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A proud day for Tumbler Ridge’s new mayor
ceremonies. Judge Levis officiating.

_ There have been many
exciting times in the short
history of Tumbler Ridge

and Monday, December

Sth, 1983 was no exception.

The inauguration of the

| Mayor and Council took
place at 12:01 p.m. in the

|

:
|

Districts Council Cham-
bers where crowds at-
tended to watch the
‘swearing-in ceremonies
and the first official in-
terim meeting.

Judge D.M. Levis of-
ficiated, swearing in for-
mer Commissioner Patrick
‘Walsh as Mayor, along
with Aldermen Joy Davies;
| Wendy Ozog and W. (Mike)
Caisley.

Muinister of Municipal
Affairs Bill Ritchie at-
' tended with his executive
‘assistant, Nina Gray as

well as Deputy Minister of
' Municipal Affairs John
Taylor.

Ritchie presented

' Council with a wood gavel

' along with water glasses
and made reference to the
fact that water glasses
wer’nt appropriate so he

_ bought ‘tumblers’ instead.

Constable Ron German,

- of the RCMP, was there in

full dress scarlet uniform

| which added the final touch

of splendor to the day.

Wednesday, December 7, 1983

Volume 1, Number 35

Patrick Walsh as he goes through the swearing in

Ozog, Joy Davies, Judge Levis and Mayor Walsh.

| Tumbler’s new council sworn in

Mayor Walsh said he is
very pleased with the
choices of Aldermen and
reflected back on the days
when he had no-one to
assist in some difficult
situations, and welcomed
the assistance of the new

Council.

He also went on to say, ‘‘I
want to thank Bonnie Conn,
Bill Krug, Jim Greenwood,
Ernie Melenzia, John
Wyatt, Gerry Mellott and
the rest of the staff for their
tremendous contribution to

Judge Levis officiating at the swearing in of aldermen. Left to right: Mike Caisley, Wendy

the District, some of whom
have been in Tumbler
Ridge when it was little
more than a wilderness.
With the conclusion of the
meeting, there was a small
luncheon held at the
Recreation Centre.

Ribbon cutting held
for elementary school

The Tumbler
Elementary School of-
ficially opened on
November 28th, 1983 with
many honoured guests
present for the occassion.

On hand were,
Superintendant of Schools
Charles Parslow;
Secretary-Treasurer Dun-
can Morgan along with
several School Trustees
from School District 59:
Chairman of the Board
Elizabeth. Haddow; B.

Ridge

(Bud) Browns; Charlene
Dokken; Lenore
Lawrence; Doug
MacLennan; G. Rogers
and Joe Weingart.

After the opening

remarks were made by S.
McDowell, Principal of the

Tumbler Ridge Elemen-
tary School, the In-
termediate School Choir
sang the school song, with
lyrics composed by two of
the students of the
Secondary School, Amanda
Raike and Samantha
Batuik.

Ms. Southard, a grade
five teacher, gave a slide
tape presentation showing
everyone how much
progress the School has
made from day one until

the present.
It had originally been
planned to have the

Minister of Education J.
Heinrich and the Minister
of Small Business and
Industry Don Phillips cut
the ribbon at the

ceremonies to officially
open the school but due to
unforeseen circumstances
this was impossible and in
their stead, Claude A.
Galibois, Director of
Planning, was given the
honour. (a copy of his
address is in this issue of
the Chronicle).

Special aknowledgement
was given to J. (Jim) Rose,
Architect with the firm of
Killick, Metz, Bowen and
Rose, for without whose
efforts the school wouldn’t
be what it is today.

There was also special
thanks given to Pat Walsh
for his help in getting the
school built, while Com-
missioner of Tumbler
Ridge.

TUMBLER RIDGE WEEKLY COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER

Left to right: Alderman Mike Caisley, Alderman
Joy Davies, Mayor Patrick Walsh, Hon. Bill Rit-
chie, Minister of Municipal Affairs, Alderman

GETTING TO
KNOW YOU

Mayor Walsh

Alderman Caisley

William (Mike) Caisley
was born in Noranda,
Quebec and came to
Vancouver when he was a
year old with his parents.
He has lived in British
Columbia most of his life
and spent many years in
the Peace Region and the
Tumbler Ridge area.

