..) Wednesday, December 11; 1991”

SHARLENE IMHOFF,

Sun Editor

It.was cold, dark and drizzling outside, but the elements. didn’t stop more than 30 people from participating in an outdoor can- diclight vigil hosted by::the Castlegar Women's Association,

“We were absolutely thrilled:to see so many people attend, espc- cially with the cool, rainy weather,” said Patricia Lakes, vice- -chairper- -son of the Association... +

The vigil, the first of its kind held in Castlegar, mourned the deaths of all abused women as well as for those still silently. suf- fering. wot

The evening began with. the lighting of 14-candles, one for- each woman who was killed-by Mare Lepine at.a Montreal uni- vesaily in 1989,

‘Various Spealeets took their tins i

ig the quiet audi which had gathered into a semi-cir- cle of sombre and mourning.

Katrine Conroy, administrator for the. Kootenay Columbia Childcare Society, spoke of'a pastclient who was being abused by her boyfriend.

“This young woman: ‘was actu- ally saying to me, “Katrine, somie- times I deserve to be’ hit. I'm a real bitch, Then

nt tobe doing!

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= ““"Gontinued from 1A ing local taxpayers the ability to make an informed decision when oting. “Right now I feel Tike city’

he unknown, and that’s not air,” said Castlegar resident Barry Ehman.

Ehman stated he was in favor f improving city roads, but not unless past ‘paving practices and maintenance to roads improve. “I've been paying taxes in Castlegar for 33 years, I'd like to know why the roads have been left to deteriorate and why main- tenance has been so shoddy,” Ehman continued.

: An 11-year resident, Michael o Connor, says he can under- stand why residents feel like they are being “led in the dark” by council. O*Connor says he believes the inappropriate way ity council has handled the aving referendum is just anoth- YY symptom of a council which as gone unchecked for too long.

“It’s almost hard to believe these people work for us,” )*Connor said.

When discussing the, reaction f local citizens to public offi- ials after the meeting. Alderman Lawrence Chernoff, who femains very optimistic that the aving referendum will pass, admitted council may have made mistake by not holding a public forum. But insisted the informa- “tion was provided and what the

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ten’s Development Committee is fooking for, public input on a proposed new Senior's Centre. According to elected .commit- ee chairperson Paul Oglow, the present facility located -down- town. on Ist Avenue, has Cuts, ved its capacity.

“It’s overcrowded. “and equires.a lot of. necessary pgrading to meet new stan- ards,” Oglow said. “The costs vould not be justified.": 3

ote and decided that rather than

‘Eh e.group we formed has.

0. obtain: positive said. “At the present

¢ouncil is, asking. me: tp yote on,

- public was missing in a recent mail-out regarding the paving could easily be sought with a

1 oes Phone call to cither,him-

or other councillors.

one day, he Picked me up and threw me across the room—that was when I realized I don’t deserve this.”

Local residents gattiardd t together Friday night in a candlelight vigil held by tt the Castle- -

il well attended

gar Women's Association. The service mourned the’ death of all women who were abused as wall as those still silently suffering.

Debra Enge, who says she and her ‘son are survivors of abuse, also ) spoke to the attentive crowd,

why it ‘so imp for a community such as Castle- gar to help women overcome their abusive situations.

* Anglican ‘church ‘minister Dorothy Barker also took centre stage. The minister, who was in Montreal when: the massacre

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continued to’ say the young woman. was able to receive help, but her situation is not out- fthe;

been ing vig-

‘ has ils ever since, rekindling the. , memory of “our sisters who were

ordinary in Castlegar. - “There are others like her in

this community, and they need *

our help,” Conroy said.

Each spenker relayed their own’

special message to the crowd, which consisted of both men and women, unlike some vigils held

across Canada which barred men from attending. “We felt it was very important

_ to invite men to the vigil as well

as women: Violence against women is not just a women's issue—it’s also a men’s issue. It’s time men realize what they are doing to women,” said Bonnie Nilsen, chairperson for the Women's Association,

The candlelight vigil, which

- concluded with the audience par-

ticipating in songs, was the first public event the Women’s Associ- ation has held since it first formed one year ago. The group, which is struggling with low membership, is hoping to attract more women

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" for future endeavors..

