Terrace Farmers’ Market

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a regional attraction |

Terrace Farmers’ Market
representative Lena Chapplow

says that Farmer's Market mem- |

_ bers are “excited” over the in-
. terest shown recently by the

_ Tourism: and Economic Devel-

: opment Committee (TEAC) and
. Terrace City Council in explor-
ing the possibility of developing
_the full potential of the Farmer’s

_ Market,

’ by Tod Strackan
“We would like to expand,”
said Chapplow. “But we. don’t

have the funds available; We -
. don’t have the cash flow.’’

She. explained that the

_ Farmer’s Market only collects

five dollars from each display
every Saturday ($30 per season)
during their present business
season which starts the first

weekend in May and ends on the:

Thanksgiving holiday. She said
that revenue only pays for ad-

vertising and a business license, .

leaving nothing for capital in-
vestment.

‘The Farmer’s Market would
like to go all. year if we had a
place,”’? Chapplow said, ‘‘and if
it grew to that, I’m. sure we

"would see people expanding

greenhouses and craft shops in

order to fill the need.”’
According to Chapplow, it is

““very feasible’’ to grow produce

year-round in the. Terrace. area

using heated green houses.
During city council’s last

' regular meeting, Alderman

George Clark explained that
TEAC has concluded the Far-
mer’s Market may have the po-
tential to assist in the develop-
ment of small “home grown’’
businesses if they were given a

“permanent setting with a roof,
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health that. would grow with the:

addition of a permanent facility: :-
_ According to Chapplow, ‘the:
market currently grosses a total -

the bench’’.

Clark used the ‘Granville

Island Farmer’s Market in Van- -
cOuver. as an example ‘of. the |

potential of -what could be: ac-.
complished, and he.-said that in.
Terrace it could become a “‘focal
point’’ for the community. -
Clark added that TEAC mem-

_ bers. believe the market. could -

become a ‘“‘catalyst for the
revitalization of agriculture in
the area” and also provide an
environment where small, home-
based craft shops could develop
into well-established local bus-

inesses.. :

_. According ‘to. Chapplow, the

Farmer's Market has demon-

strated that a lucrative market. _

exists for home-produced goods
and market members have pro-
ven their ability to deliver..

She said that during its short,

_ four-year history the market ex-

panded from only 10 displays to

its present size of up to about 20.
weekend displays and is rapidly

becoming a reputable source of

homemade crafts and home-

grown produce throughout the

Northwest.

‘Half of our customers come ~

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from Prince Rupert and Kit-
imat,”’ said Chapplow. ‘‘And.
they come every weekend, ex-
plicitly to shop at:the Farmer's
Market. Some of them are there
at 9:30 in the morning.”’

She added that. the market
also attracts a “‘nice crowd’’ of
local people who exchange mon-
.ey and ideas. Many of them

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My sincere thanks to all who supported me
at the polls on November 21. if
Special thanks to those who assisted with
my campaign, and Stan Parker and Mary
Little who signed my nomination papers. I

look forward to the next 3 years with
optimism and enthusiasm. Compliments of
_ the season to everyone.

Thark you
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spend ‘several: hours: window
shopping and socializing. in a -
relaxed rural atmosphere that %

subtracts decades from the hec-

ticrush of:today’s world of com-.

merce. ge
She said the market has also

average of about $3,500 every
weekend (over $80,000 each sea-
son); she predicted that could in-
crease by about $1,000 to $1,500
per. weekend simply by adding a
roof, She said the market’s in-

come would increase even more —

with. the addition of a heated
building and storage area.

“And all of that money stays
in the community,” she pointed
out,

“If we could start with a roof,
or even if we could rent a
building somewhere reasonably,
it would be a start,” she said.
“‘We’ve explored those angles
and looked around. but it’s just

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generate enough money.’”

“It. really does have
potential,’’ Chapplow said. “‘If
we just had a little bit of a help-
ing hand to make a better facili-
ty Pm sure it would grow.”

- Gst. ‘Ewen Harvie, -the com-
-munity relations ‘officer for the
Terrace detachment of the
RCMP, has been elected vice-
president of the B.C. Crime
Prevention Association.

Harvie is the first executive
member from outside the Lower
Mainland-Vancouver Island
region to be elected in the
association, In an interview after
the association’s annual con-
ference held in Richmond during
mid-November, Harvie said part
of his duties will be to assist in
formulating projects and -pro-

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Harvie said the B.C. Crime
Prevention Association is a par-
ticularly effective lobby group:
because it has a broadly-based
membership. that includes
representatives from a variety of
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