Vancouver law firm rattles unions with confrontational tactics
Vancouver firm Jordan and Gall draws fire for aggressive management-side strategy in British Columbia labor disputes. The three-year-old practice advises non union employers, shapes labor code changes, and argues Charter rights limit traditional union protections.
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Vancouver
Jordan and Gall
British Columbia
Don Jordan
Peter Gall
J.C. Kerkhoff and Sons
B.C
Dany Law Firms
Jordan
Gall
aeroTa@uuaurs
University of Manitoba
University of B
False Creek
Posntant
Weber
B.C. Court of Appeal
Secce
Uhe Labor Board
Cliff Andstein
B.C. Federation of Labor
Groundwater pollution threat to Great Lakes study urged
Groundwater contamination poses growing risk to the Great Lakes water supply. The Great Lakes Water Quality Board calls for intensive study of groundwater effects and a fish health surveillance program. Pulp mills near Lake Superior and pollution along St Marys River are highlighted as major sources with cleanup costs estimated at 5.5 million dollars.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Ont
Great Lakes Basin
Great Lakes
Ontario
Michigan
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Lake Superior
Peninsula Harbor
Marathon
Jackfish Bay
Terrace Bay
Nipigon Bay
Red Rock
Scenic Peninsula Harbor
St. Mary’s
Canadian
Superior
Unsolicited $1,560 loans raise ethics concerns in Winnipeg
Winnipeg residents face a new loan promotion from Household Trust, linked to Toronto firms, sending $1,500 cheques with 21.9 percent interest for 36 months. Consumer groups say the scheme is legal yet unethical and irresponsible, while company officials defend legality and refuse comment.
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Winnipeg
Toronto
Ruth Berry
Manitoba
Consumers’ Association of Canada
Milton Sussman
Consumer Credit
Household Trust
Household Finance Corp
Canada
Norm Talbot
Six Moslems and 25 Shiites Freed Amid Lebanon Crisis
Reports state 25 Shiites and six Sunni Muslims were released from Atlit jail in northern Israel and a Lebanese bus transported them toward Tyre. Israel plans to release 766 prisoners as part of disengagement moves, while negotiations with Lebanon's Berri and international mediators continue.
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Tyre
Goksel
Israel
Atlit
Berri
Edouard Brunner
Pierre Aubert
Yitzhak Ra
Bin
CBS
Washington
Rabin
Tel Aviv
International Red Cross
Lebanon
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Blast in Cargo Area Delays Vancouver Narita Flight
Six workers were killed in a blast in a cargo handling area separated from passengers at Narita Airport. The Canadian Pacific flight from Vancouver carried 374 passengers and 16 crew. Authorities detained all aboard for questioning as security checks were expanded. Canada, India, Britain, Ireland and Japan coordinated follow up.
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Masafumi Ebie
Canadian Pacific
Sam Akiyama
Vancouver
Narita
Tokyo
Jean Garneau
Transport Canada
Ottawa
Garneau
India
Britain
Ireland
Japan
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