“Our small group is working very hard, we'd really like to have our membership increased, that’s a number one goal,” Nilsen continued,

Very recently, the Association received a grant for $9,500 from the provincial government. The money will go towards establish- ing a safe-home-system for abused women in Castlegar, *

“By getting more people involved it will be easier to estab- lish more services for women in this community. Our next meet- ing will be held December 16 at 7 p.m. at the local Moray.”

Local resident counting Ch istmas blessings

SHARLENE IMHOFF

-Sun Editor

Christmas has come early one Castlegar resident. After ' spending more than two years writ- |

wicing letters; making telephone calls :

The Castlegar Senior Citi- :

The committce recently helda .

spgrading, they would. like to.. ave anew facility at the arena: <): *

‘This paving is not a luxury, it's a necessity.’

— LAWRENCE CHERNOFF * -

Councillor

“We thought that residents would prefer a relaxed evening which would still be very infor- mative when it came to ques- tions and concerns. Obviously we were wrong, but we’ll know better for next time. If that’s what they want, that’s what we'll do,” Chernoff said.

The councillor continued'to '

say that he would hope locals realize the importance of the ref- erendum.

“This paving is not a luxury, it’s a necessity.”

If passed, the referendum would see the city undertake a five-year rehabilitation plan, Tepairing some streets which

haven't been touched in over ten ..

years. The referendum would allow the city to borrow money to pay for the first two years of paving,. at.a payback period spread over 20 years. The city’s

capital budget would cover the

next three years,

time our major concern is to get on the

we recently handed ‘out to’ vari- '

ous residents.”

_The results of the question-. . Baires are necded in.order for. the

committee to know what type of |

, facility area seniors would like

to have. 3 Reon s“We. also; have to arrive.at a

reasonable cost figure for con-:

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and extending short visits, Dale {

~ -Callow finally.-has his new: wife By

his side.

Lodivina Callow, a native of the Philippines, arrived in Castlegar just last week and is already feeling right at home.

“Castlegar is such a beautiful ' Place, Everyday I meet new people and everyone has been so friendly,” Lodivina said.

There was a time however, when

* neither Lodivina nor Dale thought

they would actually share a life ' together.

The couple met in a very non- traditional way—through a global dating service.

Their first attempt at communi-

. cation began in August 1990. Dale was residing in Kamloops and Lodivina, who had moved to Hong Kong in 1991, was working in a” town called Kowloon as a domestic housekeeper.

After two months of expensive phone calls, Dale decided it was . time to visit his new friend. :

“I was really nervous meeting her and her family for the first time,” Dale said. “It was definitely atrip I'll never forget.”

The couple, she 48 and he 49, hit it off so well, they decided to pur- ° chase a marriage licence in Hong Kong. Unfortunately, the govem-

, ment would not allow the couple to » " follow through with their marriage

meet new standards.’

“t's, oveférowded and requires.a lot of ne- cessary upgrading to

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plans.

“They were concerned that Lodivina was simply trying to leave Hong Kong,” Dale contin- ued.

A second visit to Hong Kong was made in January by Dale, and again-an application’ was: made for a marriage licence. This time, an illness in the family prevented Dale from staying long enough ‘in Hong

Kong to receive the anticipated |

licence. On his third and final visit to Hong Kong, the couple applied for

and were granted-a marriage . licence, Then, not wanting to waste +

any more time, the couple exchanged their vows on May 24.

Unfortunately, the Hong Kong government would still not allow Lodivina to acquire a visa to travel to Canada with her husband.

It was a difficult situation for Dale to accept. But eventually, he had to retum to Canada without his

ic.

“We were upfront about every- thing—it’s not as if I was going to try and smuggle her into the coun-

nt. ‘As for Lodivina, she was left to handle all the procedures which would allow her to leave Hong

LODIVINIA and DALE CALLOW try. I felt we were being very _ Riis, and says the MLA ultimately

helped to speed up the process. Finally, six months later, Lodiv-

ina received a-visa in the mail.

Ironically, it fell on her birthday—

Kong and gain entry into Canada. | November 28.

