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Newspaper
Lethbridge Herald
Location
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Date
Feb 01, 1983
Page
1
A North Carolina shooting and other injuries followed a U S truckers protest over fuel taxes. In Canada, H R Trucking of Lethbridge warns drivers to be cautious picking up loads near the U S border as tensions flare.
Richard Gwyn says most conservatives know what they want and name Margaret Thatcher. In Berlin, U S Vice President George Bush outlines a U S Soviet missile treaty as a condition for a Reagan Andropov summit. Local forecast: low near minus eight tonight, high around minus four Wednesday, clouds and flurries.
Morris McFarlane campaign chair uses a pun to urge canvassers to drop completed heart fund kits at the Sandman Inn office only, replacing earlier multiple drop points. John Gogo rebuts claims of holidaying in Winnipeg calling the PC convention anything but a holiday. Keith Robin urges early canvassing with two men debating waking up, one quipping about letting her sleep a bit longer.
Transport Minister Jean-Luc Pepin announced a plan expected to lift Prairie grain shipping costs over eight years, with Ottawa bidding to spend 3.7 billion by 1986 to raise rates and expand the western rail system. An additional 250 million would fund industrial and agricultural expansion nationwide.
The plan, announced in Winnipeg, funds $3.7 billion to raise the Crow rate and expand Western railways by 1986, with $250 million to aid western industry and eastern farmers. The Crow rate rises about 60 cents in August and could reach $9 to $27 per tonne by 1990 91, depending on grain volume and parliamentary review. A $313 million interim rail subsidy is planned, with $651.5 million annual subsidies by 1983 84, split 50 50 between farmers and railways by 1985 86, plus a Western grain adjust fund and a new Grain Transportation Agency in Winnipeg. The plan envisions $16.5 billion in railway investment and the purchase of 3840 hopper cars for $290 million over three years.
Police investigate a resident who removed about 15 metres of a hedge along South Parkside Drive near Henderson Lake Golf Club. The hedge, debated for years as an eye sore and barrier, sits on city property shared by the club. No owner identity determined yet.
Alberta agriculture circles express cautious optimism over federal changes to Crowsnest Pass grain freight rates. Key figures include Gil Barrows of the Alberta Cattle Commission and Stan Bell of Unifarm who warn subsidy shifts could slow livestock expansion and raise questions about impacts on both livestock and grain sectors.
Little Bow Foothills council narrowly passed a resolution to cap Hutterite land ownership at 10 percent, sending the measure to the Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties. Delegates proposed options including a gentleman’s agreement, covenants prohibiting sales to colonies, or avoiding new legislation, while some urged non discriminatory approaches and letting individuals choose neighbors.
The Canadian Sport Parachuting Association plans an alternate competition in Claresholm August 19 to 28, challenging the 1983 world championships in Sun City. Abby Hoffman of Sport Canada backs the idea while condemning South Africa’s boycott, saying the plan could reduce costs and avoid political friction. Bill Knott, organizer, accuses South Africa of bribery to win hosting rights and notes the boycott could bar many top nations from the Sun City event.
Montagne Meats Ltd K move transfers majority of Lethbridge staff to Calgary after consolidating meat processing. General manager David Spiegel says all employees were offered transfers with 85 to 90 percent accepting. the move is tied to industry decline and uncertainty over the Lethbridge plant’s future. Local chamber says loss of skilled workers costs the community.
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