I
errace
I
WIIV
LvVlv
I
lUUI
Ull
V
i
.
To
Highway,
Power
Projects
,1
'Desirable
Location
For
Secondary
Industry'
"mountains"
of
limestone
are)
Cathie
Fraser,
editor
ol
the
also
located
In
the
area.
hometown
weekly
newspaper.
On
the
whole,
there
is
litUe
the
Omineca
Herald,
says
that
but
optimism
in
busy
Terrace
while
the
Kitimat
development
which
now
boasti
a
population
will
benefit
all
of
B.C.
and
Of
4.500
tiprsnn
n
1
In.
Mntral
H
C
In
1
-
-
t
tm
Final
stage
of
construction
of
its
rail
link
with
thecreaae
alnce
pre-war
davs
andiiiku
an
iniprfinn
rtt
nHrnnalin
tA
aluminum
town
of
Kitimat
is
exciting
a
fever
of
anticipa-
j
more
than
double
of
that
four
Terrace.
We're
going
to
grow
tion
in
Terrace,
but
residents
pin
tneir
major
nopes
or
:
years
ago.
'giant
size."
the
future
on
twin
developments
yet
to
be
launched.
Northland
Empire
Edition,
June
30,
1954,
Page
11
I
"
iillll'
''111"'"'1""111
"'fr"''
MtW
-,11
III
They
are:
s,
d
MLA
for
skeena
constlt-
s
1.
A
highway
link
between
uency.
the
two
centres.
Mr.
Kenney
envisions
Kitimat
2.
A
power
line
to
Terrace
;M
the
"erem
Pacific
seaport
of
f
vi
t.nr,ir,a
tithe
future
and
as
such
must
'-".have
a
highway
outlet
In
my
opinion
the
highway
supply
ot
electricity
to
be
transmitted
from
the
Kemano
hydro
is
the
key
to
the
whole
development
of
the
Skeena
area."
He
cites
the
following
potentialities:
1.
A
lumber
assembly
dock
at
Kitimat
to
which
forest-rich
Terrace
would
truck
it
products
generators.
While
the
new
40-mile
rail
link
will
provide
the
first
direct
means
of
land
communication
between
the
two
centres,
it
will
INVESTORS
MUTUAL
Learn
about
this
easier,
simpler
way
to
share
in
Canada's
expanding
industries.
Ask
your
Investors
Syndicate
representative
for
full
details.
Contact
T.
M.
(Tom)
Christie
Representative
for
Prince
Rupert,
Terrace
and
Kitimat
.
Address:
315
3rd
Ave.
V.
Prince
Rupert,
B.C.
M.NAQCO
M
BtkritfBUTCO
BV
J
t
be
.used
mainly
for
freighting
of,
ovr
the
40-mile
route.
i
ace
airport
10
serve
Kitimat
and
the
whole
northwest
coastal
area.
V.
,
-
supplies
Into
Kitimat
and
send-
i
ing
out
aluminum
ingots.
j
In
the
opinion
of
Terrace
businessmen,
a
highway
Is
3.
A
pulp
mill
in
vicinity
of
jiniiiiaaa,aa4M-tta!
MWUIOM
tVNOlCATE
necessary
to
provide
easier
and
more
versatile
means
of
contact
HIGHWAY
NECESSITY
The
active
Board
of
Trade
is
confident
that
the
highway
will
TKKKACE
VILLAGE
EAGERLY
looks
to
compleUon
of
the
43-mile
railway
link
to
Kitimat,
as
well
as
start
of
a
highway
between
the
two
points.
More
than
tripling
its
population
in
the
last
few
years
due
to
a
boom
in
lumbering,
Terrace
sees
a
bright
future
for
itself
in
its
relation
to
the
future
city
of
Kitimat.
come
soon,
and
claims
a
share
of
credit
for
having
influenced
a
decision
to
survey
the
route,
now
un((er
way.
Cost
of
the
sur
Kitimat
receiving
much
of
Its
raw
product
from
the
Terrace
area.
A
highly
developed
agricultural
area
between
Terrace
and
Kitimat
to
be
opened
up
by
the
highway.
