Wilkinson Business Machines proprietor Bob Wilkinson, accompanied by frlend Rosalle Annandale, recently received the Business Executive of the Year award from the Terrace and District Chamber of Commerce. Terrace Air views. fleet expansion The Kitimat-Stikine Regional District says it is ‘economically good for the region”’ and has of- fered their support for Terrace Air’s apriication for a Group “Cc” gircraft license. In a letter to the regional district, Terrace Air Operations Manager Leslie Hanberg said his operation is making the applica- tion because they have received a number of requests from customers wanting to charter pressurized light twin-engine air- craft recently. He explained that the company - is. currently operating aircraft up to a max- imum of 7,000 pounds under Call Al Egan: 635-6273 Bee -COLD Be ememmncetimant Aiea anatase TERRACE CARPET CENTRE LTD. 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Wilkinson. has been “+ chosen Business Executive of the _ Year for 1988 by the Terrace and District Chamber of Commerce -.|.- but he had to pay dearly for the ‘|: first hour of his term as friends. .| -and associates grilled. him with ' monologues. and anecdotes on his business habits and personal quirks at a Chamber dinnir last Thursday. Wilkinson, who appeared to be taken aback by the award, absorbed the barbs from a panel of ‘‘roasters’? with apparent good humor, despite reports that he was moderately indispos- ed from a flu bug. uo, Phit Hartl, Terrace branch manager for the Federal Busi- ness Development Bank, noted that Wilkinson has been in business here a long time and prospered as a result. Hartl claimed that when asked if he ae Atter a banquet prepared by Manuel Da Sllva and an ho Aad lost any friends on the road to success, Wilkinson replied, *‘When I was poor I didn’t have any friends.” As Wilkinson sat - lighting successive cigarettes at the head table, Hartl stated, “Bob has read so much adverse literature on the bad effects of - smoking that he’s decided to stop reading.” Taking aim at Wilkinson’s somewhat portly physique, Hartl added that “If it weren’t for his smoker’s cough in the morning, Bob wouldn’t | get any exercise at all.” Northern Drugs proprietor Gerry Martin took note of the large attendance at the event, saying, ‘I find it amazing that out of all these talented business people, the judges picked my friend Bob... and if you look around this room, well, that really is amazing.’’ In assessing Wilkinson’s business acumen and his fondness for the technol- -Walker, son gets top Chamber honor. ogy he deals in, Martin asserted, “Wilkie -doesn’t have any. idea. where it’s at, but if you give him a minute he’ll find out -by FAX.”" Concluding with a back-. handed acknowledgement of . 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