Flood waters engulf Grande Pointe homes near Winnipeg floodway
The upscale Grande Pointe community south of Winnipeg faced widespread flooding as Winnipeg floodgates were raised to divert Red River water. About 24,000 people in Winnipeg and Red River Valley areas were displaced as sandbags ran short and residents blamed officials for the loss of their homes valued at 200 000 to 250 000 dollars each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg Reef
Winnipeg
Grande Pointe
Red River
Larry Whitney
Prairie Sea
Ened
Maxine Clifton
Paul
Dave McNeil
McNeil
Elmer Hywarren
Ste. Agathe
Red River Valley
United States
Union drafting proposal renewed for Alberta Safeway strike
Union officials representing about 10,000 workers plan a new proposal to break a six week standoff with Canada Safeway stores across Alberta. UFCW spokesmen say details aren’t final, and locals seek ways to bring Safeway back to talks after the March 26 lockout began at 74 stores. Safeway says the union left talks while remaining willing to discuss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Canada Safeway
Alberta
United Food and Commercial Workers
Dale Simpson
UFCW
Gil McGowan
Safeway
Safeway To Come Back To the Table,” McGowan
Toby Oswald
Oswald
Late Fees Plague Hatters Across Utilities Parks and Rentals
Hatters pay substantial sums in overdue charges across utilities, library items, parking tickets, and video rentals. The city projects 220000 in utility penalties for 1997 while many customers incur daily charges through late returns and fines. Officials note hundreds of mailings weekly for summonses and fees while libraries report thousands of books on loan at risk of penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hatters
Kari Hauck
Crazy Mike
Fred Crittenden
Procrastination and debt tips from a Calgary psychologist
A psychologist links procrastination to civic neglect citing library fines and community costs. The piece notes Medicine Hat limits overdue charges and suggests consolidating credit card debt to lower interest, warning rates can exceed 20 percent on multiple cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brad Wright
Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses
Calgary
Wright
Elvis Presley Boulevard Named in Arctic Sweden Hamlet
In Juck sengi Sweden the dirt road where Dr Leif Bergdahl works has been given the name Elvis Presley Boule vard to ensure a proper street address for his clinic. Expressen reports Bergdahl, who formerly practiced heart surgery in Alabama, embraced the new label after a health authority directive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Arctic Circle
Elvis Presley
Jucksengi
Sweden
Leif Bergdahl
Countries
Expressen
Alabama
Crown dismisses videotape charges against Bernardo lawyer
Crown attorney Ian Scott withdrew three charges against Carolyn MacDonald in St. Catharines provincial court due to lack of evidence. Charges included obstructing justice, possession of child pornography, and conspiracy to commit an indictable offence. Ken Murray faces remaining charges related to copying tapes of Bernardo and Karla Homolka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Catharines
Paul Bernardo
Ian Scott
Carolyn MacDonald
MacDonald
Ken Murray
Bernardo
Murray
Karla Homolka
Kristen French
Leslie Mahaffy
Austin Cooper
Justice of the Peace
Morley Kitchen
Cooper
Toronto
Also Mentioned on This Page
Canadian Press
Malin
Newsroom
Ann Landers
Canada
Doonesbury
Caribbean
Tannis Toohey
Medicine Hat Public Library
Peter Palmer
Palmer
Elvis
Lonely Street
Crown
Caroline Bourque
Wiley Southam Newspapers
With
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!