Ag - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, July 5, 2000 Protecting downtown Highway retail zones include special rules for river land THE CITY plans to set special rules for two large commercial properties near the Skeena River. The land adjacent to the new bridge, owned by Progressive Ventures on the north side and Glen Saunders on the. south side, will. remain. service commercial zones, along with the rest of the Keith” Ave. corridor. But theyll get a few additional uses allowed only to them. : The proposed bylaw, put forward by city planner David Trawin, comes after nearly (wo years of cily debate about how to keep the downtown core strong and avoid urban spraw! along the highway. An initial review con- cluded strip malls along the highway had to be se- verely restricted and that most small retail shops should be channeled ta the downtown care. Trawin’s initial recom- mendations were eased and when Saunders and Progressive Ventures’ Dave McKeown still ob- jected, council directed the planner to review the issue further. Trawin now mends: M@ Properties along the highway will be allowed retail stores not less than 5,400 square feet, so they'll. be .a destination, rather than a strip mall. ME Those properties will be allowed a small amount of smaller shops, totalling no more than 10 per cent of the total floor.area of the main store. That’s in- tended to restrict strip mall development. @ The Saunders and McKeown properties, how- ever, will be allowed small shops totalling 15 per cent of floor area. Mm Besides regular ser- Tecom- vice commercial uses, the two properties will be al- lowed to include “entertainment and “recreation facility indoor.” @ The Saunders proper- ty will also be allowed to develop as multifamily re- sidential if the owner chooses. facility” . yf David Trawin M And highway land between Kalum Tire and the Sandman hotel will be allowed unlimited retail store size because those properties are considered close enough to the down- town to be a “fringe” area. Special treatment for the riverside properties is justifiable, ‘Trawin said, because it will enable the city to ensure the land be- comes a “qualily develop- ment.” “It allows us to do -something unique with those properties as they are properties adjacent to the river and they are the gaicway to the city,” he said. Trawin said uninhibited retail development. outside the downtown core has made a mess of down- towns in Prince George and Nanaima.° He added there's strong support here based on a survey conducted at the trades fair for restrictions to protect the downtown. “*"The overwhelming majority thought. the main retail area should be the downtown,” he said. The proposed changes, which go to public hearing July 24, are less than Tra- ‘win originally wanted. “In. a perfect world, we'd like to confine if a little more,” he said. “Reality is we've struck a good balance in making existing property owners happy and still putting some guidelines in place where it allaws us to pro- tect the downtown.” » Memorial. TERRACE & AREA HEALTH COUNCIL CO Bucur ones riBACEY EW Lone 40 HAIGUMDAAUL, TESA, BEG TT TOL (250) 6184071 © TAX (250) 835-7899 (7 ais eon HOSPITAL (720 HADGUIND AVENUE, TERIACE,ALC. YG 27 THU (25H 635721 tax (250) 635-7639 OSBORNE HOE 2A 7 HALE STREET, TERRACE, BC Y80 287 Flood money approved for area BOTH TERRACE and Thornhill are in line to receive a combined lump sum of close to $34,000 from the provincial government as part of a. B.C.-wide flood prevention initiative. Terrace will gel $18,750 to evaln- ate fload risk zones, particularly in the flocdplain on the southside that incarporates parts of Braun’s Island. Thornhill will receive $15,000 to take a second-look at an emergency berm put-up last year to block rising fload waters. “it’s nice lo hear that the moncy was accessed and will be used to study these areas of concern,” said Mysterious lights in the sky THIS ISN’T the first time Sheila Stephens has seen unexplained lights flashing in the sky. The Greenville resident was on her way home from Terrace, June 23 when she witnessed her second en- counter with the bright lights. “It looked as-if someone was sol- FANN drs dering “metal,” Stéphens ‘said: “The light was an incredibly bright mix of ' white and Grange.” And she wasn’t alone, Her brother driving along Lava Lake also saw the lights and so did her son in Greenville. The spectacle lasted for about three to four seconds and then va- nished, said Stephens. “We tried to look for smoke — as if it might have crashed. But we couldn't find anything,” she said. According to the ministry of en- vironment’s Climate Services re- cords, there were no reports of unus- “ual lights'in the skids between New ‘Aiyansli and Terrace on June 23. But a Climate Service Officer with the ministry of environment be- lieves that the lights Stephens saw could have been northern lights re- acting with particulate in the atmo- sphere. i order. community. service, toll [ree at 1-988-355-6222 Smithers Community Services Association CORR HOMES Are you interested in making a difference in the life ofa youth at risk? About our program... ‘Corr Homesis a6 month residential program for male and female young affenders between 12 & 18 years. ‘We have homes located throughout Northwestern B.C. ‘Youth are placed in your home on a hail or probation ‘Support is provided to the Corr family and youth up to 8 hours a week, by a Youth Worker in your ‘Families are financially compensated to provide this For more information about how to become a Corr Home, please contact Matt or Bonnie at 847-9515, or steak night in town! Royal Canadian Legion Branch 13 --Terrace ! BRED RRR SRR RRR RK First Friday of Every Month Juicy Steak - Baked Potato - Salad 5:00 p.m. servings BER BREF ERR PERE KR Ee Member & Bonafide Guests Welcome. 