A2 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, June 29, 2005 Terrace paving outfit nabs — Courtesy NORTHERN SENTINEL A BID for tender by the District of Kitimat for a paving ‘contract,in that city has been awarded to Standard Paving of Terrace over Kitimat’s Kentron Construction Ltd. despite “concerns raised at a Kitimat council meeting last-month. At the June 13 council meeting Kentron employee Gaetan - Pozsgay had expressed the company’s concerns to council about the negative impact on the local economy if the con- tract was to be awarded to Standard. Municipal manager for the district Trafford Hall said the district must be fair and evaluate bids based on guidelines of "price, quality and risk management. Standard’s accepted bid was $375; 291.20, approximately $7,400 less than Kentron’s: bid of $382,763.50. Kentron, manager Eugene Deni'said he stands by the city’s decision to award the contract to Standard paving and noted that he looks forward to future work contracts with Kitimat bid despite complaints - on the contract. “We are not opposed to competition,” “we just expect the same standards of workmanship on our streets.” Deni added he is optimistic that Standard’s work will also be of high quality. He said that there is a cost affiliated | to having high stan- dards and Kentron’s reputation was built on meeting those standards by doing consistent quality work.. He noted that. . Kentron has always dedicated itself to maintaining ‘the high- est standards of workmanship on city streets. “We are always very. progressive with our quality control and always work toward improving it,” said Deni. “We spend significant dollars towards quality control. ' We have our own quality control department.” The 2005, Road Paving Program is stage two of the sum- mer program. The paving contract includes Carlson and Carswell Roads and Lahakas Blvd. south from Haisla to. he said adding - WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM | [éheéce| SPRINKLING RESTRICTIONS The City of Terrace wishes fo remind all residents that water sprinkling restrictions are in force year-round. In order to maintain adequate water levels in reservoirs for fire fighting purposes, additional restrictions are in effect immediately. Water sprinkling is permitted on: © ODD numbered addresses ON ODD numbered DAYS e EVEN numbered addresses ON EVEN numbered DAYS | Between the hours of: 3:00 p.m. to 10: oo p.m. ONLY. Hand sprinkling of flowers and shrubs with d 1 controlled nozzle i is allowed at any time. the City thanks you for your assistance in the sensible and moderate use of water. the district. ; “Kentron. has had a great working relationship with the. District of Kitimat for many many years and is planning on continuing this,” said Deni: ““We know that we ‘want to c on _workin (in arry g Kitimat. ” ‘Deni said he is proud: of his employees | for taking a stand - on what they saw as a threat to their livelihood but wanted to make it.clear Kentron does not Object to Standard’s bid From front — Also, once in. the pre- apprentice- ship program, the students must pass / ‘the physical component of testing; they . are provided with a.membership at a - Terrace.gym, where they have to train - " three times a-week. Once the 13 weeks are completed, “" each student receives a college creden- tial, as well as credit towards the first .. .in-school’session all power line techni- cian apprentices have to attend. Stu- “dents will have to eventually complete ; _ Grade 12 English, Math and Physics to " continue on. |. 7 “Most likgly, successful ‘candidates will have’ a: three-month practicum,” . said Schittecatte, saying they’ll be em- ployed by either BC Hydro or other i in- '..dustry contractors as a trainee. : The rate of pay from BC Hydro for. trainees is around $19 per hour. “It’s ‘a great’ opportunity, to get a ~ high-paying job,” Van der Touw said. “ts finally good. news for jobs in the north.” Although this i is the fourth time the course has been offered in B.C., this is the first time it has come up north. The three previous pre-apprenticeship + programs have taken place at Kwantlen ; spects are: entering vehicles that a are in n these “compounds and:taking items that may