Health

Pipeline plan concerns Highland officials
By Terry Hillig
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
10/06/2008

HIGHLAND — Officials are wary of a plan to build a crude oil pipeline beneath Silver Lake, which is Highland's public water supply, but City Manager Mark Latham believes an agreement can be reached with the pipeline developer that will protect the city and its residents.

Keystone Pipeline spokesman Jim Prescott says there is little to be worried about. He says the chance of a leak that would contaminate the lake is remote.

Foreign workers lured with lies
Wed, October 1, 2008
They or their families may be charged onerous fees back home, then told they have a debt to pay off here
By TAMARA CHERRY, SUN MEDIA

TORONTO -- The stereotype is a young woman forced to work in a brothel, strip club or massage parlour.

But reality cuts across all walks of life.

Nannies. Construction workers. Seasonal farmers.

Six Ways Harper Is Wrecking the Economy
Myth of the good manager.
Need evidence? Look south.
By Murray Dobbin
Published: October 2, 2008
The Tyee

It's perhaps understandable that Stephen Harper is far ahead of his rivals when it comes to poll questions about who is the best at competent "economic management." Like George Bush in the U.S., Harper has deliberately framed himself as the "strict father" figure -- in charge, hard-edged, a firm guiding hand when things are increasingly uncertain.

Dion just seems inept, unable to capitalize on the Liberals' mythic record of the 1990s.

Fred McDonald, listed as "proof" of how good things are for Fort MacKay, has written a book where he lies about his own history and got Syncrude to publish it. He doesn't have cred even in the village itself.

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First Nations fine with oilsands
By GRAHAM HICKS
October 2, 2008

AMERICAN MEDICINE

Billy Bob: "The doctor said he'd have me walking within two weeks."

Skeeter: "Was he successful?"

Billy Bob: "Yep. I had to sell my car to pay his bill."

ABORIGINAL SEAL OF APPROVAL

Melting of Arctic ice 'fascinating ... alarming'
Remaining ice is in precarious shape, scientists say
Margaret Munro // Canwest News Service
Thursday, October 02, 2008

For scientists, this year's ice season was like the NHL playoffs.

They placed bets, pored over satellite images, and speculated endlessly on how much Arctic ice would survive the summer.

"Everyone was following it," said Louis Fortier, scientific director of the Arcticnet, which funds and co-ordinates much of Canada's polar research. "It was like the hockey final."