Price-tag for incorporation poll: $3,435
After two months of delays, officials released cost figures for the April 8 incorporation plebiscite in Improvement District No. 1. The plebiscite cost $3,435 with polling at $2,250 and advertising at $915.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Strickland
Ministry of Municipal Affairs
Lutz Perschon
Perschon
Edmonton
R. J. C. Ford
Improvement District
ID Advisory Council
Litke
Advisory Council
Ford
Webber Pushes Alberta to Regulate Provincial Telecom
Alberta minister Neil Webber says the province will challenge federal control of telecoms. He cites Bill 40 granting provincial licensing powers for utilities operating only in Alberta and argues pay TV and non broadcasting cable fall under provincial jurisdiction.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Neil Webber
Canadian Radio- Television and Telecommunications Commission
Webber
CRTC
Bailiffs used in bargaining during Calgary hostage trial
Ted Drabick told police negotiators he believed the Toronto Dominion Bank aimed to destroy him and he needed two bailiffs as bargaining chips to save his northeast Calgary home. The 50 year old television repairman faced five charges after a six day hostage ordeal and the courtroom heard his taped explanation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary (Cp
Ted Drabick
Toronto Dominion Bank
Calgary
Allan Cawsey
Court of Queen’s Bench
Drabick
Censuses Mistaken Delivery and Mortgage Battle Unfold in Court
The Ottawa area case centers on a bank dispute over mortgage payments tied to a Canada-wide census form error. Drabick, facing eviction, accused Dennis Linton and Murray McGown of wrongdoing while calling for public admissions and vowing not to cave in. Police negotiators attended as bailiffs seized the Drabicks’ home, ending with the family leaving January 18 after four years of alleged bank pressure.
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Drabick
Cfac-Tv
Dennis Linton
Toronto Doinion Bank
Murray McGown
Rorealaaie
Linton
McGown
Robert Redfern
Mark Pollard
Anne
Blakeney Opposes Rising Gas Taxes Cites Global Prices
Saskatchewan Premier Allan Blakeney criticizes the rapid rise in gasoline taxes while noting fuel costs stay relatively lower than in Europe and the United States. He questions federal petroleum taxes and says energy security funding should avoid propping up federal mismanagement. Blakeney discusses farm fuel costs, oil exploration spending, and potential direct aid to oil rigs amid production cuts.
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Yorkton
Blakeney
Saskatchewan
Ontario
Quebec
Nova Scotia
British Columbia
PanCanadian Petroleum Ltd
Weyburn
National Energy
Quiet Boyd Delivers Poised Guitar Recital
In Medicine Hat College theatre Liona Boyd presented a graceful program blending Sor and Villa Lobos with Spanish classics. She tied selections to composer notes, displayed clear technique, and kept a steady pace though her stage presence remained reserved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medicine Hat College
Liona Boyd
Boyd
Fernando Sor
Villa Lobos
Beethoven
Alonso de Madarra
Lobos
Pujol
Francisco Tarrega
Gran Jota de Concierto
Tarrega
Carroll Becker
Yukon warns of disaster from aid cut bet on Ottawa funds
Yukon leader and Indigenous council members told a travelling parliamentary committee that federal aid cuts could trigger serious service reductions in the territory. They cited heavy Ottawa dependency as Canada renegotiates next year on roughly 15 billion dollars in cash and tax authority transfers, including 3.6 billion annual equalization and 11 billion to support medicare and hospitals.
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Whitehorse
Yukon Territorial
Yukon
Chris Pearson
Ottawa
Council For Yukon Indians
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Marvin Moore
Medicine Hat
Terry Stuber
Stuber
Crestwood
Frank Webber
Kingsway
Saskatchewan Oil Service and Supply Industry Association
Elwood Cowley
Lions Club
Riverside Park
St. S.E
Southern Roofing (Medicine Hat) Ltd
Barry
Quiet Boyd
Frederico Torroba
Emilio
Aac
Ean Haig Ohm Moe LL Se
Dave Russell
Redcliff
Redclif
Royal Canadian Legion Branch
the Legion Office
Redcliff Town Hall
Marilyn van Bibber
Council
F. Scott
Manufacturing Co. Ltd
St. S.W
Nowles Electric
Spencer St
E. Ph
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