Vol. 2, Issue No. 9 Regional spinoffs expected Northwest business- men and representatives of local governments met recently at a luncheon in Terrace to hear en- couraging words about the benefits Expo 86 will confer on the regional economy. The event was hosted by the Regional District of Kitimat- Stikine and the Terrace Expo committee, and it included speeches by Ex- po executives and cabinet officials detailing the features of the Expo 86 Business Visitors Pro- gram. Omineca MLA Jack Kempf, recently ap- pointed Minister of Lands, Parks and Hous- ing by the Bennett government, opened the presentation by shower- ing praise on the work of another provincial minis- try, that of International Trade and Investment. Kempf commended the ministry for ‘‘actively seeking out potential in- vestors’’ and predicted that “every community in B.C. will receive the benefits’’. With regard to his new cabinet post, Kempf asserted, ‘‘I will not become a paper-pushing minister’? and went on to express his intent to “make this ministry one of the highest profile’’. Kempf concluded his remarks with an admoni- tion that it is the respon- sibility of local chambers of commerce and busi- ness organizations to take advantage of the opportunities offered by Expo. “Don’t just sit and wait for the govern- ment to hold your hand,” he said, ‘‘get out there and do it yourself.”’ Expo communications vice-president George . Madden, who followed Kempf on the podium, said of the Expo project, “We have met all the criticisms that came for- ward through action.’ He added that he was ‘encouraged by the spirit of co-operation”’ in Terrace, a reference to an earlier meeting with the Terrace Expo com- mittee. Bill Leithead, vice- president of planning and development for the continued on page 2 a TERRACE, B.C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1986 Legislative Library, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C. V8V 1X4 50 CENTS a Industries of Kitimat. Shelter for Athiet a Sony ote ‘3 6s Volunteer workmen braved bitter cold and Icy winds last week to begin erection of a giant “tent” by the Terrace arena. BCWG parade marshal George Kuich, who is in charge of the project, sald that the 60'x100' bullding will provide shelter for visiting BCWG athletes while they are waiting for arena events. The aluminum structure was donated by Ocelot TPA to. start up Trans Provincial Air- lines will be starting up its scheduled passenger service from Terrace to the northern communi- ties of Telegraph Creek, Dease Lake, Iskut and the Mount Klappan coal mine ‘‘probably as soon as the weather breaks’’, according to TPA’s operations manager Gene Story. The airline’s hangar at the Terrace-Kitimat air- port burned to the ground last fall in a spec- tacular fire. Story in- dicated that rebuilding of the facility or establishment of a new one is unlikely in the near future, and added that customer service will be located in the main terminal of the airport. Story said that the airline’s Terrace opera- tions will begin with a three-day-a-week sched- ule and increase to five days as traffic demands increase. Outside Date Hl to Pree. Feb.17 -13-18 none Feb. 18 -13-19 none Feb. 19 -16-20 1.0 Fab. 20 = -10-18 0.6 Fab. 21 -10-20 1.6 Fab. 22 9-19 none Fab. 23 3 8 16.2 Cloudy, showers, continu- ing mild, high 3, tow 0. Good luck to participants in the B.C. Winter Games Council seeks means to enforce Sunday closure The growing ground- swell of opposition to. Sunday shopping washed into the municipal coun- cil chamber Monday night. Alderman Fred MacDonald remarked, “This is the most mail we’ ve had on any issue in the last three years.”’ The agenda for the bi- weekly meeting contain- ed nine letters from in- dividuals, church groups and one labor organiza- tion, and several peti- tions with an aggregate total of 207 signatures. All of the corres- pondence urged the mayor and council to take strong action in en- forcing the Holiday Shopping Act, a provin- cial statute which forbids Inside Business Guide 10 Church Directory 12 Classified Ads 15 Coming Events 10 Comics no Crossword 13 Dining Directory 2 Entertalnment 3 Horoscope 3) Letters 4 Opinions 4 Sports 6 Stork Book 14 Talk of the Town 16 certain types of retail operations on Sundays and holidays. Terrace Overwaitea and K-Mart stores began Sunday openings in de- fiance of the law three weeks ago, and since then, Shoppers Drug Mart, Northern Drugs and the Terrace Safeway have followed suit. The Terrace crown counsel’s office has stated that charges are being laid, but no action will be taken against the violators until a Supreme Court decision is handed down regarding an On-. tario law similar to the Holiday Shopping Act. The decision could be months in coming. continued on page 16 Terrace Elks Lodge No.425 members Bill Christy (left), past exalted ruter, Jim Le Cleir, past exalted ruler and Al Bishop, lecturing knight, present Shirley Bentley, act- ing executive director at -Milis Mamorlal Hospital with a cheque for $1,094.88 to be used for the purchase of a resuscitation bag, two pressure mattresses and thrae blood pumps. The equipment will be used by staff raprasentatives engag- ed In treating patlenis. Jim Le Clair sald the money was ralsed during the tast year through bingo events, lot- terles and other fund- raising projects.