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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Oct 08, 1980
Page
2
Fifteen years ago the Chetwynd Parks and Recreation Commission complained about damaged Community Hall after dances. Exit doors broken walls scrawled on stamps tried on jambs and ceiling footprints appeared. They urged tougher organizer responsibility but kept high maintenance costs as a hurdle while seeking greater hall use.
A rural gossip column notes weather, events, and greetings from Chetwynd and nearby towns. Patricia Taylor wins 100000 in Western Express Lottery. several visitors and guests are listed, including families from Kamloops Prince George and Nova Scotia. Weekend hockey season begins and local teachers are highlighted for skating instruction in town.
In a letter from Leo Rutledge of Hudson's Hope, the editor argues that while foreign buyers have acquired 250000 acres of Peace River land, the land itself remains intact and usable, urging proportion and caution. He contrasts concerns with past hydro and Alcan projects destroying valleys and warns against debt and exploitation by lenders.
Dave Barrett says conservation remains a top NDP priority while the Socreds push back toward W.A.C Bennett era growth. Last week the government abolished the Environment and Land Use Committee Secretariat, ending integrated land use management from the NDP era.
B C Hydro appoints Chris Boatman as project manager for the Site C hydroelectric development. Since 1973 he has been construction manager at the G M Schrum station installing units 9 and 10 and also managed the Peace Canyon project to be completed this year. He will oversee all Site C activities and coordinate the water license application. If approved, he will design, construct, and commission the project and serve as primary contact with government agencies municipalities industry landowners the public and media.
This week's Nae notes list events such as October 9 1874 Mounties at Fort Whoop Up Alberta October 11 1875 Icelanders reach Winnipeg October 13 1812 General Brock dies at Queenston Heights Ontario and October 14 1957 Lester B. Pearson wins Nobel Peace Prize for Suez crisis at the UN The piece discusses the ELUC environmental review process and criticisms of energy ministry personnel in Victoria, urging cautious, balanced resource development amid political shifts and energy policy debates.
Readable fragments show a CBC Quebec schedule with program titles across mornings afternoons and evenings for Thursday October 9 and Friday October 10. Notable entries include News programs Sports dramas comedies with classic shows like Mork & Mindy Happy Days and The Rockford Files alongside Children’s and Canadian fare.
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