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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jan 12, 1988
Page
2
Readers may respond to recent news in the Echo Letters section. Include name and address with signature. pen names and anonymous submissions are not allowed. Submissions should be delivered to the Echo Office or mailed to Box 750, Chetwynd, B.C., VOC 1JO.
Local editor notes expected expansion of Chetwynd’s boundaries conditioned on land use. He cites BC Agricultural Land Commission approval and pending Municipal Affairs consent. Also reports a January 1 1988 start for Northern Allowance exemption up to 5400 for residents between the 60th and 60th parallels, with 1989 claim possible. mentions Tumbler Ridge already receiving the benefit.
Sponsored by Toenter contact Eagle Realty at 788-2211 with an entry deadline of February 15, 1988. Judging occurs at 8:00 p.m. February 15 at the Eagle Realty Office with entries due to judges that evening. Open to all residents of Chetwynd area, groups or individuals, with a 1 to 3 minute length promoting Chetwynd realistically. The winner will perform publicly February 27 at the Elks Hall. prize is a keeper trophy and plaque. the winning song becomes the official Chinook Daze song.
The B C Council for the Family invites nominations for its Distinguished Service to Families awards. The program honors volunteers and professionals for leadership supporting family welfare across BC. Nominations must be filed by March 1 1988 with forms from the awards committee in Vancouver or Victoria. DAZE 88 Out House Race in Chetwynd asks teams to build traditional outhouses for a 1 pm February 27 1988 event at the Elks Hall. Registration closes February 2 1988 via the Chetwynd Chamber of Commerce.
Region 8 outlines new governance structure with $1 million operating budgets per region and future inclusion in provincial budget. Task forces formed include game farming, Hudson's Hope fish hatchery review, family counselling, psychiatric services, education and medical services. Brummet optimistic after Saturday meeting and will report to the premier, with next gathering in March to review progress. Community event notes reference regional challenges and a 1988 outhouse race in Chetwynd as local spectacle.
The Mayor announces a Community Task Force with members from District and Regional councils and local business to press provincial decision makers for a waterboard plant and pulpmill in Chetwynd. The group will campaign and lobby in Victoria while addressing criticism from Makin Pulp and Paper.
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