— Bust "TERRACE STANDARD NESS REVIEW u Getting crafty | IT'S a ceramics shop, cratt store, teaching stucio and coffee bar all rolled into one. Urban potter Joann Owens (above) hopes to have her new business — T-Berry and Friends — open by late this week. Formerly Joey's Mud Hut on the bench, Owens’ studio is going upscale and taking up residence in the blue heritage house at the corner of Kalum St. and Lakelse Ave, The building, which Owens is renting from Ray McCarthy, was originally built in 1912 to house the B.C. Pravincial Police. Local historians believe it's the last remaining of nearly 100 buildings in the province which house the police force, PR machine cranks up ALCAN HOSTED a well- attended event Sunday in Kilimat as it embarks upon a public relations campaign to further its image. The event featured a series of television commercials * Alcan will air this winter and give information on the ‘wide variety of communily and other programs © it » sponsors. a Down south, Alcan has taken on the sponsorship of the omnimax theatre at Science World as one way of boosting its image. ’ Across B.C., the company is sponsoring the Nancy Greene Ski League. The company has had its “image battered somewhat over the recent years through its now-dead plan to take more water from the Nechako River to produce clectricily. CAI to stick to route here AIR TRAVELLERS don’t have to worry that the financial troubles affecting Canadian Airlines International mean changes to its northwestern service. Although Canadian wants to juggle equipment and routes to cut drastic losses, there’s nothing planned for the Vancouver-Terrace-Prince Rupert run, says company spokesman Paul Fowler. “Terrace and Prince Rupert perform very well and there’s every indication we'll be maintaining our commit- ment to them,’’ be said. Translated, that means Canadian -will continue to use its Bocing 737s on the route. They're big enough and powerful cnough to carry the kind of freight up north that gives the company needed ad- ditional revenues. What Canadian does want to do is convert some of its runs and equipment elsewhere to its subsidiary, Canadian Regional Airlines. It flies smaller aircraft into places such as Smithers. “Tt’s well known Canadian loses a lot of moncy in the east, such as the Toronto to Ottawa to Montreal triangle, so thal’s where we'd be looking at making changes," said Fowler. Similar changes in aircraft are being planned for the Vancouver to Calgary to Edmonton triangle, he added, “We think there’s greater potential to be using our larger equipment for transborder travel — between Canada and the United States,”’ said Fowler. Canadian wants to juggle routes and equipment to stem losses that have hit a $1 billion since the turn of the decade. It’s also asking its unionized employees to lake a 10 per cent pay cul in hopes of trimming millions from its payroll to help balance a set of books that have been run- ning deep in the red since the start of the decade. Employees have already taken pay cuts in the past to help their troubled employer. per cent. Out & Provincial officials estimate that 20 per cent of consumer bankruptcies in- volve individuals with sig- About Cell boost A NEW cellular site on top of Copper Mountain is ex- pected to improve celiular phone service around Ter- race and along Hwy 37 soulh towards Kitimat. B.C. Tel Mobility has also added cellular service ‘in the Bums Lake and Houston areas, The addi- tions mean cellular service is now available in most major communities along Hwy 16. Office shut THE REGION’s land title office in Prince Rupert will close April 1st as part of provincial government restructuring. Personal service will re- quire a trip to Prince George . ; nificant student loans. now, but on line services will be avaiable through the land title search and Telrieval system at the government agent’s office. The move, along with a similar closure in Nelson, eliminates eight and a half jobs. Bankrupts — shoot up CONSUMER bankruptcy rose sharply over the last 18 months, according to B.C. Statistics, — The agency traced a rise in personal bankruptcies over the last decade that has ac- celerated dramatically in 1995 and 1996. Personal bankruptcies rose 71 per cent during that time while the population climbed 25 And the poorest of Cana- dians have debt generally at higher interest rates than others. -“The only forms of eredil available to most low in- come people are retail credit cards and credit cards, These typically demand rates of around 30 per cent or more, double those avail- able to people with enough’ income to qualify for per- sonal bank loans,’’ says Harry Atkinson, in charge of the provincial govern- ment’s orderly payment of debts branch. Consumer bankrupicy most hurts small businesses, which are usually the un- satisfied creditors. Business bankruptcies are also on the rise —- up eight per cent in the first seven nonihs of 1996. co-op\ SENIORS pitci EE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27 McEWAN G 635-4941... NO ONE OFFERS ~ MORE SPORT UTILITY ~ CHOICES THAN CHEVROLET! Proud Sponsors Of: = | British Columbia's Best Cheve G@@ Ge Olds Dealers