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Sun Reporter" ay

He's off and running, well
almost

NDP. candidate Ed Conroy ish
waiting. patiently. at the starting,-
gates for Premicr Rita Johnson to,
call an election, but he is doing...
so. confident that his campaign’:
machine is fully oiled and ready,
to burst from the gates.

ence for;Conroy, who; nat My
‘Hooking to replace Chis

as the MLA for Ross}. ey
but Conroy is looking at the elec-

;' stion experience as an exciting.

stime for he and his family.

,Conroy and provincial NDP :

leader Mike Harcourt cut the rib-;
bon Tuesday officially declaring ;
Conroy’s campaign office in.
tlegar open for business.

fhe people are ready for indi-
viduals like Ed Conroy, who won,
a tough nomination battle here,.
with the enthusiastic backing of a,
lot of you,” Harcourt told a group
of 25 NDP supporters. “I have
got to tell you, I am looking for-
ward to having Ed Conroy in our,
caucus in a New Democrat gov-
ernment when Rita gets the guts
to call an election, Finally!”

As for Conroy, his campaign:
workers have put in a lot of time:
and effort to prepare him for the
start of the election campaign and
he is obviously chomping at the.
bit waiting for it to start.

“We have been ready for a
long time. It’s a matter of being
ready to go and all of a sudden
there is another fiasco and it’ 8
back to your regular life again,”
said Conroy. “It’s been a long 18-
months (since winning the NDP

ination for the Rossl

fal Wilson

a
«ui. Gontinued from 1A..

asaid Wilson. ‘As Ian-Mavety. of
Southview Farms has said: ‘Pro-
sduction of fine wine in B.C. has
‘a good future. We're getting
“good very fast and free trade was

MICHAEL WILSON

‘That is not. to ay ‘that every:
thing is rosy’ for’Canada on the
‘trade. front; Wilson noted that
Canada ‘has ranked: fifth for the
ast. two years running in the
World Economic Forum's survey
cof competitiveness. of the 23
OECD ‘nations. ‘That was ‘up
‘from ‘11th place five years ago
sbut it’is also-down from fourth
place two.years ago." : =:

“We are rated near the top for
our natural endowments, our:

n

yemee of our econo-
ny but there’ ate’ “also strong

-warning -signals.on the horizon,”
he said, “In terms:af,the respon-
siveness of our school system to
meet the demands of a competi-
tive economy, we ranked 11th, in
the middle of the pack. And in
terms of the effectiveness of
company training programs,.we
ranked. 20th, at the, back of the
pack.” ,

Wilson believes that educa-
tion,-and research and develop-
ment, hold the keys to Canada’s
future competitiveness. |

“We have a challenging situa-
tion before us in this country, we
spend more per capita on higher
education than any'country in the
world except Sweden, and we
have the world’s second highest
post secondary. enroliment after
the United States,” said Wilson.
“And yet we are facing a critical
shortage of scientists and engi-
neers. Japan graduates nearly
nine ‘times as many engineers on
a per capita basis as we do. Mex-
ico graduates four times as many
in absolute terms."

In ‘the Speech from’ the
Throne, the government set out
three objectives to promote a
learning culture in this decade: to
cut.adult illiteracy in half by the
yéar 2000; to achieve a 90. per
cent high schoo] graduation rate
or equivalency; and to double the
number’ ‘of ‘math, science and
engineering graduates:

All of these initiatives will
help improve Canada's competi-
tiveness on the world market.

“We Canadians have nothing

to fear, ; and. -everything to gain,

‘from:

‘ness. Competitiveness | isn’t a
dirty word. It isn’t about losing

“‘jobs, it's about securing jobs.”

Trail riding), I am really ready to
0.”
When the election is called,

vill be exciting,”.s said Con;
B ‘poin

matter r of going step by step.
Having gone through various
pf:

the: past: cand now being.in. this
.Position “just adds a

sion’for me: I ami really ‘ooking
forward to the challenge, I want
to serve my constituents | and be

types

the for my o

Provincial NDP a Mike Harcourt (left) was on hand Tuesday in Castlegar to help
Trail-Rossland candidate Ed Conroy (right) open his campaign office.

