B10 Terrace Review — Wednesday, May 15, 1991 x 1 Soup kitchen organizers to ‘CHURCH DIRECTORY “Ifa man think himself to be something, when he Is nothing, he deceiveth him- self,"’ ; Galatians 6:3 Sacred Heart Catholic Church | Mass Times: Pastor: Saturday: 7:30 p.m. Fr. Allan F. Noonan Sundays: 9:00 a.m. O.M.1. 11:30 a.m. ‘4830 Straume Avenue 635-2313 St. Matthew’s Anglican Church ’ Priest in Charge: Rev. Eugene Miller 635-9019 Holy Eucharist: 10 a.m. Sunday Schook: 10 a.m. 4506 Lakelse Avenue Christ Lutheran Church Morning Worship — 11:30 a.m. Sunday School — 10:15 a.m. © Pastor: Donald P. Bolstad 3229 Sparks Street 635-5520 Terrace Seventh-Day Adventist Church Sabbath School: Pastor: Saturday 9:30 a.m. Ole Unruh — 635-7313 Divine Service: © Prayer Meeting: Saturday 11:00 a.m. Wednesday 7:00 p.m. 3906 Griffiths 635-3232 Evangelical Free Church Sunday School: ~ Pastor : (tor all ages) W.E. Glasspell 9:45 a.m. . Sunday Services: ~ 11:00 a.m. 6:30 p.m. 3302 Sparks Street Prayer Meeting: Wed. 7:00 p.m 635-5115 Terrace Full Gospel Christian Fellowship NEW LOCATION: 3222 Munroe Street Sunday Service: 10 a.m, & 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays: Mid-Week Service and Bible Study: 7:30 p.m. Church: 638-8384 Pastor: Slade Compton Res.: 638-0829 Knox United Church day Worship: Minister: 1080 4m. P Stan Bailey Sunday School: Youth Group: 10;30 a.m. 7:00 p.m. 4907 Lazelle Ave. 635-6014 Terrace Pentecostal Assembly Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Pastor: John Capiin Morning Service: 10:30 a.m. Associate Pastor: Cliff Siebert Evening Service: 6:30 p.m. 3511 Eby Street 635-2434 The Alliance Church Family Bible Hour: 9:45 a.m. Morning Service: 11:00 a.m. Evening Fellowship: 6:30 p.m. All are cordially invited ‘Youth Ministeles * Homa Bible Studies « Visitation 635-7725 4923AgarAvenue 635-7727 Ass't Pastor: Douglas Ginn | Christian Reformed Church Sunday Services: Pastor: 10:30 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. Peter Stuys — 695-2621 Coffee Break, Ladies Bibte Study September-May 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. 3602 Sparks 635-7207 Terrace’s “Food for Thought" soup kitchen is entering its fifth week of operation in the Carpen- ter’s Hall. Representative Gerry King began his involvement with soup kitchens as a practicum dur- ing the Human Service Worker course several years ago. "We're operating on a shoestring," he says. "We haven't yet made contact with the unions, bands or churches for donations or food." More than $100 of food is distributed each time the kitchen is _ open. The soup kitchen, operated by Terrace’s Antipoverty Group, has applied to the provincial gam- ing commission for a bingo license. With this in place and on- going support from the community, they would be able to operate the soup kitchen on a full-time basis. Currently, the kitchen is oper- ational every Friday. Other than thal, they are open for lunch, to adults and children alike whenever the hall is available. The news is broadcast word-of-mouth. King explains, “The numbers are reflected in the time of the month. Towards the end of each month, we have the most takers." The soup kitchen is run on an honour system "to ensure that anyone who needs it gets a good nutritious meal". King adds, "The day the . . : H Oo U Si n — Continued from page BB And perhaps of specific interest to the developer, within the bound- aries of board’s responsibility, there are three distinctly different housing markets. Prince Rupert is one of those markets, a strong housing market over the past sev- eral years, generally the result of spin-off benefits from the pulp mill, sawmill and port construction. Terrace, too, enjoys a healthy housing market. Spin-off from the lumber industry, the opening of a growing number of government agencies, and the fact that Terrace has become the centre of a strong service industry are the primary factors. ' And then there’s Kitimat — the city of market extremes. According to McColl, in the early 1980's, the construction of homes, apartments and townhouses flourished. "Every home with any space had a suite," he says. "The vacancy rate was zero. Prices were high but affordable." But the market began to slip, and early in 1985 it