eee * a NOBODY KNOWS if Home | Depot is coming to town $ not even the local realtor {vho some people insist has already done the property deal for the big box giant.” « “I must field half a dozen lust ealls a week. It’s crazy. |! even had a lady arguing with ine that the.property deal had gone ahead when, in fact, it hasn't,” said Remax realtor — John Evans. ; * What's fueling the Home Depot talk is the deal Evans is working on to assemble | up, to 15° acres from six landowners heading west of . Canadian Tire to the corner of Hwy.l6 and Kalum Lake Drive/Nisga’a Highway. It’s prime territory for a big box type of business=be- Airfares change | AIR CANADA -hopes a re- vamped fare structure will be cheaper than now-can- celed special’rates for those who have to fly because of deaths in the family or for medical appointments. , . We are committed to of- fering low fares up to the day of departure. The idea is that no one flying should have to pay more.than the former system offered,” said com-: pany official Angela Mah of one-way rates introduced in — 2003. But she conceded there _ may be times the new rates, ‘primarily offered’ through - Air Canada’s website, may be more expensive than the | discounts which .were elimi- nated at the’end of January.” Those discounts based on full-fare rates and had conditions such as stay- ing a Saturday night or re- quiring seven or 14-day ad- vance bookings which may have made things difficult for people with medical ap- pointments or who had to * travel because of the death of a family member.. _ “People were saying to us they might not need to stay for a Saturday night,” said Mah. She noted that the popu- larity of the new one-way fares has grown so that less than one per cent of book- ings now involve bereave- ment or medical travel. “They reached the point they became added Mah. “For people who have to travel on short notice, we feel the new rates. are more affordable.” She said Air Canada re- views its rates constantly in the effort to ensure the one- way fares don’t exceed the old system. , North Coast Liberal MLA Bill Belsey, who is chair of the northern caucus of government MLAs, isn’t quite convinced the new Air Canada policy will work for northerners, . especially those who have to fly south for specialized medical ser- vices. He notes the one-way fares may. carry conditions - that penalize people who may need to change their plans at the last minute. “You could lose fare,” said Belsey. Air Canada’s old rate structure was part of the transportation ... assistance program, a provincial-gov- ernment initiative involving airlines, B.C. Ferries and passenger rail service. Under that program, people could make changes without penalty and even re- ceive refunds if their situa- tions changed, said Belsey. . “A lot of people in remote that communities are going to be | impacted by this,” he said of | the Air Canada cancellation © decision. Belsey said the northern caucus will work through the health ministry and other government agencies to en- Sure the new fares work as promised. He said northern MLAs could even meet with Air Canada if need be. “We have to take a long, hard look at this,” Belsey added. 3) were — redundant,” cause of the highway front- age, access to services and closeness to the city. Evans is acting on behalf of an unnamed person who is lining up the six property owners. It’s possible the deal with the six landowners won't close until another deal to pass off the land as one package is’ finalized, said Evans. . “I don’t know if there is or isn’t ja deal]. Or if it is. Home Depot or not. I don't know. All I know is there is no deal yet and will be Sonly when money changes hands,” he said. 7 _. Evans said. it’s not un- usual to have large busi- nesses use another company to assembie real estate or for large. businesses to be ap- proached by developers. “In this case this property is zoned light industrial but it is in the community plan for commercial: There are a number of items that.need to be cleared up with the city,” said Evans adding that none ~~ of the issues are insurmount- able. “Once this person is done’ this he then pitches it to a retailer and they say ‘yes’ or "no,’” he added. This is the second poten- tial. deal Evans has worked on involving these particular parcels of land. Evans said it makes sense to buy up pieces of land in a down economy as prices: tend to be lower,and sellers might be more motivated. That stretch of real es- tate in play has long been rumoured as. the eventual home for'a big box outlet. » Canadian Tire was said to be interested before it settled on its location in fate 1997. | Save On Foods was also said to be looking at the property before it renovated its Skeena Mall space. Wal-Mart's name came up several times prior to set- tling on its focation on the banks of the Skeena River. How Home Depot be- came the favoured rumoured candidate isn’t known, It does have a.new store | in Prince George and Ter- race is the largest communi- and rumours plague realtor S big box theories abound ‘ty after that city in this area of the province. 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