LEGENDS LIVE AT THE’ B.C. SPORTS HALL OF - FAME In Jess than a month from now, nearly 1,000 people will gather at the Hotel Van- couver~for a good dinner, lots of laughs and, most importantly, for what has become an annual ceremony for sports in British Columbia. The occasion, on May 19 at the Hotel Vancouver, is the annual B.C. Sports Hall af Fame's Banquet of Champions. It is here, amid bright lights and laughter, that new athletes and builders are inducted into the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame. The Banquet of Cham- pions is one of the highlights in any given sports year in British Columbia. The list of head table speakers down through the years hasbeen a long and illustrious one. To name just a few, sports author George Plimpton, Olympic medalist Jesse Owens, hockey’s Phil Esposito and Pele, the one and it is highlig on sports REPLAY world’s greatest soccer pla er have all been head ble speakers. The evening is always an interesting and enjoyable ted by the induetion itself, which is very simply and tastefully done. However, all this gaiety is in sharp contrast to the Hall of Fame where the deeds of those inducted. are en- shrined and preserved for posterity. The Banquet of Cham- pions lasts just one night but all those things that it stands for live 365 days each and every year at the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame. Unlike the banquet, the Hall of Fame has a quiet dignity about it, Like any museum dedicated to preserving greatness, this all leaves the observar in a state of wonder and respect. . Located in the B.C, Pavilion on the Pacific National Exhibition Grounds the Hall of Fame was established 10 years ago on a grant from the.B.C. Centennial Sports Com- mittee. Until then the bulk of B.C. - sports history and artifacts was stored in basements and closets and instead of gathering B.C. citizens to enjoy sports history, they merely gathered dust. All that changed in August 1966, when then Premier w.A0, Bennett officially opened the Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame's urpose then was to pay a asting tribute to those athletes, administrators and builders whose performance on behalf of sports was particularily | outstanding and to communicate the province’s rich heritage in sports to the public. While those goals have not changed since the Hall was founded, the Hall of Fame has changed very much indeed. The first induction ceremony was a crowded affair with 35 athletes, builders and administrators being honoured as the Hall of Fame faced the mon- storous task of playing “catchu 7 on pearly 100 years of spor’ ry., In the Wears since the membership in the Hall has grown to more than 100. And with each induction year, the hundred-plus showcases grow just as quickly as new artifacts and memoribilia is added to trace the history and development of each sport and its personalities. Trophies, awards and priceless personal records are included in the displays as well as several highly unusual and impressive exhibits. One of these is life size wax figures of hockey greats, Lester Patrick and Fred (Cyclone) Taylor. With a simple push of a button these. two sports heroes actually talk to you. Another fascinating audio display is the 1954 Miracle ile where you can look ata detailed photographic essay of the race which Life Magazine featured while “~many times during 10 years and the thousands . a listening to the actual play- by-play of the radio an- nouncer who called it that very day, e International section is also very impressive as is nearly every facet of this Hall of Fame, which is one of the finest of its kind in North America. Tours of the Hall of Fame are available six days a week. Viewers can simply browse at their leisure or take the special tour, where each guest is given a por- table tape recorder and as he or she moves from display to display the tape gives interesting and ex- citing background material. The B.C, Sports Hall of Fame has n aised 2 past upon thousands who have toured it have come away better for the experience. It’s well worth seeing because it’s a place where legends live long after the day they were made. Northwest Trappers brief to regional district by Otto Lindstrom, ‘President Northwest Trappers Association There are numerous in- dustries that make up the economic base of northern B.C., very few of which are. compatible to and non- injurious to the en- vironment. Trapping has no visible effects on en- vironment and ecology except for the few obscure but picturesque cabins that the trapper must maintain for: protection. Trapping as an industry under the present system of registered trap lines and the effect they have on controlling the harvest, can exist and prosper on the surplus animals that nature provides and then trims out ‘by many means during the harsh periods in late winter. Places where notable problems arise are on private owned lands (which cannot be trapped upon except by permission) but surprisingly these problems arise from over population. This regional district seems preoccupied with trying to attract new in- dustries (regardless of their effects on the environment). Part of this preoccupation stems from the attractively presented tax base of other industries and because of this preoccupation much energy has been expended on bring in (or trying to attract) new people into the area and little has been done to assist or to examine the wants and problems of the resident population. It has been estimated (conservatively we believe) that the B.C. fur industry is only producing about one half of the potential that could be obtained without damaging breeding stocks. But, in spite of requests by the B.C. Trapper's Association, the provincial ‘government has not im- plemented or investigated any form of assistance or encouragements for the industry as a whole or for the individual trappers. DREE, in conjunction with ARDA has entered into agreements with other rovinces and provided unds for use in improving the trapping industry. During the first years of their agreement. Manitoba directed part of the funds at the trapline level. They rovided grubstake loans, cans fer equipment and cabins. Recently they have realigned their priorities 5-614 and are now working ex- tensively on marketing problems and trapper education. Under this program the Manitoba government was instrumental in setting up the Manitoba Trapper’s Association, with its com- plex local representation system that very effectively gives trappers a real voice to government in trappers affairs. Integrated into MRTA’s local system is a fur collection structure that - gives all of Manitoba’s trappers (even those in the remotest regions) easy access to the fop Canadian fur markets. In a five year program 8.3 million dollars will be spent under this agreement, . . There: are @ variety. of roblems that are currently ving a detrimental effect on the trapping industry, so we shall list them briefly: : excessive - and inequitable royalties that are taking money out of the region to enrich Victoria’s government, - a lack of legal tenure written into the Wildlife Act that would give a trapper security for his cabins and land, - a planned program of predator control, par- _PRUDEN & CU 4646 LAKELSE ticularly related to wolves, - assistance in marketing of furs especially for those trappers in the remote parts of the province, + education programs aimed at introducing more trappers to some of the new humane traps, ; - an assessment of the native peoples role in the trapping industry. Presently, in order to have legal tenure for cabins, a trapper must enter into a lease with the government of one form cr another, special use permit or homesite lease. He is then required to pay taxes to government, regional district (including any applicable special benefitting area . assessments) -and: school and hospital taxes. These must be paid on every cabin S about the saying to PARTICIPACTIA (1976) LTD. gs he was in good shape until he took — - his insurance physical? git and cabin site. Since a trapper can benefit. only once from the special benefitting areas (in most cases cabins in the woods never benefit) and because all cabins on a line belong to the same commercial venture, there needs to be a new formula established for taxing trapline im- provements. We recognize that all these stated problems can be solved only by the provincial government, but we believe that your efforts to speak for local industries such as ours will he seriously hampered without knowledge of our problems, knowledge that can he supplied only by us. ‘ We thank you for your time and attention in hearing this brief and trust that we can work together, Have you heard the one guy who Fert & - self that PARTICIPALTIO: BOOOOoOOODOODOt oa ai eo ak 3 : si DOUG MATHESON, 1st Base-Outfield. This wil! be Doug’s first year as a Red. He joins the team after playing in_ Victoria, coming through . THE HERALD, Wednesday, April 27, 1977, PAGE Al} T aes eee (a = Nee GARY PAULSON, Pitcher-Shortstop Gary was one of the big reasons why the Red’s were champions last year. His strong bat and IE RED’S és ALBERT OLSON, Base-Outfield, Al joined the Red's last year and has shown Improvement ever since. 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