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Furniture man started here in ‘65.

ED. MOLDENHAUER had-no idea. Seotiaist now located. i and others purchased , the building -on his new promises, adding on and: --a stint in. the Royal Canadian: ‘Air © | “Whenwe made that trek. back in ~ Where Totem Furniture is now:, . -- developing .a_ market which keved .. & Force would | result. in ‘a: Terrace: 1965, we really had no idea what was.” Its previous, owners went into upon product service and a low: Key of

toc business’ career spanning f four “here,” said Moldenhauer, “It was a bankruptcy in the early 1980s, atime: sales approach

d this: was going | to be a: longer term. “move.” a eee + The three partners added a fu a Dick Sharples, - in: 1970.: and . then “made’a move to the. larger buildi .- j Which most, récénthy housed the Ikon och 4, ‘Edward tsland'as ‘as ‘an electronics tech- “business machine’ business.” oo “nigidn.. That's’ where : he met Peler = | “That gave. us: the ‘opportunity to * Gray: ‘and Wilf. Graf who: Avere Also: . expand, Trwas @ growing town and ndian. “Affairs. officials “electronics technicians.’ ; os there, Was: growing. demand, ne “said “wan ~ When. Moldénhauer’s service AvaS _-Moldenhauer:. --The.:partners ‘moved Ip, he,: his. wife ‘and ‘their. first child-": i into selling. more appliances a and by

nudging. 20 percent *

ME had*teally: thought .. tawas.-going ‘to: belong iim: A retifement sort.

‘formance’ in’ 2000 -and’

cer’s | “showcase - gallery ‘concept. Two of. his: sans en- lered the business— Sean “Whois taking-‘over and: . Kevin who has recently become. regional sales

He and the others had ' expectations, that federal:

edse.” ‘But: “years. “passed

zmaved to: Toronto where he’ took“up ’ on their-service ¢nd, They: also look”: and it never happened so a. manager in Albeia. for. a Job: maintaining - communications. onthe Radio Shack franchise as the. Instead Of having it re- “Ed Moldenhauer: — Canwood, a pine: furni--. _ equipment for.the fire department. . years: went on, hes main: nt, the decision ee ture Tine carried by To- Gray-and Graf, who was from Ter-. > “Two'of the: partners also lettin the © was made tomoveine be ‘tem Furniture. - a - ; ra returned -here to open a small 1970s —:Graf: to: conimercial: flyiig-°- © The: ‘partners’ sold . off. the ‘Radia . tt S been’ a° gradual. step. says.

“|r touch and Moldefihauer: was even--: in Vancouver. °° ually ° persuaded to-move ‘his. famil i Moldenhauer : and* ‘Sharples: add: yell as furniture.” - > ily trust”

by then. he’and his. wife. had aes ed: furniture, to their. ‘sales: “Specially. When the. ‘oulside’ mail ! ‘contain. Jats been: nice tos see 2 ihe continu. hildren ~ ‘to Terrace, “! _ opening ‘the: ‘Furniture Bar inthe. ing. the Furniture Barn was sold arid 18 of family. taking place.” he said,

2 refrigeration, “recalls: Moldenhauer. vist now, 2. “Suitable, that, business \ was closed and: . ing in: ‘five days, then. four;then on He joined Graf and- Gray if-a small But the business took a rhuich dif-. “Sharples retited to the: Gulf islands.’ Saturday's" ‘only’ to ‘now’ only’ when building - where the: Bank ‘of Nor Teen direction ‘when. Moldenhauer * ~/Moldenhaizer herr, concentrated o- mi called jn-w when hey need d help."

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~” Votes sealed. ae AUTOMOTIVE © workers Le at ‘sever’ Wal-Mart” ‘stores * including, Terrace have now » voted on Whether to. form a. “union, : 8 But” “thie: “ballots “from Ss the Nov. ‘10 vote won't. be 7 “= goimted until: the’ Labour ' a -Rélations Board adjudicates

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nion pokesman. ‘Tom’ - Fawkes, said ‘five days have. ~ been schedule “for-the -LRB:~ * hearing;’ which. begins Dec. oe. 113, The employees, work in *) Wal-Mart?s Tire. and Lube oo Express shops. 8.6 The UFCW: lost an eatli- So) er adjudication: by. the LRB, Doh which’ riled against. the cer- \. -tification of ‘a ‘union-at the. _.. Terrace store following an. © organizing drive’ here’ last 7 spring. : 2 AR ‘appeal of. that ‘ruling : " also failed, but: Fawkes 'said _ -’ the‘union still has-the option ; of: appealing the case to B. Cc, Supreme Court That's a very réal, possi-. . ‘bility at this: point, “he said; | ‘adding: -unien : lawyers are. = still considering I that option.

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