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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jun 29, 1983
Page
2
Published each Wednesday in Chetwynd by South Peace Publishing Ltd the notice lists subscription rates Canada 11.00 per year foreign 20.00 per year and single copies 25 cents plus identifies 214 Bunne Hoffman as Editor and Publisher.
Officials deny a Terry Fox commemorative stamp this week as citizens press for change. Chetwynd Echo expands fire facilities and relocates test center to a central location. Canfor Limited announces a two million modernization at the Planet Facilities site. Dawson Creek Outreach rents Room 207 in Foothills Building for a full time outreach worker. Lorraine La Marre bids farewell after 15 years with Our Lady of Peace Parish Council.
Brummet warns of a 1982 to 1983 housing slump across Fort St. John and surrounding towns. May 1982 starts fell from 454000 to 33000 dollars, with Fort Nelson and surrounding districts seeing sharp drops. Only Taylor rose slightly, while hopes for easing interest rates and a gradual recovery aim to boost the market.
The Chetwynd Secondary Senior Band thanks residents for attending performances this year and aims to play at more events. Special thanks are given to Wayne Asleson Trucking Taina Warehousing C.F.I. Chetwynd Home Hardware and Peace Country Rentals for helping with the Rodeo Day Parade float.
Father Emmile Jungbluth placed third in Treeline sponsored Old Timers contest. The narrative follows a priest visiting Moberly Lake Indian Cemetery, recalling graves, funerals, and a mission history with Torel the warden. He reflects on Indian dignity, memory, and enduring faith amid criticism from a café table encounter.
The piece compares consumer behavior to professional sports, urging truthful information, marketplace choice, fair prices, and rules. It encourages seeking rule clarification, contacting government representatives, and reporting rule-breaking to retailers, manufacturers, or regulators. It ends with a call to join consumer groups to unite consumers. Wayne Gretzky, move over.
A feature praising seniors for frugal living and community support ideas. It highlights meals cooked together, food co ops, bulk buying, direct pension deposits, and avoiding credit traps. Examples include Vancouver groups offering low cost services and a one dollar shopping/delivery program.
Morning devotions at 8:40 and 8:45 segment. Cartoon and children's programs follow with Huntley Styan and Mr. Dressup. Sesame Street airs at 11:00, news and weather at noon, afternoon line includes All My Children Take Thirty Coronation Street.
A brief note from Tuesday July 5 notes tension as the Chinese trio faces a clash over proximity in a committee meeting. Details remain sparse but the incident centers on conduct and boundaries in the group.
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