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Examines Alberta's shiny new paper mills which are expected to cash in when prices for pulp and paper rebound next year. Shipments of pulp and paper component down; Alberta Newsprint Co. of Whitecourt breaking even by deferring depreciation costs; Campaign of then-Premier Donald Getty to lure international investors to Alberta's largely unallocated forests; Cost to taxpayers; The long-term.

Reports on the increased pricing for waste paper. Waste management proponents' views on the activity; Factors in the price increase; Negative effect of the phenomenon on the profitability of public recycling programs.

Looks at the deal between paper companies Grande Alberta Paper Ltd. (GAP) and Manning Diversified Forest Products Ltd. (MDFP), over a supply of timber from northern Alberta. Each company's concern of bankruptcy, if it did not get the lumber; The compromise, which was supported by the government.

Informs that paper company Millar Western is buying back the 60 percent of its paper mill in Whitecourt, Canada that the Canadian government owns. The sale being for much less than the government spent for the mill; The number of jobs created by the mill; Details of the government's relationship with the mill; Other government-industry partnerships in Canada. INSET: Who's next?..

Considers the game `A Forest for All,' introduced by the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association at its regional conference in Edmonton. Designed for junior and senior high school students, the game is one of several distributed by the CPPA. Charge the game is an attempt to manipulate public opinion; School material published by green lobbyists; Comments on the debate.

Comments on a report released in October 1995 by green-leaning scientists that warned that Alberta (Canada) is running out of trees and no new forestry projects should be launched. Recommendations in the report; Grande Alberta Paper Ltd.'s proposed project; The views of Environmental Protection Minister Ty Lund; Comment by Liberal forestry critic Nick Taylor. INSET: Log-nappers beware (illegal logging and smuggling), by G.K..

Discusses how Canada's Alberta pulp mills want to streamline the enviro-reporting system. Proposal to merge data collection for Environment Canada and Alberta Environment; Each has different reporting forms and different data; New Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act doesn't address duplication problem.

Reports on the upcoming opening of the Dead Sea Scrolls Institute at Trinity Western University in British Columbia. Programs that the institute will offer; Comment on the Bible as history; The graduate program in biblical studies; Description of the scrolls; The Great Isaiah Scroll; The `Jesus Seminar'; More. INSET: High-tech tools of the trade, by J.W..

Discusses the current status of the Grande Alberta Paper (GAP) mill. Actions of former premier Don Getty; Moves by Finance Minister Paul Martin; Cost considerations related to the GAP; Role of the Alberta Forests Products Association.

Mentions Canmore, Albertan Cyndi Foster's use of animal dung in her handmade papers. Colors and textures of Poop Paper; Her comments about using herbivore dung; Public reaction to the paper.

States that an article in the Fall/Winter 1994 issue of `Research,' a magazine about the academic work being done at Ontario's University of Guelph, ask why do we still use paper money, a currency that has no intrinsic value. How paper money was once used.

Reports that two multinational wood-product firms are responding to boycotts by changing some of their logging practices. Success of the Friends of the Lubicon campaign against Daishowa-Marubeni International Ltd.; Details of the Lubicon campaign; Ruling that the Friends defamed Daishowa; Success of Greenpeace's efforts against clear-cutting by MacMillan Bloedel Ltd., British Columbia; Economic impact of not clear-cutting.

Examines the campaign of the Communications, Energy, and Papermakers Union of Canada to organize western Canadian rig hands in Alberta. CEP's ads in the Calgary and Edmonton `Sun' newspapers; Possible certification by Alberta Labour Relations Board; Pros and cons over whether or not conditions have improved in the fields; History of CEP's efforts to organize the provincial workforce.

Focuses on the corruption and lack of accountability of officers in the Canada's officer corps. Efforts of Dave Krayden, former public affairs officer at a British Columbia military base, to get the military reformed; Scandals within the Department of National Defence at National Defence Headquarters; The issues of political correctness and quotas for women in the military; Allegation of cover-ups in the Somalia and Croatia inquiries.

States that Toronto, Ontario-based newspapers are descending into British-style sex and sleaze. The need for increased circulation and subscription; The hostile takeover bid of Torstar Corp. for the Sun Media Corp.; View of Chris Dornan, director of the School of Journalism and Communication at Carleton University in Ottawa, on the viability of the Canadian Press wire service; Suggestion that Southam Inc.'s `National Post' is doing well on the newsstand; Mention of Conrad Black, majority owner of Southam Inc.

Reports on the litigation of Esther Neuman for violations of the Alberta Animal Pedigree Act. Alleged failure to provide customers with pedigree papers of poodles; Fines to be charged upon conviction; History of Neuman's breeding operation.

Pictures Brad, 25, and Monique Flickinger, 26, publishers of the `Cardston Chronicle Globe' and winners of Alberta's young entrepreneurs of the year award. The Flickingers are the sixth recipients of the annual Federal Business Development Bank award. How they turned the paper into a moneymaking venture.

