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15 Aug 1986
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 15, 1986
Page
1
Island dream turns sour as couple sells prize island
Vancouver report says Tom and Pat Wilson of Quadra Island won an island in Georgia Strait’s Ganges Harbor after spending 10 in Islands 86 Win An Island. They sold the one hectare prize for over 88000, citing a decrepit A frame cabin rocky beach and a rough view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Tom
Pat Wilson
Quadra Island
B.C
Ganges Harbor
Saltspring Island
Georgia Strait
Police burn pot crop near Warren Ontario
Ontario Provincial Police burned over $1 million in marijuana after uncovering a third plantation near Warren. A police helicopter located 6,080 plants on a nearby farm in another township, with the crop valued at about $600,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren, Ont
Ontario
North Bay
New offer fuels fight on gas tax
Premier Don Getty rejected Federal Energy Minister Marcel Masse’s proposal to cut Alberta royalties in exchange for the elimination of the petroleum and gas revenue tax. Masse urged reductions to aid the oil industry, while Getty called the idea crazy and noted Alberta has already cut royalties and will review them to balance industry relief with provincial revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Marcel Masse
Alberta
Don Getty
Masse
Calgary
Getty
Ottawa
Neil Webber
Webber
Banff crash kills a California couple in Alberta outskirts
A Cessna 172 crash near Banff killed Darell Crites aged 44 and Gloria Crites aged 36. Their children Corrina 11 and Tammy 6 survived with injuries and were treated at Banff Mineral Springs Hospital then Calgary's Children’s Hospital. The crash occurred two kilometres from Sunshine Ski Hill. Investigators from the Aviation Safety Board and local RCMP reported the incident. Additional details on the couple's condition were not released.
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Banff
Alta
Darell Crites
Gloria
RCMP
California
Corrina
Tammy
Banff Mineral Springs Hospital
Children's Hospital
Calgary
Healy Creek
Sunshine Ski Hill
Perry Jacobson
al Froehler
Transport Department
Aviation Safety Board
Tony Allinson
West German ship linked to Tamil refugee smuggling
Hamburg police chief said the 425-ton Aurigal, a West German owned Honduran registered freighter, carried 155 Sri Lankan Tamils from West Germany to Canada for a fee. two Sri Lankans arrested admitted organizing the operation and a Turk was later arrested in Hamburg. The refugees were found off Newfoundland in two lifeboats after leaving Brake on July 28.
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Reuters-Ap
Hamburg
West Germany
Canada
Dieter Heering
Brake
Heering
London
Lloyd’s Shipping Intelligence
Roger Lowes
Bremen
Rhein-Maas Company
Duisburg
Lowes
Calgary teen convicted in deaths of three cyclists
A Calgary teenager was found guilty of dangerous driving in the July 29 1985 crash on the Trans Canada Highway that killed three teenage cyclists and injured six. The judge criticized insufficient care and noted the youth cannot be named under the Young Offenders Act. A pre sentence hearing is set for Sept 8.
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Calgary (Cp
Calgary
Conflict guidelines disregarded by York Centre chief executive
Edward Rowe, York Centre Corp. CEO since 1979, admitted he ignored federal conflict of interest rules regarding Shirley Walker, a ministerial aide. He continued to provide York Centre information to Walker and let her perform company duties while on the public payroll. Rowe testified as hearings probe Stevens and his family's blind trust. He also said Mollard should arrange a 1985 meeting to discuss Gill Construction Ltd. stake retirement.
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Southam News
Toronto
Sinclair
Walker
York Centre
Commission
David Scott
Stevens
Rowe
William Mollard
Mollard
Gill Construction Ltd
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