So Long for New Canadian Business by Garth Turner
In 1978 gold cost about $230 US and the Canadian dollar traded at 84 cents. The banking prime stood at 11 percent while savings offered 8.5 percent. Turner, a Toronto Sun columnist, confirms this is his last piece for two months as he runs for the Tories in Halton Peel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto Sun
Halton-Peel
Canada
Bank of Canada
Gerald Bouey
Sears
the Bay
Simpsons
John Chretien
Brian Mulroney
Iron Ore Company of Canada
Parliament Hill
Trudeau
Paul Cosgrove
Mr. Doom
Venice
Paris
Williamsburg
Neighborly News and the Quiet Power of Caring
A nostalgic column celebrates neighborly deeds across towns. It recalls Jerry and Edith Marek sheltering nestling swallows after a mishap, community aid for a family affected by leukemia, and neighborly support during illness and surgery, highlighting Prairie solidarity and civic spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swan River Star and Times
Jerry
Edith Marek
Mareks
Marek
Edith
Prairies
Tisdale
The
Recorder
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Manitoba
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By Garth Turner
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Ontario
Quebec
Maritimes
M.P. Paul
Montreal
Jacques Languirand
Bjorkdale
CSP Foods
Hudson Bay
Taylor Dyck
Griffin
Doug
Blair House
Vulcan Advocate
By Fred McGuinness