posal, .

Mount “Layton ~ Hot.
eee. ‘development, a: Thorn-~
(2S hilh mobile: home -park and a -
* fishing lodge on the Skeena.will-
all be’ subject. to public. hearings . .
at the offices of the. Regional
+ District of Kitimat-Stikine next
month. ‘The. Hot: Springs /pro-.
scheduled. ‘for: Tuesday; :
_ Feb, 13, involves a sealed-down:
‘expansion - ‘project ; which :
“originally included’ a -gas bar/:
7 laundromat, a 200-Space recrea- .

tional ‘vehicle’ park, . three : ball

- fields:and. rodeo. grounds;..the. ,
mobile: home: park. proposal, t0 Ww

be heard the following night, in-
~ volves. a: scaled-down develop-
“ment parallel: to Crescent’ St. in
: Thornhill; and the fishing resort
a hearing, : ‘scheduled for Thurs-
_.day, Feb..16, will review a pro-

posal for a 14-guest, ‘three-cabin.
: facility about fives miles west.of.

. Terrace. All three hearings. are
_ scheduled for:7:30 p.m.

> The original hearing for the.
Mount Layton proposal was.

_ heard last October, but. came.
-, under fire from 16 Lakelse Lake |
a residents who said. the proposal

- was too vague. They asked that
_ “the regional district require ar-
- -¢hitect Alex. Inselberg to submit

definite proposals on specific de-.

| -velopments for the’ site ‘and. that
each be approved on. their own
‘merit. The‘ present ‘proposal i in-

‘cludes only a small portion ‘of
the land immediately horth of.

“district” ‘study,
. mobile home parks are full, says

“the resent. resort t and’ ‘only in-
volves: the. constriction: of. the: .
gas bar and: recreational’ vehicle:

park, .

‘by. about ‘half and now meets -
recommendations. made. by: the
Thornhill. Advisory Planning ;
Commission. ‘The’ devélopmient
would have access from‘the Em- -
. pire-Paquette intersection and

then parallels the Pacific North-

‘erm . Gas right-of-way beside
Crescent St. The land is present- .

ly’ unsurveyed crown: ‘land and
requires rezoning - from: Two
Family. Residential to Mobile

‘Home! Park ‘before any, develop-
_ ment can. take place: .

If the. park is developed, Shep-

pard says, it will provide ‘‘con- ~

tinuity’’ to future development

in Thornhill and will be attrac-:

tive. to the community. He. says
the project - will include. occa-

sional buffer- zones and fencing
to provide privacy, larger-than-

average trailer pads and will'in-

clude a caretaker residence plus

central play areas for children.
- According to.a 1987 regional

Sheppard, “and, this ; type. of

Computalk

Resisting the u urge to “get It all in there” .
_ Last week we looked at some basic considerations for starting »
out with a business computer. In the next. couple of weeks. we'll
‘discuss selecting yendors, software and hardware: But first, I .

want to pass on some cautionary words-on overall approaches to

_ bringing computers into your business which should apply to’: ©

your purchasing and ‘conversion strategy: regardless of where you —

buy and what make or type of computer that you buy.

- Three weeks ago we started with a list of six or seven business
activities that could benefit from the use of a computer. Let's say
in your case all activities apply to your business. The temptation
then is for you to. run right out, immediately get a computer and

buy programs to handle all your activities from word processing —

and spreadsheet, through desktop publishing and data manage-
- ment, to accounting, inventory and specialty software.»
- Should you pursue such a course, maybe to take advantage of
some ‘'specials’’, you almost force yourself into taking the next .

. ’ logical step and “GET IT ALL IN THERE”. In other words you

" ‘want to immediately computerize most activities of your business.
‘What's wrong with that, you-ask?:

Nothing if.you have lots of money and can afford to hire a

. high-priced conversion team. Also nothing if you don’t mind
adding. 10 hours ‘a day to your existing 25-hour day, and you
don’t mind driving your partners and employees to exasperation,

‘and you don’t mind completely estranging your. spouse and loved

ones.

In short, as. I’ve said before, TAKE YOUR TIME. Only buy
_software as you need it. Master and get comfortable with the ap-
_ plications and setup that you have before getting the next item.

. This especially holds true for computer accounting and applica-
tions such as inventory. One should not convert accounts to com-
" puter until one has. basic computer operating skills that one can
. develop through use of word processing.and spreadsheets and
their associated file management operations. .
Look at it from Murphy’ s point of view, If you make a serious
- mistake with a memo or letter’ in word processing the most you
lose is one document — exasperating maybe, but not totally. .
| disastrous. On the other hand, a serious: ‘mistake or set of
mistakes with your-accounting software could cost you as much ©
-as that year’s set of books. Since this is a family newspaper, I
won't describe the screams of anguish I’ve heard when this hap-_

pens.’

NEXT WEEK: Vendors, Software, Hardware: The main con- .

. siderations i in buying a L computer, _

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“development is. required.in the
-area, He adds that: the park ‘will .
bring. increased revenue to the

-. community aad ‘provide . space .-
The: “Thornhill mobile home "
paik | consists-of-a modified ver-

Sion of a 100-site proposal ‘sub-—
‘mitted: by Roger. Sheppard of .
Thornhill. . The latest proposal,
. Sheppard’s third try in about 12 .
‘ months,. has. been scaled. down

‘most ‘ existing.

