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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Nov 02, 1983
Page
1
Dawson Creek trustees approved in principle a policy on teaching the origin of life, directing objective, balanced presentation of concepts and a diverse set of materials. The measure, circulated since August 1983, passed unanimously with revised wording.
Chetwynd Customers will be first to use a scanner checkout at Shoppers Food Mart. The store's registers are equipped with a scanning system that reads each item's bar code as it passes the terminal. The system is programmed with both price and description for every item.
Cantor plans to convert its Chetwynd forest licence into a tree farm licence. Public hearings set for November 8 and 9, chaired by Minister Tom Waterland. Application visible in September at BC Forests offices in Victoria Prince George Chetwynd Dawson Creek Fort St John Mackenzie and Fort Nelson. If approved, Cantor would implement intensive silviculture including restocking 40 000 hectares to boost allowable annual cut for Chetwynd and Fort St John sawmills.
Interest is high as incumbent Charles Lasser faces challenger Tom Wilson Sr for mayor. Six vie for three alderman seats: Joan Chesley, Bunne Hoffman, Willard Dunn, Don Hicks, and Bob Walkden. Glynn Rogers is acclaimed as School Trustee for the Chetwynd area.
Council reviews sign policy for Chetwynd Industrial Park with ministry input on signs reading Industrial Park plus arrows. Break in at Kal Tire leads to tire thefts. suspects fled. Shoppers Food Mart expansion from Mackenzie to Chetwynd lists managers and store details.
Canfor delegation led by Jim Gorsline and Bob Clarke toured Chetwynd and Fort St. John to gauge a trial shipment of about 7000 cubic meters of poplar logs to China. An abundant but over mature poplar resource in the Peace Country has limited end use, with costs of harvesting and transport hindering profitability. The company aims to develop Asian demand for poplar first through log shipments, then assess conversion to end products at local facilities.
The Moberly Lake and District Golf Club's October 23 1983 general meeting featured Chair Keith Playter praising directors for finishing work on the course to qualify for a final RFAP grant. The club bought a second hand fairways mower and greens mower, installed power lines, built and fed the greens, and added a sun deck and accessible improvements. Six NEED program workers aided by Tom Wilson supported course projects and lessons. A donated 20 by 40 clubhouse was moved in with a foundation, water and sewer lines installed, and electrical power connected. Greens were completed with irrigation, repairs, and reseeding. washouts were addressed, fencing added, and wells and trees established to protect the course, with ongoing alterations for accessibility and future improvements.
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