Loc, Castlegar to benefit tourism cee Demand for well trained worker growing/5B New ranking after de Students face further wait for college dorms Hold-up will result in additional one month delay WEDNESDAY February 5, 1992 The Castlegar Sun MIXED Weather 3A Vol. 2- No. 10 ‘Leading the way in supporting local business’ 75 Cents + G.S.T. to save ape’ and fundraising. See page B1 for profile story. SUN STAFF PHOTO / Brendan Halper Firefighter Kelly Poznikoff (foreground) removes a car door with the Jaws of Life spreader. The Tarrys Fire Department recently received their Jaws of Life rescue equipment after nearly two years of planning Castlegar goal set at $10,000 $10,000 goal which will see con- struction resume on the new Chil- dren’s Centre. The Variety Club, which is gearing up for its annual telethon February 15-16, has stated that any contributions which come in from Castlegar residents, will be doubled and given directly to the Kootenay Columbia Childcare Society (KCCCS). The Society has been strug- gling to complete construction of the Children’s Centre, which already has a waiting list of chil- dren needing to utilize the centre. A teen-parenting and young mother program will also be ished at the cent Sun Staff Approximately $700 has been donated to the Variety Club thus far, but Castlegar still has a long way to go in order to attain the Classifieds..........,... 8B RUBES By Leigh Rubin Creators Syndicate, inc. ©1992 Leigh Rubin! Canine bathroom remodeling. Donations to Variety thing this area desperately needs. Katrine Conroy, administrator for the Kootenay Columbia Childcare Society (KCCCS), says she is pleased that money is com- ing in, but stresses that much more will be needed in order for Castlegar to reach the $10,000 mark “Ryan Popoff, one of the former Hobbit Hill (day- care) kids, brought in his two-litre glass juice-jar full of pennies. He saw the article in the paper and wanted to help out,” Con- roy said. “This is the type of com- munity spirit that we need.” THe Hi Arrow Hotel in Castlegar is involved in rais- ing funds by imple- menting a cover charge that will go directly to the Vari- ety Club telethon Brewskies pub, located in the Hi Arrow, is also par- taking in a number of other events to raise funds. (See story B3). If anyone wish- Residents urged to — sign bridge petition SHARLENE IMHOFF Sun Editor examine during his visit. The petition states that potential Castlegar and Robson residents are being urged to sign a petition letting Transportation and Highways Minister Art Charbonneau know they are seri- ous about securing a bridge to link the two communities. The petition, established by the Castlegar and District Development Board and the Castlegar Chamber of Commerce, will allow every resident to have input regarding the bridge decision. ‘This is the sort of project that two entire communities have a great interest in.' — JOHN PERRY Chamber of Commerce Harry Stan, executive director for the Development Board, says although the petition sheets have only been issued since the weekend, the response has been tremendous thus far We've had business people call up and say their petition sheet is full and that they req: €xtras for their cus- tomers to sign jan said The petitions, to be collected Febru- ary 19. will be presented to Charbon- neau when he visits the area February 24-25. “I believe the plan is to present the petitions to Mr. Charbonneau during the public meeting in Robson,” contin- ued Stan. The director emphasized the need to have hard numbers for Charbonneau to Waiting = negative impacts, unsafe movement of high traffic volumes and enhanced public access require this link be provided across the Columbia River. John Perry, chairperson for the transportation committee of the Cham- ber of Commerce says he is certain the petition will be a success. “This is the sort of project that two entire communities have a great inter- est in. The petitions have been out for a very short time, but the public support is there,” Perry said. The chairperson also stated that the Chamber of Commerce will be can- vassing its members regarding the neg- ative economic impact which could prevail if the bridge is not completed as soon as possible. “This will give us a chance to deter- mine our future strategy,” finished Perry. Minister addresses city council on local issues BRENDAN HALPER _ Sun staff British Columbia's Minister of Environment, Lands and Parks John Cashore was in Castlegar on Monday, meeting with city council to discuss recycling programs and solid waste management programs, the need to follow through on a Castlegar-Robson bridge and a co-generation waste energy plant Cashore said the ministry -is reviewing the solid waste nianagte- ment plan submitted by the Regional District of Central Keotenay several weeks ago. The Minister also had a short tour of Celgar Pulp where he met with management officials. Cashore said he was pleased with Celgar's effluent reductions to date “I congratulate Celgar for the improvement that has resulted in them reducing their AOX levels down to a point now where it’s around 2.5—and that’s a tremendous improvement and John Cashore an indication of what can be accom- plished.” The new restrictions imposed on B.C. pulp mills are, in Cashore’s opin- ion, “Really reasonable— it's on a 10- year time frame to achieve zero.” Policies regarding fines for non- See ENVIRONMENT 11A 7 . and hoping Daughters of Dennis Perepelkin who has been missing since January 16, Lana (left), Laura (middle), and cousin Leanne, waited for information from the public, at an info-centre set up near the Chevron station. SUN STAFF PHOTO / Brendan Halper Pope & Talbot reveals preliminary plans to city SHARLENE IMHOFF Sun Editor ident of the Woodlands division presented informa- tion to council regarding the future economic es to give to the Variety Club which in t funds and do Avenue. m will match these ate them to the Kootenay Columbia Childcar Society in Castlegar, cheques can be dropped off at the Castlegar Sun, located at 465 Columbia Officials from Pope & Talbot, the potential new owners of the Westar sawmill in Castlegar, presented city council with a sneak preview of items to be dis- cussed during the first public hearing regarding approval of the potential sale, to be held next Tuesday. Abe Friesen, president of the Canadian division of Pope & Talbot, as well as David Jukes, vice-pres- Club accepted at The Castlegar Sun growth and prosperity of the Castlegar mill “We have long-term plans for the mill, which include creating an efficient and cost effective plant that has secure, long-term paying jobs,” said Friesen "We aren't short-term players.” Both Friesen and Jukes required the use of an See SALE 2A