Letters to the Editor Policy of The Chetwynd Echo
The Chetwynd Echo invites reader letters on any subject with editorial edits for clarity taste legality and length. Unsigned letters will not be published and verification requires both mailed or faxed contact details to Box 750 Chetwynd BC VOC 110 Fax 250 788 9988.
BC forest industry warns Parks Canada over Y2Y report
A December 1 1999 letter to MP Sheila Copps from Ron MacDonald president of COFI asserts the Parks Canada Summer 1999 guide misleads readers about government endorsement of the Yellowstone to Yukon Initiative and warns of dire economic costs to BC. The letter urges denial of endorsement and action to avoid perceived support.
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Sheila Copps
Parks Canada
B.C
Yukon
National Parks
Yellowstone Plateau
Yukon Highlands
Canada
British Columbia
World Wildlife Fund
Government of Canada
Paid scrutineer not a volunteer in civic election
Scotty Brewster of Chetwynd clarifies in a letter to the editor that during the November 22 1999 civic election the person in question was paid to work as a scrutineer, not a volunteer. He says many callers were positive and urges contacting Elections BC for problems.
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Elections BC
Labour voice objects to Y2Y in BC forest industry
Neil Meagher of I.W.A. Canada Local 1424 argues against the Yukon to Yellowstone initiative. He cites potential job losses in logging and sawmills, urges province based land use decisions, and notes cross border pressure and prior involvement with L.R.M.P. and CORE.
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Y2y
I.W.A. Canada
Wayne Sawchuk
Chetwynd Environmental Society
Mining Association
Lw.a
L.R.M.P
CORE
Commission On Resources and Environment
British Columbia
B.C
U.S
Rocky Mountain Trench
2nd Vice President B.C.'s Women's Institute ready for the future
Dear Editor The British Columbia Provincial Women's Institute seeks to boost membership to 100 per year over three years. Founded in 1897 by Adelaide Hoodless after her son’s death from unpure milk the group formed to educate women at home and in rural life. Since 1909 the W I has grown with government support and has helped establish health facilities and schools, supported hospitals and long term treatment, funded scholarships, and backed 4 H clubs and fairs. Current priorities include labelling on genetically engineered foods and Teaching Agriculture Safety To Kids. Myrna Bailey provincial director invites new members.
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British Columbia
Women’s Institute
W.I
Adelaide Hoodless
Farmers’ Institute
B.C
Children’s Hospital
Queen Alexandria Hospital
Victoria
Othoa Scott Fund
T.A.S.K
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W.A
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B.c.’S Women’s Institute
Ready For the Future
Myrna Bailey