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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Apr 19, 1972
Page
2
Thomas Wachter was fined 50 dollars for driving an overweight vehicle in police court on April 13. Reginal Payner and Leslie Anda were charged under the Department of Commercial Transport Act for driving without licences or permits and each fined 25 dollars.
Mr. Charles Cato of Toronto, manager of Operation Beaver, visited The Chetwynd Housing organization to plan ten Beavers for the Metis Housing Project second phase. He also suggested qualified personnel to help coordinate the O.F.Y. program planned for this summer.
Mr Earl Hanson tourism coordinator of the Associated Chambers of Commerce spoke with local executives in Chetwynd about tourism. The next dinner meeting will be at Hotel Chetwynd on May 20 and local members and interested citizens are urged to attend.
A Lower Mainland man died while attempting to free a kite tangled with a powerline. BC Hydro warns never to remove a kite near lines and urges kids to follow safe rules including flying only in open spaces and using dry string.
A letter objects to a newspaper ad arguing teachers are overpaid in B C and cites a 251 percent wage rise since 1951. The writer contends that many professionals also earned high gains, questions local teacher pay in Chetwynd, Ontario and cites personal and other career earnings to argue the point.
By D E Smith North Peace a summary of the third session of BCs twenty ninth parliament notes the Social Credit governments passage of 65 Bills in ten weeks covering environment consumer protection safety culture and economic well being. Premier Bennett unveiled a 1 45 billion budget with a 151 2 million rise from last year and 115 million from surplus to fund job creation and a 25 million land fund to build green belts around communities. The report highlights tax stability and local government cost containment alongside Crown Corporation growthBC Hydro and Pacific Great Eastern Railway renamed British Columbia Railway Company.
The bulletin outlines multiple provincial actions including a $10 million fund to bury power lines in British Columbia, another $10 million added to parks development, a further $10 million for reforestation, and a 50 percent subsidy for operating deficits of municipal rapid transit systems. It notes amendments to the Litter Act, powers for Regional Parks Boards, and oil spill response staffing. It also mentions tighter hearing aid licensing and lists convalescents at Chetwynd District Hospital.
Mrs Margaret Grant was installed as first vice-president of the Chetwynd District Hospital auxiliary at the March 28 meeting in the Evergreen room. Rose Drake, past president, performed the installation. The group heard a report on the hospital gift shop, thriving thanks to many donated knitting and sewing hours, with wool donations requested from Mrs M Westgate. The next meeting is April 25 in the Evergreen room at the Hotel. The note adds that in 1851 provinces took over postal administration from the United Kingdom.
Government of British Columbia announces appointments in the travel industry department with Hon W K Kiernan as minister and R B Worley as deputy. The notice outlines leadership changes and official roles within the department.
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