Terrace Standard, Wess, November 7, 1990 — Page AN

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Rooming event
HOME BASED businesses displayed their wares Saturday at
_ the arena as customers had a chance to view and buy. Here,

Ron Jacobs gives sisters Etin and Samantha Staveley a
_ demonstration of the latest in computer programs.

TERRACE — Chamber of
commerce members have a
chance tomorrow to hear about
the co-operative education por-
tion of Northwest Community
College's business administra-
tion program.

Students in the program work

for four-month terms as part ‘Of,

its requirements.

Speaking . will be Sandy
Bullock from the college. -

The meeting begins at 11 145
a.m, atthe Bavarian Inn.

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Juanita Hatton from the
Golden Rule is once again look-
ing for business donations for
ihe Christmas goody bag pro-
gram.

Donations are assembled into
packages and distributed the
day before Christmas, said Hat-
ton.

“There are poor people in
Terrace. I know from ex-
perience and from doing this for

20 years,” said Hatton to a

chamber of commerce meeting
recently.

Donations can be in the form
of money or " good stuffs, she
said. -

TERRACE — One of the last
-Jarge opponents to Sunday
shopping in the area has decided

to open that day. GEE
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garden: ‘centre. ‘will, open once it
‘is ‘moved: from. ‘trailers: outside .

Terrace::
Association’: “president. Pat
Sheichuk-said the decision’ by its
board,’ effective Nov, :18,+ was,

taken to prevent a further’ ‘Joss: :

of market: share.
“Norte of us: vant, ta be open:
Sunday, We don’t want to have
to ask people ‘towork Sunday.
But if we iw nt-to be here 10
years froin “TIOY “we have to. If
not, we: ‘possibly: ‘wouldn’t have
been,"? she'said last week.
. “J gtill-don’t like.it. I-don't

think it’s ‘iecessary,”” Sheichuk

continued.
A suggestion by the. board

. that the: ‘Co-op. open in Sundays

this past spring was. overwhelm-
ingly. opposed by its member-
ship and it caticelled plans pro-
vided ' siipport was returned in
the form:of sales. ©

But “various initiatives, in- -

cluding opening an hour earlier,

- didn’t work, said Sheichuk, --

‘*We tried all the suggestions
made in the. spring. We are a

business and. in a business you -

have to be _competitive,’” she
said. ‘‘We were not getting the
support we were promised, ".

Membership reaction to date.

has included people saying it’
was about time the Co-op open-
ed Sundays, Sheichuk added.
She said employees. won't be
forced to work Sundays and

that part time help will be hired ~.
-.. -sumkalum ‘and at the Cablecar
subdivision in Kitimat ‘attended,

to fill in where needed.

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Co-op interim general
manager Norm Harris last week

’ said all departments except for

UT. AND ABOU

across Canada Nov.

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B.C.. Hydra hopes electrical
users will save enough electricity *
14
equivalent io the needs: of 100
homes a yéear:”

To do that, it’s asking young
people to have-..their : parents:
turn off unnecessary “lights: for’
one hour, beginning $-p.m. that,
day. .

Local B.C... Hydro - offi cial
Margo Gilchrist said the results

will be. announced later that.

evening after a phone poll is
taken ‘to measure ‘the response
of consumers, a

- The effort is part of Power
Smart Month and that is B.C.

. Hydro’s program to encourage.

using less energy to’avoid hav-
ing 10 build-‘new hydro- electric

- facilities,

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‘The regional highways
ministry office here* has hired a

Coats wanted ~
for food bank ©

TERRACE ~ Residents are
once’ more ‘being asked to
donate coats they don’t need for
those who do.’
The. coats will be collected,
repaired ‘where needed and
cleaned by Spotless Cleaners at
no charge: and’ then passed’ to
the Salvation Army for distribu-
tion at the Terrace Churches”
Food Bank.

- Until this ‘Saturday, Nov: 10,

' John

the coats can be taken to:
Spotless Cleaners at 6-4736:

- Lakelse Ave. The ‘coats will then.

be distributed to patrons of the

food bank which re-opens Nov.

12-15:.°. *». " ~
Although the campaign name
says ‘Kids’, Spotless” owner,
Heighington says:
garments -for teens and adults

“are also welcome. Last’ year’s

effort brought in 200. coats.

BritishColumbia

Ministry’ of 7 OE
‘Labour and °
Consumer: Services .

public information officer. Jane -

Sparks began work this week.
Regional highways” m:

Jon Buckle said Sparks q

coordinate. press releases, ido

public relations and produce an -.

internal newsletter for
employees.

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Consolidated earnings per

average B.C, Tel ordinary share

are up for the third quarter of A

this year compared to 1989..

The increase, from 43 centsa’. |
share to 47 cents, reflects a

growth in telecommunications
services, said the company.

Long distance ‘call volumes i
rose 13.2 per cent for the same

period.

“EHlective immediately the
winter hours of operation for

300: 4646 Lmele Ave.

]- “Terrace, :B: C..
~;V8G4E1:
(636-7 7281.

‘be open.

“side.

place. ‘following a’ fire ‘in’, the a
‘garden’ centre ‘more, than- two.

‘ stead of the 159 that .were an-

‘ment. with a total | “cost of
“$781,000.

the bulk plant, garden centre
and building supplies’ store will

The latter -will: open “Sundays
beginning in the spring and the

the main Co: OP building: to in- .

Those irailers were ‘put. in:

years ago but that was-4‘tem- ”
porary measure and the city has |:
now told the Co-op to get rid of i a
them, he said. a

I's a gas.

TERRACE — The number of
people signing up for “natural
gas arising from a northwest ex-'
tension program | has exceeded.

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‘expectations, says Pacific Nor- he
thern Gas, pe
In this area, 75 households De
signed up compared to the, 52 5
that. were expected when gas”

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FROM 32% —

“FULL LEAD ©
_ CRYSTAL

dines ‘were extended up Kalim: .
Lake- Drive, at Kitsumkalum
and along Krumm Road.

Across the. northwest, there.

are-257 new gas customers in-—

ticipated.

The | extension’ project: was ©
financed. by Pacfific. Northern ° -
Gas and the provincial govern-.

Ceremonies Monday. at ‘Kit-

by elected and. other officials

SINCE 1910
4637 Lakalse Ave., Terrace — 635-7440
Skeena Mall, Terrace — 635-5111
246 City Centre, Kitimat — 632-3313

~ NOTICE |

the: Thomhil. Refuse Site will ny. :

marked: official openings of the :
new services, - - :

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B. C. ‘Hydro would like to thank
the staff of Totem Furniture for
their active promotion of Energy.
Efficient Appliances and. in par-
ticular Energy Efficient.

Refrigerators:

And a special thanks to

“| - Salespersons, Curt MoCann,
. Judy. Comfort, and Ed:

‘Moldenhauer. For their's success

me - Thank you ~~
‘otem Furniture | :
Appliances |
for being
Power smart

‘on our Cold Cash Program.

Thankyou
_ British Columbia
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OUR NOVEMBER 1
CRYSTAL
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Province of: ,
The Workers’ Advisers’ Office is independent of
: the, WCB. and. provides. free. cand confidential .
assistance in Workers’ Compensation claims t mat- .

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Goverment ‘Regional. Access Cent
ie 100-3220 Eby’ Street,

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