sedis ae t ms iat Na ee RARE Rg i ght At A Ne 2 ey ra rary ata ve . Paar! Aaa ay oto? ome 73 dem ng, . Legislative Library, Parliament Buildings, Victotia, B.C. V8V 1X4 sated OT 6 . “WEDNESDAY, JULY 26; 1989. - Vol. 5, Issue No. 30. _ Fax 635-7269. Process begins for maintenance, - yard to move out of town | A public hearing held by the ~ Regional District. of Kitimat- Stikine last week attracted only . five Thornhill residents, The is-. sue was.-the relocation of the highway. maintenance shops from Park Ave. in Terrace to a site on the south side of Hwy. 16 just outside the eastern boun- dary of Thornhill. All but. one of. ‘the ° residents who came to. the hearing live in the. area of Creech and Laurier Streets, and as the evening meet- ing progressed, their objections. quieted as their questions were answered by North Coast [Road Maintenance officials... /The primary ‘concerns ~ for “neighboring residents | were ac- cess routes to the Site, noise and. . chemical pollution, and the aes- thetic appearance of the area. “I - - realize there’s a need,’” Hwy. 16. » Bast - ‘resident - Jim’ Culp told” _., ‘those present. “It (the highways . Mee yard) has to go somewhere else, oO butis this the best: location?” . President © of © "North Coast’s parent company, ~ ‘Kentron Construction Ltd., and Mike. -Zylicz, Manager of North _ Coast. Road Maintenance, pro- | _. ” yided--answers to the concerns ” -. that seemed to satisfy those pres- ent, * Lloyd Scoit, The actual access route to the yard. will be. Jaid out’ by the Ministry of Highways, but Scott. says it will be located on Crown land well south of four homes in the area, entering the highway. about 800 feet west of those same homes. As far as noise is concerned, the asphalt plant and rock crusher have been in opera- tion for 'some time without any. -complaint, says. Scott, and the location ‘of the ‘maintenance yard ,will be about 100 feet. above and south of the homes. Scott says no. chemicals are used in producting asphalt and that properly run asphalt plants: Pp -,do not pose an environmental - problem, He adds that the plant, located east of Thornhill, is not fitted with latest ‘equipment but- “it is similar to plants found in. downtown, Vancouver and Vie- “toria, ‘Right t how it’s fitted with” a wet wash ‘system and moni- tored,’”” not until the need is large enough to require. that. ” Scott said he expected this to happen ‘in about one to two years. Those attending the public meeting were also reassured that the aesthetic-appearance of the area. would not be- affected. _ Scott explained that there is a buffer of trees that hide the Residents of Terraceview Lodge the Centennial Lions, represente says Scott, adding, “It. can be fitted with a dry wash but . ‘gravel: pit from the. public’ s view | and this wouldn’t change. He~ ‘ said the only points where even a _ portion of the pit can be seen is from the area of the. Copper River bridge and for a ‘‘fraction of a second” while passing the entrance to the Copper River logging road.. He added that the maintenance yard would be lo- _cated well above the level of the highway about a half-mile west of. the. gravel pit. It will be invisible to the travelling public. Scott. says there is a need to relocate the maintenance yard, partly because the owner .— B.C. Buildings‘ Corp. — has allowed it to “‘run down” in the past 10 years. He explains that BCBC was interested in relocat- ing. the yard.at the: time. of wher. : highways . and— maintenance privatization first got ‘under: way, and that North “Coast i is just. following through with their plan. And he says the site they have chosen is ideal — it’s outside the city, close to the highway and only a half. mile from the Kentron: gravel pit, which Scott estimates has a life of 80 to 100 years. The earliest © the regional district board of directors can make a decision on ‘their rezoning application will be in mid-August. now havea cordless telephone thanks toa contribution by d here by John Whittington (left) and Wayne Muchowski. Health alde Diane Trog! accepted the gift, which lodge administrator Kathleen Delgatty says will make it possible for residents to accept calls in their rooms. bridge’ Preparing a message for the future, city Purchasing ‘Agent . Schel Flaagesund and. Director of Engineering Stew _ Christensen: select: thre:vessel-for the Terrace Review ‘time | “gapsule —- a ‘six-foot length of eight-inch PVC water main. An Inventory of the capsule's content will be printed | in next week’s issue. ‘Neighborhood pub proposal TERRACE — City council’s Planning and Public Works Committee will be considering a request for support regarding a proposal to build a neighbor- hood pub on a 1.9 acre site on the south side of Haugland Ave. between Cramer and Keefer Streets. The request comes from Steve Cullis Appraisals Ltd. of Ter- race. In his request, Cullis says that the property in question is currently zoned medium density residential, but he points out that although the area is pre- dominately residential, there are several properties in the area filed zoned commercial and light in- dustrial, He adds that the site is about ‘three kilometers from the near- . est hotel and if approved would be the only neighborhood pub in ~ the area. ‘In fact it would be the ‘only one within the City of Terrace’s municipal boundar-. ies,’’ he writes. Cullis says he is currently seeking’ ‘‘pre- clearance” from the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch, but in order to get that he needs a letter from the city stating that they are prepared to at least consider the proposal. , tours of the new facility. care. Grand opening Friday Everyone in Terrace is invited to the official opening of the new $1 million Terraceview Lodge extended care wing this Friday at 3 p.m. Health Minister Peter Dueck will be in town to preside over the event, and Terraceview staff will offer Terraceview administrator Kathleen Delgatty says the wing is already 100 percent booked for occupancy, with residents moving in from the community at large, other health care facilities in the region, and internal transfers of Terraceview Lodge residents from the intermediate care area to extended The new wing will add 20 spaces to Terraceview, making it what Delgatty termed ‘‘a multi-level facility’. Phone 635-7840. - a ie ae Pera Tae Ale et eat La ee ape a ee ie ES, cet am alae wt OO “bila ARE ABD NS eee age te Sig ry