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1965 is now being given as the probable |
| completion date for the Stewart-Cassiar

highway

Mines Minister eel visiting —
Cassiar Monday night, said that federal

assistance is being sought to help finance
the ta miles still not sade contract. The

Contractors working south towards
| Burrage Creek and north towards the Bell
j irving river are expected to complete their

seetions this year. |

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: Engineers consider the road south from
Dease Lake to be very good-~"almost Alaska
Highway quality"=-=but the stretch from
Sawmill Point north to Sassiar will have to
»| be improved.

The link with Stewart will open up new
..| vacation areas for Cassiar residents, and
‘ip eventually provide a link through to the
'Cariboo and Vancouver when a road from
Hazelton up the Nass River intersects with
the highway at a point about 60 miles ge
of Stewart.