Budget Brief Divides Chetwynd Officials on Impact
Mayor Charlie Lasser warns the 1996 budget amid no new taxes or cuts and a smaller deficit. Ottawa projects a $19B 1996-97 deficit dropping to $17B and $9B by 1998-99 with $425M for public works. Cited concerns include debt, provincial pass-throughs, and potential local effects. Researchers note no new tax increases.
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Rick Davison
Chetwynd
Paul Martin
Charlie Lasser
B.C
Lasser
Canada
Ottawa
Health Critic Visits Chetwynd Hospital
Health critic Sindi Hawkins tours Chetwynd General Hospital as part of a province wide look at health care. She criticizes the Health Ministry under Joy MacPhail for crises and lack of leadership while noting patients report delays in needed treatment. Meriber Miller and Mayor Charlie Lasser accompany the visit.
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Sindi Hawkins
Chetwynd General Hospital
Health Ministry
Joy MacPhail
Hawkins
MacPhail
Chetwynd Hospital
Meriber Miller
Chetwynd
Charlie Lasser
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