Page AB ~ Terrace Standard, Wecnesday, August 19, 1992

USINESS REVIEW _

RETIRED LOUISIANA police chief Wilburn Harris, right, is
just one of many tour bus passengers to visit the area,

That's driver Bud Tingle giving him a hand.

Bus tours steady

TERRACE -—--The sumniber of
bus tours passing through the
area is holding steady.’ -

- Coast Inn of the West, man-

ager Debbie McIntyre said tour :
operators. are looking ‘for the

best price for oveniight stops.
“We're at about the same
from. ‘last © year,”

and: the -high’ Canadian dollar
are making it very expensive.”’

“Tf it wasn't for ‘Rendezyois “

92; ’'d be ‘telling’ you sonic-
thing different,’’ she. said of
tourist “interest: generated. by
‘the: 50th anniversary of the
Alaska: Highway.

. Slumber. Lodge _Mnaniager
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she - said.
“The GST, ‘provittcial axes -

traffic although there will be a
change next-year. ;

That’s because one tour com-.

pany will either fly its clients

up north to waiting buses or fly.
them“ “out once the tour: has.
: eided. ‘

. Kiiox’

rivals at Prince ‘Rupert,
- Meanwhile;:

year,

“We? re ing:
(buses) a day In the past it’s
been more like two a day,”’ he

' chandise sales area is being con-
~ centrated

_ ment has been moved downstairs
"to make room and the jewelry de-
--partment is being shified over

7 __ | | walking route between the store
said her “establish: “i-- dnd Safeway.

ment’ 's: restaurant does: benefit
from bus tour meal ‘stops. be-,

cause of the tining of férry, are -

: described
_ response to customer requests.
~ McDonald” s. ' chandise ; front and centre and
owner: ‘Maleolm ‘Hilcove’ said m
bis tour stops are uP from st

“side to match’ the. new Safeway
facade.

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Build boom |
sets record

TERRACE — Higher and high- the saime point in 1990 and more
er. than double last year’s figure,
Every building permit issued Housing staris account for $9
between now and ihe end of the million of this year’s boom, the
year will drive the cily’s new bulk of that coming from the 61
construction record toa new high, single family homes which have
The previous best-of $15 mil- been started to date.
lion, set in 1990, was surpassed in Seven du-plex and four-plex
the first few days of this month. projects contributed $1.4 million
With more than four months tothe housing figure.
left in °92, it appears the year’s | Although no new commercial
final tally will be close to the $25 construction permits were issued
originally forecast by permits in July, the year-to-date total of
director Bob Lafleur, $4.17 million is more than triple
Figures released by Lafleur _ last year’s equivalent figure.
show permits worth $14.75 mil- Industrial ($537,000) and in-
lion had been issued to the end of  stitutional projects ($286,000)
July compared to $11 million to make up the rest of the total.

UT AND —_

TERRACE —~ Woolworth bas kkhkkk.

made changes in its interior’ Remember gender-neutral lan- §
layout, guage? 7
The . store’s. seasonal mer- That was the phrase. piven to fi

new tenns- replacing firemen,
upstairs and the policemen, etc. ,
customer service desk is where
- the jewelry department once was.

In return, the electronics depait-

now changed the term to gender-
inclusive language, saying it bet-

descriptions for workers.
' _t is the government's policy
to use gender-inclusive language
in all communications,"’ says a
recent newsletter. -

“Of course, on your own time
you can write or speak however
you wish,” itadds.

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The chamber of commerce has
“received $8,500 fromthe provin-
chal. ‘government. to help. finance
its activities:. * ws

‘Tel be spelt on business devel-
opment. ‘programs,; 2, promotions,

“publications” and “access to a
province-wide ‘ electronic mail

closer to Safeway. —
| And there’s a slightly different

' Store manager Walter Peatce
the” changes. as. ‘a

‘They wanted seasonal mer-

’ customer service upstairs,” he
Said. mo
* Also being: planned are: cos-
-metic changes fo thé store’s out

Ce peat ae

The provincial government has ‘ :

ter represents the, effort. at. new |

stem providing information on, a

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