Site C hydro project plans reviewed for public study
BC Hydro announced plans to seek regulatory approvals for a Peace River Site C hydroelectric project and released environmental and socio economic impact studies. Independent consultants coordinated by Thurber prepared detailed and summary reports, with public access to documents in local libraries and Hydro offices.
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B.C. Hydro
Peace River
Hydro
Thurber Consultants
Vancouver
Site C
Environmental Landuse Com
Peace River Region
Dawson Creek
Fort St. John
Peace Canyon
No prayers in Surrey schools
Surrey British Columbia trustees debated abolishing Lord's Prayer and Bible readings in schools with a motion to substitute a moment of silence or the national anthem or both. Debate cited lack of constituent surveys and calls for reconsideration while some urged retention of the prayer. The issue was defeated but a trustee warned it is not dead. Separately, notes on spider webs explain liquid protein used to form spirals and spokes for catching prey.
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Surrey
B.C
Surrey School Board
Toni Berger
British Columbia School Trustees Association
Ministry of Education
Public Schools
Jock Smith
Car Mileage Book urges fuel saving driving tips
The piece argues Canadians use about 8 billion gallons of gasoline yearly and urges energy efficient driving. It highlights 18 tips from The Car Mileage Book, including smooth accelerator use, avoiding braking waste, reducing idling, and combining trips. October is International Energy Conservation Month.
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Canada
Conservation and Renewable Energy Branch of Energy, Mines and Resources
Station C
Ottawa
Ontario
Chetwynd Local History Glimpses Through Decades
Twenty years ago in 1959 a local death underscored traffic issues in Chetwynd and calls for lamps sidewalks and a 30 mile speed zone. New motels and shops arose downtown as Mr and Mrs Mitchell planned a twenty unit Auto Court and Miss Shirley Anderson opened a beauty parlor alongside Stirling's Hardware. Fifteen years ago in 1964 plans for a 22 unit apartment block by Rondon Holdings and a municipal building for the village emerged while Premier Bennetts Yukon expansion proposals stirred debate. Ten years ago in 1969 council delayed backing a Dawson Creek designated area amid school staffing turnover and park maintenance talks. Five years ago in 1974 airport progress and crown subdivision sales dominated council notes with a Vancouver hospital clinic visiting.
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Chetwynd
Forestry Station
Centurion Creek
Dawson Creek
Compulsory legal education eyed for British Columbia lawyers
A BC proposal considers mandatory continuing legal education as a response to rising specialization. A CBA and Law Society committee are studying the plan with early 1981 as a target to implement. Federal info laws and provincial echoes may follow. Community programs for youth martial arts are listed elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
British Columbia
Walley Lightbody
B.C
Canadian Bar Association
Lawyers’ Group
Victoria Normal School 1929 30 Reunion Arranges 950th Anniversary
Letters to the editor from Phyllis Eltringham and Edna Berg note the Victoria Normal School Class of 1929 30 plans a 950th Anniversary celebration at the University of Victoria on May 12 and 13 1980. They seek public cooperation to publicize the event and provide reunion enquiries to the Alumni Association Victoria BC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria Normal School
University of Victoria
Victoria
B.C
Margaret Dempsey
Phyllis Eltringham
Edna Berg
Homecoming Daydreams And Local News In Chetwynd
A light column shares a homecoming mood and daily chores plus notes from Chetwynd and Hudson Hope area residents. Edith Knowles returns from Oklahoma with relatives Elsie Farris and Edna Parr and Ethel Lamonth visit tied to Dawson Creek. Mary Buckna attends a Victoria government agents conference. Visitors John Hall family from Alexa Lake join Mae and Bert McGraw and Chris and Bill Rand during Thanksgiving. Hospital marks its eighth anniversary with cake and sparklers. Annette Cupples returns from Vancouver visiting Larry Ethier in Richmond Hospital. Contact info ends column with a friendly sign off.
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Edith Knowles
Midwest City
Oklahoma
U.S.A
Elsie Farris
Edna Parr
Groundbirch
Ethel Lamonth
Dawson Creek
B.C
Farris
Hudson Hope
Chetwynd
John
Marianne Hall
Tammi
Joey
Alexa Lake
Mae
Bert. McGraw
Chris
Bill Rand
District managers appointed in Prince George Forest Region
The Ministry of Forests names seven new District Managers in the Prince George Forest Region. T.R. Gibbs Dawson Creek Chetwynd R. Hawkins McBride Vale Mount K Magee Prince George West R Trenaman Prince George East C Nelson Mackenzie W E Hall Fort St James K E Arnett Vanderhoof begin staff and facility assessments as transfers occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince George
B.C
Ministry of Forests
Prince George Forest
T.R. Gibbs
Dawson Creek-Chetwynd
R. Hawkins
McBride
Grant
Ministry
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100 Mile House
Shirley Anderson
Chetwynd Construction Shop
Stirling’s Hardware
Chetwynd Construction
Rondon Holdings Ltd
W.A. Bennett
Yukon
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P.G.E
Fort Nelson
Village Parks and Recreation Commission
Lorne McQueen
Crown
Children’s Hospital
Law Society
CBA
Harry Rankin
Rankin
Bob Ogilvie
Dennis Krause
North America
Sukunka - Bullmoose
Westcoast Company
Hasler Flats
Aunt Belles
Little Junior
Mary Buckna
Government
Annette Cupples
Larry Ethier
Richmond Hospital
Ringy
Don Grant
Clyde, Alberta
Edmonton
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Livestock Auction Mart
Brian Lee
Bill Nilsson
Clyde
Alberta
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