16 Apr 2004
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Apr 16, 2004
Page
1
Alderman Bill Cocks notes The Esplanade’s operating budget closely mirrors the city’s recreation upkeep and services spending. The comparison frames funding priorities as the two areas share similar fiscal demands and governance considerations.
Senate committee urges creation of a special secretariat with Canada the United States and Mexico to prevent an economic tailspin from BSE. Brooks Mayor Don Weisbeck says unity on science is needed to restore credibility as Japan Korea observers note shared herds. Senator Donald Oliver says the panel will aid farmers and rural beef communities in resilience.
A Senate report calls for North American beef standards harmonization, surveillance, and feed rules to prevent future BSE crises. It urges public policy steps, trade cooperation, and a NAFTA secretariat to manage cross border beef flows, plus funding to boost processing capacity and market resilience.
Canada’s first openly gay MP Svend Robinson admitted to shoplifting a diamond ring and said he will take immediate medical leave from his duties. He stepped down as NDP candidate in Burnaby Douglas while seeking therapy and urging Crown counsel to proceed. Support from colleagues followed as Prime Minister Martin and NDP Leader Layton commented on his stress and recovery.
A paramedic and a firefighter lifted a shaken boy onto a stretcher after a car struck him while he played on a tricycle near Carswell Road and Carry Drive. The youth, though not visibly hurt, was transported to Medicine Hat Regional Hospital as a precaution. He received a bear from firefighters for comfort.
In Abbotsford and now Surrey the avian flu has spread beyond the Fraser Valley hot zone. The CFIA and BC Agriculture Ministry reported 29 infected commercial operations and 10 backyard flocks as authorities set depopulation measures within a one kilometre radius and tightened biosecurity at Hope terminals to prevent further spread.
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