Reader concerns on Site C and E dams on Peace River
A Dawson Creek resident urges Editor to oppose B C Hydro dam plans at Site C and E arguing valleys will be lost to future uses. He criticizes Hydro for limited conservation efforts and advocates exploring alternative power sources and stronger government leadership. He warns against short sighted, political decisions harming land and people of British Columbia.
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Dawson Creek
B.C
Peace River
B.C. Hydro
Appreciation Note From CNIB Seals 1976 Gratitude
The CNIB thanks the Chetwynd Echo, L A Royal Canadian Legion, volunteers, and the public for support during the year. Fred Koalenz, District Administrator, pledges continued efforts in prevention of blindness and in aiding those who lost sight due to illness or accident through training and rehabilitation.
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Chetwynd Echo
Canadian National Institute For the Blind
L.A
Royal Canadian Legion
CNIB
Fred Koalenz
Apology in Smoke Signals column over name use
Marian Parker apologizes for naming a woman in a Smoke Signals school meeting item. She defends her intent while promising the name will not appear again, regardless of future circumstances, and laments the dilemma of credit versus privacy.
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Smoke Signals
Financing Available for De velopment of Agricultural Land
Brian Harper announces financing under the Agriculture Land Development Act through the B C Ministry of Agriculture in Dawson Creek. Applications are now taken for long term, low interest loans up to 15000 per farmer, repayable at 4 percent simple interest over 15 years, with contracts issued starting April 1 1977 subject to rate changes. Eligible applicants are established farmers under 60 with farm income at least 1600 per year and sufficient resources to develop land.
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Agriculture Land Development Act
B.C. Ministry of Agriculture
Dawson Creek
B.C
Ministry ‘of Agriculture
Christmas Spirit Brings Color to Vancouver Children's Hospital
At Vancouver's Children's Hospital the Christmas festival lights up wards with decorations. Staff keep daily routines, while patients express joy and creativity choosing bedside decor. The busy hospital hums with the season's cheerful spirit.
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Children’s Hospital
Children’s
Christmas Mail Moves Amid CUPW Talks In Canada
Canada Post executives and CUPW leaders push to resolve a dispute over new technology. The union warns it may call mail sorters and postal clerks to strike if talks fail. They accuse the government of failing to fully consult the union before implementing changes. The government denies the charge. An odd note adds empty cola cans as improvised bookends filled with dirt or sand.
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Ottawa
Canada
Canadian Union of Postal Workers
CUPW
Your Week Ahead Horoscope Notes Divisional Signs
Aries Taurus Gemini Moonchild and Leo themes outline the week ahead with focus on personal plans, communication, and energy shifts. Mars influences motivation while Venus nudges relationships and creativity, urging practical steps and mindful choices across work home and friendships.
Canada crown corporations face unrecorded expenses wipeout
Auditor general James Macdonnell reports nearly half of Canada’s 43 crown corporations posted about 152 million dollars in expenses not recorded last year. AECL and CBC show large unrecorded liabilities, including interest, termination benefits, and other accrued costs, while hospitals and charity activities describe festive seasonal care.
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Ottawa
Canada
James Macdonnell
Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd
AECL
Macdonell
Canadian Broadcasting Corp
College offers multiple evening courses in Chetwynd
Northern Lights College announces a five day Stop Smoking Clinic January 16 to 20 at Chetwynd Secondary from 7 30 to 9 30 pm. It also opens waiter waitress and air brake courses at Chetwynd Motor Hotel and basic electricity class at Chetwynd Secondary starting January 18 19 20 25 26 27 and January 25 respectively with 4 week Manpower funded allowances and 16 student limit. Registration dates January 10 and 13- awaiting Echo notices.
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Northern Lights College
Chetwynd Secondary
Chetwynd Motor Hotel
Canada
Corinne Weightman
Harry Bissky
The
Echo
Legal aid program to be continued in Dawson Creek
Pon Clancy of the Peace River Bar Association announces the Student Summer Legal Advice Program will be continued in northern British Columbia. Last summer two University of Victoria law students, Bill Ehrcke and Jamie Dunn, handled over 200 inquiries on criminal matters and debt counseling. The program aims to aid isolated communities, provide student educational experience, and encourage articling in remote areas.
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Pon Clancy
Peace River Bar Association
Dawson Creek
B.C
Clancy
University of Victoria
Bill Ehrcke
Jamie Dunn
Peace River
Pipeline completes after tough Alaska build amid heavy snow
In Alaska, workers finished the eight billion dollar 800 mile trans Alaskan pipeline after months of snowbound toil. At Thompson Pass the crew faced 2800 foot terrain and used skid lifts to finish sections before a looming snowstorm. Officials foresee limited oil flow options until ports and testing resume next year.
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Anchorage, Alaska
Southcentral
Alaska
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Marian Parker
Sydney Segal
University of British Columbia
Vancouver General Hospital
B.C. Tuberculosis-Christmas Seal Society
British Columbia
Brian Harper
Ass’t. Dist
Childrens Hospital
Vancouver
Canadian Press
Py Amis
ARIES
Taurus
Gemini
Moonchild
LEO
Financial Times
VIRGO
Scorpio
Capricorn
Aquarius
Adolscent
Lower
Santa
Carol
Michael Bell
Sagittarius
Thompson Pass
Lou Cancelmi
Alyeska Pipeline Service Co
Federal Energy Administration
West Coast
Japan
Atlantic States
U.S
Panama Canal
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic
Andrew Rollins
U.S. Interior Department
Alaska Pipeline Office
Chuck Champion
State Pipeline
Alyeska
Valdez
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