Page 6B Ride the train to Somewhere The Castlegar Sun EES dann anual Wednesday, January 18, 1995 A tried and true solution for real life problems Instead of riding the “gravy train” why not take the “grateful train”. In my last article I sug- gested that this _ was the only satis- fying train around. Sound too simple, trust me, it works! 1 am not talking about a Pollyanna attitude. This is real life with real problems, some of them life shattering. | have been there, just like many of you. The more I learn to use this might weapon of “thankfulness”, the more I am amazed at how effectively it works. . Some days I have to search long and hard for something that'l am genuinely thankful for, but when I begin to voice it, things happen. The other side of the coin is “bitterness”. If we cannot see the “good” things around us we begin to envy others what they have This turns into self-pity and anger. It is an ugly scenario! People don't be worse, I have discovered that being thankful seems to open my eyes to the " good things I do have, instead of focusing on what I don’t have, It it easy? No! It can become a good habit if we work at develop- ing it. 1 am reminded of a story of travelling preacher who had this kind of attitude. So much so that his friends doubted his sincerity. On one of his journeys he was attached and beaten up and robbed and left for dead:-He did live and his friends said, “What do you have to be thankful for in Cominco Ltd. is proposing to upgrade four genere power generating station OF The project involves the re components on the existing units to Incre No new structures will be built as part of this project. The proj posed project Waneta Turbine Upgrade ating*units at its Wancta 1 the lower Pend dOreille River this situation?’ He thought for only a moment and said, “I am thankful that I wasn’t the robber!” Why aren't we a thankful peo ple? Sometinies it 1s just thoughtlessness. We simply for get to say thanks. What if we knew someone was watching our every move? Would that make a difference in our lives? We live in an age of “you owe me”, taking for granted that life is a gift but we are the ones who make it what it is We are also greedy. Somehow, it is never enough and we are sel- dom satisfied. That's a no-win situation. Then we take life for égranted, our homes, our security, our loved ones. When my first grandson was born he was very sick. We didn’t know if he would live or die. I decided if he was here for a week ora month or many years, | was going to love him so totally that I would have no regrets, no matter Project placement of mechanical and electrical ase their capacity and efficiency will increase the capacity of the Waneta generating station by up to 117 MW by 1998 —Envirenmental impacts of the project are expected to be minimal. The Upgrade Project should result in some improvement In local fish habitat by reducing the volume of water spilled over the dam The additional power generated at Waneta will be sold to Canadian and US. utilities, contributing to the economic viability of Trail operations The project will also provide economic benefits. Approximately 30% of the project cost of approximately $39 million will-bé spent in the region and elsewhere in B.C The agreement reached between the Province and Cominco in March 1994 for the purchase of expansion rights at Waneta takés into account the upgrading of the existing turbine units. The Upgrade Project will contribute to the optimal expansion of generating Capacity at the dam Cominco has submitted an application for an Energy Project Certificate under the Provincial Government's Energy Project Review Process, and has also submitted an application for a water license to be issued under the terms of the Water Act As part of the Energy Project Review Process, Cominco is making copies of the application available for review by any interested party at all loc al municipal libraries or at Cominco offices in Trail All inquires, comments and questions may be directed to Richard Fish Chief Public Relations Officer Trail Operations (604) 364-4235 Cominco Lid. Trail, B.C. Canada VIR 4L8 how ldng he lived Our relationship has been unbelievable, richer than I could have ever imagined because | knew there were no guarantees! How do we cultivate, this kind of attitude? Someone has sug- gested that before we even get out of bed we think of five things to be thankful for. It's fun, try it. What a way to start the day, instead of grumbling about the cold floor. I challenge you, just do it! Selkirk Your winter semester Continu- ing Education Calendar should have been delivered to your door by now. If you did not receive a copy of the winter C.E. calendar, contact the Selkirk College centre nearest you or drop in and pick up a copy. Counseling help The Counselling department at the Castlegar Campus is offering evening counselling sessions on Wednesdays, from 6-9 p.m. on Jan. 18 and 25. Please phone 365- 1246. for an appointment during regular hours - M-F, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. See a counselor for help in determining your future academic or career goals. There is no Submitted A winning strategy The s of the, strategy are: to raise student awareness of ; ‘The Central Kootenay Union and; to encourage youth to seek ation on the imp: of their health. k. have ing, developing then imple- menting their - school community project. packags been distributed to over 70 schools within seven school districts in time for National Non-smoking week Jan, 16- 22, 1995. Application deadline for ing is Feb. 17. For details please contact you child's schgol, local public health nurse of Elaine Cheroff, pro- ject coordinator at 352-3923, College charge for an appointment Calling R.N.s The next meeting of the Dis- _tance BSN/MSN Support Net- work is Saturday, Jan. 28 from 10 a.m.'