Dangerous Snowmobiles Near Rail Lines Warned by CP Rail
Winter 1971-72 saw a four fold rise in snowmobiler deaths near tracks, with two youths killed near Lachute Quebec and others narrowly escaping in Dryden Ontario. CP Rail intensified patrols to stop trespassing and potential derailments, warning fines up to 100 dollars for operators on railway property.
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Lachute
Quebec
Dryden
Ont
CP Rail
SN. Colbourne
Prairie Region
Ken W. Reynolds
Canadian Pacific
Department of Investigation
Portage
Tax Free Zone Method for Capital Gains Explained
The article outlines inventory rules for capital property on December 31 1971, detailing deemed costs for personal use assets and VD values for publicly traded securities. It explains that only gains or losses after January 1 1972 are taxed and provides examples contrasting actual cost, VD value, and selling price to determine taxable gains or losses. It also notes a home exemption for principal residences and recommends two government publications for capital gains guidance.
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Tax Office
Income Tax Department
Temptation to expand exports risks Canadian consumers
W A Mill of Toronto, president of the Meat Packers Council of Canada, warned at the council’s annual meeting that expanding exports by siphoning domestic meat supplies would raise prices for Canadians and threaten Canadian jobs. He urged national marketing channels for exports and cautioned against provincial maneuvers that would pit provinces against each other in long-term contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meat Packers Council of Canada
Canada
Council
W. A. Mill of Toronto
Wena
Mill
Thearliamentary Committee
Food Prices Inquiry
Butcher Cartilage? Meat Price Analysis by Oshawa Group Leader
A Toronto meat sales director explains beef profitability in detail from farm to dining room. He shows live weight 42 cents per pound, dressed carcass value around 75 cents, and waste byproducts. overall gross profits average 15 percent, with labor and other costs driving breakeven at 16.5 percent. He notes beef draws customers despite marginal margins.
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Fred Marshall
Toronto
Oshawa Group Ltd
Meat Packers Council of Canada
Marshall
Oshawa Group
Davis Won't Respond To Added Pressures
Fisheries minister Davis told west coast union members he would not yield to calls to raise the herring quota. He touted dogfish bonuses and subsidies, claimed herring recovery, urged sewage treatment upgrades to protect salmon, and said the department would defend B C estuaries while halting related coastal development projects.
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Fisheries Minster
Davis
West Coast
United Fishermen and Allied Workers Union
Flora Bank
Skeena
B.C
Squamish
Nanaimo
Northumberland Channel
Pawley resigns Manitoba Housing chair to name Currie
Howard Pawley relinquishes chairmanship of the Manitoba Housing and Renewal Corp and appoints deputy urban affairs minister Andrew Currie to the post effective February 1. Pawley cites heavy workload and time constraints. he remains minister responsible for the corporation.
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Howard Pawley
Manitoba Housing and Renewal Corp
Pawley
Andrew Currie
Defects Found in Quebec School Buses Across Boards
The Quebec ministry of transport reported mechanical defects in over half of the 6,343 buses examined since September. After inspections, 29 buses were taken off the road, 121 given a week to repair, and 3,005 others had 48 hours to fix minor faults.
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Quebec
Quebec Ministry of Transport
Aluminum plates offered for printing and lining use
Aluminum plates measuring 23 1/16 by 35 inches are available from Vopni Press Ltd in Portage la Prairie. One side is clear aluminum suitable for lining buildings. Plates are sold in packages of 25 for 8.95 dollars. Phone number 857-3427.
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Vopni Press Ltd
Portage LA Prairie
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Lamont Travel Service
McMaster Funeral
Tts
Oesumre
Zenith
Christianson, Ltd
John Deere
Austin Credit Union
Austin, Macgregor and Gladstone
Austin
P. B. Ewen
Man
Bladstone
R.A. Burnaine
Wacgregor Office
K. K. Schroede
Food City
Ontario
Strait of Georgia
British Columbia
Katrim
Currie
Mary Maxim
Ralph
Fabric Centre
Sask
CFRY
The
MacGregor Lions Club
Manitoba Consumers’ Bureau
Province of Manitoba Consumers’ Bureau
Province of
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Consumers’ Bureau
Office of the Rentalsma
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