringent requirement,”’ he said. ‘We get really, really concerned if they are not passing their toxicity test.’” To pass, 50 per cent of test fish must be still be alive after four days in pure effluent. The only other area where local mills run into trouble with their ef- fluent permits from January 1989 and In January, Canfor was fined $50,000 after a spill increased the toxicity level of its effluent beyond provincial standards for about two weeks, he said Tuesday. April 1990 is the discharge of total suspended solids. Last July, Canfor was over its per- mit limits for suspended solids nine days out of 28, but its monthly average met the permit standard, he said. Northwood was in significant non- compliance 37 per cent of the time last year, he said, but neither mill was charged for permit violations. Girard said the installation of a new steam-stripping process to deal with air emission problems at local mills will also help reduce suspended solids. RADUATION GIFTS Forepcomaa 1990 Phat Show Your Pride! At Carl's Drugs Free Gift Wrapping For Grads! 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