Chetwynd history notes June meetings and events
This week marks a 1977 meeting of the B C Development Corporation executive board in Chetwynd and a BC Chambers of Commerce vote to halt further dam construction. The Peace River region studies regional recreational programs. Five years earlier in 1974 Chetwynd High School won a Dawson Creek rodeo trophy and a chamber convention was held in Dawson. Ten years earlier in 1969 Arleen Drake was named Rodeo Queen and Lt Governor John Nicholson led a rodeo parade amid vandalized signals.
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B.C. Development Corporation
Chetwynd
B.C. Chambers of Commerce
B.C
Peace River Search
Dawson Creek
Chamber of Commerce
Lower Mainland
Arleen Drake
John Nicholson
Local notices reveal town upgrades and appointments
A set of brief items notes Hart Highway street safety updates with flasher timing, Kin Park gains new playground equipment, Windrem School gains A Adye as principal, a local car thief stole the Postmasters car, and Chetwynd posts angle parking signs plus plans a modern 20 unit auto court across from the old business district.
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Kin Park
A. Adye
Windrem
Henderson
Powell River
Your Weekly Advertiser
Chetwynd
Experts say everyone dreams during sleep
According to experts, no one truly lacks dreams and those who claim amnesia about dreams simply forget them more readily than others.
Gardening Joys And Parades In Chetwynd Notes
Community column highlights a mother and son gardening moment with joy and shared effort. A rodeo parade reminder, speedy recovery wishes for Marsha Campbell, and a week of visits and events across Alaska, Prince George, Dawson Creek, and LaGlace. Local families attend Eaton Festival and a music workshop with BC Girl Guides. Contact for news provided.
US steps up aid as North Yemen faces PDRY threat
In a volatile Cold War proxy scenario, North Yemen (YAR) relies on US aid to counter the Marxist PDRY backed by the Soviets and Cubans. Washington funds tanks jets and armor while fostering training and development programs. Saudi Arabia coordinates security interests and oil ties underline US strategic stakes in the Arabian Peninsula.
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Sandy Gow
Northern Lights College
Yemen Arab Republic
Yar
North Yemen
Arab League
People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen
PDRY
South Yemen
South
PRDY
Arabian Peninsula
Saudi Arabia
Soviet Union
Yemen
Victoria Report on Socialists in Legislature and Local Mayors
James K. Nesbitt argues the current session will be a talkfest with two dozen Socialists and eight more in the House, predicting pay raises and inflation concerns. He notes Canada’s high count of elected officials, compares Canadian and U S senates, and mocks Victoria’s seven mayors and about 100 aldermen, including two mayors named Young.
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James K. Nesbitt
M.L.A
Bizarre tyrants hold power around world
Gerald Nadler reports that despite invasions that toppled Idi Amin in Uganda and Pol Pot in Cambodia, one man regimes persist across Africa and beyond. He notes Bokassa in the Central African Empire, Nguyema Bigoyo of Equatorial Guinea, Numeiri in Sudan, Mengistu in Ethiopia, and the Iranian shah’s fall to Khomeini, with sovereignty cited as a shield for brutal rulers.
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Gerald Nadler
United Press International
Idi
Africa
Uganda
Tanzania
Amin
Central African Empire
Jean-Bedel Bokassa
Amnesty International
Bokassa
Wasie Nguyema Bigoyo
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guin
Sudan
Gaafar Mohammed Numeiri
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Mengistu Haile Mariam
Pol Pot
Khmer Rouge
Cambodia
Iran
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Khomeini
Hong Kong
Henry Kissinger
Idi Amin
Slippery water boosts BC forest firefighting efforts
In Victoria BC the ministry of forests tests an additive that makes water flow with less friction in hoses. Treated water could reach fires up to 700 metres away, about 200 metres farther than untreated water. Dr. N C Franz of UBC forestry helped develop the system. Cost is about one tenth of a cent per litre. at 20 litres per minute $10 buys about 8 1/2 hours of treatment.
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Victoria
B.C
British Columbia
Ministry of Forests
D.H. Owen
Ministry
N.C. Franz
University of B.C
Petitioners Oppose R-1 Zoning Change In Chetwynd
Readers claim the petition for re designation of R-1 residential areas in Chetwynd represents all R-1 zones, not a single district. They defend planned development and tax-funded community plans, oppose changes for special interests, and challenge Mayor Lasser’s political framing of the petition.
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Chetwynd
Lasser
Maddigan Bros
Psychiatrist Introduces New Therapy About Money Value
The patient notices higher charges than other doctors. The psychiatrist explains the higher rate is part of a special treatment to reduce the patient’s emphasis on money and material things.
June Chetwynd community events calendar highlights
A list of local happenings in June includes General Hospital Society meeting at Chetwynd General Hospital on June 13, rodeo events on June 16 and 17, Girl Guide Association dinner on June 18, foster parent meeting June 20, Anglican Church Women bake sale June 22, Hudson's Hope Community Festival June 23, Annette's Baton Recital June 23, Inter Church Service and Picnic June 24, Income Security Programs officer available June 25, and high school graduation plus Mini Fun Meet at Cameron Lake on June 30. Events run across venues including the Legion Hall, hospital, park, pool, and regional district facilities.
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General Hospital Society
Chetwynd General Hospital
Chetwynd Girl Guide Association
the Legion Hall
Anglican Church Women
Hudson's Hope
Annette
Legion Hall
Legion Park
J.R. Clark
Human Resources
Cameron Lake
Chetwynd
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Ates
Hart Highway
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Bunne
Jan Wild
Eah
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Vancouver Childrens’ Hospital
Damien
Alaska
Jungbluth
Veronica
Gemma
Father
Bill Whittel
Leys
Kris Leys
Sherry Parkinson
Leanne
Prince George
Sherri Fowler
Stan Parr
George Unrau
Donna Rose
Ruth Lagreca
Bill Waters
Randy Cooper
Phillip Gladue
Joe Gray
Ralph Larsen
Christine McKeever
LaGlace
Alberta
Vera Foster
B.C. Girl Guides
Peace River
Lakeview
Credit Union
People’s Drug
Middle East
Victoria Report
Canada
Senate
United States
Young
Esquimalt
Chetwynd Hotel
Human Resources Office
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