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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Nov 30, 1983
Page
2
The article explains how lighting affects energy use, comparing incandescent and fluorescent lamps, and discusses room color reflectance and paint reflectance values. It notes compact fluorescent units and the impact of decor on lighting efficiency, then shifts to a long letter from the Chetwynd Teachers Association defending a protest strike over educational funding cuts and policy centralization.
The Monarchist League of Canada offers about 5000 sheets of color stickers depicting Her Majesty with the Order of Canada and the Canadian Order of Military Merit. Due to a printer's error these sheets are surplus and will be distributed free of charge to readers who request them.
A letter from Chetwynd Secondary Senior Boys Volleyball Coach T Baker requests financial support for the team representing the North Central Zone at the 1984 Provincial A Senior Boys Playdowns in Victoria on November 25 and 26. The aim is 2500 to cover travel costs with any excess aiding the School Athletic Fund for equipment.
This week 15 years ago Carl Frosley was named Firemen of the Year by the Chetwynd Volunteer Fire Department. The award began as a one time honor but expected to become annual. Chetwynd Flying Club volunteers worked on the airstrip where William Hubbard piloted the first landing in a Taylorcraft from Hudson Hope BC. Brinkerhoff Bros completed a new oil hole near a Del Rio site. the hole was dry. MP Bob Barrie spoke at Civic Night by the Chetwynd Chamber of Commerce. Seventh Day Adventists organized a church. Timber wolves reported in the area. Chetwynd’s Little Giant featured on a colour postcard. Three years ago the Chamber hosted a banquet with Jack Greenwood as guest. Cantor announced new appointments, Hal Smith to presidencies and Bert McGraw named successor. Mrs A Buckna named Government Agent for Chetwynd. Premier Bill Bennett accepted a carved Grizzly memento for the Grizzly Valley pipeline completion, with a crowd watching a candle ceremony. Two years ago Agriculture students learned meat cutting at Super Valu. Plans for a Neighbourhood Pub near the Jehovah’s Witness Church were presented. The School Board passed a provisional 1982 budget to the Ministry of Education. The Province will provide Crown Land to extend the village cemetery by about 4.5 hectares adjacent to the current site.
The Peace River Liard Regional District receives 2 110 hectares of Crown land worth 8 355 dollars for a Graham Halfway subdivision community hall at the Graham and Halfway Rivers junction, 55 kilometres west of Wonowon along the Alaska Highway. Minister Tony Brummer notes the land aligns with government policy.
A compact listing shows daytime to late evening broadcasts across networks with soap operas, news, sports, and children’s programming. Notable items include Coronation Street Muppets Do It Yourself programs and late news with sports weather segments amid feature films and entertainment blocks.
The listing shows a December 4 morning to evening TV radio schedule with time slots from 09:30 to 06:30, featuring Rex Humbard Herbert Armstrong Terry Winter and a sequence of programs including International Velvet This is Hollywood Walt Disney Charlie Brown Beachcombers Belafonte Man Alive Nations Business Love Boat and more, concluding with CBC News Corelli and Remington Steele Fifth Estate Madeline and The Drive by Night.
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