DAY, JULY 5, 1971

_TERRACE, HERALD,

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tes, Italy,

Sestimated that Canadians
velling within’ their. own:
antry “spent $2.5 billion ‘in
0, adding upa grand total of
billion for the travel income
Rthe year. By (980 the value:
travel to the -Canadian
nomy is expected to soar to
billion -- $2.5 billion from
eign visitors and $4.5 billion
m domestic ‘travel. This
ome is scattered across °a
e field: hotels, motels,
istaurants, service “stations,
hansportation companies;
jurist attraction, . investment.
moportunities. and many travel-
me iented services. One estimate
Sits the number of Canadian
ployed full-time or part-time,
fa) the travel industry at 780,000--
bout 270.000 in jobs direetly
plaled to travel, and 510,000
Pmployed indirectly a$.a result
oot travel spending.  ¢
#! In fact, it has been ‘estimated:
mat travel is soimportant to the.
Samcanadian economy that -each
miollar _ of travel expenditure
Fontributes $2.43. to the gross
ational product. Garth Hite,
slormer publisher’ of Holiday
as agazine, estimates that 24
| ourists a day inan area ‘is equal
nO a factory with a $200,000
a yroll
J One of the most lucrative and
Biastest grow ing forms of tourism
magi: Canada is conventions... The
faverage conventioneer ‘spends
mabout #0 a day. The biggest
mB convention centre In Canada is
ae Toronto, with'a 1970 income’ of
'5130 million, Montreal and
Vancouver come second and
third. .
Mm This year, the: Canadian
eGovernment Travel Bureay
fan launchéd for the first time
an ‘In’ Canada travel promotion
a program, designed’ to
= encourage Canadians to see
; more of their own country. The
me Government is enouraging

ei more Canadians to know
m@ Canada betler. * Loo :
a The increase in travel in

oe Canada is part.of a world-wide.
R ivend. .which«makes:.travel }

}; expenditure the! Targest’ ‘single:
item in world trade: ’. Sharter |’

{ working - hours, --more . leisure
time, higher incomes, greater

m case of moving place to place,
g| have ail contributed to this new
H ernphasis on travel.. Between
1958. and 1999, © world

Ml merchandise exports increased

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anada Is On'The Move ,
ourism, ‘the industry without smoke:stacks’, is:
ada’s second largest earner of export dollars.

y the saleof autombiles and automobile Parts”

1970, travel income from visitors from abroad
ts $11, 219 million, ranking Canada: among the top
He tourist countries of the world, with the United
Spain, .

and France.

2.6 times,’ but international
« tourist recelpts. nearly’ tripled

In order to ‘capture a fair
‘share of this increased: travel
market, Canada’s industry is’
‘hard at. work promoting
“Canada. © They are responsible.

‘for bringing people intoCanada, | 4

to enjoy ‘the facilities: thus
developed. - There. were -37.6
million visiters to Canada from
‘other, countries in: 1970 and 37
Million ‘of. these were from the
United. States’. -
Canadians should — start
thinking Canada and try to take
at least-one tour of exploration
“to some of the histari¢ and
scenic sifes and cilies hat make
‘Canada: one of the world’s most
popular ~yaction ._ lands.
The. Terrace & District
Chamber of Commerce realize
_the- importance. of tourism...
-Boug Hartman, Chamber of
Commerce Tourist. Chairman.
attended the inaugural meeting
the -. newly - formed
‘Yellowhead. 16 British
Columbia Travel Association’.
This Association was organized
to better promote the whole

north-central area of B.C. from |.

‘the Alberta border,. over to
McBride. Prince George,
Bulkley Valley and Skeena
Valley, Terrace, Kitimat,
Prince Rupert and right over to
the Queen Charlotte ‘Islands.

Representatives from the above

area will meet in Houston B.C..

~on October 8th, 1971 for further
discussion and: election of
Officers. -You will hear more
from this Assoclation in the
future.

Our ‘own Terrace Tourist
Information Booth is: there to
serve you. If you are planning
a holiday and. would like
‘information imporlant to the
traveller an mileage, places to’
stay, tourist attractions, etc.,
please cal] on at our little cedar
booth located at'4446 Lakelse
Avenue, Phone- 635-2555

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Manuel Da Silva inspects flower barrels placed on Terrace streets

BOOK REVIEW.

