May10, 2000 Express Page 3 were acquired in 1996 by Corporation and the Trust series of investments which Dam upgrade begins Columbia Corporation and Power the with this year's upgrade being completed by July. will make Columbia Power Corporation and the Trust Columbia Basin Trust. No new flooding will occur one of the largest CASTLEGAR - A multi- Brilliant Plant by roughly competitively priced source "Increasing the generating and there will be no change hydropower producers in year $40 million program is 20 megawatts when all four of new power, which has capacity means more rev- to the historical, allowable the province. This upgrade now underway to replace existing units are upgraded already been sold." enue to the province water levels. will employ approximately and upgrade a number of by 2002. It will provide a The dam and powerplant through Columbia Power This work is part of a 25 skilled people this year. key components in the pow- Corporation and an increase erplant at the Brilliant Dam. in the income for the Trust's "By replacing the genera- spending programs," said Its Animal Health Week May 7 - 1 3 tor windings, the water wheels,, transformers and Wally Penner, Director, TIME TO PARTY! community and regional ffor your puppy) other pieces of critical affairs, Columbia Power ANIMAL HEALTH WEEI< EVENTS equipment, we will reduce Corporation. "It will bring the risk of sudden, social, economic and envi- unplanned outages," said ronmental benefits to the Puppy Party Victor Jmaeff, vice-presi- Columbia Basin and its res- __.. Thurs., May 11 - 12: 15 pm dent, Operations and idents." (Free Daycare for Party Pups) Engineering for Columbia The work will be managed Power Corporation. "This by West Kootenay Power a $40- The BrilliantDamnear Castlegar,now undergoing work will also increase the generating capacity at the millionupgrading for Columbia Power Selkirk Veterinary Hospital Call 352-2999 for details Nevv home for Regional District DO YOU ENJOY WORKING IN THE NELSON (Staff) - The Regional sq. ft. addition will extend towards the The building will accommodate 32 RESORT INDUSTRY?? District of Central Kootenay is pro- south. All regional district services regional district staff and meeting This is the leading Resort and Hotel Management ceeding on the redevelopment of their will be accessible on a single floor diploma program in B.C. This two year program will spaces for 70 people. develop your skills to fast track your career into super- administration offices on Lakeside level, and the addition will have the The contractor building the project is visory and management positions. The program offers Drive in Nelson at a cost of $1.16 mil- capacity for accept a future second Greyback Construction of Penticton. a combination of business, entrepreneurial and indus- lion. floor. Hans Neumann, also of Penticton, is try specific courses. For more information, or to regis- The site is the former District Office When completed, the building will the project architect. Greyback esti- ter, contact Marg Dolan at (250) 352-6601. of the Ministry of Transportation and have a new appearance with a stucco mates that 70% of the workforce will Highways. clad exterior and increased thermal be employed from the Central PROFESSIONAL COOK TRAINING The existing 6,200 square foot build- insulation applied to the existing pre- Kootenay region. All three levels of the provincially standardized cook- ing will be totally redeveloped with cast panels. A new entrance will Fairbank Architects of the Nelson are ing program are offered at Selkirk College, Nelson interior renovations and a new 6,200 include a feature skylight. the Project Managers. campus. Upon completion of Levels I, II and Ill, acer- tificate will be issued. Level 1 - Semester 1, starts September 2000_ Trust calls Community This is a four-month program designed to train people for employment in restaurants, cafeterias, and fast- food outlets. for tenders groups get Give us a call Today! visit our web site: www.selkirk.bc.ca NAKUSP - The Columbia Basin Trust has issued a call for tenders for construction Architects, located Vernon Street in Nelson. Bid depository for sub- on $140,000 kir~ lie~e ___________ mj---NELSON ,,,, CAMPUS----- 2001 Silver King Rd., Nelson B.C. V1L 1C8 352-6601 of a three story office build- trades will close May 11, ing to be located at 13th 2000 at the Construction By Stephen Harris NELSON - In a spate of funding announcements last Avenue and 4th Street in Association offices in week, community groups and co-operatives in the ANNOUNCEMENT downtown Castlegar. Castlegar, Cranbrook, "Tenders close on May 16," Kamloops, Kelowna, Nelson region received a total of $141,467 dollars from said Dave Strachan, Trust