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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Oct 03, 1979
Page
2
This week October 3 1959 20 Years Ago note asks all interested skaters to attend the rink this Sunday near the Little Prairie Cafe to assist with completing essential work. The Chinook weekly is free from the Chetwynd Chamber of Commerce with delivery by Donald Grant and contact Don at 481.
Mainstream Canada is resilient with fast job growth driven by small and mid sized businesses. Canadians enjoy affordable housing, relatively low inflation, broad social support, rich energy potential, and strong immigration interest, while critics warn of deficits yet overall living standards remain high.
A Vancouver Board of Trade piece argues about who counts as a worker beyond unions and wages. It stresses that professionals, managers, volunteers, housewives and self employed are workers too and calls for a broader view to boost productivity and curb inflation.
The author reflects on eternal youth, love, and a God of Love, rejecting hell and vengeance. They urge humility, mercy, and equality, arguing death is a passage rather than an end and that life is temporary, urging resilience and continuation beyond loss.
BC hotel industry reports its best year since 1973 and anticipates a brighter 1980, driven by a weak Canadian dollar, gov promotion, US fuel shortages, discount airfares, and rising international group charters. Northern BC development adds 35 planned or under construction hotels and over 2,000 rooms. Local items note residents visiting from Alberta, a civil wedding at Masset, and illnesses among residents.
The shift from named cuts to personalized styles reflects women seeking individual image and comfort. British influence and advanced salon methods reduced talk during precise, signature cuts, with results revealing themselves after home styling. Rene Vincent of the Allied Beauty Association notes industry aims to elevate haircare quality.
Community news from Chetwynd covers yearbook quotes, school contacts, and notices. Reports note Mary Saunders at the Peace River region council meeting in Prince Rupert, visitors from Medicine Hat, Mae McGraw attending library courses, Ann Vicente hosting guests from Dawson Creek and Fort St. John, and moving plans to Nelson BC. Also updates on Hudson Hope Guides Brownies and a Girls pathfinder group, plus a training seminar in Fort St. John and Thanksgiving wishes.
J. Trent Beatty, an investment executive on loan from Midland Doherty Ltd., organizes a payroll deduction system for Canada Savings Bonds. The payroll campaign is active in British Columbia and the Yukon, even though cash purchases begin October 9. The 1979-80 CSB series offers an average yield of 10.25 percent to maturity in 1986.
Edmonton publisher J P O Callaghan told a convention that strikes and new papers could spark renewed competition among circulation managers. He urged editors to write for readers and readers to focus on local impact, while stressing advertising as essential to survival.
The T V Trust Fund donations from the community near the halfway point this week. Donors include Philip Franz Peace Country Rentals and Sales Chetwynd Business Services Fehr Construction Co Ltd Kenneth Bettin J Andrew Teslyk William Siedel Kenneth A Sulz Chetwynd Motors Ltd Ken and Doreen Harris Arden Smith Royal Canadian Legion Branch No 258 Gerry s Food Mart.
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