Bowmanville Rubber Wa. Sets Feb 20 Strike Date
The International Rubber Workers Union Local 189 leaders warn a wildcat strike may hit Bowmanville Goodyear plant as a vote by 385 members signals intent to strike when the three year contract ends February 20. Conciliation officer appointed as talks stall. union cites unmet concerns across five contract areas.
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Bowmanville Rubber
Bowmanville
Goodyear
Local
Florence Nightingale Centennial Hall
Hooper
H. B. Howell
Department of Labor
Sale of Plates Slow Ontario 1968 License Plates
Ontario's 1968 blue-on-white license plates are behind last year's pace by about two percent. By mid January, 17.3 percent of plates had been sold, with passenger vehicles at 330,400. An estimated 1,579,000 plates remain to be issued before the February deadline, as last year 352,000 plates had sold by this time. If the trend holds, the final days of February could see record lineups.
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Ontario
Department of Transport
Local Ontario Visits and Charity Canvass
Miss Carole Gilbank remains a patient at Toronto General Hospital. Newcastle couple Mr. and Mrs. John Rickard visited with Oshawa pair Mr. and Mrs. Carl Billings. Mr. MecNaul and Miss Audrey Billings from Oshawa spent the day with Mrs. Neil Porter. Mr. and Mrs. E. Farrell have returned from Bowmanville Hospital after weeks there. W. B. Hoar visited with Neil Rainey and Charles in Cannington. March of Dimes marching mothers will canvass the Orono area Monday January 29 to aid the handicapped.
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Carole Gilbank
Toronto General Hospital
John Rickard
Newcastle
Carl Billings
Bill MecNaul
Audrey Billings
Oshawa
Neil Porter
Mrs. E. Farrell
Bowmanville Hospital
W. B. Hoar
Neil Rainey
Charles
Cannington
March of Dimes
Orono
Province issues licenses for 1968 vehicles begin soon
Drive plate sales have begun with 1,910,000 passenger cars and 200,000 dual purpose vehicles plus motorcycles already on the books. The province reports 65,000 more passenger cars than last year, with 280 issuing offices handling registrations. Commercial vehicle licenses for 1968, trailers and conversion units will be available March 1.
Ontario moose census to map population this winter
A provincial moose census will cover Ontario this winter to guide hunting regulations and improve population management. In Lindsay District flights start mid January with 15 plots surveyed by Conservation Officers C K Barwell and J C McCulloch, navigator A Henderson. Previous estimates placed about 125000 moose in the province with annual harvests around 75000 by resident and non resident hunters.
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Ontario
Lindsay
C. K. Barwell
J. C. McCulloch
A. Henderson
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Jack
King St
E. Bowmanville
Wilf Hawke
CRONO
Oshawa and
District Real Estate Board
Dr. P.J. Maartense
Orono, Ontario
Orenoe Medical Centre
Orono Building
Dxi
United Church
Crono Pastoral
B. E. Long
Kirby
Leskard
Homestead
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