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Time's running out for improving private pensions, says David Pretty
Time's running out for improving private pensions, says David Pretty

Time's running out for improving private pensions, says David Pretty

Date5/28/1979
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Laurence Coward. Pensions to increase
Laurence Coward. Pensions to increase
8/18/1972
Vernon Dollard, president and general manager of Toronto Better Business Bureau, says the bureau will dig up the facts on business promotions, but that anyone who asks it for advice or information will have to do some thinking for himself. Some people, he says, look for favorable answers and will ignore warnings nine times out of ten. Bureau staff is told to stick to facts and not make judgments.
Vernon Dollard, president and general manager of Toronto Better Business Bureau, says the bureau will dig up the facts on business promotions, but that anyone who asks it for advice or information will have to do some thinking for himself. Some people, he says, look for favorable answers and will ignore warnings nine times out of ten. Bureau staff is told to stick to facts and not make judgments.
8/23/1971
Life's improving: Dennis and Bernadette Cyrenne, the Jehovah's Witness parents who took their daughter, Sara, 12, out of hospital rather than have her receive a blood transfusion, say life'e easier in Maintouwadge now they've been acquitted of criminal negligence in her death.
Life's improving: Dennis and Bernadette Cyrenne, the Jehovah's Witness parents who took their daughter, Sara, 12, out of hospital rather than have her receive a blood transfusion, say life'e easier in Maintouwadge now they've been acquitted of criminal negligence in her death.
10/2/1981
Laurence Coward: The authority on pension planning says we should build on the fairly well-established arrangement we've got now rather than embarking on a revolution.
Laurence Coward: The authority on pension planning says we should build on the fairly well-established arrangement we've got now rather than embarking on a revolution.
5/31/1984
Don Lee: The head of Union Pension Services is out guide through the pension jungle.
Don Lee: The head of Union Pension Services is out guide through the pension jungle.
7/16/1981
Dr. Robert King, in charge of home care and medical rehabilitation for Ontario's health department, says the group winning the Halton contract will likely act as co-ordinator, contracting out tasks to private companies and groups.
Dr. Robert King, in charge of home care and medical rehabilitation for Ontario's health department, says the group winning the Halton contract will likely act as co-ordinator, contracting out tasks to private companies and groups.
4/17/1972
Private meetings hammered out proposals for new body-rub regulations which might assuage the voter but would be impossible or ridiculous to enforce, says former parlor manager Ted Greenslade
Private meetings hammered out proposals for new body-rub regulations which might assuage the voter but would be impossible or ridiculous to enforce, says former parlor manager Ted Greenslade
9/3/1975
Relaxing times: Alex Jones says people are buying tapes of his New Age music to help them relieve stress
Relaxing times: Alex Jones says people are buying tapes of his New Age music to help them relieve stress
9/28/1982
Fine work: Jason Chisholm repairs a Rolex watch at his shop, The Little Shop of Horolog, which he runs with wife Sue. I'm swamped with work, he says, because in these economic times, people aren't throwing old watches away.
Fine work: Jason Chisholm repairs a Rolex watch at his shop, The Little Shop of Horolog, which he runs with wife Sue. I'm swamped with work, he says, because in these economic times, people aren't throwing old watches away.
10/22/1992
Tough times: Peter Dongas, manager of the Morrissey Tavern, says the recession has cut into business.
Tough times: Peter Dongas, manager of the Morrissey Tavern, says the recession has cut into business.
4/24/1991
Slacking seizures: Tough times have forced commercial landlords to negotiate for back rent instead of evicting businesses - and that's hurting his business, says Al Stanley, who works with Dorie Wallace at Durham Balliff Services
Slacking seizures: Tough times have forced commercial landlords to negotiate for back rent instead of evicting businesses - and that's hurting his business, says Al Stanley, who works with Dorie Wallace at Durham Balliff Services
3/20/1992
Tough times: Employeers suffering the effects of recession and rising labor costs aren't going to solve thier problems by trying to take advantage of workers, says Laborers International union official John Stefanini
Tough times: Employeers suffering the effects of recession and rising labor costs aren't going to solve thier problems by trying to take advantage of workers, says Laborers International union official John Stefanini
9/30/1983