rhe opening ceremonies for the Skeena Tigers
st home game of the 1972-73 season took place at
nter ice before last Saturday’s game against the -
ince George Spruce Kings. (see report of games

.Sports pages).

n the picture o on the left Ben Swadden (back to

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camera) adjusts the microphone for Mayor Lloyd .

Johnstone’s address to the crowd.
ground is Gordon Rowland.

In the back-
Mayor Johnstone

revealed the grand opening of the arena will take

place ori January 12, 1973.

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in the center picture Gordon Rowland took the

‘ microphone for presentations of commemorative

wooden plaques to Skeena Tiger. captain Frank
O’Brien (left). and Prince George captain Drew

Anderson.

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And then, Alderman Rowland turned around and
dropped the puck for the first ever face-off between

two PNWHL teams in the Terrace arena.

The Tigers responded ta the home audience by
winning their firs t game of the season.

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Mayor Lloyd Johiiston

cheaper than at present”

taxpayers would have to pay
‘back $1,400,000. - He said that
one of. the ‘reasons that: his
administration had deferred
approval of a civic center. was
_in hope that the School Board

ayor “Lloyd - Johnstone, _
Paking as ‘Mayor of Terrace:
swered queries from the
rald in connection. with the -
ol] Board's’ referendum -

ing to get the Owner-

ctor, approval for the: con- -

faction of ‘Activity rooms for
rus schools in the District
saying that. the taxpayers,

hey have any consideration - .

heir pocketbooks will ‘take

antage of this chance by...

ing yes next Saturday to-the
ool | Distric

in explanation, the Mayor
test that'as Mayor.of Terrace. .
fad to. recommend that the
pney By-law ‘be -approved
ause he sincerely felt that
oval of the referendum. will,
of great t benefit to the School
Btrict as ‘a whole. and of
rrace in particular.

noted that as we get to a,
er: Jevel ‘of tax base, °

dce;can.do nothing -but
efit jaf the present. time, ‘~
om this referendum approval. | -
the present time, ‘he con-.-
ed, as the assessment. in-

eases the preserit~ govern-
pnt’. to School

f from three to five
the ; - ratepayer,

Would.
“authority © to-

‘Referendum .

Board :
Ssistance ‘goes down. ‘To have’ ~
> referendum approved at the’

sent time actually means a . ‘Monday noon

“abtain. .
_ hold “this
referendum | and | abtain-con-

' struction: of. the .auditorium

with the entire district paying
100 percent of the cost-.with a
participation, of: the ‘provincial’
government ‘to the: extent ‘of

“more than Sapereent. Whereas.

“ provincial’ a”
mayor, .~

‘ifa civic center. is undertaken.
. the entire cost. will be born by

the local taxpayer. .

With this regional-provincial -
co-operation there will be very .
little if any additional burden on
the taxpayer. opined the ©

Theré is no ‘economical way,
other than ‘this, can such ‘a .
project be conceived locally:
He suggests, if youare thrifty of,

‘your pocket books on a. short
‘term basis, you will be wise and

Vote’ YES on this. sreferendum.

Terrace Rotarians
hear about school.

’ Mr. Jonn Bastii, Priicivel of |
Caledonia Senior Secondary |
‘High School, expressed concern -

. about - the ‘lack’ -of, effective
~. publicity’ for School « District ~
No,83's financing by-law which. =: :
wili be voted on'this coming *...

- Saturday, during an ne lt
iti ast

‘béforeTerrace

: Mr: Bastin’ he
‘that he: ‘would. lke: ‘th

‘: Jeast ‘understand ‘what ‘th

\dum vis - all: about,

um: provides an:
this again tt
or,

~ things. *
: roams for.several of the district ©

: ficient funds, and more than .
enough. talent in Terrace .to -
“produce: musicals. What, then
. is, the hold-up?. .

‘provincial gévernment and. the
portion to be born by the: taXx-
spayer -will ‘be spread over: the .
entire district with the Stewart:
Mine." ‘paying. ay js eonstderable

“One. being: activity .
chools ‘which. are . operating

without this facllity and two, an
auditorium: to be construc
 Terface as part af the Skeena-
Caledonia Hh Sctioal com: :

Secondary School, now ‘unde
constriction, : the. aquired

Paste Re

“Terrace Music Festival

2 As presi ident, of the: ‘Northwest

setival, “1: wish to“add! "ta

“sia bstanté jal _gaumbery, ‘which. -
fir rout 6 dome “of ‘the ‘elzisses"” Phe

ienltto find in Terrace...” .

In ‘fact, svone ‘coull “argue: that

u they. é are non-existant:

a probably: know,’ each year since
. 1965 ‘Terrace has ‘sponsored ‘a
_. music ‘festival which draws.

from a wide area surrounding
‘our town.. The festival is now
spread over. six days, . starting
early in. the morning and
‘carrying on into the. evenings,
with many. classes going in in

different locations.

