Grace McCarthy Predicts Tourism Boom In British Columbia
Minister Grace McCarthy told a capacity Mackenzie Inn crowd that 1977 will be a great year for tourism in B C. The event highlighted Region H marketing with a gold coin gift and a prospecting demo. She cited currency devaluation and reduced charter fares as factors likely to boost travel and aims to double tourism revenue by 1982.
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B.C
Grace McCarthy
Mackenzie Inn
Dawson Creek
Fort St. John
Hudson Hope
Taylor
McCarthy
Jesse Starnes
Starnes
BC Telephone outlines 1977 Northern Division expansion
Peter Williams, district manager for BC Telephone, outlined the 1977 capital construction program for the Chetwynd region. Crews will lay cables on Jackfish Lake Road to serve a subdivision and bring first service to residents. Central office switching will be added in Chetwynd and new equipment will boost party line service at Moberly. About 20 percent of the $26.3 million Northern Division allocation is reserved for these projects.
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Peter Williams
B.C. Telephone Company
B.C. Tel
Chetwynd
Jackfish Lake
Moberly
Williams
Bursaries Offered for Language Studies in British Columbia
More than 600 bursaries each valued at 800 dollars are available from the ministry of education and the federal government to post secondary students in British Columbia. The funds support study of one of Canada s official languages under the Summer Language Bursary Program, established six years ago to aid young Canadians.
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Ministry of Education
British Columbia
Canada
Chamber to decide on Site C dam stance at April meeting
Peace area chamber of commerce members will decide their position on the proposed B C Hydro Site C Dam at a regular meeting set for Monday noon April 4. Gwen Johansson screened films on farmland likely to be flooded, prompting questions. John Dawson told chamber president Bunne Hoffman the third Peace transmission line route has been chosen.
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Chamber of Commerce
B.C
Gwen, Johansson
B.C. Hydro
John Dawson
Bunne Hoffman
Chetwynd talks TV access and funding for youth jobs
Victoria engineers discuss cable TV rights for Peace River area and possible repeaters to improve CJTV CJDC reception with CBC Vancouver and Edmonton programs. CBC may install a repeater in two years. private systems require many users. March 30 is final funding application date for BC Youth Employment Program to hire summer students.
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Peace River
A.M. Furlong
Department of Transport and Communications
Victoria
Furlong
J. Wighton
CBC
Vancouver
Chetwynd
Chamber of Commerce
Walei
CJTV
Edmonton
Grande Prairie
CTV
Cablevision
British Columbia
Seattle
Ottawa
CJDC
Alberta
B.C
A. Furlong
P. Eng
Department of Transport & Communications
Bert McGraw
Harold Amundsen
J.J. Wighton
Eng
C.B.C
Two Chetwynd Businesses Hit By Break-Ins
Beaver Lumber Ltd suffered a March 24 early morning break-in with over $1,000 in power tools stolen. The safe was damaged, Police Service Dog traced goods to the thief’s home. Two adults Ernie Noskiye and Donald Calliou charged with break and enter along with a juvenile. Ak Chetwynd Chain Saws had its fourth break-in in a year, eleven saws stolen between March 21 and 23. Owner Livingstone abroad. Scene under investigation. Interim Route 3a and 3b discussions reflected in environmental study, with final plan placing new transmission line along lower Moberly Valley Fisher Creek to Pine Valley and near existing lines toward Prince George.
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Beaver Lumber Ltd
Ernie Noskiye
Donald Calliou
Chetwynd
Livingstone
Moberly
Fisher Creek
Pine Valley
Prince George
Chamber Seeks Chetwynd Area Photos for Publication
The Chamber of Commerce requests clear photos of Chetwynd and surrounding scenery and town views for an immediate publication. Include street scenes and landmarks if possible. Call 788-2246 for details.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chetwynd
A Very Special Person in My Life
A heartfelt note praising a special person who brings happiness and helps in difficult times. The piece also lists local news items including Donna Alexander a ninth grader, Merlyn Berg visiting grandparents, and several families traveling to Reno, California, Hawaii, and Prince George. The message ends with congratulations to Westgates IGA on its first anniversary and a contact for news tips.
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Donna Alexander
Donna
C.E.S.S
Merlyn Berg
Ben Houser
Prince George
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Region H
Don Ashley
Alaska Highway Tourist Association
Hoffman
T.V
Chetwynd Businesses
Pine River
Bunne
Coheluynd
Vivian
Ralph Tod
Reno
Nevada
George and
Merle Grant
Bill Robertson
Gordon Moores
California
Anaheim
U.S.A
Bob Livingstone
Eddie
Hawaii
Bob
Fred Bagg
Fred
Bill Kelm
Kelm
Alma Vogle
McMurray
Margo Maltby
Denise
Barry Kelm
Stacey
Westgates I.G.A
the Elks and Ladies of the Royal Purple
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