Tutors Aid Illiteracy Fight In Northeastern BC
The Adult Basic Education Project funded by the Ministry of Pena trains Northern Lights College to cut adult illiteracy in Northeastern B C. At the 1971 Census five million Canadians lacked more than a grade nine education, with many unable to read or do basic math.
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The
Ministry of Pena
Gray Northern Lights College
B.C
Canada
Canad
Chetwynd
Moberly Lake
Chris Dixon
Dawson Creek
Peoples Drug Mart opens Saturday in Chetwynd area
The new Peoples Drug Mart, to open Saturday January 26 at 9am, will be run by Don and Jean Hicks. The spacious store next to Foothills Building offers drugs cosmetics cards photo supplies cameras records tapes and a 48 hour colour film service. The Hicks, locals from Dawson Creek and Comox, aim to be part of the community.
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Peoples Drug Mart
Jean
Don Hicks
Dawson Creek
Don
Comox B.C
U.B.C
Bank of Commerce
Hicks
Crown Subdivision
Patty
Chetwynd
Premier urges BC to cut oil dependence and grow energy sectors
Premier Bill Bennett told the Sales and Marketing Executives of Vancouver that British Columbia must reduce oil use from 45 percent to 40 percent by 1983 and accelerate energy development such as coal liquefaction and wood waste energy research. He insisted resources should be processed in BC and warned importers to invest in local processing, while announcing a costly reforestation program and addressing literacy and education needs with tutoring in northern communities.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Bill Bennett
Bennett
B.C
British Columbia mortgage plan aims to prop up housing market
The British Columbia government announces a $200 million low cost mortgage program to shore up housing demand but signals potential pitfalls for buyers. Analysts note applications total about $1 billion, raising concerns about program effectiveness and allocation.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Correction Hart Hi Way Pampers donation to hospital auxiliary
Hart Hi Way donated 2 boxes of Pampers to the Hospital Auxiliary for the New Years Baby. Their name was inadvertently missed in last week’s paper picture.
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Hart Hi-Way
TIDSA assistance loans announced for industry upgrades
FederalRegional Economic Expansion Minister Elmer MacKay and BC minister Don Phillips announced $1.33 million in low interest and forgivable loans under the Industry Upgrade Program of the Travel Industry Development Subsidiary Agreement. The package aims to create 170 permanent and 84 seasonal jobs, including a $65,000 forgivable loan to Dawson Creek Keenan and Sons Enterprises Ltd for a 40 unit motel with a five seat restaurant.
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Elmer MacKay
British Columbia
Don Phillips
B.C
Dawson Creek
Keenan and Sons Enterprises Ltd
Elks Lodge Elects Officers and Banter Winners
Elks Lodge no 500 held mid term officer elections with Milton Leffler as Exalted Ruler Tom Wilson Sr as Leading Knight Jack Thomson as Esquire Bill Williams as Recording Secretary Bert Sampson as Treasurer and trustees Al Beauchamp and Albert Flatt. The lodge curling team won the C event at the Beaverlodge Elks Fun Bonspiel led by Jack Thomson with Keith Playter Bert Sampson and C Nortland. Get well wishes go to Jim Burtch in Chetwynd Hospital.
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Elks Lodge No 500
Milton Leffler
Tom Wilson Sr
Esquire
Jack Thomson
Bill Williams
Bert Sampson
al Beauchamp
Albert Flatt
Elks
Keith Playter
C. Nortland
Beaverlodge
Jim Burtch
Chetwynd Hospital
Community Worker Patty Dunn Leads Chetwynd Initiatives
Patricia Dunn, hired in 1979 with AG grant, coordinates Citizens Patrol with 25 volunteers and leads the Community Worker Service Program in Chetwynd. She works with Education RCMP and local groups to reduce juvenile crime and drinking issues while promoting programs like an impaired drivers course starting January 17.
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Chetwynd
Area Community Resource Society
C.A.C.R.S
Attorney Generals Department
Patricia
Patty) Dunn
Patty
Citizens Patrol
C.E.S.S
Canadian author Ann Blades to visit Chetwynd library
Ann Blades, writer and illustrator of children's books, will speak at Chetwynd Elementary Secondary School library at 8:00 P.M. on Tuesday January 29. The event, co sponsored by the Canada Council, will feature her works Mary of Mile 18 and A Salmon for Simon with coffee served and no admission. Young people invited.
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Chetwynd
Ann Blades
Library of
Mary
Mile 18
Crescent Beach
British Columbia
Vote reminder and enumerator note for area 122
The item urges voting on February 18 and mentions Vera Lekavy as area 122 enumerator with a corrected telephone number 788-2439. It directs checking Jaw 16 for a full enumerator list.
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Vera Lekavy
Area 122
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Frank Oberle
Conservative Party
Joan
Bunty Mercier
Prince George
Hudson Hope
Oberle
Mrs. Hicks
Northern Lights College
Charlotte Stevenson
Thelma Andrews
Jean Pohl
Ruby Dokkie
Catherine Dokkie
Susanna Dokkie
Florence Embree
Ann Medcalf
West Moberly Lake
Social Credit
TIDSA
Elks Lodge
R.C.M.P
Ministry of Human Resources
Fort St. James
Patty Dunn
Simon
Ms. Blades
Elks Hall
Hart Highway Confectionery
the Echo
Ian Campbell
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