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Out & About

DQ goes drive-through

TERRACE's Dairy Queen restaurant will add a diy c
“through lane this winter, - :

~ Construction is: naw underway’ on, the project; says sf

. franchise. co-owner and manager. William. deHoog.

“We're: hoping it will-be. done sometime the middle ,

, “tot the endof December.”

Adding: the lane’ will: mike Daity ‘Queen ‘the fifth.
 drive- ihrough. food: ‘window in.town, and help’ the fran- |

“| chise meet cuslomer demand.

« “We want lo be: able'to coitipete with the: oiher fast Ap.

. food outlets in town,” deHoog said.

He said it may mean an increase’ 10 6 the. restaurant’ s:

! a present staff of more than 20.employ ves.

GE DETTWILER isthe main aristarat The}

'| Artful-Cup in the former. Hava.Java location. -

Crafty: coffee downtown

; “THECITY. hasanew espresso, barand gal lery dow nigwn
on Lakelsé Ave. weet

The Artful-Cup: has been’ opened by Eryn Guitfithe in

the former Hava’ Java location:

Pe “we're basically” ‘trying: todoa gillerylcotfees shop on
‘ *-featiiring pottery, weaving, and knitting,” : says Griffith, |
- Who has sold: knitted sweaters al” tthe Farmers’ Market:

‘L. before...

e “made soups, muffins and baked. ‘goods. Se

~ McBike makes shift.

- paint job. and anew Owner.

Bruce Martindale bought the bicyele shop’ from f pre= yo
vious owner Mike Christensen; Whoi isnowa youth pas-"-}-

. “tori in Alberta;

Martindale sald he wanted to git into a retail busi: -
ness here. that specialized i ‘in higher. end products’ ‘hat .

“lt aren’t vulnerable to big.box retailers, A

“\ He has: previously Worked here in advertising ‘and :
Ls “marketing, and‘ran unsuccessfully. for. ‘the. federal Lib

“}. eral nomination early. lhis Yeats oy a
“Martindale! said. his.eyes have: been, pened to ne

7 : passion of the local cycling commutiily,

‘Pye told people I' m learning as] go along," he said. -

ae op m incredibly. interested in everything: about biking.”:

“He doesn’ tantici pate big: changes, but may add some .
clothing lines for cross-countiy skiers arid runners, add- -
“ing 'there’s- much: athletic’ cross-over between | cyclists, fe

J. cross-country, skiers, runners and triathletes;
-“Pthink there’s a-real fit. there,” he said, ,

at ~ Martindale : says: Terrace is, gaining, momentum: asa a: .
x cycling centre, both for.mountain and-road bikers. He.”

an | noted ‘the completion of-paving of Old-Lakelse-Lake’ -]. " mode because of the uncertain status of property. taxes owed”

by bankrupt: ‘New. Skeeria: Forest’ Products, Poole:said. the:

*y. Drive’ past-Jackpine: Flats to Hwy 37 ores a new Sle a
os" DP osmall inerease was warranted, However: the cily: did Dot want

aE ‘Kilometre circle route, attractive. to bikers. :

.. happen,” oe

She noted Timliek ‘had. beer a ‘key’ paver with ‘Sandhill

. development’ proponénis, Cascadia” ‘and other projects | that 7
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Alcan chooses’
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By MALCOLM BAXTER, ee

ALCAN® § Search for an economic resource, officer has ended o
: inv its own backyard, i .

“Don, Timlick, an execiitive with] Kitimat Works, thas ‘been

» appointed to the new position, Alcai corporate, atfalrs man
ager Colleen Nyce'said; 0
“She: added’ Timlick will: continue’ in ‘his. role. as. property. ;
“-manager, a position which has seen him involved ina number ~
“of business development i initiatives: over-the | past year or so. ;
“He's going to.be available-to the i economic groups in the
‘community ‘and in the region,” Nyt ce explained. ms
. ‘with Kitimav’ a economic
= development commission’ and a Haisla: ‘economic develop: a
" ment group.” an :
“IC's not Alvan’ s intention t0! o'play.a lead. iste, in the’ com- i
“munities in terns of economic development,” she cautioned,
“But we definitely. wanl to bea participating, body. We: wanl :
tobe part of the: procéss."°. a ;
Qe Nyce’ said Alcan would be able i io. bring its: knowledge arid 7

expertise iC) ‘the table and. links-w: ith other Tesources, w ithin te

_ Alean ne. ,
Saying she expected Timlick: io sel" ip: offices | in both
- Kitimat and Terrace: where. he. would be.available-of a regu. |

~,He-was already 3 W ‘orking closely:

ture. Internet. cafes. that .-
. Offer’ gaming ‘are becom-.

Complimentary 1-888-798-2211

game terminals: All are” |
fully: networked, allowing. _
the café to. host events

lar basis. Nyce added, “Hi 8. very focused on making things oa

‘Mercer picks. up
‘Célgar pulp mill

THE: SWISS- based company that once tried to buy Skeena -
; Cellulose has now agreed to purchase a pulp. mill in.
- ‘Castlegar. . F
" .. Mercer International will bay the Celgar mill. there oul

7 of receivership for US $210 million | in va. combination cash: _
: and-shares deal. we

” Mercer. surfaced here in late 2001 a asa bidder

. Sand. instead. opled to'sell Skeena t0. George Petty and Dan
‘| -Veniezfor$6 million, ~~ .
Je. Mercer, which had-a reputation as a scavenging -special- .
I. ‘ist, had indicated it would: keep only: the’ ‘pulp mill and sell

‘off the other. mills arid timber licences, It also demanded :

“ TERRACE’ s McBike shop has reopened. with cy wo _pnohywest lowns taise $20 inillion to” ‘contribute,

“Veniez recruited “support from noriiwesieners ‘who.

feared what Mercér, might -do. Northwest. mayors also ops
posed exclusive fiegotiations, with Meier, :

The-Celgar. pulp-mill had been’ ‘operated i in etiversip

since being assigned into. bankruptey'i in- 1998, °

- Mercer-has. tivo ‘pulp mills in- Germany:. The Celgar ac-

> quisition will boost Mercer’ 8 anitval bral pulp production to
“1:3 million tonnes. °

| City, CU PE strike deal.

THE ( CITY. of. Terrace tias reached a. new. contract with its

=

unionized: ‘employees...

November, city. chief administrative officer Ron Poole said.
~ ‘The one-year agreement lasts until the ‘end.of 2005:

- | Theincréase ends what had. been a three-year wage freeze :
“for unionized’ ‘city workers, ::

‘Although city council i is still i in ail ‘extreme cost control

lo commit eyont © one. year. oy

| “Stuck For ideas for .

“Skeena 7
. and appeared to have the’ inside: trdick. until early 2002. That's
when,” provincial. : “goverment officials.’ : dropped “Mercer, :

Besides spay coftiees, she’s s faking sushi, home: Lee which ‘they. said made excessive demands of the province’

:: ’ The new. collective agreemnent | gives. ‘city ‘workers orga. a
‘nized. -by. the: Canadian Union ‘of: Public: Efiployees (CUPE) _
“@-IWO. per-cchl, wage increase effective atthe beginning of

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