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The Castlegar Sun Wednesday, June 22, 1904

Speaker's Corner

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Castlegar student Tamara Terry is pounding the pavement search of answers to questions that correspond with mews storias

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Two local cyclists mount up for a fundraising adventure ¢,

Businesses should

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The Castlegar Sun

WEDNESDAY, July 20, 1994

Glance

New faces Blaine Whitehead is the new Constituency Assistant for Rossland/Trail MLA, Ed Conroy. Congratulations Elaine!

Sunday openings

If you've ever wondered who, in Castlegar, was open on Sunday,

wonder no more. Starting this week, and running each week the

Castlegar Sun will publish an “Open on Sundays” ad. If you want your business name to be included, please call Nicole at the Sun

Patice 365-5266.

Conference

nesob Gian 2.300 pot trom the Kast oid West Kebtennys stented

athee dey District C of Jehovah's ‘at the Trail Arena last Hotels, and motels in

the Castlegar area had been booked for several months and many

local businesses geared up for the influx of visitors.

Officially open

The new Robson-Castlegar bridge will be officially opened this coming Saturday by Premier Mike Harcourt. Walk or cycle down to the Castlegar side before the festivities start at 11:30 am., July 23.

Spitting Up

The Monte Carlo Motor Inn now has their new bright blue awning and signage installed. The Monte Carlo, formerly called the Scots- man, has also recently completed renovations to their rooms.

Happy birthday A happy Ist birthday to Hooters Fitness Parlor’ 's new location. It was

year since he took over ownership of Chicken Time.

New faces Steve Troy has started Troy’s Tree Services and Landscape Mainte- nance in Castlegar. He specializes in topping. shaping, trimming and pruning trees and

Summer dreams

For those people travelling on holidays this summer, don't forget to

take along a copy of The Castlegar Sun and have your picture taken

showing you and your surroundings. Bring in the photo to the Sun

Office and fill out the form to win one of three great prizes including Mazda, a subscription to The Castlegar Sun or

Canadian October 3, 1994, from all entries received. On your next vacation, remember to show us where your Castlegar Sun shines!

‘Yes, there is a 3,500 square foot Fabricland opening this fall in the Colesvbis Fins beside Gee mew Foopie’s Ding en “Taneatiye open: ing is early October.

More confirmed rumors

(Canadian 2 for 1 pizza will open soon on Columbia Ave, at the foot of Sherbiko Hill, across from 10th St and beside Castlegar Phumbing and Heating. Owners are Duane and Karen Learning. Welcome!

Blocked out

Now that Ace Disposals is installing new garbage bins, business owners are reminded to remind their staff and customers not to park im fromt of them. With the new containers, the truck must drive up

Sun Editor A local per has big

More homes for Castlegar?

Local and area developers have sights set

the land however, West-Koote-

nay Properties must have the

area ee bol a Single Ful jatus. Currently, the

plans for approximately 10.5 acres of land that is part of a larger tract commonly known as West Kootenay Properties. Richard Askew has offered to purchase the land from its cur- rent owners, a group of Castle- gar and area citizens known as West Kootenay erties, in order to build a new subdivision there.

The 10.5 acres is located directly above the Castlegar

majority of Pe 10. 5 acres is list- ed under Multifamily Residen- tial and Rural Residential.

Castlegar City Council has already passed three reading on the zone application, but has not yet adopted the new bylaw, That final move is expected to come shortly since a public hearing that was held July 12 in council

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the first three readings. B,J Askew's deal with West

ior will be responsible for the pe ip ae org cost charges that are incurred,

But that isn’t the only location

is now looking at a parcel of land located behind Performance Autobody, bordering the Cc River,

Mazda above the railroad tracks until 15th Street.

Before Askew will purchase

nay Properties group, excused himself from council chambers while other councillors voted on

Doug Green, excused himself from the meeting to avoid possible of conflict of interest.

Promotional kits for B.C. business will target Americans

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SUN STAFF

British Columbia merchants are being encouraged to provide American tourists with the best possible exchange rate, said Tourism Minister Bill Barlee.

Under a new program called You Rate With Us, all merchants in British Columbia are being invited to provide an exchange rate on the U.S. dollar that is within five percentage points of the current daily bank rate.

