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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jan 16, 1980
Page
1
About 15 million notices of enumeration will be mailed by January 11 to Canadians on the preliminary voters list for the February 18 federal general election. The mailer confirms name on the preliminary list and provides district, polling division, polling station, and voting times.
Area enumerators met Returning Officer Ron Kimak to receive duties for the February election. Polls run 9am to 8pm MST on February 18 with advance polling at Legion Hall February 9 10 12. Voters must be 18, Canadian citizens, and meet district residency. errors like multiple cards must be resolved by voting once. Enumerators listed with contact numbers for districts including Hudson Hope Moberly Lake Chetwynd and Lone Prairie.
Partial rail shutdown from December 10 and a total strike starting December 18 reduced British Columbia Railways December carloadings by 53 percent to 5,623 from 10,536 a year earlier. Yearly loadings totaled 149,923, down slightly from 154,850 the previous year.
Canada Post announced a temporary embargo on air parcel post to Viet Nam due to limited space on aircraft serving Hanoi. Other airmail classes and surface mail including parcels remain unaffected.
Mrs. Bobbie Larsen was appointed area co ordinator for the Provincial Emergency Program by the Chetwynd village Council effective December 1979. She trained in civil defense at Arnprior Ontario and has worked on emergency programs in Dawson Creek. She holds a St John ambulance instructors and examiners certificate in British Columbia since 1957. She will attend a week long seminar in Victoria to learn modern techniques. Her area includes Chetwynd Hudson Hope Moberly Lake Jackfish Lake and Mount Lemerary. She says the public is not prepared and aims to educate residents on emergency handling and to coordinate services for fire snow slides accidents and spills.
Merlin Nichols of Jackfish Lake road says a petition is being prepared to present in Victoria to The Hon Don Phillips M.L.A. for Prince George Peace River and the Honourable Minister Alex Fraser Minister of Highways. Signatories expect faster travel to Ft St John and lower costs with a Bailey bridge preserved on the route.
Chamber of Commerce members voted unanimously January 8 to support the Chetwynd Communication Committee’s push for better programming and reception. MP Frank Oberle greeted attendees and was invited to an upcoming all candidates forum. Civic night is January 26 at the Elks hall with banquet and dance. A Time survey shows mixed preferences among voters, businesses support BC time year round, and nominations for Citizen of the Year are due January 15.
The note states the back page of the January 9 1980 Echo is a paid advertisement and not necessarily Echo editorial opinion. Publisher.
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