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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Dec 10, 1996
Page
4
The Chetwynd Echo invites brief single point letters around 200 words and notes rejection if unsigned or libelous or illegible. Editors may edit for brevity and topicality. Pseudonyms require a telephone and address for authorship verification.
Barb Shirley, former mayor, writes to Dear Editor criticizing Mayor Elect Lasser for slandering the prior council during the Dec 2 inaugural and swearing in. She demands a public apology and notes others find his comments potentially actionable. She attended alone and questions the tone of the new administration.
Joyce Debolt of Hudson's Hope questions why the Vancouver Association of Chinese Canadians take offense to Chinaman Lake while other ethnic named places exist. She argues if one group is offended, many others with historically charged names should also object and urges VACC to reflect inward.
On December 3 1996 at about 1130 pm a running locked vehicle was stolen from a local business in downtown Chetwynd after a window was smashed. Police traced the vehicle hours later from public tips and a local man Eugene Michael Testawich faces several charges and remains in custody awaiting court. Police warn drivers to designate a driver or take a taxi during the holiday season.
Naomi McCannan reports on claims of a lunar ice lake found by U.S. military spacecraft, suggesting potential water and oxygen for a future colony. Critics warn a crater mud pit risks pollution and question feasibility while pondering humanity’s fate.
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