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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Dec 08, 1987
Page
2
A Chetwynd couple who recently moved here bought costly Christmas lights for their new home and yard. After two incidents of theft, their lights were stolen again while they were out, dampening their holiday cheer and prompting a BA H HUMBUG response.
The report highlights higher tobacco use by females at 31.9 percent versus 20 percent for males and 30 percent marijuana use in British Columbia youths. Cocaine use in the past year stands at 6.1 percent with crack at 1.6 percent. The minister says the data will seed future comparative studies.
Alderman Hilston discusses pulp quality and waterboard waste reduction. Reforestation potential rises with Balsam poplar and aspen once weeded out. Wayne Thorpe shows small operators and spruce aspen stands to improve access. Linda Garland from the Resource Centre thanks the Council for carpeting donation and submits the 1986/87 Secretary of State Evaluation.
A Letter to the Editor from Clifford M Fedosa lauds the International Investors Forum in Vancouver and Chetwynd’s strong display. It urges support for forestry projects, job creation, and community spirit while noting upcoming Fort St. John hearings.
Chamber sponsors raise funds from 200 to 150 dollars to help each contestant with 50 dollars for incidentals. Bernice Van Sickle announces a December 8 Drug and Alcohol meeting with MLA Jack Weisgerber to push for a full time counsellor in Chetwynd. Jack Ambler notes 7th Day Adventist Christmas hampers with the Credit Union as drop-off, and a tree inside the Credit Union for gifts. Mayor Charles Lasser questions the chamber manager’s involvement in campaigns, citing unclear Section 164 and poorly written Article 1, to be debated at a Chamber Directors meeting.
The Echo invites readers to submit letters on local topics. Letters must include real name and address, cannot be anonymous, may be condensed or rejected, and should be delivered to the Echo Office or mailed to Box 750, Chetwynd, B.C. VOC 1JO.
Mayor Charles Lasser calls Chetwynd residents to attend the Pulpwood Hearings in Fort St John for Area 13. Towns lobby for mill locations and car pool options are offered through the Chamber of Commerce at 788-3655.
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