_ Edward Island ferry
Carrying .more: passengers
Can. N ational pre
record-breaking season -
Already 1966 looks like being enother record-breaking year for Canadian . National’ s~ Prince service.
The busy. ships. which ply be- tween Borden and Cape Tor- menting, N. B.. make a habit of and
of traffic, a greater number of |people than before used the ser- ice... ra
The men who rin the ferry set- vice are looking forward ‘to an even busier time from June 24 on when the -full_summer—schedule
CHURCHES ADD 70 enn BEAUTY—ST. JOHN'S, “BELFAST
any means produce a “doubling be “tresh ‘from _ cher ‘annual Tefit. iq
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in the Halifax’ Shipyards when | the peak season begins.
The Confederation, newest | slip on the service, passed a! significant milestone earlier this year when she logged her 100,- +000th..mile since her completion
of 38 trips daily goes into effect.
In v 1965. the total reached. 672.- 8d passengers, the highest ‘ever Operating three ships with recorded..and a 10 per. cent in- Varying speeds and loading
érease over the previous year's characteristics hetween two ter- record : minals a felatively short distance This figure, six times the. is- apart requires .an~ unsuspected
. land's population, was rezarded amount of planning. experience
“pies carried 106,572 -passengets :
“high tide mark. But already in
and_ timing. ; Schedules have to be strictly adhered to. If delays occurred - se were allowed. to =smowhall;- “operators. could:
by--some_ people as an ultimate
1966 each monthly total has ex- ceeded by a-wide*-margip= thes x equivalent month lasti year, and find themselvet with all the) t main tourist season—has yet ships on one side of the strait |
@ begin “s ow ceandaal the traffic on. the other. | "5 the first four mithihs ot that a_Situation which can't be al-. year, for example, the GN fer- lowed to arise. : ‘The-Canadian- National- ferry service in itself’ is,a_—consider- | ‘aole employer of i6cal labor. ..At the peak summer. period it provides jobs for-miore than 500
and 49,990 vehicles. In the same period last year the totals were 90,464 and 41,303, .
One of the major: reasons for this-increase-was-—CN’s-decision- Jocal__people.— to operate a. two-ship” service! farlier ide year sarees) with twice as many. crossings tives of €N’s employment d e- during the winter. months.-.In partment. visited .the Island to past years one ship has main- interview candidates for the tained the service during the\temporary’ jobs created by the winter with ten crossings a day.|seasonal increase in service. | This winter. the. frequency was They recruited people. for jobs| stepped—up- to 20-a-day-by—using ranging from: engine room’ fire- two. ships. ' men to snack bar waitresses.
While the doubling of fre- The ships of the CN fleet are quency - together with associa- gj] being spruced up for the sum ted incréased*costs - did not: by|mer. season. The Abegweit will,
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‘old Confederation, all’ visitors pletely new and - ‘different,
at the Halifax shipyards in 1962. The total meant she had made 11,000. ‘crossings, earry- ing close to three quarters of million’ paSsengers and 319,000 | vehicles.
If the ship had heen sailing a- |" round the world, instead of cros- |. sing’ the Northumberland St., she would have circumnavigat- ed. the. globe. four times!
The Prince . Edward Island, which celebrated her_fiftieth an_|. suversary last fall, is still giving. yeoman service to the province wiose name she bears. Al- ‘though the oldest_of the ships-on jihe service, her opulent passen- ger. accommodation has made ler. the favorite of many regul- ar traveHers. As one remark-
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CHARLOTTETOWN HARBOR AN D CON NNECTING RIVERS IDEAL FOR BOATING.
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Weiet. Prince bisent hina? Like The Dew” oe . ; GHAR TTETOWN; #0, MAY_Sist, 1966
ses to 8-A
Annual Ch’ town Scat ‘major artistic adventure _
By J ACK McANDREW.
For many ‘years how the “plea. |
sant pastoral landscape, ‘the placid- restful atmosphere and \the: magnificent- white sand
“Theaches of Prince’ Edward Is- land have acted as a gentle but powerful magnet, sever increasing numbers_of Can- adians and Americans from the major...popiilation centres of _North America. —
The Island has truly place, a _restful.haven suited for the recharging of the run down machine.
