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Bennett to Open 250 Mile PGE Link to Fort Nelson
Premier W A C Bennett returns September 10 for the inaugural run of the Pacific Great Eastern to Fort Nelson. He will inaugurate the 250 mile Fort St John to Fort Nelson line with a golden spike ceremony, flags, and a 35 piece band. 200 guests from Vancouver and 160 from Fort St John join the event, with a 12 coach special train carrying Bennett and officials. Also noted, sixteen Adventist Youth Club members camped at Big Lake, and a truck crash involving P and B Transport of Vancouver is listed among recent incidents.
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