A6 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, June 4, 1997 BUSINESS REVIEW Store dealer named THE MAN who will run Canadian Tire’s Terrace store will be here permanently by August. Bob Nearing has been named associate dealer of the new store by Canadian Tire Corporation, He presently runs a Cana- dian Tire store in Burting- ton, Ontario. ‘I love B.C,,”’ Nearing said. “I’m not a Teronto type of person. So I’m look- ing forward to living in a smaller town with a real sense of community.”’ Nearing was assigned to Burlington — his first store — because that’s how the corporation works. A. first-time dealer un- dergoes training and then is assigned a store. After that, the dealer can accept or re- ject opportunities at other Stores as they come up. “T’ve been offered severai other stores, but this one really excited me and that’s why I accepted Terrace,’ Nearing explained. He isn’t deterred by un- certainty raised by the col- lapse of Repap B.C, “*T still think it’s a positive environment there and that there are olber things that will pick up the slack,” Canadian Tire Store stats: @ 60,000 square feet total size. @ Retail floor of 27,000 square feet — the size of seven basketball courts. i 10 auto service bays, plus a partially covered garden centre, m On site parking for nearly 300 cars. @ Jobs for about 60 lo- cal employees, JON TERRACE INK CRAZY TOONEY SUNDAYS AT GIGI'S ]2om- 32 p.m. with the best dance music in town starting al 6:00 p.m. “Come To Gigi’s & Play "Desi iy 8 Nightlyifl Every Friday & Wednosday DANCE NITE “SHADES” SIST'S PUB Tha Best Cntartatannent Live Nightly From Lovisiana DANCE EXPRESS “Only srertils FRIDAY LUNCH BUFFET “Al Yeu CAN EAT 11:30 « 2:90 CONSTRUCTION WORKERS at the Hwy 16 West site of Canadian Tire were working on the forms for the store's concrete foundations. Nearing said. ‘‘It’s a very vibrant town. There seems to be a very positive busi- ness atmosphere, There was a lot more positive than neg- ative and that’s why I] ac- cepted the store.’’ Canadian Tire Corporation will build and own the building. Nearing then rents it and buys merchandise from the corporation. Store fixtures will begin to \\ BIRDS CATHERINE PARAKEETS.ssssesune dP? AFRICAN GREY PARROT nuns de OO? Come and meet our tame and han- draised baby birds. Ga arrive in late August, Near- ing predicted, and he said merchandise will arrive in mid-September. *That’s when all the staff will come on board and it will be really clear. sailing then,” he added. ‘‘It’s going to be a fall opening, so it will be more Christ- mas/winter type of goods.” The three main depart- ment managers — automo- Sale Starts dune 7/97 = and tive, sports/seasonal hardware/housewares will be people with Cana- dian Tire experience else- where. As for an opening date, Nearing says it’s too early to pin down. “*There’s no set dave. 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If the minister doesn’t in- tervene and if no further ne- potiations take place, workers would be in a strike posilion in about three weeks, according to CEP of- ficial Art Simons. Workers al Skeena Broad- casters, excluding manage- ment, sales slaff aud tech- nicians, have been without a coniracl since last Novem- ber. They voted to strike earlier this spring. ' The company initially of- fered workers two options. 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The original offers are back on the table and the union is not happy. The industry is generally better than that,’’ said union rep Kathy Brookes. — Skeena Broadcasters has never been through a strike, but came close in 1988, The firm, which is part of parent company Okanagan Skecna Group, operates radio stations in Terrace, Prince Rupert, Kitimat and Smithers. [t also runs the cablevision service and an Internet provider out of the same head office in Terrace. CRITTERS “¢ BUNNIES tron Do? GUINEA PIGS...... HEDGEHOGS......... FERRETS.............. = Lizard’s N Snakes! Gu $99 $79° $4 99°9 Wow! Furrarri PET KENNEL from °79°9 Pisces Plus 1 oz WATER CONDITIONER Pd 10 gallon AQUARIUM $7958 fed uacen, Quality Pet Praducts COCKATIEL $5999 Reg. $74.99 } Sole ends June 30/97, We reserve the tight to limit quantities, mal | (No dacters please) Shop | early for best selotion,