| Legislative Library, Parliament Buildings, ) Victoria, B.C. V8V 1X4 YOUR HOMETOWN LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED NEWSPAPER TERRACE, B.C., WEDNESDAY, May 4, 1988 Vol. 4, Issue No. 18 50 CENTS Inside this week’s: Terrace Review ARSON: Fire inspectors suspect two fires last week in Terrace may have been deliberately set... page 2. DRAMATIC VICTORY: The Terrace Little Theatre wins big with = old dialogue... page 4. DOWNTOWN REVITAL- IZATION: It worked for one block, and it could do wonders for others... page 15. STUDENT GOVERNMENT: How do they stack up against the real polliti- cians? Find out on... - page 25. Business Guide 14 Church Directory 18 Classifled Ads 27, 28,29 Coming Events 16 Comics 26 Crossword 26 Entertainment 12 Horoscope . 2 Sports “40 Weather 2 AND NEXT WEEK: The Terrace Jaycees’ Trades Fair, analysis of School District 88’s budget, more news from throughout the community. é Dining Directory | 4]q Talk of the Town are ao ie Opinions By eee Swinging through ithe gunshine, these kids are a few of hundreds who realized jast week that summer’ ‘here to stay. The arinual migration of the West Coast Amusements carnival _ Nasty =. The cost of the swimming pool expansion — Terrace’s Ex- po legacy project —' may. have risen beyond reach, but city of- ficials and politicians are saying, “don’t panic’. Although it was a shock to find that the only two bids submitted were more than 40 percent over the estimate, they say there’s a lot that can be done to get the project, or at least a revised version of it, underway. A preliminary estimate for the expansion was done in 1985 and it was thought at that time that _ the project would cost about $400,000. _ But Superintendent of Parks and Recreation Steve Scott said that number was just ‘‘grabbed out of the air’’ and was not bas- ed on any study. He said its only purpose was for the application of an Expo Legacy Grant which was awarded last year when a grant of $162,900 was announc- ed. _ With the Expo grant in hand, the city hired‘ architect Alex In- through Terra e was the occasion for some sensational fun. surprise for pool project selberg to draw up a formal plan which could they be used to. go to tender and get the project underway. Inselberg’s: ‘estimate came in at $502,000 and councilidecided to go to referendum last: ‘Novernber for the additional $350, 000 they would need to complete the pro- ject. This caused som< con- troversy, but when the final vote was in it had ipassed easily. About two-thitds :of those casting ballots said, ‘‘Yes’’. There were “minimal” Févi- sions to the plan ; after ‘ the referendum says : Scott but there was an adjustment made to the riginal estimatd a few weeks ago and it wag increased to $565,000. to | However, this adjustment was far less than bidding contractors felt was needed. When the sealed bids were opened, Geisbrecht Developments of Burns Lake said they could do the job for $806,000° and go the H&H Builders said it would cost $836,400. ae Promoters of the project are willing to talk — but about all they’re able to say is that there’s really no explanation at this point and nothing can be done until Inselberg studies the bids and comes back with some recommendations. Scott says that once. that’s done their options could take almost any form. It could be they might have to re-evaluate the project and select only those items that are felt to be absolute- ly necessary, or, if it is felt the project is important enough to the community, they could go back: to referendum and, if ap- proved, go ahead with the pro- ject as planned. When asked how the estimate and the bids could be so far apart, Terrace H&H Builders spokesman Dennis Palmu said, it’s difficult to explain, but not an unusual situation. He said the difference probably centers around the fact that the project contained so many renovations. He explained that the usual a procedure in developing an estimate is for the architect to do the initial design and then rely on electrical, structural and mechanical consultants to come up with a cost. Palmu says this system works fine when working on a new. structure, but renovations can. cost two to three times more than new building and there are often differences between the estimate and bids. As examples, Palmu cited the cases of a B.C. Hydro project in Terrace estimated at $400,000 for which the lowest bid was $717,000, the Alcan Building 554 project estimated at $450,000 with a low tender of $655,000 and a hotel project in Hazelton which attracted bids in the $1 million bracket and was scrapped entirely. Mayor Jack Talstra says that once Inselberg’s recommenda- tions come back to council, the options will be discussed and a decision will be made, No panic on flight TERRACE — Ray Trembiay is ter appreciation for the ability of a Boeing 737 to fly on one engine. A passenger on last Saturday’s CAI flight from Van- couver to Terrace, Tremblay said there was no noticeable dif- ference after the starboard engine was shut down during their approach to the Terrace Airport. ‘‘The landing was smooth,’”? he said. ‘‘No prob- lem.”” Tremblay said it was a routine flight until the plane was over Onion Lake and the captain’s ‘voice came on the intercom, say- ‘ing they had an orange indicator for one engine and they were go- ing to shut it down as a precau- tionary measure. According to Tremblay, passengers were then told they would be’ landing with one engine and to assume the crash - position, But he said there was nothing to alarm the passengers, ~ no change in the’feel of the air- |. craft and no change in sound. “| The warning went unheeded. ‘‘T was not even aware that the thing had been shut down. I couldn’t feel a thing,’ he said. “Everybody just sat back. Nobody even bent down.’’ One concern on the part of the crew may have been the length of the Terrace runway. ‘‘Having a short runway like you do in Terrace, you have to use the reverse thrusters to stop the aircraft,’’ Tremblay said. “‘But he put it down, put the one reverse thruster on, and you just felt a bit of a sideways pull. And even with that, he didn’t use the whole runway to stop and turn around.”” . The only inconvenience in the whole affair, according to Tremblay, was the hour it took for CAI to sort out their priorities before local passengers could claim their luggage and be on their way. Terry Morris, CAI manager in Terrace said that there was a 20-minute delay in unloading passenger luggage and this again was a precautionary measure. He explained that a_ single engine landing requires more braking power to the wheels of the aircraft, which causes overheating. This can be a hazard to the crew that unloads ¢argo, so standard procedure is to allow a 20-minute cooling off period. He said the engine was check- ed and found to be operational; - the problem was attributed to a faulty indicator, The aircraft was then flown back to Van- couver. one local resident who has a bet- ~ in ee