Residents push for quieter trains at town crossings
At a council meeting a resident presented a petition about trains blowing whistles through town. Others argued the whistles may be necessary for safety while the official noted gates are costly and suggested logging whistle times to pursue a noise bylaw case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Strain
Strain
Garry Kaulbach
Norm Moorhouse
Kaulbach
Council Won’t Comment On Liquor Licence Application
Denise Everett reports that the District of Chetwynd Council has chosen not to comment on M & H Catering’s Food Primary Liquor Licence with entertainment and extended hours. The decision follows mixed opinions from Mayor Sangstad and Councillors Norris and Nicholson, as the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch will assess the proposal.
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Denise Everett
M & H Catering
North Access Road
District of
Sangstad
Laverne Norris
Bob Nicholson
Liquor Control and Licensing Branch
Quinn Construction to Boost Chetwynd Census and Local Business
Quinn Construction plans by spring will bring about 600 workers to Chetwynd for an oil and gas turnaround. Officials expect population rise when the census occurs in June and anticipate increased local spending. The District EDC clarifies workers will live in town apartments, hotels, motels, campgrounds, and Jamie Lynn Camp units, not a town camp across from the post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chetwynd
Quinn
Evan Langstad
Saugstad
Ellen Calliou
District of Chetwynd
EDC
Jamie Lynn
Tension easing on Peace River hunting grounds
Tensions between Saulteau and West Moberly First Nations and Vintage Petroleum have eased as Vintage agrees to delay building a road while an appeal proceeds over planned drilling near Reno and Boucher Lakes used for hunting and sacred purposes by Dune Za Cree and Saulteau people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peace River
Saulteau
West Moberly First Nations
Vintage Petroleum
Vintage
Reno and
Boucher Lakes
Moberly Lake
West Moberly
Treaty 8 First Nation appeals in oil and gas case
Saulteau First Nations appeals BC Court of Appeal against Vintage Energy and BC Oil and Gas Commission over Peace Moberly Tract drilling. SFN seeks cumulative impact assessment and land use planning to protect Treaty 8 rights and wildlife refuge. Hearing expected mid May 2004 in Vancouver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saulteau First Nations
SFN
Assassin
BC Oil and Gas Commission
Vintage Energy
British Columbia Court of Appeal
SEN
Peace-Moberly
West Moberly
Calgary
Petroleum
Saulteau
British Columbia
Vancouver
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By Denise Everett
Saulteau First Nation