Veterans Warn Of War If Quebec Separates
In a year end note Prime Minister Trudeau is not planning to use force to keep Quebec in Canada if a referendum favors separation. The author recalls veterans worries about a potential border crisis and imagines humorous escape tricks by prisoners of war as a deterrent.
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Layou sketch hints at irregular layoffs and future hiring
The passage notes 30 percent of workers are transient cutting crews while ManFor plans a January shutdown and predicts a fall hiring push. It cites 4000 BC woodworkers laid off. unless exceptions apply, Woodlands Division shifts halt two weeks to February 7 with all staff back by February 21 and hints at further three week layoffs in April and a July shutdown.
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Tallest Wooden Flagpole Moves Across Canada to Toronto
A 185 foot Douglas Fir, claimed as North America’s tallest wooden flagpole, is being moved by Canadian National Railways from Vancouver Island to Toronto. The three CN flat cars carry the 300 year old tree en route to CNE Stadium Grounds to replace the 1931 pole.
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Rest of Canada insult spree proposed in a grim satirical blast
The Pas Herald pieces published on January 20 1977 feature a biting satire urging rivals to be shipped to Newfoundland to fight with no weapons. It mocks Quebec Anglophone tensions and suggests a brutal outcome with Beothuk era parallels.
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