A6 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, October 12, 1994

TERRACE STANDARD

BUSINESS REVIEW

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MATTHEW WHITAKER lends a helping hand as Dr. Tom Sager checks out his 12-week-old
puppy, Ricki, at the new Skeena Animal Hospital. Sager says this Clark street veterinary clinic,
which opened September 26, is only a temporary site, He plans to have a new clinic along
with a barn for larger animals built across from the Thornhill Fairgrounds by next spring. —

PROVINCIAL ABORIGINAL
affairs minister John Cashore is
the guest tomorrow at a Terrace
and District Chamber of Com-
merce luncheon.

“Given the recent announcem-
ents by the minister, this might be
an interesting meeting to attend,’
a chamber press release says of
plans by the province to open up
the land claims negotiations pro-
cess.

The luncheon takes place at the
Terrace Inn and starts at 11:45
a.m,

Call the chamber office at 635-
2063 to confirm attendance.

Cashore is appearing at a land
claims question and answer s¢es-
-, sion the same evening.

' This takes place at the REM.

Lee Theatre and begins at 7 p.m.

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A Kitimat bakery which distrib-
utes its products here in Terrace
has made it to the pages of na-
tional professional magazine.

Bakers Journal, distributed to
the bakery and food industry, fea-
tured Ed’s Bakeshop in its Au-
gust/September issue.

Ed and Delfina Goncalves have
seven employces working in the
3,000 square foot facility in
Kitimat.

Ed Goncalves noted in the arti-
cle that he reads varlous trade
journals to keep up on the latest
baking developments and for in-
formation on how to better serve
his customers.

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Canadians may have said an
electoral good bye to the Progres-
sive Conservative party last [all
but northwesterners still have for-
mer Prime Minister Brian Mul-
roney.

That’s because Mulroncy, as
one of his many other pursuits, is
a director on the board of Amer-
ican Barrick.

This is the company which last

Out & About

month successfully took over the
assets of Lac Minerals.

Included in that is the Red
Mountain gold property just out-
side of Stewart.

Lac bas spent more than $20
million on the promising develop-

ment in the last three years.

There’s no official word yet on
what plans American Barrick has
for Red Mountain. - Loe

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Local home-based business op-
erators once again will be dis-
playing their wares,

Members of the Terrace
Home-based Business Associa-
tion are hosting Nov. 5 what has
become an annual fall business
fair.

It takes place at the arena ban-
quet room from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Association spokesman Elreen
Toovey says there’s room for 26
tables.

The fee for one table is $35,
$25 for half a table and $55 for
two tables. Those renting tables
also have to pay a $5 association
membership fee, she said.

More information is available
from Toovey at 635-9415.

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Terace’s second Customer
Service Training Program
started last Thursday and con-
tinues every Wednesday until Oc-
tober 26.

The two-month course,
organized by the Terrace and Dis-
trict Chamber of Commerce and
Canada Employment Centre, in-
cludes 23 hours of classroom in-
struction and a 17-hour prac-
ticum.

It covers communication, team-
work, time: management, tele-
phone skills, sales skills and con-
flict resolution in the classroom
sessions with coordinator Doug
Smith,

From October 26-November 30,
unemployed participants will be
matched up wilh employed
participants for a practicum.

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MOLSON recently released ils’
Working It Out video and guide
in Western Canada.

It’s aimed to help families dis-
cuss the issue of drinking alcohel.

Through the family of charac-
ters Pat and Bill, the video
focusses on how an ‘‘average’’
Canadian family deals with the

issue of drinking with their three —

children.

The video is introduced by Dr.
Robert Perreault, Professor of
Psychiatry at McGill University.

The video was first released in
Ontario in 1993,

A free copy of the video and
parent’s guide is available by
calling 1-800-565-8800.

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NORTH BY NORTHWEST
Tourism Association of H.C.
holds its annual general meeting
and convention at the Terrace Ina
starting Lomorrow.

Among the speakers at the
three-day conference are Linda
Gomez, Doug Smith and Michael
Wiler,

Working with the theme of
Pioneer Days, social activilies in-
clude a Western costume compe-
tition, an old-fashioned box lunch
and the chuckwagon express.

Silver Huniversary Coremauy

Caledonia Senior Secondary School

1969-1994

Monday, October 17, 1994
(7:30 p.m. R.E.M. Lee Theatre

Prelude
“O Canada’
Welcome
Passports to Education
“ Honor Rall ~
~ Musical Interlude
“History of the Schaol

~ Recognition of Students, Parents and Trustees, Statt

“Silver Impressions
School Song :
Plaque «.-*.
Happy Birthday, Caledonia
: Closure
~ Refreshments
_ Tours of School

We especially invite to attend: students, parents, trustees,
clerical/custodlal/ teaching staff, and other community members |
associated with Caledonia over the last twenty-five years.

Television station

up for new licence

SKEENA BROADCASTERS is
getting ready to appear before its
federal regulator to renew its
CFTK-TYV licence covering Ter-
tace and Prince Rupert.

The Nov. 1 hearing before the
Canadian Radio-television and
Telecommunications Commis-
sion (CRTC) is for a seven-year
extension of the licence which
Tuns out Aug. 31, 1995. ;

This hearing takes place in
Vancouver and persons wishing
to file written interventions had
until yesterday to do so.

