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30 Miles North of Nelson, B.C.
Overlooking Beautiful Kootenay Lake

at Cave Entrance * New Change Room Facil

NEARLY FINISHED . . . Work on the $5 million Sandman Inn nears

completion. Hotel plans to open its doors in mid-May and a number

134-ROOM

of conventions have already booked space for this summer.

Sandman Inn to open

Castlegar will be Sandman
Inn's 22nd hotel when it
opens its doors to residents
and visitors in mid-May.

The $5 million hotel will
feature 134 rooms, a 150-seat
dining and coffee shop fac-
ility, a 250-seat tavern and a
convention room to seat 200.

The hotel's interior will
include an enclosed court-
yard complete with swim-
ming pool and whirlpool. In
addition, guests will have the
luxury of two sauna rooms.

Sandman Inns began initia-
an . Hy asa motor betel ehain and

has. grown-rapidly to include .

international hotels in two
jor cities in Western Can-
ada.

The first Sandman Inn,
built in 1966, was a 35-unit
motor inn located in Smit-
hers.

Since those first days the
chain has been expanded to a
total of 22 properties throug-
hout B.C., Alberta and Sas-
katchewan, including new
hotels in Regina, Lethbridge,
and Penticton.

Sandman's continued ex
pansion within the hospital-
ity industry is assured with

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the 1984 opening of the
Castlegar property.

Located at the intersection
of Highway 22 and 3, Castle-
gar is the centre of an
imaginary wheel which incor-
porates Nelson, Salmo, Trail
and Grand Forks.

The city is also advant-
ageously sited mid-way bet-
ween Vancouver and Cal-
gary, and is served by the
only jet-class airport in the
region, utilized by PWA to
provide scheduled service
between Castlegar,..Calgary,
and Vancouver. "

These combined geograp-
hical and transportational
pluses add up to make
Castlegar the ideal location
for business, industry and
vacational potential.

In Vancouver there are
two Sandman properties,
each with over 200 rooms and
all services as required by
today's travelling public.

Sandman is particularly
proud of its 11-storey hotel
situated adjacent to B.C.
Place Stadium on West Ge-
orgia Street.

» This 300 room hotel, as
well as offering first class in

sugh areas as rooms, dining
and lounge facilities, can aleo
offer a health club featuring
handball, racquetball, swim-
ming and a fully equipped

gym.

Further evidence of this
ongoing expansion and ser-
vice is the installation of a
cross-Canada toll free reser-
vation system

By dialing 112-800-663-6900
in British Columbia and 1-
800-663-6900. aliywhere else
in Canada, Sandman’s pres-
ent and future guests can
make reservations at any one
of 22 properties .

FIELDWORK . . . Workers attend stock at Georama

Growers nursery at Taghum. Nursery has
last 14 years to include 16,000 square feet

in
hedted

Georama

“Growing for the Kooten-
ays... growing with the
Kootenays” is the motto of
Georama Growers — who
produce quality pot plants,
cut. flowers, or al

Today Georama has 16,000
square feet of heated green-
houses, 2,000 square feet of

greenhouse space and four acres of containerized

nursery stock.

growing

— in 1983 4,500 pots were
produced.
One-hundred-and-fifty pot-
mums were produced in 1969,
compared to 1,000 pots in
De ber 1983, with a win

trees, shad trees, shrub-
beries, and fruit trees for the
Kootenay region.

“We have been servicing
the Kootenays for 14 years
now,” say ownersGeorge and
Anna Grypma.

“And we welcome new and
old customers to visit us soon
and. inspect our large selec-
tion of nursery stock, bed-
ding plants, and hanging
baskets.”

Also available from Geo-
rama Growers are a complete

bark mulch, and landscaping
rock.

Georama started in 1969
with one heated greenhouse
— and three-quarters of an
sere of cultured land. Back

® opera
tion is among the most mod-
eran and up-to-date in B.C.,
and the biggest in the Koot-
enay region.

Their main crops now con-
sistof flowering potted plants
on’a year-round basis, and
tropical plants and cut flow-
ers are also grown year-

bined experience of 36 years
in the field.

Seasonal staff is employed
from early spring to late fall.

