Cable Television Planned for Chetwynd Townspeople
Cable 5440 announced plans to launch in Chetwynd offering eight networks with $35 hookup, two FM stations per TV channel, and up to $13 monthly. An office will open in Chetwynd by mid fall, with existing satellite service remaining unaffected according to local officials and residents citing affordability concerns.
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Cable 5440
Cablevision
Chetwynd
Jo-Ann Mucci
Ms. Mucci
2440
Arden Smith
Chet Radio and Communication Committee
Pfanner
C.E.S.S. Yearbooks Arriving Soon For Sale
C.E.S.S. yearbooks will be ready for sale on September 22. Nonstudents wishing to buy a yearbook should call the school with their name and phone number. General public price is seven dollars and fifty cents per copy.
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C.E.S.S
Peace River region backs agrologist ownership inquiry
Peace River Liard Regional District directors urged the provincial government to investigate foreign ownership of British Columbia farmland. They unanimously voted to send a brief and the strongest possible note supporting the request at their meeting Tuesday.
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B.C
Larry Bomford
Institute
Peace River
Peace River District
Bomford
Canada
A.A. Hadland
The
School boards gain right to appoint superintendents
Education Minister Brian Smith announced an amendment to the School Act regulations allowing all British Columbia school boards to appoint their own superintendent of schools. The move, long advocated by the B C School Trustees Association, was welcomed by President Gary Begin as a significant shift in governance.
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Brian Smith
B.C. School Trustees Association
Gary Begin
B.C
Begin
Rex Barnett Completes Engagment In Chetwynd Hotel
Local singer Rex Barnett finished a successful singing engagement at the Chetwynd Hotel with his musical trio. The group includes Val Barnett on bass and Harry Critchfield on piano. they tour after performances in McLeod Lake Edmonton and a San Francisco Bay area club. Rex, son of Ed and Ruth Barnett, and Val, daughter of Bill and Tracey Kelm, both Chetwynd High School graduates, enjoy strong local support and plan to pursue a broader career in the region.
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Val
Harry Critchfield
Rex
McLeod Lake Hotel
Edmonton
San Francisco Bay Area
Ruth Barnett
Hudson Hope
Bill
Tracey Kelm
Chetwynd
Chetwynd High School
Firemen host hose hockey tournament in Chetwynd
Chetwynd Volunteer Fire Department hosted Mackenzie Volunteer Fire Department for a two day hose hockey tournament on August 22 and 23. Teams competed at the Airport Subdivision with winners decided by total points. Mackenzie men and women teams, both no. 2, captured top honors after Sunday play.
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Chetwynd
Mackenzie Volunteer Fire Department
Airport Subdivision
Joe Embree
Ed Martin
Bill Rand
Ron Keller
Mackenzies
Prince George Peace River PCs Announce Annual Meeting
The Prince George Peace River Progressive Conservative Association calls a general meeting for Friday September 5 at Esther's 3275 10th Ave Prince George at 6 p.m. to elect officers. A reception follows at 8 p.m. for MP Don Mazankowski hosted by MP Frank Oberle. 782-2564 for details.
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Prince George- Peace River
Progressive Conservative Association
Esther’s
10Th Ave
Prince George
Don Mazankowski
Vegreville
Alta
Frank Oberle
Coal talks in BC stall over Japan deal and rail rates
Vancouver CP reports negotiators fail to seal a multi billion dollar sale of 9.3 million tonnes of northeast British Columbia coal to Japan. Industry Minister Don Phillips cites a remaining $1 gap but warns final agreement may take a month. Obstacle noted is high freight rates demanded by Canadian National Railways backed by the Crowsnest Pass subsidy. Opposition NDP skeptical, demanding further talks beyond a memorandum. Federal help for rail development appears unlikely.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Japan
B.C
Don Phillips
Phillips
New Democrats
NDP
Canadian National Railways
Prince George
Prince Rupert
Southeast
Pacific
Pioneer Place opens at 4713 51st street in Vancouver area
The building named Pioneer Place at 4713 51st street between Villager Casuals and Red Rock Theatre is owned by R.R.L. Ventures of Vancouver and built by R.R. Lake General Contractors. valued at 250000 three quarters, 5000 square feet rental space on ground and upper levels with skylit interior walkway. Current tenants include Chetwynd Realty Kamjeedah Gifts Wanda Boutique and Drs Kadziolka Brisson Pioneer Barber Shop. Move in during September with opening October 3 1980.
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Pioneer Place
51St Street
Villager Casuals
Red Rock Theatre
R.R.L. Ventures
Vancouver
R.R. Lake General Contractors
Scouts and Guides Gain Summer Camp Experience
The girls and boys in Guiding and Scouting spent summers in camp activities. Cubs Kent Sylvester and Stacy Kelly joined Camp Hughes near Prince George. Chetwynd Guiding featured Paige Comeau at Tyee Camp sixty five miles from Williams Lake while Susan Stoski attended Summer Day Camp Phase II at Tsoona. Jody Warne and Janice Nordlund joined a music camp at Tsoona and learned songs and made a record with Mrs Pip Rogers. Sandy Keller and Janice Nordlund joined a Craft Camp at Tsoona and returned with new craft ideas.
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Cubs Kent
Sylvester
Stacy Kelly
Hughes
B.C
Prince George
Chetwynd
Paige Comeau
Tyee
Williams Lake
Susan Stoski
Tsoona
Jody Warne
Janice Nordlund
Pip’’ Rogers
Sandy Keller
Sandy
Planer graduate Dennis Walker earns honors in Seattle training
Pouce Coupe's Dennis Walker joins three others in August graduation from the Stetson Ross Planer Operator's Training School in Seattle. The program, thought to be North America's sole planerman course, runs about 100 hours of classroom work plus shop practice and field visits, with certificates given at a dinner. Stetson-Ross supplies planer machinery and related equipment worldwide.
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Dennis Walker
Pouce Coupe
B.C
Chetwynd Forest Industries Ltd
Chetwynd
Stetson- Ross Planer
Seattle
Washington
North America
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Ces.s. Yearbooks
Peace River Region
Rex Barnett
Chetwynd Hotel
Firemen
Hadland
Western Canada
Perrault
Chetwynd Realty Ltd
Kamjeedah
Wanda
Drs. Brisson and Kadziolka
Pioneer Barber Shop
Mackenzie
Scouts
Planer Graduate
Stetson-Ross
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