Site C hearings urged under McClelland policy outlook
Leo Rutledge argues BC Hydro Site C hearings must follow the 1980 Energy Policy Statement. He supports a two phase review evaluating demand, alternatives, and environmental impacts with public input. He warns against evasive tactics and calls for Vancouver hearings to reach a transparent public record.
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British Columbia
Alska Highway News
Alaska Highway News
R.H. McClelland
British Columbia Hydro
Vancouver
McClelland
W.A.C. Bennett Dam
Peace Valley
Leo Rutledge
Keech Family Era Begins at Moberly Lake 1945 to 1950s
The Keech family arrives from North Battleford Sask in 1945 settling at Moberly Lake and homesteading near Wildmore Creek by 1948. They build a cafe the R2, a garage, and cabins as highway upgrades occur. Fur and fox farming rise, guiding and outfitting grow, and American sportsmen visit the new wilderness while local businesses like Nicholson’s and the Browns expand hospitality and services.
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Jack
Leta Kech
Alan
Eddie
Joyce
Carroll
Moberly Lake
North Battleford
Sask
Eric Logan
Wildmore Creek
Little Prairie
George Odishaw
Saskatchewan
Keech
Jack Keech
Jack Hamilton
Mr. Young
Hasler
Pine Valley
Essweins
Harsh letter rails at hockey fights and channel surf rage
In a letter to the editor G G Ortman denounces hockey arena fights and mid game channel switching. He suggests the offender should be shot with fresh cow chips. The taunting note echoes heated sports commentary and blunt punishment rhetoric.
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T.V
North America
G.G. Ortman
Little Prairie settlement begins in the fifties era
In 1947 East Pine Bridge was built and George Goodrich remained on his home place. A Dawson Creek visit by Lyle Shellenburg sparked settlement plans, with Lyle, W.A. Campbell, and Bernice Campbell aiding the Little Prairie influx. By 1951 the Campbell store on the Hart Highway became Chetywnd’s first business, postmaster duties passed to Mr. Campbell, and Ernie Pfanner ran truck mail links to Dawson Creek, shaping local life for decades.
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East Pine
George Goodrich
Dawson Creek
Little Prairie
Lyle Shellenburg
Emberville
Sask
C.J.D.C
George
Lyle
W.A. Campbell
Bernice Campbell
Frank Nicholson
Saskatchewan
Chetwynd
W.A
Ernie Pfanner
Paaree
Nicholson
Campbell’s
Hart Highway
Chelywnd
Mr. Campbel
Local Notables and Events From Chetwynd Archive
This week notes Debbie Gladue winning the Lake View Credit Union Perpetual Trophy at the Peace Country Arts Festival in Dawson Creek. It lists anniversary celebrations for Chetwynd residents, hotel openings, and a 1969 charter date. It also voices a student concern about BC seat belt laws on school buses, praising volunteer sports reporters.
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Debbie Gladue
Lake View Credit Union Perpetual
Peace Country
Dawson Creek
TB Vet secret-number key tag drives charity drive
The 35th annual campaign of the Tuberculous and Chest Disabled Veterans Association seeks donations by mailing 1.6 million TB Vet secret-number mini tags to residents in British Columbia. Funds raised support diagnostic equipment and respiratory disease research.
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The
Tuberculous and
B.C
Quebec Oscar winner Halle to pursue film making as hobby grows
Roland Halle, a Quebec native and Academy Award winner for Karl Hess: Toward Liberty, says he does not work for a living but plans to pursue film making with vigor as a possible second career. He spoke less than a day after the win. Halle, 51, was joined by Peter Ladue of Boston, a colleague who helped make Hess history as the first Oscar winner produced by students as a university course project.
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Roland Halle
Halle
Karl Hess
Quebec City
Peter Ladue
Boston
Hess
TV Schedule Fragments Show NHL Playoffs and Classic Programs
A fragmented TV grid lists NHL Playoffs blocks and a mix of classic shows. Notable entries include Rockford Files Dallas The Incredible Hulk Charlie's Angels Fantasy Island and Beachcombers among late night airings and news slots.
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Rockford Files
Royal Coin Air Force
CBC News
Fantasy Island
Charlie’s Angels
Five Star Theatre
Terry Winters
Walt Disney
Beachcombers
the Muppets
CBC
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Kech
Moberly
Saskachewan
Chetwynd Hospital
Blue Sky
C.E.S.S
Virginia Curtis
Ben Jackman
Shiela Gerstel
Ruth Grant
Oty Life
Lion
Electrical — Supply 1978 Ltd
94Th Ave
Fort ST. John, B.C
Dale Roy
Roger MacQuArrie
Tel
B.C. P.O
Gene Wilder
Richard Pryor
Columbia Pictures
MOTEL
United Artists
Ee Alene
P.O. Box
Swede Construction
Clarence Nordlund
Hi-Way Laundromat
Hart Hi-Way Grocery
TV Guide
Chetwynd B.C
T.V. Channel 7
Sesame Street
RNCON
Bob McLean Wicks
Mark
Mindy
Sheriff Lobo
Dallas
Circle Square
Huntley Street
Dominic
Mori
TBA
Points
Canada Hymn Sing Sports
Barney Miller
Front Page
Challenge News Magazine
Watson Report
Yoon Edge of Night
All In the Family
Ying
Dressup
Ue Bys Ay Hess Bys Hk
Cit Park
Aie
Neri
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