10 Feb 1981
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Feb 10, 1981
Page
1
A local notice reports Envindta requesting a levy to cover funds owed to Petrofina. The fragmentary text mentions Calgary area and municipal financial action. Further details are unavailable in the readable excerpt.
Ontario and Alberta cattle feeders ask Agriculture Minister Eugene Whelan for help amid low prices driven by large U S steer imports. Led by Jim Harkness and John Parkara, the delegation seeks a marketing system or import controls, but no quick solution materializes as prices fall for high end beef while consumer costs rise.
Warsaw Radio reports end of the general strike in Jelenia Gora and suspension of Silesian coal mine walkouts after Defence Minister Wojciech Jaruzelski becomes premier. The government leases a sanatorium for party officials as a public hospital while Solidarity members stage sit-ins demanding the facility be a public hospital.
Ald Ken Sauer said a gas tax could aid transit as transit costs rise and cries of anguish are heard. He noted no one opposes road and parking costs for cars and trucks while transit expenses impact the city budget. The utilities committee chairman urged re examining transit policies amid the 1981 transit operating projection.
American writer Cynthia Dwyer arrived in Dubai after nine months in an Iranian prison. Swiss escort Markus Hirsiger accompanied her from Tehran while U.S. consul Eric Weaver met her upon arrival. Dwyer planned onward travel, with options to Europe or New York, while officials described her condition as well.
Alberta shifts Preventive Social Service control to municipalities with Family and Community Support Services. The program expands coverage, requires annual audits, maintains 80 percent provincial funding with 20 percent municipal, and begins quarterly provincial advances. Budget rises to at least 9.5 million this year to reduce inequities and emphasize volunteers.
Medicine Hat officials welcome Alberta’s new Preventive Social Services policy rebranded as Family and Community Support Services. Local autonomy is emphasized with quarterly advances and provincial auditing, but funding formulas and potential reductions in money remain concerns for city leaders.
Marian Crichton cattle farm 405 hectares in Alberta hosts 56 wells and a 3.6 hectare tank yard after General Crude Oil Co. Northern Ltd. drilled in six months. Crichton says surface rights lease of 15000 dollars yearly fails to cover crop loss, damaged fences, dry creek, spills, and livestock problems. Company says rent under review and higher offers possible.
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