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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Apr 19, 1988
Page
2
Readers are invited to submit letters on local topics with real signatures and full contact details. The editor may condense or reject letters and will not publish anonymous or pen name submissions. Letters should be delivered to the Echo Office or mailed to Box 750 Chetwynd B C VOC 1JO.
Norm Price reflects on moving from Kimberley to Chetwynd in February 1985 to relieve Bunne Hoffman, staying five months at Stagecoach Inn, and now departing to the Okanagan. He thanks many locals including John and Ben Jackman, Harold Amundsen, and a long list of merchants and staff, praising their work and community spirit as he signs off in the final column.
Readers praise Premier Vander Zalm and Premier Getty for Western Canada stances on abortion and confederation while noting rival separatist parties. The Elkathon fundraiser on April 24 1988 includes a pancake breakfast walkathon registration prizes and chances to win a trip to Hawaii or Reno to benefit the Purple Cross Fund.
Jere and Linda Franklin found a new Canadian product the MICROFURNACE to heat their basement during a February freeze. Barlen Group Ltd of Surrey says it can heat a 16 by 20 foot room and larger for about five cents an hour, is CSA approved, and vents heat without igniting nearby materials. The five pound device is quiet, filters air, and carries a five year warranty though could last a lifetime. For more information contact Jere or Linda at 788 2944.
The Special Assembly Day at the Chetwynd Rec Centre drew 535 attendees on Saturday April 9. Speakers from the Canadian Watch Tower Society urged diligent study and timely action, with two baptisms, talks on ministerial qualification, and reports showing Jehovah's Organization expanding.
The Peace River Alaska Highway Tourist Association holds its AGM May 6 and 7 1988 at the Pioneer Inn Fort St John BC. Seminars cover economical promotion ideas led by Margaret Archibald and marketing strategy with Don Foxgord. Banquet features Grayden Hayward. Elections for 1988 89 President and Directors meeting follow. Call 785 2044 for details.
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