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Tall Tub Dishwasher
• 4 wash cycles/2 options • 50 dBA – Quietest in its class • Exclusive 24/7 overflow leak protection
568
$
Free
HST
628
Also available in stainless steel $
HST
Fully Integrated Stainless Steel Tall Tub Dishwasher
748
$ HST
12
ON ALL
HOME APPLIANCES
• Half load option/ Sanitize option • Save up to 280 Gallons/year • Virtually silent HST dishwasher
*No HST-See details at the bottom of the page
• NO INTEREST • SAME AS CASH* MONTHS NO PAYMENTS O N F U R N I T U R E A N D M AT T R E S S E S *See details on page 8
FRONT LOAD WASHER & DRYER
998
$
PAIR
FRIDAY, April 5, 2013
Storage drawers optional
43”
12 Piece Collections
$1299
Washer 3.8 cu. ft. Capacity Dryer 7.0 cu. ft. Capacity • 5 cycles / 5 temp. levels • 5 cycles / 5 temp. levels • Advanced vibration control system • Reversible door • TimeWise™ Technology • Drum light
All this for
Sofa, Love Seat, 3 pc. coffee table set, Pair of Lamps & 5 Piece Accessory Set
488
$
TMC 20,700
43” HD PLASMA PANEL TV • 720p 600Hz subfields • Game mode • 2 HDMI • 1 USB input • Model # PN43D450
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Spring/ Summer Program Guide
IN TODAY’S PAPER! Kitimat area only. Registration Starts SATURDAY APRIL 6 at 10am
TAMITIK AND RIVERLODGE Summer Programs Swim Lessons • Preschool Youth Special Interest Workshops • Fitness Lifestyle Adventure Programs • Rentals
For more information call RIVERLODGE at 250-632-8970 or TAMITIK at 250-632-8955 www.kitimat.ca
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JOSH MASSEY / THE NORTHERN CONNECTOR
TERRACE - It takes all kinds of equipment to keep the Northwest Regional Airport in full operation. For more on what is going on at the facility and for news about a prospective service addition in Prince Rupert, please turn to Page 2.
Kitimat recyclers get a monetary lifeline By Cameron Orr
THE NORTHERN CONNECTOR
KITIMAT - The non-profit Kitimat Understanding the Environment society is receiving an additional $2,500 a month from the District of Kitimat to offset falling prices for the cardboard and other material it collects. The money will help keep the group afloat. KUTE’s double-whammy includes labour costs that reflect an increased minimum wage, and employment costs related to a high turnover of staff. As well, the price of cardboard and office paper has tumbled to levels that make it impossible to actually make money, let alone break
even. “We’re losing money as we speak,” said KUTE President Barb Hall. “I’m not trying to make money, I’m just trying to keep the place going.” In a letter to councillors, Hall outlined the losses the organization has seen since November. In that month they lost $3,319.15, in December they were down $3,132.66, in January it was $2,550.24 and in February they lost $2,793.73. They’re currently facing a cardboard price of $50 a tonne, which is down from $70 in February last year. Meanwhile office paper has tumbled from $125 to $60 a tonne. “We need it to be in the $90
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a tonne [range],” said Hall about cardboard. She didn’t say how high office paper would need to go to make money on processing it but said as well it would have to go much higher. She has no indication on when the price of cardboard might rise again. “It’s one of those things, how do you know?” she said. “If I knew that, I would be a billionaire.” Hall notes that last year’s residential cardboard ban is not a significant factor in their money losses. “It’s not that we have the cardboard ban that is the problem. It’s just that we’re losing money a little bit faster,” she said.
“It is a factor but it would happen regardless. We just had so many things happen all at once. All these people leaving so we don’t have real experienced people there either.” In her letter to council Hall said that KUTE had lost six employees since November 2012, two of those being depot managers. In a three week period they had to pay ten weeks worth of holiday pay for outgoing employees, she wrote to council. There was little debate at the council meeting to approve the funding, with Mario Feldhoff essentially saying that money spent on the recycling depot is “well spent” and the motion was passed unanimously.
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