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3, 1990

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Casino Night scheduled at Slocan Park Hall

Gamblers in the Slocan Valley will soon get a chance to have some fun and at the same time support a wor- thy cause.

On Nov. 9 at 7 p.m., the com- munity is holding a Casino Night at the Slocan Park Hall. It’s all part of Drug and Alcohol Awareness Week, Nov. 4 - 10:

Gamblers will be able to try their luck at games such as crown and an- chor and blackjack. It’s open to all teenagers and adults, and only 100 admission tickets will be sold at $2 each

After gambling with play money until 11 p.m., guests will be able to bid on various door prizes in a not- so-silent auction. Prizes include day passes to Whitewater Ski Area, hair- cuts, restaurant meals, music tapes, stuffed animals and floral arrangements. The money raised will go towards the scholarship fund at Mount Sentinel school and Timmy’s Christmas Telethon.

“*‘We planned this event because the casino was so popular at Good Fimes Grad °90 at Mount Sentinel school last June,”’ said Pam Ball, one of the parents organizing the evening. ‘“‘Since the students had such a great time, we thought the whole community would like a chan- ce to gamble with play money.””

The event is co-sponsored by the Mount Sentinel Parent Advisory Council, the Kootenay Slocan Lions and the local recreation commission.

Tickets are available at the Mount Sentinel school office, the recreation office, the Crescent Valley Maple Leaf Store and the Winlaw Mini- Mart.

Seniors group active

Castlegar Senior Citizens Association No. 46 enjoyed a variety of activities this fall.

Four members, Arlee Anderson, Axel Nielsen, Jessie Donnan and Bernard Payment, shared something of interest for the September social.

A Halloween _party-was-enjoyed in October. After a _ review of Halloween celebrations, a witches pageant was introduced. The lights were dimmed and the witches ap- peared to stir up an evil spell. A short dance followed when the spell was broken.

Anderson read a horror story.

Margaret Reith and Joe Killough sung a few songs accompanied on the piano by LaDell Lipsett. The members joined in on the chorus.

The program ended with the chicken dance. Records provided the music played by Payment.

Whist is played twice a month at the centre on Thursday evenings.

The Oldtime Fiddlers provided the music for a dance at the centre Oct 20 to which all the seniors of the area were welcomed.

NOTICE TEMPORARY COMMERCIAL PERMIT

TAKE NOTICE that purevont to Section 975 (4) of the Murine’ Act, notice is hereby given that the

Council of the City of Ci intends to to authorize the issuance of a

Temporary Commercial Permit to allow a dance studio use in the building located on Lot A, Plan

9163, District Lot 12363, Kootenay District except Plans 9164, 9260 ond 12013 (2205-14th Avenue, Castlegar) as shown on the following sketch:

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This resolution will be considered by Council at the November 13, 1990 ta apres meeting which will commence at 7:00 p.m. and will be held in Council Chambers at City Hall Columbia Avenue, Castlegar, B.C.

Copies of the. proposed permit may be inspected at the following locations between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, both inclusive (excepting holidays):

City Hail, 460 Columbia Avenve, Castlegar, B.C. and ei emoring Servers Department Colu Avenve, Castlegar, B.C. 13, 1990, both inclusive.

From the date of this Notice, Ni ber 3, 1990, to b

All persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by this permit shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard in person, by a representative or by written submission. Notice of request to appear and/or written suamiesione are requested to be filed with the Clerk at-City Hall

yy 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, 8, 1990, if ate may also be heard at the meeting.

