Townwide rally over proposed regional paper mill
In Matapedia Valley residents protested for a new paper mill to curb 40 percent unemployment. Speakers included mayors from 26 municipalities as officials debated site choices between Matane and Matapedia amid plans for Ottawa and Quebec funding.
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Matapedia Valley
Gagnon
Pierre de Bane
Yves Berube
Quebec
Berube
de Bane
St. Lawrence
Sylvain Langis
Ottawa
Bexfor
Bate
U.S
Riviere-du- Loup
Que
Matane
Matapedia
Amqui
Langis
British say no support promised to Trudeau package
High ranking British officials denied that Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher promised to back Pierre Trudeau’s constitutional package if it contained a charter of rights. The Globe and Mail cites unnamed London sources saying Trudeau did not discuss with Thatcher the likelihood that most provinces would oppose the package.
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Margaret Thatcher
Trudeau
Globe and Mail
London
Thatcher
Ottawa
the Globe
Joe Clark
South River
Ont
Canada
Britain
Jean Chretien
Peter Ittimar
NDP
Three Million Jobs Foreseen in Canada Over Five Years
Canada’s employment department projects 12.9 million workers by 1985, adding 1.7 million new jobs and 1.3 million openings from retirements and departures. Strong demand expected in skilled trades, arts, design, and cleaning services with varied outlook across health, sales, clerical, and management fields.
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Ottawa
Canada
Employment Department
Oilwell Drilling Faces Decline From New Energy Policy
Canada may lose 400 mobile drilling rigs and 60 000 jobs within 90 days of the national energy program. Stanley Jones of the Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors warns a mortal blow to the economy could follow as rigs flee and contracts end.
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Calgary
Ontario
Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors
Association
Stanley Jones
Canada
Ottawa
Jones
National Energy Program
Petro-Canada Negotiates Purchase of Petrofina Canada
Petroleum sources say Petro-Canada is negotiating to buy Petrofina Canada Ltd while both firms neither confirm nor deny. Petrofina halted trading pending a possible Ottawa notice. Montreal office declined to comment. Petrofina, 70 percent owned by Belgium’s Petrofina SA, operates an East Montreal refinery and Eastern retail network.
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Ottawa CP
Petro-Canada
Petrofina Canada Ltd
Petrofina
PetroCanada
Crown Corporation
Montreal
Ottawa
Calgary
Canada
Petrofina SA
Belgium
Haig warns USSR over Poland intervention
U S Secretary Alexander Haig warns the Soviet Union that intervening in Poland could harm U S Soviet relations. The letter reportedly to Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko was delivered in Moscow, as Polish workers press for a five day work week with Saturday off. Soviet forces near Poland border remain mobile but not clearly ready. Reagan accuses Soviet goals of world domination. USSR calls his remarks distortions.
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Washington
U.S
Alexander Haig
Soviet Union
Poland
State Department
William Dyess
Andrei Gromyko
Moscow
Reagan
Solidarity Leaders Endorse Saturday Work Free Pact
Leaders of Poland's Solidarity union urged acceptance of a new deal granting work-free Saturdays and access to media but warned it is not a victory for lacking an independent farmers' union. Militants press regional demands as strategy talks loom and a possible country-wide one-hour warning strike is eyed.
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Warsaw
Poland
Solidarity
Independent Labor Federation
Andrzej Gwiazda
De Havilland to Build New Dash-8 Plant in Canada
De Havilland of Canada says a new $67 million plant adjacent to its current facility will produce the Dash-8. The project should create 2,500 to 3,000 jobs and generate $1.3 billion in subcontracting over 10 years. Deliveries start about 1984 after a 1983 flight.
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de Havilland
Toronto
de Havilland of Canada Ltd
Canada
John Sandford
Robert Kaplan
Kaplan
Pratt and Whitney Ltd
Montreal
Pratt and Whitney
Canadian Aircraft Products
Richmond
B.C
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Citizens’ Coalition
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Peterborough
Windsor
de Havilland of Canada
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