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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Mar 30, 1999
Page
1
Kirsten Abercrombie found a pixie emerging from a frost heave in the road last week. Reports of road pixies have spread across Chetwynd with experts predicting the infestation will fade after April 1.
Spruceland remains committed to a value-added facility in Chetwynd despite Licence A60045 going to Tumbler Ridge Specialty Wood Products. Director Dave Mayer notes production size, jobs, and timing are undetermined pending fibre from government and outcomes on two other forest licences. He cites Spruceland’s track record and argues the other firm was created to win the licence. Mayer stresses the fibre supply is essential for business and community security.
British Columbia announces an earlier start for black bear season in the Omineca Peace region with all units opening August 15. Grizzly hunting remains draw-based with two per unit, while moose and bighorn sheep also begin August 15 and deer elk open later in fall. Safety rules include no gun discharge near roads, no loaded guns in vehicles, and to hunt within daylight hours. Each hunter may take up to two bears annually.
The province moves clocks forward on April 4 except the Peace River Region which stays on standard time leaving Alberta unchanged for six months. The reminder signals a return to B C time until Halloween when clocks shift again.
Local politicians warn that sudden enforcement of gross vehicle weight ratings could hurt B C tourism and commercial trucking. Tourists have already been turned away at the border, MLA Jack Weisgerber says. Details appear on Page 3.
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