20 Aug 1999
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 20, 1999
Page
1
Calgary learning minister Lyle Oberg replaced the problem plagued school board with an official trustee and pledged elections by March 2000. He cited unresolved internal difficulties and loss of public credibility led by chair Teresa Woo-Paw, while George Cornish will serve as the new trustee.
Premier Roy Romanow announced Saskatchewan's first September election date, a move seen as shaping a race between NDP continuing its record and reforms from the Saskatchewan Party. Elwin Hermanson and Jim Melenchuk lead major opposition as farmers face harvests and budget battles.
Ken Hook of Burstall Saskatchewan blasts Highway 321 as a danger. He sends daily envelopes to highways minister Judy Bradley detailing pothole hazards. Last spring opposition MPs presented Bradley with concrete debris from a motorist window and a car wheel that split after a pothole incident.
Sherry Hirsche, 48, of Foremost, drowned after a collision on Forty Mile Reservoir near Bow Island last weekend. Her body was found Tuesday by divers after three days of searching. Four adults on the boat were not wearing life jackets. a four year old grandson survived with injuries. RCMP say a preliminary forensic report may take months and investigations will determine charges if warranted.
Istanbul rescue efforts persist as a Turkish boy is rescued after more than two days under rubble. Officials warn thousands more may be buried with death toll potentially rising beyond 40 000. UN and US aid teams rush to the region while authorities note many victims may perish from thirst and exposure.
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