Alsands Oil Sands Project Faces Six Month Standoff
Alsands Energy Ltd. threatens to pull out of an $8 billion oil sands development if Alberta and Ottawa fail to reach an energy price agreement within six months. The consortium says June 1 is the deadline for a pricing plan acceptable to both governments. Alberta and Ottawa officials offered no comment.
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Polish leadership calls for discipline amid Soviet buildup
Poland faced a Soviet troop buildup along its borders as the Communist Party central committee urged restraint from the independent labor movement to avert moral and economic collapse. President Carter voiced concern, while U.S. analysts warned the threat may be overstated yet noted rapid mobilization options.
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Subdivision may be delayed over floodplain dispute
Alberta Environment reports the floodplain near the S and T Berch lowlands may limit Hat Development Ltd. plan to build above the 658 metre level. The agency warned no precise high water level studies exist and suggested reductions could cut about 60 acres from 380 developable acres.
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Diver
Alberta Environment
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Calgary
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George Munro and Associates
Hat Development
River Engineering Branch
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S and T
Council
Medicine Hat eyes court clash over federal natural gas tax
City alderman Ken Sauer says a federal tax on natural gas could wipe out roughly 6 million dollars yearly in flowback rebates for Medicine Hat. The measure threatens to raise heating and electricity costs and erode Alberta’s lowest price advantage, prompting a possible legal challenge to obtain an exemption.
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Alberta
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Jim Horsman
Neil Crawford
Alberta Urban Municipalities Association
City weighs court action over gas tax with provincial aid
Crawford and Sauer say the province will offer full help on constitutional interpretations if the city goes to court. Portions of the provincial case may aid the city's claim while cabinet considers the ERCB approval for a Clover Bar methanol complex. Medicine Hat hopes cabinet weighs in with early consideration, three to five months away.
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Sauer
Alberta Gas Chemicals
Medicine Hat
Flak hits Canadian F-18A engines and Australian delay
U S Navy study finds flaws in the F 404 engines of Canada's F 18 A Hornet requiring redesigns and quicker wear parts replacement. Australia delays a 75 plane order citing costs and development problems amid inflation and two crash incidents.
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Canada
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Ryan warns western separatism risks greater than Quebec split
Quebec Liberal Leader Claude Ryan told the National Press Club that western separatism poses a graver threat than Quebec’s separation. He cited western grievances and history as fueling explosive emotions and urged more federal provincial consultation and compromise to preserve national unity.
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Ryan
National Press Club
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Trudeau urges westerners to emulate Quebecers on referendum
Prime Minister Trudeau at a Mount Royal Liberal gathering invites western Canadians with doubts about Canada to become born again Canadians like Quebecers after the Quebec referendum. He recalls envy of new Canadians who chose Canada freely and says Quebecers have proven they chose Canada too.
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