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Airport expansion —

still an "if"

The idea of expanding the Ter-
race-Kitimat Airport terminal is
not a new idea. It’s been around
for about 10 years. Little wonder
no one gets very excited any more
when the topic comes up. Most
wonder if it will ever happen at
all.

But times have changed. We’re
closer now than ever before.
Preliminary drawings by Terrace

_architect Allan Soutar are 90 per-
cent complete and could soon be
in the final design stage. Then, éff
the federal government comes up
with the necessary funds in their

1992/93 budget, construction could

begin in the spring of 1992.

If we can clear that final hurdie
next spring, if the federal govern-
ment comes up with the necessary
funds in their 1992/93 budget, the
expanded terminal will provide an
attractive gateway to Terrace. The
existing portion of the main floor
will undergo extensive renovations
and the passenger area will be
nearly doubled in size by an exten-
sion on the west end of the ter-
minal building.

Where To Find It

Passengers arriving in Terrace
will enter the building at about the
centre of the runway side. Once
inside, they will find car rental
agencies conveniently located on
their left, On their right, will be an
indoor conveyer system where they
can pick up their luggage and then
it’s a straight-through walk to the
terminal exit and the parking lot.

On their way out of town, they
will enter the terminal through a
sky-lit entry in the new part of the
building and find airline counters
directly ahead of them. Once
they’ve checked in with the airline
of their choice, they might want to
browse in a relocated and much
larger souvenir shop. Or perhaps
purchase a light meal in the ter-
minal cafeteria which will be
roughly the same as it is now. Or,
if it was more to their taste, they
might want to relax in a new rental
space on the opposite side of the
cafeteria kitchen which is presently
envisioned as a licensed lounge.

As air traffic to. the Terrace area
increases over the years we may

AIRPORT EXPANSION An attractive design offering do
convenience at the Terrace-Kitimat airport. Preliminary
could soon be in the final design stage.

srt ne

year-old dream will become a reality.

Terrace Review — Wednesday, August 7, 1991

uble the space will improve service and
drawings are 90 percent complete and
All that’s needed now is money from Ottawa and a 10-

even see a customs service at the
airport, Terrace city council has
been pressing for a customs ser-
vice for a number of years. City
staff are presently discussing an
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With a new airport terminal in

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