Chetwynd is a small town in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in
northeastern British Columbia, Canada. Situated on an ancient
floodplain, it is the first town encountered after emerging from the
Rockies along Highway 97 and acts as the gateway to the Peace River
Country. The town developed during the construction of infrastructure
through the Rocky Mountains in the 1950s, and was used as a
transshipment point during the construction of hydroelectric dams in
the 1960s and 1970s and the new town of Tumbler Ridge in the early
1980s. Home to approximately 2,600 residents, the population has
increased little in the last 25 years but is significantly younger than
the provincial average. Chetwynd has dozens of chainsaw carvings
displayed throughout town as public art and is home to the weekly
newspaper, the Chetwynd Echo, and a Northern Lights College campus.
Nearby, there are four provincial parks, two lakes, and several
recreational trails. Highways 29 and 97 intersect in town with Highway
97 connecting it to Prince George and Dawson Creek and Highway 29 to
Tumbler Ridge and Hudson's Hope. Its economy is dominated by the
primary industries of forestry, fossil fuel extraction, and
transportation.
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655:
Penda of Mercia was defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria at the Battle of
the Winwaed in modern-day Yorkshire, England.
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1864:
American Civil War: Union Army General William Tecumseh Sherman began
his "March to the Sea", inflicting significant damage to property and
infrastructure on his way from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia.
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1889:
Emperor Pedro II of Brazil was overthrown in a coup led by Deodoro da
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1920:
The first general assembly of the League of Nations was held in Geneva,
Switzerland, with 41 founding members.
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1935:
The Commonwealth of the Philippines was officially established, with
Manuel L. Quezon inaugurated as its president.
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clemency (n):
1. The moderation of the severity of a punishment.
2. Forgiveness or compassion
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