Chetwynd Faces Winter Games and Finland Ringette Trip
Chetwynd prepares for the Northern BC Winter Games and a planned March 1990 Finland trip by the local Ringette Team. Fundraising has raised about 10,000 of 26,000 needed. council offers support but cautions tax dollars won’t fund the effort. The Games committee reports accommodation tightness and seeks billets as 600 visiting athletes require housing. 160 beds have been offered so far.
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Chetwynd
Finland
Annette Wood
Canada
UCBM Sets Agenda For Change At 1989 Convention
The 86th Annual UBCM Convention drew 1600 attendees September 19 to 22 with almost all BC municipalities and regional districts represented. Premier Vander Zalm, Opposition Leader Harcourt, and ministers spoke as 28 workshops and 88 resolutions shaped local policy. Key items included resisting GST without provincial agreement, restoring local Sunday shopping control, directing logging oversight on private lands, empowering watershed protection, shifting biomedical waste to regional districts, and pushing recycling and hazardous waste strategies.
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Bill Vander Zalm
Mike Harcourt
Johnston, Couvelier
Veitch
Hanson
Weisgerber
Strachan
Ministry of Environment
Offer a Bed, a Space on the Floor Will Do for Athletes
A brief note states athletes will provide their own sleeping space on the floor, with a simple offer of a bed if needed. The fragment suggests basic accommodations and self-sufficiency in a shared facility.
Small BC towns seek help for Winter Games hosts
The Northern BC Winter Games, a major project for Chetwynd Hudson's Hope and Tumbler Ridge, relies on community support to house participants. Local volunteers welcome spare sleeping bags and any available spots to accommodate visitors and athletes.
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Chetwynd
Hudson’s Hope
Tumbler Ridge
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