Hudson's Hope Ahmiks claim third at Fort St John tourney
Hudson's Hope grade 12 basketball team placed third in the Fort St John Invitational over December 2 and 3. Their opener Friday was against the South Peace Penguins with Ahmiks leading scorers Graham Tallman 29 and Chris Veary 14 as South Peace pulled away late for an 82 54 win after leading 59 44 after three quarters.
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Hudson’s Hope
Fort St. John
South Peace Penguins
Penguins
Hudson
Hope
Graham Tallman
Ahmiks
Chris Veary
South Peace
Spirit River
Shane Arnason
David Huxley
Cory Budalich
David
Josh” Joslin
Chris Weary
Fraser Lake
Prince George
Smithers
Houston
Westcoast Energy hits one million safety hours
Westcoast Energy announced on December 8 1988 that its gas processing division employees reached one million hours worked without a lost time accident as of that day. The division includes Fort Nelson Taylor Chetwynd and Sikanni plants between Fort Nelson and Fort St John and the Saratoga Gas Process Plant near Coleman Alberta. Art Willms called it the first milestone of its kind for any single company division.
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Westcoast Energy
Fort Nelson
Taylor, Chetwynd
Sikanni
Fort St. John
Saratoga
Coleman
Alberta
Westcoast
Art Willms
Willms
Tax policy shields religious property from higher tax rates
Finance Minister Mel Couvelier announced amendments to the Assessment Act to keep places of public worship from being reclassified for property tax. Several churches had shifted from Class 8 to Class 6 under a July Supreme Court interpretation, risking higher taxes in municipalities. The changes, effective for 1989, aim to preserve broad exemption while noting local service taxes in some areas. Westcoast safety record cited as exceptional by Willms amid plant operations and a regional basketball result noted with Hudson's Hope advancing and Spirit River contest details.
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Mel Couvelier
Update on Job Development Project in Chetwynd
The Chetwynd Women’s Resource Society reports progress on a Job Development Project launched September 12 1988 for four women Eva Hauck Sue Houde Cathy Payne and Geraldine Harrington. Training covered Life Skills Accounting Computers Painting and Maintenance and Small Business Development. By end of October training ended and participants gain work experience at local sites including a painting contractor a retail store and office tasks. Local support from Chetwynd District Store Macleods Beelyne Executive Services and Keith Massey is acknowledged. Please greet the workers as you see them.
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Chetwynd
Cooperatin
Macleods
Beelyne
Keith Massey
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Pine River
Bert Bowes
Stephen Palfy
Petra
Unds
Michelle Bassett
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de G Jeweller
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Ron Clearee
Arctic
Chetwynd Motor Inn
Rey
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