Giant bear pays tri tribute
to history of forestry here

By MARGARET SPEIRS |

A. UNIQUE way -to- honour |

foresters and their work has taken
a pictorial form for visitors and

. residents here to see.

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A seven-foot bear covered i in

_ photos of foresters and images.

of forestry life, and appropriately
named All: Spruced Up, stands
inside the lobby of the Northern

“Motor Inn as.one of several deco-

rated statues which are part of the
Kermode Spirit Bears in the City
project.

The bear is one of several
which will be auctioned off next
month to raise money for the BC
Lions Society Easter Seal Opera-
tions and other innitiatives.

Jacquie Munson,*a member

. of the Spirit Bears in the City
committee and co-owner of the

Northern Motor Inn, said the idea
for the bear’s design arose as: a.
way to: honour -forest industry

_ workers.

“We wanted it to be a tribute

, _ to forestry and the foresters,” she

said.

“You know most people have

been overwhelmed with it. It’s

‘amazing.” ;
Munson collected photos from

the historical archives and fami-

lies of foresters, scanned them

digitally and printed copies on

special laser transfer paper.
Artist Joe Mandur Jr. decid-

_ed.where to put each photo and

used glue to create a collage on :

the bear. It was then sealed with

a glossy finish to protect the Pic-
tures.

Images of | spruce -cones’ are
lined up to form a pair of anklets,
bracelets and a necklace*on the’

-bear and a spruce tree stretches
“up the length of its left side:

Looking at each of the 420
photos can be a time consuming
effort.

Some people have even laid
down on the floor to get a closer -
look at the photos which reach all
the way down the bear’s legs.

A magnifying glass is avail-

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‘THIS seven-foot bear is covered in historic photographs of the -

. local forestry industry.

able on the wall beside the bear

to’assist viewers with seeing the
tiniest pictures.
_ Some of the photos are grainy

renditions of old trucks hauling:
giant logs; others-are. “spectacular... -
photos of people, capturing. the

human spirit.

MARGARET SPEIRS PHOTO °

Every type’ of machinery
imaginable is captured in the col-'
lage and locals are sure to reco-
gnize many of the people on the
bear. ber
-The bear will be auctioned off |
Oct. 14, at'a live auction here in
Terrace.

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