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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Mar 16, 1999
Page
5
The Chetwynd Echo invites reader letters on any subject and will edit for clarity taste and length. Unsigned letters are not published. provide verification details by mail fax or email for publication consideration.
David Fawcett of Pine Valley Coal responds to Willow Flats residents about the Willow Creek Project. The full project is on hold awaiting Asian coal market improvements. A 1999 interim trial cargo is planned with dust monitoring, pending approvals, with full production possibly mid 2000 if the interim proves viable. Negotiations on buyouts and trapping compensation are tied to any future full-scale project.
Chuck Senfesty questions a $400,000 tax payoff by Westcoast Energy and $700,000 from boundary expansion. He warns the 2000 plan to pay back $100,000 yearly would cost about $60,000 in interest, urging the Council to live within means, cut capital expenditures, and avoid election-year overspending.
A letter from J W Nicholson advocates joining the Law Abiding Unregistered Firearms Association with membership discounts for seniors. He describes securing registration forms, distributing them, and urges rapid growth by each member recruiting one or two more. He links the effort to government reform and debt elimination.
A reader from Chetwynd BC voices worry about recent moves on adult materials and child protection, arguing spanking bans and state spending harm families. The letter criticizes authorities for perceived tolerance of sexual exploitation, calls out wealth and fame bias, and questions child maintenance enforcement.
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