Medicine Hat considers switch to commission board government
Medicine Hat City Council nears adopting a bylaw to create a four member commission board with the mayor as chairman to run administration and tenders, shifting powers from council. Alderman Sam Stone opposes, citing potential overreach by directors renamed commissioners. The bylaw returns for final readings on Nov 1. Mayor Ted Grimm warns of political and administrative tensions.
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Medicine Hat
Commission Board of Government
Ted Grimm
Sam Stone
Commission
Grimm
Council
Commission Board
Energy aid offer hits 12 million in Alberta subsidies
Premier Peter Lougheed campaigns for re election with two energy subsidy programs totaling 12 million dollars annually. Agricultural producers would receive a 50 cent per gigajoule rebate on natural gas, benefiting up to 50 000 farmers and related operations. Senior citizens get a three year 7.25 million program providing about 100 dollars yearly in heating rebates. The schemes run retroactively to 1984 and target energy costs amid gas price protections.
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Calgary
Peter Lougheed
Lougheed
Edmonton
Raymond Reierson
Labor
Social Credit Administration
Reierson
Social Credit
Alberta
Ernest Manning
Manning
Harry Strom
Heritage Savings Trust Fund
Juneau backs Trudeau air time amid criticism
CBC president Pierre Juneau defended allowing Prime Minister Trudeau to broadcast a three part national mini series on CBC radio and TV. Juneau said policy permits occasional access for exceptional national importance and noted the broadcasts will air tonight and on the following two evenings. Conservatives and NDP leaders criticized the decision and called for his resignation or questioned his independence.
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Ottawa
CBC
Pierre Juneau
Trudeau
CBC Radio and Television
Juneau
Joe Clark
NDP
Ed Broadbent
Broadbent
Clark
Canada
NDP to reveal 14 point platform in Alberta
New Democratic Party leader Grant Notley says a 14 point platform will be announced Wednesday for the November election campaign. A Medicine Hat News document outlines proposals including a 28 percent property tax cut, farmer tax credits, gas price regulation, cheaper health care, indexed pensions and social environmental and labor programs with plans for small scale heavy oil projects and a $700 million five year light rapid transit program for Edmonton and Calgary.
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NDP
Edmonton
New Democratic Party
Grant Notley
Fairview
Alta
Medicine Hat News
Calgary
Notley
Weather and civic notes mix with Canagrex talks
A weather blurb notes a few clouds with a high of eight and a low of minus six. City coverage reports the council passing a contentious electrical distribution bylaw amid charges it was castrated. Agriculture Minister Whelan criticizes opponents of Canagrex as selfishly obstructing a farmer favored export plan. Brewers poised to win World Series in St Louis clash tonight.
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Eugene Whelan
National Agricultural Export Corporation
Canagrex
Milwaukee Brewers
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis
Letter Carriers retract overtime threats in Canada Post talks
The 22,000 member Letter Carriers Union of Canada and Canada Post agreed to a temporary withdrawal of overtime policy changes after a three hour meeting. They will submit the dispute to arbitration under the existing collective agreement. A federal labor board session led to a truce and a plan to appoint an arbitrator.
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Ottawa
Union of Canada
Canada Post Corp
Post Office
Canada Labor Relations Board
Canada Post
McGarry
Cerainly National
Labor Board
Federal Labor Department
Thieves Steal Half Million in Gold Ore at Bachelor Mine
Two armed men bound a security guard and a mine employee in Desmaraisville Quebec and escaped with about 100 kilograms of wet crushed ore valued at half a million dollars. They loaded ore into aluminum cans and fled in a company van, which police have not yet found.
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Desmaraisville
Que
Bachelor
Quebec
Government energy ownership favored in national poll
A Canada West Foundation survey shows 26 percent of Canadians and 23 percent of Western Canadians favor full government ownership of oil and gas. The poll, conducted June 7 to July 2 with 1,998 respondents, cites a four percent margin of error. It notes 29 percent favor private ownership and 14 percent back private with government control.
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Calgary
Canada West Foundation
West
The
Foundation
Canada
Dome Petroleum Ltd
Ottawa
David Elton
Elton
University of Lethbridge
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