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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jun 27, 1979
Page
1
By L. Sabulsky the council reviewed a petition to cap duplexes in Al areas. Officials found the bylaw infeasible given lot sizes and subdivision rules. Aldermen concluded listing every third lot and permitting duplexes would be impractical to implement.
Washington reports Northwest Alaskan Pipeline Co chief John McMillian welcomed in principle Interior Department support for the general Alaskan segment route. Final approval hinges on more tests and data, with a 1984-85 heating season target possibly delayed by regulatory demands while a Canadian to lower 48 route continues to face rate-of-return reviews by FERC.
The Chetwynd Parade and Rodeo, sponsored by the Chetwynd Lions Club, took place the weekend of June 16 and 17. Sunny skies and pleasant summer weather drew a large crowd to the event.
Pages 10 and 11 report the Chetwynd Rodeo Parade with a record crowd of about 3000 over two days. Parade opened by Don Phillips. Lions Rodeo Chairmen Ken Salz and Bob McNabb led the procession to Beaver Lodge Band. Winners span categories from Commercial and Civic to Antique Cars with first places for Chetwynd Dept. Store, City of Dawson Creek, and Westgates IGA.
Denison Mines Limited reports Quintette Coal Limited will supply Romania with 25 to 30 million metric tonnes of metallurgical coal over 20 years. Deliveries start 1982, rising to 4 million tonnes annually by 1984, with a new townsite at Tumbler Ridge and rail road links planned to support development and tourism.
Holly Ethier a Grade 12 student and District Scholarship Finalist presented her paper on Chetwynd's future growth to the Village Council. She argued for making Chetwynd a model northern B C town by improving services and planning. She proposed a rural fire hall near Centurion Creek to speed emergency response and suggested a town recycling system though council noted cost.
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