\ British Columbia Sports: Festival

Promises to be a Great Success

Premier. W.
nt i disclosed

t al British
Columbia Festival Mot Sports
«v be held May 15 to June
1 of 19/0, promises to be an
ucstanding success, ©: far
than

A. C.. Ben-| thu:

slasm.

Ori; ginal ally, it was felt
that 15 communities might
ewmpeote in 20 sports. Today

over 60 communities are mak B

ing active een lle
compete: in 50 sports ‘while
and cul-

greater
svuid | have: been

even'a few months ago.
‘The’ premier was also

B| leased to state that. great

250 Acre Hillside Above Robson
Experimentally Seeded by Hydro

A 2b0 acre hillside area
which was used as a source

of fill ‘naterial for B.C. Hy-|3 C.

dro’s Hugh Keenleyside
Damn is being. rehabilitated
through an experimental
seeding program.

The- ground which was
mostly boulders and _ sterile
ground less than two years
ago, is now covered by waist-
high grass: and is a feeding,
area for deer, mice, game
birds, bear, coyotes, fox and
bobcat.

The success of the
growth has been gratifying to
- Hydro and to the en-
gineers at CBA Engineering
of Vancouver who planned it
in association with their agri-
cultural consultant. i
The Hugh Keenleyside

official |i

were bedrock, till and waste
boulders. All were nutrient
sterile, and virtually incap-
able of supporting vegetation.

“The -area was much

USA's cnet souls engineer: vb.
J. Bazett, “B.C. Hydro
in ‘the

Dam near C.
ly opened this summer.
construction! of the
dam about 6 million tons of
material was hauled from the

hillside borrow pit. The ma-
terials remaining in .the pit

construction areas to prevent
vapid runoff and erosion in
che many water courses flow-
ing through the — scarred
area and down the hill-
sides.”

ion was con-

Reader Wonders What
KIDA Paid for Option

:Dear st
Ir with gonsiderable
interest. ‘the article by Burt
.Campbell regarding the land
option al Blueberry Creek.
bs Since this is a public
matter that affects every-|
body in the
‘might I ask through your
paper, what was the consid-
eration for the option and
- how jong does it have to run.
should be common
inowieaee that there is no
Jack of industrial sites, and
almost certainly, any indust-

community, | ial

ry locating here would look
& ‘Cominco or Celgar for raw
materials. It can be .pretty
well eccopted that a second:
ary lustry would locate
ania seasouab ble distance of
the supplier of raw mater-

I put forward the sup-
position that nothing is to be
d at this time by

sidered, but this would have
taken years to produce the
necessary growth to properly
restore the area. Covering the
area with new topsoil was im-
practical because of the ex-
tremely high cost. Further-
more experiments with this
method, in other areas of
British Columbia, were known
to have limited success.

CBA representatives dis-
cussed the ‘situation with
agricultural consultant _Stan-
ley Weston and came up with
the proposal for an experi-

mental seeding program, us-

taking|ing a balanced mixture of

ments and if their intent is
serious they could at least be

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to put up option
money.

Tf the consideration for
the option was a nominal $5
then +3 have nothing further
to say, but if it was_a con-
siderable sum then I must
wonder if this matter of in-
dustrial development is in the
right hands and perhaps Cas-
tlegar would be better advis-
ed to form their own group

grasses, legumes and fertiliz-
er. Aircratt were used. to
spread the seed and fertilizer
in the fall after successful
tests during the preceding
spring.

roadside from the pit fo the
damsite. The entire 250
acres is Crown land and
acreage temporarily held by
B.C. Hydro.

like an open pit: mine,” said|-

benefits -have already been

veceived .: from . the. British
Volumbia amateur ‘sports and
physical’ fitness fund under
the chairmanship of the Hon
vrable Leslie Peterson and
that it is through the coop-
uration of Mr, Peterson’s
committee; Dr. Robert Hind-
march of the British Colum
oa sports federation;:: the

ter of travel indus-
iy and Ronald B. Worley,
ueputy minister of that ae-
partment; that British Col-
umbia will be celebrating the
first festival next year
A festival directors’ meet-
ing, held recently in Van-
couver, approved hundreds of

Honorable Kenneth Kiernan, a

tural events are legion.

