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AL, Assistant Manager of the
New Lakelse Hotel.

BOB AARD

Terrace is the hub of the wheel of the Pacific.

Northwest with the spokes being the roads,: high-

ways and trails frequented by travellers-going in |.

all directions. Right in the center of this-hub is the
Lakelse Hotel which is rapidly gaining additional

fame as the stopping-off point for many of these -

‘travellers, |

~ Chatting with genial Bob Carlson, manager of the . oF
Lakelse Hotel we were surprised to learn just to. — ae
what extend Terrace serves travellers ofallkinds;§ ©-

We spoke. to Bob during the course of “a tour

through which he proudly showed off the resultsof =. .
‘a major renovation program presently under way - 3
at the Lakelse Hotel. Spanish is the motif :.

throughout and the result is more than pleasing to ~

the eye. the tavern, with its friendly manager Al

McCann and his staff, the lounge, the cabaret, the
luxuriously appointed dining room Have all been _
- decorated with taste to make the visitor's Stay a -

pleasant one.

Bob Carlson notes that Terrace receives visitors’ *. =.
from all directions with a large number of visitors. ose
- from other provinces and the United States during ~~ ;
‘. the summer menths. The rapid development of the
’. area also brings in business men from all overthe . '-

‘province, Bob noted,

--.* Travellers heading west to Prince Rupert or...
">... arriving from the coastal seaport bound northward .
to Stewart or Alaska are making Terrace and to a _
-., large extent the Lakelse Hotel their overnight: |
"». ‘Stopping place, as do those arriving from the east.
--.). Bob attibutes the growing popularity of-the hotel
~ to many factors but all of these can be condensed‘
- down to one prime reason. That is making. the-:
itor’s stay as pleasant as_ possible through ; -

_ quality, good service and providing: as“many-
‘conveniences as possible. =. - - wT Bay

The Hotel has 64 well.furnished-and comfortable
rooms all scheduled for complete renovation with
Most of them already. completed: All will also be
quipped .with color television when finished: | -:
: The Lakelse . Hotel has been recognized for many.
years’ as..a gathering place. for sportsmen; This
icame about. without planning due:to for.the most

part to the long tenure of office of a fine gentleman:
w-retired who was the manager of the tavern for.
‘Inany years,.This was of course Alphie Davy who
knew: every. fishing hole and hunting path ‘in’ the:
‘region: Folks just got into the habit of dropping in:

and chatting with Alphie and getting as many good.
ips from ‘him as possiblé, Wo ol
he atmosphere was 0 pleasant that this clientel:
just kept coming back over the ‘years and even:
after Alphie went into retirement.the habit. was:
beld on. ‘Many. of the 70 add employees of the hotel, -
in; its: various. departments, still can‘ give':good.
information to this day.-

Running a‘hotel is no easy.task:Bob will tell yi
dis assistant Bob Aardal is quick to second t

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CARLSON, Manager of the new Lakelse .
‘ - Hotel .

‘fact. In, the Hotel business you are continuously ua
. dealing with a fickle public and you must maintain ~

"a happy and pleasant atmosphere or the regulars:

Will soon drift away :to“other-spots,"So the pair of

Bobs are continuously seeking to keep the service

voiced their appreciatian for the service they

."-.. received while at the Lakelse Hotel. In addition the |
:.«.. hotel ‘is the weekly host for several service clubs

“~~... which hold their. weekly meetings. in the Hotel. —
* - These are both local Lions Clubs, the Kiwanis Club

nts ‘have. gathered: a

tthe superlative level, adding soniething new as’ > -
frends change‘ and: bringing in-thé best possible
--»: entertainment from Vancouver and other circuits. — -
> The fact that. Bob and his staff have been.suc-
_cessful is born out first of all by the fact that their .°..
7 Customers comeback from year to year while the ou
locals never seem to miss an opportunity to visit °°
one of the many rooms which provide meals, °-
“refreshments and entertainment.  - oe Te
_~ Bob showed me a batch of letters from.organized
tours and groups in which the people concerned

to maintain this the.