thm Bo gente IN RIE OER eT, Rn ae | Al4 Terrace Review — Wednesday, April 10, 1991 CLASSIFIED _ — ’ NORTH COAST ROAD MAINTENANCE LTD. | 4544 Lakelse Avenue P.O. Box 1020, er Terrace, British Columbia VéG 4V1 , E Phone number of originating of- i Tenders will be opened at Main A tenance Ltd., 4544 Lakelse Ave- NORTH COAST ROAD MAINTENANCE LTD. ' § 4544 Lakelse Avenue | P.O. Box 1020, ots Terrace, British Columbia Véa 4V1 (604) 638-8300 Fax (604) 638-8306 TENDERS TENDERS Terrace Contract Area: No. 26 Skeena Project or Job Description: Gar- bage Barrel and Rest Area Maln- § tenance. The tender sum for this project is to Include applicable federal and provincial sales tax. The lowest or any tender not necessarily ac- cepted. Tender Opening Date/Time: April 19, 1991 at 2:00 p.m. (File: NG-0-34F) Surety Bid Bond or Certified Deposit Cheque is not required. Tender documents with enve- lope, plans, specifications and conditions of tender are avall- able free of charge ONLY from North Coast Road Maintenance Ltd. 4544 Lakelse Avenue, Ter- race, B.C., V8G 4V1 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday to Friday except Holl- days. Skeena cepted. 19, 1991 at 2:00 p.m. (Fite: NC-0-34G) days. flee: 638-8300. fice: 636-8300. Office, North Coast Road Main- nue, Terrace, B.C., V8G 4V1 April 19, 1991. i 19, 1991. Clarence Baker Operations Manager ’ INTERPRETATION PROGRAM REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS MINISTRY OF PARKS The Ministry of Parks invites sealed proposals for the purpose of operating interpretive programs within Lakelse Lake Provincial Park and Tyhee Lake Provincial Park, subject to the conditions set out in the Proposal Call Package. Prospective bidders may bid on either of these Parks or both. If both, separate bid proposals must be submit- ted for each Park. The bid price shail not exceed the amount specified below for the 1991 operating season: 1991 — $9,000 per Park An option for annual renewal of the contract, to amaximum of three years, (based on satisfactory performance and avallable funding) will be Included in the contract. To ragister your Interest and receive a copy of the Proposal Call Package, contact either of the offices below. Packages will be available from either office on or after Wednesday, April 10, 1991. A bidders meeting will be held at the District Office in Smithers on Friday, April 12, 1991 at 10:00 a.m. to discuss the requirements of the programs and answer any questions. Sealed proposals will be accepted up to 10:00 a.m. (local time) on Monday, April 22, 1991 (the closing date), at the following addresses: B.C. Parks - Skeena District Oftice B.C, Parks - Skeena Zone Bag 5000 ; cio 101 - 3220 Eby Street 9780 Alfred Avenue Terrace, B.C. Smithers, 8.C. V6G SKS 798-2277 VOuJ 2NO 847-7320 : The Ministry may reject any or all proposals submitted. In selecting the successful proponent, bid price will be considered, but the scope and creativity of the proposal as well as the Minlstry’s perception of the proponent's ability to manage and deliver ihe proposed inter- pretve program will be strongly considered when awarding the con- ract. y nit ; eyke Hon. John Savage | Boe pe wa Minister of Parks arks | Terrace Contract Area: No. 265 A Project or Job Description: Guardrail Cleaning and Sweep- The tender sum for this project is i to include applicable federal and provincial sales tax. The lowest or any tender not necessarily ac- Tender Opening Date/Time: April § Surety Bld Bond or Certified Deposit Cheque Is not required. & Tender documents with enve- ‘lope, plans, specifications and 5 conditions of tender are avail- able frea of charge ONLY from § North Coast Road Maintenance Ltd. 4544 Lakelse Avenue, Ter: a race, B.C., V8G 4V1 between the | hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday to Friday except Holl- Phone number of originating of- . Tenders will be opened at Main Office, North Coast Road Main- ® tenance Ltd., 4544 Lakelse Ave- nue, Terrace, B.C., V8G 4V1 April Clarence Baker Operations Manager | If you don’t know what’s going on, things go on without you. read the Terrace Review Save their habitats for the sake of ALL of us. Docks Unkrateed!( atch Cal 1.900-865-DUCK ) are in effect: ; 100% LEGAL AXLE LOADING Cassiar Access ‘Lake Road 70% LEGAL AXLE LOADING shall apply. DATED: April 4, 1891 AT: Dease Lake, B.C. PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS STIKINE DISTRICT HIGHWAYS LOAD RESTRICTIONS PUBLIC NOTICE Pursuant to Section 26 of the Highway Act and to the provisions of the Commercial Transport Act, notice is hereby given that the follow- - ing load restrictions on roads within the Stikine Highways District will be amended. This notice supersedes all previous notices pertain- Ing to the roads within the Stikine District. ; Effective 8:00 a.m., Monday, April 8, 1991, the following restrictions Highway #27 trom Deltale Creek to the Yukon Border Atiln Highway, Atlin Townsite, O’Donne! Alver Road and Surprise Telegraph Creek Road, Telegraph Creek Townsite and Glenora Road All term overload permits are invalid for those roads which are restricted to 100% or less of legal axle loading. The applicable percentage of tolerance provided under Section 4s 7.06(2) of regulations pursuant to the Commercial Transport Act Violators of the regulations and restrictions will be prosecuted. FOR: Minister of Transportation and Highways Province of British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Highways Housing markets — financial point of view, add a fast food outlet and everything changed. Suddenly, it was an in- vesiment