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Legislating morals

What's it going to take? Obviously embarrass-
ment isn’t a motivating factor for local residents to
take a serious look at their exceedingly high water
consumption.

Castlegar is ‘or me se
of water it uses. Day and night, rain or shine, all
summer long, too many residents are keeping their

taps wide open and their minds tightly closed to the

suggestion that they might, in part, be responsible
for helping make us the water waster capital of
B.C.. Something to be proud of isn’t it?

It’s not unusual to drive by a residence during a
downpour and see sprinklers going full blast—
ywatering, the. strees and gumters.. It's. perplexing. and
infuriating to see. Not to mention somewhat embar-
Fassing.

To think that these residents didn’t even care
enough to curtail their gargantuan water usage dur-
ing a specified requested time (the city could be
heard on the radio ically begging resid to
please watch consumption during a mere 18 hours)
is disgusting. How much effort does it take
to turn the faucet from on to off? Not much, but
until the Arrow Lakes tom into a small, stagnate
Pond, which it never will, there are people out there
who actually REFUSE to tum off their taps. Unfor-
tunately, they don’t realize that, while the amount
of water used by C. llegar is an emb in
itself, the real costs occur on equipment, that is
made to work in constant overtime as it feeds a
city’s unstoppable thirst.

It’s been said that you can’t legislate morals. Per-
haps that’s true. But it is possible to change a soci-

Someone once said that by hav-
ing too many priorities, you have
mone at all. Such was the case, in
more than just perception, of
Castlegar's Public Works Depart-

lawyers, journalists or used car
salesmen, who receive little respect
for their daily toils.

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acity works crew can only be as
focused and efficient as the body
from whom it ives dire

and in this case, direction comes

in power,

Mayor Mike O'Connor and his

council have passed a policy
that refocuses a

where signifi

eared dollars are t
Establishing the new policy

more specifically, the Pony Field.
In January of this year a meeting
of the sports organizations was held
ing the i

ety’s way of thinking by ting a penalty. The
seatbelt issue is a perfect example. To tell motorists
that they could die if they didn’t buckle up didn’t
do much. Establish a law and levy fines and soon,
People begin to take notice, then they change that
small part of their lifestyle.

In the case of water waste, there’s only one
clear answer. City Hall must seriously consider hit-
ting these supersoakers where it hurts the most—in
their wallets. If this is too complex or inappropri-
ate to enforce, perhaps it’s time for mandatory
water-metering. By applying water meters, those
People who overuse will pay directly, while those
who continue to make a conscious effort by way of
conservation will no longer be subsidizing the bad
habits of their neighbors.

There are a ber of for city ill
to do something, but until the provincial and fed-

governments threaten to pull out grant money,
its unlikely that council will take action. Like the
supersoakers, they also need to be told there is a
Price for misuse, and a price for allowing it to
happen. Already the provincial government is
hinting at making it more difficult for those com-
munities who overuse water to receive any type of
grant money at all. Perhaps council should take
the initiative and make a few splashes, before the
tidal wave breaks.

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the of new and “<4
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the Public Works
is no longer in the business of
the new pol-
icy also means will be
given more responsibility when

ed to get to first base

dates for that weekend. No problem

you say? Not ft
pandora

As for the damage to the Pony
Field, there is no way that the
Banjo's Fastball Team should have
to pay for any of it, since this whole
issue Started by the initial poor

king by the ‘p

tial before any community can
thrive. Hats off for finally realizing
that continuing to do the things
you've always done and expecting

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that-be’ and because of this, it

took advantage of someone else.
Pure and simple.

It was also stated that the money
that was used to rebuild the Pony
Field was first offered to another

Another factor that should have
been considered is the whole
Babe Ruth World Series issue.
While the 1995 Senior Babe Ruth
World Series is a big event, we
must remember it’s happening in
Trail, not Castlegar, and this field
in our city will only be used as a
Practice field for this one-time

Fastball and slopitch however,
while not nearly as prestigious, had
a spring and summer slate full of
events that required that field.
Once again, the whole problem
comes down to a lack of communi-
cation—whether it be accidental or

Before Castlegar will reap the
real benefits of a city full of enthu-

Wednesday, June 29, 1994

Letters to the Editor

Working together we can make a difference
Only three short weeks remain in which to fill containers

Dear Editor:
The K R i

We only have three weeks to

Relief Organization is presently
collecting goods to fill a large
container (this is the same size
as a 40 foot semi trailer truck)
to send to i

We need all kinds of clothes,
shoes and boots. What is
required is that goods be clean,
in good repair, with zippers
working and buttons on. They
should be folded and boxed or
in a bag and also contain a list
of the goods as this is required
for Customs.

fill the SO we are ask-
ing people to check their closets
and make an effort to help us
fill it.

