Paving Contract Awarded for Dawson Creek Highways District
Central Paving and Engineering of Prince George has won a $619,120 contract to pave 14.9 kilometres of roads in the Dawson Creek Highways District. The project, announced by Transportation and Highways Minister Alex Fraser and MLA Don Phillips, covers John Hart Highway 97 segment 29.6 to 32.5 and Jackfish Lake road segments, with West Fraser Mill Road paving included. Work starts soon, about 15 workers to be employed, completion set for September 14, 1985. Total project cost listed at $1,375,000.
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Central Paving and Engineering
Prince George
B.C
Dawson Creek
Transportation and Highways
Alex Fraser
M.L.A
Don Phillips
John Hart
Jackfish Lake
Fraser Mill
West Fraser Mill
Toronto researchers claim tooth decay killer varnish
Toronto dentists James Sandham and Thomas Balanyk report Chlorzoin varnish kills Streptococcus mutans in mouths, potentially eradicating cavities. The coating combines chlorhexidine and benzoin to stick to teeth for several days, with testing ongoing and funding sought from the U.S. government.
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Hugh Westrup
Toronto
James Sandham
Thomas Balanyk
University of Toronto Dental School
Sandham
Balanyk
Sumatra
Women Centre Announces Summer Closure and Thanks
The Women’s Resource Centre thanks volunteers participants and donors for their support over the year. The centre will close for drop in and other programmes during July and August with open hours and fall scheduling resuming in September. Enjoy your summer.
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Womens Resource Centre
Canfor’s First Annual Trucking Contractor Safety Meeting
On June 14 Canfor s Limited Chetwynd Division held the First Annual Trucking Contractors Safety Meeting at the Senior Citizens' Recreation Centre to boost safety awareness among log haulers. Topics included the Truckers Safety Committee pre trip inspections and exploding brake pots with guest speakers from Inland Kenworth and the Area Motor Vehicle Inspection Branch. The following Friday June 21 the Second Annual Logging Contractors Safety Meeting was held at the Senior Citizens' Centre to discuss reducing accident frequency and safety around the landing WCB claims and equipment. Equipment displays featured Northern Metallic Timberline Safety Wear Ja Kor Holdings Finning Tractor and others. Canfor Woods Foreman Brian Nowicki praised attendance and participation predicting long term safety benefits.
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Canfors Limited
Chetwynd
Senior Citizens’ Recreation Centre
Canfors
Dennis Felhauer
Inland
Kenworth
Howard Emsley
Barry Young
Paul Beday
Area Motor Vehicle Inspection Branch
Bob Allen
John Nykiforuk
Cantor
W.C.B
Doug Swaffield
Ministry of Forests
Ron Hunter
UBC Team To Probe Nuclear Waste Minerals At High Pressures
A University of British Columbia research group will analyze minerals created under extreme pressures and temperatures using a new electron microprobe funded by a 643 000 grant from Canada’s NSERC. Professor Hugh Greenwood says the work will advance geology ore deposits metallurgy and radioactive waste disposal abroad.
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University of BC
Canada
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
Hugh Greewood
UBC
Canadian Shield
Hudsons Bay
Greenood
Greenwood
Bob Skelly to visit Peace Country this July
Opposition leader Robert E. Skelly M.L.A. will tour Fort St. John Hudson's Hope Tumbler Ridge and Chetwynd during the week of July 8 speaking to groups and attending a Hudson's Hope dinner. Skelly led BC NDP since 1984 and was elected Alberni seat holder in 1972 with re elections 1975 1979 and 1983.
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Robert E. Skelly
M.L.A
Fort St. John
Hudson’s Hope
Tumbler Ridge
Chetwynd
Mr. Skelly
New Westminster
University of British Columbia
UBC
Oakalla
Bob
Alexandra Shewchuk
Jeeway
Queen Charlotte Islands
Alexandra
Alber
Smoking decline continues in Canada report shows
Health and Welfare Minister Jake Epp released Smoking Behaviour of Canadians 1983 noting regular smokers fell to 31 percent in December 1983, the lowest in 18 years. The study cites 34 percent of men and 28 percent of women as regular smokers, with Quebec highest at 35.5 percent and BC lowest at 25.3 percent.
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Health and Welfare
Jake Epp
Quebec
British Columbia
Canada
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Professor Greenwood
Bob Skelly
Peace Country
Geological Sciences Laboratory
Freight & P.D
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B.C. Voc
Blackpine
CARGO
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Canada Safety Council
Pine Centre Meet
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Pine Centre
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Massey Drive
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