that would provide a high rate of return. estate values was guaranteed. "No one thought of prices going down," says Lane. As a result, little con- sideration was giyen to the rate of return on an investment, Instead, with great satisfaction, investors watched the value of their property grow, During this period there were government tax incentives for developers, and that meant build- ing investment was profitable. Lane describes one common example, the developer who built a 100-room, $50 a night hotel with no concern as to who was going to pay the $1.8 million annual rent for those rooms. This led to the period from 1983 io 1987, a time when, according to Lane, "Receivership was the only growth industry." In most com- munities, populations were dropping, homes vacant, and re- possessions common. "Expo expectations" in 1985 created an optimistic climate. Every community in the province invested to meet the expected tourism glut. But it didn’t happen — distances were too great and most tourists never looked beyond Expo 86. "The tourism industry in this area was very hard hit," says Lane. During this period in history, there was a 180-degree reversal in thinking. The prime investor prior- ity was the rate of return on that investment. Equity appreciation was not a consideration, and lenders became. conservative. Then’ came 1988, A time of recovery, but in a changed world. The recession left a more educated public interested in quality pro- pertics. Real estate professionals developed a strong linkage with business. Where investment in commercial floor space might not make any sensc at all from a m here does it all lead? W The market will be Mae more sophisticated with a greater linkage between real estate and business. Resource industries like forestry have matured, says Lane. In the future he ‘expects to see a consolidation of operations, And the trend of an annual overcut will disappear. In its place, there will be an emphasis on maintaining a sustainable resource. . The mining industry will wind down and the few remote mines that exist will provide work for miners who live in existing com- munities and fly in and out of the job on a rotating basis. Overseas coal contracts expire in 1998, and Lane predicts that industry will wind down as well. The Tumbler Ridge operation in northeastern B.C. may continue by going under- ground, he says, but it will mean fewer jobs and less product for CN Rail and Ridley Island terminals in Prince Rupert. On the plus side, there will be a growth in the service sector and an increase in health care services. Government services, and jobs, will increase. There will be growth in the tourism and hospitality industry. Lane believes recreational properties here are underpriced and we can expect "significant appreci- ation taking place in this area". But due to the great distances in the north, it may still be difficult for the small tourism developer to survive. In housing, "niche" markets like home renovations will become common; a trend which Lane says Skeena students for rent There is a solution for those routine spring-time chores you never seem to get around to doing. The reason you never get around. to doing those chores is probably because you don’t want to, but there is an enthusiastic group of Skeena Junior Secondary band — students who would just love to do the job... for a small fee, of course. These students have divided up into work groups, and by phoning 638-0788, the school’s Rent-a- Student number, you can reserve a earn of your own. A few jobs might be too big, but none are too | small, How about washing that logging truck or Volkswagen? Even your cat. How about raking leaves, cleaning windows or sweeping the walk? This program is only available on the April 13 and 20 weekends and all proceeds go to a good cause. These Skeena band students are working their way towards a trip to Calgary where they will both entertain and serve as ambassadors of our fair city. Continued from page A3 has already begun. The private sector will get into the business of providing housing for seniors. This will meet a rising need caused by limited population growth and an aging population. ° In Terrace in 1976, roughly one- third of the population was in the 0-to-14 age category and about one-quarter in the 35-t0-64 age bracket. But in 1986, about one- third of the population was in the 35-to-64 age range, while only a little more than a quarter were in the 0 to 14 category. The shift in the 15-to-34 age bracket in that same decade rose from about 38 percent to around 47 percent, but with little change in the population in the next decade, this group will move up to the over-35 category and the lower age groups afe expected to decline. Another change with its roots in the early 1980’s is the two-income family. It has been good for the economy. While the population remained relatively stable, family income and spending increased dramatically. In the final analysis, all these factors will change the way in which we live. Our new priorities, - according to Lane, will be on lifestyle and quality of life instead of the dollar bill. This will mean a drift from a consumer society to a saving society. A more educated public will demand greater quality in housing, and that will mean an end to the speculator and a new breed of custom design home specialists. And the real estate business will change as well. “One-stop-shop- ping" will include in-house sales, appraisals, insurance and mort- Bages. "It's going to be a very different style of business,” says Lane. oceans a Fer eT A OE