Policy Shifts on Crown Land Rents and Labour Code Changes
The message outlines new Crown land recreational lot rent policy setting first year rent at two percent of land value with a 200 to 400 dollar cap. It notes funding for Sierra Yoyo road maintenance and confirms steps to curb illegal secondary picketing by requiring LRB ruling on allied picketing. It also explains a Labour Code amendment making the right to sue presumed, unless proven inappropriate, to curb unlawful actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yoyo
Hemet
Fort Nelson
Sierra Yoyo
Labour Relations Board
LRB
Commons approves tougher rape laws in Canada
The Commons approved a bill to replace rape and indecent assault laws with a three tier system of sexual assault offences in the Criminal Code. It would allow husbands and wives to be charged, tighten evidentiary rules, and remove the mistaken belief and recent complaint defenses. Senate review and royal assent expected in fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
The
Commons
John Gamble
Justice
Jean Chretien
Gamble
York North
Toronto
Flora MacDonald
Chris Speyer
Senate
MacDonald
Ronson
August garden notes urge careful planting and feeding
August brings mature fruits and flowers while days shorten signaling autumn. Plan a late winter and early spring garden, replanting time for annuals, and ongoing maintenance. Feed camellias, perennials, azaleas, rhododendron, cymbidium orchids, and citrus and avocado trees, with proper soil pH and iron where needed.
Travel Centre Prepares for August Opening
The Tourist Information Centre counselors report July guest book total of 1606 visitors amid varied weather. Inquiries focus on local camping, area points of interest, jobs, and B C overall. Staff spent hours preparing the new Information Centre and expect to be ready by the first weekend in August.
Banff Park to mark 100th birthday with hot springs revival
Banff National Park plans a 12 million dollar project to restore the Cave and Basin hot pool, reopen the large pool, and build a replica wooden bathhouse for its 1985 centennial celebration. Interpretive trails will explain geology and warm-water ecosystems, with Vermilion Lake nearby hosting unusual vegetation and wildlife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Banff National Park
Banff
Vermilion Lake
Victoria union launches first full strike with big war chest
The British Columbia Government Employees Union prepares its first major strike backed by a $20 million strike fund and a $15 million line of credit. The piece notes health rules blocking mineral water use at Upper Hot Springs on Sulphur Mountain, plans to rebuild the hot springs, and the origin of the national park system around the springs discovered by Canadian Pacific Railway workers.
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Alberta
Tom Ross
Canadian Pacific Railway
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Pacific Vocational Institute
CP Air
Vancouver
Gordon Dupont
Sea Island
Dave Cox
Guy Wong
Judy Wickstrom
James Ng
Rose
B.C
Banff Park
Chetwynd
Goodbrand
Goodbrand Construction Ltd
Construction Division
48Th Street
Pioneer Place
Lynda Martin
Bev Paquette
T.K. Recreation Center
Northern Lights College
Temple
Linda Scarfo
Joan
Nission
Business Banque Fédérale Development Bank de Développement
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