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a sneak peek by trry harlcy you vc had blah about expo 67 tossed at yon from news papers radio and television un til you re red white and blue in face you vc seen the colour pavilions of the giants and layouts of the overpowering stunningly futuristic theme buildings you vo heard about how montreal s tarvla can t pos iibly absorb the niagara of automobiles that will flow that way this summer and youvc read about how hand wringing landlords will take you for a 50 bill per jilght for a camp cot and soiled towel you re teetering on the brink do you go well if you hfld just bed able to take the same preview peak at expo that i did two weeks ago and spent two days separating the facts from the myths chances arc you d be making jour travel and accom inodation arrangements right now etpo s publicity people put their boasts on the line when they picked up the tab for fly ing 200 weekly press people in from both coasts and points in between and feeding and lod ing them for two night in the expo in the dead of winter tike desertecmfukoit disneyland royal embassy hotel they had to figure the staggering cost an investment and after seeing the enthusiasm generated among the normally blase press types we have to agruc with their thinking somebody in our group went to work on the expense with paper and pencil but when he learned our horde was the last of 5 000 members of the press to visit the site since may he abandoned the project we slithered and skidded through the dirty weather of thursday jan 26 to toronto international airport and board cd an air canada vanguard for the turbulent one hour eastward hop to get back we slithered and skidded through montreal streets and the dirty weather of saturday jan 28 to dorval and after four hours of thumb twiddling while airport pli searched for a runway boarded a whisp for the return jump at 27 000 fett rough air made the climb and descent like toboggan rides up and down to ronto city hall steps but be tweon the chef salade and the apple crisp it was smooth sail ing threequarters of an hour in the blue over a buttermilk field of clouds gives a fellow a chance to pick the nuggets out of the events of the fore going 40odd hours the reception in the fmbas sy roof garden which develop cd into a newsmen s reunion the french language to go with the french toast at breakfast bustle of montreal at the morn ing rush hour as a half cozen coaches packed to their bi ling ual celling ads with press peop le snaked through the concrete canyons toward the st lawren ce river the first view of the expo island looking for all the world in this winter man tic like a yukon disneyland the humour of commodore o c s robertson expo s sclen tide advisor as he addressed us in the administration and press building on mackay pier i wanted to stock the youth pavilion with something youth of today have never seen like maybe a barber s chair and a bathtub but 1 was voted down the tour of the islands st helcnc and notre dame over which arc scattered the show cases built by nations from all over the globe the awesome structures contributed by rrlt ain and franco the uniquely clever pavilions of cuba japan germany the pulp and paper industry the air lines the uell telephone company israel the railways mexico and austria the magnificent united states building which has been tagged the golf ball 1 remember wondering why they didn t tec it up and of course the u ss r s chip off the old krem iin the cherry on the cake is habitat a revolutionary com plex of dwellings in which the roof of one house forms a gar den for the one above it strikes the visitor as a two yearolds first chaotic attempt at stacking matchboxes but according to the architect it will do what it one of the most imaginative pavilions is this on of province of ontari feet high and covers an area of 50 000 square feet this pavilion is great britain s conirbuton des gned by sr basil spence it is n excting group of build ngs on several levels what about lodging suitable lodging for an ex pectcd 30 million visitors to expo 67 this summer has been arranged by logexpo and the provincial lodging service lcgexpo is the exclusive ha on between prospectic expo visitors and operators of accom modation facilities those fac ilitics registered with logexpo have been inspected approved and classified by the provincial lodging service hotel and motel rooms avail able total 31 358 with another 6 000 expected to be added be fore expo opens controlled rates run the gamut from 10 to 40 a day depending on size of room immbcjrof occupants and typo iof service offered fic thousand furnished rooms in apartment buildings have been inspected and appro ved most of which have kitch enetles these will hac fixed ratesof from 15 to 542 max imum six adults per apartment the average daily cost to each visitor will be 6 to 10 to dtc 10000 rooms in pn vale hemes have been listed with an expected total of 20 000 to be made before opening day these will provide lodging for 40 000 daily rates are 6 to advertise regularly it pays 10 for singles 8 to 14 fori dates preferred pnee range doubles 10 to 1b for three preferred and number of adults persons and 12 to 22 for four and number of children in par persons tv institutions such as tho y etc are offering 10 000 beds at the following rates 250 per day for dormitory space 3 for singles 2 50 to 8 for dou blcs there arc 20 000 camping and trailer sites private and prov incial in and around montreal rates set for these arc 2 to 5 per night with tho average charge 2 50 to 3 50 for camp sites 3 50 to 5 for trailer sites maps and lists of sites arc available from logexpo eighty per cent of these sites are with in 45 minutes of expo isles of the expected 165 000 daily visitors its estimated 30 per cent will be tourists staying with relatives or friends montreal 25 per cent will be montreal area residents and the remaining 45 per cent will need lodgings foe a complete list of accom modalions available other in formation regarding lodging or to make rcscrv ations write logexto expo 67xdnnnutra uon and news pavilion mac kay pier montreal pq give known for quality materials and service wynfield nursery and garden centre itlf mm watt of 7th lint on 17 sidaroad telephone 877 9952 is supposed to do offer subur ban living in the heart of a metropolis the high point of the day wasn t a building or a work of art but a message delivered by philippe de gaspo bcaubicn director of operations deliver cd to us at a luncheon in the art gallery and library in the ontario building the ontario building by the way is part of host country a pavilion which because of lis imaginative de sign and many segments will draw more oons and aahs than anything else at the show if i was in your shoes i mould look on this exhibition as a great canadian achieve ment which was not alone by americans not by europeans but by the canadians themscl ves he told tils audience the greatest exhibition that has ever been held anywhere in tho world and its happening right hero in canada its the crowning achievement of a great year tho year of our centennial back at our hotel digging through the mountains material issued to us in our press kit and a few inquiries unearthed the information we still needed to make it a worth while fact bunt traffic wont strangle the expo isles because there 11 be no cars allowed vis itors may board expo buses at any one of a thousand points in montreal and vicinity and be whisked free to the grounds and landlords and hotel keep ers won t be permitted to nail the influx with crushing rates because of a rent control scheme set up by the quebec government for the duration of expo anybody who finds an accom modatlon not complying with the rate controls can by plac ing a phone call to the provin clal lodging service hnng an inspector on the run who will commence to influence the managers idea of a fair shake a little chat about the 200 fine and jail term for first offenders and 3 000 fine for second of fenders should do the trick- expo opens april 28 and clos es october 27 if you spend each of 183 days on the grounds keeping a tight sched ule and not dragging your feet you might see all of it ll site of expo 67 at the top in the centre of the st lawrence river is ste helens island and to the right notre dame island mackay p er utting into the river at left is the th rd exhibit area for expo 67 the oval at the bottom left corner s the autostad mult purpose stadium th qborghtown hi halo thursday fabruary hui 197 page 3 this vital young religion 1w or tm briskm ptoel around th world today who ba rv hot ttia untflcotfen of mankm b th will of god for our g thoy call thimivai boho h parhapi boha i h what you art looking for information upon raquatti 15 tola road toronto 7 bahai world faith for local information call 8772670 flowers for all occasions wedding arrangements corsagm a specialty cut flowers and funeral des gns we wire flowers rosedate ftoral m albart st tr 74952 your 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