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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 16, 2000
Page
3
Medicine Hat outreach committee honors Vicki Thome for years of service to Hatters. A thank you tea will be held at Fifth Avenue United Church this Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. Allan Hunt notes the foodbank’s early establishment owed much to her work.
RCMP identified 79 year old Ruth Crawford of Prelate as the person killed when her car left Highway 32 Sunday about four kilometres east of Leader. She died after being taken to Medicine Hat Regional Hospital. Police have not determined why the vehicle left the road.
Cypress County keeps municipal tax levy at 2.9 mills for the 17th year. Council considered a bylaw to raise 5.7 million for general operations. Education mill rate falls to 6.26 for farmland and residential and to 9.5 for non residential. Cypress View Foundation mill rate rises to 0.06.
Cypress County records show population rising to 6235 from 5683 over four years. Seven Persons nearly doubles to 259 from 135, with Dunmore district five posting the largest 17 percent gain. Distribution totals place 2667 on farms, 2139 in hamlets, and 1429 in country residences.
Aldermen push to draft a bylaw banning escort agencies from home based operations in Hat neighbourhoods. The plan targets encounter counselors, body painting studios and model studios under an 1983 bylaw, sparking questions about definitions and potential impact on artists. Aldermen Kelly and Mandeville seek clearer scope before proceeding.
Residents discuss city definitions for body painting studios model studios and encounter counselors amid questions over escort agencies and nude modeling. Participants express confusion over terms temporary tattoos psychology phrasing and whether bylaw restrictions apply to artists and homes.
Cypress County council votes to not renew its AltaGas Utilities franchise for Irvine service. At a public meeting August 8 only eight of over 300 residents attended. A Forty Mile Gas Co-Op offers lower costs and better service, though AltaGas may still negotiate.
City officials delay a decision on left turning lanes at the First Street and library corner in Medicine Hat. The plan requires removing parking on the south side to add dedicated left turn lanes without widening the street, affecting local businesses and access to a nearby dental clinic. The final recommendation rests with Albert Bizio after his holiday.
The city begins advertising for a new police chief to replace Don Kylle who will retire at year end. The resume deadline is Sept. 15. Alderman Graham Kelly and Commission Chair Rick Massini expect national interest and internal candidates to apply.
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