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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Aug 09, 1986
Page
2
Village Council uses in committee discussions to decide on dog licensing water rights and shop closing without public input. The editorial urges fuller data disclosure and press access to committee actions to inform residents and improve rapport with the council. Leo Sabulsky signs as part-time Echo Reporter.
The Registered Nurses Association of BC says three VGH clinical directors Loren Ytterberg Win Miller and June Nakamoto rejected the reinstatement terms offered by VGH president Larry Truitt They urge reconsideration arguing the conditions would curb nursing input and hinder patient care Senior staff departures are increasing as frustration with current leadership grows
The Alaska Highway project from km 149 to km 182 in British Columbia received a 4.63 million awarding to Edgeworth Construction and Rentals Ltd of Prince George. Public Works Canada prepared the specs for a 1979 finish replacing a deficient alignment to meet the Ray 60 standard.
A long critique targets Edgar Benson and Canadian taxation, arguing high taxes strangled growth and unity. The author recalls Confederation aims, postwar recovery, and Marshall Plan-era investment while warning taxation as a tool of upheaval threatens democracy, unity, and capital.
A letter to editors from National Farmers Union Region 8 in the Peace River area protests BC Hydro’s plan to dam the Peace River. It notes NFU opposition to the dam and its impact on power generation in British Columbia.
The council heard of the Farmers Market Association setting up the first market garden on Saturday August 12 in the Hotel Parking lot with fresh produce and crafts. A $503000 grant supports Chetwynd airport development under the Air Transportation Assistance Program. The Hotel gains cabaret permission subject to health and fire checks. Four by laws for the Official Community Plan were presented by Stanley Assoc. A January 1979 electronic exchange installation by BC Tel is planned to handle growth, but will affect the local Fire Reporting System. Community housing survey consideration and Rural and Remote Housing involvement were noted, with BC Remote Housing Agency to conduct the survey. Sherrill Development reports tenants may remain in their suites as years-long ownership options are considered for strata conversion.
Region 6 NFU members meeting in Saskatoon July 14 15 1978 endorse a resolution urging BC Hydro and government to stop the Peace River dam project to protect food producing acreage. Marcel Lessard announced a separate RDIA grant to C and C Wood Products Ltd in Quesnel for pine wall paneling plant expansion creating seven new jobs and 36 400 grant funding representing 25 percent of 70 000.
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