Alberta considers tender preferences for provincial contractors
Economic Development Minister Hugh Planche told a Medicine Hat crowd that Alberta firms may receive bid advantages on provincial projects up to five percent over out of province bidders. He cautioned both sides as job losses loom and a strong 3.8 percent 1982 growth outlook could draw competition from neighboring provinces.
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Alberta
Hugh Planche
Medicine Hat
Planche
Jim Horsman
North America
City taxi parking stance clarified by city solicitor memo
Medicine Hat police will not ticket taxis parked at meters waiting for customers after a memo from the city solicitor interpreting the bylaw. Inspector Norm McLeod said only taxis in motion violate the bylaw, allowing taxis to park and wait if they follow parking rules. Care Cabs Ltd. has been ticketed previously. drivers welcome the change while critics fear downtown complaints and further bylaw changes.
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Medicine Hat
Norm McLeod
Care Cabs Ltd
Frank O'Connell
Police Department
McLeod
Harold Maser
Care Cabs
Maser
Lloyd Harty
Deluxe Central Taxi
Impaired driving fines and bylaw violations reported
A provincial court heard multiple cases including David Jaszan fined $700 for impaired driving after a civilian stopped him on the Trans-Canada Highway near Redcliff. Other sentences include a 25 year old fined $100 for riding Scholten Hill and a 25 year old fined $20 for driving without a licence. The report details several unrelated traffic and bylaw penalties from May and April in the city.
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David Jaszan
First St. S.W
Jaszan
Redcliff
Murray Sihvon
Sihvan
Medicine Hat
RCMP
Philip Wambolt
Jastan
Scholten Hill
Kathleen N. Meyer
Bridge St. S.E
Meyer
Calvin George Petryna
Petryna
Carswell Rd. S.E
Sihvon
Horsman defends property rights and fights gas tax
Medicine Hat MLA Jim Horsman reiterates support for Alberta constitutional provincial rights amid criticism of Ottawa's natural gas tax. He argues the British North America Act and Alberta rights protect property, rejects federal overreach, and backs local legal action against the gas tax.
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Chris Harbron
The
Jim Horsman
Medicine Hat
Alberta
Horsman
Ottawa
City of
John Diefenbaker
Canada
Davison Re elected to Federation of Canadian Municipalities Board
Alderman George Davison is re elected to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities board at the Ottawa annual convention. He first joined the board in 1971 in Saskatoon and now continues decades of service with the national municipal body.
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George Davison
The
Federation of Canadian Municipalities
Davison
Saskatoon
Ottawa
FCM
Tax reminders and penalties from Revenue Canada official
Revenue Canada in Calgary warns Canadians to file and pay by April 30 while noting late returns are common but not sizable against 17 million filed forms. Evaders face fines up to 200 percent, jail terms, or criminal records. officials say four years exist to claim refunds and garnishments may be used to collect taxes owed.
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Gordon Luchin
Revenue Canada
Calgary
Luchin
Luchia
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