Page 4A The Castlegar Sun Wednesday, April 22, 1992 SUBMITTED meetings, the delegates will be d by a variety of speak Castlegar City Council will be playing host to over 100 dele- gates, aldermen, mayors and regional district directors, repre- senting communities from Gold- en to Big White, during the Association of Kootenay Bound- - ities Conf ers on topics of interest to local government politicians. These include Dick Butler from the Ministry of Economic Development on the subject of Alternate Approaches to eco nomic Development, Sophie Pierre, Admi: of the Ktu ary iP e, which will be held in Castlegar. Events will be held at the West Kootenay National Exhibi- tion Centre, the Fireside Motor Inn, St. Rita's Catholic Centre and the Brilliant Cultural Centre. During the day and a half of — naxa/Kinbasket tribal Council on Current Issues in Native Govern ment, and Dr. Elizabeth Barbour on the Kootenay Health Care Plan. The MLAs and MPs repre senting the communities at the conference will have opportuni Anytime is Chicken Time, Lunch Time, Supper Time, Even When You Don't Have Time Ceigar & Cominco meal tickets accepted 365-5304 Anytime is Chicken Time 2816 Columbia Ave. Qa BEAUTY CENTRE 's pleased to introduce Debbie Briggerman formerly of Hairlines & Bev Postnikoff formerly of Bev's Salon to our staff 700 TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR ‘SENIORS DAYS LAST WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH 620 - 18th St., Casteigar (Castlegaird Plaza) 365-6000 Castlegar Foods Hours: Mon. - Thurs., & Sat. 9 - 6, Fri. 9-8 OPEN SUNDAYS 10 AM - 5 PM We reserve the right to limit quantities. Prices in effect to Sat. April 25, 1992. Castlegar Foods - 635 Columbia Ave., Castlegar * 365-5755 Regular © 1.74 kg 5 Ib. pkgs. © Limit of 1 | TY, 1 GROUND |SPARE RIBS| Fresh Porkside Family Pack 3.92 kg 79. 78 Russet 10 lbs. 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A further aspect of making F.A.C.T.S. series continues The teen years have always been a time of turmoil, but ado- lescence seems decidedly more pressured now than ever before. In the current national push to “just say no” to drugs and alcohol, very little is being said about what to do when someone you care about has “just said yes.” Many kids are having trouble coping with friends and relatives who are abusing drugs and alcohol The F.A.C.T.S. (Families; Awareness and Communications with Teens in Society) series con- tinues this month with Alcohol, Drugs and Choice II. The Stanley Humphries Parent Advisory Council, in cooperation with Shaw Cable 10 and CKQR 760 Radio will simulcast the show live on April 28, from 7 p.m. until 8:30 p.m.. The show will be taped and rebroadcast on April 29, 30 and May 3. The panel will consist of a moderator (Lach Farrell, Assistant Superintendent of Castlegar School District), Dave O'Brien, community services, Marilyn Gauthier, parent/educa. tor, Jack Closkey, SHSS vice- president and a student The panel discussion will examine how chemical abuse damages relationships, what you can and can not do about it, and how to respond when a chemical- ly dependent person asks you for help. This program will be a use- ful and enlightening look at what to, dg when someone you care- about is hooked. Questions and comments during the live show are welcome and can be directed to Castlegar (365-3122) and Greater Trail (368-5501). this conference a community Coord: event is the corp P ship the committee has sought. Major sponsors include B.C. Hydro, which has agreed to co- sponsor the Friday evening ban- quet. Al Geissler, B.C. Hydro's CG Rel. ‘ 2d tor for the South Interior Region recently presented a cheque for $3,200 to conference Chairper- son Doreen Smecher. Other Castlegar hosting Municipalities Conference this weekend sponsors are Time Air and West's Department Store who have put together a trip to Van- couver to be awarded to one per- son attending the conference. Mo Barry (left) with the Motor Vehicles Branch of the Solicitor General's Office and Constable Terry Stevens of the Nelson Highway Patrol are getting the junk off the roads—so motorists should take note and have any needed repairs done as soon as possible before these two officials signal to pull-over for an automatic vehicle inspection. SUN STAFF PHOTO / Jason Keenan Castlegar Elementary School wins ‘Powersmart’ contest Students rewarded with entertaining road show SUBMITTED Castlegar Elementary School, St. Joseph School in Nelson and the Good Shepherd Christian School in Osoyoos have shown their “Powersmarts” and will be treated to an entertaining road show Elementary schools through- out B.C. were invited to partici- pate in a Powersmart month conservation contest sponsored by West Kootenay Power and B.C. Hydro in October, 1991 The purpose of the contest was to increase the