_ AB - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, February 9, 1994

THE HIGHWAYS ministry
has approved a contract ex-
tension for the company
doing road maintenance in
this area,

The two-year deal for
Nechako Northcoast Con-
struction: Services Lid. is
Still subjeci to approval by

off on government expendi-
tures.

This new deal is scheduled
to take hold in mid-April.
Nechako Northcoast’s cur-
tent deal {s for two years
and three months and was
signed in Dec, 1991.

Ministry spokesman Jane

Stead said companics thal

_ exceeded performance. stan-

dards were given the chance

lo negotiate two-year exten-
sions,

That provision was in-
cluded in the contracts now

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board, the body: that signs .:

ending.

“Companies that were
adequale were offered a
chance to negotiate a one-
year extension,”’ said Stead.

Also up for a two-year ex-
tension in the northwest is
Yellowhead Road - and
‘Bridge (Stikine} Lid., the -
“gompany: 3 that handles

' Hwy37-norih of Meziadin.

Those with whom the
ministry is willing to negoti-
ate one-year extensions in-
clude = Bulkley —s- Valley
Maintenance, which covers
the Smithers and Hazelton
areas’) and O’Brien Road
Maintenance, the company
that covers Prince Rupert
and the Queen Charlotte Is-
lands.

The extensions also coin-
cide with a government
review on private road
maintenance that’s in the
works.

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IT's BIG, powerful and eats snow. That's Nechako Northcoast t employee Jon Heine with
snowblower used on the Shames Mountain road and on the Shames Flats section of Hwy1
west of town. The Quebec-made machine’s blowers are powered by a 31 0hp diesel engine.

Highways firm snags
a two-year extension

Implications, if any, of the
review aren’t known so the
extensions are an effective
way of coping until more is
known. ~

Nechako Northcoast
signed last time for $13.7
million.

The new amount is less

“than that figure but ‘the new’

‘contract:is also for.a-shorter=:
period of time, said Stead.

She did say the cost of the
contract has been cut be-
cause some of the
maintenance standards have
been lowered,

Those include having to
mow rights of way only
once a year, cutting back on
reducing brush and cutting
back ‘slightly on | dust con-
trol.

**These measures do not at
all affect road maintenance.
There won't be a. cut in
winier road clearing and the
like,’? said Stead.

cn, Moin it,”’ he said, a8 4

’ ing the winter, he added.

The Board of Directors for §
16-37 Community Futures is
pleased to announce the §
appointment of Mary Anne &
Skil as the new coordinator for i
Community Futures. Skill jf
brings to the position a &

background In marketing,
promotions and media
relations.

The 16-37 Community

Futures committee promotes
four main options: A Business
Development Centre, the Self- : i
Employment Assistance program, the Community initiatives Fund
and the direct purchase of training.

lf you are jaoking for general business information and
assistance, call the Community Futures office in Terrace at
635-5449 or toll free (outside of Terrace) at 1-800-663-6369, and
talk to one of our counsellors. Help may be just a phone call away.

LC] 16 - 37 COMMUNITY FUTURES

#4 - 3250 Eby St. Tel: (604) 635-5449
Terrace, BC Fax: (604) 635-2698
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Land ona
‘big opportunity.

lope?)

This is a rare opportunity to start at the top and work:
your way up. :

British Columbia’s leading gasoline retailer has an.
excellent opportunity available to operate a retail gasoline
outlet and service bay in Terrace,

You'll be dealing with the public on a daily basis sO
excellent communication skills are a must. Enthusiasm
and a commitment to customer service and teamwork are
also key attributes of Chevron retailers. ;

You must be able to manage and motivate personnel.
‘A competitive remuneration program is part of the

Nechako Northcoast presi-
dent John Ryan said private

companies have proved package.
their worth An investment of £ $40,000 - $60,000 i is required,
I may be a bit biased but Don’t jet this opportunity to work with a great t team |

the standards we maintain
these days are quite a bit
different than what we used
to under the old way of

fly away. Call-Ken Chu,
Chevron Territory Manager
in Vancouver at 668-5576 |
for more information’ *'*

Companies “have ‘beefed
up the kind of equipment
used to maintain roads dur-

As an example, Ryan said
Nechako Northcoast has
switched to tandem plow
and sand trucks which are
larger and more powerful
than the four ton ones used
by the highways ministry.

