Air Transport Committee maps new air links in north central BC
The Air Transport Committee released a report on North Central British Columbia air services based on field studies from March and April 1983. It backs a Tumbler Ridge to Prince George link and a Prince Rupert to Prince George link with twice daily service, notes potential ties with Fort St. John Hudsons Hope and Chetwynd, and finds no immediate need for more Fort St. John charter operators due to oil and gas downturn. Copies available from the Secretary, Air Transport Committee, Canadian Transport Commission, Ottawa.
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Ottawa
Air Transport Committee
ACT
Canadian Transport Commission Today
British Columbia
ATC
B.C
Tumbler Ridge
Prince George
Prince Rupert
Fort St. John
Hudson’s Hope
Chetwynd
Canadian Transport Commission
Ontario
Northeast coal shipment marks first from B C port
Prince Rupert B C The first shipment of coal from northeast British Columbia was loaded onto the Japanese ship Shoryu Maru at Ridley Island in a ceremony attended by BC Industry Minister Don Phillips Agriculture Minister Eugene Whelan and federal official Ron Basford. The vessel carries 85 000 tonnes from northeast mines. The ceremony included gifts for the ship's captain as the port begins operations.
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Prince Rupert
B.C
Northeast
Ridley Island
Don Phillips
Eugene Whelan
Ron Basford
Chetwynd Council Receives Various Correspondence
The January 3 meeting of Chetwynd and District Council reviewed correspondence from Taylor on the Recreation Study Plan and northern limit adjustment, Peace River Liard RD on grants and provisional budget, Stanley Associates for water works final payment, 0440 Cable on underground servicing, Seventh Day Adventist Church on tax exemption parcel amalgamation, Tumbler Ridge on Arena Complex and Library recommendations, and Ministry of Municipal Affairs Scholarship circular. Council accepted items for information or action as noted.
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Chetwynd and District
Taylor
Chetwynd
Peace River Liard
P.R.L.R.D
Stanley Associates Engineering Ltd
Argo Industries
Council
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Tumbler Ridge
New Council
John Taylor
Ministry of Municipal Affairs
Peace River’ Liard
Ald. Hicks
Fire at Gerry Boudreault Body Shop Contained to Shed
Chetwynd volunteers responded to a January 4 fire at Gerry Boudreault Body Shop. A wind blown TV antenna fell onto a propane tank, igniting a small storage shed behind the shop. Fire crews confined the blaze to the shed with no major damage to the shop. Streets are being graded and sanded. Alderman updates noted a new fire truck arriving soon and various subdivision funding debates.
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Chetwynd Volunteer
Gerry Boudreault
Dunn
Crown Subdivision
Ald
Shirley
Chesley
Rodeo Subdivision
Tumbler
Chetwynd Volunteer Fire Deptorment
Hasler Flats to Get 3 Channel TV Rebroadcast System
The Chetwynd Communications Society ordered a three channel rebroadcast system for Hasler Flats. B C T V Vancouver ITV Edmonton and the Knowledge Network will be picked up off air from Waled Hill and rebroadcast on channels 4 9 and 10. Equipment to arrive by January end with installation to begin then and go on air early February pending CRTC licenses. The society plans building a site with power poles and antennas and then targets Moberly Lake area after Hasler is on.
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Chetwynd Communications Society
Hasler Flats
B.C.T.V
Vancouver
I.T.V
Edmonton
Knowledge Network
Waled Hill
Moberly Lake
Testing TV rebroadcast signals around the lake
Society members have tested at several lake locations but have not yet found a suitable site with strong enough signals for rebroadcasting. Additional tests will occur soon and it is hoped a rebroadcast system can be installed in the spring.
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T.V
Channel 2 Transmitter Out of Service for Repairs
Channel 2 rebroadcasting CITV from Edmonton is broken and sent to Vancouver for repair after a New Year snow blockage delayed access to Wabi Hill. Repairs to be completed by air, with Channel 3 on standby for temporary replacement later this year. Channel 2 outage expected for a couple of weeks.
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Chetwynd Communications Society
Channel 2
Edmonton
Vancouver
Wabi Hill
Channel 3
ITV
Canfor seeks tree farm licence in northeastern BC
A provincial hearing opens on Canfor Ltd. plan to swap a forest licence for a tree farm licence covering 8,190 square kilometres near Chetwynd Tumbler Ridge Fort St John and Hudson Hope. The company commits over 1 million dollars a year to silviculture and to rehabilitate 400 square kilometres, plus recreation facilities. Opposition from Tumbler Ridge over river valley lands is noted.
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Chetwynd
B.C
Tom Waterland
Canfor Ltd
Vancouver
Canfor
Cantor
Tumbler Ridge
Fort St. John
Hudson Hope
British Columbia
Murray River Valley
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Air Service
Candice Norris
Candice
Audrey
Terry Norris
Cody
Hoover
Dawson Creek
Patrick Lowcay
Lowcay
Royal Commission
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