Parents push to restore hour lunch breaks in district
A Chetwynd area resident collected 121 signatures urging School District 59 to return to hour long noon breaks after starting this school year with half hour lunches. The petition seeks area based policy or reversal, citing social and health benefits, while district officials cite $200,000 annual savings from reduced supervision hours.
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Rick Davison
Chetwynd
Dokie Elementary
Monica Weeks
Weeks
Dawson Creek
Mike Downey
Downey
School Board
Bob Shirley
Shirley
Local politicians seek explanations for community assessments
Hudson's Hope and Chetwynd councils prepare to meet BC Assessment over newly released assessments. Mayor Charlie Lasser signals a possible appeal after meetings with officials, noting inequities with Dawson Creek and higher school cost shares. Mayor Lenore Harwood cites continued increases and a long gap since a prior visual inspection.
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Rick Davison
Hudson’s
Hope’s
Chetwynd
B.C
Charlie Lasser
Lasser
Dawson Creek
Dawson
Hudson’s Hope
Lenore Harwood
Hudson's Hope opposition to VLTs and gate for dams sirens
Council repeats its opposition to video lottery terminals and plans to write to the Premier and provincial ministers. It backs extending the Canada Infrastructure Works Program for 1997 and questions provincial funding for weed spraying. Public Works recommends continuing under Peace River Regional District weed licence. Sirens tested after sinkholes at WAC Bennett Dam. Hydro contributing about 215000 of a 250000 cost.
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Council
Vlts
Hudson’s Hope
Canada
Superintendent of Public Works
Peace River Regional District
Roger Porter
P.R.R.D
W.A.C. Bennett
Hydro
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H & H Insurance Services Ltd
50Th Avenue
ICBC
Tumbler Ridge
Hudson's Hope
Rum Uta
P.O.P
Chetwynd & District Leisure Pool
Walter Safety Says
Red Cross Society
VLT
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