17 Jul 1987
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jul 17, 1987
Page
1
Medicine Hat hosts Highland Games featuring Scottish moors and local cultural ties drawing attendees from thePrairies. The event highlights regional heritage and community celebration with music, dance, and athletics.
The forecast calls for cloudy skies with a 100 percent chance of precipitation Saturday. High near 14 and low around 9. Map page B4.
Alberta government approves an extra 15.2 million for forest protection after 748 fires burned 25 000 hectares this year. John Benson notes the Peace River fire accounted for half the area, with dry winter and windy May a factor. Four small fires near Slave Lake Lac La Biche were under control and expected to be extinguished by day end.
Former White House political director Lyn Nofziger and partner Mark Bragg face six counts for allegedly lobbying the White House in 1982 to secure a $32 million Wedtech Pentagon contract. Nofziger left the White House in January 1982 to start a lobbying firm with Bragg. The probe is led by independent counsel James McKay.
The Duke and Duchess of York wowed about 2,500 fans in Thunder Bay as Fabulous Fergie stole the show from Prince Andrew. The couple signed with deaf children and greeted attendees before heading to Alberta for their first wedding anniversary on July 23 with visits to Medicine Hat Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump and Edmonton.
Ottawa residents face a 4.2 million surplus in the Petroleum and Gas Revenue Tax account after over collecting 9.6 million over six years. Utilities officials plan a forthcoming report and council discussion on the surplus with no immediate refunds, favoring stabilization funding to prevent future rate hikes.
Principal Group president Don Cormie says he welcomes the Alberta governments planned investigation into the collapse of First Investors Corp and Associated Investors of Canada. He calls for a public hearing to clear the group’s name and cites the 1982 real estate downturn as affecting financial institutions province wide.
Halifax reports say a lawyer for the Canadian Sikh community vows court action to free 174 Asians held in a military gymnasium after an order extended detention. The group includes 173 men and one Turkish woman. negotiations with immigration officials continue. Nygren, the Amelie owner, denies central role in a smuggling ring and faces a Canadian conviction.
The $2 bill once shunned in Alberta is gaining traction amid new conditions. Bank of Canada data show a rise in circulation in the province during the first five months of 1987, aided by the May introduction of the $1 coin and a push toward smaller denominations.
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