RENOVATING? We supply & install custom made windows and doors. 8) Also: # Custom cul non glare glass * Picture glass * Beveled mirrors ¢ Window screens © Storm windaws Have You Had Your Break Today? WINDSHIELD REPLACEMENT * Aulo glass # ICBC claims © Mirrors * Sealed units AL-C’S GLASS 3720 River Drive, Terrace Doug Closter 638-8001 * 632-4800 JOHN CLIFT stands in front of an old safe that’s served Ev's Menswear through different owners over the decades since the establishment first opened in Terrace. Getting better with age WITH SO many new businesses springing up in Terrace every year, it’s casy to forget about the ones that have quietly grown up with the city. One place to have withsiood the test of time is the Terrace Co-op shopping centre on Keith Street which recently celebrated 50 years as an organiza- lion in Terrace, And within the complex is Cooperative Insurance Services — now known as Keenleyside Insurance. Bill Keenlcyside took over the Cooperative In- surance office in 1970 from Ted Johustone. By that time, the Cooperators had already been sclling insurance in Terrace for more than 20 years, Soon after he moved in, Keenleyside became an independent agent — although he still represented the Cooperators. The office moved around the Co- op centre several times, but never left the building. In 1995, Jayne and Barry McKenzie took over the agency. That’s when the Cooperators had a contest to find the office with the longest running policy in B.C. The McKenzies were surprised when their Terrace office won, “We were surprised, But our clients tend to be extremely loyal,’”? says Jayne McKenzie. ‘We have quite a few old policies from back then.’’ The oldest dated back lo 1956 — that’s a 41-year-old continuous insurance policy, Another business with staying power has been Ev’s Men's Wear. The shop has been operat-d:by the same family, in the same location for decades. Ev’s began as Gerald Duffus Ltd. in 1949, but that was destined lo change when Ev Clift came up fram Vancouver in 1952 ta manage the Lakelse Avenue store. Back then, a young John Clift worked with his father at the shop, both after school and in the summer months. He remembers a very different Terrace, with gravel streets and wooden boardwalks. “T remember standing on the roof of our build- ing in 1958 and watching the Queen drive past,”’ Clift says. “They paved the streets because she was coming to visit’’ Ev Clift managed the store until 1959 when he decided to buy the company. It gradually changed over the years, moving away from work wear and more into casual wear, When Ev retired in 1967, his son took over and still runs the shop today, The history of Erwin’s Jewelers dates back to the founding of Kitimat. That’s when Cleave Paui Er- win, a jeweler by profession, caine north in the early 1950s to work in the Alcan commissary, He followed that with a general store and coffee shop in Kitimal, In 1956 Cleave opened Erwin's Jewellers at the City Centre Shopping Mall in Kitimat in 1956, the first store to set up shop there, It’s still there today. Erwin was uamed Kitimat Citizen of the Year in 1975 and died at the age of 87, {twas a natural expansion to Terrace in 1968 for |, the business. The founding manager was Lorie Parr, a grandson to Ervin, He remains as manager today. Z “COAST T To COAST LIFETIME WRITTEN - GUARANTEE HONOURED AT OVER | 120 LOCATIONS ACROSS CANADA | ms FREE | INSPECTION & ESTIMATES. 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He also makes rock- ing horses, rocking dinosaurs, birdhouses, bird feeders and o stacking wagon made of wooden pieces that come apart as 37. like building blocks. Everything is made of pine and he does his best to use only local wood. Sometimes, however, the dimensions he needs aren't available. Peter feels that good quali- ty work and reasonable price is the key to a successful busi- ness, He also emphasizes that you have ic stand behind your product. Peter says that the farmers market gives him good expo- sure for his woodwork and he enjoys talking with customers, Pete wos a winner in the 1996 “Beyond Boards” Provincial competition for Value-Added wood products. He also won first place region- al for toys and third place pro- vincial for toys, Community Futures 1-800-663-6398 Pete also teaches a child- rens carpentry class it is spon- sored by the city’s recreational department. The kids make mony wonderful projects, for Mother's Day the class maid a painted wooden flowers and past classes have included boats, bunny rabbit, clothes rock, o toothbrush holder and a cow planter. Of course the projects may have a spotly paint job, but the kids don’t care says Peter. “A lot of these kids hove never even touched a hammer before, he says, They're just happy to be able to create something.” Look for Timber Toys at the Skeena Valley Farmers Market from May to October. 204-4630 Lazelle Ave. Terrace Ph: 635-5449 Fax: 635-2698