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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jul 26, 1978
Page
2
The Canada Safety Council and Agriculture Canada sponsor National Farm Safety Week to promote safety in farming. Emphasis on education and training to reduce accidents by improving behavior, foresight, and judgment among adult workers, children, and visitors on farms.
Travel Minister Grace McCarthy invites comments from visitors through suggestion forms available at all tourist information offices across the province. People are asked for candid thoughts, unique ideas, criticisms, complaints, and bouquets to help improve future visits to the Super Natural province.
The Vancouver Board of Trade calls for healthier skepticism toward media and questions editorial content practices. It warns against misused power in newsroom searches and urges publishers to improve quality over profit, inviting readers to respond to columnists while stressing truth and facts.
Local readers report harvests in good condition amid a dry season in the valley while Ground Birch area faces persistent wet weather. Road work near Chetwynd gains praise, dust control on Wabbi Hill noted, and government plans for road changes are questioned. A serious truck collision on the Quilliam Lake route is reported as families plan a Labor Day trail ride, with Della Nicholson recovering after a horse accident. Community events include a Resettlement meeting hosted by the Warneke couple, garden parties, and family travels to Powell River and Alberta.
Gordon F. Gibson argues against the Heroin Treatment Act proposing compulsory treatment only after court protections, citing potential detainment, lack of proof of usage, and appeal burdens. He suggests treating offenders in correctional settings and using probation as treatment, while highlighting 1973-76 heroin admissions and urging voluntary or mandated treatment initiatives.
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