McGeer dismisses artichoke plan in British Columbia
Science Minister Pat McGeer rejects a Powell River environmentalists proposal to grow Jerusalem artichokes for ethanol. He notes global experiences show high costs and contends British Columbia’s natural gas is the best path to reduce oil imports. He cites future ethanol potential with further R and D.
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Powell River, B.C
Pat McGeer
Powell River
Jerusalem Artichokes
Bob McClelland
Five
Victoria
Sunshine Coast
Vancouver
Westcoast Transmission
Vancouver Island
McGeer
Martin Rossander
Israel
South Africa
New Zealand
Japan
Europe
Brazil
B.C
B.c.’S
Canada
Declining dollar will hit consumers
The faltering Canadian dollar is set to raise prices for imports and consumer goods. Officials predict about a five percent rise in U S purchased goods by September as costs for imported fresh fruit and vegetables climb amid record-low currency levels and higher import fees.
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Toronto
Next
U.S
Keith Dixon
Canadian Importers’ Association
Dixon
Canada
Europe
Ford Motor Co. of Canada Ltd
Ford
General Motors of Canada Ltd
Mentally Handicapped Book Attracts UN Interest
A 20 year old mentally handicapped woman from Surrey British Columbia wrote Mentally Handicapped Love. The book, full of grammar errors and unfinished sentences, is praised for naivete and charm.
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Surrey
B.C
United Nations
Marie Putman
Pickled toe cocktail missing its main ingredient in Yukon hotel
Tourists line up at the Eldorado Hotel in Dawson City as the famed Sourtoe Cocktail loses its essential toe for the second time in just over a year. Manager Peter Jenkins fears the toe is packed with hotel boxes during renovations and hopes it will be found.
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Dawson City
Yukon
Eldorado Hotel
Peter Jenkins
Dick Stevenson
Robert Service
Stevenson
Alice Lawrence
Fort Saskatchewan
Alta
Gary Young
Ladner
B.C
Louie Lykins
Warren Allmand
Pierre Berton
Money supply drives Canadian inflation concerns says Fraser Institute
Dr Michael Walker of Fraser Institute warns about 30 percent excess money in Canada and says Bank of Canada and government now recognize overshoot of money supply targets set in 1976. He argues inflation risk remains until money growth aligns with the targets.
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Dave Hankinson
Vancouver
The
Fraser Institute
Canada
Michael Walker
Economic Research Organization
Bank of Canada
Governmt of Canada
Katimavik Volunteers Busy in Hudson Hope Projects
Katimavik workers in Hudson Hope for 11 volunteers under Project Group Leader Ann Marie Konas undertake four projects. Volunteers refurbish artifacts, repaint a museum, clear land for a baseball diamond, work inside the arena, build tent sites and picnic areas at Portage Mountain Yacht Club, and will assist in schools as aides this fall. Konas calls the response excellent and notes donations of furniture and lumber. They will stay until October when a new Ontario group arrives.
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Katimavik
Hudson Hope
Ann Marie Konas
Hudson Hope Historical Society
Portage Mountain Yacht Club
Konas
Ontario
Bankruptcies Fall in British Columbia in First Half
BC bankruptcies dropped to 720 in the first half of 1981 from 884 in 1980, while Canada wide filings rose to 15,510. June saw a minor rise in BC to 122 from 112, but officials expect the provincial downward trend to continue.
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Vancouver
B.C
Canada
The
Superintendent of Bankruptcy Reports
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Artichoke
McClelland
Jerusalem
Anne Marie Konas
Revelstoke, B.C
Mentally Handicapped Publishes
Lyne Bourdages
Dennis Bellmore
Neil Mcinnes
Lucy Wareham
Susanne Dufresne
St. Peter’s Anglican Church
Jenkins
Lawrence
Little Vii
Harvey Henderson
Chetwynd
B.C. Voc
Insurance Services
Lois Nelson
Chetwynd Centre
49Th Avenue
Land & Gravel
McDowell Industries Ltd
General Contractors
RED Baron Restaurant
Mohawk
Royal Canadian
Legion
the Legion
Dorothy Braaten
Peaineniaer
Goldcap Motor Inn
T.V
Telex
Atre
7Th Ave
Prince George, B.C
Beauty Lounge
Pioneer Mall
Chetwynd, B.C
Sukunka Glass
Hobby Glass Safety Glass
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