Alberta and Ottawa hold closed oil talks in Edmonton
Alberta Energy Minister Merv Leitch and federal energy minister Marc Lalonde led deputy ministers in a closed door session in Edmonton to refine technical proposals on oil pricing revenue sharing and taxation. A June 29 Toronto meeting is set to push toward a broader accord.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Tom Wood
Alberta Energy
Merv Leitch
Leitch
Marc Lalonde
Banff
Alta
Wood
Toronto
Mickey Cohen
Barry Mellon
Ottawa
Lalonde
Separatist group wins party status in Alberta
Western Canada Concept has official party status in Alberta as it plans a 79 candidate slate for the next provincial election. Leader Doug Christie says the party aims for referendums in four Western provinces on Canadian union, a Western nation, a federal system, and a Western constitution. The group names a 2,500 member base, a national HQ in Edmonton, and a July tour of 12 B C and 21 Alberta communities.
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Edmonton
Western Canada
Alberta
Doug Christie
Christie
Concept
National
Ai Maygard
Maygard
Canada
Western
The
Independencer
Agissiz
B.C
British Columbia
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Calgary Olympic Coliseum price climbs to 59.9 million
Calgary officials disclose new construction estimates place the Olympic Coliseum at 59.9 million excluding land, about 10 million over initial plans. The 17,400 seat arena for the Flames faces added costs, with land valued at 10 million and cost sharing among province city federal and Calgary Olympic Development Association. Costs await completion in 1982 with saddle-roof design.
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Calgary
Olympic Coliseum
Calgary Flames
National Hockey League
Stampede Park
Calgary Olympic Coliseum Society
Calgary Olympic Development Association
Paul Dawson
Ed Oman
Coliseum Society
Liberal Leader Predicts Western Candidate in Alberta byeelection
Alberta Liberal leader Nick Taylor says a Western separatist candidate will run in the byelection set after Bob Clark retires from the Olds Didsbury riding. He vows the Liberals will have a strong presence while promoting social capital programs to aid homeowners and small businessmen.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Nick Taylor
Social Credit
Bob Clark
Taylor
Western Canada
Olds- Didsbury
Clark
New Democratic Party
Liberals
Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund
Munitions cleared from band land west of Calgary
Canadian Forces sweep of 4500 hectares west of Calgary finds a grenade large artillery shell and mortar shell. Demolition experts will detonate found munitions as the Sarcee Indians prepare to reclaim land Oct 1 after a 20 year lease. A Sherman tank with magnets aids the cleanup alongside a survey aircraft.
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Calgary
Sarcees
Department of National Defence
Winnipeg
Wellsman
Rapeseed Trade Sparks Calls for Regulation in Canada
Authorities blame the free market for rapeseed exports as grain terminals face jams and railway back ups. The trade has grown to a 1 billion dollar annual market from 50 million in 1969, with officials urging tighter rules while industry figures split on regulation.
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Edmonton
Vancouver
Gary Stevenson
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Canadian Wheat Board
Gary Dewar
Alberta Wheat Pool
Otto Lang
Alberta Health Officials Warn Of Worksite Chemical Hazards
Alberta officials warn one third of workers risk disease or injury from chemicals due to knowledge gaps. Herb Buchwald calls for caution, saying chemicals should be treated as guilty until proven innocent on worksites.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Herb Buchwald
Occupational Health and Safety Department
Conference On
Dingbat Off ers Free Weddings at Calgary Church
Calgary church secretary questions Rev. David Cook's offer to conduct free weddings on July 29 for Prince Charles and Lady Diana. He says it's a tribute to the royal couple and the community, while the church worries about organist and caretaker costs and how many couples he can wed in a day.
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Calgary
Marge MacNeil
David Cook
St. Matthews United Church
Prince Charles
Diana Spencer
Cook
MacNeil
Edmonton Debate Over Baker Centre Replacement Sparks Protests
Alberta Social Services Minister Bob Bogle faced two opposing groups as Calgary’s Baker Centre is slated for closure and replacement with three smaller facilities. The AAMR urged an at home or group home care model, while Bogle emphasized 24 hour hospital like care for medically fragile patients. The Baker Parents Association favored retaining the Baker Centre site and praised its setting, as Bogle promised that first four new Calgary group homes would be built there.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Bob Bogle
Calgary
Baker Centre
Bogle
Alberta Association For the Mentally Retarded
AAMR
Mitchner
Red Deer
Bow Island
Fort Macleod
Reg Peters
Peters
Baker Parents Association
Baker
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Davy
Medicine Hat
Frank Webber
Canadian Forces Base
Col
Dean Wellsman
Sherman
Pioneer Grain Ltd
Wheat Board
Swift Current
Arnold Vornbrock
CP Rail
Transport Department
Doug Radke
Federal Grain Transportation Authority
Saskatchewan Pool
Bill Fomich
Canadian Transport Commission
Radke
Alberta Terminals Ltd
Alberta Agriculture Department
AAMA
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