Senior Boys Qualify for Provincials With Fourth Straight Bid
Coach Terry Baker celebrates a third provincial appearance in four years as the Senior Boys win three consecutive preliminary matches over 100 Mile House D P Todd and McBride before a narrow loss to Vanderhoof. Ernest Pfanner earns all star and Steven Smith MVP honors as the team eyes Victoria nationals.
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Terry Baker
Chetwynd
Mile House
D.P. Todd
McBride
Vanderhoof
Ernest Pfanner
Steven Smith
Baker
Victoria
Chetwynd Council Special Meeting Finalizes By laws
Chetwynd and District Council met in a special session on November 25 with all members present except Alderman Bratten. The meeting finalized old business before the new council meets December 1 at 3 00 pm. Church Exemption By law 359 received final reading with majority support. By law 360 applies for a temporary loan for the District of Chetwynd with all votes in favor. The Ministry
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Chetwynd
Bratten
Cantor Signs Contract To Export Trembling Aspen Wood
Korea agreed to purchase 3900 cubic meters of Trembling Aspen from Cantor for chopstick production in the Chetwynd and Ft. St. John divisions. If suitable, a yearly contract for 36000 cubic meters may follow. Council seeks a 5000 startup grant from the Municipal Affairs Downtown Revitalization Program. A recreation centre project faces a 3 to 4 month review, with lease options under study and temporary leases available. Mayor Lasser believes the study will clarify costs and service quality. The staff Christmas party is set for December 6 at the Airport Hangar, catered by Dixie Lee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
Cantor
Chetwynd
Ft. St. John
Minister of Municipal Affairs
Lasser
Dixie Lee
Government plans halt northern tax breaks amid protests
Mr. F. Oberle argues the government will cancel northern special tax advantages, yielding little revenue and harming mining and living costs. He warns the move replaces broad stimulative tax measures with selective grants, risking bureaucratic entanglement and reduced initiative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Oberle
Prince George-Peace River
Speaker
Finance Department
Rising crime burden on society and taxes
Government faces growing social and economic costs from crime as tax dollars fund enforcement and related programs each year. A broad call for action highlights the steady financial strain borne by taxpayers and communities.
Vancouver area bus service halted by Hydro workers strike
Bus service in Vancouver and surrounding municipalities stopped as Independent Canadian Transit Union members refused to cross picket lines at the main yard near a Hydro substation. About 2,500 IBEW members joined 470 natural gas division workers on strike, with Office and Technical Employees Union locals also picketing. Officials say management will run the control center and no immediate service disruption is expected, while wages are not the primary issue. The unions seek layoff language and an exemption from the Public Sector Restraint Act, with talks ongoing on contracting out work.
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Vancouver
B.C. Hydro Electrical
Independent
Canadian Transit Union
Hydro
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Office and Technical Employees Union
Local 378
Lower Mainland
Burnaby
Peter McMullan
McMullan
Office Union
Electricity Division
Collective agreement ratified by Quintette Coal and Local 115C
Quintette Coal Limited and Local 115C of the International Union of Operating Engineers ratified their first Collective Agreement after a vote conducted October 31 to November 2 1983. A total of 457 members voted with 391 in favor and 66 against an 85.5 percent approval.
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Quintette Coal Limited
International Union of Operating Engineers
Tel crews link remote Quintette mine with new system
BC Tel led a large crew to install a communications network inside Quintette Coal's mine site. The project spanned 20 kilometres of cable along the conveyor right of way. Workers faced harsh terrain, snow up to knees and a wide river, yet completed the job ahead of schedule, with daily air travel to remote Sheriff Mountain locations.
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B.C. Tel
Quintette Coal
Quintette
Graham Markland
Peace River District
Jim Newman
Shane
Newman
Sheriff Mountain
Dawson Creek
Gary Roberts
Doug Jex
Leroy Jones
Markland
Wayne Roy
Brian Stremel
Gordon Drummond
Gary Fehr
Ken Read
Woody
Kevin Francis
Rus Wonnacott
Fran Novakowski
Bel
Rai
Prince Rupert
Ridley Island
B.C
Japan funds move to Monkman coal project stake
Sumitomo Corporation will invest 10 million dollars to acquire a 12 percent stake in Petro Canada's Monkman Coal Project. The Crown corporation announced October 24. The open pit mine near Dawson Creek British Columbia is slated to produce about 3.3 million tonnes annually for export, with first production expected in the late 1980s. Exploration and engineering work have been ongoing since 1977 by Petro Canada and partners. Stage approval was granted by the British Columbia government in August 1981.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumitomo Corporation
Janpan
Petro Canadas
Monkman Coal Project
Crown Corporation
Dawson Creek
British Columbia
Petr Canada
McIntyre Mines Limit
Canadian Superiors Ltd
B.C. Governme
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C.E.S.S
Audrey Moore
Lakeview Credit Union
Chetwynd Council
Municipal Affairs
Tumbler Ridge
Ness
Japan
Edna Yaeger
Peace River
Bobbie Larsen
Girl Guide
Legion Hall
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