New Blue Sky Opens In New Premises In Chetwynd
Ceremonies on November 30 1978 marked the opening of the New Blue Sky Restaurant on the south access road in Chetwynd BC Mrs Jackie Dar welcomed guests and introduced Mrs Ella Graham who cut the ribbon. Graham recalled her cafe origins with Allen and the first Shadybrook Cafe and noted oil activity and seismic crews expanding the lunch counter into a cafe. Howard and Jackie Dar are well known in the South Peace River area as Jackie's parents.
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Blue Sky
Chetwynd
B.C
Jackie Dar
Ella Graham
Howard
Valley
Esso
Shadybrook Cafe
Vancouver
South Peace River
Jackie
Ella
Graham
Dawson Creek
Cindy
French CBC radio and TV services approved for Dawson Creek
The CRTC approved two CBC applications to rebroadcast French CBC content in Dawson Creek and the Grande Prairie area. A French language TV outlet will rebroadcast CBUFT Vancouver and a French FM station will carry Vancouver CBC programming. transmission should start next year. Howard and Jackie open New Blue Sky Restaurant in Dawson Creek with dining for 75 and cafe seating for 52.
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Dawson Creek
Canadian Radiotelevision and Telecommunications Commission
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
CBUFT
Vancouver
Grande Prairie
Whitecourt
B.C
Howard
Jackie
Rail special carries regional leaders to Fort Nelson
A 320 mile BC Rail journey from Chetwynd to Fort Nelson carried Peace River Liard Regional District and Municipalities representatives for their quarterly meeting. Passengers saw wilderness, wolves near a moose, and received a warm Fort Nelson welcome with tours, a banquet, and local officials.
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Bunne Hoffman
Chetwynd
British Columbia
B.C.R
Fort Nelson
B.C
Peace River Liard
Fort St. John
Peace River
Taylor
Dawson Creek
Ponce Coupe
BCR
John Hart Highway reconstruction to start in May
A $5.24 million project to rebuild 16.6 kilometres of the John Hart Highway between the McLeod Lake Hotel and Crooked River Cabins will begin in early May and finish by late August 1980. Highways Minister Alex V. Fraser and MLA Howard Lloyd announced the contract was awarded to Geddes Contracting Company Ltd. of Kelowna at $3.92 million, with more than 60 workers planned. The work includes 3.9 kilometres of additional paving, grading, and resurfacing, plus substantial material and traffic improvements.
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John Hart
McLeod Lake
Crooked River
Alex V. Fraser
Howard Lloyd
Fort George
Geddes Contracting Company Ltd
Kelowna
1979 BC assessment notices to be mailed in December
Donald C Morton chair of the British Columbia Assessment Authority announced 1979 assessment notices would be mailed in early December to give owners time to check and contact their assessor with questions. Owners may file a formal Court of Revision complaint in writing by January 20, 1979.
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Donald C. Morton
British Columbia Assessment Authority
Court of Revision
Morton
Assessment Authority
Mr. Morton
British Columbia
Insurance toll on BC roads during Safe Driving Week
ICBC highlights grim highway stats with a million dollar daily insurance tab and weekly fatalities and injuries. During Safe Driving Week starting December 17, president Robbie Sherrell urges motorists to drive more carefully to reduce the costly human toll on Vancouver Island and across British Columbia.
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B.C
Insurance Corporation of
ICBC
Robbie Sherrell
Nominations Sought for Chetwynd Citizen of the Year 1978
The Chamber of Commerce in Chetwynd BC seeks nominations for Citizen of the Year 1978. Nominations must be signed by two people with an outline of the nominee’s community contributions and mailed through the Post Office by December 29 to Box 1000. The winner will be announced at the Civic Night Banquet on Saturday January 13 1979.
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Chetwynd
Chamber of Commerce
B.C
Woman grabs throat by unknown assailant near railroad
At 6 30 p.m. on Wednesday November 29 a female Chetwynd resident on the north access road near the railroad crossing was grabbed about the throat by a knife wielding unknown man who forced her to accompany him she escaped and ran. Police hold a description and request witnesses in Chetwynd report any male seen near the tracks.
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Chetwynd
R.C.M.P
Echo Announces Last 1978 Publication Date
The Echo will publish its final edition of 1978 on Wednesday December 20. Report and advertisement submissions are due at the Echo office by Thursday December 14 for publication the following Wednesday. For Christmas greetings call 788 2246.
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The
Echo
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Terry Baker
Chetwynd Volunteer Fire Department
Benton River
Gutah
Fantos
Andy Bailey
Ely Framst
Pat
Schuk
E. Framst
PRLRD
Framst
Dahlen
Lasser
Jack McKinnon
Joe Waldner
Gerry Hi
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