on ase ras ‘ Bate News. February 6, 1901 LOCAL NEWS IN MEMORY Leonard Teal 1991, at age services in 1941 furniture. choice. Funeral Chapel. Mildred Smith residence on Sunday Mrs. Sm Leonard Allen Tel of Castlegar passed away Thursday, Jan. 3, ir. Tea ws born Sone 1,192, at Cover dale, B.C:, and moved with his parents to Blacky, Alta., at age four. He lived for a time at Frayerton, Alta., and at Halliday from 1926 to 1928 when he moved to Duchess, Alta, where he lived until joining the armed He served in England, France, Belgium, Holland and Germany, being discharged in 1946, After the war he ret \urned to south Alberta, hs he worked at the 5. Len loved the outdoors and wildlife and enjoyed his hobby of woodworking and restoring antique his wife Arlie; and step-daughter and son-in. law, June Ann and Blaine Smallwood of Tumbler Ridge. He was predeceased by his parents, four brothers, Tom, Bruce, a i ‘Should fiends dee, contributions may be made othe Hospice Society, 629 Columbia Ave., Castlegar, or to the charity of one's Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Castlegar Mildred Olive Smith of Trail passed away suddenly at her Feb. 3, 1991, at age 75 Seco of tmeatrane il be edict Bi. Cie ‘Chapel on Thursday, Feb. 7 at 3p. place oa arberry's Funeral Home isin cae of the arrangements John Kennedy John Ramsey Kennedy of Castlegar passed away Sunday, Feb. 3, 1991 at age 75. Mr. Kennedy was born Oct, 30, 1915, at Wapella, Sask. He spent his early years there and moved to Rossland as a young man. He tarred Marion Dupperon on Nov 4, 1942, at Rowand, John came to Castlegar in During his Ute he worked for D.B. Merry Lumber Co., Mitchell Supply and the Department of Highways, retiring in 1981. After his retirement, Joho worked as a the Castlegar Hospital served as a volunteer fireman in Castlegar for 30 years as an auxiliary police officer. John enjoyed his Marion of Castlegar; one son, Ron of fince George; three daughters, Gail Bell and Joanne Meyers Burnaby, and Valarie Hahn of Castlegar; sgyen grandchildren; two brothers, Dave of Winnipeg and Jim of Alberta; and one sister, Pat Palmer of Winnit ‘A verde of remembrance wil be eld Thursday, eb. 7 1 ‘a.m. at the Castlegar United apt wth Rev. Ted Bis officiating, Cremation has taken flowers, contributions may be made to the Heart and 23, Castlegar, B.C. VIN 3H4, rrangements are under the direction of the Castlegar 8 Peter Verigin Peter Verigin of Pass Creck, B.C., passed away Friday, Feb. 1, 1991, at age 82, Mr. Verigin was born June 29, 1908, at Canora, Sask. He came to Pass Creck with his parents as a small boy. He grew up and lived ‘most of his life in Pass Creek. He married Mabel Dickoff at Pass Creek and she passed away in 1936, {In 1937, he married Polly Barisoff and she passed away in 1967, During his tife he worked as a truck driver in the logging industry and later for Waldie's sawmill and then for Celgar until his retirement in Verigin was a member Jaw, Paul and Mary, and Nick and Pete of Castlegar; By CasNews Siatt le the provincial government is Prepared 19 provide the resources ‘make Castlegar a better place to be for women, Carel Scott is prepared {10 show the city how to do it. Regional Coordinator of fomen's Programs Provincial Community Initiatives ie. trom ain ceo ‘munity service groups and the public land 10 discuss what Casticgar’s needs are. "What we hope to accomplish is te ite ‘Contest cosa together around women's ‘and to very clearly decide what needs @ plaminefiace to deal with these things."* The provincial program has about $300,000 in grants available 10 the Province, Castlegar can apply for a mane $10,000 she si. Said the meeting wil involre discussion * inthe plana provioctal the stoma 2 group, we can come 10 some kind some issues. ® ‘tipple effect,” Scout sud ty fealy imporant that as People as possible get involved in Castlegar, community groups “We want to network women's a letter Wated Feb, 410 federal Tram sport Minister Doug Lewis. “It is led immediately to make possible the landing of the province's air am bulances, i addition to allowing for ced landings without delay The New Democrat MP wrote to Lewis in carly December describing the emergency landing of an AirBC plane with 36 passengers on board which had to return to Castlegar af hand:place battery-powered lamps along the runway.” Now. the only — medical evacuation aircraft stationed at the by a chartes firm is being making our need far more 3 Aviation Lid. president Niclicn said last month he's discontinuing the emergency flights ne the company is losing money by Keeping the plane it uses for the Mights n0% that they're being han- died by provincial government ait- craft However. Nieben pointed out that Airport at night or ia tox is studying the issue,