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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jan 30, 1980
Page
12
The Chetwynd Gymkhana Club held its January meeting on the 14th and announced a new executive slate for 1980. Elected in December were President Sherri Peters and Vice-president Ray.
Vancouver The Honourable Erik Nielsen Minister of Public Works announced a $142,500 contract for right of way clearing between km 185 and km 217 on the Alaska Highway north of Fort St John. Miann Contracting Ltd Prince George B C won the bid from eight tenders. Project manager W Zatkovich Public Works Canada Fort Nelson.
The text notes calls for equal application of laws across Canada and a Vancouver meeting with BC candidates. It lists Social Credit nominees nationwide, plans a western tour stop in Peace River, and mentions directors and a new riding rule for a club. It also notes a February meeting date and details about Magsat, a US mission measuring Earth's crust magnetic field.
BC Railway clears way to normal service as Labor Relations board orders dissenters to remove pickets at North Vancouver yard and Squamish terminal. Negotiations over overtime pay formula continue amid union split and proposed 30 month contract running Aug 1979 to Jan 1982 with wage increases of eight, nine, and five percent.
Five tickets worth 100000 each and five worth 10000 each were drawn in the Western Express lottery. The 100000 tickets are 1845978, 2942382, 1229667, 1776202 and 1133386. The 10000 tickets are 2234882, 2933748, 2771120, 2935036 and 1658202. Prizes include 1000 for the last six digits and 25 for the last four.
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