TERRACE — A _ company which wants to make value-added wood products here has a location for its building. land the latter owns adjacent to its Skeena Sawmills _ Plant: on Hwy16. .- ay The joint: veniuze, ‘called Foi: west... Wood”: “Specialties Lid, we leaves Forstar: with 51 per cent of the company. and West Fraser 49: per cent, says } Forstar spoktsman 4 ‘Mike Thorpe. “What we're. , looking cat'is a’ 15,000; square foot. “building,” ~ said Thorpe™ “OF plans: to make’ window. and - door-- coriponenls — from: rough hemlock.: West Fraser owas in Smithers. That: wood comes from:a:‘small in the: ‘Houston area,” sald. Thorpe, 7) ‘ Up.te.30: people will be ‘hired when the: plant 3 is running at full. capacity. © , Forstar. Trading of New. West-..; .. Sales: and. marketing “ minster! has entered” into"a: joint’ ~ ‘venture’ with West Fraser which . involves: putting the building on -. timber supply « obtairied. by Forstar: The. plant: here will “be up: and | running by: ‘spring if ali gos well,. : . Thorpe. said ihe piant: will blend L Out & About DROPPING GAS prices at "Terrace Esso made sure Axle Hengen and his fellow purnp jockeys were kept busy filling ‘er up. Other outlets were forced to match the price of 52.9 cents/litre. Wood deal cut in with another operated by For- star on the lower mainland. “Jt’s just about an identical: twin. We'll be able to move our tn, > sthorpe said:: “He'said the company is out get-” ting. quotes in’ anticipation of an ‘October or November start up. Terrace was chosen as the site ~ for its Opefation because. Skeena Sawmills can ‘Supply. the hemlock - ‘and: ‘has ‘kilns’ ‘to ary: the ‘Tough lumber,” : Thorpe. sald the: kind. of wood. coming from the Houston: ‘timber _\sale isn’t suitable for components Forstar. waits: to produce and that - kiln: capacity. wasn’ E available: In oe ‘Smithers. : ma “Terrace ‘is: also “close. st * ‘tidewater: for. shipping : -the vom. The hemlock -will be supplied ae by West Fraser: in return for For- star providing ‘sawlogs: ‘fora mill : ponents to “markets” in Japan, he ‘said: © | The Forsiar arrangement is pert cede “ofa provincial government effort to encourage the growth: ‘of value mes added wood products. .. - Companies are < encouraged: to -come: up — with: alte: added . proposals . which“: othen >, -¢valuajed when the province sels : Up. timber sales. : Companies: which. receive the a sales are allowed to trade wood as part of their plans Hee “SIGHT AND Sound is moving four of its local operations to one location in the new Keith Ave. - Mall:the first week of October. The 9,000 square foot facillty will ‘contain Sight and -Sound’s head.office and warehouse, its ~. music store, its vehicle stereo in- -. stallation bay and car stereo de- partment. The head office and warehouse are now in the All West Plaza and lhe installation bay in the back of a Lazelle Ave. building, ‘The music store is in the Skeena Mall _ as is ils care stereo department. “We'll still have a substantial presence in the (Skeena) mall,” Sight and Sound owner Gord McConnell said last week. “We've been in the (Skeena) mall for 18 years and it’s time to do something different —- to up- grade the types of services and products for the new decade, ” * he added, Terrace is the home. base for Sight and Sound founded 32 years ago. There are seven stores had net earnings of $1.067 mil- lion on sales of $7,181 million. In 1991, Orenda lost $737,000 on sales. of $12.8 million. In 1992 it made $674,000 on sales of $17.8 million. kk tok & ‘North Coast Air of Prince “Rupert has been fined $9,800 by Transport Canda for using a boat- leg aircraft part. The part was instalied last sum- mer on @ de- Havilland Beaver owned by North Coast Air. The aircraft was Llown for close fo a month before the part was discovered by Transport Canada inspectors. An original fine of $14,000 was reduced after.an appeal by North Coast Air, kkk The Pacific Northwest Chapter of, the Society of Management Accountants is having a profes- sional development seminar Oct. 16. Lead of Smith Communica- tion’s Doug Smith, ‘the seminar covers preparing the right mes- sage for the right audience, | os Ivs designed for one-on-one.” and group situations. wt The cost is 340 for chapter. members .and $55 for non- members and lunch is included, More — information - available © from Anna Mann at 635-4925 (days) and 635-4363 (evenings). kekekk The Federal Business Develop. - ment Bank is bringing in an ad- vertising. expert for: a one-day - seminar Oct. 14, Hugh Laurie uses a milti-media approach to best educate people on how to increase sales. through advertising. His Terrace appearance is one of 10 scheduled in the province during September and October. ‘This is an evening occasion, be- ginning at 6 p.m. and ending. at 10 p.m, More information is available by contacting. the: local Federal-- Business Development Bank: of. fice at 635-4951, / Toll-free registration number is | 1-800-667-7579. altogether —- two locations in Terrace, one in Kitimat, one in Prince Rupert, one in Williams Lake and two in Prince George. CAR RENTAL wkk kK The company that wants to build a pulp and paper mill here says it earned 14 cents a share for the five month period ending Aug. 31, Orenda Forest Products, which logs | in the Meziadin area, said il ces ight . September of each coupon you redeem. Grand Opening specials for Friday, ¢ october 1 i ‘Cinnamon | bun & | . eaffee | “includes refill | | $1.85 (richie conpon $2.34) RENT A CAR Call us today for more information on our great rates. 3779 River Drive 635-1300 30 - October-2. 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