A2 Castlegar News July 31, 1991 Gall (left), an CasNews photo with the Ministry of Development, Trade and Tourism, rates Castiegar's Travel InfoCentre among the best in B.C. during an annual evaluation. With Greenwood are (from left) John Bird, Castlegar Chamber of Commerse assistant manager, Lydia Glibért, Travel InfoCentre Suzanne Dingwall, travel counsellor. , Luella A o ce and Centre continued trom front “That’s one thing we like to see because all that experience is coming back into the commu- nity to work for. them,” Green- wood said. “Another nice thing is that they're effective the first day they walk in.” The centre's resource direc- tory — which lists all the attractions and services for tourists as well as information that would be useful to busi- ness people or people consider- ing a move to Castlegar — is “the best data base . . . most complete I’ve ever seen,” she said. Greenwood’s evaluation rat- ed the exterior of the building for flags, signage, parking, cleanliness, information and wheelchair accessibilty. The interior was rated for its work counter, brochure racks, dis- plays, staff, publications, resource data base and overall appearance. Summer service near end Canada Employment Centre for Students closes Aug. 16 s h is quickly app ing its end for the Canada Employment Centre for Stu- dents in Trail. The centre is scheduled to close its doors Aug. 16. To date, 419 students have registered with the centre. Of these, 131 have found regular employment and a further 142 have found casual work. Student placements for the Odd-Job Promotion held July 7 to 20 produced 38 casual jobs for di while Hi A-Stud Week held June 3 to 9 produced a total of 28 jobs between part- time and full-time positions, stu- dent placement officer Natalie Stupnikoff said in a news release. Compared to last year's fig- ures, student jobs have increased by three per cent despite a majority of casual and odd jobs. “This year's regular employ- ment figures (full-time positions) would have been better if not for the unstable economic condi- tions,” Stupnikoff said. “Many area students will be attending Selkirk College this year and will require part-time work to help with school costs,” she said. “These students, along with high school students, are very eager to work after school or on weekends. “Hiring a student now for part-time employment is very important in that it allows a business to fully train their new worker in time for Christmas shopping mania.” For more information call the Canada Employment Centre in Trail. FOREHAND WINNER CasNews photo it hasn't been a great summer weatherwise so far but that doesn't stop tennis players from flocking to Castiegar's courts. The forecast calls for @ mixture of cloud and sun with the chance of a few showers. Not bad for a game or two. Last Hydro properties up for sale By DONNA ZUBER Staff Writer The last group of properties bought by B.C. Hydro in the 1960s in preparation for con- struction of the Hugh Keenley- side dam will be up for sale until Aug. 22. “These properties’ were all purchased in the period the acquisition was going on for the construction,” a B.C. Hydro spokesman said. “We had to wait for the reser- voir to stabilize, then years ago when we started to sell the prop- erties, these are the ones that never did sell.” In the group are three proper- ties near Renata, one near Bur- ton, two near Arrowhead (on the won't consider any offers below that amount. Properties bordering the reservoir may be ‘subject to ero- sion, sloughing, saturation and related effects on the soil as a result of reservoir operations and natural causes, B.C. Hydro says in its sales information. “All lots fronting on the reser- voirs are therefore sold subject to registration of a flowage right-of-way in favor of B.C. Hydro,” it says. Flowage right-of-way is a legal term that protects B.C. Hydro's right to adjust the level of the reservoir and applies to the Arrowhead and West Arrow Park properties. Except for the A head parcels, which are in east side of the Columbia River) and two near West Arrow Park. All asking prices are reserve prices meaning B.C. Hydro Ar the Regional District of Columbia-Shuswap, all parcels are in Regional District of Cen- tral Kootenay. POLICE REPORT A 27-year-old Castlegar man was arrested Sunday for damaged when it left the road and just missed going down a d driving in with hit and run damage to the traffic lights in the 100 block of Columbia Avenue. Police said damage to both the lights and the vehicle were extensive. The suspect will appear in Castlegar provincial court on Sept. 23. eee A 32-year-old Castlegar man failed the roadside Alert test Saturday and was taken to the local RCMP detachment for a breathalyzer. Charges of steep 4 No charges are expected. eee Stewart Higgins, 20, of Castlegar escaped injury Satur- day when his vehicle left High- way 22 near Fairview as he swerved to avoid a deer. Dam- age to the vehicle is estimated at over $1,000: eee A room at the Sandman Inn was burglarized Saturday when its occupants were swimming. A wallet from a Kamloops man was stolen. Police do no have d driving are di eee A vehicle parked Sunday in Banjo's Pub parking lot was reported damaged in a hit and run accident. Damage was min- imal. Police are investigating. hich: id any eee A panasonic Palmcorder val- ued at over $1,000 was stolen . Saturday from Pete's T.V. RCMP are encouraging anyone with information to call the local RCMP detachment or crime A singl Sat- urday on Broadwater Road resulted in extensive damage to the vehicle, police said. The vehicle, driven by Giuseppe Commuso of Fernie, left the road and overturned. There were no injuries and no charges are expected. eee A single-vehicle accident Sat- urday at Broadwater Road and Tulip Road in Robson resulted in about $4,000 damage to the , vehicle, RCMP said. The vehicle, driven by David Rowe, 23, of Castlegar, was eee A vehicle parked in the Hi Arrow parking lot Friday was reported damaged in a hit and run accident. Damage to the vehicle is estimated at under $1,000. Police do not have any suspects. eee A 17-year-old Castlegar youth was arrested Friday for break and enter in connection with a recent break-in to a