Renewed faith urged at Alberta premier speech
Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed urged renewed investor confidence in the Canadian economy at the Investment Dealers Association of Canada meeting in Jasper. He proposed an eight point program and called for changes to energy policy and a new budget to boost risk investment amid hopes of economic recovery.
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Jasper
Alta
Investment Dealers Association of Canada
Alberta
Peter Lougheed
Treasury Board
Don Johnston
Association
Gordon Jones
Jasper Park Lodge
Lougheed
Johnston
Foreign Investment Review Agency
J. B. Aune
Anne
Murder hearing opens for two men in High River case
Security was tight as a preliminary hearing began for Robert Brown and James Peters, charged with first degree murder in the deaths of Debbie Stevens and Laurie Boyd. Crown sought publication ban. judge denied. Witnesses described a burning smell and glow the night Stevens' body was found. hearing continues.
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High River
Alta
Blackie
RCMP
Robert Edward Brown
James Edward Peters
Debbie Stevens
Laurie Boyd
Okotoks
Stevens
Calgary
Boyd
Peter Martin
John Robbins
Martin
Year in Jail for Snake Plant Case in Calgary
Colin Patrick Wall aged 43 was sentenced in the Court of Queen's Bench to one year in prison for planting a rattlesnake in his estranged wife's apartment. He admitted paying $300 for the 75 centimetre snake and $700 for delivery, actions driven by dispute over their separation.
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Calgary
Court of Queen’s Bench
Colin Patrick Wall
Rattlesnake
Amusement arcade bylaw discussed by Medicine Hat council
Aldermen debated licensing pinball and video games with fees of 1000 to 2000 per machine as an alternative to broader rules. Council received Bylaw 2235 and memo for information, considering licensing as a future option while preserving age restrictions and arcade closing time.
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Tony Gazica
Medicine Hat
Harry Yuill
Kerr Sauer
Frank O'Connell
Alberta Liquor Control Board
O'Connell
O’connell
Council
Ald
Lee Anderson
Anderson
Ken Sauer
Sauer
North America
Europe
Yuill
Grimm
Redcliff to study bridge link to park with RVA aid
The River Valley Authority offers up to 2500 to fund a study on a pedestrian bridge across the South Saskatchewan River linking Redcliff to Medicine Hat's planned Running Bar X regional park. Council votes May 25 to pursue provincial aid after the costing study.
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The
River Valley Authority
Redcliff
RVA
South Saskatchewan
Medicine Hat
Phil Stenhouse
New realtor takes over Lockwood industrial park lots
Redcliff council hired Royal Trust real estate division for one year to market 65 serviced light industrial lots in Lockwood Industrial Park. Previous broker Scherer Realty Ltd. served a year. Private buyers can still purchase land from the town office. The park has seen few sales after almost two years on the market.
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Redcliff
Lockwood
Royal Trust
Scherer Realty Ltd
John van Dam
Town to fix water problems in Redcliff
Bow Island inspired fixes eyed for Redcliff water after algae appeared due to oxygen deficiency from surface ice. Councillor Rupert Cann and Dale MacKay toured Bow Island’s aerator. a Redcliff system could cost about 6000. Underwood McLellan Ltd. proposed aeration along with tests and an operating manual at an estimated 76000.
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Bow Island
Redcliff
Rupert Cann
Dale MacKay
Cann
Redcliff Water Committee
Underwood McLellan Ltd
Medicine Hat
Unified approach works welfare inquiry heard in Medicine Hat
A provincial inquiry into Alberta child welfare held a hearing in Medicine Hat with only one participant present. Marion McKenzie of the Canadian Cancer Society urged the commission to review day care conditions and praised the unified Community Resources Centre model as a social services locator. The panel plans to hear more briefs this year and may travel to Ontario for a similar study, with J. C. Cavanagh, E. E. McCoy, and Flora Allison on the commission.
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Alberta
Medicine Hat
Marion McKenzie
Canadian Cancer Society
Commission
McKenzie
Calgary
Flora Allison
Ontario
J.C. Cavanagh
E.E. McCoy
Allison
TV Data, Inc
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