Free room for late hotel guest in Chetwynd
Wilber Warren of Lone Prairie received a 60 day sentence in Prince George after conviction on wilful damage and common assault. He appeared before Judge Williams on March 15 and was offered a $200 fine option after returning to the locked Chetwynd Hotel and damaging a plate glass door before assaulting the manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilber Warren
Lone Prairie
Prince George
Williams
Warren
Chetwynd
William Walter Meise
Walter Clayton Pyle
Minor Hockey School Opens in Dawson Creek
Chetwynd youths may attend a minor hockey school at the Memorial Arena in Dawson Creek from August 13 to 26 with a potential additional week from August 28 to September 1 if enrollment allows. Forms are from Al Pritchett or Joe Schalk. Players urged to hand in socks and sweaters to coaches.
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Dawson Creek
Memorial Arena
al Pritchett
Joe Schalk
Chetwynd Minor Hockey Association
Chetwynd letters reveal feuding council figures and union ire
Jim Mitchell of International Woodworkers Local 1424 accuses this column of bias, hinting at threats as 200 union members in Chetwynd are noted. Alderman John Stewart and Mayor Bob Trail clash in council, while MLA Don Marshall touts a costly Agricultural Corporation idea to boost farm marketing and development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Mitchell
International Woodworkers Local 1424
Mitchell
IWA
Chetwynd
John Stewart
John
Oberle
Marshall
Car fire destroys vehicle owned by Leo Coss
Leo Coss of Chetwynd found his car parked in front of the Hotel gutted by flames Sunday night. He saw a haze inside the car and opened the door, triggering a burst of fire. Firefighters extinguished the blaze but the vehicle was ruined. Coss had no fire insurance. Last week a tugboat on Lake Williston was pictured by Bob Gautheir of Hudson Hope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Coss
Chetwynd
Coss
Lake Williston
Bob Gautheir
Hudson Hope
Bob
Moberly Lake hatchery plan eyed to boost fishing
Moberly Lake Action Committee received a letter from MLA Don Marshall outlining a proposed fish hatchery at Moberly Lake with an estimated cost of 1 million dollars and 50 thousand dollars per year for operation. The group has backing from Chambers of Commerce in Chetwynd Hudson Hope Fort St John and Dawson Creek and is seeking regional district support while urging further study and possible stocking of Walleye. The next meeting is March 27 at 7 30 in the Moberly Lake school and invites all interested residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moberly Lake
Don Marshall
Department of Fisheries
Parkers
Moberly
Moberly Lake School
Halfway River bridge work unlikely this year says minister
Hudson Hope council discussed the Halfway River bridge at its March 1 meeting after a note from Highways Minister W D Black. Minutes indicate the minister had suggested in June 1971 that little work would be done this year, offering little hope for timely construction.
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Halfway River
W. D. Black
Hudson Hope Council
Minster
Council
Oberle to address Native Council of Canada's convention
Mayor Frank Oberle will travel to Ottawa to address the National Assembly of the Native Council of Canada convention, invited as one of three government representatives. He predicts the event will be history making as it tackles human resource problems alongside economic and municipal issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Oberle
National Assembly of the Native Council of Canada
Ottawa
Oberle
Spring Doll Festival customs in Japan and local notices
The piece notes Girls Day celebrated in Japan on March 3 with dolls and gifts for daughters. It then mentions local happenings in Chetwynd including the John Lennox family display, the Ennis family visiting from Quesnel planning to settle here, Fr. Jungbluth’s return after illness, and informal entertaining by the Doroshi for the Griffiths prior to their move to Mr. George as Mr. Griffiths transfers with B C Hydro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Chetwynd
John Lennox
Lucy
Jim Bests
Doug Ennis
Quesnel
B.C
Ennis
Joyce
Jims
Doug
P.G.E
D. Doroshi
R. Griffiths
George
Griffiths
B.C. Hydro
Chetwynd Ambulance Society announces new phone number
The Chetwynd Ambulance Society posts a new contact number 788-2236 for residents to update their records. A weekend A C C dinner in Ft Nelson featured speakers Bob Barrie M.P. and Ed Smith M.L.A. with press members returning from an Inuvik tour. The library invites Grades 1-8 to submit Easter themed Book Mark entries by March 28. winners on March 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chetwynd
Bunne Hoffman
Associated Chamber of Commerce
Ft. Nelson
Bob Barrie
Northern Developement
Ed Smith
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Meise
Pyle
Phil Fairhead
Constable Fairhead
Calgary
del Folk
Cass
Valerie Lennox
Highways Department
Black
Wally Byam
Porter
Victoria
Chetwynd Centennial Ice Arena
John Martens
Father Jungbluth
Ernie Pfanner
Maurice Hayward
Dean Westgate
Busy Bunne
Jinsei Youn
Fr. Jungbluth
Pt. George Hospital
A.C.W
Hotel Chetwynd
Burnham
Jaycees
Rick
Doris Lulu
Dick Burnham
Lulus
Lillooet
Lillooet B.C
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