12 Terrace Review — Wednesday, May 7, 1986

Terrace Reps attend B. C. Pavilion opening

Ginny Lowrie (left) along with Mayor Jack Talstra (middle) and Rick Webber from CFTK news
(right) plus other organizers and media representatives head off to the opening of the B.C.

Pavilion in Vancouver.

Sharry Halfyard photo

Drizzly but dazzling,
that’s how one could
describe the opening of
the B.C. Pavilion Satur-
day, April 27.

by Sherry Halfyard

Members of the local
media, organizers for the

Terrace ‘‘call of the-

wild’? auditions and
Mayor Jack Talstra were
treated to a visit to Expo
and the offical opening
of the B.C. Pavilion on
Friday, April 25.

On arrival at the Van-
couver airport Thursday
evening the Terrace en-
tourage was greeted by
representatives of Expo
and then escorted to
hotels.

Friday evening at the
Georgia Court Hotel, the
Terrace group met
representatives from
other British Columbian
regions who were par-
ticipating in the opening

ceremonies for the B.C.
Pavilion.

Premier Bill Bennett
and Expo representatives
spoke at the Georgia
court reception welcom-
ing everyone to the Expo
preview.

Each region in B.C.
was represented in the
opening ceremonies on
Friday afternoon.
Members from each
group carried a banner
depicting the area they

_ were from. _

It was a dark and
bleak day for the open-
ing, but that didn’t stop
the crowds. The opening
was an extravaganza,
with Ann Mortifee and
Shari Ulrich among the
performing celebrities.

Premier Bill Bennett
pronounced the B.C.
Pavilion offically open-
ed. All at once a cascade
of balloons were released
and fire works set off.

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Next it was off to visit
other pavilions but the
lineups were a_ little
unpleasant in the rain.
Once inside, however, all
agreed it was well worth
the wait.

A short stroll along a
forested pathway took
visitors to the host B.C.
Pavilion. The three
building complex is the
largest of the provincial
pavilions, built on 4.5
hectares at the center of

-the 70 hectare Expo site
‘on False Creek, and: a

permanent legacy of Ex-
po 86. By night, the B.C.
Pavilion is the heart of
Expo ‘‘After Hours”’.
There are three major
exhibit areas covering
over 6,039 square
meters. The first features
four ‘‘discovery trees’’
housing a series of ex-
hibits on transportation,
communications and
other technology de-

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Opening ceremonies for the B.C. Pavilion at Expo.

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Parade )

Terrace mayor Jack Talstra

.(center} represents the nor-

thwest in the parade
celebrating the opening of
the B.C, Pavilion.

veloped in B.C. Three
are .large cylindrical
towers up to 60 feet high
which house elevators.
The fourth, tower is an
experience ‘‘‘simulator’’.
Visitors enter what ap-
pears to be the cab of a
submersible, and are
taken on an undersea
adventure provided by a
special film process and
special effects.

The second area
features exhibits on

. various regions of the

province, and incor-
porates a gift shop and
continued on page 13

Organizing director for the ‘Call of the wild auditions’ Ginny Lowrie (center), of Terrace, talks shop with her secretary and
fellow guests at the Georgia Court reception.

Program director for Expo, ‘addressing the group at ithe
Georgia Court reception.