Greenhouse operators threaten action over PGR refunds
Medicine Hat greenhouse operators led by Riverview Greenhouses manager Johanes Van Dam threaten court action to recover overpaid Petroleum and Gas Revenue Tax rebates. They urge council to vote Monday on rebates or face Queen's Bench suits, citing high utility costs and long-held disputes with city decisions.
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van Dam
David MacLean
Council
Court of Queen’s Bench
PGR
Sheri Murphy-Wright
The
News
Medicine Hat
Johannes van Dam
Riverview Greenhouses
Utilities Committee
Redcliff
City Utility Case Waste Sparks $54K Legal Battle
The Medicine Hat News reports gas utility staff spent over $53,900 plus legal and appraisal fees to challenge a farmer Jim Derraph's land compensation for a 2.43 acre gas pipeline. Aldermen say council was not advised until after the court ruling.
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City Gas
Jim Derraph
Medicine Hat News
Buchignani
Utilities Committee
Derzaph
Roy Wiedemann
Wiedemann
Edmonton
Quebec tension rises over ruling
Premier Bourassa urged calm after the Supreme Court struck down Bill 101 French only signs. The 5 0 ruling allows French prominence but bans banning other languages. Bourassa planned meetings and pledged a Sunday solution as tensions rise. Societe president Boudreau called for a province wide referendum while PQ leader Parizeau urged use of the notwithstanding clause.
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Peter Maser
Southam News
Quebec
Robert Bourassa
Supreme Court of Canada
Bourassa
Societe
Nicole Boudreau
Jacques Parizeau
Rescued Rowan Gorilla I Crew From Survival Capsule Near Halifax
Exhausted and seasick 27 workers from the Rowan Gorilla I were saved from a stormbound survival capsule. They were hauled to the Smit London tugboat in a rubber boat after spending the night lashed to waves over 1 000 kilometers southeast of Halifax. Coast Guard spokesman Dick Pepper said the group appears in relatively good shape and many suffered seasickness.
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Atlantic Ocean
Nova Scotia
CP Laserphoto
Halifax
London
Dick Pepper
Canadian Coast Guard
Pepper
North Sea
Parole breakdown blamed for Toronto murder inquest
A coroner's jury in Toronto found a parole system breakdown allowed a convicted sex offender to walk from a halfway house leading to the death of 25 year old Tema Conter. The 38 recommendations urge stricter supervision, more staff, and mandatory testing for long-term releases.
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Toronto
Tema Conter
Melvin Stanton
Conter
Ralph Conter
Halifax
Parole Board
California quakes snow and winds injure and kill
A sharp southern California earthquake followed by snow and sleet hit the fire scarred region as hurricane winds pounded northern California causing widespread power outages. The winds peaked at 164 kph and disrupted travel with multiple wrecks on I 15. Two children died in the Cajon Pass area amid icy conditions and crashes. Pacific Gas and Electric reported over 575,000 customers without power.
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Associated Press
California
Pacific Gas and Electric Co
Jan Stewart
Interstate 15
Cajon Pass
Los Angeles
Highway Patrol
John Savage
Pollutants Threaten Inuit Health and Lifeways in Arctic
A Canadian team warns that PCBs and other toxins in Arctic wildlife may enter the food chain from water to fish to seals and bears, affecting the 22 000 Inuit who rely on country foods and risking changes to traditional life. Studies by Canadian Wildlife Service also detect DDT in polar bears and other mammals. Dr David Kinloch notes widespread contamination and ongoing government pilot work at Broughton Island near Iqaluit since 1985.
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Edmonton
Arctic
Canada
David Kinloch
Northwest Territories
Canadian Wildlife Service
Kinloch
Health and Welfare
Broughton Island
Iqaluit
Ottawa
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Hatters
Swift and Co
Calgary
Derraph
Graham Kelly
Lyle Flynn
Flynn
Kelly
Allan Buchignani
Surface Rights Board
Highway 3
Lutz
Ald
Ken Sauer
Sauer
Montreal
Bourass
Sausalito
Calif
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