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A Year Of Achievement

SCORES or BUSES NEEDED as IIIGII so poor. BUILDING MUSHROOMS—ram: 9A

god for planting requirements

"' RESULTS PROMISING

QUADRUPLES IN 10 YEARS

Prince Edward Island‘s mush- rooming tourist industry has al- most quardrupled in value dur- ing the past ten years and all the signposts point to continued

In 1952 the dollar value of tourist business was between two and three millions. The pre-

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Island industry is bordering on the $10,000,000 mark. Some idea of the soaring revenue from summer visitors to the Garden of the Gulf is shown in figures for the past four years which are as follows: 195:) value $7.- 500. . 1960 value 37.800.000; 1961 value 58.384.090 and 1962 value $9,420,950.

Indications are that 1963 will continue to sh w the same steady increase in the more than a quarter of a million visit. ors who came here last sum. mer. Traffic into the province in 1964 for the Centennial of the first meeting of the. Fathers of Confederation. held in Ohar- lottetown. i undoubtedly brcak all existing records. BIG BOOST

This special events year should produce a higher than average increase-perhaps as much as 25 cent. The next plateau 1n the Island's tourist

‘( {trade will be reached - 1“ ears later-Confederation Cen. enary in 1967.

1 Despite the ralnest season in years. the province still enjoy- ed an excellent tourist year in . 1962. All records were toppled. ;I‘he number of visitors shot up [from 230.000 to 252.00. Tenders iin the National Park and prov- incial and private camp grounds totalled more than 50.000 a big

expansion in the y:ars to come. '

Tourist industry marching ahead at record speed

crease in the National Parks

yardstick. was 3.000. Three more lProvincial Parks and nine new ,private campgrounds will be

open ‘ .

Forty-one new tourists rental units were opened in the prov- :nce in 1962. Two or more new motels are now being construct- ed for the 1963.

RESORTS INCREASE

The total number of resorts. hotels. motels, cottages, lodges and cabins—in Prince Edw Island in 1962 was 736. The cap- acity was in the vicinity of 2,- 179 units. Most of these were filled every night during the height of the tourist season. Many camper-s. because of the wet weather, helped hoist the occupancy rate at resorts dur- ing the summer. In many cases. however. clients cut short their

vacation time because of the unfavorable weather. But. all in all, the majority of resort man- aeason was an exceptionally good one and they report that most visitors did not complain about the weather and realized that it was general all over the Maritime area and beyond. 'I’hey avowed their intenti n of returning another year.

An additional ferry M.V. Con- federation. bringing the total to five operated this past sum- mer. This helped speed up traf- fic at the Borden terminal. All three CNR ferries were opera ing at capacity during the rus season and the two ferries at Wood Islands made extra runs most of July and August in an effort to handle all the vehicles

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lincrease over 1961. The in-

travelling via that route.

' Elite potato farm lde-finite success;

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Looking back on a Host-year

‘ ' effort of unqualiﬁed success. the

province‘s potato marketing board in co-operation with seed potato inspectors are now con- sidering what new varieties may be added this year to the pro<

‘ .' Eduction program at the provi-

nce's Elite Potato Seed Farm.

The farm ideally located on Fox Island in Western Prtince County. is on a peninsula that puts out into the salt water. and is thus pretty well isolated from land-borne diseases and pests.

will be enough top quality seed grown from» eye-indexed spuds to supply the planting needs the whole province in five years time.

The minister and others who are closest to the industry feel that the Elite Seed Farm de velcpment will help this prov- ince to maintain the sizable premiums it has commanded in Toronto. Montreal and Ottawa

alone. which is the number one.

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‘ENORMOUS EDUCATIONAL VALUE' STRESSED

“Because Canada's first oen~

ltury was taken up with econo_i mic development. special efforts .‘

have been made in the last 10 years to catch up hi the fields of culture and national traditions.

It is therefore very appropriate.

that the Fathers of Conrfedcra- tion building which commemor- ates the work of the fathers and Is being built on the eve of Canadas centenary should be devoted to the tradition history. literature and drama of Can- ada" say Dr. Frcnk MacKin- non. president of the Fathers of Confederation Miamoria Foundation. 7

In an interview Dr. MacKin- non outlined the cultural impact of the building on the province and Canada as a whole.

This is a national memorial to the founding fathers. he said. not a local cultural centre. and as such. it is hoped that this building will be one of the fin- est oenters of its kind in Can- ada. Work on the $5.000,000 structure is now underway.

M cultural benefits will derive for the people of the pro. vince. however. “The facilities will not only be most attractive to the thousands of visitors from all

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a cast of dramatic and musical

‘arliana in history and public af- airs.

imous educational value to the’ young people growing up in Prince Edward Island." BEST PLAYS

They Will have the opportun- he continued. of seeing the best available plays. operas‘ and musical presentations. also paintings, art objects. and arti- facts connected witu the history1 of Canada and the province..‘ Moreover. it is hoped that thei library will contain not only the general offerings of a library, hilt a first class library of Can-

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1 An effort is being made toi secure books. paintings and arti-l ‘. ties of historical value. It isL planned to have the interior de-‘ cor and furnishings representa- tive of all Canada. Interior de- cor refers to murals. sculpture furiuishings. etc. which len mem‘selves to expressions of the ‘ arts in all fields. i e theatre. in Dr. Mat-Kim. non‘s opinion. will be one of the , finest in North America. and ltl will be possible to bring to it! national companies of all kinds. l Local groups will have a worthy

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CENT MEMORIAL TO CONFEDERA’I‘ION

Memorial building’s cultural impact is seen for reaching

stage on which to mad“? “‘0” DR. MacKINNON, FOUNDATION PRESIDENT

own enterprises. SPECIAL FIELDS g Similarll’. the art 131195“ plays in their special fields.

groups that

markets for many years.

com here every year; but will also be of enor-

museum “d library Wm Pm‘. If [5 important to note that

thin opportunity fm‘ local in addition to the large theatre:

than is normally demanded for ﬁnds that go to regular seed markets.

Enough seed has been retain-

this year and the test of the pr'rduct was distributed to some of the province's best produc- rs.

varieties last year. The latter is a new variety of which 40 acres were grown in the prov- ince last year. Results to date have been promising although. top potato men agree it is too early yet to place a final stamp of unqualified approval on them. .L. Bungc. chairman of the potato marketing board. was de- lighted with the first year of effort. “I: was an unqualified success", he said with an un- usual show of enthusiasm. Agriculture Minister Andrew

‘_ pay the cost of hospital care of residents out of general revenuc.

While the routine of the de- partment of health varies little rom year to year as it carries out its various programs design- ed to safeguard and improve the health of Island residents. 1962 will be remembered as the year that saw the beginning of four new programs.

It will also be remembered for the government‘s decision to

abolishing the three-year old system of hospital insurance pre- miums which cost an individual $12 per year and a family $24 year.

A unique program. in Canada. was begun by the department in June. This program provides free drugs and testing materials

for diabetics. At present.

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ice. MAJOR ADVANCE { One of the major advances of‘

diabetics are receiving this scr-. . .C

Health department starts niour new Island programs m. ..

lations. slaughter houses and operations connected wit slaughtering of animals and the processing of meat are subjéct to the inspection of the chief health officer or any inspector designated by him. All meat for sale, or to be offered for sale. must be inspected. approved and stamped by a veterinarian or bear the inspection mark of the federal department of agricul-‘

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The health department and the provincial department of agric- ulture are cooperating in the carrying out of this program. ‘

An official of the department. of health said that Prince Ed-l ward Island is the only province in Canada that has a province- wide mcat inspection program in effect.

A long-time problem in the harlottetown area is harbor pollution. Last year. an impor- tant move was made to do

the department was the setting something about it. In July. re-

MacRae told the recent potato conference at Summerside there

June of this year will see the start of construction of a multi-

million dollar building t h at could very well rival to promin-

up of a meat inspection program presentatives of Charlottetown in the province. Under the regu- and the surrounding communitn

New provincial bldg. seen rival to memorial

ence the Fathers of Confedera- tion Memorial Building on Char- lottetown's skyline.

