NEWS

THE OLD AND THE NEW
DEASE RIVER BRIDGE.

There were a lot of disappointed
citizens of Cassiar the weekend of
June llth, as their trips South to
Telegraph Creek were disrupted with
the collapse of the Dease River
Bridge. The Dept. of Highways crews
were busy the whole weekend recover-
ing truck, trailer and heavy equip-
ment which went into the river with
the collapse of the bridge.

While on the job, Mr. Ken White,
foreman of the Dease Lake Mainten-
ance camp was injured and I hear is
able to get around. Keep off that
leg Ken and soon you will be on the
job again.

The bridge crew is already at
the bridse and work has already
begun clearing away the old span.

J. Rattray from the Good Hope Lake
Maintenance camp tells us if all
goes well, the new Dease River
Bailey span will again be in use two
or three weeks from now. At present
those who must go back and forth
across the river must do so by boat.

Jock also tells us that there
are improvements along the Cassiar
Road from the Alaska Highway Junct-
jon. Work crews are in the vrocess
of re-surfacing the road to within
one mile of Cassiar, with the last
mile or two to be straightened out
at the south east end of town. If
we stay around Cassiar long enouth,
we mav see a complete vaved Cassiar
Road for the future. We now have
ten miles of black top along the
Sand Flats near Blue River.

Sunday July 4th, saw the open-
ing of the new Dease River Bridge.
There were many cars, trucks and
campers waiting on both sides of
the bridge. Truckers who drive the
Dease Road towards Telegranh Creek
and south of the Stikine River will
be very busv the next while catch-
ine un on freight shivments.

For the manv veovle of Cassiar
who have not as vet driven the
Stewart Hishwav, the mountains,
lakes, rivers and streams are just
heautiful. A lot of Cassiarites
should wander down the Stewart
Hizhwav for a drive to see the wond-
erful countrv we have here in North-
ern British Columbia, and for those
without overnicht facilities there
is a motel, The Jack & Jill, at
Nease Lake, a auarter mile south of
the Teleeranh Creek turoff, which
has rooms end a cafe. Drive care-
fully.

CASSIAR ELEMENTARY JUNIOR SECONDARY
SCHOOL

Construction on the new school
addition is progressing well. The
new addition adds two new class-
rooms which will be used for Home
Economics and Industrial Arts. Plus
an addition to the existing gyn,
giving the school a regulation size
gym which will be an asset to the
boys and girls of our community.
(Sorry folks, no 11 and 12 this
year.)

Completion of the school is ex-
pected to be at the beginning of
the fall term, making our school
one of the most modern in this
northern region.

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