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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Apr 09, 1980
Page
11
Canadians awaiting income tax refunds face eight to ten weeks for refund cheques due to late processing at Revenue Canada four Taxation Centres. Computers began processing returns at the end of January instead of mid January because of computer programming delays and the mailing of personalized tax returns.
Police reports reveal a string of local incidents from March 27 to March 31 1980. Bert Vanalstine says a battery was stolen from his pickup, Robert Smith reports two suitcases stolen from a vehicle valued around $600, and Canfor notes a break in at its Scale House in the log yard. Kyle Shannon reports a broken driver’s window near the Chetwynd Arena.
In Guelph Ontario farmers face escalating weed problems like elephant's ear and silky bent grass. Control costs top 100 million dollars, as new weed resistance prompts crop plowing in Europe. Also guidance on selecting cauliflower heads and notes on annual tax software reprogramming due to legislation delays.
Police citing a Flat Creek Road accident report a 23 year old worker from Swift Current Alberta, Timothy Hovdestad, was severely injured when run over by a hi boy truck owned by Tompkins Truck of Fort St John. He was taken to Dawson Creek Hospital in serious condition.
A roundup of court actions shows Blake Hill fined 500 and placed on nine months probation with a drivers training course. Multiple defendants face impaired driving, possession of stolen property, breach of probation, theft, and disturbances, with various sentences including jail terms, probation, fines, and remands. An Edmonton arson trend is noted, with 9,575 fires investigated 1970 1979 and 1,257 arson linked cases.
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