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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jun 02, 1976
Page
2
Thousands await transplants and some die waiting. The organ donor card acts as an instant will and fits in a pocket. By signing and carrying it, a person leaves a life sustaining legacy, as not enough people arrange to bequeath organs for others to live. Give a little of yourself.
Brascan walked away from the Brameda coal venture after deeming required investment too high amid labor issues on the B C Railway and political uncertainty during the NDP period. Brameda Tech still holds 40 percent carried interest. Brascan retains 12.5 percent in Brameda and 40 percent Brameda interest status remains disputed. The talks failed over price and governance, with option cost set at 9.8 million and future production capital unclear.
The fragment references the North Eastern Coal projects and notes the former government ready to make political announcements. It points to a transition in messaging or policy timing as part of a broader political context.
A new legal clinic offers student salaries of 750 dollars monthly and practical exposure in law, operating in Chetwynd Thursdays 2 to 6 pm and Hudson Hope Thursdays 9 am to noon. The project aims to serve the community, educate students, and strengthen Faculty and Bar relations. It notes government spending and ongoing studies on North Eastern Coal Developments across environmental, highway, transport, and infrastructure areas with a 5 million dollar budget.
The B C Forest Service plans chemical spray treatments in eight areas within the Prince George Forest District to combat noxious weeds and scrubby brush. Target species include larkspur burdock water hemlock knapweed and shrubs like poplar rose and Arctic birch. Spraying by Forest Service personnel begins within weeks and should finish in about three weeks using the herbicide Tordon.
The column cautions readers against buying gold coins as investments noting Bahamas and Canadian mint pieces misprice gold content and limited editions offer little future value. It also reports a May 22 wedding at St Theresa's church Moberly Lake for Doreen MacDonald and Grant McAnich with reception at Legion Hall and plans to live in Guelph Ontario.
Readers express gratitude for aid to the Red Shield Appeal and report a successful drive. A citizens group, the B C Committee for CBC Reform, urges letters to press to push for local programming control and improved CBC standards. Community tidy-up efforts receive thanks from village officials and residents.
A succinct quotation attributed to Ignas Bernstein notes that favorable fortune grants recognition for wisdom, highlighting the link between luck and acknowledged insight in a compact editorial wisdom snippet.
The Peace River Alaska Highway Tourist Association promotes Region H as 150000 square miles of diverse BC wilderness. With 50,000 residents along the Alaska Highway, PRAHTA plans planned development to keep tourism steady, inventorying Liard Hot Springs Kinuseo Falls Bennett Dam Spatsizi and Atlin Lake for weekly reports this summer. Enquiries go to the Mackenzie Inn Fort St. John BC.
Ottawa reports first class letters will jump to 10 cents this fall and 12 cents next spring, part of a broader 20 percent rise across mail classes. The move aims to cut a deficit exceeding 626 million dollars, with the increases outlined in Finance Minister Donald Macdonald's upcoming budget.
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