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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Mar 08, 1988
Page
2
The Echo invites letters on topics of local interest for publication. Readers must include name and address and sign the submission. The editor may condense or reject letters. no pen names or anonymous pieces. Mail to Box 750 or drop off at the Echo Office in Chetwynd, British Columbia.
Editorial denounces four District Council Aldermen for spending about 20000 on advertising, opposing Mayor Lasser and Alderman Nicholson. The piece urges taxpayers to protest and notes Fort St John residents also rallied against tax hikes and wasteful spending.
A snowmobile was stolen from a trailer in the Windrem Apartments parking lot between February 26 and 27 and later found with damage. The fire involved is under investigation. On February 26 a motor vehicle crash occurred 17 miles south on Highway 29. Frank Curier of Chetwynd drove a 1985 Ford.
A reader laments the potential demise of the Department of Highways warning that dedicated workers face early retirement and pension shortfalls, risking years of service maintaining safe roads and jobs for friends and neighbors.
Council discussed privatization costs and lack of voter input amid potential contracts from distant firms. Letters and grants were reviewed including a $5000 request from Pine Valley Seniors, a PRH T A plea to address council, and floodplain management plans. Budget bids for district advertising triggered a switch to dual papers, with an estimated $20,000 extra cost. Local safety updates and event notices followed before adjournment after road incidents and theft reports.
Tim Ann Seth and Kenan Grover thank the church Jackfish Lake Community Association Shoppers Food Mart and many others for overwhelming care during a hard winter. Bills paid needs met and faith in Chetwynd’s big heart affirmed by a supportive community and creditors.
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