New Fish and Wildlife Office Opens in Chetwynd
The North East coal project spawns a district Fish and Wildlife office in Chetwynd, opened by the Ministry of Environment and funded by North East coal. Officers Doug Gillett and Bruce Taylor will enforce regulations, liaise with industry, monitor wildlife impacts, and protect recreational areas as development grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North East Coal Development
Fish and Wildlife Branch
Chetwynd
Ministry of Enviornment
North East Coal
Ministry
Doug Gillett
Ministry of Environment
Doug Gillet
Con
North East Coal Area
Credit Union
Odist Street
Bruce Taylor
Dan Dwyer
Ministry of Envioonment
Dawson Creek
New Hunting Regulations Announced for Region Seven
Hunters should review the updated rules as several changes affect activities in Region Seven of the Peace River Area. Licenses and regulations available at sporting goods stores and government offices. Basic license fees rise by 3 dollars due to a new surcharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peace River Area
Health and dental programs in Peace River district schools
Dental Health Services staff Leeta York and Pauline Roberts will conduct brush-ins in Dawson Creek Fort St John Chetwynd and Hudson Hope for grades one three and five with parental consent for optional fluoride toothpaste rinses this year. Letters go home by September 25 urging swift returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dental Health Services
Peace River
Leeta York
Pauline Roberts
Dawson Creek
Fort St.John
Chetwynd
Hudson Hope
Echo marks growth of Chetwyn in Progress Edition
The Echo presents the 1981 Progress Edition reviewing a good year for the Village and Community. New faces and businesses joined as regional developments fostered industrial, commercial and residential expansion. It hints at a coming revolutionary era with nationwide impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Echo
Dome Petroleum files LNG project proposal with B C ministry
Dome Petroleum Limited reports it has filed a letter of intent with the British Columbia Minister of Energy Mines and Petroleum Resources outlining a detailed plan to use BC surplus natural gas in an LNG project. The project stems from a 1980 agreement with Nissho Iwai of Japan to supply LNG to four major Japanese utilities, pending government approval. Dome aims to submit a full proposal by December 1 1981 under ministry guidelines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver - Dome Petroleum Limited
B.C
Dome
Nissho Iwai Corporation of
Japan
B.C. Energy
McClelland
Canada
Grassy Point
Bay
Port Simpson
Prince Rupert
Biography of Father Jungbluth and local church work
A biography being compiled on Father Jungbluth, Catholic priest in the Peace River area. He arrived in Fort Vermilion in 1935 with the Oblate Fathers, built a small church at Eleske, then served from 1936 to 1947 in the Diocese of Grouard McLennan, visiting Indian missions by horseback or motorcycle. He later established churches at Moberly Lake in 1957 and Chetwynd in 1958, served Hudson's Hope, and built the Moberly Lake Youth Centre in 1968. Writer Shirlee Matheson of Hudson's Hope seeks stories, clippings, photos, or names of potential contacts, and welcomes correspondence via Box 37 Huson Hope BC VOC 1VO.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father Jungbluth
Peace River
Fort Vermillion
Oblate Fathers
Eleske
Grouard-McLennan
Fort St. John
Prince George
Moberly Lake
Chetwynd
Hudson’s Hope
Shirlee Matheson
Chetwynd Airport Improvement Fund Receives $300,000
Mayor Ernie Pfanner accepted a $300,000 donation from MLA Don Phillips for the Chetwynd Airport Improvement Program at the Village Office. The gift boosts total airport funding to $500,000 for lighting and a 4500 foot runway. Tenders will be called immediately and work aimed to finish before winter, with further talks with the Ministry of Transport on navigational aids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernie Pfanner
Don Phillips
M.L.A. Peace River South
Chetwynd
Phillips
Pfanner
M.L.A. Phillips
Fe. Ie
M.O.T
Also Mentioned on This Page
Servation
the Fish and Wildlife Branch
Pine River
Martin Cr
Gwillim R
Hook
Kinuseo Cr
M.U
Habitat Conservation Fund
North East
Peace River District
Wally
Cantor
Rose
Echo
Chetwyn
Jungbluth
Huson’s Hope
B.C. Voc
Kaat
Dawson
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