Hudson Hope Council Convenes New Year Meeting
Hudson Hope held its first council meeting of the year on January 2 with one delegation from the PEP led by Marty Milkovich. The group praised for search and rescue efforts as council plans a public hearing on January 6 about the Community Plan and seeks funding to retain Ray Parfitt for planning.
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Hudson Hope
P.E.P
Marty Milkovich
Ince George
Kaggy
MacKiegan
Department of Municipal Affairs
Ray Parfitt
Lynx Creek
George
Santa
Roger Porter
Porter
New Year Greetings and 1980 Plans from Royal Purple
Members recall 1979 memories and outline 1980 hopes including cheerful conduct, smiles, and community events. Nine ladies bused to Fort St. John for Royal Ladies night, presented the Travelling Gavel with Santa and Mrs. Claus.
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Fort St. John
Santa
Mrs. Claus
Dawson Creek
Chetwynd Anglican Church Faces Future in Open Meeting
Rev Dorothy Daly leads a parish in Chetwynd weighing closure against community value as Bishop Hambidge notes decisions rest with the congregation. Ten families sustain costs. future focuses on attracting new members and publicizing the church’s presence, with a January 27 annual meeting after the 11:30 service inviting Anglicans to participate.
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Dorothy Daly
Church of the Transfiguration
Chetwynd
Daly
Hambidge
Prince Rupert
Brewster
Betty Ward
Betty
Church - Chetwynd
Church of Transfigration
Historic British manors turn to show business to survive
Britain’s stately homes like Woburn Abbey cope with soaring upkeep and death duties by adding attractions such as zoos, restaurants, and public tours. The 13th Duke of Bedford opened Woburn to visitors, hosting a drive through zoo and art collections, funded by tourism and events. The Historic Homes Association lobbies to ease transfer taxes while owners press for tax abolition to preserve these estates.
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Woburn
England
Reuter
Britain
Wobourn Abbey
Duke of
Beford
London
Gainsborough, Rembrandt, van Dyck and
Holbein
13Th Duke of Bedford
Woburn 1
U.S
Wild Animal Kingdom
France
Historic Homes Association
George Howard
Energy price rises urged to secure Canada’s oil future
Prime Minister Clark defended federal energy policy in Sarnia urging higher oil prices to protect production and avoid layoffs. He said failure to raise prices could devastate Ontario industries and emphasized a 15 percent price gap below U.S. levels to boost jobs, self sufficiency, and supply security through a $100 billion energy spend over a decade. The campaign also targeted Liberal energy policy and warned against being bound to OPEC and Khomeini.
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Sarnia
Ont
Clark
Ontario
William Davis
Quebec
Atlantic Canada
U.S
Alvinston
Pierre Trudeau
Canada
OPEC
Ayatollah
Organization of Petroleum Exporting
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Bob Shirley
Lenore Lawrence
Liz Haddow
Royal Purple News
Mark Dodge
Marie Lossing
Thelma Andrews
East Pine
Nova Scotia
Ayatollah Khomeini
Toronto
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Liberals
New Democratic Party
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