02 Mar 1985
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Mar 02, 1985
Page
1
A feature on Kir Art Deco, its revival and impact in Medicine Hat. The piece surveys the movement's heritage, noting designers and venues, and traces contemporary interest shaping new generations of collectors and restorers.
Ottawa records reveal the Atomic Energy Control Board allowed four Bruce A reactors on Lake Huron to operate since 1976 with an "inadequate" emergency cooling system. Minutes from 1980 to 1983 show staff urged slowing operations for repairs, but board members overruled. Potential for widespread contamination if meltdown occurred.
Minutes from a board meeting show officials discussing the slim chances of reactor disasters, past unthought-of failures at Bruce A and Gentilly II, licensing bendings to avoid upsetting power utilities, and a 1980 decision to keep Douglas Point at reduced power after repairs.
The Alberta Gaming Commission rejected a Calgary group's plan for a 1 billion tourist complex and casino near Canmore. The proposals include three luxury hotels with 1,500 beds, a European style casino in each, alpine villages, a 100 store mall, a railway station, and a tour operator bus depot. The group seeks provincial permission to locate casinos on the site.
Toronto publisher Ernst Zundel pledges to resist deportation to West Germany after his conviction for publishing a pamphlet likely to provoke racial intolerance. Immigration Canada has opened a file and may pursue six months or more, triggering deportation. Supporters rally, while Zundel denounces West Germany and faces possible jail to deter racists.
Ottawa report shows 140 Canadians earning 250000 plus in 1982 paid no income tax. Mulroney pledges a spring budget minimum tax for the rich, aiming to curb loopholes like the dividend tax credit. In 1982 women’s incomes rose 11.3 percent, men 8.7 percent, with doctors and dentists leading earnings. Markham and West Vancouver noted highest average incomes among cities. Wages growth slowed amid recession with 1982 inflation at 10.8 percent, real salaries down over three percent.
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