Gas rate increase planned for Redcliff residents
The Canadian Western Power and Fuel Co Ltd seeks a public hearing June 19 in Medicine Hat to raise monthly bills for Redcliff households from about 5 to 9 dollars. The plan aims to offset two years of losses and generate about 50 thousand dollars in profit, with for residents the largest impact among user groups.
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Redcliff
Canadian Western Power and Fuel Co. Ltd
Alberta Public Utilities Board
Medicine Hat
W.J. Sellhorn
Domglas Ltd
Canadian Western Power and Fuel
Domglas
North America
Sellhorn
Alberta
Utility Board
John van Dam
Canadian Western Power and
van Dam
Utilities Board
Alberta bill on ethics exits without support from government
Opposition leader Bob Clark pushes a legislative ethics code that would curb gifts and conflicts of interest. Government members argue current unofficial rules suffice, while Clark warns public accountability hinges on disclosure and clear rules before the legislature prorogues.
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Bill Sass
Edmonton
Socred
Bob Clark
Jasper Edson
Reid
Alberta
Clark
Catherine Chichak
NDP
Grant Notley
Fred Bradley
Alberta Premier backs joint Western note on longshoremen strike
Premier Lougheed said he will allow his name on a letter of concern drafted by British Columbia Premier Bennett about the longshoremans' strike that has shut down West Coast ports. He supports mediator efforts and cautions against immediate federal recall of Parliament while labour talks continue.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Lougheed
B.C
Bill Bennett
Provincial court jails two brothers in theft case
Randy Newman of no fixed address received 15 months for break enter and theft and theft charges linked to stealing two 1979 Dodge trucks from Medicine Hat and tools. Jonathan Newman awaits sentencing June 18 after similar charges.
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Randy Newman
Newman
Jonathan
Medicine Hat
Plymouth Chrysler
Idaho
Jonathan Newman
Clark invites visit to inspect native housing units in Alberta
Opposition leader Bob Clark invites Housing Minister Tom Chambers to travel with him to inspect six Canyon Creek homes near Lesser Slave Lake. Clark accuses the Alberta Housing Corporation of incompetence in construction and paperwork while Chambers defends the housing program and notes 1,300 units built since the Conservatives took power.
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Edmonton
Bob Clark
Tom Chambers
Clark
Chambers
Alberta Housing Corporation
AHC
Canyon Creek
Slave Lake
Koziak stays calm over trucking fuel strike rumors
Alberta ministers respond to unconfirmed reports of a U S trucking strike that could cut fresh produce from California and Mexico. Koziak says no information of a strike. Horner notes government monitoring and backup rail and water routes to keep supply lines open.
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Edmonton
U.S
Alberta
Julian Koziak
California
Mexico
Koziak
Hugh Horner
Longtime Alberta Wheat Pool rep Wiedemann dies at 61
F Hans Wiedemann known as Slim dies at 61 in Schuler after a career with the Alberta Wheat Pool from 1948. He helped bring in about 800000 bushels annually to the Schuler elevator and led local groups including the curling club and water coop. Funeral set for Saturday in Medicine Hat after mass at St Patrick's Church.
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Schuler
Alberta Wheat Pool
F. Hans Wiedemann
The
Wheat Pool
Wiedemann
Jim Furnald
Medicine Hat
Schul
Province pays Shell for denied gas permit on Eastern Slopes
Associate Minister Bud Miller said Shell Oil will receive a $4 million compensation for a denied drill permit near Waterton Park due to the Eastern Slopes protection policy adopted in 1977. The government cited sensitive wildlife habitats and existing logging and coal mining as factors, with potential future policy changes possible. Miller noted about $9 million already paid to coal operations affected.
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Edmonton
Shell Oil Company
Waterton Park
Public Lands and Wildlife
Bud Miller
Shell
Miller
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