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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jun 11, 1985
Page
9
The June 8 fundraising day for Expo 86 committee raised funds through the Chicken Chit Contest with bets on a square and a flea market table turnout. Val Coutinho and Ellen Roller won the leg saw contest defeating all rivals. Special thanks to the Chetwynd Lionesse for a $500 donation. more coverage will follow.
A J Brummett notes upcoming details available from his office. Premier support at Grande Prairie for Western Grain Transportation Act talks benefits Peace River farmers. Vaccination urged for horses against equine encephalomyelitis in high risk areas with vet contact advised. Pension worker to pensioner ratio projected to drop to 2.5 by 2031, prompting pension plan review. ERDA funding raised to 575 million dollars boosts BC economic activity. Ocelot plant expansion in Kitimat praised for natural gas industry. Limited entry hunting regs announced with June 25 applications and July 10 draw, elk season opens in Pine-Moberly. LNG use and natural gas service stations rise, with federal grants backing more stations.
The Pine Valley Seniors meet May 22 at 8 p.m. with 20 members to resolve mail and money confusions caused by similar names between Chetwynd and District Senior Citizens Assoc and Chetwynd and District Senior Citizen Housing. The group, formerly associated with the Seniors hall opposite Don Titus School, adopts the name Pine Valley Seniors Box 1362 Chetwynd to avoid further mix ups and reflects Haven ownership by Little Prairie Haven Apts.
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