Oe ee BG - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, Fe E a een a : Come in and check out . our great new 7 Winter Games Specials! Green Tip from Environment Canada \ a ys jay [: ugh at the gs wil iy snow by taking i the bus to wark. ‘ = oe - Public transit means : ea GY VW fewer cars on the EN aed a road and fewer emissions. Save Every Time You Golf... Only . - GOLF $32.10 Eerie including GST ; : CLUB Ls. Free rounds or reduced greens fees at 902 courses in B.C., Alberta and ten western states BRITISH COLUMBIA LUNG ASSOCIATION To order, send $32.10 (includes GST} se the B.C. Lung Assoc., Golf Privilege Club", 2675 Oak St, Vancouver, B.C, VOH 2K2, or call Ticketmaster, 1-800-863-3611 or 280-4444. No service charge. HIKING BOOTS SLEEPING BAGS _CAMPING SUPPLIES bruary 5, 1997 ONE OF TWO key people responsible for the overall organization of the games is Steve Scott. Together with Rod Cox, the pair act as co-chairs for this weekends event which will draw in more than 2,000 people and hundreds of volunteers. systems geared up for this weekend’s fun IF STEVE SCOTT is supposed to he the busicst guy in town this week, his desk doesn’t look like it. It’s clean, organized and sitting squarely in the mid- dle is a red ring binder, , ‘It has everything J need, ** said Scott who is presi- dent of the local winter games society which this week prepares to host several thousand visitors, He and vice president Rod Cox are the main people behind the Terrace version of the B.C. Northern Winter Games which officially opens this Friday. “*] may be the president and Rod the vice president but in reality we are co-chairman of the. games and share the responsibility,’ said Scott in a recent inter- view, Scott’s involvement with this year’s games began a year and a half ago. While that is a long time, Scott says the job of him- self and Cox has been made easier because of a core of experienced volunteers who participated the last time the games were here in 1991, ‘“‘We have such good people with such a great amount of experience,”’ said Scott of those who returned to head up the various key sub committees associated with the games. All that experience has come in good stead as the organizers have faced and conquered a myriad of details, challenges and problems that came up along the way. It is a major responsibility — after all, Terrace and area is playing host to more than 2,200 athletes, coaches and guesis. Just under 1,000 of those visitors will be billeted.. The rest will be staying with family, friends and at lo- cal hotels. Aside from the social and athletic nature of the games, the event also provides a mid-winter econom- ic boost to the area. “Tf you take 1,200 adults and they buy three meals a day, that alone is worth a lot,’’ notes Scolt. Altogether, athletes will compete at 24 venues, in- cluding Mount Elizabeth Secondary School in Kitimat. This will be the third time Terrace and area has games “The Ultimate In Outdoor Gear” B.C. Northern Winter Games hosted the games —- the first time was in 1983 and the second time was in 1991. “Pye been involved in the games off and on for 15 years. This gave me a nice opportunity to apply some of that experience,”’ says Scott whose day job is that of recreation director for the City of Terrace. He’s particularly happy with the response to the call for volunteers. Some S00 people are contributing their time to make the games a Success. This area also features hugely in the number of youth and adults taking part in the games — nearly 600 people. And all that is comforting for Scolt and the key organizers. “The community has really come through with its support,"* Scolt adds. ‘‘We’ve had fine corporate support and I’ve worked with a number of people I knew and lots ] didn’t know. It’s been a great experi- ence that way.” The budget for the games is $300,000 of which $190,000 is in cash and $110,000 is in-kind dona- The jobs of Steve Scott and Red Cox, co-chairs of the local organizing group for the games, has been made easier be- cause of a core of experienced volunteers who participated the iast time the games were here in 1991. tions. Just as important as the games ilself is the report that Scott and the others will prepare afterward. [¢?I] list what worked and what didn’t work and will be used by next year’s host city, Dawson Creek. The one thing Scott can’t control is the weather. The long range forecast is for it to be mild. in 1991 it rained and rained and rained — so much so that Scott’s bascment flooded. “We were down for four wrestlers as billets. 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