Installation Ceremonies Honor Elks and Royal Purple
Color and Cause The Elks and Royal Purple conducted their installation of officers on Friday May 10. Notable honorees included Jane Martin who received a 25 year pin and Life Membership. Members from Grande Prairie lodge attended followed by a banquet and dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Martin
Grande Prairie Lodge
B.P.Q. Ellis
Canada
Podium
Wayne Berlinger
Lori Roberts
Jackfish Lake Community Assoc News
April meeting featured Brian Harper of the Ministry of Agriculture Dawson Creek discussing establishing a pound district and owner participation needed. Grants-In-Aid report notes $4000 from Regional District for recreation area development, available Aug 1, 1985.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loni Kelm
Jackfish Community Assoc
Brian Harper
Ministry of Agriculture
Dawson Creek
June LaCarte
Contest Winner Mae Our next meeting held on June 4 1985
Mae is announced as a contest winner and the note sets the next meeting date for June 4 1985. The item is brief and mentions the event and schedule without additional context.
Focus On Youth We Are Family Too
May is set aside as a special month to celebrate the family. The BC Council for the Family sponsors Family Month in May since 1977 with thousands of volunteers in over 100 communities. This year’s theme focuses on youth as International Youth Year 1985 highlights their importance in families and communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Matusicky
B.C
B.C. Council For the Family
Council Approves Beer Gardens and Boundary Expansion Steps
The council endorses beer gardens in principle with RCMP limits and equal participation goals. The Airport Recreation Management Committee presents a fastball project to raise funds for airport area ball fields, with supervision by the sponsor group. A new Community Service Worker, Doreen Littlejohn, is introduced, duties starting May 31. Council begins advertising the Boundary Expansion By Law, reviews a January 17 1985 Municipal Affairs letter, and plans to consult Municipal Affairs. Donations of fifty community pins to Brenda Bettin accompany a Lions Club Japan trip brief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RCMP
Airport Recreation Management Committee
Airport
Chetwynd
D.L
Chesley
District of
Council
Brenda Bettin
Japan
Lion’s Club
Tumbler Ridge
Chetwynd Council Updates and Local Notices
The May 21 area survey by a government employee begins the Pub Application process. Council upheld by law restricting moving structures under 15 years into the District of Chetwynd. A $290 scholarship bursary is awarded to Chetwynd Secondary School. Council protests provincial highway funding and pushes for Highway 29 improvements with local groups urged to intervene. Dog By-Law review urged by Chairman Dyck and stricter enforcement recommended. Expo 86 committee seeks a trapper’s cabin lead. A $7,000 grant is given to the Chetwynd Chamber of Commerce. NCMA thanks locals for a successful conference. Council gives 3rd reading to by-law 388, noting a shift toward residential rates similar to five years ago. continuing reading to by-law 389.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crookshanks and Bratt
Chetwynd
B.c.dept. of Highways
Dawson Creek
Tumbler Ridge
Chamber of Commerce
Dyck
Chetwynd Chamber of Commerce
Joan Chesley
Council
Journey into Stewardship at C W L Conference
The May 8 banquet featured Father Terry Conway speaking on stewardship and Catholic life. Attendees included Wynn Taaffe, Marion Hoover, Vivian Pulver, and 18 of 65 delegates from 15 of 18 Prince George Diocese councils. Resolutions backed capital punishment ban, abortifacient labeling, and parole board reviews for early release. The provincial convention is in June with national in August. Betty Ruksys of Terrace is elected President Elect of the Prince George Diocese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.W.L
Sewardship
Terry Conway
Father Conway
Andy Teslyk
Ann Teslyk
N. Forde O
Canada
Betty Ruksys
Terrace B.C
Prince George
Betty
Madeline Kurjata
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Rhonda Sampson
Sharlaine Burtch
Marie Lossing
Sharon Northrop
Emma Burtch
Edith Knowles
Eva Hauck
Winifred Anderson
Carol Berlinger
Joan Temple
the Elks
Tom Embree
Ted Hauck
Lance Leffler
Cliff McKay
Bert Sampson
Tom Reinitz
Esquire
Jack Thomson
John Frank
Tyler
Albert Flett
Keith
Playter
Jake Fast
Jackfish Lake Community Assoc. News
Helmut Pattelt
Patterson
Stagecoach Inn
Peter Demeulemeester
Mae
Echo
Norm Picco
Justin Ossachuk
Justin
Val Coutinho
Wynn Taaffe
Houston B.C
C.W.L. Council
St. Anthonys
I.o.d.s
British Columbia
Chetwynd C.W.L
Vivian Pulver
Con
C.W.L. Prince George
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