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_ By ED YUDIN .
’ Herald Btaff Writer
“The Slumber Lodge Development Corporation _
will spend: close. to has million to renovate its

Construetién “of ‘an indoor “podl, additional ;
rooms, and a new wing to expan
facilities is tentatively scheduled to begin Oct.
16, according to Ollie Dzioba, a head office ad-
ministrator for the Slumber Lodge chain in

id restaurant

thought now was the time to expand,”
said Dzioba in a telephone interview. “We found
regular commercial travellers
. bere (Terrace) have to book far

commoedation. We've enjoyed relatively good

fk eee oh our. Terrace facility.”.. . os
us oy $050,000 project, Slumber Lodge “
to thee “Travel Industry Development

Agreement (TIDSA) a jointly ad-

ahead for ac-

diary
ministered federal and provincial government

program.

“We have applied to them (TIDSA) and though
nothing has -been signed yet, I understand
$250,000 is the figure they have offered. It cer-
tainly makes it easier to decide to expand, with
interest rates being what they are these days,”
comimented Dzioba

would ke offering government hes announced ii
offering Slumber Lodge $200,000 in the
hem of a low interest at loan and an additional

Lynne Hurley says it’s been busy at the Slumber Lodge’

Slumber Lodge expanding

ownership in the Slumber Lodge chain. Western

Dominion Investment Ltd., a subsidiary of Argus ,

berention acquired the motel chain at the”
beginning of August.

- Dzioba would not say if the expansion of the
Terrace facility would be part of a general ex-
pansion throughout the motel chain. However,
David Radler, the- new President of Slumber.
Lodge Development Corporation Ltd. has beén
quoted in the Province as saying the idea is being
considered, according to Dzioba. There are 16
Slumber Lodges in Teitish Columbia,

The plans are for adding 20 units tothe Terrace
Slumber Lodge. The restaurant will be located in
anew wing and will include seating for 45 as well

' a8 a coffee shop to accommodate 25 others. In

addition there will be a holding bar for 15 others.
The indoor-swimming pob! will be built in the -
new wing to be located Adjacent to the existing ~
structure on Lakelse Avenue.

The architect for the project, Greg Lutz of
Architects North in Terrace is in Vancouver

finalizing the plans, Bids for the construction .

should be put Put by mid-September.

“So far we are aware of three contractors
Interested in bidding for the project,” said
Dzioba, “Two are from the Terrace area, a third
from Vancouver. We are leaning towards giving

‘it’ td""@_ Terrace contractor, 80 We. wont
_ necessal

- accept the lowest ;
The renovations should be finished by mid:

. providing council's plans

T

.of additional

By ED YUDIN
Herald Staff Writer:

Birch Avenue residents
appear satisfied with the
Terrace district council's
recommendation to
rezone iot A-1 into
residential land-

improve the water
supply syatem and pave
the Birch Avenue hill are

- garried ont.

“Tm satisfied if they

do everything they

promised to dosays
Hugh Power, a Birch
Avenue resident who
attended the rezoning
hearing on Monday.
“They pretty well
covered ev

had asked for.”

Power is especially
happy he won't have to
pay for moat of the im-
provements undertaken,
such as the conversion of
the one-inch water pipes’
to regulation size,

“The only thing we'll
have to pay for is the

paving of the road in front

of our houses, which
everybody pays for
anyways,"he adds.
After concluding the
two. session special
hearing, council
deliberated for 20

‘minutes and came up

with the following
‘That the 18 rr

‘designated as rural land ©

be rezoned _ into

Fesidential lots,

‘The water system for
Birch Avenue residents
be brought up to National
Firefighter Standards.
Included was a recom-
mendation that a louping
of the water system be
planned in the future.
Council will also ask B.C.
Hydro to provide a

separate Tow amnion
cieult to allow pum

Pvrates
should a local fire occur.

' “Fhe one inch piping,
which has resulted in low
water pressure in some

-homes on Birch Avenue,
. be upgraded.

- .-The paving of: the

WEATHER

The Terrace weather
office says cloudy skies

. Wednesday mo should
edn y morning

in the afternoon,

. sunny
High predicted is 24

Celcius with a low of 12 or 18

dertaken by the district,
as well access to

mountain trail be
through some
the ty.

Another

Aixirey Cox, Has te
though stil a little ap-
vee aad carried i
(the recommendations)
out br I just
won many years
it will take” she com-
mented.

The Herald Wednesday, August 29, 1979, Page 3

Residents happy with plan

Cox is pleased the
roads will be paved, and
expressed a concern that

the the. water pressure be
increased.

She notes
there was. insufficient
water available when

. there was a fire at B.C.

Tel some time ago.
ait all the Terrace
lermen were pleased
with the manner in which
council deliberated for 20
minutes in closed seasion.
Alderman Helmet
Giesbrecht walked cut of
the closed door session.

