Grain firms approve contract report in Vancouver
Six grain elevator firms accept conciliation recommendations by Clive McKee despite higher costs. workers in Vancouver area rejected the proposal previously. The plan would set a starting laborer wage at 12.55 per hour retroactive to January 1 1981, plus health benefits. Union members in Prince Rupert vote Sunday, with about 650 Vancouver members already rejecting it. The agreement calls for a one year deal and a $1.50 across the board raise on a base of 11.05 per hour.
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Vancouver
B.C
Kanes
Association
Eric Harris
Kancs
Harris
Prince Rupert
McKee
Government to Intervene via New Canadianization Strategy
A seven‑member federal cabinet panel led by Deputy Prime Minister Allan MacEachen crafted a long term interventionist plan for Canada. The strategy aims to boost raw material processing, target key sectors, promote Canadian branch plants, boost R D in Canada, and create a national trading corporation to expand exports and contracts abroad. The group includes Bud Olson Herb Gray Ed Lumley Pierre De Ban e John Roberts and Lloyd Axworthy.
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Vancouver
Trudeau
Sun
Allan MacEachen
Ottawa
Canada
MacEachen
Bud Olson
Herb Gray
Ed Lumley
Pierre de Bane
John Roberts
Lloyd Axworthy
MPs confident Hornet project will fly for Canada
A cross party group of Canadian MPs completed a five day study and left convinced the F-18 Hornet program will proceed. They welcomed U S purchases and budget commitments, while noting costs to Canada may rise but U S supplier spending in Canada is not guaranteed.
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Washington
Canada
U.S. Defence Department
U.S
MacEachen Signals Plan On Mortgage Renewal Rates
Finance Minister Allan MacEachen indicated with a budget near, banks should plan to limit mortgage renewal rates to 18 percent for one year. TheRoyal Bank of Canada proposed the measure to ease homeowner payments and avoid widespread trouble. A bank meeting will decide how far lenders will go and potential budget actions.
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Ottawa
Allan MacEachen
Royal Bank of Canada
MacEachen
the Royal
Trudeau presses Reagan on North South aid at breakfast
Canadian officials describe a cordial breakfast with Ronald Reagan and Lopez Portillo as Pierre Trudeau urges deeper North South cooperation. He cites pressure from developing nations for price stability on cocoa sugar and bauxite and hints at private sector task forces to aid the Third World.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
U.S
Ronald Reagan
Cancun
Mexico
Trudeau
Reagan
Lopez Portillo
Canada
World Bank
Middle America
Vikings Power Past Mohawks for Second Win
Crescent Heights High School Vikings beat Medicine Hat High School Mohawks 22 to 9 at Athletic Park. Darcy Mendryk led the offense with strong support from teammates as they tally their second win of the Rangeland Football Conference season.
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Vikings
Crescent Heights High School
Darcy Mendryk
Rangeland
Medicine Hat High School
Mohawks
Athletic Park
Energy pricing accord sparks mixed industry response in Calgary
Three weeks after the Lougheed Trudeau pact provincial oil and gas players face confusion and disappointment as the new pricing structure shifts old oil values and raises gas prices. Industry leaders warn of reduced older-well cash flow, slower exploration, and capital flight to the United States, with a few firms like Dome Petroleum and Nova Corp touting prospects from the plan.
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Calgary
Peter Lougheed
Trudeau
Edmonton
Ottawa
Western
Canada
United States
Bill Richards
Dome Petroleum Ltd
Richards
Dome
Frontier Development
Nova Corp
Chieftain Development Co. Ltd
Alberta Energy Co. Ltd
Terry Cavanagh
AECL
Independent Petroleum Association of Canada
Alberta
Federal
PAC
Canadian Petroleum Association
CPA
Clem Dumett
Jim Gray
Canadian Hunter Exploration Ltd
National Energy Program
National Energy Board
States
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Pentagon
McDonnell Douglas Corp
St. Louis
John McDermid
Ontario
Brampton-Georgetown
McDonnell Douglas
Serge Joyal
Gat
Allan Fotheringham
Andrew Snaddon
Ann Landers
Ben Tierney
Bill Sass
Bridge
Charles Lynch
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