Over 30: sports ravents
will be provincial, national or
international in magnitude.

Spo)
oodies are currently negotiat-
ing with Japan, New Zealand,
Mexico, ‘England, ‘and United
States for bowling, water

_ DANCE & GABARET

"ARENA HALL
SAT. NOV. 22, 1969,
WESTERN MUSIC BY THE COLONIALS .
$5.00 COUPLE SUPPER INCLUDED

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polo, volleyball and rugb:
Bther ‘countries will bev in:

cluded.
A program of awards is
being arranged to recognize

#| accomplishments at all levels.

4 | boxing,

The British Columbia
Forest Service has adopted a
new symbol.

The basic design is con-
temporary and aepicts a
stylized evergreen in the
form of. a narrow based wi-

vents

ities and sports governing
as|bodies throughout the pro-
vince,

The premier was pleased
to announce that the festival
is now a vital part of the
Provincial Government's am-
ateur sports and physical fit-
ness program and that it
been received throughout the
province with boundless. en-

angle, ie edge
of an * outline of the province.
Completing the design is an
arced, square which frames
the two symbols,

John S. Stokes, deputy
minister of forests, observes
the tree and map outline
are symbolic of a itorest pro-
vince, while the contempor

ary aspect is used to keep the
service in step with the times,

To give the true picture

the image of rebellion fost-
ered by a minority, are some
of the aims of the three
UBC students ‘who visited
SHSS last week and tour
ed the surrounding

Miss Carol Reid ot Gold-
en, who is taking fifth-year
education; Miss Linda Wise
miller’ of Duncan, fourth-
year student of home ec-
onomics and Roland Porter of
Nelson, fourth-year student
of education, are typical of
numerous groups of students
who have donated their time
to travel qhrouehout the pro-
vince to British Col-

umbia
purpose of these
eee ‘is twofold:

on campus and to destroy/o!

UBC Students Present
Positive Side of Picture

to» expect

ni
post - secondary education, i
ide:

whether , at a _ unive!
BCIT, -or other post-second-
institutions, and to an-

swer any questions th they may/than

have. on these tutions.
ndly, to rae a_ public
relations network by inform-

ing the people of the pro-
age :

clubs
mips {media media, of the condition|
of post.

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Medal and badge events will
be declared according to mag-
nitude -of- participation. A
few of those that could quali-
fy in the medal category to
date are archery, bowling,
canoeing, cycling,
fencing, field hockey, golf-
ing, gymnastics, judo, marks-
manship, rowing, rugby, ski-
ing, soccer, softball, swim-,
ming, track and field, volley-

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

BIN

GO

TONIGHT
_ ST. RITA‘S HALL
FRONT STREET

ball, water polo, |
and yachting.
Referring ‘to the recent!
Canada Summer Games held
in Halifax as an example of
British Columbia sports po-
tential, the premier. predict-
ed British ‘Columbia suprem-
acy at the next games in
spite of Ontario's superior
base population.

“With the Festival of
Sports as a vehicle and .in
close co-operation with the
British Columbia Sports Fed-
eration, I am supremely con-
fident that this province will
soon become eithe sports capi-

tal ok Cana

See was set at the
last oe of the legislature
for the first annual festival
with the creation of a major
amateur sports and "' fitness
program by the eovermment!

The Honourable W.
in minis

iter of travel indus-
his department for

Premier Bennett sees the
Festival of Sports as more
an annual event aecent-
ing sports in the province.
Its organization has already
served te bring together un-
organized | Sports and unkown
cilities into the framework
of sports organizations.
Thus | culminates eae a

ondary

in British ¢ Columbia
While visiting the cast-| 72
legar News the students
spoke of various events car-
Tied: out on ‘campus Taise
money for the Vancouver
Children’s Hospital, and other

grading sports Darticieation
and calibre, with a natural
springboard for the next
Canada Summer Games with
the title of “Sports Province
of Canada” at stake.

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and 25 minutes via

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to Prince George in less than three hours.
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