Terrace Mayor Jack Talstra described the local commun:
ty to visitors as “growing, prosperous, vibrant and ex-
citing.”

Provinclal Secretary Grace McCarthy characterized the
Terrace 86 BCWG committee as “simply splendid.”

Skeena MLA Frank Howard sald of the Winter Games
organizers, ‘This shows what we can do when we work
together.”

Environment Minister Austin Pelton and Provinclat Secretary Grace McCarthy join local dignitarles In cheering disabled

athletes Paul Clark and Tammy Gray as the Winter Games are officlally opened.

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Terrace’s Dr. Pau! Clark, Sport B.C.'s Disabled Athlete of
the Year, lights the torch, officially opening the 1986 B.C.

Winter Games.

Tammy Gray, a former Ter-
race resident and winner of
nina gold medals in the
1985 games, was one of two
disabled athletes chosen as
a torchbearer for the open-
Ing ceremonies.

B.C. Games Chairman Ron
Butlin called the Terrace 86
Winter Games .kickoff ‘the
best opening ceremonies
I've seen in 16 years.”

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to Games volunteers,
local merchants, the
District of Terrace, the
Regional District of
Kitimat-Stikine and

Schoo! District 88. Baker
also had’ words for the

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Terrace ‘86 Winter Games
Committee President Gary
Baker gave credit to
volunteer workers.

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North Delta boys and the Knig
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open

athletes, assuring them,
“Strive and you will
stand tall in victory or
defeat.’’

The final speaker was
Ron Butlin, provincial
chairman of B.C.
Games, who generated a
thunderstorm of ap-
plause by saying, ‘‘Let’s
hear it for all these
citizens of Terrace who
have worked so hard
these past 15 months.”’

Tammy Gray, a
former Terrace resident
and a disabled athlete
who won nine gold
medals at the 1985 B.C.
Summer Games, and Dr.
Paul Clark, recent win-
ner of Sport B.C.’s
disabled athlete of the
year award, were torch-
bearers in the final event
of the evening. The pair
made two circuits of the
arena, mounted the
ramp on to the pro-
scenium and lit the huge
torch, officially opening
the 1986 B.C. Winter
Games in Terrace.

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