Experts predict 1982 rates stay high amid uncertainty
Alberta financial figures warn interest rates may remain elevated and volatile. Derek Warren expects rates three to four points above inflation if inflation runs 13 percent, while Bob Splane foresees swings from 13 14 percent to potentially 25 percent. William Mulholland predicts around 21 percent next year.
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Alberta Trust Companies Association
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Bob Splane
Canadian Commercial Bank
Splane
Ottawa
William Mulholland
Bank of Montreal
Agoraphobia cases rise in Edmonton community seeks help
In Edmonton agoraphobia affects about 35 000 people in the metro area of 750 000 causing panic symptoms and limiting work and daily tasks. Ethel Baron founded Secure a self help group helping thousands through gradual exposure and anonymity. Tom a former soldier now works as a teacher after joining Secure and coping with the fear.
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Ethel Baron
Secure
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Mile High Ski Hill Opens for Trial Day in Cypress Hills
Medicine Hat area skiers get a chance to test Mile High Ski Hill in Cypress Hills Provincial Park with a 15 centimetre snow base. Leonard McGee says the trial run aims to gauge interest and potential weekend operations from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is an intermediate hill with a T bar and four patrolled trails. The Cypress Skiers Association runs the hill as a near non profit venture, while park officials consider asset transfer. Cross country trails are in good shape with light early use.
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Cypress Hills Provincial Park
Leonard McGee
Cypress Skiers Association
McGee
Coke ash blankets Fort McMurray workers' Christmas
Workers at the Syncrude refinery report falling coke ash covering snow and bunkhouses after a silo explosion three weeks earlier. A soil technician says the particles are in lungs and rooms, while Syncrude officials claim the ash is not a health hazard.
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Fort McMurray
Robert Stewart
John Barr
Syncrude
Strength backs MP Hargrave against Trudeau shrug
Special To The News Ottawa MP Bert Hargrave of Medicine Hat, a tall rugged cattleman, defends Western resolve against Pierre Trudeau. He cites Trudeau’s attitude, federal frustration, and drought risks, arguing hard work and unity are needed as Ottawa policy shapes the prairies.
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