Band council plans subdivision near > Kitselas Canyon > The Kitselas Band Council completed a housing project last December that’s only the begin- ning of what’s to come. Accord- ing to Kitselas Band Manager Wilf McKenzie, because of Bill C-31, a federal initiative permit- ting natives to regain full status by returning to the reserve, there are more than 80 home applica- ’ tions on file. McKenzie says their initial project began last August with the intent of building four homes, but because of demand, and because the money was available, the project soon grew to 10, And when it was com- pleted in mid-December 11 new homes had been completed by -Lake Ridge Contracting Ltd. of Kelowna. . He explained that funding for the project was a joint effort between Indian and Northern Affairs, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and the Band Council, Residents wishing to purchase a home do so through the Band Council, who holds the mortgages, “The project has solved the Kitselas housing problem to a certain extent,’’ says McKenzie. But there is more in the works, He says that long range planning calls for the development of the 1,100 acre Indian Reserve No. 1 located on Highway 16 south of Kitselas Canyon. If the project receives the approval of Indian and Northern Affairs, plans for this summer call for road building and commercial thin- ning of the land, the construc- tion of 20 new homes in 1989 and 20 to 30 more homes in 1990, McKenzie says that after 1990, he expects the demand for housing to diminish somewhat but further plans call for the development of an “Interpretive Centre” and the re-construction of Kitselas Village as part of the Band Council’s long range economic plan to tap the tourist industry. According to McKenzie, the Original totem poles from Kitselas Village are in storage and will be put back in place when the project is completed. He says the Band expects to get approval on the 1988 portion of the project in the next few weeks. Terrace Day Care clarifies policy A letter sent to Terrace city council by Rusty Blaines recent- ‘ly pointed out the danger of school-age pedestrians com- peting with city traffic in the 3400 block Kalum St. may have been interpreted as saying these children were clients of the Ter- race Day Care Centre. Follow- ing media reports of the situa- tion, Terrace Day Care Society treasurer Lorna Therrien has written an open letter to city council and local newspapers to correct this ‘“‘misinformation”’. Therrien said the Centre adheres strictly to licencing and other guidelines: ‘‘The children _ you are seeing crossing Kalum Street in front of the Terrace Day Care Centre do not attend the Terrace Day Care Centre.” She said the Centre has posted signs prohibiting the students from passing through the pro- perty and added, “Hopefully, this will alleviate the congestion of children in that particular area,”’ . Therrien also responded to Alderman Danny Sheridan's statement that older. siblings pick up younger children from the Centre by saying, ““This has occurred once in the past several years and the children involved lived less than half a block from the Centre with no street cross- ing involved.”’ “Any person picking up a child from our Centre must be authorized in writing by the child’s parent or legal guardian,’’ wrote Therrien. “We do not release children on their own from the Terrace Day Care Centre. Our objectives are our children and we are open to _ the community as a whole for your. queries, ”” Meanwhile, the Public Works Department has already painted several crosswalks including those at Scott Ave. and near The Willows on Kalum St. And ac- cording to Superintendent of Public Works Stewart Chris- tiensen, the RCMP have been monitoring traffic at these two locations and agree they are in the best locations. The key to pedestrian safety is for pedestrians to cross only at crosswalks and for motorists to obey the law and stop. - Terrace Review — Wednesday, May 25, 1988 13 Bob Lavole, owner of two Copperside gas bar and convenience stores, wants this vacant corner at Kalum St. and Davis Ave. as a location for his third operation. Lavoie has re- quested rezoning for the lot from Terrace city council, and his application is currently in the committee stage of review. Survey indicates local support for Kalum St. gas station Bob Lavoie says his proposal for a Copperside store at Kalum St. and Davis Ave. would be good for the area. And contrary ‘to some claims it would com- promise the environment of George Little Memorial Park, he says it would enhance activities in the park, According to Lavoie, the two Copperside stores he owns and operates -are proof of the quietness and convenience of his proposal, and any park-oriented. ‘activities could only benefit from having that type of service right across the street. He adds that fears of increas- ed traffic in the area are un- founded because the store would only be serving the immediate neighborhood and traffic al- ready using Kalum. He says the new store would not attract highway traffic, which is already well served, and the downtown core and western part of the city are already serv- ed by existing gas stations. Prior to making his decision to apply for rezoning of the pro- posed location, Lavoie says he looked at several locations. One, he said, was on the corner of Olsou Ave. and Kalum, but he rejected that-idea because he felt it was too close to E.T. 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He added the store would never become a 24-hour opera- tion because traffic in that area would never warrant it, | Lavoie says that with seasonal variations, he already employs 12 to 20 people at Copperside I, 10 to “15 at Copperside II, and the new store would create about six to 12 new jobs. ; Lavoie’s application for rezoning is presently in the preliminary stages and a date for a public hearing will be set by ci- ty council in the next few mon- ths.