Making ICBC easy Terry L. N apora Personal injury & insurance claims 1·800-5795338or3523J21 i1·405 BakerSt. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1997 SERVING NELSON & Tiffi KOOTENA YS, B.C. SINCE 1988 VOLUME 9, NUMBER 53 ~ INSIDE Recycling won't be privatized Flyersin thisissue: By Stephen Harris relief Nov. 19 when the ness," RDCK recycling jobs after next month. This In a surprise move, the NELSON - After 59 days Central Waste Management coordinator Michael Jessen just goes to show that if you RDCK also announced it • Pharmasave of worry, staff at the Commission decided said after the commission work hard enough and you has committed $600,000 to • Zellers Regional District of Central against privatizing local nixed the privatization plan. gel enough people on your capital costs for recycling, Kootenay recycling depot recycling services. "We've all gone through side, you can make your including a new building • Heritage breathed a collective sigh of "I cried tears of happi- hell worrying if we'd have dreams come true." and updated equipment. CityJewellers "A new building and new equipment will allow us to (Someflyersare further streamline our ser- areaspecific) vice and cut some extra costs," said Jessen. "We now have a new level QUOTE of political commitment lo of the recycling in place." WEEK Phil Berukoff, chairperson of the Waste Management Commission, said the direc- 'Ourgoalis tors' unanimous decision to invest not to go private signals a new level of cooperation $6 million.' between the RDCK and the City of Nelson. The Commission reviewed - ColumbiaBasin and rejected lender propos- Trustchairperson als from two private recy- cling firms. JoshSmienk, "We're very pleased with Page3 the outcome, and we're looking forward to cost- ~ savings by way of the new ARTS central processing facility, along with equipment designed to automate sepa- Musical ration of recyclable materi- als," said Berukoff. jamboree With the new commit- for charity ments in place, Jessen and the 14 other full- and part- time employees al the -Arts & Nelson depot can now get Entertainment back to the business al hand. Page9 "Without those old tin cans and glass bottles being recycled, there wouldn't be OPINION From Nelson, with love ... any new Ones available," said Jessen. Students at Hume Elementary went all out to support 'Operation Christmas Child,' collecting and shipping more "I hope that more people AIDS than 100 gifts for children in foreign countries that have been ravaged by war, poverty or natural disaster. Along will jump on the bandwag- with toys and school supplies, the students also packaged personal hygiene items like soap, toothbrushes and on now, and make a com- impacts combs. More than 500 schools across the country are involved in the program, and the gift packages are shipped mitment to recycling." free of charge to destinations like Bosnia, Rwanda, Croatia, Jordan and Nicaragua. all of us - Editorial Page4 !Cheques still moving by maill By Mu"ay Greig On the first day of the strike (Nov. 19), local dates for specific payments. NELSON - Threats of back-to-work legislation social assistance and government pension The provincial government is also ensuring INDEX cast a long shadow over ncgotations to end the cheques were delivered on schedule, and Bail that BC Benefits clients will continue to receive national postal strike as the EXPRESS went to said there is a plan in place to continue with the their cheques during the labor disruption. Editorial 4 press. twice-monthly deliveries. The union also didn't Benefits clients, including childcare providers, Commentary 4 John Bail, head of the Nelson local of the block removal of the EXPRESS from the are being asked lo pick up their cheques on the Street Talk 5 Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), Nelson post office -- a move Bail described as regular issuing day at the local district office of Good Neighbor 5 said talk of ordering the workers back on the job "a goodwill gesture." the Ministry of Human Resources. Calendar 6 could be "very damaging" towards continued Under an agreement reached in October "People who are unable lo travel, especially Art& negotiations. between Canada Post and CUPW, postal work- those receiving disability benefits, should con- Entertainment 7-9 "Having our local member of parliament talk ers were scheduled to make another delivery of tact their local office lo arrange for cheque Dr. Hister 10 about supporting back-to-work legislation federal government cheques on Nov. 26. delivery to their homes," Ministry spokesperson Classifieds 11-12 doesn't help matters," said Bail. "It's just aggra- A telephone enquiry service ( 1-888-440-7744) Marisa Adair said from Victoria. vating an already tense situation." has been set up to inform people of delivery See photo on Page 3 Have you got yours? l ,~m~~ ''-''llil!r11Hn11wu- 1998 r·.1ATURA~ll:lmll . 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