students’ aware- ness of the importance of energy Keep children away from this fence! eans DANGER! iid be senously } WEST KOOTE Castlegar, B.C ties. You Could be aviINng their lives. f they climb ider a Hydro ach children to afety first! Make € of the dangers around Hydro conservation. A calendar was sent to all interested schools and the students were encouraged to perform energy conserving tasks every day and to keep track of them on calendar. Tasks such as turning off lights, not leaving the hot water taps dripping, making sure windows and doors were closed were included on the calendars. Teachers tallied the number of completed tasks for the month and submitted their school’s score to Powers- mart The three schools in West Kootenay Power's service area which showed the greatest will- Throw out dam extension cords Damaged extension cords are a senous electrical hazard. Cracked or split insulation, exposed bare wires, and broken ground prongs can Cause fatal shocks. Don’t expose your family to risks by repairing damaged cords with tape. REPLACE THEM NAY POWER 1037 Columbia Avenue Phone: 365-8212 BLOF ingness to contribute to this important goal are now expect- ing a visit by Science World of British Columbia’s Roadshow. The lively, performance-style roadshows promote greater understanding of topics like heat and chemistry, force and pres- sure and energy conservation. Among the Roadshow demon- strations are Arcs and Sparks and Out of Energy: Energy Effi- ciency and the Environment The roadshow will appear at Castlegar Primary School on May 5 at 8:45 p.m., 10;15 a.m. and 12:15 p.m.. A special thanks In memory of Darcy Dean Prokop, the family would sin- cerely like to thank the friends and relatives, Reverened Ann Pollock of the Castlegar Unit- ed Church and Mike O'Con- nor of the Castlegar Funeral Chapel for their greatly appre- ciated support, cards, flowers and food. Thank you so much. Wally, Marie, Bob and Jay Prokop and family. ‘astlegar & District Home Support Services Association Urgently Needed Volunteers to deliver Meals-On- Wheels approximately 1 hour once a month. Anyone interested please contact: Castlegar Home Support at 365-2148 1464 Columbia Ave. POLLAINE E. EMDE 1480 COLUMBIA AVE. CASTLEGAR, B.C. VIN 3K3 (604) 365-7616 Res 365-3253 Wednesday, April 22, 1992 The Castlegar Sun Page 5A Trail lead smelter illustrates state of affairs in Canada's mining industry TRAIL TIMES An address to the Vancouver Board of Trade Wednesday, which may have been blown out of proportion by news reports, has sent reverberations across the Province to Trail. In outlining his concerns about the future of the mining industry in the province, Cominco presi- dent and chief executive officer Robert Hallbauer said Wednesday that the costs of freight to the Trail smelter “must be offset by other advantages such as our low power costs and productivity improvements, or the plant is doomed.” However, Hallbauer explained in a telephone interview today that he “wasn't saying anything that the company hasn't been Say- ing for the last two years. "I think everyone in Trail real- izes we are going to do every- thing in the world possible to keep operating,” Hallbauer said, noting he wasn’t out to raise alarm in Trail, but to explain the Position of the entire mining industry — not just Cominco — to Vancouver businessmen. In his speech, The Mining Industry by the Year 2000, Hall- bauer said Cominco's smelters were built at Trail on the basis of the Sullivan Mine at Kimberley and other Canadian mines sup- plying the feed. Now, over 50 per cent of the feed for the Trail smelter comes from foreign sources and, by the year 2000, over 90 per cent will be from for- eign sources. "This further illustrates the state of affairs in B.C. and west- ern Canada's mining industry,” Hallbauer said, alluding to earlier comments that many of B.C.’s Current mines are running out of ore and will close over the next eight to 10 years. "The smelter was built at Trail because it was close to the feed source and had cheap power. It is now in the wrong place to com- pete with other smelters in the world and that is the reason for the restructuring and moderniza- tion we have been undergoing.” Throughout his speech, Hall- bauer reiterated the fact that Van- couver Board of Trade members should be concerned because the mining industry's success does affect the Vancouver and all British Columbia economy. He said in 1990 (the last overall Statistics available for the indus- try) net mine revenue of $3.4 bil- lion was realized “I'm here to try and let) you know that all British Columbians will feel the effects of the decline of the mining industry,” Hall- bauer said, explaining the indus- try employs 14,000 people directly. He added that, in the Yellow Pages of the Vancouver directory, there are 200 