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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Aug 12, 1981
Page
1
Chetwynd Action Group urged immediate expansion of ambulance capacity citing no backup when units are on calls. Sgt. Ray Cunningham warned of long transfer times to Prince George and called for a statutory service committee and letters to Council and Health Ministry.
Village Council met on Tuesday August 4 at 3 pm and voiced reservations about a Ministry of Lands proposal for a reserve school site west of Chetwynd Hospital. The 25 hectare area was slated for future residential use and council questioned tying up so much land. Alderman Hoover urged informing the Ministry that the project did not require that size. Mr C Laan sought a business licence for an industrial supply shop in the Artic Propane building.
Mayor Pfanner asks the Ministry of Municipal Affairs to record current census data and replace the 1976 figures. Objections will be raised with the Ministry and the South Peace MLA Don.
A community initiated survey in Chetwynd Village will be conducted by interviewers from Chetwynd Community Services, RCMP, Northern Lights College and local offices. The study, first of its kind in British Columbia, aims to inform future surveys. interviewing to finish by early September with interviewers identifying themselves.
The Ministry of Labour's Employment Training Branch launches an program to place young people in training with a permanent position afterward. Employers, starting September 1, 1981, may apply for two to six months of training funding to create new skilled positions. Contact Beverly Verhoven in Dawson Creek at 782-5296 or 1201-103rd Ave Provincial Building for details.
Village planner J M Lainsbury outlines the anticipated effects of the Quintette Bullmoose and Site C developments on Chetwynd. His projection adds to base growth to reach an estimated population of 4,555 by 1987, with further changes expected when the Sukunka property goes into production.
Village of Chetwynd issued eight building permits in July totaling 475713 dollars. Residential permits valued at 356000 dollars dominated, including single and semi detached, two mobile home sites, and one alteration. Commercial permits reached 119713 dollars with no government, industrial, or temporary permits.
South Peace MLA Don Phillips announced a new provincial park at Sukunka Falls covering 450 hectares along the Sukunka River from near its Burnt River junction for about six kilometres. The park showcases three falls and Rocky Mountain foothill vistas. Transport Canada proposes a weather station at Chetwynd airport to serve pilots and provide weather data, planned by September 1982 with about 200 square feet of office space.
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