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Published every Tuesday at Chetwynd by Alaska Highway Publications Ltd. Subscription rates are 11.00 per year 15.00 out of town Foreign countries 20.00 per year Single copy 30 30 cents Publisher and Sales Director Norman C Picco Editor.
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The Beetich Columbia Bosses Shake staffing shifts
Office supervisor Maureen Gammon and team member Sark We navigate staffing changes at The Beetich Columbia, with Tim Sorchy overseeing scheduling and office operations during the transition period.
Letters to the editor invites community commentary
Letters to the editor invites readers to respond to newspaper content on local topics. Submissions must include the author’s real name and signature, with a postal address, and cannot be anonymous. The editor may condense or reject letters and will return them only in unusual cases.
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Echo
Chetwynd
B.C
Vancouver Pavilion to aid Expo 86 staff career moves
Vancouver Canada Pavilion unveils a new program to help its Expo 86 employees find jobs. A personnel division prepared a catalogue of human resources and is circulated to more than 5,500 private and public companies in the lower mainland. The program covers management hosting and visitor services staff and technical and administrative support roles. Management personnel come from varied backgrounds with specialties in international affairs project management business administration accounting.
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Vancouver
B.C
Canada Pavilion
Powles
To err is human but to screw things up takes a computer
A writer laments over dependence on calculators and computers, recalling last week’s printer outage. He warns that overreliance on machines may dull mental skills in mathematics and reading, urging students to exercise brain power through traditional mental tasks.
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Fred
Eileen
Peope
Reading and Machines Echo Human Skepticism
A reflective piece argues that growing dependence on computers and digital records risks eroding human connection. It warns of data sharing among systems giving power to few, notes imperfect accuracy, and contrasts technical progress with lagging social and philosophical skills. It mentions nuclear power as part of broader tech concerns.
World Vision Hunger Coins aid famine relief in Africa
Canadians are urged to buy World Vision Hunger Coins to support famine relief in Africa. The five dollar medallions, minted by Sherritt Mint in Ft. Saskatchewan, offer over four dollars per coin for relief, with proceeds feeding a child for weeks. Calls to buy or sell coins go to World Vision Canada in Richmond, BC.
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Africa
World Vision
Sherritt Mint
Saskatchewan
Alberta
John Howat
Vancouver
World Vision Canada
Howat
Ethiopia
Horseshoe Way
Richmond
B.C
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