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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jun 05, 1974
Page
1
In May 1972 a motion approved buying Doptone to assess unborn fetus viability and position. Dr Craven demonstrated the device at a hospital meeting followed by a question and answer session. The Florence Nightingale Tea was cancelled after a fire at the Chetwynd Motor Hotel.
Frank Oberle MP notes only 71 of 156 subscribers have applied for Hart Highway delivery. Area guidelines require 156 for six day service, 104 for four day, and 78 for three day service. Bake sale at Gerry's Grocery on June 14 from 2 to 5 p.m. Hospital patio completion noted. next meeting June 25 at 8 p.m. in hospital cafeteria. New members welcome.
The report last week misstated Canfor had matched 750 dollars for an ice machine. The correct amount is 7,500 dollars. The paper and community thank Canfor and manager Hal Smith for supporting the grant and apologize for any embarrassment caused by the error.
Reno Residents voiced frustration at a May 27 special meeting about the rough, potholed Beryl Prairie road. They urged timely grading and maintenance, noting seepage near the Paire property and detours. Alderman MacKeigan proposed removing works chief Roger Porter if no improvement occurred, a motion that failed. Mayor Trew clarified reports about potential redesignation to the Department of Highways to share maintenance costs, a move tied to gazetting as Beryl Prairie Road, nine miles long and linking two highways.
After a May 25 Fort St John meeting the Associated Chambers urged the provincial government to hire a private company to produce a Region H promotional film immediately. President John Jackman criticized regional promotion delays while Ernie Hall was asked to ensure Region H receives equal promotional focus alongside British Columbia’s rest. The group also aims to boost trail rides camping fly in fishing and outdoor recreation in collaboration with the Western Game Guides and Outfitters.
Bill Bennett, leader of the opposition, urged a total basic property tax exemption for those over 65, widows, and handicapped persons. The plan would cost the province about $25 million, Bennett said, noting it amounts to roughly one percent of a larger budget.
Grade 8 and 9 students at Chetwynd Elementary Secondary School will tour Europe in spring 1975. Miss Anne Stokes organizes through Heritage Society of Canada. The trip, educational and European focused, may be eight or fourteen days with all-inclusive tickets. Students will fund raise as a group and individually and progress will be shared.
The new 3.6 million Chetwynd mill is running smoothly with a second shift and 180,000 board feet per shift, up from 120,000. The plant spans over 34,000 square feet with modern sawmill equipment and heated concrete floors. About four hundred will work there, with 134 former employees back at jobs and a large training program run with Canada Manpower and IWA Local 1-424 to upskill new and existing workers.
Mrs Tom Wilson and Yvonne Raspberry spent the weekend in Prince George taking a three and a half day tourist hospitality course to manage the tourist booth opening this week. Pastor and Mrs Langerud entertained visitors. Marilyn and Murray Shevkenek from Edmonton will attend Maxine Collison's wedding in Fort St John with her family. 137 delegates from Newfoundland to B C attended the Canadian Trustees Convention in Vancouver. Ernie Pfanner and others reported it was excellent. If you have news ring 788-2246.
Meritorious Safety Performance Awards go to five northern British Columbia firms for the lowest accident frequency in 1973. Chetwynd Logging Division of Canadian Forest Products won the logging Group E award for the second year with zero accidents. Other winners include Mackenzie Studmill Division of BC Forest Products, Ferguson Lake Sawmill McLeod Division, Northwest Fencing Products Terrace, and Finlay Forest Industries. Over 2,000 firms participated.
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