“Bob Parker Phone. 635-2801 | oa 1959 CHEVROLET. a vs Transportation Special $99. 00 Ltd. Serving Terrace, the Hub City of the Mighty Skeena Valley in Northwestem British Columbia te - 60th: YEAR — No, TL — | Wednesday, October. 4, 1967 oy 7 10¢ @ Copy © " JOB. CUNNINGHAM -- Don't tell a constircticn | ‘man that the Terrace area ae is financialig depressed. aa : ‘The word is boom. 2 } mits, a -month figure of $2,289,147. - And behind the boom is & $3 million ‘gsurge in but. ing, " 'Té some observers the’ buttding boain could pick up the local economic. sléck coubed ce 1 depressed lumter “od ‘Figures released -at ‘the: ood. of Audust stiow. a total $5,348,706 worth of eohstruction Bpproved for- bullding pers The figure is a rise’ ‘ot $5,080, 589 over tiie 1988 elght. , The type of construction also reveals estimates of con- tinued expansion by the people who are building, | While housing construction remains folatively constant, the ‘big money . ia going: into commercial, Institutional and industrial og Terrace Co-Op 1é a case fa point With w million-dollar . expansion of the department stare now rising. : Dominion Construction is building a new shonping contre ae with major tenants Canada Safewdy and Woolworthe,:. . a ._ ‘The construction had t0 reflect w confidence ir the growth be oF gertace And the potential of the town to serve as a shopping oan) centre for neighboring comminki New homes went up. at ‘te rate of. ‘dozen a month during July and Coinmercal nsittona. and ‘industrial ‘balling also ot rose sharply, a i ‘Three commercial permits valued at $1,107,832 were , issued in August. - oo ~ One institutional permit at $1,575,000 and one induatrial 4 permit at $44,000 were also issued. way The B.C, Telephone Company toll station at the corner . - of Lazelle Avenue‘and Atwood Street is now under conatruct- fon. Tho Vocational School are be! under way. workshops, Mills ‘Memorial hospital extension, and Auto Marine Electire’s new quarters uly was also a heavy building. month in Terrace with an overall increase ‘in building permits of $529, 783, a » Accellerated construction activity is evident inthe$3 ,060,- od 559 total increase in building permits issued to date 7 : During July and August of this year 20 plumbing permits Foot and 102 occupancy permits were aleo isaued, - y 7 ved ig 7 oh Vocational — school seen for 1968 ae The Terrace Vocational School ” 86©> nearly opened, 1 Butitdidn’t . And ft will open next yoar.| Unless. something goes wrong, That's .the gist of & mess sent by B, ©; Education Minis- ter L, R, Peterson to Terrace Chamber of Commerce Secre- lary Fred Adames, . The Peterson letier followed a strong protest by the Chamber at lack of communication between the town and the;Department of Education concerning the new) a vocational school, .. ‘Chamber of | Commerce launched a suvimer campaign to {Ind accommodation for out of|" town students. expected hare, They believed the school would open inSeptember. -Peterson’s letter dated Sep- tember. 15 sald “some consld- erations has been given to operi- - ing a portlon ‘of the school this But the ‘Edutadion mirilstoy 7) : ‘Gountillor walks out = = =Water line’ ‘sparks * Council argument ? Councillor Dorothy Norton walked out on the September 25 meeting of Terrace Municipal Council dlity of putting Her. exit: followed 4. heated exchange after she accused Coun- ell -of “giving” Terrace Inter- national Truck and Equipment water rights at their proposed new site on Highway 16. West, "You have no right todothat,’’ she told Council Other Couneiliors denied that ‘water rights wete being given away, Connelllor Cothpbell Lane cal- |: led the charge “a grave accusat- ton to us all’’, Ll. Councillor Norton also apyear- ed to charge that the water line Was being put in immediately as [a service to the trucking com- pany. Councillor Vic Jolliffe denied this. He sald that an immed- iste investigation of the feasib. in a pipeline in that location had beén suggested. Terrace Municipal Councilhas | choice of three alternative |: figs or the vicialy of gh e- vic wey 16 during 1068, -Terrase’ Herald. later asked if, in fact, Terrace International Truck. would receive conection to municipal water at no charge, This was denied by civic of ficials, - They said thet if, after inves- digation, ihe water line was in | to stalled on the ison of Highway 16, the trucking What has blacktop got- to do with ice? Plenty, is the answer Terrace Ice arena chairman Wayne Sea- meeting of. Municipal . Council, Councillor deferred a decision on & land grant to house the ice ereng the association wants. to id. Instead, council will do i some further study and meeting with assoctation members, the people beating the “Skate in’ 6B" cam- balm. Ce Underlying Council's -action was the question of how a large sum.of money could be allocated for recreation before the streets are paved. - Lbrook found at a September 25 | "REMEMBER SKATE IN 68, ‘the big banner causes Peter vanning, Val ‘Hayter and arena that proclaimed the hopes and aims of the. publicist Ruth Hallock currently pondering some . ice arena .association, Recert developments alterations. ice arena ‘chairman The council decision to meet .|with the association followed a strong appeal by arena chairman Wayne Seabrook. Seabrook charged thatthe coun- cil had hindered tthe campaign to build an ice arean here in 1968 ‘because of their apathy.” | ‘Council should at least ack- nowledge that we exist,”” Sea- brook, said, - ‘The assoclation chairman said that the arena had. been pro- mised land two yearspreviously, "Ta this going to take another ‘two years to decide,’’ Seabrook challenged councillors. — Councillor Vie Jolliffe coun- tered by asking if the associ- ation expected a grant of $200,- 000 to reach the target figure of $300,000, - “Pm not against: the arena association,” Jolliffe said, “But problem of Caged’. promise followed ‘a strong letter.written by Ter- added that “lt now appears the] ¢ would be billed for ap. | rate Chamber of Commerce un- schoo) should. anid as. B corn) p mely $8,700 of ectuakton.jder the signatura of president plete unit, oe | strvetin cout, plus water rates, | Willy Schneider, - HERALD | Tih! Terrace Omineca Herald, - Apoolitment was: made bi Worthwest Publications L! The company operates a chain - ‘of newspapers. in the Pacifi¢ a North: West,: Anclutiag. the. ‘Tere ME ‘race Ominote B floral ; alsgham will sito, Mr. Ci Ci ¢ ion with Herald publisher Cath erie M,. r in the operat. lon o¢ ghia conmunity*s. weekly ned the Terrace Horata 1! Mra, Hallock has now y rejoined | the Herald staff as. aaalatant editor. Terrace Omineca ‘Herald has: shown marked increages in ade: vortising sales and: siroulation: ay or_ even rent ~ merchandise |. - 1 the most effective way, the Harald in the past year, Display advertising has shown | ¢ and classified sivertiaing 2 a +150" ber nek Taargaa ere : editor in April, succeoding a 4 one hiandred per cont-increaga-). ‘Sa