Chetwynd to Host Annual Rodeo This Weekend 1976
The Chetwynd Rodeo runs June 11 to 13 with prize money totaling $250 in major events. Tall Timber Rodeo Stock supplies bulls and bucking horses, and junior events start Friday at 6 p.m. The large parade is Saturday at 10:30 a.m. featuring Miss Rodeo Queen Kim Smith. Senior events take place Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. The show is a Northwest Rodeo Association member. contestants must be in good standing. Tall Timber stock includes 28 bulls 14 steers 60 bucking horses and 6 pickup horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chetwynd
Tall Timber
Pions
Kim Smith
Northwest Rodeo Association
N.A.R
Shutdown halts BC Railway dependent mills in Chetwynd
The Chetwynd Division of Canfor Limited reports shutdowns of both Sawmill shifts and one Planer due to the BC Railway strike. The chamber notes telegrams to provincial leaders urging action to restore full service. One shift will run on the Planet with lumber shipped by truck to Dawson Creek as facilities allow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia Railway
Canfor Limited
Chetwynd
Chetwynd Chamber of Commerce
Don Phillips
Agriculture and Economic Development
Mr. Phillips
Allan Williams
Labor
B.C
Phillips
Bunne Hoffman
Dawson Creek
Chetwynd Forest Industries
Planer
British Columbia
Young Rev Smith open to new ideas and community notices
The Scouting Movement reports strong support for a chocolate bar drive held Saturday. Hospital Auxiliary hosted a tea with tulip centerpieces and strawberry short cake. Mrs. Arnett won the flower centerpiece. Lions Club planned a $500 monthly draw during Rodeo days. Chetwynd Forest Industries faces shutdowns affecting about 190 workers amid BC Rail strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scouting Movement
Lions Club
Parade Set for Saturday Rodeo Parade June 12 at 10:30
The Lions Club sponsored Rodeo Parade is set for 10:30 a.m. Saturday June 12 with Bob Mc Nabb as parade marshal. Entries must be in by Friday, call 788-2373. Line up at 9:30 a.m. at the Village Office. Judging ends before the 10:30 start. eight categories with trophies and $5 gift certificates from Link Hardware for top bike entrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Lions Club
Bob McNabb
Link Hardware
Chetwynd Man Among Kin-Win Lottery Winners
The Second Early Bird prizes of the Kin-Win Lottery for the physically handicapped in British Columbia were drawn May 23 at the Kinsmen Kinvention in Williams Lake. Winners include Joe Gray of Chetwynd and Maxine Mease of Fort St. John among over 100 recipients sharing in 133000 dollars from a 2 dollar ticket with a final draw on August 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.C
Memorial Arena
Williams Lake
Joe Gray
Chetwynd
Maxine Mease
Fort St. John
Building Permits Rise to 691177 in Chetwynd This Year
Total permits in Chetwynd reach 691177 with ten residential permits in March to May totaling 313900 and residential alterations at 3727.00. Two commercial permits sum to 364600 including phase II at the Chetwynd Motor Hotel and a Hart Hi Way Rooms dining room addition. If the trend continues, yearly permits may surpass one million dollars again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chetwynd
Chetwynd Motor Hotel
Hart Hi Way
Peace River Tourism Group Joins British Columbia Chamber
The Peace River Alaska Highway Tourist Association becomes a member of the B C Chamber of Commerce after endorsement at Penticton. Region H plans a Vancouver symposium in November with Don Ashley on the steering committee. Traffic declines three percent in Dawson Creek Visitor Information Office, with recovery hoped by year end. Bi centennial costs cited for reduced U S travel. Twelve Region H representatives attended, including Jim McPhail and Don McCartney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Peace River
Alaska Highway Tourist Association
B.C
Associated Chamber of Commerce
B.C. Chamber
Penticton
Vancouver
Don Ashley
Ashley
Bob Petrick
Dawson Creek
Commerce Visitors Information Office
U.S
Jim McPhail
City Chamber
Don McCartney
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lunne’s
Rev
Roy L. Smith
Chetwynd Man
Delaine Dore
Bob DeClark
Crown
Association Is
Merce
Wallace Rogers
Chetwynd Hardware
Westend
Texaco
Bank of Commerce
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ken's Place
Hart Hiway Confectionery
Ed Martin
Trading Post
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!