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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
May 13, 1997
Page
2
BC Tel introduces the 401 prefix in Chetwynd to expand number capacity as the 788 exchange nears full. Ed Clark, Communications Manager, notes residents must now share full numbers instead of just final four digits due to rising demand from modems and fax machines. Each prefix holds 10,000 numbers.
About 30 mayors from province forestry communities met Premier Glen Clark to discuss the Jobs and Timber Accord, Forest Practice Code, and Forest Renewal BC. Clark backs a target of 21,000 new forest jobs by 2000 while agreeing on policy steps and reduced red tape. A follow up meeting is expected in 2 to 3 weeks.
Eleven groups applied for grants totaling 25 383 dollars though 15 000 is requested by Chetwynd Hospital for a parking lot exit road. The district may source funds elsewhere if granted. Stu Garland of the Chetwynd Environment Society updated council on streams and greenspace preservation. A summer E-team will upgrade trails. Hegge Construction won a 232 300 dollar bid to add to the library. A high school forestry class plans to cut 30 dead trees and replant 274 nearby, with live trees untouched.
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