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Chetwynd The Echo

Location

Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada

Date

May 28, 1980

Page

2

Community Guiding Row Highlights All Round Card Honor

Readers lament lack of coverage for a Girls Guide All-Round Card award at Windrem Elementary Gym. Editor admits oversight, notes denial of photo access, recalls prior guides like Denise Girard and Denise’s Brownie start, urges leaders to inform officials to avoid future coverage gaps.

Janice Nordlund Guiding Chetwynd The Echo Windrem Mrs. Thompson Larsen

Mainstream Canada No need to complain

W. Roger Worth argues Canadians are among the world's wealthiest with high living standards. He notes affordable energy and food, a welfare system, and low hunger, while contrasting global crises and distant turmoil to question the prominence of Canada’s problems.

W. Roger Worth Quebec

Scottish sailor resumes bid to row Atlantic to Ireland

Kenneth Kerr, 28, from Port Seton near Edinburgh, sails from Blackhead Harbor at 11 30 a m EDT bound for Ireland in a 13 foot craft for a second try at crossing the North Atlantic 2100 nautical miles away. He had paused in 1979 after capsizing in rough seas and slept in his boat overnight before resuming the attempt.

ST. John’s APC North Atlantic Kenneth Kerr Blackhead Harbor Ireland Port Seton Edinburgh Scotland Kerr

Young sailor Kerr eyes 85 to 90 day Ireland voyage

Crossing the Atlantic in 1979 Kerr left Canada May 1 and was rescued 58 days later 775 nautical miles east of St Johns after his boat capsized in high seas. In 85 to 90 days he plans to reach County Clare Ireland in the same boat now with a roll bar. The Bass Conqueror was abandoned last year after rescue but drifted to the Irish coast. It is a modified Orkney spinner radio equipped for sea survival.

Atlantic Canada St. John’s Kerr County Clare Ireland

Focus on Patsy Kurjata Focus in Our Community

Patsy Kurjata describes her journey from a remote area childhood to earning a Grade 10 certificate at Northern Lights College in Chetwynd. She reflects on early schooling struggles, discouragement, and the transformative impact of Adult Education on her confidence, social life, and ability to engage with media and peers. She urges others to pursue education opportunities.

Patsy Kurjata Patsy Buzz Stanley Paul Northern Lights College Chetwynd Northern Lights

BC Wins Top Financial Rating From Moody's

MLA Don Phillips notes Moody's Investors Service in New York has assigned British Columbia a triple A rating, the highest North American credit grade. The move signals long term provincial fiscal strength and confidence in provincial management.

British Columbia North America Moody’s Investors Service of New York

Chetwynd Chit Chat on BC credit rating and youth events

Taxpayers hear how BC crown corporations will gain from a triple A credit rating with lower borrowing costs. The message links the rating to plant investment and jobs, aiding BC’s economic health while noting upcoming local events and community updates. Irene’s poem about enduring love closes the notice. Robbie Larsen trains Girl Guides in Cassiar and Fort Nelson.

B.C British Columbia Robbie Larsen Chetwynd Girl Guides Cassiar Ft. Nelson

Province credit rating praised by MLA Don Phillips

A provincial message highlights a strengthened economy and the highest credit rating in North America. Don Phillips, MLA, credits four years of solid governance while opposing NDP critique. The text also touches on hospital history, mobile dental clinics for Chetwynd and Hudson Hope, and local community events such as Loggers Sports Day and Baton Pageant judging in Seattle.

North America NDP Chetwynd Hospital Society B.C Victoria Chetwyd Dennis Corke Chetwynd Hudson Hope

TV Schedule fragment for early June listing shows

The text is a fragmented TV guide stapled with channel blocks and shows for Joe Ri jee, Bob McLean, Beyond Reason, All in the Family, Mary Tyler Moore, Beachcombers, and CBC News Night Final. It lists daytime and evening lineups across multiple programs including sports, news, specials, cartoons, and movies with dates around Monday June 2 and Tuesday June 3.

Rnoon Bob McLean Beyond Reason All In the Family Beachcombers Mary Tyler Moore Woon Edge of Night Take

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