Dick & Sue Chambers = bf CHAMBERS ia BOX 623 INVERMERE, B.C... . VOA 1K0 88-12-03 ___ AUGUST _ FOR THE VISUAL AND After many setbacks, a Board of Directors for the Centre has been gathered together. They are Allan Studd, Chairman; Karen Taplin, Treasurer; Sharon Rise- borough, Secretary; Marc Poulin, Mary Comper, Bob Wilson, Charles Molloy, Sheryl Yakiwchuk, and Sandy Sandvik. We are now beginning the job of charting a course for the Centre over the next couple of years. We are starting with a building, no money, and lots of possi- bilities. Our first meeting was held on July 14, but because of summer holidays a full meeting will not be possible until the end of the summer. At the beginning of July we hired Darla Creyke as our Summer Co-ordinator. Her main responsibility is to run a Day Camp for 3 hours each day. With its large rooms and kitchen facilities the Ralf Voss Centre is well suited for this. Day Camp will run from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., weekdays until August 19. The cost is $2.50 per child per day. Darla will also be working to help set some direc- tion for the Centre. She is starting to set up a Tourist Information Centre out of the Lobby which will hope- fully operate in the afternoons. We will also be approach- ing the local artists to display their work in separate shows PERFORMING ARTS - Summer Co-ordinator Darla Creyke with Jacqulyn Rozon for the remainder of the summer. Watch for posters announcing these shows. In the Autumn, the Centre will be a hive of ac- tivities as we begin to get some sense of the uses that it can be put to. These will include cultural and artistic events, regular classes, room rentals, Arts and Crafts Shows, Coffee Houses, and dramatic productions. We may also be putting some of the space out to tender for retail purposes. All of these are ideas floating around in our heads and we are happy to receive proposals and ideas from the people of Cassiar. Simply contact any members of the Board of Directors. As we struggle with the small problems of reopen- ing an old building one thing is becoming very clear. If the Centre is going to serve the needs of Cassiar people, it is going to have to have a large degree of community volunteer participation. Finishing touches, renovations to plumbing and wiring, extra insulation and many other things still need to be done to make the building usable. Because of the present state of our finances, this means we will need to have several work parties to finish these projects. In the end, Cassiar will have a proud addition to our facilities, and a home for the arts -- something few other communities our size have. FORMER CASSIARITE PASSES AWAY John James Forbes, better known as Jim, died suddenly at the Ajax Pickering Hospital on Saturday, June 11, 1988. _ Mr. Forbes was employed with Cassiar from August 1954 to September 1970, originally as mill fore- man, then promoted to general foreman. He was rehired in July 1977 as assistant mill super, and retired in 1981 as assistant super of projects” Mr. Forbes is survived by his wife Frieda Schoster, and children Maria (Mrs. Morrow) of Ajax, John of Fort McMurray, Jennifer (Mrs. Gardner) of Santa Barbara, California, Richard of Fort McMurray, Gerald of Sable Island, Nova Scotia, and Robert of North York. A Mass of the Resurrection was held for Mr. Forbes in St. Bernadette’s Church, Ajax, Ontario on Wednesday June 15. Cremation followed. Donations in Mr. Forbes’ memory can be sent to the Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation. 1988 Sie! VOSeem NRE CASSIAR MINING CORPORATION 7 CASSIAR MINE CASSIAR OPEN PIT SLOUGH On June 22, the Cassiar open pit mine experienced a wall failure of approximately 400 tonnes along the® south footwall. The failure envelope ranges between the serpentine contact and 45 degree shear ‘laterally; and between the 5870 and 5600 elevations vertically. and notify the appropriate authorities. of melt water channelling between the footwall serpen- tine contact and graphic schist, lowering the coefficent of friction between the two rock masses allowing the area to slip. Suspension of operations on that same day was a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of men and equipment working in and about the area. This - action also allowed mine personnel to assess the situation and nofify the appropriate authorities. With assistance from government and consulting to provide a safe working area for future excavations. of the area. As a result of this investigation a monitoring program has been established and-put into effect and alternative mining plans are presently being developed to provide a safe working area for future excations. ~ The Company would like to thank the survey crew for the time spent developing the background field required in the monitoring program and Locals 6536 and 8449 of the United Steelworkers of America for their cooperation. Cassiar Shopping Centre’s employee, Carla Litke has a new position in the store. . Although she is still technically a Cashier Clerk, she has recently taken over the position downstairs doing office duties. She is re- placing Cec Terris who has moved to Whitehorse. Carla says she enjoys the new job but really misses working with the public. Carla has worked in the store for a year and has been in Cassiar for approximately 8 years. sceuWhose trick? Rog Ss 2 pea eee es ——E