Among’ directors attending the Yellowhead Interprovincial Highway Association in Portage La Prairie, were left to right, Vice-President, Ken Mackell of Edmonton, Ian McKenzie ‘THE HERALD, TERRACE, B.C. Tourists use booth often By Diana Smith ‘The Visitors Information Booth in Terrace is well used. Not just by tourists, who come from places as far away as Finland, Germany, Florida and Newfoundland, but. by local residents as well who also have questions about the area’ in which they live. This is just one of the many a interesting facets Lynn Warner of Portage La Prairie, President J. Fred Weber of Terrace, B.C. and Executive Director Ted Sample of Edmonton. Yellowhead area shows expansion Recognition of a new and greater importance of the Yellowhead Route in Western Canada was high on the agenda of the mid-term meeting of the Board of Directors of the Yellowhead Interprovincial Highway Association, held in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, last week-end. Make adequate preparations If you are planning a family vacation trip, step for a moment and ask yourself what you would do if a medical emergency arose far from home. ve ? For example, how would you “Bet medica) help if you or one of the children became ill or was injured in an accident? Suppose your supply of needed medicines ran out or became lost or broken. Anticipale such emergencies, says the Council on Family Health in Canada, and make proper preparations well in‘ advance of your trip. The Council, a non-profit organization of drug manuiacturers, suggests a first step of consulting your own doctor about whom to contact if you become ill or injured where you are vacationing. If your own doctor cannot make a ‘specific recom- mendation, a doctor can be found by contacting the lacal hospital or medical -sociely where you are visiting. If you are travelling out of the country and need medical attention, your hotel, or the nearest Embassy, Consulate or travel agency can give quick, accurate information. If medication is prescribed, ask that label directions be so translated that you fully understand the prescribed dosage and frequency. Once you and the family have decided where you are going for your vacation, ask your doctor what special immunization is needed. Diseases eradicated or controlled in North America may be fairly common in other parts of the world. Smallpox is ’ only one example. While talking with your doctor, ask about taking a. supply of essential medicines for the duration of the trip. For .4 prolonged. journey he may “suggest -you take along typewritten prescriptions. ~ In. packing. medicines, put them -separate from all. other items including tailetries..: Seal ‘the ..- with: : “transparent tape. to. ‘prevent. wlops of contdiners. ‘either leakage . or spillage’ of ‘tablets. Wrap each -container . °- _ separately in layers of tissuéor-.. 4: ‘towel in sitfficient thickness to -- 7] prevent breakage.. Keep all medicines - in their ; : original containers and:see that. - labels are. undamaged and easy. °°.) ~ toread, Don't mix ‘several kinds: of tablets or. capsules in one: _ container to. save'space. . “And; =says~. the - ‘Council, compact first-aid kit; can ‘pave aad .. trips to’a docgor, for.sitall cuts": ‘the kit: and -abrasions. Check. before” leaving’ to make sure ‘nedded ‘itema are Included! . Seasoned travellers who wear. | prescription’ eyes lasses. usually’: pack. :a.-sécond "pair: for, A emergencles, -unanimously in. a’ carton or box The Board, comprising 16 Directors from across the four Western Provinces, was agreed that recently announced plans for northern development point out the imperative need for immediate and extensive upgrading of the Yellowhead. When steadily increasing visitor traffic, beneficial to all of Western Canada, was added to this factor, it was felt that _ this need took on greater urgency. Ted Sample, Executive Director of the Association, stated that since 1969, visitor traffic on the Renate had increased by $4.3 per cent, while 1971 truck traffic figure indicate an increase of 83 per cent over thase of 1969. The main item for discussion on the agenda was a proposed 4 year plan of action for the Association, which received the enthusiastic and unanimous. approval of the Board. Details of the program will be revealed in late August, when it will be presented to the member centres along the Route for ratification. has discovered while working as a part-time hostess at the Information Booth on Lakelse Avenue. Meeting many friendly and interesting people is another reason why Lynn feels this is ; the best job she could possibly ave. Between 30 and 40 people visit the Infermation Booth each day, and even more during July, so far the busiest month. Lynn is asked. all kinds’ of . questions from people looking © jor relatives, accomodation, restaurants, and good fishing spots to general questions ¢ about ‘the area. - OXFAM -.. @ Radio Station? Not exactly . but OXFAM- sponsored Radio Broadcasts are fightisq crippling Iillter- acy in Bolivia : OXFAM Sy "Eglinton Ave, El Ave, rat \ Toronte 315, Ontario, / She has found the . most popular places are the lava beds and the hotsprings, but has noticed that a surprisingly large number of people are travelling the newly completed, 195 mile . } gravel road to Stewart. She said the one motel she knews of in Stewart is so full that people are spilling out onto lawns and into the parks, People from Stewart are also taking advantage of the new road to travel, she added. One question she is often asked: is about horse-back riding in the Terrace area. Now that the stables at the Hotsprings have closed she knows of no other opportunities for renting horses and if there ‘are any she would appreciate hearing about them. The booth operates from May until’the Labor Day weekend, seven days a week. Although tourisis conie from all over North America Lynn said thal most. arefrom B.C., Alberta and the western United States. -Each tourist using the . information service is asked to sign the guest book:. Most - remark favorably about the ‘beautiful scenery and the helpful. hostesses but a few more individual. comments t range from; ‘‘Real groovy man”, “Rainy”,: “Na - big fish yet’, to “Whitehorse - ‘thank you from the land of the midnight sun’’. G -voNALD P. HIGHE Brlish Cotumbh: /Land Surveyor! 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