'< phe first Mayors’ Institute in Canada dealing with social, devel- |, Opment and economic issues took ‘place on September 10 to 13 at ‘ Crowichan bay, Vancouver Island. Nine mayors representing.a cross-section of British Columbia communities participated in. the. : three-day Institute. A program of the West Coast , Community Leadership training Carter, associate professor of Political Science, Sam Houston State University; Guy Dauncey, author and consultant; Maurice Favell, vice-president of BC Gas; Matkin, lawyer.and Director of the Business Council of BC; Phil O'Bricn, Montreal real- estate broker and marketing con- sultant; David Pimie, Director of Arts ‘Board North West. in ‘ d; Dave ‘; Society, the primary obj of * the institute is to allow mayors the {opportunity to discuss issues of concern, share experiences and ‘ explore creative solutions through : discussion with selected specialist. ; These specialist, well- ‘known ‘nationally and i Read, public involvement agent for BC Hydro's Northern Region; Bob Sokol, Port Townsend innkeeper and Tourism consul- tant; Paul Sonnichsen, senior pro- gram manager . for © the of Justice, Ottawa; : were drawn from both the public and the private sectors. : They . included: Patricia : Cantrell, research associate for the Rocky Mountain Institute’s ‘ Economic Renewal Program; Jim Dee Sargent, and Dick Butler, from the Ministry of Develop- ment, Trade and Tourism. The mayors in attendance were: Audrey Moore, Castlegar; Lela Irvine, Creston; Steve Thor- Selkirk College .. your Access to Opportunity celebrating 25 years as your Community College and Literature Leo Tolstoy A free public lecture presented by The Department of Languages in co-operation with the U.S.C.C. featuring Galina Alexeeva curator of the Tolstoy Museum at Yasnaya Polyana, U.S.S.R. Sunday, October 6, 7:30 pm Main Lounge, Castlegar Campus AUDREY MOORE lakson, Fort St.John; Tom Eurverman, Houston; Richard Wozney, Kitimat; Joe Lopushin- sky, City of Langley; Joy Leach, Nanaimo; Shirley Henry, Pem- berton; Walter Cobb, Williams Lake. The Mayors’ Institute was. funded and supported by the BC Ministry of Development, ‘Trade and Tourism; the Samuel and Saidye Bronfman Family Foun- + © dation; BC Gas, and BC Hydro. For more information, contact Ingrid Rennblad at oy 293- 4262, Senior residents enjoy ‘company of canines’ Glade resident and dog trainer Christine Kross works very hard on the training aspect of her dogs. Cohoe Insurance “Si Vacation Trailers and Boat Insurance ey 1127 4th St. Castlogar § 3 01 ye ‘brings The same dogs:that.she to’ Mountainview Lodge, Mt. Saint Francis, Nel- son’s Senior. Hospital and local ~ schools. “I try to do this monthly,” said Christine. “Basically we refer to them as therapy dogs. Residents of Mountainview in particuar, seem to enjoy the visits, while the dogs them- selves are very well behaved. “They have to take a lot of hits and hair-pulls,” she said. “I have a training kennel, so there are always a lot of dogs around, THE NDP SAID IT WAS TIME FOR A CHANGE IN ONTARIO. HERE’S WHAT HAPPENED. _ £6The NDP government is not encouraging business and they're not encouraging business entrepreneurs to be in this country and Ontario.39 Carol Mark, Nurse Ontario £6...the NDP government have been to date an unmitigated disaster. Every piece of NDP legislation will just drive business out of Ontario.33 Gerry Meinzer, Businessman Ontario 6£The NDP with this 9.7 billion dollar deficit is going to seriously Bill Stratas, Photographer, Toronto” éCAfter the election, | was surprised. They became very radical.33 Leslie McMillan Unemployed Bailieborough, Ontario 66) feel ‘the NDP government Castleview raationt Anne Ripley enjoys the:com- pany of two of Christine Kross’ dogs, Sheltie, Leta (left) and German Shepard Nokia (right). SUN STAFF PHOTO / Brendan Halper Castlegar Hospital Auxiliary welcomes The Castlegar & District Hos- pital Auxiliary held its first meet- ing of the season September 16. There were twenty five members Present. The Auxiliary was pleased to. have