A14 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, November 2, 2005 are generally happy with its . services, an Aug. 2005 sur- - yey suggests. — : . They: like having parking -lots close to the terminal but were less than enthusiastic _ when it comes to the qual- ity, and quantity of retail ser- - vices, says the survey com- missioned by the airport’ s governing society. Overall,: 33. per cent of those surveyed were very '- _ satisifed while 58 per cent | - were satisfied. InterVistas. Consulting _‘surveyed ‘six other airports — Comox, Regina, Victo- ria, Kelowna, Nanaimo and Prince George. While satisfaction _rat- ings were generally high .. here, total scores placed the - , Northwest Regional Airport _ - below the average arid in last « . Place. ’ Airport — manager Law rie Brown said the survey results provide a. valuable benchmark for the facility. “We wanted to do this: ' before we made the terminal improvements,” he said of a © coming renovation project. . “This survey points us in the right direction. Before ‘we really didn’t have any reli- able intelligence as to what ‘our customers thought.” He ‘said. the low-ranking of the airport’s retail ser- _ ~ Vices in particular give it an idea as to what passengers _? want. Kitselas seek | pipeline - : study THE CHIEF of the Kitse- las First Nation is pleased ~ _with the announcement that ‘Enbridge Inc. has selected - Kitimat as its end point ‘for the proposed Gateway pipeline project, but says his people have some very serious concerns about the environmental impact of the project. : “We are looking at being involved in their environ- mental baseline. study and | the route and how it will af- fect people of: the Kitselas Nation,” said Chef Glenn _ Bennett. “Definitely we have con- cers if they are looking at - coming down the Copper River corridor — that will . raise a lot of concerns with — our people.” Bennett says he’s worried _ ‘about the stability of the land - if Enbridge chooses to route ° the 1,200 kilometre pipeline ‘from: Edmonton through to ~ Kitimat via the Copper Riv- er corridor. Bennett points to issues related to debris slides af- fecting the PNG route in _recent years. If the pipelines . were broken in the wake of another slide, the environ- ~ -mental ramifications could be severe. The $4-billion project consists of two pipelines — one of which will’ export. ' petroleum from the Edmon- ton area to Kitimat for ship- ping to customers on both the west coast of the United - States and to Asia. The second pipeline will ~ transport a diluting agent that will be off-loaded at Kitimat and to Alberta where it is be mixed with the petroleum product to make it easier to ship through the first pipeline. ' Despite the environmen- tal concerns Bennett says the proposed pipeline: proj- ect could also bring with it © valuable trades training and job prospects for Kitselas — ‘people. “It will definitely benefit the local economy and Kit- selas will definitely be inter- ested in how our people can be involved,” he said. “We’ ve had several meet- ings with representatives - from Enbridge.” “ye X Laurie Brown “Now we:know what other airports are doing and it is something we can work _ toward as well,” Brown con- tinued. The airport did well when it came to speed of check-in , and speed of baggage deliv- ey. ee And they gave the cost of _ parking a first for value of the seven airports surveyed. Passengers placed the air- port first of the seven for taxi availability and courtesy of taxi drivers. But the airport placed au sixth when it came to cour- . " tesy of airport staff and third . when it came to courtesy of - bus. drivers. Passengers: also placed washroom cleanliness at third of the seven airports surveyed, sixth in. overall = cleanliness and seventh for overall decor and atmo- - sphere. Ease of access for the dis- abled resulted in a seventh place ranking while pas- senger safety and security ‘concerns also resulted in a seventh place ranking. Those who used airport’s restaurant gave it ‘a second place ranking. for value, fourth for quality and ‘third for selection. ' The survey company did — the | People generally happy with things at the airport | 7 PEOPLE USING the North- : west Regional Airport here «|. | note that some of the rank- ings were drawn from a small sample size and that there is a margin of error in ’ conducting the rankings. . In addition to being asked specific questions, gers were also asked to make comments. . “Enjoy the small size of the airport. Easy to park. Friendly service. Enjoy for- ward service and all airport staff,” said one passenger. Another said more arts and improved architecture that reflects the northwest would be good. Others said putting bag- gage carts outside and hav- ing them in the parking lots is a good idea. A cash machine and wire- . f less Internet were also listed as items that would come in handy. Another passenger want- ed washrooms in the passen- ger waiting room while‘an- J NOTICE OF ELECTION ATTENTION ALL ISKUT F IRST NATION BAND MEMBERS LIVING ON & OFF RESERVE ELECTIONS FOR CHIEF COUNCILLOR WILL TAKE PLACE a WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, ‘2005 AT THE ISKUT BAND OFFICE LOCATED ON THE ISKUT RESERVE. POLLING STATION WILL BE OPEN 9: 00AM - 8:00PM FOR VOTING YOUR NOMINATED CANDIDATES ARE: Carol Quock | " Marie Quock Ramona Quock “— st9) _ Voters will be asked to vote in a referendum in regards to Chief - *- & Councils length of term in office. 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Slices will be sold for $1.00 ea. as a fund raiser. ey, Contact : Karlene Clark 635-2061: or Brian Lindenbach 638-1508 _ Aheartfelt thank you to all the parents, students, members of CUPE Locals 2052 and 2012, other union members, Kitimat—Terrace District Labour Council, trustees, and community members for your tremendous support during this difficult time. . : 4 . if . We are pleased to return to our classrooms and once again teach our students, your children. ie Kips. MATTER. § TEACHERS CARE] BC's teachers: TRF hte - A message from the Terrace District Teachers’ Union