Local Medicine Hat chief search to stay within ranks
Police commission chairman Bob Reidy said eight internal applicants were received for the chief’s job after Sam Drader’s dismissal and a new head is expected to come from within the Medicine Hat force. The mayor, Harry Weiner, dismissed salary as a motive and noted no outside-forces will be considered unless no local candidate fits. John Judge’s potential permanent appointment remains under consideration with health issues noted.
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Medicine Hat
Sam Drader
Police Commission
Bob Reidy
Weiner
Drader
Reidy
John Judge
Judge
Harry Weiner
Dispute shuts down third major plant in Alberta
Swift Canadian Ltd along with Canada Packers and Burns Foods locked out workers, leaving about 1,800 employed. A nationwide CFAW vote on a mediator backed offer, including a $1.20 hourly raise, is under way with results due after the weekend.
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Edmonton
Swift Canadian Ltd
Alberta
Canadian Food and Allied Workers
Canada Packers Ltd
Burns Foods Ltd
CFAW
Bill Dickie
Ontario
Calgary
Red Deer
Lethbridge
Medicine Hat
Dickie
Gainers Ltd
Intercontinental Packers Ltd
Bert Hohel
Romeo Mathieu
W. F. McLean
Canada Packers
Bill Dascavitch
National Farmers Union
McLean
Liberal mortgage plan meets Tory yawns in Canada
Prime Minister Trudeau unveiled a policy to cap mortgage ceilings by region, enabling 95 percent financing up to 31,580 and 75 percent above, with 25 percent down payments beyond ceilings. Stanfield criticized high rates and tight money, while Lewis pitched a 1.5 billion tax credit to aid low earners and old age pensioners.
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Democratic Party
David Lewis
Mr. Trudeau
Real Caouette
Toronto
Vancouver
Ottawa
Central Mortgage
Stanfield
Gander
Nld
Canada
John Turner
Resolutions piled high at Canadian federation meeting
Delegates at the Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities debated resolutions on municipal financing and taxation. Mayor J W Birds urged bold leadership to raise Canada’s standard of living, while others urged greater provincial share of costs and federal aid.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities
Canada
J. W. Birds
Fredericton
Federation
Lou Parsons
Peel Regional
LAUDS
Toronto
Parsons
Peel County
Reg Dawson
Mount Royal
Montreal
Dawson
Manitoba
Ed Schreyer
Schreyer
Trudeau confronted by hecklers during Calgary visit
Prime Minister Trudeau faced heckling from oil sector protesters outside the Palliser Hotel in Calgary as he argued Ottawa will develop resources across regions. He pledged to discuss windfall profits and revenue sharing with provinces and answered questions about resource ownership and the defeated federal budget.
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Dave Blairie
Calgary
Trudeau
Ottawa
Alberta
Peter Lougheed
Calgary Herald
Saskatchewan
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By Gordon Pollard
Canadian Food and Allied Workers Union
Stephen Scott
Canadian Press
Robert Stanfield
Mr. Stanfield
Newfoundland
Lewis
Pease
Bird
Palliser
Federal Energy
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