- 12 p.m. in the staff lounge at the Castlegar Campus. Alt R.N.’s interested in or enrolled in post-R.N. distance courses are invited. Come share your ideas with your colleagues. Home Study - Selkirk College Home Study begins a new semester in January with some new listings. Added to the winter line-up of credit courses is Creative Writing, Russian Lan- guage and Psychology 206. Remember, the Electronics Techni- apsule omments Phil Angrignon Did you know that 31% of Canadians didn’t get even one cold last year? Perhaps those people washed their hands more than those who did get,a cold, The cold virus can survive on hard surfaces for up to three hours. So keep those hands clean. When kids congregate in places like a day-care center, infections like impetigo, chickenpox, skin infections and warts sometimes spread. Best way to prevent this spread is proper washing of hands, This applies to adults as well. Many of the infections are spread from hands to mouth and nose Here's a time-saving idea in which all partict prescription, ask your doctor what you shoul ipants are winners. When you receive a new id do when the prescription is finished. Uf he/she wants you to carry on, ask hinvher to put fefills on the prescription. It saves you, your pharmacist, your doctor's staff and your doctor a lot of time! Interest in herbal remedies is ever-increasing. Many of these products have recognized chemical contents which do exert some effect on the body. The main problem, however, is the standardization of their content. Herbal remedies contain chemicals that have a pharmacological effect on the body. As with all drugs, caution and understanding of what you are taking is important. DRIXORAL COLD RELIEF sq@te Bin sks 10's FS PHARMASAVE 1128-3rd St., (Downtown) Castlogar 365-7813 oPEN SUNDAYS 11:00 A.M. TO 3 P.M. bulletin cian Core is now available by home study as are courses in medical terminology and book- keeping. For more information about Selkirk College Home Study, check the listing in the Selkirk Col- Jege-Continuing Education calen- dar or contact any Selkirk College Admissions Office: Skill development course Anyone experiencing difficulty in finding employment is invited to apply for a 17-week skill development course offered Jan. 23 at the Nelson Campus. This practical training course includes in P computers, career and job skills . as well as entrepreneurial skills. Included is a work experience and active job search. Applicants with Grade 12 preferred, however the course is open to those with Grade 10. For more information, candidates should apply in person to the Nelson Canada Employ- ment Centre. New lab course Help launch a new course! This semester, Selkirk College introduces a brand new lab sci- ence credit course dealing specif- ically with the B.C. Environment This transfer credit course is designed for non-science majors such as those in education or business. Classes meet Tuesday ‘and Thursday from 6 - 7:30 p.m. at the Castlegar Campus. The lab component runs from 2-5 p.m. on Thursday. To register, contact the Admissions Office. at the Castle- gar Campus. er Rattle ANTIQUES Come in and browse among. . treasures of the past 301 - 11th Ave. (Tulips S19) -51 1994 MAZDA B-SERIES 4X4 nts. off MS RP. apply t0 all new 1994 B-Series Trucks pur and deliwered trom . fels - $1 250 $1,500 off Base regular cab 4x4 models. all models - $2 000 Otter up to $2000 off MSRP!" CHECK OUT THE PRICE, THEN COMPARE THE B-SERIES 4X4 TO NISSAN AND TOYOTA. The Mazda 4x4 comes with power-assisted steering, rear ABS, independent front suspension, steel wheels, protective underbody skid plate, removable tailgate, tinted glass, two optional V6 engines and lots more! It’s a great day for a test drive! IT JUST FEELS RIGHT - Two thousand bucks says this is the best 4X4 for your money! Mazda dealers stock from January 5, 1995 tor a limited time $1,000 off Base shortbox reguiat cab 4x2 models, ya smbned wath other afters. See participating dealers for details. Supply and stock may vary PY dealership Wednesday, January 18, 1995 The Castlegar Sun Biologist warns about grizzlies SUN STAFF A Kootenay bear biologist says the CORE Report's failure to protect recreational areas adjoining Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park will mean more encounters between grizzly bears and park users, “Some people will be mauled.” predicts Wayne