Lauren Benn

Co-op property sales bid falls short

It was a unanimous shut down for Terrace mayor Dave Pernarowski last night after city councillors criticized his plan to put the former Terrace Co-op property up for sale.

Pernarowski had wanted the city to ask for proposals from real estate brokers and site selection companies to start the process of listing the property and looking for buyers.

Terrace mayor gets pay boost

TERRACE'S part-time mayor is getting a raise worth $5,000 over the next three years, city council decided in a 3-2 vote last night.

Activist files for Terrace council seat

A COMMUNITY activist has filed nomination papers with the city for a spot on city council.

Stacey Tyers, who has lived in Terrace for eight years, works with the Terrace and District Community Services Society and was formerly the executive director of Terrace’s anti-poverty society.

Terrace real estate sales jump this year

THE TERRACE real estate market is getting hotter as sales have jumped 34 per cent by September this year compared to last.

Salmon plant opens in Terrace area

NORTHWEST smoked salmon and jerky should soon be sold on the shelves of a major American clothing and equipment retailer thanks to the opening this past weekend of a fish processing plant in Thornhill.

Co-op gears up for skiing

Season passes for Shames Mountain skiing this year start selling today.

city workers put in pipes at the bottom of Lanfear Hill late last week, part of the roadway repairs the city has undertaken this year.

City hurries to finish road work before winter sets in

THE CITY hopes it can complete one last road repair project before winter closes in.

city workers put in pipes at the bottom of Lanfear Hill late last week, part of the roadway repairs the city has undertaken this year.

Officer charged with criminal harassment

A Terrace-based RCMP officer was arrested and charged with criminal harassment.

Armed forces veteran enters council race

A CANADIAN Armed Forces veteran has announced he's running for a Terrace city council seat.

Local veteran to run for council

A CANADIAN Armed Forces veteran has announced he's running for a Terrace city council seat.

ARCHIE Hippisley was one of many laid off employees to be re-hired by Pacific BioEnergy at Kitwanga sawmill. He was the mill’s caretaker while it was closed.

Sawmill presses case for stumpage fairness

Talks have started between the owners of a Kitwanga sawmill and B.C. after a July tax hike on logs raised red flags for industry leaders there.

ARCHIE Hippisley was one of many laid off employees to be re-hired by Pacific BioEnergy at Kitwanga sawmill. He was the mill’s caretaker while it was closed.

Stewart road access opens today

The Village of Stewart has road access once again, and it comes one day earlier than expected.

City to help subsidize ski co-op

IT was the third time lucky for the local non-profit group that wants to buy the Shames Mountain ski facility.

Some visitors who were stranded in Stewart, BC when heavy rains and flooding washed out road access there last week are set to board the first charter plane out of the community to Prince Rupert.

Stranded tourists flown from Stewart

Some visitors stranded in Stewart were flown out today after heavy rains and flooding chewed sections of HWY 37A and collapsed a bridge, isolating the town by destroying road access.

Some visitors who were stranded in Stewart, BC when heavy rains and flooding washed out road access there last week are set to board the first charter plane out of the community to Prince Rupert.

Council again ponders aid for ski hill buy

TERRACE CITY council may have twice now turned down requests for money by a local non profit group which wants to buy the Shames Mountain ski facility but it may yet become involved in some fashion.

ENERGY ADVISOR Gary Rysavy checks out a warehouse area for potential energy saving measures that will result in spending fewer dollars on power.

Chamber helps save energy costs

SMALL NORTHWEST businesses now have an easier way to get government grants to help them cut down on power costs.

ENERGY ADVISOR Gary Rysavy checks out a warehouse area for potential energy saving measures that will result in spending fewer dollars on power.

Top priority: Council to debate spending plan

CITY COUNCIL is meeting tomorrow to decide how it might spend nearly $400,000.

Fewer forest fires this year

WHILE THE number of forest fires to date in the northwest region is at a five-year low, the total area that did burn is up from previous years.

Full time mayor favoured

A MAJORITY of people responding to a Terrace and District Chamber of Commerce opinion poll favoured the city having a full time mayor.

JOERG JUNG, known as J.J. the wood carver, showed off his skills late May in the Save On Foods parking lot in a preview of the demonstration to come.

Wood chips fly for art

ARTISTS WITH chainsaws will carve up a storm in the Save-On-Foods parking lot starting Thursday, July 28.

JOERG JUNG, known as J.J. the wood carver, showed off his skills late May in the Save On Foods parking lot in a preview of the demonstration to come.