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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Apr 15, 1981
Page
2
Mainstream Canada ne Millions for polls By H. Roger Worth discusses how governments in Canada spend millions on polls and surveys yet often withhold results. It notes 79 percent of CFIB members favor immediate publication of polls funded by taxpayers, arguing voters deserve access to the data.
The Hart Highway project drew General Construction Ltd. into the mEA Department of Ways Camp near Commontion Cree in the mid forties. Ivor Johnson opened a store later joined by San and Vi Torrens who built a cafe for approaching tourists. Lumber became the main local industry as mills sprouted around East Pine with sawmills and planner mills operated by Gordon Moore Chase Westgate Tom Ball Fernando Campbell Frank Campbell and others. By 1950 51 East Pine Lumber Company and Westgate’s N.G.A. emerged, with truckers like Sig George Walter Schiling and Grant Brothers supplying the growing demand and prompting families to settle near the store. The Campbell family and Fernando Frank helped establish the timber business and the Pine River East Pine area as a lumber processing hub.
Premier Bill Vander Zalm outlines a consultative mechanism with Regional Board of Peace River Liard and Northeast mayors to shape the development of Tumbler Ridge. Pat Walsh, appointed Commissioner, will lead with Denison Mines Tech Corp B C Rail C N R B C Hydro and N H B to address people issues alongside construction. The plan foresees 5500 residents by 1985 and 10 000 eventual population with a 60000 salary for the commissioner.
A roundup from Chetywnd highlights a changing water delivery market as operators fold and cards resurface. It notes population gains, tourist plans, traffic safety talks at Hart and Hudson Hope Highway, village plans for a tourism center, and looming hotel traffic, with historical references to past student trips and local cultural events.
A dense listing of CBC daytime and evening programs across time slots including Morning 8:15 to 11:45, Afternoon blocks, and Evening 6:00 to 11:45 featuring NHL Hockey CBS News Nightly programs, news, talk shows, game shows, dramas, comedies, and specials. Names include Huntley Street Mr Dressup Worlds.
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