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Bear backers get ready |!
for quick logo decision

northwest can begin to
take advantage of the tour-
ism marketing power and
business opportunities that
would spring from the
bear’s selection,

Jackson's ~ environ-
mental organization would
also gain.

He hopes naming the
Kermode bear the Olympic
mascot will advance. the
group’s prime goal - crea-
tion of a large central
coast preserve for the
bears centred on Princess
Royal Island.

Some other activists
have branded him a sell-
out, but Jackson says it
makes sense to take ad-
vantage of opportunities
the Olympics present,

From front

“It’s going to happen
regardiess and this is a
way to use the Olympics
to do a lot more good,”

Skeena MLA Roger
Harris says he wants a pro-
posed logo and a high-
powered video presenta-
tion to power the white
bear over the finish line.

He says he wants that

.. package ready by.the end

of September - when a
new ‘games operating com-
mittee is expected to be in
place. One of its first jobs
will be examining mascots
and symbols,

“We want to be at the
front of the line,” Harris
said. ,
He says he's already
been contacted by artists

interested in the project.
Harris sees the logo on
every northwest product
sold.to the global market
—a Kermode bear image
stamped on each Alcan
aluminum ingot or bundle
of lumber.
“That's the type of ex-
posure we want,” he said.
Work is also underway
to. make sure the Kermode-
for-logo drive isn’t too Ter-
race-focused, Harris said.
Terrace reps were also
in Prince Rupert last
weekend - with a stuffed
Kermode bear in tow — to
advance the logo plan with
cabinet ministers and
northern MLAs at the B.C.

Liberal regional confer-.

ence there,

Terrace ranks high on list

seen elsewhere, says Mi-
chael Gregory, BMO Fi-
nancial Group's assistant
chief economist.

Areas high on the list
are often communities
with’ certain types of indu-
stries — like forestry — that
tend to spawn a wide var-
iety of supporting small
businesses; says Gregory,

‘He says. there’s often
large numbers of business
service providers, profes-
sional, technical and
scientific service busines-
ses in such areas.

“These hotbeds seem to
be spread right across the
country,” he added.

Gregory also said areas

hit hard by government
cutbacks often experience
a surge in small business
activity as skilled laid-off
public sector workers set
up new enterprises.
While Terrace ranks
high, its neighbours don’t.
Kitimat finished dead
last in the survey in LL 1th
position out of the small
and mid-sized centres. It
had 20.3 payroll businesses
per 1,000 population.
Prince Rupert was 71st
with 29.4 businesses per
thousand. Prince George
was 35th with 35.4.
Terrace fares worse on
the stats that measure
growth of payroll busines-

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