Industrial
opportunities
in
Terrace
are
considered
numerous
providing
cheap
electric
power
becomes
available.
Besides
the
main
natural
resources
of
forests,
there
are
huge
deposits
of
clay
tested
suitable
for
brick
manufacturing,
ceramics
and
pottery.
There
are
several
pieces
of
pottery
in
the
community
which
were
made
from
local
clay
by
a
hobbyist
35
years
ago.
.
Base
metal'
deposits
and
Lumber
Spelfs
Sensational
Growth
For
Seam-Bursting
Skeena
Village
vey
is
being
shared
on
a
50-50
basis
by
the
provincial
govern
ment
and
Alcan
Fred
Macklin,
Board
of
Trade
president,
says:
"For
18
months
our
group
Terrace,
British
Columbia,
The
railroad
a
branch
from
,
recently
purchased
two
business
sprawling-
on
a
plateau
over-1
Canadian
National's
main
line!
lots
where
It
is
expected
a
looking
the
Skeena
River,
100
1
to
Prince
Rupert
is
expected
to!
building
will
go
up
this
year
to
nines
east
01
me
racmc,
lays
;
oe
compietea
tnis
year.
house
the
post
office
and
other
nas
oeen
pressing
lor
such
a
highway.
Not
only
will
it
open
up
a
lot
of
territory
for
logging,
farming
and
tourist
centres,
but
Wholesale
Suppliers
additional
facilities
are
office
buildings,
apartment
units,
hotels,
retail
stores,
cafes
and
auto
courts.
No
doubt,
say
the
villagers,
these
things
will
come
soon
as
investors
hear
more
of
mushrooming
Terrace
and
it
will
boost
Terrace
in
its
stride
federal
government
agencies.
A
modern
theatre,
rearing
completion,
is
scheduled
to
run
first
pictures
this
summer.
But
still
needed
in
the
way
of
claim
to
the
most
sensational
post-war
expansion
of
any
community
In
the
province.
"And,"
say
Terrace
residents,
"ihis
is
just
the
beginning.
Another
decade
will
see
us
take
of
Meanwhile,
sarvey
of
a
highway
between
the
two
centres
has
been
authorized.
Terrace
Board
of
Trade
which
has
been
hammering
at
government
and
Alcan
doors
for
such
a
highway,
says
only
19
miles
of
road
construction
are
necessary
to
complete
the
link.
GUEST
EDITORIAL
of
becoming
a
major
distributing
snd
divisional
centre.
"A
highway
will
also
give
Kitimat
residents
the
opportunity
for
car
travel
which
is
a
must
in
this
day
and
age.
A
community,
cannot
be
progressive
and
be
even
semi-isolated."
Mr.
Macklin
stressed
the
need
for
cheap
power
in
Terrace
our
place
with
the
other
cities
let
B.C."
Main
source
of
the
village's
i
growth
from
300-odd
in
1941
Fishermen
Seek
I
Stronqer.
Radio
City
council
has
Joined
the
Prince
Rupert
Fishermen's
Coop
Association
In
requesting
that
the
power
of
local
raaio
station
CFPR
be
Increased
so
fishermen
can
receive
the
morning
broadcast
directed
to
them.
FRESH
FRUIT
and
VEGETABLES
jlo
4.500
today
is
summed
up
(;nEp
poVKR
Today's
Pioneers
Accept
Vision
of
Early
Settlers
Hope
of
future
industrial
ex-
.'here
there
were
33
persons
.
DroDOS'pd
,f.
trnm
Ken
Harding,
secretary-man
employed
in
lumberinj;
in
1949
which
would,
he
said,
"make
Terrace
a
desirable
location
for
secondard
industry."
POWER
LINE
The
B.C.
Power
Commission
BY
CATHERINE
FRASER
northern
line
on
the
road
to
Editor,
Terrace
"Omineca"
prosperity.
,
Herald
The
new
Canadian
National
Tha
nannlA
n
TAH.nA
mA
mil
link
TIHW
hjtn7
MnCtrtllA
i
Kitimat
tapping
Alcan's
million
horse
power
supply
of
electric
i
energy.
