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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
May 14, 1996
Page
6
Councillors clash over routing road and sidewalk projects amid airport work. Nicholson worries staff overload in a tight construction season while Dyer questions the prior approval list. May 7 final budget lowers residential tax rate to 6.5914 per 1000 and business levy to 17.4510, prompting mayor’s warning of funds shortfall due to inflation.
The Ministry of Tourism ordered improvements after last year’s failure to meet the three visitor party per hour target. Signs will be in place by the May long weekend or by the end of May. Valerie Simpson-Bulmer notes varying counts and says funding may be at risk if the target isn’t met. She remains confident the changes will boost visits to the centre.
Genealogy note recounts a 1800s tragedy when a child named William died after falling into boiling lye soap. The piece links empathy in genealogy to ancestral storytelling and invites joining Family Footprints Genealogical Society meetings. Includes contact details for Boyd family groups in the US Canada and Australia.
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