Wednesday, January 9, 1991, . The Castlegar Sun Wednesday, J january 8, 1001 i Name: Janis Castlegar likes: Hi Arrow Where you work: Beaver Valley Pool What you do there: Lifeguard and swimming instructor Castlegar disllkes:Celgar Smell Best kept Castlegar secret: The Aquatic Centre By NANCY LINGLEY ‘Sun Editor: : ' “received a: gift certificate. ‘to: /)Gabriel!s Restaurant...) Al Winning the 1991 Sunfest Button Design contest was a nice boost for Len Donald. to“I was kind of dejected, I was just laid off from’: Johnson Matthey,” said Donald..“It took a whole day to draw that stupid little button, about eight hours.” “That stupid little button” was selected bya panel of three judges as the best of 13 entries, It features a bright yellow sun, with black musical notes for rays, rising over a red horizon. A born 'and a guitar imposed on the sun also picked up on the Sunfest 91 theme “Salute to For his efforts, Donald a Certificate of appreciation from’ the Castlegar Festivals Socicty. , This was Donald's first crack at designing a Sunfest button. He said he had'never really done anything like it before. “I was kind of handy when I was ‘a'kid, but that was a long time ago,” he noted. His biggest surprise was that his design was selected over,the three designs submitted by his Moyea old daughter Stacey. 3. + “She ‘took graphic ' atts at college,” said Donald. “I thought she'd win.'I’m going to kind of mb itin‘a litle bit. Also‘a friend won it in’ the contest received’ : en's got the button Strong colors and unique design. wins Sunfest Button Design Contest “ast ‘year and I wanted to beat ber. So! that: was, kind. of another incentive." announced sometime in March. | The 1990 Grand Prize of a trip for. ine to Mexico, including ‘airfare f “Marilyn Strong, 9 publicity chairman, said tho 13: entries received this year was “more than, last year, but nota record. The record was, set during our first year 1987 “Rainbows and Roses”. when there were 21 “entries,” ‘Donald's ‘design will appear on ‘the 3000 Sunfest 91 lottery buttons, the main fundraising strategy of the Castlegar Festivals Society, The buttons will go on ‘sale for $3, each by the'end of April. The cost of the lottery button includes'a program of the Sunfest.91 weekend events. Prizes) for the lottery will be Vehicle: Celica Supra beach with Fergus. Pet: Dog (George) Cats (Kitty & Ned) What would you rather be doing? Sunning ona @ Short Cc ued from tA. . was’ called tout-to'the blaze at 7 p.m.on-the evening of Sunday, beer store wa: moved into. the Fi a and “The wibs'shd ‘beer store was then raved back ssc 5 original Nov. 18, when a reported to staff at the establishment’s Beer and Wine store that “there was smoke coming from the roof.” The building was evacuated and the fire put out quickly, trucks returning to the station within hours, although the mop-up took some time. Turley conducted his investigation over the period of his on Dec. ai, "he added. The hotel rooms, lounge, restaurant, and banquet room are still closed. . “We're looking at the February mark to reopen in most areas,” said Shaw. “Tentatively, hopefully. If the Gods are kind.” The Hi Arrow Motor Inn, which had been in receivership, was Nov. 19 and 20, and report on Dec. 18, exactly one month after the fire. The whole premises was closed to business for a period of roughly a week said co-general manager Evan Shaw. Then the wine and P an company on Sept. 1, 1990. The company intends to totally renovate the building with the intention of | seeking a national hotel franchise. See FEEDBACK on Page 3 Above, judges Nancy Lingley, Donna Moyer, and Dick Wayling ponder over the ‘13 choices laid out on a musical scale poster designed by Cynamon Carter of Strong and Associates. The entries will be on display in the window at West's Department Store until Jan. 14. # Vote Continued from 1A -pension plan with the employer contributing.. Because of the “ demands, the two sides are wide apart. Trail Transit’s Stach says he sees no quick solutions. “Nothing has: changed, * he said just before the union vote, expected. to remain Onanimous “Stach said he's, not, prepared to grant ‘concessions 'to, avoid'a major bus strike in Castlegar and Trail. «Not '-the;.concessions that they’re asking for,” he said, adding that a 20 per cent increase is out of the question. “If you give away more than you have, you can’t run: the system,” said Stach. “The system can afford only somuch.” — He said that funding for the transit services is provided by B.C. Transit and the Regional District of Central Kootenay, both of whom are unable to meet major wage increases. ; “It’s a public system,” Stach . noted. CUPE Local 2087, however, is claiming that the Problems arose when ‘the: transit. system was privatized back in 1982. At that time, ‘management of the system had been privatized, that is, Stach has a contact to operate the Trail system with B.C. ‘Transit and-with Regional District of Kootenay- Trail-and are not ruling out a resumption of negotiations at this time. “The employer has said that as soon as we're prepared to come down. in our demands, he’s prepared to meet with us. And I said I'm prepared to meet him anytime,” said