Aldergrove Star
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
contributor: Langmann, Rudy
issued: 2022-10-05
issued: 1983-05-11
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note: ■ i i -mimn——warn SAYS McqELLAND No more ferry strikes LANGLEY - Nb longer will the public have to suffer ferry strikes' in B.C., says Langley MIA, labor minister Bob McClelland. In an interview with The Star minutes after his re-election last Thursday night, McClelland said that there will be "significant changes'' introduced right away to 8.C. labor laws. '.■■:'■ "We Will end ferry strikes one way or another," McClelland told Tlie Star, 'i-'y Asked if these changes also might affect other government employees, McClelland said they would not. 1 How about teachers? he was • "Teachers in B.C. don't want to strike," McClelland smiled. "At least 70 percent of them do /lot." . - {Election results could indicate that McClelland might be right. At the polling stations many of Iimgley's teachers must have voted for the Socred candidate. McClelland easily defeated NDP candidate Garry Watkins, leading the polls by 58 percent (16,175 votes) to Watkins 37 percent (10,198 votes). ' Langley experienced one of its heaviest turnout of voters in history, 77.1 percent. In other ridings throughout the province the figures were very similar. __ Liberal candidate Marilyn Bouwman received 2 percent of the votes (635), independent Stan Bullivant zero percent (75), in dependent Bill Simpson one per- . cent (170), and Western Canada Concept candidate Jake Martens two percent (494). New Democrats, who had launched a massive and expensive campaign to increase their number of seats in the provincial legislature .were defeated, in many of their former strongholds and lost a substantial number of well known names as the election swept the Socreds back into power with a 35 to 22 plurality. Vol. 26 No. 19 Wednesday, May 11,1983 16 pages 30° pier copy Commission quashes bypass Wild buttercups have fascinated children for generations and petlta Shelley Derksen couldn't resist tha lura. Caught In tha aet, young Shelloy * admitted they weren't really for hsr. She waa picking them for har Mother's Day…
note: Title changes in chronological order: Aldergrove Herald (1957-10-16 to 1958-02-20), Aldergrove News (1958-02-27 to 1964-04-30), Central Fraser Valley Echo (1964-05-06 to 1964-12-23), Central Fraser Valley Star (1967-01-17 to 1969-02-05), and Aldergrove Star (1969-02-12 to 1991-12-31). Presented to the Alder Grove Heritage Society by Kurt Langmann and Family, July 1, 2021.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Aldergrove (B.C.)
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language: English
lat: 49.0851
long: -122.4707
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Aldergrove : Central Fraser Valley Star Publishing Ltd.
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source: Original Format: Alder Grove Heritage Society
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