“Tumbler Ridge is my
old stomping grounds,”
said Mike, ‘‘We’ve had
many good years of hun-
ting and holidaying with
my fanily and my brothers
family. In my opinion its
the best hunting grounds in
northern Canada.”

Mike went to school in
Vancouver and spent 14
years as a_ banker,
reaching the senior ranks
of one of Canada’s leading
banks. He worked in three
major divisions in Canada
and abroad.

When he left he was a
member of the senior
management team. Mike
also has to his credit, six
years in private enterprise.

Married, with Sharon
Annn they have two sons-
Shawn and Chris. Mike
works as Community
Relations Officer for
Quintette Coal.

Being thoroughly
familiar with the Peace

District and the types of
industries that exist here
and his experience with the
coal projects and the
District of Tumbler Ridge,
has allowed Mike and in-
depth working knowledge
of the area and: the im-
portance of Tumbler Ridge
and oits relationship and
contribution to the Peace
River area.

Caisley said, “I am
delighted with my ap-
pointment and most
anxious to get started. Iam
interested in the overall
development and potential
of all present and future
residents and businesses in
Tumbler Ridge.’’

“‘T realize there are some
major obsticles to over-
come, and I am looking
forward to being per-
sonally involved in dealing
with the issues on a formal
basis now that Council is
formed.

“Tt’s important, to me,
that I make a meaningful
contribution to the success,
growth and development of
Tumbler Ridge. I will
dedicate as much time and
effort as is required of
me.”

Mike is a man who’s faith
in the north east coal
development, and the area,
never falters.

Alderman Ozog

Mrs. Wendy Ozog was
born in Winnipeg,
Manitoba resided in Faro,
IN THE Yukon Territories
for three years and has
lived in Tumbler Ridge
since June, 1983 with her
husband and baby son.

Ozog is a_ registered
nurse with ten years ex-
perience and teaches pre-
natal classes.

“T’m really excited about

being appointed to Cotincil
and I’m really looking
forward to the next couple
of years,’’ she said in an
interview.

“J feel that this com-
munity is enthusiastic and
I'd like to see it stay that
way and I would also like to
see the things that people
feel are important
provided, within reason,”
she said.

Second class registration pending.

Wendy Ozog proudly rose for our cameras as they
take up their newly appointed positions.

Mayor Patrick Walsh is
familiar with the northland
having been a resident of
Fort St. John since 1960,
where he practiced law,
spent six years on the
Hospital Board, eight years
on the School Board and
served four years as Mayor
in that community.

Walsh was also past
President of the B.C.
School Trustees
Association and a Director
at Large of the Union of
B.C. Municipalities
executive.

As the former Com-
missioner of Tumbler
Ridge, Walsh has
shouldered many of the
responsibilities and

decision making while the
new community was being
carved out of the wilder-
ness.

In that capacity, Walsh
had to represent the
residents of Tumbler Ridge
in all the dealings with the
various levels of govern-
ment, nearby com-
munities, business and
industry, especially with
the main industries
developing the coal fields.

Walsh has played a
significant role in the
growth of B.C.’s newest
town and has contributed
greatly to the history of
Tumbler Ridge and will
probably continue to do so
in his new role as Mayor of
Tumbler Ridge.

Alderman Davies

Mrs. Joy Davies was
born in Vancouver, British
Columbia, spent some time
in the Yukon and eight
years in Kamloops. She has
lived in Tumbler Ridge
since April, 1983 with her

husband and_ two
daughters.
Davies has a background

in business administration
and sales and is currently
working for Edma
Holdings in sales and
conveyancing. Previously,
she was the housing co-
ordinator for Bullmoose-
Teck.

‘Being on Council is one
of the great things I have
been striving for and I feel
priviledged to have been
appointed,”’ sha said in an
interview.

“J have been involved
with a lot of community
work over the years and I
am interested in working
with the private and
business sector in
developing more industry
for Tumbler Ridge.

“I am excited about
working with the team on
Council, which I feel is an
excellent combination of
people,” Davies stated.

Principal's report

During the regular
meeting of the Board of
School Trustees, held
November 28th at The
Tumbler Ridge Elemen-
tary School, the following
report was given by the
School Principal S. Mc-
Dowell.

Tumbler Ridge
Elementary School has
been growing and
developing steadily since
the first day of school
September 12th, 1983. The
starting student population
of 212 has grown to 275 as of

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