2100 Castlegar students will
head back to classes on Tuesday

will have their

Conroy plans to hit the
trail hard with a number of key
issues on the forefront. :

Ensuring a stable economy for
the region is obviously a big con-
cem, and Conroy sees that begin-
ning to happen with the
expansion at Celgar and the con-
tinued growth of the area.

One thing he doesn’t want to
see happen though is for the area
to put it’s natural resources at
risk.

“That is very important to the
people in this area. It is nice to
see that people are beginning to
stand up and take notice with
regard to forestry, it’s the bread
and butter of our economy. We
have had people crying for years
and years now to get a better grip
on our reforestation policies and
deal with our major resource in
an expedient manner. Under a
New Democrat government I
think that is exactly what you are
going to see.”

Political life is a new experi-

Reign ends for Mis

Sun Reporter : i

Tracy Carr’s reign as Miss

- Castlegar 1990 came to an offi-

cial end on Saturday in Penticton
with her participation in the Miss *
Inferior Pageant.

, 19, did extremely well at
the annual Miss Interior Pageant
but she wasn’t one of the fortu- ,.
nate few who made it to the semi
finals.

Miss Summerland won the
1991 title and will represent the
Interior of British Col ia at

Sun Reporter

The countdown has begun for
over 2,100 students in the Castle-
gar area as they prepare to head
back to the classroom i in Jess than
aweek,

School officially starts on
Tuesday, September 3, for all stu-
dents except for those entering
First Year Primary (Kinder-
garten). Students will only spend
a couple of hours at school on
Tuesday, getting re-acquainted
with their teachers, finding their
classrooms and nailing down
their timetables for the upcoming
year. Regular classroom work

. begins for all students, including

First Year Primary, on Wednes-
day.
School District #9 superinten-
dent Terry Wayling says that
everything is in place for what he
hopes will be another ‘successful
year, but he does note that Tues-
day. will be-a very difficult day
for teachers and administrators:
Wayling points out-that school

with the pageant itself on Satur-
day. Fhe week's activiti *
ed a little bit of sightseeing but
mostly d of

busiest day of the year as they
juggle student and teacher timeta-
bles, class sizes and assignments
and make those last minute
adjustments that are needed
before classes begin for real.

Preliminary estimates show
that there will be approxi

funding crunch forced adminis-
trators to take cost-cutting mea-
sures.

Since then the schoo! itself has
been kept in good shape, making
for an easy transition when it re-
opens to students on Tuesday.

There will be approximately

2,150 students registering for
classes this year, but Wayling
isn’t ruling out a slight increase
on that.

“I would be surprised at all if
there are a few more students
than. that,” he said,~“With all. of-
the construction going-on in the
area thére is bound'to:be more
students moving into the school
district.”

There are currently seven
schools and three annexes in
School District #9, an increase of
one school over last year with the
re-opening of the Blueberry
Creek school next week.

: Blueberry Creek was one of
four tural schools shut down by

: the school district six years ago

: when declining enrollment and a

‘Castlegar 1990

wouldn’t trade the experience for

ig a4
“I learned a lot about public
peaking and ication and

responsibilities including'a per-
sonal interview with the judges,
the’ swimsuit competition ‘and a

: «talent-night.

“ “It was a really great week,”
said Carr. “It ‘was real busy but it
was also a lot of fun.and.a good
time for all of the girls.” -

“I was really happy to be rep-
resenting Castlegar at the
pageant. It was another, great

for p

the Miss Canada Pageant later. -

this year.

“Tracy performed very well in
every aspect of the competition,”
said Joanne Baker, her chaperone

for the trip and the organizer for |.

the 1992 Miss Castlegar Pageant.”
“Castlegar can be very proud of

and-I would: like to thank the
Miss Castlegar Committee for
sending me.”

