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The. -Lokelze Lake Hot
‘ ~ Spring have been part of
Jocal history :since the late.
1800°s and may -now be on

their: wayto becoming: a

| major. tourist attraction. |
Bruce ‘Johnstone waa the
- first ovmer of the springs. fn,

1907 he pre-empted the land

‘because he -expected the

Kitimat-Omineca Railway to
pess through the area...

The railway terminus was
built in Prince ‘Rupert but
Johnstone: built a hotel
anyway and was ready” for
guests in 1910, said Nadine:

- Asante in her book The;
-. History of Terrace. 4"
Many:of the guests wete”
“. surveyors who ‘were looking - *
‘t, the country -over”. for”,
development, said. Lloyd
Bruce «. ‘John-

Johnstone,
stone's: son, recently,

‘In- thé: early: 1900s - “the |
‘alleged medicinal properties -
. of the springs were the main.
( abaction, The: “guest then ”

The main “hot spring was “just beside. the
bulldings and many believe t has healing
properties.

tot

landmark

t atayied: in the original. log”

hotel but in.1929 a new lodge’
and new bath: house’ were
constructed onthe lake:. |“

“ The original: hotel burned

down. in: 1935 .and the

depression; a flood” in the.

Skeena River and the Second:

-. Wortd ‘War all combined: to

keep the ‘project,’ stagnant’
until the end of the. war...

During the war Johnstone
‘had lost ‘his .interest in the

lakeshore hotel, said Asante:
‘He'd ‘already sold. one--
wee of -his-share to Mrs.

wen-Colthurst Sr; ‘ Mattle
Fives: also owned a ‘hall ‘ine
terest," wooy.

After the war the John--
nigne. family. again had. the
springs, Llayd: Johnstone

bought ‘ the property from -

Roes and Bowen-Colthurst
and held onto it until 1959 .

when he sold. out b ‘Ray .”

Skoglund.

| A Daily Herald 7

- Terrace-area

" Siogtund- “teveoied e
land and. created; a. popula

event . °
- gnediately atarted rea ng
springs’ except for, the -

The main pool: I wat sai
the year after he purchased .

. the land and tents were

up «for guests. This
Skoglund’s © ~ first--
commodation, He erected

+ tents and for $4 per. day: the’ -

guests could sleep on camip”

ts and had the. use of wood -
-stoves. This may not. sot
very: luxurious: but °:
springs were 80 popular.

er
tents were constantly. ales

"A 1,500-foot canal wash

: by Skogiund for Boats

airplanes.s6 they, could

: on the lake and tax

Alice: Ewart, ‘Skog

daughter. ;
““People lovdd coming ok -

there’ because it Plead zt

@

Word of mouth de .
hot springs popilar-. and;
although most .of ~ the
business came from: 1
people; there ‘were: many’
repeat visitors from all over.’

The resort was popular for
conventions, Skoglund.

Oil companies especially
would hold seminars. ‘end.

alway
cceuraged : ‘to roam” ie
property and could -¢
themselves around the
fireplace in the hotel lobby on
perhaps by joining ond iof thé.
square dances that

held. . ‘

Skoglund. sold the- “hor |
springs . because. they ha
originally been meant to be.
part-time venture but had ,
become a full-time” one.

' “Government regina’
kept getting tougher, the
load was-too heavy,” he said.:-

After years of hard work”

,, and investment, the springs
_ ‘made money ‘for the first
‘time in the

Skoglund owned it.
“] was ofiginally In-,

* terested In it because I could.
_ Bee it had a great future.”

«In 1968: North American -
Recreations, .a subsi of

" the Power pl anlage On,
- bought the hot springs. This

corporation spent about.

’ $225,000 on the installation of
. a public pool, Skoglund sald.

The hotel Jost lis: personal

‘ touch when much of the .
; regular. staff was laid aff, he —

The property changed -

"hens again when a’ hotel -

chain purchased it. They had: .
it for quite a time but didn’t:

_ do anything with it, he sald.

| 7 “Stories by Carla Waison*
oH 3 ral Staff Writer

‘possible ways to bring thé,,::
springs back to life. Tey are’:
now closed down and. no. OnE, :
' can use the facilities. .

a July 23 and July 0)

wneaar

tickets good for

July 30

ms ‘BIG BONUS |

_, PRIZES.

OVER 11 000 BONUS CASH PRIZES

. 2 The: property. was: even- +
. tually sold to the Provincial *
government for, $1. Th

government is looking ‘in

Skoglund would like io a

-last year .

theland developed'again and: 4

thinks a popular spot like the

Terrace.

people asking about. they .

springs,’ he said.

springs would be an asset rat