07 Dec 1993
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 07, 1993
Page
1
Maine firm Maine Line Products markets moose manure jewelry including ear rings tie clasps and key rings decorated with treated moose droppings. Richard Whitney says the Moose Drop Jewelry is a top seller this season. The pellets are lacquer coated for durability and odor control.
In Cape Town a Transitional Executive Council with 19 white and black groups took office signaling the end of 340 years of white rule. Ramaphosa and Meyer hailed a historic day as conservatives voiced opposition while the new body aims toward full democracy. In Houston a new Hubble camera is installed as Endeavour crew replace the old unit. In Los Angeles a judge sentences Damian Williams to up to eight years for rioting that followed the Denny beating, calling attacks on motorists due to race intolerable.
The Department of National Defence will start a winter round up of 850 feral horses at CFB Suffield to remove them by February. Horses will be relocated to native or Metis settlements or adopted through a base organized program. costs fall to adopters. Adoptions aim to spare mares and foals from foaling season.
Union officials claim Alberta Social Services has issued a gag order and suspended staff who speak to media to conceal policy details. Guy Smith, vice president of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees, says critics face discipline while the department insists the aim is consistent information.
Manuel Alberto Rocuant, a 47 year old construction worker, is in dispute with the Workers Compensation Board after a knee injury two years ago. He left letters at the Calgary Herald and later entered Bow Valley Centre under police guard with a loaded shotgun. A package included a repossession notice for furniture and electronics. Friends report a drastic change in his health and outlook after extended illness and a kidney issue, with Rocuant expressing distress over the WCB dealings.
Alberta's ombudsman Harley Johnson says he will launch a province wide review of how the Social Services Department handles day care complaints. He cites 289 complaints in nine months and warns that improper investigations could put children at risk as he aims to publish recommendations in six months.
Trade Minister Roy MacLaren said Canada accepts the farm subsidy accord reached by the United States and European Community. USTR Mickey Kantor and EC's Leon Brittan met ministers from Canada and others to win support as talks edge toward a December deadline. Remaining disputes include payments to the film industry and airplane manufacturers.
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