ANA Sey sentes| ae ner ey seeder BHO aa arash The Castlegar Sun Monday. December 23, 1991 Service clubs _ BRENDAN HALPER Sun staff i Ho-ho-ho, it’s Christmas time again and many of the local ser- vice organizations and Clubs have been very busy preparing for the holiday season, The following is just an exam- ple of what a couple of the orga- nizations have done, or: will be doing during the holidays. .“: The Castlegar Women’s Hos- pital Auxiliary held a Christmas bake and craft sale and ‘raffle, which helped raise $429.to'go toward various hospital needs. The ladies also took time’to decorate the hospital's acute’ care wing. “Everybody has been’ really busy,” auxiliary member Nettle Stupnikoff said. The Women's Auxiliary will be giving fruit baskets and cor- sages to hospital patients and res- idents. of Mountainview care: ‘on Christmas Eve, “We try to include everybody,” she said. “We would like ee the for efforts and wish cverybory's a Merry Christmas and Happy New Meanwhile, the Royal Canadi- @ Cabinet kept busy at Christmas = Grace | Wilson, a member, of the Castlegar Legion, is 5 kept busy soning) through donated | food items af the Legion Hall in downtown Castlegar. SUN STAFF PHOTO/ Brendon Halper an Legion has been‘ very: Busy collecting funds ‘and groceries’ for their Chirsruaiis Hamper “ “The community helps us by bringing in canned goods,” Legionnaire Earl Rourke said. Those in need can pick up the food at the legion or it can be delivered by legion members. Continued from 1A in regard to its constructio. “IT believe that the city con nicated the result of this recom- mendation to the Ministry,” Dalton +. said. “This might have contributed. to the negative decision” © %'+*s" .Castlegar Mayor Audrey Moore ‘disagrees. “T feel great empathy ad-hoc committee, they we ia very hard. But it is wrong ta the recommendation council ported Tuesday night was, ‘2 oi | Kate DeWolf. odland Park students: were honored for their recent Acheivenints: Top r row (I= dam" Palesch, Meghan Fowlie, William Gorman, Jenessa Morin and Cyndel : Miller. Middle (I-r): Ashley Stewart, Jessica DeWolf, Tim Cristofoli and Sean Cher- ' noff..Bottom. (ler): Sean Rudashy, Eric Spilker, Tyler Huestis, Melanie Gorman and: SUN STAFF PHOTOL ‘Sharlene nbotl } $ municated to the “Ministry.” : Moore however, was. nti by ic, ferry has not given up. After tak- ing a break over the Christmas Ministry's news, release, which clearly indicates the new w bridge Dalton plans to contin- ue his actions to pursue the return of the ferry, or at least receive confirmation that the bridge will be built. “Immédiately after the holi- days we would like to have a ministry. official meet with the committee on the Castlegar side of the ferry ramp. We'd like someone to explain what the staging area for the bridge will be,” Dalton continued. If the cost of bringing back tig ferry would place the bridge in‘a compromising position, Dalton -says the fight for the ferry would be finished. “The ministry has never indi: cated that a conflict exists between the ferry and the bridge: They are two completely separate things.” ot Dalton believes his committee will appeal the cabinet's decision not to reinstate the ferry. ‘They didn't expect the battle and they ; i didn't expect the. resulting court case.! , — TERRY. DALTON’ Spokesperson which had been written when the _ ~ Social Credit party was in power, strongly sugpests:the: privatiza- tion of all inland ferries through- out B.C,” Dalton said. ie ‘why does this mark victo- : "a don’ the Social Credit government ‘was ready for the negative reaction by the Robson people. They didn’t expect the - battle and they didn’t expect the resulting court case.” . = _ . Dalton believes Robson may have been a test for:thé: ‘Social Credit Party—an experiment per- Terry Dalton was present at the Castlegar airport for the arrival of Rita Johnson during her election tour through the Kootenays. Dalton and other committee members hoped to receive word from the Socred leader as to the Robson-Castlegar ferry’s future. haps. Due to its obvious failure, other inland ferries were untouched. File photo “(Those ferry users) have not had to go through what we:in Robson have had to go vucogn Dalton finished. Kootenays heading for more focal control in health care Hospital administrators group recognize the need to: ‘negotiate the planning of health care services BRENDAN HALPER ‘Sun staff“ 1 The Kootenays could be heading toward! more ‘localized control of Health care funding ‘and resources. 