Page AG - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, July 14, 1993

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BUSINESS REVIEW

- CONCRETE CURVES - Dan Lackyer of Helping Hands Home
Care poses with his concrete strip-making machine. He’s stand-
ing beside a recently installed strip. ;

TERRACE — The city issued a

total of 1,064 business licences to:

the end of June.

Of those,.more than 100. were ©

new licences with sub-contractors
and peddlers each accounting for
athird of the additions.

Businesses . falling under the
service « classification accounted
for 23 new licences. and there
were five new retail outlets.

In total, mtail/service operations

_ account for 445 licences: ncn at

The pace of the building boom
here has..quickened with total
construction forthe first half of
the -year now close to matching

" that of the record-breaking 1992.

Housing continues: to be the
engine, accounting for, . three-
quarters. of the $12.1 million
value of building permits,

Without a major project’ Iike the
Safeway expansion, new com-
mercial figures. are well down
from last year. -

However, -at $700, 00 renova-

tions and additions in that sector -
are about four times what they:

: Marketing director Peter Byme

TERRACE — For ail those
green-thumb types out there, Dan
Lockyer has a new way to make
your yard a showplace, -

Just think strips ~ more specifi-

cally, continuous concrete mower —

strips.
With the aid of special machine,

Lockyer will lay. down: concrete~.

strips around the borders of your
lawn, garden, or wherever else
you may desire.

Bul why strips?

Lockyer says they are a very at-
tractive border.

In addition, the border saves
time because the customer no

longer has to spend hours edging

or trimming.

And the strips also act as a
weed and root barrier.

Lockyer first became interested
in the strips after seeing them ina
franchise magazine last year.

Three weeks ago, he went to
Salt Lake City, where the strip-
making machines are made, After
a couple of days of seeing them
in operation, Lockyer decided to
spend over $7,000 on a model.
He notes there are only four other
machines in Canada.

The process is straightforward -
the concrete is mixed on sile. It is
then fed into the machine, which
proceeds to lay down the strip as
a pre-cast mold, -

' There are two different styles.
The mower version features a
stepped curb, with the high side
toward the garden and the low

UT AND ABOU T

‘were al this point last year,
Institutional renovations and
additions are also sharply up at
more than $1 million.
kkk
Central. Mountain “Airs new
Prince George-Prince Rupert ser-
. 7” A ;

said three of the passengers on
the inaugral flight out of Prince

George were bound for the coast

city, two hours and’ 20 minutes |
away.
Central Mountain is using its’

il-sealer Beechcraft ‘King Air.

200’ on the route.
hk kkk

The B.C. Real Estate Associa-
tion says it’s wortied about the
possibility of teal estate commis-
sions being subject.to the seven
per cent provincial sales tax,

It says it heard of the proposal
during a two-day session with

Laxalse Lake Park.

ALL EVENTS ARE FREE |

9.00to 10.00

“800 pn

Come and help us celebrate Canada's Parks: day at,

Parks Day is a nation wide. célebration of Canada's
Heritage Parks designed to focus public attention on the.
issue of national heritage conservation.:: -

A full day of activities is planned for the whole family. .

There will be fun and prizes for the whole family. -

Saturday (July 17) —_
“Meet the old:men of the forest”. Nature hike.
- Meetat the start of the Twin. Spruce trail.

11. 0g t012.00 Seavenger hunt for the whole tel. Prizes.
. .Meetat the lorie shelter a

i2, 00 tb 1 30° fant picnie, Bring your bag lunch to the beach
‘Moose: F

ae “orate in sand on the beat Prides - :
3, 8040 t 20 pm Gamos on the beach for the wl fai,

: “Meet: me In the . Park" Come to the
Amphitheatre and see what parks’ plan Is for the
- 90's: Free Hot Chocolate and Marshmallows.

ALL EVENTS AREIN.THE PICNIC SHELTER OR THE NEW.
AMPHITHEATAE! FREE HOT CHOCOLATE, AT. EVENING SHOW

For mora Information on programs and times -
eall B, C. Perks at 708-2277 or check 5 your,
Mouse ». local hewspaper. *

EVERYONE WELCOME |

MLAs.

__IE the tax is applied to commis-

sions, it will happen in a provin-
cial mini budget this fall, says the
association. |

The federal GST already ap-
plies to, commissions. GST and
provincial’ Salgs= Jax:vare“al-

“téady “paid “on ‘transaction: “Tegal

fees.
; kk kkk

Alcan says its efforts to cut
costs and improve operating ef
‘ficilencies were hurt by a con-
tinued decline in aluminum prices
and low growth last year,

In particular, Russian aluminum
is flooding the’ world market
causing an oversupply, said Al-
can officials. ,

‘The result, they said, was a poor
Alcan bottom line, ,

Yet the officials said lessons

more ¢fficient will help when the
market tums around.

“es

. Tearned in cutting costs and being . f

“eg

side toward the sod. This allows
for a lawn-mower to proceed
along the grass edge without any
difficulty. -

The curb style allows the
customer to either have the con-
crete laid cven wilh the sad, or to
be raised to a preferred height.

The process costs $4.75 a foot.
The price goes down to $4.50 if
the strip is.over 200 feet, and to
$4.00 if more than SCO feet is te-
quired.

Lockyer says the installation is
fast, clean, and cheaper than hav-
ing cement forms made.

The ony disadvantage is that the
process is weather-dependent,
Because dry cement is used, the
Strips must be laid out in sunny
conditions.

Lockyer came to Terrace in
1977. He was a heavy duty me-
chanic, but a back injury forced
him to look for other employ-
ment. '

He decided to start his own
business, Terrace Helping Hands
Home Care. In addition to the
concrete strips, the company also
offers house sitting and. hand-
yman service, with discounts of-

Business on cutting edge

fered to the elderly and people

with disabilities.

Lockyer laid down his first con-
crete strip June 30, and he’s look-
ing forward to a busy summer.

He’s also hoping to eventually
make. his own strip-making ma-
chine this winter so he can market
it the following spring.

| SUMMER OF SKATING

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Skating
is changing in the 90's
FOR THE FUN OF IT

This summer, make a date to go skating.
You'll love it.

Terrace Figure Skating Club |

SKATE

July 26 to August 13, 1993 : : e

4, Teen/Adult Recreational Skate

For further information regarding registration please |
call:

1. Margaret Dediluke 635-4873

2, Gloria Kuehne 635-4282 _

Recreational Skating
- learn to skate program —
4 years to 12 years
- Can Skate | & |] may continue
- their badge work or skate
~ for fun only
2. Hockey Powerskating - all ages
3, Teen/Adult Learn-to-Skate

1. Children -

Deadline to register - July 16/93
Pick up registration forms at the.
Arena Recreation Office

ENJOY TERRACE’S FAVOURITE WINTER
ACTIVITY IN THE SUMMER - SKATING!

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Fax 635-5810

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