Peigan water rights dispute settled with province
Edmonton reports a final settlement between Alberta and the Peigan Indian band over reserve land used for irrigation. The deal includes a $4 million cash payment, a $300000 annual ongoing access fee, and continued road access for heavy equipment, plus study funds for a dam and reservoir. Construction costs are pegged at over $20 million with work set to begin early 1982.
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Peigan Band
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Calgary Faces Rising Noise Pollution Amid Boom
Calgary authors report noise levels rising faster than many North American cities as rapid in-migration, traffic, and construction push decibels up about one per year. Downtown readings reach 65 to 70 decibels with health and enforcement implications.
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Calgary
Tang Lee
University of Calgary
Lee
Chris Andrew
Environment Council of Alberta
Andrew
New York
Chicago
Harle doubts federal RCMP cuts in big cities
Alberta Solicitor General Graham Harle says Ottawa does not plan to withdraw RCMP services from large municipalities. He reacts to a telegram from Federal Justice Minister Robert Kaplan warning provinces to pay for RCMP services, calling it a negotiation tactic and saying the leak hinders talks.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Graham Harle
RCMP
Harle
Robert Kaplan
Kaplan
Ottawa
Chretien Defends Ottawa in Western Canada Speech
Justice Minister Jean Chretien urged a strong federal government to prevent regional economic divides and preserve Canada. He rejected separatist charges and said constitutional reforms would share wealth and empower provinces while denying a central takeover of resources.
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Jean Chretien
Western Canada
Edmonton
Victoria
Politcal
Alberta
Chretien
Canadian Progress Club
Regina
Ottawa
Ontario
New Brunswick
Trudeau
Saskatchewan
Regina to Get Rail Relocation Funds Pilot Project
Regina will be the first Canadian city to receive Ottawa funding under the Railway Relocation and Crossing Act to move CN lines from the city centre. The $36.25 million plan is split with federal $14.3 million and at least $9.5 million from Saskatchewan and Regina each, with another $3 million UTAP money conditioned for 1983. The seven year project includes a new rapid transit corridor and redeveloped 83 acres for housing and recreation.
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Regina
Jean-Luc Pepin
Prairie City
Ottawa
Pepin
Canadian National Railways
Ment
Saskatchewan
Walter Smishek
CP Rail
Canadian Transport Commission
Smishek
Transport Commission
Larry Schneider
UTAP
Mechanized education fears voiced at Canadian school trustees meet
Margaret Wilson urged a national policy on computer use in schools to define human versus machine instruction and pressed for uniform federal funding. She warned that without clear direction education risks greater mechanization and stressed collaboration between teachers and trustees. The Kratzmann Commission urged boards toward a 20 hour week and 20 to 1 pupil ratio.
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Calgary
Margaret Wilson
Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation
Wilson
Canadian School Trustees’ Association
Alberta
Dave King
Kratzmann Commission
Les Young
Calgary Public School Board
Bogle Under Fire Over Mentally Retarded Housing Plan
Edmonton CP report, Social Services Minister Bob Bogle rejects a proposal to keep 120 mentally retarded individuals in home or small group settings rather than institutions. Pam Friesen of the Alberta Association for the Mentally Retarded criticizes the decision as ironic to a social services ministry. Three new institutions planned for Calgary Fort Macleod and Bow Island would house 120 people and cost over 15 million dollars.
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Edmonton
Bob Bogle
Pam Friesen
Alberta Association For
Ministry of Social Services
Bogle
Friesen
Calgary
Fort Macleod
Bow Island
Medicine Hat Chamber elects six directors and three officers
The Medicine Hat Chamber of Commerce elected six directors from twelve candidates with three returning to the executive. Eugene Eaton remains president, Bill Morrison vice president, Gary Hildenbrand retains a post, while new officers are Dave Crawford Clarence Henchel and Leroy Semrau.
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Chamber
Eugene Eaton
Bill Morrison
Gary Hildenbrand
Dave Crawford
Clarence Henchel
Leroy Semrau
Edmonton Fathers Struggle to Support Ex-Wives and Kids
A study by the Institute of Law Research and Reform finds about half of Edmonton's divorced men are unreliable payers. It analyzes court records from 1972 to 1979 and maintenance orders, showing 19 percent made only occasional payments and 33 percent paid nothing over a year.
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Edmonton
Institute of Law Research and Reform
Supreme Court upholds ERBC limits on affirmative action for bands
The Supreme Court of Canada rejects five Alberta Indian bands bid for guaranteed affirmative action in the Fort McMurray Allands project. The ruling says ERCB lacks authority to require programs, but avoids declaring such action unconstitutional. Tribal Council leader Courtoireille calls it a groundwork for broader Alberta policy.
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Edmonton
Supreme Court of Canada
Alberta
Supreme Court
Allands
Fort McMurray
Alberta Court of Appeal
Athabasca
Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board
ERCB
Roland Ritchie
Cil
Lawrence Courtoreille
Fort Chipewyan
Calgary mayor delays release of LRT crash report
Mayor Ralph Klein said the May 30 Light Rail Transit crash report will stay secret until all claims are settled to protect city insurance. Twenty one people were hospitalized after the third car derailed at 7th Avenue and 8th Street when it failed to switch tracks and struck a westbound train. City council approved 558000 to accelerate repairs to damaged cars.
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Ralph Klein
Klein
7Th Ave
8Th St
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Canadian Teachers’ Federation
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