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WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 2000                                     ESTABLISHED 1988. SERVING NELSON & THE WEST KOOTENAY                                                      VOLUME 12, NUMBER 26


                                                                                                                                    New center for
                                                                                                                                    New Denver
                                                                                                                                    Village youth center gets free
                                                                                                                                    land and building from province
                                                                                                                                    and federal government
                                                                                                                                    By Stephen Harris                explained. "I met with the
                                                                                                                                    NELSON - The old pana-           Minister and his assistant
                                                                                                                                    bode forestry building in        who agreed with my pro-
                                                                                                                                    New Denver is about to get       posal and promised to do
                                                                                                                                    a new tenant.                    everything     possible     to
                                                                                                                                       The building is being         arrange the transfer of the
                                                                                                                                    transferred to the Village of    building to the Village. It
                                                                                                                                    New Denver for use as a          has taken quite a bit of time
                                                                                                                                    youth center.                    for the process to be com-
                                                                                                                                       Kootenay-Boundary-            pleted, but I believe the wait
                                                                                                                                    Okanangan MP Jim Gouk            has been well worth it."
                                                                                                                                    helped in the negotiations          The youth center building
                                                                                                                                    for the building, which is       will need some repairs and
                                                                                                                                    owned by the federal gov-        renovations, and the youth
                                                                                                                                    ernment.                         center committee is continu-
                                                                                                                                       "This is an exciting          ing to raise funds for the
                                                                                                                                    achievement for the people       project.
                                                                                                                                    of the north Slocan Valley,"        "I believe it is essential
                                                                                                                                    said Gouk.                       that the area youth con-
                                                                                                                                       The province of B.C.,         tribute    financially    and
                                                                                                                                                                     through hands-on work in
                                                                                                                                                                     order to develop a sense of
                                                                                                                                                                     ownership of the center.
                                                                                                                                        "This is an                  This way, they will have a
                                                                                                                                          exciting                   stake in the ongoing success
                                                                                                                                                                     of this venture," said Gouk.
                                                                                                                                       achievement
                                                                                                                                      for the people
                                                                                                                                        of the north
                                                                                                                                      Slocan Valley,"

                                                                                                                                                Jim Gook,
                                                                                                                                                        MLA


                                                                                                                                    which owns the land on
                                                                                                                                    which the building sits,
                                                                                                                                    agreed to transfer the land to
                                                                                                                                    the village free of all costs
                                                                                                                                    except transfer charges with
                                                                                                                                                                        DAM UPGRADE
                                                                                                                                                                               page3
                                                                                                                                    the proviso that they first
                                                                                                                                    obtain the building from the        GERRARD TROUT
                                                                                                                                    federal government.                         page9
                                                                                                                                      Gouk went to New
                                                                                                                                    Denver to meet with the                 IMMUNIZE?
                                                                                                                                    youth center committee to                  page 12
                                                                                                                                    discuss their needs and view
                                                                                                                    StephenHarris   the building.                     Editorial  • • • • • .4

                                          Thumbs up!                                                                                  "From that meeting, I pre-
                                                                                                                                    pared a proposal for the
                                                                                                                                                                      Street Talk
                                                                                                                                                                      Leisipre ••••••
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  TomHierck, Chairof the B.C.Festival of the Arts FundraisingCommittee,gives the sign that fundraising goals are being met,         Minister of Public Works          Calendar •••••        •8
  and the group is now are raising cash for a legacy.WendyTakahashi(left) and Micki Stirling of the Festivalshare in Tom's          asking him to transfer the        Classifieds •• • 10
  enthusiasm.Seestory,page7.                                                                                                        building without cost," he        Horoscope       •• . 11



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