And now—to_this . already -su- jperb blending. of vacation ingre- | dient, something new has. been
“added, “something -new-that fills |” “$n and splendidly-~ complements |!
the bountiful beneficence be- | stowed ‘onthe Island by nature. | Last August the drama critic | Nathan Cohen noted in a feature column. that ‘‘...something won- 'derful ‘has happened in Charlot- fetown’’. He was referring to a w-and_unique “something”’
a “truly ranked | - vas an ideal get-away-from-it-all |: ideally |*
attracting |2
_MAVOR MOORE s
aicak down good Canadian .m ney to see good Canadian per- | formances. the Charlottetown Summer. Fes-|'
_when-"a “new Canadian — sbetiiet jcomedy —gets—a- world premiere. |It's the latest Donald Harron — | ominan Campbell effort (they. did the music and. book for “Anne’) “The Adventures of Private Turvey’’ an adaptation of the Canadian comedy Classie Turvey-by Earle Birney-—With Jack Duffy as the hapless World ‘War: Il buck private and a strong cast list that -includes~ Dean Reagan, Jane Casson, Kate Reid, Don Harron and Barbara Hamilton, Turvey. has a theme that will create an immediate af-. finity for anyone; with: passing acquaintance. of the armed ser- vices. Knowledgeable theatre people-are already... freely... pre-. dicting that “‘Turvey’’ will equal 4ithe success of “Anne” at last year’s jist a
, The festival will offer other attractions, as well.
ie ENTERTAIN KIDDIES eee Every afterrioon will see ma- .
tinee performances by Howard
'The Turtle. and the Canadian
Kt appears his atin was | | Puppet Theatre who return for...
jed~ stacks and mahogany panelling!” ‘giye her all the charm of a Mis- sissippi riverboat - with j ust | cently, as much speed and convenience. as some of her younger’ sisters”
Commented one traveller re- “Ther® is nothing quite like approaching your destina-
Wisin i tis tion by sea. A sea crossing gi- ether they ma ir.cros-| = . ind 0 | sings in. the 50-year-old Prince ' ved: you-the feeling t you an
Edward Island or the\ four-year 80ing to some plage, that is com- and will share the same degree of Prnce Edward Island — rarely smooth and efficient servicé. - ‘disappoints’ you on this score.”
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IDEAL OPERATIONS CENTRE
Both a trading centre and an ideal location. for
tourists to use as a base of operations. Montague -
has. several features to offer the camera bug and
“sightseer. Located in the souteast section of the
province a ~~ popular site which gets “hundreds of viewers is the..Garden of the Gulf Museum shown here in one of. the oldest buildings of the historic town. Ee (eyo :
BE A GOOD ISLANDER Extra: copies‘available, mail’ them
to your: friends and relatives
6 etme. |
Spocated— near the: =north-eastern | tip of the province, Souris is the | home of a large dragger fleet and | waterfront activity brings colorful”
SOURIS PROVIDES: PLENTY OF COLOR
interest: to visitors: Here; fishermen ae prepare their=nets. w hile. draggers. and lobster boats are moored-in--the
background. ~
tival in the Fathers of Confeder-
- ation Memorial Centre.
Begun in 1964 as part. of the | centennial celebrations,- the |Charlottetown Festival last year established itself as one of ~the-
major artistic adventures in the ten ntry with a full seven—week
“\program in-the Theatre and Art
Gallery of. the magnificent mem- orial to the Charlottetown Con- ference of 1864.
| With Mavor Moore as Artistic Thaw,
Director, assisted by- Canadians Johnny Frank Shuster, the | Chartotte= |.own Festival. dedicated itself .to ithe performance of ‘themes by the finest of Canadian writers, actors: and musicians. ! INCURABLE--OPTIMIST:
|" Moore, an pwho considers -himselfa-realist,, | was convinced that. if.a platform | | were provided in the proper set- ting; the. thousands of visitors to! jthe Island’ would find their way ' to- Confederation Centre
ithe of
Canadian
That
jtune of the festival--
“tof music .and laughter, or as ve-
‘ :.¢,teran showman Moore. puts _ it, b t t |
IRCUP ADS On enIs “This is the festival. you_want-to
attend. .
