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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 19, 1981
Page
4
City council the college and cultural community reps draft guidelines for a shared cultural centre. Provisions grant 7 am to midnight access with mutual arrangements. A city coordinator and advisory committee aim to minimize friction amid rising costs and college expansion.
Alberta Health Minister Dave Russell admits he misread the province’s hospital utilization report. He notes Medicine Hat area residents had higher surgery counts in 1978, prompting a College of Physicians and Surgeons committee to investigate environmental or practice factors behind the discrepancy. The study will be published for public review.
The piece skewers conflicting federal figures on food prices. StatsCan and the USDA report opposing May changes due to different calculation periods, yielding a good news bad news joke about inflation. It argues consumers see rising grocery bills in weekly shop totals.
Alan Poirier narrates a comic domestic clash over luxury desires when his wife, tired of his frugal habits, demands a two week Vancouver vacation and a subscription to a women’s magazine. He hesitantly agrees, fearing the cost of complacency and distant travel.
Pierre Trudeau shows ongoing interest in constitutional reform and proportional representation. Aides say no immediate retirement plan though speculation persists with a possible 1982 83 timeline. He aims to keep Liberal leadership ahead of elections while pursuing amending formula and federal provincial powers.
A Washington column criticizes a Canadian tourism campaign that lures Americans to Ontario lakes while Canada Today warns that acid rain is killing lakes. The piece notes the Embassy magazine blames Americans for pollution and cites Environment Minister John Roberts urging urgent action.
The piece critiques Mark MacGuigan for faulting Ed Broadbent over El Salvador peace efforts while Canada finances and tolerates violent regimes. It notes 20 decapitated victims in El Salvador, questions Ottawa's Latin American stance, and contrasts aid to Nicaragua with support for a government that tolerates death squads.
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