house on Ist Avenue. The youth will appear in Castlegar provincial court on Sept. 9. Province OKs natural gas expansions VICTORIA (CP) — Provincial grants have been approved to help expand natural gas service to more than 3,000 new cus- tomers in 30 communities, including $53,347 for the Ootis- chenia area, Energy Minister Jack Weisgerber said. The government plans to spend about $4 million on 42 separate projects which need extra funds. All the projects are scheduled for completion before the winter. Utility companies will match the provincial grants with a total of $7 million, while individ- ual customers’ expenditures on new hook-ups and appliances are expected to total about $6 million. “All British Columbians want to cut oil use and promote clean energy, and this gas extension program is part of the govern- ment’s overall strategy to achieve these goals,” the minis- ter said. The 42 projects were selected from over 130 submitted by util- ity companies. Grants were awarded in order of cost-effec- tiveness up to the $4 million total for the year. “We are working to make this a multi-year program,” Weisger- ber said. “In the coming months, we will be reviewing our funding guidelines and the utilities’ pro- jects to bring gas to more local communities in the province.” Beating continued from front page “I really don’t know if I'll go back there,” he said. “I don’t even know what's going to hap- pen in the next hour.” Winje will be back in court Aug. 9 to enter a plea. Police were alerted to Fri- day’s beating by a man who was on the phone with Cassidy at the time of the attack. “I heard him scream and hung up to call the police,” says the friend, who asked to have his name withheld. Cassidy was dragged to the road after the beating but crawled back to the house and called his friend. Cassidy told his friend he had been beaten. Joe Rodrigues gets set to get to work Wednesday on clearing out ferns below the Oglow subdivision. ‘STREET TALK July 31,1991 LEGION GEORGE JAMES of Castlegar can now see his efforts over the past three- ergot me in hard cover with the recent publishing of Congo Footprints: A Blessing to Share. . f Congo Footprints, a joint effort between James, who researched, compiled and edit- ed the book, and the six other main mis- sionaries who had spent time in the Bel- gian Congo until its independence in 1960, chronicles their time there through a col- lection of letters written by the missionar- ies, stories of the more memorable events and articles describing some of their daily challenges. The idea for a book was born when the seven missionaries reunited in 1987 — “when most of us were old age pensioners” — in Toronto for a “last get together” and to mark the disbanding of the Women's Missionary Society of Regular Baptists of Canada. “We laughed about the funny things, felt the hurts of each other over again, relived the experiences that made up the mundane and the exciting, recreated anec- dote after anecdote and each of-us heard a story we had never heard before,” James writes in the book's preface. In an interview with the CasNews, James recalls saying, “This can't die, someone has got to put this into print. “Well you know the guy that opens his mouth gets the job, so I got the job.” About 100 books have sold so far, most of which were bought before the book was off the presses. “And we've had very good feedback,” he added. Congo Footprints was published by the Congo Reminiscence Fraternity in Castle- gar, printed by Hucul Printing Ltd. in Salmon Arm, and produced by Bear Grass Press in Robson. Complete with pictures, it sells for $28. EARL FRASER of Robson won $50 five years ago on an instant lottery game, but his chances at the big money just got better — Fraser won a chance to spin a prize wheel for up to $100,000. Fraser, who works in the forestry lab at Selkirk College, had purchased the tickets from Johnny's Grocery. "I bought the tickets on my wife's birth- day and scratched them at work during my coffee break,” he said in a news release from the B.C. Lottery Corp. Fraser is one of 12 British Columbians with the chance to spin for matching two wheel symbols on a Musical Spin Instant ticket. The winners will spin Aug. 1 for a guaranteed minimum prize of $5,000 plus @ year's supply of Pepsi, up to the top prize of $100,000. However, he is unable to attend tom- Morrow's spin, but will have Dr. Roy Ward (right) congratulates George and Viola James on the publication of Congo Footprints: A Blessing to Share. MacPherson, who was sponsored by the Castlegar-Selkirk Lions Club in his bid for the office, is now responsible for Dis- trict E of the Multiple District 19. “It’s quite a prestigious position really,” MacPherson said Tuesday. He said his goal is to build up member- ship in the Lion’s Club throughout the dis- trict. “Tm going to be on the road quite a bit this year,” said MacPherson, who recently spent eight days in Australia learning how to be.a good governor. District E consists of 75 clubs from Elk- ford on the Alberta border to Grand Forks, and from Golden south to Mesa (193 kilo- metres southeast of Spokane). Of those 75, 23 clubs are in B.C., 13 in Idaho, and 39 in Washington with 12 clubs in the Spokane area alone. Multiple District 19 consists of nine dis- tricts in Washington, Northern Idaho and British Columbia. There are nine gover- nors under the direction of Council Chair- man Al Fodor. Since District E was formed in 1947, only three governors have been from B.C. MacPherson has been active in the Lions Club at both the local level and the stand in for him. JOHN D. MacPHERSON of Robson has been appointed governor to a district of 75 Lions Clubs, the first governor to come from B.C. since 1977. inter I level since he and his family moved to the Castlegar area in 1989 from Mica Creek. He was instrumental in the twinning with Embetsu, Japan's Lions Club when the city and Selkirk College were twinning with the city of Embetsu and its college. Joining the Lions in 1973, McPherson JOHN MacPHERSON , -appointed governor has held most offices including president, secretary, treasurer, tailtwister, director and has chaired numerous projects. 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