GaSSiar

COMmmmunity lite and living

Cassiar is a frontier town.

It started as a tent town before the mine
existed. It has yet to celebrate its twenty-
fifth birthday. It is not perfect. But every
year something new is added for the com-
fort, enjoyment or utility of its citizens —
many of these new facilities being the pro-
jects of imaginative and creative people
who call Cassiar ‘home’. In fact it’s the
people who make a town. They are the
ones who give it character, fill it with
activity and make it hum.

Cassiar has a population of about 1,500.
Because it is an unincorporated town the
company provides all normal municipal
services. Sewer, water, roads, street light-
ing, and garbage collection are provided at
no direct cost to those who are employed
by the company. Electrical power and fuel
oil are available as required at a reason-
able cost.

Once established in Cassiar, it is possible
to purchase vacated houses or trailers. Or,
subject to occupation and seniority consid-
erations, you may build your own home
through a company assistance program, or
install a trailer on a serviced lot.

Present single accommodations are being
gradually improved. They are cleaned on a
regular basis and changes of linen are pro-
vided at the laundry when soiled linen is
turned in.

Now, what is here for you at Cassiar?
Below are listed the town’s main features,
clubs, activities, and services. They are at
your service or yours to enjoy.

Stores. There are two stores in Cassiar —
a grocery store and a drygoods store.
Fresh produce and foodstuffs are trucked
in on a regular basis. Store hours

as posted.

Banking. Cassiar is served by the Royal
Bank of Canada. Banking hours
as posted.

Medical Services. The community has a

well equipped hospital with a resident doc-
tor and a staff of five nurses. Because
surgery facilities are limited patients are
sent to larger centers for major treatment.
Every three to four months a dentist
spends up to one week in Cassiar. An op-
tician is also in attendance about three
times a year. Periodically the town is
visited by children’s specialists. In addition,
a Public Health Nurse is available in the
community.

School. Cassiar’s Elementary Junior-
Secondary School has grades from Kin-
dergarten to Grade 11. Fifteen to sixteen
teachers are on staff. Academically the
school is equal to any in British Columbia.
A full district maintenance staff is in atten-
dance. The school’s facilities include a full
Gymnasium, a fully equipped Industrial
Education Shop, Home Economics, and a
Resource Centre. Recreational and com-
petitive activities held by the school include
volleyball, floor hockey, indoor soccer,
basketball, badminton, and a school curl-
ing league. The students travel to Watson
Lake, Fort Nelson, Stewart and other
northern centers to participate in competi-
tive sports and instructive activities.

Dining Hall. Full cafeteria facilities are
available at the dining hall which schedules
its services to conform with all shift re-
quirements.

Churches. Cassiar is proud of its two
churches which play an active role in the
town’s social activities and spiritual life. A
tour of the town is hardly complete without
visiting All Saints Anglican Church, and
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church.
They provide a full range of community
and spiritual services including Sunday
School for the children. You will receive a
warm welcome from members of our
church congregations.

Post Office. A complete postal service is
provided by the post office staff. It is con-
veniently located near the dining hall.

R.C.M.P. Cassiar’s two-man Detachment
covers an area of 13,500 square miles,
from the British Columbia — Yukon bor-
der to Dease Lake. They are extremely
busy policemen who will always appreciate
your co-operation and assistance in the
discharge of their many Detachment
duties.

Snack Bar, Lounge and Liquor Store.
The Snack Bar, the community

Lounge, and the Liquor Store

are open as posted.

Airstrip. The community airstrip is 3,400
feet long. It is maintained during the sum-
mer for small aircraft and for emergencies.

Fire and Emergency. There is a first
class volunteer Fire Department with two
fully equipped fire trucks. A helicopter pad
is situated near the hospital for emergency
use by the community of Cassiar and the
surrounding area.

Emergency Phone Numbers are:

Fire 778-7222
Hospital 778-7234
R.C.M.P. 778-7200

Motor Vehicle Office. A Motor Vehicle
Branch is located at the Community Ad-
ministrative Office. It is open daily
Monday through Friday.

Newspaper. A local community paper cal-
led THE ASBESTOS SHEET is published
once per month. It is distributed to em-
ployees and outside friends and associates
of the company and the community. Ideas,
photographs, and local news are always
welcomed by the editor of the paper.

Recreation Centre. The Recreation
Centre is centrally located and is operated
by the Cassiar Community Club staff
through an elected Executive. Facilities in
the Centre include indoor sports such as
badminton, volleyball, ping-pong. Also
there is a reading and TV lounge, a pool
table and darts. Throughout the year the
Recreation Centre is used for community
dances and other large social functions