Page 2A The Castlegar: Sun yutemeseasaatectes oc acnsae pie pny ah aves _ Wednesday, October 2, 1991 Wednesday, October 2,.1991 The Castlegar Sun Page 3A: ACEIN i Safe sire Continued from 1A-") they’ve decided to leave a bad situation,” he said, The Women’s Association in Castlegar is quite positive that their grant request will be approved. Recently, the Ministry of Women's Programs and Govern- ment Services approved $255,000 in grants to Women's Associa- tions across the province. Since & Site ‘The Castlegar Women's Asso- ciation meets once cvery month, and their next mecting will be held at noon, on October 15 in the basement of the Casticgar Castlegar is in‘a situation where very little assistance can ‘be offered to a women and her fami- ly in need, it would seem likely the request will be met with approval. “We're quite hopeful that ibrary. The objectives of the Associa- Castlegar will soon have this ser- tion!are to promote, lobby and vice, we've got a lot.of support. advocate for the rights of all behind us when it comes to'the | women to have social, economic RCMP and Castlegar Community | and physical control of their per- Services,” continued Nilsen, son regardless of national or eth- 1 nic origin, class, sexual orienta: tion, physical or mental ability, age, size, spiritual ‘or political’ beliefs. Candidates square off during open forum SHARLENE IMHOFF Sun Editor, Approximately 250 people attended an open forum watch me group has scveral other aim: ‘SafecH System’ which include providing on-going funding and direction to a women's support group. “Our ultimate goal is to have a Women's Resource Centre in Castlegar in about five years.” the Rossland-Trail riding. Castlegar Ferry, which was removed by the Socreds almost five years ago, Conroy stated, “The existing ferry could be returned for two years until the bridge is built.” He cited a num- Price made it clear that if elect- ed MLA for this riding, the ques- tion of bringing back the ferry “would seriously be discussed with the people.” In regards to WEATHER Quoting statisti age points, Siemens aided Ns party saying that 27.4 per cent of the Socreds provincial budget is allocated towards education, and Canadian ownership of West evening in C. ber of reasons for this offer, it Immediately following a brief introductory speech by each can- didate, the floor was open for and the came Ke Power, Price said she the would bring to traffic and, Castlc- gar business, D’Arcy said he was “far more d with ing that the prepared - dishing up tough issues regarding the availability of health care, Columbia river Continued from 1A option of the government. Some of the reasons cited for the preference were a reduced impact on the community of Rob- son and relatively low overall cost. However, Site-7 does have drawbacks, It will displace more residential property owners than all but one of the other sites: 16 at an estimated cost of $1,200,000. Initially the selected site was to affect as many as 24 property i Flu owners but after a slight re-align- _a single resident at an approximate ment that number then droppedto cost to the government of 16. $100,000. Site-1(a)—adjacent to the Some of the di: ges to And with the public's green- light, the department, is now con- centrating on Site-7. * ham said when it comes. C.PR. bridge—will displace 25 Site-8 would have been a higher owners including three commer-___ overall,cost and greater habitat cial and one industrial at a total — disturbance than Site-7. price of between $3 million and “Site-8 would have resulted in $4 million. a lot more fisheries and hydraulic *~ At the other end of the scale, impact,” said Barcham. “We Site-8—situated between the ferry would have to fill in the mouth of crossing and the mouth of Pass _ the creek and that’s a very active Creek—would have displaced only’ fisheries area."” time for owners to be displaced, the government will have to work with each individual to set up an appropriate schedule, “It’s all done on the basis of market appraisals and negotia- tions: with each' owner,” he said. “Everything has a different time table.” ) t Continued from 1A. Seniors are always the worst affected by the influenza virus. Also at an elevated risk are adults and children with chronic heart, lung or kidney diseases, those with diabetes, cancer, anaemia, and people with respiratory dis- eases, such as asthma, emphyse- ma, chronic bronchitis sand tuberculosis. Of especially high risk are people over 65 who also have a chronic condition, or