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By CHERYL LLOYD

"Forty years ago, in the -

_ ~ beetle days of the Second
World War, it took only 20
: months to build the Alaska -

Highway, all 2,451 km. (1,523.

mites): of it,, &n - almost
impossible task ‘even “
today's high stan ‘of

_ engineering, 1982 marks the

" 40th ‘anniversary. of the
highway’s construction with

- celebrations along its entire *-

“spectacular. route, 80 . per

"gent of which is in Canada. ©
soe | buat with gravel. With no °

TUESDAY. -

rs

Back In March of 1642,
95,000 American soldiers
and a small number of
Canadiana began to hack
their. way throught the dense
bush. between.- Dawaon -
Creek,. British. Columbia,

"and Fairbanks, Alaska.

Spurred on by the threat
a Japanese invasion, the.
diers drove theniselves
days a week, 24 hours:
‘a day, cutting brush, laying
‘it.on top of the swampy
-muskeg and covering the +

‘time to spare and ‘not —
enough equipment fo blast
their way. through rough
spots, the soldiers created a
winding road.

. Today; te ~ highway is °
‘straighter, wider afid paved ;
in stretcties: after -Fort |
‘Nelson while’ ‘all the ’
-American section is paved. -

Last year, $25 million was —

spent .:to- ipgrade the-~
Canadian section of the.
4} highway. a
What was originally a top -
’ deferice priority has become
a world-renowned land-
_mark, .To mark its an-
niversary, an extravaganza
‘called the Alaska ‘Highway.
‘Adventure. has: ‘been plan-
ned...

the 18th, 35th, ‘93rd, 5th, .
97th, 340th and. 41st U.S.
Engineer Regiments,. the
“gasth™ “Tspographic
Engineers, the © -Royal

iy Canadian Engineers” and”

any’ other military group
from’ the U.S, ‘or Canada
‘that took part’ in this great
exerclse, . I,

‘!One of the ‘hightights of
the celebrations, June 19-20,
‘will: be a. highway sym-
-posium in Fort St. John, |

’ Canada’s. governor-general

_ will be the keynote. speaker

. and 20 other speakers will

talk... ‘about. everything .

- eonnevted with the -high- .
>. |. away, from ‘war romances to .
. gost, the social impact and
' the future of the highway.

To reminisce on how life
‘Was during thoce 20 -months -
‘in 1989-83, there willbe a~
pane] discussion: with Teeal-

. Tesidents..: and. ex-
-pervicemen .. who | “par .
». feipated in the construction :

* ofthe highway. Color-sound -
‘film: taken during - ‘the. “

~-¢origtzuction: “40 years- ago-
: will take viewers batk to the’
site “as, it was in- the begin
; Tbe busy; ‘boom town of
Font’ St.John ia easily -
Reached. '> Its: airport ‘and:

HE that. ‘of Dawson Creek are.
pggerved: dally and there are fhe “past. “months - ‘each | BO. govern
Fovir

A special welcome will be
assured. former members of °

*. Kamloops, June 2. _

“Pairbanks, at the nor-
thern end of the highway,
and Watson . Lake, . Fort

“Nelson and’ Whitehorse ‘in

between, are also served
daily by air and car rental
can be arranged,  - .

During. June. aid” Jaty,
‘Stage North, a theatrical
group, will present an ‘ap
propriate. revue up and.
down the highway.

For those : who prefer ;
-winter activities, there. will
be a snowmobile .rally with’
competitors from. all- over -
the world driving their
friaky vehicles in. the. icy
white beauty framing the
* Alaska Highway in winter.
It will be quite a trek, from’:
Fort. St St.John to Fort
* Nelson, a distance of 398 kin
(246. miles)..." =

Dawsin Creek, is Ww re
the highway was started
“andthe Mile 0 post in the
gentre of--town; seen. by:
thousands of tourists’ each |

year, is a good. spot for a .

souvenir photograph,

Scores of. other’ ways to
celebrate have been set for
other munielpalities ~aleng,

rn

“Happy Highwoy. Holidays —

the highway. . ‘Those who
choose to drive all the way
ere assured of many in-
teresting stops. The smell. .
of pines and the pure fresh
air of the north may induce

5
y

some to linger on, ‘There

hotels and campgrounds

. along.the way.” ..

Many will. obtain. their

- Alaska Highway passport, ,

just like those: of. the old
days with. the’ bearer’s old.

. fashioned photo, It entitles |

the bearer to ounts .at
many - hotels. “and stores
along the route.

- Several. U.S, regiments
-invoived in the building of -

_ the. highway: are. planning

unit reunions: during ‘the 20-
month celebrations, - The

“Their address is P.O: Box -
- GBH, Fort St. John, | British
Columbia, VJ 433, Canada.
Canadian :-vacations, _

ment . Office of Tourism, -

Ottawa, ‘KIA 0H6, Canada. .

my .

[ne

__ Festival Facts .

"What do you do when 2,600
guests. are coming. for
dinner? That was one of the
questions facing organizers
of the first B.C. Festival of
the Arts when they were’
planning the’. festival's.

* opening ceremonies in?

ad

Their answer was to to order
in.150 pounds of beans and’

.1,200° pounds . of bratwurst, :

whith will be served up.af -
the very efficient rate of one '
: person every eight seconds,
Menu. forthe closing.”
“veremonies, June 5. is 1,000".

- pounds of Pork cutlets. .

. The B.C, Festival of the a

Arts 4s sponsored by: the’
B.C, ‘government through
, the® Provincial. ‘Lottery
Funds)

: 1 Yo
ok! eee” :

Twenty- eight. com-*

“munities from’ across the
' province --will. be --helping.
Kamloops get all brightened «
. Up ior the firat B.C. Festival :
‘ol:the Arta, June. 2'to 6: In:

community -held - a: street “-

oe ; a

which ‘contestants were
_ asked ta depict some aspect
of the arts, _

“The. winning banners. will.
be. hung’ a city “streets
during: - festival,
representing auch - com-

* munitiés as Fort St.-John, -

f

’ Peace River. Alaska. High... ..
) ..-way-Tourist- Aasociation is’
_ offering: ‘Its ~ ‘services to

“ locate regiment members.

~

Whistler, Terrace, Hudson -

Hope, - Richmond, Sydney
and, 100 Mile House.

BC. government through .”

ae ft -

Thirteen’ plays will be
competing in Theatre B.C.'s: .

The ae. ‘Festival of the
‘Arts: fs sponsored by the --

yo

“the Provincial Botkery

provincial. championships,

being held at the first B.C.

‘  Mestival of the Arts, June 2”
1 6. cAnd “it's an extra a Jee

“special event for the,
community theatre
‘orgafiization as “this year
“tharks Theatre BC 8 Both
- RLV

The -B. C BC. Featival of the
“hrs is sponsored. by . the -
emninent through’.
inclal ‘Lottery

in‘ both:
ito Sil ty tit atBa apt a a T

fi

are’ lots: of” good” iniotelsy

For more information om = =| . :
con: |
. tact the Canadian. Govern: