Howard Wilson Receives Medal of Merit for Scouting Service
Howard Wilson is honored with the Medal of Merit at a banquet attended by Scouting officials and community members. The presentation, led by Art Bowes with Bill O'Doherty reading the citation, highlights Wilson’s 40 years promoting Scouting across Ontario, Northern Ontario, Porcupine, Chetwynd, and beyond, including 1953 leadership to the Canadian Jamboree and early work starting Scouting in Porcupine.
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Howard Wilson
Art Bowes
Bob Nordlund
Wilson
Bill O'Doherty
B.C
Yukon
Howard Wilson Benga
Cochrane
Ontario
Porcupine
Petawawa
Renabie
Victoria
Chetwynd
Howard
Canada
Northeast coal deal extended to 1981 in BC and Canada
The Canada British Columbia Subsidiary Agreement to Evaluate North East Coal and Related Developments has been extended from March 31, 1980 to March 31, 1981. Federal ministers Pierre De Bane and Marc Lalonde and BC ministers Don Phillips and Bob McClelland signed an amendment to allow planning and design work. The original May 1977 pact provided 10 million for planning and engineering studies of northeast coal resources, with momentum rising as steel markets rebound. About 70 major studies have been completed across resource, transportation, environment, townsite, manpower, and economic analyses.
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Canada-British Columbia
Pierre de Bane
Marc Lalonde
Energy
B.C
Don Phillips
Bob McClelland
Denison Quintette mine could produce by 1986
Denison Mines aims to begin Quintette coal production by 1986 if sales contracts reach four million tons. The project, 70 miles southwest of Dawson Creek, would use two open pits on Sherriff Mountain and Babcock Mountain with up to 3,000 workers, housing at a planned townsite near Tumbler Ridge.
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Denison Mines
Bruce Switzer
Dawson Creek Chamber of Commerce
Denison
Switzer
Dawson Creek
Sherriff Mountain
Babcock Mountain
Tumbler Ridge
BC lumber and plywood industry hit by US market downturn
Vancouver reports D A S Lanskail of the Council of Forest Industries of BC says housing markets in the United States and Canada are severely hurting BC producers. After two years of strong markets, record high US interest rates deepen the downturn as US housing starts fall and lumber prices plunge.
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Vancouver
B.C
U.S
Chetwynd Arts and Craft Show categories listed
The proposed entries for the May 31 event at Elks Hall include students 16 and under with sewing, knitting, hobby crafts, painting, and cake or cookie items. Adults may enter painting, Artex, petit point, various crafts, dresses, quilts, woodwork, photography, sewing, bedspreads, macrame, rugs, decoratives, and baked goods.
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Chetwynd
Elks Hall
Norman Reader Joins Dolan Realty Chetwynd Staff
Norman Reader becomes part of Dolan Realty in Chetwynd handling Industrial Commercial and Investment properties. Formerly with Nootka International Realty in Richmond he has experience in Residential Agricultural and Industrial markets. He has worked as a faller with Mac Millan Bloedel a freelance journalist and a Corrections Department consultant. His wife Patrisha a former Canadian tennis player attends UBC for teaching.
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Norman Reader
Chetwynd
Dolan Realty
Norman
Nootka International Realty
Richmond
MacMillan Bloedel
Department of Corrections
Patrisha
Spring Spiel Forecast At New Chetwynd Curling Rink
Incoming president Brian Maurer forecast a spring bonspiel in a new six sheet rink at the Chetwynd Curling Club annual meeting. The executive for next year includes Maurer Soule Draper and McLaren. Plans to dispose of the current building for an 800 900 thousand dollar complex were discussed.
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Brian Maurer
Chetwynd Curling Club
Wyatt Soule
Colleen Draper
Karen McLaren
Chetwynd
Maurer
Jack Thomson
Jackie Burns
Keith McMillan
Coaches and Umpires Urgently Needed for Minor Baseball
Minor Baseball program seeks coaches and umpires for about 200 boys and girls. A coach meeting is set for Wednesday April 23 at 8 30 P M in Room 11 CESS. Umpire meeting date to follow.
Canfor Continues on Two Shifts Despite Low Demand
Canfor-Chetwynd Division will keep a two shift operation as General Manager Bert McGraw reports sales at about 50 to 70 percent of normal. Inventory will be stockpiled while production remains. Cantor contemplates other marketing options. McGraw hopes to resolve the situation without layoffs.
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McGraw
Canfor
Cantor
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Scouting
British Columbia
Stephen Rogers
Peace Canyon
Bennett Dam
G.M. Shrum
Hudson Hope Council
Rogers
Chris Boatman
Canfor - Chetwynd
Bert McGraw
D.as. Lonskail
Council of Forest Industries of
U.S.A
B.C. Lumer and
Plywood
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