DELIVERED FREE IN CASTLEGAR Place your order no later than Saturday, January 28th 7 Days A: WEEK CASTLEAIRD PLAZA - CASTLEGAR 365-SUB6 SUN SPORTS STAFF The Castlegar Sun One of the biggest school events in Castlegar every year is the ‘Kinnaird Middle School Grade 8 Girls’ Basketball Tourna. ment. This year's edition will be 11 ANNUAL TROLL LOPPET CASTLEGAR NORDIC SKI CLUB DATE: Saturday, February 4th 9:00 am -? FORMAT: This year the Loppet will feature a mass start at the Mud Lake Trail head. REGISTER: Registration will take place from 8:30 - 9:00 am at The Mud Lake parking lot For more information call Chris 365-3080 Wednesday, January 25, 1995 hitting the town this Friday and Saturday and could be One of the best ever Coach Chery! Closkey has got her KMS team in top form this season with an 8-0 record going into this weekend's action. Their streak included & first-place finish in the tough Similkameen Sec- ondary Tournament two weeks ago'in Keremeos, It is possible this tournament could end up with a similiar match-up in the final between KMS and Similameen However, Similkameen hopes for a different result since they lost the last game 50-44. The team has-been winning their local games by huge margins but will have to split their squad HAIR-4-U and the UPPER ROOM GIFT SHOP Featuring Seniors Discounts every day 314 - 10th Ave. 365-2213 into two games to fit the KMS Tournament’s six-team format Despite the split, Closkey feels confident her team can win their own tournament. Her main source of confidence is the leadership provided by three returning play- “KMS ready to host annual tourney ers - Catherine Crow, Jennifer Datchkoff and Tamara Rilkoff The tournament opens on Fri- day_at-4_p.m. with Trail playing Keremeos. Games continue Fri- day and Saturday with the final set for 5 p.m. on Saturday. Hockey Coaching lips *7 BEST SKATE SHARPENING IN TOWN Ask About our Profile Cut Castlegar Bicycle & Sport Shop 713 - 13 Street, Castlegar 365-5044 Equal and Fair Ice Time Do you ensure that your play- ers receive equal and fair ice time during all games? All players deserve equal and fair ice time during games and practices. Players play for fun, SAFEWAY §) Today’s better way # 1 Litre HEINZ KETCHUP AIC B| MIRACL WHIP 1 Litre 429 Deli Dept. __ THE BIG SLICE PIZZA tf In-store Bakery HOT CROSS BUNS 99 Pkg. of twelve Produce Dept. FRESH WATERMELON Seedless * Whole * Product of Mexico # $1.30 kg. 09. WHOLE HAM Ready to eat ¢ Bone in “Uncut” © 2.18 kg. © Limit 1 99. ng nay totus 2 1995. We reserve the right to s last”. Some illustrations are servi i A and would rather get equal and fair ice time on a losing team than sit on the bench of a winning one. Asa coach, you have a respon- __ sibility to encourage players to be the best they can be, and provide equal opportunitiés for them to develop self-esteem and sport skills. When you play your tal- ented athletes more often, you make other players féel less important and deny them the chance to improve their skills. Hockey is an excellent vehicle to make players feel valued and experience success. Here are some suggestions: + expose all players to special situations (power plays, penalty killing): experiencing both suc- cess and failure in these situa- tions is part of sport; * provide players opportuni- ties to assume leadership roles by allowing all to be a captain or an assistant during the season, + when planning practices, ensure that all players are always active during every drill and avoid games involving elimina- tion: no-one learns anything by standing around; + if players, parents or support staff resist your efforts to provide equal ice time, remind them to keep in perspective: players play for fun, fitness, and to develop life and hockey skills. Winning games can be fun, but not when it deprives players of equal and fair. ice time. Give everyone a chance, be support- ive and patient, and hockey will be more rewarding for you and your players. For more ideas, contact the' Canadian Hockey Association Resource Centre (1-800-667- 2242) or attend the next NCCP and Much More! Check out the many in-store savings! Beginners Line Dance January 26 Word P January 31 Language February 1 CPR Hearsaver February 2 Intro Kayaking February 4&5 REGISTER NOW Cohoe Insurance Intro @ Takin' Better Care of You 343A Columbia Avenue Ph: 365-3301 BUSINESS The Castiegar Sun w EDNESDAY, J Glance Same faces, new places Longer term Castlegar residents may remember Dale Bobby and his family when Dale was the Safeway store manager in Castlegar. Since leaving Castlegar, Dale has been in West Van, Vancouver, Courtney and Campbell River. But it’s the lure of the Kootenays that he ‘and his family hold dear to their heart so they have returned to live in Castlegar while Dale works at the Trail Safeway. Welcome back! Resource library update The KREDA Resource library in Nelson has added to its collection. Recent additions include: Partners at Home and at Work, Get the Right Visa (talking about NAFTA); The Advertising Handbook for Small Business; Be Your Own Boss (a 45-minute video from the recent BCTV News Hour series with Michael Campbell). Along with the