Chetwynd Echo invites letters to the editor
The Chetwynd Echo encourages reader letters on any subject. Unsigned letters will not be published. include a return address and phone for verification. Mail or fax to Box 750 Chetwynd BC VOC 110 or fax 250 788 9988.
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Chetwynd Echo
Mayor declines FMC Conference attendance in Hamilton
At the February 5 2002 council meeting C-1 attendance at the 65th FMC Conference in Hamilton Ontario May 31 to June 3 was hotly debated. Mayor Lasser chose not to attend and urged restraint on travel expenses while colleagues weighed costs against potential benefits. Correction issued for Jay Barrie’s misspelled name.
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FCM
Federation of Canadian Municipalities
Hamilton
Ontario
FMC
Echo
Nichols
Lasser
Ray Cunningham
Merlin Nichols
Bob Nicholson
Chetwynd
Thor Prucks
Prucks
Wayne Rose
Bob Shirley
The
Chetwynd Echo
Jay Barrie
Borrowing Against Next Year’s Taxes Raises Eye in Jasper
Dear Editor, a reader rebuts a viewpoint on the two percent room tax and a proposed hotel tax. They claim the mayor and provincial government push unnecessary taxes, citing perceived price gouging to lure tourists and debt from sidewalks, courthouse work, and Chamber costs. They insist the chamber already acts with the business sector to grow tourism.
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Hinton
Winks
Chamber of Commerce
Dem
Who Decided to Cancel the Grade Seven Vancouver Trip
A parent expresses disappointment over Little Prairie School canceling the grade seven trip to Vancouver planned for June. She asks who signed off on the contract and notes students funded the trip. She supports teachers in job action but seeks clarity on decision makers and possible alternatives with parent escorts.
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Little Prairie School
Vancouver
Liberal Party