Alberta wage restraint sparks long hot summer for public servants
A Calgary editorial harshly criticizes the Alberta Conservative government under Peter Lougheed for wage restraint policies treating civil servants as adversaries. It cites a cut to a negotiated 12 percent raise to eight percent, Continuation of Services Act measures, and vague yearly guidelines as psychological tools. The piece laments talent loss to private sector, questions austerity, and predicts ongoing labor conflict.
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Edmonton
Pete
Alberta
Lougheed Inc
International Labor Organization of the United Nations
Brush
Lou Hyndman
Spain
Lenin
New World
Sass
Lougheed
Hisself
Lougheed Gang
Park officials seek clear rules on Alberta man-made lakes
Allan Doyle reports Alberta park managers say regulations for man-made lakes are inconsistent across cities. After Medicine Hat's Urban Parks Workshop, Alberta Recreation and Parks will ask the health ministry to standardize water quality policies for swimming lakes. Officials cite cheaper operation than pools and note natural lakes face different rules. Delegates from Red Deer, Lloydminster, Lethbridge, Grande Prairie and Medicine Hat attended.
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Allan Doyle
Alberta
Cliff Lacey
Medicine Hat
Lacy
Parks and Recreation
Sara Jane Gruetzner
Alberta Recreation and Parks
Lacey
Gruetzner
River Valley
Community Services Division
South Saskatchewan River
Parks Department
Calgary
Fish Creek Park
Edmonton
Red Deer
Lloydminster
Lethbridge
Grande Prairie
Dangerous driver fined after highway accident
Kelly Leismeister aged 20 was fined 1000 after being found guilty in Court of Queen's Bench of dangerous driving on the Trans Canada Highway during morning rush hour. Authorities said his speeding near Kin Coulee Hill caused a collision with a semi trailer, with skid marks and loss of control observed by witnesses. His licence was suspended for six months.
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Kelly Leismeister
Queen’s Bench
Leismeister
12Th Ave. S.E
Kin Coulee Hill
Justice J.J. Stratton
Rod Conrad
Conrad
David Carter
Carter
Medicine Hat
Glen Wagner
Wagner
Charles Schneider
Glen Ulrich
16Th Street
S.E
Way
E.W.N. Macdonald
Macdonald
Man Convicted of Holding Hash in City
A 21 year old with a narcotics record received a one year suspended sentence for possessing 1.7 grams of hashish found in his Aberdeen Street home. Dean Allan Kurtz pleaded guilty to simple possession after police and RCMP searched the residence on December 12 1981. The court noted past convictions but chose probation over jail given the small quantity and his steady employment.
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William Anhorn
Anhorn
Kurtz
J.J. Stratton
Justice Stratton
Redcliff Museum aims to collect local artifacts
Redcliff Museum and Historical Society seeks donations from townspeople and district to stage a display. Secretary Cliff Dacre says artifacts must be small items with explanatory cards. Planned displays include documents and photographs, not machinery.
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Redcliff
Dacre
Hyland Wins Cypress Tory Nomination In Bow Island
Hyland nominated by Progressive Conservatives in Cypress for the third time at Bow Island meeting. He defeated opponent Casey Aasman with 500 plus turnout in Senator Gershaw High School gym, 405 registered voters. Vote totals were not released. Hyland has sat in the provincial legislature since 1975 and praised wide turnout.
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Progressive Conservatives
Cypress
al Hyland
Bow Island
Hyland
Gershaw
Casey Aasman
Safe bus drivers honored for a decade of safe driving
Medicine Hat Transit System honored Tony Futterer Simon Hammel and Dick Little for ten years of accident free driving Mayor Ted Grimm awarded pins at the Transit Building Futterer 48 has 14 years city and private driving Hammel 46 22 years on city routes Little 64 retiring this fall with 26 years on the job he urged patience and courtesy from motorists and support for buses right of way at curbs.
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Simon Hammel
Dick Little
Tony Futterer
Ted Grimm
Robin Schlaht
Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat Transportation Ltd
Futterer
Sixth Avenue
Hammel
Markwick Dr. S.E
Ross Glen
South Ridge
Connaught
S.W
Little
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Leslie Crothers
Vincent Massey School
Frank Webber
Medicine Hat News
Maat
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