   events from the year 1970 in canada. ==incumbents== === crown === * head of state (monarch) â queen elizabeth ii (consort â prince philip, duke of edinburgh) === federal government === * governor general â roland michener (viceregal consort â norah michener) * prime minister â pierre trudeau === provincial governments === ==== lieutenant governors ==== *lieutenant governor of alberta â grant macewan *lieutenant governor of british columbia â john robert nicholson *lieutenant governor of manitoba â richard spink bowles (until september 2) then william john mckeag *lieutenant governor of new brunswick â wallace samuel bird *lieutenant governor of newfoundland â ewart john arlington harnum *lieutenant governor of nova scotia â victor de bedia oland *lieutenant governor of ontario â william ross macdonald *lieutenant governor of prince edward island â john george mackay *lieutenant governor of quebec â hugues lapointe *lieutenant governor of saskatchewan â robert hanbidge (until february 2) then stephen worobetz ==== premiers ==== *premier of alberta â harry strom *premier of british columbia â w.a.c. bennett *premier of manitoba â edward schreyer *premier of new brunswick â louis robichaud (until november 12) then richard hatfield *premier of newfoundland â joey smallwood *premier of nova scotia â g.i. smith (until october 28) then gerald regan *premier of ontario â john robarts *premier of prince edward island â alexander b. campbell *premier of quebec â jean-jacques bertrand (until may 12) then robert bourassa *premier of saskatchewan â ross thatcher === territorial governments === ==== commissioners ==== * commissioner of yukon â james smith * commissioner of northwest territories â stuart milton hodgson ==events== ===january to june=== *january 1 - the cities fort william and port arthur are merged to create thunder bay, ontario *january 16 - the federal government announces plans to convert the nation to the metric system *february 2 - canada becomes an official observer at the organization of american states *february 5 - an oil tanker runs aground in chedabucto bay, nova scotia causing a major oil spill *february 17 - the use of phosphates in laundry detergent is banned *march 2 - keith spicer is appointed as the first official languages commissioner *march 7 - a total solar eclipse affects the maritimes *march 20 - the francophonie is 
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