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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Nov 12, 1980
Page
2
A reader thanks donors and volunteers for a CNIB rehabilitation fund drive totaling 1408.07 dollars. A second letter commends local women volunteers clearing ice and notes the do nothing socialite remark. A third letter comments on a candidate forum and ward council dynamics with emphasis on women's roles.
Reminiscences recount mornings saddling Goldie with oats on the pommel, bearing cold in bearskin chaps, and riding to dances at North Swan Lake. The author recalls a faulty buggy dash, a split dash with a tree, a stranded car on ice near Sean Lake, and a pull by Norval Hay’s team to rescue the vehicle.
In Ottawa the Employment Minister Lloyd Axworthy urged direct job creation to offset cuts from the prior Progressive Conservative government. He told Parliament unemployment would be worse without Liberal measures and cited budget forecasts predicting over one million jobless. Conservative criticisms focus on energy policies and cuts harming oil and gas hiring.
This week two years ago it was announced that a government Agent's Office would open in the Foothills Building in Chetwynd in November. Civil marriages and births were moved from Dawson Creek. Services included Autoplan and Motor Vehicle Branch. Village Council faced tendering policy questions regarding the Village Public Works Building. Don Swanton of Chetwynd Custom Builders asked for transparency to avoid favoritism. Clerk Andy Teslyk said tenders were by word of mouth, but council could issue tenders openly. Alderman Dunn said fast construction justified the method. Five years ago construction began on a veneer plant costing between one and two million dollars.
A Canada defence survey finds 58 percent expect war within ten years and 73 percent back compulsory service for men while 45 percent endorse it for men and women. Support varies by region, with Atlantic provinces strongest and Quebec lowest. Only 34 percent show interest in joining the armed forces, and air force tops preferred branches.
A fragmented broadcast guide lists morning to late night programming including Sesame Street News Rockford Files Nature of Things 10 000 Day War and Night Final. It shows a mix of children shows sports news dramas and specials with stations like CBC presenting daytime and prime time lineups.
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