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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Aug 24, 1983
Page
2
Publication details for the Wednesday edition published by South Peace Publishing Ltd in Chetwynd. Subscription rates list Canada 11.00 per year and foreign countries 20.00 per year. Single copy 25 cents. Editor and Publisher 214 Bunne Hoffman.
This week five years ago notes civic steps for residents on the voters list and tenancy eligibility, plus library film archiving efforts and a historic bake sale for the Valley Caravan. It also mentions Op planning for Ergarden classes, toy drives, and year registrations.
The Forest Service introduces a user maintained policy for about three quarters of Prince George Region’s 160 camp sites due to staff cuts and tight budgets. Campers must pack out trash and sites will still receive periodic inspections. heavily used sites get regular maintenance. Posters will note which sites are user maintained.
The Canadian Agricultural Research Council will visit Dawson Creek area in late August for a tour of Alberta and B C Peace research facilities and field trials. The annual meeting will be held in Beaverlodge Alberta, one of the few times the council meets outside Ottawa. On August 25 the group tours Alberta and B C Peace region research sites.
Thousands of British Columbia residents benefit from B C Hydro safety programs. Last year about 50,000 people attended around 900 sessions across the province, covering electrical safety from children’s instruction to emergency personnel training.
The Chetwynd Public Library lists hours on Monday Wednesday and Friday from 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Storybook Hour runs Tuesday and Friday at 10:30 am for ages 3 to 9. Upcoming Youth Film Program screenings August 24 and 25 at 10:30 am include several titles. A puppet show The Lonely Giant is planned for Tuesday August 23 at 10:30 am and 2:00 pm, and Friday August 26 at 10:30 am. The library seeks small empty baby food jars and introduces a one for one or 25 cent exchange similar to a paperback exchange. A slide show is scheduled for Thursday August 25 at 8:00 pm.
Don Phillips argues the government’s restraint policy was planned long before the election and remains aimed at smaller, more efficient government. He defends delaying clauses, cites budget drives, and urges continued consultation to avoid tax hikes while minimizing civil service size by 25 percent.
TV schedule lists programs including News Sports Weather at 6 30 Audubon at 7 00 Baseball at 9 30 Inside Baseball at 10 00 The National 11 07 Night Final 11 27 Barney Miller Also notes Wednesday August 24 withCan reflections Do It For Yourself Three's Company and Coronation Street listings
The listing shows a television lineup with several programs scheduled for Thursday August 25 in the afternoon and evening. Notable titles include Farm Week Review Can Reflections That’s Incredible Do it Yourself Writers’ Series Variety Women of the Sun Three’s Company The National Night Final at 11 07 Night Final followed by 6 00 News Sports Weather and Barney Miller at 11 27.
The listings show a Saturday schedule with morning airings from 8:30 to 12:00 including Circle Square Huntley Street and Celebrity Tennis. Afternoon features In Search Of Private Screening and CBC News followed by Baseball CFL Football and The National. Evening wraps with Night Final and Five Star Theatre.
Morning hours list meeting places Rex Humbard World Wide Church Terry Winter CFL Football and Beachcombers Fraggle Rock shows. afternoon Grand Prix Hill Street Blues and Walt Disney items appear with unspecified times and venues, reflecting a fragmented local TV guide.
A local listing outlines timed programs: Canadian Reflections at 3:00, Three's Company at 5:30, Happy Days at 8:30, Paul Anka MASH Bob Newhart Barney Miller at 9:00, Fame at 7:00, Jacques Cousteau at 8:00, Three's Company again 9:00, Too Close for Comfort 9:30, Night Final at 11:07, News Sports Weather at 6:00, Barney Miller at 11:27, and Canadians at 6:30.
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