19 years and over only please. Roger Tooms, manager of works and services with the Regional District, which will oversee the Thornhill project. In Terrace, the money will help cily planners construct a colour coded map of the flood plane area, said Len Barak engineering techni- cian with with the water manage- ment branch of the ministry of envir- onment. The Ministry of Environment ap- plied for the money on behalf of both Terrace and Thornhill and will con- duct both studies. While the studies will help the two communities prepare for future floods, this year doesn’t seem to be too much of a problem, according to municipal emergency .coordinator - Randy Smith, 97) + “Right row everything looks pret- ty normal,” said Smith. “Unless we have a long stretch of hot weather or it rains excessively, we aren’t too worried about flooding.” Barak is planning the studies to be completed by the fall. these transactions. we inquiries. 41103 SPARKS STILET, TERRACE, B.C, VG S69 TEL (250) 63 B0223 © FAX (250) 435-9775 TH CT5O) 05-7007 © FAK (250) 635-7839 Terrace & Area Health Council, which consists of Mills Memorial and Terraceview lodge, is continually being challenged that it is administratively top heavy, andl thal if monetary savings are to be made, they should be in the form of cuts to the administration. Following is a list of the administrative personnel and their responsibilities. These responsibilities apply both to Terraceview and Mills Chief Executive Officer (one): The CEO holds the day-to-day responsibilities for MMH and TVL, with all paramedical departments (laboratory, pharmacy, diagnostic imaging, nuclear medicine, rehabilitation medicine] reporting directly fo him. Further, he reports to the health council and is responsible for — implementing board policy decisions. He also deals with patient and public issues, works closely with government officials at all levels, and with other health arganizations. Director of Corporate Services (one): The Director of Corporate Services supervises all non-patient-care departments (human resources, business office, information systems, plant operations and maintenance, dietary, housekeeping, materials management, health records, patient reception, laundry) for Mills Memorial and Terraceview. He is also the Chief Financial officer, responsible for the organization’s annual budget of approximately $21 million. He is responsible for reports to the finance committee and health council, impact and other analyses, costings (determining the financial impact of operational decisions) and all budgeting. Director of Nursing (one): The. Director of Nursing oversees the nursing department at Mills Memorial, which consists of acute care, critical care and psychiatry, She is also responsible for Home Support Services, the Diabetes Education Clinic and the Best for Babies program. There are approximately 100 nurses employed with TAHC, Payroll (one): TAHC’s annual payroll is approximately $16 million. The payroll clerk is responsible for processing the staff's 400 cheques every two weeks. Accounts Payable (one}: TAHC has an annual payout of approximately $5.5 million for operations and capital revenue. Accounts Payable is responsible for processing all these transactions. Accounts Receivable (one): TAHC collects approximately $5.4 million in revenue for operations and capital. Accounts Receivable is responsible for pracessing all Manager of Accounting Services (one): The accounting services manager is responsible for the day-to-day accounting and preparing financial statements and departmental reports. She also supervises the business office and the accounting functions of the organization, which includes payroll and accounts payable and receivable. Human Resources (hwo}: TAHC has approximately 400 full-time, part-time, and casual employees. Human Resources is responsible for recruiting and hiring all staff and implementing the performance-review process. Human Resources is also responsible for all labour relations and occupational health and safety issues, as las for administering the several collective agreements for hospital staff. Executive Assistant (one): The executive assistant is responsible for the CEO's correspondence, board minutes, agendas, scheduling, and directing public Secretary for Director of Nursing (one): The director of nursing secretary is responsible for secretarial duties for the nurse managers, acule care coordinators and the director of nursing, as well as minutes for nursing-department:meetings. Each person‘has specific responsibilities essential to the appropriate management of an organization of this size. Other non-administration departments necessary to the essential functioning of a hospital include admitting, medical records, dietary, housekeeping, maintenance, and professionals, We ho responsibilities. of course, the health-care pe these explanations clarify the question of administration's $6695... P185V708 14 hits Tempa/topaz Liniaya! 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