Queen photo sparks letters as Canadian town praises warmth
Readers debate royalty and national identity while a local fire survivor thanks neighbors on Jack Fish Lake Road. The Echo notes weddings, royal chatter, and charity updates from the Royal Purple and Elks, plus a Red Cross safety tip and city officials in Edmonton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chetwynd
Jack Fish Lake Road
Supreme Lodge
Order of the Royal Purple
B.P.O. Elks
Elks Purple Cross Fund
Canada
C.C.R.P. Lodge
Flin Flon
Manitoba
Elks Lodge
Kelowna B.C
Purple Cross Fund
Ellis Purple Cross
Fire hazards high in parts of British Columbia
Victoria report notes high forest fire hazards in northern B C and southern coastal and interior regions with other areas at low to moderate risk. Seventy two new fires this week, 35 still burning, all under patrol with no serious problems. Weekend recreationists urged to use caution near forests and dial O for Zenith 9009 for immediate Forest Service action. Year to date fires total 687 versus 2142 last year. estimated suppression costs 2,058,511 compared with 5,307,078 in 1975.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
B.C
Forest Service
Discovering Region H Alaska Highway Scenic Hot Springs
A travel sketch of Tourist Region H along the Alaska Highway highlights snow capped peaks such as Steamboat Indian Head and Trutch and lakes like Summit and Muncho Lake. It portrays dust from the road and promotes Liard Hot Springs with two thermal pools, Hanging Gardens, and nearby facilities, inviting readers to visit via the Peace River Alaska Highway Tourist Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steamboat
Indian Head
Trutch
Summit
Muncho Lake
Alaska
Liard River
Liard Hot Springs
Liard
Peace River
Alaska Highway Tourist Association
Fort St. John
Craft books at the library offer varied projects for all ages
The library showcases multiple craft books and displays covering beads and beading projects, paper flowers, string art, crochet, quilting, weaving, pottery, batik, rug hooking and more. Notable titles include Creating With Beads by LaCroix and Creative Crochet by Edson with beginner to advanced guidance and many illustrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strose
Sharpton
Robert E
Edson
Nicki H
Wooster
Ann-Sargent
Barbara Taber
Janet
Alex D’amato
Gloria Katzenberg
Henry Trevor
Glenn C. Nelson
Evelyn Samuel
Barbara J. Zarbock
Townsite choices loom in northeast coal region
The Hart Highway coal project faces townsite placement questions as state and industry weigh two main sites near Bullmoose Creek and Murray Flatbed confluence, with Kinuseo Creek rumored but unlikely for Denison and Brameda-Teck. Roads and rail routes are under study, including options from Chetwynd and along Sukunka or through Monkman Pass, backed by over five million dollars in environmental and feasibility work this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howell-Jones
Kinuseo Creek
Denison
Murray
Brameda Teck
Sukunka
Chetwynd
Gwillim Lake
Bullmoose
Smokehouse Creek
Brameda- Teck
Rockies
Anzac
Prince George
Hominka River
Continental Divide
Murray River
Hook Creek
Kinuseo Falls
McGregor
CNR
McGregor River
Fontoniko Creek
Monkman Pass
Monkman Creek
Stony Lake
Redwillow River
Alberta
NAR
Beaverlodge
Murray River townsite favored for coal development route
Richard deCandole argues the Murray townsite offers strategic benefits for future coal expansion. It sits near Mast Creek and Babcock Creek mines, is within travel reach of Sukunka Mine, and lies between Dawson Creek and Chetwynd. A later bridge over the Murray remains necessary but the Dawson Creek road may be paved first to serve the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fellers Heights
Peace Country
Denison Mines
Babcock River
Murray Basin
Murray River
Murray
Dawson Creek
South Peace
Denison
Mast Creek
Babcock Creek
Smokehouse Creek
Chetwynd
The
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Pat Hodge
H.M
Jean Pohl
Echo
Cavanagh
Edmonton
Red Cross
Alaska Highway
Fort Nelson
Eluc Field
Gerry Howell-Jones
Bullmoose Creek
Saxon
Belcourt
Quintette
Bullmoose Flats
Brameda-Teck
Department of Highway
By Richard deCandole
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