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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jun 20, 1989
Page
2
Murray Swanson is named Employer Of The Week at Murray's Pub for a playful prank on staff involving his mother in law Janet who is actually Bernice. A fellow employee recounts the weekend and the running joke that amused the pub and town.
Del Folk writes to criticize high property taxes borne by homeowners with examples of $3000 to $4200 bills and rising to $5000 next year. He urges provincial funding reform and proposes resignations or a mass resignation of school trustees to force government attention and budget cuts. He asks for trustees with resolve to negotiate with unions and protect residents.
A report for the Asia Pacific Initiative finds over 400 BC companies provide environmental products and services, with more than 4,600 workers. Associate Minister Mary Collins and BC International Business Minister John Jansen released the study, aiming to raise the sector’s profile.
Mayor Lasser fired back at Bud Browns over School District 59 tax hikes citing a total 1989 municipal and school district burden of 1 169 628 across Chetwynd Dawson Creek Tumbler Ridge and Pouce Coupe with calls for greater taxpayer transparency and a focus on the bottom line for 1989 and 1990.
Forest fires in British Columbia surged last week with 172 new starts and 246 still burning. Red alert mobilizes resources including 1,074 firefighters, 46 helicopters and 14 airtankers while four interface fires near communities were contained. No communities are threatened. World Health Organization.
The report surveys Canada Autoparts Toyota's Richmond plant doubling aluminum wheel output to 480000 yearly and staff rising to 130 from 70, Molt Energy's 14.2 million equipment loan for lithium battery expansion, and government oil and gas revenue rising to 44 million for five months. It notes psychiatric unit funding, BC tourism room rentals up 11.8 percent year over year, West Kootenay Power gains in 1988, and a 1.3 million federal provincial program for farmer business training. Economic indicators show car sales at 394 million, 2002 new companies in March, and retail sales at 1.6 billion in March up 8.3 percent.
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