GARY WILLIAMS Clerk

NOTICE OF POLL

Public notice is given to the electors of the municipality that a poll is necessary at the election now pending, and that the persons nominated as candidates at the election, for whom votes will be

received, ore:

SURNAME, OTHER NAMES

OFFICE TERM OF OFFICE

RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS

OCCUPATION

CALDERBANK, Albert S CHAPMAN, Jim CHERNOFF, Lowrence D DUFF, Kirk Allan MATHIESON, Marilyn A PAKULA, Robert C RICHARDS, Patti Fay SMECHER, Doreen BAKER, Linda Joanne GUGLIELMI, Antonio HORSWILL, Bonnie-Gai

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Alderman Three (3) Years

Alderman Three (3) Years Alderman Three (3) Years Alderman Three (3) Yeors Alderman Three (3) Years Alderman Three (3) Years Alderman Three (3) Years Alderman Three (3) Years

School Trustee Three (3) Years

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Sections 956 and 957 of the Municipal Act, a Public Hearing will be held by the Council of the City of Costlegor on the 13th day of November, 1990 at 6:30 p.m. at City ee 460 Ci City of C British Columb for the of hearing

entations concerning City of Castlegar Zoning Bylaw No. 553 as well as Bylaws 558 and 559, Official Cc Plan Bylaw A

BYLAW 553 Bylaw No. 553 repeals City of Castlegar Zoning Bylaw No. 160 and all amendments to it, and its in- tent and pur, is to divide the Municipality into zones and to regulate within the zones the use of the land, buildings and structures; the density of use of land, buildings and structures; the sit- ting, size and ‘dimensions of buildings, structures and uses that are permitted on the land; and the d and area, ir g the of and sizes, of all porate of land that may be created by subdivision. Bylaw No. 553 applies to all land and water surtaces in the City of Castlegar.

Bylaw No. 553 the following zoning designation chang

ZONING DESIGNATION CHANGES LEGAL DESCRIPTION CIVIC ADDRESS PRESENT ZONING PROPOSED ZONING Lot A, Plan 14911, 602-7th Street Ra (Multi-Fomily P1 (Schools, Institutional D.L. 181 K.0. Residential) & Public)

Lots 18, 19 and 20, 831, 837 and 843 P2 (Porks, Recreational Ri (Single Fornily Plan 2472, D.L. 181, K.D 8th Avenue ‘and Cemetery) Residential P1 (Schools, Institutional

Lota, Pion 12010 2224-6th Avenve M1 (Light industrial) 774, ond Public)

Fomily R3 (Multi-Family tial) Residential) P2 (Parks; Recreational P1 (Schools, Institutional 31 Except Plan RP 123070-! and Cemetery) and Public) The most southerly 132 V R4 (Multi-Family metres of D.L. 12364 ( Residential) Residential) except Plan 6388, K.D. adjacent to Forest Rd.)

Lot A, Plan 13580, 1680 Woodland Drive R4 (Multi-Family P1 (Schools, Institutional D.L. 7198, K.D. Residential) and Public) ALL PERSONS OWNING LAND IN THE CITY OF CASTLEGAR SHOULD CHECK ZONE DESIGNATIONS ON THEIR LAND SHOWN ON THE ZONING MAP WHICH IS AVANABILE | FOR IN- SPECTION AT THE ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND CITY HALL, AS WELL AS THE TEXT OF THE BYLAW, TO ASCERTAIN THE REGULATIONS AFFECTING THEIR LAND.

BYLAW 558 The purpose of Bylaw 558, Official Community Plan Bylaw Amendment, is to change the

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Plan X34, D.L. 4598, S-Lot; 3705 Columbia

Electoral Area J (ROCK)

School Trustee Three (3) Years

School Trustee Three (3) Years

School Trustee Three (3) Years

312-7th Avenue 112 Ferry Avenue

741 Woodland Drive

Letter Carrier Costlegor Homemaker Castlegor Office

Costlegor Administrator

NEUMANN, Janet Kathleen Three (3) Years 3300-5th Avenue Castlegor 2319-11 th Avenue

Costlegor

School Trustee Long-Term Core Aide College

Instructor

TURNER, Gordon P School Trustee Three (3) Years

The poll will be opened at the Castlegar and District Community Complex, 2101 Sixth Avenue, Castlegar, B.C. on the 17th day of November 1990, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. a MOBILE POLL will be conducted at the Castlegar and District Hospital, for hospital patients and staff only, between the hours of 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. on palling d a an ADVANCE POLL will be-open-at City Hatt on the 9th day of November, 1990 hours’ of 9:00 a.m. and : 00 p.m. for those electors who: (a) expect to be absent from the ‘Municipality on polling day; (b)

for reasons of conscience, unable to vate on polling day; (c) through circumstances beyond their control, will not be able to attend the poll on polling day; of which every person is hereby required to take notice and govern himself accordingly.

