Canada in a call for unity across languages to save the nation
A long letter from two correspondents abroad urges Canadians to embrace bilingual education and multilingual exchange to strengthen national unity. It argues a divided Canada risks weakness abroad and proposes concrete steps such as bilingual signs, school language teaching, interprovincial visits, teacher exchanges, and pen-pal programs. The message ends with a citizen call to action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Penfield
Truly Canadian UNICEF gift stationery set
A UNICEF year round stationery collection for 1978 features works by five native Indian artists including a Thunderbird design donated by Clarence Wells of British Columbia. Proceeds fund UNICEF programs for nutrition health clean water and education. items and brochure available from the BC UNICEF Committee Vancouver. For a new Salad treat mix apple celery sour cream and Swiss cheese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unicef
British Columbia
Clarence Wells
Unicef Committee
West Hastings Street
Vancouver
B.C
P.O
Tourist Information Centre welcomes summer tourists in 78
The Tourist Information Centre at the junction of Highway 97 and Highway 29 greeted its first summer visitors of 78 from Rotterdam and Canada including Davidson Sask Whitehorse Cassiar Chase and Delta. Enquiries covered hospitals doctors clubs schools churches and outdoor life. Rodeo parade drew crowds despite rain and the Little Giant smiled as the season opened.
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Highway
W.A.C. Bennett Dam
Rotterdam
Netherlands
Davidson, Sask
Whitehorse
Cassiar
Chase
Delta
Rodeo
Alaska
Edmonton
Mackenzie
Hythe
Kinuso
Alta
Sardis
B.C
New crops tested in southeastern Saskatchewan and Manitoba
Agriculture Canada's New Crop Development Fund helped finance a project by King Grain Limited of Chatham Ontario to test soybeans and sorghum in the southern prairies. The study found these crops can be grown successfully with early planting and no early frost in suitable areas. The work was conducted last summer.
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Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Agriculture Canada
King Grain Limited
Chatham
Ont
Prairies
North Region leads BC in 1977 hotel occupancy
Region H posted an average 89.5 percent occupancy last year, far above the province, with a 20.1 percent gain and minimal room-rate increases. Food costs rose modestly to 21.55 per occupied room, while guests per unit averaged 1.44. PRAHTA promotes PRAHTA Region H tourism.
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British Columbia
Fort St. John
Dawson Creek
Fort Nelson
Alaska Highway News
Cariboo
North
Yellowhead
Peace River-Alaska Highway
Prahta
P.O
B.C
Deafness Ignored Despite High Hearing Disorder Load
Analysis notes that more people suffer from hearing and speech disorders than several major illnesses combined. Yet hearing loss receives less attention, support, and understanding than heart disease, cancer, blindness, tuberculosis, venereal disease, multiple sclerosis, or kidney disease.
Victoria Cabinet Minister Outlines Year Round Duties
In Victoria the Legislature dominates the schedule, with daily sessions from 2 to 6 pm and evening sittings, while Cabinet committees meet regularly. A minister notes ongoing duties year round, including travel to Vernon, Duncan, Prince George, and Vancouver for talks with business leaders and industry groups, and a Friday morning session allowed a Williams Lake plywood plant opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
British Columbia Development Corporation
Williams Lake
Tom Waterland
Barrett Attacks McClelland on Health Speech on Non-smoker's Day
Victoria column reports Opposition Leader Dave Barrett denouncing Health Minister Bob McClelland for urging BC residents to quit smoking on May 31. Barrett calls the speech sanctimonious and argues rights without responsibility erode public health funding. McClelland cites costs of smoking under the medical plan as over 200 million annually.
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Tony MacGregor
Victoria
Dave Barrett
Bob McClelland
McClelland
NDP
B.C
Health Ministry
Barrett
Ministry of Health
Think small by Jim Smith on Canadian Parliament reform
Canadians with skill run for Parliament but backbenchers and junior ministers are ignored in Ottawa. The piece argues MPs lack influence, cabinet turnover is high, and civil servants fix policy. It calls to empower standing committees to amend policy and restore democracy by giving elected officials real oversight over spending.
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Lions
British Columbia
Tom Tait
M.p.s
Ottawa
M.P
Confederation
P.M
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Unity
Santiago de Los Caballeros
Dominican Republic
Little Giant
United States
Canadian Forestry
Association
and Your Provincial Forestry Association
Victoria Comment
Treasury
British Columbia Chamber of Commerce
Vernon
Duncan
Social Credit Constituency Association
Prince George
Columbia
Yukon
Don Phillips
Victoria Bureau
America
Jim Smith
Tary
Banana Republics
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
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