http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0186523
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2015-01-09
issued: 1978-07-19
description: Serving the Sunshine Coast.
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note: I- , yvj-y '���Vr--H /���. s I ( 2nd Class Mail Registration No. 11.42 By TERM BR4NDMUE TJespi^Tiiigh national unemployment and a failing Canadian dollar, local businesses report that the tourist is back and spending more money than last year. A Times', survey of area" businesses which benefit from tourist traffic showed that, with-'few exceptions, the trade is "better than last year." The merchants attribute the successful summer to a more stable economy and the -fact that there are just more people around. ^ . Filling station operators say there are certainly more campers and trucks hauling trailers around than last year and that people are more willing to fill up on the coast rather than waiting for Vancouver or the Island. Although there are more campers on the road, there are actually fewer in the campsites, however. Motels in the area report that business .Js_better- this year-after.-a-three-year..-: slump. On the whole, business is up and merchants are looking forward to better economic times ahead. ' Howevev'(lpcal businesses won't let Grace McCarthy's "supersmile" campaign take all the credit for the better tourist season this year. "We always smile anyway, whether Grace wants us to or not," said Lord Jim's Lodge owner Henry Hall. And although those smiles might be ���part-of the-reason-the-tourists-are~wstar*~ ting to come back" Hall thinks that people' are finally getting used to higher ferry rates. "The day those ferry rates went up it was like a plague hit the coast," said Hall, who claims- last year, was an. absolute Bystedt sees a lot of Alberta plates at the station, but Washington plates are common as well. Business has been generally better for all Sechelt operators, he said, since the Chevron station in town closed down. But Gene Brehm of Sechelt Esso says business is better because more people than ever are travelling this year and "mostly in campers and trailers." "Our gas prices aren't that much higher than Vancouver anymore, so people are buyi…
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The Peninsula Times
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Sechelt (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0186523
language: English
lat: 49.4716667
long: -123.763333
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Sechelt, B.C : Westpres Publications Ltd.
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source: Original Format: Sechelt Community Archives.
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