Hughes. This doesn't mean, however, - that the union is prepared to come down in its he said. ntral Kootenay for “Acconing to Hughes, both sides Trail Transit employs 25. full- time and (Partctime, employees in Castlegar and Trail. was won by Phylita and Robert Bennie of Duncan, B.C, Castlegar's own weather specialist Tom Willson said sister Phyllis and brother-in- Jaw Robert are planning to make the most of their all-expense paid trip and are scheduled to go next month, ‘All the entries are currently on view. to the public in the display Len Donald of West’s Dep Store and will remain there until Jan. 14. The judges of the'1991 Sunfest Button Design Contest were Dick ‘Wayling, a well-known Castlegar music teacher and entertainer; Donna Moyer, a local ‘weaver and member of the Castlegar Arts Council; and Nancy Lingley, editor of the Castlegar Sun. The ane jaa Sear id as blue. sky .an .eye- catching combination on the 1991 Sunfest Lottery Button designed by Len ‘Donald. The "Salute to Music”. theme was well represented in the musical note sunrays and two instruments. This was Donald's first-ever entry. valid license, she pointed out. ° (| License " Gontinued from 1A OMe 'ré actually due on Jan. 1." unaltered eeore mate or ‘female, . the charge is Licenses, ay be bantcond ot Ce Hall’ Apart from animal control, the o' .. licensing of dogs provides the best license has. first been ‘and, what’ may come as a™ surprise, “In case of aichange. of”. legal ownership of a licensed:dog during calendar, year for. which aa do dos the dog shall ‘notify: the City office “the change of ownership’ within two weeks of the date of the change ‘way for an owner to find a-pooch that’s gone missing for whatever reason. 3 “If the animal control officer» picks up a dog'that has a current, or even last year's license, we'll try to ‘license’ them ©: $50: for licenses | in‘ any ‘one year. identify the owners and phone and:let them know we have their dog,” said Price. “If there is no tag, the dog is held for 72 hours. If it's not picked up, it’s put to ‘sleep, ‘or given or sold to another home : Pound keeper's discretion.” Price said that last year, up uotil the end of November, the City had /(10:1bs.)‘or less, and ‘any spayed female (with Certification). The “ ticense for an unspayed female of 4 kg. or less costs $8 and any dog bigger than’4, | kg. is assessed a "$10 ‘fee.’ ‘However, no owner in ‘the’ ‘same year, must pay more than Provincial ’ licenses | may. . be d'at any g spent A Office’ and are also available at West's Bishan 35 dogs. | those were fh Fisheries. “The intent of the act was that outside of organized districts, such as municipalities, to not only license dogs, but if dogs caused damage to livestock, the owners in the province as far as the Livestock Protection. Act is concerned,” said Larry Reay,: Provincial: se supervisor of brand regulates the keeping of dogs within a specified area of Electoral Area: “J” containing © the communities - of: . Robson, i diate adjacent ry services ' for! the Ministry of Agriculture and would be ip from the fees,” said Miller. : (He added that “Certain regional districts, K to. the: Municipal Act have’ been proposed that would give enough power:to the regional districts to control dogs. ‘ “The proposed. amendments came: up during the last’ session of. legislature, be noted, and would ‘be up again next session, 9:15. ishose amendments were ' made, the’ Livestock Protection Act would cease to exist,” said Miller. TAL compensation Provision is ‘\sleep). act, pat the: “West. “Kootenay is ‘probably, one, of ‘the quictest ‘areus wners under. -y is the.one closest to you; at some point a few years ago’ assumed that respon- eeay es ‘(ofilicensing dogs),” said: Re The: Ministry is\ willing areas, RDCK By-Law No. 506 does the same for a specified ‘area of ‘Area.“I", containing the com- munity of. Brilliant ‘and area. “And there are a couple of other : / areas like up around Nakusp,” said Henderson, “The animal control ‘officer’ contracted ‘to ‘us: (the .RDCK)‘can impound dogs i if there : is a complaint that they are running li couple of. animal under contract’to the: regional district, funded by tax ‘dollars, ‘said RDCK. : Administrator, Reid ‘ Zgwner Waly) 8a said Her > at-large or chasing chickens oF livestock.” ;: ada - And, spain, a ccna i the best ay t0 find a lost i Neeaess “If-an animal control officer inder, contract to us: picked up. a ; dog with a tag, he inquire of | the provincial government. who the Local librarian battles adu t By BARBARA TANDORY Sun staff writer ‘In a'day when computer litera- oy is a buzzword, not many people + Suspect that’ basic literacy is still a problem not resolved. ‘\\ There may be as many as 8,000 . illiterate People in the West ‘ Kootenay, according to Sue Port, a ‘ Castlegar member of Project Liter- acy West Kootenay, - \ "This means that an estimated * 16 per cent of the region’s popula- tion cannot read, write and ‘use numbers well enough'to cope with the everyday’ demands of living - ' and working. ‘The group, set up a year ago in , March, naa recently received + $16,000 in funding from the Sec- H y retary of State and the Ministry of Advanced