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‘Ominaca”

Number Of Visitors |

Increases At Alcan

Comparative statistics compiled
over the period between 1961 and
1866 show a continued annual in:
crease in the number of yiaitors
touring the Alcan aluminum
works plant in Kitimat, ;

In 1961 the number of persons
making the tour was 1,124 and
this year 7,830 people made the
rounds. An average’ annual in-
crease of 1800 is noted.

During 1066 a fotal of . 5,191
Canadians‘toured the plant while
a total of 2,007 Americans also
visited, Visitors from other coun-
tries totalled 151 during the cur:
rent season, .

Provincially, visitors from B.C,
numbered highest with Alberta,
Ontario, ‘Saskatchewan and ‘Man-
itoba forming the ranks,

Californians visiting the plant
totalled 658 and Washington visit-
ors were second highest in num-
her. !

The United Kingdom was at th
top of the list of visitors from
countries other than Canada and
the United States. Germany and
Holland were second and third
respectively,

Sete a

A CENTENNIAL PANORAMA of Canada will be ‘pha
coast helicopter flight, with a British Columbia pilot

is

ee
tographed fram the

Vancouver Island, August 25. Pilot of the helicopter will be Frank

air in a coast-to.
atthe controfs, the Provincial Cen-
tennial Committee announced this week. Arrangements have been completed for the flight
to start at St.-Johns, Newfoundland, May 24 and end at Wickaninnish Bay (Long Beach)

Ogden of New West-

_ Wednesday, October 19,.

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Increased Powe
‘Closer On V.L:

B.C. Hydor's long-term pro
to increase the amount. of pam
available for Vancouver. Isles
industrial and residential ¢
son has taken a: major step
ward, . ae
The first. large: shipmenl
equipment for what will be 3x
America’s first high-voltage, a a
current submarine power coun
tion arrived in Vaneouver hae
last weekend. me

Included in the shipment ne
huge yalves,. transformers
‘other items of electrical mack
that form the vanguard of
million in conversion equi
being manufactured for Hyd
ASEA Léd., of Sweden, . =

The power link to Van J
connects Arnott Substation, ;
Ladner, and the Vancouver §
Converter Station, near Dur
distance of 42 miles. Neg
miles of the transmission rot
under water, between Tsawvg
and Galiano Island, and bem
Parker and Saltspring Istand: Wee
remaining 23 miles are spanngm
conventional aerial conducts
. Hydro’s program to providel

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TOMORROW-BUILDER.

a : Today, logging to this boy is a game and a toy. Tomoitow, it may bé his-Itvelihood.. For, somewhere
in B.C., a forest ig keeping pace with his growth. When they both reach maturity, Finning. will be there
“.. . continuing to supply and service the familiar yellow Caterpillar

machines ‘that build the roads, skid the logs and lond the trucks, Could be

BRANCKES THROUGHOUT BAITIOH COLUMBIA

CATERPILLAR

MORN a Aa CF ld dH NecE een OF 0 08 ORE A Se An

"your boy and Finning will tomorrow-build together. some =

day.

minster, and passenger-photographer will be Chuck Diven, Vancouver, on.the 1967 flight.’

FINNING

|. Motor Windi

blocks of power to the Isla
being carried out in three 4
The first stage, schedules
completion in the summer off a
will supplement the ci ReE
132,00-volt powerline -by utfiie
‘& spare cable already in- pla -
“. f°. The equipment will be ins\il
at both ends of the trans;
| Une route and convert thet
':| from alternating to direct cui
Jat Arnott Substation. Using th
a3 a return circuit, the DC pai
| will utilize the single cable \
then be converted back to AQ
Vancouver Island before being
into the Island’s power grid.
‘|. This first stage of the three-stiiiam
progarm will augment the exist|ii
240,000 kilowatts now available/imme
- | Vancouver Island by an additiol fig
* "/-78,000 kilowatts, ;
‘|: The second and third phases
. | the program will involve the 1
{dng of additional submarine cab.jme
and the installation ‘of more cy
.-|- Version. equipment. When the p
“| gram ‘is completed in the ea\iam
1970s, Vancouver Island will ha gi
over 800,000 kilawatts available [i
meet its increasing power d=
mands,

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‘Terrace Man
Named Prexy
Campbell Lane of Terrace Hie
been reeected president-of Pie
ific Northwest’ Hockey League
the annual general meeting of th
group held here September 25,
‘Secretary for the second tert
is Bill Sturn of Kitimat, Cale
Spicer of Smithers was appoint 4 ie
referee-in-chief.
The league this year will plaiee

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a 24 game schedule rather thas
an 18 game schedule as was tiie
case last season. .
' Team managers have indleatd ;
they are hopeful of turning . ome
stronger teams this season than ;
former years. Each team will pli
12 home games and 4 games an
each of the. other towns, ' Zz

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