“The capacity of our fleet
has grown by 220 per cent.
Where the ministry had
eight four-tons and two or
three tandems, we have 11
{andems now and five four-
fons,’’ he said,

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Chevron.

AN ECONOMIC development
conference, billed as the first ever
for northem B.C., takes place
Feb, 15-17 in Prince George.

It*ll feature participation by na-
tive and other representatives.

‘We need to understand the
Strengths, challenges and op-
portunilies involved in diversify-
ing our economy in northern
B.C.,” said provincial small busi-
ness minister Bill Barlee, —

“One of the best ways to do
this is to build bridges between
First Nations and non-aboriginal
communities,’’ he said,

Public and private money is
backing the event.

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A local real estate firm and its
associatés has won an award for
broker/owner of the year From its
parent organization.

Remax of Terrace was recog-
nized by Remax of Western Can-
ade for sales in areas of smaller
populations.

Company representative John
Evans was in Saskatoon over the
weekend to accept the award al
Remax of Canada’s annual con-
vention.

“It's in recognilion to our
market presence in Terrace,” said

Out & About

Evans,

Remax of Terrace opened in
May of 1991. .

Its sales force has since e¢x-
panded from four to nine people.

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There’s a new enginecring firm
in town,

Adam Engincering Lid. is
owned by Colin Adam. With him
is employee Terry Myhr.

The firm opened Feb. 1, doing
civil engineering, — structural
engincering and surveying work.

Thal latter includes roads used
by forestry companies, described
by Adam as a growth industry.

He’s lived here for four years
and Myhr for 14.

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The Slumber Lodge here has
new managers,

Bob and Jenniffer Reid moved
here recently from Prince George.

Originally from Kamiloops,
(hey’ve been up north for a
couple of years.

“Tvs a nice community. We're
impressed. The people are friend-
ly,’’ said Jenniffer Reid.

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A leather goods company has
canceled plans to open a clothing
outlet in the Skeena Mall,

Brixton had plans to open Bar-
clay’s Leather outlets in this and
other cities around the province,

But it has decided to put the cf-
fort on hold.

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The provincial government has
brought into force amendments to
the Foresters Act It says will im-
prove accountability for logging
and reforestation decisions.

The amendments establish a
new association for professional
foresters. .

This association will register
foresters, regulate the practice of
professional forestry and have the
power to discipline members
found guilty of misconduct or In-
competence.

Trade show gains steam

JUST A FEW booths were left as
of last week for this spring’s Ter-
race and District Chamber of
Commerce's trade show, says ils
chairman.

Demand has been so great that
nearly 60 per cent of the 80
booths were spoken for In the
first couple of weeks of the show
belng promoted, said John Evans.

This is the third year the cham-
ber has organized a trade show,
picking up the task after the Ter-
race Jaycees ended a long sirctch

of involvement,

‘*We're very happy with the
response,’’ said Evans.

This year’s theme is tourism,

- following on the previous themes

of mining and foresiry to
highlight the regional economy.

“*But a company docsn’t have
to be in tourism to rent a booth.
There are lots of companies that
aren’t involved in’ tourism,”’
Evans noted. _—

The chamber has once again
hired a Vancouver company to

stage the show.

Contracting oul the show set up
and details makes for an casier
time for the organizing com-
miitec, said Evans. ,

The chamber has also. put oul.

feclers to the newly-formed aiz-
show committee, :

it is holding its first airshow al
the Tertace-Kitimat airpott April
29-May 1, the same weekend as
the trade show.

‘A collaborative effort would
boost both ventures, Evans said.

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