Probes allegations that documents exist authorizing the Canadian National Archives to buy former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney's letters, memos and notes for $1.3 million. Frenzied hunt for the alleged documents; Denial from government officials of an agreement to buy the Mulroney papers; Report by Arthur Drache, publisher of `Canadian Taxpayer'; His comments on the story.

Looks at the assertion by University of Ottawa criminologist Julian Roberts that hate crime is rampant in Canada. Roberts' figure of 60,000 hate crimes per year, of which two-thirds go unreported to police; Other work on hate crimes that Roberts has undertaken for federal Justice Minister Allan Rock; Criticism of Roberts' statistical methods.

Surveys the Alberta Stock Exchange, which has doubled in activity over the past year, trading now exceeding $50 million a week. Hottest story in surging junior oil and gas sector; Activity not going unnoticed in Montreal and Toronto; Province's juniors' need for capital.

Mentions Albertans Adam McKay, Abraham David, and Jason Ewert. How they helped the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology School of Business win a first-place spot in the Green line Investment Challenge, a Canadian competition for finance students; Comment of instructor Pat Latham.

Addresses the problem of too many developmental activities and not enough focus on the basic skills and learning in Canadian public schools. Examples of time-wasting activities; Main causes of classroom busy-work; Inadequate teacher training; Changes in classroom curriculum; Comments by British government's chief inspector of schools, Chris Woodhead.

Opinion. Investigates the failure of daily newspapers in Canada to take the forefront in news gathering and agenda setting. Possible causes for the poor performance of newspapers, including the rise of the electronic media and the focus on journalistic objectivity; Reference to a story related in the book `Alberta Was My Beat: Memoirs of a Western Newspaperman,' by Fred Kennedy.

Mentions that billionaire Richard Branson does not use a computer. The reason the founder and chairman of the Virgin Group of Companies prefers a notebook.

Reports on the decision by Alberta's Environmental Protection Minister Ty Lund to allow competitive bidding in the province's forest products industry. Conditions set for Alberta Newsprint Co.'s operations before the company can avail of cheap access to timber reserves; Mistakes detected in the province's support of the company; Options left for the company to expand its operations.

Reports that prosecutors are considering charging `Boston Globe' reporters Lynda Gorov and Judy Rakowsky for publishing coverage of the Geoffrey Clarkson and Russell Forsythe hearings into the conspiracy to murder Edmonton photographer Con Boland. A judicial publication gag was placed on coverage, and police confiscated copies of the newspaper at Edmonton's HUB Cigar and Newsstand, which could be charged with contempt.

Deals with political maneuverings at the August 1996 conference of Canadian premiers. Ontario Premier Mike Harris and Alberta Premier Ralph Klein, who united in an unsuccessful attempt to get a paper drafted by economic professor Thomas Courchene onto the agenda; The argument of Courchene's paper, labeled `A Convention on the Canadian Economic and Social Systems' (ACCESS); Advantages to both Harris and Klein of a mutual alliance; Decentralizing health and welfare; Other details.

Provides information on former Alberta Premier Ernest Charles Manning, who led the province more by example than by decree for 25 years. Papers released from Alberta provincial archives; Manning papers an open challenge to common fallacy that religious politicians are intrusive busybodies; Manning's Christianity smoothed the rough edges of ruling Social Credit party; His concern with the Quiet Revolution in Quebec; Economy of leadership. INSET: Small was beautiful, by C.S..

Examines the debate in Canada in late 1997 over the status of Indians. How the rejection of the 1969 White Paper on Indian Policy has impacted the lives of Indians; The role of the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development; Social conditions which Indians live under; Allegations against Indian leaders of corruption from their people; Challenges to the race-based ghettoization. INSET: Privatization and the American experience..

Looks at an upcoming general election in Alberta and discusses the views of analysts and political operatives. Ralph Klein's Progressive Conservatives; Laurence Decore's Liberals; The issue of the province's $20 billion debt; Descriptions of both campaign styles; Insinuations included in a position paper titled `Education for All'; Talk about raising Alberta's corporate and personal income taxes; More. INSETS: Down and out in Redmonton, by L.G.;The old style lingers on, by L.G..

Focuses on logging trucks in Alberta. Concern for overloaded logging trucks, according to Alvin Moroz, an engineer with Alberta Transportation and Utilities; The cooperation of truck manufacturers to explain their individual rating capacities; The distance that a truck needs to stop safely; Brief statistics on accidents involving logging trucks; Daishowa-Marubeni International Ltd., owner of peace River Pulp, starting its own safety program.

Describes the Vancouver paper `Spare Change,' brainchild of Michael McCarthy, 42, which was first published in August and which aims to combine the '60s with the hard-headedness of the '90s. The paper is written in part by street dwellers and is sold at cost to anyone willing to stand on corners and flog it. McCarthy's background and reasons for founding `Spare Change'; Reaction to the first edition; Comments on the project.

