PetroCan Buys Gulf Stations Shrinks Gas Choice Across Canada
A columnist argues the PetroCanada takeover reduces competition and cargas choices as PetroCan consolidates Gulf Canada assets. The piece notes government support, job losses, and projected closures of Gulf stations in Ontario, plus a shift to one nationwide price. It questions policy and leadership while urging readers to wake up.
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Parliament
Reichmann Brothers
Chevron Corp
Gulf Canada
Phillips
Fina
Bill Hopper
Pat Carney
Reichmanns
Crown
U.S
Ontario
Mulroney
This Week in Canada Historical Dates Snapshots
A compact timeline for August dates detailing key events: 1670 French forces capture Fort Jemsey in New Brunswick from Britain, 1922 Chanak Crisis tests Dominion commitments in Turkey, 1833 slavery abolition in British Columbia, 1846 British Possessions Act broadening tariff powers, 1907 Quebec Bridge disaster kills sixty, 1917 conscription protests in Montreal, 1851 first BC Legislative Council sessions, 1971 Peter Lougheed-led Conservatives end 35 years of Socred rule.
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New Brunswick
Winston Churchill
Dominions
Turkey
Legislative Council of
British Columbia
Peter Lougheed
Pollution claims in the decade shaped by weed killers and PCBs
A local column laments pollution's reach from chimney smoke to farm chemicals like Treflan and Roundup, recalls Hopper Stopper as a dimethoate mix, and notes field banding effectiveness. It critiques media handling of toxic news, cites PCB scares, and reports federal task force actions for hazardous goods movement.
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Yorkton
Bow Island
Altona Echo
Speaking of Canada and its telephones in 19th century quotes
This item presents two quoted remarks about Canada from 1968 and 1850. Carl Dubuc notes Canadians as avid telephone users but not more communicative than others. Thomas Chandler Haliburton emphasizes unity of provinces and vast territorial and commercial potential.
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Carl Dubuc
Thomas Chandler Haliburton
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