Swan Hills Faces Sit and Wait Fire Threat
In Swan Hills Alberta residents wait as a forest fire 12 kilometres away rages out of control during a heat wave. Town officials warn winds could shift and endanger the community while evacuees move to safety and firefighting crews battle DS3-23.
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Swan Hills
Alta
Alberta
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Northwest Territories
Michel
Saskatoon
Gene Bonneau
Nahanni National Park
B.C
Margaret Hanson
Howard Pratley
Alberta Forest Service
Hanson
Band Radio
Forest Service
Bobby Rasmussen
Review could delay Medicine Hat $150 million borrowing bylaw
A provincial review could stall the bylaw to finance major natural gas purchases in Medicine Hat. Alderman Ken Sauer said deadlines loom as the LAB and Alberta attorney general examine legality and city finances before second reading. The city hopes provincial approval this week despite concerns over debt burden.
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Medicine Hat
Alberta Attorney General’s Department
Local Authorities Board
LAB
C.I. Shelley
Attorney-General’s Department
Shelley
Alberta
Sauer
Utilities
Expos Beat Jays In Calgary With Errors
The Medicine Hat Blue Jays lost 8-4 to the Expos after six fielding errors and weak pitching in Calgary Tuesday night.
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Expos
Medicine Hat
Blue Jays
Calgary
Jays
Officials say their hands tied over banned insulation issue
Medicine Hat and Redcliff inspectors say they lack directives on urea formaldehyde insulation banned in 1980. They cannot probe or inform homeowners unless asked, relying on unenforceable recommendations and interagency referrals. Both cite unclear provincial guidance and no federal updates since the ban.
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Medicine Hat
Redcliff
Vic Link
John Hubbard
Link
Hubbard
Medicine Hat Building Inspection Department
Alberta Gas Chemicals Ltd
Brier Park
Rick Bouvette
Elmer Hagel
Bela Vista Homes Construction Ltd
Alberta Gas Chemicals
Scott
Air Traffic Control Resumes Amid Backlog Delays Across Canada
Canadian air traffic controllers returned to work after a two day U S boycott causing widespread flight delays. Transport Canada and the Canadian Air Traffic Control Association agreed to form fact finding teams while government actions pursued contempt of court against strikers. Delays persisted up to three hours as airlines scrambled to restore schedules and crews.
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United States
Transport Canada
Dean Smith
Toronto
Gander
Nild
North America
Europe
Halifax
Montreal
Winnipeg
Edmonton
Canadian Air Traffic Control Association
Jean-Luc Pepin
U.S
Brock Stewart
Air Canada
City to drill deepest gas wells in Medicine Hat field
Medicine Hat will begin its deepest gas exploration on Sept 1 with three test wells reaching 915 metres in the northeast field. The Dolphin Drilling contract of about 86 460 dollars, chosen for rig capacity, aims to speed drilling despite not being the lowest bid.
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Medicine Hat
George Sommerstad
Summerstad
Sommerstad
Utilities Committee
Dolphin Drilling
Dolphin
Premiers Seek Co operation At Three Day Conference
Provincial premiers gather in British Columbia for a three day economic summit focused on inflation interest rates and the dollar. They urge federal action on energy pricing and criticise Ottawa for constitutional preoccupations while calling for open debate on economic policy.
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British Columbia
Bill Bennett
Brian Peckford
Newfoundland
Bennett
Peckford
Rene Levesque
Quebec
U.S
Levesque
Sterling Lyon
Manitoba
Trudeau
Africa
Lyon
Canada
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Ald
Ken Sauer
Tanzania
Wrens
Charles Lynch
O’coffey
Graham Kelly Pee
Keith Spicer
Ports
Cra
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Allan Coyle
Alberta Department of Labor
The
Victoria
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