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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Oct 17, 1973
Page
2
Farmers lament a restless hunting season with gates left open and fences down enabling cattle to roam. Some hunters ignore permits and ethics, using ammunition for target practice, causing stock losses including a cow and calf. Moose and elk season ends November 18, but bad conduct risks resident trust.
A letter criticizes the absence of an inquest into the dog shooting of "SShad Rack" in the Village of Chetwynd. The writer notes the cowardly act, details the dog’s suffering after a close range .22 bullet, and questions who might know the identity of the unknown shooter while grieving owners cope with loss.
Harold Nichols of Jack Fish Lake Rd received a 350 fine and 30 day license suspension for impaired driving on October 5 1973. Steven Blue paid 300 in fines for driving without license, without insurance, and with a defective vehicle. Louis Ethier faced an impaired driving charge on July 24 1973. trial October 11 1973 resulted in dismissal. Les Paul was found guilty of common assault and fined 250. Mrs Rosenall reported a killed Hereford cow and calf. investigation continues. Agriculture Canada reports 350 new insect species identified last year.
In a reflective column the editor defends remarks about a Chetwynd teacher and poetry, recalling Shaw and Remarque while sparring with critics. He issues apologies for tastelessness but stands by the ideas behind them, praising Canadian poets and noting Remarque's death and a family anecdote before listing local visitors and community notes.
The Chetwynd Hospital admitted Lenois Blue Theftoon Wong Richard Ketola Beatrice Davis Beverly Walker Kathy Garbitt Richard Watson John Yighter Fred Hamen and Jason Ferris this week. Discharges included Richard Redenbach Mark Embree Harold Foster Clifford Young Jenny Nicholson Gordon Blair Richard Ketola Timothy Brown James Peters Kathy Garbitt Lenora Blue Arlene Lalonde Pauline Andrews Beverly Walker. John S Stewart comments on a shooting incident involving Shad Rack and a household mutt, noting the assailant’s identity remains undisclosed.
A concise quotation from Henry David Thoreau praising the ideal of leisure as opposed to constant labor. The line envisions a world where humankind enjoys rest and contemplation rather than unremitting work.
A Thanksgiving service will be held at St Peter's Church in Hudson Hope on Oct 14 by Rev. Pearke of Chetwynd. After service there will be a supper and vestry meeting at Mike Richmonds. Rev. Pearke will be the next resident priest for North Peace River Parish and moves to Fort St John in December.
The proposed BC labor code, criticized by Construction Labor Relations Association president Chuck Connaghan, would force renegotiation of unions whenever a contractor changes methods or materials. This, he warns, would cause chaos, discourage new methods, and dim the province’s construction future as government pressures modernization.
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