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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Mar 31, 1987
Page
1
In a comic battle, a stubborn restaurant resists removal from a site. Workers wrestle the unit free, loading it for transport, but the diner's stubbornness escalates. The new owner vanishes, while sightseers swarm with cameras, and Pine Cone and Walkdens appear in a hazed scene of uncertain futures.
Darlene Evans and Harvey Evans acquire the Dirty 30s site with plans for quick turnover. A truck move goes awry as first and second loads fail, causing a collapse that leaves the site wrecked and the wrecking crew busy.
The Womens Trade Fair kicks off April 10 and 11 at the Elks Hall with most booths filled by organizations including the Federal Business Development Bank Fort St John Canada Employment and Red Cross. Booth details cover jobs training volunteering and small business opportunities. A kickoff lunch is planned April 9 at the Little Swiss Inn with guest speakers Bunne Hoffman Yvonne Eldon and Anne Teslyk.
Pat Borton received a provincial government appointment as Government Agent to the Queen Charlotte Islands a community of about 6000 people. His wife Jill welcomed the post noting the chance to explore nature and learn about the islands culture history and wildlife including villages with long houses and totem poles requiring Haida Band permits. The pace of life on the islands was described as very different.
Susan Mackay Post Mistress told the Echo that the Chet wynd Post Office was broken into during the night of the 24th. Entry was gained by smashing the inner door with a shovel while the main door had intermittent trouble with the electronic lock.
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