Hay Exports Surge As District Reports Up to 10K Acres Forage
District Agriculturist Jack Dobbs estimates as much as 100 tons of hay per day are leaving the Peace region. A growing buyer farmer list spans Dawson Creek to Fort St John with 8,000 tons baled for sale and up to 10,000 acres of standing clovers and grasses. Prices range from 30 to 35 dollars per ton, with top quality alfalfa feared at 50 dollars, though not yet sold. Trucking costs often exceed hay value.
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Jack Dobbs
Dobb
Dawson Creek
Fort St. John
Housing changes Indians lives in Chetwynd subdivision
Non status Indians in Chetwynd moved from Moccasin Flats to modern BCANSI housing, improving morale and living standards. Some residents, led by Mayor Maurice Hayward, condemn the subdivision as substandard and fear it will become a slum, while CMHC facilitation kept low loan rates.
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Non-Status News
Vancouver
Chetwynd
Moccasin Flats
Bcansi
Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Hayward
Bcansi Native Housing Ltd
CMHC
Chetwynd Subdivision
Non Status
New tour schedule at Gordon M. Schrum Station
B C Hydro and Power Authority announces tours of the Gordon M Schrum Generating Station from 8 00 a m to 3 00 p m Monday through Friday starting 4 September 1973 until 6 May 1974 Tours are about one hour long and begin on the 6th floor Central Control Building The underground powerhouse summer schedule runs 6 May 1974 to 2 September 1974 with tours 8 00 a m to 6 00 p m daily Weekends included Large bus tours or big groups should notify by letter at least two weeks before arrival.
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B.C. Hydro and Power Authority
Gordon M. Schrum Generating Station
GMS
Chetwynd Minor Hockey Annual Meeting Notice 1973
Chetwynd and District Minor Hockey will hold the Annual Meeting on Monday Sept 10 1973 at 8 p m in the Chetwynd Arena A motion will be put to adopt the Constitution and By Laws in total A question period precedes the vote All parents and interested persons are urged to attend Toronto? No British Columbia housing minister announces BC government will service and lease 42 crown land lots in Chetwynd for housing development Lots leased for 60 years with a 200 deposit forfeited if construction does not begin within 12 months No interest charged in the first year Full lease terms to be disclosed upon drawing up the lease up to 390 leases announced last week
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Chetwynd
Lorne Nicolson
British Columbia
Civil Defense's Evolving Role Across Canada
The article explains Civil Defense shifted from wartime defense to emergency aid across Canada. It highlights provincial support after events like the Chetwynd fire department loss and Pine River floods, with 175 operations in 1972 involving 2,852 people and extensive training efforts totaling thousands of man hours. The piece references a B C Civil Defenser summary and includes the poem Song of the Wheat by Grace Noel Crowell.
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C.D
Canada
Chetwynd
Pine River
Peace River
B.C
Grace Noel Crowell
Community notices and a fatal air crash near Takla Lake
Congratulations ring out for Mr and Mrs O Jensen as they mark 54 years of marriage at Pioneer's Haven Kerrobert Sask. Lyle Nelsons 25th anniversary celebrated at the Outrigger Prince George with a surprise cake and gifts. A Mercer flight from Fort Nelson to Fantas River ends in tragedy when RCMP say pilot S Kurjata dies after a river crash near a reservation while attempting to assist.
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Mrs. O. Jensen
Pioneer’s Haven
Kerrobert, Sask
Mom
Lyle Nelson
Outrigger
Prince George
Greg Frey
St. Prince George
Nelsons
Nelson
Takla Lake
Fort Nelson
Fantas River
Indian Bay
Fort Nelson General Hospital
Artic Air
Jack Pomerleau
Stanley Lawrence Kurjata
RCMP
Welcome to the 73 74 school year in Peace River South
E Planner trustee welcomes new teachers and notes reconvening of schools for the 73 74 year. Kindergarten starts in Chetwynd, with fire and intruder alarms installed for safety. He plans bi weekly board meeting resumes.
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Peace River South
Chetwynd
Planner
Lots Offered in Trailer Subdivision at Chetwynd Auction
The Village of Chetwynd auctioned thirteen lots in a new trailer home subdivision in the east end between Hart Highway and 43rd Street. Five lots sold at upset prices ranging from 1093 to 1650 dollars each. Purchasers must place trailers at least 500 square feet on a foundation within one year or the lots revert to the village. Unsold lots remain available at the Village office.
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Chetwynd
Hart Highway
43Rd Street
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Phyllis Morris
Janet
Laura
New Brunswick
Mrs. Morris
Rodgers
Mexico
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Mahrt
Richard Lyman
Corvallis
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Bob Hanson
Williams Lake
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Nicolson
S. Kurjata
Mr. Kurjata
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