This meant a complete access to medical ‘and family history, dating back to her time spent in the Philip-

pines.

“I would hope and pray every- day that everything would work out for the best,” Lodivina said... *

. Back in Kamloops, Dale enlisted the’ Support of NDP MLA Nelson

Senior’ § committee looking for public input:

struction. "he said. “It-is most imperative that we’ receive the questiorinaires by December 20 inorder to start formulating plans for the new hall.”

According to Oglow, sources of funding for the new centre are

still unknown...

Continued from 1A study the issue of a new hall. “All the recommendations

from the committee are to go to a:

single fire hall,” he said. +s, ; The city of Castlegar, Present ly ‘has two halls, hence combin- ing the two to have"only: ‘one. ‘would save. us money,

1992 budget but it is a high pri- | ority so we'll consider it for the

: 1993 budge

ry ‘there won't ; be a referendum because the city

“would hot have.to' borrow the |

funds necessary for building the - hall.

“By 1993'.we should itdye ough additional tax reve:

pay fo s The city. would also be coun ing onthe ‘sale, of the south fire hall and a-$100,000 provincial

grant to help, with funding. ;; . “The typical price range for: what we'd be looking at’ building’

‘seems to.be around 4 $500, 000,’ on

Williams finished.

bee

“I couldn't believe it. I started packing my things immediately.” ‘ The rest, as they say is history.

Dale had made the move to Castlegar during those last six

months, and bought the Central Taxi service. Today he is also man- aging the Castlegar Motel. His days seem a lot brighter now, and he is wearing a smile that can be seen clear across town.

“I’m so happy that everything has worked out in our favour. And I'd like to thank everyone who helped me out in getting Lodivina to Castlegar.”

WEATHER OF _ NOVEMBER, 1991

‘which p

Temperature. os High This by Year

13.0

Low... 12.1

Precipitation. Rain Snow

Total Precip.

39.8 > ‘54.2 111.9

‘Sunshine |’

September, and October. gave way. to winter as the pro- tecting ridge'of high pressure shifted westward onthe ist. the resulting northerly.flow brought an-outbreak of cool Arctic air with record minimum temperatures and heavy snowfalls recorded on the 3rd and 4th..for the remainder of the month. a series of ‘Pacific’ systems ‘moved inland across the province bringing a mix of raln and snow with below normal.temperatures.

Date

Record Day Year

19.2. 4 » 1975 y21 2977.

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- 1973

1973

Wednesday, December 11,1994

The Castlegar Sun

Castlegar hospital . seeki g Asset Tracking System

allow us to plan for the futuro— :

sumliee IMROFF

iS Castlegar hospital board is Roping to, install an Asset Track- ‘ing: ‘System which would recog- ‘nize the need {0 replace hospital ‘S4uipment automatically, “The computer system, which osts approximately $3,500, was ‘established as a requirement for ‘all hospitals by the Ministry of ‘Health last April. +5: Once in place, the Tracking ‘System would be programmed to

ieapiement Srroughont the hospi-

‘itclude all moveable and fixed '°

‘of ‘the euigmat piece, its cost “ond life expectancy,

: Ken Talarico, hospital admin- ‘istrator, says the new system will allow for better financial plan- hing upon deciding to replace hospital equipment.

KEN TALARICO “Usually the Ministry of Health wants a three-five year capital plan from hospitals in order to anticipate funding needs, This tracking system would’

knowing full well what we'll need to have replaced and’ what can stay,” Tularico said.

The Central Kootenay Region- al Hospital District (CKRHD) has been investigating the possi- bilities of the tracking system, since it hopes to ensure that, all

seven hospitals:in this district Ls

install the same system. Reid Hi

price will likely decrease to below $15,000.

“We're currently working with the administrators from each hospital in order to determine what the best route would be,”

. Henderson finished.

With a decision to be announced soon, the is hoping to have all the systems F d and the i

for the CKRHD, says the eco- nomic benefits would be great if all systems were compatible.

“By purchasing the same sys- tem for each hospital we would be able to cut costs by at least 50 per cent,” Henderson said.

