wv AlO - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, July 21, 1999 - TERRACE STANDARD Business ReEvIEW Out & About Realty firm expands A LOCAL REALTY firm has changed ils name and more than doubled in size. Skeena Realty Ltd, has become Royal LePage Ter- race after becoming af- filiated with the Canadian franchise. Firm president Erica Langer, who bought Skcena Realty from founder Ron Redden last. September, said she and realtor Linda Boyce have been joined by three new realtors. Lisa Godlinski, formerly of Coldwell Banker, has joined. Royal LePage Ter- race, as has Ralph God- linski and Diana Wood. “T think the franchise is going to give us a good edge,’’ Langer said, adding activity is picking up. Building still lags THREE MORE house starts in June broughl the to- ial so far this year to 11. _ Renovations and additions made up the rest of ithe $688,000 recorded by the City of Terrace that month. June’s building permits boosted (the total construc- tion tally this year to just over $3 million, That’s still down 25 per cent from the nearly $4 mil- lion recorded to the same point last year, and it?s way off 1997's $16 million. Year-to-date house starts here are down 30 per cent in Terrace, according to the Canuda Mortgage and Housing Corporation. House starts are down all over B.C. for the fizst six months of the year. The home-building pace is off 31 per cent province-wide and is down about 17 per cent in northem B.C, City backs tourism THE TERRACE Tourism Council will con- tinue to get $35,000 from the city for 1999 at least. Council has decided to continue bankrolling ihe group another year even though it’s original plan was to cut off municipal grants by now and make the local beneficiaries take over tourism promotion. But whether the city will continue to back the council in 2000 will be up for debate in the months ahead. That could include reconsideration of an aban- doned plan to invoke a two per cent bofel/motel room . tax in this area. The tax idea would have raised at least $60,000 a year — replacing the city contribution — but was strongly opposed by hotel and motel owners. Tourism council chair Doug Barrett sald city backing is needed to ensure the group continues to get an annual grant of $55,000 from Human Resources Development Canada. “You can argue about public money paying for tourism promotion, but that’s the way the game is being played these days,’’ added economic develop- ment officer Ken Veldman. Receiving top marks THE TERRACE AND Dis- trict Chamber of Com- merce’s tourist infocenire on Keith Ave, is getting top marks for providing friendly and knowledgeable service. A score of 96 out of 100 was registered after a team of anonymous Infocentre checkers hired by the provincial government paid a Visit the first part of June. As of last week, thal score was the highest of all in- focentres across the pro- vince, says chamber man- ager Bobble Phillips. TEARACE PRECUT forklift operator Ragbar ‘Singh 7 Takhar checks out piles of lumber at the Braun St. mill. The mill wants to rezone adjacent land to get more toom for storage of Jumber. Mill needs more room TERRACE PRE-CUT’s sawmill on Braun St. wants to expand ils operations onto residential land to the south. Mill owner Mo Takhar wants to rezone the back portion of a city lot he has bought at 2811 Braun St. to light industrial. That would make way for the mill to use that part of the Jot, which is immediately south of the existing mill property, for lum- ber storage. City council and the planner are insisting on stringent condilions to restrict the use of the industrial portion to lumber storage and to require a 10-foot strip of trees as a buffer zone from neighbours, Takhar must also build a fence and can’t construct any new buildings on the land in question. “This was bought by Mr. Takhar know- ing it is residential property," councillor Olga Power said. '‘The onus is on him to look after his neighbours, ” Because the rezoning also requires an amendment to the Official Community Plan, a public hearing will be required be- fore council can adopt the bylaws. The bylaws got first and second readings July 12. The last time the city was faced with a proposal to expand the sawmill, residents there were strongly opposed to a planned dry kiln, They feared the kiln —- which did ultimately get built — would be the first step lowards further industrialization of the residential area, THURSDAY: 7pm 8pm FRIDAY: 7pm SATURDAY: 9am-Tpm = Farmer's Marke? 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D.V.M. 41920 WALLNVELL AYE, TERRACE B.C, VAG-2I6 GAS-I7HIORGRT2 ISG ; Kermodei Veterinary Hospital is pleased to announce and would like to welcome a new staff member that will be joining our clinic. Dr. Birte Kalz will be available on Saturdays as well and through out the week, Dr. Kalz is a small and large animal practitioner. The Kermode Veterinary Hospital will be open on Saturdays start- ing July 31, 1999, 8:00 am to 5:30. off spays & neuters for dogs & cats | 0% for the month of August Book for an appointment or surgery today 635-2726 0 635-2759. JALL MALE DANCE REVUE 4, Wednesday, July 21 o% Tickets $10 Available at the Front Desk. Come Early for best seats! Call:for an appointmen oday 638:] 3] Mor ‘to Saturday fr rom: