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7 June 2002 Alberta Hunter Education Instructors' Association to provide Firearms Safety Courses Provincially The following is from the Canadian Firearms Centre of the Department of Justice. Edmonton, June 6, 2002 -- The Alberta Hunter Education Instructors' Association (AHEIA) has entered an…

7 June 2002 The following article is excerpted from the 7 June 2002 on-line edition of "The Journal of Commerce". Customs Update - Security proposals abound, few make sense Despite the fact that we are now many months beyond the events of Sept. 11, the focus of Congressional and regulatory efforts…

7 June 2002 Prime Minister's Task Force On Canada-United States Relations Announced On May 29, 2002, Prime Minister Jean Chrétien announced the creation of a Prime Minister's Task Force on Canada-United States Relations. The Task Force will examine the relationship and consider ways to strengthen…

6 June 2002 The May 14th version of the AMPS Master Penalty Document is now available. Members can view this document at: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/May14_Marked_2002.pdf This version, which highlights the changes made since the last publication of the Master Penalty Document, was provided to…

5 June 2002 The following message is from DFAIT to all Brokers. CCRA has advised us that they are experiencing difficulty with the EXCAPS Interface. We will advise when the system is operational again.

5 June 2002 Pettigrew Strengthens Ties with Mexico International Trade Minister Pierre Pettigrew today concluded the Canada Trade Mission to Mexico City and Monterrey where he assisted delegates in making valuable business linkages with potential partners. "We're confident that the economic recovery…

4 June 2002 Prairie Region AGM The CSCB Prairie Region annual meeting will be held on Thursday, 20 June 2002, from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm at the Greenwood Inn, 3515 26th Street NE, Calgary. To view an agenda of the meeting and to register, please click on the following address: http://www.cscb.ca…

4 June 2002 SIMA - Review The CCRA has concluded its three re-investigations of the normal values, export prices and amounts of subsidy of certain stainless steel bar originating in or exported from several countries. Members with any questions regarding these re-investigations, may wish to contact…

3 June 2002 Allergy Alert - Undeclared Milk Protein In Pride Of The World Brand Chocolate Creme Cookies On May 31, 2002, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) warned consumers not to consume Pride of the World brand Chocolate Creme Cookies. The affected product may contain milk protein which is…

3 June 2002 June 2002 SIMA Index Available The SIMA index for June 2002 is available at the following address: http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/SIMAJune.pdf http://www.cscb.ca/listinfo/SIMAJune.pdf

3 June 2002 Customs Notice 445 - Change to the Bilingual Format of Departmental Memoranda and Related Publications 1. This notice advises that, effective June 3, 2002, CCRA will no longer publish the Customs Memoranda D and R, Customs Notices, and Customs Proposals, in a bilingual format. After that…

3 June 2002 Notice to Importers - No. 631 Chicken and Chicken Products 1.0 This Notice is to advise chicken quota holders that, pursuant to a recommendation at the April 9, 2002 meeting of the Chicken and Turkey Tariff Rate Quota Advisory Committee, a quota return policy has been established for…

3 June 2002 Planned Outage - Sunday, June 9, 2002 The following message is from the Electronic Commerce Unit of the CCRA. Please note that for maintenance purposes, there is a planned outage this Sunday, June 9, 2002. Therefore, the Customs EDI system will be unavailable from 3:00 am until 11:00 am…

31 May 2002 No quick solution for age-old softwood fight The following article is excerpted from “The Globe & Mail” of 31 May 2002. With the ink still drying on their new constitution, the members of the first U.S. Congress got down to the business of building a mighty nation in the spring of 1789…