who reside ina ing home or enough of them to cause alarm. “The Ministry of Health pro- vides vaccinations for those who are at an elevated risk, and the general public is urged to see their family practioner for vacci- nations,” continued Ames. Another reason for receiving a: vaccination is to help deter the spreading of the disease if it should suddenly surface. @ Fest Influenza is one of the most contagious viruses known to medical science. All you have to do is be in the same room as somebody with influenza and you become a likely candidate for the illness yourself: . When a flu vietim coughs, sneezes or even talks, the virus is sent out in the: air where other people are likely. to breath it in: ; } Furthermore, the flu is active and incubating in your system before you start to feel ill. Before you know you have’ the disease, you have already been highly conta: gious for several days. As.a result, Influenza can rapidly spread to the extent that 30.per cent of the population can contract the disease in a sever splenic 2 facility. Last year in Castlegar, there were flu cases, but not nearly Local teen makes debut in Vancouver as fashion model BRENDAN HALPER Sun staff Not many of us could juggle two part-time jobs, university transfer courses at Selkirk college and modeling work in Vancouver. But 18 year-old Castlegar resi- dent, Chynna McKenzie-Winter can, A graduate. of Stanley Humphries Secondary School, Chynna says, “I’ve wanted to get into modeling ever since I was little.” Well, her first opportunity came out of the blue, while work- ing at Madeline's Fashions, a local clothing store. “I was at work and Brian Vaughan (of Vaughan Agencies in Vancouver) came in to speak with my boss,” says Chynna. “He saw me and asked if I'd like to worl Chynna spent September 20- 25 modeling for Vaughan Agen- cies at Vancouver's Ladies Apparel Mart showing various ¢lothing lines from France and Great Britain. She also worked for Thomas Margulius and Asso- ciates showing clothing from the “Yes’ line, for a day. : “The Vaughan work was all live, showing the lines to owners of businesses,” added Chynna. “With Thomas Margulius it was photos, to show the clothes to consumers through posters. “J really liked working with Brian Vaughan, he was really and there was no stress.” Although she'll be returning to Vancouver in November, to do more work for Vaughan Agen- cies, Chynna claims she'll Be working around her i SUN STAFF PHOTO Brendan Halper CHYNNA McKENZIE-WINTER work with children. “If everything goes well, I plan on ig to During what little spare time she has, Chynna enjoys weight and pursuc modeling for a while. T’m just parting to get a portfo- lio stu- she hopes to transfer to U.B.C. in January. “My university transfer cours- es are leading to psychology. I'd like to be a psychologist and dent from Selleirk College will be helping out.” Although she likes small towns, she prefers Vancouver and feels ready for a change. and aero- bics. : “I'd like to try working overseas, Europe or Japan, but that’s a long way off,” laughed Chynna. “My boss at Made- line’s ias been really support- ive, without her I wouldn't have gotten into it.” ing Sunfest alive has surfaced, the tough part begins - getting the community involved. “Sunfest must be'a community effort - otherwise people get burned out ‘and the festival becomes more of a chore,” con- tinued Jory. One way to ensure that a small Cc trom 1A concerns and hopes for a renewed Sunfest. “The. turnout was fantastic. There were more: people at this organizational meeting than there ever was at a Sunfest meeting last year,” said Jory. 3) + ‘Welcoming a host of new faces was, to say the least, very refresh- ing, she continued. goals of Sunfest, and to restruc- Now that.the interest in keep- ture how those. goals will: be e met, Red Cross needs ** 7 eee ak volunteers adequate office space’‘as Well’ as ‘Last year in ‘Castlegar, 110 entire workload, is to redefine the tap) Oottes eeete event will be successful - the event won't take place.” Jory hopes that the majority of Sunfest activities will be con- firmed by ‘late October, so that volunteers can spend the winter months working on important details. “We need support for each group of people do not handle an —_ function well in advance. It just doesn’t happen if you wait until four weeks before the festival to ~Search for answers.” ‘We, still have ‘a few past debts to pay off. Somewhere along the line, former Sunfests underwent some envii and funding for education. Questions