Extra-billing appeal panel faces publicity shortfall
Albertans face weak protection from excessive doctor charges as the assessment committee set up in 1981 rarely advertised. The panel, with three doctors and two lay members, can block unreasonable extra bills if patients are poorly informed or hardship is involved. Only 84 complaints were filed last year, 36 ruled in the patient’s favor. The watchdog cites limited advertising as the reason for low awareness.
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Edmonton
Harold Swanson
Alberta College of Physicians and Surgeons
Consumers’ Association
Ron Kustra
The
Alberta Medical Association
College contract approved at Medicine Hat College
Medicine Hat College faculty sign a one year contract with the college board. The package includes a 12 percent salary rise plus a signing bonus and a 50 50 dental plan shared with the board. Top pay last year reached 33000, while lower pay rose about 1500. Life insurance also increased. Negotiations began in December 1980 and finished after two meetings with 68 faculty, eight opposed.
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Medicine Hat College
Bob Nau
Nau
Transit workers return to service in Montreal
Transit workers end their illegal five day strike and resume bus and subway service after voting to respect a back-to-work law passed by the Quebec national assembly. The move ends massive traffic jams and frigid commutes for about 600000 riders.
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VIC
Montreal
Quebec
National Assembly
Montreal transit strike ends as unions vow new push
Union leaders of 2100 transit mechanics 4200 drivers and 430 office staff warned of a May strike if no contract. Buses and subways resume service. water pipes burst in tunnels amid cold. Premier Levesque threatens drastic action while leaders vow to continue the fight for fair contracts.
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Montreal Transit Commission
Jacques Morissette
Mechanics Union
Quebec
Parti Quebecois
Montreal
Transit
Robert Dean
Rene Levesque
Morrisette
Raymond Leduc
Weather and Mortgage Trends Highlighted Across Pages
A cloudy day with light snow and subzero highs and lows sets the scene. Mortgage rates rose again after a brief uptick last month, with analysts predicting further increases in coming months.
Alsands studies project offer review stalled by cautious committee
STEVE MERTS reports that the Alsands Energy Ltd. eight member committee held an information session in Calgary to assess the latest federal and Alberta terms for the 13 billion oil sands project. No decision emerged. officials remain hopeful but not optimistic.
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Steve Merts
Calgary
Alsands Energy Ltd
Alberta
Bob Vincent
Petro-Canada
Ottawa
Shell Explorer Ltd
Houston
Chevron Standard Ltd
Foreign sales outlook dims for F-18A Hornet
A classified Navy memo obtained by Southam News shows foreign F-18A sales unlikely to exceed 500. Canada has ordered 138 planes for about $5.07 billion, Australia seeks 75, Spain considers 96, and other potential buyers include Sweden Israel and Japan.
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Washington
America
U.S. Navy
Southam News
John Lehman
Pentagon
U.S
Lehman
McDonnell Douglas
GAO
Ottawa
Canada
Defence
Frank Carlucci
Spain
Three-way race in Olds Didsbury byelection opens bids
The Olds Didsbury byelection on February 17 features three declared candidates with Liberals and Western Canada Concept still nominating. Socreds Conservatives and NDP already field candidates. former Socred Leader Bob Clark’s retirement ends 46 years of Socred control.
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Edmonton
Olds- Didsbury
Liberals
Western Canada
Western Canada Concept
Calgary
Nick Taylor
Karen Fraser
Liberal Party
Taylor
Socreds
Conservatives
NDP
Socred
Bob Clark
Clark
Olds-Didsbury
Ottawa reshapes external affairs with mirror secretariat
Prime Minister Trudeau unveils a merged external affairs department blending trade and diplomacy. Key posts include Mark MacGuigan as secretary of state, Pierre de Bane as external relations minister, and Ed Lumley heading international trade.
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Don McGillivray
Financial Times
Ottawa
External Affairs Department
Trudeau
Mirror Committee
Department of Industry, Trade and Commerce
Department of External Affairs
ITC
Canada
Rubik’s Cube
Mark MacGuigan
Pierre de Bane
Ed Lumley
Herb Gray
Gray
MacGuigan
Osbaldeston
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Kustra
Michael Ozerkevich
Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan
Ozerkevich
Kentucky
Commissioner of Mines and Minerals
Willard Stanley
Centre
United Mine Workers
Sam Church
Craynor, Ky
Index
Darryl Sittler
Toronto Maple Leafs
Sittler
Philadelphia Flyers
British Court of Appeal
Britain
Cubs
Darren Ammann
Troy Tumbach
Medicine Hat Cubs
Brooks Lakeside Spurs
Ann Landers
Charles Lynch City News
Ee International
Mike Royko
Wayne Moriarty
Western Express
Alsands Studies
Hornet
Don Sellar
Olds
Billsass
External Affairs
de Bane
Bud Olson
Olson
Gordon Osbaldeston
Robert Johnstone
Johnstone
Michael Pitfield
Privy Council
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