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Newspaper
Weekly Advertiser
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jul 26, 1962
Page
1
The Chetwynd Cubs swept Groundbirch in a Sunday doubleheader 17 to 8 and 7 to 0. Gordy Doucette earned a shutout win in the second game and hit a home run in the first. His brother Paul Doucette also homered in the second clash. The wins place Chetwynd atop the standings with one loss in 12 games.
BC Hydro plans a Chetwynd to Hudson Hope line for the Peace Power Project with about 150 workers, 50 from outside and 100 local. Construction to start August with full crews by October and power delivery expected by December, using a plant near or in Chetwynd.
Chetwynd Little League All Stars lost 8 to 5 to Fort St John in Dawson on July 20 as area playoff action began. Robert Munch pitched the full game for Chetwynd, who trailed 8 to 1 in the fifth before scoring four late runs. In the other playoff game Dawson Creek defeated Fort St John 13 to 1.
A.F Paget Water Rights Comptroller will stay in a local motel for the first three days of August to supervise a hearing into Peace Power Corp licence for damming and diverting the Peace River for a proposed power reservoir. The chamber will host a dinner for Paget and staff on July 2.
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