McCrory. McCrory makes the comments in a 14-page report on the effects of the CORE d. ions result will be that some people “will be mauled.” McCrory said the loss of these buffer areas will also start Koka- nee on the road to becoming “an island of extinction”. “Already there have been problems from excessive trophy hunting and poaching around the park. More roads and more development mean easier hunting and poaching. I don’t expect the bear poplation will survive over the next 20-30 years,” He ds that the exist- on the Kokanee park area. The CORE Report recom- mends reducing the recreation areas around the provincial park by one-quarter. McCrory says that strategy will destroy the delicate co-exis- tence between the grizzlies— which rely on the high quality habitats found around all of the nine watersheds of the Kokanee recfeation areas—and the 15,000 annual visitors who use the net- work of trails. “When I started my studies there in 1984, Kokanee seemed to be heading down the same road as Glacier Park, Montana,” said McCrory. “High people use overlapped with high grizzly use. Nearly every valley around Kokanee was developed by roads and other uses. Glacier was undergo- ing a rapid escalation of encoun- ters between people and grizzly bears. From 1980-1984 there had been 13 people injured, including three deaths.” McCrory noted that in 1985 the B.C. Parks branch launched a prog) to mini Pi Is Some trails and one campsite in important grizzly areas were closed and other trails straight- ened and brushed out. After the recreation areas were added in 1987, the parks branch hired McCrory and Erica Mallam to do further studies on the griz- zly habitats. McCrory and. Mallam recom- mended that some of the. - ing recreation areas remain in the park and that the huckleberry habitat removed in 1987 in Cof- fee Creek be added to the park, along with the 4,400 hectares that encompass the Bjerkness and Fletcher watersheds. Meanwhile, The Valhalla Sociéty has also condemned the park changes proposed in the CORE report. “(This) indicates bad news for grizzly bears and for the safety of the thousands who annually hike and camp in the park's hinter- land,” said the society in a pre- pared release. The society said the changes “will strike a severe blow.” _,.Kokanee is one of B.C.’s old- est and most heavily-used parks. It was made a Class A park in 1940, but was reduced to Class B park in 1965 because of mining interests in the park. But in 1987, after a B.C Wild Advisory C i review two years earlier, the park status was changed again. At that time about 1,000 hectares were dropped from around the park permimeters and some 7,275 hectares added as “recreation areas”. In addition, the remainder of the original park was upgraded to Class A and a 10-year waiting period placed on the new recre- ational areas before they could be considered Class A. “Now CORE is about to do away with these recreation areas, ment cake Friday morning. ih Open cake surgery. After 34 years of late-night calls, early-morning surgeries, and being on call at Castlegar and District Hospital, Dr. Waldo Yule is retiring. Amidst well wishes from hospital medical staff, Yule cut his retire- SUN STAFF PHOTO / Karen Kerkhoff which were already managed by B.C. Parks for protection,” says The Valhalla Society. “Not only will Kokanee become 26 per cent smaller, but the 1922 original park bound- aries will even be four per cent smaller.” The society argues that CORE ignored a proposal to add the last two unlogged water- sheds—Bjerkness and Fletch- er—to the park. “These would be the last opportunity to add an unfrag- mented corridor for wildlife between the Kokanee highlands and low-elevation forests along Kootenay. Lake “Adding these to Kokanee would have brought a much- needed increase of 14 per cent to the park area,” said the society. ing areas had such high quality grizzly habitats that they should remain undeveloped in order to give grizzlies secluded areas. Now McCrory says the CORE recommendations—if carried out—will destroy the park’s deli- cate balance. “I predict that once this large area is removed from the park and further roaded for mining and log- ging, bear-people conflicts will escalate dramatically. This adds to the buffers areas we lost in the 1987 so-called exchanges. We lost Timber Creek to clearcut log- ging, and logging a major grizzly bear huckleberry area in Coffee Creek will happen this year.” McCrory said the bears will have fewer secluded places left to avoid people. “Some will be pushed into the main recreation corridors. The Library AGM goes Jan. 30 Submitted The Castlegar and District Public Library will hold its annual general meeting Jan. 30 - at the Legion Hall. The dinner to honor the library's volunteers will be put on by the Legion Auxiliary prior to the meeting. Any volun- teer wishing to attend should contact the library to confirm their reservation. In other library news, pre- school story hour resumed Tues- day and the Thursday group starts tomorrow. Any preschooler already registered can attend. 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