3 The Kootenay Health Care Plan is an.idea:that has been on the: drawing. board for three: years. ! A Kootenay: Health Care Plan steering committee has been forthed ‘with representa- tives of all areas within the ootenay region which runs from the Okanagan Boundary, east to the Albérta border, north as far as the ‘Trais-Canada who has been Director/Medical “Health Officer of the Central Kootenay Health Unit for the past two years and is a member Since then, a third draft has been completed and the niost - common theme shared through- * : autonomy and health h planning if it’s cost effective.” be allocated locally rather than from Victoria.” >. The Steering xe) Dr. Elizabeth Barber, acting chairperson of the steering of the steering i for the plan. :According to Ames, hospital administrators throughout the K ys started di the idea of more regional plan- ning at the hospitals. ~ A consultant was then hired to bring the idea‘to the various communities, and it was found to be well received by the pub- lic. Funding was then provided by Wally Pennet, K ‘It's a process which is being generated from the community up rather than from the Ministry of Health down.’ — DR. NELSON AMES - Medical health officer out the region is the idea of- more local control. “We've pushed | fora broader : in‘the Regional Economic Develop- ‘ ment Officer, for a broader study which resulted in a first . draft of the regional health:plan ° document. the public a Ames said.'“Rather than selling approached the B.C. Ministry says the plan is still in the developmental Stage with public input ongoing through- out the entire project. ““It was initiated by the hos-'' pital administrators group who recognized the need for negoti- ating the planning of health care services.” Barber said. The plan was originally” focused on acute care services lishing an office with a paid staff of community facilitators who would gather the opinions of the community. The staff would develop an educational package for distribution, which would outline the main Points of the plan. According to Ames, the three regional districts in the Kootenay area have agreed to support the plan, in principal, with contributions of $10, 000 each, with the assumption, that the Ministry of Health provides of Health and were ; by the ministry to make: a pro- “n' 's a process which is being Product, we would like to develo with them. +. “We're all behind locai from the community. sup rather than from the Min- “istry. of Health down,” he said. ileal Care resources would but ¢: ally expanded to ‘encompass, a broader aspect of “health care ‘delivery?in the _ Kootenays:. “We're still looking for fund- cing fo for phase two of the pro- said. ject.” Barber. g Phase two involves estab- any i funding needed. Ames says the Steering com- mittee is now making’a Propos- al for. the ‘total’ TepUrces necessary to carry on. The pi posal..will be Presented to rte lealth. + Ministry of Hi eee Monday, December 23, 1991 The Castlegar Sun Future of Kinnaird Hall questioned by city council BRENDAN HALPER cemed,” Sun'staff Last call for the Kinnaird Hall! :On December 12 recommenda- were made to cily council, ‘the Kinnaird Hall be, closed ¢ hall does not meet present health and safety standards and min- inium upgrading to meet those stan- dards would cost an’ estimated SOO The City has also made it their recovery of operating Sosts for the hall has been very poor, ‘ “It's important to recognize that. council has'a policy to keep things aixin acceptable level where. safety works Barry Comin said. ‘*There’s no half-way when it comes to safe- ty and health.” The fate of the hall has been an important question for Kinnaird residents, council members and city officials ever since the first public input meeting | was held June 26, 1991, The input nigtine in June offered residents a chance to put forth ideas and express concems regarding their hall, while city offi- cials ions for the of public . Comin said, The city had'put forth such’, options as, community gro agement (with or. without financial support from the city), single user group management (possibly ser- vice’ groups), privatization through lease or disposal of the land and/or. building. ‘What did come out Of the mect- , ings, was the fact that user groups, want to keep their hall but are not able to provide the funding needed to offset the custs'of upgrading or future of the facility, “We've had numerous meet- ings with the hall user groups but hi and ‘health d are con- g.came. out of them,” nance of the facility, “It's not that they’re not will ing,” Comin said. “But they’re just not able—basically, we're at a in” John Verigin, a spiritual leader among many Doukhobors, celebrated his 70 birthday at the Brilliant Cultural centre December 15. After a dinner celebra- tion, Verigin spoke to the crowd in Russian language. A ng to Comin, the city is now left with only two options. , They will be looking into the possibility ‘of a heritage status for the hall, at which time the ing will prove viable. Although / certain areas of the facility will be _ closed,'the