Coal deal won't aid BCR Victoria
Victoria reports that a proposed billion-dollar coal export deal cannot ease British Columbia Railway’s debt. BCR president Mac Norris says the Crown company remains $700 million in the red, paying over $69 million annually to service debt. He urges government action to restructure finances as recommended by a 1978 royal commission and Auditor General, noting northern lines require subsidy with revenue from non coal traffic rising only modestly.
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Fort St. John
Canadian National Railways
Prince George
Norris
B.C. Rail
Anzac
Norm Levi
NDP
Maillardville- Coquitlam
Northern B
Funding for electrification expansion noted by MLA Don Phillips
The Hon. Don Phillips announced that after submissions to B C Hydro funding for rural electrification will expand. Hydro assures no Rural Assistance applicants are being refused for lack of funds, with engineering and survey staff shortages causing some delays. He reported July 7 1980 REA status: Chetwynd area two projects four customers approved, none outstanding. Dawson Creek four projects four customers approved and three more projects nine customers negotiating.
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Don Phillips
South Peace River
B.C. Hydro
Robert Bonner
Chetwynd
Dawson Creek
Underground tour of Sukunka coal mine briefing group
BP Sukunka Coal General Manager Dick Marshall led a tour for Peace River area residents including Mayor E Pfanner and Aldermen, regional district chairman Hannam, Dawson Creek Mayor Sid Cooper, PRAHTA manager Don Ashley, and local media. The party traveled 38 miles from Chetwynd by bus to the mine site for an informal presentation and site familiarization with hard hats lamps and overalls.
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Sukunka
Peace River Area
BP Sukunka
Dick Marshall
Chetwynd
Marshall
E. Pfanner
Braaten, Dar, Hoffman
Hoover
Peace River Liard
Mr. Hannam
Dawson Creeks
Sid Cooper
P.R.A.H.T.A
Don Ashley
Fort St. John
Carl Link
George Dawson Inn
Nick Mikkelson
the News
Bert Morald
B Mills
B. Redgrave
John Burns
Chetwynd Tourist Booth Notes New Counsellor and Visitors
Week at the Chamber of Commerce Tourist Information Booth notes a return of the little giant, Bennett Dam tours with BC Hydro input from Katherine McDonald, and a new counsellor Wade Beauchamp who joined on July 17. Visitors hail from England, Scotland, France, Holland, and Niagara Falls, totaling 193 due to poor weather. better weather expected next week.
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Chetwynd
Maggie Baker
Kelowna
Wade Beauchamp
Scotland
France
Holland
Niagara Falls
Julie
David
Wade
Shirley
NDP slams airport aid over municipal takeover risk
NDP critic Don Lockstead accused Premier Bill Bennett of expanding federal grants to remote airports and pushing airports to local control. He warned deficits in multiple B C airports could reach 80 to 100 million annually within six years. Transport Minister Fraser defended the provincial program and rejected Ottawa shift. A federal task force urged decentralization, while Fraser urged strong provincial objections. Police reports record theft, calf shooting, and a significant mining project tour with technical details and future plans.
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Bill Bennett
B.C
NDP
Don Lockstead
Bennett
Lockstead
Vancouver International
Transport
Alex Fraser
Ottawa
Fraser
Canada
Nine parcels of crown land released in Peace area
British Columbia announces 15000 hectares of crown land for farming under a new policy. Nine parcels in South Peace River near Chetwynd and Dawson Creek will be offered by auction after a simplified lease develop purchase plan. The policy restricts non Canadian resale and extends 10 year development deadlines.
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British Columbia
Lands, Parks and Housing
Jim Chabot
South Peace River M.L.A
Don Phillips
South Peace River
South Peace
Chetwynd
Dawson Creek
Chabot
B.C. Cattlemen’s Association
B.C. Federation of Agriculture
Department of Lands, Parks and Housing
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Phillips
England
Victoria
Abbotsford
Penticton
Pitt Meadows
Port Hardy
Prince Rupert
Princeton
Quesnel
Sandpit
Smithers
Terrace
Tofino
Williams Lake
Jean-Luc Pepin
Rondo Apts
Ray Fowler
Boucher Lake Road
Burns
Mar. Marshall
B. Mills
Redgate
Environmentalist
BP Coal
H. Mueller
BP Hydro
Sukunka Mine
Ernest Pfanner
Sukunka Valley
Burnt River
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