It is the proposed provincial government office building to be constructed on the West Kc nt School block. on land bounded by Kent. Rochford. Fitzroy and West Streets.

At the last session of the leg- islature. a corporation. known as the Crown Building Corpora- tion, was formed to plan details for the buildings construct i o o. Corporation president ls Public Works Minister Philip Matheson and Provincial Secretary J. Da- vid Stewart acts as liaison he- twecn the corporation and the governmtnt.

The firm of architects th at deslgncd the C o n le d oration Memorial Building. A f f l e c k. Desbarats. Dimakopoulos, Le- bensold and Slse. was commis- sioned to design the office build—

for the complex.

A corporation member said It was decided to keep the health department separate as out- patients will be visiting here. Also. odors from laboratories would be kept from spreading through all departments.

The buildings will take about 18 months to complete, b eing ready for occupancy by early 965

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Growth of government servic- es over the years led to the need for the new budding. Twenty - five years ago. the provincial

udget for ordinary account was 81.942.041; last year it was $15.- 526.953. The expansion is match-

‘with 1.000 scats_ there will be ‘a small h-ghly t'lcxiblc 300 seat hurhturium for specia produc- tions and meetiuga ’l'he library1 will contain a special sectionl

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of children's boolcs. This. we.

addition to display space in the gallery. he notctl. there is . lea met with health officials to}, lama area {m- Sim-3;, at} discuss the problem. paintings. enabling revolving' ' ‘thihitions to he held. making OTTA“A FmM- ifor a "live" gallery. with con- Rcsult of the meeting was that; stantly changing exhibitions. the Ottawa firm of J. L. Ric -i A uniquc structuic. he con— ards and Associates was engag- tinned. is the memrrial hall in. ed to makt’ a SUI‘VPY 0‘ the 901- the centre of the project. It. lulinn pl‘ﬂhlt’m lfeatures a glass pyramid roof The {Olll‘lh may" W019“ ME and steppcd stoned sides engrav-l

-l.hc year was the drawing up Ol'od with quotations of lllt‘ found,

a plumbing code for the pinyin-.1": {athers_

cc. The code was recently apg ‘

proved by the provincial govern-| CONVENTION SPME

mcnt and adopted under the The complex has m:ht large

authority of the Public Healthl Spaces in Width Conventions can; L lbe held. "These will be ap-l

ed by corresponding increases in capital account. p e r s 0 pool and office space.

At present, government 0 f- flces are scattered all over the city. with various departments or sections of departments using space in at least 14 buildings.

II. FOUR STORIES

It has been indicated that the first phase of theI office complrx will be a building four stories high. running along Rockford Street from Kent to Fitzroy. This building will house all gov- ernment departments except health. The health department will be in a separate building which contains the heating plant

Disadvantagcs of this scatter- ing are that departments. or parts of departments. lack con- .tact with the policy making poo- iple. with consequent delay and Ilack of efficiencv: aul .N‘I‘UIIIL 'ly. which ls consndcrcd m o r e limpnrtam. the public is put to great inconvenience. particular- ly if more than one department .hns to be usitcd.

roups to invite or put on (113-!

propriateiy decorated and turn. '- 4 should provide (no of the finest convention centres in the country."

The entire project will be air conditioned. not only for com- furl. but to enable the proper handling of materials in the lib- rary. 33 e .

It is not only the building that will provide attractive "visual presentation." The entire square will he landscaped with plazas in front of the library and theatre, and two milphn courts. as well as flagstono walks, terraced land. etc.

“It is important to emphasize that the entire structure b built with sandstone of the same type used in the pro building. The provincial build- ing the foundation regards as th.n most important historical budding in Canada. It will be the number one building in the complex. and the new building- are designed so that they will not dominate or overshadow the provincial building.

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