hall will be available for use for four to six weeks while il | ‘the h ii The only other option is to close and dispose.of the building - and/or’ Property. : According to Comin the city is now taking a ‘wait and see’ approach, ‘TI be optimistic, and say let's see what ” Comin added. He also said user groups will be Notified prior to hall closure. However, Captain Mike Power, Public. provides input to highway interchange plans. . Local and and mainte- . commanding officer of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets Castlegar Squadron #581 said his organiza- tion has gone to council and offered to take over the hall. “I'm surprised,” Power said. “We attended four meetings with city council and proposed to take it * over but the only indication of an answer from the city was a recent newspaper article stating they would close,” Power says the city agreed to allow the Cadets to finish their year in the event of hall closure, “That would give us until June 1992," Power finished. The Castlegar ‘Women’s Hospi- tal Auxiliary is anther group using the hall a great deal, particularly JouTtoox: | The forecast for Monday; Cloudy with the odd sunny break end highs near 2. The extended forecast through the holidays calls for mild but unsettled conditions. A LOOK BACK AT THE PAST WEEK: Due to. the holidays, the past week's weather . was not available. for our paper . for their fund-raising sales, Auxiliary member Nettie Stup- nikoff says it’s too bad the hall may have to close, and her organi- zation will be looking at other pos- sibilities, duc to the uncertainty of the hall’s future. First Kinnaird Scouts leader Marv Hart feels the pursuit of altemate facilities is difficult for his group. “Most other facilities would involve a cost factor,” he said. Expense is a major concern to the scouts who must raise funds through bottle drives and other odd types of things, according to Hart. Hart said the task of raising funds is more viable for service ganizations or the sect for.’ worked on ideas to owners took some, time from their . busy schedules .to review two options the Ministry of Trans- portation and Highways has pre- sented regarding changes to the Highway 3 and Highway 22 inter- - ~ change in Castlegar. The! ‘interchange; which allows for exit to Granid Forks, Nelson or improve the interchange system, came up with 11 dif- i options. Due to various prob- ‘and changes, these 11 options narrowed down to only two. -Both of these options have been-designed to improve safety and-ramp ali teduce REMARKS: Ed. Note: No sightings of Santa were reported over’ an eye for the man in.red. He is schedule to be In'our’ area sometime Tuesday night to deliver all kinds: of &oodies to all the GOOD children. Please be on the lookout for his sleigh and nine ‘reindeer. Remember the first one has a shiny red | ‘nose that is said to light up. From our staff to the staff at the Weather Office Merry Christmas Alll this past week. but the weather office is still keeping | yet been fully is” believes option two will be Hie costly than option one. “The whole point behind these . meetings is to get a more detailed survey and conceptional Gesign— nothing has been engraved i in stone yet,” Pratt said. . taking. place now, y, local residents should not expect any construction to take place for at least 1993.°-- j delays and congestion and to pro- Trail; has hed its : regarding ‘traffic-flow and has become a concern safety-wise. wee has become necessary to the flow of traf- fie" ‘vETWEeN the highway"atd adjoining street System,” said Don Barcham; regional manager of planning for the Ministry of ation and Highways. Castlegar ‘residents were given two ities to view options Moore addresses failed referendum i ‘The recent failed paving referen- dum has sent a clear message to Castlegar city council, according to mayor Audrey Moore. : « “The citizens voted and I believe the message to council was straight forward. Keep us fully informed. Give us all the information. And don’t take us for granted,” said Moore during an address to city i 4 referendum was defeated. Now, the city ‘will be unable to.bulk-buy asphalt at a reduced: ‘price and be “unable to call for a major paving n(Moore continued to say the result means quite simply, that ‘council has no choice but to upgrade short sertions of streets at amuch higher pri After admiting that council’s accountability with taxpayers is at a low level, Moore stated she plans _ to improve communications by holding a public meeting in March im order to discuss the 1992 budget. bist sincerely hope that many of iour residents will attend and dis- jeuss their ideas and concems with us,” Moore said.