PAGE 4, THE HERALD, Tuesday, August 15, 1978 The 140 Airstream caravans with the 250 oc- gsupants have been parked at the outskirts of - Prince Rupert for the last eight days - ever since they left Terrace, shortly after the Riverboat Days parade a week ago, Sunday. Since their Terrace departure, they have hardly seen the sun, have experienced little but rain, mist and fog as their aluminum clad caravans waited, side by side, neatly parked in PrinceR Rupert's still-born industrial park. A sizeable number of their group had planned to fly up the Alaska panhandle. Some of these more adventurous Souls ran into further disappointment when bad weather conditions caused the connecting jetliner from Seattle to turn back, leaving a number stranded at Ket- chikan who had hoped to go on to Juneau, Others flew from Rupert into Stewart where they stayed overnight at hotels, and had a look at the moth- balled Granduc mine, and the’ ghost town of Hyder. : The eight days of almost constant rain has meant that Elsiebell Portlock, recreation ad- THIS AND THAT THIS we hope will develop into a local news column. ; THAT is with your help. ; We can only report what we hear, so, if you have something you feel should be in this “Our column”, let us know. _- We would like to hear - Who is visiting Terrace and from where? Who is leaving Terrace and why? Who is sick and happily recovering? Who has left this mortal life that we may offer our condolances to those who grieve? Tell us - Whois to be married! - Who has anew baby! - Who is celebrating a wedding an- niversary or a special birthday. Let us have news from young people right through to our senior citizens. My star of the month for visitors to Terrace in July must go to the four G.G.’s as they called themselves, they explained that this could be either “Gorgeous Grannys” or “Galloping Grannys” whichever you preferred! They had left their homes (and husbands) in New Jersey and flown from New York to San Francisco where they stayed a week. From there they flew to Vancouver and visited for a couple of days, then on to Vancouver Island and up to Kelsey Bay where they boarded the Ferry for Prince Rupert. They loved the Ferry trip and also the ride from Prince Rupert to Terrace... “They visited Kitimat and Hazelton, spent half a-day-in the Bush-watching the woods operation and toured a local Mill. fa, They chartered the Cesna aircraft of Max Neubacher to fly to Ktchikan for a look at Alaska. For the first time ever they ate fresh salmon caught that day (thanks to Hardy Mehs) and - bought many gifts from the beautiful Indian work displayed at the “House of Sim-o-Ghets”’ in Terrace. Leaving to continue their journey eastward they were full of praise for the beautiful scenery, lovely weather and friendly people of Terrace. Travelling the Yellowhead to Calgary with stops at Jasper, Lake Louise and Banff they marvelled at the beauty of the Rockies and could not un- derstand why our Highways were not crowded with tourists. They boarded the train at Calgary for a restful two day ride to Toronto and the final leg a flight to Newark, New Jersey. A trip they will never forget, an en-|- couragement to all who may want to try it. Their ages ranged from early 50's to Daphne the liveliest of them all at 72!!! Returning to Terrace at the end of the Month is David Dossor, this time with very talented wife Cherie. This is Davids second return, having taught in Terrace from 1964 to 66 he then returned to England where he stayed for the next eight years. Coming out for a visit in 1974 he decided that this was where he wanted to be and soreturned to teach at the new Thornhill Jr. Sec. School in January of '75. In December of '76 he married Cherie Stewart the well known Vancouver writer and Playwright, in England. They made their home in Vancouver where David worked with the Vancouver Playhouse ‘Theatre in Education” did several radio plays for CBC travelled on assignments with Cherie as photographer and taught sailing. We wish them much happiness in Terrace and know that Vancouvers loss will be our gain. Rumor also has it that past, long time residents, Bud and Ruth Hallock one time editor of the Herald will be returning to make their home in Terrace. They have travelled to many places since they left Terrace and will have many tales to tell. Its great to know that these travelled and talented people are returning to Terrace. — Sympathy is extended to all recently bereaved families in Terrace with a personal work on two that touched my life, both long-time residents of Terrace. Sam Reiner who died suddenly by accident while working on his land at Hazelton and Hilda Healy who died in Mills Huspital at the early age at aI Both will be sadly missed by family and ends. Sorry to report that Roger Dufty whom we welcomed back so recen'ly as our new supt. of Recreation has decided to return to Vernon. Trailer Tourists- Give..or Take? visor with the Wally Byam caravans, has had to keep busier than ever planning tours and’ en- tertainment for the members. One of the tours was through a local salmon cannery, others were harbour tours - but, seen through the rain, these were a disappointment to visitors from California, Oregon, Texas and other states where residents expect 25 hours of sunshine out of ever 2A Anumber of one and two day tours, including a boat trip featuring a salmon barbecue cookout had to be cancelled when the minimum number of participants failed to materialize. Others were cancelled when the rain washed them out. Attempting to book the Civic Hall for a one-day service for Sunday morning, Elsiebell was surprised to find the charge would be $125. Aservice had been organized and arranged for them for the first Sunday they were here. When Elsiebell ‘attempted to do a little ‘Yankee bargaining” the city threw in the first service at no extra charge - so she figured, all in all, it wasn't too bad a deal. Some shopkeepers are on the defensive, when it comes to organized con- voys of caravans, such as the Wally Byam. Airstreamers. “The invaders are largely self contained,” wee we BS wept * ms ee eo - Visitors to the Vancouver Aquarium are often amused to watch the three Arctic _ Whales ‘‘spitting’ at thelr trainer. Actually, it’s just part of their natural behaviour to spit out excess water before swallowing said one. They stock up on food and supplies and fill their gas and propane tanks and every inch of available space so they will not have to buy anything after they cross the U.S. border into Canada, They leave behind the waste from their holding tanks, garbage, and auto emissions - and not too much else. “In their