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Terrace alderman Ruth Hallock and tourist Infocentre student worker Lara Roldo examine an
article from a Dutch newspaper sent to the city by tourists who went through the area two years
ago. The story describes the tourists’ encounter with a Kermodel bear at the Terrace landfill. Roldo
had directed the couple there for bear observation.

Tourist Infocentre opens with
gift from Kermodei bear fans

by Nancy Orr

One of the annual rites of sum-
mer was observed on Saturday,
June 15 with the official opening
of the Chamber of Commerce
Information Centre on Highway 16
just off the Dudley Little Bridge.

Bobby Phillips, manager of the
Chamber of Commerce, invited the

first tourists to enter the Centre to |
officiate as ribbon cutters. The

surprised tourists were Maureen
and Doug Milne of Rossland, who
were travelling with a group from
the Kootenays on their way to
Alaska. It was their second visit to
Terrace, and they were full of
enthusiasm for the Northwest.

Following the ribbon cutting,
alderman Ruth Hallock, on behalf
of mayor Jack Talstra and the City
of Terrace, made a presentation
from a grateful tourist to Lara
Roldo, a student employee at the
Centre.

Nature photographer, filmmaker
and freelance journalist Will Van
Schieveen and his wife Ann of
Apeldoom, Holland, visited Ter-

Tace two years ago and were

impressed with the hospitality and
assistance they received from the
students at the Information Centre,
and in particular from Lara.

"All I did,” said Lara with a
laugh, "was to tell them to go the
garbage dump — they wanted to
know where to go to sce a Ker-
modei bear."

The picture of the bear which
they sent to her is remarkable (and
not taken at the garbage dump)
and is accompanied by a newspa-
per article by Will with the head-
line "OOG IN OOG" and pictures
of their "face-to-face" cncounter
with the bear.

The correspondence and accom-
panying articles were in Dutch but
had been interpreted for Lara by
mayor Talstra.

"This is fantastic," said Lara. "I
will really treasure it."

This is Lara’s third year at the
Information Centre, “and I really
enjoy meeting everyonc," she said.
"It makes a marvellous summer for
us." Lara, born and raised in Ter-
race, is majoring in languages,

Spanish and Italian, at the Univer-
sity of Victoria.

Also employed this year at the
Centre are Megan Walker, who
has just completed her first year at
Simon Fraser University, and
Tracey Carey, who has just fin-
ished her first year at UBC.

"We are fortunate this year,” said
chamber manager Phillips. "We

have three from university and can

Terrace Review — Wednesday, June 26, 1991

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Visitor program
at Furlong Bay

educates campers |

Contributed by
Maureen Atkinson

Everywhere we go these days we
see people doing what they can for
the protection and preservation of
our natural environment. some
folks construct composts to cut
down on garbage; others have
started riding bicycles to save
money as well as the air we
breath.

B.C.’s provincial parks have an
important role to play when it
comes to conservation. Two of the
six major goals in the Parks °90
Plan document deal specifically
with conservation.

‘There are ongoing projects to
help protect habitat for wildlife at
Lakelse Lake. For example, one
program involves the clearing of
spawning streams for coho salmon.
Parks visitors can get into the
spirit of conservation right within
their own campsite. Visitors are
encouraged to use less firewood
and burn only what is needed to

hire them earlier, from the erid of 18St hotdogs and toast marshmal-

April instead of June.

The season promises to be a busy
one judging by the steady stream
of tourists pulling into the parking
lot next to the landmark log build-
ing across from Big Bertha, Ter-
race’s curiosity from the logging
community.

Ribbon cutters have
been here before

The first official visitors to the Chamber of Commerce's Infor-
mation Centre were no strangers to Terrace and were delighted
to take part in the official opening ceremony on June 15.

The visitors were Maureen and Doug Milne of Rossland who
were staying with a group of friends at Lakelse Lake campsite.

"We just dropped in to ask where we could find a laundro-

mat!" said Maureen.

"But we really love this part of B.C. We love to bike and canoe
and hike and it is so beautiful here, so fresh and green and so
many lakes and rivers that are suitable for us."

The Milne’s came last year, "literally on a fly past," she said.
"We couldn’t take the time to po off onto side roads or stop
anywhere for long. We came to see our friends, but were so
pleased with the area that we determined to come back again."

So they returned to Trail and persuaded their companions,
Helen and Arnie White and Lorraine and Norman McLeod, to
come with them this year for a longer holiday.

"We worked for 45 years," said Doug, "and now we are going

to play."

"While we are here, we will look up a former employee of
ours," said Doug. "Gerry Martin — he used to work for us when

he was starting out." ,

The Milnes are active in community affairs. Maureen is a past
president of the Rossland Chamber of Commerce and Doug has
been involved with community development and is a director at
the Business Development Centre in Rossland.

The Milnes were so overwhelmed with their reception that they

forgot to sign the visitors’ book.

And half an hour later, Maureen crept back into the Centre.
"Could you please tell me where to find a laundromat?" she said.

"I was so excited I forgot to ask."

NOTICE

All playing fields in the Terrace and Thornhill

area schools will be fertilized monthly. This
program will run from May through October
1991.

lows. This also cuts down on wood
smoke, which can hang in the air
on windless days.

Littering in the park is pro-
hibited. Not only do paper and pop
cans clutter up parking lots and
beaches, they sometimes wind up
in the middle of the streams which
‘Parks staff are trying to clean up.
Some people toss away food
scraps thinking they will eventually

in the meantime the park becomes
filled with orange peels and musty
pieces of hamburger buns, creating
nuisance wildlife problems, like
attracting bears.

B.C. Parks are there for everyone |

to enjoy... We can all help to
achieve this by being respectful of
the beautiful natural’ world around
us.

Program at Lakeise Lake Provin-
cial Park for June 27 to July 1;

Thursday, June 27 — 3 p.m.,
Making Mountains out of Mole-
hills: 8 p.m., Tseax Lava Beds
(slide presentation by Marg Van-
derburg). Both at Furlong Bay
picnic shelter.

Friday, June 28 — 3 p.m,
Super Spawners (children), at the
Furlong Bay picnic shelter: 7 p.m.,
Evening hike at Kleanza Creek
Provincial Campsite. Meet at the
information board near day use
area.

Saturday, June 29 — 3 p.m,
Safety in the Woods (children); 8
p.m., Spatsizi Wilderness (slide
presentation). Both at the Furlong
picnic shelter.

Sunday, June 30 — 4 p.m,
Jerry’s Rangers (children), at the
Furlong Bay picnic shelter; 7 p.m.,
Time Travellers (experiential hike
to Gruchy’s Beach). Meet at
Gruchy’s Beach parking lot.

Monday, July 1 (Canada Day)
— 8 p.m., Glorious Maples, at the

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