7 Morgan Thomas

PNE b boss

re reviving
the fair

‘TERRACE — The PNE i is more
than just a fair held in Van-
-couver each year, says its presie
“dent.

‘fair designed to reflect and
‘benefit each town and area in
‘the . province, says. Morgan
~ Thomas. Be
“And new programs to draw i in
‘those towns and areas is an at-
‘tempt to. counteract low tur-
‘houts.: |
“It’s a provincial asset. It's
. ‘been‘intepreted as a Vancouver
‘fair’and ‘that’s not: so,” said

‘Thomas who ° visited ‘Terrace

recently a5 Part of a provincial
‘tour. a

"Phe PNE has been ‘accused
‘of. ‘focussing ~ on’ the lower
mainland, ‘on the urban area,
‘We've been forgetting the im-
port: part of the fair and that's
the: agricultural component, ”
he said.-

“Thomas, who is from Arm- |

‘strong. and is: the first PNE
president from’ outside. the
lower: mainland, recites a long
‘list :of: changes he’s- made to
‘tevive the annual event.

« «We're out to show the vitali-
te ‘and energy ‘out there in. the
agricultural: eommunity-: aThis

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4-Hers each: year: ‘We've put in
‘a:-Grand.. Marshal contest in
schoals. throughout the pro-
vince.
“We have a song ‘contest to
choose ¢ our theme song. We had
more than 200 entries — five of
which “came from< Terrace,”
said: Thomas. Ps
“He: expects those kinds of
programs to be returned in the
form: of: having more’ people
from the province. -attend the
‘PNE:
‘Our “marketing surveys

: show there’s a tremendous
potential out there,’ Thomas
‘adds.

“AS it is, PNE Figures estimate
that 300,000 of last year’s atten-
dance of 1.1 million were people
from : outside the lower
mainland.

- Thomas also views the PNE
as an opportunity . for towns and
villages to market themselves to
tourists, °

Todo that; the fair will hang
municipal and other flags from

lamp ‘standards: in ‘Vancouver .

and.. will: mention’ signficant
dates of towns and villages dur-
ing: PNE. tours. ob

We're Saying you have an.‘

ownership i

\ the fair. We're the
only: cro}

‘corporation that'll

listen. to people. . You can't say
‘that: of the: others,”
‘Thomas. * ee ee

naThe PNE- resident also men-
tions. ‘the provincial ‘highways

“said

Instead, it’s a provincial af- —

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