Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Backed by Canadian Chamber
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce urged the federal government to take early steps to support a Mackenzie Valley natural gas pipeline tapping Alaska and the Arctic. Delegates urged maximizing northern employment and environmental protections, while a $5 billion project seeks NEB approval later this year. The meeting also debated export taxes, land use, Canada US relations, biting insect research, and granting Northwest Territories provincial status with resource negotiations.
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Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Mackenzie Valley
Alaska
Canadian Arctic
Canadian Arctic Gas Study Ltd
National Energy Board
U.S
Calgary ‘Chamber of Commerce
Calgary
Canada
Chamber
Canada-Us
Mitchell Sharp
United States
John Walker
Sault Ste. ‘Marie Ont
Northwest Territories
Petition Dismissal Sought Over Manitoba Election Challenge
Premier Schreyer and returning officer George Epp ask the Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench to dismiss Alfred Penner's Controverted Elections Act petition challenging Schreyer's Rossmere win. Penner alleges Epp is a Mennonite minister and ineligible, a claim Schreyer and Epp deny. If needed, Schreyer would invoke a provision allowing election validity despite minor errors.
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Sal Schreyer
George Epp
Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench
Alfred Penner
Winnipeg
Rossmere
Penner
Epp
Mr. Schreyer
Schreyer
Epps
Bell Named Conservative House Leader in Canada
Opposition Leader Robert Stanfield announced Tom Bell of Saint John Lancaster as the new Conservative House Leader. Bell, 50, replaces Ged Baldwin of Peace River who steps down after 1968 tenure and will chair a new parliamentary strategy committee. Robert McKinley Huron, 45, becomes chief opposition whip, succeeding Bell.
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Tom Bell
Saint John Lancaster
Conservative House
Robert Stanfield
Mr. Bell
Ged Baldwin
Peace River
Mr. Baldwin
Robert McKinley Huron
Snowmobilers Told To Lessen Demands
Snowmobile convention in Vancouver hears provincial officials urge BC snow vehicle group to curb park access. Robert Ahrens notes parks are limited and clash with skiers while Forest Service urges a plan for crown lands. Delegates push for open use on public lands with helmet mandates and restrictions only where scientifically justified.
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Vancouver
Robert Ahrens
British Columbia Snow Vehicle Association
BCSVA
Harry Marshall
B.C. Forest Service
B.C
Feed Grains Policy Termed A Swindle
Roy Atkinson of the National Farmers Union condemns the new federal feed grains policy as a fraud and a swindle against western grain producers. He cites the Agricultural Products Board prices as a smokescreen and warns of lower prices, quotas chaos, and dangerous impacts on farmers, both western and eastern, as the Wheat Board shifts to a monitored price system.
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Roy Atkinson
National Farmers Union
Atkinson
Agricultural Products ‘Board
Canada
Otto Lang
Canadian Wheat Board
Agricultural Products Board
Thunder Bay
AFB
British Columbia
Prairie Feed Mills
B.C
Wheat Board
Paper workers strike deepens as exams spark dispute in Ontario mills
At Abitibi Paper Co. in Iroquois Falls and Smooth Rock Falls, Local 90 leader Rene Boucher reports workers facing exams in breach of the contract. Local 90 and 133 still refuse to ratify the company-wide deal amid wage gains and conditions disputes. Meetings set for October in Toronto to resolve the standstill as two other locals in Thunder Bay also withhold ratification.
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Iroquois Falls
Ont
Abitibi Paper Co. Ltd
Rene Boucher
United Paper Workers International Union
Abitibi
Smooth Rock Falls
Manitoba
Quebec
Boucher
Here
Toronto
Thunder Bay
Plumbers Group Had Own Office in White House
Howard Hunt testified to Senate investigators that the White House special investigations unit known as the plumbers group had an office door labeled with the word plumbers. The office was in the general maintenance section, and the label clarified the unit’s purpose to plug leaks of information. David Young, a former aide, also had the word plumbers placed on the door.
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White House
Howard Hunt
Senate Watergate Committee
Special Investigations Unit
Plumbers Group
David Young
Hunt
Native Housing Grants Announced Across Regions
Grants totaling 2.3 million to aid Metis and non status Indians fund home repairs and materials. Ontario Metis and Non-Status Indian Association leads with 339,000, while others include Alberta 825,000 and BC 405,000. New Brunswick project also aids Prince Edward Island. Saskatchewan Metis Society grant pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urban Affairs Department
Yukon Association of Non
New Brunswick Association of Non Status Indians
Union of Nova Scotia Indians
Native Association of Newfoundland and Labrador
New Brunswick Association
Prince Edward Island
Saskatchewan Metis Society
Moon rock gift to Canada by Apollo 17 crew
A moon rock and a Canadian flag carried to the moon and back by Apollo 17 astronauts will be presented to Governor General Roland Michener. United States Ambassador Adolph W. Schmidt will present on behalf of the people of the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland Michener
United States
Adolph W. Schmidt
CFI Assets To Crown Corp In Manitoba Ruling
Justice Israel Nitikman ruled about 4 million dollars of the Churchill Forest project assets be turned over to a crown corporation. The decision also transfers day-to-day operations at The Pas pulp and paper plant from a receiver to Manitoba Forestry Products Ltd, despite objections from Commonwealth Construction Co. Ltd. and other creditors. The project, placed in receivership January 7, 1971, stems from a 592.4 million loan default claim. earlier orders allowed some creditors to settle at 90 cents on the dollar.
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Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench
Israel Nitikman
Churchill Forest
Nitikman
Pas
Manitoba Forestry Products Ltd
Manitoba
Michael Mercury
Commonwealth Construction Co. Ltd
Vancouver
Justice Minkman
Commonwealth Construction
Manitoba Development Corporation
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Mackenzie Valley Pipeline
Bell
Lucky Doe
Macgregor Herald
macGregor
Member
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association
Manitoba Weekly Newspaper Association
Allen McGregor
Vitor
Plumbers’ Group
Ron Basford
Native Council of Canada
Moon Rock
CFI
Crown Corp
Churchill Forest Industries (Manitoba) Ltd
MP. Industrial Mills Ltd
River Sawmills Co
James Bertram and Son (Canada) Ltd
G. E. Tritschler
Justice Nitikman
MDC
Trimble’s
Portage LA Prairie, Manitoba
Innipeg
McLaren
Jesus
Christ
Heaven
God
AIA
Senate
Jim Werndon
Denwal Pharmacy
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