‘for : exparision: . Which: .will be

needed with future growth, and
development i in the Terrace area.

of Terrace on behalf. of
Wolfgang Voelker and Herman

Sieglinde Sailer, all of West Ger-. ;

many.

hh his “application, Lussier .

says the development would

_ consist of, one main lodge, three

The final hearing involves the
construction of a fishing. resort
on a 30-acre parcel of land near -
the ‘Skeena River; -about five
“miles. west of Terrace. The prop. .

erty must: first. be rezoned from
- Low ‘Density. Rural: to: Rural’
' Resort. The rezoning applica-.

‘tion: was: filed by Pierre Lussier: “Canadian-style log cabin en-

guest cabins’for up to 14 guests, ©
a staff residence and a small log .
home for Voelker and his wife, -

who plan to take up permanent

‘residence in the Terrace area

sometime next year, He says that
the design of the complex would
allow - guests to relax in a

Terrace: city council:

TERRACE — City council pass-

ed: resolutions on: the following

items. during their last meeting.
Some items of importance or
general public interest have been
dealt with elsewhere in this issue
while others may be described i in
detail i in later issues.

" Hems of. correspondence’

e A letter supporting a pro-
posed Big Brothers/Sisters Pro-

gram has’ been forwarded to

local organizers to indicate com-
munity support for a local pro-
ram.

e Letters of support for the

.Onion Lake. ‘cross-country ski.

development will be written to
district’ and regional. offices of .

the Ministry. of Forests’ and.
‘Forests minister Dave Parker. .

@ Following receipt of a letter’
from the’ “North Central

_ Municipal ‘Association, council :

will be- inviting a representative

_ of the Northern Interior Univer-

~ sity Society to. make a local
‘presentation; «=

' @ In.response to a letter from

the District of Kitimat asking for
support for a Kitimat ferry ter-

minal, council will write a letter .
‘supporting an overall study of © |
North Coast ferry service. It was. re
. noted that their response ‘avoid- -
ed naming any particular,

destinations.

@ It was decided to join the
Prince Rupert ‘Bar Association
in their opposition to the gov-

- ernment’s closing of the Prince -

Rupert Land Registry office in

‘favor of a centralized computer- -

based provincial system.

@ A letter from the Chetwynd
Speed Skating Club was received .

for information. The letter re-

quested _ that speed skating

events be included in the 1991
Northern B.C. Winter Games to

‘be held in Terrace.

- Items: relating to
Finance, Personnel
_ and Administration

_ @ Following the recommen-
dation of the Finance, Personnel
-and Administration Committee,

council has decided to honor
their commitment to Britton
Taxidermy. The decision denies
Peter Martinson of Bornite
Mountain Taxidermy any part in
the gift of a mounted Kermode
Bear to the city and he advised

council that his lawyer was in-
-vestigating further action.
~ Related to this same
another - recommendation . was.

item,

also adopted and the city will be
drafting a policy regarding the

_ acceptance of gifts.
bd The. following recommends: ,; =

oe wit ise we

tions of the Finance, Personnel
and Administration Committee
were. also. adopted: (1) six

‘changes to~ internal financial .

management as suggested by the

1988 Interim Audit; (2) three -

2400 baud modems will be

_ replaced by 9600 baud units at a
- cost of $6,700; (3) an item on the.

cheque vendor’s report sent. to

the committee. by Bob Cooper
was determined to be satisfac-

tory and received.

e A memo updating the use of

the city’s Kermode Bear logo

was received for information.

The memo notes that the folow-

ing businesses and organizations

have been granted permission to:
use the Jogo: the. Royal Cana- .
‘dian Legion for lapel. pins until:
1993; Blue Ridge .

Sept. 18,

Graphics - for hats, T-shirts, :
crests and artcards until Sept.

28, 1993; ‘Rainbow Embroidery -
for T-shirts until Nov.:22, 1993; .
and Okanagan Skeena Group
Ltd. for free city advertising on

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| Terrace Review — Wednesday, January 25, 1989 23 3 -

lopment.

virooment with a touch of Ger. :
many”’ a
Lussier

says” ‘that:

drive guests to'the Kasiks boat -

launch. (about 24 miles west of. |:
Terrace) -and: fish the ‘Skeena, .
River “far.from the main'‘crowd, 3.)
and hot spots known. to fisher-
men”. According to Lussier; the. |
lodge would operate from July]
to about mid-September and the
area would benefit financially a

from this type of business.

the Ad Channel until Jan, 9, 7
1994.” ,

items s relating to Planning -
and Public Works.

@ The following recommenda-_
tions of the Planning and Public .
Works Committee have been _
adopted by council: (1) the city -

will go to tender on a replace-

ment -for an aging grader. —
estimated cost is about $120, 000
and the old unit is expected to be a
sold for about $30,000 to.

$36,000; (2) approval was given’
‘for the Director of Operations.

and Environmental Foreman to

‘attend the 1989 B.C. -Water.and

Waste Technical’ Seminar in .
Richmond on Feb. 20 and 2 at
a cost ‘of. $1,800; (3) a response:

-to NDP. MLA. ‘Dale * Lovick’s

concerns . with the relaxing :of

-load size and pilot car restric: . :

tions will state that a review.of _

-the ‘Motor. Vehicle Act. and

Street. and. Traffic By-Law pre-
sents- no‘ cause. for concern
within the city..

“the: a
developers plan: to hire ‘Willy ee
Vogl of Terrace and one other:
local certified guide. Usingtwo
_riverboats, the guides would —