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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Apr 14, 1982
Page
10
Lands Minister Jim Chabot defends public access despite replacement lease for Crown grazing land. He notes 242 percent of affected land and invites groups to identify access routes while preserving ranching tenures dating to the nineteenth century to bolster the province’s economy.
An examination shows 84 percent or 127 of about 152 workers at the Tumbler Ridge townsite are from northern British Columbia. About 99.3 percent come from BC overall, with roughly 78 percent from North Eastern BC. Site Manager Larry Burk bases estimates on twelve local firms with several head offices in the North.
The Provincial Government restraints program forces the College of New Caledonia to reduce teaching staff with six positions in Heavy Equipment Operating Athletics and Recreation Surveying Logging and Forestry. Most staff affected will finish July 31 1982 with seven months severance pay. Final budgets arrive in April and may prompt further reductions. Names will not be released.
Victoria reports revenue for 1982 83 at 190 million with most funds going to general coffers. The ministry proposes an 85.1 million budget while critics from the NDP say overall spending dips from 1981 levels and charges rise sharply on water licenses and outdoor licenses.
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