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Special tothe Herald

north of Mexico and west of the Rockies is now Canada’s
youngest national historic park.

On June 27, Fort St. James National Historic Park
joined a series of é national historic parks and ‘sites
stretching from Cape Newfoundland - the

Vancouver Island.

Department of Indian and Northern Affairs through

‘Parks Canada, has a mandate to interpret significant

parts of the country’s past to Canadians and this year, it
expected that Fort Bt.

. James will do that for at least
14,000 visitors.

k, ‘sited on 12 acres 39 miles northwest of

vane is Fea kly becoming a favourite
way an ic afav Bil

vacationers ‘ravelling the eorthern , Trans-Ca

park has increased ‘sharpl this year. -
“So far this year, visitation is double what it was this
‘time last year. If the trend continues we should have

“The recent publicity over the official opening has
made more people aware of the park and that there's a
‘lot here to see and do.”
: The official opening alone drew a record crowd of 1,100
and Parks Canada planners designed the park’s new

rk is ocated on the western end of Stuart Lake

commercial accommodation ‘and shops
"We're working nickly to restore P and reconstruct
most ad the original tori buildings on the site and now
fur warehouse, the fish cache, the clerk’s house
trade store have been fully restored and
flab with trade goods and authentic interiors,” said

in.

MTihe attraction for most visitors is that they may tour
the historic buildings at their leisure and, with the help af
artifacts, displays-and interpretive guides, imagine how
life must have been on the westerd frontier i in the middle

agreement, more than $1.2 million has been spent and the

completed, acc: to Mr. Robin.

He said when the historic work is done,
able to see every aspect of lifeat the post from the grand
sand appointments of the factor's eet pre to
‘a humble but au tically restored trading past privy.

“Also part of the project is the restarts of a
house and officers’ quarters. Maid’s quarters, a kitchen,
root cellar, chicken coop, fences and even a set of
children’s swings will be reconstructed.’

t: deal of historical research has gone into the
ding of the fort and restoration architects and

tail from. framing of windows to the brand of
“soap ry detail om the ant is comp etal authentic,
e
tothe carly 195s but the momentum really began to
when the Governments of Canada and behist
umbia entered into their joint agreement in 1968, ° -

‘easternmoat tip of North America - to Fort Rodd Hill on —
The federal historic park system, administered by the ,

a two-lane paved provincial.
md a ide for
tendent, Ernie Robin said visitation tothe

more than twice the 7,000 visitors we had last year, be

for a capacity of 50,000 visitors a

of the 19h Century.

The restoration of the old Hudeon’s Company fur 7
trading post has been a joint venture of the f and
provincial governments. Under a cost-sharing

total will reach about $1.8 million when the project is —
people will be.

engees. have taken great pains to make sure that.

idea of a historic park at Fort St. James goes back

“FORT ST. JAMES |
Newest national park

The oldest continuously-inhabited white settlement ¢ a

tell the story.
Everything from mustard to soap has been recreated to
‘stock the shelves of the trade store. ,

It’s the little touches that really te

Careful archaeological research began in 1871 and

“based upon the archaeological findings and studies of

’ historic documents, letters, photographs, plans, and
drawings, restoration of the site began in August of 1973.
a In that summer od th of the site also began and Lhe
fledgling par er e services of tyo guides with a
full summer. staff of six. Now the k boasts 30

permanent and seasonal employees including guides,

office staff, construction workers and security staff.
“We're not just trying to tell the story of early fur trade

history and exploration but what life was hike on the | ,

frontier,” said Mr. Robin.
“The peopl
trials and their hardships. There were some pretty lean

winters here and sometimes service at the post was
regarded as a form of punishment by some of the men,

times as well and as the west was: | f°
gradually. settled,: the poet became less: remote: le

‘But there were gi

conditions not so harsh.

Fort St. James National Historic Park - both old. and

" brand new at the same time - is now officially .o

offers a rare opportunity to see first. hand an in = 1

part of our frontier past.

| Cornish

le who made a living at the post had their

1 -] Effective

’ \pange east of Terrace.

SEVEN SISTERS.

Group irked by logging —

‘Representatives from
environmental groups in six ©
northwest communities met
in Smithers recently to plan
a omg opposition to

ed logging on the.
oven Sisters mountain

altho
the C
river,

it is |

visible | opging you m
well shut: tredown lo
this. area,’’ Webber said.
He said o
come from a
the base
concern

ck Olding, Prince
Rupert director of the
Northwest Committee to
Save Dur Shores (SOS), said
eople from Smithers,
‘Ce darvale,
Terrace, , Pines ued and runoff,
the Queen Charlotte Islands from the water
agreed to plan eaten to- branch in
and pressure the
pe? orest Service to
classify the range a
wildertiess reserve.

for concern, Webber stated.
He added
comm

mountain and cannot be
seen from Highway 16
je from
line across the- Blaters
sor of’ the. 1,026.
rept

the responsibilit ¥ to replant. .

