Growing with the Kootenays

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Public h
continues to fill the pea
transportation demands of
the Kootenays. *

throughout

of in group hee 1980 will
exceed $100) million, with
more than 1,600 pleces of

western Canada and the
western U.S,
Major coastwise and

and sonal in tho: East
Kootenays," ‘says Castlegar
branch manager Lloyd Wil-
son,

minal in the Meadowbrook
industrial park continues to
be a hub of our Kootenay
services,” says general man-
ager Chub Bawa.

“We recognize the rapid-
ly expanding needs of the
Kootenays for effective and
efficient daily transportation
service to and from the coast,
Public's traffic volumes are
up dramatically, reflecting
both the economic buoyancy
of the region and the recep-
tion that the Reotenay ship-
ping public gives to our
service.”

Public Freightways is a”

member of the Johnston
group of companies head-

quartered in Vancouver. The -

parent company of the group
has just undergone a name
change to Transtec

Ltd. The reason for the
change is to provide an

effective corporate structure:

to embrace the diversified
activities of the group.

an employee force of more
than 1,800. Also within the
group is controlling interest
in Elite Insurance Company
of Vancouver, a major prop-
erty and casualty insurer in
the North American market.
The group of companies is
100 per cent owned by senior
employees.

Johnston provides ex-
tensive truck transportation
of general and specialized

Vivid makeup balances
bright new fashions

Spring and summer cosmet-
je colors in clear, sensuous
shades echo fashion’s contin-
uing, fascination with brill-
iant color.’ They also provide
the necessary balance. for
this color, says Kay Larke,
special beauty consultant for
Elizabeth Arden of Canada,

ivities are located in the
Greater Vancouver area, and
warehousing, distribution
and forwarding are an integ-
ral part of their capabilities,
Kootenay residents are
most -direclty exposed to
Public Freightways Ltd,
“We offer direct. daily
service between, the Coast
and Grand Forks, C:

bers West-Trade Transport
Ltd., which specializes in full
load charter trucking, and
Rempel-Trail Transportation
Ltd., which specializes in the
transportation of tanker com-
modities, also provide regu-
lar service throughout this
area of British . Columbia,

“We're > growing with the

Trail, Nelson, Cranbrook,
and most recently, Fernie

She says the. company's
“Temptations” color collec-
tion of three distinctly dif-
ferent shade groupings - cor-
als, flirtatious fuchsias and
clear reds - is a major de-
parture from the. mono-
chromatic (one color group)
concept which was strong in
makeup till the late 70s,

OVERSEEING delivery to the ees opened B.C. Tel
* Kootenay distribution centre In Castlegar Is Public

Lyle Maclean, left,

and sales colordinaier ‘Peter Picton, right. Also in
photo, lett to right, are Ron Rilkoff, Bill Ludlow and Rod

Kennedy.

sales

co-ordinator Peter Picton
says,

“We recognize, the po

tentials and we are here to

shelp solve your transporta-

tion needs.”

The: Johnston’ group is
fully diversified in the field of
public physical distribution.

The capabilities of various |

service areas are combined to
meet specific customer
needs,
The Public Freightways
Castlegar terminal employs
12 people, all with the desire
to meet the shipping public's
needs. 0

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600; business-related: en-
quiries.’ Assistance ' or ‘re

forral was. given to ‘all re-

¢ chamber undertook
to publish a layout of Trail in
Trade’ and “Comnierce' mag-

azine. Two thousand copies of

this article were ordered and
used as a business giveaway...
Up.:to ,1979, there ‘was no

. business-related ‘information

to send ‘out‘on Trail.
1) co-operation

wit
improved i (fan-out ‘alert : sya-'

tem; which’ was’ previously’ *

Limi to*only. Chamber
but’ was

lag reviewed.

rganizations in‘
to) publish a’ community,

events calendar. and ‘expects’

mt tional’: signing’,
same additions will be made ’ its first issue tip.be ees

‘strangers in finding
munities they, wish to

4 if tay year, through co-

operation with Mal Gagnon of,
i nH tigrhphics and Hall Print-
ww colorful, and ‘in-

. "formative city map of Trail

in was received’ to Support
three fulltime summer ‘jobs

udents. One. student
swas employed in ‘the ‘office -
and two were employed ‘in*
“the: tourist booth,

"The chamber sponsor
and ‘supported travel shows.
in Meneran
tietoi
bridge f
was Singita

pon- ;
sored ih the pein Coun-
try booklet,.. an informational

ire entire business .com-
junit’ in order'to provide a.

effective community g

6. purpose. of ‘the: fan- . +:

‘give both; police:and:

is’

‘chamber a means’ of
passing along information to
the? business, community
quickly. The fan-out is used
to.:alert’ businesses“ about
fraudulent cheque’ passers,
possible shoplifters and sim-
ilar offenders. -

-In_ tourism, the Trail
chamber experienced one of
the: most ‘active years on

“With the help of? the |

Plaza Merchants Association,

tors “Association Annual
Meeting ing’ en
ber through

manager
letters TE th en
and sent information ao
with the Trafl:area.-.

In‘ October i te
chamber members presented

; a brief to Marshall Macklin,

was published.

in early 1980,

Much, time was’ spent
actively working with the re-
tall committee and the City of.

Trail to résolve'the ‘issue of -

store hours in Trail: This has
resulted ‘in the store ‘hour
by-law... being .dropped’ ito
‘allow the’ retail: merchants
the opportunity. of setting
their own i hours of

for numerous clubs ‘and ‘or.
ganizations ' holding’ conven-
tions or meetings ‘in |Trail
were prepared by the cham-
ber. The organizations / in-
cluded: ‘the Association of:

Up"

operation.

The chamber. office has
actively assisted “Welcome
‘Wagon ‘in ~ its efforts” of
making neweomers to}. our
community feel contfortable,

With -People, Local ‘480; Golf.

ent, Boy: Scouts,
stic Surgeons of
North America ‘and the Red

’ Cross Society.
‘In May; chamber mem-::

bers' sponsored: the’ public
forui the: candidates
the Federal elec:

consulting firm hired to do a: @

study for the B.C. govern-
ment on tourism, underlining :
the ‘need. for a provincial

2 trailer park in Trail, and:the

need: for proper signing to’
indicate “highway

st alternate route.

the secrotary-manager, fund-

touch with the perils of

an

The chamber fice, be- i

(gan issuing ‘a’ newsletter.
‘ita’ general’ membership {is
kept °: better’ ‘informed:
chamber ’ activities:' Beca
‘of this high level te

jity cand business

ment, \‘the’ chamber’ ” has:

gained ‘21 new. members in

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