Fertilizer price dispute brews across borders
Alberta and Montana price differences spark controversy as Seven Persons pays about 100 dollars more per tonne for a fertilizer than small Montana towns though production is in Medicine Hat. Officials dispute apples to oranges comparisons and customs papers suggest U.S. export prices may be much lower than Alberta retail prices.
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Alberta
Montana
Medicine Hat
Calgary
U.S
Alberta Wheat Pool
Fertilizer Company
United States
Canada
Lewis
Alberta Wheat Poll Co-Op
Kent Brimhall
Sweetgrass
Mont
Brimhall
Joe Raunig
Hi Line Fertilizers
Raunig
Alberta investigates fertilizer price gaps between provinces and Montana
Alberta's Agriculture Minister said he will probe claims that fertilizer firms charge Montana distributors less than Alberta producers. Documents cited by Drayton Valley MLA show price variations for 11-51-0 and 34-0-0 fertilizers, with exports to the U S and local Alberta prices listed for several outlets.
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Alberta
Dallas Schmidt
Montana
Drayton Valley
Shirley Cripps
U.S
Fertilizer price comparisons across Western suppliers
Prices for 34-0-0 fertilizer range from 215 to 231 per tonne in Calgary and Montana outlets. Exports show ammonium phosphate 16-20-0 at 112.20 per tonne. Wheat Pool lists 225, Esso 215 in Alberta. discounts up to 7 percent for large orders and 10 to 25 per tonne for immediate pickup. Fall prices are lower due to higher interest rates.
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Alberta Wheat Pool
Wheat Pool
Calgary
Hi Line Fertilizers
Hingham
Mont
Kernaghan’s
Great Falls
Farmer Supply Co-Op
Conrad
U.S
Exxon Chemical Americas
Redwater
Alta
Western Co-operative Fertilizers
John Petruic
Margaret Lewis
Western Cooperative Fertilizers
Esso
Lewis
Alberta
Hi Line
Jim Gaetz
Bow Island
Petruic
Prices and duties cited for Canadian export of photocopied forms
Petruic notes quoting exact Canadian retail prices per metric tonne is hard because marketing programs affect the figure. Lewis explains three factors: spring 1980 to early 1981 invoices with dates partly whited out, U S prices 20 to 25 percent higher now, and unit differences short tons versus metric tonnes and fob Calgary or Medicine Hat plant pricing to avoid duty.
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Petruic
Lewis
U.S
F.o.b
Calgary
Medicine Hat
Rauiig
Alberta
Montana
Bob
Sloan
Western Co-operative Fertilizers Limited
Canada
Russ Gilleroy
Customs and Excise Office
Apples to apples in fertilizer pricing debate
Officials and executives argue delivered prices in Canada match U S values while f o b export prices vary. Canada imposes a nine percent sales tax on many goods though fertilizer and equipment are tax exempt. Quotes emphasize comparing apples with apples and note market shifts as prices move.
Trudeau and premiers seek compromise on amending formula
Prime Minister Trudeau and 10 premiers return to talks amid mixed views on reaching a new amending formula and charter. Eight opposing premiers discuss proposals, with optimism waning as more drafts surface and positions harden.
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John Ferguson
Ottawa
Trudeau
Ontario
William Davis
New Brunswick
Richard Hatfield
West
Peter Lougheed
B.C
Bill Bennett
Remembrance Day bylaw splits city aldermen
City council rejects both the proposed Remembrance Day bylaw and the existing rule keeping stores closed. Alderman Sam Stone leads a failed push for morning closure on November 11, arguing Edmonton should mirror other cities. Colleagues doubt enforceability and practicality of policing a near total bylaw.
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Sam Stone
Edmonton
Red Deer
Lethbridge
Stone
Council
Alberta Crown Prosecutor’s Office
Miss Canada 1982 Crowned in Toronto Pageant
Karen Dianne Baldwin of London Ontario wins Miss Canada 1982 in Toronto. Runners up are Miss Hamilton and Miss Toronto as part of a three entrant final.
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Karen Dianne Baldwin
London
Ont
Toronto
Miss
Hamilton
Shuttle readies for second spaceflight with supercold fuel
The Index notes Columbia stands ready for a second tour of space powered by supercold fuel for an 28,000 kilometre hour orbit. It would make her the first spaceship ticketed for a return trip to space.
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Columbia
Space
Hatfield drafts compromise to break charter stalemate
Ottawa reports Premier Richard Hatfield proposes a two stage limited charter granting core freedoms and language rights now with a second stage after three years if a provincial majority agrees. The plan aims to split opposition among the Gang of Eight and reshape federal provincial backing for Trudeau's initiative.
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Ottawa
New Brunswick
Richard Hatfield
Hatfield
Trudeau
Gang of Eight
Liberals face MP ire over Jetstar use for three separate trips
Ottawa MPs condemn the government after three cabinet ministers John Munro Herb Gray and Jean Jacques Blais flew separate Jetstars to Winnipeg within hours prompting criticism of taxpayer funded travel. Officials cite other meetings and justify the trips as necessary while the public questions the cost and frequency of such flights.
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Alison Hare
Ottawa
Liberals
Winnipeg
Allan MacEachen
John Munro
Herb Gray
Jean-Jacques Blais
New Democrats
The
Commons
Otto Lang
Barney Dawson
Defence
Jean-Pierre Goyer
Ray Hnatyshyn
Justice
New Democrat
Ed Broadbent
Dan McKenzie
Winnipeg-Assiniboine
Gray
Munro
Blais
Royal Canadian Mint
Statistics Canada
Hamilton
Manitoba
Norway House
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Paul Strickland
Hingham, Mont
Angus MacLean
Prince Edward Island
MacLean
Brian Peckford
Newfoundland
British Columbia
Bennett
Lougheed
Saskatchewan
Allan Blakeney
Blakeney
Ald
Jim Hirsch
Hirsch
Redcliff
Reagan
Saudi Arabia
Middle East
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Dieter Brock
Lloyd Axworthy
Allan Fotheringham Allen
Peter Calamar
Ans
Jetstar
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