Leapin Lou Fontinato and Canada’s private property fight
Former hockey star Lou Fontinato, now a beef farmer near Guelph, battled for fair land compensation after losing his farm to a 1980s reservoir project. An Ontario Real Estate Association film frames his story alongside broader worries that private property rights erode as governments rezone and seize land.
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Lou Fontinato
Montreal Forum
Vic Hadfield
Fontinato
Guelph
Grand River Conservation Authority
Guelph Lake
Conservation Authority
Leapin
Lou
Ontario Real Estate Association
Canada
NDP
Pal
Newfoundland Stance on Dominion Union in 1914
In 1914 P T McGrath noted Canada’s fertility for union was premature. He cited Newfoundland’s prosperity and contentment as reasons to reject proposals for dominion union, despite calls for closer ties with Canada and Gladstone’s warning about ministerial errors.
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Canada
William Gladstone
Newfoundland
Prairie resilience outshines fears of mass exodus
An Open Letter from Langley BC argues against depopulation fears in the 1980s Prairies. It cites oil wealth in Alberta and Saskatchewan, hydro exports from Manitoba, cultural revival, and recent prairie efforts to aid distressed 1985 crop families. It asserts people stay home to support each other despite weather, strikes, and coastal criticisms.
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Prairies
Fraser Valley
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Prairie Life
Pierre Berton
Promised Land
Gerald Friesen
Canadian Prairies
Red
Rockies
Canada history highlights from October 26 events
On October 26 in 1774 Congress invited Canadians to join the colonies in opposing Britain. In 1844 Ottawa University opened, marking milestones in Canadian history and higher education.
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Congree
Canada
Ottawa University
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Echo
Hamiota Echo Publications Ltd
P.O. Box 70
Hamiota, Manitoba
Romoto
Community Newspapers
U.S.A
England
F. D. (Don) Venables
Community Newspapers “Association
P.T. McGrath
Shannee “Say
Toronto Sun
By Fred McGuinness
the Advance
Langley, B.C
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