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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Sep 29, 1971
Page
2
A Globe and Mail feature lauds the Chetwynd Metis Housing Project as a major sociological breakthrough for about 40,000 mixed white-Indian Metis in British Columbia. It notes the project to date has housed no families but is already being studied nationwide.
H A Smitheram, president of the B C Association of non status Indians, says non status Indians feel unwanted and isolated. He notes provincial and federal authorities pretend they do not exist and that non status Indians lack aboriginal rights and adequate federal or provincial aid, unlike some provinces that offer grants and loans. The group is largely poor and uneducated and feels overlooked.
The Globe notes Mayor Frank Oberle of Chetwynd in British Columbia spearheaded a plan to aid non status Indians in Moccasin Flats. He expanded municipal limits, secured land, and funded services enabling the community to build housing and sell lots for one dollar each. The province later offered $1,000 home owner grants to the new owners.
With land and grants secured, Metis planners, under Dr John Lenox, arranged a long term loan from Central Mortgage and Housing Corp. Construction began this summer. 37 homes planned, 20 by year end. Gene Rheaume, housing director in Ottawa, calls the project the most exciting and important of its kind in the country.
The Globe and Mail notes Louis Gladue, a Metis resident of moccasin Flat, as an example in a project to include native people in the town. He explains his simple life in Chetwynd with water from a spring, a wood stove, and gas lamps, while urging recognition and affordable housing for non-status Indians.
Grace McLane CNIB Chairman thanks people of Chetwynd and district for campaign support. A total of 550 dollars was collected. Special thanks to Maureen Westgate Mildred Sandborn and auxiliary members for canvassing. Gratitude also to Cantor Elks Royal Purple and Ladies Auxiliary for donations.
MP R J Barrie outlines replacement of the family allowance system with the Family Income Security Plan FISP. The program bases benefits on annual income family size and children's ages with new monthly amounts for under 12 and ages 12 to 18. Adjustments include age based floors and 33 cent per $100 income deductions above the floor. The plan, developed with provinces and groups, aims to alleviate poverty for working families.
A father and son banquet closes the season for the Minor Baseball league on Thursday September 30 at 7 p.m. in the Legion Hall. Awards will be given to winners of each club in their class. Bring uniforms if available and fathers are urged to attend with a full house desired.
The two 500000 volt powerlines from Hudsons Hope will gain capacity as first stage series capacitator stations near Kennedy 85 miles north of Prince George and McLeese 30 miles north of Williams Lake near completion. When operable this fall, the stations will allow one line to carry full Bennett Dam output if the other is disrupted, a major Canada wide upgrade.
Parents wishing to enroll their daughters in the Brownies Guides or Rangers are invited to a registration meeting at Windrem School gym at 8 p.m. on October 5. All parents are urged to attend and the movement seeks more leaders in the Chetwynd area to support the programs.
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