Sort of recreational development
at Heritage Park ‘were put on
hold by cost overruns”on the
arena hill: and: Riverside : ‘Park

‘Puitoe mark plans.

‘Last year’ § plans for some.

projects, and the future’ of a.

recreational: site’ in: the bench »

area will:now have to wait for ©

any. offerings that may be found -

in the 1989 budget.

According: to Superintendent.
of. Parks. and: ‘Recreation’ Steve ‘:
Scott; $2,500 had been set aside «

for the beginnings:of a-Heritage

Park. ball: diamond, but- that.

money.instead bought addition- ©

’ al top soil for the arena hill and

Riverside Park, And according

to a recent Recreation Commit-
tee report, “Heritage Park will
‘not be going ahead as a result of
these.two overexpenditures.”” -
In fact, according to the com-

TRAILER BURNS

‘TERRACE — _A mobile: liome

mittee report, the Terrace Beau-
tification“ Society’s arena hill

_ project was overspent by $8, 000
to $10,000 (‘more soil: than. was.

initially expected was
required’ ), and that. project is
still awaiting: further funding
which will presumably also come
from the 1989 budget. -

- The same report, although it’

didn’t list a dollar amount,.not-

ed that Riverside’ Park. ‘also cost Ft

a “bit more” than was original-
y expected, The Riverside Park

project . was. initiated due to a

safety hazard created by the old

Torken BMX track but also -
included expansion of the exist-

ing ball diamond. This project
was completed. even before
council approval — because of -

‘logistics reasons, a city. spokes-’’

man said at the time: the neces-
sary. equipment ‘was in the area.

and it was cheaper to proceed .

occupying lot number 33.at The -

Motel sustained extensive

damage in the early morning
hours last Wednesday when the.

roof caught. fire.

‘The fire spread.to the interior
of the structure and was even-
tually extinguished by Terrace
firefighters. Smoke and water

damage were described: as ‘‘ex-.

tensive”. _

‘No injuries were. reported:
The Fire Department con-
cluded that a wood stove was the
cause of, the blaze.

. than to return later.

- Besides the city’s plans for a
ball diamond and other recrea-
tional facilities at Heritage
Park, the Terrace Kinsmen are
also working on their own pro-
ject which will eventually estab-
lish four tennis courts at the site.

Another’ ‘Heritage. Park. pro-
ject, a. $5,000 playground, has
not been compromised, says
Scott. He says. a “Big Toy”
‘creative: playground -was pur-

chased last year-and will be

installed at Heritage Park as

SOON as weather permits.

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Computalk

Last issue we looked at vendors as one of the three main
considerations in purchasing .a computer system. This. week we'll
begin looking. at software (the progiams that actually make the

computer do something), and hardware, the bits and pieces that
seem to do something. One can’t look at software or hardware in
isolation. Although the kind of software we want to run will help

determine the kind of machiné we need to run it, we must look at.

hardware, that is the machinery, in terms of what other software

is available for that type of machine.

For most purposes business users are faced with a choice of
one of two ‘familys’ of machines, the APPLE MacIntosh family
and the MSDOS family (often referred to as IBM compatible). I

know the Atari, Amiga, and other computer owners will take
‘issue with my simplistic breakdown but the vast majority of ~

business users buy one of those two types of machines because

‘the other manufacturers cannot offer the software selection,

How does one decide between the two? It. largely depends upon

‘the nature of your business needs. If all you need is some simple ~

‘word processing, spreadsheet, and accounting packages, the

MSDOS machines offer fairly reasonable entry into the market.
A basic MSDOS setup including a hard drive and a printer can

be easily: purchased: for slightly.under- $2000.00. A MacIntosh --

setup with a’hard drive could cost you twice that. However that

— is not quite a fair comparison since the MacIntosh is much easier
to learn and use and comes ‘bundled’ with a fair number of the
‘desktop’ software items. I’ve once heard the statement that the -
true cost of a system is not just the purchase price but also in-

cludes the learning time of the users.’ So in the long run a Macin- |

tosh system may not.cost any: more ‘than an MSDOS system. ©.

