Mayor pushes reconsideration of EDC budget raise
Mayor Lasser tells Echo he is very disappointed in Council defeat of an 8000 dollar proposed increase to the EDC budget. The District of Chetwynd would fund 9105 dollars with a dollar for dollar match from the Regional District, while last year the regional share was about 72 percent. Alderman Hoover proposed raising the district share to cover funding gaps. Alderman Shirley favored funding at last year’s level. Mayor says growth requires business pursuit and broad community cooperation despite some Council members not looking ahead.
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the Echo
Lasser
EDC
Chetwynd
Hoover
Shirley
Council
First Line Trauma course offered at NLC
A first Line Trauma Course for nurses and hospital personnel with advanced training is offered at NLC in Chetwynd on April 15 and 16. Tuition is 175 dollars. Sponsored by the Justice Institute of B.C. and NSC. Nurses from Fort Nelson, Fort St. John, Dawson Creek, Tumbler Ridge, Hudson Hope, and Chetwynd participate. Prior to this, the North lacked such a course. Vancouver was the only option. Patty Dunn and Lorraine Dotson organized the event. Day one covers Introduction to Trauma, Mechanisms of Injury, the Nurses Role in Trauma, and Head to Toe Assessment.
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N.L.C
Chetwynd
Justice Institue of
B.C
N.S.C
Fort Nelson
Fort St. John
Dawson Creek
Tumbler Ridge
Hudson Hope
B C budget trims taxes while new levies loom
In Victoria the Social Credit government trimmed the seven percent provincial sales tax to six percent, with a plan to hit five percent by March. A new one percent tax on home purchases up to 200000 and two percent on amounts above that were introduced. Income taxes rose to 51.5 percent of federal payable, restaurant tax was removed, and welfare benefits for families rise five percent mid year and again in December.
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Mel Couvelier
Couvelier
Socreds
B.C
Alberta
Pat Leonard elected school board trustee in Dawson vote
Pat Leonard won a March 7 election to fill School District 59 Trustee Seat vacated by Glen Moore. Leonard, manager of Inland Natural Gas in Chetwynd, pledged to address Chetwynd’s education needs and was sworn in at a Dawson school board meeting on March 9.
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Pat Leonard
Glen Moore
Leonard
Inland Natural Gas
Chetwynd
Dawson
Careers Week at Chetwynd High School Sparks Future Plans
Students at Chetwynd High School explored careers during Careers Week March 9 to 13. Speakers including Superintendent Charles Parslow warned that competition for jobs is fierce and job security is not guaranteed. The program featured college displays, mill tours at West Fraser and Cantor, Canfor staff insights, and demonstrations from C.F.I. Cst. and RCMP representatives.
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Chetwynd High School
Charles Parslow
Parslow
West Fraser Mill
Cantor
Bryan King
Papa Koenig
Grant Cissel
Glynn Rogers
Canfor
Gary Callido
Randy Hawkridge
Dave Hagen
Gary Kelm
Phil Franz
C.F .I. Cst
Ian Esson
Chetwynd
William Wallace
MacKenzie Detachment
R.C.M.P. B.C. Hydro
Don Parminter
Hydro
Laible
Nichols
B.C. Tel
Doreen Tosofs
Jim Best
District Council Meeting Supports EDC Budget in Chetwynd
The District of Chetwynd Council met Tuesday with Mayor Lasser presiding. Aldermen Shirley Hoffman Bettin Hoover Hilton and Borton attended as delegations from the EDC Chamber of Commerce and Merchants Association offered support for the EDC budget. Don Hicks urged the EDC be a community communication hub noting larger per capita funding in nearby cities.
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District of
EDC
Chamber of Commerce and Merchants Association
Bob Nicholson
John Jackman
Daniel Rothlisberger
Joan Chesley
Norm Picco
Roy Hilton
Harold Amundson
Don Hicks
Jack Hannan
Dawson Creek
Fort St.John
Grande Prairie
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Jocelyn Mooney
Andrea Pate
Canadian Cancer Society
NLC
Thern
Victoria
Social Credit
Alderman Hoover
Carla Best
Chetwynd Bank of Commerce
C.S.S
Charles Parstow
Millsap
Northern Lights College
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