were also asked about the collec- tive bargaining process, Canadian ownership of West Kootenay Power, Aboriginal land titles, tax increases to small business, the Hasty Creek incident and a local issue which does not seem to dic: the Robson - Castlegar Ferry. ‘Whether it was just this partic- ular crowd, or a reflection of the general mood of riding voters, Social Credit Candidate Walter Siemens did not meet with a great amount of approval when provid- ing his answers to a number of questions. Independent Chris D'Arcy fared no better, with one voter questioning his support for NDP theories while his biggest supporter, Iris Bakken, was clear- ly a Bill Vander Zalm fan. The newest addition to the race for MLA is Green party candi- date Angela Price, who let her name stand as of Tuesday. While Price was as well versed ~ as the other three candidates, the Green party's environmental morals and overtones were reflected in almost every answer Price gave her audience - but not without a dash of humors, Clearly, the majority of voters who were present at the open . forum Wednesday night were NDP supporters, and after every answer it was Ed Conroy who received the loudest applause. Conroy however, offered much ith location of the new bridge will handle ic flow, and that con- struction of the bridge is complct- ed as soon as possible,” Siemens stated “the amount of money to be spent on the new bridge is substantial, and a « return to ferry service is highly unlikely,” fully supported any Canadian owocrshipy as did Conroy and D'Arcy, Siemens however, did not say if he would support such a move, stating instead that he was satis- fied that West Kootenay Power is headquartered here in the West - Kootenays. The questions regarding edu- cation, included both funding and governing issues and were point- ed directly to candidate Siemens. that additi funding would not be possible without raising taxes. Chris D'Arcy, however, said it is important to take steps to improve education funding with- out raising taxes, Ed Conroy stat- ed that by using the money it does have more wisely, there would be extra funding for edu- cation. Price, who is also a substi- tute teacher, said she understands the problems which can stem from a lack of funding. “Education is first and fore- most. The Green party would see to it.” Siemens opens campaign office u14 ZEEBEN Sun staff. The hoopla was relatively quiet ‘Wednesday afternoon at the official opening of Walt Siemens Social Credit campaign office in Castle- gar. About 30 people were on hand for the ribbon cutting ceremony in front of the new office located in Siemens, didate for Rossland-Trail in the upcoming election, had tried two other locations before set- tling on hiscurrent spot. “ We moved in on Saturday,” said an office worker who also worked with Siemens during his 1983 cam- paign. “We had an office upstairs in the Oglow building but it was hard for the elderly to get to. Then we tried a place in the medical building but it only had one phone ‘The new office is equipped with six phones for the heavy cam- paigning expected to continue up until the final ballots are cast on to his i wit few strings attached. In regards to the Robson- for six-weeks. Siemens said the new Castlegar centre, which has WALTER SIEMENS been rented for 29-days at a cost of approximately $1,000, is good because of the heavy traffic in its area, “The location is good because it’s one of the busiest areas in Castlegar,” said Siemens. Campaign volunteer Marg Green said after an election date was set, it became necessary to open a Castlegar office. “We can't do without it,” said Green. “On election day it’s essen- tial to have people on the phones getting the vote o1 Emergency simulation reviews real-life accidents. Organizing Sunfest events will follow a much stricter poli- cy than in the past, since corpo- raté sp must be an area spacious enough to hold "Jory i people borrowed medical equip- ment which is available from the Red Cross in Castlegar, prob- lems,” said Jory. If Sunfest is smaller this year than it has been in the past, it is The equipment, stored ina room at the Sandman Inn, is lent out at no cost to those who are. in need of it. Local vol work each day in charge of the Sick- room Equipment Loan Service (SELS), filling out forms, and ensuring that the equipment is available when a request comes in. by mid -October. _ Hach’ event must have a and several volun- teers, These people will remain monogamous to that particular event. If we can’t get