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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Mar 15, 1972
Page
2
Moberly Lake reader shares weather observations and travel notes from Powell River to Sayward with snow depths in Kitimat and Terrace reported. He muses on history, crusades, and women’s suffrage, then hints at further continuation on page six.
Beverly Jean Knowles and Victor Barry Embree married on March 11 at the Evangelical Free Church of Chetwynd with Pastor Fred Walton officiating. The couple, both of Chetwynd roots, celebrated a reception at Hotel Chetwynd banquet room and departed for Grande Prairie.
Continued from page one enjoyable evening the Cubs and Scouts annual Breakfast at the Elks Hall drew over two hundred parents and friends who enjoyed pancakes and sausages. Credit goes to planners and cooks. Reminders include Candy stripers meeting March 22 at 7 p m and hospital candy due at the Hotel by 2 p m October 22. Easter basket orders may be phoned to 188 2578 or 788 2582. Guides and Brownies Bake sale March 18 2-4 p m at the I G A Bye for now. If you hear anything tingy ding me at 788 2348.
The weekly hospital bulletin lists patients including Mrs Trudy Melnychuk Mrs Judy Hallaert Mrs Ethel Blair Mrs Marie Demulemeester Mrs Claudia Ruda and others. Names cover several communities with several residents from Moberly Lake Upper Fraser Hudson Hope East Pine and Violet Aubichon among those named.
MLA reports River quotes the Minister of Agriculture mischaracterizing BC farmers as in clover. The minister calls the report false and says such reporting is inaccurate. He notes farm income gains outpace other regions while recalling past federal policy harms to family farms and potential insolvencies among machinery dealers. Continued on page five.
Letter writers praise Royal Canadian Legion Branch 258 for a 75 dollar gift toward buying a videotape machine for Chetwynd Schools. Principal P H Williams thanks the Legion and urges public acknowledgment. The page also covers debate over Moberly Lake pound rules affecting Native residents and calls for a community pasture to allow horses to roam freely.
Bob Borrie M P was elected Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Indian Affairs Northern Development on February 29. He succeeds Ian Watson M P who became Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Revenue. The 20 member panel is party balanced and Borrie’s nomination won unanimous support.
The STOP club in Chetwynd marks half a year with dues due for the next six months. Weigh-ins occur at 7 30 with exercises at 8 p m in the Home Ec Room of the Secondary School. New members must be over weight.
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