H t { i : *t ! ih H ? u ‘Scott Walter was the only * vacuum cleaners that allows - swivels to prevent hose ‘tan- — -to recognize a northern-B.C. . The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - A11 Local vacuums up | business awards | "TERRACE entrepreneur, person to win two awards’ at the recent Northern B.C... Business _ and Technology ‘Awards event held in Prince George last week. ~ Walter’s “company, Scotech Systems Inc., beat out 11 other. nominees in ‘ the Technology and Indus- try Newsmaker of the Year award, Walter is also known for the retail business Northern © Vacuum and Sewing Center. Among Walter’s invén- tions is a modular hose Sys- _ tem for portable and built-in | a SCOTT WALTER of Scotech Systems Inc. was a dou- _ ‘ ble winner at ‘a business ‘and. technological awards . event last week in Prince George. F _ “users to modify the -length .. of the hose and incorporates © gling. ‘ “The award was designed » » company, individual or orga-~", nization . that has made the the ‘region with innovative" ‘ procedures. and “high tech practices, says city council- lor Marylin Davies’ who at- tended the awards ceremony,” - Mill back to five days — THE TERRACE Lumber Coripany is back © ona five-day a week schedule, after several © weeks of running a three-day shift and wood _ Supply. problems appear to be getting better. ‘Company chairman John: Ryan. antici- ” pates ‘the mill’ will continue on a five- day . schedule. ©. * “Ultimately, : -OUr, goal is to. go to. two ‘shifts, there’s no question-about that,” Ryan — . Said. “The three days was only tobe in place: while we didn’t have enough wood to sup- _ ply the mill and that’s why we went to three days...now we’ve got a better log supply.” That’s in large part because Coast Tsim-— shian. Resources, _ the forestry company’ own by the Lax Kw’alaams, is logging on Forest License #1 there i is more; Wood: avail-** ot The Terrace Lumber Compaiiy:pa Pays able.* “We're buying wood from them,” Ryan confirmed. The mill has also hired Timber Baron Contracting to harvest wood from two blocks the sawmill,successfully bid on through the BC Timber Sales program. Those blocks are in the Copper River | area near Limonite Creek and total roughly - SIMMONS’ ‘The De-Net-Distuee Mattreas a _BEAUTVREST KENORA LIS Tiresseseconsvves $1549.00 along with fellow councillor ' Brian Downie, ' Walter also received ‘the - award. for the. technology — _Startup of the year. — . That award. was. for a "business in its first two years © ‘news and positive impact on ‘of operation demonstrating. entrepreneurial - in growth and development, , implementation and/or sup- ply technology product, pro-.. cesses or Services, Davies - company because of falling lumber ices” said. —_ .. Walter.came out‘on top in ° a field of seven nominees for the startup award. leged to be recognized by an external body." Other local nominees for the awards included enTel and Tower Radio. _ . ”. “They really do our com- munity proud,” said council- lor Davies of the nominees. excellence 35, 000 cubic metres, Ryan said.” ‘ Logging started: in- mid-December a and’ - Ryan believes those blocks will be c logged” by the end of March. ok ‘And the company. is*once again n selling ‘wood to the North American: market de-. spite its switch last fall to concentrate on the - Asian market, . says company chairperson : John Ryan. “As well as the J apanese market we ve Te). entered the North American market,” Ryan, ‘ gays. - S os Selling to the United States had become . something of a challenge early on for the. and costly duties at the border. sites per cent duty on its exports. In an industry with fluctuating prices, it s necessary to keep the company’s options | open in terms of which markets to target, . says director Gerry Martin. a “Tt isn’t anything where you have a status "quo on an ongoing basis, it’s almost a day © to day thing where the marketers are finding: buyers for the wood,” he says... “. SIMMONS’ ‘The De-Noet-INelturt Mattress ~ DANVILLE PILLOWTOP. LIST... csscscesseoes $1549.00 . | QUEEN CLEAROUT $898. 00 Joven SET CEAROUT $988.00 es LS Tissessorecsovees $1149.95: QUEEN M FOAM MATTRESSES | Ft $798.00 SIMMONS" : Ths De-Nel Distr Mattrese | ‘SANG MEMORY FOAM L1SToovsssserseieree $1949. 95. ~ SIGNATURE 300. 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