A12 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, July 15, 1998 Business REVIEW Out & About Business idea floated A BUSINESS SERVICE centre that would serve as a one-stop shopping point for prospective new entrepre- neurs is being contemplated. City economic development officer Ken Veldman floated the idea at a recent council meeting and got the go-ahead to explore it further. The centre would help prospective new businesses reach services and support agencies, and would be orem modelled after the Cana- da/B.C. Business Service Centre in Vancouver, ‘*There are tonnes of pro- grams out there and one of their big failings is that no- body knows how to access them, especially in non- urban centre,’ ‘Veldman said. It’s far too early to say ex- actly how it would work or where the service centre would be located, He said a one-time grant would likely help with startup costs, and some local Ken Veldman businesses might be interested in helping with ongoing costs. *“Weve always taken great pride in making Terrace a business-friendly place,’ Veldman said. “‘To put something like this in place and make it high profile would really reinforce that image.’” Gov't sells off Westel THE PROVINCIAL government last week announc- e¢ B.C, Rail will sell Westel Communications to Masset housing sale spurs renos THERE'S A SMALL hous- ing renovation boom going on in Masset on the Queen Charlotte Islands. With the sale of nearly 100 of 190 residences once occupied by the military ata base adjacent to the village, new owners are spending money putting on personal touches. Fifty of the residences were sold last fall and close to 50 have gone since marketing began this spring, says Sandra Galbraith of AJ, Galbraith and Associa- tes, the company doing the marketing for the Greater Massett Development Cor- poration, which assumed ownership of the homes from the federal government last year, “There are people putting in sliding glass doors, paint- ing, opening up a room by taking out a wail, you name it,”’ said Galbraith. All that fits in with the plan of the development corporation, jointly owned by the Village of Masset and Haida village of Old Massett, to provide an eco- nomic replacement when the military reduced the size of its base in the early 1990s, Up to 300 Canadian and American military personne] ~ were once based in Masset when it was a too-secret” base listening in on Russian mililary conversations. With the end of the cold war and an increase in com- puterization, there are now only 30 military personne: left. With the sale of homes to retired people or those look- ing for a summer residence, the expectation is thal there'll be a continuing eco- nomic benefit from the new residents, said Galbraith, ‘We're getting inquiries and making sales from all over,’ she said. Four couples, for instance, chipped to buy one place to be shared as a vacation spot between them. Some of the interest is coming from Terrace customers. This is the second sale of military housing for AJ, Galbraith and Associates. In just seven weeks last year, it sold 246 homes at the former Canadian Forces Base Cornwallis in south- western Nova Scotia. ane tog Heart disease and stroke cause | 87% of Canadi an deaths each year. 1-888-HSFINFO — | The Coast Sich & SOUND Qurstanpine Seavice Is Clear. THE : DIGITAL FREEDOM PLAN $35599™0. - Unlimited free calling on weekends. {4 -*-.100 free minutes a month, any time. . * First 30 days free calling * Per second billing _ *. 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