Prince George area may gain two MPs under BC boundary plan
British Columbia Electoral Boundaries Commission proposes widening province representation from 23 to 26 seats. Prince George would be split between Fort Nelson Peace River and Prince George Bulkley ridings, creating large districts with populations near 67 to 68 thousand. Public hearings set for February 19 in Fort St John and February 20 in Prince George, with hearing participants required to apply by January 26.
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Prince George
British Columbia
Electoral Boundaries Commission of
Justice J.S. Atkins
Vancouver
Prince George-Peace River
Fort Nelson-Peace River
Prince George-Bulkley
Canada
Commission
Inn of the North
Brunswick St
Electoral Boundaries Commission For
B.C
Toronto-Dominion Bank
Pacific Centre
West Georgia St
First coal leaves Sukunka area for Britain
A 50-car train carrying about 5,000 tons of Sukunka coal left Chetwynd bound for Britain, to be unloaded in Vancouver onto a freighter. Carloading at Chetwynd runs round the clock as the train returns in six days for another load. The freighter sails January 14 to England for testing at steel mills. Coal is hauled 35 miles from the mine site.
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Coalition Mines
Chetwynd
Britain
Peace Country
Vancouver
England
Christmas light prizes announced for Civic Night event
Residents and merchants compete for three power line prizes and a plaque in the commercial section at the Civic Night dinner on January 10. Deployments show more homes decorated than last year while inns and motels feature interior lighting and fewer external displays.
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B.C. Hydro
Chamber of Commerce
Two Die In Hart Highway Crash Near Chetwynd
A 24 year old Quesnel woman Doris Ruth Fallowfield and her 14 month old daughter Delina Rayette were killed instantly when their car collided with a semi truck on the Hart Highway about 20 miles west of Chetwynd. Fallowfield husband Gordon Charles Fallowfield and two other girls in the car survived with minor injuries. Police have not identified the truck driver from a Monroe Washington firm.
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Hart Highway
Chetwynd
Doris Ruth
New assistant manager named Lonnie Dennis joins Chetwynd Hotel
Lonnie Dennis a nine year veteran of the B C Lions has become assistant manager and community sports director at the Chetwynd Hotel. Dennis 35 6 1 230 pounds played CFL 1960 1969 as offensive tackle and appeared in Grey Cup games 1963 and 1964. He also coached Lions in 1968 and retired due to knee injury. He held Deputy Sheriff roles in Los Angeles and Newport Beach earlier and earned a black belt in Karate. Permanent Vancouver resident since 1906 and applying for citizenship.
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B.C. Lions
Peace Country
Lonnie Dennis
Chetwynd Hotel
John Jackman
Dennis
Los Angeles
Brigham Young University
Pittsburgh Steelers
Lions
Hamilton
Tiger Cats
Joe Kapp
Willie Flemming
Jackie Parker
Newport Beach
Calif
Vancouver
Tumne s Made Worth The While Somehow
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Hampers Deliveries Spotlight Chetwynd Xmas Caring
Fifteen families received Hampers at Christmas supplied by women from local church groups. Donations of money, canned goods, nuts and candies were collected during Halloween and Thanksgiving, with items packed in the name of the community of Chetwynd.
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Chetwynd
Inland Natural Gas announces another rate cut
Inland Natural Gas Co. Ltd. says 43,000 residential customers will see about a 10 percent annual bill reduction on January gas bills after the latest rate cut approved by the Public Utilities Board. The move follows four prior reductions and applies across 56 interior communities in British Columbia.
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Inland Natural Gas Co. Ltd
Public Utilities Commission of British Columbia
Inland
British Columbia
Chamber Christmas Party and Council Action in Chetwynd
The Village Chamber hosted a children's Christmas party attended by over one hundred children at the Tourist Booth where Santa found the chill of the weather. Council met December 19 with Alderman Stewart presiding and discussed signing by laws, moving the Inn of the North Sign, subdividing land for an RCMP building, and concerns about coal-rail dust pollution. A Sick Leave Policy for village employees was approved effective January 1, 1973. A petition objecting to a Hydro line route to the Sukunka mine was considered after BC Hydro discussed alternate routes. a telegram urged ministerial intervention.
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Chamber of Commerce
Santa
Wiens
Bonetti
R.C.M.P
Chetwynd
Sukunka
B. Janzen
B.C. Hydro
Oberle
Hydro
Bob Williams
Victoria
B.C
Peace River Liard
John Jackman
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Fort Nelson- Peace River
Rocky Mountains
Prince George Bulkley
Fort St. John
Provincial Court House
Light Awards
Monroe,shington
Santa Claus
City Hall
Wales
Coalition
Sukunka Valley
Tumne
Cheluynd Chil Cha
Frank Zentner
Vancouver International Airport
D.J. Doll
Vancouver Airport
Nelson
Lorene Jensen
Edmonton
Mrs. Hoffman
Hoffmans
Danny Miller
Honey Moon Creek
Sonja
Linda
Clarence Nordland
Joe Schalk
Wife Shirley
Ursula Oberle
U.B.C
Susan Hoffman
Bonnie Lekavy
Notre Dame
Nelson B.C
Dennis Barrette
Camrose Luthern College
Chamber
Xmas Party
Willys Dunn
Debbie
Chet
Stewart
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