OCTOBER 25-31, 1999
On the eve of Alberta's annual Progressive Conservative convention, Stockwell Day, the government's Treasurer, has endorsed a rank-and-file party resolution to cut the number of provincial MLAs from 83 to 60. "I am for an intelligent approach to reducing the number of MLAs. I've consistently been a proponent of reducing the size of government, and that should mean we're willing to discuss reducing the number of us," Mr. Day said yesterday. "They did it in Ontario in a significant way and the government got re-elected there." The resolution, one of dozens that the party's constituency associations have presented for party approval, will be debated this weekend in the Rocky Mountain resort town of Jasper.
A divided Red Deer city council voted Monday
to phase out day-care subsidies paid to about 150 poor families.
Day-care advocates denounced the move, saying it will increase poverty
and force families onto welfare.
Councillors voted 6-3 to eliminate the annual $133,000 subsidy over the
next four years.
The decision follows more than five years of debate over whether the city
has a role in providing day care.
Alberta Connects new TV program looks at Alberta�s economy
Monday
Albertans will have the opportunity to learn more about their province�s wealth of opportunities
on Monday, October 25 at 7 p.m. when ACCESS TV broadcasts a 30-minute, in-depth look at Alberta�s
economy.
Updated October 18, 1999
Maple Leaf Potatoes, a division of Maple Leaf Foods Inc., was issued an Environmental Enforcement Order
today under the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act.
Maple Leaf Potatoes manufactures french fries in its Lethbridge facility. The order was issued in response to complaints from
the public regarding the release of canola oil into the air from the processing plant.
Alberta Environment issued an Enforcement order today under The Government Organization Act to Macalgary
Developments Inc. and Sunbow Consulting Ltd.
This order deals with the removal of a visual screening berm that was constructed in a Calgary Restricted Development Area
without the consent of the Minister of Environment. Alberta Environment administers Transportation/Utility Corridor planning
and approvals and the berm would interfere with development of the Calgary ring road system.
Small business, when you think
about it, is actually very big
business.
The number-crunchers at
Statistics Canada tell us that
businesses with fewer than 50
employees account for 96 per
cent of all businesses in Alberta.
Seventy-five per cent of all
businesses in the province have
fewer than 10 employees. And
15 per cent of the total
Edmonton workforce is made up
of people in business for
themselves -- the city had
72,200 self-employed workers in
1998.
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