Tree arrives at Coast Inn – photos 250News

Prince George, B.C. – The signs of the season are  starting to show, the most vivid in the City of Prince George  is the Tree of Lights,  which  arrived at the Coast Inn of the North this afternoon.

The 4,000 pound fir tree  was harvested in the Carp Lake area, and delivered by Warmac Ventures. The  tree was then lifted to its  Christmas season  home on top of the Coast Inn of the North by Sterling Crane.

The tree offers a visual measure of the Salvation Army’s annual  fundraising campaign, as lights are illuminated to show the status of the campaign.  As more dollars are collected, more lights are lit.

Now all that’s needed is some more volunteers to ensure the bulbs are strung.

“We’ve got about eight to 10 people on the volunteer list but we’re still looking for more,” says business agent Bill Glasgow. “We need about five or six more per day to make this happen.”

Volunteers are needed from November 5 to November 12. Each shift lasts three hours and run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and again from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. each day (excluding November 11).

If you are able to volunteer, you’re asked to call Glasgow on his cell at 250-961-4029. “Call me anytime,” he says. “I’m available 24/7.”

(Below left,  Sterling Crane  lifts the tree from the  deck of the truck, while at right,  a mid height  photo),

Below,  Tree  reaches its new home for the season, and will be  fitted with strings of lights.