Petro-Canada withdrawal leaves Husky bid battle unresolved
Federal Energy Minister Gillespie and Saskatchewan Premier Blakeney react as Petro-Canada drops its bid for Husky Oil Ltd. Alberta Gas Trunk Line increases stake to 3.8 million shares, signaling Canadian control. Occidental and Petro-Canada had competed in a high value deal with FIRA approval needed for the U S offer.
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Joe Dary Calgary
Alastair Gillespie
Petro- Canada
Husky Oil Ltd
Saskatchewan
Allan Blakeney
Petro-Canada
Husky
Alberta Gas Trunk Line Co. Ltd
Calgary
W. H. Hopper
Alberta Gas Trunk
Foothills Pipelines Ltd
Alaska Highway
Gillespie
Lloydminster
Alberta-Saskatchewan
Ottawa
Blakeney
Crown Corporation
Occidental Petroleum Corp
Los Angeles
Alberta
Occidental
Federal Foreign Investment Review Agency
FIRA
Toronto
Montreal
New York
Craft centre opens at Elkwater with daily demonstrations
A co operative of Medicine Hat artists reopens the Elkwater Craft Corner this summer. Allan Jensen said the shop will open Friday at 9 a.m. and run 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday and Sunday, and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday for 67 days.
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Elkwater
Medicine Hat
Allan Jensen
Jensen
Doreen Reinhardt
Motorcycle Fire Injures Rider On South River Road
Fire crews rushed to a motorcycle fire on South River Road around 7 p.m. June 28. The rider Wesley Stripling 684 8th St S W was taken to hospital with leg injuries after the bike slid and caught fire.
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Wesley Stripling
8Th St. S.W
South River Road
Stripling
Tory critic warns of social strain from $4 billion oil boom
Edmonton opposition leader Bob Clark accuses the Alberta Tory government of gross social mismanagement as the Cold Lake Bonnyville corridor faces a proposed $4 billion Imperial Oil heavy oil project. He cites inadequate hospitals and schools and urges detailed plans and funding before ERCB hearings.
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Edmonton
Bob Clark
Alberta Tory
Cold Lake
Bonneyville
Energy Resources Conservation Board
Clark
Fort McMurray
Rainbow Lake
Imperial Oil
ERCB
Imperial
Citizenship ceremony marks Canada's 111th birthday in Medicine Hat
Judge G V Sinclair presided as 28 residents from Medicine Hat became new Canadian citizens joining a ceremony tied to Canada Week. MP Bert Hargrave and MLA Jim Horsman offered remarks while Mayor Milt Reinhardt welcomed families including the Lapinskie clan from Scotland. The oath was sworn, Canada was sung, and the three Lapinskie children also took the oath. The family cited five to three year path to citizenship and per the judge the honor and dignity of citizenship now rests with them.
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Medicine Hat
Canada
G.V. Sinclair
Citizenship Court
Jim Horsman
Alberta
Horsman
Sinclair
Robert
Jean Lapinskie
Scotland
Lapinskie
Robert Jr
John
Clare
Alberta keeps constitution response under wraps until late summer
Alberta officials plan a careful review of the federal constitution proposals. Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Lou Hyndman says the official stance will stay secret until August or September as the cabinet develops tests to evaluate how the proposals affect Alberta and western interests. Premier Lougheed will meet with Canadian premiers and the prime minister in coming months.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Intergovernmental Affairs
Lou Hyndman
Peter Lougheed
Hyndman
Pickering Fined 700 For Disqualified and Uninsured Driving
In provincial court Judge Philip Wambolt fined Leslie W. Pickering 700 for driving while disqualified and driving an uninsured motor vehicle. Pickering, 627 Industrial Ave SE, must pay 300 and 400 respectively by July 31 after pled guilty. Crown noted a June 24 stop followed a Red Deer impaired driving conviction on April 5. Four other men Roger B. Wiken Timothy D. Thompson James Roth and Donald F. MacDonald were each fined 100 for failing to appear in court with Roth also charged 10 for expired license plates.
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Leslie W. Pickering
Industrial Ave. S.E
Philip Wambolt
Bill Cocks
Pickering
Red Deer
Wambolt
Roger B. Wiken
Timothy D. Thompson
Redcliff
James Roth
8Th St. N.E
Donald Francis MacDonald
Burns Crescent N.W
Wambo
Seven Foot Symbol Sparks Cannabis Rally Plan
Edmonton scene features a seven foot symbolic marijuana joint on the legislature steps signaling Cannabis Week protests. Organizers, Alberta Legalization of Cannabis Committee and Canadian Association to Liberate Marijuana, plan a rally from the legislature lawn to Kinsmen Park with 1000 to 3000 participants and a sendoff for delegates to Washington and the UN.
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Edmonton
Health and Welfare Canada
Canadian Association
109Th St. Bridge
Kinsmen Park
Washington
United Nations
New York
Cyrus Lester Straightlace
South Shallrise
Alabama
Straightlace
Cyrus
Pinko University
Garden of Eden
Alberta
Paddle River flood plan adopts second best dam project
Environment Minister Dave Russell announced an $18 million Paddle River Basin plan chosen after protests against the original site. The dam and 1,400 acre reservoir eight miles southeast of Mayerthorpe will require 590 cultivated, 750 pasture, and 50 scrub acres, but protect about 30,000 flood prone acres. The five year program, funded from the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund with possible federal support, includes a channel and banking project and dam near Rochford Bridge.
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Edmonton
Environment
Dave Russell
Paddle River
Mayerthorpe
Hugh Horner
Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund
Russell
Alberta
Rochford Bridge
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Dick Johnston
People Services
Environment Board
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Confederation
Downtown Business Association
Vironment
Horner
Nile River
Pembina River
Pembina
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