Alberta Forest Deal: Millar Western Loss Worsens Loan Writeoff
Alberta government writes off about 245 million to Millar Western Industries for a loan tied to a Whitecourt pulp mill. Taxpayers face up to 40 million in costs as industry valuation ranges from 40.5 to 52.6 million. Spokesman Lee Funke apologized for the error in the April announcement.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Millar Western Industries
Forest
Whitecourt
Alta
Lee Funke
Funke
Telus seeks rate hikes across provinces
Telus and other Canadian telcos asked the CRTC to approve residential rate increases up to 3.50 per month starting January 1998. If approved, Edmonton area customers would face lower hikes while others pay 3 in Edmonton and 2 elsewhere. The companies say the rise reflects the true cost of service.
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Ottawa
Telus
Alberta
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
CRTC
Edmonton
Laundry Control and Organizational Failure Insights
A concise note contrasts laundry service influence with leadership flaws. It cites Bob Booth on laundry being the life force and anonymous critique that failing groups are mismanaged and under led, offering a skeptical view of accountability and control.
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Bob Booth
Iguana Driver Nabbed By Pinellas Officers
Clearwater police stopped a car seen weaving on a busy road with a one metre iguana named Finley at the wheel. John Ruppell was charged with drunk driving after the vehicle was pulled over. Finley the lizard was sent to a humane society.
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Clearwater
Fla
Reuter
Florida
Larry Sams
John Ruppell
Ruppell
Finley the Lizard
Humane Society Sams
Finley
Alberta court upholds $276000 award to Reidy against Grimm and Hirsch
The Alberta Court of Appeal ruled Friday that Ted Grimm and John Hirsch must pay Reidy about $276,000 for profits from a 1979 land deal. The court rejected the limitation defense and upheld a 1995 Queen's Bench judgment, with no further comment from Grimm and Hirsch’s counsel. The long civil case could proceed to the Supreme Court of Canada if pursued by the defendants.
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Calgary
Reidy
Ted Grimm
John Hirsch
Alberta Court of Appeals
Queen’s Bench
R.V. Deyell
Grimm
Hirsch
M.M. Heatherington
E.W.N
Skip) Macdonald
Grimm and
Appeal Court
R. P. Foisy
E. A. McFadyen
Argu
Tilc III
Friday
Grimm, Hirsch
First Street
Sixth Ave
Lier
Deyell
Alberta Court of Appeal
Macdonald
Supreme Court of Canada
McVeigh Receives Death Penalty in Oklahoma Bombing Case
Jurors in Denver unanimously sentenced Timothy McVeigh to death for masterminding the Oklahoma City bombing. Judge Matsche set the execution date for a later hearing at Terre Haute Indiana, while McVeigh showed no emotion as he was led away.
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Washington
McVeigh
Denver
Oklahoma City
Richard Matsche
Mildred
William
Jennifer
Stephen Jones
U.S
Federal
Terre Haute
Indiana
Jones
Canadians eye unsanctioned Expo tied to Calgary bid
bid committee chair Jack Perraton said Calgary may stage an unsanctioned Expo for Expo 2005 themes The Land Our Common Ground with participants from many countries and lasting several months as part of Alberta’s 100th birthday in 2005 at the original Expo bid site.
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Monaco
Bureau of International Expositions
Calgary
Jack Perraton
Perraton
Alberta
Somalia inquiry finds military coverup
The inquiry concludes the Canadian military attempted a coverup of the March 4, 1993 killing of a Somali man. It says the coverup reached National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa and cites a prevailing Armed Forces attitude that hindered public disclosure. The report, to be delivered to the Privy Council Office by June 30, criticizes military management but may not name involved officers or civilians.
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Ottawa
Privy Council
National Defence
Somalia
Defence
Art Eggleton
Chretien
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Peter Mah
Cody Evjen
St. Thomas Aquinas
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David Puigliese
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