the required number of people to ensure the b ithas been maintained at a controlled level. “The more people we have, the more we can accomplish. If Sunfest ‘92 is a success, it'll be that way because the busi- ness sector, service groups and individuals were working together." The room is donated by the Sandman Inn, which houses 130 pieces of equipment, including This system works very well, the only problem is, the number of volunteers is decreasing. _A spokesperson for the, Red Cross, Ann Robertson, says the ‘ion is actively, for volunteers who can spend approximately one day a month taking care of the Loan Service. The SELS is open from 1 p.m. to 3.p.m, every weekday. The more. volunteers available, the fewer days (consisting of only two hours) people will have to work, “We start-each volunteer off. © with a training session that lasts: ‘; about one hour,” said Robertson. “We demonstrate how to fill out application forms and: ‘Proper a ways in dealing with people.” Almost anyone is eligible to volunteer for this very worthwhile: - service. Just ‘contact. Bileén ‘ Babeiff if you are interested. at 365-5725. Temperature High This Year TLS. ; Proclpitation a _ Ran. 13.0- - J Snow. 7 OO”. Total Precip. 13.0 Date receive demands for both new. and existing services from usergroups “Sunshine and the general public. Not unlike other businesses, customer satisfac- 247.0 - tion must be bs WEATHER OF wicinan eter, omnis WA SEPTEMBER 1991 A couple of Pacific disturbances brought a few ” showers into the area during the mid month period. Before and after the dominating feature was a ridge of high pressure stretching over most of western Canada. As might be expected the mean temperature was well above and precipitation totals were well below the average for September. tots of sunshine was also observed. Record . 35.6 43° with a service is usually obtained only if it is ieee both cost and quality. Success in busi- ness is assured if you start with a complete knowledge of the needs of the customers. Market studies provide this information to private sec- tor businesses. Public sector businesses rely mostly on information gather from its tax payers, at: public information and involvement In response to Public demand for the ment of our Parks system the City has recently commissioned two 4 The Twin Rivers Park Plan and the Parks D. Plan. ‘The public involvement process for’ the park planning studies is The first being specific to the Twin Rivers Site (development) and the ment and redevelopment)... The reason these. studies are: and the second to review our: existing parks network (possible further develop- ; to insure that all those with interest arp provided the opportu- and op This is dbya perform the studies are the subject of the article. 3 Directors and the public both: its chosen to ‘The City is basically a service business, Council it being its Board of We s, fe tod wo teak ow d work. Within the next fo ek eacaale for the Public involvement of the planning process will be prepared and published. : Try to imagine for a moment that you are spending a relaxing Sunday morning in bed. You decide to tum on your radio and listen to some soothing music. Suddenly a news bulletin inter- . “From the CBC news- room. A school bus carrying 50 students and teachers has left the road by Christina Lake. No con- firmed reports of injuries or deaths yet. Relatives and i friends are asked to contact.... If you were one of those con- cemed relatives or friends then your first phone call would be placed to the Red Cross. But how do the Red Cross per- sonnel get their training to deal with these real-life situations? Sunday, September 29, the Kootenay Region of the Red Cross staged just such a teaching exercise. The simulation was held at Kinnaird Junior Secondary School and involved cighteen Red Cross Emergency services Supervisors from the East and West Kootenays. Approximately thirty members of the general public also took part, playing the role of concerned relatives, friends and teachers. All were requesting ‘information about their loved ones. The Red Cross Emergency Services Supervisor's role was to fill out and coordinate written Inquiry cards that had been requested b members of the pub- lic. At times of such an emergency the hospitals involved with the victims of an accident do not usu- ally have time to release inf use and.