Rea - 0 tee ‘point out the faet that Prince Rupert IS on the map ee : SECTION “A” — ALASKA MARINE HIGHWAY to * Dail q PRINCE RUPERT EMBARKS a EDITORIAL It's a bright road ahead f ever an abundance of hope for a prosperous future should be evident in Prince Rupert it is on this day when the Alaska Marine Highway is listed in the annals of history as officially opened. Not since the time of Charles M. Hays, who envisaged a city of cities on this north coast island, has the road ahead appeared so bright. And if Mr. Hays himself could see the progress even thus far and the tremendous plans that lie ahead he would be secure in the knowledge that what he advocated back in 1902 is moving closer each day to becoming a dream come true. Mr. Hays, who was general manager of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, now the CNR, pro- posed to build a trans-continental railway with Prince Rupert as its western terminus to grab off business from Vancouver because of this port’s position, some 500 miles closer to Far East ports. Actual railway construction was started and | the townsite was cleared and docks built. Every- thing looked as bright and rosy as could be, then suddenly, in 1912, Hays lost his life in the famous sinking of the Titanic. titties It is often said that hopes of this city ever be- coming a great seaport died with him, and for some | time they did to a certain extent. However, in only the last few years, we see our city rapidly surging ahead as if this man Hays had suddenly come back to carry out his original plans. The construction of a pulp mill on Watson Is- land, only a few miles away, an expansive airport on Digby Island across the harbor and more re- cently the establishment of a rough lumber sawmill in the city are but a few of the many attributes that put this city in a’ progressive light. Our fishing industry appears to be making gi- gantic strides, particularly in view of the bumper crop last season and another expected this spring and summer, A magnificent indoor swimming pool, spanking new schouls and the establishment of new business ventures—one of them being television— | Pet - key southern terminus have added to the growth. for the ayeem Prince Rupert Ahead of us we see the opening of a new fed- | Wil, be annually Thousands of eral building, a proposed million-dollar shopping: | choose to travel “North to Al- centre, possibly much more house construction, a |@ke" via tis new route, and proposed new Highway 16 entrance to the city, the Prince Rupert has aegreat stake in the new Alaska Marine Highway ferry system. Perhaps no other single factor of the decade will do as much for the city’s prosperity as the Marine Highway. It has ushered init tourist era for Prinee Ru- these making the loop over the Alaska Highway and back by . my ° way of the Marine Highway West coust end of a second trans-Canada highway | moreover, the city will see many ’ and a possible ferry route between Prinee Rupert Naskans who have pever prone - . ° 1 * eft their state ana on hole and Stewart to connect with the Stewart-Cassiar days, y road, 20,000 A YEAR ‘oan t tay ae ita af nenataga ! . Like most ortielals closely con- Those are the Metln aspects of pl OP) CSS wn oul | hected with the new system, Acl- city, There are many, many more as the reader will |mirat B. i. Liewellen, head of Coe trys “opt, al progress oediti ‘Alaska’s division of marine see In this Daily News first annual progress edition, transportation, is disinclined to’ We hope to continue this effort yearly in order to jmake any extravagant claims ‘ , for the Marine Highway. But he: Will po so tar as to venture av! and it TS moving ahead in leaps and bounds. Ruess that after about three: 1 1 le ‘emmy Syste + of the years’ operation, the ferries will, Wwe New Alas: I erry systen) is one oO WW The carrying as many as 50,000 | ’ . ’ s SOD EBOPE ¢ revepy t greatest things that has happened to our city singe | Pasengers a year. At was incorporated back in 1910. Officially today we are to be linked with our great neighbors in Alaska, A million more words in this space cannot express what the future holds or how warm our feclings are today, This isa huge step that will see progress in this north country like we've never en- joyed before, It is a whole new era of transporta- tion that we've dreamed about for years, Today let | | ' . a ' ys + aay a . ws quekened, New opportu. us take pride in the official opening, with the Hes have opened for shipment thought that this is indeed a progressive step in our fot locally” and regionally-pro- histor duced goods vin the ferries, New MSLOny. _ markets have opened to the To the visiting editors on board the