Rural area grants set for 13 groups at April meeting
At an April 20 meeting Area E Director Tim Caton and Recreation Coordinator Paul Solmes announced Grants-In-Aid for 13 rural groups. total requests 251,888 with 103,943 budget. Allocations included Chetwynd Rec department 2,000 of 4,800, Family Footprints 3,000 of 8,335, and Moberly Lake groups ranging from 1,000 to 26,000 for hall, tractor, and equipment projects.
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Area
Tim Caton
Paul Solmes
Caton
Chetwynd Rec
Little Prairie Heritage Society
Lone Prairie Riding Club
Moberly Lake Community Association
Moberly Lake
Moberly Lake School Pac
Heroin Seizure Leads to Trafficking Charges in Dawson Creek
Chetwynd RCMP seized about one ounce of heroin during a vehicle takedown on April 22. Believed headed for the Peace River region, the stash valued at about $10,000 could supply nearly 180 users. Charged with possession for trafficking are 56-year-old Norma Joanne Walker and 40-year-old Randy Allen Berkner, both of Dawson Creek.
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Chetwynd Rcmp
Peace River
Norma Joanne Walker
Randy Allen Berkner
Dawson Creek
Grants-In-Aid awards slim at Chetwynd council meeting
At the April 18 council session most Grants-In-Aid applications were declined. The Chetwynd Health Society received 18,900 for administration costs a locum doctors apartment furniture and vehicle. The Trailblazers Snowmobile Club and Auroras Speedskating Club each got 1,000 for huts and training equipment respectively. Other groups lost bids.
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District of
Auroras
Council
Tansi Centre
Dry Grad Committee
Ellis’ Hall
By law talk on unsightly premises at PRRD meeting
PRRD held a public meeting on April 17 attended by over 60 rural residents to discuss a draft bylaw to regulate unsightly premises. Bruce Simard and Tim Caton spoke on the bylaw history and 15 complaints cited, noting the board’s authority to create a service to regulate untidy properties.
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Peace River Regional District
PRRD
Bruce Simard
Tim Caton
Simard
Caton
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Lynda Lafleur
Wendy
Tim Bristow
Misty Meadows Ranch
Peace Country
Bristow
Tim
TER Lampe
Subway
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