Village Commission approves 1964 budget with 90 thousand dollar expenditures
At the last meeting the Village Commission passed a 1964 budget totaling about 90 000 dollars. Municipal and school tax rates are adjusted with new construction boosting assessments. Water and sewer connections are rising as six new taps are installed and more are planned. A subdivision by law advances and Crown land north of the school may be developed with water and sewer mains and lot sales tied to immediate building.
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Public Works Department
Fort St. John Lumber 94 Days Without Accident
Fort St. John Lbr. Co safety director Harry Beamer left for Vancouver to attend a Canadian Forest Products Ltd safety seminar with about a dozen other safety personnel. The firm emphasizes strict safety rules and First Aid, and the Chetwynd plant has remained accident free for over 94 days.
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Harry Beamer
Fort St. John
Long Time Residents Leaving Chetwynd Caf Owner Couple
Sam and Vi Torrens longtime residents of Chetwynd plan to leave soon after closing their Little Prairie Cafe in the Old Campbell store. They opened the cafe in 1952 and built their own premises in 1953, operating until last summer. Mrs Torrens suffered a stroke in 1963 and will not return to work, with plans to move to the coast and Terrace to visit daughter Mrs Betty Mahoneye.
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Sam
Vi. Torrens
Chetwynd
Little Prairie
Campbell
Mr. Torrens
Department of Highways
Hart Highway
Sumer
Torrens
Terrace
Betty Mahoneye
Arrow Transport Secures Cement Haul Contract
Arrow Transport Vancouver holds a contract to haul cement from the P.G.E. yard in Chetwynd to the dam site at Portage Mountain for the Peace Power Project. Two loading augers and a weigh scale will be installed in the P.G.E. freight yards for this work. The potential haul is up to 300 cars, with service beginning after the Peace ferry at Hudson Hope resumes.
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Arrow Transport
Vancouver
P.G.E
Chetwynd
Portage Mountain
Peace
Hudson Hope
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