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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Oct 27, 1987
Page
2
The Echo invites letters on community topics with local relevance. Letters must include the writer’s real name and address, cannot be anonymous, and may be condensed or rejected at the editor’s discretion. Submissions can be dropped at the Echo Office or mailed to Box 750, Chetwynd, B.C., VOC 110.
Editorial on progress of town projects. Don Swanton notes the Banquet Room usable for drama with great acoustics and a linked hallway for workshops and luncheons. The Multi Purpose Hall faces minor delays due to weather but is near schedule with 19 stalls and 25 applicants. Lindstron Contracting corrected initial bolt issues at no extra cost.
Premier discusses wide benefits for British Columbia from the Canada United States free trade agreement noting stronger Pacific Rim ties with Japan. BC exports to Japan in 1986 dominated Canadian shipments, with coal lumber pulp copper and aluminum leaders. Government urges moving beyond natural resources to new products and services, including telecom software and remanufactured goods, to attract investment and diversify the economy.
Final statement from the Chetwynd Man-in-Motion Committee thanks donors and workers for a successful tour support effort. Special mention to chairperson Joan Chesley now in Terrace, B.C., whose leadership helped raise about half the funds. Other thanks go to Sharon Larsen and the team.
The Chetwynd and Area History Book Society plans a manuscript ready for publication early in 1989. Support efforts by purchasing a Membership Card priced at $5.00 per person. Those who buy by October 31, 1987 will be Charter members.
A reader letter challenges the ethics of abortion and the value of unborn life. The writer, Alie Haagsman, laments abortions in the U S and Canada, accuses society of neglecting children and dehumanizing fetuses, and asks whether we have the right to terminate a life without interference from government, fathers, or religious critics.
Dr Andrew Ross led a turnout for the Man-in-Motion cause raising $5,124.15 with donations of $4,315.15 and merchandise sales of $809.00. The period ended with a net balance of zero after withdrawals and refunds, while a list of charter members and supporters was noted.
Dr. Andrew Ross, the Medical Health Officer for the North Okanagan Health Unit, is named Medical Health Officer of the Peace River Health Unit. He replaces Dr. Ray Marsh who moves to Victoria Central Office due to ill health. Ross plans regular Peace River visits from Vernon after prior roles in the Northern Interior and Government Medical Services Branch. Eleanor Lawrence, Health Unit Manager.
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