DRYWALLER BRIAN BLACK af Terry's Drywall smooths down walls in preparation for painting at one of the new strata title Ken- ney Estates duplex units, Out & About PACIFIC NORTHERN Gas is planning a major renovation pro- ject to its Hwy16 complex, When finished, there'll be dou- ble the office space now there and it means the customer service of- fice now on Lakelse Ave. will move ta the Hwy16 building. ; There'll also be conference and’ * training: rooms.” he The” additional space became available when warchouse and shop faciljties were moved to new quarters, Tendev Construction of Surrey was the low bidder for the work at $1,173,750, Six companies bid on the project, Work could start as soon as this month provided final details are worked out. kkekknk A local pharmacist has received a national award in recognition of her commitment to providing diabetes care to her patients. Tammie Toriglia, a Northern Healthcare pharmacist presently on matemity leave, was awarded with the Commitment to Care Award for Patient Care in Toronto last Friday. Toriglia is credited with going out of her way to investigate new products and iess expensive alternatives for diabetes patients, keeping her knowledge up-to- date by attending conferences and lectures often at her own expense, and providing diabetes education to palients, peers and the com- munity. kk kkk UNBC’S NORTH TO the Fu- _ ture campaign is $150,000 richer. _ The university received , ithe . -money- from Canadian ‘National three weeks ago. Half of the money is designated for creating four undergraduate scholarships, while the remaining $75,000 is to be used for purchas- ing audio-visual equipment for distance education. The North to the . Future campaign has a goal of $10 mil- lion, a total which the govern- ment promises to match. kk kkk Linda Hawes has been elected a director of the North by North- west Tourism Association. The business manager at the Dr. Victor Hawes optometry practice here, Hawes will work with other directors representing tourism jn- terests in the northwestern portion of the province, The association held its annual gencral mecting here last month. lis aim is to improve and pro- mole various tourism op- portunities. kkk kk TERRACE INN TERRACE STANDARD Strata homes catching on THEY’RE POPULAR down south and now residential strata title propertics are beginning to take hold here. Strata title is individual owner- ship of attached housing — townhouses, apartments, duplexes, four-plexes, condomin- iums and the like. Owners then share outside mainienance and insurance costs by paying monithiy fees. Thére are now nearly 300 strata _ tides in the city, most of which are conversions from what were -- rental propertics. One. new development. built specifically for strata litle is Ken- ney Estates in Kenney beside the school district office. Two of the four units built there have already been sold and there’ll be 10 unils in a five- duplex format in total, Developers Willie Wand] and Dick Coxford built the develop- ment with a specific kind of pur- chaser in mind. “We know there’s a demand for it. How many is hard to say,” says Wandl of the units which have an asking price of $179,000. “Until a few years ago, when people retired or semi-retired, they would move out. Now more and more people want to stay.’ “They're tired of cutting lawn and Want something with low maintenance,’’ Wand] added, Security is another attraction in that it is easier for neighbours to keep an eye on strata-type hous- ing when the owners are away than it would be for single family bomes on individual lots. Another altraction to staying in the north “are. increasingly ex- “pensive housing costs in the south . and a higher cost of living. Wandl is noticing that prospec- tive purchasers are older and are living by themselves. ‘They can sell the family home and move into something that is comfortable,” he said. “A few years ago something like this wouldn’t have gone over.”’ The units carry high end amenities such as soaker tubs, natural gas fireplaces, hardwood floors and the like. Coxford and Wand are looking at another. location for a similar type of project. Local realtor and North West Real Estate Board spokesman ROADSIDE SCREENING DEVICES AIT INTHE PALM OF ANY POLICE OFFICER'S HAND. ANY TIME... ANYWHERE IN B.C. Home of GiGi’s Pub live entertainment with Crackle Gerry Pie October 31 - November 12 Verne Ferguson says strata title developments have a future in Terrace. “There are a fair number of people who do not want to look after lawns and gardens," he said. 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