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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jun 28, 1972
Page
4
The Peace River Health Unit, the largest of 18 provincial units, covers over 100000 square miles with 28 staff. Established in August 1935, it began with an estimated population of 9000 and 1300 school children, with its main office in Peace River and sub-offices in Dawson Creek.
The text traces British Columbia health and postal administration through 1942 to 1971 in Dawson Creek, Fort Nelson, Chetwynd, and surrounding area. It notes dual postmasters for Canada regions, a new Health director and venereal disease consultant, a U.S. Army engineers water system, population growth then shift north, a 1971 highway exchange by law in Chetwynd, and council actions authorizing land swaps and road closures.
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