Horner urges aggressive expansion of Alberta meat industry
Edmonton report by HK Horner argues Alberta must push expansion to counter Eastern marketing boards. It recommends creating Alberta Meats, a Crown corporation, an agricultural products insurance commission, a 10 million acre land expansion, rail subsidy reallocation, a value added levy, and targeted support for smaller processors while boosting research and domestic and international markets.
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Alberta probes fertilizer price gaps to U S buyers
Alberta Agriculture Minister Dallas Schmidt will investigate claims that fertilizer firms sell to American farmers cheaper than to Alberta producers. MLAs cited documents showing up to 50 percent price gaps, while a supplier defended pricing as apples and oranges and noted export prices, not retail U S prices, drive the differences.
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Drayton Valley
Shirley Cripps
al Hyland
Medicine Hat
Carsland
Hyland
Bob Sloane
Western Cooperative Fertilizers
Sloane
U.S
Oil sands plants may get better terms overhaul
Federal energy minister Marc Lalonde suggested Ottawa and Alberta could offer improved returns to private builders of two proposed oil sands plants. He spoke after a business conference on the National Energy Program and noted talks with Alsands and Imperial Oil over the plants economic feasibility under Sept. 1 energy terms. He warned that price changes could trap companies in a vicious circle.
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Canada
Alsands Consortium
Imperial Oil
High rates hurting farmers in Canada study says
A Canadian Bankers Association funded survey of 680 farmers in Ontario and the Prairies finds rising loan payments and high interest rates demoralizing growers. Many would quit farming if rates stay high, and only a minority plan expansion, with debt levels often exceeding half a million dollars making graceful exit harder.
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Farm Credit Corp
Determan
Federal Farm Organization
Canada
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Bank of Montreal
George Freeman
Bank of Canada
Freeman
NEP marks first birthday amid industry opposition
The federal national energy program turns one year old amid persistent opposition from the oil sector. Ottawa touted opportunities for oil and gas while Petro-Canada resigns from the Independent Petroleum Association of Canada.
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NEP
Clem Dunnett
Canadian Petroleum Association
Provinces vow to stay united over constitutional patriation
Eight provinces say they will maintain a common front against Prime Minister Trudeau at next week's Ottawa talks on patriation of the constitution. They reject key elements of Trudeau's proposed amending formula and insist on a nonchange patriation with a new formula, while opposing entrenching a charter of rights now.
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Prince Edward Island
Supreme Court of Canada
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Garde Gardom
B.C
Plans to review Hill Pre School Centre plans
Council will soon review modified plans for the Hill Pre School Community Centre. Details appear on page 3.
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