15 Sep 1994
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Sep 15, 1994
Page
1
In Quesnel British Columbia McDonalds workers report over 2000 playpen balls taken for a prank. The balls were scattered through town with kids throwing them at each other. Only a few hundred balls were recovered and owner Carl Bourne notes the prank valued near 1000.
Ottawa reports a record 1993-94 deficit of 42 billion dollars but Finance Minister Paul Martin pledges to do whatever is required to trim it to about 25 billion by 1996-97. He promises painful measures will be outlined in a forthcoming economic statement with final decisions due in early 1995.
Ed Moss and four colleagues left Dairyworld Foods after 27 years rather than accept new terms as three delivery routes were contracted out. They hoped to keep all workers, but the routes were sold to a buyer unknown by management.
Five long time operators claim the company offered to sell trucks and routes but high costs and a monthly territorial-rights fee of 6200 to 6700 dollars doomed the sale. They say no paperwork showed earnings on routes and up to 12 weeks severance pay awaits, while they scramble for warehouses and docks.
Critics decry plans to burn out-of-province hazardous waste at the Swan Hills treatment centre Alberta taxpayers would cover cleanup costs. The NRCB has not ruled on the ban while operations from Saskatchewan persist to test burns.
Fans vent disappointment as the season is wiped out by a 34 day strike. Jay and Expos markets feel the impact with SkyDome refunds, slumping sales, and questions about luring fans back. Local observers cite pain for teams, venues, and vendors amid the labor dispute.
Quebec premier designate Jacques Parizeau says the Parti Quebecois will hold a referendum on independence in 2006 after securing 77 seats. He plans to delay a legislature resolution expressing Quebec's sovereign will, a move critics call undemocratic, while stressing a clear mandate and a path to sovereignty.
Larry Dalan, 52, an out-of-town guest staying at the Assiniboia Inn in Medicine Hat, was stabbed four times in the stomach at about 6 30 p m as he returned to his third floor room. He is in stable condition after surgery. police seek a slim white male in his early twenties with blond hair.
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