The family and the state clash over Bill 45
Dave Barrett critiques the Family and Children's Service Act as a Social Credit move that centralizes power in bureaucrats. He notes 1200 submissions were ignored, child rights and due process are weak, and protections for children, especially those born out of wedlock or in care, are not guaranteed. The piece highlights Indigenous children concerns and calls for preserving family rights.
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Family and Children’s Service Act
Social Credit
NDP
Canada
Letter to the editor on Kaiser Resources offer by BCRIC
David D. Stupich MLA Nanaimo voices concern over BCRIC paying top dollar for Kaiser Resources. He notes no new jobs, questions a 55 dollar per share offer, and suggests policy silencing of Kaiser's opposition to Socred policy amid northeast coal funding debates.
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Kaiser’ Corporation
North East
Socred
David D. Stupich
Nanaimo
Noronic blaze claims 118 lives in Toronto harbour
In Toronto Harbour on September 17 1949 the steamship Noronic caught fire killing 118 people. The disaster prompted investigations into ship safety and maritime regulation in Canada.
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Noronic
Toronto Harbour
Gary Mcintyre Opens Accounting Service in Lakeview Building
Gary Mcintyre launches an accounting practice upstairs at Lakeview Credit Union Building while teaching Accounting 103 at Northern Lights College Chetwynd. Former Clerk Administrator for Village of Pelice Coupe for four years, he aims to earn CGA within about ten years. His wife Vivian and children Craig Bryan Cora-Jean and David remain in Dawson Creek, planning a move to Chetwynd. He enjoys camping hiking and church involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Mcintyre
Gary
Lakeview
Dawson Creek
Chetwynd
Chetwynd Chit Chat highlights and gatherings this week
Local notes cover travel to Kamloops and Nelson visitors, a 40th birthday party at Ski hill with roasted pig and dancing, plans for the Chetwynd Hospital Auxiliary annual dance on October 4, and neighbors sharing greetings. Also mentions a black bear scare near Kin Park and bits on residents touring Vancouver and Victoria. A tip explains storing garlic in oil to preserve cloves.
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Ron Keller
Gloria Keller
Chetwynd Hospital
World arms spending grows despite inflation and recession
World Military and Social Expenditures 1980 projects arms outlays near 500 billion dollars, led by the United States and the Soviet Union. Despite global inflation and aid gaps, military budgets rise as development aid lags, with 58 percent of spending by the two powers and 80 percent when NATO and Warsaw Pact allies are counted.
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John Ward
New York
World Priorities
United Nations
United States
Soviet Union
U.S
America
Richard Nixon
Iran
Shah
Nicaragua
Anastasio Somoza
Vietnam
China
Egypt
This Week This Week Pay 15 Years Ago
A retro caption notes events from fifteen years past this week, highlighting notable headlines and community items that marked the period.
Hart Highway paving nears completion near Willow Flats
The 15 mile Hart Highway section between Willow Flats and Little Boulder is rapidly ending, halving the gravel remaining on the Hart. A 9 year glance shows civic effort on projects like a Moberly Lake golf course and BC Railway inspection plans across 1054 miles from North Vancouver to Chetwynd.
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Willow Flats
Little Boulder
Moberly Lake
Chetwynd
The
British Columbia Railway
North Vancouver
Television Schedule Fragments From a Canadian Listing
A dense, OCR like listing outlines daily shows and times across channels from morning to late night. It mentions programs such as Sesame Street Summer Festival Beyond Reason The Good Life MORKING The Muppets and sports coverage with CFL Football and a CBC News lineup.
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Dave Barrett
BCRIC
British Columbia
B.C
Kaiser Resources Wll
Kaiser
LaSalle
Griffon
Niagara
Quebec
Chief Crowfoot
Blackfoot Crossing
J. Martin
Carl
Thelma Schmok
Kamloops
John Maglie
Nelson,b.c
B. Rand
Teacher’s Association
Botsford Golfing
Kin Park
Bill
Sue Ann Frudy
Vancouver
Victoria
Buzzy
Kurjata
Judy
Jim Fumerton
Merrit
Trudy
John Fischer
Don Smith
the Somme
Pear Harbor
Dieppe
Douglas MacArthur
Korea
Georges Clemenceau
P.O. Box
Swede Construction
Clarence Nordland
Gio
Dorothy Braaten
Legion
Auxiliary
Tel
B.C. P.O
Universal Picture
Peserves
American International
United Artists
David Carradine
Keith Carradine
Jodie Foster
Scott Baio
Columbia Pictures
Hanmna Barsera Ord
Scrien
Lae
Hi-Way Laundromat
Hart Hi-Way
TV Guide
Chetwynd B.C
T.V. Channel 5
Metbaiw
Oast
Huntley Street
Friendly Giant
Mr. Dressup
Bob McLean
Wicks
Yoon Summer Festival
Beyond Reason
Happy Days
King of Kensington
All In the Family
ARTE
IG Sports
Rockford Files
CBC
Mark
Mindy
Flappers
Palmerston
Ladies
Ritters
NG Circle Square
WwOw
Sir Winston Churchill
Fantasy Island
Breaking Away
CBC National News Night
Final Five
Star Theatre
Rex Humbard
Terry Winters
Walt Disney
Wayne & Shuster
Marketplace Man Alive
National News Night
Final Five Star Theatre
Beyond
Horst Koehler
White
M.A.S.H
This Land
the Good Life
Three's Company
Fifth Estate
Phoenix Team
CBC National News
Ae É Cary
Ras Og Ore
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