Penticton Vernon and the provincial government. Manager of Lending Vancouver. For more infor- Most of the money came from the Ministry of Programs and Business mation about this tender Community Development, Co-operatives and Volunteers Development. call, contact Allan MacLeod under the direction of Minister Jenny Kwan, though one The Tender call package at 352-5371. grant for the Capitol Theatre came from the Ministry of includes incentives for bids As part of the Trust's Small Business, Tourism and Culture and the BC 2000 from local contractors. "We investment portfolio, this Millennium Arts and Heritage Fund. know that there are compa- real estate project will not • The Capitol Theatre Restoration Society will receive nies in the Basin that could only earn income for the $12,500 for the Heritage Theatre Festival successfully bid on this con- Trust's spending program, it • The Nelson and District Community Resources RobertCooper David Gillespie tract," said Strachan. When will enable staff from the Society will receive $53,647 in Community Enterprise The British Columbia Automobile Association (BCAA) is pleased funding to start a work opportunity resources co-opera- to announce that Robert Cooper and David Gillespie have been complete, the 22,000 square Trust and CPC to be in clos- elected to the positions of Chair and Vice Chair respectively of foot building will house er day-to-day contact as tive for people with disabilities. the BCAA Board of Directors. Board elections took place at the • Community Futures Development Corporation will board meeting following BCAA's Annual General Meeting in late Columbia Power they manage joint venture March. Corporation staff, some power project investments receive $50,000 to start a micro enterprise loan fund. Robert Cooper has been a BCAA member since 1981, and has Trust staff, and City of at Brilliant Dam and the • The Kootenay Film and Video Co-operative will get served on BCAA's Board of Directors since 1992, holding the Castlegar Council powerplant project at $20,000 from the Co-op advantage program to develop position of Vice Chair since 1998. He also serves on the Council of Governors of the Canadian Automobile Association. He is Chambers. The project is Keenleyside. In addition, a co-op serving the local film industry. President and owner of R. J. Cooper Construction in Prince scheduled for completion in this new building will pro- • Kootenay Country Store Co-operative will receive a George, and is a member and Past President of the Rotary Club in $5,320 grant to help serve members and the local com- Prince George. Previously, he was a Director of the Prince George the late fall of this year. vide the community of Construction Association, an active member in the Prince George Tender documents can be Castlegar with top quality, munity. The funding will be used to develop a plan for Minor Hockey and Lacrosse Associations, and a member of the refining operations, strengthening profitability, and Executive Committee and Board of Governors of Shawnigan Lake obtained from the Fairbanks professional office space. School on Vancouver Island. He replaces Dan Smithson as Chair. increasing the co-op's support to the community through David Gillespie was first elected to BCAA's Board of Directors in the sale and promotion of locally produced goods. 1991, and has served on the Finance and Investment, Board NDBA meetings Co-operatives are legally registered and incorporated businesses that operate like a business, proprietorship or Governance and Audit Committees. Gillespie practices law with the firm of Gillespie Renkema Barnett Broadway in Kamloops with emphasis on real estate development and commercial NELSON - The Nelson Downtown Business Association is society. Co-ops are operated and owned by their mem- matters. He has served as a Commissioner and consultant to a bers, who are also shareholders, and are based on the number of ministries of the previous Provincial Government on holding their Annual General Meeting on May 18 at 6:00 issues such as aquaculture, forestry and agriculture. He is a p.m. at the Baker Street Inn. principle of 'one member, one vote.' member of the Canadian Bar Attendance of all business people in the downtown area is important to help direct the NDBA over the next year. Over the last decade, the number of co-operatives in B.C. has increased by 35 per cent to nearly 700 co-oper- Association, past Director of the Kamloops Real Estate Board, and Past President of the Kamloops BCAA (8 The regular Thursday morning breakfast meetings contin- atives. Today, they employ more than 13,000 British Gyro Club. Gillespie replaces Colombians. Robert Cooper as Vice Chair. ue at the Heritage Inn Hume Room at 8:00 a.m.