:
(

- moral tone,”
, Crew. member Rod Cousins is
. from Terrace and the others are

‘This Is-the yacht that Terrace lawyer Jeff Arndt and his
crew sailed to victory at the recent Grand Prix Regatta In
Seattle. It's christened “Balderdash”.

Jeff Arndt wins
big sailing event.

_ Jeff Arndt of Terrace and his
crew of nine won a major sailing
championship with sailboat
‘**Balderdash”’ in Seattle on the

"weekend of Nov. 12.

by Pam Whitaker

. His Dash-34 placed in the top
three at the invitational Grand
Prix Regatta sponsored by the
Pacific Northwest International
Yachting Association. They
were first in their division, which
included 88 boats of similar
capabilities.

“7 have the finest crew I could

ask for,” Arndt said in a recent:

interview. “‘I can’t stress enough

it’s a team effort. If you can’t

get it together as a team, you
can’t win.’”

His team consists of eight men °

and one woman — “she keeps a
he explained.

from Seattle, Vancouver and

‘Victoria areas. They are alli

friends who have sailed together

in the past.

. Amdt moors his boat in Vic-

toria and from there it is launch-

ed to attend various competi-
tions throughout the year. It is

the placings in these competi-

tions that determine if they will
be invited to a competition like

. the Grand Prix Regatta — the

championship of champions.
“‘We have really done well in
the past year,”’ Arndt admitted.
One of the qualifying races they
entered was the Southern Straits.

of Georgia Race at Easter. ‘It
was the wildest ride we ever had
because of the weather,” he
said. ‘‘At one time we were
averaging 14 knots.’’ They won
that race and qualified five more
times in 1988, once at the

‘Whidbey Island races. Whidbey

is about 40 miles north of Seat-
tle. They also won a competition
there in 1986, (Section B) and
Arndt has a trophy on his desk

- to prove it,

‘In ’86 the first race in that
week of events, we came dead

last,’ he said. ‘‘The last race we
came first!’’

‘Arndt, a lawyer, has lived in
Terrace for ten years. He began
sailing when he was three years
old. ‘“‘“My uncle — and mentor

' — had a sailboat and would take
me out,’” he explained. When

nine years old; the uncle gave

him a rowboat, and in that little

craft he developed a love for the
sea and its challenges. —
“Sailing is fun,’? Arndt said,

“and relaxing. It’s a good hob--
by.’? His wife, Ellen, does not |

take part in the races but enjoys
cruising when she has the oppor-
tunity,

Only for those races where
competition is going to be
fiercest does Arndt head south
with Rod Cousins to round up
the rest of his crew. He em-
phasized: “In no other sport is
team cooperation and integra-
tion more critical. You have to

depend on the: crew and they on

you 3)

The fall 1988 edition of the
Crown: ,.Land Marketing
Catalogue i is now available.

The catalogue lists some 1,700
Crown or Crown Corporation
lands currently available for im-
mediate sale or lease, The total
estimated value of lands listed is
over $150 million,

The. catalogue is published
several “times throughout the
year by the Ministry of Crown

Lands Real Estate Services.

Branch. The listings included in
the catalogue are selected from
the ministry’s computerized land
inventory system. .

assisted in sales of $25 million in

: _ Crown and Crown Corporation

lands since 1986,
Lands listed include agricul-
tural, commercial, industrial,

recreational and residential

properties in all regions of the
province. The lands are offered

Previous .
| issues of the catalogue have

at current appraised market
value...

Copies of the catalogue are.

being distributed to regional of-
fices of the Ministry of Crown

Lands, Ministry of Forests, B.C.

Government Agents, B.C.
Assessment Authority and
public libraries. The general
public can view the publication

- Yates Street,

Terrace Review — — Wednesday, November 30, 1988 17

‘New crown land catalogue out

at any of these locations or ‘may:

_ purchase a copy for $20 from

Crown Publications Inc. at 546
Victoria, - B.C.
V8W 1K8.

‘Individuals needing further -
information on any of the prop-’
erties listed in the catalogue
should contact the nearest
Regional Lands Office.

Nominations sought

British Columbians still have
a month left to submit nominees
for the 1988 Minister’s Environ-
mental Awards.

“These awards focus public
recognition and generate sup-
port for individuals, businesses
and organizations that show
leadership in improving environ-
mental quality — and anyone in
B.C. can nominate their choice
of candidate,’’ says Environ-
ment Minister Bruce Strachan.

The awards are given in six
categories: individual citizen,
youth or school group, citizens’

_, group, business/industrial, gov-

ernment agency and environ-
mental education. -

Nominations may be submit-
ted through any office of the
Ministry of Environment before
December 31, 1988, and the win-
ners will be announced before
March 31, 1989. _

The two billion
young trees .
planted in British
Columbia during
the past 50 years
‘are the equivalent
of a ribbon of
reforestation
stretching 3 km
deep across the
entire length of
Canada.

- This year,

British Columbia

reforested more than 169,000 hectares
with a record 200 million seedlings.
That’s two new trees for every one
harvested. At this rate, we'll see
another two billion seedlings planted

- Together. A Better BC.

ts Fe
- 3kmwide and =
_ Stretches from.
coast to coast?

B.C’’s reforestation program, contact

_ your MLA, your nearest Government
Agent, or write to the Hon. Dave Parker,
Minister of Forests, Parliament Buildings,

Victoria V8V 1X4.

in less than 10
years.

That’s good
news for British
Columbia and the
more than 82,000
men and women
employed in our
$13 billion forest
products sector,

a genuine B.C.
growth industry.

For more
information about