Process Begins for Maintenance Yard to Move out of Town ...>/ Neighborhood Pub Proposal F,Led
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Legislative Library, , , .. OT Parliament Buildings, 0 • .~,i~ ~ , - • " . ° Victoria, B.C. V8V lX4 " ,, , . - , , ... t WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1989 • , .:. Q t Pax 033=1 0Y I I I II I • Process begins for maintenance 7" yard to move out of town .... >/ L A public hearing held by the yard will be laid out by the gravelpit from the public's view Regional District of Kitimat- Ministry of Highways, but Scott and this wouldn't change. He Stikine last week attracted only says it will be located on Crown said the only points where even a five Thornhill residents. The is-. land well south of four homes in • portion of the pit can be seen is sue was•the relocation of the the area, entering the highway from the area of the Copper highway maintenance shops about 800 feet west of those River bridge and for a "fraction from Park Ave. in Terrace to a same homes. As far as noise is of a second" while passing the site on the south side of Hwy.: 16 concerned, the asphalt plant and entrance to the Copper River just outside the eastern boun- rock crusher have been in opera- logging road. He added that the dary of Thornhill. tion for some time without any maintenance yard would be lo- All but onelof the :residents •complaint, says Scott,. and the cated well above the level of the who came to the h~g live irt location of the maintenance highway about a half mile west the area •of Creech*and Laurier yard .will be about 100 feet of the. gravel pit. It will be Streets, and as the evening meet- above and South of the homes. invisible to the travelling public. ing progressed, their objections Scott Says no chemicals are Scott says there is a need to quieted as their questioas were used in~ producting asphalt and relocate the maintenance yard, answered by North Coast Road that properly run asphalt plants partly .beCause the owner.- Maintenance officials. •.. • do not pose an. environmental B.C. Buildings: Corp.- has The primary concerns for problem. He adds that the plant, allowed it to "'run down" in the neighboring reside,ts were ac- located east of: Thornhill, is not past 10 yea~., He ex.p.lains, that Preparing a message for the future, city Purchasing Agent cess rodtes tO thestte, noise and fitted wi~ latest-equipment but BCBC w~ irtteresteo.mretoca, t- Schel_ ..... FJaagesund and,. Director. .of Engineering Stew chemical polluti0ii~andth~'aesE ?it is similar t0 plants found i¢ .~&~ey~grd,~:~e~¢of~hen/i:~,~v~e~ ~~r met Terrace Reviewtime thetic appearance of the area;"l downtown.~cgqy& and vic- hzghways ~ ano. ~. orlage -,,')----'' -- ............ e ........ ght-inch PVC water main. ..~.~z~.,, ,,,..,,,~ ~, ,,,,,,t ,, :x4~,,v. 16 ~ toria~. ~;,Ri~fit'~6W]t,s fitted With maintenance ~)nvauzauon nrsz An Inventory of the capsule's content will be printed in next ~r~de~ ~'~'~p''told a wet w~ system and mold- got under way, and that North week's Issue. those present. "It (the highways tori:d," says Scott, adding, 'wit Coast is just following through ,.', • yard) has to go somewhere else, can be fitted with a dry wash but with their plan. And he says the but~is this the best~ location?" not Until the need is large site they have/chosen is ideal -- "Lloyd Scott, PreSident of enough to require that." Scott it's outside thecity, close to the Neighborhood pub North Coast's parent company, said he expected this to happen highway and only a half mile KentronConstruction Ltd., pnd in about one to two years. from the Kentron gravel pit, proposal f,led Mike' Zylicz,. Manager of North Those attending the public which Scott estimates has a life Coast Road Maintenance, pro- meeting were also reassured that of 80 to 100 years. The earliest TERRACE -- City council's zoned commercial and tight in- vided:answers to the concerns the aesthetic.appearance of the the regional district board of Planning and Public Works dustrial. that seemed'to satisfy those pres- area would not be affected. directors can make a decision on Committee will be considering a He adds that the site is about ent, Scott explained that there is a their rezoning application will be request for support regarding a three kilometers from the near- The actual acces.s route to the buffer of trees that hide the in mid-August. proposal to build a neighbor- est hotel and if approved would hood pub on a 1.9 acre site on be the only neighborhood pub in the south side of Haugland Ave. the area. "In fact it would be the between Cramer and Keefer only one within the City of Streets. Terrace's municipal boundar- The request comes from Steve ies," he writes. Cullis