Caravan visits Chetwynd on Nor thern Woods route
The Northern Woods and Water Route Association caravan with 15 campers traveled from Winnipeg on July 21 visiting the W A C Bennett Dam and Fort St. John in the Peace region. Wagonmaster George Stephenson credited Calvacade 81 with promoting the route and said the group will meet local officials and chambers of commerce along the way. Coffee was provided by Pine Cone Restaurant and donuts by Westgate I G A during a stop in Chetwynd.
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Northern Woods and Water Route Association
Chetwynd
Winnipeg
Peace Area
W.A.C. Bennett Dam
Fort St. John
Dawson Creek
George Stephenson
Stephenson
Chamber of Commerce
Chetwynd Chamber of Commerce
Pine Cone
Westgate
I.G.A
Pins on a cap mark cross border tourist chatter
A busy week at the tourist booth with visitors from the U S Germany Holland France England and Sweden. Friday brought 15 vacation units via the Nor route caravan from Winnipeg across northern Canada. A man showed three souvenir cap collections from Europe the U S and Canada plus a cap from this trip. Tammy Embree notes a New York Montreal transplant comparing populations of 11 5 million in both places and calls it a shock.
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U.S
Germany
Holland
France
England
Sweden
Winnipeg
Canada
Europe
Paris
London
New York City
Montreal
New York
Tammy Embree
Mount Terry Fox climber Joe Lang hails from Valemount
Joe Lang, 47, climbed Mount Terry Fox in British Columbia in two hours and forty minutes. He says mountains test inner strength rather than conquer them, noting the peak’s 2,656.5 metre height and its snow covered summit in the Selwyn range. Lang grew up near Frankfurt and spoke about the mountain’s imposing presence from the Jasper highway viewpoint.
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Valemount
B.C
Joe Lang
Terry Fox
Lang
Selwyn Range
Rockies
Fox
Frankfurt
Munich
Jasper
Alta
No magic solution to energy crisis experts say in Montreal
Pierre Beauregard reports at the Solar Energy Society of Canada meeting that despite higher government funding for alternate energy sources three experts warned there is no single fix. Dr Larkin Kerwin urged conservation as a cheaper path versus pursuing all other resources.
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Pierre Beauregard
Montreal
Solar Energy Society of Canada
Larkin Kerwin
National Research Council
Royal wedding gifts on display at Buckingham Palace
Gifts poured in for Prince Charles and Lady Diana since the engagement. About 5,000 presents have arrived, with 1,000 on display at St James Palace. Visitors queue up to eight hours to view a mix of china, linen, jewelry from Saudi royals, and other items, while security screens entrants.
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Debra Craine
London
Prince
Princess of Wales
Prince Charles
Diana Spencer
Buckingham Palace
Palace
St. James Palace
Chetwynd’s Charles Lasser Named to Hydro Board
Charles Lasser of Chetwynd is appointed to the expanded BC Hydro Board of Directors. He is a director and vice chairman of Northern Lights College and serves on the Assessment Authority Appeal Board and the Municipal Finance Authority. He is a former mayor of Chetwynd and ex-alderman of Pitt Meadows, with past roles as director of the Peace River Liard Regional District and president of the Lower Mainland Municipal Association.
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Charles Lasser
Chetwynd
B.C. Hydro
Lasser
Northern Lights College
Assessment Authority Appeal Board
Municipal Finance Authority
Pitt Meadows
Peace River-Liard
Lower Mainland Municipal Association
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Tourist Bureau
Mount Robson
Sherwood Heights
O.A.C
Vancouver
Wally Byram
Prince George
U.S.A
Hydro
Strider Express
P.W.A
Yamaha
Yamaha Motors, Canada Ltd
Verdun Place
Richmond
Ellis
Pentax
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