Medicine Hat Mayor backs plan to rebate gas flow-back funds
Mayor Milt Reinhardt will present a plan to reduce residential gas bills via a rebate funded from provincial gas flow-back interest. The plan bypasses the city utility policy proposal, aiming for a small per-bill rebate while general rates stay unchanged. If flow-back funds continue, the rebate stays. if cut, the program ends.
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Medicine Hat
Milt Reinhardt
Reinhardt
Utilities Committee
Ald
George Davison
Alberta
Davison
Utility Committee
Canada
Comitee
Ald. Davison
Cossitt deadline set over RCMP document dispute
Ottawa lawmakers watched as government pledged to allow MP Tom Cossitt until Monday to decide on top secret RCMP files linked to foreign agents in Canada. Speaker Jerome announced a document under the Official Secrets Act to bind Cossitt not to reveal contents, while parties clashed over the handling of the case.
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Ottawa
Tom Cossitt
RCMP
Canada
Commons
James Jerome
Cossitt
Jerome
Jean Jacques Blais
Steve Paproski
Blais
Trudeau
Canadian Security Service
Michael Dare
Medal winners in mixed doubles badminton and ladies events
Mixed doubles badminton awards go to Debra McAvoy and Thom Alan securing gold in zone 6 with Lavonne Sammut and Nizar Bharmal taking silver in zone 3. Bronze goes to Nancy Yeski and Pat Waunch in zone 5. Phyllis Allen earns ladies singles gold in zone 3 with Bonnie Holden silver in zone 1 and Jill Sandby bronze in zone 6. Ladies doubles see gold for Helen Rusich and Chevyl Clarke in zone 6, silver for Pat Pugh and Carolyn Jones in zone 1, bronze for Margaret Pascal and Carolyn Raymont in zone 3. Ladies slalom skiing gold awarded to Marianne Kasper in zone 6. Winter Games photo and story references on pages 2, 3, 10, 12, and 13.
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Debra McAvoy
Thom Alan
Lavonne Sammut
Nizar Bharmal
Nancy Yeski
Pat Waunch
Phyllis Allen
Bonnie Holden
Jill Sandby
Helen Rusich
Chevyl Clarke
Pat Pugh
Carolyn Jones
Margaret Pascal
Carolyn
Rhodesia Pact Sets Path to Black Majority Rule
Prime Minister Ian Smith and three black leaders signed a pact in Salisbury to guide Rhodesia toward black majority rule by December 31. Muzorewa Sithole and Chirau joined Smith at the signing, as Nkomo and Mugabe rejected the agreement and vowed to continue the guerrilla war. Britain and the United States weigh the deal against a prior peace plan.
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Ndabaningi Sithole
Jeremiah Chirau
Smith
Salisbury
Joshua Nkomo
Robert Mugabe
Britain
United States
Muzorewa
Sithole
Nkomo
Lusaka
Zambia
Maputo
Mozambique
Mugabe
UN Security Council
Washington
Government to borrow 750 million dollars publicly
The Canadian government will publicly borrow 750 million U.S. dollars in New York money markets to secure better interest rates and defend the dollar. Finance Minister Jean Chretien rejected claims the amount is token and said a public issue offers flexibility in maturity dates and lower interest costs.
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Ottawa
U.S
New York
Jean Chretien
Joe Clark
Chretien
Sinclair Stevens
York-Simcoe
Stevens
Alberta Throne Speech Signals Tarry Year for Programs
Alberta's 1978 Throne speech outlines fine tuning existing programs in home care education housing and international trade. Emphasis on social services with planned home care for the aged and handicapped and expanded affordable housing. International markets for agriculture and industry stressed with no major new initiatives.
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Edmonton
Throne
Alberta
Helen Hunley
Hunley
Bill Yorke
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Bill Sass
Tories
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Red Deer
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