1 i A10 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, September 8, 1999 Out & About Building up in August AUGUST tured out to be almost the best construction month for 1999, with the city issuing $1,067,000 worth of building permits, Only April has been better at $1.10 million. Most of the new construc- tion approved. in August consisted of the consLruction of the Evergreen Pub on Hwy 16 West, plus a couple of commercial renovations and a larger: number of small residential additions. This. year. remains the weakest year. in tecent memory, however, Total construction to Aug, 31 is so far $4.58 million. That’s below the $5.5 mil- lion to the same point in 1998 and way off 1997's nearly $18 million. Mecca for artists A LOCAL craft store has changed hands and is in the wiidst of a face-lift. Cafe Mecca is up and ruining in the old T-Berry and Friends location at the comer of Kalum St. and Lakelse Ave. Owner Rondine Blinn has ambitious plans for the loca- tion, says ber assistant, Morrigain-Kareen Pelletier, They’re painting the ex- terior purple and marigold and and conducting a major renovation inside right now, They’li keep — selling ceramics, crafts and art sup- plies, and conducting vari- ous arts and crafis courses. “We're bringing in more fine art supplies,” Pelletier added, One room will be a local art gallery called the Grail Gallery, Cafe Mecca has plans for a colfee shop with perform- ing space for musicians. TERRACE STANDARD USINESS REVIEW a New kiln work st starts FOUNDATION WORK was underway Friday at Skeena Cellulose to build an effi- cient new drying kiln, Ta be completed by November, it joins four other kilns there already. But this one willbe much more afficient, says SCI processing superinten- dent Steve Planeta, It's expected to boost the mill's ability to praduce dry lumber — which can command a premium price — from the present 30 to 35 per cent of total production up to more than 50 per cent. Working on the footings for the roof are Daniel Raposo and Rod Makowicuk of Westem Pacific Maintenance. The pro- ject’s cost is around $1.7 million. A kiln is also being built at Carnaby and Planeta says the company may look at adding more kilns here in future years. Summit weekend to be a double hitter NORTHWEST BUSINESS people can take advantage of a two-for-one weekend when it comes to business issues. Sept. 17 is the date for a B.C. Business Sumunit session on “Securing B,C.’s Fu- ture”? featuring out-of-town and local participants in first a round table and then a general question and answer session. The next day the Terrace and District Chamber of Commerce places host to regional chambers on topics specifically concerning the northwest, The Sept. 17 session is the first of 14 tak- ing part this fall around the province and comes out of last year’s large B.C. Business Sunmmit which took place in Vancouver. A series of issues ranging from taxation to land use te government regulations and red tape were: identified. and the job now. is. to ask people around the province for ideas for change, says local businessman Gerry Martin who is involved in the Summit. “This is about finding solutions,’* said Martin who is lining up a series of round table participants ranging from educators to administrators to Jabour representatives for the Sept. 17 session, The roundtable will take up two hows, beginning at 6 p.m. at the Coast Inn of the West and the public participation session starts at 8 p.m., also for two hours. The next day features workshops on specific northwest topics ranging from tourism to aquaculture to forestry to mini- ng, says Terrace chamber president Doug Barrelt. “Each of the northwest chambers partici- pating was asked to undertake organizing one of the sessions,” he said, Barrett’s expecting as many as 100 people to attend the all-day September 18 event. It also takes place at the Coast, be- ginning at 9 a.m; and.concludes; at. 4 p.m. with Witte and cheese. There is a luncheon and the scheduled speaker is Calvin Helin, a Vancouver-based lawyer heavily involved in native business development. North Pacific JETBOAT LTD CLUSIVE ss RATEIS. Skeena River Charters for Fall Steelhead are available on both the Upper and Lower waters. 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PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given to the Electors of the City of Terrace thal a Genera! Local Election will be held on Saturday, November 20, 1999 to elect one Mayor and six Councillors for a 3-year term commencing December 1999, and terminating December 2002. Nominations for qualified candidates will be received during regular business hours, Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays, at the office of the City Clerk, Terrace City Hall, 3215 Eby Street, Terrace, B.C. during the period 9:00am, Tuesday, October 5, 1999 to 4:00pm, Friday, October 15, 1999. Nomination documents are available at the City of Terrace Municipal Hall during regular business hours. NO NOMINATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER 4:00PM, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1999. A person is qualified to be nominated, elected, and to hold office as a member of - local government if they meet the fallowing criteria: Canadian citizen; 18 years of age or older; rasident of British Golumbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day nomination papers are filed; and not disqualified by the Municipal Act or any other enactment from voting in an election in British Columbia or from being nominated for, being elected to, or holding cffice. A list of Ragisterad Resident Electors will ba available for public inspection, upon signature, at tha City of Terrace Municipal Office during regular business hours October 5 to November 19, 1999. The List of Registered Electors has been produced on the basis of the Provincial List of Voters, prepared under the Provincial Election Act. For great savings purchase a ~ package for yourself, friend or use as a gift. An abjection to the registration of a person whose name appears on the List of Registered Electors may be made in accordance with the Municipal Act until 4:00pm an Friday, October 15, 7999. An objection may only be made by a person aniitled to be registered as an elector af the City of Terrace, and can only be mada on the basis that the person whose name appears has died or Is not qualified to be ragistered as an efector of the City of Terrace. There's entertainment for everyone, Tickets available now at Erwin’s House of Fine Jewellers in the Skeena Mall. Visa & Mastercards accepted. Further information on the foregoing may be obtained by contacting the City of Terrace Municipal Office at 638-4722. or 698-4723, or the Chiof Election Officer af 635-2965 ; Elaine Johnson, Chief Election Officer