Limousine service to start July 16 for PWA flights
Chetwynd chambers of commerce has backed a connecting limousine service from Dawson Creek airport to Pacific Western Airlines flights to Edmonton and Vancouver. Petrie's Limousine will begin July 16 departing Chetwynd Hotel two hours before plane departure. Freight and express for PWA will be accepted at Petrie's next to the bus depot. PWA flights to Edmonton and Vancouver operate daily except Saturday. Negotiations seek to haul first class mail to Chetwynd by a service. Zenith telephone link to PWA will be set up. numbers and schedules to be announced.
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Chetwynd Chambers of Commerce
Chetwynd
Area
Pacific Western Airlines
Edmonton
Vancouver
Dawson Creek
Petrie’s
PWA
Zenith
Housing to be handled without federal government
Mayor Hayward reports correspondence from Victoria proposing the village manage the Plan 16021 subdivision without federal involvement. The plan would have the village prepare designs and tender for water, sewer, and storm drains, submit bids to the Housing Minister for review, and supervise contracts. Lots sold first to individuals who must build within one year, else offered to contractors. East and south of the B C Railway Station. Mayor Hayward and Alderman Stewart to meet Victoria officials soon.
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Hayward
Victoria
Minister of Housing
Minister of Housing For
Perusal
B.C
Stewart
Lip schedule for Local Initiatives summer program week one
The first week of the Local Initiatives summer program runs July 9 to July 18 with daily sessions at Kin Park Don Titus Park Glennie s Trailer Park and the Country Squire Inn. Activities include clothes coloring art tie dying home cleaning knitting and basic first aid and personal care classes with notices of two fines for license and littering offenses.
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Initatives
Kin Park
Country Squire Inn
Country Squire
Glennies Trailer Park
Brewsters
Glennie’s Trailer Park
Macrame
Chetwynd Hotel
Don Titus
Glennie’s. Trailer Park
Reading
60th Wedding Anniversary of Mr and Mrs Cyrus Wood
Mr Cyrus Wood and his wife celebrated sixty years of marriage with a family reunion at the Legion Hall in Chetwynd on June 30 1973. A three tier wedding cake by granddaughter Eileen Ansley highlighted the reception attended by close family and read messages from royal and political figures.
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Cyrus Wood
Fort St. John
Legion Hall
Chetwynd
Eileen Ansley
Riding lessons organize community classes in July
Riding lessons set for July 16 to 20 at the rodeo grounds with groups formed after a gymkhana on July 15. Open to all ages from novice to advanced, participants must bring their own horse and be at 5 p.m. on Sunday July 15. For details call Mrs Vi Smith or Mrs Dianne Clary. Jaw Sask. July 26 1913.
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Rodeo Grounds
Vi Smith
Dianne Clary
Weekend Notes and Local Updates in Peace River Region
A column of poems and local news from Peace Country includes Edith Howarth’s verse from Kerrobert Saskatchewan, wedding announcements for Constable Dennis Doll and Betty in New Westminster, and notes from Don Titus Elementary staff. It reports Peace River contractors claiming almost $2 million in Chetwynd coal mine contracts went to Alberta firms without public bids, with reactions from John Van Sproson of Bond a Ply Roofing and others about union bidding rules and price shopping.
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Peace Country
Chetwynd
Alberta
B.C
Simon Carves
Toronto
Cana Construction
Calgary
John van Sproson
Bonda
Dawson Creek
van Spronson
Alta
Girls lead in junior sales contest results and standings
The competition between our junior salesmen shows the girls in the lead with Tannia Rosendahl at 11 250 Christine Hoffman 13 290 and Diane Campbell 10 700 while Dean Burnham 4 650 Blake Beauchamp 3 450 Tony Topnik 9 050 and Peter Korn berger 1 600 also noted. Contractors do not pay British Columbia sales tax on equipment and materials, hindering BC based firms. John Burns of the Sukunka coal project expects an November announcement with construction to begin in early 74.
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Tannia Rosendahl
Christine Hoffman
Diane Campbell
Dean Burnham
Blake Beauchamp
Tony Topnik
Peter Kornberger
B.C
Sukunka_ coal project
Northern region officials to meet Victoria cabinet ministers
Representatives from Peace River Liard regional district travel to Victoria Wednesday to meet Agriculture Minister Dave Stupidh Health Minister Dennis Cocke and other ministers. The group aims to secure an economic advisor for the Fort Simpson Fort Nesson road study and discusses library financing and a BCHIS hospital referendum.
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Peace River Liard
Victoria
Ron O’genski
A. M. Simmons
Dawson Creek
C. E. Framst
Fort St. John
Dave Stupidh
Northern Development Council
Dennis Cocke
O’genski
Maurice Hayward
Chetwynd
Norm Stirling
Graham Lea
Dept. of In
Dustry
Trade and Commerce
Fort Simpson
Fort Nesson Road
Ernie Hall
Hall
R. L. Davidson
Library Development Commission
85th Birthday of Mrs Clarice McLean Celebrated
Mrs Clarice McLean celebrated her 85th birthday on July 4 1973 as guests gathered at her granddaughter Betty Gladues home. The event featured a yellow rose decorated cake and candles for each decade of her life. Born July 4 1888 at Lake St Anne Alberta she married Sylvester Belcourt and the couple farmed at Grande Prairie before moving to Sturgeon Lake then Moberly Lake and Chetwynd. The family includes eight children, 66 grandchildren, 35 great grandchildren, 12 great great grandchildren and 15 great great great grandchildren.
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Clarice McLean
Betty Gladue
Grandma McLean
Betty
Lake St. Anne
Alberta
Sylvester Belcourt
Helen Paquette
100 Mile House
B.C
Victoria Redhead
Chetwynd B.C
Florence Callious
Dawson Creek
George Belcourt
Grande Prairie
Sturgeon Lake
Sisters of Providence
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Department of Lands
Don Titus Park
Dalphis Desjarlais
Kelvin Herman
Harvey Marko
M.C
Trudeau
A. Don Phillips
D. Barrett
Pauline Brokofsky
Moose
Ken Wood
Wilma West
Cy Wood
Upper Fraser
Russell Wood
Les Wood
Hope
Bill Wood
Mary Burges
Kazakoffs’ Orchestra
Margaret Schoeder
Elrose
Sask
Lydia Fee
Saskatoon
Martin Brokofsky
Lucky Lake
Roy Morrow
Tunne
The
Edith Howarth
Kerrobert
Saskatchewan
Constable Dennis Doll
New Westminster
Tracy McQueen
Sharon Kalischuk
Don Titus Elementary
Mr. Collins
Becky Dakus
Miss Eakin
Becky
Annette Girard
Judy Sinclair
Kathie Campbell
Judy
Kevan van Herd
Betty Martens
G. Scott
Peace River, Alta
Jim Martens
Prince George
Lloyd Brooks
BCHIS
Clairmont Alberta
Moberly Lake
Bill McLean
McLeans
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