Alice Kirkby become a new member. . : Wendy Reilly, the Recreation Co-ordinator attended the meet- ing and gave us an outline of the activities that would be happen- ing in Mountain View Lodge. The Auxiliary looks forward to volunteering its services with Wendy at Mountain view Lodge. The donations for the Hospi- tal Auxiliary Rummage Sale Fri- day, October 18/ 3 - 8 p.m. and Saturday, October 19/ 10 - 2 help our area? “Programs and policies of. senior governments in this country have tended to focus on resource. extraction and primary new members ; p.m..have already started com- ing in and we can see that it will be the biggest and best Rum- mage Sale ever! Drop-offs at Kinnaird Hall, October 15 - 18 : from 9 a.m. - noon will start ' happening. Pick-ups --have already begun! Anyone wishi to donate can call 365-8302, 365-6587 or 365-6475. Fourteen Auxiliary members travelled to Kaslo on September 19 to attend the West Kootenay Area Conference. There were eleven Auxiliaries present. The theme of the Conference was Community Wellness. Muriel Wilson, our West Kootenay Area Representative did an excellent job in organizing this event. Also, the Kaslo At did an excellent job of hosting the Conference. Trish Waldie, anew member to the Auxiliary is the Candy Striper Convenor and: will be Dieting with the cadets soon: ‘ ‘We can see that another-busy season is in store for the Auxil- iary. Anyone interested iri joining the Auxiliary is welcome to attend our next meeting which will be held October 21,'in the areas, to the exclusion of city regions.” Mike Harcourt— : Province " SPONSORED BY YOUNG SOCREDS only wants to represent certain labour groups and unions. |, and most of ‘my friends who are students, feel like we've been shafted by the NDPI 93 Tim Evans, Ontario Student 66The burden is really goingto’ SIEMENS, Walter A. |X He Board Room. For fur- ther information regarding | the ‘Auxiliary and how’ to'become/a volunteer, you may call 365 = 6587. : Thank you to the Community in supporting. our efforts. See you at the erate Sale! ¢ ; Wednesday, October 2, 1991 The. Castlegar Sun Page 5A . (Comments from the chamber manager |! "Hello again. With the change din production and' distribution of ‘our newsletter and the ending of ‘the Chamber's fiscal year, here is (an appropriate time to reflect commiltee, comprising of a presi- dent, 2 vic-presidents, and finance Officer; the immediate past presi- dent traditionally becomes a mem- ber of the caecutlye commie: for to allow the chamber. to expand its operations, for exam- ple, into the tourist information activity. The funds are usually used for staffing. In such cases, the is for ‘upon past and future Chamber activity, For this edition, a review of how is tee oversees the operations of the chamber and supervises performing specific tasks, The chamt ‘than what it does, is discussed. ‘Our reason for being, accord- \ ring to our by-laws: “The objec- } itlves of the Castlegar & District { {Chamber of Commerce will be to ij | i | ui by | “the chi rather ! {4 Hi Usually the new board brainstorms, sets its strategy, and establishes committees at its first activity, and fiscal causing concem to members, lob- bies, gathers and distributes busi- ness information, and co- Local throughout the year, Each director remains open to input or requests in chambers are identifies within regions, thus communicating with - ; : promote and develop the ec ‘tie, ciyic, and social welfare and ' ‘port similar develop throughout ‘British Coltimbia ‘and Canada.” ‘The Castlegar chamber, a regis- ‘tered society, is founded on mem- \ bership participation, financing, | and management. One of directors ! }in accordance with the by-lays, ‘and paying annual dues in full, in | !advance. From members in good | {Standing 15 directors are elected at _:Our’annual general meeting to | serve a one year term. One director ie ‘is appointed by the City of Castle- ; :gar, but carries no vote. Thus the ‘governing body, the Board of ‘ Directors, is formed. The 15 elect- | -ed, themselves elect the