Newspaper chain pairs with net firm B.C.’S LARGEST group of commun- ily newspapers {s geiting ils own pi- peline into cyberspace. With broadband [nternet connec- tions now readily available comes the opportunity to move information to readers and clients at never before realized speeds. Black Press Ltd, - the parent company of Cariboo Press and the Terrace Standard and the largest in- dependent newspaper publisher in Canada with 60 newspapers in B.C., plus additional publications in Al- berta and Washington State — has formed an alliance with. Technovi- sion Systems Inc. (TVS). Through its operating division, UNIServe Online, the Aldergrove- based company is one of the largest independent Internet service provi- ders in B.C,, with 34,000 subscribers province-wide. The alliance will relocate TVS Black Press offices, allowing UNI- operations with broadband connec- tivity. The wider pipeline, with which to transfer information, will let Black Press operate a virtual private net- work in addition to developing its In- A CHUNK of land in Terrace will be on the auction block Aug, 3 in a sell- off of properties by B.C. Rail. BCR Group of Companies and its sister company, BCR Properties Ltd, which hold the B.C. Rail lands are putting 18 holdings up for sale, communication equipment into local. Serve to provide the newspaper Skills for Success in the Workplace | eating Effective A6 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, July 5, 2000 TERRACE STANDARD. Business REVIEW DAVID BLACK, owner of a large number of B.C, community newspa- pers, has formed a strategic alliance with Technovision Systems | CEO Gordon Tremain, whose firm runs UNIserve Online. lernet presence through community portals and. its web site bcclassi- fied.com. In-return, Black Press will provide: TVS with advertising and marketing assistance throughout B.C. TVS president and CEO Gordon Tremain said the mutually beneficial alliance will give him the profile his company needs to move to the next level. “UNIServe right now is a high- profile, well-funded company,” he said, “but it still doesn’t have the profile it needs, because that costs @ lot of money. I feel that a relation- ship like this is sort of like a luxury.” David Black, president and owner of Black Press, called it a natural fit with unlimited benefits, B.C. Rail to sell Terrace property including the local 3110 Atwood Street location. All sales will be completed by mid-October, The money off the sale of the lands will be reinvested. into other BCR holdings. Goat. Setteng “Guidelines for Goal Setting *Mapping your future goals eJuly 20, 2000 «July 25, 2000 Probtem Sateing & Peamwork *Are you a team player? «Come and find out! 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