The goods will be distributed
in Romania to needy families
and and our aim is to try and
help the poorest families in an
area of Bucharest first, to assist
in keeping children from being
put in the orphanages.

Most children are placed in
the orphanages because the par-
ents can’t afford to keep them,
so by helping the family we

may be able to cut their costs 80
the children can remain at
home.

The budget for this project is
$12,000 and this will allow us
to ship the container and send a
Person to over see the distribu-
tion thus ensuring that all the
goods will be given out and not
hit the black market.

If someone from each job
sight or office or business will
make a small effort to collect a
minimum of $2.00 from each
person in the work place, only
6,000 people have to contribute

The many components of quality care

With the approval of our Hospital Society, we

Dear Editor:

I would like to make some comments dealing
with the major changes taking place in our Health

Care System.

I accept the premise that these changes will be
for the better. In the meantime, I sincerely hope
that we can retain some of the valuable benefits
provided to our Hospital, that are outside of direct
government control. When the Castlegar District
Hospital was first built, it soon became a catalyst
and a focus for involvement by a large segment of
our community. It continues to be that today.

For a period of time the farmers in Robson,
Thrams and other areas donated their fruit and
vegetables to our hospital, in Rabon to keep the

A Hospital Auxiliary was soon formed and con-
tinued to function most effectively, providing
many of the extras for the care and comfort of
Patients. There has always been a large and active

jeor mn.

“ rship in thi
s ‘ice clubs such as Lions,

and others, especially our local Legion Branch,
have made regular visits and donated th ds of
dollars for the benefit of our hospital.

have formed a Hospital Foundation Trust Fund.
This has now accumulated over $100,000 and

to receive beq and d i from

groups and individuals.

One of the most valuable and respected organi-
zations serving our facility is the Hospice Society.
They provide care and solace to those who are ter-
minally ill. For these special talents and dedica-
tion our community is truly grateful.

With my 21 years of service on the Hospital
Board and seven elections, I have had the privi-
lege of working with many talented and dedicated
people. Because our service is truly voluntary, we
were able to encourage all the above mentioned

ici to become i

" munity.
Kiwanis,

While the days of Hospital Boards are num-
bered, I truly hope that all the other volunteer
groups that have been so valuable in the past,
will continue to serve our hospital and oupo

Our Hospital Society, which our Board repre
sents, is the registered owner of all Hospital land,

See HOSPITAL

The ball’s in the other court

Dear Editor:

It is interesting that Banjo’s
Fastball Club sees fit to
to relinquish some of their
responsibility toward the damage
of the Kinnaird Park Pony Field
caused by their hosting of the
PK. Kinakin Fastball Tournament

tle League teams. At present we

our organization have their sea-
son di inued b of

have twenty-two teams
in our association. Fifteen of
those teams are using Pony Field.

As for baseball being back on
the field in a week I ask the ques-
tion “Should the young people in

another group's poor decision-

See BALL 8A

held during Sunfest W

It would that it is they
who should get a few facts
Straight. It is true that I was aware
of their hosting the above men-
tioned event, however it is not for
me to appsove ordisapprove of
other groups using the Pony
Field.

Presently that responsibility
lies with the Recreation Commis-
sion. I am well aware of the cali-

THE CASTLEGAR

wishes to thank all the

MERCHANTS

who donated prizes and supplies
towards our Sunfest tournament.

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bre of ball being played,

playing on a field that has been
soaked by tremendous rains
would seem to me to lack good
j well knowing what the
“calibre of play” would do to the
field.

Also im error is Banjo’s belief
that the Castlegar Baseball Asso-
ciation har one field for use by
Babe Ruth teams and one for Lit-

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to make this work and I am sure
we can all afford this amount
however it will require someone
at cach site to take the initiative
to do this right away.

The container will be parked
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Minto Road in Castlegar.

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