. WG4 Terrace Review — Wednesday, Feb, 26, 1986

* Touch of

Spirit of
competition
is
friendship

Dear Friends,

I would like to extend
my warmest welcome to
the 2,300 athletes, their
coaches and the visitors
to the 1986 B.C. Winter
Games.

As always, these
games promise to match
the successes of past
events, offering the best
in athletic excellence and
the very best in northern
hospitality.

Many organizations
and individuals have
contributed hundreds of
hours of their time to en-

‘dim Fulton

sure your enjoyment.
That is a feat we can all
applaud.

As the games begin,
remember, the true spirit
of competition is friend-

ship.
Good luck.
Sincerely,
Jim Fulton,
Skeena MP.

magic lights
Winter Games

There’s a lot more to
the annual B.C, Winter
Games than athletes pit-
ting their strengths and
skills against the: best in
the province. There’s a
very real element of
esprit de corps that
quickly takes over every
host community, making
every citizen proud to be
a part of the organiza-
tion: proud to be able to
put the community’s best
foot forward: proud to
be a British Columbian.

Of course there’s a lot

Lasting acquaintances
are made possible

in pursuit of
excellence

Frank Howard, MLA

My fellow British Col-

umbians, welcome to
Terrace.
It is difficult to

duplicate the excitement
of competing with others
in a sports event. The
B.C. Winter Games of-
fers that opportunity as
well as offering the op-
portunity to make lasting
friendships among fel-
low British Columbians.
We are honored in Ter-
race to be able to wel-
come our sisters and
brothers from all over
this great province, =

We believe that com-
petition reaches its
spiritual home when an
athlete competes with
himself or herself to do
better than before, to

reach for personal and
individual excellence, to
acquire a greater pride in
ones own achievements,
and to be both an asset
io ones self and to the
community at large.

May each participant
in the games and each
visitor enjoy the warmth
of Terrace’s hospitality
and return home safely
and with a sense of hav-
ing participated ina truly
great province-wide and
community event.

Frank Howard,
MLA, Skeena.

Arena lights are upgraded

by Daniele Berquist
TERRACE An
estimated $44,000 will be
spent this week towards
the upgrading of the
lighting system at the
Terrace Arena.

Al McMiven
superintendent for Ter-
race Parks and Recrea-
tion said the project
began on Sunday Feb.
16, at midnight. “The
work will be completed
on time... I see no pro-

blem there."’

A theatre-type lighting
system is to be installed,
where the lights can be
dimmed, with a spotlight
on stage ‘‘this will be

great for the B.C.
Games,’’ noted
McMiven.

The money that would
otherwise be spent on
rental equipment will be
used towards the project.
The cost is to be divided
as such: A donation of

$10,000 by the B.C.
Games Society, a dona-
tion of $10,000 by the
Terrace Rotary Club,
and $24,000 is taken care
of by the municipality.
The second project
dealing with fire alarm
systems has been com-
pleted to meet the fire
marshal’s standards,
said McMiven. Heat and
smoke detectors were in-
stalled at an estimated
cost of between $17,000
and 20,000, he added.

Cultural
events

by Bett Tsa-Me-Gahl
Program Director
Kermode Friendship
Society

TERRACE — The Ker-
mode Friendship Society
will be hosting the
following cultural ac-
tivities during the B.C.
Winter Games.

Alugiigat —
Gue-qua-loodt

@ An archieval photo
display of the aboriginal
peoples of the Terrace
area.
@ An arts and crafts
show and sale. ~

@ Times: Feb. 27
from 11 a.m, to 6 p.m.,
Feb, 28 from 10 a.m. to
6 p.m. and March | from

10 a.m, to 6 p.m,
@ Location: 4606
Lakelse Avenue, Ter-

TaCce.

Hum-a-saa

@ Aboriginal foods.
@ Time: 6 p.m. to 9
p.m, on Feb, 28.
@ Location: 3313
Kalum Street. .
adults $4,
under 12, $1.

@ Cost:

of hard work involved in
the planning and
preparation for the
games — but there’s a
touch of magic too! You
can feel it when the
Games torch is struck
and its flame swells .in
unison with the eager
voices of a children’s
choir, and the roar of an
enthusiastic crowd. You
can feel it when you
watch your hometown
athletes practicing with
proud anticipation: all
setting their games goals
and working towards a
coveted medal.

You can feel it at a
Games Committee
meeting as hundreds of
volunteers file their pro-
gress reports and each
stage of the preparation
is stamped “‘mission ac-
complished. " You can
feel it when frustrating
setbacks that would nor-
mally incite angry
retaliation, produce
laughter instead. You
can feel it when
neighbors work together
hand in hand, despite
die-hard philosophical
differences.

The story of the B.C.
Winter Games began in
1977 when the provincial
government initiated the
event to stimulate en-

thusiasm and participa- .

tion in amateur sports,
and to encourage a
higher level of physical
fitness throughout the
province.

This year’s Winter
Games in Terrace will
host more than 2500
athletes, managers,
coaches and officials —
a guest list that required
the volunteer services of
some 2000 Terrace
residents.

Sports and athletic
facilities in Terrace will

be totally utilized and

our good neighbor com-
munity of Kitimat has
graciously consented to
help out by offering the
use of its arena for some
of the overflow.

Athletes at the B.C.
Winter Games (Terrace)
1986 will compete for
Gold, Silver and Bronze
medals — the ultimate
awards.

Funding for the B.C.
Games program comes
through the Western

‘Canada Lottery.

The 1986 Summer
Games will be held in
Cranbrook.

Museum to

The Terrace museum
of local history, normal-
ly closed during the
winter, will be open to
the public for three days
during the Games.

Grace McCarthy

B.C. Winter Games
by far the largest
participation program
in all of Canada

The people of Terrace
have gone all out to
make this huge amateur
sporting event an out-
standing success. I am
delighted and amazed at
the enthusiasm and com-
mitment of the 2,000
plus volunteers who have
strived to make their
community’s efforts the
“best yet’’.

My government start-
ed the British Columbia
2,396 athletes competing
in 21 different sports
events — it is an enor-
mous project and one
that all the province is
proud of — in fact it is
by far the largest par-
ticipation program in all
of Canada.

To all the athletes, I
wish you success in your
endeavors and sincerely
-hope that the memories
of keen competition,
good sportsmanship,

be open

The museum, located
in Heritage Park by the
Skeenaview Lodge, will
open Feb. 27 and 28 and
March f from 10 a.m. to
4 p.m.

hospitality and new
friendships will linger for
many years to come.
Grace McCarthy,
Ministry of Provincial
Secretary and
Government Services,

Greetings
to visitors

Frank Hamilton

Frank Hamilton, superinten-
dent of schools for School
District 88, welcomes
visitors to Terrace, host
community of the B.C.
Winter Games.