other 450-plus books, audiotapes and videotapes, this library is available for busi owners! International affairs ; The Jan. 5, 1995 issue of the Daily Yomiuri in Tokyo (doesn't every- one have a subscription?) has a story on the Niji no Sata, the theme park in the picturesque countryside near Shuzenji, Japan. It just so happens that Shuzenji is the twin sister city of Nelson and part of the story talks about the Canadian Village (one of three distinct areas in the theme park) and what there is to see. Marketing idea In 1994 Welcome Wagon visited more than 180 families who haye chosen Castlegar as their new home. A lot of businesses in the com- munity already belong to Welcome Wagon and Marie Orr, the Wel- come Wagon hostess is always looking for more i to Council seeking . 24-hour crossing - RON NORMAN Sun Editor Castlegar council wants the U.S. government to provide a 24-hour border crossing at either Patterson or Waneta. Council voted last week to contact Kootenay West-Revel- stoke MP Jim Gouk and Rass- land-Trail MLA Ed Conroy to develop a strategy for a 24-hour U.S. crossing. “There have been ongoing discussions about the location of a 24-hour border crossing,” said Councillor Ron Armbruster. “It certainly would be to our benefit, as well as our surround- ing communities, to have that participate with the gift basket program. Here’s an excellent opportu- nity for people new to the city to use your Service! Rural areas keep growing The Regional District of Central Kootenay reports that from Jan. | to Oct. 31, 1994 in Area I (Pass Creek, Thrums, Shoreacres, Glade, Tarrys, Brilliant) there were 61 building permits issued. i ial Project Benchmark, the Castleg those who met last week to meeting judged are important for students. ar school district's wide-ranging curricu!um assessment program, continues to forge ahead. (From left) Harry Stan of Comdel Enterprises, parent Vera Fodor and teacher Susan Schram were among discuss communieation skills that the October public SUN STAFF PHOTO /Marilyn Strong P either at Pat- terson or Waneta.” The Patterson border present- ly has a 24-hour crossing for ~fiorthbound traffic, but not for southbound traffic. In a memorandum to council, additions lead the list with 26, followed closely by new residences (25), mobile homes (9) and commercial (1). Sign of the times Signtech of Castlegar provided and installed the signage for Straw- berry Cove in Nelson. Spitted up The City of Castlegar has had the interior of their building repainted and the stairs and main floor re-carpeted. Over the last few weeks, working late into the evenings, the staff of Colourmix have brightened up the place, making it a better and brighter working environment More new faces Marie Orr of the Castlegar Welcome Wagon reports that between mid-December and mid-January she visited 14 new families who have chosen Castlegar as their new home. Folks ffom such exotic places as: Edmonton, Chetwynd, Nelson, Squamish, Prince George, Victoria, Nakusp, Victoria, Kamloops, West Van, Fernie, Hope and Vancouver are now calling Castlegar home Welcome! Sorry to see you go Dr, Waldo Yule has retired from medical practice at the Castlegar Kinnaird Medical Clinic effective Jan. 16, 1995. More new faces Leni Normington of Streetfront Graphics is Pleased to welcome Christine Mayer as an associate graphic designer. Christine was formerly with Speedy Printing Centre in Nelson. Welcome Christine! More sign of the times Countrywide South Centre Realty has its new neon sign installed in front of its new location in the 2000 block of Columbia Avenue. The signs measures about two-meters square and the colors include blue, red, and white, with a green post to match the roof. Fiimed in the Kootenays A group of East Kootenay business people has invited any West Kootenay business peole who are interested in starting a Kootenay Film Commission to a meeting on Saturdau in Cranbrook at the Inn of the South. Following the successful productions for the movies Alive and Hakujin as well as commercials for Arby’s which was filmed at Cranbrook, perhaps it’s time to more actively market the Kootenays as a film location! Celebrate winter! The Castlegar Selkirk Lions Club has decided that it’s time to cele- brate winter by hosting a winter carnival!. The weekend of Feb. 10, 11 and 12 has numerous events including a teen dance, adult dance, pancake breakfast, chili cookoff, Vegas night, schmockey and more! Watch for the ads appearing in The Castlegr Sun and for posters in obvious locations around town. Awarded y Congratulations to Hall Printing for receiving the 1994 Certificate of merit from Fraser Valley Club of Printing House Craftsman. The cer- tificate was for the West Kootenay Power HiLines staff newsletter. Hall printing has an office in Castlegar and its press is in Trail. Winter wishes/Summer dreams For those people travelling on holidays this winter, don’t forget to” take along a copy of The Castlegar Sun and have your picture taken showing you and your surroundings. Bring in the photo to The Sun office before April 30, 1995 and fill out the entry form to win one of three great prizes including