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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Dec 09, 1981
Page
2
Tour committee chair Marcel LaMarre reports a 50 percent rise in Chetwynd tourist activity from last summer versus 1966. Guest registers show at least 70,000 travelers passing through the town, with records from nearly every country.
The Echo salutes Bill and Berniece Tracy of Loon Lake Saskatchewan born to grain farming families. They wed on June 30, 1937 and began a homestead before moving to Chetwynd in May 1957. Bill skidded logs by horse and Berniece cooked in the camp for Crowe y and Niles. They later worked for Fort St John Lumber, rented then bought a home, and raised a family amid removals and memories of hard years and rising prices.
The Canada Post Corporation urges Canadians to verify deadlines for Christmas mailings. It notes that the 1981 greeting card postage rate remains 15 cents, and introduces three available Christmas stamp designs for this season.
Steve Connors is appointed Public Affairs Administrator for BC Tel's Northern Division covering Prince George Terrace Fort St. John and Dawson Creek districts. Born in Ontario he joined BC Tel in 1964 after the Royal Canadian Air Force and has served in Coastal Island and Northern divisions. Appointment effective November 1 1981. Christmas card mailing deadlines abroad and printing papers instructions follow.
A reunion of former students and teachers from Prince George Senior Secondary School for 1962 is scheduled for August 1982. Karen Armstrong invites ex-students to respond with their 1962 grade, mailing details, and any contact information to 215 Clark Crescent, Prince George BC.
The Ministry of Labour's Women's Office aims to improve conditions and boost women's participation in a broader range of occupations, especially the skilled trades. In BC there are 460,000 working women, about 40 percent of the labour force, yet segregation persists in traditional female roles.
Bob Shirley will head the Chamber of Commerce executive for 1982 at the regular meeting at the Little Swiss Inn. Elections selected an executive and board, with plans including Alaska Highway 40th Anniversary events over 20 months and a forthcoming tour to Tumbler Ridge from Chetwynd. Civic Night will install officers January.
Progressive Conservative Charles Mayer charged Agriculture Minister Eugene Whelan overstated government help for farmers. He cited a $15 per farmer figure from a $5 million loan-rate reduction amidst $7,000 annual interest per farm, and said the real aid exists mainly to support Farm Credit Corp. loans. Mayer questioned the budget’s claims and warned of bank lending limits under the small business bond program.
The principal praises teachers and students at Don Titus Elementary for positive self management since September. Readers are invited to visit the school to meet the children and discuss the environment. Separate note highlights BC government efforts to boost women in non traditional trades through the Labour Ministry programs and apprenticeship supports.
Canadian listings page shows a dense schedule across CBC and local networks. Programs include news, talk shows, dramas, sports events, and variety acts with multiple time slots from afternoon through late night, featuring NFL football, circus specials, police dramas, and classic series such as Hogan’s Heroes and Charlie Brown, among others.
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