Industrial
ager
of
the
Coop,
told
council
the
B.C.
fishermen's
broadcast
provided
a
service
to
fishermen
but
the
station
did
not
have
suf
lor
instance,
there
are
more
than
700
directly
connected
with
the
industry
today.
To
Canada's
Newest
Empire
already
has
Indicated
to
the
!he..-,P1Tr
c"mm'sslon-
district
are
"e
proud
pua
and
happy
i'ween
Terrace
and
Kitimat
ru.p
MILL
'
aprovinr-ial
body
which
is
"L,',
?
Iwlilonen
sup-
"tast
north-centra
,
,
British
m
""'
'
he
major
boosts
Inlying
Terrace
today
w
I
th
f
"Xurnld
hT
!
mlsslon
that
the
feasibility
of
Hevilnnment
l
iColumbia
is
coming
into
its
St
untouched
by
man:
anu
..Hnookin-unT.-tnK,t,'t.,
hooking
up
Terrace
to
Kitimat's
:
One
of
t
ficient
range
to
reach
the
fishing
grounds.
Council
ordered
a
letter
sent
to
Transport
Minister
Chevrier,
under
whose
department
the
'
"
n.
wverapmem
u,
was
diesel
uiesei-generatea
trenerat
n.,
power
.nH
ana
nas
ha.
,
,;
will
civ
the
farmer,
and
th.
supply
will
be
investigated.
B.C.
Fruit
&
Produce
Co.
Ltd.
the
location
of
the
Columbia
i
been
forced
to
increase
its
"
""-"
,
,
-
.
"
"u..t
,
!
i...
,
.-.-j,
tr
et.
who.
awav
back
in
the
1
lumbermen
in
the
interior
an-
Another
outspoken
supporter
c..u,ur
wtoi
uprrauuim
in
mpacuy
efrai
limes,
nas
inui-;
,
-
nth(r
nlI)1.t
f.
thol.
,M
of
the
two
proposals
is
Edward
iCBC
is
directed,
askini
that
Box
126
Terras
Sline
wiU
K!"'!
"
hnd
on
Js
hoped
.highway
will
be
Prince.
Rupert,
B.C.
T.
Kenney,
ex-minister
of
lands
I
the
power
increase
be
approved.
which
to
settle
and
build,
were
i
Dullt
als:
tms
would
enable
i
.....
.
..
.
.
Ivui..-
a.
l
.
soon.
ana
lorests
and
recently
re-
LFPK's
output
is
250
watts.
the
area
in
1951.
But
other
private
and
much
smaller
operations
have
increased,
and
earlier
ones
have
more
than
doubled
their
production.
.
In
1945
there
were
three
lum
n"M
u
miles
inland
J
y
From
Terrace,
a
good
road
ex-
y
........
.
ia
n.
.u.'the
charm
and
unlimited
noten-
'Warm,
dry
interior
summers
irnus
WfUUi
AIJI
11
JIIHC3
IU
II
1C
...
-
'
J
!..-.
jL.
1
1
,
w
lmiunuuuaiiij.;iniijiiiuiimii.miii
I.
I
I
mill
...,.,
u..
limits
of
Lakelse
Lake.
Krom"a'
01
lne
bKeen
valley.
It
'
"i-r
nu..uy
10
vi.i.
-
,.j
i,..lhad
what
thev
were
seeklno
tale
advantage
of
fine
camping
ber
operations
in
the
Terrace
'jbeen
pushed
through
for
12
if'ch
soil,
valuable
timber,
abun-
,dli,,ea
a,on2
our
lakeshores
area.
Today
there
are
17
work
Ing
at
full
capacity
snd
anotherHes.
Total
distance
Is
"
ot
water,
showings
f
i.sn.ng
m
fi
1
(1st
ill
mnsrn
rr
ihp
hh
niiunnia,
u
iii
nriaic
i
IA
nn
-
kn.la
mate
numerous
lakes
and
When
the
Kitimat
b
f
In
llil
after
the
start
nf."nk
has
been
estimated
at;
project
streams,
and
the
windlnggets
under
way,
we
are
told
Skeena
River
lending
so
much
there
will
be
much
surplus
to
the
beauty
of
the
country-
jelectric
power,
tempting
new
side,
all
within
easy
access
to!
industry
to
come
in;
deep
sea
Derations
by
Columbia
Cellu-j
$1,200,000.
