A12 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, March 12, 2003 MARIE HILDEBRANDT of Mardon Auctions signs up prospective bidder Aime Lemieux as the company prepares to sell off another substantial amount of provincial government surplus equipment and supplies as a result of civil sery- ice reductions. The latest sale, March 8, took place in a transportation ministry building now longer needed because of those job reductions. Gov't offices empty after workers laid off FIRST THE provincial government cut its workforce. Then it got rid of their desks and other equipment they used. And now it is concentrating on the of- fice space those workers once occupied as the province reduces the amount of space it needs in the city’. In Terrace it: means probation workers now in the Skeena Mall. will.more than likely move to the British Columbia Buildings Corporation {BCBC) building on the corner of Eby and Keith near the south side of the Sande Overpass. Human resources ministry. workers now at the BCBC building. as well as- others at other. locations around the city, are - scheduled to group together at the provin- cial access centre on Eby where the lig: uor store is. The moves are part of a province-w ide effort to reduce expenses. by concentrat- ing workers’ in ‘either government-owned buildings or in leased spaces which are cost effective. says Kathleen Elliot of BCBC. ‘a provincial crown. corporation whieh acts as the provincial government's tandlord. Still to be figured out is the fate of a transportation ministry building on Keith, says Elliot, It's one of two transportalion ministry buildings at the location. But enough transportation ministry workers were cut so that those. who are left are now contained in the remaining second building right beside the now- empty one. “Not all the moves everywhere have been confirmed yet. Some are still in the decision-making stage,” said Elliot. And with government staff cuts to con- tinue this year- and next, office space néeds may change here even more, Elliot added. One major provincial employee shift coming in Terrace soon is . transferring jobs and responsibilities from the children and family development ministry to Iwo new regional authorities, Those employees are now at the social services and health services complex on Kalum.. Whether not those new authorities - one for native people and one for non-na- tive people — will choose to remain. at the complex isnt yet known. CONGRATULATIONS! The BC Northern Real Estate Board recognized the following members for their excellence in sales achievement on March 7th, 2003 when they were presented with MLS® awards for 2002. The BC Northern Real Estate Board’s 315 REALTOR members sold 3,641 properties through MLS® in 2002, with a total value of $405,879,606. In Terrace, MLS* Awards were won by: John Evans Sheila Love . Viv Steele Our members work in the communities from Fort Nelson to 100 Mile House and from Valemount to the Queen Charlotte Islands. CONGRATULATIONS KATHERINE CHAPMAN Katherine Chapman Is the lucky winner of The Terrace Standard - Vancouver Canucks Hockey Contest. She Is seen here with her son Nathan and Terrace Standard Sale Representative, Bert Husband (far left), and Aqua Clear Office Manager Randy Durand. The prize consisted of a return trip for two on Hawkair to Vancouver, two tickets for the finai season game at the GM piace between Vancouver Canucks vs. Los Angeles Kings and accommodations for two at the Sandman Hotel Downtown Vancouver. Katherine entered at Aqua Clear Bottlers. 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