Up until recently the conventional wisdom held that Mac-

Intoshes were better for ‘creative’ uses such as desktop publishing
‘and MSDOS. machines were better for ‘business’ uses such as ac-
counting. However, now the distinction is nowhere as clearcut. as
we see some very excellent business programs showing up for the

‘MacIntosh on one hand while we see improvements in the

-MSDOS progrants in aréas such as desktop publishing. My feel-
ing is that the day will-soon come where the argument over which
“is the better type of machine will be about.as relevant:as the

any arguments automobile fanatics have over their favorite -:
: raid of car.

‘Terrace Review _ - Wednesday, February 8 8, 1989

Me

The Kermode Friendship Society received : a major funding toost Monday in the form of a
“very large cheque for $24,000 from the B.C.-Ministry of Native Affairs. The money, presented
by Skeena MLA Dave Parker, ‘will allow the Society to hire a youth drug and alcohol
awareness and prevention counsellor. for six months. Receiving the cheque are (left to
tight) Society chairman Ron Bartlett and Friendship Centre staff members Vernon Joseph

and Sarah Bevan.

Former Terrace resident gets |
top post at Overwaitea Foods

DOUG TOWNSEND: We were
very happy In Terrace.

Doug -Townsend, the man
who managed Terrace’s original
Overwaitea store in the early
1960’s, has been appointed
president of the company, the
largest supermarket chain in
B.C.

Townsend succeeds Clarence
Heppel, who is retiring after 15
years as president.

In an interview last week, |

Townsend said he still maintains
contact with friends and ac-
quaintences in Terrace and
makes an effort to visit the area
at least once a-year.

- Recalling his years in Terrace,

- Townsend said; ‘‘We were very

happy there, we loved Terrace.

Our youngest daughter, Sandy, —

was born there and we call her
our ‘Skeena Princess’,’”’

- Townsend took.over manage- .

ment of the Terrace Overwaitea
in 1959, when the store was
located on Kalum St. in the
building that presently houses
Queensway Trading. The outlet
later moved to the corner of
Emerson and Lazelle, where the
Skeena Broadcasting structure
now stands. At that time the

operation: employed, .about.-50

people, and .Townsend says. it

stores in B. C. 8

was one of the highest-volume .

He recalls the community at
that time as being “‘small but ac-

' tive” and says he made many —

lifelong friends . during those
years.

In 1967 he was transferred to
Kitimat and later obtained a
post as. district manager in the
Overwaitea head offices in
Langley, overseeing the opera-
tion of M stores, Townsend was

named vice-president of ‘the
company in 1974, executive vice-
president in 1987, and president
last month. He and his family
are presently living ini Maple
Ridge.

“I'd like to take this s oppor:

tunity to pay tribute to all the

friends I have in Tertace,” he :

said.

Hot Springs holiday —
offered as Lotto prize —

Five free nights at the Mount
Layton Hot Springs, with all
meals included, for a family of
four is one of the prizes being
offered in the Lotto B.C, Great
Getaway. series. during the
month of February. The Mount
Layton holiday is one of 300
vacation packages involved in

the draw. . -

Each week 75 numbers will be.
drawn for the holiday prizes,
with the winning numbers pub-

: lished in local newspapers. Tick-

et holders are also eligible for an
additional draw for recreational
vehicles as well as the normal
jackpot cash prize.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held on —
_ Thursday, February 16, 1989 at the offices of the Regional
District of Kitimat: Stikine commencing at 7:30 p.m. to receive
representation from all persons who deem thelr interests to

be affected by the proposed bylaw:

“Regional District of —

Kitimat-Stikine Electoral Area E and Specified Portion of |
Electoral Area C Zoning Bylaw No. 37, Amendment Bylaw No. .

273, 1988.”

In general terms, the purpose of this bylaw is to redesignate
ihe parcel described as Lot 4, D.L. 1707, Range 5, Coast
District, Plan 8270 from the Low Density Rural (R2) zone to the
Rural Resort (RC-1) zone. This bylaw amendment, if and when
adopted would allow the development of a proposed fishing
resort, The parcel subject to rezoning Is approximately 30-
acres. The property Is located approximately 5 miles west of
Terrace along Highway 16, as indicated on the sketch below. .

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The proposed bylaw may be inspected at the offices of the —

-Reglonal District of

Kitimat-Stikine, 300 - 4545 Lazelie

* Avenue; Terrace, B.C. between the hours of 8:30 a.m, to 12:00.
hoon ahd 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. a.

Regional District of. Kitimat-Stikine

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