A6 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, September 18, 1996 _ Place for One of three in the province AMIDST well wishers and politicians, the Family Place — an access centre for parents and child care providers —— celebrated its grand opening last week. The centre brings together a number of services un- der one roof, and is quite unique. There are only three Similar ones in the province. “The community seems to be really happy with it,”' says centre coordinator Ann Peltier. The centre experienced 4 few growing pains early on, as people tried to figure out what The Family Place did, and how it fit into the normal juggle of government departments they were expected to deal with, explained Peltier. Part of the planning behind the creation of the Fam- ily Place was that parents would no longer have to run around town, tracking down the people they need to see. The access centre acts like a central clearing house for children and families, as well as providing training and support for care givers. And now the community is starting to feel more comfortable there, says Peltier. It’s hard not to, since the centre is based out of a renovated home. There’s a full kitchen, two fireplaces and even a fenced backyard. Government workers who spend part of their week helping clients at the Family Place say they much prefer the atmosphere there to a normal office, reports Peltier. The budget for The Family Piace comes from bu- man resources and the women’s equality ministry. Representatives from both were on hand for the grand opening. MLA Helmut Giesbrecht sent his assistant Gail SEVEN SISTERS VENTURES families Pee see a a GAIL MURRAY, MLA Helmut Glesbrecht’s assistant, was at The Family Place last week for the access centre's grand opening. Here she places her palm print beside others on a big banner commemorating the event, Murray in his stead, and MP Mike Scott wrote a con- gratulatory letter. Multi-million resort — gets tenure to property YOUR COLLEGE IN. YOUR COMMUNITY 685165140 2 Tasae Caltanial Lins & it CRABSALE Saturday, September 21 $8 each or 6 for $45 Cooked ready for eating or to be frozen 9 a.m. to Noon at the Farmers Market Noon to 4 p.m. al the old PetroCan on Lakelse Live crabs also available Lock yourself out? Lose your keys? Don’t panic... Call us, we can help. 46244 Greig Ave. Phone: 635-5549 Fax: 635-1918 AFTER NEARLY a decade a company that wants to build a hiking/skiing resort on the Skeena River towards Cedarvale has finally been granted a commercial back- country tenure to the area. Seven Sisters Ventures Lid. ;can now chase the financing for its planned $20 million resort, which would include a large resort ncar the mouth of Fiddler Creek, a tramway across the Skeena, 55 miles of tails, and a series of remote lodges and heli-cabins. It’s all on the northwest side of the Skeena River between Dorreen and Cedarvale, The granting of the five- year licence of occupation — which will allow the company to conduct com- mercial backcountry tourism in the area — opens an 18- month window in which the company must complete a series of technical, biologi- cal, and = archaelogical studies. They’re also fine-tuning exactly which sites they need to lease for buildings. There would eventually be four remote lodges, five tent camps and 12 heli-cabins in the alpine backcountry, Seven Sisters president Art Bates says they plan to build the resort in two $10 million phases, with the first focussing primarily on the main lodge and tramway. As soon as the studies and designs are complete, be said, construction can final- ly begin. That’s definitely within the next two years, Bates says, and hopefully a lot sooner, “We're asked and asked and asked and you always get tired of saying ‘Yes, we're going to do it.” Bates says the main lodge would cater to 100-plus, with a full-service dining room and mini-convention facilities, He says they’re going to be chasing that mini- convention market and tour bus traffic, in addition to backcountry tourists. Bates says the key to get- ting full-scale investment has been the tenure. But he won't say precisely how he expects the project to be financed. A public share offering is a FLYNN SCHOOL) OF BALLET 3226A, River Dr, Terrace Director: LAURA AFICHIBALD Martber of aya auueyss Reomy Registration for year 96/97: Septembar 7, 12-3 p.m. Or Call 638-2077 Offering Jazz for all ages & beginner Ragistar Soon! 