Chetwynd library expands hours and services
New library addition under construction adjacent to the high school and curling rink will soon extend hours starting October 1. The library offers photocopying interlibrary loans telephone directories information and advisory services plus periodicals. Fr idays feature Storybook Programs at 10 30 a m and a book drop near the entrance for after hours returns.
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Chetwynd
NE Wee
Bill Marles
Coldfall Road
Richmond
B.C
The
People’s Law School
Vancouver
LAW
Wills & Estates
NCL
Curmudgeton
Medicare Premiums Rise in Province Under BCMA Deal
Health Minister Jim Nielsen unveiled higher medicare premiums to fund the new fee agreement with the BCMA. Individual premiums rise to 11.50 monthly, couples to 23, and family plans to 28.75, with extensive subsidy support for about 550,000 residents. The two year pact includes staged increases totaling about 40 percent in doctors fees, plus future hospital, long term care and ambulance charges.
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Jim Nielsen
B.C. Medical Association
Neilsen
Health Ministry
BCMA
Nielsen
B.C
Vancouver Island librarians plan Friday strike over first agreement
Librarians with Vancouver Island Regional Library, part of BCGEU Local 69, announce a Friday strike to pressure for a first contract after mediator Fred Long's report. Union leader Jack Adams says mediation and negotiation were blocked by the employer's blanket refusals. They will send a letter to the library board demanding genuine bargaining on wages, job security, and a grievance procedure while preparing to re enter talks.
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Burnaby
Vancouver Island
B.C
Government Employees’ Union
Fred Long
Jack Adams
BCGEU
Library Board
Capital Regional
Adams
Trail station owner helps travellers after hours
After a car accident, a Trail service station owner drove 24 kilometres to repair a tent trailer and invited the travellers to camp on his lawn for the night. A Victoria hotel employee, off duty, drove a visiting British man to hospital and cared for him and his wife during convalescence. A Saskatchewan visitor praised a North Vancouver waitress who chased a car for a block to return a purse. A Burnaby depart-
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Saskatchewan
North Vancouver
Burnaby
B.C
Free Pet Care Booklets From Canada Firms
The Pet Food Manufacturers Association of Canada lists free booklets from multiple members to help owners care for dogs and cats. Titles include Feeding Your Dog Right, How to Control Worms, Understanding and Caring for Your Dog, and Cat Care guides from Quaker Oats and Ballard’s. The list features publishers such as Shur-Gain, Maple Leaf Mills, Martin Feed Mills, and Romar Pet Supplies, with addresses in Toronto, Elmira, and Mississauga. The material aims to guide owners on nutrition, grooming, first aid, and breed-specific care.
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Pet Food Manufacturers Association of Canada
Canada Packers Ltd
St. Clair Ave
Toronto
General Foods Ltd
Station A
Ont
Maple Leaf Mills Ltd
Junctionee
Martin Feed Mills Ltd
Elmira
Mississauga
Boots
Quaker Oats Company of Canada Ltd
Ralston Purina of Canada Ltd
Royal Windsor Dr
Obituary Faron Blake Alexander
Faron Blake Alexander born June 15 1959 in Dawson Creek spent his life around Chetwynd where he attended school and worked in the bush. He leaves his parents Al and Anne his wife Connie two children four sisters four brothers a grandmother and many relatives and friends. He died September 7 1981 and was laid to rest September 11 1981 in Tuscoola Mountain Cemetery.
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Faron Blake Alexander
Dawson Creek
Chetwynd
Anne
Connie
Tuscoola Mountain
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Merle Otto-Steenbergen
Chetwynd Custom Builders
Victoria
Love
Romar Pet Supplies Ltd
Lido Rd
Weston, Ont
Dr. Ballard
Dr. Ballard’s
Standard Brands, Food Co
Dundas St. W
Canadian Imperial Bank OF Commerce
Wildmare
Court OF Revision
Peace River Liard Regional District
Court of Revision of
Alaska Highway
Fort Nelson
City Hall
100Th Street
Fort St. John
D& E
Alaska Avenue
Council
North Access
Peace River Liard
P.O
British Columbia
Faye Salisbury
Canadian Woodworks
Pacific Street
Prince George
B.C.R
Husky
Faron
Ladies Auxiliary
Canadian Legion
Pine Cone Motor Inn
Federal Business Development Bank
Banque Federale DE Developpement
Anada
Pioneer Barber & Beauty Lounge
Pioneer Mall
Chetwynd, B.C
Winter
Nowicki & Steward Services Ltd
C.H.I
24 Hour Answering Service
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