The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, May 24, 2000 - A? Business REvIEw Brewery strike Beer supply | may tighten | BEER DRINKERS began to stack up over the long weekend as a strike at B.C.’s main Labatt’s brew- ery threatened to restrict the flow of certain brands. Production at Labatt’s New Westminster brewery was shut down May 13 by Striking workers. By -the weekend talks with jocal 300 of the ‘Brewery, Winery and Dis- tillery’ workers had re- sumed but the strike had begun to. affect supplies of . certain popular brands, Some cold beer and wine Stores have extra supplies of Labatt brands thatcould last them an- other week or so, while others will likely begin Tunning oul this week, said Labatt. spokesman Paul Smith. The Labatt brewery makes eight different brands of beer, including Budweiser, Labatt Blue, Genuine Draft, John Labatt Classic, Wildcat Strong and Lucky Lager. It produces nearly 300 million bottles of beer a year, or 25 per cent of B.C, ’ beer production. If the strike continues Labatt and Budweiser drinkers may soon have to switch to other brands, putting pressure on the overall supply of beer in “When you take that much of the beer produc- tion out of the province competitors will have a bit of a scramble to keep up,” predicted Smith. He said the company“ doesn’t plan to ship more of its’ Alberta- -produced beer into B.C. “I don't think we want to inflame the situation or in any way prelong the dispute,” he said. B.C. Liquor stores are making sure they have en- ough of other brands on hand to meet the shift in demand, said Bill Hall, the Liquor Distribution Branch’s director of store operations. “We will have beer to sell,” Hall promised, “Tt just may not be the custo- mers’ favourite beer.” He. said they’il try to meet demand first with B.C. beer -— produced by various microbreweries and other regional brewers ~ before imparting beer from out-of-province. In one beer strike many years ago, he noted, the li- quar stores had to bring in Student loans here STUDENTS can become their own bosses once again through interest-free student business loans. The Student Business Loans Program provides loans of up to $3,000 to student entrepreneurs, You've got to be at least 18 years old and planning to return to school in the fall. Loans are available on a first-come first-served basis until June 30. They’re available through the Business De- velopment Bank of Cana- da’s local branch or by calling, toll-free 1-888-463- 6232. More information is online at www.bde.ca. The BDC also offers free counselling to help students prepare business plans and operate their bu- sinesses successfully, Pound Foolish Healthwise Carrying extra weight is hard on your body. Lose those extra pounds - eat sensibly, be physically active and « consult your doctor. &). wow portielpadtion.com TERRACE STANDARD % Students - they work! t= a student A hardworking student can benefit your business this summer. Call Anne at the Human Resource Centre for Students at 635-7134 local 304. TACKLE & HUNTING Fishing Season is Here! We carry a fantastic selection of Fresh Water & Salt Water Rods, Reels & Tackle & Licences. See us for all your American beer as a last resort. Liquor stores will watch for signs of panic buying, Hall added, and if neces- sary may impose a limit on the number of cases a customer can buy at a time. That’s likely the only way a liquor store could run out of beer altogether, he added, . “If everybody in Ter- race came into our store at one time and started buy- ing up 20 or 30 dozen at a time that would start to create a problem,” he * BROWNING, * MARLIN « BERKLEY « FENWICK - MISTY RIVER Hunting * Fishing * Camping Needs noted. Labatt’s contract offer would have given seasonal or casual workers more than $20 an hour and would boost wages for more skilled workers to 5 | 8am-10pm £ 7 DAYS A WEEK Keith Agar Wisty River Takia] G. LOOMIS: PRO SHOP »* MAGELLAN « LEATHERMAN TOOLS DON BRYAN, manager of the Skeena Cold Beer bet 27 and $31 etween $27 and $31 an Wine Store, with the store's stockpile of beer. hour, 8008 Agar Ave Terace 638-1309 | = -VMVIG* SS TONY« SISLLNGI JS * YNACVSSVEWV/VIOHVD - Nave - Saturday, May 27 ONE DAY ONLY! Jet Tools DEVILBISS 4. featuring Compressors wn Sat CURTIS Poo COMPRESSORS Woodworking Tools Factory Representatives | Ingersoll Rand Will Be Present! Air Tools TRUCKLOAD OF & TEXACO OILS i pee? | rs Y IR Pattee & Case Pricing Peres ara searn “WELDERS * PLASMA CUTTERS » MIG * TIG TEXAS REFINERY CORPORATION “IKARCHER PRESSURE WASHERS PRESSURE WASHERS _ WHusqvarna 7 LANDA] See Our Big Selection of Im Stock Husqvarna Products Commerical Lawn & LAWN & GARDEN Garden a a * ‘Trimmers, mowers, & _ Landscaping Equipment as . Wagons a * Tillers & Lawn Tractors 4602 Keith Avenue, Terrace “8 © Tel, 635-7383 ¢ Fax 635- 4076 ¢ Toll Free: 1-800-668-1138 © email: river@kermode.net | - “Wide —e