“If you're to ato
y going as residents in the Cedarvale-
- Woodcock

ition has
‘ew farmers at
the hill who are
about the effect
of the operation on water
PRepresentatives
resources
Victoria have
examined the area and
indicated there is.no need —

the Terrace

-Bhould now

i 7 —
ee ETT EF

“We believe that: timber .
harvesting as now planned
will despoil the view of what.

- is surely one of the greatest |
ie Ntiractions iP al the

Pacific northwest. .

“The B.C... Forest
Management and Minister
of Forests, .T.M..Waterland
be aware this
‘goncerrn is not. limited to
one area, but spans the
length and breadth of
northwestern B.C, from the
Bulkley Valley to the Queen
Charlotte Islands.
and McGillis and

mpany .of Terrace.
who has the

contract:
agreed. Pa ee ue the
acr ejrom an
hes inficated the work will

not affect the view of the

7 mountains - from Highway

conducted by the Public

Agr iter Committee
ation

oPand. visible’

‘be unsigh
arg way- line y's

te road from Cedarvale to

weet lis and Gibbs
Terrace Manager Wayne

Webber said ti morning

the company has a contrac
to log 10,000 cubie feet of
lumber each year for five
rs. He said the $00 acres

in a basin at the foot of a.

‘CanCel will

area is a logging

andthe farmers are the only .

‘people opposed: to the
opreation.
bey ober said CanCel will
he buying the clogs and
there's a a 75 percent chance
Terry Dyer, forester wit
e er, forester w
the Prince Rupert Forestry
Service office ald water is
the main concern of people
in the logging area.
However a le
received by the
servi ce indicates aes on
e quantity or
water in the creeks farmers
are using will
Dyer said the lo
will be visible:
opposite side of the ‘ver but
an attempt has been made
to design the boundaries
irre ar and curving to sult

r
He bela ae trees in the
contract area are old and

decadent, over-mature.
Foresters like to see those
‘vees cut in order to make
way fo for new ‘growth, Dyer

empained contract will remove
all the trees in the 800 acres
to allow. the forest to
regenerate naturally with
seeds from adjacent of
fallen trees, he said.

year or two seedlings 8 aut
come ° the ‘naturally;
“otherwise the company has

jed area

. thrown.a rock through

be minimal. -

Monday, but: b
_ police arrived, shortly after

.they scovered

natural
Olding fal a poll
conducted by the Seven
ters Committee showed
legacy” ‘to:

from generations.”

es received |

area were
ainst the lo
- nite as also
received a letter of support
from Skeena MP and
Minister. of . Sport and.
Fitness Iona: “Campagnolo -.:
which states in part the.

ah Olding. A
Seven Sisters: is.one of the,’
“unique and: airing” : environmentalists

-

Police report |

Reymond Lockerby of
4723 Walsh called in. to
report. that someone had

‘intervene on

rovincial park.

locate motorcycles - racin
‘up and down Lakelse Roa
following wo,
picture wwindow Monday Tuesday at 12 midnight.
investiga ing presen ly
Vv at
Police’ are looking for
Lorls Kornum on an urgent
family matter: His wife,
Fran Kornum, called the
RCMP office ‘askin
police to get in touc vith
husband. They have not

\Tuesday at 1:54 a.m.

after that .

been able - to _ contact _ telephoned . the police .
jay a a.m, trom
pera “Vog el of Hillside the Skoglund Hot Springs to

Lodge called the police
nday to have.a drunk
the time youths,

10:30 p.m.; the person - chad

Bruce Sutherland
complained Monday at 11 thro
p.m, that a fight was goin

when - the arrived
they. discovered two

-brothers were having’ a

family disagreement.

’ Lola Kinney called into .

the RCMP Monday at 11:6 Sea Sponges

p.m. fo complain that there. Sponges cling tenaciously

slace children in front of her . eee of ee te oniaal
&

Place taro ne cline we ihe Fi _attach -Itself to coral .

Sponge cells squeezed

* Your sters were throwing through a fine silk cloth wi
rocks into the air for eh a fine silk cloth will
-. the Anal, to catch. regroup ta function again.

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aa 10-13

monuments. a
northern B.C, and to despoil
them in any way would be a
shocking betrayal. of our
‘ future

Campagnolo, whose letter -
went to Waterland and
Tourism Minister Pace

cCarthy, sugges

‘Behalf of the
* committee and take steps to
have the area designated a

said — the
"continue to fight the. meen,

Police were unable to

angcpon's

A false alarm was set off
Totem Beverages —

Police removed a drunk ©
Tuesday from Kalum Kabs
business |
complained to have the’
person removed at 2:45 a.m.

Gordon MacDermit.

a broken window
which was caused by some

John. DeWacht reported
Tuesday at 6:10 a.m.. that
left. sometime during the night
someone had thrown a rock
ugh the windshield of a
front-end loader which was
onnext door to his place and: fee seven miles from

perrace on the Kalum Lake

Hh and continue to‘ live, Even .

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