Almost 16 per cent of B.C. tourism revenues come from the U.S., which amounts to

Is your business safe?

ulation and in business ad flaiion OF eaatree tion projects, hes made this small city a hob of activity, Bu the swell of activity here also attracts entrepreneurs of a different kind—those with sinister motives. Now, break-ins are occurring more often—both in the If you are a business owner who has security concerns, the local RCMP detachment will send someone to check out your business. That person can advise you of such things as adequate lighting, proper storage or even about locks. A few simple tips could mean all the difference!

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July 23.

Saturday 9:30 am to 5:30 pm — Sunday 11:00 am to 4:00 pm

Socacues wae ‘Check out these great deals on Saturday

ide with the opening of the new

Window of opportunity

This month, the Castlegar Sun is pleased to showcase the pro- grams of the Castlegar and District Commmunity Services in our dis- play window. This public service is available free of charge to

profit groups and in the Castlegar area. Although the window is now booked for the remainder of 1994 we are taking reservations for 1995. Call The Castlegar Sun at 365-5266 for more information.

$851 million a year. The num- al kits will be distributed within

ber of tourists from the U.S. continues to rise—in the first quarter of 1994, it's already up 7.7 per cent over the same peri- od in 1993.

You Rate With Us promotion-

three weeks through B.C. cham- bers of commerce and Travel Infocentres. In addition, kits will be sent to members of vari- ous tourism industry associa- tions in B.C..

HOME-BASED BUSINESSES

IF YOU HAVE A HOME-BASED BUSINESS THIS IS THE PLACE TO ADVERTISE

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2814 Columbia Avenue + 11 am - 5 pm Saturday

Tuesday to

‘ow $30.00 for 20 weeds for 4 weeks — MC, VISA, Cash or Cheque

While a community may be better off with one strong indus- try than with a number of weak

Castlegar Works Government services and their employment base

their local telephone book to dis- cover that Castlegar is the loca- tion for at least four federal

look at that same of the much the same as fast-food perk politicians” fecmeatl One lets when one restaurant opens example of this could be the Min- for i It’s akind of follow- _ istry of Mines office, once located

ones, there is a definite i appeal to the notion that a diversi- fied economic base will provide more stability in volatile times. So what makes for a diversi- fied economic base? A communi- ty such as Castlegar that already has’ more than one industrial y is off to a great start. Dat bot eatil a heakhy contribu- tion of retail, food, service and hotels are included does the pic- ture truly look stable. Now add a healthy portion of services, which, by all accounts, become a catalyst for employment all on their own. Who works for government ser- vices? They are employees who work at the forestry office, the post office, the airport, the court- house. They are conservation

age pr and of course, a municipal gov- ernment that directly employs a number of clerical staff as well as the public works

Those jobs that are directly or indirectly connected to govern- ment, whether at the federal, provincial or municipal level, are normally ‘high-end’ jobs—mean-

ing they are stable, have security, and of course, provide healthy

wages.

According to figures from a 1991-92 StatsCanada census, 23.2 per cent of Castlegar’s

employment base was made up of those employed through govern- ment-related services.

Estimates now state that this figure has likely jumped between 10-15 per cent simce the start of

employees employees and the clerical staff at the motor There are more people employed directly or indirectly through government services than most local resident realize. One only has to flip through the blue government pages directory in

the Celgar Project.

There's a saying that ‘percep- tion is reality.’ Such is true in the case of government services.

If a government department opens an office in a community, it shows that government has faith apd confidence in that that com- munity’s future. As a result, other government services might also

the-leader approach. in Nelson—auntil East Kootenay

But a community can become to dependent on government- related services. And like all jobs, even the most stable p can be uprooted and relocated or ter- minated all together. It is after all, a government service, and because of this, its life is, at times,

Cranbrook. An example of here

tod: y—s j Which is why Castlegar should make the most of its government- related services, though not rely on them as its only lifeblood.

SEALCOATING HWY. 3 SALMO-CRESTON OVERPASS

The Ministry of Ti ion and High dvi: motorists to expect up to 20 minute delays, eastbound and westbound on Highway 3, Saimo-Creston Overpass from Ripple Creek to Blaze Creek, to 7a.m.to7 p.m. from ay 20th to approximately July 30th, 1994. Delays the S ing of Hwy. 3 Salmo-

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and Highways Government of British Columbia

We're out to meet you! at Castlegar on July 25, 1994 Dave Forsyth of the Federal Business Development Bank, will be paying your community a visit in the next few days. Call today and arrange

an appointment to discuss financing and services ( fl planning, and training). Telephone 1-800-667-7579

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