Poetry of the Week honors readers from British Columbia
A local page features readers from Tappen and Langley B C with verses quotes and light clips. It includes notes from Charlie Warren visiting Langley and recalls Edmonton and Boissevain turtle derby jokes plus town pride in Hamiota and Manitoba Pool Elevator lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Warren
Langley
B.C
Charlie
Guy and
Eleanor Miller
Ada
Jack Houck
Fred Venables
George Duchart
Jack Coombs
Boissevain
Manitoba Pool
Reggies Ramblings on football’s wild second halves
Local column notes Mark Twain and Red Skelton quotes as inspiration. It highlights a chaotic football weekend with the Winnipeg Bombers trailing 10-25 at halftime but rallying to 28-29, and the Hamilton Tiger Cats overcoming a 3-23 deficit at halftime to win 27-23, offering fans dramatic, heart-pounding action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg Bombers
Edmonton Eskies
Hamilton Tiger Cats
Regina Buffies
Trudeau plans six months of constitutional reform debate
Ottawa editorial weighs Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau pushing constitutional reform for six months to a year. It notes plans to implement phase one by July 1, 1979 and phase two by July 1, 1981 with or without provincial agreement. It warns of partisan politics and calls for broad national accord and a possible referendum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Pierre Trudeau
Trudeau
Canada
Britain
Also Mentioned on This Page
Philip Fraser
Tappen, B.C
F.E.A
Mary Bull
Allan Cumming
Wimp
Bruce Lemon
Dad
Junior
L. L. Brown
Wanda McConnell
Nee Sunley
Edmonton
Spike the Turtle
Klip ’N Beatty
Doug Beatty
Winnipeg
Bruce Klippenstein
Calgary
Manitoba
West Coast
United States
Alberta
Spike
Sunny Alberta
Hamiota
Doug Vickery
Dawn McConnell
Gordon Killah - Hamiota
Reggie
Mark Twain
Red Skelton
Ramsey MacDonald
BY Peter Ward
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