At regular price the CKRHD, which will be paying for the asset tracking systems, would expect to pay up to $25,000. If all seven hospitals within the dis- trict install the same system the

plete by this spring. Tularico & says he is looking for- ward to having the system in place, which will th allow

OUTLOOK:

noon. Te Ires will

The. forecast for Wednesday; Cloudy with flurries throughout the ‘morning with sunny breaks possible In the after-

mild with Highs ranging from 2 to 4. The outlook for Thursday and Friday calls for continuing mild tempera- tures and variable conditions. Precipitation not likely.

for better future planning.

“By knowing which pieces of equipment will need replacing, the hospital board will have a better handle on future purchas- es, We will be provided with a future economic insight, as will the Regional District and the

istry,” he finished.

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Modernization officials upset over recent Vancouver Sun report

_Sun Staff

standards,” said Rod M

+ The Ve Sun d

+ project

for the Celgar

some officials from the Celgar Modemization project after stated in a recent news story that the Celgar pulp mill-is one of only two mills left in the province which still have dioxins in the waste liquids they dump into ‘waters,

. The Sun stated that the infor- mation, which named the mill in Quesnel as the other polluter, came directly from Environment Canada.

The information i is indeed true, but officials from Celgar are stat- ing the story failed to note some very significant and important facts.,

“Celgar Pulp is investing $700 million in a modemization of its kraft pulp mill at Castlegar and, upon completion, the Celgar mill will have no detectable levels of dioxins or furans and will more

than meet all current regulatory

Project.

Currently under riew regula- tions introduced by Federal Envi- ronment Minister Jean Charest, all mills must comply with a dioxin ban by January 1994, Pulp mills will face a maximum penal- ty of $1 million if they fail to comply with the new federal reg- ulations.

The whole idea behind the Castlegar mill expansion is to

Castlegar sawmill closer

SHARLENE IMHOFF Sun Editor.

Officials from Westar Timber and Pope & Talbot say they are close to signing a deal regarding the impending sale of Westar’s timber operation in Castlegar.

Although both sides are opti- mistic about the sale, neither side will confirm nor deny the timing

News mance

vailable are beautiful:

ucts and of ¢ course, tradi-.

of the d sale—though Westar timber president Peter Barry says nothing will be final until after Christmas,

vos We are currently undergoing-

the. necessary legalities before anything can be signed,” Barry said. .

The timber president's com- ments directly conflict with a news story which the Kootenay Weekly Express carried in its November 20 edition. The story, titled ‘Westar Sawmill sold to Pope and Talbot’, stated the sawmill had been sold and was going back into production before Christmas. The news

Meares is adamant that the Castlegar mill will be one of the safest in the world after expansions are com- pleted in 1993 — one year ahead of Environment Canada’s dead- line, .

“We are currently installing‘

state-of-the-art equipment and control technologies. The mod- ernized mill will be among the most environmentally sensitive pulp mills anywhere,” Meares said. '

story even listed the day the deal was signed—November 13. “I'm not sure where that reporter got the information from. It just goes to show there is still a

‘We are currently undergoing the necessary legalities before anything can be signed.’ . -—-PETER BARRY ‘Westai Timber president

lot of speculation going around,” Barry continued. :

Abe Friesen, president of Pope & Talbot Ltd. in Grand Forks, said he was not contacted to con- firm a report of the sale for the newspaper,

“I can't really say too much about anything right now.

~ In the meantime, Celgar began using hydrogen peroxide earlier this year in the existing mill in order to reduce the use of gaseous chlorine in the bleaching process. Meares says this will significantly reduce the volumes of organically-bound chlorines discharged as waste. “Celgar is doing what it can now to reduce waste, but when the expansions are completed, that's when we'll see real improvements.”

7.3/6 Procipitation: Rain 35.2 mm.

Number of Hours

3.7

ALOOK BACK AT THE PAST WEEK: Max/Date = MIn/Date

2.7/2 Snow

-4cm.

Normal | ‘Mean

oe.)

Mean 28

Normal | Total

25.3 mm.

Total

35.4 mm.

Normal Number of Hours

7.9

lent one.

