Page 4 THE EXPRESS July 19, 1995 TuEEXPKESS PHONE (604)354-3910EDITORIAL354-1118FAX352-5075 I LETTERS 554 WARDSTREE'I;NELSON,B.C.VlL 1S9 OFFICE HOURS: Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jumbo development more harm than good Dear Editor golf course chasing tourists us for leadership in this area. EDITOR-IN-CHIEFand AD DESIGNand PRODUCTION: RE: J~bo Creek develop- around. This is Crown Land an~ it PUBLISHER:Nelson Becker A. Tremblay & A. Lockerbie EDITOR:Don Anderson ARTWORK:Anne DeGrace ment Canadians have an obligation belongs to the queen and king ADVERTISING: ADMINISTRATION: We're not talking about some to protect our wild places from grizzly. Colleen Weber,Alison George H. J. Hutchinson Kootenay guy going around and wanton, unn~cess~ develop- Tom Prior, July 19, 1995, Volume 7, Number 36 ISSN 1196-7471 whistling here, we're talking a ment. Developmg nallons look to Nelson Whistler-style, dude ranch ski re- ------------------------, sort up there on Jumbo Pass be- "There is no stopping teenagers from tween the East and West It's a matter of literacy Kootenays in the Duncan Lake area. drinking, II says reader Dear Editor, As the quoted RCMP offi- It's rather ironic that the libraries of Castlegar and Nelson Like the world needs another would run into the critical problem of funding at the same time. place for rich people to play. I am responding to the arti- cer said, there was a roadblock cle in the July 5 Express, regard- set up at the ferry before the Fortunately for the Castlegar and District Librcuy, City council As for the new jobs, well has decided to meet a request for $40,000 in additional funding, ing the Sunshine Bay party. Half June 24 party, and I can say for that's wrong. Wild places are big thereby preventing a potential IO-week closure of the facility. of the article discussed the a fact that this roadblock was bucks, simply because of supply But the same cannot be said about the Nelson Municipal Li- RCMP's management with alco- completely useless. and demand. Here, there and eve- brcuy, which is predicting a shortfall of$15,000 to meet rising oper- rywhere it's gone and going. hol, and it is to this section of It may have fed bitter atti- ating costs. What that means is a potential two- to six-week closure the article that I respond tudes, but it stopped very few Europeans, Americans and and a more than likely cut to its periodicals section. Asians are, and will, pay bigger I have extremely strong people from drinking. I talked to feelings about drinking and some people who had their alco- Last Monday, a request for $10,000 in additional funds was bucks for hiking, camping, nature driving, and it infuriates and ter- hol sei7.ed and simply bought made to Nelson City council by the board's chair. A motion was tours, boats, goats ...the list goes rifies me that my peers fre- more on the other side. They made to support the request - thus increasing the libraiy 's budget on for 1995 to $290,000 - but it was not seconded quently drive when they are would not have driven drunk, Now, let's forget about the Instead, the librcuy board has been told to seek out assistance drunk or even mildly intoxi- but their intoxication level was money for a second and think from the regional districts for a referendum to be held to regionalize cated. However, I am also infu- not influenced by the intelli- about the noble grizzly bears that the facility. This is the best option, the board was told, since the riated by some of the actions by gence of the RCMP. live up there. They have no place City is facing its own financial woes. to go and they are a nuisance on a police concerning this issue. Please see LETTERS- page 9 In Castlegar, regionalization provided the librcuy additional funding, including $43,000 from the Regional District of Central Kootenay and a potentially larger provincial grant. In September, area I will vote whether to provide some of its tax base toward the facility's operating costs. IACROSS OURDESK The Nelson librcuy budget, solely provided by the City, was slashed this year despite increased operational costs. Including ar- eas E an F as part of the librcuy 's funding source would undoubt- Take your pick edly ease some of the financial burden At present, the librcuy has 300 members who live outside the city. That number decreased Employers can pick one of mruginally after fees for non-resident users were increase. three candidates lined up for Long before a referendum is held - and there is no guarantee the Canada Employment for that one will be - residents of areas E and F should be surveyed as Students' "Pie in the Face" to their interest in the libraiy and what could be done to make it contest July 26. Express more relevant, and accessible, to their communities. publisher Nelson Becker (far With the arrival of Internet in the region, access to services and left), Nelson mayor Ga,y information available at the Nelson librcuy will improve, as will Exner, fire chief Ron Stubbs links with school libraries and other institutions. That alone should and Chamber of Commerce increase the facility's relevancy to users in outlying areas. manager Howard Dirks (not It is also important to remember that while we consider the pictured) have agreed to area's recreational needs, similar attention should be paid to leisure provide their mugs as potential and literacy needs. Libraries, and the services they offer, are essen- targets. Student employment tial to all communities and should continue to be supported officer Jeny Der models the pie in question. KristaWilsonphoto Opinion Policy We encourage our readers to opinion. If you wish to write a write to us. Letters are a way for commentary, please contact the you to speak to your community, to give new information, participate in Editor. All letters and commentaries Taking a pie in the face Goin' a quiltin' Hire a Student Grand Forks Qullt Connection a discussion or express an opinion. must be signed and must include Please address letters meant your name, address, and phone The Casual Job Competition between Nelson, The Grand Forks Quilt Connection will host its for publication, to the Editor. We do number. Trail and Grand Forks is taking place Monday, July summer quilt show extravaganz.a, Quilt Classic V, not accept Open Letters. We will not print "name with- 10 to Friday, July 21. During this challenge each of July 21-23 at the Grand Forks Curling Rink. It's the Letters must to be short (250 held" letters, unless there is a good the cities will be competing to get the greatest num- group's fifth biennial quilt show and entrants from as words maximum) and to the point. reason for anonymity. We want to print all the letters we ber of odd jobs in their community. far away as Ontario will participate. As to subject matter, we are receive but since we have limited guided by good taste. This inclu~es To promote the challenge in Nelson, the Canada The theme of this year's show - to be judged space, we reserve the right to edit not printing letters or commentanes Employment Centre for Students has arranged a "Pie by quilters Gail Hunt of North Vancouver and Judy for length and clarity. that are personal attacks, deroga- in theFace" contest. For every casualjob order that an Commentaries can be longer tory, or promote violence, racism, Burley of Nelson - is "Visions of Summer." The (500 words) and are more in-depth or sexism. employer phones in to the centre the employer gets to guest quilter is Donna Blize-Fomo of Summerland. than letters. Commentaries usually Opinions in the Express are vote on who they want the pie to be thrown at. Highlights of the show include the "Viewers' require some research and should not necessarily those of the pub- The candidates are Fire Chief Ron Stubbs, Ex- Choice" award for favourite quilt. offer new information, as well as an lisher or the Express's advertisers. press publisher Nelson Becker, Chamber of Com- Show hours are Friday, July 21, 10 a.m to 9 merce manager Howard Dirks andNelson mayor Gary p.m., Saturday, July 22, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m and Sun- 111'CARD @NA coorroouE) The reproduction of any material contained in this public!Jtion is strictly Exner. The pie will be thrown at noon Wednesday, July 26 in front of the Employment Centre office. To vote an employer must hire a student for an hour or more and pay at least minimum wage. 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