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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Feb 20, 1980
Page
2
Governments in several provinces reexamine the social and economic effects of large mall development. Prince Edward Island imposes a mall moratorium while Nova Scotia tightens rules and Quebec and Western provinces consider similar limits. The trend stems from overbuilding spurring larger regions to compete against existing centers.
The piece argues that downtown independent businesses face scarce demand as mall developers prefer national chains. It cites surveys of Canadian Federation of Independent Business members and notes provincial restrictions rising as overbuilding harms small retailers. Calls for policy reassessment across provinces to protect traditional merchants.
West Fraser hockey players from Quesnel toured Chetwynd over the weekend to face the CFBI Bears, with the locals winning both games as a display of northern hospitality. Bea Kurrata hosted relatives from Ft Nelson and Edmonton. Dixie Lee’s counter bank gathered change for the Scout Guide Thrift Shop, and Thinking Week inspired a free theatre matinee for Scout and Guide members, asking participants to wear uniforms. Readers are invited to share news at 788 2246.
This week marks the official opening of Chetwynd Hotel's new wing with 38 rooms a suite business spaces and a large banquet room plus cafe and beverage room additions. A Toronto Dominion Bank branch will open in the hotel wing under Allan Ramsley. Westcoast Transmission Co reports a 220 mile pipeline extension to Ft Nelson moving natural gas to BC markets. The Peace River area honors Father Jungbluth on his 40th ordination anniversary at Legion Hall. The Chetwynd Provincial Emergency Program expands its services with recent missions including locating three missing canoeists on Pine River and aiding RCMP during Halloween with radio cars and a command post. A chemical tank truck incident in Pine Pass prompted a cleanup with help from a local truck and loader. The ski hill tow was closed by the Dept of Transport for safety reasons.
At Chetwynd Secondary School a Learning Assistance program helps students with learning disabilities and other gaps. About 30 students receive tutoring and supportive services from aides Jean Pohl Arvene Didier and Ann Medcalf since January 1980. The program focuses on identifying problems such as dyslexia dysgraphia and auditory issues and uses tutoring reading writing tapes longer study and remedial work. The initiative aims to expand through a senior peer tutoring course next year and has already improved reading joy and overall achievement.
RCMP seized three audio tapes and three cassettes from the CBC newsroom during a raid tied to an assault complaint by Gary Zechel of Dearborn. The recordings, linked to Greenpeace discussions with a U.S. hunter in Spatsizi Wilderness Park, remain uncharged while CBC calls the raid heavy handed.
A fragmentary CBC schedule lists daytime and evening programs from February 24 to 26 including Morning devotions Huntley Street and Mister Dressup, afternoon blocks with Edge of Night and All in the Family, and primetime lineups such as Police Woman Winter Olympics MASH and The Incredible Hulk, with a mix of talk shows, dramas, and childrens programs.
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