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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Aug 15, 1989
Page
5
Maureen Kilian writes about a brief encounter at a landfill where another visitor confessed embarrassment at being seen there while discovering a box of clothes. The oddly calm moment reflects on ordinary, unintended revelations in a mundane trip to the dump.
The narrator recalls childhood trips to the dump and reflects on waste, thrift, and the urge to conform. He muses on disposable diapers, environmental fears, and the idea of seeking treasures in landfill while questioning societal trends and personal guilt.
The Chetwynd Echo invites signed letters and phone numbers for verification. Local clubs and non profit organization notices favored, with submissions mailed or dropped at the front counter and addressed to the editor.
At the District of Chetwynd council meeting a letter to the Ministry of Environment urged stocking walleye in Jackfish Lake. The proposal, supported by the Chamber of Commerce and mayor and council, aims to have anglers served by 1992 with feed fish such as yellow perch and spot tail shiners to co inhabit Jackfish and Charlie lakes.
A life sized statue of Leo Tolstoy, the Russian novelist, was unveiled on July 24 1987, in Castlegar British Columbia, a city associated with the Doukhobors. Beautiful Joe by Marshall Saunders is cited as an early Canadian measure, noting it may have surpassed one million copies sold.
BC’s population rose to over 3.06 million in the second quarter, up 16,969 from the prior period. The BC Central Credit Union attributes the gain to stronger economy as retail and wholesale jobs rise with higher demand for goods and services. Net interprovincial and domestic migrants contributed 7,719 of the increase, well above last year’s 4,399.
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