says he is Cullis Appraisals Ltd. of Ter- currently seeking "pre- race. In his request, Cullis says clearance" from the Liquor that the property in question is Control and Licensing Branch, currently zoned medium density but in order •to get that he needs residential, but he points out a letter from the city stating that that although the area is pre- they are prepared to at least dominately residential, there are consider the proposal. several properties in the area Grand opening Friday Everyone in Terrace is invited to the official opening of the new $1 million Terraceview Lodge extended care wing this Friday at 3 p.m. Health Minister Peter Dueck will be in town to preside over the event, and Terraceview staff will offer tours of the new facility. Terraceview administrator Kathleen Delgatty says the wing is already 100 percent booked for occupancy, with residents moving in from the community at large, other health care facilities in the region, and internal transfers of Terracevlew Lodge residents from the intermediate care area to extended Residents of Terracevlew Lodge now have a cordless telephone thanks to a contribution by care. the Centennial Lions, represented here by John Whittington (left) and Wayne Muchowski. The new wing will add 20 spaces to Terraceview, making it Health aide Diane Trogi accepted the gift, which lodge administrator Kathleen Delgatty what Delgatty termed "a multi-level facility . Says will make it possible for residents to accept calls in their rooms. ii .... : ,.t.~- , : ,:~/;.. -" ..,- . !' .'_ : .- - - . :.~ .~,~3:; '7 ' " ' ', ~,~,~. ~ , . • ~;~Terrace Review-- Wednesday, July 26, 1989 . ~'L, °" ........"d-bye . " 1 to; boom Anyone concerned about the gradual loss of their hearing due to p~sing cars with cassette or disc players •blaring may be get- ting some:• help. Terrace city council recently expressedcon- cei'n about noise control of these "b~0m"-.• "' cars and have received ...• a ~:letter:• from Solicior General A~gus Ree who writes, "I sup- po~ the idea of controlling the level of sound that may be emitted :outside an automo- bile." U!I .....Ree says his staff has con- t •suited with the RCMP and are now discussing the matter with legislative counsel to determine if a regulation can be developed which can be enforced without great difficulty. Crosswalk c n , group of'robresentatlves lot the B.C. Heart ,~St gathered recently at the de li- ed Mount Layton Hot Springs where they heard' dh' :tile latest developments in prevention and treatment of heart disease. A p:ut received recognition for their TERRACE -- E.R. Green of ,t:;! L,:.~I: :. ; . 3808 Eby St. has suggested that volunteer work. the city put a crosswalk at~the 7.;;:: : . intersection of Eby and McCbn- nell. According to Green,• this Summer arts sc Friday would make• it possible for Park- children in the summer. It in- The Terrace Little Theatre tion and mim'e. T~:chnic'al. ",;:students protld, side Elementary children living illzid,g what troduces them to fine arts and summer school of the arts puts aspectsof stage, sets,~iliglI~".li~t!ng, ! f:.:~of their ownI east of Eby to cross at McCon- helps encourage further interest on its first performance of the placement add design!~arear~i ~IsO. ~:ti~ey've learned nell and walk north on the Eby in drama as they mature and summer this Friday, July 28 at taught. During the tMr¢lird;i.J~t~l The~ school~' ~e ~p'ts is a St.• sidewalk to another cross-• develop their abilities. • ; 7:30 p.m. in;'~he McColl final week of each se~si~si~,fii~e!, popular, cre~ i~tCtiVity for w~lkat the entrance,to Parkside Playhouse. -. School. ':•i :..- , - .: ' ,~" :" i "This would.be much safer • ~ ;~.,' t'( by Sylvia Golke ,I ! for the children as they. now wander.about ,the street;i:.whe~ : ,, The school of:th¢ ~s is sp0n-. i:,li!: 'f, WEB OFFSET going to school," says Green. s0red each yea~ bYthe Terr~ace 'J' i' P OMOT I QNAL CONSULTANTS Who adds, "They are also tram- Little Theatre and a Canada piing the portion of grassed iu'ea Works grant. This year's co- RiN ER S and PUBLISHERS on the east side of Eby Street ordinator, Pam Kerr, is being between McConnell and Park- assisted by three instructors: : side School. This area my neigh- Kevin Oates, Keile Pegg and Calli m our Design Team :her endeavors to keej3 neat by Buck Zimmer. ~,atering and mowing the grass The school offers two he seeded." •separate sessions of three weeks each. The sessions are grouped But if council follows the according to age: seven to recommendation of the Public 10-year-olds attend in the morn- Works Committee there won't ings, 10 to 13-year-olds come in Glose Up b~:any Eby St. crosswalk as the afternoons. Each three-week .. '..'. ~ reciUest by Green.