Yellowhead Highway Sees Traffic Surge Across Western Canada
The Yellowhead Highway linking Portage la Prairie to Prince Rupert is booming with traffic now twice its level a decade ago and projected to double again. Neepawa and Edmonton to Saskatoon corridors demand four laning while oil and gas rigs will boost truck volumes. governments urged to accelerate widening, paving shoulders, and safety upgrades on this major route.
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United States
Canada
Middle East
Venezuela
Neepawa
Portage la Prairie
Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Alberta
Edmonton
Prince Rupert
Pacific Coast
Yellowhead
Calgary
Yellowhead Highway Association
Yellowhead Highway
Government to study Crow’s Nest Pass rate agreement in 1980
The federal government plans to review the Crow’s Nest Pass rate agreement later this year or early 1980 as part of a broader effort described by officials. A separate briefing notes a push for broader lifestyle changes to reduce chronic disease, with implications for health costs and tax savings.
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Bute
Grain Movement
Marta
Newfoundland’s 24 percent ad tax shocks media firms
A Canadian columnist argues Newfoundland’s 24% tax on media advertising hurts advertisers and readers, warns small weekly papers and radio stations face closure risk, and says other provinces may soon copy the hidden levy that shifts costs to consumers.
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Roger Worth
Newfoundland
Quebec
Dup Foundland
Uni
Perrs
Olden Days: New York Visitors At Local Shop Fire
The excerpt recalls a barbershop disaster harming many, with Mr and Mrs Felix Korejem and their son Terry visiting from New York. Also mentioned are Mrs Louis Ziprick and other relatives, plus the arrival of Joe Vajdik as the scene unfolds.
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Felix Korejem
Terry
New York
Louis Ziprick
Public Notice on Insurance Hearings in Manitoba
Public notice from Manitoba Insurance Review Committee announces hearings on no fault and compulsory collision insurance. Dates span August 2 to September 4 1979 in Winnipeg Brandon Dauphin Norquay Steinbach and other venues with brief submissions due August 23 1979. Submit name address and phone to Box 1575 Woodsworth Building Winnipeg RIC 3L8.
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Corporation Corporation
Legion Ren ‘Thompson
Allied Arts Centre
Dauphin
Red Oak Inn
Brandon
Norquay
Winnipeg
Steinbach
Hawks of the Insurance Review Committee
Notater
Woodsworth
Manitoba
RIC
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Canadian Federation of Independent Business
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Rooper
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