have value'to « them. Justa reminder to ensure that nothing of.value |ois left in your vehicle, and your vehicle is secure. ey If. you have information about’ this” or. any other ‘crime or you: know. the identity. of the person or ~-person’s responsible for this, or any other crime - “Crime Stoppers would like to hear from you. | Quatsino Blvds. . Engineering director for Kitimat Tim Gleig said paving will commence in about two to three weeks. Standard’s Mike Scott estimated the project will be com- ‘University College, and ‘students have had to. pay their own tuition costs in . the range of $8,500, which covers ex- ‘penses like : training expertise, gear and use of a truck. . In this case, the students won *thave . to pay tuition for the program. “The program is being funded by BC Hydro, ” said Van der Touw, saying that. the company has the resources to ‘accept 12 people in the pre- apprentice- ship program. “Hydro is having a very hard time finding northerners for this job,” she said. . “There’s a “problem” ‘with keeping ~ people in the north.” _ She said that’ rectuiting in the orth may help keep them in the north. “We've got an aging workforce,” _Schittecatte said. Since ‘BC, Hydro | wants a stable workforce for the indus- try in the north, the goal is to get local young people into the industry. - After completing, the program, suc- “cess rate-is high. In the-previous three courses run by Kwantlen, over 90 per cent of the grads were hired. Schittecatte said that the company is - simply. giving the students.a “leg-up”. . Crimestoppers offers a cash reward of up to $2,000.00 for information leading to the arrest and charges being laid against this or any other -| unsolved Crime. If you have any information call CRIME STOPPERS at 635- | TIPS, that’s 635-8477. Callers will not be required to reveal their identity | or. “| testify in court. Crimestoppers does not subscribe to call display. ch © Wireless Systems . B © Access Conirol ¢ Surveillance Cameras ° Fire Alarms 877-713-9588 Call 635-TIPS GRAYDON SECURITY SYSTEMS LOCALLY. OWNED &: OPERATED : "© Commercial & Residential Security © Data Cabling * Electronic Services ~ © 24 Hour Monitoring © Specializing In Digital And PC. Based Camera Systems “24 Hour Property Protection” “In The. North For.The.North” 250-638-6070 Fax: 250- 638-6001 AAd3 Keith Avenue, Terrace, B.C. 44 ‘pleted in about one week. “4 - Stage one is the 2005 Road Reconstruction: Pro- gram which was awarded to J. Oviatt Contracting Ltd. at $405,555.50. over Kentron ($494630.06): and JHW. Con-. struction ($519,570). Native students learn trade in the industry. The college’s pre-apprenticeship ~ program is for aboriginal students only, : ‘which Van der Touw said was a stipu- lation from BC Hydro. “We want to create a diverse labour force,” said Schittecatte. He notes that: the aboriginal community is underuti- lized labour, pool. nity at large,” he said. «AN orientation on June 22-24 con- sisted of interviews, testing and assess- ~ment, and gave the students a chance to ~ see if this job is right for them. - “This is a chance to meet guys who do this for a living, ask the questions. you want to ask,” Van der Touw said. — Because of increaséd interest, a sec-. ond orientation session is taking, place July 12-13. 00 & Those interested must have a: high “school diploma with completion of. Grade 11 Math and Physics, as. well as . ‘a valid Class 5 drivers licence. Those eligible can contact Rob Si- monds, Provincial Apprenticeship Co- ordinator at the Metis Provincial Coun- cil of B.C. at 1-800-940-1150 before the July, LL.deadline, ; be pensy -D Max Min . Total |:| D0: Max Min Total “A Temp Temp Precip |:| A Temp Temp Precip Y °C .°¢ mm |;. Y °C °C mm 17 263 114 .° T {17 31.3 12.7. 0.0 18 302 98 T [i] 18 34.2 148 0.0 f 19 18.7 10.7- 90.0 19 353 158 0.0 GO| 20 n/a n/a n/a||20 36.5 17.5 T wy 21 20.8 12.3 .0.0/]/21 33.0 179 #£x%+1T forecaster at Vi} 22 n/a n/a n/aji}22 325 168 0.0 ; $66,640-6369 23 n/a n/a nla} [23 34.3 15.5 - 0.0 aU UeASURUREMERERLEULESET REE SEER ET Construction Zones & Traffic Control ‘) . Road, Maintenance and Highway improve- menits'go hand in hand with spring and summer. 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