Chetwynd Village Survey Draws Positive Reaction
Residents respond to the Village of Chetwynd Population and Survey Census conducted by Joan Taylor and Beth McClarty. The census covers the village and bus route areas, asking for family sizes ages housing type residency length and occupation. A questionnaire asks if residents want a rodeo expanded to include a fall fair type event and when it should be held.
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Chetwynd
Joan Taylor
Beth McClarty
Taylor and
McClarty
Health Labour Relations Conference in Vancouver Attended
Trustees and the Administrator from Chetwynd General Hospital joined delegates at the Health Labour Relations Association of B C and British Columbia Health Association conferences in Vancouver from May 14 to 16. Noreen Stubley, Margaret Grant, and Sister J Mainka attended. The event drew nearly four hundred delegates from across the province.
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Chetwynd General Hospital
Health Labour Relations Association of
B.C
British Columbia Health Association
Vancouver
Noreen Stubley
Margaret Grant
Sister J. Mainka
Local boy earns SIDPERS Clerk award in Europe
Gary D Totusek of Chetwynd stationed with the 3rd Armored Division in Friedberg Germany received a Certificate of Achievement from United States Army Europe and Seventh Army for outstanding SIDPERS work as clerk of the 2nd Battalion 27th Field Artillery. He met eight of nine standards during November 1979 through January 1980, improving unit readiness and serving as a division model. He is the son of Max and Luella Totusek of Chetwynd and joined the Army in August 1978.
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Gary D.totusek
Chetwynd
3Rd Armored Division
Friedburg
Germany
United States Army Europe
Seventh Army
Sidpers
27Th Field Artillery Battalion
Department of the Army
Gary
Max W Totusek
Luella R Totusek
U.S. Army
Forest Fires Double Last Year in Prince George Region
Fire activity in the Prince George Forest region has surpassed last year by more than twofold with 127 active fires and 400 workers in use. Chetwynd reports 29 fires with 5 crews active, 160 workers and 20 vehicles including skidder tankers and helicopters. The Hul fire near Com motion Creek Road covers about 2000 acres, mostly logging slash with 200 acres of good timber lost. Mop up on the Hot Fire involves 150 workers and is expected to continue for some time. Burn bans remain, showers are insufficient, and the public is urged to avoid fires until conditions improve.
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Prince George Forest
Chetwynd
Hul
Cietwynd
Motion Creek
Smithers Chetwynd survey outlines plans for fair and complex
Residents in Smithers and Chetwynd discussed a proposed million dollar motel complex in Smithers designation, while Chetwynd residents called for a Fall Fair with exhibits in culture agriculture and baking. They sought lights sidewalks traffic signals and better parking plus safer play areas and stronger vandalism penalties.
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Chetwynd
The
Journal of Commerce
Smithers
B.C
British Columbia
Windmark Creek
Strodeo
Eastern postal union ratifies tentative agreement in Canada
In Montreal and Quebec City, about 1,000 CUPW members approved a post office deal. Montreal locals backed the package 87.4 percent after marathon talks led by Postmaster General Andre Ouellet and CUPW president Jean-Claude Parrot. Quebec City locals voted 97 percent in favor as details remained unpublished. Parliament had imposed a settlement after a 1978 national postal strike.
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Montreal
UPC
Quebec City
Canadian Union of Postal Employees
East End
Andre Ouellet
CUPW
Jean-Claude Parrot
Marcel Perrault
Lone Prairie Fire Claims Two Lives
A house fire in Lone Prairie on Saturday morning May 24 killed two youths aged 23 and 13 in the living room of a single family home owned by Win Pihernia and rented by Frank Spiers. Police investigate unknown fire cause as several residents had been in the house earlier and escaped from a back bedroom window.
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Lone Prairie
Win Pihernia
Frank Spiers
Larry Cox
Darren Gauthier
Loggers Sports Day Draws 800 Fans For Event Honors
Armand Didier of Chetwynd and Hazel Ross of Prince George won King and Queen Logger honors at the 8th annual Loggers Sports Day in the weekend event drawing over 800 spectators and 181 contestants from as far as Quesnel. Official openings by MP Frank Oberle and MLA Don Phillips, with greetings from Mayor Ernest Pfanner set the scene for daylong contests won by Didier and Ross in multiple categories such as CHOKERMANS RACE and OBSTACLE COURSE, praised by organizer John Jackman.
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Armand Didier
Chetwynd
Hazel Ross
Prince George
Quesnel
Frank Oberle
Don Phillips
Ernest Pfanner
Wilson
From Old to New Fashion Show at Chetwynd High
Chetwynd High School textiles students host a June 4 fashion show at 7 30 p m in the gym featuring vintage garments from the forties to the early twenties alongside modern designs. Programs include Gymnastic Club routines and dances by the Dance Club with the Senior Band performing. Refreshments will be served and community items for display are welcome.
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Chetwynd High School
Deposit required on drinks to fund refunds
Environment minister Stephen Rogers announced an immediate 30 cent deposit on every plastic and glass soft drink container larger than 4 ounces. The measure, part of the Litter Act Regulations, follows the rollout of two litre containers on a no deposit return basis, with other deposit rules unchanged.
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Environment
Stephen Rogers
Rogers
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Lennard Paul
Danny Collins
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Auguste Rohel
Ed Ethier
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