End of Irvine town status marked by last council meeting
Irvine Alberta held its last town council meeting as the town dissolves to become a hamlet in the Municipal District of Cypress effective January 1, 1997. Mayor Robin Metz and council members reflected on the change while residents faced tax implications and uncertain future.
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Irvine Cuncillors
Irvine
Robin Metz
Metz
Charimaine Wood
Elaine Dietelbach
Larry McLaughlin
Jo-Anne Lambert
Cypress
Alberta
Alberta Municipal Affairs
Wood
Dietelbach
McLaughlin
Klamar
Coun
Alberta voters shift as Liberals lead Reform in poll
Angus Reid survey of 800 Albertans shows Liberals at 41 percent provincewide, Reform at 33 and Tories 18. In Calgary Reform 31 percent to Liberal 44, signaling potential gains for the Liberals in the region.
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Ottawa
Reform Party
Alberta
Jean Chretien
Liberals
Angus Reid
Calgary
Reform
Manning
Bruce Cameron
Reid
Tories
Ontario man pays 50 cent speeding fine in installments
Fred MacKenzie of St. Catharines mailed a quarter to the Port Hawkesbury courthouse after finding a 50 cent fine still due from a speeding ticket. He was vacationing in Cape Breton last summer when stopped and had earlier paid 1.07 dollars before receiving the 50 cent balance and a warning of possible arrest.
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Port Hawkesbury
N.S
Ontario
Fred MacKenzie
St. Catharines
MacKenzie
Cape Breton
Swan Hills health warning issued by VY Health
A public advisory bans eating fish or game from within 30 km of Swan Hills waste treatment plant after a deer slaughtered nearby contained PCBs and related toxic substances. Officials say no immediate human health threat, while critics push for stricter action and legal scrutiny over the plant’s leak.
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Swan Hills
Edmonton Iberta Health
Bovar Inc
John Waters
Waters
Canada closes eastern Zaire relief mission at year end
Canada will withdraw its forces from the multinational relief operation in eastern Zaire by 31 December 1996. Lt Gen Maurice Baril said the refugee situation has improved, with 339 personnel in Central Africa and 107 elsewhere. Prime Minister Jean Chretien praised Canada's leadership and pledged continued aid to refugees.
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United Nations
Canada
Zaire
Maurice Baril
Paul Heinbecker
Ottawa
Jean Chretien
Central
Africa
Chretien
Friday’s Weather: Frigid High Minus Five Degrees
Frigid Friday with a high of minus five and a low of minus sixteen. Precipitation remains at 0.0 millimeters. Weather map guidance appears on Page A2.
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Sheldon Alberts Southam Newspapers
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Southam Newspapers
James Badger
Lesser Slave Lake
Eda IE Cutta
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LDA
Tal Raed
Associated Press and Canadian Press
Baril
Ann Landers
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