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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Aug 11, 1982
Page
2
A brief notice records the second class registration listing 2141 Bunne Hoffman as editor and publisher. The fragment notes the person associated with the publication is registered in this category. No additional context or dates are provided in the available text.
This week two years ago the village welcomed Doug Fleming administrative assistant from Duncan and Richard Bergey building inspector born in Dawson Creek with a decade as a journeyman carpenter in Prince George. The Sukunka Coal mine is in a holding pattern after finishing test mining and temporary layoffs following a successful site test. The Diemerts, new owners of E Z E Travel, visited manager Jean Campbell in the Chetwynd office. they hail from Dawson Creek.
The Government seeks permission for a further 7 billion borrowing this fiscal year, a move tied to the June budget projections. Combined with a 20 billion deficit and rising interest costs, sagging revenues and inflation push Canada toward a bleak bottom line.
A. J. Brummet notes this week's session will pass a bill to settle long standing disputes over Indian cut off lands. Since 1871 reserves were created after Confederation, with ongoing debates over their size. A 1912 federal Commissioner report led to a bill removing certain land from reserves.
A Canada wide CFIB survey shows 29 percent of small firms plan layoffs in 1982 while 80 percent expect conditions to stay poor or worsen. High interest rates and the November budget tax hikes are blamed for the downturn as businesses press for support and not mere rhetoric.
Don Phillips reports Premier Bill Bennett’s February Ottawa conference warning about rising debts and inflation. He notes Canada’s heated inaction, BC’s debt-free posture, and Bennett’s unpopular but decisive restraint measures fueling hopeful signs of a global recovery.
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