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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Oct 28, 1981
Page
1
Howard Nemtin of Nemtin & Associates told a Chamber luncheon that residents face two main factors in retail planning. The first is where to shop and the second involves social value, offering opportunities to drive around or simply get out.
Heinz Mueller presented a plan to convert the old Our Lady of Peace Church into a Lions Den with daily use by Lions and Lionesses, senior citizens, Girl Guides, Brownies and Boy Scouts while allowing possible relocation to the campsite opposite Don Titus School.
The council received a letter from the Red Cross Society requesting recognition of November 15 to 21 as Winter Safety Week. The letter, on behalf of the Red Cross Water Safety Service, urged issuing a proclamation in the local newspaper. Council agreed to receive the request.
A letter describes Council support for College Laborers Training Program students doing sidewalk work this fall and plans for winter dugouts at baseball diamonds. Provincial Girl Guides adviser Monica Hautala visited Chetwynd with sessions in Dawson Creek Taylor and Chetwynd, meeting Pack Companies and District Council members. A noon luncheon honored Hautala, and an engraved spoon was given for her Guiding service. Schafer Safety Service sought a $1000 business license deposit refund, sparking debate and a defeated motion. Kosick proposed leasing land near BC Rail for a truck trailer yard to link with piggyback freight, pending Council approval.
Shifts in labour market trends and rapid advances in training require more women in the workforce. By 1980 sixty to seventy percent of new entrants will be female, prompting employers to expand opportunities in non traditional roles and training. The Women's Office, created by the Provincial Ministry of Labour, promotes job opportunities for women in fields like microelectronics, management, and manufacturing. Contact Dawson Creek 782-5296 or Victoria Zenith 2210 for information on funding and programs.
In Chetwynd C Lasser and Bob Walkden filed for Mayor as two incumbents seek reelection among five candidates for two Alderman seats Vern Braaten and four newcomers Ken Berg Joan Chesley Barry Forner and Mike Schmok. In Hudson Hope Jacob John Dick is elected mayor by acclamation and two candidates Norman George Gulley and Heinz Heiber plus newcomers Byron Lorne Eldridge and Carolyn Janzen vie for three Alderman seats.
Two Ministry of Environment officials urged the council to install a weather station at Chetwynd Airport to aid aircraft by providing current conditions for incoming flights and flight plan confirmations. The system would record temperature, wind, speed, rainfall, and snow depth, with 200 square feet of office space and a 100 by 100 foot instrument area, in an open location free of obstructions.
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