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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Aug 18, 1982
Page
2
The edition indicates publication every Wednesday in Chetwynd by South Peace Publishing Ltd. It lists subscription rates of 11 dollars yearly for Canada and 20 dollars yearly for foreign countries, with a single copy price of 25 cents. The second class registration is noted and Bunne Hoffman is listed as Editor and Publisher.
Ron and Betty Predy open a used car lot beside the Red Baron Restaurant in Chetwynd with Aspel Ford handling sales. Summer athletes Bobby Gauthier and Steven Smith return home from events exhausted but satisfied as Zone 8 medals elude winners amid several personal records. Dr. Mackenzie from the Canadian Council on Hospital Accreditation visited Chetwynd General Hospital with Sister Maika, hospital administrator, over a recent two day period.
A. J. Brummer notes many prefer work to unemployment and urges imagination to create jobs. The Provincial Cabinet Committee on Employment Development has millions to stimulate seasonal employment, initially targeting forest workers displaced by sawmill and logging shutdowns for reforestation and enhancement projects like tree planting and thinning.
The Northern Woods and Water Route Association cavalcade paused in Chetwynd for about two hours on August 9 during a journey that began in Winnipeg on July 29. It traversed northern Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta and aims to promote western Canada’s northern highways with more than 23 participating units at the start.
In a session marked by turbulence and a deep recession, MPs depart for summer recess with mixed feelings. The speaker urges reform of parliamentary procedures and calls for practical job programs, highlighting potential community projects and the need to create productive work while maintaining trust in government. June Davidson and Marcelle Adams offer regional assistance and contact details.
British Columbia will soon place new oversized load signs on mobile homes in transit. Transportation Minister Alex Fraser said the signs, created by the Canadian Conference of Motor Transport Administrators, aim for uniform rules across Canada and will precede broader use for all oversized loads in the province.
The new Tourist Information Centre opened after moving merchandise from the old buildings on Thursday August 5 at 4 00 pm and staff were ready for business by 6 00 pm Cherie Pulver leaves August 14 to attend college Roxanne Kinkead has left for the summer and Rick Roberts remains with the bureau with 295 tourists seeking information this week.
RCMP Constable Howard Goodridge has been stationed in Chetwynd since June 20 after nine and a half years with the force in Hope Vancouver and Surrey. Citizens are invited to view the new premises and hours are 8:00 to 8:00 daily. A new oversized load warning sign with red and white bars and a central D design will be adopted across provinces to aid cross border movement.
An OCR trimmed list shows regional programs and times across channels with shows like Coronation Street The Rockford Files Barneys Miller Muppets and Night Final. The afternoon and evening blocks include Happy Days Wok with Yan Beachcombers and CFL Football Ham Sask with multiple time slots and late news.
Schedule fragments show a Tuesday August 24 lineup with CBC News Titans Disney Beachcombers SCTV Muppets Love Boat M A S H WKRP and more. Entries mention The Muppets Love Boat M A S H and Private Benjamin along with talk shows and concerts later in the day.
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