newspapers and magazines, published in the states and mailed around the world, they lump statistics of dollars spent and come up with an impressive sum. But when you divide this by the number of days and the number of person syou will find it works out sometimes to less than one person woul spend, living at home.” oa . Others, pointing to the negative side, refer to the miles of highway the hundreds of buslike and truck-sized trailers congest, and the recreation areas and facilities, built by Canadian taxpayers dollars, such tourists occupy. In their own defense, the blue beret wearing, smiling, good natured travellers, who practise a highly moralistic “WALLY Byam Code” and recite a noble creed, point to a great number of worth-while charitable causes they have poured thousands - perhaps millions - of dollars into, wherever they have visited, over the years. By their food. Over a span of 30 years the Herald editor lived within 300 yards of Hudson Bay, where each year an estimated 2,000 of these beautiful mammals would start arriving when the river ice break-up living intheir own vehicles they do not crowd out the hotels for other tourists, they practice the very best rules of the read, maintain enviable traffic practices and have a safety record second to none. They always travel with their own service vehicle to look after their own break- downs, on the highway, and keep their vehicles in ‘first class safety conditions. They cooperate: with law enforcement officers, try to learn to rules of the country before they travel there, and do their best to be goodwill ambassadors wherever they go. “Most of us make hundreds of friends every year,” said one couple, ankle keep in mud at the Industrial park in Rupert, Saturday. “We can usually expect a dozen or so couples or families to drop in andsee us from Europe, or Canada, or central and South America every year, at our home in Southern California. When they come to see us, they are our guests, and we enjoy showing them a good time. We always tell them when they visit, “Your money’s no good down here” and we won't let them spend a cent. It’s the least | wecan do- and we just love doing it:’’. It’s all part of the way old Wally Byam would want it to be! around mid-June. taking with it the shore ice with the first Ude. Articles on the subject will appear in future issues on the editorial page of the Herald. On August 1 the Prime Minister reported to Canadians on the recent summit meeting of world economic leader in Bonn, At that same time he announced a number of major initiatives which will be taken by the federal government to increase the pace of our country’s economic growth. . . These initiatives will, as the Prime Minister stated, involve a major re-ordering of govern- ment priorities. - IMPROVED POSTAL SERVICE The most widely-reported element of the Prime Minister’s speech was his announcement that the government had decided to establish the Post Ofice as a Crown Corporation, thus freeing it from many of the constraints of a government department and - as all Canadians hope - allowing it get on with the job of delivering our mail. There are a number of advantages to the Crown Corporation structure; most of them related to the freedoms it will give the Post Office in making its own decisions and being able to reach us own contract agreements with its employees (as a government department the Post Office cannot negotiate its own labour contracts - the negotiation of contracts for all Improving Canada’s Postal Service public servants is a responsibility for’ the Treasury Board(. REMOTE AREA PROTECTION Although I am in agreement with my cabinet colleagues’ decision to convert the Post Office into a Crown Corporation, I do have a number of concerns about the effects of this decision on the rural and tess-populated areas of our country, such as our area of northwestern B.C. I am concerned that the Post Office - structured as a Crown Corporation - may downgrade its more costly services - such as those to the remoter parts of the country - as a means of reducing its costs. Similarly, there is the possibility that the improvement of facilities and the extension of services in rapidly-growing small communities (a situation faced by a number of our towns and villages, including Port Edward, Kitimat, Vanderhoof, Houston and Prince Rupert) may be delayed in order to increase service in the more profitable large cities. I have raised these points directly with my cabinet colleague, Postmaster General Gilles Lamontagne, and will continue to work actively to ensure that areas such as ours are protected under the new Crown Corporation structure. CUTBACKS FOR REAL EDITORSNOTE: .-With this column we introduce our first “Gossip Column” since the Herald became a daily newspaper. .-Molly Nattress, who will be writing the column, {5 well know in Little Theatre and other “cultural cir- cles” in the Terrace-Kitimat area, and the Herald feels fortunate she has consented to:this (hazardous?) undertaking. Actually, it is not a gésip column in the Hollywood sense. ‘Women’s Cotdijp’’ is now a “‘No- no!” Gitle. ‘Social column” would be closer to the idea - but that expression turns some persons off, “Lifestyles'* is a more neutral term. ‘This and That" - well, who could ‘argue with that - letalone this?. Much of the degree of success of the venture is dependent on the willingness of the public to collaborate In making ita success. It will begin as a twice a week column - Tuesdays and Fridays, We, too, of the Herald staff, will be nervoust, watehing the baby grow. In his speech the Prime Minister stated that the government would be cutting $2 billion from ‘current and planned expenditures, and would be acting to reduce “‘overgovenrment” and in- crease the vitality of the privafe sector. The professional skeptics in the media have tried to portray these as meaningless statements, but - having been involved in Cabinet discussions to implement the new initiatives this week - [can assure you that the Prime Minister's message is for real. There will be cutbacks - major cutbacks - in current government programs, and there will be real stimulus to growth in the private sector. Virtually every government department will be affected by this shift in priorities, although I am working within Cabinet to ensure that those projects which are most important to the _ diversification and enhancement of our area's economic base are not affected unduly. INTERNATIONAL COMMITMENTS 7 Canada is a trading nation. We do 25 percent of our economic business by trading with other nations. 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