As. you may understand

facilities which are géod in

-acoustics, intimate in feeling
and yet large enoueh to hold the

Sema Light Opera
Association

Why: has: the. Terrace Light lighting crew were ‘added to the’ 3

- Opera ‘Association not put .on ,

= another show, since it’s. suc-
-cessiul: production: of “Salad
‘> Days” {n-1970?, We have suf-

For those” present during t! the

“fehearsals in’ Skeena |: High
~ School. for. the. last’. show, . the

answer is obvious! “ We had
. dancers, singers and actors’ all

on the.stage-al the same tine, °
_ seach. trying desperately: to -
-"eoneentrate on-his or her. own . -
‘portion of the show, Toward the”
-end of: the rehearsal schedule,

_ Bete set builders, lights | and the

> stage:

and is very. heavily; booked.

- Because the ‘Skeena-g
» heavily booked it is: erenecitte

to. rehearse: or. construct -. sé!
ere unti) the very last minute

, ,cawhieh caused: _congiderable

‘problems and mars’ ‘the quality, . “in

; =—

it ismy feeling that the people |

of'Terrace-are receptive to'the ©.
idea of providing a facility |

which would be useful to many.
groups both in the schools and
in the community. ‘An
auditorium would be the sight
complement ta the recreation

and social centers which exist ~~
‘with the entire Board, to the.
newly formed Skeena-Cassiar:

or are under construction in
Terrace. .

Andy Brodie President 7
: Terrace Music Festival °

‘Stewart

(Skeena)

Educational | potiey is going

‘through ° a changing period -
again: and it is my belief that. @
“experience willbe of value &

during this transition period.
I was first elected in’ 1967,

District - an amalgamation of

(Cassiar) School
District and Terrace, Hazelton

: rural areas.

confusion, ‘Then add’ floor:
hockey .#ames, ‘basketball
games or jadies’ keep fit classes ,
in the same hall ‘at the same
time, and the pot-boils over. No
one in his-right mind would.
volunteer. to go through, this

. juggling act a second time.

The school board have been™

more than generous since we —
* last

. our’ community centre,
but the school gymnasiums can .
only. stretch so far. Terrace:

badly needs an.auditorium with
-decent accoustical and lighting.

facilities. -
Joan Spencer
Terrace.

‘Light

* A proper auditorium. vould”
‘~~ provide us with proper dressing os
. oom’and: ‘storage: facilities and--

° would ‘ also:-be’, equipped: With =

proper. ° ‘lighting, acoustics,
hand.

tral: location” ‘we should

Curriculum -
, Continuing Education (Adult) ;

vclocal

1 am presently” the Vice-

hos ‘Chairman of the Board and am
‘sa member: of. the’. following

committees .- Education,

*(Chairman);

and

School - Planning

. Recreation.

As chairman of the Education

‘Committee, it is very gratifying

to have the opportunity. to

review ‘the past few years
briefly. ‘With the introduction of -
the “NEW” finance formula in

1968, which shared the wealth

and assured every District an - ,

equal. operating grant, this

‘District was no longer the “‘poor
after. a.
; familiarization, ihe Board set a

relation” and
policy ‘of planned upgrading.

Libraries were™ first: and
$50,000- yearly -grants plus the
norhial - per pupil - allotment

as “2 proved ta be very-effective and
‘opera’

ed té audio-visual aids and the

‘District Resource Center...
‘of my ‘first projects was |
", that a mew. civie center. should

ntroduction . of, _kin-

. dergartetis, as. soon - as. they

dnd. surrounding 6

Terrace and District

_ Arts Council -

The Arts Council has. been .

campaigning fora new Com-

_Tunity Center since the. fire of |.
1971. As most of the groups that °-

comprise the council are i

terested in the preforming and.

situations - ‘and
“convenience: .

visual arts, we have obviously *.’ ee

‘been concerned about the la

of auditorium. facilities .in
Terrace, aid “have - ‘advocated

cost-sharing | isit

‘attet detailed study.

"competition: for: practice. time,

seven. plus’ the
services. of:

: ; Seating’.
. ‘avrangertiente;: all of which. wes:
‘are lacking at the present. The:
-projecied. auditérin would not.
“only «- accom madate ::
". prdductions- but would : ralso:
now: us to hostvisiling ‘com -
iles ‘and: shows. from . other. :
arts of B.C. -and «Canada.
“Which could be offered to: and

‘enjoyed ‘by the rest’ of the
marnunity. As an active araup

panne? program that. bare

Kept ahead of the tremendou

Bb Atte ‘inthe area, wasun
al iy. erm of,

began, with two and ,
excellent

irehearsal time, match’ time gad:

roughout the winter;
In, the past few yeatis -.

e: brightest, young

a: lot cof sins