7 oe Books for: young readers ., illustrations show the budding artist exactly how to achieve cer- : ~ Neil Francis has been fascinated by flight since he was a small * book aimed at early teens. In this neo-fairytale King Arthur II velopment of: Terrace has. been revealed in a report on a meeting of the Tourism and Economic Development Commission (TEAC) which indicates that in- dustrial development, tourism -and.an unusual quest — : by Andrea Deakin . “Bor the last six weeks a pound block of:Plasticine has been sit- ‘and conventions may be the keys ting primly in its wrapper waiting for the book that would help = to growth. me change it into something vibrant and alive. Like Barbara According to the report, it is Reid, and a good many others, I was fascinated by Plasticine as a not unreasonable to assume that child-and would spend hours working away at my models. Bar-. at some time in the future the ‘bara Reid recaptured her joy in the material while at the Ontario city’s population will grow to College of Art, where she was required to re-do a famous pain- -ting in another medium. Tissue paper just did not work. Sudden- the belief that the Northwest will -ly she thought of her childhood love, and Boticelli’s ‘“The Birth become a more popular tourist of Venus’? was recreated in Plasticine. ae destination and the city will ~ Several books and awards later (including the Canada Council - Prize ‘and the Ezra Jack Keats Award) she has written and il- lustrated a book for children called “Playing With Plasticine’’. I am sure it will return many parents and grandparents to their ‘childhood, too. My block of Plasticine is unwrapped, and my ef- forts sit here suggesting that age has not improved my technique. . - “Playing With Plasticine” is an enticing book. Clear, amusing center for new developments such as the Alcan hydro-electric ‘expansion, mines, aquaculture and off-shore oil. A disturbing trend, however, is: pointed out by the city’s economic. strategist, John tain effects, but these basic instructions are not restricting, indeed Pousette — the population in - the whole purpose is to encourage children to experiment with the northern B.C. is on the decline. . medium after the book has given them some sense of control and According to Pousette, 1986 » understanding of it. | warn you all, once you sit with the child A Took“ into ‘the future de- - Experiments in crafts, — about 75,000. This is based on: become the service and supply ‘Terrace Review — Wednesday, October 19, 1988 7 statistics show that the popula- tion in the Northwest -has also been dropping. He says this trend must be re- versed and suggests the tourist industry may be one way to ac-" complish it. At the present time however, Pousette says we're . doing a poor job. He-says that residents from throughout the Northwest visit Terrace on a dai- ly basis, but other than pro- viding them with the service they came for in the first place, we provide them with no reason to stay longer and spend more money. — Using the Pacific Northwest Music Festival as an example, Pousette says that even though the event.attracts hundreds of visitors, we do nothing to tap the resource. ‘“Why don’t we throw open the town and have special events to keep visitors here?”’ he asks. We have to try to bring back 30 percent of those visitors that are just passing through, —] Opportunities being lost, study says says Pousette, and we have to convince them that Terrace is a good place to stay — anda good place to spend money. Some of the services we're missing, according to the report, include public showers and washrooms which ~could. be made available at laundromats and service stations. Also of concern to the commission is the pool schedule: it’s normally closed in September for main- tenance. And then there’s the language barrier... many North- west tourists come from coun- tries like Germany and Japan. The one thing that is made clear by the report however, is that growth doesn’t happen overnight. Comments made at last month’s meeting, other than that of providing education for our tourism workforce, are ex- actly the same as those that were made at a TEAC meeting two years ago. and start to doodle in clay the time speeds by as you are drawn _ compulsively from one form to another. Here.is good clear in- ’ struction and truly creative play. “Playing With Plasticine’ by. - Barbara Reid is published by Kids Can Press at $9.95, . ; Flying marvels child. He joined the RCAF just after World War II, and after retiring from there joined the National Aviation Museum in Ot- - * tawa, where he became head of Educational Programming. He - now lives on Galiano. ‘This expertise and love he has brought to bear on “‘Super " Flyers’, best explained as a book on flying objects you can create yourself, for it not only contains conventional craft, like ‘the paper airplane Delta Dart, but it develops to the flying meat * tray, the heliostraw, and the garbage bag Sled Kite. Everything here is easily made from materials around the average home. In the process of making them and flying them, children learn the — ~ basic principles of flight from excellent clear directions by Neil _ Francis and illustrations by June Bradford. ‘“‘Super Flyers’’ is ~ published by Kids Can Press at $9.95. King Arthur with a twist ‘“‘Henry’s Quest’’ by Graham Oakley is an impressive picture Did you know that "has offered the hand of Princess Isolde to anyone who can find Owe the ; -ysterious substance petrol, without which his collection of 60,000 more British Columbians are working today than at this time last year? How about the fact that 164 new jobs are created every.day — one every nine minutes? vintage cars would never run. Henry, a shepherd, roams the world, experiencing all kinds of adventure until he reaches a country ruled by a tyrannical emperor who has vast amounts of petrol, and very evil intentions. The meeting between the two has considerable results. _. As with all of Oakley’s work the illustrations carry a large part -of the story and the comment. The art work, suggesting at times Goya, at times Lowry, works on our emotions, while the text begs us to reason this through. Together Oakley presents a strong ’and vivid anti-war story. Henry sets out humbly on his donkey to combat evil in an ARP helmet, cricket pads.and innocent courage, ‘‘Henry’s Quest’’ has just been republished in paper- back Picturemacs by Collier MacMillan at $5.95. eee . —_— Terrace Elks AN vebiss DANCE Terrace Elks Hall | ~~ October 29, 1988 a - Doors open at 8 p.m. Dancing at 9 p.m. $10 per person — For tickets phone wn 635-6302 . Music by Rocky Tops. Prizes for costumes What’s more, these jobs are being created in a more diversified economy, - one that’s moving away from the sharp peaks and valleys of our old primary resource based way of life. Of course, ' British Columbia’s natural resources _ fon Lo : | willalways play a big part in our future, lind but today, a whole new economy is emerging. From inner space to outer space, and wood- chips to microchips, British Columbia is becoming one of the leadersinthenew “knowledge based” industries. And a yZ 396 - Together. A Better BC. | : like those 164 British Columbians, it’s about time. For more information on B.C’s growing economy, contact your MLA, your nearest Government _ Agent, or write to the Ministry of Regional Development, Parliament Buildings, Victoria V8V LX4. / Ty