i rae apne DETER AAEM Scien ek | eR sont res A10 ~The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, June 14, 2006 TERRACESTANDARD USINESS REVIEW By — : SARAH A. ZIMMERMAN AGROUPof local merchants » are planning ! to publish a map ‘of the’. downtown ' “area ‘that. features unique; _ independently owned shops, with a view to promote more . foot traffic in the downtown _ core, . “Tt encourages locals and " , individuals to explore and _ support our local indepen-. dent businesses,and services ~*~ to see what we have to offer "that’s unique and to feel the . ' flavour. of our community,” explained Lori Merrill, own-. ‘er of Sidewalkers women’s _ .. clothing, outlet and a mem-. . _- ber of the Terrace Downtown»: - “Merchants Association. ~ “And of course, when you ‘ _ are supporting independent . .. local businésses the dollars. ~~» go right back i into your com- . munity.” , _ . The map will be pro- * duced by a Vancouver based _ - - company called Modern Ur- . : . ban Guides. ‘The company began sev- eral years ago to promote. « ~ foot traffic to locally owned | ‘businesses..on Vancouver’s © downtown east side. “It. proved so. successful that the company designed a. ~ template to encourage other’ “--.”."gommunities and neighbour- -. hoods,ta follow suit.’ “We've: got on board with -. these folks because it’s prov- | - ~.-en incredibly successful for other independent business- '-es in other. neighbourhoods ~. and small towns,” Merrill said. _. The plan is to get a broad number of downtown busi- — nesses ‘to’ purchase’ a-small;:* colour advertisements in the _ ‘brochure highlighting their services and what is unique about them. - The buy-in makes the ads affordable, said Merrill, and — provides an easy-to-carry guide that promotes buying -local. “Unless you stop and take some time to step into these little worlds, you’ ‘don’t know. -we have. them,” Best Western bought > she said. THE BEST WESTERN . Terrace Inn is under new ~ ownership. The sale of the local hotel by John Georgilas to business partners Amin Sunderji and Karim Bassaria ~ ' of Vancouver closed June 8. ‘Kleamyck, the Jf Dullss - ‘We want to develop this so our downtown becomes ,a destination.” Anna Beddie, who owns . Misty River Books, is also a member of the merchants association and she hopes ‘the maps will promote more _ pride in. the community as well, — Part of the map. template includes a spot to list local. events — something Beddie hotel’s manager and Georgi- i las’ partner said Georgilas is ~ ready 'to retire from the busi- .- “ness and pursue other ven-— tures. Georgilas has owned the business since 1988. Several years ago he lob- bied to develop a casino and convention centre’ on the "property but his proposal — was shot down by city coun- ’ cil, arguing the social rami- fications stemming from a gambling operation would be too dear. While it will remain busi- ness as usual in the short © term, the duo have plans to invest: more into the hotel _ down the line. “We will expand or grow . the .business as time goes by,” said Sunderji. The Vancouver-based business partners are the second group of people from the Lowet Mainland to in- vest in a business in Terrace in the last year. “We think there are lots of opportunities right now in the northwest,” Sunderji said of the hotel purchase. .“This is the town to be in because this is the hub and we think we are going to do well here.” CHOCOLATE BARS - —Alg-56g Selected Types | _ Limit 6 After limit 99¢ each Merchants make downtown map — _ Guide to independent shops to boost pride, . promote discovery of local shopping gems — . Says will help raise-the pro; file of the. unique activities ~ Terrace hosts. each year. “There is so much good . stuff, it’s. really exciting, - she says. “We have to be even more |. open in letting people know - what’s going on.” If all goes according - -to plan, the maps should be available, by Riverboat Days. % CHRISTIE COOKIES. 350g Selected Types. _ Limit 4. _ After limit 2.99 _ Terrace Little Theatre. ‘Canada, the agency re- ‘a community contribu-: | cides with National Pub- ~ Local honoured - A LOCAL federal civil servant’ has won an = award for 15 years of involvement with | the Annette Martindale, who works for Service sponsible for employ- ment insurance, received tion award last night it in Vancouver. : The presentation coin- f Annette lic Service Week... ' Martindale Martindale began as . an actress with Terrace Little Theatre. Her position then expanded to include other responsibilities such as | stage manager, director and producet. Most recently she directed and produced The Lara- mie Project, a play exploring the death of. a gay! man in _ the United States. . . “The majority of my plays have been issues ones and Terrace Little Theatre has never shied away from - ‘issue plays,” Martindale said. ' - . Proceeds from the play, $1, 500, went toward the oO Terrace Youth Safe House project. ON EVERYTHING _ WHEN YOU SPEND © COCA-COLA PEPSI REGULAR or DIET 6 x 710mL Selected Flavours Limit After limit 2.49 + Deposit & Enviro Levy Where Applicable In Celebration Of... | Aboriginal pay & & Father’ s a) we will pay the e equivalent of the Father’s Day Paderno Sale On Now! 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