crashed. According to McColl: "They started rolling up the streets. There were staff lay- offs, forced retirements, early retirements, attrition, bankruptcies and business shut-downs. The rental vacancy rale soared to over 4) percent in apartments and townhouses. We had mortgage foreclosures by the dozens." The turn-around for Kitimat came in 1989, and since then the housing inventory has been reduced and prices are starting lo risc. This is a trend, McColl says, that continues today. The biggest bicssing, of course, is the Kemano Completion Project. CBC was there, we had 200 takers, and 150 of those were. children. Many of them were from tow and fixed income families. Some were just curious and came with aim for full-time operation — friends." . King hopes if the Kermode Friendship Society starts their soup kitchen in the fall, the two organiz- ations can work together. A musical ministry will be the evening service this Sunday at the Terrace Alliance Church on Agar St. Foundation, a men’s quartet from Briercrest Bible College in Caronport, Saskatchewan will be performing for the congregation and anyone interested in hearing them is welcome to attend. The quartet — Jeff Watt, Brian VanBergen, Calvin Warneke and Wayne Dirks — will begin the service at 6:30 p.m. — And even when that project ends, he predicts the good times will continue, Says McColl, "...creating megawatts of cheap power is bound to attract new industries in our area, which will provide the jobs, which bring in the families who require housing and create the demand to make a healthy real estate market in the 90’s." That, of course, would affect Terrace as well and that could be good news for developers in the area. As far as market demands and housing trends are concerned, McColl makes a number of obser- vations that give cause for opti- mism. The freedom and easy-going life style in northern B.C. is attrac- live to many, says McColl, and “wage rates in the Northwest are for the most part above average. . This, according to McColl, means ihat more and more people who come here want to remain here. Even the mass exodus of retirees is slowing considerably, he adds, and many of those who did leave in the past are now return- ing. "Far. away fields are not always greener," says McColl. The single biggest factor for the housing developer to consider, though, says McColl, is affordabi- lity. But in this regard, the North- wes is in pretty good shape. As Laficur pointed out earlier, the average home in Victoria costs $280,546 and in North Vancouver it's $241,863. The provincial aver- age is $170,110. In Terrace, though, the average home costs only $69,455. The biggest teason for the difference is the cost of land. Add io this advantage a profile of the average purchaser, and their is reason to believe that a positive trend will continue for many years to come. - Considering all ihese factors, what kind of housing do we need in the Northwest? The duplex, fourplex or condominium is out, says McColl. The demand for this type of housing is low; rising property and construction costs mean higher rents and that makes a morlgage more attractive. Single family homes, then, are the way to go, according to Mc- Coll. And the key design factors, excluding affordability, are con- venience and luxury. Within rea- sonable limits, then, McColl says today’s developer should consider location, a bedroom for each fam- ily member, multiple bathrooms (ensuite is a must), a spacious kitchen with plenty of cupboards, a formal dining area plus a kitchen nook, a carport or garage, and a basement. A balanced supply of homes maintains a healthy market, says McColl, and the construction of new homes is needed to maintain that balance in the Northwest. "The most important factor in the decision to buy a home is afford- ability," said McColl in his closing remarks. And, “Affordability comes with steady employment. . Steady employment comes from a strong industrial, trade and service industry. Strong industry and trade comes [rom and creates a strong, health economy." And with these thoughts in mind, he added, "The future of our area looks great." ee ———————— —— a F . Ant rere te a eae Senha aT etn mt omar ae cee SET a Se x 7 mp eee ag RE eae Ma fer tena ae zo pane in ne