Redcliff council rejects bid to hire a constable
Redcliff council voted down a police commission recommendation to hire a ninth constable. Mayor John Van Dam argued the town already faces high policing costs while supporters said growth and overtime strain require more staff. The measure failed 2-5 with Bertram and Wooding in support.
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the News
Redcliff
Police Commission
John van Dam
Coun
Brian Bertram
Jim Wooding
Bertram
van Dam
Mike Pearce
Pearce
Everett Burk
Doug Moser
Medicine Hat
Moser
Kaye Osgood
Council
Mills
Burk
Osgood
Coaldale
Bigger fees set for salesmen Redcliff council bylaw update
Redcliff council amended the business licence bylaw to add two fee categories. Direct salespersons such as door to door cosmetics sellers face 10 dollars for residents and 15 dollars for non residents. Real estate agencies pay 35 dollars per year per agency.
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Redcliff Council
John Hubbard
Medicine Hat
Redcliff
City approves one year public works contract deal
The public works department gains a one year contract from Jan 1 to Dec 31 1982 with a 12 percent cost of living raise and a new basic dental plan funded 75 percent by employees and 25 percent by town. Five weeks vacation after 20 years replaces 25 years. Boots allowance rises to 30 from 20. Voting was unanimous after talks with Glen MacKay and Clarence Moore. Recreation staff are included in the pact.
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Redcliff Council
Public Works Department
Coun
Kaye Osgood
Osgood
Glen MacKay
Clarence Moore
Noise bylaw proposal deferred by Redcliff council
Redcliff council halted the anti-noise bylaw plan pending a police commission recommendation. Councillors questioned verification equipment costs and value without such tools as they tabled the proposal and left enforcement to the commission. John Hubbard urged a comprehensive bylaw covering all loud disturbances.
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Redcliff
Police Commission
John Hubbard
Redcliff Library Board Appoints Four Members
Four named individuals were appointed to the Redcliff Centennial Library Board to fill four vacancies. Incumbents Lorna Veenstra Phillip Buisseret and Grant Congdon were reappointed, with Diane Smith as a new appointee. All four applicants were the only ones to apply.
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Redcliff
Runaway Dogs Punished by Higher Pound Fees
Redcliff council amended the dog bylaw on Monday raising the board fee at the dog pound to three dollars per night from one dollar. The move follows a finance committee recommendation.
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Redcliff
Council
Auctions boom despite downturn as firms sell off assets
Edmonton reports auctioneers busier amid Canada’s slowing economy with bankrupt firms and voluntary shutdowns liquidating construction and farm machinery. Ritchie Bros. cites a best year ever at $130 million with 70 percent oilfield gear. buyers from heightened rates drive rapid inventories to cash.
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Wes Spencer
Spencer Auction Services
Karl Zayes
Warburg
United States
U.S
British Columbia
Ken Hemeon
Nasby’s Auctioneering
Hemeon
Dave Ritchie
Ritchie Bros
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Enright convicted of first degree murder in Calgary bar killing
Calgary. Raymond Leo Enright 52 a former CFL player and real estate appraiser was found guilty of first degree murder for killing a 19 year old cocktail waitress in a Calgary bar last year. He faces an automatic life sentence with no parole for 25 years.
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Raymond Leo Enright
Edmonton Eskimos
British Columbia Lions
Canadian Football League
Petrofirms’ sales fall as survey links NEP impact
The Petroleum Services Association of Canada reports 85 members show year end sales down 143.8 million dollars and capital expenditures down 107 million with about 1 500 fewer employees reducing total staff to 7 800. The group warns firings may rise in spring as the industry tightens.
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Calgary
Petroleum Services Association of Canada
Canada
Association
Rate raise sought by Alberta Power for 27 percent hike
Alberta Power has asked the Public Utilities Board for a 27 per cent rate increase effective February 1 and interim approvals to cover about 117 million dollars in 1982 revenue. Ron Chapman notes this year brings a large rise but hopes to limit future increases to under 10 percent for a couple of years. A board hearing on the interim proposal is set for January 14.
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Edmonton
Alberta Power
Public Utilities Board
Ron Chapman
Chapman
Red Cross appeals for Poland winter aid in Medicine Hat
Canadian Red Cross asks Medicine Hat residents to donate cash to aid Poland this winter. Area manager Brian Woodcock says more than $7 million is needed to supply blankets clothing and diapers as unrest causes shortages. Canada has sent $25,000 but seeks more before access to Poland was restricted.
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Medicine Hat
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Brian Woodcock
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Rooney Stars in True Life Tale of Bill Sackter
At 10 00 PM the program presents Mickey Rooney in the true life story of Bill Sackter. Sackter spent 44 years in a mental institution before trying life in the world, illustrating resilience and reintegration.
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