A10 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, March 5, 2003 Eee eee ; News In Brief | Coliege build bids are over budget ’ Boy Ss death probed NORTHWEST COMMUNITY College officials and their TERRACE RCMP and the B.C. coroner’s service architects are scouring over bids for the new Prince Ru- are looking into the sudden death of a three-year- pert campus, hoping to overcome a shortfall between old Terrace boy who apparently fell asleep and money available and construction prices. never woke up. The lowest bid, $9.3 million from Port Moody-based Local paramedics and police were called to a Yellowbridge, is more than $1 million over what was home at the North Kalum Trailer Court at 1 p.m. budgeted, says college president Stephanie Forsyth. Feb, 22 after receiving a call of a sudden death. “Some of this was anlicipated,” said Forsyth, “For “Police and paramedics attended the home and one thing, the money we-have is in 2001 dollars and found the child deceased,” said RCMP Sergeant here we are in 2003.” Jas Basi. “It appears the cause is a medical issue.” “The construction site is troublesome and people will The child’s mother and an uncle were at home at add i in an allowance for that,” she added. the time of his death. ‘Prices will also vary according to the level of compe- The child’s body was flown to B. C. Children’s tition belween construction companies, Forsyth said. Hospital for a Feb. 25 autopsy. Initial results indi- Forsyth noted there were extra costs incurred when cate the child died of a medical situation but fur- | the province put a halt to the project in 2001, shortly ther lab tests have yet to be completed. after the Liberals were elected. It was revived last year. The plan is to identify and remove items not consid- ered absolutely essential to the project, The total budget provided by the*provincial govern- ment for the new building is $11.25 million. As it is, more than $2.5 million has already been spent on site preparation, environmental assessments and site remediation, said Forsyth. The campus building is designed to be as environ- mentally friendly and “green” as possible to reduce operating costs once it is opened. Some of those “green” elements will be eliminated, said Forsyth. “The government would like to get a campus buill at the most cost effective price. It’s said that “green” is not essential,” said Forsyth. The new campus will replace several leased locations throughout Prince Rupert which | now cost the college THE AAREST OF two people after a break-in nearly $400,000 a year. on the 4400 block of Park Ave. Feb, 24 sub- Goverment officials say efforts ta close the gap be- sequently resulted in police seizing pot plants. tween bid prices and the construction budget is up to the Grow op uncovered "college. | TERRACE RCMP uncovered a marijuana grow operalion last week after arresting two young Smi- thers men for breaking in to a Park Ave. home. Terrace RCMP say neighbours reported a rob- bery in progress at a home on the 4400 block of Park Ave. around 3 p.m. Feb. 24, Police arrested two young men from Smithers near the scene of the break-in. One of the boys was found with some loose pot and under $50 in coins. “The investigation revealed there was a grow operation inside the house,” says Terrace RCMP Sat. Jas Basi. 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