February An unsafe crossing The concem over safety at an intersection in South Castlegar is now growing unto anger by those parents who's children cross the street cn route to and from Kinnaird Elementary School each day The 24th Street intersection, located just after Kinnaird Hall, is considered Highway 22 and parents feel the high volume of traffic warrants having pedéstrian lights established to The Castlegar Sun Page 2C A new direction in health British Columbia is initiating a new health strategy, which if effective, might very well change the way health care is viewed, administered and defined in B.C. The strategy, which is known as “New Directions for a Healthy British Columbia”, will include 38 specific initia- lives such as: an emphasis to be put on preventative health care; establishing community health centres which will pro- vide centralized services at the local level; and establishing health councils. allow a safer passage for children. Although the intersection is the responsibility of the Min istry of Highways, the cost of erecting the pedestrian lights would be shared 60/40 between the government and the city respectively A crime of capacity Castlegar RCMP are investigating the theft of more than $14,000 of cigarettes and other tobacco products from Super broken into sometime during the early morning hours of February 4. After thieves gaining entry through the roof the perpetrator(s) headed straight for the tobacco shelves and basically cleaned everything out ‘This was not a spur-of-the-moment type of crime. This heist was well thought out and planned,” said Corporal Al Hudema from the Castlegar detach- ment of the RCMP. March Ram shot Two men have been charged under the Wildlife Act after a Rocky Mountain Bighom Sheep ram was killed near the Salmo-Creston sum: mut at a feeding station, February 27 William Cunliffe and Ronald Tessman have each been charged with one count of hunting out of season, and one count of unlawful posses- sion of the carcass of a Rocky Mountain Bighom Sheep ram. The max- imum penalty for hunting out of season is a fine of $10,000 for a first offence, and unlawful possession of a ram carcass can bring a fine of $5,000 for first time offenders. The death of the full-curl adult ram which was shot with a bow while at a feeding station, brought wide spread publicity and surfaced the issue of Native hunting rights in the West Kootenay. It is believed that both men are from the Femie area A hefty fine The New Year Can Change More Than Just Our Calendar New Year's Eve should be thought of as more than Just a celebration with family and friends, as we watt for the bands of the clock to scissor off the old year and usher in the new one, accompanied by all the bells, horns and confetti it's also a time for reflection, about the things we did or did not accomplish this past year, and all those firm resolutions that did will to last at least 24 hours Let's not be deterred by that thought, bui make a new list and resolve to stick to it Wishing You a Healthy Happy 1994! PS PHARMASAVE 1128 - 3rd St. (Downtown) Castlegar 365-7813 (_, NORTH ro SOUTH ..)