by Nancy Orr The large new building on Sparks St. behind the Evangelical Free Church has been attracting much attention as the walls and now the

“rafters arch toward the sky.

Pastor Bill Glasspell is enthusias- tic as he explains the plans and expectations for their new build- ing.

church has changed,” he says, “Our old church was built in the *50’s and has served us well. But we have to change with the times. “Our church congregation has tried to read the community to see where the needs are now.

“We want to give our young peo- ple an option, instead of hanging around with idle time, experiment-

i ith drugs and getting into RAISE HIGH THE ROOF BEAM. The new Evangelical Church on Sparks St. gets a root. tarchief. We ate building a big

space which can serve as a gym and have multiple uses, Places like

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Rafters raised on | | new church building

- designed by Alex Inselberg, is .

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Crystal’s Place (on Eby. Street) serve a need that we don’t have to duplicate. We are hoping to pro- vide other types of recreation.”

The 18,000 square-foot building, ,

being built by Norlakes Construc- tion Company (builders of the new Gymnastic Centre in Thornhill) under the direction of Wayne Muchowski. With volunteer help and simple design the cost of the building is estimated at $500,000.

In the meantime, the existing: church on the comer of Park and Sparks will continue in use until a buyer can be found. And the days of the old building that used to house the food bank on Sparks are numbered because that land will be required for parking to conform with city bylaws.

“We looked at the community of Terrace to see what was available and what would fit in best. It seemed that we needed a facility such as this. Weddings and recep- tions could be held under one roof; family activities of all kinds. Large funerals can be provided for, with a secluded sanctuary for the family. We hope to be a vital part of the community of Terrace,” said Glasspell.

Development plan hits

barriers

There may soon be a little more retail space in Terrace and, although far short of the need, a few more residential rental units. But first, city hall is going to have to consider some site-speci- fic relaxations of a city bylaw.

Hira Sandhu of Kitimat would like to build a two-story cement block structure on a vacant Greig Ave. lot across from the main entrance of the Terrace Co- op. The ground floor would contain retail and storage space, . the upper floor four one bed- room apartments.

But there’s a problem with the number of available parking spaces. Under a city bylaw, Sandhu would have to provide nine parking spaces, yet there is room for only four. He has a solution. To make up the differ- ence, Sandhu would like to lease five parking spaces in the city- owned parking lot on the west side of George Little Memorial Park.

The solution also runs into bylaw problems, however, and Sandhu would like the city to relax another bylaw. The city says the parking allocation must be within a 750 foot radius of the property in question. Sandhu’s solution is 890 feet away, 140 feet further than the prescribed limit.

Sandhu’s proposal was sent to the Planning and Public Works Committee for consideration last week, and should be on the committee’s agenda today.