Education, Training and { ‘Technology to establish a volun- teér_literacy tutoring program in a number of centres through the area. Port has been involved with the project since its inception, through the Castlegar and District Public Library, and has been giving pri- vate tutoring sessions for a while now. ¢ ‘A librarian by training, Port became Castlegar's first. volunteer tutor in a program of literacy groups undertaken by all major libraries in the area, in co-opera- ? tion with Selkirk College which : has applied for the funding. : One of four tutors now, Port is : looking forward to a workshop in ‘ tutor training, scheduled for : Castlegaron Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. “It'll be a POPEECOTOSUSESETES TESTI TT OTe CeCe explained that the workshop will be “to train tutors to train tutors,” ‘The grant will provide for fur- ther training of tutors in several West) Kootenay communities and for a part-time co-ordinator. The local Project Literacy group is pattemed after similar lit- groups all over the province, “This.is largely an invisible to escape the stigma of: being led ‘stupid,”’ Port noted. 'To cover up, people may claim they have forgotten their glasses or have a sore wrist. i Some people even carry a fake cast to avoid. signing their. name, she said. “The strain of it is unbelievable, because it’s equated with stupidi- ty,” said Port. “I've beard incredi- ble stories — of delivery men having to memorize buildings by sight and taxi drivers not able to read street signs.” Port said the library decided to form a literacy group after leaming of a number of people in Castlegar who are functionally illiterate in co-operation with the libraries in Trail and Castlegar. Selkirk Col- lege became involved at the found- ing meeting last March. “We have some people who can't write at all,” Port observed, noting they’re not necessarily new Canadians. This is rare, but there are quite a lot who can only read at a very basic level, who couldn't even read a newspaper.” According to Port, in the Castlegar area illiteracy problems ae _ often found among the hop to train people to work with and support volunteer tutors.” and among the ee who come © here with four grades in Portugal ‘SUN STAFF PHOTO / Barbera Tandory Tutor Sue Port in the Library's literacy corner. Port, who herself gives tutoring sessions once a week, for an hour or two, says the people who require such tutoring are not ready. for the Selkirk College’s Adult Basic Education. “Once leamers develop the © con- fidence, many turn to Selkirk Col- lege for basic literacy skills and varying levels of academic upgrad- in no way ready to attend classes.” Project Literacy got a start dur- ing the Intemational Year of Liter- acy, which is almost over. The volunteer tutoring program hopes to provide learning opportu- nities for adults everywhere in the ‘West Kootenay through one-on- One tutoring, offered at the conve- nience — and often'in the home A pacific system, moving inland will push.cloud into the West Kootenay region this morning with snow this afternoon and evening. Accumulations by this evening will range from 4 to 6 cm. with up to 10.cm. over the passes. Temper: atures will range 'from -5 today to -9 overnight. ALOOK BACK AY THE PAST MONTH: Temperature: Max/Date ‘Min/Date Normal Mean ' 2.6 Mean 7.3/4 Precipitation: Rain 23.4 /23 6.2 Snow Total Normal Total 28-1.cm. 74.00cm. 78.1.cm.. 99.6 cm. Days of Mensureabto Precipitation: 19 Days Number of Hours 28.1 Normal Number of Hours 34.6 Sunshine: OUTLOOK: i The outlook for Thursday and Friday calls for a weak ridge of high pressure giving some sunny breaks as it moves across Washington state. The westerly flow will give milder temperatures. Forecast provided by The South - East Interior Weuther Office at Castlegar, B.C. Public libraries in Nelson, Trail, Port was awarded a provincial Rossland and Beaver Valley serve as the contact points for learners and tutors to get involved in Pro- award late last year for ber volun- teer tutoring endeavors. “We need to reach out to all More informally, Port orno education at all. FEEDBACK By NANCY LINGLEY Sun Editor ing,” she said. “But these people are = —of the leamer. ject Literacy. those others,” said Port. Since then they have recertified with the Hotel, Restaurant, and The Hi Arrow Motor Inn, a popular night spot and a fixture at the junction of Columbia Ave. and 18th St., has been the source of local conjecture and controversy since the premises was hit by fire on the _evening of Nov. 18. Since that time rumors have flown around Castle- Botag: as to the cause of the fire and “reason” for it. The most popular ing ‘the ‘notion that the new owners: wished to obliterate the Hi " Arrow in favor of a new shopping mall. ~~ ~ ‘San Editor Nancy Lingley dropped around to the Hi Arrow and Culinary iployees and Union Local 40, although there still is no cél- lective agreement. Negotiations are to take place on Jan. 16 and 17. “We have only eight staff right now because the restaurant, hotel rooms and lounge are closed, but we fully intend to bring all of the workers back.” Evan. There are big plans’ahead for the Hi Arrow Motor | Inn said Ron dad the past, the