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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Feb 02, 1972
Page
1
Chetwynd all-star teams went 1-2 at Hudson Hope during Minor Hockey Week. Hudson Hope took Mite 11-3 and Pee Wee 3-2 while Chetwynd Midgets beat Hudson Hope 9-2. Outstanding players included Laverne Norris with three goals and Ronnie Girard with a hat trick.
The Action Group formed January 24 to press restocking of Moberly Lake with game fish. It plans to file a brief with the Peace River Liard Regional District board and aims to obtain federal aid for a fish hatchery to serve northern British Columbia. Interested supporters may contact chairman Ralph Parker or secretary Sig Paul.
Officials announce no motor vehicle licence plates will be sold in Chetwynd during February. Residents must buy from the Dawson Creek office by midnight February 29. Pay by cash or certified cheque. Later in the year plates may be sold at the weigh scale on Moberly Road.
The piece describes the Moccasin Flats initiative in Chetwynd where a Metis community, aided by federal and municipal officials, transforms squalor into a hopeful, self driven film collaboration. Residents learn trades, build homes, and aim to shape a film created by the people with IMMEDIA INC collaborators.
Robertson elected to preside over the Women's Auxiliary to the Chetwynd District Hospital. Elections held January 26 in Evergreen Room at the Hotel. New executive includes M Grant as first vice and W Lekavy as second vice. G Peak secretary. V Todd treasurer. R Rix public relations. Committee directors cover knitting, gift shop, telephone, sun shine, and candy stripers with named members. Annual reports read by Deake, Mosher, Squires, Dimond, Griffiths, Westgate, W Smith, and B Tracy. Candy sale planned for Easter and cook books remain available. Contact M Brewster at 7188-2413. Next meeting February 26.
The Terry Douglas rink of Chetwynd won the Peace country girl curling playdowns earning a berth to the Provincial Girl s playdowns on February 18 in Williams Lake. The winning team included Annette Girard Ronda Hayward and Brenda Moore.
A Court Whist card party will be held on Saturday February 5 at 8 p m in the Anglican Church basement. Sponsored by the Anglican Church Women, prizes and lunch are included with a minimal admission fee.
In a frosty Hudson Hope morning a pack rat nests under a car hood at Gary Krebs’s Esso service. Dennis Hart Wayne Brown and Gary Krebs deploy artillery and tools to flush and subdue the rat, chasing it around the shop until it is finally cornered and captured. Continued on page 2.
A letter signed parent claimed 20 girls dropped out last term due to pregnancy sparking angry calls and debate. Some residents dispute the number, with guesses up to 29, while teens say boredom and idle dating lead to risky behavior. Community voices seek solutions.
Dr Norman Ward of the University of Saskatchewan argues four possible welfare solutions for Bill, a handicapped boy who loses his glass eye on the way home from school. The options range from funding marbles and an eyepatch to withdrawal or medical effort to improve the eye, illustrating policy tensions in the welfare system.
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