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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Aug 29, 1979
Page
2
Three day deadline to be on the electors list for the fall local election. Registration forms available at the Village Office during regular hours until 4 30 p m Friday August 31. Non residents and those 19 plus, born in Canada or naturalized, may vote if registered. For questions call 788 2281 before 4 30.
A column blends a playful verse about a sick father with community notes from Chetwynd and surrounding areas. Readers learn of visits, marriages, travel, and local events as well as a briefing on Canada’s stance at the Geneva Refugees Conference in July 1979. The piece weaves personal touches with world affairs and the author invites further news tips.
Frank Oberle MP praises the refugee program and Canada’s matching private sponsorship plan. The government aims to reach 50000 refugees by 1980 with 21000 sponsored privately, and expects 5000 to 6000 Indochinese refugees to settle in British Columbia. The Immigration Act will be reviewed to preserve Christian Democracy and Free Enterprise values.
A weekly retrospective lists events from I 2 5 10 15 and 20 years ago in Chetwynd and district. Highlights include a Lions club fund drive for a second TV channel, a provincial scholarship for Karen Rix, soil tests for Hasler Flats scrub bing plant, and the Gold Rush in Taylor.
The earliest known encyclopedia was compiled in Greece around 370 B.C. by Speusippas, the nephew of Plato. He organized knowledge in structured form reflecting early Greek scholarly methods. The work laid foundations for later classical encyclopedic traditions.
A narrator recounts buying land and deciding to log a 500 meter access road in mixed forest. After logging progressively larger trees, he attempts to fell a 36 inch butt spruce 100 feet long that blocks a future road, facing a dramatic miscalculation before finally bringing the tree down with a risky cut. The story ends with the challenge of moving and reusing the massive timber on the site.
Victoria editor cites Vancouver Sun piece critiquing Canadian content mandates on radio and TV. He argues free access to American programming, questions cultural definitions, and mocks Ottawa for preserve Canadian culture while tolerating U.S. shows. He suggests bureaucratic enforcement could curb everyday language and spelling.
George Smith from Mull invents electronic bagpipes with volume control after neighbor complaints. Electro Mechanical Assembly Ltd of Glasgow plans production of 1,000 units annually starting next month, promising quality sound.
Mercury Outdoor Consultant Bob Brewster outlines methods to improve survival of released fish. Use barbless hooks, avoid extended handling, keep fish in water when possible, and back out deep or swallowed hooks with care.
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