Weigh Scale and Truck Permits Planned at Chetwynd
A new weigh scale will be built on the Moberly Road near Chetwynd to check loads up to 150 tons as part of efforts to manage rising truck haulage on the Chetwynd Hudson Hope route to the Portage Mountain dam site. Local drivers will obtain overweight permits locally, overseen by Mr. Jack Wiley, district weigh master. Pan American Petroleum reports an eight man geological crew at Fish Creek near Willow Flats for Calgary, expected to stay two to three weeks. Three people injured in two accidents last week, with Mr Pogue severely hurt in a collision on the Moberly Hill and Mr and Mrs Walter Newman injured when their car left the Hart Highway. first aid provided by Harry Beamer of Fort St John lumber Co. Chetwynd Legion cabaret fundraiser supported the ambulance fund.