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By Gary Larson

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PolicCBEAT

Following an altercation in
the Banjo’s Pub parking lot on
Oct. 17, Kevin Shane Wilkin-
son of Fort St. John was
charged with assaulting a po-
lice officer, assault causing
bodily harm, causing a distur-
bance and wilful damage.

The 31-year-old was evict-
ed from the pub for improper
conduct and once outside he
attacked a 35-year-old Castle-
gar man who suffered a bro-
ken nose and hand.

An unnamed police officer
was kicked and punched by
Wilkinson while being booked
into the cell.

Wilkinson will appear in
court to face the charges.

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Karen Plotnikoff; 19, of
Castlegar was charged with
following too close on Oct. 15
after an accident on the 2600-
block of Columbia Avenue.

The vehicle Plotnikoff was
driving ran into the rear of a
vehicle driven by Diane Tat-
ton, 51, of Castlegar.

There were no injuries and
there was $2,800 damage.

A vehicle driven by Stacey
Marie Posnikoff on Oct. 18
drove off of Pass Creek Road
and entered the ditch.

The 1986 Honda was to-
talled, but Posnikoff and her
two male and one female pas-
sengers escaped unharmed.

Wallets and items of small
value were reported stolen
from unlocked lockers at the
Community Complex last
weekend.

RCMP are requesting that
people lock their lockers while
using the centre’s facilities.

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SUB
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Corinne Jackson
NEWS REPORTER

Evelyn Voykin says Castlegar’s city
council should stop its “mudslinging.”

The School District No. 9 trustee says
she is outraged with a report Coun. Doreen
Smecher presented to the provincial
government’s education funding review
panel. The report stated elected school
boards should only play an advisory role,
while superintendents should be
provincially appointed.

“The insinuation here is that boards are
not capable of making decisions and that’s
bull*««*,” an angry Voykin said Tuesday.
“It’s no different than us saying that (city
council is) incapable.”

According to the report, trustees have
their own political agendas. And because
the superintendent is hired by the board,

the report states “(he) must satisfy the
political needs of the board if he wishes to
maintain his position.”

Voykin said the brief is an “attack on the
board itself and it’s integrity.”

Voykin said the board is committed to
having a communications audit done and
that the results will be open to the public.

“We’ve always been open,” she said,
drawing a comparison to Castlegar city
council’s reluctance to release the Price
Waterhouse report.

Bill Gorkoff agrees that the brief was
unfair but says that he’s not surprised the
brief calling for the centralization of powers
in Victoria came from Smecher, with the
support of Mayor Audrey Moore.

“It’s right out of the Vander Zalm policy
books,” the Castlegar and District Teachers’
Association President said, adding that

Board, teachers outraged with council

Smecher and Moore were “once very active
with the Socred campaign.”

Gorkoff said he can’t understand why
Castlegar city council would even consider
centralization.

“I can’t believe they’re presenting to the
new provincial government what they so
vehemently, opposed under the Vander
Zalm government.”

But according to Smecher, she “presented
the whole brief before” the presentation.

“And I have had no questions, or
concerns from council since,” she said.

But Gorkoff said he finds this hard to
believe.

“I’m sure (some councillors) didn’t digest
the full ramification of this,” he said.

“The general indication of centralizing
powers in Victoria is completely contrary to
what’s happening in the province.”

AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION

News photo by Corinne Jackson
Castlegar is bracing itself for the cold and flu season once again. Shown here taking extra precautions is
Castlegar’s Carrie Bishop while her four-year-old son Lee provides encouragement.

Price tag of
SHSS sign
under fire

Neil Rachynski
NEWS REPORTER

Castlegar’s latest architec-
tural project continues to
receive criticism.

Some local residents have
contacted The News to express
their dismay with the sail-type
canopy sign at Stanley
Humphries Secondary School.

The cost of the signage is
estimated to be somewhere
between $25,000 and $30,000.

Trustees from School District
No. 9 have explained that
government funds for capital
projects cannot be diverted to
operations. Still, Dale Donald-
son feels it’s a waste of
taxpayers’ money.

“That’s money that could.
have been used elsewhere, if not
in this district then somewhere
else,” Donaldson said.

“I have absolutely no problem
with the cost of that sign... it’s a

New Democrats select Suggitt

i Nelson resident wins right to run for New

and provincial campaigns.

non-issue,” school board
member Evelyn Voykin said.

“As long as people feel it’s an
issue then I guess it is an
issue,” superintendent Everette
Surgenor said.“When you hire

Democrats in Kootenay West-Revelstoke

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Scott David Harrison
EDITOR

The New Democrat torch has been passed to
Heather Suggitt.

Most recently, she managed
MLA Corky Evans’ successful
campaign for the Nelson-Creston
riding.

Kristiansen said the party will
stand behind its selection.

“It was a positive contest all

an architect there is a certain
element of trust. From what I
gather I don’t think a lot of
people envisioned it looking like
that — that size and shape.”
Voykin said the board has
“been very, very conservative”

, crafts. Hall costumes. Lunch available. Everyone The 39-year-old Nelson resident won the right
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to represent Kootenay West+Revelstoke in the
next federal election, winning Saturday’s
nomination race over Mengia Nicholson.

, c Suggitt scored the first-ballot victory in the
The price delivered | +wo-.woman race, earning 370 votes to Nicholson’s
by newspaper
carrier for both 248.
pepceetig omy soe “I worked with Heather for a long time,”
monday, ast retiring MP Lyle Kristiansen said. “She'll be an
extra. Second class | excellent candidate.
mail registration “It think both Heather and Mengia were

excellent candidates and the party would have

subscription rate to
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Lyle Kristiansen the way through,” Kristiansen with renovations costs to SHSS.
—————— said: She said the board originally
“(Suggitt) can look forward to working with a asked the Education Ministry
united group during the upcoming election,” he for $8 million but were told they
said. would get no more than $4
There were 678 eligible voters at the New et to $5 million.
Democrat nomination race, 427 of whom chose to ; rapt heeery costs) were well
use mail-in ballots. Vor kin oe a million,
Another 189 eligible voters attended the Trail $6 setllice bess aad ecoa
proceedings, while 62 people in Nicholson’s

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done well with either of them,” he said. There were 50 spoiled ballots counted during ep ig We neret et
A long-time New Democrat, Suggitt has been the nomination race, all coming from mail-in

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