1966 Hougen's history

Yukoners to the Orient

From the Whitehorse Star, April 7, 1966

Yukoners to the Orient

Six Whitehorse residents take off April 12th from Vancouver with 126 other Western Canadians on a charter flight which will take them to the Orient.

Mr. and Mrs. Rolf Hougen, Dr. and Mrs. Aubrey Tanner, Jim Smith and Robert Campbell are the Yukoners who will board the special GPA EC 8 flight arranged following last year's Advance Management Course at Banff School of Fine Arts.

First stops is Tokyo where the businessmen will attend a special seminar arranged by the Canadian Trade Commissioner there. That evening a reception will be held at the Canadian Embassy for the visitors.

Visits to manufacturing plants and other points of interest have been arranged for the business executives, while the ladies do some sight-seeing on their own.

"The group will travel to Osaka to attend the Trade Fair in that city, returning later to Tokyo.

On April 22nd the group travels to Hong Kong then takes a train from Sumchun to Canton for four days in Communist China. They will be visiting the People's Commune and other points of interest there before flying back to Vancouver May third.

M.P. Alvin Hamilton, former Minister of Northern Affairs commended Mr. Hougen during his most recent visit to Whitehorse, for his initiative in organizing the tour for the Canadian group, and stressed the importance of the Pacific markets for Canadian products.