NFU Protest Opposes Site C Dam Plan
National Farmers Union board member Ruth Weiner of Dawson Creek blasted BC Hydro’s plan to seek cabinet approval for the Site C dam on the Peace River. The plan could flood about 18 000 acres, including 10 000 acres of farmland, with 2 000 more land rendered unusable by reservoir sloughing. Weiner argues farmland must be prioritized and Hydro has not proven a need for further dams.
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National Farmers Union
BC Hydro
Peace River
N.F.U. National Board
Ruth Weiner
Dawson Creek
Thurber Consultants
Vancouver
Policy debate over dam exports and local food security
Veiner argues that exporting large amounts of electricity to the United States must not come at the expense of local agriculture. He notes B.C. is 43 percent self sufficient in farming and urges food production as the top Peace Valley priority.
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United States
Veiner
B.C
Peace Valley
Fall Conference of the BC Northeast Hospital Auxiliaries Held
Vera Lekavy and Mavis Gerry attended the Annual Fall Conference in Quesnel with delegates from Fort Nelson to One Hundred Mile House. The Northwest Territories will receive extra road money to keep the Dempster Highway open, with closures from Oct to Nov and Apr to May to protect caribou. Delegates heard about awards, life memberships, and a National Auxiliaries Cookbook due in 1330. The Northeast Area will be visited by Cicily Molesworth, and the Mackenzie Auxiliary will host the 1980 Fall Conference.
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Chetwynd Hospital
Vera Lekavy
Mavis Gerry
B.C. Northeast Area
Quesnel
Ottawa
Northwest Territories
Dempster
Jake Epp
N.W.T
Yukon
Fort McPherson
Fort Nelson
One Hundred Mile House
Provincial Hospital Auxiliaries
Bev Sackville
Auxiliaries
Canada
Northeast Area
Cicily Molesworth
Mackenzie
Gas pipeline hearings delayed in Alaska project case
The public hearings on the Alaska Gas Pipeline project were postponed to avoid clashing with National Energy Board hearings in Vancouver starting October 15. Northern Pipeline Agency Commissioner Mitchell Sharp said Foothills Oil Pipeline plans could draw the same public interest groups and that no new dates have been set.
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Mitchell Sharp
Northern Pipeline Agency
National Energy Board
Vancouver
Alaska Oil
B.C
N.P.A
Land Commission rejects protest over Langley farmland removal
Burnaby British Columbia Land Commission members decided not to protest the provincial government’s removal of 626 acres from the agricultural land reserve. Former chairman Gary Runka quit the commission in protest. Commissioner John Rogers of White Rock questioned the public fuss and noted past farmland losses went unchallenged.
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Burnaby, B.C
British Columbia Land Commission
Langley
Agricultural Land Reserve
Gary Runka
Commission
The
Land Commission
John Rogers
White Rock
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Centre of the Peace
Weacog
St. Grande Prairie
Alta
10Th Street
Statesman
Mid-Valley Electric & Refrigeration
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Ministry of Transportation, Communications & Highways
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Chetwynd Redi MIX
Acy In
Loncrete, Land
VOC
Division of Northwest Paving
J. Ian Evans
Optometrists
J. Spencer Clark, O.D
Wayne
Terry
Gerry's Food Mart
Langis
Town House
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Treasure House Imports
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