Chetwynd highlights from historic notices and staff updates
Two years ago this week exchange students from Six Nations Reserve Ontario and their instructor visited Chetwynd with a Chamber luncheon. Sandy McDowell named new vice principal at Chetwynd Secondary from Fort Nelson. Dr Barry Moore honored at a banquet August 22 1979. Five years ago August 20 1976 forest fire risk province wide at a historic low. September 1 1976 postage up from 8 to 10 cents. German ambassador Count Max Von Podewils Durniz visited Peace Country with MP Frank Oberle and a Denison Mines official. Fifteen years ago thirty two teachers named for two Chetwynd Schools. the district is short five classrooms. Centennial Library underway with a $10 000 building started this week.
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Six Nations Reserve
Ontario
Chetwynd
Chamber of Commerce
Sandy McDowell
Chetwynd Secondary School
Fort Nelson
Barry Moore
Peace
Max von Podewils- Durniz
Chetywnd
Frank Oberle
Denison Mines
South Peace
Alcan urged to release Kemano study in change of plans
Vancouver CP. Alcan faces pressure from Save the Bulkley to publish Envirocon’s 14 volume Kemano report. Bill Rich says a new environmental impact report will be prepared as Kemano Two has evolved into Kemano Completion. Baseline data from Envirocon remains useful for the forthcoming study.
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Vancouver
Save the Bulkley
The
Aluminum Co. of Canada
Kemano
Alcan
British Columbia
Bill Rich
Rich
Envirocon Ltd
Bill Metcalfe
Metcalfe
Kitimat
B.C
Nechako
Bulkley
Nanika
Morice
Save -the- Bulkley Group
Envirocon
Researchers Probe Herbicide Residue Tolerance in Crops
Scientists at Agriculture Canada's Lethbridge Alberta Research Station study which crops tolerate herbicide residues to guide crop rotation. The work aims to identify residue tolerance across crop types, helping weed control strategies and sustainable farming practices.
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Agriculture Canada
Lethbridge, Alberta
Inversion devices touted to ease stress and pain
Vancouver residents promote anti gravity machines like the Back Swing and Gravity Guiding Inversion Boots to relieve stress, back pain, and circulation problems. Distributors Joanne Broatch and Helen Ryane regular use it for five to ten minutes daily. Medical advocates cite benefits for lower back strain and sciatica, while prices reach 120 and 449 dollars.
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Vancouver
Joanne Broatch
Broatch
Helen Ryane
Breatc
Robert Martin
California
Hippocrates
Joe Boucher
Boucher
Martin
Rose Prairie student wins Lee Christianson Scholarship
Corrine Wood, age 18 from Rose Prairie B C, will enter Grande Prairie Regional College with a 1000 bursary to pursue veterinary medicine. Named by the B C Cattlemen's Association as the Lee Christianson Scholar, the award honors a ranch upbringing and aims to support education in agriculture or related fields. Wood, a North Peace Secondary School graduate in Fort St John, posted high marks with 12 A grades and three B grades in her final two years, and enjoys outdoors activities like horseback riding, camping and hiking.
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Corrine Wood
Rose Prairie
B.C
Grande Prairie
B.C. Cattlemen’s Association
Wood
Lee Christianson
B.C.C.C.A
Christianson Pipe Ltd
Calgary
North Peace Secondary School
Fort St. John
New Agricultural Engineer Placed in Dawson Creek
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food announced Tom Wilson as a new agricultural engineer serving Northern British Columbia from Dawson Creek. He will handle grain drying and handling, beef and dairy structures, power machinery issues, equipment selection, holding field days, and design questions for districts from Quesnel north to the Alberta border. Wilson, formerly with Manitoba Agriculture, emphasizes acting as a resource person for district agriculturalists and local farmers.
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British Columbia
Dawson Creek
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Brian Baehr
Tom Wilson
Wilson
Baehr
Quesnel
Caribou
McBride
Smithers
Alberta
Prince George
Manitoba Department of Agriculture
University of Manitoba
Whelan attacks banks over profits harming farmers
Agriculture Minister Eugene Whelan accused banks of obscene profits at farmers’ expense and urged fixed-rate loans. Bank critics argued high rates reflect costs. bankers pointed to 19 percent on savings and 18 to 21 percent on long-term deposits. The government plans to propose help in the fall throne speech and budget amid farmer group calls for refinancing and expanded low-interest Farm Credit Corp. support.
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Toronto (Cp
Eugene Whelan
Whelan
Canadian Federation of Agriculture
Farm Credit Corp
David Kirk
Allan MacEachen
Human beats computer at chess in Vancouver match
Carl Storey of Winfield British Columbia defeated Belle the world’s strongest chess computer in the first round of a two game man versus machine event at the International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence held at the University of British Columbia. The victory guarantees Storey at least 50 percent of a 2500 dollar purse.
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Vancouver
Carl Storey
Storey
Belle
B.C
Fredkin Foundation
Boston
New Jersey
Sunday TV Schedule Highlights and Evening Lineup
A fragmented Sunday TV grid shows daytime and evening picks including Edge of Night Thirty From and Ben Wicks, with programs such as Happy Days All in the Family and Sports News. Notable entries include US Open Tennis coverage, Rex Humbard, Disney content, and Canadian shows like Beachcombers and The Good Life.
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Huntley Street
Mr. Dressup
Tea Pope
Adibe Sutney
Milles Oo
Sore Atitier
Sheriff Lobo
Barney Miller
Ben Wicks
CBC
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Windrem
Clinton Heuser
Sid Weiss
Christianson Bursary
Banks
Ben Gestrin
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Reals
English Bay
Stanley Park
Davie
Evangelical Free Church
Tel
B.C. P.O
Bob Newhart
Madeline Kahn
James Caan
Tuesday Weld
P.O. Box
Swede Construction
Clarence Nordlund
Hi-Way Laundromat
Hart Hi-Way Grocery
TV Guide
Chetwynd B.C
T.V. Channel 7
Bob McLean
Yan
Nature of Things
Leo
Petra
Dallas
V.I.P
Land & Sea
Rex Humbard
Jimmy Phair
Canada
Terry Winter
Walt Disney Beachcombers
Charlie Brown
CBC National News
Star Theatre
John Allen Cameron
Anoon
AFTEI
Berney Miller Cramatt
Gah . Gw
Billy Graham
Happy Days
Three's Company
Cribb
Ike
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