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Page 8 Cassiar Courier

arts 1 crafts

The Board chosen to continue the work on the
Arts &.Crafts Centre in an endeavour to get it
open to the public, have been working to do just
that. Following is a report on the present status

of the building and of policy decisions the Board »

has made.

29.01.80 Construction has been continued with a
carpenter and volunteers providing the manpower.
The front section of the building, consisting of
the entrance area, a common room, and wash-
rooms, is at the finishing stages. The textile studio
and pottery studio are at a functional level, with
a number of projects to be completed which will
make them more organized and workable. The
photography studio is as yet untouched. It re-
quires construction of a counter, cupboard area,
as well as some cosmetic work.

The utilities (plumbing, heating, and electricity)
contracted to Scottie’s Plumbing and Heating, as
yet are not completed.

Materials and supplies from the Clinton Creek
Arts and Crafts Guild have been received and in-
ventoried. Some ordering will have to be done to
augment these and we will require parts for some
of our equipment. We also have received work ta-
bles and some furniture from the Clinton mine,
some heavy-duty work benches and cabinets from
the old mill lab of the Cassiar Mine, and a fine

couch and chair-donated by Marie and Paul Brand.

Programming is at a standstill, pending the open-
ing of the building. Unfortunately, the courses
that Northern Lights College had planned had to
be cancelled. However, once the building is us-
able we will be able to offer a wide variety of
activities. We have teachers and enough interested
persons for courses in pottery, silkscreen, batik
and photography. We will also offer a series of
‘Sunday afternoon community workshops design-
ed to let you experiment with a new craft, im-
prove on your work with the help of someone
more experienced, or just relax and share ideas
with others who are interested. We have plans for
children’s courses and would like to have a huge
summer festival in conjunction with the play-
ground program.

We have also decided on a membership fee. This
will be fifty dollars ($50.00) annually or fifteen
dollars ($15.00) quarterly. Members must be
aware of their responsibilities regarding the run-
ning of the building. We have no paid person to
act as co-ordinator, janitor, or to do routine main-
tenance. It will be the responsibility of all persons
who use the space, to pitch in with the work.

Fund-raising, a very real concern, is underway. We
will present, monthly, a gourmet dinner, prepared
by a guest chef. Tickets will be available to only
20 persons per dinner at a cost of twenty-five
($25.00) per person. The first dinner, on Satur-

_day, February 9th, is a Sweetheart Dinner, with

French Cuisine. Dates for future dinners are as
follows:

Saturday, March 15th
ol Saturday, April 5th
Saturday, May 10th
Saturday, June 14th
Saturday, July 5th

Each meal will have a different theme and will of-
fer a variety of elegant cuisine. (Please see ad-
vertisement elsewhere in this issue regarding the
next dinner.)

Other fund-raising ideas include the operation of
a craft supply store in the Centre, and regular

craft sales. The first of these sales will take place

during Schmoo Daze, April 11 — 20, in conjunc-
tion with skiing and tobaggon events.

Needless to say, the work that has been done thus
far since the completion of the Canada Works
grant, has not been done just by the committee.
A growing force of volunteers drop around re-
gularly to paint, sand, stain or move things about.

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reas. e.g. housing for families and accommodation for sin-
gle people. Necessary services such as the Cafeteria,
Laundry, Grocery and Drygoods store all come un-
der the auspicies of Town Admin. Many business
people visit our town and the very nature of
our location necessitates an overnight stay.
The Town Administration Office ar-
ranges the accommodation of such
visitors since there is no hotel in
town. And of course the
REAL HUB of the wheel
from a biased point of
view - is the Cassiar
Courier which
emanates
monthly

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While investigating the various aspects of life in Cassiar it has become increasingly apparent that the ;
Town Administration Office is in fact the HUB of the Community. This office serves as an umbrella
for the two main areas of administration necessary for day to day living in Cassiar; these are Com-
pany and: Government.
The latter is especially important since there is no local government agent. Marriage Licences
Fishing, Hunting and Dog Licences can all be obtained at the Town Administration Of-
fice. Registration of births, deaths and marriages takes place at the office as well as
citizenship court. Our Town Administrator is also the Marriage Commissioner and
the Citizenship Judge. Cassiar Asbestos is the Motor Vehicles and 1.C.B.C.
agent for this area - this department being situated in the Town Admin.
building too. It is definately convenient to have all these services under
one roof. ; ,

From the company point of view a great deal of administration is
involved in providing the facilities available in most other a-

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