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At treetopping ceremony stark afternoon sun throws sharp shadows from topping ceremony for the national Christmas tree on the ellipse near the White House Tuesday Mrs Joan Mondale wife of the of the 30foot tree She is in the cherry picker close to the tree while photographers in another cherry picker take her picture AP Laserphoto Well blowout probe planned OTTAWA CP Northern Affairs Minister Jake Epp will investigate nonpolluting blowout last week in the Beaufort Sea which cost Dome Petroleum Ltd an exploratory well and about $20 million But he refused Liberal MP Keith Penners demand Tues day made in the Commons northern affairs committee for full inquiry into the mishap that occurred in shallow well in Domes Kopanoar field Epp said full inquiry was unnecessary and would serve no purpose Penner member for Coch rane renewed his call for an in dependent review board to in vestigate such incidents and possible conflict of interest by northern affairs officials in al lowing drilling to continue an der riskv conditions vice president placed an ornament on the too Alberta bright spot EDMONTON CP Oilrich Alberta is the bright spot in an otherwise gloomy economic forecast for Canada in 1980 Marilyn Holland research associate with the Edmonton economic consulting firm Hu Harries and Associates Ltd said Tuesday that Albertas economy will remain buoyant next year while the rest of Canada will experience no real growth She told an economic outlook conference that the Alberta economy will grow by more than six per cent even though housing starts will probably de cline through early 1980 and no major projects are anticipated until the end of the year On the other hand unemploy ment will increase slightly to 44 per cent and the provincial inflation rate will stay between nine and 10 per cent Albertas economic prospects will continue to be good through the early 19805 with at least two major oilsands projects going ahead But she said the prov ince faces the problems of pos sible labor and construction material shortages Hu Harries coorganizer of the conference with the Edmon ton Chamber of Commerce saw hopes of dampening the fireplace effect caused when one area of the economy gets overheated and the effects are slow to spread out to the other areas Canada needs large energy projects such as the oilsands plants and Harries believes Al berta can build them without serious labor and material shortages The key is labor and capital mobility combined with first class training programs Harries former Liberal MP called an eastern business men to respond to western chal lenges and opportunities for the good of all regions of the coun try Canada must abandon the railway thinking of the last cen tury that saw the frontiers as place for the Chinese immi grants and McGill Street as the place for the managers UNIVERSITY COURSES IN SIMCOE COUNTY BEGINNING IN JANUARY Why not take university credit course this winter There are courses offered in the evening or on Saturdays at 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