Cattlemen Clash Over National Beef Marketing Board Proposal
District cattlemen in Alberta oppose a national marketing board with supply management powers, warning it could curtail beef imports from the United States and raise costs. Ontario and western provinces’ producers formed the Canadian Beef Producers' Action Group in Regina to push for board legislation, while critics warned of government control and inefficiency.
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National Meat Marketing Board
Alberta
United States
U.S
Regina
Ontario
Canadian Beef Producers’ Action Group
Stan Pahara
Lethbridge
Alberta Cattle Commission
Gordon Blanchard
Unifarm
Canadian Cattle Commission
Blanchard
Wayne Heller
Bob Porter
Irvine
Porter
Marketing Board
U.S. Meat Policy Sparks Canadian Trade Fear
Porter and Heller warn a shift to supply management or a meat board could close the border to Canadian cattle and force Canada to absorb or limit hog and beef production. They argue American prices influence North American cattle markets and fear havoc in the Canadian meat industry.
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Porter
Heller
Alberta Cattle Commissions
Denny Laycraft
U.S
Canada
Watermain project to cost City taxpayers more
Medicine Hat faces higher costs for a 1.07 metre underwater watermain under the South Saskatchewan River after I.W. Campbell Construction refused to sign the $1.14 million contract. The city may pursue action, with bids from Temac Industries and John de Vries Contracting considered to cover the shortfall. Construction cannot start before Sept 1 due to fish migration rules, but the project promises better water pressure for Crescent Heights.
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Medicine Hat
South Saskatchewan
I.W. Campbell Construction Ltd
Ald
Harry Yuill
Public Works Committee
I.W. Campbell
Crescent Heights
Yuill
Temac Industries
John de Vries
Jack van Eerde
Council
Public Works
Lorne Thompson
Thompson
Frank O’connell
Heights
Trynchy asserts papers prove innocence in land holdings case
Alberta Parks Minister Peter Trynchy says documents show he surrendered control of personal land holdings before cabinet annexed them to Edmonton. The Journal reported duplicate share certificates for Ten Pin Holdings Ltd. and forms dated May 8, 1979, naming Dave Stewart as transferee and controlling shares.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Peter Trynchy
Trynchy
Ten Pin Holdings Ltd
Dave Stewart
Stewart
Ten Pin
U S Halts Planes for Israel Amid Lebanon Tension
The United States suspended delivery of some fighter planes to Israel as Western leaders from Canada Britain France Italy West Germany Japan and the European Community urged restraint in Lebanon. The joint statement decried escalating violence that has killed over 400 people in 11 days.
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Ottawa
United States
Israel
Lebanon
Canada
Britain
France
Italy
West Germany
Japan
European Economic Community
Reagan suspends delivery of 10 F-16 fighters amid Lebanon crisis
President Reagan delays today’s shipment of 10 F-16 jets while Western leaders urge moderation in the Lebanon conflict. Secretary Haig says missiles to Israel unaffected. the move aims to curb violence without pressuring Israel to ceasefire. Trudeau and leaders praise talks as Lebanon’s fate draws focus at Montebello summit.
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U.S
Ronald Reagan
Alexander Haig
Montebello
Que
Ottawa
Israel
Haig
Lebanon
New York
United Nations
Security Council
Palestine Liberation Organization
Trudeau
Reagan
Richard Allen
White House
National Security
Alvin Meese
National Security Council
Washington
Hat gets Uniroyal World Junior Curling Championship host
Medicine Hat will host the Uniroyal World Junior Curling Championships in 1983 to mark the city's centennial. A press conference Wednesday at 7 p.m. will announce the decision. The event, one of curling’s top three, is likely set for mid March with ten participating countries led by Canada and the United States.
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Medicine Hat
Canada
United States
Sweden
Denmark
Switzerland
Norway
West Germany
France
Italy
Scotland
U.S
Lamberto Dini
Plans for Medicine Hat duplex blocked by appeal board
Southwest Medicine Hat duplex plan fell apart after residents appealed to the Development Appeal Board. The mayor and aldermen decided no development permit will be issued.
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Medicine Hat
Lalonde and Leitch Plan Two Day Montreal Energy Talks
Federal Energy Minister Marc Lalonde and Alberta's Mervin Leitch will meet August 5 and 6 in Montreal to continue talks on energy prices and taxation. They previously met in Toronto after a Banff session as Alberta protests Ottawa's national energy program and production cuts.
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Ottawa
Marc Lalonde
Alberta
Mervin Leitch
Montreal
Lalonde
Toronto
Banff
Canada
Summit leaders back aid push for poor nations talks
Seven nation leaders at Montebello Quebec voiced support for global negotiations to aid poor countries through new North-South development talks. The communique signals a U.S. shift toward talking on negotiations despite Reagan's earlier hesitancy. Trudeau pressed the issue during recent Washington talks, while Cheysson praised the consensus amid lingering North-South tensions.
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Ottawa
United States
Ronald Reagan
United Nations
Trudeau
Reagan
Washington
Canada
U.S
Italy
Japan
Britain
West Germany
France
Claude Cheysson
Montebello
Que
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Southam News
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Francois Mitterrand
Mehmet Ali Agca
John Paul
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