The Trumpet of the Swan by
E.B. White Harper and Row
1970

AS ° everyone . knows,
Trumpeter swans are named
for. their resonant honking |
which resembles a mighty toot

.on @ French. Horn, Louis ‘The
E.B, White's newest childrens’
book, is a trumpeter swan
cygnet- born: with a. speech:
defect’ - he.is dumb, unable to
beep:or burble.

Louis is an enterprising swan.

He appeals -to a. boy, Sam
Beaner; to help-him enrdll in-

. school, After several months af
Studious endeavour, Louis can
read and write; he returns to his
family, a° slate, and chalk

_ dangling around his neck, But

-discovers ~his family cannot
read,

When. his ‘thoughts | center on
the beautiful swan, Serena, he:
has neither words nor sounds to
tell her of his lave. Recognizing:

i; forsakesithénor “too steals af
~ trumpet from: a billings. music:

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION.

“BRANCH iz Dispatch ~

' by Poul

mae

Bogelund,

You missed a treat and an
experience if you. were not
present at the Branch on June
23rd when your branch hosted a
Stag Party for about 30 Old
Timers of this town.
Transportation, entertainment
and general good-will was
supplied by those members. of
‘the branch who had the time,
energy and will. to assist with,
the occasion, The experiment
was a- howling success and we
understand that this event will
be repeated on,a semi-annual
basis: only next time we hope

that we will be able to host quite | |

. a few more than the tn who were
able to grace our premises with
- their presence this time.

- Our-annual golf tournament,
- teak place at Spring Creek Golf
Course on Sunday June 27th.,
' Blessed with excellent weather
and -under’: the | good

|, Management of Bill. LaPlante.
” the tournament - went
exceedingly well. 27 holes is a.

. prize for low gross went:to P.

.. agreed to sponsor the ticket sale.

.| Abode building which now is a

Fi _this very worthy cause which
off}

lot to play .in. one day but.”

sustained by the excellent lunch
provided by our L.A,all players
manfully struggled through the
course three times.’ to a
succesful conclusion at. the’
Nineteenth Hole, . |
-The Phil Davies trophy and

Davies, with R. Jaques winning
a close second. The Legion
trophy and prize for Low Net
- went to Poul Bogelund. -followed
closely by H. Fisher.. Various
_ other prizes were given out but
security measures: prevents us
from disclosing names.

‘Conimission, your: branch has
“for the raffling off of the Pan-

temporary home for the Fund
‘Raising Commitlee, Enough.
Said. at ‘this time. but took
forward. lo the campaign for,

‘your. branch~is “proud to’, be
; ‘sponsoring. Wy ty for now-see yo
later... ;

BY CLAUDETTE SANDECKI

| February....10th,.
Louis’ problem; “his: fathers"

In order to assist: the Arena |

store. Soon /Louis “is -able to
bugle well enough to-get. a job

end chalk already on his neck.
Determined to pay for the
‘trumpet he works two more jobs
unti] his money bag bulges with
$4420.78 By now his trumpet
playing compared with that-of
Louis Armstrong and = he-
‘ returns. home .to Montana
“intending to redeem his father'-
‘honor and win Serena as his
Wife.
EAB. ‘White has written
another masterpiece, as lasting
memorable as Stuart Little and
Charlotte's Web. And while he
plotted this story especially for
the children . adults too will
enjoy “his superb blending of
_ poignant reality with far-out
fantasy.

CENTENNIAL MEMO
_ 1866, - .the,|
steamer, Active: went. fron:

‘begin-.a government mail|
“contract linking — British
‘Columbia with San Franciseo.”

‘Victoria, passengers circulated
‘arumour that the pilot.had been.
paid to-run Active aground in
the Fraser -because New
Westminster was so proud
about her first visit from an

in a boys’ summercamp. . He |:
adds a moneybag to the slate | °

Victoria tooNew Westminster td}

Twelve homes 1 are now 7 under.) :
construction in Kitwanga, B.C.:|
for employees.‘of Columbia’
Cellulose Company's ‘recently, |-
completed smallwood Chip-N-
Saw - operation, . 62° miles

i Home construction’: start

May 10, and the first one will be
completed fn the.last week of:
June with the twelfth ready for
"occupancy in July. :

" ‘it. features an, oval Nea
one te peripheral road to minimize

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