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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Mar 23, 1977
Page
1
The Scouts bound for Jamboree 77 celebrate a garage sale success as earnings reach 1500 dollars. A pancake breakfast at Elks Hall on March 27 will direct proceeds to the event, helping fund travel and activities.
Scouts from North and South Peace Districts attended a two day outdoor training program at the Peace Coupee Legion Hall. In Dawson Creek girl guides joined three Blue Guides while Ted Williams and Bill O Doherty led sessions on hiking knot tying fires and crafts with 14 Scouting personnel from Chetwynd.
The Moberly Lake golf course is slated to open on July first, with Golf Course Chairman Bob Menzies confident the project will be ready for opening day. Fifteen workers are presently involved in finishing tasks.
The Chetwynd Community Planning Committee outlined major concerns including roadways land use and pollution. Proposals covered relocating Canfor upgrading water and sewer for up to 6000 people and pollution controls for the Willow Flats gas plant with broader overpass and highway upgrades east south and west. Additional notes urged expanded residential zoning parks serviced lots business development training and an industrial park with 24 hour police and improved media connections.
The 1976 Annual Report announced five residential wilderness camps with full facilities across British Columbia. Winterized centres enabled expanded use for hikes and outdoor studies, including Evans Lake camps near Squamish. Summer camps offered 8 day sessions drawing youths from Mexico City, Whitehorse, and England, teaching survival skills.
At Moberly Lake Don Titus and Windrem Elementary schools 415 K through 5 students displayed science projects March 17 and 18. Projects reflected the scientific method across topics from gas expansion to Morse code. Special thanks to Joan Maurer for organizing and supplying materials. participants receive science fair crests.
The Annual General Meeting in the Chetwynd and District Arena on February 8 1977 elected Bert McGraw as Chairman Brian Maurer as Vice Chairman Doug Bunn as Secretary Sue Wallace as Treasurer and Herb Massey Hal Smith Len Wilfur as Directors. Appointees named include Charlie Lasser Marion Hoover Jack Hannan and Ernie Planner. The commission operates under By Law 127 157 to guide public recreation and coordinate local programs and facilities.
A student Wanda Farrell in Mr Curmi's Grade 9 class in CESS writes a reflective piece about Tunne’s lucynd ditt bat and his easy smile. The Ben Housers hosted visitors Robert and Stewart Johnson from Fort McMurray and met long time friends Ken Waters during the weekend. They traveled with Ben Houser to Kelowna. Welcomes go to Mr and Mrs H P Mueller who moved to Chetwynd. Mr Mueller is manager of BC Hydro and Mr Jim Gillmore, a patrolman with BC Hydro, joins them.
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