Carr’s reign as. Miss. Castlegar
tumed out to be a very busy year,
.with a myriad of responsibilities
which included representing
Castlegar at a number of commu-

_ Tracy, she was a fine

“tive ‘of the community.” :

_, There were 21 girls from.
the Interior t

nities

took part in: a large number: of

iP

ing in the pageant, which began ..

last Tuesday and wrapped up

sii
“All of this added.up to.a very
enjoyable year for Cathe who

learned about people,”

it the pi
As Miss Castlegar. Carr, also:

“The Okanagan.is a prime example.. We saw

.that,with Bill‘Barley being. chosen in a by-

; election. there;-Over the last couple of years

we have developed some specific and creative
Solutions with people in the Okanagan.”

eee aaa | ane

that § ic to try

a “and get: ‘across .to, the: :people of British

‘is {Columbia is that a: New Democrat govemn-

ast 4 ment. will, make improvements while keeping

the...., the casts down,

there, fo
1990's and that we would
ea a | povernment ‘heh 8 would, be open, and

“We will do:it an an economically viable re

way. We;have been as. concermed with

have committed to a balanced budget over the
business'cycle and to cut.out the .waste that
the ‘Socreds have visited on the province,
whether it,be losing $140 million on the Expo
land salejor. not setting the. proper priorities
for expenditure of tax money.” slinii bls
“In order, to live within. the existing means
of the people of British Columbia means that
we. are going to have to make some.tough
choices and trade offs. We ore’ going to have
to cut outjwaste, we are going to have:to :set
the right priorities and we are going to have to
realize tha t. wealth creation is absolutely

gras: of, B 7.» Whether. there, willbe the
tions and find out where I aa ti» €0 pay,,for the;improvements as what the
coming back with solutions,” said Harcourt.

t

improvements should be,” said Harcourt, ‘Ti,

Sut it,is also. going to have: to-be

.done ina, way that it doesn { mess up the. envi-

ronment"):

said
Carr.:“I also got to learn a lot
about myself during my year as
Miss Castlegar.” ° 4

35 Blueberry
Creek school, with about 25
enrolled in a Grade one/two split
and another ten in First Year Pri-

mary.

The district also has a number

of other projects on the go as the

~new school year gets underway,
the biggest taking place at Stan-
-ley- Humphries Secondary’ School
where a major renovation is tak-
ing place on the older portion of
the building.

Wayling reports that the entire
renovation will take a couple of
years, with students and staff
being forced to deal with continu-
ous turmoil during that time.

He does ask that both students
and faculty be patient during the
tenovation, noting that it will
take a couple of weeks before
everyone feels comfortable with
the new arrangements.

“It is going to cause a few
problems for everyone for the
time being but it is going to turn
out.to be a state-of-the-art sec-
ondary school in a few years.”

While construction is taking
place, students normally taking
classes in the renovated area will

> be using five portable classrooms

set up on the school grounds.

* The flowers that Stella Baglo.
of 2404 10th Avenue Castlegar
grows forms a hedge a hundred
feet long between her driveway
“and her neighbour's to the north. .
|. 7For foity, years stie-has tended
her flowers. Among the many
-hues of reds. blues. and pinks
are’ gladiolus, carnations; holly-
hocks, bell of Ireland and of
course the mysterious, night stalk
that releases its magical scent

the

yards.
It’s the custom of the on
living on the benchland of
Ninth, Tenth and’ Eleventh
Avenues to’ go for a walk in the
cool of the evening. It’s not’
uncommon to see a gathering of
in‘the, entrance'to her _
‘ déiveway' ‘admiring her flowers
‘and ‘irying to® identify the 'fra-
grant scent of the night stalk or,
the camations.
“When viewing the flowers it's che
at moments. like this that images"

“Monétcome’ to’ ‘mind: It's been”

“Flowers of the the City

«who tend flower

_ incentive for these artists to

of painting of flowers by,Claude ” :

said that the purest ‘form of
expressing your amazement in
life is found within the people

In her home sits:a row of
gleaming trophies, ‘ten to be
exact, won ten Years in a row
from 1959 to 1969, a testimony
to her expertise, won for having
the. best flower garden. These
trophies were donated yearly for
the competition by the late Her-
bert W. Herridge, MP for the
‘West Kootenays.

In all likelihood Stella’s gar-
den helped contribute to the
coming of the name. “Garden
City” for Kinnaird,

Sadly, however, in the last
few years the growing of flow-
ers has diminished. °

Perhaps there is some service
club or a group of indivi iduals —
in town — ‘who could create an

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Wednesday, August 28, ‘i901

The el Sun

Page 3A O

cnet

Thiny one per cent of the accidents occur-
tifig on rural roads: around Castlegar. are
Gaiused by
vagnte

that local hi,

‘campaign, ©
mpaign, whieh, is similar in nature
to the: ‘very Attack cam-.