-test their training,” -said Barry Growe, provincial coordi- . nator for the Red Cross Emergen- cy Services. “Karine Johnson, Red Cross Emergency Service for the K y region, and myself, have set up this simulation which is based on two reab-life disasters. One was a school’ bus accident in 1985. The bus was travelling to a ski hill on Vi Island and tion to the general public. The Red Cross will obtain informa- tion for the inquires requested and pass on the location of the victim in question to the con- cerned family members or friends. The Red Cross also has counsellors available to speak to family members and friends ifthe. . request is made. The Red Cross: will also try to provide inter- preters to communicate if the people do not speak English The Red Cross’s role does not involve informing families of a fatality. This is left up to the hos- pital or the R.C.M.P. The process being being learned by the Red Cross Emergency Services Supervisors is called Registration and Inquiry. “Our Emergency Service Supervisors were requesting a real-life disaster so they could the other accident took place in California.” Growe came from Kelowna where Okanagan Red Cross Emergency Services Supervi- sors were involved in other acci- dent simulations. He has also coordinated simulations in Prince George and the Lower Mainland. ‘There are no surprizes planned in the campaign strategy for Siemens which consists of get- ting out and knocking on doors. ; Two cabinet ministers from the present Social Credit govern- ment are expected to visit the area to back Siemens. One is forests minister Claude Richmond, expected to hold a press conference in the riding on Oct.2, Campaign manager Carl Price and scheduler Ron Ross wouldn't say who the other minister will be. > “We're expecting Richmond | although it hasn't been con- firmed,” said Price. OUTLOOK: 20's and lows near 5. The forecast for Wednesday; Sunny with cloudy intervals. Highs 21 to 23. Lows will range from 5 to 7. The outlook for Thursday and Friday calls for a mixture of cloud and sunshine. Slight chance of a show- er. Near normal temperatures with highs in the lower 9 4 Temperature: Max/Date Precipitation: Rain Ocm. Sunshine: Number of Hours 60.8 A LOOK BACK AT THE PAST WEEK: Min/Date 25.3/29 5.4/23&24 (15.2 Snow Ocm. Mean Total Ocm. Normal Number of Hours 38.4 REMARKS: Super week. Leaves are turning so lots of colour everywhere. Ed. note: Fall in the Kootenays has to be one of the most beautiful things in life. Forecast provided by The South - East Interior Weather Office at Castlegar, B.C. Tougher penalties sought for school bus related offences — BRENDAN HALPER Sun staff. Penalties to motorists for school bus-related traffic viola- tions may soon be higher, +;Members of the Castlegar School Board from School Dis- trict Number Nine, are hoping Motor Vehicle Fines relating to school zone, school bus and crossing” gaurd offences will be raised. * “We (the School District Num- bus driver signals that it is safe to proceed. Corporal Hudema of the Castlegar RCMP detachment said, “We've had a couple inci- dents reported in the last month. ‘What typically happens is the bus driver will get the licence number of the vehicle and phone in a complaint, requesting that the driver receive a warning or be charged.” Hudema said he docsn’t think it would be a’bad idea to have ber, Nine, Castl da “We people to heed motion to the British Cc School Trustees Association (BCSTA) which was supported unanimously,” said trustee Eve- lyn Voykin. Under section 153 of the Motor Vehicle Act, highway drivers must stop their vehicles before reaching a designated school bus that is stopped and signals that it is receiving or dis- charging school children. Drivers must not proceed until the bus resumes motion or the the requests of school bus drivers,” he said. “Those buses carry kids of all ages, but it’s the little ones that are harder to see and they tend to dart out. All it takes is one incident involving a child who is killed or maimed and it can be tragic for the entire community.” The BCSTA proceeded to send a letter outlining their request, to the Attorney General on June 16, which was then referred to Solici- tor General Ivan C:-Messmer,; minister responsible for the Motor Vehicle Branch. Messmer returned a letter to the BCSTA stating, “The branch recently initiated a review of the point values and associated fine levels assigned to all offences under the various Acts and Regu- lations which regulate the move- ment of goods and people in this province.” According to Messmer, three’. offences under the motor vehicle act, speeding in a school zone, failing to stop for a school