Auction at Joe Dahl residence on Boucher Lake
A public auction last Friday sold tractors and equipment from Joe Dahl a well known Boucher Lake resident who may move from his home. Dahl born in Minnesota in 1911, came to Canada with his parents in 1917 and has lived around Grande Prairie Little Prairie and Boucher Lake. He recalls farming, sawmilling, and guided by hardship roads and rentless times, leaving land in 1948 for Fort Nelson where he ran outfitting services and prospected river trips before returning to Boucher Lake in 1970. He laments road development and changes, says health is gone, and wishes readers well.
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Joe Dahl
Boucher Lake
Mr. Dahl
Boucher Lake Road
Minnesota
Grande Prairie
B.C
Peace River
Joe
Chetwynd
Dahl
East Pine
Slim Garbitt
Otto Elden
Little Prairie
Nicholson’s
Crown
Fort Nelson
the Echo
Ottawa General Hospital to Be Film Site for Passage
Paragon Motion Pictures selects the Ottawa General Hospital as the site for the $5.3 million film Passage starring Donald Sutherland. Sutherland plays a heart surgeon in a futuristic drama about heart surgery and transplants. Proceeds from the loaned use will fund new equipment.
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Ottawa General Hospital
Paragon Motion Pictures
Donald Sutherland
Jean-Pierre Kingsley
Brummet outlines new Crown Farmland Policy impact
MLA A J Brummet from North Peace River lauds the July 16 1980 Victoria policy for farming on crown land. It shifts 80 to 25 percent development needed for title, offers 1 percent lease fees for five years, rising to 9 percent, and ten year lease cancellation if improvements lag. Land will be locked in the Agricultural Land Reserve to curb speculation and keep prices realistic. Existing leaseholders may switch to the new policy. new titles restricts but anticipates foreign ownership limits.
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A.J. Brummet
M.L.A
North Peace River
Victoria
Bob Burbee retires from Chetwynd Ministry of Highways
Bob Burbee retires on June 28 1980 after 13 years as a machine operator at the Chetwynd Ministry of Highways. He was saluted at a June 23 1980 supper and dance at the Elks Hall with an engraved plaque purse money and gifts for his family. He departs amid best wishes for a long retirement as officials discuss crown land policy changes and farming land parcels across British Columbia including Fort St. John Chetwynd and Fort Nelson.
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Bob Burbee
Chetwynd
Ministry of Highways
Bob
Elks Hall
Busy tourist week at chamber booth with record visitors
The Chamber of Commerce tourist booth logged 393 visitors this week the busiest since opening. Tourists came from Alberta Australia Germany Switzerland and Alabama. Language barriers and weather questions about Chetwynd and Bennett Dam were common while asks about Alaska roads appeared.
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Chamber of Commerce
Alberta
Australia
Germany
Switzerland
Alabama
Chetwynd
Bennett Dam
Alaska
Julie Salt
Shirley Berg
David Robertson
Wade Beauchamp
Fragmentary OCR Note From Page Section
Patchy text fragment shows scattered letters and numbers without a coherent event. Readable items include a few digits and isolated words, but no clear people places organizations or dates to anchor a summary.
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British Columbia
Cariboo
Prince George
Smithers
Fort St. John
James Chabot
Chetwynd Home Furnishings
Red Rock Cinema
Legion News
Susan Kelm
Legion
Gerry's Food Mart
Cragmont
Ivory
Scotch Buy
Orange Juice Town House
Eer
Langi
Peanut Butter York Smooth O
York
Coffee Edwards
McCormicks
Bn Aan
Ict
Mar
Rib Steaks Family Pack
Bulk Wieners
Bere
Otago
M.G
California
ASS Green Peppers
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