Hasler Flats residents react to proposed scrubber plant plan
Local residents in Hasler Flats respond to West Coast Transmission and National Energy Board about a scrubbing plant. Most say questions were answered honestly, citing economic benefits, job opportunities, and improved Hasler Flats with energy industry growth while pollution standards will be enforced by the Pollution Control Board.
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Hasler Flats
Chetwynd
B.C
Westcoast Transmission
National Energy Board
Pollution Control Board
Hasler
Budworm Infestation Threatens Fraser Canyon Forests
Minister T M Waterland urges action as western spruce budworm devastates forests in the Fraser Canyon Lillooet and Pemberton regions. He notes past natural cycles ending with bark beetle outbreaks and wildfires, stressing the forest resource's value to BC economy, wildlife, water and fisheries and inviting support for Forest Service protection efforts.
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Fraser Canyon
Lillooet
Pemberton
British Columbia
Canada
B.C
Forest Service
T.M. Waterland
Gun legislation passes in Commons after delay
Legislation to control firearms received final approval in the Commons by a 95 to 40 vote after three years of debate. Bill C-51 awaits Senate and royal assent with a mid-1978 proclamation delay on gun purchases. Justice Minister Basford granted the concession to extend police wiretap periods to 60 days and to extend notice of taps to three years from 90 days to notify individuals.
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Commons
New Democrats
Social Credit M.P
Senate
Justice
Ron Basford
Basford
The
Canadian Scout Jam Boree 77 Ends in Summerside
Seventeen thousand Scouts from Canada and overseas concluded the largest event of its kind in Canada at Summerside Prince Edward Island. From June 30 to July 3 groups toured Vancouver Stanley Park Skana the whale Woodleigh replicas and Charlottetown site. Local Chetwynd scouts shone in Chamber of Commerce shirts with leaders Rosendahl and greetings to Summerside. Highlights included Snow Birds display Anne Murray performance and a kiss from a star while rival groups competed in Highland Games events and bread jump.
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Canada
Summerside
P.E.I
Chetwynd
Peace River Area
Fort St. John
Vancouver
B.C. Yukon
Skana
Stanley Park
Moncton
Lynx
Charlottetown
Woodleigh
Israel
U.S.A
Great Britain
Germany
Kuwait
Chetwynd Little Giant Patrol
Chamber of Commerce
Albert Rosendahl
Rick Rosendahl
Lee McAvany
B. Hoffman
Chetwynd Chamber of Commerce
Rosendahl
Blake Beauchamp
Mark Davis
Bill Carr
Snow Birds Air Force
Region H Tourism Survey Expands Northern Gains
Don Ashley leads a PRAHTA funded regional survey to map tourist resources in Region H. Over 800 questionnaires were issued to northern businesses with about 300 expected back for reliable insights into revenues, visitor types, and facilities. The project employs five people and will continue beyond LIP funding to guide future investment opportunities.
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Don Ashley
Ashley
Peace River - Alaska Highway
Chetwynd Elks Sponsor Community Crime Watch
A Chetwynd BC police report describes a crime prevention program with the Chetwynd Elks Club backing the Chetwynd and District Woodlands Patrol. Local citizens traveling to remote work sites will note vehicles and occupants to aid police in solving thefts at work camps and off main routes.
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Chetwynd
Elks Club
Handouts or Halfway Help in BC Development Deals
Victoria outlines two agreements with Ottawa totaling 170 million for industrial and agricultural development in British Columbia. He stresses fifty fifty funding, local biases toward northern BC, and that money comes from taxpayers. The column argues these are programs to teach self reliance, not free handouts.
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British Columbia
Bennett
Trudeau
Vancouver
Ottawa
British Columbia Development Corporation
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Little Giant Figure Skating Club
Wagner
Anne Murray
Star
Montreal-Vancouver
Prahta
Dawson Creek
Peace River
Police Community Report
Victoria Comment
Government of
Don Phillips
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