Court Keeps Esquimalt and Nanai mo Railway Open for Passengers
British Columbia wins a ruling to keep the 104 year old Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway open from Victoria to Nanaimo for passenger service and the Courtenay leg remains under review. The decision may trigger fare hikes as Ottawa appeals. Provincial leaders celebrate a rebirth of the E and N line with plans for a celebratory ride, though full fares are likely.
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Vancouver
B.C
Esquimalt and
Nanaimo
William Esson
Courtenay
Esson
Ottawa
Victoria
Court allows Via Rail cuts to proceed
Federal Court rejects bid to block government plan to cut 18 of 38 Via trains and 2,700 jobs, saying Cabinet authority under the National Transportation Act stands. Justice Rouleau expressed personal sadness but upheld the government's action as constitutional. Greenpeace and others indicated possible appeals and protests planned nationwide.
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Ottawa
Via Rail
Paul Rouleau
Rail Corporation
Terest
Justice Rouleau
Brewers branch cuts ten jobs amid beer market shift
Alberta Brewers’ Agents Ltd. says 10 workers at the Medicine Hat branch will be laid off as American beer grows in popularity and prices drop. The firm also closes its Lethbridge bottle-sorting operation, cutting three of 12 jobs there. The outlet at 1040 S Railway St closes March 31 with severance and job placement aid.
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Medicine Hat
Alberta Brewers’ Agents Ltd
Tony Scherer
Alberta Brewers’ Agents
Molson
Labatts Brewéries
Scherer
Alberta
Alberta Liquor Control Board
Rainier
United States
Molson Golden and Labatts Club
S.railway St. S.E
Gainers plant could cost Alberta 140 million in losses
An assessment for the Gainers meat plant warns that shutting the main Edmonton facility could remove about 140 million in economic benefits to Alberta. The study cites 3.5 million in utilities and taxes and 54 million in Edmonton-spent salaries, with a broad multiplier effect feared by city leaders. Local officials urge the government to keep the plant open and run it in a businesslike manner.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Nichols Applied Management
Rick Hersack
Edmonton Economic Development Authority
Fred Windwick
Edmonton Chamber of Commerce
Windwick
Jan Reimer
Reeves
Don Getty
Gainers
Dick Johnston
Ernie Isley
Romania Outlaws Communist Party Amid Uprising Aftermath
Interim president Ion Iliescu announced the ban as crowds mourned at a national day of mourning for an estimated 10,000 killed in last month’s uprising that toppled Nicolae Ceausescu. In Timisoara, military authorities took over local leadership as opposition figures resigned.
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Afp-Reuters-Ap Bucharest
Communist Party
Ion Iliescu
Ceausescu
Iliescu
National Salvation Front
Front
Timis
Romania
Nicolae Ceausescu
Timisoara
Rompres
Lorin Fortuna
University of Alberta dean shuts down engineering paper
The engineering dean halted The Bridge and ordered a task force to probe non academic activities after a sexist skit angered a female student. Police found a motorcycle suspended from a university bridge in what authorities call an irresponsible prank amid engineering week events.
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Dean
Edmonton
University of Alberta
Engineers
Fred Otto
Otto Friday
Faculty of Engineering
Margaret Armour
Armour
Women In Scholarship Engineering, Science and Technology
Otto
The
Bridge
North Saskatchewan River
Troy Roberts
Engineering Students Society
Pocklington Faces Third Court Action Over 33 Million Suit
Alberta government has filed a third lawsuit against former Gainers owner Peter Pocklington. Pocklington Holdings Inc. is sued for 33 million by Gainers Inc. over intercompany transactions. The claim cites 3.1 million from a 1989 court hearing and an additional 200000 for an insurance premium. Gainers seeks payment. Pocklington has not responded.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Gainers
Peter Pocklington
Pocklington Holdings Inc
Gainers Inc
Court of Queen’s Bench
Fors Ien
Pocklington
Pocklington Holdings
Strang
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