yes fas ane geca wage a irs Liquor stores taking. credit cards THERE’S A WHOLE new way lo pay al Terrace’s |i- quor store this month. ‘As of Oct. 26, BC. li- quor slores accept Visa and Mastercard as pay- ment for alcohol pur- chases. . , The move isan attempt to modernize B.C.'s 226 li- quor stores, and pul them at par with 6,500 privately owned beer and wine " Slores in the province, says a liquor distribution branch official. ~~ Diane Fontaine said credit. cards mean better customer. service for B.C residents and tourists, who could buy alcohol on cre- dit in every province ex- cept for B.C. a “The fact is we're the last. province lo do this,” Fontaine said. “And we're not proud of that.” The ministry considered ethical ‘issues around con- doning the purchase of. ai- cohol on eredit, but, she said, it’s already being . done, “Most: beer and wine Stores already allow people ta use credit cards.” Fontaine said. “Peopic can easily go to their bank machine’ and borrow cash from the cre- dit card.” - Restaurants, pubs and bars will also use company credit to buy bulk. pur-. chases, which means less red tape for-small business in B.C., said Fontaine. Credit cards were ac-— cepted at slores’ almost immediately after Jan Waddell, the minister responsible for the liquor distribution. branch, made his Oct. 26, anfouncement, because no: ewrcouipment. | had! to be ase “Liquor: stores were al- ready taking debit cards and most stores only nee- ‘ded to upgrade software before they were ready to go. Teen on no-smoke group MIKAEL JENSEN’S GOT the minister’s ear when il comes to getting teens to stop smoking. Jensen, 16, was. reap- pointed to the Teen To- bacco ‘Team, a group of eight teenagers from across B.C. who advise health. minister Penny Priddy on how to get other ~ teens to stop smoking, It?s Jensen’s’ second’ year on the teen panel and he’s got big plans. “I want to be more pub- - lic this year,” said Jensen, adding he'd like to sec: more programs active here. Last- year, the health ministry created the Teen Tobacco-Team to gather anti-smoking ideas, “Since most smokers begin before ape 16, we need to reach people early with infurmation about to- bacco,” said Skeena MLA Helmut Giesbrecht. “Young people like Mi- kacl have the commitment and energy we need to tackle smoking among teenagers, one of the most serious health problems we face in northern B.C.” ‘: Priddy. said last year, teens focused her attention on getting teens thal are already smoking to stop in their “Kick the. Nic” cam- paign. Jensen, son of North- west Community Health Services Sociely chair. Larisa Tarwick, will work’ with other teens to advise ministry staff on teen atti- tudes toward smoking and: make government adver- lising more effective. Jensen will coordinate programs here with Mary Anne Waters, the area’s tobacco reduction coordi-.. nator. oy THAT'S TERRACE liquor store cashier Barb Barker processing one purchase by credit card. 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