Georama attributes its
rapid growth over the last 14
years to the staff's know-
ledge of new products, keep-
ing up with market trends,
and a i dating of

then the Pp
bedding plants, field-grown
perennials, and vegetable
plants in the spring, and

their operations.

An example of Georama’s
growth is their increase in
their pointsettia crops. In
1970 250 pots were produced

ter average of 500 per
month.

All Georama’s crops have
increased at the same rate,
and many new varieties have
been added over the years.

At the outset, many of
Georama’s customers were
mainly in the Nelson/Castle-
gar area. Now Georama sup-
plies steady customers in
Nelson, Castlegar, Trail
Grand Forks, Nakusp, Cres-
ton, and Kaslo with their
products — locally produced
in their greenhouses.

“This did not happen ac-
cidentally or by luck,” say
George and Anna Grypma.
“Most of our customers used
to buy only when they ran
short, or suppliers from else-
where could not fill the de-
mands.

“Most all were impressed
with the quality and fresh-
ness of our potted plants and
cut -flowers,-and the -in-
‘creased shelf life in the store,

and placed standard orders
for year-round supply.”

They add that this alone
wouldn't have been enough
to meet growing competition
from outside the Kootenay
region. Georama’s other ad-
vantages include the staff's
knowledge of the local mar-
ket, (ie. products, favorites,
changing demands, new
styles of bouquets, wedding
flowers etc.) keeping up with
trends, and trying out new.
varieties through their retail
outlet in Nelson, anéd-the
flower shops and garden cen-
tres they supply.

Another advantage is that
they are centrally located in
the Kootenays, making ship-
ping distances short.

Their products can be
shipped in only four hours to
outermost reaches of the
area.

Georama runs a weekly
delivery truck to Nelson,
Castlegar, Trail, and Grand
Forks.

George and Anna Grypma
of Georama Growers hope
1984 is and outstanding year
for all of their customers, and
look forward to seeing them
at their hurseries.

_, . that's what we're here for:

270 Col

We will be happy to
arrange a meeting with you
to determine which of the
following services will serve
you best:
© Bookkeeping Services

Financial Consultation
Income Tax Planning
Corporate & Personal
Income Tax Returns
Audit Services

BRIAN L. BROWN

hi

Certified General Accountant
365-2151

Ave., Castl , B.C.

PENING SOON i

in Castlegar

“THE SANDMAN BRINGS MORE THAN
JUST A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP!"

The SANDMAN has tastes!
Every Sandman Inn has a Coffee Shop and most

The SANDMAN '’S go°d for business.
When you're travelling on business staying at the

have a Dining Room. Whether you're hing a
quick bite or naving a leisurely dinner, we hope
rol enjoy yourself. We try to combine good, old-
lashioned, wholesome food with friendly service.
Because we want to see you coming back for mo

Kids are a favorite with the

SANDMAN!
And when the whole family's travelling, The San-
dman’s kind of value mokes sense,

Inns along your Woy makes sense:
you'll get the good rest you Need, and so will your
P Man; di Inns also have
special. meeting and convention rooms and
facilities. And the same value applies: we'll
provide the thi you need and keep your budget
in Every. n_inn otters you a comfor-
table room, and a good night's sleep. Most Inns
also have saunas and swimming pools to help you
unwind. In Calgary and Penticton there's a whole
health club with squash and racquetball courts.

Reservations: Call your neor-
est Sandman inn, of contact
your travel agent. Sandman Inns
Central Reservations, (Van-
couver): 800-663-6900. Telex 04-
508625.

Family Plan: There ts no ad-
ditional charge for children un-
der 14 sharing the same ac-

as pa . the
Rolloway beds are available at a

small charge. There is no charge
for cribs.

Kitchen facilities: These are
provided (when and where
available) at a low additional
charge.

Pets: Small pets are allowed in
rooms only at the discretion of

consent.

Reservations:

without deposit.

of each property,
and only with the manager's _

Credit Cards: All Sandman
Inns accept Visa, MasterCard,
American Express, Diner's Carte
Blanche and Air Canada.

Reservations
are held until 6:00 p.m. only —

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