Readers celebrate four years as Regional Tourist Co-ordinator
Letters thank many people who aided during a four year term as Regional Tourist Co-ordinator for Cold-Conditioning Peace River Liard region. The writer notes time and effort helped achieve goals and wishes continued success. A separate note describes CONCERN essay contest for Districts 59 60 and 81 on What Our Wildlife Means to Me with broad youth response and insights. MACHU PICCHU in Peru is noted as built 500 years ago, abandoned before a century, and not discovered until 1911.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peace River Liard Area
Earl Hansen
Concern
Machu Picchu
Omar
Fitzgerald
Justin McCarthy
Rubaiyat Variants and Omar Khayyam Lore
A collector compares four editions of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, noting bindings and translations by Fitzgerald and others. The piece surveys Omar’s Persian origins, literary history, and notable price changes from penny books to eight thousand dollars, with this excerpt touching on Shakespearean and operetta connections.
Lone Prairie News Quick Read of Local Tales
Fay Cox recounts colorful sketches from Lone Prairie life including Bert Warren’s Saskatchewan trip with a trailer and pickled gophers for emergency food. He praises bus driver Burnett and notes local wildlife sightings, hydro line clearing, and rural wiring updates. A humorous song on Dawson Creek radio prompts a request for its lyrics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Warren
Saskatchewan
Smoky River
Community Notes From Chetwynd And District
Local notices: families moving to Dawson Creek and Hudson Hope, Grace Parsons leaving the Health Unit, Cst. Krans departing July 15, and visits from Lee Johnsons and Bill Waite. Social news includes Easter tie banter, Omar poetry reflections, visitors to Ralph Johnstone, and healthfully rainy firefighting notes plus updates on David Cross and The Moonshines band bookings.
Hudson's Hope Court Report 1975
Judge R McQueen presided in Hudson Hope Provincial Court. Hank William Fenton of Hudson Hope BC, 18, found guilty and fined 29 dollars for a minor in possession of liquor. Wendell M Stevenson, 41, of Fort St John BC, fined 250 dollars on a charge of.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. McQueen
Hudson Hope
Fenton
Hank William
B.C
Stevenson
Wendell M
Fort St. John
Viewer woes spark call for improved TV service in Hudson Hope area
Frustrated readers report increasing static color loss and fading signals from CJDC affecting Hudson Hope and nearby areas. The letter cites anger at advertising plans and urges action while noting incidents of impaired driving and multiple remands for local residents. William Robert McLean of Fort St John, Derrick Francis Fordyce of Dawson Creek, and Ervil Sanders of Hudson Hope face remands or charges ranging from weapon possession to theft and failing to provide adequate cattle care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CJDC
Hudson Hope
McLean
William Robert
Fort St. John
B.C
Fordyce
Derrick Francis
Dawson Creek
Sanders
Ervil
Metrication in Canada When Will It Happen
The text predicts Canada will switch to metric units for normal transactions by 1980 with weather in Celsius and signs in kilometres. It explains metric lengths, masses, and capacities, notes shopping changes like buying a litre of milk or a 500 gram loaf, and recommends a Canadian Metric booklet approved by the Canadian Specifications Board in Ottawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Canadian Specifications Board
Ottawa
Safe boating tips for rough weather and staying in port
The Canada Safety Council urges staying in port during bad weather. If caught on the water, head for shelter, seat passengers low and centered, head into the wind at reduced speed, and use a sea anchor if necessary. In an emergency a bucket or knotted shirt can help. Remain calm and consider joining a club for training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada Safety Council
Also Mentioned on This Page
B.C. Central Credit Union
British Columbia
Prince George
Peace River
Frank Oberle
Marian Parker
Moberly Lake
Omar Khyyam
John Burns
Ghiyathuddin Abdullath Omar bin
Irahim al-Kyaujyami
Abraham
Naishapur
Persia
England
Lone Prairie News
By Fay Cox
Mr. Burnett
Lone Prairie School
Mrs. Burnett
Wilbert Nicholson
Wilbert
Cox Ranch
Paul Dyson
Pan Ocean
Hasler Creek
Bill Beers
Newfire Outhouse
Bob Johnstone
Chetwynd
Frank Wood
Grace Parsons
Cst. Krans
Mrs
Lee Johnson & Boys of
Grande Prairie
Hoffman Home
Ralph Johnston
Lloyd Johnston
Edmonton
Bill Waite
Vancouver
San Gordon
David Cross
Kelly Lake
Progress
Hudson’s Hope
Frankies Construction
Ron Horswell
Hudson's Hope Court Report
Get
Green Cross Rose & Flower Guard
Green Cross
Chetwynd Swimming Program
Hudson
Red Cross
The
Recreation Commission
Canyon Theatre
Matime
P.m
N. Clese
Sun
Mon
All the Way Boys
Bud Spencer
Rene Koudehaff
Michel Antoine
Cyril Cusack
Lady Cheri
Beauty & Boutique
B.C. Mon
Thurs
the Lawn and Garden Problem Solvers
British Columbia Development Corporation
P.E. Palm
Windsor Hotel
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