Focuses on the response of a paper produced by a group of high-profile Christian leaders titled `The Gift of Salvation.' The paper's argument that evangelical and Catholic views on salvation are similar enough that both sides should agree that people in the other group are going to heaven; The criticism of the report by Protestants; The first paper written by the group `Evangelicals & Catholics Together: The Christian Mission in the Third Millennium (ECT).'

Discusses how Canadians view peacekeeping as a necessity. Comments from Lieutenant-Colonel Sean Henry (ret.) that the benefits are exaggerated; Henry's paper in January issue of `Forum'; Canadian peacekeeping origin as a way of brokering between Russia and United States; How war-fighting capabilities of Canada's army could be destroyed; Reduction in military spending; Questions Canadian interest in peacekeeping missions; No way peacekeepers can prevent another war.

Reports news briefs relating to Canada for November 16, 1998. The effect of Hurricane Mitch on the peregrine falcon being tracked with a satellite transceiver on its leg by the Canadian Wildlife Service; The report released by provincial Energy Minister Steve West on the cause of the electric power outages experienced by Calgary; Reporters and newsroom employees of Southam Inc.'s `Calgary Herald' voting to join the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union; More.

Reports on the closing in 1997 of five Alberta community newspapers in the Red Deer area owned by Record Publishing. Names of the papers; What the closings are attributed to; Papers which will attempt to fill the gap left by the defunct papers; Comments from editor Rob Gilgan about the importance of local businesses to the success of a community newspaper; How the newspaper industry has responded.

Relates that the Canada West Foundation has released four papers with solutions to some of the conundrums posed by Quebec's potential secession. Ideas in the four `Reconfederation Papers' including provincial vetoes, sovereignty negotiation and partition; Foundation President David Elton's comments on why a reconfederation council is needed.

Reports that officials of the Quebec government visited the offices of the `Ottawa Sun' newspaper regarding the paper's role in the October 1995 referendum campaign. The government's suspicions that the paper had illegally aided the No side; The Elections Quebec investigators, who identified themselves as former Surete du Quebec police officers.

Reports that the health policy development branch of Alberta Health floated a paper entitled `Decisions about Tomorrow: Directives for Your Health Care.' How the paper solicited public input for a law regulating so-called `advance directives'; How concerned observers are afraid the provincial government may use the initiative to move closer to legalized euthanasia.

Reports that what worries critics of Defense Minister David Collenette's white paper on the future of Canada's armed forces, are the huge paper gaps. What the air force is to do; What the 50-page document does not mention.

Speculates on the contention of Sunera Thobani, Nancy Riche and Robert Evans that release of Canadian Prime Minister Kim Campbell's government discussion paper, `Enabling Society,' will imperil the Tories' chances of re-election. Social policy consultants in Ottawa who have seen the paper will not reveal its contents for fear of reprisals; Indications of what is in store from former federal Health and Welfare Minister Benoit Bouchard.

Presents commercial news about Alberta for August 10, 1998. The efforts of John Vieaux in assisting aboriginal iron workers to acquire journeyman papers; The Native Canadian Alpine Team, an aboriginal climbing team which hopes to scale Mount Everest; The top residential sales in Edmonton and Calgary; The settlement of a gas rights lawsuit between landowners and petroleum producers; The possible merger of Luscar Coal Ltd. and Manalta Coal Income Trust. INSET: Gas producers win a landmark case against landowners.

Focuses on the efforts of the group Campaign 2000 to convince Canada's politicians to create a huge new income-redistribution program. The efforts coming in the wake of the decision among Canada's premiers, to unify child benefits offered by the federal and provincial governments; Provisions contained in a Campaign 2000 discussion paper on child poverty; Economist Christopher Sarlo's evidence that child poverty in Canada is declining.

Reports on the Albertan proposal to further privatize its provincial parks. The irrational fear by some Albertans of the idea of provincial parks being run by private companies under government inspection; Comments of Bruce Russell who operates campgrounds at Thunder Lake and Carson Pegasus provincial parks; The leaked information from an Alberta Environment discussion paper examining which of the provincial parks can best be managed by the private sector.

Reports on the Northern River Basins Study indicating that pollution levels in Alberta's northern river systems are dropping. Funding of the study; Comments of James Hole of Grand Alberta Paper Ltd.

Relates that the Reform Party of Canada (RPC) is beginning to assemble its contingency plan in case Quebec should decide to separate. The draft paper entitled `20 Positives, 20 Negatives,' which reflects what RPC leader Preston Manning calls the party's `two-track' approach to the Quebec issue; The high price for separation that the RPC is proposing.

Reports on Jean Charest of the Progressive Conservatives in Parliament, in Canada's release of a discussion paper intended to revive the party. Prior internal restructuring of the party; Speculation on how the party would position itself ideologically.