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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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BN05-11: Chamber of Commerce Civic Awards, January 1999

Recent History – 1998

  • Business, less than three employees: Picture It!; other nominees: Walter Hees Construction
  • Business, 4 to 10 employees: Hug-A-Mug; other nominees: Heaton Husky and Three Monkey Intelligent Systems.
  • Business, more than 10 employees: Lake View Credit Union; other nominees: Borek Transportation and Browns’ Chev Olds.
  • Young Entrepreneur: Mark Sutton of Hypertoys; other nominees: Wade Kassen, Fatima Mangalji and Gus McLeod.
  • Male Citizen: Giles Dudley; other nominees: Leroy Erickson, Merrill Flewelling, Paul Gevatkoff, Ken Haverland, Jim Inkster, Don Kirschman, Blair Lekstrom, Ed Rosales and Mac Taylor.
  • Female Citizen: Judi McGowan; other nominee: Sheila Barnes.
  • Non Profit Organization: Dawson Creek Hospital Foundation; other nominees: Dawson Creek Rotary Club, Disabled Persons Society, Independent Order of Foresters, Northern B.C. Winter Games Committee, South Peace Oilmen’s Association, and South Peace Community Resources Society.
  • Agricultural Business: Jerry Rude Agri-Service; other nominee: South Peace Grain Cleaning Co-op.
  • Supporter of the Arts: Shaw Cable/ Ed Rosales; other nominees: The Alaska Cafe, The Gallery and Picture It!.

 

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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