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Chetwynd The Echo

Location

Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada

Date

Sep 10, 1980

Page

2

Windrem Elementary and C.E.S.S. opening student counts

Fifteen years ago Windrem Elementary and C.E.S.S. enrolled 766 students. Twenty five years earlier the school population stood at 36. Hospital costs for a 33 bed facility were estimated at $700,000 with the South Peace Hospital Improvement District bearing about 38 percent or $266,000 in taxes. The liability, plus 5 percent interest, would total about $400,000 to be paid over 20 years at $20,000 annually. Five years ago Sa-Gee-Twyn Day Care was noted.

Windrem Elementary C.E.S.S South Peace Hospital Improvement

Chetwynd Hi Chit Chat Centre Opens Officially

The Chetwynd Hi Chit Chat Centre officially opened with Mrs. Don Phillips cutting the ribbon on Saturday September 6. MLA Don Phillips sent greetings for the project. The piece notes a 2 year old multichannel TV service demonstration in Prince George attended by a village representative. The item weaves community notices including parenting group sessions starting January and various local visits and houseguest updates. The Echo staff extend best wishes to Carl and Thelma Schmok on their move to Kamloops.

Don Phillips Chetwynd Prince George the Echo Carl Thelma Schmok Kamloops Mike Chetwynd Business Services

Cancers strike young adults in osteogenic sarcoma cases

Vancouver report notes osteogenic sarcoma affects mainly teens and young adults with about 1,000 North American cases yearly. Survival hinges on early detection before spread. cure rates drop sharply once cancer reaches organs, especially lungs, with slow tumors offering better odds than fast ones.

Vancouver Terry Fox North America

Oppose Ottawa six million constitutional ad campaign

A Canadian critic condemns a six million dollar federal advertising push on constitutional reform as wasteful, manipulative, and harmful to federal provincial talks. The piece urges direct public engagement via speeches and tours, noting Quebec and Alberta considering counter campaigns as British Columbia echoes.

Canada

Sept history highlights from Acadia to Calgary

The notes span Sept 10 1621 Acadia becomes Nova Scotia Sept 11 1915 railway builder Sir William Van Horne dies Sept 13 1759 Wolfe defeats Montcalm on the Plains of Abraham Sept 16 1893 Calgary incorporated as a city Saskatchewan critiques federal acts as ill timed amid ongoing negotiations warning of manipulative advertising increasing distance between public and government

Acadia Nova Scotia William van Horne Wolfe Montcalm Plains Saskatchewan

Poll shows Canadians favor priest marriage rights

A Gallup poll indicates a majority of Canadians support allowing Catholic priests to marry. The 65 percent today mirrors 1970 levels, with Catholics rising to 61 percent support and Protestants dropping from 81 to 72 percent, signaling shifting attitudes between denominations.

Toronto Gallup

Difficult session for BC MLA Brummel notes many reforms

North Peace River MLA A J Brummel reflects on British Columbia's six month long Second Session of the Thirty-Second Parliament which adjourned August 22, 1980. He cites achievements in hospital construction forestry reform Employment Standards Act wage growth Crown Land sales and energy regulation while warning of ongoing changes and future initiatives including Denticare and Utilities Commission Act implications. Public appearances and union meetings are planned for September in Fort St John Fort Nelson Prince George with site openings and a busy schedule ahead.

A.J. Brummel M.L.A. North Peace River British Columbia Alex Fraser Fort St. John Fort Nelson Union of British Columbia Prince George

What’s New Hydroponics System Highlight

A featured hydroponics unit promises soil free gardening with automatic feeding reservoir for year round growing of salads tomatoes or flowers. Market Makers Inc announces this in Woodbridge New Jersey with address 900 Route 9.

Hydroponics Market Makers, Inc Woodbridge N. J

Canadian TV Schedule Highlights for Daytime and Night

A listing of programs across afternoon and evening slots including Summer Festival Beyond Reason Happy Days King of Kensington All in the Family and sports news the lineup features Hill page items such as Eight is Enough Walt Disney Take me up to the Ball Park and CBC News with Night Final Five Star Theatre at 7:30 and late night shows like The Good Life Police Woman and The Fifth Estate.

Yoon Summer Festival Beyond Reason Happy Days King of Kensington All In the Family IOON Charlies Angels Anoon ING Walt Disney Take Ball Park The CBC National News Reach For the Top Three's Company Fifth Estate Phoenix Team CBC National News Night Final Police Woman

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