Malaspina, north. all because of the Marine . ' ' \ ‘ whway, we weleome you with a wealth of warmth, Injoy Prince Rupert has long been our city during your brief stopover, and please, give [calling point for summer : vale talons , . typewriters t eruise ships from, Vancouver and us a break when you return to your typewriters to |geatto. the. visitor they've tell the world about what we think is the fastest- [brought have spent a few hours growing, and to many, the finest country of all, As the annual flow of traf. fie inereases, substantial ex- pansion in trade is forecast in Prince Rupert. Motels, hotels, restaurants, trans portation firms, stores and other busi- nesses will share in’ the bo- Nanazr, Already Prince ivapert has felt: the dmpaet of the extra souree of supply tor the city’s econonie Nfeblood. The tempo of business here and then re-embarked for the rest of thety fourney. Onty y News first annual progress ec ON GREAT NEW ERA OF PROSPERITY gives big hoost to city’s economy the roving kind who went out in the Union and province in When the service is in high of their way to see new sights. Canada in numbers never before gear, three identical ferries — ventured here by land over High- experienced in its 55-year his- each 352 feet long and capable way 16. tory. Long-distance tour bus- of carrying 108 automobiles and Soon Highway 16 between loads will swell the influx of 500 passengers—will operate on Prince George and Prinee Ru-. holiday-arrivals, the 450-mile ferry system, Built pert will be one wide ribbon of! It will not only be a tangible for speed and comfort, they're pavement leading to the seal pgost for a city which has known almost like cruise liners, each stretch of the Marine Highway, ups and downs. The prospect is “#4 restaurant, snack bar, bev- It wil} join British Columbia [aes a morale raiser. It's giving ¢'8ee bar and a limited number major travel routes, the city a modicum of the faith Of staterooms. Malaspina and NEW EXPERTENCE iand adventuresome spirit the Taku are now on duty; Matan- Thus Prince Rupert. will see) state of Alaska showed when it Uska has yet to join the fleet, private cars and trailers bearing] voted $18,000,000 for the new Three-ship operation — will licence plates from every state terries and their terminals. encompass north and south : eals at all ports, except Sitka, six days a week. Service to the later will be three stops week- Iy, two one direction and one the other on an alternating basis, These vessels follow the Al- aska Inside Passage, the same sea route taken thousands dure ing the gold rush, RAMIFICATIONS *UNRYV-t Rot HAINES Ch S$ ae/SKAG WAY ists only, Carrier connections to Prince Rupert inelude airline, vices, To the north all the cities using the marine highway are served by Intra-Alaska scheduled nirhnes, Juneau--are additionally served “by Jet adr service from Seattle, Th comparison with (he all- lund Alaska Highway, the ferry route saves 624 miles of driv- jug, and the sea portion gives the motorist an ehange and re- hixation after bis land travels, Through-voyage from Prince Rupert to Watnes-Skagway re- ’ quires about 80 hours. Passen- gers are allowed to stop off st "tny port and continue their trip ‘on a dafer vessel, | Construction oof the efrries' ‘forminal at Prinee Rupert, was ¢ aw project of the federal povern- 0 jmMent publle works department, ad ; {Several improvements hive yet nee G7 “ ite be made there, ineluding pro- Cr Eat ey, Viston oof faciitles for vehtele , CNR storage for Murine Ulehway PRINCE i YO ALL POINTS travellers wishing to leave. eas RUPERY, D.C. *e IN CANADS AND U8, ued tradfers dn Prinee Rupert . orn VS iat ea, emf While they take the ferrs trip, The highway is hy no MEANS | a laund-and-sea trip for moter: railway, steamship and bus. ser | Two--KRetehikan and! ~ Key to northwest takes on new loo : Our city Is getting | bigger all the time economic growth that can be attributed to Prince | Rupert’s major industries—commercial fishing, pulp and lumber operations, and now tourism—are chaneg- . ing the face of Prince Rupert. It’s changing into a modern, hustle-bustle town ; with handsome new buildings and a cosmopolitan outlook. Hote] is planning to add to its New buildings public and com-: facilities. | mercial, and mushroom - like Cliffside Apartments, with a ‘housing developments. are giv- superb view, and other apart- j ing the city its new look. 1ment and housing developments | And the growth isn't all with- including the opening of new iin city limits. The new $7,000,-; residential areas, are giving /000 airport on Digby Island justi Prince Rupert an entirely new /to the west. rates as one of the aspect. : biggest developments. Canadian, Plans