Railway directors tour Northeastern British Columbia
The British Columbia Railway Board of Directors conducted a whirlwind tour of the province with stops in Chetwynd Fort Nelson Buick Creek Fort St John and Prince George. Executive assistant H D Armstrong noted the findings will be released after coast return. The board includes Stan ley M Horner E C Hurd Norman Hyland Glen McPherson Bruce Rome and Don Watson along with D M Phillips J N Fraine and Robert E Swanson. This marks a shift to business executives dominating the board. Mr Phillips will chair pro tem until new members acclimate. an Executive Committee and other panels were formed. Hyland did not join the northeastern leg.
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British Columbia Railway Board of Directors
H.D. Armstrong
Chetwynd
Board of Directors
Fort Nelson
Buick Creek
Fort St. John
Hamilton
Prince George
B.C.R. Armstrong
Stanley M. Horner
E.C. Hurd
Trans-Mountain Pipelines
Norman Hyland
Granduc Mines
Glen McPherson
Vancouver Port Authority
Bruce Rome
Bruce Rome Construction
Don Watson
Canadian Cellulose
Pacific
Phillips
Halloween Host and Local Socials Noted in Vancouver Trip Report
A light verse opens with a Halloween host theme while a bank manager J Johnson attended a Vancouver business meeting troubled by fog delays. Local social notes list residents visiting, hosting, or traveling from Kamloops to Edmonton with multiple families mentioned and a church conference trip noted.
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Bob Kuhtey
T.D. Bank
Vancouver
Mrs. B. Langerud
Edmonton
Tee
Educational seminar boosts local business attendance
A day-long seminar on How to Make Your Promotion Dollars Go Further attracted businesspeople. John Coleville and Susan Sheehan of the Department of Economic Development with the Chamber of Commerce led the session. Topics included sales promotion, customer satisfaction, merchandising, advertising, record-keeping, and the pros and cons of newspaper ads presented by Bunne Hoffman of the Echo.
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John Coleville
Susan Sheehan
Department of Economic Development
Chamber of Commerce
Three Run For Seats In Village And Hudsons Hope
Three candidates contest two two year alderman seats in Chetwynd with incumbent Ernie Pfanner joined by Marion Hoover and John Jackman. In Hudsons Hope six candidates run for three two year alderman seats including incumbent Sam Koslowsky Ron La Pointe William Burkitt Jack Dick and others.
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Chetwynd
Ernie Pfanner
Marion Hoover
John Jackman
Hudson’s Hope
Sam Koslowsky
B.C. Hydro
Ron LaPointe
William Frank Burkitt
Jack Dick
Merchant
UNICEF Halloween Appeal by Chetwynd Students
Grade 6 students at Chetwynd Secondary School fundraise for UNICEF this Halloween. Volunteers will collect until 7 pm with orange and black UNICEF boxes. Donations of pennies can fund penicillin and thermometers to aid starving children worldwide.
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Hallowe’en
Unicef
United Nations Children’s Fund
Chetwynd Secondary School
Mines speaker to address chamber meet at noon
The Chamber of Commerce will hold its regular monthly meeting at noon on November 1 in the Chetwynd Hotel dining room. Guest speaker is Mr. R C Herman of Calgary with Dennison Mines, speaking on coal mining and its relevance to the area. All members and interested persons are urged to attend.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chetwynd
R.C. Herman
Calgary
Dennison Mines
OORP Ladies Host October Meetings and Visits
The October meetings of the OORP were led by H.R.L. Knowles on Oct 7 with Birthday Ladies V Beattie and M Parker. A second P.H.R. Ladies night on Oct 21 featured numerous officers and visitors including Amy Cossens and N Jaroch. Travelling Gavel was presented to P.H.R. Piper amid a Grey Cup Games theme. A banquet and social hour followed.
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Marie Lossing
O.O.R.P
H.R.L. Knowles
V. Beattie
M. Parker
P.H.R.L. Douglas
P.H.R
Thomson
Chetwynd
Douglas
Dawson Creek
P.H. Royal
Piper
Amy Cossens
Fort St. John
B.C
N. Jaroch
H.R
Helen Hansen
Ruby Mary
Hansen
Mary
Grande Prairie Lodge
Fort St. John Lodge
Dawson Creek Lodge
P.H.R.L. Piper
Gymkhana Club Sees Season End With Banquet
Chetwynd Gymkhana Club held a general meeting on October 18 to finalize plans for the wind-up banquet on November 6 and to award trophies and ribbons for top points in each age group and riding category. Trophies are on display at the former Chet Menswear window. Sand has been laid at the rodeo ground infield for better facilities next season. A work bee and wiener roast occurred on October 17 to clean the area.
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Chetwynd Gymkhana
Chet
Rodeo Ground
Stewardship Meeting Open to Public in Village
Mayor Lasser calls a Tuesday 8 p m stewardship session at Community Hall to answer floor questions from residents. Council members and the clerk administrator will discuss first nine months expenditures. Election candidates may speak and a floor chair will be named. Nominations continue for the upcoming year. next regular meeting is November 8 at 7 30 p m in the Canfor Board Room.
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Lasser
Canfor Board Room
Arena News invites senior hockey league formation
A new column by Brent Proctor, Arena Manager, explains ice time is available and interest in a Senior Hockey team. He invites readers to contact him for information and to help organize a league at the Arena.
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Arena News
Brent Proctor
Arena
Brent
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Mr. Hyland
Dorothy Lane
Hudson Hope
Bob Manning
Sue
Garry Kelm
Larry Rolick
Bunne
Cheluynd
J. Johnson
S.C
Social Credit Party
Shirley Kemprud
Margaret Conn
Terry Bunn
Becky
Ronda Nelson
Kamloops
Lyle
Phyll Nelson
Barb
Greg Frey
Dana
Don Zink
Raydon Zink
Sardis
Don Liniker
Maple Ridge
Bruce Matthews
Brade
Carmie
Mackenzie
Bunne Hoffman
The
Echo
Mines
Chamber
O.C.R.P. Lodge
Grande Prairie
Rae Witlock
Diana Hanson
Susie Piper
Jane Martin
Vi Hogg
Marge Templeton
Aileen Klein
FSJ
Carol Berlinger
Lydia Ostashe
Eva Thomson
Emma Burtch
Marg Ludvickson
Ruby Mazey
Marg Holem
Irene Ryder
Dist
Nellie Jaroch
Oorp Ladies
I.P.H.R
Berlinger
Assoc
Ailein Klein
Lossing
Deak
P.H.R.L. Ludvigson
P.H.R.L. K
Whitlock
Martin & Burtch
P.H.R. Lady M. Holem of Dawson Creek. Inner Guard - P.H.R
Lady Ostashek
V. Hogg
Lady M. Parker
North East B.C
Muriel Knight
BCHA
Thelma Bill
Jean Stitt
North-East
Ates
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