P g their vehicles at

CMP are teaming up with ©

ice departments ‘across the:
‘anes

week kicked off'a two-week anti-

of the Nelson RCMP who altended the kick
off to the campaign last week at the Castlegar

.. Aisport, “I am here to tell you that that simply

isn’t the case,”
Graham went: on to explain that isti

And TcBC president Tom Holmes says the
rash of‘motor vehicle mishaps and fatalities
over the recent B.C, Day long weekend wrider-
scores the need for public awareness and

velearly show that speed contributes to acci-

dents, especially in the Nelson Sub

ives such as this one... °
Of the 17 fatalities Teported by the media

which Graham is responsible for and includes
the Castlegar area.

Graham said that 16 per cent of all acci-
dents in the province are caused by speed, and
that number rises to 25 per cent in this district.

“The highways in this area are extremely

paign which helped. res drinking and driv-
ing by as much as 50, per cent, began in
eamest this past weekend and will continue
until September 6,

: Law enforcement officers will be out in full
force over that time, using every trick in the

- book to prevent speeding on local roadways.

“It almost seems that speeding has become

socially acceptable,” says Insp. Jamie Graham

iving,” said Graham.

MLA Chris D'Arcy, who travels area high-
ways regularly as he visits the various parts of
his riding, can speak from experience about
the value of highway safety.

“There is very little to be saved by breaking
the speed limit,” said D’Arcy. “There is really
nothing to be gained, especially if you get a
speeding ticket or worse yct, get in an acci-

nt.”

over that: 13 in traffic acci-
dents,

“This campaign will see police monitoring
the high traffic volumes we traditionally expe-
rience throughout the Labour Day weekend,”
says Holmes,

“We want everyone to know this in adv:
because both ICBC and the police want to;see
fewer tickets handed out and fewer ee
injured or killed on our roads.”

This is the third annual police/ICBC initia-
tive to combat speeding. During last year's
campaign, stepped-up police enforcement
resulted in nearly 19,000 speeding tickets and
an additional 954 tickets for excessive speed-
ing. Olticers also issued over 6,000 written

Student housing shortage forecast
for both Nelson and Castlegar

As excfvators undertake the
site preparation for Selkirk Col-
lege’s new student resid

the case of a single parent from
Revelstoke who searched for
famil; ion in Nelson

the forecast student housing
shortage in Nelson and Castlegar
has landed squarely on the shoul-

ly
for several ne pears  decid-
ing to withd

In Castlegar the housing situa-
tion is described as “poor” by
Student Services Receptionist

Melanie Plotnikoff whose job it.

isto

for a seat in the Office Adminis-

ders of ‘ing to
begin colldge classes next week.
“In some cases the lack of ade-
quate housing has caused stu-
dents to withdraw their
to some p i
,Said Nelson Campus Admissions
, Officer Marg Dolan. She cited

tration
Dolan also thought a couple of
students intending to begin the
Fine Woodwork and Carpentry
program next week had also can-
celled because of their difficulty
in locating housing around Nel-
son.

pA helping hand :

The* Castlegar Fire Fighters have done an excellent
.Job over the years of raising funds to fight muscular
dystrophy and that tradition continues. Last Saturday
the fire'fighters raised $502 for M.S. research with
their-car. wash, atthe Safeway parking lot and this
‘coming Monday they will be taking pledges for the
Jérry Lewis Telethon. Anyone wishing to:make a
pledge.can ‘do so by dropping by the fire hall on Mon-
day between 10 am and 4 pm or by calling 365-3266
or 365-7227 ‘during those same hours.

in the student housing
list.

“Most of what's available con-
sists of rooms or room and
board,” she said, “and many
landlords are quite selective
about who they will rent to.
There are a iot of restrictions”.

Plotnikoff cited non-smokers
as the tenants most desired by
landlords, There are no over-
whelming preferences of one
gender over the other as tenants.

“Most students are particular
when it comes to renting, as
well,” she noted. “I would say
they prefer apartments or houses
over a room, even with meals
thrown in.”

Those sentiments were echoed
by Student Services staff at the
Nelson Campus where housing
lists maintained there indicated ‘a
number of rooms available, but a
critical shortage of family
accommodation.

