Hudson's Hope Demolition Derby crowns Car 777 winner
About 1,100 spectators paid 3.00 to watch 35 or more cars crash at Hudson's Hope 2nd Annual Demolition Derby on June 18. Car 777 driven by Colin Bennie and Lance Bennie from Fort St John beat out Car 67 from Hudson's Hope in a head to head finale, with Powder Puff winner Car 41 from Chetwynd. Prize packages totaled gate proceeds and contingents, including tires, jackets, oil, and trophies, all benefiting the non profit event.
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Hudson’s Hope
Colin Bennie
Lance Bennie
Fort St. John
Randy Gullickson
Tim Stiemer
Hudson’s
Peter Haagsman
Ralph Stevenson
Monaco
Peace Country Rentals
Chetwynd
Claudia Holland
Cindy Robertson
Auto Marine
Proctor
Shannon Trucking
Tim Wood
Mr. Autobody
Harv’s Resort
JB Services
North Country Rebuild
Greg Cupples
Allan Levers
Carol Cordoner
Bill Schauberger
Cecilia Larson
Jamie Haagsman
Sherie Stevenson
Tentative BC nurses settlement ends two week strike
A tentative settlement was announced after all night talks between the BC Nurses Union and the Health Labor Relations Association ending a two week strike. Ratification votes likely start Tuesday for 17,500 nurses and 144 facilities. Picket lines to come down as normal work resumes, though overtime bans may continue until a signed deal.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
B.C
Health Labor Relations Association
Nurses’ Union
Association
Robert Weston
Weston
Jerry Miller
RCMP Opens Vancouver Regional Complaints Office
The Commission plans to open more regional offices in Canada to handle public complaints about RCMP conduct. The Vancouver office was chosen due to workload distribution with 25 percent of members in British Columbia and 40 percent of complaints arising there. Since 1983 the Force has received about 2,000 complaints annually, with BC averaging 747 and Yukon 19. numbers may rise as the new complaints process becomes known.
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Commission
Canada
Vancouver
Commisson
British Columbia
Yukon Territory
Yukon
RCMP
Solicitor General of Canada
Ottawa
Canada Post unveils record 2.5 billion investment plan
Canada Post announces a five year 2.5 billion dollar capital program aimed at service improvements across infrastructure processing and delivery. The plan follows a 96 million dollar annual profit and 8.3 billion mail volume in 1988/89 with gains driven by volume and efficiency.
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Canada Post
Canada Post Corporation
House of Commons
Donald Lander
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