Jr.se
whose
$
10.000,000
pulp
mill
B"'
,ne
wake
'
thla
un-ls
located
at
Prince
Rupert,
the
Precedented
growth,
the
vil-tmal
laf?e'
administration
and
facil-3'U51.770
cut
for
the
year
was-1
board
feet.
I
ltl'
have
been
lost
in
the
limbo.
the
sea.
ships
bringing
ore
for
the
mak
Ing
of
aluminum,
will
be
look
It
was
Indeed
a
land
of
opportunity,
for
those
willing
to
work
ing
for
return
cargo.
Along
with
hard
with
little
remuneration
'
Prince
Ruprrt,
central
British
save
the
satisfaction
of
watch-
.Columbia
will
then
have
two
outlets
to
the
sea.
All
services
are
strained
to
the
utmost.
Because
of
Its
limited
municipal
area
half
a
square
mile
containing
1,000
persons
a
recent
request
by
village
commissioners
for
a
government
loan
to
extend
water
service
was
denied.
ing
a
dream
unfold.
It
took
men
with
vision
snd
a
true
pioneer
spirit
to
give
this
I
The
1953
production
was
fcl'
000.000
board
feet
with
the
pulp
mill's
take
of
the
total,
C.'.OOO
OOO
board
feet.
I0KK
FARMERS
I
Andi
while
lumbering
in-jrrcased
multifold,
other
forms
f
expansion
were
taking
place
b'
the
Immediate
area
of
the
Village
which
gained
Its
first
Settlers
In
1908
and
incorporated
We
have
been
told
that
airport
will
be
the
hub
of
country
its
start.
We,
who
to-
lalr
transportation
for
this
sec-day
are
reaping
the
reward
of
jtion
oI
the
province.
The
beam
their
harrishln
and
sacrifice
are
station
now
being
constructed
'
'
!
'
t
'
in,.,
1
,
)
But
But
the
me
commissioners
commissioners
are
are,
,
.
.
..
,
...
.
nrmid
,
that
.
nnr
r
cnuntrv
hreeris
.
mill
wll
ensure
.
year-round
,lrxA
service.
,,
wiue
awBKe
10
me
neeos
01
ineir
F
.
..
,
,7.
.
.
aHvinigiii
!.,
t
men
01
mis
canore
ior
Dy
..f,
,jr
,u
in-
mushrooming
community
their
courage,
their
vision
and
j
rape
but
tnc
ent're
district.
th,
'
ne,
,
.
..
.
.
Thin
....1...
its
potentials.
Heading
A
pleasant
climate
with
I
"
....
i.
Ithelr
untirinff
enerv.
we
have!
lms
lan
01
opportunity,
vis-
k
,:ia
sound
foundation
on
which
i
"y
the
early
settler,,
is
to
eo
on
buildine.
;
entering
anotner
era
in
its
f
'ast
Range
so
far
north
has
I
Include
the
balance
of
3,500
per-
to..
t.!
.
IKfowth.
We
today
are
the
pio-
i'traetpd
many
farmers,
several!
sons
clustered
around
the
pres
f
whom
are
engaged
in
com-ient
village
confines.
the
eyes
of
the
outside
world
are
at
last
turning
our
way,
i
May
we
have
the
same
steadfast
flHh
nnnran.
anI
an!..!.
AiA
Other
desperate
needs
are
in
sUllation
of
adequate
sewer
aware
of
the
value
of
our
andK
our
loreatner,
worlt
t0.
system
and
improvement
to
natural
resources.
Industry
is
thcr
w,
h
understanding
and
fifrcial
horticulture
supplying
1'ical
and
Prince
Rupert
mar-li'
ts.
100
miles
westward.
KITIMAT
I
Meanwhile,
construction
for
streets,
integrity
so
that
their
vision
ins
rumental
tools
of
nature
Lnd
ou
wi,
,
which
it
seeks.
NEW
BLII.DINGS
Meanwhile,
building
permits
to
the
extent
of
$260,000
were
!
and
stable
reality,
new
industry
.
