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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
May 24, 1978
Page
2
Frank Oberle M P questions government motives behind a new morality bill tackling pornography rape prostitution and other abuses. He argues the measure may be a ploy for law and order during an election while noting safeguards for rape penalties and child protection and predicting broad debate across the country before the electoral process.
Forests Minister Tom Waterland introduced three bills the Forest Act the Range Act and the Ministry of Forests Act to modernize BC forest policy. The measures set 29 year tenures for sound managers 10 year renewal rights for renewers a 10 year resource analysis cycle a five year management review and a coordinating forestry research council plus 10 year grazing licences and an appeals board. Industry reaction was initially favorable with government aiming for passage this session.
At the convention the provincial government was urged to raise its school tax share from 40 percent to 75 percent within five years to ease local burdens. Abbotsford trustee Dave Randal became president, Rubymay Parrott vice president, and two directorships were filled by Aileen Fletcher and Helen Casher. Delegates voted to stay with the Canadian School Trustees Association and join a proposed Education Commission, while exiting the BC Council of Public Sector Employers due to high costs, with 1978-79 fees over 43,000 and projected 1980 costs around 100,000.
At Loggers' Sports Day in Dawson Creek three power saw events and an axe throwing contest highlighted the competition. Jeny Knott won the 80cc class with 12.3 to claim top honors, followed by Herb Mineault and Warren Ross. Len Cunningham led the 80cc to 100cc race with 35.2, ahead of Roy Cunningham and William Carielle. Elaine Cunningham won Ladies Axe Throwing with 12 points, Jean Cunningham was runner-up with 9, and Cheryll Cunningham placed third with 8 points. Sponsors included CFI and Chetwynd, Peace Wood Products, Taylor, and Finning Tractor.
A text on global earth and urban artworks notes monumental pieces by Christo Oldenberg and Smithson, with Dean Ellis using natural elements for earthworks. It discusses Corridart in Montreal halted by the mayor, and a range of public art forms from talking booths to street murals, highlighting funding and politics.
Notice outlines a call for an Attorney General review of the judicial system and local council input from Chetwynd toward the N.C.M.A. event in June at Quesnel. It also lists results from a regional logging sports meet in Dawson Creek and Chetwynd with winners in power saw, spike driving, and sculpture events, plus an auction benefiting the Boy Scouts.
A reader blasts the paper for errors in an article titled Child Drowns, correcting the date to April 29 and noting the incident involved a missing plank over a foot bridge, not a fall through ice. The missive accuses staff of bias toward social events and local politics and calls for more careful reporting.
A dense list of daily airings across networks featuring classic shows like Sesame Street Gunsmoke Ryan's Hope Edge of Night Mary Tyler Moore and Hawaii Five-O. Includes NHL Playoff coverage CBC News and special attractions such as The Secret Army and Five Star Theatre with multiple time blocks and channel changes.
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