CNIB Eye Glass Drive Highlights New Reading Machines
October is CNIB Month with drop boxes for old eyewear. Fort St. John hosts an Open House October 10 11 where CNIB demonstrates equipment including the Kurzweil Reading Machine once costing 60000 now 16000. Machines translate print to Braille and record via computer. CNIB aims to place a local counsellor by January 1990.
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CNIB
Canadian National Institute For the Blind
Canada
Northern Lights College
Fort St. John
Delta
Eurika
Peace River
Prince George
CMB
Lions Club
Optometrists Office
People’s Drug Mart
Peace River Rally Honors Baden Powell Birthday 1989
Linda Garland Area Camp Advisor thanks supporters for photographs at the Peace River Area Rally held September 23, 1989 celebrating Lady Baden Powell's 100th birthday.
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Peace River Area
Lady Baden
Linda Garland
Operation Eyesight Universal Thanksgiving appeal note
A reader praises Operation Eyesight Universal and links its sight restoration work to a personal hilltop view. The letter urges giving the gift of sight to cataract patients in the Third World for 25 dollars, and provides Western Canada contact details in Calgary.
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Operation
Eyesight Universal
Third World
Operation Eyesight Universal
Canada
P.O
Stn
Calgary
Alberta
Head Injury Awareness Month Proclaimed in BC
Dear Editor the press release proclaims October as Head Injury Awareness Month and announces the third annual Pacific Coast Brain Injury Conference to be held October 19 21 1989 at the Sheraton Landmark Hotel in Vancouver BC It cites 6000 annual head injuries in British Columbia and notes trauma teams and neurosurgeons improve survivors contact details for Mr Bill Fraser and Mr Jack Scollon for more information
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British Columbia
Sheraton-Landmark Hotel
Bill Fraser
Jack Scollon
B.C. Head Injury Association
M. Schneider P
Echo publisher salutes town's 30th anniversary tribute
Del Folk thanks readers for including Jo Anne and himself in the 30th anniversary celebration. He recalls Chetwynd as the friendliest town and praises The Echo's proud past and bright future.
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Chetwynd
The
Echo
del Folk
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