ree ll Pa a lh MK BAY MARINA as it used to be is seen above. Just what it will look like once the expansion/upgrade project is completed may de- pend on whether the Kitimat-Stikine regional district can persuade current masterplan. Tale of marine project one of financial twists | - : By MALCOLM BAXTER ~ TERRACE — Take the figure “you first thought of, double it, ‘-add on another $300,000 for good measure and you've. got “yourself.a new marina. What you haven’t got, if you *, ‘are the Kitimat-Stikine regional S district, 4 is the money to pay for vit. es And that could mean exten- ae ‘ding the period taxpayers have “to pay for the marina or a » feduction in the kind of facility the: regional district wants to ‘> build. ‘Improvements to and expan- sion.of MK Bay Marina near * Kitimat has long been a goal of “the district. - The regional district built the marina in 1974 but repeated ;damage soon made it clear the - “structure was unable to withs-! the mew: marina was given to. stand the storms which swept | up ‘the Douglas Channel each year ~sand-so did not offer enough » protection . to . vessels moored ” there, whe *’ Seeking ‘an answer to ‘the ‘perennial problem, it commis- ~.;sioned Morrow Engineering in “<1986° to-produce plans for an “improved facility. Those plans “included cost estimates. -<) After an abortive attempt to ; “sell the marina in early 1988 and having. heard federal money _ Might. be available for an - upgrading project, administator “Bob. Marcellin said the district then applied to the Department -of Fisheries and Oceans for a$. ~thillion grant. In doing 80, he said, it used the. figures .in. the Morrow - Teport.“‘We thought $1 million “was sufficient based on the “engineering feasibility report the district had at the time,” he *- explained. ~" With . the federal election “looming, federal fisheries minister Tom Siddon appeared . vin Kitimat in September of that year, to announce the Small “Crafts Harbour section of his ‘s*, départment had approved the ~~ request: oa However, Marcellin recalled, - Couincil notes council has decided to restrict istribution of tlie souvenir, “In the‘ past the city has given ey: could’ Promote the com- munity... . yever, economic develop- eit officer Peter Monteith ex- itstripplng supply - and new ~Buidelines were needed, 6,000 of the 10,000 ber one hog sented Keg Se ¢ pins to groups or individuals . avelling: out of ‘town so that - lined, ithis year demand was as in ‘April had’ fr: of ins being requested F there was even then a hint the total project cost might exceed that figure ‘because (the an- nouncement) only focused on dredging, excavation and the breakwater,”’ That hint was underlined when Siddon talked in terms of the district using any money left after completion of those parts of the project for ‘‘other the federal government to come up with more money. If it cannot, one of the options it will have to consider is cutting items from the ed on a 200-berth marina using second-hand floats from the closed mining town of Kitsault on the north coast. “But we also said we didn’t have the money,” he pointed out. In an effort to come up with the extra money, the regional district applied to the provincial government in June 1989 for a $707,000 GO B.C, lottery grant. The regional district applied to the federal govern- ment for $2 million for improvements in 1988 after an attempt to sell the marina faifed. phases.’’ But, at that stage, the district did not know just how much they might be expected to. come up with. Responsibility for designing Public Works Canada (PWC), the department in charge of federal construction projects. The regional district turned over copies of its studies. Then, the costs began to escalate. Marcellin explained PWC . became concerned the original design did not offer enough protection for moored vessels under certain wind and wave conditions. That meant a more substantial — and costlier — breakwater would be needed. In February 1989 the district received PWC's first cost estimates. They revealed phase That figure was based on up- dated cost estimates of $1.05 Million for phase 1, $873,000 for phase Il and $200,000 for ‘other components’’ which now included a’ ‘new * fueling system, The total cost’ was now $2.123 million. In November the district learned the grant had been ap- proved and instructed PWC to go ahead with the project. The lottery grant amounted to one-third of the estimated Project cost. That's the max- imum amount a project can receive under lottery guidelines. And even though the regional district had the $1 million from the federal government, it was still approximately $400,000 short of the remaining two- thirds it needed for the project. Project costs continued to rise despite cuts to the construction plan which were done to save money. one of the project (excavation and installation of the breakwater) would take up the