AlQ- The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, December 29, 1999 BRIAN McCONNELL, of general contractor Progressive Ventures, assembles aluminum modular walls that will house the gift shop in the hospital lobby. Hospital lobby gets facelift WORK IS well underway on the remodelling of the hospital's lobby. Old carpet has been torn up, new ceramic tiles have been laid and the en- tire eatry way is being re- configured. Part of the plan invol- ves moving the Hospital Auxilliary gift shop across the lobby, says auxilliary secretary Sandy Bullock, VIA adds cars to popular Skeena VIA RAIL is adding anoth- er car (to its daylight Skee- na tail passenger service - between Prince George and Prince Rupert in re- sponse to passenger de- mand, Passenger numbers for the first class Totem serv- ice increased: by ‘26: per; cent this year from imid- May to mid-October over 1998. And 1998's figures were themselves up 25 per cent. from 1997, says Mark Pra- dine of the federal crown corporation. “With this kind of de- mand, we're putting on one additional car to the’ two we already have for Toiem class,” he said. Totem class -includes meals and access to a dome viewing car and is popular for the growing number of tourists takin the rail journey. “With this kind of demand, we're putting on one ad- ditional car to the two we already have for Totem class.” There’s also one econo- my car and its usage has also increased, said: Pra-. dine. The Skeena run was once threatened for can- cellation because of low passenger counts due, in part, to Enconvienent arri-— val and departure times. But a decision by VIA Rail three years ago to shift te an all daylight schedule between Prince George and Prince Rupert has resulted in its growing popularity, particularly among tourists, said Pra- dine. “The majority of traffic comes from Americans but we do gel an awful lot of Europeans,” he said. Most of the tourists are on package arrangements with the rail journey mak- ing up one part of a longer and mote extensive holi- day. Fradine acknowledged that there is still a gap between fevenue and ex- penses. But the gap has narrowed A large gap between revenues and expenses was one of the reasons tlie passenger service was threatened place. in. the. first ; “The glass around the old gift shop has been tak- en down and il will be put into place on the opposite end .of the lobby,” she said, “That will enclose our new shop and we'll be able ta open failry soon after that.” Going into the spot va- cated by the gift shop. will be a new coffee shop of- fering fresh coffee and muffins. - “It will be a real bonus for the peaple that work at the hospital. as well as those there to ¢ visit patients,” Bullock ‘said. Old dark. cedar walls are being replaced by. dry- wall. oe : The gift shop and coffee shop are expected to open in January. BC$ Ambulance Paramedics wish you | -asate, happy holiday season Last holiday season, we responded to too many avoidable emergency calls. Many injuries, both inside and outside the home, occur when hurrying to get things done. Please help us make this a safer year. 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