Manpower Opens Chetwynd Office Near Dawson Creek Centre
Melba Supernault and Geri Matthew opened the Chetwynd Manpower Office on July 8 1981 as a sub office of the Dawson Creek Centre. They operate Wednesdays assisting residents with forms employment and U S C benefits. A two year lease backs a temporary site while plans push for a permanent centre amid coal development and Tumbler Ridge townsite growth.
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Melba Supernault
Chetwynd
Melba
Geri Matthew
Dawson Creek Centre
Dawson Creek
U.S.C
Geri
Tumbler Ridge
Vancouver
Canada Manpower Centre
Miss Matthew
Northern Lights College
Canada Manpower
Miss Supernault
Peace River
Kelly’ ‘Lake
Moberly ‘Lake
Peace Coupe
Kelly Lake
Canada
Chuckwagon Chowder Recipe Card
The recipe directs slicing wieners, melting butter, and sautéing onion and wieners until tender. It adds bean with bacon soup, tomato soup, water, ketchup, and chili powder, then simmers briefly and serves with crushed corn chips.
Mackenzie braces for forestry strike impact on town life
In Mackenzie British Columbia the logging strike curbs activity across the town. Restaurants report sparse customers while gas stations liquor stores and the shopping centre see sharp slowdowns. About 30 percent of local gas customers lost service as households relocate seeking work. Police note increased transient departure with few break-ins so far. Consumers' Co op aids firefighting crews.
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Wayne Christians
Inland Gas
Consumers’ Co-op
Interest rates cut consumer borrowing in Ontario
Bankers report a slowdown in consumer loans across Ontario amid higher rates. Banks charge 20.5 to 23 percent for personal loans, with some finance firms up to 30 percent. Central Bank rate jumped to 19.89 percent. future moves hinge on treasury bill auctions. Local strike impacts groceries, liquor store sales, and hospitality businesses as unions consider sustaining operations.
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Toronto
Ontario
Royal Bank of Canada
Loren Chudy
Bank of Nova Scotia
Canada
Bank of Canada
Treasury
Central Bank
Walter Kruger
Coop
Pulp, Paper and Woodworkers of
Jim Halliday
Halliday
al Turner
Royal Bank
Town Sees 217 Visitors in Week at Chetwynd Tourism Office
The tourist bureau reports 217 visitors this week, bringing summer total to 1341. International guests from Holland, Sweden, England, Germany, France, Switzerland, and Denmark inquire about maps, phone numbers, and local industrial development. Tammy Em Counsellor notes growing interest as people consider moving to town and exploring lodging, fuel, dining, and recreation.
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Holland
Sweden
England
Germany
France
Switzerland
Denmark
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Mackenzie
RCMP
Brian Panek
Stan Otulak
Andy Tsangaris
Tourist Bureau News
Tammy Em
Bennett Dam
Pine Place
B.C
Tansi Friendship
Tansi
Friendship Centre
Chetwynd Farm Centre
Chetwynd Mini-Mall
Goodbrand
Goodbrand Construction Ltd
48Th Street
Chetwynd Industrial Park
Construction Division
B.C. Tel
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