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Referendum On Ditching Daylight Time Would Cost Alberta Millions: Committee

The Canadian Press, 12 Sep, 2017 02:01 PM
    EDMONTON — A referendum on whether Alberta should end daylight time would cost millions.
     
    Legislature member Graham Sucha says the estimated price tag if a referendum were to be paired with a provincial election would be between $2 million and $6 million.
     
    He says holding a time vote on its own would cost nearly $22 million.
     
    Sucha is chairing a government committee examining a private member's bill that would put Alberta on central standard time year round, like Saskatchewan.
     
    Sucha says the committee has heard from people on both sides and is considering various factors, including a vote.
     
    Public hearings continue this week in Edmonton, Calgary and Lethbridge.

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    Six-Year-Old Boy's Death Prompts Warning Abut Ice Levels On Drainage Canals

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    Man Accused Of Killing Tina Fontaine To Go Directly To Trial In Winnipeg

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    13 Calgary Police Officers To Submit Formal Complaints About Bullying At Work

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    Crown Seeking Lengthy Sentence For Man In Random Winnipeg Sex Attacks

    The Crown is seeking a 20-year sentence for a man who took part in random sex attacks against a Winnipeg woman and a teenage girl in November 2014.

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