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Page 3, News, Tuesday, June 16, 1992 Reluctant tenants keeping Pays Plat Byron Nawagesic outside the centre last winter by Darren MacDonald The News Reluctant tenants are hold- ing up the opening of the Pays Plat Business Centre, which was originally scheduled for early this spring. "We're having trouble find- ing tenants to rent the spaces," says reserve spokesperson John Bouchard. "It was supposed to open: this spring, but we have no ten- ants to go in there right now." The centre, which boasts 6,000 square feet of commer- ~eial-space, is eventually intend- ed to house a restaurant, a 24- hour gas station/convenience store, a laundromat, a craft store, and an arcade. The building itself was com- pleted early this year, and right now some additional landscap- ing is being completed outside the building. Funding for the centre came from a non- repayable loan from the federal government, a Business Devel- opment Loan secured by the Pays Plat Band, and from the band itself. Several calls to Pays Plat Chief Aime Bouchard and Pays Plat Economic Develop- ment Officer Anita Binguis from The Terrace Bay- Schreiber News were unre- tured. But Byron Nawagesic, who's idea it was to start the Aor June 22, 1992. (~~ THE McCAUSLAND HOSPITAL NOTICE TO ALL CORPORATION MEMBERS information packages for the Annual Meeting, (Wednesday, June 24, 1992, 8:00 p.m. at the Schreiber Public Schoo! Auditorium), can be picked up in the Administration Office of the Hospital beginning ey S Pe GRADUATION Bill and Prisca Houston are pleased to announce the graduation of their daughter, Sheilah (Houston) Kostecki from the University of Manitoba. Sheilah has obtained the degree of Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy. The ceremony took place May 27th in Winnipeg. Sheilah will be working at Ronkainen s Pharmacy for the next year. = NOTE OF THANKS On June § - 6, four members of the L.S.H.S. Track & Field team competed at the OFSAA Championships in Toronto. Melissa Oratuk, Melanie Tremblay, Stephanie Crown, and D.J. Figliomeni would like to extend their thanks to the following businesses and organizations whose generous donations made this trip possible. Royal Canadian Legion, Br. 109 Voyageur Restaurant Knights of Columbus, Royal Canadian Legion, Br. 223 Minnova Mines Council 3554 Mikus Fuels Cebrario's Hardware, Costa's Foodmarket Rosie & Josie Restaurant Spadoni Bros. Ltd. Terrace Bay A&W Business Centre closed centre in the first place, and who arranged the centre's funding, says that the people who planned to open business- _7es backed out when the time }| came to actually open up. "'What's holding it up is the people themselves," says | Nawagesic. "Pays Plat is quite | content in saying that it's a big change in a lot of their | lives--especially for the peo- ple who want to open up a business. And some of them weren't prepared." Rather than go outside of the reserve to find tenants, Nawagesic says the band decided to wait for people in Pays Plat to open the business- es themselves. "The idea of the business centre was to have the people in Pays Plat get the necessary training to start businesses," he says. "Rather than go outside (the reserve to find tenants), they decided to give it a couple of months and still have everyone in there who originally intend- ed to go in there. And I guess right now, they're waiting for somebody to make a move and go in, and then everybody else will open up." Once the centre is open, it is expected to bring about $50,000 of revenue a year to the reserve. Honor Thy Father With 'Some Great New Duds When It Comes To Fashion, JUNE 21" IS DAD'S BIG DAY! ~ Activewear ~ Casual Separates ~ Quality Sportswear We Know Fathers Best! Major Credit Cards Accepted OF TERRACE BAY LTD. This includes: 1 Grill POT 2E0 (807) 229-0436 P. Richardson Chair LAKE SUPERIOR BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR SALE 1 USED GARLAND RESTAURANT UNIT 1 Deep Fat Fryer 1 Electrical 2 Burner Set 1 Warmer Unit With Pans 1 Fire Extinguisher This machine is located at the Marathon High School, Marathon, Ontario. To arrange to view this equipment, please contact the undersigned. Lake Superior Board of Education P.O. Box A, 12 Hemlo Drive Marathon, Ontario Attention: Chris Deller Manager of Plant Services Written sealed bids should be submitted by noon Thursday, June 25, 1992. The highest or any bid will not necessarily be accepted. D.I. McQuarrie Director