Wednesday, March 30, 19 by The Honorable RAY WILLISTON Minister of Lands, Forests and Water Resources The tree is one of the great ; gifts of a Crestor ever-mindful Appropriately enough, British of the welfare of mankind.” Columbia's more than 400,000 So writes G. Herbert Lash in the | school-children will learn a Little opening of his booklet, “The In-| more of their forest heritage in credible Tree.” Mr. Lash was writ-|a series of special ceremonies at ing with the whole of Canada in schools throughout the province mind, but nowhere in the nation |this spring. The ceremonies will is his observation more true than|Mmark the planting of Centennial in British Columbia where our|trees in a joint commemoration of forests are the very foundation of British Columbia's and Canada’s our economy. centennials, and are being arrang- A full awareness of the import-|ed by the Forest Service in co-op- ance of our forests to our future is {¢rtion with the department of ed- essential and the earlier the age |jUcation and the British Columbia at which one gains this awareness |Centennial committee. | the better. Each schoo] will receive a two- and FINE SELECTION OF Easter Cards TIONERY rg Cen MeN) wy) ni B.C.’s Forest Heritage To Be Highlighted _ BRITISH COLUMBIA MEDICAL PLAN ANNOUNCES APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED ENROLLMENT PERIOD MARCH 1- 31, 1966 FOR COVERAGE COMMENCING APRIL 1, 1966 NEW LOW RATES Applicable to New and Present Subscribers Basic sate for - A. 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BOX 1600, VICTORIA, B.C. ® Send me an application form and further information on THE PLAN. * To be eligible for coverage under the British Columbia Medical Plan, I understand that Imust be a resident of British Columbia. * To qualify for a Premium Subsidy, I understand that 1 must have been a resident of British Culvmbia for the twelve previous months and have annual income within defined levels. City or Town i 1 t \ 1 ' \ 1 ! | 1 | 1 | | | \ \ | \ l | 1 ' 1 I | i 1 4 eee ee ee ee ee BRITISH COLUMBIA MEDICAL PLAN — 1410 GOVERNMENT STREET, VICTORIA, B.C. . Initlated by the Gavernment of British Columbia Approved by the Doctors of British Columbia The Honourable W. A. C. Bannett, LL.D,, Premier of British Columbia The Honourable Wesley D. Black, Provincial Secretary ‘| of our province in the 100 years? 8 |self. Ag the industry grew througi# ‘| sign, new products that reflect th year-old seedling of the speci which has played the largest pa: in the forest economy of the Schools in the northern Int will receive Interior spruce, thosam in the northern Coastal region Sag ka spruce, in the southern Coast region Coastal Douglas fir, and the southern Interior the Interi Douglas fir. pos It ig hard to tell just what 19 immediate impact will be on tf students, for, while a tree is mafia things to a youngster, I am sure@ay is not an economic symbol. Ratti it is a place to hide behind Hm run around, a thing to climb 4 sit under of a summer’s day, Um exciting sound on a windy day, 4 a place where birds sit and sing tam but, most surely, to a yOUngsii jt ig not a marketable commod sam Perhaps the students will haviieem pride of ownership in their 1 trees and develop a speculative: terest in our forest industiy: Perhaps they will look to { tree for the symbol of the progr its being — and for the symbol. our future. i If they will, they can look b! inte y ay when the {org _ {provided the pioneers with m; iM of the comforts and necessities: tammy life. It gave those pioneers tia cabing and homes, and kept tht warm. It provided boats and bri, es, and plank roads. It fenced : farms and settlements, and fas, the bastions of their first fo Within the forest, they hunted symm fished, and later they establisl a an infant export market when {4 first lumber mills began shipmer9 to Europe and Asia, and to oth areas of the Americas. Today the forest still is respo. aible for many of the comforts ar;; necessities of life, but our ass’ ciation is less direct — our gial; forest industry does for us wh once the individual did for hin } y ' the years, the products of the foi} est became more refined and var, ed. Now from our forests we dailj gain miracles in chemistry and dj progress of our day —~ fabrics ant dyes, oils and chemicals, pulp ar} paper, and plywood and beams & astounding proportions have bed added to the original little list # logs and lumber. Today, we valui™ the forest for its recreational usey for its conservation of wildlifz and as a background to our thrill ing tourist trade. ; This is quite a story to expect] two-yearold seedling to tell if young audience and it is possib the whole story will not be to; this spring — but both will groj with the years, so there is alwa tomorrow, ——e— The atmosphere weighs as m as a layer of water 32 feet di Life Member Million Clu The 7 MUTUAL LIFE OF CANA] is owned by the policyhold It Is the It pa Family Protection - Mort usiness Insurance Trust Funds 415 Howe Street (ff Vancouver, B.C. Phone: Bus.— 683-6905 Res.— 921-7870 (@ Local —VI3-2249