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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Nov 08, 1978
Page
2
Publication details list weekly issue timing and subscription costs by region. Canada nine dollars yearly, foreign fourteen dollars yearly, single copy twenty cents.
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 258 leads the Remembrance Day effort in Chetwynd from November 3 to 11 1978. The Flanders Poppy symbolizes remembrance and supports disabled veterans and dependants with financial aid. Proceeds fund living veterans, with volunteers and local citizens thanked for their generosity.
Election for Aldermen in the Village scheduled for November 18 at the Village Office. Canadian or British subjects 19 or older who have lived in British Columbia six months, in Canada 12 months, and in the Village of Chetwynd three months before November 18 may vote. Voter eligibility includes non resident property owners. check the voters list at the Post Office or fill out an on day form if not listed.
CMHC now lends only for single family dwellings in greater Victoria as the housing surplus grows. Officials bar multiple unit projects from loan eligibility while builders are urged to secure agreements for sale. Prices show gentle gains, but some homes in the 70000 dollar range have faced price cuts up to 10000 dollars. Bev Highton of the Victoria Real Estate Board says the market remains stable and rising, with a positive outlook.
The Dawson Creek Chamber of Commerce endorsed MP Frank Oberle in pushing for multi channel cablevision for eleven central and northern B C communities. Oberle argues satellite linked systems could deliver CBC quality programming, noting CJDC is underperforming and current policy shields broadcasters. The plan would alter existing rules and bypass some carriers.
The Vancouver Art Gallery offers free guided tours to individuals or groups, highlighting accessibility and central downtown location at 1145 West Georgia. Director Luke Rombout notes a 40 percent rise in attendance over three years as the gallery grows into a major tourist magnet with 16 original shows last year and a diverse program of contemporary and historical exhibitions.
The Vancouver Art Gallery will devote part of its space starting January 1979 to Emily Carr works permanently. Carrs paintings and drawings form the gallerys largest municipal collection, with 172 works from 1909 to 1942 including Big Raven and Scorned as Timber Beloved of the Sky.
A narrative argues against the myth that small startups cannot endure. It recalls Wilbur and Orville Wright, Henry Ford, and Bombardier seeking bank loans, noting statistics on high failure rates while asserting that most large firms began as small ventures and success is possible.
The piece argues that many so called failures are temporary steps in learning. It notes most entrepreneurs who move from initial setbacks to new ventures succeed, citing market shifts and temporary projects like Olympic souvenir firms. Large firms’ product changes reflect vitality, not failure. It recalls a bank’s reluctance to fund a new magazine and cites Think Small from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.
Air driven nailers and staplers pose risks when used by nonexperts says the Workers Compensation Board. Nailers should fire only on contact, triggers not kept on during transport, and the air supply must be disconnected during adjustments.
Dawson Creek economist Mr. Feferman analyzes Chuck Poulsen’s October 27 front page piece on UIC. He disputes the 90 percent figure, notes regional exhaustions and welfare links, and argues that many exhausted beneficiaries may still need benefits or remain jobless due to limited vacancies and policy.
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