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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Feb 09, 1988
Page
2
Readers are invited to submit letters on local topics with name and address, signed, not anonymous. The editor may condense or reject letters and will return them only in unusual cases. Submissions may be dropped at the Echo Office or mailed to Box 750, Chetwynd, B.C., VOC 1JO.
A local editorial notes the February blues in Chetwynd and urges residents to seek support from clergymen, Women's Resource, CACRS, and school counselors. It highlights talking to friends, choosing optimistic listeners, and remembering March can bring change. The piece cites Austrian Chinook effects and Canada’s crisis shelters as context, urging communication and reaching out.
MacMillan Bloedel admits cutting 20 square kilometres of publicly owned rainforest on Queen Charlotte Islands while logs rot. critics warn only two decades of old growth remain, with veteran logger Jack Miller claiming ten to fifteen years before extinction. They cite overcutting and waste as threats to long term timber supply. A reader note mentions a Quebec student exchange club at Chetwynd Secondary School planning fundraising events.
Council discussed privatization questions aimed at the Ministry of Transportation and considered a resolution of support. Water sewer expansion requests from Westgate Road were conditionally tabled pending owner petitions and cost figures. Other items included regional boundary concerns, a leisure pool building committee, timber industry troubles, a candy count fundraiser, grants for the Quebec Exchange Club, and a retiring deputy minister tribute.
British Columbians are urged to celebrate Heritage Week Feb 15 to 21 across museums societies and projects. Anne Edwards MLA New Democrat culture critic writes to urge unity across cultures and ages to preserve and share our past for our children.
Dear Mr. Amundsen, the Honourable Jake Epp has informed you that your project submission to New Horizons has been accepted for funding. A cheque of $3,860 is enclosed. By cashing it, your Board accepts conditions and banking instructions. Acknowledge federal government support in publicity. Contact regional office for help. Best wishes for a successful project. Esther Kwavnick Director New Horizons Program.
Don Titus School thanks participants in the official opening ceremonies. MLA Jack Weisgerber and other honored guests attended. Special appreciation goes to Richard Schwanke, Betty McClaren, Dawne Ambler, Andy Teslyk, and John Jackman for donated time and materials.
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