Page AG - Terrace Standard, Wednesday, July 11, 1990

Building oe

Hall to
have new
tenants

TERRACE —- A local con-
gregation has bought the Odd-
fellows Hall on Munroe for use
as a church. ;

The Terrace Full Gospel

Christian Fellowship had been
meeting in rented accommoda-
tion since first starting services
three and half years ago, says
Pastor Slade Compton.
“Members have started
renovations and plan a dedica-
tion service Aug. 19.

“We've got a pretty busy

: time ahead of us before then,”
said Compton last week.

The building has two floors,

both of 3,500 square feet.
Downstairs will be a nursery,
sunday school area and youth
centre while services will be held
upstairs.

’ “We now have approximate-
ly 50 people attending services
and the auditorium will sit 175
or 180,” said Compton.

The church is affiliated with

the Apostolic Church of
Pentecost of Canada,

Compton described the con-

gregation’s new facilities as a
welcome place from which to do
church work and to hold ser-
vices,

“It never even hit the

market,”’ said Compton-of the
Oddfellows hall in describing a
chance phone call between one

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THE ODDFELLOWS HALL on M
race Full Gospel Christian Fellowship church, That's Pastor Slade
Compton with son Luke, daughter Vicki and sister Vicki Powell.

unroe is the new home of the Ter-

of the congregation members
and a realtor.

Possession took place July 1
and several work parties have
already taken place to get things
ready for renovations.

The interior will be drywall-
ed, carpeted and painted. Also

new will be a green with white
trim outside painting.

The congregation was called
Terrace Christian Fellowship
until the name changed to the
Terrace Full Gospel Christian
Fellowship. Its mother con-
gregation is located in Prince
George.

. Church
could’ |
expand |

TERRACE — The Evangelical .
Free Church is looking into
whether it can afford to build a
new church.

Pastor Bill Glasspell ‘said last
week the congregation wants to
build a new sanctuary seating
up to 350 people, a gym, kit-
chen and classrooms.

_ "At this point the congrega-
tion has put a motion to the
board to see how we can ac-
complish that. There’s a
building committee locking
over the plans,’’ he said.

The idea is to construct the
facility on its Park Ave. and
Sparks Si, property and sell its
existing building, also on the
property, for use as a commer-
cial enterprise.

“Now that Lazelle is becom-
ing a prime location, we feel .

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SERVING THE TERRACE AREA

Park Ave. is next and we think
there is potential for a business
that fits in with the area and is
not of a high traffic nature,’’
said Glasspell.

He estimated the cost of the
new 10,000 square foot facility
of one main floor and a partial
upper level at $300,000.

The existing building now.
seats 150 comfortably, said :
Glasspell.

He ‘added that the church
wants a larger space not only.
for services but: for recreation
and social activities, |

‘Among the church's ministry.

pians is a youth program. “That “
Starts this Fall. we

__LETTERS,

TO THE TERRACE STANDARD

‘Minister up in the

; Dear Sir:

A. Hubert: Beyer column
pertaining to the use of
government aircraft which
appeared in a recent edition
of your paper was factually
incorrect and deserves a
response.

Mr, Beyer claims I have
abused the use of govern-
ment aircraft for which I am
the minister responsible, in
traveling to and from my
constituency.

This is a false accusation
which I take very seriously.

The guidelines under
which the government. air-
craft are used and have
always been used state: ‘‘Air
Services Branch may make
arrangements for special
flights upon request from a
minister.”’

Like all my colleagues I
use a combination of com-
mercial airlines, the ferry and
government air services, in
conducting the business of
government.

When government planes

are not in use as air am-
bulances they are used to:
transport officials of govern-'
ment to and from the capital
on regularly scheduled flights
and on special flights which
are arranged according to the
guidelines which I have made
public.

No one in British Colum-
bia has ever been denied air
ambulance service because
the aircraft were being used
by cabinet ministers or of-
ficials of government. ~

Mr. Beyer claims I have
used the aircraft to commute
between my constituency and
Victoria and that I have
diverted the planes from
Boundrary Bay to Ab-
botsford, at an added cost of
$1,000 per flight.

First the latter point. He
tells his readers the $1,000
cost may be exaggerated,
Why then does he use it?

He doesn't explain where
he got the figure or why he
hasn't tried to obtain a figure
in which he could have niore

confidence.
_.. We obtained an indepen-
“dent estimate that puts the
cost closer to $121. Why
would he not, in fairness, in-
clude the estimate we have
provided?

Your readers should be
highly suspicious of a -jour-
nalist who would use a figure
he admits may be inaccurate
in order to make a point.

Cabinet ministers are or-
dinary people whe have been
chosen to perform extraor-
dinary jobs. As anyone who
has ever served in this capaci-
ty knows the demands on
one’s time and indeed on that
of one’s family are
phenomenal. A government
air service makes it possible
for cabinet ministers to meet
the expectations of the
public,

Without such a service,
ministers could meet fewer
people, make fewer ap-
pearances at community"
events, and give much reduc-
ed service to people in outly-
ing regions, the very people

Serious charge refuted
by hospital union rep

Dear Sir:

On behaif of the Etospital
Employee's Union (HEU), I
extend best wishes to colum-
nist Hubert Beyer for a full
and speedy recovery from his
heart operation in Seatitle.

_ I must. respond, however, :
to a serious charge Mr. Beyer

directed at.the HEU in a col-
umn. published in your paper

prior to his Seattle operation.

"Mr. Beyer. claimed in his May
“30 column that the union was
',“lylng through its collective

teeth’’ -because it published
news articles in-The Hospital

‘Guardian critical of the

Social::Credit government's

: ‘handling of the waiting list
_ crises in'B.C.

a pany
‘government's health care °
record” has-been a dismal

+The HEU is in good com-
“in -charging that the

failure; The health care

system: in. B.C. is at the

» breaking’: point. and every

levelsof the health care team

has: concluded that govern-

The health care system in B.C. is at the breaking
point and government ir inaction has helped create

' the problem.

ment in action has helped _

create the problem. This
despite the fact that British
Colmbians from every walk
of life have said in numerous
surveys that health care
should be a top government
priority.

The HEU is committed to .

constructive solutions. For

‘example, the union has.”

_ undertaken a campaign to

push for better use of the |
nursing’ team to ‘ease the
waiting list crises. Hundreds’.

of unemployed. or...

-underemployed licensed

practical nurses, orderlies
and patient care aides‘could’
and should be utilized to easé.
the shortage of registered
~Murses and to support over-:°°~
‘burdened health care staff: ©:
We have also called for-in--. ’

creased training facilities to
help offset a critical shortage

_ of technologists.
The Social Credit govern-

ment has opted time and:

again for temporary, stop-
gap solutions to health care

down. The HEU, as ‘the
‘largest health care union in
British Columbia, has an
: Obligation to both its
membership and the com-'
= munities served to demand a
“more ‘responsible govern-

~ ment. approach to health »

care. :
~ Yours sincerely,
.. Carmela Allevato,
: “Secretary-Business _
~ Manager, -
. Hospital Employees’
~ Union:

needs, The people of British |
. Columbia have been let |

air
Mr, Beyer's syndicated. BO:
umn is meant to reach.
Sincerely, | oon
Carol Gran,
_ Minister of
- Government.-
Management . ©
* Services and -

Hedda

Minister Responsible =|“

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‘Programs
Victoria, B.C.

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