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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Aug 09, 1978
Page
2
Leo Sabulsky, Echo reporter, urges Village Council to end in‑camera sessions and share details on dog licensing water rights and shop closing. He commends mayor and council while calling for public input and better press rapport after summer.
Former Vancouver General Hospital clinical directors Loren Ytterberg Win Miller and June Nakamoto have rejected the latest reinstatement terms proposed by VGH president Larry Truitt. Sue Rothwell of the Registered Nurses Association of B C says the nurses want a voice and that the current conditions are unacceptable. She warns that returning under those terms would limit nursing input and harm patient care as senior staff depart in frustration with perceived incompetence.
The $4,631,691 Alaska Highway contract from km 149 to 182 in British Columbia was awarded to Edgeworth Construction and Rentals Ltd of Prince George after ten bids. Public Works Canada prepared the specifications for completion by October 1979 to upgrade the road to the Ray 60 Rural Arterial standard. Project manager is W Zatkovich of the Pacific Region office in Fort Nelson.
A columnist decries taxation policy led by Finance Minister Benson, arguing high taxes harm investment and unity. He traces Canada’s capital needs from Confederation, notes postwar growth from foreign aid, and warns that heavy taxation fuels inflation and economic instability, risking democracy.
A correspondence to Dear Sirs discusses B C Hydro damming the Peace River in British Columbia. It notes that members of the National Farmers Union in Region 8 oppose the dam due to concerns over increased power infrastructure.
Village Council notes include a farmers market set for Saturday August 12 in the Hotel Parking lot with fresh produce and crafts. A $503,000 grant-in-aide for Chetwynd airport development was approved under the Air Transportation Assistance Program. Council permits a basement hotel cabaret pending health and fire compliance. Four by laws to define the Official Community Plan will be reviewed with Stanley Assoc. BC Tel plans a January 1979 electronic exchange to support growth, while fire reporting compatibility is addressed. Rural housing survey may designate Chetwynd under Rural and Remote Housing. Sherrill Development says tenants may stay in current suites without a required purchase timeframe as strata title conversion proceeds.
Region 6 NFU delegates meeting in Saskatoon July 14 15 1978 endorses a resolution opposing the dam in Peace River country stating Canada needs all farmland for food production. NFU calls on BC Hydro and government to discontinue dam plans to protect food producing acreage. Marcel Lessard announces RDIA grant to Quesnel firm C & C Wood Products Ltd for pine wall paneling plant expansion creating seven jobs with 36400 dollars grant representing 25 percent of eligible costs.
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