Gulf Canada soil contamination at Pincher Creek plant
A Gulf Canada Resources incident report finds heavy metals and organics in soil at its Pincher Creek Alberta sour gas plant. Most contamination appears onsite but further testing is advised. The firm plans plant shutdown and land reclamation, with Monenco analyzing 545 soil samples and 25 water samples from 126 sites. Community members gathered to hear Gulf’s explanation amid concerns linking to local cancer cases in Hill Springs.
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Edmonton
Gulf Canada Resources Inc
Pincher Creek
Alta
Gulf
Monenco Consultants Ltd
Energy Resources Conservation Board
Alberta Environment
Alberta
Hill Springs
Gulf Canada Ltd
Jack Ady
Ady
Twin Butte
Lethbridge
Monenco
Travel agents seek college term change in Alberta
Travel Industry Association of Alberta delegates vote to shift college terms to start Oct 1 15 and end May 15 30 to align with tourism and agriculture needs. If not followed funding could be withheld. other adopted resolutions include holiday pay exemptions for tourism workers and Sunday openings for lounges.
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Travel Industry Association of Alberta
Association
Medicine Hat
Alberta Restaurant and Food Services Association
Provincial Tourist Association
No Cause for Alarm on Sour Gas Health Risk
Premier Peter Lougheed says no inquiry into sour gas processing is warranted unless substantive concern appears. A 14 year old assurance and prior notes from health officials are cited, with officials stating there is absolutely no cause for concern about water lead content near Pincher Creek.
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Edmonton
Peter Lougheed
Alberta
Lougheed
Grant Notley
Notley
Donovan Ross
Pincher Creek
Environmental Health Services Division
Health Department
Notley Lougheed
Higo jailed seven years for restaurant shooting
Akemi Reginald Higo, 48, was sentenced by the Court of Queen's Bench to seven years for attempted murder and related offences after shooting Cedar Villa Dining Lounge owner Roy Hawkes, 34, during a business dispute on November 15, 1982. Hawkes testified he was punched and shot, with the bullet causing serious chest injuries.
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Akemi Reginald Higo
Queen's Bench
Higo
Cedar Villa
Foremost
Roy Anthony Hawkes
Hawkes
Tice L.D. MacLean
Brenda
William Anhorn
Court
U S group contests Canadian's death sentence
The American Civil Liberties Union will appeal the May 9 death sentence for Ronald Smith 25 of Red Deer Alta set by Flathead County Judge Michael Keedy. Smith killed Harvey Mad Man 24 and Thomas Running Rabbit 20 near Browning Montana after giving hitchhikers a ride last August.
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Kalispell, Mont
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Ronald Smith
Red Deer
Alta
Michael Keedy
Flathead
Smith
Montana
ACLU
Henry Schwarzchild
Harvey Mad Man
Thomas Running Rabbit
Browning, Mont
Babb
Judicial inquiry urged on war criminals
Jewish activists urge a full scale federal inquiry into Nazi war criminals in Canada. They criticize the Ottawa probe as vague and demand more investigators and potential prosecutions. The group cites Helmut Rauca and estimates of 100 to 1000 ex Nazis living in Canada.
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Les Whittington
Southam
Toronto
Canada
Holocaust Remembrance Association
Ottawa
Liberals
Sabina Citron
Robert Kaplan
Mounties
Citron
Kaplan
Irwin Cotler
Canadian Jewish Congress
Montreal
Mark MacGuigan
MacGuigan
Cotler
RCMP
Helmut Rauca
West Germany
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Vandenberg
Calif
Banff-Lake Louise Chamber of Commerce
Ete Ay
Atriging
Allan Fotheringham
Ann Landers
Charles Lynch
City News
Don McGillivray
Wabnehteiteure
Babes Tetener
Teavenre
David Carter
Mr. Jus
U.S. Association
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