Pago A12 — Terrace Standard, Wednesday, December 5, 1990

“IT HASN'T taken Jong for reconstruction to start at the
Bavarian Inn which was heavily damaged by fire Nov. 12.
o Here, crews use a large crane to lift new rafters into place for

anew roof.

Uplifting

Profit

TERRACE — Profit sharing at
Skeena Cellulose here. Is bring-

ing . employees closer. to an

understanding of how the mill

" operates, says its manager.

summer and: replaces a system
of Christmas bonuses, he said.

“What was called a bonus to’
show appreciation for a suc--::

cessful year was in reality a pro:
fit sharing. By making it a year

round involvement, we want -
employee to become more in-

terested in the mill, " Menhinick

- continued,

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added. .
“People are now ‘asking in more
‘questions. The more they: ask,
the more they understand the
busines," he said, i
uThe: idea emphasizes:
employee initiative such as‘:
cleaning up while a piece of.
‘equipment is down so that ©
casuals aren’t brought in to do. -
the ‘work at an extra cost, said
Menhinick. :

‘It also includes the concept,
that each step of production is’
important to a quality product: :
being shipped from the mill, he..;

'- “The point is that every ever-

“gold,” ' Menhiaick said.

body treats the commodity like

_more-than:$100; are distributed
every: threé:-months and
‘employees are kept up to date
on profits each month, *.

“The amount: of the. profit
’ sharing pool:is. 10 per cent of-a
_Month’s net operating ‘profits,
~ Twenty. per cent of that ig im-
“mediately put into/a reserve, to
: a, maximum - $200,000,’ to ‘be
- drawn down in months when
there are net- ‘losses. ‘

‘An: employee’s share is
‘catculated according.to the
hours worked -over the’. profit

«sharing period. The share isn't
affected by holiday time or by .

“participation ‘in’ training and
, tducation programs. :

Cheques; they have ‘averaged « .

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All omployees., &
Mentilnick, . the. “nlf "8c
“troller and its forests: .
manager are participants fa the
plans:

The exclusion, takes. away. any
possible . conflict :of. ifterest
because the three are responsi-
ble. for setting . performance
standards and financial control,
‘said Menhinick, . j

_ The profit sharing : ‘plan =
over and above:the contract ft—~
has with its union, Wat
Canada. Los

And because it is new: and iy-—-
an initiative en the part of the-—
company, It is. subject: too
changes that may be. neededge—
said Menhinick.,. .- 7)” “mers

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TERRACE — A‘ ‘Canyon City |

logging company official in the
Nass Valley hasbeen named to
the provincial forest resources
commission. me

Collier Azak, president of
Zaul Zap Industries (1983) Ltd.
and a forest technician, was
named by forests minister
Claude Richmond last week.

Zaul Zap has cutting rights,
including an export permit, in
the Nass Valley,

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Gitwangak will receive two

two-bedroom homes, eight.

three-bedroom homes, one
four-bedroom home and one

five-bedroom home through a '
private lender .and federal ..

government assistance.

The band, located at the june- .

tion of Hwys 16 and 37, will get’

$281,250 from the federal’
government and $820,750 in a.

12-year mortgage from a private
lender. ae

As well, the federal govern-
ment will subsidize monthly
payments tHrough an annual
payment of $115,248, That'll

bring down the mortgage in-|

QUI AND ABOUT

‘terest rate to as low as two per

cent.
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Okanagan-Skeena Group has
had discussions about selling
land and buildings it. owns in
Terrace but no agreements have
been signed, says a company of-

TERRACE _ Demand for
‘tickets to two Christmas parties
sponsored by .a local. hockey
team. for small businesses is
more than double what an be

handled...

‘Terrace
Oldtimers Hockey Team presi-
dent John Taylor said last week

‘that space was sold out by the

end of the summer.

- Timbermen ,

ficial. : :
Bryan Edwards said the

discussions have involved com-

‘pany. property at its, shopping
centre development bounded by
Ottawa St. and Lakelse Ave..
and buildings on the land.

The company put on hold

Christmas bash sells out

~The. parties take place Dec. 7
and 8 in the arena’ banquet
room which has a capacity of

‘220 people.

*We could have sold 500
tickets each night,"” said Taylor,

‘The parties are ‘the major
event of the year for'the club's
money-raising activities.

Taylor said the concept grew
out of the idea of providing an
all-purpose Christmas party to

SUT Lt Let
nearly a year ago’ a plan tox
enlarge its shopping centre. — a

- Okanagan-Skeena Group ;
the parent company of.. Skeeng-=
Broadcasters and has real esta
holdings throughout the howe:
thwest,

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The winter 1990-91 edition of;
the: Crown lands ministry’ 5 of!
provincial properties’ for sale i is,
now out.

_ It contains 1,700 Crown. or}
Crown corporation properties:
- with an estimated value of more:
than $150 million.

small businesses.

“It’s a relief for them —:
there’s no planning, no prepara-:
tion. We pravide a meal, a live:
band, door prizes and free rides:
home. That (the ride home) is a.
strong point,’’ he said,

This’ll be the third -year the:

we ee ee

-hockey club has held the par-.

ties. In its first year, 10 small‘
businesses attended:. :

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various user. groups were. set to

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providing. drop-off. zones

ma ater a Laurent two mon-
‘ths:ago, However, it hasn’t yet
‘been: able to come up: with a
‘solution acceptable to council.

‘Laurent had advocated the ci-

“always - parking - ‘space.
‘available’ outside the clinics so
patients with mobility problems

“could be dropped off, fright at’:

“TERRACE — S Loeat 1 ried
“staff and. Tepresentatives of

t with ‘a council committee - |
oday in yet’ ‘another attempt to -
me up with a. ‘workable plan. -

_ the door.

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‘returning te to move the vehicle to “The (proposed) solution’ is
_a longer term parking spot. The- : very simple except it’ won't
‘reverse would occur when the:: work,’” Cooper added. ‘
‘visit. was completed, Laurent: ie Those answers; . however,
suggested creation of. five-" ; have not been good enough for
‘minute loading zones outside ’
such locations would” ibe the
solutions. 274

However, the’ committee ‘has
found it’s not that easy. : Chair-

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leagues. Maintaining all that
was needed was to: put up a few

there was ‘a legal: problem with: “he said instead -the ‘issue: had

the proposal — by-laws prohibit : ‘turned into a “bureaucratic

vehicles being left unattended.in . . tangle. mS

-aloading zone, 6. ‘Commercial: vehicles’ used
There were other problems” " foading zones all the. time and,

too, said alderman. Bab Cooper.

. Mot guarantee the spot. would be |
‘ free because someone else might ;-

already be “using ‘it and other
The driver could then help the _ health care. offices ‘might want |

patient into the. Slinic: before ., the same ‘concessions, he said.

‘tended while there,

™ Danny Sheridan

"Monday, Dec. 10 session.

‘alderman Danny. ‘Sheridan, q
m getting really frustrated
with this item,” he told his col. §

“man Ruth Hallock pointed: out *. {: Signs and paint some curbing, —

he pointed out, their drivers fre- . §
Designating a loading zone did :; ‘quently left the vehicle unat- -

Any recommendations”
“emerging from today’s meeting .
‘will come before council at its

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