*+" : ee :Castlegar voted down a paving ‘referendum on December 14, Mayor Audrey Moore plans to improve. relations. between city council and Castlegar residents by holding a public meeting in March to discuss the 1992 budget. which if passed, would have allowed council to borrow $1.2 million to pay for the first two years of a five-year paving plan. ‘The borrowed money had a pay- back.period spanning across 20 years. For the following three years of paving work, money would = from the city’s capital bud- F cary cousell plans to fomter cuss paving ideas in the new year. for change as set up by the Min- istry. According to Roger Pratt, - ig and p engineer for the Ministry, only 30 people showed up Wednesday to view.the changes, however Thurs- day produced better results. “It’s been pretty steady with people coming in and out to ask questions today,” Pratt said. Ministry staff and engineering vi le lane jAccording to Pratt, most resi- dents who attended the two-day open house, held in council cham- bers, favour option two over option one, mainly because it uses more space and is less confusing on paper. The option however, also met with some disapproval. "The second option has been opposed by a few business people who might be affected,” said Pratt. Representatives from such businesses as Chevron, Shaw Cable and the Scotsman attended the open house, and expressed concerns regarding possible cHanges to property lines. “If we go with option two, there is a possibility property lines will be affected—possibly decreased.” , While cost estimates have not NOTICE information on Cutting Free Chiistmas Trees For Personal Uso 1. Who may apply for a free Christmas Tree? Because. tis “Roadside screening devices are’ in the hands -of. police officers across thé ‘province. These ‘devices are being used to detect drinking drivers, to measure their levels of impair- ©; ment, and to get them off British Columbia's roads: BEFORE they kill or injure, someone. WE ARE our 10 STOP DRINKING DRIVERS Any person who is 19 years or older and resides in British Columbia, is allowed to cut a Christmas tree free of charge from Crown Lands | after getting permission from a Forest Officer. This requirement does not pertain to persons having suitable christmas trees on their private Iand(s). 2. Where can I apply? Apply at your local forest district office, or a field office in your area. The Forest Officer may issue a letter of authorization and will Provide you with the information and a sketch map of the area(s), if necessary, where you can cut a tree. Camry your letter of authorization with you as you may be asked to produce it. 3. Where do I cut a tree? a B.C. Hydro and West Kootenay Power rights-of-way (Crown- land portions only) except areas where Christmas trees are being grown commercially. b. Highway rights-of-way. c. Logging roads wind three metres—10 feet— of the edge of. the road.) d, Open range land. Cut your tree from dry, rocky sites on south slopes within your permitted areas, They produce better Christmas trees. 4, Are there areas where I must not cut Christmas Trees? Yes. You cannot cut a Christmas tree from: £. Juvenile-spaced areas. g. Any other areas alienated or reserved for a special use. - 5. How many trees can I cut? You are allowed to cut only one tree per family, Cutting Christmas -- ~ trees free of charge is strictly for personal use: You are not allowed to f Sell them. Failure to comply is a trespass on Crown lans under Section 138 (1) of the FOREST ACT. Trespass cutting may be further subject to prosecution under the Criminal Code of Canada, 6. What species of trees can I cut? This depends on your location. Usually Douglas-fir on dry sites i produces the best Christmas trees. However, lodgepole pine, spruce, *: balsam and other minor species may be designated for eting whens Douglas-fir is available. 7. What should I do before cutting a tree? a. Make sure you have chosen the best tree and size you want. b. Try to leave the bottom one or two branches on the stump of. the tree, which may grow into another Christmas tree for fature cutting, ‘ c. Do not cut a bog tree only to use the top portion, This may be a waste of a future tree and the portion left on the area ‘i will create a fire hazard. . 8. What should I do after cutting a tree? a. Leave the area as clean as possible. b. Do not leave lower boughs and branches of cut trees: : alongside roads or in ditches. Lop them close to the ground and scatter. : ¢, Do not transport your tree outside the province, An orderly cutting of Christmas trees, without unnecessary waste, will help you to enjoy the holiday season and will ensure growing continuous crops of timber for future Senerations, ‘Thank you for: your cooperation. . Kootenay Lake Forest District _ RR. #1, Ridgewood Road Nelson, B.C. VIL 5P4 Phone: 825-1100 vA Ministry of Forests. ; Arrow Forest District 845 Columbia Avenue. Phone: 365-8600 Castlegar, B.C. VIN 1B = 20-4.