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ZIMMERMAN MUKS-KUM-OL Housing Society may well be the new owner of the former Terrace Correctional Centre building by the end of September, The organization, which provides a mix of housing for native people in Ter- race, is in the process of negotiating the details of the jail’s sale with the B.C, Buildings Corporation (BCBC). “All To can say at this time is there is an accep- sommes OOPIPS n@ bike « climb ei Sho Congratulations to the |. winners of the 2003 Terrace Standard Women’s Champion Chistine Krisinger Terrace | Men's Champion Ray Praught ted offer, we are working on a proposal and basical- ly my board's target and focus is for supportive housing for elders and youth combined,” says Muks-Kum-Ol’s executive director Danny Sheridan. Muks-Kum-Ol is one of the largest housing socie- ties of its kind in Canada. The former correctional centre building is more than 10,000 square feet, has 17 bedrooms, a large equipped commercial kit- chen and an office/meeting/training room. The facility also boasts several bathrooms, a din- ing room, storage areas, part basement, security system and a paved park- ing lot. The building is air con- ditioned, wheelchair ac- cessible and also has a lunch room. It sits on a 11,97 acre site although it is not yet known how much property is included in the deal. O D IAC the best | We Sell ADVENTURE Futura Téft..reg.'8,399% a [Vien 877-7802 Frontage Road, Smithers FREE FOOT CARE CLINIC If you're experiencing discomfort in any of these locations, sore, tired feet or leg pain * back or neck pain « shin splints « fatigue in ankles «heel pain, heel spurs » sclaticia Royal Lefage 1 eae fit THE FORMER Terrace Correctional Centre building located at 3120 Braun which has been empty since last October may come under new ownership of the Muks-Kum-Ol Housing Society which provides housing for natives. Though the sale is still conditional, the anticipa- ted closing date is Sept. 30 with completion and pos- session date being Oct. 31, said BCBC spokesman Denis Racine. “I’m absolutely confi- dent,” Racine said, of the sale going ahead. The asking price was $1.29 million but that may not may not be selling price. “That’s what's being negotiated and discussed at present,” Racine said. The jail closed in Octo- ber 2002 and was one of several minimum security facilities shut around the province as a result of 1-200 -/ $aves1000. budget cuts. Thirteen jobs at the fa- Outage causes problems in Terrace RESONATING effects of power outages along the east- ern seaboard last week have taken a toll on the north- west. According to Bill Miller of Environment Canada, from 2 p.m. Aug [4 to 9 a.m. Aug [5, all weather infor- mation filed to the national centre in Ontario was wiped out. 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