Safety Forum Proposed to Boost Canadian Rail Safety
Canada’s rail industry, led by CN and CP, has strong safety records but still faces injuries and high compensation costs. Howard Pye of the Canadian Transport Commission calls for a tri party committee with union, management, and CTC to review issues, set priorities, and implement practical safety improvements across rail operations in Canada.
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North America
Canada
Howard Pye
Canadian Transport Commission
Railway Management
CTC
Pye
Japan to lead export push in antipollution gear
Japanese engineers have developed competitive pollution control prototypes and recycling systems aimed at exporting. New devices include a car body shredder, a refinery waste recovery system, and a sewage treatment plant with high efficiency. Markets eyed include the United States, Britain, Germany, and the USSR, with Canada set to begin producing similar environmental hardware.
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Japan
U.S
Britain
Germany
U.S.S.R
Canada
Chopped Cheques Reassembled After Boise Mix Up
An Idaho CBS item reports 8000 cheques fed into a waste shredder and coming out as noodle substitutes. The bank hired about 70 local youths to patch and piece the bits together to recover the funds.
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CBS News
Boise
Idaho
Indian Plight Tied to White Ignorance in Education
University of Alberta anthropologist Robert Devrome argues white ignorance and bureaucracy breed ill conceived Indian and Metis education. The 19th century reserve school system forces assimilation, neglects native culture, and leaves many students unable to adapt in white schools. He cites language barriers, inadequate housing, low income, and scarce Indian language knowledge among teachers as key failures, urging recognition of cultural differences and reforms.
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University of Alberta
Robert J. Dev Tome
Alberta
Devrome
Tew
Trust Companies Alter Operations To Track Stock Deals
Trust companies plan to overhaul systems to record every stock transaction and tax implications under a forthcoming capital gains regime. They expect to issue capital gains statements via advanced computer services, shifting from hand kept records to comprehensive end of year filings.
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Apialos Axecomes
J. Allison
Ant Deatrontter
Montreal ‘Trust. Co
Allison
Government intrusion feared in Manitoba hotel industry
Dario Perfume of the Manitoba Hotel Association warned at the annual meeting that rumors of a provincial government hotel venture near Leaf Rapids could transform the sector. He argued public ownership would erode private enterprise, likening hotels to a janitor service in a commune amid mining development at Ruttan Lake.
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Manitoba Hotel Association
Ruttan Lake
Sheritt-Gordon Mines Ltd
Perfum
NDP
Epeer
Three Winnipeg Men Fined for False Advertising
Three Winnipeg men were fined $150 each in Provincial Magistrates Court after placing newspaper advertisements for construction workers to recruit salesmen for cosmetic products. They used the false premise to pitch selling the cosmetics.
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Winnipeg
Fetchier
Leaf Rapids Bridge Opens Linking New Town to Lynn Lake
Manitoba Resources Minister Sidney Green marked the start of construction on Leaf Rapids and opened a 425-foot bridge over the Chaver River, a key link on Highway 391 connecting the new townsite with Lynn Lake and Thomson. Officials from Sherritt-Gordon and the Manitoba Development Corp attended the ceremony. Green blasted the dynamite at the ceremony.
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Sidney Green
Leaf Rapids
Chaver
Ordener
Lynn Lake
Thompson
Sherritt-Gordon
Manitoba Development Corp
Bach ‘Con. Co
Osera
Green
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