Dated at Castlegar, B.C. this 3rd day of November, 1990.

BETTY PRICE Returning Officer

a) Lot 8 ‘Plan 16741, District Lot 12361, Kootenay District (1200 Park Lane) from SF-Single Family to SFM - Single Family Multiplex; and

(2) The most Southerly 132 metres of District Lot 12364 except Plan 6388, Kootenay District 1002 Merrycreek Road) from UR - Urban Rese: to MF - Multi Family.

BYLAW 559 The purpose of Bylaw 559, Official C. ity Plan within the City where temporary commercial or industrial uses may be Stewed:

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Bylaw A is to areas

Copies of the proposed bylaws may be inspected at the following locations between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, both inclusive (excepting holidays): City Avenue

From the date of this Notice, ber 3, 1990 to Ni ber 13, 1990, both inclusive.

All persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by Bylaws 553, 558 and/or 559 shall be aff lorded an opportunity to be heard in person, © representative or by written sub- mission on otter matters contained in these Bylaws, at the Public Hearing.

GARY WILLIAMS, Clerk

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Project approval wanted quickly

By CasNews Staff

An early approval in principle of the proposed Celgar Pulp Co. expan- sion and modernization will help to cushion the West Kootenay economy from the worst effects of the current recession, Jim Craig, president of the Castlegar Chamber of Commerce, said today. .

“As economic conditions worsen, and more and more short-term cur- tailments of business activity and worker layoffs occur in the forest products industry, the offsetting ef- fect of construction of the new pulp mill will be just what the doctor or- dered for an ailing economy,”” Craig said in fa news release. “It is im- Perative that the modernization of the 30-year-old mill gets a green light while project’ financing remains pledged by the banks to allow the company to make good on its com- mitment to the cleanup of the workplace and community environ- mental impacts.

“Failure to act quickly could jeopardize the long-term job stability that the pulp mill offers in the Castlegar area and the long-term stability it provides to the regional sawmill industry

Craig said the chamber is adding ~te-veiee-to-those alrsady calling. for quick approval in principle of the modernization by the federal- Provincial review panel, and for Prompt ratification of the approval by the federal and provincial cabinets.

“The chamber urges the two senior levels of gcvernment to act quickly on the recommendations that they receive from the review panel. Unnecessary delays will only add to the uncertainty that has gripped Castlegar businesses in recent months and will compound effects locally of the forest industry slowdown.”’

Craig said it was encouraging that the public hearings conducted into the pulp mill modernization helped to establish a broad basis for under- standing among community groups into the need for a cleaner, expanded mill.

“It was particularly pleasing to hear the Kootenay Coalition for an EARP, representing many environ- mental groups, accept the reality that this project must proceed,” he said.

“Although the uncertainty of the Process was at times frustrating, it demonstrated once again that free

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Study team pokes through local garbage

By CasNews Staff

Don’t be surprised if someone wants to check out your garbage this week at the Ootischenia lan- fill.

The local dump is the site of a solid waste composition study being conducted by Gartner Lee Ltd., a Burnaby-based environ- mental management consulting firm which has a contract with the provincial Ministry of En- vironment to carry out the studies in four B.C. communities. The study team sampled waste last week in Kamloops.

The local study, which is being assisted by members of the Ridge Meadows Recycling Society, staff of the Regional District of Cen- tral Kootenay and the Environ- mental Youth Corps, is unique as it provides data on waste

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of an resolution that will best serve the in- terests of the majority.” Celgar Pulp Co. _ called on the

ban-rural_ population, Regional District. of Central Kootenay recycling coordinator Michael Jessen said.

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federal and p Monday to be ready ‘to respond quickly to the recommendations of the review panel.