He sald that since it

was a public hearing,
everything whould be
upfront and in the open.
Giesbrecht wants it noted
on the record that he
didn’t attend the closed
meeting.

The recommendations
issued at Monday's
meeting will be voted on
at the next session of
council. However, the
voting is a simple matter
of formal endorsement.
Mayor Dave Maroney,
absent from Monday's
session rh expected to be

troveray
Tetrault Park issue.

The special public hearin
‘the Birch Avenue rezoning
, athe “hls vera officially out it’s decial
earlier ‘6 decision
year to dedicate ‘Tetrault Park,
Acting Mayor Alan Soutar
noted, however,

dedication was a fait accompli.

‘ Efforts to rezone it into
residential of course failed,
Council did receive letter on

IT'S ALREADY
BEEN DONE

ig on Monday from Diana McKay of
the Save Tetrault Park Com-
mittee, She asked that council

that the

Water
shortage
fear

ARMSTRONG, B.C. (CP)
— The long, hot,

There's a serious water
shortage in this amall in-

terior community which.

could cause unpleasant
problems late later this year,
Mayor Marvin sald
Tuesday,

Kirton said the elivation is
the worst he’s ever seen and,
if there isn't rain soon, the

community will be in “real
trouble this fall and winter,’

north of the city

many of the problems.

2,700 about 35.

Authorities salt a 66 per’
_ cent reduction in the snow .
pack last spring has caused

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The Herald has, however,
learned police were seeking
Stowark alter a prowler was
reported were looking
for the vehicle they found in|
a eet af muta et oe

Theft af auto
being contemplated the
police department

confirmed.

Street and Highway 16 East,

. While under suspens!

Sr vo in
is es -
paired driving and driving
lon as a
remult of the incident.
Terrance Herbert Kerr: is

reported facing impaired’

ving charges as is Flora
Irene Barnett. Two other
Terrace drivers were
handed 24-hour suspensions.

Kitimat RCMP say a car
deiven by Diane Cayer of
Kitimat on Haisla collided
with a 72 Ford driven. by

Randall Smith also of:

Kitimat, RCMP report no
injuries to either party.
There was about 1,200
damage total. The mishap
occured Monday morning at
0:30 A.M.

RCMP also report that a
set of hubcaps was stolen
from a new ford at Snow

- Valley Ford ‘in Kitimat

Thursday day-Friday, August 30-31

Now, for people with s bigger hunger, there's a bigger burger. You
seo, we started with our new ''6 to a pound burger,'’f with ‘more

burger than bun,'’"™ then doubled the meat. To a full 1/3 pound.t

And there's no bread in between this one. Instead, it’s all beof.

could want, from lettuce to cheese to piokles.
Come eée how it stacks up against your
hunger, while it's half the regular

‘Alan = Soutar

[COUNCIL BRIEFS

Septe
Labour Week. Tho
request for auch an an-
nouncement came from
Pauli Johnston, the
general secretary of the
Kitimat-Terrace and
District Labour Council.
Numerous ‘communities
throughout Canada
designate first week

in September as Labour .

‘Week to coincide with the
Labour Day holiday.

In other business a
letter from Gordon
Harris, a resident of Agar
Avenue, expressing his
concern over safety

at the Agar an
.Kiddies Park was

received by council..

Harris says sehr
motorists driving by the

, Playground near his

¢ have killed at least

erect pr oper warning
signs and advise the
RCMP to patrol the area.
With. Terrace Mayor
Dave Maroney ‘
vacation, acting mayor
asked
comell to refer Herris’

requests to committee for
study, _

The East Indian
community. in Terrace
will will receive a tax break.

ce council ted

ihe ai flich ‘Temple a a ae

& property tax

exemption.

While plans for a -

transit system for
Terrace are still in the
embryo stage, council @
members have been
invited to an informal
discussion on the matter
by members of the Urban
Transit Authority of
British Columbia. Trail
mayor Charles Lakes and
Kelowna alderman Fred
Macklin have asked
council to send
representatives to a
luncheon in Vancouver
September 6. The in-
formal session will be one
of orientation and
discussion both of
Terrace's plans and the
activities of the. Urban

d Transit Authority.

The Fun Fest held in
Terrace in June was by
all accounts a huge
success. Mary-Margaret |
Smith of the Terrace
Parke and Recreation
Department presented
council with a com-
memorative album of the
évent. Terrace council. -

received the book for its

archives.

$60,000 forgivable loan, under the TIDSA April. He says the project is a viable one, and a Outlock tf
program. The application for government with the facility expanding, hopes to run bus cures. inal eny.
assistance had been made before @'change in- tours from the Sluniber Lidge next summer. Thursday:malnly suncy.
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LANGFORD (CP).— A community last Taureday.
fourth person haa died Lidia Josefa Christophers,
following a twocar collision 56, of Langford died
in this Vancouver Keland Saturday night of injuries

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