CNIB campaign thanks community for 1978 support
Editor thanks Chetwynd Echo and Irene Campbell campaign chairperson along with the Ladies Auxiliary to the Royal Canadian Legion and volunteers for generous 1978 CNIB support. Contributions fund blindness prevention and aid local people who have lost sight due to illness or accident.
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Chetwynd Echo
Canadian National Institute For the Blind
CNIB
Irene Campbell
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Royal Canadian Legion
Arthritis Society thanks paper for 1978 support
Indebted to the newspaper and its staff, the Arthritis Society expresses gratitude for ongoing help in raising awareness of treatment, research, and education in the community. The 1978 expansion, new mobile therapy van, drug studies, and a 25 percent campaign rise are noted, along with a book edited by the medical director and a Task Force study guiding a U.S. prototype.
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The
Arthritis Society
B.C
Skiing memoir and holiday notices from Chetwynd
A column mixes a light verse on skiing mishaps with local holiday greetings and family visits. The text lists relatives visiting Chetwynd from Falkland, Kitscoty, Spruce Grove, Whitefox and Frenchman Butte, along with Hawaii and Camrose trips. Contacts for news are provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Sidwell
Frenchman Butte
Saskatchewan
Chetwynd
Chase Westgate
Maime Westgate
PRAHTA Sets 1979 Tour Growth Goals for Region H
The Peace River Alaska Highway Tourist Association outlines 1979 plans to boost membership from 181 to 300, publish a nine community directory, attend three trade shows in the Pacific Northwest and Europe, offer organized tours, and expand a public information campaign to grow tourism in Region H BC.
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Prahta
Peace River
Alaska Highway Tourist Association
British Columbia
Pacific Northwest
Europe
PRAHTA Calls for Volunteers in Fort St. John Tourism Drive
The PRAHTA urges locals to join in promoting tourism and community events. Volunteers will stage promotions, design attractions, and support festivals to boost profits for operators and regional prosperity in the north. Contact PRAHTA Tourist Co ordinator at P.O. Box 6850, Fort St. John, B.C. V1J 4H3.
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Prahta
P.O
Fort St. John
B.C
Mahatma Gandhi and Unrelated Aardvarks Factored in History
Scientists debunk aardvark relation to anteaters noting aardvarks have four rear claws and two front claws. The text meanwhile discusses Mahatma Gandhi as a young lawyer and politician who married at fourteen, adopting nonviolence, spending 2338 days in jail, and undertaking a 21 day fast in 1943.
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Aardvarks
Independent
India
Aardvark Digging Speed and Anatomy Note
Aardvarks dig rapidly to escape threats using powerful claws and quick burrowing. They feed primarily on ants and termites, and possess a long tongue about one foot in length for extracting prey. Their burrowing abilities enable rapid submersion when danger approaches.
West Kootenay Schools Strike Spurs Special BC Session
M L A s were recalled to Victoria on 24 hours notice to address a West Kootenay labour dispute. Emergency Bill 46, The West Kootenay Schools Collective Bargaining Assistance Act, aims to restore operations after six and a half weeks of strikes and lockouts affecting 15 000 students in 56 schools plus Selkirk College and the Kootenay School of Art.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.l.a.s
Victoria
West Kootenays
Harvey Schroeder
Nippon Kokan Ogishima
Japan
West Kootenay
Allan Williams
Selkirk College
Nelson
Castle
Gar
Grand Forks
Trail
Kootenay School of Art
British Columbia
International Year of the Child kit for British Columbia communities
The United Nations declared 1979 as the International Year of the Child and the B C Committee for IYC79 backed by TRACY of B C offers an Information Kit for communities. It includes a description of IYC79 materials for planning a local project, a community inventory, fact sheets, a poster and events calendar. Kits cost $5 and can be ordered from TRACY of B C.
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United Nations
British Columbia
B.C
Tracy
P.A. Woodward
IYC
Park Road
Richmond
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United States
R.J. Smith
Bunnes
Hal Smith
Don
Barb Shearer
Lesley
Lynda
Bob Shearer
Bob McDonough
Hugh Christie and
Kitscoty
Alberta
Ian Campbell
Kevin
Brad
Hawaii
Mrs
Bryan King
Mrs. King
Bill Vivian
By Glenda Hulyh
Spruce Gove
Camrose
Bryan
Bob King
Unicef
Canada
Resi
Mahatma Gandh
Jae
Victoria Comment
Don Phillips
Er Williams
Dot Hill
Provincial
Pacific
Pacific 66 Bulk Distributor
Goldcap Motor Inn Ltd
Prince George
Tire Chetwynd Ltd
Patrick Walsh
Canadian League of Rights
RCMP
the Republic of Canada
MR. Trudeau
Mr. Walsh
Quebec
Ottawa
Dawson Creek
Royal Canadian Legion Hall
Chetwynd Motor Hotel
Mackenzie
Alexander MacKenzie
Vancouver
A. Daniluck
Land Surveyor
Rushant Site
Isle
Beach
English Bay
Stanley Park
Davie Street
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