Chetwynd Ski Club opens new lodge with weekend events
The Chetwynd Ski Club unveils a 32 by 50 foot wood lodge on Windrem Creek with a Sunday celebration starting at 10 a.m. John Stewart of the Chamber of Commerce will cut the ribbon at 2 p.m. followed by plaques from last May's Mother's Walkathon. Bob Shirley of Sukunka Sports Unlimited discusses gear. Members invite the community to tour the facility, enjoy coffee and snacks, and view improved access roads and parking.
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Chetwynd Ski Club
John Stewart
Chetwynd Chamber of Commerce
Bob Shirley
Sukunka Sports Unlimited
Windrem Creek
Chetwynd Hill
Skilab
Hospital Hill
Job training course offered to ease skilled worker shortages
Archie Taylor of the Canada Manpower Centre in Dawson Creek announces a new Training on the Job for Skill Shortages program. It partners with provinces and the Department of Manpower and Immigration to fund employer training projects, providing wage reimbursements of 50 percent in the first half and 29 percent in the second half, aiding unemployed workers to gain skills for hard to fill occupations.
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Archie Taylor
Canada Manpower Centre
Dawson Creek
Statistics Canada
Canada
Taylor
Department of Manpower and Immigration
Lands minister replies to power line telegram
Victoria lands minister Bob Williams replies to a Dec 20 telegram about a high tension power line near Chetwynd. He says detailed reports will be requested. The article also notes an Associated Chambers annual meeting in Pouce, with speaker D F Hollman planning for tourism in the Peace River Liard region.
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Bob Williams
Victoria
Chetwynd
Pouce Coupe
Associated Chambers
Legion Hall
Pouce
Uest
D.F. Hollman
Peace River-Liard
Hollman
Toughen up on land contracts for regional projects
Regional district signals tougher review of land use proposals to curb likely denials. A recent trailer park development outside Chetwynd’s planning area was rejected on grounds of existing facilities and suitable land within the village. The Technical Planning Committee cited sufficient trailer space nearby and village fringe agricultural land as factors.
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Chetwynd
Associated Engineering Services Ltd
Prince George
Centurion Creek
Peace River Liard
Technical Planning Committee
TPC
Bert Simmons
News notes from Chetwynd area and travelers
The report lists residents and visitors in Chetwynd over the holidays including Mrs. Albert Olivier in hotel renovation, Miss Charlene Hyrciuk from Dawson Creek, and families visiting relatives in Grande Prairie Lethbridge Kamloops and Vancouver. It notes military and aviation movements and local social visits plus a planning board discussion on local land use and commuter traffic.
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Albert Olivier
Chetwynd
Hotel Chetwynd
Charlene Hyrciuk
Dawson Creek
Freak elevator accident at Chetwynd Grain and Feed
A freak incident at the Chetwynd Grain and Feed elevator on January 2 damaged the end of the gangway when a truck trailer, while unloading, got its rear wheels caught in a hoist cradle. The cradle and gangway end were ripped out. Manager Del Sproxton says damage estimates are under investigation.
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Chetwynd
Civic Dinner Tonight Hosts Don Phillips Speaker
Don Phillips MLA will headline the Chamber of Commerce Annual Civic Dinner on January 10 in the Hotel Ballroom. Social hour at 6:30 with dinner at 7, awards for Citizen of the Year and Light-Up contest, and village council swearing-ins. Reservations at 788-2204.
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Don Phillips
M.L.A
Chamber of Commerce
Chetwynd Library Receives $300 Grant for Project
The Chetwynd Public Library Association received a $300 grant from the South Peace Community Arts Council. The Library Board elected January 9 will decide the special project funded by the grant and the ten council members previously received a total of $2688 from the Cultural Fund administered by the Provincial government.
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Chetwynd Public Library Association
South Peace Community Arts Council
Perpetual Cultural Fund
Chetwynd Public Library
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