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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Mar 29, 1988
Page
2
Community readers are invited to send letters on topics of local interest. Letters must include real name and address, cannot be anonymous, and may be condensed or rejected by the editor. Submissions should be mailed to Box 750, Chetwynd, B.C., or dropped at the Echo Office.
Editorial notes a wait for lumber sector decisions in Chetwynd, with Ministry of Lands and Forests allocating timber to three companies. Louisiana Pacific plans to build operations in the area, while Mayor Lasser reports upcoming announcements on projects and a new leisure pool. The column envisions employment growth and a broader wave of investment as industry arrives.
In Bewitched the ad man Darrin Stevens is employed at New York agency Tate and Mann. Barry Williams who played Greg Brady on the Brady Bunch received about six and a half thousand fan letters weekly in 1971.
The Reform Party of Canada has fulfilled registration, entered in the Registry of Political Parties on January 29, 1988. Manning notes strong Western interest as party grows to over 5,100 names, aims to organize in 50 ridings by May. Founding convention in Winnipeg attracted 300 delegates. party offices opened in Edmonton Winnipeg and Vancouver. seven point constituency package and policy papers developed for distribution across the West. Manning says efforts to communicate reforms to improve Western position within Confederation are underway. In January, Manning spoke to about 1,350 people in Lethbridge Red Deer Barrhead and Vancouver.
Health Minister Peter Dueck announced a government plan to reduce doctor numbers and hospital admissions in British Columbia. The initiative targets Victoria with salaried positions and a senior citizens health centre, plus gatekeeper roles for hospitals, aiming to cut costs while expanding preventive care. If successful, the program may spread provincewide despite expected confrontations with physicians.
Pres Thola of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints issues an Easter greeting praising the resurrection of Jesus Christ as the greatest miracle. He urges love for Christ, belief in the resurrection, and living teachings to reduce broken lives and promote peace and compassion.
Shaunavon will celebrate its 75th anniversary with a four day event from July 7 to 10. Activities include dances concerts ball games picnics barbecues children's entertainment and fireworks. For more information contact the 76th Anniversary Committee Box 1047 Shaunavon Saskatchewan SON 2M0 Wayne Ridsdale publicity chairman.
The Squamish Centennial Committee invites all born or raised in Squamish to return for special events on Canada Day weekend and Loggers Sports Day weekend July 28 to August 1. Main events include the two celebrations along with other activities. The note closes with a Christian message and invitation to attend.
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