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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Dec 01, 1987
Page
2
Community readers are urged to send letters on local topics to the Echo Office or mail to Box 750 Chetwynd BC VOC 1JO. Include full name and address, no pen names, and sign the letter. The editor may condense or reject letters and will return them only in unusual cases.
The Mayor thanks all voters and congratulates elected Aldermen and School Trustee winners. He praises turnout and notes personal satisfaction with the Leisure Pool Complex referendum result, while mentioning future discussions on lotteries grants and boundary issues affecting his property. Overall, he calls the Civic Elections a success for all involved.
The 1987 National Safe Driving Week theme You Can Improve Highway Safety urges Canadians to act to reduce traffic injuries. The Canada Safety Council calls for personal resolutions, defensive driving, and safer choices like not driving impaired, using seat belts, daytime running lights, and slower speeds.
A brief note details a letter stating that it is unclear or disputed how the propane cardlocks will be implemented within the village. The communication hints at council consideration and potential policy questions pending further discussion.
Editorial traces the Alaska Highway's 1942 construction by ten thousand soldiers and six thousand civilians in eight and a half months, its opening to the public in 1948, traffic growth by 1986, and discussions of a 50th anniversary. It notes the project cost about 135 million, with per mile costs and bridge figures, and cites wartime urgency and strategic aims.
Mayor Charles Lasser Alderman Bob Nicholson and others represented Chetwynd at the 2nd Annual International Investors Forum in Vancouver November 17 to 19. They hosted a booth, distributed 120 investment folders, met with three interested companies, and plan follow up through the Economic Development Commission.
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