bus and disobeying school guard have been recommended to have their fines raised substantially. “It is my intention to seek PP! 1 of these tions as soon as possible, as it is my view that increased fines will - serve as a strong deterent to unlawfull driving. “Further, that this increase will be effective in reducing the num- ber of traffic accidents in this Environmental Youth Comps aid trout d “Our people really ap the opportunity to test their south of Castlegar along the C - skills ina k- situ- ation,” said Growe. “The Red Cross Emergency Service Supervisors have a feedback session with the general public “actors” which they find very informative. Then the supervi- sors have a self-evaluation. The most rewarding feedback that I receive is when the supervisors say they know they would do well in a real emergency.” Touring exhibition invites local public to learn about the Nation's achievements Castlegar elementary and high school students will be tak- ing a closer look at Canada’s achievements this week, inside three 14-metre (45-foot) tractor- trailers. It’s Bravo Canada! A mobile. exhibit travelling through the -. Yukon and B.C., “sponsored by. the Department of: the Secretary .“ of State of Canada. This multi-media: exhibit, ;. interactive media to which is temporarily located at: Kinsmen Park,‘is a tribute to the bresiheahing beauty of Canada nuity.,and time, Castlegar residents will have a unique opportunity to rediscover their country. Krista MacGuigan, one of six interpretors at the exhibit, ‘Says, have been esp receptive'to. what's offered in the ~ exhibit 7 “The whole exhibit is designed - to cater to young people. We have artifacts, photographs, videos and explain about ‘the: land, | the > people and their Jachieve bring their parents to have a look.” The interpretors believe that this travelling exhibit has not only tue Bes people a little bit more their country, but in its own way, ‘nse helped to foster a sense brings everything about the country jus just a little bit closer to, home,” said MacGuigan. The mobile’ unit is wheelchair ana ae 3 pam are for school children, & and tours for the general public begin. at 3 p.m. and finish | jl River, is receiving improvements for the purpose of aiding trout. These improvements are part of a project known as Stream Enhancement. A crew of five Environment Youth Corps workers ranging in age from 18 to 21 years, will be spending two weeks on the pro- ject which is in conjunction with the Castlegar and District Fish and Wildlife and the B.C. Min- istry of Environment. The crew previously spent six weeks working on the Slocan to Evans Lake Trail. At Champion Creek they will be building rock barriers, build- ing up banks to protect sean erosion. and imp’ upon existing rearing ponds. “The rock barriers form little rapids which will scour out a rearing pond for trout,” said supervisor Frank Smith. “We pre- pare the site and the water docs the work,” The. crew is using all existing materials during the project. “The trout fiy spend the sum- mers and winters here and are washed out to the Columbia in the spring,” said Smith. Where there are already exist- ing ponds, the Youth Corps work- ers. tie in trees, creating a shady 6 _cover.for fish to hide in. “You can nialieaty seo: fish con- gregat ” said Smith, “It’s ie ‘because you can see the immediate and lasting _ results: It goes toward providing A crew of five and their supervisor (far right) Frank Smith, are spending two weeks on a project which involves adding improvements to Champion Creek, located south of Castlegar along the Columbia river. fish for future generations.” This particular Stream Enhancement project is just one of 110 which have been complet- ed or are under way in over 60 communities. across British Columbia during the 1991 sca- son. the most successful programs of it's type in North America,” says Environment Minister Dave Mercier. “It gives young people a chance to gain new skills and employment experi- ence while helping the environ- ment.” : The proj are designed to enhance and protect the envi- ronment, improve public awareness of environment- related issucs, and provide young people with hands-on experience in responding to environmental emergencies. “The Youth Corps is one of 2 A ing to Smith, one of the mandates of the project is, for the workers to spend 20 per. cent of their time on education, : “We've gone over chainsaw: operation, survival first aid, and: even a bear awareness course: with Wayne McCrory, up near, New Denver.