08 Dec 1980
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 08, 1980
Page
1
Kinetic Contaminants Ltd. manages an Edmonton warehouse housing PCBs kept from destruction by high heat burning. The interim facility, two years old, awaits government approval for a proper treatment plant. Firms hold PCB laden equipment, unaware of long term dangers to people and the environment.
Henning argues PCBs are just the start of a larger toxic threat with hundreds of chemicals. He claims no federal or provincial rules govern storage or disposal and accuses the government of inaction while people feel betrayed by promises to eliminate the problem.
Alberta outlines in a letter to Britain's Foreign Affairs committee that Ottawa must respect provincial powers in any constitution amendments. The province argues the UK Parliament is the proper trustee for both Canadian and provincial rights and supports patriation to settle federal provincial disputes within Canada.
In Montreal a pro PQ rally and a PQ national council clash spotlight tensions over unilateral patriation of the Constitution. Premier Levesque denounces Trudeau plan as a coup d etat while anti patriation crowds chant Quebec for Quebecers amid partisan boos for Liberal and Union Nationale figures.
The Polish army newspaper warns against strikes and social unrest and signals readiness to intervene to preserve the state under Communist leadership. It targets dissident groups and ties to Solidarity while Tass cites counter revolutionary activity as destabilizing the country.
William Lewis Morton a noted Canadian historian died at Medicine Hat and District Hospital after a heart attack on the Trans-Canada Highway. The Rhodes scholar taught at Manitoba and Trent University and wrote Manitoba: A History earning the Governor General's Award. He is survived by two sons Orde and Lionel and daughter Anne.
Ottawa reports after tax farm income should reach 4.0 billion dollars in 1981, up from 1979 and 1980 levels. Net income fell to 3.5 billion in 1980. Forecasts foresee higher beef and grain prices, higher input costs, and a possible 15 percent prime rate by March.
Canada starts admitting women to its military colleges with 52 cadets at Kingston's Royal Military College and 32 in Chilliwack's program, while Royal Roads will defer coeducation. Defence ministers overcame alumni and brass resistance, aiming for parity with U.S. academies and full integration with equal housing and standards.
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