A8 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, May 12, 1999 - TERRACE STANDARD Business Review House dn Memoriam Gifts fund vital heart and stroke research and heatth promotion prograins Please print the name of the deceased weanr «| Of Person honoured; the name/ anpsmoxe | address of the next of kin for card; and |] . FOUNDATION OF | your name/address for tax receipt (Visa BC A UKON | and M/C accepted). Please mail your donation to: OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH The Odd Jobs Registry has many young people . who are looking for odd jabs. Do you need casual elp? -. Box 22, Sta rts Terrace, B.C. VEG 442. CALL US @ (250) 635-9812 Inimum wage must be paid. Anne Evans 638-1966 finally jump HOUSING construction finally took off in Terrace in April with five single family homes and a duplex started. The construction brought fo seven the ‘number of homes started this year, with building permits for more “a ") soon to be issued, according | i : to city building inspector JOHN GRIFFIN, of Emerald Construction Ltd., was Paul Gipps. installing windows last week on his latest spec house Construction in April was gy the 4900 block of McConnell Ave. $1.1 million, boosting the How can air transportation services to this region be improved? Reduced fares? Schedule changes? . Improved freight handling capacity? Air Services Worksh 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, Ma: year-to-date total to $1.7 million. That’s still more than 10 per cent below the dismal $1.96 million recorded to the same point in 1998. And it’s a far cry from the $8.8 million recorded in the first four months of 1997, But Gipps said the uptick is indicative of . increased optimism among local builders. He said building permits ate in the works for con- struction of the Evergreen Pub on Hwy 16 West and for the reconstruction of Kalum Tire’s collapsed building. He added there could soon be a develop- ment permit for a new. building downtown. announce the Regiaria _ about this critical sector’é ~ major airlines will attend to dé and services provided at Terrace; given by the Terrace-Kitimat A Telemedia to buy OSG NORTHWEST’s private broadcaster and cablevision provider is the target of a takeover offer by Montreal-based Telemedia. Okanagan Skeena Group is recommend- ing its shareholders accept Telemedia’s of- fer to buy the-company for $92.7 million. More than 90 per cent of shares must be tendered by May 25 for the deal to go ahead. Controlling shareholders who own more than 50 per cent of the company have already agreed to sell, Okanagan Skeena reported a 66 per cent rise in profits last year to $1.4 million. Its also saw the firm merge with rival Nornet. Telemedia, which is privately owned by a Montreal family, operates 27 radio stations in Ontario and Quebec and a number of magazines. It wants to become a national player and sees acquisition of Okanagan Skeena Group as a key foothold in the wesi, Okanagan Skeena owns 31 radio stations, two TV stations and 12 cable systems in’ B.C, and Alberta, Few if any staff cuts are expected if the takeover goes ahead. ot Okanagan Skeena has agreed not to seek . higher bids and will-pay Telemedia $3.5 -— this forum but please register Persons wishing to ma kine is pleased to share price doubled in the last year, which Out & About Co-op bank advances OTTAWA will clear a path for a national com- munity bank comprised of a group of 10 credit unions, million if the deal falls through. - including Northern Savings Credit Union. ’ Finance minister Paul. - Martin last week announc- ed the federal government will prepare iegislalion al- lowing the country’s credit unions to compete head on . with the big banks. It’s expected to allow credit unions to establish cooperative banks, operate joint automated teller ma- chines and pool capital. Northen Savings and some other credit unions see. banding together as their. - best shot at long-term sur- vival as national and global competition in financial ser- vices intensifies. a Still other credit unions are exploring options that would sec them cooperate and poo! resources under the banner of the Credit Union Central of Canada. “It’s obviously pretty pos- tive,” Northern Savings CEO Mike Tarr said of Martin’s decision, “He is.’ interested in creating a. stronger second tier and sees credit unions as being 4 major part of that.” He said the credit unions are now wailing to see ex- actly what kind of banking powers Ottawa is prepared - to extend to them. New Shell COPPERSIDE FOODS is close to a deal with Shell to build a new gas station at its _ Hwy 16 West localion. 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