Doctors unite on billing plan for 1982
Twenty six Medicine Hat doctors traveled to Calgary along with four from Brooks for a one day meeting that produced a unanimous decision to begin direct or balance billing patients on January 1, 1982. The Edmonton gathering mirrored Calgary with a similar 30.5 percent fee increase against government rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medicine Hat
Calgary
A. R. McClelland
Medicine Hat Medical Society
Brooks
McClelland
Alberta Health Insurance Plan
AMA
Neil Gray
Lan Scott
Hospital drills plan for possible nursing strike
Medicine Hat and District Hospital has a standing plan to manage patient care if the United Nurses of Alberta strike proceeds. Executive director Leo Hill says the strategy is always in place and would cut elective admissions, move patients home, and involve other institutions if needed. The UNA and Alberta Hospital Association remain at odds, with the union voting on a strike and wage offers under negotiation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Alberta Medical Association
Medicine Hat and District
United Nurses of Alberta
Leo Hill
Hill
Alberta Hospital Association
UNA
AHA
Heights subdivision gains MPC blessing in Crescent Heights
The Municipal Planning Commission gave no objection to a 547 unit subdivision as part of the North East Crescent Heights Area Structure Plan. New MPC members Gordon Moore and Ridley Shaw raised concerns about the subdivision’s proximity to certain areas while the plan faced scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Municipal Planning Commission
North East
Crescent Heights
MPC
Commission
Gordon Moore
Ridley Shaw
Western Cooperative Fertilizer Plant
Shaw
Moore
WCFL
Second trial ordered in Philion breathalyser case
The Crown won an appeal in the Court of Queen's Bench to order a new trial for Etienne A. Philion of Calgary on a charge of refusing to submit to a breathalyser. A prior June 4 acquittal in provincial court is cited by Crown prosecutor David Carter. The retrial is set for January 7 in Bow Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen's Bench
Etienne A. Philion
Philion
Calgary
David Carter
Trial Date Set for Elmer Wilson in Medicine Hat
Elmer Wilson aged 50 of Allowance Ave SE was elected for trial by Queen's Bench justice on three charges. He faces break and entry into a house using a firearm during an indictable offence and careless use of a firearm. Police booked him after incidents on September 26 in Medicine Hat. Trial is scheduled for April 28, 1982.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Wilson
Ave
S.E
Queen's Bench
Wilson
Medicine Hat
Lewis
Court of Queen's Bench
Decision Upheld in Lord's Day Act Trial Case
Queen's Bench upheld a provincial court ruling dismissing charges against Foodland Medicine Hat Ltd Horne and Pitfield Foods Ltd for Lord's Day Act violations. Acting deputy AG not lawful deputy, so case dismissed. Crown's appeal via stated case rejected. judge said mandamus relief needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Cocks
Crown
L. D. MacLean
Welfare recipient may appeal case
Henry Fleckenstein, a welfare recipient in Alberta, says his social assistance payments have been cut drastically since October. The province outlines short term and long term aid levels with shelter, food, and personal allowances. An appeal exists in two stages: regional manager review and a citizens appeal board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Henry Fleckenstein
John Parai
Fleckenstein
Paras
Parai
Citizens’ Appeal Board
Citizens’ Board
Frank Lockwood
Medicine Hat
Alberta Social Services and Community Health
Cultural centre approved for Medicine Hat College site
The MPC Commission approved a 3822 square metre cultural centre on Medicine Hat College land after relocating from downtown to gain provincial funding. Plans include 22 teaching studios, four rehearsal rooms, and arts facilities with a large terrace facing the reservoir. Parking for 40 was approved with Hutchison Road access, concerns cited over stalls but no directive to alter the design.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Municipal Planning Commission
First Street
S.E
MPC
Medicine Hat College
College
Vic Link
Hutchison Road
Vancouver
Hawthorne, Mansfield and Towers
Henry Hawthorne
City hall tenders postponed again in Medicine Hat
City hall construction bids now due January 14 1982 at 2 pm after Alderman Jim Hirsch extended the deadline from December. Architects requested more time as two additional contractors show serious interest. The project should finish in about 18 months with an opening slated for July 1 1983 for the centennial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medicine Hat
New City Hall
Larry Godin
Ald
Jim Hirsch
New City Hall Committee
Godin
Stolen plates land teen another month in jail
A 16 year old Edmonton youth received another month behind bars for possessing stolen licence plates. He already serves time for auto theft from a truck stolen Nov. 11 in Medicine Hat. He pleaded guilty to auto theft on Nov. 13 and received eight months. The court noted he knew the plates were stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kevin Douglas Hallet
Edmonton
Hallet
Medicine Hat
Walter R. Mroz
Second Ave. N.E
Second Avenue N.E
Mroz
Medicine Hat weighs Dunvegan dam height in joint project
City officials weigh the province’s Dunvegan dam height amid a three‑way consortium with Trans‑Alta Utilities. A high dam could end Medicine Hat’s share, while a low dam would yield about 4310 gigawatt hours annually. The plan’s cost and site stability drive delay and possible South Saskatchewan River siting near Empress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Dunvegan
Medicine Hat
Ken Sauer
City Utilities Committee
Kiwanis Club
Peace River
Sauer
Trans-Alta Utilities
B.C
Trans-Alta
South Saskatchewan River
Empress
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Doctors United
Alex McPherson
Allan Coyle
Heights
Bow Island
Cultural Centre
Roderick Lewis
John Robert de Jong
de Jong
Redcliff
Darwin Greaves
Mark Goldade
Dave Wenzel
McCoy High School
L. W. Hudson
Greaves
Hudson
Goldade
Fleet St. S.E
Wenzel
16Th St. S.E
Steve Bernath
Bernath
Yuill St. S.E
Allan Murray Japp
Timothy John Leavitt
Leavitt
Thompson
Bert Hardie
22Nd Ave
Saskatchewan
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