▁December ▁ 9 : ▁John ▁Hart ▁becomes ▁Premier ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia , ▁replacing ▁Thomas ▁" D uff " ▁P att ul lo , ▁after ▁a ▁Liberal ▁convention ▁d umps ▁P att ul lo ▁as ▁leader ▁and ▁rep laces ▁him ▁with ▁Hart . ▁Following ▁the ▁October ▁ 2 1 ▁provincial ▁election ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁Liber als ▁fell ▁to ▁ 2 1 ▁seats ▁while ▁the ▁C CF ▁won ▁ 1 4 ▁and ▁the ▁Conserv atives ▁ 1 2 , ▁P att ul lo ' s ▁government ▁had ▁fal tered . ▁Hart ▁forms ▁a ▁coal ition ▁between ▁the ▁Liber als ▁and ▁the ▁Conserv atives . ▁ ▁Und ated ▁ ▁The ▁Victoria ▁Park ▁Plant ▁( l ater ▁renamed ▁the ▁R . ▁C . ▁Harris ▁Water ▁Tre at ment ▁Plant ), ▁a ▁massive ▁Art ▁Dec o ▁water ▁facility , ▁opens ▁in ▁Toronto . ▁ ▁Sports ▁ ▁April ▁ 3 0 ▁– ▁The ▁Man it oba ▁Junior ▁Hockey ▁League ' s ▁W inn ip eg ▁R angers ▁win ▁their ▁first ▁Memorial ▁Cup ▁by ▁defe ating ▁the ▁Quebec ▁Junior ▁Hockey ▁League ' s ▁Montreal ▁Roy als ▁ 3 ▁games ▁to ▁ 2 . ▁The ▁dec iding ▁game ▁was ▁played ▁at ▁the ▁Montreal ▁Forum . ▁November ▁ 2 9 ▁– ▁The ▁W inn ip eg ▁Blue ▁Bom bers ▁win ▁their ▁third ▁Grey ▁Cup ▁by ▁defe ating ▁the ▁Ott awa ▁R ough ▁R iders ▁ 1 8 ▁to ▁ 1 6 ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 9 th ▁Grey ▁Cup ▁played ▁at ▁V ars ity ▁Stadium ▁in ▁Toronto . ▁ ▁B irth s