An early approval is essential to the future of-the mill, said Wilf Sweeney, general manager of the Celgar project. please see PROJECT page A2

residents of Castlegar as well as residents of electoral areas I, J and the south portion of Area H, an area that stretches from Blueberry Creek to the southern portion of the Slocan Valley.

To develop an effective solid

waste management plan, it’s im- portant to know what is in the regions ‘‘waste stream,”’ Jessen said in a news release. Without knowing the exact composition of waste, it would be difficult to develop a realistic and ap- propriate plan,”’ he said.

Jessen said he is excited about the opportunity to learn the recycling potential in the Castlegar and area subregion of the regional district by knowing the composition of the waste.

“This sampling will provide the baseline data to assess the future impact of recycling when compared to a sampling five years from now,”” he said.

People depositing waste at the Ootischenia landfill this week may experience short delays as sampling team members weigh the waste

“With the - public’s cooperation, we will be quick and courteous,’’ said Claudia Kauf- fman, Gartner Lee’s project en- vironmental engineer.

The waste sampling study will also benefit the area in another important way, she said.

Kauffman has arranged for wet waste samples to be weighed, dried and weighed again in the biology laboratory at Selkirk College.

Peter Wood, a college biology instructor, said the money paid to the college for drying and weighing the waste samples will be put into a scholarship fund.

The weigh scale operated by the Ministry of Transportation and Highways on Highway 3 is also assisting the project by weighing the trucks of private commercial and residential waste haulers whose trucks weigh more than 5,500 kilograms.

Little is known about the com- Position of solid waste in British Columbia, Jessen said, noting that the most frequently quoted data for B.C. were obtained during a study of Canadian communities with populations over 100,000 from 1976 to 1977.

Due to changes in packaging, technology, lifestyles, attitudes and disposable income since 1977, there is a need to update the data, he said.

In addition, most previous in-

Candidates’ forum draws few voters

By SIMON BIRCH Editor

Spending money on baseball fields in Castlegar was the only subject to generate any heat at an all- candidates’ meeting Monday night for city council hopefuls who saw more empty seats than voters at the Community Complex.

Three calls for questions by moderator Anne Jones after the eight candidates gave their opening speeches went unheeded by the ap- proximately 50 people who attended the meeting. Long-ti Castlegar

$10,000 in the city budget to com- plete improvements to the pony ficid at Kinnaird Park, said the city needs a comprehensive plan for the city’s parks and recreational facilities which must be developed for everyone, not just ball players.

But Ed Conroy, the NDP’s can- didate for Rossiand-Trail who lives in Pass Creek, sided with Shelly Pakula and pointed out that ball

in other such as Metaline Falls, Wash., bring

resident Pat Romaine — encumbered by crutches after a recent hospital stay — finally broke the ice when he hobbled to the microphone to ask a question after closing statements by the candidates.

The public apathy didn’t go un- noticed by the

in of tourist dollars every

year. “Anybody that’s been imvolved in (tournaments) knows how much money it brings into our city,” Conroy said. ‘*I think council should take a look around at what's hap- pening in other areas."" Patti Richards, who

“This is definitely turning into one of the shortest forums I’ve atten- ded,’’ said Kirk Duff. *‘I'm surprised there aren't more people out

Earlier in the meeting, incumbent Albert Calderbank, a veteran of muricipal politics in Castlegar, noted it was the first time he could recall an audience not asking any questions.

The meeting warmed up slightly when Shelly Pakula, an avid slo- pitch player whose father, Bob Pakula, is one of the candidates, asked incumbent Lawrence Chernof- f why council ‘isn’t doing more to develop and improve ball fields in the city.

She said tournaments in Castlegar 10 years ago attracted 20-30 teams whose players’ left behind a lot of dollars.

“‘Now teams from Spokane don’t come,”’ she said. ‘‘I just wonder if you know how much money ball can bring into this town."

Chernoff, who was critical earlier this year over the increasing cost of developing the Complex ball field and voted against ecarmarking

chairs council’s parks and recreation

committee, estimated there are ap-

proximately 1,200 ball players in the and agreed

are an opportunity that the city

stand in line to get imto our tour- naments."”

