Money in the air

The federal government spending freeze has put in doubt
plans by the women’s centre for this year, says a spokesman,
The centre receives a basic operating grant of $30,000 a
year from the federal government but it doesn’t know if it will
receive that again or have to absorb a cut, said Meera Nair.
‘There are already women’s centres who have been cut
from their basic grant and there are those who are want to
start and they might not be able to,’’ said Nair who also
speaks for the B.C. and Yukon Association of Women's Cen-
tres.
_She said the centres should know of the government's in-
tentions by mid-March and that some will have to lay off
workers if there isn't financial assistance.

Dry grad promoted

A KITIMAT community group is receiving $500 from the
federal government to promote alcohol-free graduation
celebrations,

’ The Dry Grad Committee, made up of graduating students
from Mount Elizabeth Secondary School and their parents,
will highlight the dangers of drinking and driving and pro-
mote alternatives to drinking,

Activities include a family picnic, scavanger hunt, a “dry”
ski trip and a sign contest. People will be asked to show their
support by tying red ribbons to their vehicles.

Flood help given

PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT ministries, local govern-
ments and individuals will receive approximately $2.3 million
to pay for damages from last October’s heavy rains.

The deluge eroded road beds, swept away rip rap and cut
off villages in the Nass Valley.

A Provincial Emergency Program official said. payments
include $1 million to the forest service, $300,000 to the
highways ministry, $500,000 to the environment ministry and
$300,000 to local governments and individuals.

The emergency program can ask for money from the pro-
vincial government to ease damages caused by natural and
other calamities.

Old growth meet set

RECENTLY RELEASED proposals on how old growth
forests shouid be logged will be the subject of a meeting to be
held in Terrace in mid-March.

The draft document produced by the provincial govern-
ment’s Old Growth Strategy group has been two years in the
making and tackles research, conservation and management
issues involving old growth forests.

It suggests it will be a furthér three years before all the |

recommendations are implemented. Copies are available at
the local forest service office on Keith Ave.

_ The meeting here will take place March 1 at the Inn of the
West beginning at 7 p.m.

\ NEWS BRIEF

TERRACE -- Only two years
after setting an all-time record
for construction, the city is
heading for another one, says
its permits director.

‘We're going to have an ex-
plosion of activity,’? Bob
Lafleur predicted, suggesting
the total value of building per-
mits could hit $24 million this
year.
higher than the 1990 boom year
total,

Set to provide a major boost
to this year’s total were the

’ Safeway expansion (estimated

value $2.9 million) and the new
B.C, Building Corporation
building on Keith Ave.
($850,000). Plans for both had
been submitted to his office, he
added,

Another would come from
the recently announced Esso
fuek depot expansion which the
company estimates will come in
at 33 million.

‘And their competitors are
knocking at cur door,’’ he add-
ed, a reference to comments by
Shell and Chevron spokesmen
that their companies were con-
sidering similar moves here.

Lafleur said early indications
were housing permits could
come in at more than $8 million
this year. That forecast was bas-
ed on the building of 50 single
family homes and at least 50
rental units.

Assuming the value of the
new houses equalled last year's
average of $110,000, he pointed
out the single family home total
alone would hit $5.5 million.

“And I think I might be low
there,’’ he added, noting three
permits had been issued already
and plans had been submitted
for a dozen more. ‘They're
coming in every day.”’

On the multi-family units
front, Lafleur said two owners
of property already zoned R3
(Multi-residential) had in-
dicated an interest in building
this year. One of those would be
a ‘fairly substantial apartment
development’’, he added.

In addition, permits had
already been issued for a duplex
and a fourplex — total value
$420,000 — and several other

Th
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That’s nearly a third,

similar and condominium pro-
jects were also ‘‘in the wind’’

If those projects came about,
the -total for multi-family
developments would reach $3.5
million.

In the commercial sector, a
new dental clinic was planned
for Park Ave., likely a $500,000
project, and there were sugges-
tions as many as three new mini-
malls could be built this year,

Based on the average of the
past four years, he suggested it

Terrace Standard, Wednesday, February 19, 1992 ~ Page A3

was also reasonable to expect
another $4 million to be spent
on commercial renovations.
Based on the above, Lafleur
said $24 million of construction
could be anticipated ‘‘and that

doesn't include ‘institutional

projects’, :

The new corrections centre,
the long-awaited supportive
housing development at. Ter-
raceview and any work at local
schools fell into that category,
he explained.

Build boom predicted _

However, while looking for-
ward to a record year,-Lafleur

: warned permit figures will likely

dive in 1993, : roe

That was .because many of
the current projects were one-
time developments: while others
were filling a gap in the market
which would no !onger exist
ance they were completed.

For example, he pointed out,
“You can’t build 50 apartment
units every year,”

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