Reflections on 1981 and Hopes for 1982
A summary of the year 1981 highlighting unrest and assassinations, with note of Sadat’s death and Reagan and John Paul II’s recoveries. It celebrates royal events, Canada’s constitutional progress, and Terry Fox’s legacy, urging renewed effort for world peace and prosperity in 1982.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Ireland
Middle East
Latin
South America
Africa
Southeast Asia
Poland
Anwar Sadat
John Paul II
Ronald Reagan
Canada
Britain
Prince Charles
St. Paul’s Cathedral
London
British Isles
U.S
Columbia
Alberta
Peter Lougheed
Pierre Trudeau
Terry Fox
Terry
Helmut Schmidt
New Year Resolutions and Whimsical Wishes
A newspaper column offers playful resolutions for public figures and readers as the new year approaches. It jokes about Joe Clark avoiding danger, Tory leaders avoiding ill words about the dead, Mayor Ted Grimm resisting resolutions, Wayne Gretzky being more sporting, Rene Levesque quitting smoking, and various light wishes for Trudeau Sagan MacEachen Time Air hunger strikers Petro-Canada and the Alberta Medical Association, ending with a plea for reader patronage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Clark
David Crombie
John Crosbie
Flora MacDonald
Brian Mulroney
Trudeau
Carl Sagan
MacEachen
Lethbridge
Petro-Canada
Alberta Medical Association
Westmount Anglo enclave holds firm against PQ pressure
Profile of Montreal's Westmount as an English bastion navigating Bill 101 and Levesque era politics. Residents recount fears and resilience, from status quo to bilingual street signs, lingering stereotypes, and bylaw quirks while maintaining a lively, witty local culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Westmount
Alice
Roslyn
St. Lawrence
Quebec City
St. James Club
Palm Beach
Don Johnston
Treasury Board
Trudeau
St. Henri Westmount
JoAnn Issenman
Perron
Masson
London
Fortnum and Mason
Paris
Fauchon
Issenman
South Africa
Brazil
Donald MacCallum
Ottawa
Monty Python
Premier Levesque
Alberta premier joins hard times blues chorus
The Edmonton report says Premier Peter Lougheed joins national politicians in warning of tough times. He notes slower growth in 1982 and urges Albertans to lower expectations while defending the energy pricing deal and doctors' direct billing amid a 21 percent Medicare fee rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Alberta
Peter Lougheed
Margaret Thatcher
U.S
Ronald Reagan
Canada
Allan MacEachen
Pierre Trudeau
Lougheed
Merv Leitch
Peter and Merv
Merv
Province
CJCA
Ron Collister
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Montreal
Heritage Trust Fund
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John A. Weimer
Nancy Southam
Hurtubise
Alice Margaret Sabine Lighthall
Parti Quebecois
Rene Levesque
F.R. Scott
Bill Lee
John Sandon
The
Westmount Examiner
Toronto
Forest Hill
Rosedale
Vancouver
Shaughnessy
Calgary
Mount Royal
Westmounters
Sovereignty Association
John Norris
Quebec
Levesque
Sandon
Sun Life Assurance Co
Wella Mili Cent
Tre
Southam News
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