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    • Part 1: First Nations of the Peace River Region
    • Part 2: The Fur Trade Era
    • Part 3: Transportation and Communication
    • Part 4: Old Timers and the Price of Land
    • Part 5: Dawson Creek: The Story of the Community
    • Part 6: Mysteries, Adventures and Indian Legends
    • Part 7: Arts, Crafts and Recreation
    • Part 8: Agriculture
    • Part 9: Church Histories
    • Part 10: Schools
    • Part 11: Health Care
    • Part 12: Industries and Enterprises
    • Part 13: Policing the Peace
    • Part 14: Pouce Coupe, Rolla, and Other South Peace Communities
    • Part 15: Chetwynd and the Fort St. John Area
    • Part 16: The Alberta Peace
    • Part 17: Natural History of the Peace River Region
    • Part 18: Interviews with Old Timers
    • Part 19: Remembering Our Veterans

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BN14-15: Governor General Visits Chetwynd

Recent History – 2000

March 8, 2000

CHETWYND – Governor General Adrienne Clarkson will be in Chetwynd on Thursday to open a new studio for the town’s volunteer radio and television station.

Event organizer Leo Sabulsky convinced Clarkson to come to Chetwynd by writing a letter to her telling about the progress the station has made since it was opened three years ago.

“We used to be in a studio that was eight-feet-by-eight-feet with no air movement at all, basically an airless hole,” he said. “And we’ve built radio and television up to the point where we actually have studios, and walls, and windows.

“And we have a floor where if you drop something it doesn’t roll downhill, and you don’t leave the door open and have stray dogs come in while you’re doing a program.

“We still don’t meet the standards of professional and commercial studios, but we’re very proud of what we have.”

Sabulsky believes that Clarkson’s previous career as a broadcaster had much to do with bringing her to Chetwynd.

“She’s officially coming up for radio and television and I think that’s why she came,” he said. “Once you’re behind the mike, you never forget it.”

The grand opening will be held at noon followed by a luncheon at the Pine Valley Exhibition Hall.

This article is taken from the Peace River Block Daily News, Dawson Creek, with the permission of the publisher. The Daily News retains all rights relating to this material. The information in this article is intended solely for research or general interest purposes.

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