Terrace Review — Wednesday, February 28, 1990 B7 - Advertisement . ~ _ (Co-op) CHATTERER _ President’s Report Your Board of Directors con- tinues to meet on the first and third Monday of each month to review operations. Year-end shows we have had an excellent year, although all figures are not finalized yet. We would like to thank you, the Members and Customers of the Terrace Co-op for your con- tinued support during renova- tions. The store does look a little shabby, but the finished product will make ali the inconvenience ‘worthwhile, The giftwrapping over Christ- mas was a tremendous success with an increase in donations by ‘% over last year. The Child Development Centre was very grateful to receive a cheque for $1045.44 to go towards new educational toys. Terrace Co-op donated the paper, ribbons and bows, with -Keenleyside In- surance donating the manpower, assisted by the Co-op’s General Manager, Building Supply Man- ager Cal Larson and his wife Judy, Our favourite event each y _is,the Seniors & Handicapped Night. This year was the biggest turnout ever. There was the usual coffee and goodies, enter- tainment, discount prices as well as a visit from Santa. A Big. Thank-You goes out to John Wiebenga from the Bakery and all his helpers for all their hard work in organizing this special event each year. The date for this year’s An-: nual Meeting will be set follow- ing the auditing of our financial statement. Our auditors will be here some time in March. No- ‘tices for the Annual Meeting will be posted in ail of our retail loca- tions and will appear in our local papers. Watch for it and plan to attend. _ - PAT SCHEICHUK - George Kozak — Meat Department Manager. Prior to coming to Terrace Co-op on November 6, 1989; George was employed as a meat cutter at Safe- - ‘way. : , George has more than 20 years ex- perience in the meat trade, cutting, ‘selling,.and at one time had his own meat market in Nelson, B.C. He actively started in the retail trade at a Co-op in Strathmore Al- berta, as a Produce clerk, the first job after graduating in Iron River, Alberta, . George has resided in Terrace for the last 3 years with his daughter Charmaine, who is attending Cale- donia high school. : ‘He is an active curler and Rotarian. He has aspirations of becoming a 40-handicap golfer. Welcome to your new challenges, George! ‘support. down and re-opening. L Report from your General Manager Our fiscal year ended January 27th, 1990 with sales over both last year and budget. This was accomplished in spite of the renovation disruptions and inconveniences to you, the members and customers. The total staff and I want to thank you sincerely for your strong Our renovations are progressing on schedule. As we near comple- tion, we will have to shut down the Food Floor in order to instal] and relocate refrigerated display cases and put down a new floor. We an- ‘ticipate a two week shutdown. The Hardware, Family Fashions, . Cafeteria, and all outside Departments will remain open. Watch for our Advertisement in the local papers for dates of shut- January 29, 1990, marked the opening of our new Home Centre in the former Q.M. building at 2915 Molitor Street. The new facility provides us with the room for a full line of . materials required by the Do-it Yourselfers and contractors, in- cluding plumbing, electrical, hardware, paints and accessories, and of course, a complete line of building supplies. Stop in and have a chat with Cal and all of his staff, who are anx- ious to look after all of your building needs. I _Co-op Staff — ‘‘Committed to Service’ Peter Rolleman — Baker Peter joined the Terrace Co-op staff on January 29, 1990, from Langley, B.C, His wife and four children will be moving to Terrace March 2nd. | Peter completed his Baker’s ap- prenticeship at B.C.I.T. in May, 1979, and gained experience work- ing for a number of different bakers in the Lower Mainland and Fraser _ Valley. The Rolleman family spent their vacation last year in Terrace for the first time, and were very much im- pressed with the area and the life style. So, when the position of ‘Baker’? for the Terrace Co-op became available, they made a deci- sion to leave the hustle and bustle of the big city and accept the oppor- tunity. - ; ; Peter is looking forward to his new challenges here and the Terrace Co-op extends a warm welcome to ‘hini and his family. Robert Rydlicki — Produce Department Manager Robert has been employed at the Terrace Co-op as a Grocery clerk for the past three-years. On January 29, 1990, he was promoted to Pro- duce Department Manager. Robert grew up in Calgary Al- berta. He worked part-time for the Calgary Co-op while attending school. After graduating from high school, he: worked full-time with ~ Calgary Co-op for another four years. Robert then took a year off and travelled to New Zealand and Australia, where he met his lovely _ wife Nicki, : Upon his return to Canada, the Rydlicki’s decided that Terrace would be a great place to settle down and raise a family. They now have one daughter who will be joined by a brother or sister sometime this year. Robert loves the outdoors and is _ an avid fisherman and enjoys hun- ting. He is very excited about the challenges in his new position and is determined to provide you with the absolute best in quality and service. “Meet one of our Staff” MARIA PEDRO Only eight months after im- migrating to Canada from the Azores (Portugal), Maria began em- ployment in the Terrace Co-op Cafeteria, Born into a family of four boys and