executive for assi: from the t ship. All chamber activity is gov- and have the capacity to join the British Columbia and/or of ! Canadian Ch emed by our by-laws, and the Societies Act. No director is paid a stipend or honorarium. During the year, at least once general board meeting is held each month. Members who have busi- ness they wish the board to address may obtain permission to attend. Cc From local, regional, provincial, or federal levels, it is largely through the British Columbian or Canadian Chamber’s that effective issues are identified, policy is developed, and submitted to the provincial and federal cabinets, Each minister's is submitted to the cham: mect as required in addition to the board ber's Staff is hired in direct relation to financing to assist the board, facili- tate chamber activity and operate the office. In Castlegar, the cham- ber owns and maintains its build- ing, leases the land from the City, and pays property taxes, Service agreements, grants, or other funding sources are applied study and comment, then appropri- ately handled, Here is, locally, provincially, and federally, the voice of business. Luella Andreashuk Chamber Manager ‘Please see page 12A of this paper for the Chamber Newsletter’. obituaries Vaughn Michael Brunton + Vaughn Michael Brunton, died : accidentely in Prince Rupert BC + atthe Pulp and Paper mill. ‘Vaughn was 27 years old, and was born in Prince Rupert, BC, He moved to Castlegar at the age of 8 years old. Vaughn was educated in Castlegar and graduated from ~ Stanley Humphries Secondary Peter Semenoff On Tuesday, September 24, 1991, Peter Semenoff of Castle- gar passed away at Mount St. Francis Hospital at the age of 82. ‘uneral service for the late Mr. Semenoff was held at the Castle- gar Funeral Chapel on Friday with burial at the Brilliant Cemetery. Mr. Semenoff was born December 18, 1908 at Brandon, Manitoba and come to Castlegar at an early age. He married Dora : Ozeroff at Castlegar in 1927. > During his life he worked as a : Carpenter in the Construction » Trade throughout BC retiring in the 1970's. Mr. Semenoff was a member of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners and the USCC. After his retirement he enjoyed the out- doors especially fishing and pan- ning for gold. School. Vaughn enjoyed sports and played hockey here in Castle- gar as well as coached and played in Prince Rupert. Vaughn is survived by his father Douglas and Inga of Prince Rupert, his mother, Henrietta (Etta) of Fruitvale, and close friend Fred Jones, two sisters Shirley and brother-in-law, Don Cotterhill of Castlegar, Brenda and brother-in-law, Ken Saprikan He is survived by nep! . of Spok ‘WA. Donna and Dun- Harry S ff of Roy Semenoff of Burnaby and Andrew. Semenoff of Grand Forks, and Mike Zaitsoff of Castlegar. Nieces, Jean Bennet of Grand Forks, Barbara Hill of Van- couver, Lillian Sharp and Carol ‘Wilson of Burnaby and Gwen and Marian Jenni of Victoria. He was . predeceased by one son, Peter and seven brothers and one sister." Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Castle- gar Funeral Chapel. can Robson of Castlegar and his brother Mark. He also leaves five neices, two nephews, his uncle Bill and Rose Cormier of Vancou- ver, Terry and Fran Cormier of Kenora, ON, Aunt Florence and Walter Wusulak of Castlegar , Alice LeCauffe of Castlegar. There will be no funeral just a memorial Mass Tuesday, Octo 1. at 10:am at the St. Rita’s ; Catholic Church, issues Your Castlegar Safeway Brings You Our 2nd Annual V.I.P. Sale ” See In-store displays for a chance at over $200,000 in prizes! 19 Sue HAM per 100 grams ) TRIPLE LAYER CAKE 4 Supreme MACINTOSH APPLES ORANGE JUICE 98 Minute Maid. 6 pack. 355 ml. aC RUSSET POTATOES 99 50 Ib. bag or box CLAMATO JUICE me: Over limit price: 1.98 Mott's. Reg. or Spicy. 1.36 L. Limit 2 4L., Reg., Bleach, Ultra KRAFT DINNER Buy the case. Pkg. of 16 EDWARDS COFFEE BATHROOM TISSUE OUR LOWEST PRICE SEASON RADIALIS A GOODSVEAR Sizes Low Price 8 roll. Limit 1. 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