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John and Delores left Cassiar for an

BON VOYAGE ! extended visit in Montreal and then plan

on journeying On to France by way of an
to the Poiriers

ocean voyage,
We all join together to wish the very

Mr. Poirier originally came to Cassiar best to Mr. and Mrs. Poirier in the future.

in 1965 as relieving supervisor for

Cordner, Hubert & Bond Ltd. who was our
catering contractor at that time.

He filled this position several times
until he finally took over as full time
supervisor for this same catering contract-
or in March 1968.

On September 1, 1968 when the company
took over the operation of the cafeteria,
accommodations and laundry, Mr. Poirier
transferred and remained as Catering
Manager until June of 1969 when he became
Camp Accommodation Manager. He held this
position until February of 1973 when he
again took on additional duties as Cafet-
eria and Accommodation Manager, a position
he held until his retirement,

Mr. Poirier was an ardent member of
Cassiar Lions Club and always spearheaded
the Lions drive in favour of the Canadian
Institute for the Blind. He was a member
of the local mafia and could always be
found in this number two office (Community
Club Lounge) for a quick quaff of his
favorite brew before going home for dinner.

KKK KKK KKK KR KR RK KKK KEKE

A FAREWELL party for Ian Oliver was
held on August 8th at the home of Lois
and George McLeod. Ian was presented with
a jade string tie in appreciation for his
service to the Engineering Department.

John was presented with silver tray
suitably inscribed while Mrs. Poirier was
presented a ivory brooch with a gold nugget, with his rendition of R. W. Service.
Jean Louis' friends in the cafeteria, ,
accommodation and laundrv also presented
him with other tokens of esteem.

Mr. Bill Plumb highlighted the evening