three girls Maria com- pleted her schooling in Portugal. In her homeland, Maria’s father was employed as a Dishmaker, her mother as a Seamstress. In January 1970 her parents and siblings immigrated to Canada, ar- riving in Montreal, and onward to Calgary. Her father wished to lacate in a smaller community and moved his homesick family to Terrace in . March of the same year, where they still continue to reside. One of Maria’s sisters has since moved to Calgary. Maria has returned to Portugal and her island home in the Azores twice and is pleased that the original family home is still there, Twenty years later we are fortunate to still have Maria working with us. A truly dedicated employee. COTS UICETOEE BRGS ba TRAM gc eF RETIN 8a Eee Tyo RAT a rie teeregens nye tomatoe denen g Ramet mem nn te gon arenes From the Editor Hello, 1am Angela Moehling, Chairperson of the Member of Public Relations Committee. As editor I am responsible for col- lecting articles from various peo- ple for publication in this news- letter. Each issue will feature a report from the President, Gen- eral Manager, as well as other ar- ticles we feel will be of interest to the membership. We welcome any suggestions you may have. _If you have a suggestion please leave it at the Administration Office. All suggestions will be gratefully received and carefully considered, We are intending to publish two or three issues this year. I am looking forward to an in- ‘teresting task and hope you will ‘enjoy this and future issues. Spring, future. Terrace Co-op Scholarships Each year the Terrace Co-op has awarded scholarships to de- Serving students that are graduating from Grade 12 and going on to post-secondary education. This year there were three scholarships; $500 for a graduate from Caledonia Senior Secondary School in Ter- race, $250 for a graduate from Mount Elizabeth Secondary School in Kitimat, and $250 for a graduate from Nisgha Elementary-Sec- ondary School in New Aiyansh. So far only the Caledonia and Mount Elizabeth scholarships have been presented this year. The Nisgha Elementary-Secondary scholarship will be presented later this The Caledonia scholarship went to Shawna Towriss. Shawna is currently enrolled at Northwest Community College. She is enjoying her classes there and she obtained good marks in her first semester. in the fall of 1990 she plans to attend the University of Victoria and her future goal is to obtain a Bachelor of Education degree. Nancy Sfikas was awarded the scholarship from Mount Elizabeth Secondary School. She is taking business courses at Simon Fraser University. She also is enjoying her classes and is doing well with them. In the future she plans a career in business. The Terrace Co-op takes pleasure in donating these scholarships in order to assist these students. We wish them great success in the % Terrace Co-op Environment Committee In December the Board of Directors of the Terrace Co-op established an Environment Committee whose purpose is help to keep Co-op operations consistent with the protection of the environment. For example, there has been a lot of concern about the number of bags (both plastic and paper) that are used in the store. As a result, the Co- op plans to have re-usable string bags and reusable plastic boxes available soon. Shoppers will be able to purchase these items and use them over and over again. The amount of waste that goes to the dump is another en- vironmental ‘concern. For this reason, methods for composting kitchen and: garden materials will be promoted in the Co-op garden seminars this spring. In- formation will be available in the Garden Centre. Some products are less dam- aging to the'environment than others. The‘Co-op carries a number of less damaging pro- ducts; notably some that are made in Prince Rupert. There are a number of pro- ducts that are less damaging to the environment that shoppers can make for themselves from basic ingredient Here are some suggestions. All Purpose Cleaner Many commercial cleaners contain harmful materials in- cluding some known car- cinogens. This all purpose cleaner is safe to use. Use it to clean surfaces, then rinse with water. ‘ 250 ml of ammonia 125 ml white vinegar 50 ml baking soda 4 Litres of warm water Automatic Dishwaster Detergent Commerical brands all con- tain large percentages of phos- phates. A good homemade sub- stitute can be made by mixing equal volumes of borax and washing soda. Bleach Chlorine bleach can be re- placed with a bleach made with hydrogen peroxide. Mix 1 part of hydrogen peroxide with 8 parts of. water. Rinse garm nts after they have soaked in this solution. Another substitute for chlorine bleach is borax. It is easier on both the environment and on fabrics." _- Laundry Powder Many laundry detergents con- tain phosphates though they are limited to less than 5%. A home- made alternative. power that contains no phosphates is 250 ml pure soap flakes (eg. ‘‘Ivory Snow’’); 25 to 50 ml washing soda... Fabric Softener Add 250 - 500 ml to vinevar in the rinse cycle if you wash with a soap powder. These recipes are just a few of many that are available. Some references that give more tnfcvma- tion are: ““The Natural Forimula Book for Home and Garden’’, edited by Dan Wallace, Rodale Press, Enimaus Penn.ylvania, $24.95, “Think Before You Spray”? from Pollution Probe, 12 Madison A apne, Toronto, Ontario MSR 281, “The Canadian Green Consumer Guide’ prepared by The Pollution Probe Feindation, McClelland & Stewart - 2 1989. = vs Peo ee Fal co — a 5