i errace Standard, Wednescay, March 29, 2000 - All fing construction start wanted __ _ The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, Mare Housing boost given |{f) wineriitne 2 Winter Burning Brrrist ce ee Serenata ebccurveh 0 hay for cight of 22 units Effective midnight Friday, March 31, 2000 and until further notice, Winter Ter nioy housing beside Burning Conditions, as described in Section 24.1 of the Forest Fire odge, says , ; : ! the provincial cabinet Prevention and Suppression Regulation (B.C. Reg 169/95} are no longer in effect for all Categories 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 open fires within the Prince minister in charge of so- cial housing. Rupert Forest Region and Queen Charlotte Islands (Northwest Fire Centre) In town last week for a area ae | 7 7 conference on housing, so- | cial development and eco- nomic security minister Jan Pullinger said the Ter- race Mountain Manor pro- ject will provide needed housing for low income se- ‘niors in the area. “Senior supportive housing isn’t a new con- cept, it’s been around for awhile for seniors at the upper end who can pay for it, but there is a need for seniors on low, fixed . . _ ane incomes,” she said The Northwest Fire Centre drea covers from Endako in the east to the The location beside Queen Charlotte Islands in the west and fram Yukon border in the north to Terraceview Lodge is con- THIS TERRACE Mountain Manor sign will soon have plenty of company as a_ | Tweedsmuir Park in the south. sidered ideal as seniors in Spring construction start is planned, Housing minister Jan Pullinger and B.C. ; ; . the new project who may Housing head Peter Robinson visited the site last week to bolster their commit- | For more information on outdoor burning, please call the BC Forest Service need services such as ment for money for the project. The location is beside Terraceview Lodge, an | at 1-888-797-1717 or the Northwest Fire Centre at (250) 847-6600. meals, will have them Ideal location so that manor residents can have easy access to sarvices. close by. There is one wrinkle left and that is the cost of construction as measured by the square foot. The cost of that here is higher than established guidelines but Peter Ro- binson, the chief executive officer of B.C. Housing, the provincial agency responsible for social housing, said it is working with the project builder, the Terrace Supportive Housing Society, on that. “We have to make sure construction costs are con- sistent with those from elsewhere,” said Robin- son, who accompanied Pullinger to Terrace. In addition, B.C. Hous- ing, will provide $58,000 a year to help with mortgage payments and operating costs for the eight units. The $746,000 will be paid out over 25 years. Pullinger said senior . supportive housing is also valuable as it will ease the Pressure on other, more in-_ ‘tensive and expensive se- ‘nior housing services such as extended care facilities. The eight-unit subsidy here is part of an overall effort of B.C. Housing to support social housing pro- jects outside the lower mainland. Otherwise, said Robin- son, housing allocations could easily be swallowed up in the more populated areas. “We try to be very careful that rural areas get their share,” added Pullin- ger. The Terrace Mountain All accumulations of waste material burned ‘since last summer and prior to midnight March 31, 2000 must be completely extinguished prior to midnight April 14, 2000 for all category 3, 4, 5 and 8 open fires as per Section 24.1-of the Forest Fire Prevention and Suppression Requlation. All persons who burned waste material as defined in Categories 7 and 8 open fires since last summer and prior to March 15, 2000 are exempt from section 24,1 of the regulation under Section 215 (2) of the Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act, on condition that.all-of these open fires are extinguised within seven days after the sites on which the fires were burned are clear of snow. , ws on SILVERADO REGULAR CAB ZWD: FEATURES: Vortec 4300 V6 200 HP Engine: 5-Speed Manual Transmission with Overdrive + 4-Wheel Dise and 4-Wheel Anti-Lock Braking System > Full Instrumentation including: Tachometer, Engine Hour Meter and Driver Message Centre + Custom Cloth Seats « Chrome Wheels, Grille and Bumper Manor project represents : PASLERAT the culmination of more po -* Y@ REGULAR CAB LEASE OPTIONS ; than a decade of efforts to . Monthty Lease Payment Down Payment Total Due On Signing* SMARTLEASE OR PURCHASE FINANCE OR CASI PURCHASE PRICE : provide housing for seniors $278 $2,095 $3,258 $ ' 2 A $ 2 l l t+ & adjacent to Terraceview $308 $1,310 $2,170 = y Be. $348 $0 $722 Betty Barton of the Ter- PER MONTH FOR 26 MONTHS UPTO 4a MONTHS INCLUDES FREIGHT OF $960 AND . . Lease payments based on 36 monih tern. Security deposit requited. «Total dey yn signity tor down payment, security deposit, 1st WITH $2,295 DOWN, POLLICENSE, INSURANCE AND race Supportive Housing monlt’s payment plus taxes, GST and PST. License, insurance, hattery levy, envimamental evy, registration and administeation (eas extra. SICURITY DEPOSIT $325 TAKES EXTRA. Society said it’s now wait- ing for the final approval of bank financing, The society had origin- ally wanted to start work next month. Pullinger said the pro- ject here also recognizes that while the senicr popu- lation here may not be as proportionately as large as elsewhere, the numbers are growing, making it im- portant to provide housing. SILVERADO EXTENDED CAB 2WD: SILVERADO REGULAR CAB 4X4 LONGBOX: FEATURES: Easy Access Third Door « Fuel Economy Leader + Vortec 4800 FEATURES: Vortec 4.8L SFI V6 270 HP Engine : 8-feot long Carge box * 4-Speed “We fully acknowledge the linkage between health V8 270 HP Engine + 4-speed Automatic Transmission with Overdrive and Automatic Transmission with Overdrive 4-Wheel Anti-Lock Braking System and housing,” she said. Tow/Haul mode + Air Conditioning with Interior Air Filtration System * AM/FM * Skid Plates + Air Conditioning + PASSLock II Theft Deterrent System Statistics for Terrace Stereo Cassette Biesyeaents + Intermittent Wipers VORTEC YS | indicate there are now SMARTLEASE OR PURCHASE FINANCE OR CASI PURCHASE PRIGE SMARTLEASE OR PURCHASE FINANCE OR CASH PURCHASE PRICE nearly 60 seniors who $ ‘ ot $ t $ ‘ of + $ t would be considered can- " ; . ; didates for supportive a PER MONTH POR 36 MONTHS UP TO 48 MONTHS INCLUDES TREIGHT OF $060 AND PER MONTH FOR 36 MONTHS UPTO 46 MONTHS INGLUDES FRELOAT OF $850 AND housing. SECURITY Depo inn TAXES XTRA. SECURITY DEPOSIT $415 TUNES EXTRA, B.C, Housing’s eight- unit commitment - here ; ' makes feusing projects im | Ey Accessories | Your Dealer can help you turn any truck into your truck with Genuine GM Accessories, Terrace in the last decade. 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