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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
May 20, 1981
Page
6
A local tale follows an osprey family rebuilding their home after years of eviction and attacks. The nesting birds endure renewed invasion as a lone mother fights to protect her young, while distant observers send mixed signals about the outcome. Community notes mention visits by Harold Amundsen and Don Pulver, local greenery, and hints of upcoming warm weather.
In a speech closing the Chetwynd event, officials thanked citizens and the Industrial Committee led by Bill Anderson for planning the program. They urged visitors to participate in tours, learn about local industries, and join future developments to turn Chetwynd into a northern British Columbia key centre.
In Rome, Pope John Paul II was taken off the intensive care unit and drank milk tea at breakfast for the first time since last week’s shooting attempt. Doctors said he had no fever, slept well without sedatives, and his temperature was normal. A police source noted the shooter Mehmet Ali Agca plotted to kill others, including Queen Elizabeth, as authorities investigated the weapon’s ownership.
Obscured sports results list winners in events like obstacle pole and speed climbing with names such as Glen Erickson and Kevin Stewart. The passage also reports on Pope John Paul II moving to a hospital suite, reciting a rosary, and updating on his medical team and Polish church figures amid the assassination attempt investigation.
The Dawson Creek Homemakers Association faces closure of the Chetwynd branch in June after Ministry of Health budget cuts. About 700 hours monthly will be removed from Long Term Care clients, prompting possible staff layoffs, waiting lists, hospital admissions, and reduced home help for seniors.
The article outlines the 1666 census of New France by Jean Talon, the first modern census gathering age sex marital status and occupation for 3215 people. It notes subsequent censuses in British North America, acts before Confederation, and the shift to decennial and five year updates culminating in the 1981 census.
Minneapolis AP reports Rev Jeannette Piccard 86 famed balloonist and one of the first women ordained as an Episcopal priest died of cancer. She earned her pilot license in 1934 and four months later piloted a balloon into the stratosphere for Jean Piccard’s cosmic ray research. Her Swiss scientist husband died in the same period.
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