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: Open Sundays Neon-5:00 pm .
DAVID BLOCK is the city's new planner. He arrived on the Job last week from. "FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL: 635-7051 ‘ 800-542. _
Calgary, where he had completed his studies. Block will handle. planning duties $e ae eeeeneennnneennatens Skeena Mall Emocens L 800 563 ee in

{formerly performed by David Trawin, who moved. to: Kamloops | in September,

Out & About

Values up and down |

AN UPTICK in business property: assessments | is: whit
. drove: the city’s “‘averall. assessment increase. this 4 year. .

Business assessed ‘values rose’ by close to-$4 ‘million.
_ or an. average 2.8 per.cent to $133. million in Terrace.

That i increase offset’ what was ‘actually. a minuteaver--
“age decrease’ of. 0. 14 per cent among Terrace residential _—
Properties." 2 cet

There’s no evidence yet of inajor ‘commercial. ‘value co
changes. asa result ‘of the. sale_of land. to: Wal- Mart, ‘de-
puty, area assessor Erich Streckenbach. said,”

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Wal- Mart to open. soon.

WAL- MART: will pen in. the ‘next-two’ weeks = by the
end of J anuary ~. says its store” manager. - . a
an. Hall’ said Friday: he doesn’ t have a firm opening .
date yet

But ‘the. big. ‘box. store. continuds ‘to.
be a hive. of activity’ as merchandise |
is tolled out in preparation for open- :
ing. E
“Wert re: ‘counting down: ihe days,” mi
he ‘said. a

Hall. said’ more: than 50 trailers full
of merchandise have been ‘loaded ‘into:
the store, along: with’ 25 traiters worth:
of fixtures. pyres , ‘lan Hall

If each of the: 53- foot trailers’ ‘were . poe
lined. up end-to- end, ‘they’ d Stretch for three-quarters of a _
mile. 9 f* -_

A total: of. 220: “employees: have been hired ai ‘the:
store, 59: per ‘cent. of which .are full-time. mn -

Hall ‘said. store: ‘employees have. formed: ‘a community. :
committee: that: intends’ to ‘raise-m
Projects | in n the ommunity;

, Mi ning: ahoy S
TERRACE city council. will send a Tep- 6: “the Minéra
Exploration Roundup. 2004 Jan. 26-29'i in Vancouver: -. 7

City ‘and Terrace Economic Development: Authority -:
reps hope: to’ take advantage: of° rising “gold prices..and’
government: poticy reforms. to convince companies to” in- an

vest in’ this’ area now... we A °

-Peckford. departs |

BRIAN PECKFORD. has _stepped down.as head of the a
Pacific. Offshore. Energy ‘Association. ; a
~~ The: ex-premier of _Newfoundland served two ‘years | as a
chair of the. Nanaimo- -baséd organization, : which advo-. °:-
cates for coastal: ‘communities as B.C,. moves: toward e5-i.
tablishing an offshore. oil and gas, industry...

~ Bye bye: Blackstone

TERRACE HAS lost’ ‘one of its ‘finer restaurants. °

The. Blackstone; which leased Space. at ‘the Desidera-
ta Inn, shut down: at the. end. of December. Its 0 owners are.
relocating to: Kamloops. - oo

Desiderata: Inn ‘Owners ‘say ‘they intend ta open are. =
“placement” restaurant. in, nthe former, Blackstone location :
in the months ahead. we

at your + home is electrically heated, you may be eligible I. receive e financial incentives from the Power Smiart
7 Renovation Rebate program. By conducting specific eneigy- -efficient-improvements involving. wiridows and”
: insulation, you can greatly 4 improve the comfort of, your entire. home. and: reduce heating costs._

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“s ‘or call BC H dio at 604 431-9463 or. rd 877 a3t- 9463 oulside of the Lower Mainland, .

Airport
stats up.

THE ‘AIRPORT. ended. the’
year with. slight. i increase in,
passenger numbers. « .
A total of 89,694 people
"flew through the. Northwest
Regional Airport last “year, :
. up about 450 Trom: the pre."
vious year..." 7%. ol
That “was ‘well : “above :
the airport ‘society’ s’ ‘budget.
target . of 85. 000” Passen- -
gers...
One. number ‘hat. went.
down in 2004 was ‘the: -
number: of missed. flights .
here. | ¢ .
A: total-.of- 7 were: re:
corded’ during. thé ‘first full:
year of operation‘of the In; ”
- strument Landing System. ee
That's.a 74 per cent de-.
crease ‘from the 142 nis-
sed flights in. 2002...”

to. be able to. ‘access: any” of our. Eine merchandise: ’ All. you have to do is come. ‘inte’
either. of our two stores, “Totem: Furniture. &. Appliances" on Lakelse. or “In. ‘The «©
_ House” located ° in the Keith’ Avenue ‘Mall tie. suppose | word. spread ‘like wildfire
-around town about all: the ‘new. fantastic stuff: that just: arrived: for both stores
} and the. Gentleman’ couldn’ t: wait for it ‘to: be-unloaded, PLEASE WAIT: for our...
friendly. delivery: ‘crew. to bring’ itvall inside. first.so:other people’ Might 9
be able.to™ get:.the: chance. to. enjoy:a viewing... Although: we appreciate: customer’
“enthusiasm. for- “new. fabulous. furniture,. please let :us “show” and: explain. itvall.
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: “the rules. dre. “simple, 100k’ “around. either of. gia our. two stores) on
Lt ‘you spot ‘something: that ‘catches: your éye witha “grab. it. and run” -.

| price," (actually: please. just: ask): one Of our’ friendly’ sales; yagsociates,.
they’ 11 “grab”an invoice, you. “grab”. your ‘wallet, to -pay: (or not “if “you.
don! t want.-to. pay for six: ‘months*: oac) ‘so: it's. ‘all. Legal like and you" won't...
vhave “a: police. ‘escort: “to your. home: after: “YOu. “grab: your: ‘item’: SOLE: ‘our: ‘showroom’
floor with the hot prices you! 11- ‘be seeing, We will. help load,” we:will help...
‘pack and wrap,- -W6 Just -need-to make. some. room ‘and: dén‘t. exactly have the: truck -
“welused to. You will’ be able ‘to: SAVE MORE, MONEY: than you: thought “you ‘might after
“ you Look. around,” The "GRAB ‘IT AND. RUN EVENT’ is on how’ for‘a limited.time-and 4s’ .
"While: stock jevels: of certain. unrepeatable. items. remain “un-gtabbed”’. See you soon...