Star strike averted at The Star newspaper in Toronto
About 1,000 Newspaper Guild members accepted an 18 month contract after a standing vote reversed an earlier strike threat. The deal raises top pay to 22 dollars and adds improved pension and holiday benefits with four to five weeks of vacation after years of service. The contract is retroactive to January 1 1978 and covers 1,480 employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
The
Star
Canada
John Bryant
United Way Campaign Plans Kickoff in Medicine Hat
The Medicine Hat United Way slate announces a Sept 11 blitz and Sept 18 residential drive led by Les Smith returning as campaign chair. Roger Holmes heads the budget committee while Frank Tarnoczi notes growing community support and aims to surpass last year’s 17 percent rise.
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United Way
Medicine Hat
Les Smith
Roger Holmes
Frank Tarnoczi
Redcliff
Davis defends bill decision in Ontario French language issue
Premier William Davis defended his choice not to advance a private member's bill on French language rights. He said his statement to the legislature obligates government policy disclosure and does not block legislative procedure, while opposition questions targeted the speaking roles of Brunelle and Wells.
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Toronto
William Davis
Davis
Albert Roy
Ottawa East
Ontario
NDP
Michael Cassidy
Cassidy
Rene Brunelle
Thomas Wells
Brunelle
Chamber outlines post office reform in Crown corporation plan
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce released a brief Friday proposing transforming the post office into a Crown corporation to improve service. The brief, dated May 23, was sent to Allan MacEachen and Postmaster General Gilles Lamontagne after a government study was announced on feasibility.
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Montreal
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Allan MacEachen
Privy Council
Gilles Lamontagne
Canadians want ad free TV channel says CRTC survey
A CRTC survey of 3 060 Canadians finds most want at least one commercial free TV channel and resist ads perceived as insulting. Half would pay for ad free programs while 37 percent want no ads. many distrust advertising and doubt current truth in advertising policing.
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Ottawa
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
CRTC
Commission
Pollock Fined for Assault and Licenced Premises Breaches
Medicine Hat provincial court judge Philip Wambolt fined Donald Pollock 1150 for assault causing bodily harm and for two remaining in a licenced premises charges. Pollock's probation and liquor abstinence were set, with fines due by Aug. 4. Also fined were Darcy Bohnet 400 for DUI and Douglas Irving remanded to June 30 after guilty pleas to impaired driving and driving while disqualified.
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Philip Wambolt
Darwin Greaves
Donald Pollock
St. N.E
Pollock
Wambolt
Darcy Ray Bohnet
Upland Drive
Greaves
Bohnet
Douglas William Irving
St. S.E
Irving
Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission
Yukon Indians seek separate government and resource control
The Council for Yukon Indians releases a land claims summary demanding a separate Indian government with full legislative and administrative power over renewable and nonrenewable resources on Indian land in Yukon. It would also oversee education welfare health care local government economic services justice housing and taxation and create an Indian wildlife council funded by federal grants fees and resource removals.
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Whitehorse
Yukon
Council For
Yukon Indians
Council
Hugh Faulkner
Indian Wildlife Council
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Manitoba
Cine
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Alta
Golf Club
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