continued from page2 from selecting the north- west as a destination, and Pattison was re- quested to comment on the problem. He replied that past meetings with Air Canada and Cana- dian Pacific Airlines had convinced him. that equipment is available to handle traffic demands, ‘and he expressed con- fidence that the ‘‘private sector’? would respond with devices such as charters to provide the extra. capacity. Patti- son’s remarks did not address the added fac- tors of higher costs and logistical efforts involv- ed in charter flights. With regard to accom- modation for the mil- lions of expected visitors to the fair, Pattison stated that Res-West, Expo’s room reservation network, has 300,000 ‘Sday-units’? currently available. He added that

Fire by Carrie Olson

On Sunday, March 30 the Terrace Fire Depart- ment was called to a fire on Keith Avenue.

The blaze was in a gar- bage can in behind the Loomis building, fire of-

ficials said. oo

On Sunday, March 30 the Terrace Fire Depart- ment attended a chimney fire on the 4700 block of Park.

se &

On Tuesday, April 1 the Terrace Fire Depart- ment was called to deal with a blaze in a large field on Donald Road.

It took a lot of wet sacks to put the blaze out, said the local Fire Chief.

Court

On Wednesday, March 19 in Terrace provincial court Dwayne Trudeau was sentenced to 30 days in jail for obstructing a peace officer in the per- formance of duty. ok OF

In Terrace provincial court on Thursday, March 27 John Wishard was sentenced to 14 days in jail and six months probation for driving with a blood alcohol content greater than 80 mgs.

Police

by Carrie Olson

On Friday, April 4 a 20-year-old Prince George man was arrested by Terrace RCMP.

The man will be charg- ed with wilful damage after breaking the win- dow of a Terrace restaurant at approx- imately 2:30 a.m. on April 5.

the B.C. Motel Associa- tion recently informed him that its member es- tablishments in greater Vancouver still have 30 percent of their capacity unbooked and went on to say that “thousands’’ of new recreation vehicle pads have been con- structed in Vancouver and the Fraser Valley. In assessing the importance of RV accommodation, Pattison explained that California tourists will be critical to Expo’s suc-

| | Sa retailers and agents are | proud to sponsor Esso Medals of Achievement in recognition of _ effort, team work and fair play —

_ values that contribute to the growth of young hockey players on and off the ice.

Awards for Most Valuable

cess and that 80 percent of the visitors from the west coast of the U.S. will be arriving ‘fon rub- ber tires’’.

Pattison showed his characteristic take- charge style in respond- ing to one woman’s re- quest for re-estab- lishment of the Prince Rupert-Tsawwassen fer- ry schedule. After instructing his secretary to take the woman’s telephone number, he assured her that he

would personally go to the head of the B.C. Ferry Corp. with the re- quest and notify her of the results.

In addressing the direct job-creation aspect of Expo, Pattison stated that there will be 15,000 people working on the site this summer, augmented by an addi- tional force of 15,000 volunteers. He said that the Expo Corporation hiring policy involved a ‘‘pro-rata’’ regional hir-

‘Because what counts

visits

ing stipulation designed to insure that the number of people hired from a given region of B.C. reflected a proportion of the population for that region. He added that 72 percent of the people from regional areas of B.C. who were offered’ jobs at the site were

_hired.

The meaning of the word ‘“‘offered’’, how- ever, was unclear, par- ticularly in relation to figures released last week

is how you play the game

Player, Most Improved Player and

Most Sportsmanlike Player support the notion that win or lose, what counts is how you play the game. Every team associated with the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association can participate and every player is eligible for an award.

Esso is Canada’s largest

Terrace Review — Wednesday, April9, 1986 3

Expo Corporation Chairman

by Expo’s personnel department. The figures indicate that out of a

total workforce of 15,000, exactly 14 employees come from

northwestern B.C, Al- though the geographical boundaries of ‘‘north- western’? were not de- fined, the regional job participation factor of

‘.01 percent would not

appear impressive in any context.

Pattison assured the group that he will ad- dress all concerns raised at the meeting when he returns to Vancouver.

corporate sponsor of amateur

better.

kr

hockey because we believe that helping young hockey players be the best they can be makes us

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL ESSO MEDALS OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

TERRACE ESSO SERVICE

COMPUTER TUNE UP EQUIPMENT * COMPUTER WHEEL BALANCE AND NOW...A COMPUTER WHEEL ALIGNMENT CENTRE

PHONE: 638-1168

4630 LAKELSE AVENUE