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Pass Creek park work to go in spring |i

Zurek said the Castlegar- Selkirk Lions Club intend to develop the soccer field, wash-

project. “Opportunity knocked,” ‘That's the rea-

riority. “There's a lot of work yet,” Zarek

Mark Zurek, chair of the Pass Creek Park Advisory Board, shows

‘SUN STAFF PHOTO / Ron Noman

redevel-

opment plans to interested residents at the Community Complex. Zurek hopes other community groups will get involved with the project.

need to grade the field so it drains rly, to install

sprinklers and to seed it. However, several residents at the public forums said they want- ed to see the playground devel- oped first, along with the large

swimming pond. Zarek said the old playground was removed from the camp-

way around the pond. The present beach is too small, Zurek said.

However, both the swimming pond and playground are to be developed later.

He suggested another commu- nity group might want to take charge of the playground if it wants to see it developed sooner.

In fact, Zurek is hoping other

ground area in the because it was rotten. Plans for the swimming pond include expanding the beach so that it wraps three-quarters of the

groups will b involved in the park redevelop- ment, taking on particular projects.

He pointed to the BMX/skate- board area. Plans call for that area

to be developed in the year 2000. However, if a community group wants to see that proceed sooner, it could take on the project.

Work on the first projects will begin next spring.

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The Lions Club will begin fundraising with a winter carnival Feb. 10, 11 and 12.

Other activities to raise money include a teen dance, an adult casino and dance, and a chili cookoff.

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Fishing regulation | changes proposed

Input from public requested by Fisheries

The provincial Fisheries Branch is asking for public input on seven proposed changes to freshwater fishing regulations.

The proposed changes would conserve fish, make angling

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KAREN KERKHOFF Sun Staff

has seen first-hand the emotional devastation that arises out of such

A six- up home will be built in Trail thanks to a $500,000 grant from the B.C. Buildings Corporation, with the Ministry of Health picking up the tab for in-home care such as care aides, physiotherapists and public

“I noticed with dismay that mentally competent young adults were living in extended care units. Here they were in old folks’ homes playing Bingo and listening to You Are My Sun- shine. They would become depressed, dependent, and lose their zip for life.”

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For them ALPHA, or Appro- priate Living for Physically Handicapped | Adults, offers them anew begi ig.

Previously housed in long- term care facilities alongside “traditional” extended-term care recipients—the elderly—these six handicapped young adults felt understandably at odds. And yet, such facilities were the only option for them.

But that has changed with the formation of ALPHA, a group home which is designed for young adults whose only disabili- ty is broken, unaccommodating bodies, and being shut away in a facility that was never designed for the healthy minds and needs of young peopk.

Jenny Baturin, physiotherapist and spokesperson for ALPHA

the unit won't be funded— instead the public will be lobbied to help furnish the facility.

But that hasn't dampened Baturin’s enthusiasm for the project.

“We're just so excited.”

The project closed to tender Oct. 14, but Baturin said all bids came in over budget. Committee members are in the process of

img to the come Ltd-see | if number crunching will help reduce bids.

Baturin said there is a similar facility in Vancouver, and the change in the young adults housed there has been inspiring.

“Now instead of taking from the community they give back to the community. The quality of their lives has improved immensely.”

PP’ more eq and remove obsolete and redun- dant restrictions.

The proposed changes are:

« Only one rather than two fishing lines would be permit- ted when fishing alone from a boat on a lake.

This would conserve fish, and make regulations more fair since shore anglers and other anglers are restricted to one line.

+ Set lines (unattended fishing lines) would be pro- hibited since they are being inappropriately used to catch game fish.

+ Currently, fin fish bait is limited to headless fin fish to ensure that bait fish are dead and therefore are not acciden- tally introduced into the area.

It's proposed that the heads of fin fish also be permitted as bait. Anglers have pointed out that it is wasteful to use the body as bait when it could oth- erwise be eaten.

« The director of the provin- cial Fisheries Branch would be able to change gear regulations (bait bans, fly fishing, etc.) in response to conservation needs. At present, this kind of amend- ment to the federal regulations takes at least one year.

+ Anglers would be prohibit- e¢from intentionally snagging & fish, and would have to release any fish hooked in any part other than the mouth. Currently, snagged fish may be kept unless it can be proved that the fish was deliberately snagged.

+ The possession quota would include fresh or frozen fish a person already has at their home.

Obituary-Raymond William Gattinger

On Thursday, Dec. 1, 1994, Raymond William Gattinger of Castlegar passed away at the age of 69 years.

Funeral service was held at the Castlegar Funeral Chapel on Monday, Dec. 5, with burial at Park Memorial Cemetery. Rev. Murry Garvin officiated.

Mr. Gattinger was born September 26, 1925 at Neudorf,

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He grew up and received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Saskatchewan. After graduation Ray moved to British Columbia and began working as a prison guard at the B.C. Penitentiary.

After three years in this posi- tion, he returned to University and received his degree in Social Work. He worked at such places as Dawson Creek, Haney, Burna- by, Cranbrook and Castlegar, retiring in 1980. He married Anna Schumann at Cranbrook on Dec. 22, 1962.

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Society. Ray also taught music of all kinds to the children of the area after his retirement.

He is survived by his wife, Anna of Castlegar; three daugh- ters, Ellen Lorentz and Wilma Welsh of Ootischenia and Honey Lissa of Red Deer, Alberta; three grandchildren; three brothers, Harry and Allan of Neudorf, Saskatchewan, and Fred of Moosejaw, Saskatchewan; and one sister, Isabelle Ulmer of Nev- dorf, Sask. He was predeceased

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Any changes to regulations will come into effect in April 1996 with the release of the 1996-98 Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis.

To comment on the proposed changes, please contact the Fisheries Branch or your regional BC Environment office by Jan. 31, 1995.

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