mining companies, 35 mining consul- tants, 17 mining contractors, 59 mining equipment and supply firms and 21 mining engineering firms listed. Hallbauer concluded by calling on the provincial government to reduce indirect taxes such as the new capital tax, fuel taxes, fees and licenses; to take advantage of rela- tively low power costs in order to attract industry by reducing water taxes and stop taking dividends out to eliminate the disadvantages B.C. industry faces in transportation, such as dividends for B.C. Rail of B.C. Hydro (just another tax on industry’ ); cut down on the approval time and cost for projects; invest in (again another tax on the users which the coal industry can't afford). Lead program budget to increase 40 per cent this year TRAIL TIMES These Robson Elemen- tary students participated in an event called Jump Rope for Heart, a nation- al fundraiser which is designed to raise money for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. The ropes were turning and the stu- dents were jumping last Thursday. Need help with your advertising? Phone our sales staff at 365-2278 D & & Calerers Big or small, we cater to all 365-8369 0% The Trail Lead Program budget will rise almost 40 per cent this year to $772,000 to pay for increased environmental and health research, the dissemination of more information to the public, and continuing start-up costs in the second year of the program. Half the budget will go for the environmental program, which for the first time will include in-home exposure assessments of all the approximate 500 children receiv- ing annual blood lead tests. Last year, only a small number of chil- dren tested, those with elevated lead levels, received home visits. The visits will cost $156,000, two-thirds of which is for lab costs to test soil, dust and other samples. The environmental program will include the first tests of possi- ble abatement measures with $36,000 being spent on quarterly cleanings of houses. A contribu- tion of $27,000 will be made to the Rotary Club’s campaign to seed and sod exposed, high-lead soils in several parts of the com- munity. The environmental budget also includes $102,000 to complete the purchase and setting up of a com- puterized data management and mapping system, which will be used throughout the estimated five years of the lead program. The electronic mapping system is being developed in conjunction with the City of Trail and the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary, which will use the technology in their planning departments. The bulk of the $100,000 health budget will be spent on blood screening, which this year will include a second testing for children with elevated levels in the spring to determine if the problem varies according to sea- son. This prog, also includ fying the sources and pathways of new and old lead lead contamina- tion. When this information is col- lected and a new lead smelter is operating with 90 per cent less lead emissions, the community will be in a better position to begin a clean-up campaign, Oake before we know what we are doing.” counselling sessions for the fami- lies of children with higher levels to advise them on how to manage the problem. di d. In the i the public education program is aimed at imi: the exposure and health risks. "We will be able to base recom- loans fi fs 1 ROBSO MECHANICAL HEAVY DUTY AUTOMOTIVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION e GENE WADDINGTON Funding for the lead progr comes from the city, which pro- vides 10 per cent of the budget, and 30 per cent each from Comin- co and the Ministries of Health and Environment. Before the province agreed to begin funding the program last year it was evalu- ated and endorsed by lead special- ists from the University of Cincinnati, a leading centre for environmental lead research. The program is managed by a provincially-appointed, 16-mem- ber task force chaired by Mayor Sandy Santori which includes five parents, three provincial govern- ment staff, and Steelworker, Com- inco, civic and school district representatives. The task force's mandate is to develop recommen- dations on ways of solving Trail’s lead problems. "A lot of people are confused and think it is our responsibility to carry out remedial activity,” said Terry Oake, program director. “We have never been authorized to do that and we are not in a posi- tion to undertake remedial action in sensible fashion at this time.” The program is aimed at defin- ing the health problem and identi- 1 Year.... 30 Days...... HIGHEST TERM DEPOSIT & RRSP Rates * ..7 718% 2 Year......8 3/8% Check & Compare Rates! QJ PLanvest * Subject to change without notice 428-2231 (creston) 365-8188 (c Anne Mann FINANCIAL ADVISOR for action on scientific knowledge. 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