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Chetwynd The Echo in Chetwynd, British Columbia
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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
May 28, 1975
Page
2
Readers argue for capital punishment and police resolve
Brendon Moore writes that society must deter crime with capital punishment until better solutions emerge. He warns that ignoring murders and assaults invites extinction or a new dark age and criticizes abolition as weak and dangerous to police, urging decisive action to preserve civilization.
Lone Prairie Gymkhana Highlights Local Riders and Races
The Lone Prairie riding club held its first season gymkhana with builds for Pee Wees Juniors and Seniors, including stakes pole and scurry events plus novelty races. Winners named for each class, followed by a pot luck campfire gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Prairie Riding Club
Terry Bedell
Newt Bedell
Lois Hudson
Brenda Nikirk
Bret Cox
Fay Bedell
Val Stannard
Kenny Nikirk
Brenda Nikir
Dale Bedell
Doug Nikirk
Smoke Signals from Moberly Lake
Opinion piece reflecting on generational change and teen behavior across decades. It compares youth today with the author’s youth, recounting personal memories from farming in Ontario, childhood challenges, and views on responsibility, fear, and parental authority. The piece ends with a defense of teenagers and a critique of claims that the world is deteriorating due to youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.C
Ontario
Gillies
Press Tour at FSJ Airport and Yukon River Route
A FSJ airport press tour outlines a pack train trip across the northern Rocky Mountain country to Williston Lake and a wild water run on the Peace River by jet boat. The schedule includes an Alaska Highway wilderness segment at Mile 200 with horseback riding and fishing, gold panning demonstrations by Jessie Starns of Taylor, and a closing banquet at Mackenzie Inn with gifts for visitors. The group departs for FSJ on Saturday morning with a return flight to Vancouver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FSJ
Rocky Mountain Country
Williston Lake
Peace River
Alaska Highway
Wilderness
Mile 200
Taylor
Peace River International Press Tour
Jessie Starns of
Mackenzie Inn
Hudson's Hope Library revamps hours and notes rise in April borrows
The Hudson's Hope Library announces new hours starting June 1 with Monday and Thursday evenings and Wednesday and Saturday sessions. Librarian reports 1168 books borrowed in April, up 453 from 1974, prompting calls for a larger library. The Peace River libraries group held its annual meeting April 26 with delegates from Fort St. John Dawson Creek Peace River and other towns. News items include visitors Miss Marjorie Clark from Prince George, local families visiting, and condolences to Leonard Lysne on the May 13 death of his brother Julius Lysne in Stockholm Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson’s Hope
Leonard Lysne
Julius Lysne
Stockholm
Wisconsin
Canada Smoking Habits Stable Despite Daily Increase
Health department statistics show Canadians 15 and over remain split with 53 percent non-smokers and 47 percent smokers. Women smokers rise since 1965 while men decline slightly but remain higher overall. regional differences show Quebec heaviest smoking, Ontario more non smoking women, and Prairie provinces fewest male smokers among regular smokers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Health & Welfare
Canada
Quebec
British Columbia
Ontario
Prairie Provinces
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