present and the planned future of the i ‘ with the new co-general managers Ron Oliver and Evan Shaw. Although deadly serious about the destiny of their new venture, the pair also showed flashes of a sefinite sense of fun and, at times, the took a turn d banter of two good friends. oe The new owner of the Hi. Arrow Motor Inn is BPYA 393, a number reg- istered as ab by two busi from Si and one from Vancouver. The premises consists of 50 hotel rooms; Brewskies, one of the biggest b ge rooms in the Kc Seating 318; a lounge that seats 66; a wine and beer store; a restaurant; and banquet and cater- ing facilities. At this point, only Brewskies and the wine and beer store are in operation. The new owners hadn't even taken possession of the business before the problems began said Ron. “As soon as we walked in the hotel we encountered some union prob- lems. When a hotel goes bankrupt, a-union contract is void. When we took over there was no union, but the workers formed a picket line. The receivers had terminated the entire staff as of Sept. 1, in conjunction with the sale of the building. We were picketed by all of them, roughly 45. “We didn’t even get the hotel until 4 p.m. They were on the picket line at 2 p.m., before we had the keys, before the papers were actually signed. “We brought back the entire staff and we honored the terms of their former contract even though there was no collective agreement in place. “The company has sent in a young chef, and as co-gi ness management experience. i “The hotel will undergo total with the il a national hotel The architect's d. for the vations are complete and we’re just waiting for them to arrive. “The hotel rooms will be brought up to the standard required for a fran- chise. We plan to tum the lounge into a sports lounge with unique enter- -:tainment. Our intentions are to have a drive-thru for the beer and wine store. The whole hotel will undergo a name change. “The pub will remain a pub, but it’s going to be more 3 of a nightclub. We hope to draw a wider spectrum of people.” team of an ‘We all have hotel and busi- of seeking reno- Brewskies Pub is, in fact, the part of the business that has already begun to asstime a new identity. “In the pub, we're going through progressive “changes right now. “We've temporarily pulled the live bands because of entertainment costs, The budgets are p being for the and ‘until they're comple we don’t anticipate having live bands. * “We've installed a sound system and a DJ. It's always been a rock, place.” We're playing 75 per cent rock and roll;12-1/2 percent funk, rap “ind dance; .11-3/4 per cent modem music; [Ed. note: some quick calcula- tion here] and 3/4 per cent country rock, : “We have live broadcasts over CKQR every Friday evening. “Everybody wants us to bring back female exotic dancers. If we go with’a franchise they will not allow it. The only type of dancers we have: would be special one-night occasions and there would be male reviews as «Well as female reviews. “Hopefully the regular patrons will bear with the major changes going ‘On. We've already painted the pub black and ‘the only lights’ on’ during ‘operating hours are black lights. It’s a shock for a lot of people. to walk in the room and ‘find their clothes are glowing. ‘The gin and tonic sales have really risen. "They' glow in te dari and Evan Shaw everybody wants one of those blue drinks. “Draft has dropped off, though. It tums green if you sit of the room. “The changes in Brewskies will definitely be very exciting. It will be a Kootenay first. The hotel was notin good shape when the new owners took it over and the fire has added to the difficulties said the pair. “The company bought the hotel out of bankruptcy. The bank took it | over and ran it as a receiver would run it, at a bare minimum. We came in apicked up a dead horse. “We tied to beat it, but it just wouldn’t get off the ground. “The fire has most set us back. Financially, we've not bad any any operating capital since we got here on Sept. 1. The budgetting and funds are all geared towards the major ‘What we're exp ing now is we have to cut back on costs to keep the business open. “What we eam today, we can spend tomorrow sort of thing. “All that will change once the renovations come through. Then we can actually run a real hotel. “The company is by no means broke, but they're being extremely cau- tious at this time for obvious reasons. “At this very moment, we're renovating. We've tied the renovations into the repairs. “The fire forced us to move up the renovation scheduling, but we've also lost part of the hotel and lost revenue. “AS we repair the rooms, they are being brought up to the standards Tequired to get a franchise. sit in certain parts And the Hi Arrow Motor Inn is also looking beyond itself. “We want to support the community as much as possible. We sponsor a hockey team and a soccer team, i “Centai with the fi ial ion it’s difficult to get totally involved, but in the futare we will be looking at other options, defini: The ity should see a def promised the pair,- improvement before long “Probably over the next year. Major changes take a while, i Ewa Bebe tb Reve a bind foeebl Siete weak sete)