Ghoulish Affair Halloween Event at Chetwynd Center
The 4th Annual Ghoulish Affair is set for Friday at 6 00 p m at the Chetwynd Recreation Center. Parents are advised to escort children to washrooms, discourage running, wear freely moving costumes, guide them through activities, follow traffic signs, report issues to orange pumpkin volunteers, and note the haunted house may be scary for younger kids. Kids should receive a goody bag on exit.
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Chetwynd Recreation Center
Jesus
God
Bethlehem
Jesus Christ
Interest in a Chetwynd swimming pool grows
Community interest surges for a town pool. A meeting is set for October 30 at 7 30 PM at Country Squire Family Restaurant to form a pool committee led by Jill Barton Jean Hicks and Danniel Rothlisberger urging residents to attend and push for a community indoor pool.
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Parson's Pen: Autumn Warnings and Readiness for Christ
Roy Hubbeard urges readers during fall to prepare for winter and Christ's return. The column blends seasonal reflections with biblical calls to repentance, urging personal readiness and offering the Echo as a platform for pastors to contribute.
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the Echo
District hires replacements to maintain services in Chetwynd
Mayor explains that four vacancies are replacements not new positions. Public Works Foreman and Mechanic/Operator shifts, Clerk/Secretary, and Deputy Clerk openings are being filled to cover staff departures. Two hires already filled are local residents, no new staff added, aiming to avoid higher taxes while sustaining service levels. The mayor thanks departing staff for their years of service.
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Chetwynd
Weisgerber Returns to Politics in 1972 Election
Weisgerber, after private business and letting Marshall run, reenters politics in 1972 to challenge Marshall. The Socreds’ Phillips wins by 23 votes amid a tight race with 42 percent for each, McIntyre two percent, and NDP 14 percent led by John Watkins. A ten day recount narrowed the margin from 26 to 23 votes.
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UNICEF Halloween Appeal by British Columbia Chair
A letter to the editor notes Canada has the highest per capita UNICEF support. It highlights last Halloween raising over 2 million dollars for UNICEF in the developing world to fund health care education nutrition and clean water. Readers are urged to have coins ready when children visit with UNICEF boxes on Halloween night.
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