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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 01, 1978
Page
1
City council in a closed session approved hiring Western Management Consultants of Calgary to evaluate about 70 non union city positions. The study, costing up to $25,000 and lasting up to four months, aims to address pay disparities and morale issues compared with similar Alberta centers.
Peigan Indian band lifts its blockade of an irrigation weir on reserve land but bans access for the Lethbridge irrigation district to roads reaching the dam. The dispute centers on 4.1 acres of Oldman River bed with talks aimed at a cash settlement, possibly over $500,000 plus per-acre payments.
Tuition at Medicine Hat College will go up by 25 this fall totaling 275 for two terms. Alberta public colleges, including six institutions, face higher costs after a 10 per cent hike proposal. University fees in Calgary Edmonton and Lethbridge jump to 550 per year with a 50 increase.
NATO leaders approved a broad defence buildup while toning down Carter era calls for Africa focused disarmament. The communique stressed not viewing African events through East West lines and Canada said it would not attend a Paris meeting on aiding Zaire. Trudeau urged bolder steps on arms talks but warned against over reach. Edmonton report notes a 70 percent rise in hospital equipment allowances boosting Medicine Hat and District Hospital by about $44,500.
The Alberta Federation of Police Associations expressed anger over Calgary Chief Brian Sawyer's dismissal of Allan Spilte, a Calgary officer then living in Kamloops, after a 30 day jail term for common assault. The federation urged a disciplinary hearing and proper appeal procedures, arguing Sawyer did not follow due process. Spilte’s case centers on disciplinary procedures rather than endorsement of his actions.
A representative of El-San Industries Ltd pleaded not guilty in provincial court to four charges under the Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Act. The offences relate to excavations and trenching at a construction site on Binder Crescent following a Dec 12 1977 inspection. First offences carry a maximum $5,000 fine. The company was remanded to Aug 4 for trial.
Tory MP challenges whether former finance minister Donald Macdonald properly joined boards of McDonnell Douglas Shell Canada and Boise Cascade. Ray Hnatyshyn warns of possible conflict of interest and notes cabinet knowledge of government plans could influence fighter contract decisions.
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