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Poor weather grounded Bates and his crews in Au- gust and delayed: plans to finish wildlife and ar- chaeclogical studies. But he returned this month and resumed work. “Come hell or high water we'll get it finished,” he said. “There’s one thing this long time delay has done for us,’’ Bates says. ‘‘We’ve re- searched the thing to death,’” Not only is Bates con- vinced it’s all technically possible, but he says he’s alsa got solid lines on good murkets in Europe. It's got a bunch of things that they don’t have any- where else,” he said. Bates says tourists can take a tram ride to the lodge, fly ia a helicopter, hike in some of the most beautiful backcountry alpine areas anywhere, and then take a boat ride back down the Skeena back to the main lodge. SCHOOL DISTRICT 82 (COAST MOUNTAINS) TRUSTEE ELECTION 1996 NOTICE OF NOMINATION PERIOD PUBLIC NOTICE is given to the electors of School District 88 (Terrace) and School District 80 (Kitimat) that a Trustee election will be held on Saturday, November 16, 1996 to elect trustees to represent School District 82 (Const Mountaina) as follows: Truatees (three) - for a three year term (1996/99 calendar years) ta represent the City of ‘Terrace northeast area of Kitimat-Stikine Regional District including New Remo, Kalum Lake Drive and Rosswood; Trustee (one) _- for a three year term (1996/99 calendar years) to represent the District of Hazelton, District of New Hazelton, District of South Hazelton, Village of Kitwanga, Cedarvale and the Villages of Gitwangak, Gitanyow and Gitsegukla; Trustee (one) —- for a three year term (1996/99 calendar years) to represent, the Area E of Kitimat -Stikine Regional District and the South and Rast portion of Area C of the Kitimat-Stikine Regional District including Copperside, Gossen, Kleanza, Lakelse Lake, Usk and Old Remo; Trustee (one) —- for a three year term (1996/99 calendar years) to represent the Municipality of Stewart and Area A of the Kitimat-Stikine Regional District; Trustees (three) - for a three year term (1996/99 calendar years) to represent the Municipality of Kitimat, Kitimaat Village, Kemano, Klemtu, Butedale, and Cable Car Subdivision, . Nominations for qualified candidates will be received during regular office hours at the School Board Office (Terrace), 3211 Kenney Street, Terrace, B.C., the Municipal Office, 270 City Centre, Kitimat, B.C., the Village Office, New Hazelton, 3026 Bowser, New Hazelton, B.C., the Village Office of Hazelton, 4310 Field Street, Hazelton, B.C., the Municipal Office, 8th Avenue, Stewart, B.C. Office Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 neon and 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, October 1, 1996 8:30 a.m, - 12:00 noon and:1:00 p,m. -4:30 p.m., Wednesday, Octoker 2 to Thursday, October 10, 1996 8:30 a.m, - 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. -,4:30 p.m., Friday, Oetobor i, 1996... NO NOMINATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER 4:00 P.M. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1998. Nomination documents are available at the following locations; the School Board Office (Ter- race), Village of New Hazellon, Village of Hazelton, Stewart Municipal Office and Kitimat Municipal Office during regular office hours, \ Candidates shall be nominated in writing by two duly qualified electors of the jurisdiction for which the person is nominated, The nomination paper shall be delivered to the Chief Election Officer, or designate, at any time between the date of this notice and 4:00 p.m. October 11, 1996. The nomination paper shall include the name af the person nominated (both full name and usual name, if different); the residential address and mailing address of the nominee, the names and residential addresses of the nominators; a statement by the nominators that to the beat of their knowledge the person nominated is qualified to be nominated and if applica- ble, a statement that the nominee is endorsed by an elector organization. LIST OF REGISTERED ELECTORS A list of registered resident electors will be available for public inspection at the City of Terrace Municipal Office, Village of Hazelton Office, Stewart Municipal Office and Kitimat Municipal Office during regular business hours from October 1 to November 16, 1996. The list of registered electors has been produced on the basis of the Provincial List. of Voters’ in all the areas except the Municipality of Kitimat and the Municipal Voters’ List, prepared under the Provincial Election Act. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AT TERRACE, B.C. . this 11th day of September, 1996 (Mrs.) Elaine Johnson, Chief Election Officer For further information contact: (Mrs.} Elaine Johnson, Chief Election Officer 635-2965 SCHOOL DISTRICT 88 (TERRACE) SCHOOL DISTRICT 80 (KITIMAT) 636-4931 - Local 201 639-9161 - Local 116 ‘ Honda. Attention Car Buyers! 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