UERRACE STANDARD: BusINEss REVIEW ‘Out & Booze rules opened up Expect 4 a.m. bar closings, hard liquor in beer and wine stores About Airport gets pave money THE -TERRACE- Kitimat airport will get $1,925,000 . to repave and rebuild the runway-apron and taxiway as part” of a series of fed- eral grants. A total of $8.4 million worthof federal grants to improve safety al nine B.C, ‘airports was an- nounced Mar, 5, The grant here covers 95 percent of the cost of the $2-million project, said Terrace-Kitimat Airport Society director Fraser Mackie. - It will go out to tender soon and construction is expected to take place this summer. The work follows the repaving of the main run- way last year, Mackie said besides paving the project means replacement of lighting, relocation of the airport's windsock and significant excavation below the sur- face of the taxiway and tarmac. “It. was mined during the Second World War,” Mackie said, explaining trenches were dug under- neath for the placement of dynamite, Explosives would have been detona- ‘ted in the event Japanese forces captured the airport. Now ,the tarmac is be- ginning to-sag where those ditches were, he said. “We've known all along the apron was going to need to be rehabilita- ted,” he said, adding it has been on the airpart’s pro- ject ¥ h list for some time. The airport’s cost will be $161,000, By JEFF NAGEL PATRONS may soon be able to drink at local bars until 4 a.m. They'll also be able to buy hard liquor in cold beer and wine stores start- ing next Tuesday. -And restaurants may operate as bars at night. Those are among sweeping changes to B.C.’s Hquor regulations unveiled by the provincial government Mar. 15. ’ Some of the changes won't take effect unless the city approves applica- tions by bars or restaurants. But most city council- lors here have no strong objection to the change al- lowing local bars to stay open to 4 a.m. “1’?m not sure we should be limiting the access of our businesses,” councillor Marylin Davies said. “I don’t think I’m there to re- gulate opportunity for our people. I’m there to create opportunity,” Councillor David Hull said he will look at each application on a case-by- case basis, but predicted only serious concerns about traffic or noise af- fecling local neighbours would be cause for rejec- tion. He said allowing bars to remain open until 4 a.m. may “take the party oul of most people”, resulting in fewer noisy after-hours house parties. He predicted many bars and restaurants won’t try to sell liquor from the full 9 a.m, to 4 a.m. now allowed because of inadequate de- mand. “[ don’t think we’re going to see a massive change in our city,” he said. The change means bars Marylin Davies will be able to sell liquor 19 hours a day, up from the present limit of 14 hours. , “If people want to drink to 4:00 in the morning they’re going to find some- place to drink anyway,” added councillor Val George. But George said he feels the government went too far in allowing restaur- ants to effectively become bars, adding that’s unfair to existing hotel operators. Dual licensing will mean restaurants and bars can hold food-primary li- cences by day and liquor- primary licences by night. That means restaurants could act as bars at night, serving alcohol without food also being ordered. And pubs and cabarets could operate more like a restaurant by day, admit- ting families with children. Any business in the hospitality, entertainment, food or beverage businss will be eligilbe to get a li- quor licence under the new regulations. Solicitor-General Rich Coleman told the Mar. 15 open: cabinet meeting the old rules invited ridicule. Golf courses could only "One way. Includes all taxes and airport fees. BOOK WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20 through SUNDAY, MARCH 31, 2002 for selected flights APRIL 1 through JUNE 1, 2002 Minimum 3 day advance required, new bookings only, limited seating, restrictions apply. } —,: Hawkair wishes to advise our customers that all seats at all prices purchased prior to April 1, 2002 will NOT be subject to the proposed federal tax of $1 2 one way / $24 round trip. Buy now fo save. Call your favorite travel agent or HAWKAIR RESERVATIONS 635-4295 We're open 7am - 7 pm, 7 days a wee serve alcohol if they had a certain number of par-4 holes, Another rule said a bdat cruise had to last at least three hours before al- cohol could be served. He said cutting the re- gulations by at least a quarter will free up more’ time for inspectors ‘to crack down on overcrowd- ing and overserving of al- eohal, Coleman said later bar hours will also help cut down on illegal liquor sales” at after- hours “booze cans”, Hull said it appears the province is moving to- wards a phase-out of gov- ernment-run Hquor stares, predicting the next step will be to allow the sale of beer and wine in grocery stores. Coleman said the poss- ibility of further widening alcohol sales is being con- sidered in the liquor distri- bution branch’s core ser- vices review. Along with opening up cold beer and wine stores to hard liquor sales - a move thal takes effect Apr. — the province will allow existing stores expand to a maximum 2,000 square feet to handle increased inventory. The Northern Motor Inn will certainly expand its | existing 800-square-foot beer and wine store to handle extra stock, assis- tant manager Darryn Eves said. “We'd be crazy not to,” he said. It will be the only outlet in Thornhill that can sell bottled hard liquor, offer- ing an local alternative to driving into town to the li- quor store. More such stores may also pop up. Victoria will lift a mor- atorium in place since 1992 on new beer and wine Stores. “There is a great deal of interest in the business community for expanded opportunities for the pri- vate retailing of liquor,” Coleman said. wp aw The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, March 27, 2002 - A? pa aa tay of, EF "3 fcleaning © 2, eS ated o Fabrications 2 April t - 6, 2002 = Buy 3 metres, ; get 1 metre FREE! 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