Harsh winters and poor snow removal in Chetwynd
Letter from Jared Schapansky criticizing Chetwynd’s handling of heavy snow with plow trucks dumping snow into driveways. He notes many 4x4s in town and urges drivers to clear driveways instead of piling snow elsewhere, stressing the need for better road clearing to ease holiday stress.
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Chetwynd
California
Jared Schapansky
Fair Share push for Peace Country industrial taxes
Peace Country officials protest that industry pays less than 25 percent of the provincial municipal tax rate. They say Alberta should require industry to cover about 75 percent of the provincial average to fund municipal services across the vast region. Contact local officials for details.
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Peace Country
Victoria
VoiceType Dictation as IBM pushes spoken word tech
The author spots IBM's VoiceType Dictation in Maclean’s, touting 32 000 word capacity, 100 wpm typing, 97 percent accuracy, and a one to two hour learning period. He predicts rapid speed gains may end fast typing careers, while noting the device isn’t licensed yet and may take years to reach stores.
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Maclean’s
IBM
Chetwynd
Correction to Kalischuk letter misprint in The Echo
In The Echo's November 28 edition a letter from Councillor George Kalischuk was mis titled. It should read NDP policies were not to blame. The first sentence should state Some time ago the BC Reform Party made a statement that N D P policies were to blame for the mill closure in Gold River.
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the Echo
George Kalischuk
NDP
BC Reform Party
N.D.P
Gold River
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