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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Sep 10, 1985
Page
1
Published weekly by Alaska Highway Publications Ltd. Rates listed include 11.00 per year for local subscriptions and 20.00 for foreign countries, with single copies at 25 cents. Publisher and Sales Director Norman C. Picco can be reached at 788 2246 for inquiries.
The mayor and council decide to send four of six aldermen plus the mayor and administrator to the UBCM convention in Vancouver September 18 to 20. Even non running aldermen may attend. Costs are high with six rooms at 75 to 100 dollars per night and meals, totaling about 4000 dollars, suggesting saving 2000 dollars by cutting rooms. Also booked six rooms for next year’s Vernon UBCM. Cantor tax appeal means the district must pay 30 to 40 thousand dollars this year, lowering next year’s budget. The mayor and council should monitor expenditures closely.
British Airways said it has withdrawn 22 JT8D-15 engines from service and is replacing combustion chambers after X-ray checks flagged potential flaws linked to the August Manchester crash that killed 55 aboard a British Airtours Boeing 737. All other engines cleared. four daily flights canceled briefly.
At an international pharmaceutical conference in Montreal Maj. Peter Rollason of Zimbabwe warned that while modern drugs and anabolic steroids could theoretically create a mental and physical superman in soldiers, pre medicating would be dangerous. He urged reliance on well trained infantrymen operating within normal limits.
Northern Lights College will start dancing instruction under the Royal Academy of Dance from September 9 with Anna Westgate of the Chetwynd School of Dance teaching all classes. The fall schedule includes adult jazz and ballet, recreational jazz for youth, baby ballet tap, plus courses in basic surveying, log scaling, air brakes, bookkeeping, keyboard and typing, computer basics, babysitter training, first aid courses, creating magic with flowers, and karate. Call 788-2248 for registration and calendar pickup.
Open letter from M C E Schmok to Mayor Lasser and council arguing against the decision not to expand boundaries to include Chetwynd Forest Industries sawmill. He warns of higher taxes on residents inside the district, urges immediate expansion to balance industrial, commercial, and residential interests, and cites disproportionate tax burdens and loss of funds to Victoria.
The Echo invites community letters with real names and addresses, to be signed, typed, and double spaced. The editor may condense or reject submissions and will not print anonymous or pen name letters. Drop off at the Echo office or mail to Box 750 Chetwynd BC VOC 110.
An oldtimers poem from Vancouver contrasts aging skaters with hardy youth while noting the BC Liquor Distribution Branch has removed several American wines. Four Oregon wines and two Washington state wines were flagged for Mesurol content, with seven Northwest wines delisted for this reason. Canadian Oldtimers Hockey Assoc.
A scrambled listing shows a TV schedule with show titles and times interspersed with stray words and partial entries. The fragmentary block includes programs like Fraggle Rock and Coronation Street alongside incomplete notes and nonprogram terms, creating a cluttered, unclear timeline.
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