yah A eM Ss eS The Castlegar Sun Wednesday, June 8, 1994 to fine B.C. doctors irks Gouk fine B.C. is motivated Wednesday, June 8, 1994 PUT Some JINGLE IN YOUR POCKETS. With Sun Classified Ads! Dt EAS Hospital system in B.C.. “The health care system is sicker than the people Ip.” her decision to reduce The Castlegar Sun tal bed closures, hospital closure and reduc- critics, and the B.C. i claiming that ins mour Heritage home yields historical find Page 4A Decision = the r4 ward at Vi u Hospital. Garg went on to say that it is “incredible and ious” that is " 4 Saal about a “non-problem” at a time when thou- sands of British Columbians are flocking south to access treatment and diagnostic tests which are either Gnavailable to them in Canada, or whose waiting list for such treatment in B.C. is several months long. e disabled autonomously. “T'm in favor of putting it back in the hands of the | pr ial go instead of the federal govern- ment how we can operate in our province.” The B.C.M.A. charges that Marleau's decision to an B.C. Medical President Dr, Arun Garg. The B.C.M.A. said that Marleau should be king at other critical such as hospi- disabled on a regular basis, In Castlegar the Abilities Aware- ness Advisory Committee hosted their annual Celebrity Wheelchair Challenge-——and a GENELLE MINI STORAGE for making our retirement party a thoroughly enjoyable and memorable evening! Sincerely, nroBebty, Price and Nelson Newloge, minute, but to the disabled can at times be ible - 1 Watching Castlegar’s License Inspector Mike Defosse negotiate a route from BT Burger to one hour show consists of gigant ngists»of & The Rour-tong presentation is geated towards teens and has made an impact in Now, students from School District No. 9, and ir d bh nity to participate in and listen to the message HEROES presented ‘by peers, and: actual injury surrivors it will have an Pere suadents, HEROES breaks through the.teen barrier and helps saves Srey SPONSORED BY: : >. General Motors of Canada 1 &c ity Canadian Forces Air Command face. But the look soon turned to ing and then horror when he found that even though there was a cut out of the curb on 18th to allow him to cross the street, there wasn’t one awaiting him on the other side. What to do? Defosse had two options: he could tum east on 18th and travel a distance to the Castleaird Plaza parking lot; or he take the shorter route along Columbia ding i @ and Castieg the streets. It didn't take them long to realize that although venue, all, the while, fightin kano ehalnaghige im no | tination grew closer you could almost hear him sigh a breath of release. That is until he realized the slope was too steep and he would have to navigate it backwards. It took four tries with heavy traffic Mayer bike C/COnnor, gamely aqpesd improving, access is still a challenge for those in a wheelchair. day duties. But for some, their wheelchair is their constant com- panion, and the nightmare Defosse “They should be out there in a ‘wheeichair and sce what we have. I's the shits, but i is getting better.” Film by SHSS students rivetting the balmy spring day. Bat less than five minutes later al’cyes in the s at Schooh were glued to sion, i off the video in Kids Having Kids, Teen Par- ents, was the brainchild of Stan- School televi- B.C. HYDRO SUMMER TOURS BChydro Hugh Keenleyside Dam ley Humphrs (SHSS) peer counsellors, who recognized a growing trend in their community and across funding assistance from the Healthy Schools Project, peer j ism student, journalism and an SHSS video club member, the students put together a film. Hard-hitting, straight-shooting Some wih fel cltng. and am., 10:00 am., 11:00 am., 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., and 3:00 p.m. seven days a week. Please call 365-5299 te book large tours. KOOTENAY CANAL GENERATING STATION is located 21 km west of Nelson just off highway 6/3A. Guided tours are available Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Please call 359-7287 to book your tour. TOURS ARE FREE OF CHARGE WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU mp! artful editing, and toe-tapping music the video fea- teens, and other students from SHSS, the video explodes the teen pregnancy. Although it was obvious the young parents love their children, it quickly became evident that all had wished they had waited before having children. how even the most simple activi- ty, which other unencumbered need to continue their education so they could become better providers for their offspring. Frank talk regarding safe sex and birth control was also dis- cussed, as was the art of absti- nence. The video also showed local statistics regarding teen and preg y ted diseases (STDs), and it quick- ly became understandable why peer counsellors chose this issue as a project. In 1989 there were nine SHSS teens between the ages of 17 and 19 who had a child. By 1993 that statistic ‘almost doubled with 15 teens having babies. In 1993 there were 62 cases of STDs reponted in the Central Kootenay appreciated. “Their willingness to share their circumstances with a jounger age group was really appreciated.” process. Updating the home for their heritage bed and Linda Miller, of Robson, shows the front page of the August 17, 1943 Trail Daily Times newspaper, found behind the clapboard siding on her renovated home, which also doubles as a bed and breakfast. Miller has since framed the was probably built in 1909 because the first thing you build is the floor and they would have Sa) Q: Is it Illegal to flash your headlights to warn of radar ahead on a highway? Also, Is it gal and the person err used whatever they could find to ‘The Millers are the fifth family who have lived in the home. And as you would expect, every time they dig, or remove a wall, or look under floor boards, they find remembrances left long ago by the Obome, Flynn, or Stroes families. Marbles, old farm tools and foundry and farrier tools top the list. “It’s kind of neat ing SUN STAFF PHOTO /Masilyn Strong vating it to be a heritage bed and breakfast,” Linda said. Right now the newspapers are in Linda's safe-keeping and she hasn't yet decided what to do with them. “We still have another clap- board wall to remove so who knows what we’ll find there.” In the meantime, the commemorative events happening this past week in Europe and finding these old things since it is a heritage home and we're reno- to D-Day have a little bit more meaning for one family in Robson. CASTLEGAR REBELS ABIINIGO Sunday June 12, 1994 Arena Ci f $500 BCNANZA a . ‘Door Prizes’ Double ups and 12 up pkgs. CASTLEGAR REBELS ip Early Bird 6 p.m. License #764833 O 2 CERTIFIED INSTALLERS em _ NEED 6X9'S THESE MUST GOl! 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