NV firms
land arctic
contract

Two North Vancouver
company’s have been
awarded contracts worth $45
million to build equipment
for Artic oil operations.

The Dillingham = Cor-
poration and Allied Ship-
builders landed the contracts
with Dome Petroleum which
made the announcement last
week.

Dillingham will build four
large concrete caissons to be
used in the contruction of an
artificial island in the
Beaufort Sea, while Alhed
will build a 3,000 bop. Artic
class tcebreaking tug.

The work is expected to
create 150 additional jobs at
Allied and Dillinghem is
expected to employ up to
140 workers on the project.

Both contracts are
scheduled to be compicted
this summer.

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America, complying
with an immigration
departure order that
refuses her permission
to live in Canada with
her husband.

It was an emotional
farewell at Vancouver In-
ternational Airport as Stella
boarded a plane heading for
San Francisco, leaving im
tears as David faced the
prospect of trying to gain
permission for her to be
allowed into Canada at a
sponsorship hearing
. scheduled for February 17.

The couple had lived at
David’s home at 453 West
Keith Road after arriving
together in Canada
November 17, the day after
they were married.

However, Stella had
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