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Conditions could not have been more suitable for a fundraising trek on Sept. 13, as the cheerful Terry Fox walkers, above, demonstrate. For more photos of the event check out www.castllegarnews.com.
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On a sunny Sunday morning, around 150 participants took part in the annual Terry Fox Run and raised $2,247 for cancer research. The participants started off at the Castlegar Community Complex with registration and a short warm-up and were off to walk or run the 10K course. “This year it’s been fantastic,” said Audrey Polovnikoff, recreation and cultural programmer. “We’ve had several people volunteer to help us - ‘the power of volunteers’ - really get the word out there. We had signs up early. We
had the bank challenge with Bank of Montreal, Heritage Credit Union, and CIBC. Zelstoff Celgar came on and had an in-house challenge. So we’re very pleased. We had about 150 people here compared to maybe 70 last year. So we doubled up numbers by getting the word out.” Both the Castlegar Rebels and Selkirk Saints hockey teams were out in full force, both participating in the run and helping as course monitors. “It’s great to see their support,” said Polovnikoff. “They’re both very community-minded and we certainly appreciate their help.”
“It’s a great cause and we get to go out in the community and meet some new people and see some fans,” said Jordan Wood, captain of the Selkirk Saints. The run is organized by the Castlegar Recreation Department and Polovnikoff says they’re glad to do it every year. “I remember Terry Fox when I was younger, and I think many people do, for someone so young who had cancer and became a hero within a few years,” she said. “The unselfishness of what he did for cancer research. It’s just a great cause and we want to keep the dream alive.”
Ombudsperson assures seniors they’re not alone CRAIG LINDSAY Castlegar News Reporter
B.C. Ombudsperson Kim Carter was in Castlegar on Sept. 13 to talk about health care for seniors. Carter talked about the recommendations she made in a report to the Ministry of Health. The report featured 143 findings and 176 recommen-
dations and focused on areas such as home and community care issues, home support, assisted living and residential care. “It was a very large report we delivered,” she said. “It was over 450 pages. We looked at all significant areas of home and community care for seniors. We looked into the processes
in place to ensure people are treated fairly and reasonably.” The two areas the report focused on were: providing people with useful, timely information and insuring that services are accessible; and establishing clear, consistent provincewide standards and monitoring them to ensure they are met
and enforcing them if they are not met. “Very much at the moment, I have a focus on making sure information is provided to people,” said Carter. “People are being asked to make very difficult decisions in short time frames. The very least that can be done is to ensure they have the information they
need about residential care facilities, about costs, about what services they can expect, and how long they can expect to wait. This is all important information that is not readily available at the moment.” The ombudsperson has visited several other B.C. communities such as Nelson, Qualicum, Prince
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