are well under way for \Pacific Airlines planes touch! a $1,200,000 addition and renova- down here seven days a week|tion program for Prince Rupert on regular flights from Vancou-j| General Hospital, including con- ; ver, with a constant stream of, Struction of a new wing at the : visitors. ‘west end of the hospital. | Tota} value of.building per-; Here are some of the land- “Tmits issued at city hall last year Marks in recent and soon-to-be ! reached $2,955.289 — a peace-{completed construction: jtime record for Prince Rupert,! @ The new federa] govern- fand the way things are going; ment building on Second Ave- ; this year it looks as if an ever; nue West between Third and 'greater total is in store. ;Fourth Streets, to accommodate In the first three months of , Post office and other federal gOv~ | this year construction valued at; ernment departments including / $1,071,796 has been authorized _transport, immigration, customs, | compared with $860.904 in the | fisheries, public works and the | came period of 1962. , Unemployment Insurance Com- ” i mission. ontra | The new federal government ' 793.594. c tact price was | building on Second Avenue, Op | @ Housing units constructed ,of the main downtown streets, hy the Department of Transport ;has changed the appearance Of at Seal Cove, at a cost of $358,- ithe city centre. The former post ; 5¢3 These are seven duplexes office building nearby on Third: and two single houses, built {Avenue will become the city hall . - ] ‘Near Sixth Avenue East and Seal (next year. Enhancing this focal Cove Circle. (point of the city are the sur- @ The Co-op Centre, after ‘rounding gardens and Jubilee oniy four years in its half mil- Ss uare with its illuminated lion dollar premises, is starting fountain —- a gift from the city’s the second phase of its expan- | influential and — aesthetically- sion. A $208,000 contract has ‘Minded Italian population. been let for construction of a | The present city hall dating three - decker parking lot in- ;from 1912 will be demolished to eorporating a covered filling make way for extra parking. station, coin laundry, dry clean- Plans are also afoot for a big ing business, barber shop, beauty jhote) and shopping development salon and increased supermarket ;On Second Avenue in an entire. facilities. icity block where city stores are; A new $223,000 school for the Hnow located. Cost would be a Catholie church's Annunciation j million and a half dollars, /purish in the 600 block of Fifth The ultra - modern Crest Mo- Avenue West, with. 12 classrooms jtel, occupying & prominent posi- and other rooms, with a. two- lion near the city centre, is a storey administration plock. ‘major newcomer in the accom-. Public school are also being mMadation picture. New empha-- expanded to meet increased en- sis has been placed on hotel, mo-. rolments. Notable is a new addi- ‘tel and trailer accommodation tion to Conrad Street school, ‘through the boost in tourist and aw new clementary sehool for trade provided by the new Al- Section 8 of attractive design paska ferries. The Prince Rupert ane commanding view, PPP PG POPE I IDLO PELE PLP OVIPULOPPLEOOCLO DEVE DOD PPO PPOL PLDI PCLOC CVO OO OES THE STORY OF PROGRESS With the thought of making it an annual publication The Daily News is today happy to present this first progress report ‘in stories and pictures, Throughout the following pages we have attempted to illustrate as concisely as possible the tremendous strides being ‘taken in business, industry and general community life. In this first section “A‘’ we proudly salute the inaugura- tion of the Alaska Marine Highway, probably our greatest step forward in the last decade. Not only does it mean the develop- ment of a tourist industry mever before experienced by the city but it also leads the way to grand new avenues in transporta- ‘tion and growth for this entire region, In the subsequent sections the reader will see a vast amount of progress in our traditional basic industries such as fishing and fish processing, our pulp mill which has gone ahead in leaps and bounas since its inception some 10 years ‘ago, and our lumber production which is finding increasing ‘export markets. Developments in all of the above of course reflect In our ‘everyday economy and the growth of the city of Prince Rupert itself —— in utilities, new schools, accommodation, recreational facilities ane numerous other entities. Many other phases of progress are pointed out in words and photographs in the pages of this first annual progress edition. The whole edition is a success story we sincerely hope to add to in chapters, year by year. 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