‘e 7 A “¢ 5 ee Pte se eye ay MAE 2 TREE Re fi ey Pee _TERRACE’S Canadian ° a 50 per cent expansion panded garden centre, “change complete. with OZ OZOZOZOLOLOLOLOLOLO OLA OLOIOIHIOLOZ EOLA OLOZOLOLDIPLOLD IDIOTS OLOTHSO OO OITOTOTOTOLOIOLOIOZOOLOXOION | = Curb work TERRACE STANDARD. BUSINESS Review & ROBERT Coburn works on a new curb for the Sterling Electric parking lot on 1 Greig lot and adjacent building. “Ave. Owner Keith Janas is required to make significant upgrades to the downtown SARAH A. ZIMMERMAN PHOTO Q “ anadian Tire outlet set for expansion expected to undergo a major makeover before the year is out. Bryan Gascon, the owner-operator here, says he’s hoping to see some initial work begin this summer with construction on aa significant expansion scheduled to start this fall some time. The renovations call.for an updated look - to the building’s exterior, a complete rede-. sign of the store’s ‘layout, Tire’ outlet is . toured three updated stores in Toronto last week. “It’s just a different layout,” he says, adding changes make the store more “shop- pable” for customer. “The aisles are a little wider, the stores are brighter.” . Though renovations on the building itself won’t begin until after the. garden season is . over, Gascon says some exterior work may start sooner . That includes the building of *_., the: new garden centre. of the retail square. foot- age and a new.and ex- says Gascon The. exterior of the, building will see-a big off.” two new entrances to- “We were enthusiastic about doing -it because _we.feel that the economy . in Terrace is going to take - - Bryan Gascon 7 _ parking spaces. between . . Canadian Tire. company and its local owner-op- erator, Gascon. Q the store. The project in- cludes expanding the existing building west, into the area where the current garden cen- tre stands. And a new garden centre will be pushed even further west, he says. : The “anticipated construction brings the’ Terrace location in line with the new look of stores elsewhere in the country. Gascon astic about doing it be- cause we feel that the economy in Terrace is going to take off,” Gascon says. “It's all very exciting.” The new space will mean more ipeople “will be hired as well. “In the summer; Cana- dian Tire employs roughly 80 people, most of whom are part time workers. ° a) health — _ Come into Sangsters on March 30th and help | Me. & Mes. Sandhu and family celebrate the stores | Year Anniversar Sangsters Opened March 30, 1998 - STORE HOURS: . Monday-Thursday 9: 30am - 6pm > Friday 9:30am-8pm ¢ Saturday 9:30am-6pm | * 4614 Greig Avenue, Terrace 635-5070 ¢ www.sangsters.com. oO wl out IMISS these’ flyers im todays a newspaper SPRING/SUMMER LEISURE GUIDE Furniture | U N ITE D Warehouse, The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, March 23, 2005 - A11 CRIES 1a >t ‘OPPERS SKEENA VALLEY CRUIZERS will be holding its first meeting of the year Wednesday, March 30th at 7:00 p.m. Off Road Specialists, 4925 Keith Ave., Terrace. New comers welcome. For more information, call Rod at 638-6357 4635