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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Feb 14, 1989
Page
11
A February meeting for parents of Kindergarten to Grade 3 at Moberly Lake school covered The Care Kit, a program teaching children about recognizing abuse and the right to say no. The counselor explained lessons using cards and a puppet Mr Trusty to help children express feelings and understand private body boundaries.
The Economic Development Commission hosted a Small Business Meeting on February 8 at the Chetwynd Recreation Centre with Mac Taylor of the Dawson Creek Enterprise Centre as guest speaker. Seventeen aspiring entrepreneurs explored manufacturing marketing and export options and discussed CADCAM and mail order strategies to cut costs and reach distant markets. Two local youths already import bicycle parts from the U.S. to sell across B C and Alberta via mail order, while CADCAM helped cut a Louisiana-Pacific component cost to about one third. A Canada Post seminar on March 1 will teach mail order marketing to extend product reach beyond local retail. The group emphasized continued collaboration to uncover new business opportunities.
The British Columbia Ministry of Forests and Lands invites sealed bids for multiple timber sale licences in the Dawson Creek Timber Supply Area. Licences cover varying volumes from about 1 962 to 7 182 cubic metres with species mixes mainly pine and spruce. Bids open March 3, 1989, or March 8, 1989, with eligibility limited to Small Business Forest Enterprise Program registrants.
Chetwynd Secondary School students in Room 6 and Room 10 plan a 30 hour famine on Feb 17 and 18 to study need for food shelter water and healthcare in developing nations. The event aims to raise awareness and promote resource use ideas with guidance from the EDC office and regional transportation discussion.
Students begin a 30 Hour Famine to raise funds for World Vision Canada, with volunteers from Chetwynd High School asking locals to visit on February 17 and 18. The initiative details wage subsidies for student employment, timelines, and the goal of easing hunger through Canadian and international aid.
Armchair Critic B Van Sickle declares Phantasm II a high budget trashy horror film with excessive blood gore and nudity. The review urges viewers not to watch, labeling it gratuitous violence with no story and unsuitable for anyone under nineteen.
A reflection on treaty impact, welfare dependence, and the erosion of traditional crafts, spirituality, and elder guidance. The speaker laments lost tribal honor, sacred knowledge, and the shift to city life and easy money, warning that “free hand-out” masks real costs and the potential loss of identity.
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