In fact there is no-conflict be-
| hese
|
|
ithe Charlottetown. Summer Fes-' and! itival already ranks as. the ‘top tourist. attraction on. the Istand. Tt uniquely fits the relaxed tone ‘of an Island.vacation where days jot sunny sand and. sparkling surf
realistic after. all. ; Over last year's seven week tun more than one hundred -thou- sand people visited Confedera: | fusion of hip humour. tion Centre to tour. the national | memorial take ina. theatrica performance or visit Gallery. : ‘The theatre rocked with a |preciative-.applause as Sprifig
those antic Show, John -Drainie’s ‘‘An Even- Wayne and ine With Stephen: Leacock’, new musical comedy ‘
Green Gables” stage with: musie and laughter.
|a third-season. An attraction of \special interest to children, the \Puppet Theatre has made_a hit with adults as well, with its in-
Every. Wednesday evening the Ladies. of Confederation Fa- the Art sition Parade- takes to the ports jable stage in the Memorial Hall. bes unique and. original cone
tribufion by a local hospital atx- fiiary organization. was . first Staged with tremendous. success — curing 1964's Centennial. celebra- tions. Last year the ladies tour- ed parts: “wf Western Canada, and it*s-expected_they'll be sent on a . 1967 tour by the Centennial Com." mission
The hour-long show ‘re-creates the mdédés* of the Confederation era as worn by the wives of the delegates to the Charlottetown Conference. Costumes . were created bythe ladies of the aux- \iiary, “and an accompanying commentary researched .. ahd scripted hy the group as well
Evenings when the curtain comes down on the stage per- formance, the—#estival cabaret
The Wayne and Shuster
and ‘Anne graced the in. fact. is the-.tenor and ~a festival
not ought-.to attend.”’
“want” and ‘“‘ought’’, and
lare ‘neatly counterpointed with swings into action with. musie
irainy day tours of the magnifi-.‘#nd special entertainment... Here
cent national shrine and the Art the stars of the festival willsner-
son,
'most talented composers
|Gallery, and evenings of gay en- form in individual specialties in |tertainment |Canada’ s_hest known performers with - \tread/ the /boards.
This coming season the most complete and ambitious out festival ‘| nine week season from July 4 to panee fhe Festival orncram. with | September 3.
A-rester,of performers that in- ciude nanies 4\Donald Harron, Barbara Hamil- one: hichltht i gi ton; Peter ‘Mews, Judy Paicast list of, thirty-two make the Festival company. 4
A. thirty’ piece musical organ- ja] Canadian Atadems
aga relaxed night club atmosphere the accompanying amenix
"ies. A perfect wav for the thea- see tre. goer to wind nn an evening
in the. theatre
will
programme yet, and a The art Gallery: wittefalso. en- special evhihitions Rae wis latest eallectinn of will he offered +s of the” Galler-'s Drew Thomp- summer and there ‘will alse he and ayan exhihition which irelydes a. uD jor works WY A nimbhor af Cone TH- Rey.
in Retan
its: own loff's j Reid, photegranh:
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lization,” the Atlantic Orchestra, spect and ancther feature’ evhi- has-been. formed especially. for_tition.. The Canadian Gronn oof the:Festival-and will perform. in Pointers will alsa he hine
eithe pit and at. Special Sunday = There's noth!in= remotely Nike nicht concerts’ which will also itxanwwhere tH Conrad Tr front, fenture— overtures created for tie “Charlottetown Pectiwat tc a ‘tiie Festival by five-of Canada’s chowease, for Canadians invaly-
ed in all the visual. nerforming
Three . major productions will snd creative arts and every, fog. e iplay« in repertory during the fire of the festival is stamr-d nine weeks of the festival, On with, this distinctive sfrade ‘Re. July 4, last year’s smash hit Canada trademark. It's a fitting
‘Anne of Green Gables” the season off, .tooa roaring start
will get ’;heme fora’ festival created in. the national shrine built to cam-. nights later The Ottawa memorate the: conference. that.
acomedy.—_bx. Ma.v0.0..ted tothe ftounding.ol-Canada- onan
“Moore with a Manitoba setting qa nation
pens, and these two shows _al- ‘ernate - on stage
Rut -_niore-—.mportantls— _peite—
‘until July 25, haps, it’s just plain good fun,
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