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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Apr 14, 1976
Page
2
Readers compliment the Echo for its coverage and photos of the Chetwynd Area Elementary Schools Science Fair, noting staff and students were pleased and that the article will help improve next year's event. A correction note about spelling errors follows, with personal names discussed and an editor's comment.
By Lynne McFaul Publicity Convenor the Brownies and Guides Parents Committee schedules a May 13 1976 meeting to elect officers for the new executive. A fundraising tea runs April 14 to May 12 and cookie sales soon. Mothers and others are urged to attend the Windrem Elementary School gathering at 8:00 p.m.
Local artists gear up for the Peace Country Arts Festival instrumental music event on April 26 and 27. Twelve bands from Fort St. John, Dawson Creek, Hythe, Sexsmith, Grande Prairie and St. Francis Xavier High School Edmonton will perform non competitively. Adjudicators Dr. Lynn Skinner of the University of Idaho and Don Goodwin of Edmonton will critique on cassette and offer tips.
A colonial tale traces tobacco from Rolfe and Pocahontas in Jamestown to a Dutch smuggler's seed, with Virginia’s first commercial crop in 1612. The habit spread across Europe after Columbus era, initially among Atlantic sailors before wider adoption.
On April 1, 1976 the Atmospheric Environment Service of Environment Canada began using metric units in inland weather forecasts. Wind speed is reported in kilometres per hour and atmospheric pressure in kilopascals, aligning public forecasts with metric standards.
Community fundraiser message invites residents to donate junk from attics and basements for free pick up by a Lions Club member. Proceeds stay local, supporting worthwhile neighborhood projects and ensuring the Flea Market succeeds.
The column mixes social news and historical notes from Chetwynd and Prince George, citing Easter greetings and phone hints, then shifts to tobacco's historical role from colonial money to modern consumption, followed by farm vacation programs. It references BC agriculture, Family Farm Vacations, and a Victoria address plus a 387-6511 phone number.
A BC editorial argues for a mandatory seat belt law citing 1975 road deaths at 717 and suggests 115 lives could have been saved last year. It notes widespread support, medical association recommendations, and international precedents, urging action during the current session.
A dense TV guide page lists programs by time slots including Mr. Dressup Partridge Family Sesame Street The XX Olympiad Great Canadian Culture Hunt Night Final Special Assignment CBC National News and sports features such as NHL Playoff Edge of Night and Baseball Game Of The Week with miscellaneous notes on programming and special broadcasts for the day. The fragmentary listing mentions Hawaii Five O Easter Beagle Tommy Hunter Easter Special Holy Week In Egypt and Wrestling among others.
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