Farewell for Bob Todd in Tumbler Ridge
A farewell party on Friday November 8 1985 at the Community Centre honored Bob Todd a pioneer of Tumbler Ridge. About 60 guests attended a hot chicken dinner catered by Dixie Lee and heard speeches for the guest of honour. Todd moved to Tumbler Ridge in 1983 arranged a residential mobile home community with the district and became landlord and operator. He previously built 800 mobile homes yearly in eastern Canada and chaired CSA codes for mobile homes and parks in the seventies. He and Margo moved to Steeprock in June 1983, seeing 185 lots occupied by mine public sector school board and government mobile homes. Todd says Steeprock is a private community residents can be proud of and the municipalitys mandate has been carried out to owners satisfaction. His career since 1945 included extensive community involvement after serving as RAF bomber pilot. He formerly held offices in Woodstock Arnprior Cobourg and was active with the Brantford Lions Club and Flying Club.
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Bob Todd
Adieux
Tumbler Ridge
Dixie Lee
Canada
Canadian Standards Association
Bob
Margo
Steeprock
England
Royal Air Force
Chamber of Commerce
Woodstock
Arnprior
Cobourg
Ontario
Brantford Lions Club
Brantford Flying Club
Tom
Kathy Rice
Northern Metallic Moves to New Tumbler Ridge Location
By Ey Cromart Northern Metallic opens a Dawson Creek branch in Tumbler Ridge moving from the Quintette mine area to a new site on November 1 1985. The store operates 6 days a week with long hours and offers many services while noting personnel and community ties.
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Ey Cromart
Northern Metallc
Tumbler Ridge
Quintette
Larry Campbell
Northern Metallo
Dawson Creek
Pottery Club of Tumbler City Announces Regular Sessions
The Pottery Club of Tumbler mage held its first meeting last Friday and will run weekly studio sessions on Thursdays from November 14, 7 to 10 p.m. Plans include acquiring a pottery wheel and hosting an Art Show in the new Art Gallery. Interested potters should contact Peter Johnson at 242-3692 by November 21 to order clay. Teens welcome. meetings at High School Art Room 162.
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Pottery Club of
Tumbler Mage
Peter Johnson
Poon Post Office Seeks Support For Christmas Mail
The Poon Post Office in Tumbler Ridge asks residents to seal all Christmas cards and inquires about rates. The shop offers 24 hour special orders, weekly specials, direct-from-manufacturer prices, and a wide stock including tools, heaters, boots, fuel, and Husqvarna chain saws. It also provides chain saw and pump repairs and fire extinguisher refills and accepts Visa and MasterCard at Commercial Park near McKenzie Way.
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Tumbler Ridge
McKenzie Way
Visa
Larry
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Glenda Radies
Norma Mcintosh
Susan Bradley
The
Royal Canadian Legion
Hyundai
Westwood Dr
Prince George, B.C
Chil WY Inn
B.A
Sursuay
Commercial Park
Northern Metallic
Aqua Pure Services Ltd
Fort ST. John
CFNL
Chet
CKNL
Tablerite
Westgate
Chetwynd, B.C
Partner & Still
T.R
Mackenzie Way
Town
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