Festival Canada to Celebrate July 1 Across Nation
State Secretary Gerard Pelle ti announced a new and bigger Festival Canada to run throughout July. Events include a Victoria air race reception in BC, Ot em canal race start in Ottawa, National Arts Centre programs, Camp Fortune concerts, Hull raft festival, bicycle race, a Government House lawn circus, school puppet shows, an antique car rally, National Gallery exhibition, canoe and yacht races, NCC park concerts, street dances and fireworks.
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National Arts Centre
CBC
Camp Fortune
Que
Gatineau Park
Hull
Government House
National Gallery
National Capital Commission
Winter bedding from Cayley wood plant aids Alberta cattle
Winter comfort in Innisfail Alberta comes from shavings produced for fence posts at Cayley. The wood by product is used as hay replacement bedding in several corrals and feedlots across the area, improving cow comfort during cold weather.
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Winter Comfort Innisfail
Alta
Alberta
Cayley
In Balance With Nature by John Carew
Editor's Note critiques public attacks on pesticides and inflated fears by outlining a cyclical view of human progress from balance to imbalance. It contrasts farming efficiency, societal advancement, and pest control with consequences when chemicals are restricted, ending with a call to consider emotional counter-appeal.
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John Carew
Carew
Department of Horticulture At
Michigan Inle
University
Nature
Molgat Heads New Research Foundation at St Boniface
Senator Gildas Molgat was named chairman of the newly formed St Boniface General Hospital research foundation. The non profit group aims to raise funds for research not covered by government grants at the 100 year old hospital. The foundation will run a low key appeal to business and grateful hospital supporters. The hospital, founded by the Grey Nuns, is a centre for cart surgery and the board will have 20 to 25 members.
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Gildas Molgat
St. Boniface General Hospital
Molgat
Manitoba
Liberal
Grey Nuns
Teachers Seek Strike Rights in Manitoba
The Manitoba Teachers' Society reaffirmed its desire to seek strike rights. A 172 to 78 vote defeated a resolution to back compulsory arbitration, with about 40 abstentions. Edge Falk argued individual teachers may strike, but a group action would alarm trustees over salary savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba Teachers’ Society
Ed. Falk
Garden Valley
Falk
Vention
Union Seeks Meeting Over CAE Aircraft Layoffs
Union reps from the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers plan to meet federal Supply Minister James Richardson to address layoffs at Winnipeg based CAE Aircraft Ltd. After losing a $5 million US Air Force overhaul contract for 739 jets, about 300 employees face separation as CAE shifts from Air Canada maintenance work moved to Montreal. Jim Goodison questions the promised viable industry as layoffs mount.
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International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Union
James Richardson
CAE Aircraft Ltd
Winnipeg
Air Force
CAE
Air Canada
Montreal
Jim Goodison
Richardson
Labour force drops 16000 in March in Canada
March figures show employment up modestly while the labor force shrank by 16 000 to 8 396 000 as more workers left the labor pool. Unemployment fell slightly to 650 000 while job gains totalled 9 000, with notable strength in construction and agriculture and rising female employment.
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Finance Department
Dominion Bareau of Statistics
Canada
Metro Toronto Sees 35 Percent More New Homes in Jan Feb
George J. Cormack of A. E. LePage Ltd reports a survey showing building permits issued in Metropolitan Toronto during January and February totalled $125 million, more than double the first two months of 1970, signaling a surge in new home construction.
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Toronto
George J. Cormack
A. E. LePage Ltd
Metro
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Victoria
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THE
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Tweed Avenue
Man
H.S. Boron
MacGregor
Servico Centre
Austin
Moilgat
New Research Foundation
Tomary
United States
Prairies
Allah Fir
Mary Maxim ‘Woot
Ralph
Sask. Ave. E
Denwal Pharmacy
Chemis
Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation
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