te a gen UR nN RN em Nae ed ee ge ge Se a eee Page A10 -- ~ Terrace Standard Wednesday, duly 3, 1991 | they heard about Terrace. TERRACE _ Although itourists are a welcome.addi- ition ‘to the economy of the fnorthwest, not much is jknown about them. .. That'll change by. the end wok the summer through a ‘chamber of commerce ysurvey. The survey will provide i in- “térmation ‘on ‘what’ tourists’ © spend, from where they came, where they are going and how they heard about “the area, This latter information is ‘considered important because it'll give the chamber and the city an idea of where they should be spending advertising dollars, says city “economic development of- ficer Peter Monteith. “We'll be, ooking al . hat’s effective — where we spending,” he said, _ One possibility is having the city go to tourist trade shows to help promote it and the area as a destination, Monteith added. “Up until now, we've “never had any back up to see ‘TOURISTS are ‘coming under the microscope this year through a chamber of commerce survey. Dave Rolfsen’s ask- ing how visitors got here, how long they are staying and how Tourist habits under scrutiny. ‘is the hould be: concentrating oufi? Corie! ‘here: ‘from "" Saskat- - similar efforts in other cities: if what we are doing is: right,”* . said -Monteith of. advertising’ campaigns. “We: ‘want to hit the nail on the. head.’?- The ‘student doing the survey,:, David Rolfsen, is dividing ° his time’: between various. ourist sites in the! opie: will ‘provide’ qnforma-’ tion on all kinds of tourists here for different reasons,- said Monteith. To date, Rolfsen has most- ly talked to people here: visiting friends or who are on their way to Alaska. The common theme so far impression visitors have of the scenery in the area, he said. “I've lived here all of my life and. never really thought } about “iti’The “people ‘who chewan or down south’ are totally awestruck,’’ “said Rolfsen. :. The survey is being con- ducted in conjunction with through the North By Nor- thwest Tourism Association. TERRACE — A major Cana- dian company specializing in hazardous waste management has purchased another company with an outlet here. Laidlaw Environmental Ser- vices Ltd.'s purchase of in- dustrial lubricant supplier Vinoco Oil is part of a greater effort to expand its business in B.C., says an executive. “we'll be examining ihe business to see if there’s. anything we can do to-lmprove or to expand our service to the area,’ said Alan ‘Cadotte last week. Already, Vinoco. warkers here have been given manage- . ment and environmental train- ing by Laidlaw officials. Measures that could come soon include increasing fire pro- _ tection if needed,’said Cadotte...... Laidlaw got: -control” of. A | Vinoco through thie‘purchase of © ” another company called Master Wash: based in. Delta which. recycles oils and solvents. The Master Wash purchase “for $15 million gives Laidlaw a base from which to operate and - one that can be expanded, said Cadatte. Laidlaw's services include recycling wastes, moving hazar- . -dous waste,and on-site. disposal ao DOA NUMBER ON YOUR GARAGE : IN GREATER VANCOUVER CALL 732-9253 | 4-800-667-4321 La ee BORA Environment It’s now to move TERRACE — Transporting the city’s special event tent is simpler now it has bought a trailer to do the job. Recreation director Steve Scott said the tent, when broken down, consists of 12 triangular trusses, three bundles of canvas and other assorted parts. “Thal was more than could be “fitted on the city truck used to easier our tent transport the tent, requiring two trips each time the tenl was set up and taken down. Scott said that would no longer necessary with the trailer. The $5,000 purchase gave the cily a single-trip capability that was particularly important: because the tent was being — booked for out-of-town events, he added. 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