We
welcome
,.Un
.,
iqc-i
fn-
nrivate
nd
are
proud
that
our
com-'CATS
STAY
FREE
dwellings
and
business
construe-
imunlty
played
an
Instrumental
VANCOUVER
(CP)
-
City
,'lie
last
two
years
of
the
huge
fenerations
of
Aluminum
Com-p
my
of
Canada
at
Kitimat
only
4orid
miles
south
has
left
its
Impact
In
and
around
Terrace.
I
Included
In
additional
business
which
Kitimat
is
bringing
its
nearest
neighbor,
is
con-'ruction
of
a
railroad
from
the
t0n
ipmh
uiiuKuiK
ini
new
ur,
council
reiectea
a
proposal
to
Two
new
banks
have
opened
dustry
to
our
doorstep.
impose
a
license
on
cats,
similar
up
In
the
last
year
In
addition
I
To
our
new
neighbors
at
Kit-
j
to
dogs.
"Next
it
will
be
canar-to
the
original
bank
which
has!'mat
the
Aluminum
Company
j
les."
commented
an
Indignant
moved
into
new
quarters.
I0'
Canada
we
extend
a
warm
alderman.
A
new
$375,000
junior-senior
and
friendly
hand.
.
high
school
was
opened
this
I
This
new
enterprise
will
make
CANADIAN
ARCTIC
year
to
help
take
care
of
more
Kitimat
a
community
many
j
Sovereignty
over
the
Arctic
than
750
district
pupils
and
the
J
times
larger
than
ours,
which
j
Islands
north
of
Canada
was
ikeena
Valley
village
to
the
Ifuture
smelter
city.
I
Kitimat
is
the
reason
why
jTorrace
villagers
say:
AGAIN
the
Royal
heads
north
to
new
industrial
frontiers
"Watch
us
for
the
next
10
1
100
new
bezinners
each
year,
i
cannot
out
neip
every
otner
transferred
hy
Great
Britain
to
joars."
And
the
federal
government
1
town
and
village
along
this
Canada
In
1880.
LOOK
WELL
AT
THIS
CREST
for
it
is
recognized
the
world
over
as
that
of
the
R.CAF.
Air
Crew
Officer
whose
ability
is
'unsurpassed
anywhere
REQUIREMENTS
Single.
f7
to
25
years
of
age,
Junior
Matriculation.
See
or
Contact:
The
Career
Counsellor
at
545
Sevmour
St..
Vancouver
2.
B.C.
Phone:
TAt-low
7577
...
or
mail
coupon
below.
For
more
than
two
years
,the
construction
crews
who
have
been
tunnelling
and
bulldozing,
building
power
dams
and
transmission
lines
in
the
rugged
Kemano
area
have
been
served
"on
the
spot"
by
the
Royal
Bank's
Kemano
branch
and
by
sub-branches
located
at
various
work-sites.
Now,
as
the
smelter,
port
and
townsite
at
Kitimat
are
readied
for
operation,
the
Royal
Bank's
Kitimat
Branch
opens
for
business.
'
;
'.
.
So
another
page
turns
in
the
story
of
Canada's
northward
expansion,
and
in
the
pioneering
record
of
The
Royal
Bank
of
Canada.
The
Royal
Bank
is
on
the
job
in
many
other
centres
of
B.C.'s
new
northland
empire
Fort
St.
John,
Prince
George,
Quesnel,
Burns
Lake,
Hazel-ton,
Smithers,
Terrace,
Prince
Rupert
...
In
other
provinces,
too,
the.
Royal
has
moved
forward
to
new
frontiers.
Two
branches
are
already
established
in
Alberta's
important
new
Pembina
oil
field.
And
at
Port
Radium,
on
the
fringe
of
the
Arctic
Circle,
it
maintains
the
"farthest
north"
branch
in
Canada.
The
Air
Crew
Officer
is
trained
in
business
administration
...
in
public
relations
...
in
leadership
as
well
as
the
Whether
he
remains
"Air
Force"
perman-lechniques
of
aviation
and
flying
operations.
ently
or
returns
later
to
civilian
life,
he
is
.
prepared
for
a
professional
career.
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2,
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