Trudeau silent on acid rain criticized by U S IJC official
Former IJC chairman Robert J. Sugarman accused Prime Minister Trudeau of not taking a firm stance on acid rain at a Calgary symposium. He warned there would be little U S initiative soon and urged Canada to make the issue a clear priority to pressure Washington.
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Trudeau
U.S
International Joint Commission
Robert J. Sugarman
National Survival Institute
Sugarman
IJC
Canada
John Roberts
Painting valued at lower price in Saskatchewan trial
New York art expert Christopher Hildesley testified that a painting donated to Saskatchewan by Harvey Smith is worth 750 dollars, not 800000 as claimed. He argued the Jesus portrait is under 1800s, plywood dated and Renaissance attribution questioned. a 1968 Regina sale price cited.
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Saskatoon
Christopher Hildesley
New York City
Saskatchewan
Harvey Smith
Smith
Hildesley
Fine Arts
Jesus Christ
Dan Shapiro
Garth Sandstrom
Wilhelm von Bode
Jacopo da Barbari
von Bode
Amsterdam
Regina
Escapees nabbed after high speed pursuit in Alberta
Three inmates from Prince George correctional centre were arrested in Lacombe after a rapid chase. Richard Clark, Michael Keith, and Wayne Erckman were found in a truck forced into a ditch. they face charges of possession of stolen property and Keith faces criminal negligence in vehicle operation.
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Lacombe
Alta
Prince George
B.C
Alberta
Richard Brian Clark
Michael Keith
Wayne Charles Erckman
Keith
Manitoba Faces Slow Economic Recovery Says Chamber Leader
Rita Roeland, former president of the Manitoba Chamber of Commerce, told the Western Economic Outlook Conference that Manitoba’s growth will be gradual. She noted diversified strengths in forestry, mining, agriculture, fishing, manufacturing and tourism, with farm receipts rising but farmers squeezed by high interest rates and costs.
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Calgary
Manitoba
Rita Roeland
Manitoba Chamber of Commerce
Roeland
Western Economic Outlook
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Canada
Snowy Cypress Hills campsites remain closed amid heavy snow
Cypress Hills Provincial Park retains closures at Firerock Reesor Lake Battle Creek and Upper Lower Graburn due to last week's heavy snowfall. Elkwater Lodgepole Ferguson Hill Spruce Coulee offer limited tenting or day use with mixed conditions. Beaver Creek remains open. travel on gravel roads not advised. Graburn Road washout blocks access. Maple Creek is the only Saskatchewan entry. Cautious reopening expected within a week if ground dries.
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Dan Chambers
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Reesor Lake
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Graburn
Elkwater
Lodgepole
Ferguson Hill
Spruce Coulee
Chambers
Beaver Creek
Graburn Creek
Saskatchewan
Maple Creek
Paraplegic trek interrupted by vehicle crash in Alberta
Blair Howell, 31, and his support team on a seven week cross Canada wheelchair journey to raise five million dollars for the Canadian Paraplegic Association and Easter Seals were delayed when a one ton truck struck their motorhome near Brooks Alberta. The crash caused 15000 to 20000 in damage and may force repairs or replacement delaying plans to reach Medicine Hat and eventually St John New Brunswick. Howell emphasized the goal of showing paraplegics can work and urged employers to hire them as he presses on.
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Blair Howell
British Columbia
Alberta
Brooks
Howell
Medicine Hat
Canadian Paraplegic Association
Easter Seal Association
Canada
St. John
New Brunswick
Halifax
Residents seek halt to paving lane behind homes
Fifteen residents along Eighth and Ninth Streets SE petitioned the city finance committee to stop a paving project behind their homes. The bylaw had authorized paving and borrowing about 9,500 dollars for seven lanes, with the city now exploring legal methods to repeal part of the bylaw and potentially refund borrowed funds.
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Eighth
Ninth Streets
S.E
Finance Committee
Bob Archel
Frank O’connell
Clarence Bray
Bray
Ardiel
Archel
Alberta Municipal Financing Corporation
Small oil firms gain direct federal aid in energy package
Ottawa begins direct talks with Western Canada's small oil explorers led by Zephyr Resources. The package offers a $250,000 tax credit, lower tax rate for one year, and a one year tax freeze, after industry criticism of short term relief. Zephyr's Peter Aubry and Bill Elser of the Independent Petroleum Association push for broader relief and clarity.
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Calgary
Energy Department
Ottawa
Zephyr Resources Ltd
Zephyr
Peter Aubry
Canadian Petroleum Association
Independent Association
Bill Elser
Calgary furniture store owner charged with bribery
Samson Lok, 33, a Calgary furniture store owner, is committed to stand trial on charges of illegally giving benefits to a senior federal immigration official. He allegedly transferred benefits to Walter Kuzin, 45, a government employee, who faces a preliminary hearing today on a charge of receiving a benefit.
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Calgary
Samson Lok
Lok
Walter Kuzin
Kuzin
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