“Several motels in town offer
monthly rates to students,” said
Dolan.

A telephone sampling of some
area motels confirmed that sever-
al do cater to students by offering
rooms by the month, but most are
Teporting no vacancies.

The Duhamel Motel reported

their monthly lease rooms for
September were booked by late
June.

Inge Ulstein-Bruaset, owner of
the Lakeside Motel, said there
are still rooms available to stu-
dents on a monthly basis, but

housing p for

‘clouds with a 30% chance of
‘showers or thundershowers.
Thursday through y calls
for.warmer, dryer conditions with temperatures reaching
Into the high twentles. Ed. note: Enjoy the long weeken
and remember to drive safely.

A LOOK BACK AT THE PAST WEEK:

Temperature: Max/Date Min/Date Mean Norma!

Mean
19.0

34.65/24 10.2/24 21.7

Snow Total Normal

Precipitation: Rain
‘ Total

Trace mm. Ocm. Tracomm. 14.6 mm.

Sunshine: Number of

Hours
68.0

Normal Number
of Hours

86.1

REMARKS:
Few forest fires showing up over the past week:
across the region due to the dry warm conditions. :
Farmers are catching up on their hay crops. By late {
Saturday a cooler air mass moved over the region ;
with cooler temperatures, occasional cloud and isolat-/
ed showers.

Forecast provi
The South - East interior Weather Office
at Castlegar, B.C.

students due to Nelson's chronic
housing shortage.
ile, at the Castl

RCMP Briefs

Campus, site preparation work
got underway this week for the
100-room student residence
complex.

The foundation and utility ser-
vices are scheduled to go in next
week, and according to college
sources, erection of the prefabri-
cated concrete structure should
begin by the end of September.

“We are still optimistic for the

January 1992 occupancy of at
least some of the new resi-
dences,” said Dale Schatz, col-
lege bursar.
“The college is asking land-
lords, or anyone with vacant
rental property, to consider hous-
ing students from outside the
immediate college area.

Most in demand are apart-
ments, suites, duplexes or single
family homes.

Tractor trailer
unit involved in
crash at bridge

A tractor trailer unit carrying
Icad concentrate lost its brakes
on Highway 3 as it approached
the Kinnaird bridge at approxi-
mately 11:15am Sunday.

The 1990 White tractor driven
by Ian Lawrence Cameron, 43,
of Barriere, B.C., was pulling a
trailor and a pup trailor.

Witnesses stated that the unit
appeared to be on fire as it

proached the Kinnaird bridge

Anyone i d in regist
ing with the Student Services
housing list is asked to call either
the Nelson or Castlegar Campus
of Selkirk College.

construction zone. The tractor
unit struck the left rear comer of
a parked 1986 Chevrolet car
driven by Sam Konkin of Castle-

Last week of programs underway
for Syringa Creek Park visitors

ELAINE KRUSE

Park Naturalist

Club Meeting.

It’s been a terrific summer hasn’t it! Lots of fun
things to do and lots of neat things to learn about
your park and the surrounding area.

We've met many interesting people and enjoyed
your company. I do hope you'll return next year for

programs.

more nature

This week we wind up the summer with a Rove
Talk “More to Share — Syringa’s Secrets”.

‘That means you get to relax in your own campsite
and your Park Naturalist will come around and visit
you between 5 and 8 pm. Friday night.

Try and guess which secret it is Ihave in my
bucket to share with you about YOUR Park, You'll
. if you guess right you'll get a

geta few clues .

.,Dr. David Suzuki, nowned Canadian geneticist and host of CBC-
TV "s The Nefure of Things, visited the Hasty Creek camp in the Slocan
Valley , on, Sunday and offered his support to residents who are blocking
the, ,construction of logging road into their watershed.

"The « ‘camp was established on Monday, August 19, when over 250
people blocked the entry of Slocan Forest Products’ road building
equipment into the ‘Small watershed near Silverton.

