Timeline 1977

World Events

Jimmy Carter elected President of United States
In Hamilton, Bermuda British soldiers are called in to control race riots in the city
1977 Bucharest Earthquake - kills more than 1,500
French is adopted as the official language of Quebec
Pierre Trudeau threatens army use if Quebec tries illegal seperation.

Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to Amnesty International
Menachem Begin became Israel's sixth prime minister.
Cyclone in India kills 20,000 and leaves 2 million homeless
Queen Elizabeth's jubilee celebrations are held to celebrate her twenty-five year reign.
The New York City Blackout lasts for 25 hours and results in looting and disorder.
World Trade Center in New York, is completed
All Canadian road signs are converted to metric units
RCMP arrest Keith Richards in Toronto after he is found in possession of 22 grams of Heroin.
Opium Perfume introduced
Bjorn Borg & Chris Evert named top tennis players for 1977
The Trans Alaskan Oil Pipeline opens
Via Rail Canada is incorporated to operate inter-city passenger rail service.
World condemnation of Chile drives Pinochet to ballet box
The US returns the Panama Canal back to Panama
Elvis Presley dies on August 16.

Neil Young comes home.

Local News

Stephen Juba serves as Mayor of Winnipeg from 1957 to 1977.
Robert Steen succeeds Juba as new mayor.
Winnipeg Cab Companies consider vault systems to thwart robberies.
The period from July 1976-June 1977 is the driest on record.
The Blue Bombers finish the regular CFL season with a 10-6 record.
Neil Young releases the 3 record set: "Decade."
Sterling Lyon replaces Edward Schreyer as Premier of Man.
The abbreviation for Manitoba is still Man. and not yet Mb.
In 1977, Burton Cummings follows up his first solo album release with My Own Way to Rock. Twenty three years later, he would reform with his Guess Who bandmates to perform in Winnipeg at the Canwest Centre. as part of the Running Back Through Canada tour

"Speak out for your Country" public meetings on Canadian unity at The Holiday Inn.
Mother Tuckers, The Butcher Block, and The Garden Creperie restaraunts, are all in operation.
Beetle Bailey, Hi & Lois, Shoe, & Blondie are (still) featured in the Free Press.
Anders Hedberg scores 51 goals in 49 games for the Winnipeg Jets.

Hedberg scores his 51st

Cost of Living

It cost $6.00 to see Loreena McKennitt perform at the Hollow Mug
Rental at Tyndall Green 2 bedroom townhouses start at $295.00 per month.
The cost of a new Kensington Home in Oakbank starts at $51,000
Boys down-filled snorkel parkas are priced at $24.00 at Zellers
An Adult monthly transit pass cost $10.00
Gasoline is 65 cents per gallon
In 1977, a bottle of Standard Lager at The Curtis would set you back 75 cents, draught 35 cents.

Films

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

KY58 Top 10 of 1977

Elvis Presley's Death