Ralph Tod's Esso Bulk Plant oldest business in town
Ralph Tod, owner of the Esso Bulk Plant in Chetwynd's Industrial Park, has run the citys oldest business under original ownership for 24 years. He and wife Vivian moved from Fort St. John in 1958, joining a small early lineup including the Chetwynd Hotel and Campbells Store. Their two children live in town, with one son working at the bulk plant.
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Ralph Tod
Esso
Chetwynd
Ralph
Vivian
Fort St. John
Campbells
Shady Brook
Ted
Neuls decades in Chetwynd reflect growth and change
Fred and Clara Neuls settled in Chetwynd in 1956, living beside a lumber pile from local residents. They worked as janitors at the Chetwynd Hotel, then joined Northern Freightways in 1961, where they have remained, watching the town grow from a rural lumber area to a developed community.
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Neuls
Chetwynd
Fred
Clara
Little Prairie
Northern Freightways
Canadian Freightways
Neals
Thrift Shop
Cantor and
C.F.I
Dawson Creek
Early Chetwynd Pioneers Vera and John Lekavy
Vera and John Lekavy settled in Chetwynd after incorporation in 1962. They lived on a small farm for five years until crop failures forced them to farm to retirement. John worked for Cantor until retirement, while Vera helped push for a year round swimming pool.
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Vera
John Lekavy
Chetwynd
Legion Hall
John
Cantor
Fort St. John Lumber
Solange Carnation Crochet Tutorial and Gift Idea
A vintage style crochet guide explains making Solange carnations from Pingouin yarn in Perle Fin or Pescadou. It provides hook sizes, row-by-row instructions, wire placement, and notes on American terms plus the Canadian Home Sewing Association contact for more information.
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Solange
Pingouin
St. St
The
Canadian Home Sewing Association
Bayview Ave
Suite 101
Toronto
Ont
Lending rates set to ease further as Bank of Canada rate slips
Ottawa report notes the trend setting rate fell to 13.69 percent from 13.74, marking the lowest level in nearly two years. Observers expect rates and inflation to continue easing over the next year, with the bank rate down from a peak of 16.59 percent in June. Prime lending sits at 15.5 percent, mortgage rates from 17 percent, and consumer loans at 18 percent.
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Ottawa
Bank of Canada
Central Bank
Treasury
Ballerina Karen Kain Performs Across European Festivals
Karen Kain spent a busy summer in France and Italy sunbathing swimming and sailing before nightly 11 pm guest appearances at various festivals. Dave Broadfoot from CBC Radio's Royal Canadian Air Farce hosted a special show for Canadian and American VIPs at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, delivering humor as the first guest speaker. A light quip highlights include America inventing the neutron bomb while Canada gets the mortgage interest rate.
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Karen Kain
France
Italy
Dave Broadfoot
CBC Radio
Royal Canadian Air Farce
Washington
America
Canada
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Clara Neuls
Fred and
Lekavy’s
Chain 4
Sl. St
Sukunka
Sukunka Glass
B.C. Health Board
Brent Proctor
Chetwynd & District
P.O. Box
B.C
Voc
All Women
Arena Boardroom
Annette
Karen Wright
Foothills
50Th Ave
Cove
Home Decor Ltd
Chetwynd Centre
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