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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Sep 26, 1984
Page
2
Checho newspaper in Chetwynd published weekly at South Peace Publishing Ltd lists subscription rates Canada 11.00 per year foreign 20.00 per year and single copy 25 cents. Second Class registration 2141 Bunne Hoffman Publisher.
This week marks a Granny Seymour centennial celebration when her patchwork quilt was sold to Mr and Mrs Ralph Chetwynd and later donated to the Chetwynd Public Library, now displayed at the Caboose Museum. The library’s value reaches 35000 with books and building.
Audrey Laboucane of Fort St John, in the city for 27 years, is named to the board of the B C Housing Management Commission by Lands, Parks and Housing Minister Tony Brummet. She co-owns P and A Venture Ltd with her husband and works as a realtor, with four daughters. She chaired the B C Winter Games in Fort St John this March and led the Northern B C Winter Games committees, and she is a charter member of the Fort St John Toastmaster Club. Brummet praised her broad business and community experience.
Initial results from Farm Credit Corporation Canada indicate 1984 asset total about 116.3 billion dollars, down 1.2 billion from 1981. Equity fell from 85 percent in 1981 to a lower level, with total net worth dropping to 95.6 billion dollars, while total farm debt rose 17.5 percent to 20.73 billion.
Liberal Leader John Turner blasted the 40 member cabinet as too large while Ed Broadbent cautioned it may not hinder government if bureaucracy is controlled. Business leaders welcomed the mix, praised Michael Wilson as finance minister, and Quebec officials noted regional balance. Six women in cabinet drew praise from women's groups. Flora MacDonald was highlighted for employment and immigration. Premier peers urged cooperation across Ottawa and provinces amid the new administration.
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