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TERRACE — For Sale, One t
# airport. Slightly used. Owner With no takers, the’ airst
' will clean up. was declared surplus to fede ;
Expect an ad like that or one government. needs and: ‘the:
very similar soon now that the paperwork is nearly completed:
federal government has decided for it'to be sold to’ a ‘private
to sell its airstrip at Woodcock. _ operator. vk fof
And when it does, it'llend a -- One h sn’t yet been. found,
connection that goes back tothe but Seven. Sisters “Ventures, a
Second World War. company which wants to
The Woodcock airstrip, develop wilderness Irails in the
located at the CN divisional -area, is interested, .._ . an
point along the Skeena River June Ogden, a spokesman for
outside of Kitwanga, was built Public Works Canada which
during the war as an auxiliary acts as the real estate arm for
base to the larger ones built the - the. federal - government, said
same time at Terrace and ‘at: last-week she is now waiting for
Smithers. co - final ‘approval ’before the
Fear of invasion and a airstrip is put on the market.
resulting military build up in the “One requirement is that the |
northwest lead io the decision to site be tested for hazardous
build airfields. tt also helped to substances, Those.results are ex-
develop the northwestern road pected soon,”* she said,
network. “We have to see what is there
When the war ended, so did and if any correclive action is
the usefulness of the Woodcock needed,” Ogden added,
airstrip. It passed into the hands The Kitimat-Stikine regional
of Transport Canada. district has already told the
Up until now, the airstrip has —_ federal government not to.sell
been used by private pilots, fly- the airstrip. .. . Loe
ing clubs and skydiving clubs. Regional district official An-
But the federal government drew Webber said district direc-
decided last year to finda buyer tors feel the strip should be
for the airstrip and began by available :to established user. |
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WITH ‘PLANS in hand, Evangelical Free Church pastor Bill Park Ave. and Sparks St. will be Built. in the background is

Glasspell, left, and church board chairman Stew Christiansen the church's youth centre. It'll form part of the new structure,
stand on the spot where their new facility on the corner of

“A bridge to community”

New church on its way

contacting local governments groups in the area, .

Lots of asphalt — |
going on runway

TERRACE — Ten years of September,’* said Chris- tiansen,
discussion ended last week . tiansen last week in outlining
when. members of the the plans.

Evangelical Free Church .

‘ activities. I see us ag trying to
‘We began looking at a = meet the essential needs of
new building a year and bit _ the community, especially
That: first phase will in- ago," he added’ with young people," said

TERRACE — There's a reason downto the sides of the road so
feat to “their ‘Spark "Se volve constructing the shell The facility. will have q  Glasspell. for the large passenger jets'pass- water runs off instead of pool-
me : vk a va Io ons * . Of the building to what’s call- basement and be added to “The gym. will allow us to ing over more of the city lately, ing. it:

; . ed the lock up stage. That the church’s: ‘recently offer a place for people to
$509 000 with ground treats means the interior will be renovated youth centre on send their kids, a place where
doer, ane - rotected ‘from the el t Iv. i
ing set for as early as nex. ™ the elements the property. 1 . then they know they will have a

Improvements are being He’ said 23,000 ‘tonnes of
made to the airport’s main run- asphalt — the equivalent to
way in a $2.7 million project 1,533 truckloads — will be used

oo ae 6 while workers finish the ex- stretch South toward Park — good time and not be inun- that'll finish in September, - by the time the work is done.
ch bond en eh ue terior, = ; Ave. . dated with the things that can And that means flights are -That’s about one-quarter of
tiansen Phase IT calls for construc- Christiansen said the draw them -down — sex, landing and taking off on the

the asphalt now being laid down : |
‘ tebe on the 42km stretch of highway mA
Involved in the work is laying leading west of Terrace. a
down large-amounts of asphalt

at both ends of the runway to _“‘It’s quite a lot considering
improve drainage and a,resur-__,the runway is 2km long and 45m

When completed, church’ tion of the gym and kitchen estimated. $529,000 is based drugs and alcohol,” he con-
members will have a new and some classrooms while on paid labour and that the tinted,
sanctuary, a gym, a kitchen. Phase HI- is completion of final cost can be reduced Glasspell added that the
and rooms for Sunday school __the sanctuary which will hold depending on the amount of combination of a pym and
Band other-activities, --. -..... an estimated 350 people. Ser-,... volunteer work. deyoted io. kitchen will: also serve.as an:

airport's secondary runway, -

“Wide: sala Cede tinursu ns ;

There's been tio decision vices will be held in the gym’ ‘the structure, artraction for groups wishing ff facing of the runway... ee nei” Said Sect. : ; am

,¥6t On what. to,do. with: the _, Pending completion of the And while church to hold conventions, Terrace Paving Lid.’s Mike - Most of the Project consists
“church's current building but © Sanctuary, °* members’ will “have ‘a new “We also think it'll offer Scott desctibed the work as” Of getting the asphalt ready and ,
it.could be sold and moved Construction approval facility when finished, it will an integrated facility. A wed- Similar to that of paving @ Scott predicts the paving por-

off, the property, Chris- follows consideration of a —_ also serve as a bridge to the ding can take place in the
liansen said. number of options ranging © community, says pastor Bill = sanctuary and then there'll

“We'd like to start con- from a new facility to Glasspeil. be facilities right there for -
struction as soon as possible renovating and expanding its _ “We'll have a lot more the reception afterward,”” he
on Phase I — as early as this ° current building, said Chris: room for Christian education said, ‘

highway where asphalt tapers tion will taken about 10 days.

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