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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jul 28, 1976
Page
2
Owen, editor of the Echo, recounts a deadline crisis when printers failed to deliver on time. A bus driver dumped bundles on a hotel sidewalk, rains hit, and with a rerun looming, the editor heated the papers in the oven and ironed them by hand to meet the press. The result hit stands damp but on schedule.
Vancouver General Hospital hosts the presentation of Canada’s first Mobile Dialysis Home to the B C Chapter of the Kidney Foundation of Canada. Ray Harrison of the Royal Canadian Legion Pacific Command transfers a $35,000 motor home plus a $15,000 research grant to support renal disease care at UBC and VGH under Dr. John D. Price.
BC Rail in 1975 added eight 2000 h.p. locomotives and 400 cars from its Squamish plant, bringing total to 107 diesel locos and 8,823 freight cars with 2,395 leased. Labor unrest and inflation challenged operations but benefits and union consolidation aided bargaining. 1976 plans include 95 miles ballast, 150,000 ties, 33 miles yard upgrades, two new main line sidings.
Children’s Environments Advisory Service of Central Mortgage and Housing Corp invites entries on outdoor play spaces designed or built in the last three years. Not traditional playgrounds, entries should fit adventure creative or comprehensive categories. Mail by December 1977 to Ottawa address. free newsletter available.
The Bennett Dam tourist service officer reports 2000 more visitors this month than last year. Over 7000 people have taken the guided hydro installation tour at Portage Mountain this month. With one shift 8 AM to 4 PM many visitors are turned away at 3 PM as tours end.
Shirley and Ray Fitzpatrick announce they are moving to 690 Dominion Street Prince George to manage the Travelodge there effective August 1 1976. They have run the K Shain Motel in Terrace for nearly a year and look forward to seeing friends from Chetwynd now closer to home.
The column lists locals visiting relatives in Duncan and Vernon, details a square dance campout at Moberly Lake, and notes a June wedding at the Kingdom Hall. It mentions visits by B.C. Hydro workers and a rise in regional tourism with longer tours and extended tours through August.
The piece argues that press freedom is a broad civil liberty, not a privilege for publishers alone. It warns against censorship by rulers, cites Nazi, Fascist, and Communist regimes, and emphasizes a free press as a guardian of public welfare, accuracy, and independence. It also reflects on Olympic coverage and the politicization of sports.
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