Kit

WALTER © (WOODY)
VAN HALDEREN. came

~~ to this area way back in

1957. and -worked | at

in’ the construction

jusiness : and’. was -

ng. foreman for

caledonia

BERT. PARKER” is

'Augie’s - right-hand-man |
wit the management of
@ Terrace Hotel. In fact his

proper title is Assistant

fManager. But if. you

want to get Bert seated
for an interview itis like

jtrying to keep Augie
sitting for more than fivé -
minutes at atime. These:

two men are putting their
all into completing this
beautiful new ‘Terrace
Hotel as soon as possible.

‘Bert was working at the

hotel for a year before the
structure burned to the“

ground and there stood » wouldn’t have’ been

mat until 1959. He is’

Secondary.

Superintendent’ for .-the
Terrace Vocational
‘cafeteria... Mr. . van.
Halderen:- makes. his
home with his wife and.
- four children on -Kalum

“DON WALL - has been m

‘just.a pile of rubble and
‘ashes at the corner of

Kalum and Greig.’ But

like his boss he was quick
to recover too when told a.
new, bigger ‘and better.
hotel vould go up in its
place. 7
:. He -said, during the

interview, . “‘Considering
the .-weather ‘and
construction, problems, it
is amazing how quickly
the structure has gone

up, [fit had not been for
‘the best construction

management.on the part
of Chris Laurson, it just

possible. We worked all
through Te-race's worst:
winter ir tory.

‘Ym! svoud and
happy’... continued,
“to ba part of. the
construction and to be
associated. with the
management of this new,
modern hotel. under
Augie’s management.”
The Assistant Manager
concluded, “‘We are going
to do our best to provide
excellent hotel facilities
in ‘the ’ Pacific
Northwest.”

aintenance man for &

Augie and Lenora Geéeraert in Terrace Hotel since 4
mDecember 1, 1969. Mr, Wail said this aboatt thenew B |
‘the maw. Mannanale naw tel he: mpremises, ‘'The job holds more responsibility than |
Constructed. the.” new  Terrate’s néweal hate he itdid before. I worked in many, many places, but I}

sa ee eee ee” have never worked for better people in all the years j
oh - fi of my. travelling. I’ve never met a man-as civic #
’ ; minded:as Augie. - remember. last Hallowe'en, a |
year. ago, when he served hamburgers and hot dogs |
to-every kid that came to his door athome. Augie:is §

Geeraert..& ’ Newall . Lake-Drive., When asked
‘Holdings.’ Ltd... who. how he liked: working at:

on top of everything and knows: what i