This is Marj and Bill Samson's second duration
in Cassiar and they arrived here with their children
Lynn and Don, the second time around - in July 1966.

Marj started working in August of 1966 in the
Mill Lab where she worked until March. She later
tzansferred to the Retail Store as a Clerk and then
worked her way up to Cashier. Her perserverance
paid off and she is now Office Assistant - smiling
her way through the day to day paper work and
bookkeeping.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR IDEAS

On February 15, 1976 a group of local
citizens were asked to volunteer their services

and form a Centennial '71 Committee.

WHAT you may ask is the Centennial '71
Committee - Well, here is a short course in B.C.
history.

On Tuesday, July 29, 1871, the Colony of
British Columbia entered Confederation, thus
becoming the sixth Province of Canada.

This union linked together various peoples
to form a nation stretching from sea to sea.

Wé can all look back with pride on a great
109 years since B.C. entered Confederation. The

year 1971 is an important date in the history of
our Province.

How thus can we celebrate this historial
event?

The Province will make available to the Local
Committee, a certain amount of money. This money
must be spent on a commemorative Ctntennial project
of "Lasting value and significance".

Your Committee feels that the Project, what-
ever it may be, should be the choice of the
citizens and have agreed that a competition would
be the best and fairest way of giving everyone a
chance to participate.

Your Committee has an open mind on ideas and
there must be hundreds of them floating around
Cassiar.

Here are a few guide lines which you should
use in submitting ideas:

1. The grant could run about $8,000.90

2. Projects of a lasting nature eligible for
approval by the Provincial Centennial '71
Committee are:

a) The acquisition and construction of
buildings, parks (other than regional),
and other capital works;

b) the acquisition of buildings of historic
merit and any furniture or furnishings
therein;

c) the restoration of buildings of historic
or architectural merit.

d) the writing and publishing of books.
e) the composition of musical works;

f) the creation and completion of paintings
or sculpture and other works of art;

g) additions and improvements to previous
Centennial projects.