a portable BBQ from ICG Propane, a subscription to The Castlegar Sun, or a six-foot sub from Castlegar Subway. The grand prize, of a trip for two any- where Canadian Regional Airlines flies, will be. drawn on Oct. 3, 1995, from all entries received from both winter wishes and sum- mer dreams. On your next vacation, remember to show us where your Castlegar Sun shines! FOR SMELTER FAILURE Cominco gets $18 million STERLING NEWS SERVICE Five years after abandoning a controversial lead smelter, Com- inco has reached an $18-million out-of-court settlement with the German-based designer. The payment covers the resource giant's claims against Lurgi AG and related companies for failure of the QSL smelter technology. The QSL oxygen smelting B-€.'s first of morethan 150 paint collection facilities to be located around the province was opened last week by Environ- ment, Lands and Parks Minister Moe Sihota. The facility is one of two types that will provide B.C. consumers with the options of return-to-retail or central collec- tion facilities for managing their leftover paint. The launch of the stewardship program was hosted at the Ross Bay Home Hardware store in Victoria by Home Hardware of Canada’s Jamie Kent, general manager, paint and home prod- ucts division. “This permanent program will finally allow people in all com- munities to return their leftover paint free of charge and on a reg- ular basis,” said Sihota. The paint industry in B.C. has responded to the paint steward- ship regulation passed in July 1994 with three separate plans that have recently been approved by the ministry. Home Hardware will be accepting all brands of paint at its 105 stores around the province, including those in the West Kootenay. This plan begins with for the complex ore being pro- cessed at Cominco’s massive Trail operations. The old lead smelter was returned to service in 1990 and, after years of frustration, a deci- sion was reached in April, 1993, to abandon the QSL process. Roger Watson, responsible for Cominco’s worldwide smelting and_ refining operations. said this was “the final settlement for out- standing claims.” “The original contract with Lurgi was about $22 million. But the entire project was like $135 in Duncan, then expands to all 56 stores in the Lower Mainland and on Vancouver Island by Feb. I. By the end of February, all 105 stores will be accepting leftover paint. As well, all Home Hard- ware brand paints collected will be recycled. “We see this as both million,” Watson told Sterling News Service. The settlement comes just as construction begins on the new Kivcet smelter, modeled after an operating smelter in the former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan. “Most of the equipment 1s usable to retrofit to the (new) city ator Jim G noted: “The need for a bilateral 24-hour border crossing in the West Kootenays is becoming more evident.” Gustafson said such a cross- ing would mean an increase in commercial and tourist traffic and “lead to new opportunities on both sides of the border.” He suggested council take a more active role in the issue. “Council involvement with this strategic issue is a key con- sideration for 1995," he said. Kivcet technology,” Watson said. “The failure of the smelter was certainly no good for Lurgi who spent millions trying to resolve the problém. Nobody wins when technology fails.” ties open The PCA has been working with local governments around the province to establish perma- nént, community-basedcollection programs-either fixed or mobile collection facilities—in each regional district. Although the permanent arrangements being negotiated with our environmental policy and simply good business,” said Kent. “We'll not only be recy- cling our paint, which has never contained lead or mercury, into a new line of paint; but we're offer- ing consumers the incentives of no eco fee at the time of pur- chase, and upon return of leftover paint, a $5 coupon off their next purchase of paint.” Sherwin-Williams is also pro- viding consumers with a return- to-retail option by accepting all brands of paint at its two B.C. stores located in Langley and Delta. The reusable latex prod- ucts collected will be recycled. As sell, Sherwin-Williams does not plan to collect an eco fee from its customers. Paist Care Association, an industry association representing the remaining 47 brandowners in the province, is pursuing a differ- ent, non-retail based strategy. NOTICE from the © Offices rentals © Conference rooms © Office support services . Toop answering e lo in 2 > mm / © Fax connie . © Mail outs 3 © Paging © Spiral binding CASTLEGAR BUSINESS SERVICES 1402 Columbia Avenue ¢ 36 909 Word processing Laminating © Mail box rentals Resumes City of Castlegar Please be advised that City of Castlegar Council Meetings will now be held: in the Banquet Room at the Fireside Inn 1810-8th Avenue Castlegar, B.C. Meetings are held monthly on the first and third Tuesday. will be phased-in between April and October of this year, the PCA will continue to provide mobile collection events in major centres in the interim. 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