Temperatures were nearing record dally highs most of the week and the 17.8 mm. of rain on the 5th was edging up to the 20.8 mm. record from 1987. :

The snow base for skling is reported to be an excel-

Forecast provided by The South - East Interior Weather Office

to becoming Pope & Talbot property

Though noshing is final. Our ig down

eda the lavas wers 240 Castle.

and we will s00h be looking for egal approval,” * said Friesen.

gar were blamed for the massive ive lay. offs affecting in all, over 700

Z various bide Westar Timber was forced to shut down ‘all sawmill opera:

yees across the pi Since that time however, West- “i ae again proceeded with log-

tions in late

and is hoping to

have cnough logs in a ‘holding area’ in the Arrow Lakes to again resume all mill ions, :

Besides its Castlegar opera tions, Westar Timber’s ions include sawmills in Hazelton, virwange, Vanderhoof and,

ten hours. Snow ridges

Snow removal in the

area is

ited across i result of snow clearing procedures when available angling plows are ave used to prevent or reduce the quantity of snow deposited.

In general, sand is not used on level streets except when extreme icing conditions are experienced. Upon notification to our office, any boulevards/lawns damaged will be repaired in the spring.

ES| ATTENTION: City of Castlegar Residents Snow Clearing Advisory

“The City of Castlegar would like to advise the residents of our current snow control procedures and policies,

The City has 80 kilometres (50 miles) of zoads to maintain and has 9 pieces of equipment (such as loaders, sand spreaders, snow plows, sidewalk cleaner, snow blower, grader) to accomplish this task.

From mid November to February, the City has at least 2 employees on night shift (11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.) and 10 employees on day shift (7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.). The number of employees involved in snow removal is dependent on the quantity, severity and duration of snowfall. Most roads would be opened within four to

evening hours).

City streets are maintained on a priority basis (based on health and safety concerns) which are as follows:

«Columbia Avenue Collector and Residential Street/Avenues with hills

#1 Priority

#2 Priority

after a heavy

Access to emergency service buildings spital

Collectors (high traffic volume) Access to schools «Commercial and industrial areas

fall (this is

done in the

| in memory of her loved ones; friends and relatives to 'Cel-

‘| these loved ones. A’ donation’ will gratefully be’ received

Katherine Kalmakoff, a Hospice vouintest anna a light on

ebrate.a life’. Christmas Is an exciting and happy time of year. It is ‘a time for families to be together and rejoice. For many families it isa day of sadness and remember- Ing their loved one who has passed on. The Castlegar Hospice Society has decorated a tree in remembrance of

(tax. deductible) to participate ‘In this ritual, In turning on your own light in memory of your loved one. Help light up this tree and help Castlegar Hospice Society continue their volunteer work. ‘Celebrate a Life’ at the Home Sup- : Office at 1464 Columbia AV@. SUNSTAFR PHOTO / Sharlene tmhott

#3 Priority +All remaining residential streets

¢Snow hauling from central business areas (2nd, 3rd, 4th Streets & Columbia Avenue)

Street Widening

Access to Water and Sewer facilities

eLanes Sidewalks City owned parking lots

Citizens can greatly assist the snow control operation by to the ° 1, Remove all unused vehicles, boats, trailers, etc. from the streets. This will assist snow plowing and © reduce the possibility of vehicle damage by City equipment. 2. Vehicle owners and operators are requested not to park on City: Streets during snowfalls. Vehicle owners are reminded that cars can be towed away at the owner's 3. Refrain from shoveling snow into the roadway from driveways, etc. It is ‘an offense to deposit snow removed from private driveways and parking lots. This creates a traffic hazard, and may block access to fire hydrants and bus stops. Snow cleared from driveways should be stored on the left side of the driveway (facing house from the street). This will help reduce the quantity of snow deposited across driveways due to plowing. 4. To elimi: any damage, op trucks when streets are being sanded. 5. On streets without curb and gutter, wooden stakes should be placed marking the edges of lawns. 6. Parents should remind children of the dangers (i) from equipment and possible collapse when tunneling into snow piles (ii) of tobogganing and similar activities on City streets, ; y

of all vehicles are asked to stay back from sand

z The City Works Department office is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Priday and snow related > ©; concemss or problems should be directed to this office at 365-7227. Emergency calls outside of normal 4 working hours hours should be directed to 365-3341 (after hours number).

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