Tentative nurse agreement sparks BC labor dispute
In Vancouver the proposed 27 month contract for 12 500 BC nurses offers a 44 percent wage rise totaling about 24.4 percent for 1980 with a monthly starting wage of 1 450 dollars for few years of education, drawing protests from unions and employers.
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Camping fee hike hits Canada’s national parks
OTTAWA CP It will cost campers at least 33 per cent more to pitch a tent in one of Canada’s 28 national parks this summer Parks Canada announced Tuesday it will increase camping and recreational fees April 1 the first such increase since 1979 The fee hikes are necessary to keep pace with higher operating costs and to bring rates for national parks in line with those charged in private parks a
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B.C. Rail reports 1979 results with net loss despite income
The 1979 statement shows operating revenue of 125 826 and expenses of 121 370, yielding a 4 496 operating income before other charges and a net loss of 48 135 after interest and credits. Reimbursements for Fort Nelson Extension reduced costs by 8 888 000, and year faced rail car shortages, Gibraltar Mine strike, reduced lumber shipments, and a 47 day Peace River bridge loss. A December union strike cut swit ching and freight revenue by about 4 million.
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Lagerfeld Length Show Sets Range From Micro to Maxi Skirts
Paris AP Karl Lagerfeld at Chloe presents a versatile length theme with crotch-high micro-skirts to ankle-length maxis and pants to the ankle. Flared skirts with low waists paired with double-collared blousons, quilted jackets, and subdued bronze palettes. colorful accents in fuschia and blues. Also notes raincoats, prints, and black evening styles.
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Coalition urges shift from doctors to practical health workers
Ottawa group representing unions and social bodies tells federal Medicare inquiry that preventive care and community services should replace doctors in routine tasks. It cites 20 percent of hospital beds used for patients could be cared for at home or with visiting workers and calls for public health nurses to make house calls.
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Look Up and Live Safety Warnings For Farm Equipment
Hydro warns farm customers and dealers across British Columbia to avoid contact with overhead powerlines. The campaign includes films articles and Farm News segments under the Look up and live theme emphasizing check for lines when using irrigation pipes hay conveyors ladders and cranes. Last year an irrigation pipe incident killed at least one person and injured two others in the interior.
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Provincial plan boosts help for handicapped students
The province will cover additional education costs beyond local per pupil shares to support roughly 600 severely handicapped students in about 14 programs including Woodlands School and Vancouver's Children's Hospital. The exact funding level awaits an interministerial report, but ministers have set aside enough to meet anticipated needs.
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