FRANK SKIDMORE By Frank Skidmore President, Terrace Chamber of Commerce ’ Each year, members of the Association of Northwest Cham- bers of Commerce, from com- munities of this part of Brit- ish Columbia and southern Alaska, meet to discuss themany problems concerning this area, and to enjoy the fellowship of such a gathering. Those of us in the Terrace Chamber of Commerce, take great pleasure in being host to this, the 37th annual convention of this association, The members of this cham- ber, the citizens of Terrace, would Hke to extend a hearty welcome to all visiting delegates, and I, as president, am pleased to have this opportunity, to ex= tend this welcome, on behalf of our membership. ; a a) 1 sincerely trust every vis- itor will receive the best in Ter- race hospitality, that the con vention is a complete success, Those of us who reside here, take pride in cur town, just as residents of most any com- munity would, We don't say we have everything to offer, but we do have many of the amenitles that go towards making a pleas- ant community, Most o: these facilities have been added inanly these past few years, Many more improvements are expected in the near future. 8 @ 8 - Terrace is growing rapidly and anyone visiting here only periodically will see outstand- ing changes each time they come, A good indication, is the sey~ eral major construction projects, presently underway, This is gen- erally an excellent barometer to gauge the future and to sub-— Chamber meeting for talks and fellowship stantlate these statements, Last years building permita within the municipal boundaries, exceeded eight million dollars. Several scheduled bulldings to be con- structed in 1968 will mean an other big construction year. * 6 « I am quite aure that a great of similar growth, -is taking place in all the communities, through- out the northwest area and it would appear that as each town develops, the effects rub offonall its neighbours. Such growth should improve our total econ- omie structure and a healthy economy is one of the many feat- ures that the Chamber of Come merce attempts to encourage. With many recent announcements of new sawmills, pulp mills, pipe= lines, etc., spread in various loc ations of this corner of the con- tinent, we should all derive some of the benefits, Particularly since we are beginning to real- jze a greater diversification of our economy. This variety should help stabilize all our towns. * 8 »® In Terrace, we consider our= selves to be in the centre of all this development from a geo- graphic, popwation and commun- ications point of view, We feel Terrace to be the logical loca- tion for establishment of whole sale warehousing facilities and other auxiliary services, to the communities surrounding us in all directions. We hape such de» velopment will help balance our economy with varied year-round. payroll. This thinking has been supported during recent years, as many such services have es- tablished here, More is hoped for the future, Those involved in the Cham- bers of Commerce realize we our efforts, to improve first our. community, and then the region within which our community is situated. From there ‘we pro- ceed further to concernourselves _ & with our proyinee or state, nat- jonal affairs and international With each step, we form a . TERRACE HERALD, TERRACE, B.C. larger representation and its i through this united effort, that we obtain our accomplishments, SHEENA BRIDGE is picturesque, but also a Many of our programs meet de. — bottleneck te motorists and truckers who feat, but we have the satisfaction are foreed to use it. Terrace Chamber of in those matters in which we ° are successful. * 8 @#.., I hope, that the result of the convention will see many of the resolutions that are passed going on to solve problems, that will be of benefit to all of us. It remains for those who particip- " ate, to attempt to make this fact, - New hope for unemployables EDMONTON (CP) — Anexpert- mental program in turning unems ployable men intoproductive citi. zene ia under way here, . she plan aims to tna out why the men are unemployable, then to overcome the problem and fit them into jobs, John Hofley and Charles Gordon of the Canadian Welfare Council in Ottawa, who re- cently visited Edmonton to setup | final plans for the project, termed the field “highly unknown, highly exploratory.”’ “We won't be trying to take the easy cases,’’ said Hofley, “We won't be loading the dice in our favor.”’ Keith Wass, superintendent of -Tobin, have been seen recently, must continuously concentrate the city’s social sorvice depart- extend a warm - * - AGAR AVENUE C. of C. Delegates and visitors Phone 635-2425 RED and WHITE STORES “welcome” to with some of the men who will ‘take part in the progam, . ? iléne of them are réally hapoy" ment, said interviews have begun. being nonproductive,” he said, Under the experimental pro- department, gram, an intensive service unit will be set up with three workers and a supervisor, They will get to know the unemployable menand their families and try to find the -root of the trouble, The 2 2 ~year program will be financed by the federal welfare Wass sald it is impossible to say how many men can be helped “because we don’t know how many cases each worker will be able to handle and still pros vide the intensive service necessary." “WELCOME” Chamber of Commerce delegates to the 1968 Convention WELCOME Commerce has been one of the ieading groups.calling Provincial Government at- tention to the inadequacies of the bridge. ~ Wednesday, March 20, 1968 ". “Wwaoue” CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DELEGATES: | FROM THE STAFF AT ALUM. TIRE SERVICE. THE HOME OF Goon YEAR TIRES — 4808 Weat Hwy, 16. Phone 635 2811 ‘FRIENDLY GREETINGS to C. of C.. Delegates Sborists Phone 5-5242 Mantes a Natural Gas executive WELCOME C. of C. | | Delegates and Visitors — Wi speak to Chambers. Relax — Get away from it — See — mito Gas on one tote o¢ may tote cnatine, | maura ag, lene te “KHARTOUM” a big pipelinesiowly snakes its Commerce convention will hear Pacific Horthern project in west . after 40 years horse retires TRURO, N,S, (CP)— Hio-Away~ Peta, one of the world’s oldest horses, has retired to Breton Farms in nearby Brentwood, The farm’s owner, Bert Breton, says he’s in wonderful condition for a 41-year-old horse, Grey flecks on his head, face and back are the only visible signs of age.. Pygmy owls seen in B.C. VICTORIA (CP) —Naturalist! David Stirling says several rare’ pygmy owls, hardly the size of a by members of the Victoria Natural History Society. }. DINE and at an expert at the et an ext banquet Friday, He ie DAs Duguid, 39, seo paary of Pacific Northern Gas Duguid, a UBC graduate in en- gineering will speak on the gen central B.C. Duguid is also manager of market development for West- coast Transmission, with the re~ sponsibility to deve: Hop new pro- jects for Pacific Northern, He worked for an electrical March 21-22-23 TILLICUM THEATRE eral topic “Natural Gas — Peat eet far 8 maior ee : , before 2 ' Weis ae growtli’. discuss the ‘oast Transmission i yenrsago. Lakelse Ave. Phone 5-2040 Welcome FROM ion THE HUB West-End YOUR CENTRE FOR STORE SOUVENIRS - BOOKS - . Need your Laundry || open 10 am. to 10 pan. CONFECTIONS - SMOKING SUPPLIES or H Drycleaning in — Highway 16 — ACROSS FROM ‘THE LAKELSE HOTEL a ur ry eee ro Call 5-2838 AL’S LAUNDRY & a DRY CLEANING “Welcoma C. of C. delegates to Terrace RED D’OR The TERRACE HOTEL Phone 5-2231 ~ MISITORS Hope you like the Tall Timber Country... TERRACE RADIATOR & BATTERY. SERVICE Eby Rd. ‘5-2310 REUM MOTORS LTD. joins with other Terrace businesses in a: “WELCOME” to Chamber of Commerce: delegates and Visitors cee . “General ‘Motors Dealer’ — * Comer of Atwood and Greig. © THERE'S NOTHING NICER THAN MAKING NEW FRIENDS, Bill and Nerma Bennat wish to welcome Chamber of Commerce Delegates and Visitors A “BIG HELLO” TO THE --# ‘inet | DON’ S MEN'S” WEAR’ pul EX TENDS — WARM Lozelle Shopping Centre - GREETINGS TO .C of C. van ~ EVERYTHING THE WELL-GROOMED MAN REQUIRES. IS. OBTAINABLE AT: DON'S Phone 635-6659 C. of C. | delegates FROM TERRACE MAY WE EXTEND A HEARTY _ WELCOME TO CHAMBER COMMERCE DELEGATES WE HOPE YOUR "STAY IS A MEMORABLE ONE to Terrace. . . THE MOTEL ‘ . THORNHILL Real Estate and Insurance REALTY | THE WELCOME MAT. of. C..