Lougheed's heliport labeled unsafe by Speaker
Alberta opposition claims Premier Lougheed’s helicopter landing site behind the legislature is unsafe for the public. Officials cite crowd control and fire safety gaps, while critics call the venue dangerous and wasteful.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Social Credit
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Sacred House
Ray Speaker
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Airways
Canadian Ministry of Transport
Alberta Forestry Branch
Legislature Park
Legislature Security Service
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Plan under fire as Bogle rejects mental retardation plan
Edmonton The Alberta Association for the Mentally Retarded criticizes Social Services Minister Bob Bogle for rejecting a proposal to replace three planned southern Alberta institutions with at home and group homes. AMA argues for smaller homes with professional support staff and parental involvement as an alternative.
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Alberta Association For
Alberta
Reg Peters
Association
The
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Bogle
Peters
AMA
Baker Centre
Calgary
Bow Island
Fort McLeod
Medicine Hat council approves land sale for courthouse site
City council agrees to sell the riverside site east of the Court of Queen's Bench to the province for 1.575 million dollars for a court facility or alternative city province use. The plan includes an 8575 square metre parcel, river vistas preservation, and access to River Road for underground parking with final approval pending from Alberta officials.
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Court of Queen's Bench
City Hall
Norm Fleming
Alberta
Fleming
S.E
Alberta Housing and Public Works
Tom Chambers
City Finance
George Davison
Ted Grimm
Milt Reinhardt
Ken Sauer
Cultural Centre
City of
Cultural Centre Committee
Alberta Rejects Indians' Cold Lake Oil Investment Plan
Alberta Chief Treasurer says Heritage Savings Trust Fund will not finance a 5 percent stake in the Cold Lake heavy oil venture. Native leaders vow to seek federal or private funding as Premier Lougheed and ministers face mixed signals on native economic schemes and tax incentives.
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Alberta
Cold Lake
Lou Hyndman
Tribal Chiefs Association
Don McCrimmon
McCrimmon
Esso Resources Canada Ltd
Bull
Hyndman
Merv Leith
Peter Lougheed
Bail Granted in Rape Case Delays Trial to September
A 28-year-old transient charged with rape remains free after the Crown failed to revoke bail. Douglas Burtch was set for June 11 and 12 trials, but defence contact issues and counsel withdrawal led to a new date. Trial now scheduled for September 9 with $500 cash bail and reporting requirements in Medicine Hat. Burtch faces a Sept 27, 1980 alleged rape of a Redcliff woman. Dee Pitcher is Burtch's defence counsel.
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Harry Wahl
Darwin Greaves
Burtch
L. D. MacLean
Medicine Hat Rcmp
Mounties
Medicine Hat
Redcliff
Dee Pitcher
Sykes weighs run after Clark departure in Calgary area
Ontario born Rod Sykes, new Social Credit leader, says he will not seek Bob Clark’s Olds seat but may run in Calgary Mountainview. He notes Mountainview faces Stan Kushner, a strong conservative candidate, and mentions Calgary McCall and Calgary Buffalo as possible options while focusing on northeast Calgary.
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Social Credit
Rod Sykes
Edmonton
Olds-Didsbury
Bob Clark
Calgary Mountainview
Sykes
Clark
Calgary
Mountainview
Stan Kushner
John Kushner
Kushner
Calgary-McCall
Tory
Babysitter lure key in search for missing Kelly Cook
Police say a second Standard babysitting offer helped the abductor target Kelly Cook and a prior call to the other girl may reveal the suspect. Investigators identify the man as Bill Christensen and believe he sought both girls for unknown reasons while taunting the restaurant bar where a call may have originated.
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Alta
Kelly Cook
Kelly
RCMP
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Jerritt
Walter Cook
Craig Green
Green
Bill Christensen
Jarritt
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