It is expected that there will be five students in attendance for July. Through a Tour Service Company in Cheong Ju, Korea it is hoped that there will be thirty students enroll in a Summer English Camp which begins July 18 and finishes August 8th. To promote the camp, Carol Powadiuk and Mayor Mark McKee traveled to Cheong Ju to be part of a promotional campaign to attract students to Revelstoke. While in Korea Carol and Mark met with Canadian Embassy staff, the Mayor and City Council of Cheong Ju, the Chair of the Chamber of Commerce, the executives at the Cable TV station and two industrialists who expressed interest in Revelstoke.

Koreans express a great eagerness to learn to speak English and a desire to be involved in business ventures with Canadians. The top two areas of business which hold promise for the Revelstoke area include ESL students coming to Canada and the exporting of wood products to Korea. It is expected that along with the young campers coming in July, there will also be some business people who will explore business opportunities here.

People in Revelstoke are invited to become familiar with Korean people by providing a Homestay for one of the campers. Contact Liz Ebbett at 837-4239 if you are interested in hosting a young Korean camper this summer for three weeks.

Carol Powadiuk