Portrait of a fighter in cystic fibrosis tragedy and hope
In 1982 Michelle Breakwell battled cystic fibrosis while finishing high school with 82 percent average and plans for McMaster University. She fell seriously ill, recovered briefly, then died in May 1983 at age 18 after months of illness, testing the resilience and hope of those around her.
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Michelle Breakwell
Michelle
McMaster University
Hamilton
McMaster
CJDC/CHET
Wayne Gretzky
Rocket Richard
April 4 thefts and B and E reports in Progress area
On April 4 two non Chetwynd males were arrested and charged with theft of a motor vehicle and possession of stolen property. The vehicle was taken from a residence near Progress BC and recovered near Chetwynd. A B and E occurred on 49th Street with rooms ransacked but nothing stolen. Another B and E on 44th Street damaged items. no theft reported. A house trailer fire on April 4 damaged mainly the kitchen in Sun Dance Lake area. A local male was charged with erratic driving and licence suspended 24 hours.
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Chetwynd
Progress
B.C
B&e
49Th Street
44Th Street
Sundance Lake
Chetwynd youth charged after home invasion incident
At 1 30 am on April 6 1986 a 17 year old male entered a residence on Walei Crescent in Chetwynd B C armed with a sawed off shotgun. He unlawfully confined three male residents and threatened their lives before fleeing on foot. RCMP with the Police Dog Unit recovered the weapon. The youth is charged with unlawful confinement assault and weapons offences and remanded to Dawson Creek court for 1 30 pm on April 7 1986.
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Walei Crescent
Chetwynd
B.C
RCMP
Fort St. John
Dawson Creek Court
Expo Awareness Week Schedule for Chetwynd
Expo awareness week in Chetwynd runs May 10 to 17 with events including May 8 Chetwynd Expo 86 Band at 7 30pm at the High School and May 8 to 10 Merchants Association Expo Value Days. May 10 features Legion Ladies Auxiliary Diamond Jubilee Strawberry Tea. Cont'd on page 2.
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Chetwynd
Weather Forecast Cloudy with Cool Highs Near Eleven
A low pressure system moves from the north coast of B C to just south of Fort Nelson in 36 hours. Fort Nelson sees heavier rain while Fort St John has isolated showers. Mild temperatures continue for the next three days with cloudy skies and a few sunny breaks on Thursday.
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B.C
Fort Nelson
Fort St. John
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Azu
ECHO
Labatt
Dawson Creek Kinsman Club
CJDC
Chet Radio
Rick Coombs
Ave
Dawson Creek
South Peace
Don Phillips
Ellen Roller
The
Hassler Heritage Society
June Kolesky
Jackfish Community Association
Carla
Yuko
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