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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jul 08, 1986
Page
2
Published weekly by Alaska Highway Publications Ltd in Chetwynd. Rates show 11.00 yearly within Canada, 15.00 out of town, 20.00 for foreign countries. Single copy 30 cents. Staff listed include Norman C. Picce as office supervisor and Maureen Gammon as editor.
The Echo invites letters on local topics from readers with real signatures and addresses. Anonymous submissions are not allowed, and the editor may condense or reject letters. drop off at the Echo Office or mail to Box 750, Chetwynd, B C, VOC 1JO.
Tim Sorcy critiques Ontario doctors for calling a withdrawal of services a strike. He argues protests target government, not patients, and warns against harming vulnerable groups like pregnant women. The piece questions the ethics and public support of extra billing disputes.
A reader argues that a protest labeled a strike targeted the wrong audience and failed due to lack of public support. They claim unions pursue executive power, misalign with member interests, and risk harming the public, urging members to challenge union leadership and demand broad support before escalating labor actions.
The Chetwynd Economic Development Committee met July 3 at the Pine Cone restaurant. They supported a Women’s Trade Fair and discussed improving Moberly Lake TV reception, local coal mining permits, and a machinery exhibit at Loggers Sport Day. Other items included a powder king bus service plan, hiking trail funding, a weekly Saturday bank option, and a strategies update from the Chamber of Commerce.
Sheila Tammivaara of the B C Nurses Union submits a letter calling for a response. The Health Labour Relations Association says it offered a three year wage plan with 1 percent raise on April 1 1986 and 2 percent on April 1 1987 plus continued suspended increments under the Compensation Stabilization Act. The offer keeps overall terms unchanged and notes the employer has dropped concession proposals.
A letter to the editor discusses health care labor strikes, patient care governance, scheduling, and nurse compensation in British Columbia. It argues against arbitration for patient care, cites provincial accreditation, notes wage comparisons with other provinces, and questions recruitment causes amid recession impacts. It also includes open letters and inquiries about nuclear waste storage, census form collection, and government pledges.
The speaker, Mrs Colleen Kunderman as Campaign Chairman, thanks the community and a list of individuals including Darlene Campbell Donna Douglas Jannene Disher Mary Sawchuk Pauline Shields Charlene Ratzinger Betty Martens Sandi Willard Maureen Westgate Joan King Louise Grove Cathy Mooney Carol Koenig Betty McLaren Karyn Pate Debbie Porter Marie Lossing Bonnie Wheeler Gloria Keller and Eve Fedosa for their time and efforts.
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