Flood potential ·,, threatening, and unlawful con- still interested in pursuing at- finement after a domestic inci- risk housing here, said Lena • STOPRUNNING • high in areas dent, police said. He was Horswill, executive director of FORYOURPHONE,JACK. KOOTENA YS-A 50 per released on the condition that he Community Services. n cent higher than normal snow- have no contact with the alleged "They have re-contacted us to pack in the Kootenay River victim, police said. say, 'Look, it's still a good pro- basin and 27 per cent larger ject, and can we talk and see pack in the Columbia Basin, what can be done?"' Horswill combined with the arrival of Transition house said. e\~t,,.•\\ warm weather, have brought use shows need She's pleased with council's flood danger to some areas of decision to work with project ~ ~c..· the Kootenays. NELSON-Aimee Beaulieu supporters. -~~\ Slocan Valley residents in Transition House is one year "It's the first positive thing low-lying areas should prepare old, and has provided shelter and support for nearly I 00 we've heard in a while." TelephoneJacks "Service and Integrity" for possible flooding, since Sites suggested by the City three days of warm sunshine women and their children. The are: the provincial government Unlimited CAL CARRUTHERS will raise the Slocan River to house offers eight beds, and has flood levels, said Ric Baker of been consistently near-full. parking area at the foot of fast & fairly priced REALTOR Stanley Street (with parking to the environment ministry. Precautions include: Women using the service have remain al ground level); avail- able space in Kutenai Place, the 352-5555 bus. (604)352-6888 res. (604)825-0064 Removing valuables to safe provincial government building places; looking out for neigh- bours, especially if they're infirm or without a phone or vehicle; arranging to move ani- News on Victoria Street; an addition to the Salvation Arrny building on Victoria Street; City-owned land on Selby Street; on the "We've used Cowan's for 20 years because of their mals to higher ground; having a battery-operated radio and extra • endowment lands above the Canadian International College; personalized service." balleries; finding an out-of-area contact person for family and friends to notify in case of evac- 1n or a house at Victoria and Ward streets. Negotiations for any site would be handled by communi- "We've used Cowan'sfor uation; and staying off phones 20 years because of ty services, council specified. in case of flood-local radio Brief their one-on-one service. Anet' will carry updates and bulletins. Cowan, our sales representative, is Emergency staff from the Higher density always there to talk to us and lis- Valley and Castlegar met last ten to our needs. When we need week with RDCK director Eric nixed something, we phone in Tuesday Nygren to determine the flood come from a variety of back- grounds and income levels, and NELSON-After an outpour- 4 and it's hand-delivered Wednesday. threat and make plans. Local ing of objections from lower fire chiefs will identify homes at the shelter has helped women "Ifwe're nor sure what we need from ages I 9 to 65. This Uphill residents, City council- co do the job, they'll do research, risk; fire halls will stock sand- province has the highest rate of lors voted unanimously last bring catalogs and show us our bags. Emergency officials esti- "wife assault" in Canada, and week to scrap the plan to rezone mate that only 30 to 50 Valley options. One time they even came homes would be at risk, and that forrn of violence accounts that area to allow more with a part and fixed our filing then only if flooding is quite for 60 per cent of all female dwellings per lot. cabinet for us. That's the kind of severe. murders in B.C., Ministry of Most of the concerns personalized service that keeps us For areas along Slocan Lake, Women's Equality figures expressed involved fears of show. parking problems. One hundred Vera Kanigan, Office going back co Cowan 's." prediction of flood danger is dif- ficult. Lemon Creek, Rosebery, twelve people canvassed in the Manager, Moroso, - Joan A. Blain, CGA, New Denver and Silverton arc area signed a petition circulated Markin & Blain, CGAs Partner; Moroso, Markin & Blain all on alluvial land, and prob- "At-risk" housing in opposition to the rezoning. At lems would arise if debris clogs revisited the public hearing on the pro- Office supplies from Cowan's. It's smart business! creeks and dams water, Baker posal, Carbonate Street resident NELSON-Housing for --~ 517 VICTORIA STREET, NELSON said. Ministry of Highways con- Denise Stewart said conversion ~ Tel 352-5507 Fax 352-9936 young people having difficulties = tractors patrol the main roads of heritage homes to include C OFFICE SUPPLIES UD. TOU FREE 1~332-4474 in their lives may yet be built in and bridges hourly and watch suites would a11rac1 the wrong Nelson. City council in January for jams. type of people to the neighbour- blocked a plan to erect a provin- Kootcnay Lake is expected to hood. Haywood Kirsh, another cially funded, $1.2 million, JO- rise a few feet above normal, Carbonate Street resident, unit housing facility on top of because of the heavy snowpack expressed concerns about park- the City-owned Garage youth and releases from the Libby ing, and also said he did not centre building, but last week Dam in Idaho for enhancement believe heritage homes would councillors voted to suggest a of sturgeon spawning grounds, be maintained if they were con- number of sites for the project. said Dwain Boyer, water engi- verted to rental units. They also agreed to provide neering section head in the Nelson Community Services environment ministry. The Centre-which organized the increased levels should not affect residences that are set first proposal-with detailed Dog ban mulled information about the sites, and NELSON-A recommenda- back according to current regu- to meet with community ser- tion by the City's recreation lations, he said. vices representatives to discuss committee to ban dogs from People living next to streams the possibility of a financial Lakeside Park and the playing may see some bank erosion, he partnership for the project. field there, from Lions Park and added. Proponents of the plan had Queen Elizabeth Park has been feared that BC Housing-which paid for a feasibility study for it referred to the Protective Domestic assault and gave preliminary Services Committee for their charges filed approvals-would back off from recommendation. That commit- the project because the funding tee will consider the proposal NELSON-A 43-year-old and study were tied to the and recommend action to coun- Nelson man was arrested May 17, and faces charges of assault, Garage site. But BC Housing is cillors. ..;:, j -· Yourphoneis better,and d&Star nowso is yourPhoneBook ... I