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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Apr 06, 1995
Page
1
Britain's loneliest bird Albert the black browed albatross has come back to his remote Rock of home in Scotland after another failed search for a mate. Bird watchers say Albert previously strayed across the Equator in the early 1970s and has long courted gannets, only to be rejected.
The Conference Board of Canada says 1995 growth was strong at 4.5 percent but job creation stalled with a 20 000 February drop. Exports and consumer spending spur 1996 gains before a cooler 3.7 percent then 3.0 percent in 1996 with recession risk in the next three years due to rate-driven downturns.
Protesters including 80 year old Slim Bradford tried to halt workers cutting down 329 maple and sycamore trees planted after world wars to widen a highway near London. Nine arrests recorded as Bradford vowed to stay up a tree overnight, recalling fallen Canadian soldiers and initials carved on trunks.
Ottawa and Calgary analysts warn aftershocks persist in the oilpatch economy as Chevron Canada and Archer Resources cut dozens of jobs. About 1,000 positions have been shed since last fall amid low natural gas prices and latent restructuring, with Calgary remembering the 1990s purge by Petro-Canada and Amoco.
In Canada the energy sector skims staff with 500 at Gulf Canada Resources and 207 at Chevron Canada Resources among cuts. Noreen Energy Resources 180, Canadian Hunter Exploration 75, Archer Resources 14, Shell Canada and Petro-Canada may lay off hundreds. Housing in Calgary shows signs of recovery while analysts say few firms drive the trend. DeWolf notes many layoffs stem from new executives and some workers transition to consulting or new roles.
Federalist critics react negatively to Premier Jacques Parizeau's plan to hold a sovereignty referendum this fall. He says the campaign will begin now as the Parti Quebecois works to energize supporters during the summer while polls show separatist backing below 50 percent.
Spanish trawlers accuse Canadian boats of attempted net-cutting and boarding near Newfoundland in a tense flagrant clash amid EU mediated negotiations. Canadian ministers deny the actions stating no orders or confrontations occurred as six Spanish vessels kept nets in the sea. EU officials call for restraint while warning the talks face renewed strain.
Ottawa. The Supreme Court of Canada refused to hear the Westray appeal, ruling it has no right to intervene mid trial. The case concerns two managers charged in the deaths of 26 miners in Nova Scotia. The trial could last up to a year.
Three Liberal MPs broke ranks and voted against the gun control legislation as others abstained or were absent. The bill passed second reading 173 to 53, with critics saying it targets law abiding gun owners rather than criminals and Prime Minister Jean Chretien expressing disappointment.
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