F a a 4 ig é ‘Holdings Inc. TERRACE STANDARD ~ Business REVIEW Bargain Shop pulls up stakes Owners hope to downsize rather than close for good. By JEFF NAGEL THIRTEEN workers al the Bargain Shop have been told they'll lose their jobs when the store shuts down Jan. 17 — although there is still some hope for a re- prieve. Store employees say the opening of Wal-Mart at about the same time is a factor, however company management cite - other reasons for the closure. The. Bargain! Shop ‘ president Michael Roellinghoff said ihe store’s lease expires al the end of January and the landlord has struck a deal with a new retailer to take over the 25,000 square foot space next to Safeway. And Roellinghoff said he’s hoping to strike a deal of his own to relocate the Bargain Shop to a differ- ent, smaller location in Terrace. “We are actively pursu- Out & About New build rules here THE CITY is moving for- ward with a new bylaw “that will put an increased onus on builders and homeowners to meet the building code and less on the city to enforce il. If there are problems with buildings, special projects director Paul Gipps said, the new rules should ensure builders and not the city face lawsuits, It means less of a direct role enforcing the building code for cily building in- spectors. Gipps said it reflects ihe industry’s trend toward certification of building professionals. The move comes on the advice of the cily’s insurers, the Munici- pal Finance Authority. ing a possible replacement location,” he said. “Our ideal size is in the area of 10,000 square feet,” “Our objective is to stay long-term in Terrace,” he added. ” If all goes well, he said, . the store may even remain open in a portion of its ex- isting space for up lo six months before moving to a new site. “You can’t build a store overnight,” he noted. Roellinghoff said he has an arrangement for tem- porary space with landlord Ray McCarthy. But he says he'll only _ invoke that plan if a deal on a new permament loca- tion comes together soon. “If there are no pro- spects in sight by the 17th: of January we would not operate that temporary store,” Roellinghoff said. Downsizing the Terrace Bargain Shop has long THE BARGAIN Shop in Terrace alans to close Jan. 17 although owners say they're looking for a new, smaller location in Terrace. been a plan of the compa- ny. That fils the strategy of trying to standardize the sizes of stores that .varied widely when they were re- flagged from the ald Woolwarth’s chain. There had been exten- Kitimat bus link will wait a bit longer IT LOOKS like it will be -some time before there’s B..C. Transit bus service between Terrace and Kiti- mat. The problem is money, says Kitimat municipal clerk Walter McLellan. While Kitimat agrees with B.C. Transit that ‘such a service is worthwhile, a budget freeze at the pro- vincial transportation au- thority means it isn’t going to happen anytime soon. A service plan drawn up would also include stops at Kitamaat Village and Kit- sumkalum. Backers of a Terrace- Kitimat run say it would be an idea way for patients needing care to travel be- iween the (wo cities. McLellan said the city will continue to explore possible ‘options: with- the Kitimat-Stikine regional district, city of Terrace, Kitamaat and Kitsumka- lum: villages and the Northern Health Authority. “We did look at a num- ber of options: for service between town and Kita- maal village, such as a taxi-dart service, parlicu- larly between the village and the hospital, but they just aren't supportable without new funding arran- gements,” he said. Skeena Libcral MLA Roger Harris has been ur- ging people and local gov- ernments to find a way to put regularly scheduled transportation in place be- tween Kitimat and Ter- race. sive talks with Safeway over a potential expansion of the grocery store into the Bargain Shop space. 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