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Harwood to Buy-Low store construction proceeding on schedule run again for mayor Keith McNeill
Times Staff Mayor John Harwood announced at the end of a town council meeting held Aug. 19 that he intends to seek a fouryear term Mayor John Harwood as mayor of Clearwater. “A year ago I wouldn't even have considered it for health reasons,” he said. “However, things have changed dramatically.” Harwood said he does not plan to run again to be North Thompson (Clearwater-Blue River) school trustee. He has been the town's mayor since it was incorporated as a municipality in December, 2007. Harwood has served three terms as mayor and four terms as school trustee. Before that, he spent 34 years in the education system as a teacher and an administrator. Harwood was born and raised in England and moved to Canada in 1966. He holds a diploma in machine shop engineering and is a qualified tradesman. He is past chairman of the Hospital Board (where he was instrumental in the founding of Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital), the Thompson Nicola Regional District board and the Community Resources Board. Municipal elections were held every three years in B.C. but starting this year will be held every four years. The municipal voting day will be Nov. 15.
Construction of the Clearwater's new 25,000 sq. ft. Buy-Low grocery store is progressing quickly and the building is expected to be ready to open on Dec. 1. That's the word from Gord Leclaire, a business development consultant working for Jim Pattison Developments. “The building is on schedule and people should be able to do some of their Christmas shopping here,” he said. “We're planning for a smooth transition.” Up to 60 workers, including about a halfdozen locals, have been employed on the project so far, added site supervisor Ken Eldridge of Norson Contractors. That number should grow to around 100 once construction begins soon on a second building in the proposed Clearwater Shopping Centre. Completion date for the second building, which will be located immediately east of the new grocery store, should be next April. The number in the construction crew does not include people from Buy-Low who will come to Clearwater in the fall to help in the transition from the old Safety Mart store in Brookfield Mall. As of early in the week nearly all the underground plumbing and electrical was done, and the crew was just
(L-r) Site supervisor Ken Eldridge of Norson Construction, Louie Pulice of Buy-Low business development, and business development consultant Gord Leclaire discuss progress on the construction of the new Buy-Low store in Clearwater. The grocery store is expected to open by Dec. 1. Photo by Keith McNeill
about ready to begin pouring the concrete slab for the building's floor. Once that is done, work on finishing the interior, such as drywalling, was expected to proceed rapidly. Construction of the roof, which will consist of a EPDM synthetic rubber membrane over insulation with rock ballast on top, is also progressing quickly. Another layer of fine crush was needed before paving of the parking lot could begin.
An outside view of Clearwater's new Buy-Low grocery story shows the exterior shell is nearly complete. Work on the project began last April. Photo by Keith McNeill
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