entire $1 million. PWC offered a number of options for phase two (in- cluding moorage floats and fuel, electricity and water supp- ly systems) ranging in cost from $500,000 to $1 million. Marcellin said the district. selected an $853,000 option bas- dent planning to travel overseas had been for 300 pins — he Sug- gested establishing a limit. Council accepted his recom- mendation that individual travellers should in future receive only 15 pins - while groups be limited to a basle 10 member to a maximum of 100, Another change requires local businesses wishing to’ hand out pins to their visitors to purchase them from retail outlets ‘carry- ing the souvenir. eT a They Seniors and handicapped . residents who qualify to use the ‘new. Handi-Dart:'and Para- : ‘Transit systems will get a chance to try out the new services at no e ' charge. Council; hat agreed to i provide them with tickets giving: gtoups/individuals ” t.one + From one resi-- ‘them. one free ride’ provided the “ticket is used within’ two ‘months: a eA IN 2 hey Dh A mt, SAL 8 pins plus a further 10 per group - Marcellin said the regional district anticipated covering the | shortfall through involvement of the Kitamaat band and restructuring the existing debt on the marina. -° He said the $2.1 million figure included items the band might be able.to contribute in- stead of having the regional istrict. pay for them. Land and. water/sewer ser- Pin demand ‘unbearable ao TERRACE, _ With. more than ~o. half the city’s stock of Kermode “Bear pins having been snapped “up inless: than three months, of the introduction of the ser- vice, kak k * The city has agreed to pay for the Provincial Emergency Pro- gtam area coordinator to attend an emergency preparedness con- ference. Ray Tank had asked for up to $1,412 to attend the Oct, 23-25 conference to be held in Van- couver. In approving his re- quest, aldermen noted that white’ Tank's duties required him:to work closely with the ci- ty, the position was a voluntary ‘one. : ; een tts 2 _ ‘Council has approved an ap- plication. from the men's slow ‘pitch’ league to hold a beer ‘parden. The'event will coincide ‘With the; league's annual River-_ iboat Days: tournament (Aug. 6 fo ‘be: held at Riverside phase HI and other components ‘and then extending the time from the marina project. ‘ 2.8 Rion ipi Sat oho teat ee ath Ald Bos fa dad Be an sf ts Stee aT Terrace Standard, Wednesday, July 11, 1990 — Page.A7 ; Join Helmut Giesbrecht and Special Guest Mike Harcourt — al the Skeona New Deeiberet office Wednesday, July 18 | 4239 Kalum St, Teraca — 3 p.m. Everyons Welcome OFFICIAL OPENING | of - Terrace Blueback Swim Cub. ‘ska Development Swim Comp ‘daly. 1627 7 Monday-Friday: 4pm Cost $20/2 wks “S181 wk Kids" ge 6-12. wha" have “passed. Red . Cross Blue Lavel:and want to. ‘inreaso : their swimming Skills. oe ap To register call: fee ShailyMorgan- ese-sere . Marcy Bowerlng - - 838-0101 7. ‘Swim Club office - 636-7088 | Cail Us For Your R.V, Appliance Repairs vices provided ty. ‘the ‘band could have saved the regional district ‘‘at least. $100,000,” said Marcellin. In exchange for its contribution, the band would & have been. given an equity posi- tion in the operation. But as the regional district looked for extra monies, PWC in February of this year decided the expanded marina was not large enough for 200 berths and reduced the figure to 125. That figure alsa reflected the need to ‘PRONTO AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES — "TABLE LINEN RENTAL * Banquets e Weddings or ANY function requiring banquet size tables! OFFERING PINK TABLECLOTHS ALONG WITH BANQUET SIZE ” SUPERIOR LINEN SUPPLIES Time Cleaners Ltd. 635-2838 4404 Legion Ave., By the Curling Rink, cut costs — the second hand floats were no longer available. Plans to- relocate the laun- ching ramp and the fuel barge were also scrapped at a saving of a further $50,000. But despite expectations that the project cost would be reduc- ed, latest estimates from PWC show " it **had | gone up, not down,”? said Marcellin. PWC now placed phase I costs at $1.15 million while the total had edged up to $1.2 million for a new total of $2.35 million. While he described the phase I estimates as “‘solid figures’? — there is only one contract left to tender — he said the remainder needed ‘further refinement.’’ Four of figures included in that $1.2 million were based on 1989 estimates, Marcellin explained. All of this is now occurring at CRYSTAL COLLECTORS CLUB OUR JULY CRYSTAL CHARACTER HANDCRAFTED FROM 32% FULL LEAD AUSTRIAN CRYSTAL Regular Retail Price SPECIAL SALE PRICE 40.” the same time as the regional district continues to look for the extra money it needs to pay for the project. It is still negotiating with the Only 29° Kitimaat band and is still look- ing at borrowing money to cover the now-estimated $600,000 shortfall. 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