Disabled People Deserve Inclusion in B C Human Rights Code
Letter writer urges citizens to lobby MLA Don Phillips and Labour Minister Jack Heinrich to add disability as a protected characteristic under the British Columbia Human Rights Code. The author references 1981 as Year of the Disabled and cites a 1980 Speech from the Throne pledge to prohibit discrimination in services, facilities, accommodation and employment. The note is signed by Dave Jaffre of the B C Coalition of the Disabled with Vancouver and Chetwynd identifiers.
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United Nations
B.C
British Columbia
Legislative Assembly
Labour
Jack Heinrich
Dave Jaffre
Coalition of the Disabled
West 2Nd
Vancouver
Wgr
P.S
Don Phillips
Chetwynd
Mainstream Canada Readers of weeklies are the real losers
Worth argues the postal strike hurt small business and community papers hardest. He notes big firms offset via own delivery or couriers, while 1,100 community newspapers suffer delays, layoffs, and higher loan costs. He urges outlawing essential service strikes to protect local press and readers.
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W. Roger Worth
Postal Service
Canada
Lioness Club pledges support to the CNIB
A CNIB talk given by Charles Bailey, district administrator for Prince George, outlines services for the blind and visually impaired, including rehabilitation, counselling, and the Talking Book Service. He notes CNIB's funding from public donations and contracts, and mentions local fund-raising efforts by the Legion Ladies Auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Bailey
Prince George
C.N.I.B
Chetwynd Lioness Club
Bailey
Vernon
B.C
U.B.C
Chetwynd
Lioness Club
C.n.lb
Eddy Baker
Friends of
Toronto
Interst
Wise Owl Club
United Way
Chetwynd, the Ladies Auxilliary
Legion
Lion Dick Montgomery
Helen
University Place
Pension hike boosts Ottawa seniors monthly cheques
The federal health department announced a 3.2 percent cost of living increase for monthly pension payments starting next month. The old age security pension for 65 plus rises to 221.74, the maximum guaranteed income supplement for singles to 222.62, and for couples to 171.64 per person, with a higher spouse's allowance to 393.38.
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Ottawa
Federal Health Department
Television Schedule Fragment for September Dates
A dense, OCR like listing shows daytime and evening programs from September 16 to 22, naming shows such as Edge of Night Barney Miller All in the Family CBC National News and sports events. It lists times with many program titles and network notes without coherent narrative.
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Ben Wicks
Barney Miller
Sheriff Lobo
Mark & Mindy
Alice
Archie Bunker
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