The Lucknow Sentinel, 1997-03-19, Page 3Pioneering Awsp aperman dies it 13
Pioneering Alberta
neWspaperman James E.
(Jim) Bowes, who par-
layed the weekly Grande
Prairie Herald -Tribune
(Calgary) into a publishing
empire, ., died ' last
Wednesday in. Kelowna,
B,C., after a long bout
with cancer. He was 73..
Bowesand his brother
Bill, of Grande Prairie,
formed Bowes Publishers
Limited in 1950 to pur-
ehaSe the. then weekly
herald Tribune..
In the space of 14
years, the newspaper
became twice -weekly and,
in April 1964, adaily.
Fuelled by .the Peace
Country's post-war boom.
and a faith in the future of
the ... region, Bowes
Publishers' holdings
expanded - first' the
Record -Gazette in Peace
River and the. Star in
Dawson Creek, then
between 1965 and 1988.
newspapers in, such
diverse communities as
Fort McMurray, Truro,
Kendra, Ont, ;a nuin-
ber of small-town week-
lies in . -southwestern
Ontario; Penticton, B.C,, . Ingersoll, Ont., in 1923
Kelowna, B.C., Portage la and grew up in Moose
Prairie, Man., and bustling :Jaw, Sask. That's where
towns ,in north-centralhis newspaper .career
- Alberta. including began :as ..a high school
Camrose,. Hinton, andcolumnist for the local
Sherwood Park, daily,
Bowes sold • his He later became a
Edmonton -based company reporter fordailies' in.
to the Toronto Sun Woodstock, Ont., and
Publishing Corp, in 1988,. London before joining the
It is now a wholly-owned Canadian. Army in 1943.
division -of Sun Media He was a war cotrespon-,
Corp.. of Toronto,. dent for the army's daily,
It was not the.end of its The MapleLeaf, in Italy,.
mushrooming growth, ' Belgium, Holland . and
however. Today,' the corn- .. Germany. .
pany, headquartered in He and his brother Bill
London, Ont,,operates in 'pooled war service gratu-
five provinces with three . ities to buy. the weekly
commercial ° printi.ng. Dresden, Ont., times in
'plants, five daily newspa- 1948. Two years later,
pers, and publications what was to become histo
ranging from weeklies to ry visas made when Bowes
special interest magazines Publishers bought the
to farm papers. .Herald -Tribune in Grande
A .major legacy was Prairie. Two other broth-
created in, Grande Prairie ers, Howard and. David,
four years ago, when.the later became part of the
• brothers funde. d the BQwes family operation. •
Family Crystal Gardens, The newspaper became
partof the downtown one of the first in Canada
Crystal 'Centre .complex. to be printed by the rotary
-Bowes, known ; to offset method in 1963 and,
friends and associates sim was the first daily in thee.
ply as "JB,:»'was born in. • country to be'published.
azlitt seeks PC. nomination
Snirey . Hazlitt : of
Benmiller has. decided to
seek the nomination ; to be.
candidate for the federal
Progressive Conservative
Party in Huron Bruce..
"The .:. ...Progressive,
Conservative Party is: the
.only viable alternative to the
Liberals," says Hazlitt "I'.
feel the . Progressive
Conservatives can empower
the people to develop„ an
econonuc. environment that
gives Canadians hope for the
future."
'
°Hazlett says .her. unique.
combination, of teaching
skills, agricultural leader
ship, community volun-
tarism and small business acumen help,
her identify with both local and national
issues .
A .graduate of Stratford Teacher's.
College, she has taught children and
adults. She is also aformer Huron
County Board of Education trustee. , •
Hazlitt -has i farmed in Colborne,
Township' for 30 years and Is a graduate
Shirley
of the Advanced
Agricultural Leadership
Program.. Her interest in
-agriculture : has led to _ her
involvement in ' policy
development for the Farm
Plus Plan, a facilitator's role .
with the Ontario
Agricultural Training . .
Institute, membership in the
Huron County. Federation of
Agriculture. and mediation
Work Wit•h th•e Farm. Debt
Review Board•
'
"Future Positive,"
Hazlitt's home-based busi-
ness, takes; her into many
challenging '.situations
Hazlitt where she has honed her
skills in' mediation,, training
and business: consultation: She feels. these
-Skills combined with her 'commitment to •
positive results will make her an affective -
representative for the people of Huron
Bruce in Ottawa.•
Hazlitt, is the third candidate to.
announce intention'to seek the Huron.
Bruce PC nomination:: Pat Palmer and
Colleen Schenk declared earlier
Lucknow Sentioef, WOADSOY, Mareh 19, ,A997 - ],Page 3
with this technology when
it went to five -days -a-
week status in 1964.
Bowes, who retired as
company` founder and
chairman in. 1989, had
been in semi -retirement -in
Kelowna since 1994 and
active in commercial
development throughout
the Okanagan Valley. ,
He is Urvived by his
wife Fran, daughters Judi
(Brian) Dew of F.4monton,
Jan: (Peter) Woolsey of
Grande Prairie,, and
Deborah (Mark) Ledwon
of Kelowna;, brother Bila,.'
(Margaret).. o.f. Grande
Prairie .' and Howard
(Marilyn) of Leduc; sisters
Anne (Claire) Middleton
of Prince Albert, Sask.,
and Eleanor (Grant)
Bracewell of Surrey, B.C.;
and seven grandchildren.
He waspredeceased: by
his brother David.
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Editor's note: The Luck-.
know Sentinel is now :a
division of Bowes.
Publishers Limited, the
company formed by the
late Jim Bowes and his
SORRY.
Due to inclement weather and all the phone
Inquiries, we have extended our 5th
Anniversary. Sale to Saturday,: March 22,1997,
LLOYA':S
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• The Atom Red. Devils defeated Mitchell 8 to 2. to take. the champlonship
trophy in the local. Atom tournament an. Saturday. Team .Members
include: from the • left, • back, row:' Rod McDonagh, coach, Cal .McDonagh,
'Mary. :Lou Van Meeteren, James Mann, Michael Fischer, Ryan ,Rivett,'
Danny MacDonald, Scoft Rivett,. trainer; Ken Fischer,. manager. Front
row: Preston: Drennan, Laura Stanley; Jessica Mann, Adam 'Martin and
Shaw Refflinghaus. Absent' was Danlet Drennan who. was also voted
MVP of the game. (Livingston photo
brother Bill;
1st Annual 'Lucknow Lancers
PUCK & BALL TOURNAMENT
and
QLDTIMERS HOCKEY
TOURNAMENT
April 16th -17th -18th -1 Oth-20th 1997 .
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:*Oldtimers' teams guaranteed 3
hockey dames . '
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