As part of the renewal applica-
tion paperwork, the company has
to commit itself to promoting lo-
cal programming and to carrying

news broadcasts.

Those commitments are tied to
mecting a percentage figure of lo-
cal broadcast sales revenue.

The company also has to pro-
vide details of expected revenues
and expenditurcs for the seven-

' year term of the licence.

The. application’ indicates the
company expecis CFTK-TV to
bring in $2.21 million in Year
One of the seven-year term, in-
creasing to $2,417 million by
Year Seven.

Net income is pegged at
$299,000 in Year One and
$220,000 by Year Seven,

Skeena Broadcasters is a CBC-

TV alfiliate and in doing 50,
receives annual payments from
the federal crown corporation,
The curnent payment of
$381,000 a year is expected to
remain constant over the scven
years. .
In making its application, the

company noted that the economic | -

future of Terrace remains bright
but is less so for Kitimat and
Prince Rupert.

The company also said ils deci-
sion to reduce a one-hour daily
local newscast more than a year
ago to one of 30 minutes resulted
in a beltcr package by concentrat- -
ing on local and regional events.

New owners at Terrace Inn

ONE OF the city’s major hotels
has been sold.

An American company which
owns four Ramada Inns in
Georgia and Ohio bought the Ter-
race Inn from Georgilas Invest-
ments of Vancouver effective
Sept. 24.

Jim Markle, the operations
manager for the American firm,
said it formed a B.C, company for
the purchase,

He declined to give: the pur-
chase price but did say Georgilas
Investments originally wanted

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$3.5 million.

“But we didn’t
much,”’ said Markle.

The new owners have hired a
Prince Rupert resident, Mike
Tweedic, io be its manager here,

And they'll be spending ap-
proximately $300,000 in renova-
tions to the Inn’s 68 rooms.

“We'll also be doing some
work downstaizs (in Gigi’s). The
public areas are fine but we want
to redo the rooms,’’ said Markle
of the planned work,

He said the American firm had

pay that

becn looking for Canadian
propertics and made the Terrace
Inn connection through a broker.

‘*B.C, scems to be doing very
well. There’s a very good op-
portunity to do business in Ter- .
race,”’ added Markle.

The new owners are also look-
ing at franchising the Terrace Inn.

- Tt could turn into a Ramada Inn

but Markle said other arrange-
ments are also possible.

‘With a franchise people know
a name when they’re travelling
through. There’s that name recog-
nilion,’’ he said.

The Terrace & District
Chamber of Commerce

is hosting the

1994 NORTH
NORTHWEST

ANNUAL

~ GENERAL
(MEETING AND
CONVENTION

— October 15, "1994 at the Terrace Inn
* SCH E DULE OF EVE NTS; (subject to change) .

2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
6:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Thursday, October‘13

Registration - Terrace Inn
WELCOME RECEPTION - Terrace [nn (entertainment by Cy Sterrit - Hee Haw!)

Free to everyane. Sponsored by the City of Terrace

8:00 am - 10:00 am
8:16 am - 9:15 am
O40 am- 1145 am
12 anon - 1:30 pm

s 61:45 pm- ~ 4:00 pm :
OR :

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm.
9:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Friday, October 14

Registration - Terrace Inn
FIRST TIMERS BREAKFAST - Terrace Inn (Bright ideas!)
HUMOR IN THE WORKPLACE - Terrace In - ;
Luncheon Presentation - Terrace Inn - Rodd McCorinick, Manager aa
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES - Ministry of Tourism:
SEMINAR - Terrace Inn - Effective Marketing and Presentation « Doug Smith,

Saturday, October 15

Linda Gomez

: SEMINAR - Terrace Inn - Lavor Code - Employment Standards - Michael Wiler
OPTIONAL TOUR of Heritage Park and Northern Lights Studlo. ;

CHUCK WAGON EXPRESS - Terrace Trin (Get n taste of the true “Old West)
KITSELAS DANCERS ta visual taste of history)

10:00 am + 11:45 am “CRACKER-BARREL"- Terrace Inn (your chance to spenk up on any issud)

12 Noon < 1:30 pm
1:45 pm - 3:30 pm
3:45 pm - 4:16 pm...
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm ©

OLD FASHIONED “BOX LUNCH”. Terraca Inn (Networking & fun. Don’t miss it)
N x NWANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS « Terrace: Inn aes,

N x NW Board of Directors Meeting “ : 7
PRESIDENTS RECEPTION - Coast Inn of The West (string quartet, for dining pleut oy

__ Sponsored by the Regional District of Kilimat-Stiklne----

7:00 pm

- AWARDS BANQUET AND AUCTION - Const Inn of the West:

Full Delegates and Spousale Delegates are itivited fo attend all events and fienctions lisied oa Hai schedule,
If you are unable to attend the entire contention, componenis cati be pterchased from
Nx NW Staff at the Host Eolel - The Ter race Lin,

Non-Member Registration $225 . es:

HOSTED BY:

Member Registration $175 + csr

sam TERRACE & DISTRICT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
“A Whole Lot In Terrace...A Whole Loi In-Store For You.”
P.O, Box 107, Terrace, BC V8G 4A2

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