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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Dec 15, 1987
Page
2
The Echo invites community letters on topics of local interest and wider thought. Letters must include the writer’s real name and address and may be condensed or rejected. non anonymous submissions are required. Drop off at the Echo Office or mail to Box 750, Chetwynd, B.C., VOC 110.
Editorial hails Mayor Lasser and Alderman Nicholson for presenting Chetwynd’s brief supporting Louisiana Pacific at Fort St John Public Hearings on PA 13. The piece notes a small but noticeable Chetwynd contingent, well prepared submissions, humor during proceedings, and strong local support from businesses and the Chamber of Commerce.
The Elks Lodge 500 and Royal Purple Lodge 308 held a memorial service at the Elks Hall on December 6 1987 in memory of departed Brothers and Sisters Allan Ramsley James Hood Orval Deziel John Livingstone Fred Gender Harvey Hurlbert James Burtch Manfred Asleson Percy Green Forrest Piper Lee Dertel Ken Waters Roger Demmans Lillian Sippel Bunne Hoffman.
Update on flood repair work lists completed projects including Widmark Valley Road Ski Lodge washout Ski Hill Access Road washout and South Access Road cleanup east of the railroad Tracks. Ongoing items feature Windrem footbridges piling rock riprap 20th Street Crossing bank stabilization Wabi Crescent culvert head walls replacement and pedestrian bridges near the Legion. Total cost to date is 198 047 funded by Federal and Provincial Governments.
The creditors of First Investors Corporations Ltd and Associated Investors of Canada Ltd liquidate assets. full losses are unconfirmable until liquidation completes. RRSP rules apply. transfers between RRSPs are not taxed to the annuitant, and losses or forfeited income are not deductible. Administrative relief may allow deferral for those near age 71 unable to redeem frozen Principal Group assets.
The RCMP urges drivers to inspect lights tires and windows before leaving home. Emphasizing human error over weather as a major crash factor, the message warns of festive season risks and stresses proper child restraints. A three week enforcement window runs December 8 to January 3, 1988, focusing on impaired driving and safety.
Dr. Bill Mercer of British Columbia’s CounterAttack program summarises a study of over 9,000 drivers, finding only about 40 percent with no impaired driving convictions held other offences, while over 78 percent of those convicted of impaired driving had additional offences. He argues attitude matters beyond drinking. Also notes RRSP assets transfer rules and requirement to convert assets to annuities or RRIFs by age 71, with Administrative Relief possible.
Moe Sihota of the NDP says the Social Credit government will force BC drivers to pay for premium rate breaks from last year. He argues the 22 percent rise is excessive and could have been offset by using corporation profits, with potential impact on road maintenance and future hikes.
The Seventh Day Adventist Church plans Christmas Hampers delivery on December 21. Call 788-2515 or 788-9411 to request a hamper or refer someone in need.
Opticians are ophthalmic dispensers who fill lens prescriptions from optometrists or ophthalmologists. They may grind and fit lenses but cannot diagnose vision problems or examine eyes.
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