Ald. Doreen Smecher, who is also seeking re-election, agreed with Chernoff that council has to consider more than just the various versions of baseball.

“The needs of other parks users have to be met as well,"” she said.

Chernoff noted that the soccer field at the Complex is in need of repair and said that once the parks plan is in place improvements can begin and the city will have “beautiful fields.””

“If you don’t have a plan, you can’t build a house,”” Chernoff said.

Vying with Chernoff, Calderbank, Duff, Richards, Smecher and Bob Pakula for the six seats are Jim Chapman and incumbent Marilyn Mathieson.

Ramps, traffic light wanted

By SIMON BIRCH Editor

Although voters didn’t ask many questions at Monday night’s all-

have ap- proximately 10 different categories of solid waste. However, the current study in- tends to identify nearly 50 categories, Jessen said. For example, there will be nine categories of paper, nine of plastic and eight of metal.

’ meeting at the Com- munity Complex, there were a few issues on their minds.

Castlegar Bicycle Shop owner Er- nie Berger wondered why more ac- cess ramps for the disabled haven't been built into the city’s sidewalks at intersections.

Marilyn

welfare committee, said the city planned to install six of the ramps per year but the plans got hung 24 when the city was considering paving referendum. She said ee ramps also have to meet certain specifications to accommodate the blind as well as the disabled and Promised the city will return to the six-per-year goal next year

Ald. Albert Calderbank, who is also seeking re-election, added the it’s a‘ by

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School board election campaign low-key

By CLAUDETTE SANDECKL. o ‘Staff Writer eV.

Big issues are scarce in the schSol board election this year, says board chairman Gordon Turner.

“‘As far as I'm concerned, there are no issues. I’m running on the basis that things are going quite well,”’ he said.

Turner said he bases that assertion on what he sees as a lack of interest in the school trustee race this time. For example, no one has called him to voice an opinion the way people have done during other campaigns, he

the exception of homemaker Joanne

Baker, the other candidates secking seats on the school board said they are running with issues in mind.

Homemaker Bonnie Horswill said she feels the

school district budget has been mismanaged in the past.

She questions why the board went to referendum in

the spring for $200,000 to help implement. the primary Program and then in September hired new teachers and announced Blueberry elementary school will reopen next

Horswill said she is concerned about education tax y schools and Stanley ‘Humphries secondary school’s current lack of ac creditation.

But Horswill, who said her work in the school district over the past few years has given her a ‘‘basic understanding”’ of how the board works, said she feels it would not be right for her to suggest changes until she has access to the in-camera, or closed, discussions of the board.

Incumbent Mickey Kinakin, who is running for the seat representing Area I, said he has the perseverance and determination needed to make changes in the school district and he also knows the limitations of change.

Many roadblocks, including Ministry of Education policy, may stand in the way of a goal a trustee or the board believes is worth achieving but ‘‘you can't bowl your way through it,"’ he said.

Kinakin said some of his top priorities are language Programs, the reopening of rural schools and_in- volvement of parents in the schools.

People tend to think of schools as ‘‘society’s doc- tor’’ because they are often removed from the everyday workings of education, he said.

Parental involvement helps parents understand what their children are doing and often involvement in one area of their children’s lives, such as sports programs, has a positive effect on other areas such as achievement in the classroom, Kinakin said.

Kinakin’s challenger, Thrums homemaker Nina Koodrin, is focusing on issues specific to her area.

Koodrin said the issue of students in Shoreacres

who. want to cross the Castlegar school district boundary and attend nearby Nelson schools must be addressed.

Tarrys elementary school should offer the same range of _ and special education programs — as all other Castlegar schools, she said.

And she said she is strongly in favor of the Russian bilingual program offered in the district but she is unhappy with the politics that continue to surround it.

Koodrin, who has been involved with parent groups and board committees for eight years, said she is running because she cares about the area and the schools and wants to see good-quality representation on the board.

She said she is aware of the need to see the district as a whole but she plans to pp her a" and

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