‘The sought an injunction to remove the block-
ade, birt, the. presiding | judge decided that he would hear both sides of
the’ ‘dispute™ ‘befo making a decision, the hearing has been scheduled
for. Thursday, Augus 29, in, Vancouver. |

19 Spent part off his youth in Slocan Valley. spoke to a large

isited the camp on

sate afternoon and told organizers, that che ‘supponed their uttemptto

have a Se neh watershed, pla if plage before any road building
loan Act ae eg

servative 8 a in view Sf our ignoranc x
“Pe

Pig like yourselves are the truc conservatives,” he told the
¢ Gxtremists are those who think thes, can bara: in and man-

pm.

to back.
“David Th

Saturday, August 31 is the last Jerry's Rangers

Your last\chance to join, eam more stickers and a
pin or pencjl too! Meet at the Amphitheater at 6:30

Following the meeting, at 8:00 pm, is “Double
Feature Movie Night". TWO exciting movies back

of the C i

River Passage and “Path of the Paddle”, an action
packed story of father and son facing the challenge
of a white-water canoe trip.

Sunday evening meet at the Gate House near the

park entrance at 7:30 pm for a Nature ‘Walk and

film. Learn to use ALL your senses in
1

age the forests with their existing knowledge.""*What we need are more
examples of communities that are dealing with the land-use issues that
face them,” he said.

The Hasty Creek action was organized by the Hasty Creek Water-
shed Committee and the Slocan Valley Ws Alliance, a

CL a cea Ary

Konkin was waiting for the
flag person to allow traffic to
proceed onto the bridge when his
vehicle was struck by the tractor
unit.

The tractor unit then struck the
side mirror of a parked pick up
driven by Trevor Bush of Castle-
gar. Bush received minor cuts
from the shattered glass.

The tractor unit then struck ‘a
1989 Chevrolet car driven by
Wally Wiznuk of Castlegar. Wiz:
nuk’s vehicle received mingt
damage before the tractor. unjt
finally stopped on the

bridge. ae

Police report that this could
have been a very serious acci-
dent, It occurred at a time when
‘west bound and east bound
fic were both stopped, thus
ing the Kinnaird bridge’s single
traffic lane open which allowed
the tractor unit to Proceed ont
the bridge.

Had the accident occurred ten
seconds later there ‘is no doubt
that serious injuries would have
resulted,

_ The accident is still under

A 1988 Oldsmobile sedan
drive by a 16-year-old Castlegar
youth received approximately
$5,000 damage when the vehicle
left Syringa Creek road after

the

Have a great year and see you all next summer!

the ministries current p)

ng on the soft .

The car ended up in the ditch

but neither the driver nor the two
passengers were injured.

David Suzuki pays visit to Hasty Creek camp

process, and that no further road build-

Janning
ing or logging should take place in licensed watersheds until the prob-

lems have been resolved.
In June, after four years of p

ona L

for the S;

of watershed groups within the Slocan Valley.

The Alliance and its member groups have been working for ‘nearly a
decade to ensure that ad any I activity
in valley watersheds that are licensed for d ic and ag use. *

Greck area near the Village of Slocan, all

but one of the participants representing water users called for a halt to

the committee's activities.
“We were working on a short-term logging plan,not a long-term

“We want to make it clear that we are willing to” accommodate log-
ging if it isd di iate within an: plan,”
said Jim Rutkowsky, chairman of the’ Hasty ‘Creek Watershed Commit-
tee. “Our goal i is long-term planning which will ensure that we can con-
tinue to enjoy all the benefits thatthe forest Provides us,

plan,” said Richard Allin, co-chair of the Watet-
shed Alliarice.

The BC Ombud is i a ip lodged
by the Alliance, that the current ministry poem are inadequate. the
watershed groups argue that. until the investigation is complete and the

quality water and a healthy forest-based économy,”» .
Despite the objections of water licences in the Hasty Creek area and
watershed groups throughout the Sidcan Valley, the forest and eriviron

‘process imp

. ho further ii activity should be allowed in
licensed watersheds in the Slocan Valley.

Representatives from Hasty Creek and the Watershed Alliance met in
late > July with SEP management sccking a delay in the Hasty Creek Toad

ment ministries, along with Slocan Forest Products, have ap|
plan for road construction and logging in the watershed, claiming that
the have been

groups say, h

» that several problems exist with

ig, but so far the says it will | proceed as planned.
“The Alliance {s finalizing a g man-
ual of its own which, it claims, will spell out how water can be prot .
ed while allowing for other forest users.