Fort St John Toy Run aids needy children this Sept
The Fort St John Riders host their 4th Annual Toy Ride on September 24 at noon from Taylor Hotel to Totem Mall. Breakfast Social starts at 0:00 to 11:30. Last year had 64 bikes. this year aims for 100. Toys go to North Peace Community Resources Society for Christmas hampers. A picnic at Charlie Lake Campsite follows with a weiner roast. Draws and sponsor gifts announced during event. A Games Day occurs September 23 in Baldonnel at Bob and Margy Chartier home with food wagon.
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Fort St. John
Taylor Hotel
Totem Mall
North Peace
Hi-Performance Motor Sports
KC Powercraft
Bob and
Margy Chartier
Baldonnel
Strument
Chetwynd Community Arts Council
D&g Jewellery
Chetwynd Public Library
Police Beat Reports September Incidents in Northern Districts
On September 5 a control shed at the Dist. of Chetwynd water reservoir was damaged. September 6 a Kin Park area resident reported a stolen bicycle. September 7 Toms Lake residents reported a trailer and gas tank stolen from a campsite on Sukunka Road. September 9 a Calgary resident lost control of a vehicle on Caron Creek Road, the vehicle overturned and burned after the driver left. Also September 9 a Fort St. John resident reported a horse rack and gas cans stolen from a logging site. September 10 a Moberly Lake resident reported thefts over $1,000 from a cabin.
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Chetwynd
Kin Park
Toms Lake
Sukunka Road
Calgary
Caron Creek
Fort St. John
Moberly Lake
Entertainment Alive Presents Diverse Chetwynd Arts Season
The EN TERTAINMENT ALIVE series in Chetwynd announces a season of ballet folk and classical performances beginning October 17 at 8:00 pm in the Chetwynd Secondary Gym featuring Judith Marcuse Dancers. Tickets and details provided by Yvonne Elden.
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Chetwynd
Entertainment Alive
Judith Marcuse
Buddy
Isname
Newfoundland
Vancouver
Su-Chong Lim
Canada
Asia
Tourism BC Update Highlights Pacific Rim Growth
A travel market study by the Asia Pacific Initiative finds BC's fastest growing tourism market is the Pacific Rim with projections of up to 1.2 million visitors by 1995 and spending as high as 413 million. Japanese visitors top per capita spenders at 111 a day, contributing 72 million yearly. June room rentals reached 66.9 million, up 14.5 percent. Recycling grants aid White Rock and Maple Ridge. Personal income rose 10.8 percent to 14.3 billion in Q1. employment rose 6.1 percent versus July 1988. Retail sales up 10.9 percent. Two Burnaby firms created nine new jobs with 50,000 loans. Western Glass and Mirrors hired seven and bought 247,000 in equipment. Favorite Foods expanded bottled sauces. Education: 1.6 million funding for a 37 million Richmond Kwantlen campus, 250,000 square feet, 4,000 daily students. Oil and gas rights sales earned 59.5 million in eight months, 2 million in August. New lumber chemical runoff rules target anti caustic treatments to protect aquatic life.
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Asia Pacific Initiative
Pacific Rim
Canada
Burnaby
Western Glass and Mirrors Ltd
Favorite Foods Ltd
Canadian Cancer Society BC and Yukon Division gifts 1988 impact
Donation support funded Camp Goodtimes for 72 children with cancer over ten days and lodging for about 1,700 patients and guests. Grants exceeded $3 million for research in British Columbia, with educational materials on smoking hazards and breast self examination in Chinese Hindi and Punjabi.
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British Columbia
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al Olson
Yvonne Elden
Arts Council
White Rock
Maple Ridge
Gobc
Richmond
Kwantlen College
Ois
Ft Off
Guentide
Canadian Cancer Society
Yukon
Chetwynd, Tumbler Ridge
Hudson's Hope
51St Street
Pioneer Place
P.O. Box
Chetwynd, BC
Maureen ' Killian' Gammon
Kimberly Suverus
Sue Houde
Darlene Evans
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Foreign
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Canadian Community Newspapers Association
British Columbia & Yukon
Community Newspaper Association
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