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School contract rejected KAREN KERKHOFF Sun Staff Castlegar school trustee Evelyn Voykin told board members Mon- day night that Castlegar CUPE 1298 members have turned down a new agreement. . A memorandum of agreement was reached involving Castlegar, Grand Forks and Nelson school districts and Canadian Union-of Public Employees (CUPE) in the three districts late last month. John Dascher, secretary trea- surer for the Castlegar school district, said the Castlegar school board will now have to return to the bargaining table to renegoti- ate with local union members. “We'll have to sit down and find out what the problem is.” Nelson CUPE members have ratified the agreement, along with the three school boards. Dascher says the Castlegar school district may now have to bargain separately from Nelson and Grand Forks until an agree- ment is reached. Darlene Schultz, chair of the local union bargaining commit- tee, declined to verify or deny that the agreement was rejected by its members. Schultz said the Onion is awaiting results of ratification by Grand Forks union mem- bers. The union's position, said Schultz,.is that acceptance of the agreement will be “all or nothing”. Even if Grand Forks should ratify the agreement thus making it a majority acceptance, Schultz said the members will stand together until an agreement is reached which all can live with. “Mr. Dascher's interpretation is incorrect.” CUPE Local 3116 member Cathy Alle the Castlegar Social Services office passersby informing them of the mem PICKET SOCIAL SERVICES SUN STAFF PHOTO / Karen Kerkhoft n helped staff the information picket line outside Thursday. Members handed out pamphlets to bers’ low wages and poor benefits package. Workers seek better deal KAREN KERKHOFF Sun Staff Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 3116 members were on the picket line outside the Castlegar Social Ser- vices office last Thursday. Members, employed through the Kootenay Society for Community Living (KSCL), were handing out their wage, lack of adequate bene- fits, absence of a pension plan, three-day sick leave benefit, and the fact that they’ve been without a contract since October 1993. Spokesperson Don Stevenson said members, who are responsi- ble for caring for the mentally challenged and physically dis- abled, are one of the most under- valued groups in society. A wage of $10.57 to $12.12 per hour, for a job which carries such great responsibility, just doesn’t cut it, explained Stevenson. “We're not pulling boards— we're an essential service.” It also angers members that employees of the newly-formed employers’ association governs Social Services programs with budgets under $150,000, and who were provided with a $250,000 start-up budget from the provin- cial government, earn. more than the union members who actually provide the service. The informational pamphlet states that the Kootenay Society employees are fed up witha bureaucracy that finds money to hire expensive’ labor negotiators to keep salaries down, but can’t pay decent wages or provide bet- ter service for those who need it. Informational pickets were also set up in Creston, Nelson, and Trail. fraud top crime statistics But Castlegar still safe, say RCMP - KAREN KERKHOFF __ Sun Staff Crime is on a slight increase in Castlegar and the surrounding area, according to year-end statis- tics from the Castlegar RCMP. ‘There was a three per cent over- all increase in 1994 from 1993. However, some crimes, such as residential break and enters, were “b a whopping 72 per cent. And even though crime is on the rise, Cpl. Al Hudema of the Castlegar RCMP said there is no cause for alarm. “] still feel Castlegar is a safe haven—a safe place to live, but there are thieves out there." However, he points out: “I don’t feel it’s unsafe to walk any streets [in Castlegar] at any given time of the night.” Hudema said plans are under- way to deal with the increase in residential break-ins. “That's a considerable jump and we are in the process of for- mulating plans to counteract that.” Another jump in local crime involved fraud, which increased ‘by 45 per cent last.year. Hudema attributes the upsurge, in part, to the prolifera- -tion'of scams, such as recent tele- phone solicitations where the , solicitor advises the recipient that they have won a prize, but the buyer has to forward cash first. As well, offences involving liquor climbed in 1994, Hudema believes the reason for the increase is twofold. “The town is growing and it's a sign of the times. Times are tough and people drink more. Also the officers are aware alco- hol is a problem and they are doing what they have to do to combat alcohol abuse.” Although there is an increase of criminal activity, Hudema said he believes that the detach- ment staffing of 14 officers is adequate for Castlegar. “We will never solve 100 per cent of the crimes no matter how many officers we have.” A heartening statistic for the area shows that criminal activity by young offenders in 1994 was down by 10 per cent from the year before. Sees City taxpayers to pay increase RON NORMAN Sun Editor Castlegar taxpayers will be paying more for garbage, water and sewer this year. However, the general taxation rate will remain unchanged from 1994, Castlegar council app d its Hamilton adds: “Taxpayers can expect to see their water and sewer fees increasing this year and in the future as the city works very hard to maintain the high quality of water that our cit- izens have come to expect while tal standards relating to our 1995 provisional budget last week. Under the Municipal Act, the provisional budget must be adopted by the third week of January and only affects operat- ing expenses. Council must still set its capi- tal budget. It will approve both the capital and the final operating budget in May. The biggest tax hike in the provisional, budget is the new id will waste The provisional budget shows total water user fees increasing by about five per cent or $21,000—from $422,000 in 1994 to $443,000 this year. Sewer user rates will jump some 12 per cent to $514,000 this year. That’s up some $53,000 from the 1994 total. Hamilton explained that communities across B.C. are seeing an increase in the cost of garbage fee. Each pay $45 for pickup, in addition to $13 for recycling and $13 for the “Garbage collection fees are a result of the implementation of a major change in philosophy—one that finds the users paying directly for more services,” said Jacquie Hamilton, director of finance, in a memorandum to council. Williams awarded federal citation JEFF GABERT Sun Staff Sally Williams had been a big fan of Canada even before she moved here from England in 1968. Her experience ted her to help- ing other immigrants to Canada and she has been rewarded by the country she loves with a Citation for Citizenship. The citation is one of just three awarded in B.C. and one of 27 across Canada. Each year the federal Depart- ment of Citizenship and Immigra- tion chooses people from across the country, who promote out- standing citizenship values through community involvement. Williams was nominated by the City of Castlegar and the Castle- gar Multicultural Society for her exemplary humanitarian work in the community. Williams is pleased with the award, but says the recognition must be shared. “I feel like I ought to be receiving it on behalf of everyone I worked with,” Williams told For all the local news and sports The Castlegar Sun. “I accept it-on behalf of them because they have done every- thing I have.” ‘ The list 6f people Williams mentions is not small. She is active in the:community with groups such as Amnesty Intema- tional where she was founder of the local chapter, Global Aware- ness and the Castlegar Multicul- tural Society,-along with other organizations, and has been help- ing refugees from Laos. But her main drive comes from teaching. Half of her day is taken up by teaching kindergarten at Valley Vista Elementary School while the other half is used to teach new immigrants English as a second language “My feeling over the years is that I have perhaps cut some of the red tape or bureaucracy for people who are just trying to learn-English,” said Williams. “| was raised to be aware of the needs of others and act on those needs. I remember when I first came to Canada as a student and the warmth and hospitality I received from the people.” Williams first came to Canada to finish her degree in Russian and Slavonic Studies at the Uni- versity of British Columbia, She wasn’t sure where she would live but immediately found a friend when the lady in the seat beside her on the airplane offered her a place to stay. Now Williams is like the lady on the plane and greets every new resident of Canada with the same plesant smile and encouraging advice she received back in 1968. Now Canada has thanked her. for it. — The Castlegar Sun and porting water and sewage. “Environmental and work- place standards require a high degree of care in our treatment pians,” she said in her memo- randum. “In addition, the recent and anticipated growth of our ity is driving imp See TAXPAYERS SALLY WILLIAMS