City plans new SPCA building with $6.4 million price tag
Medicine Hat looks to replace the current SPCA facility, four times its size, with a 20 000 square foot building including medical rooms, quarantine and grooming spaces, better drainage, and habitat for educational programs. The city would fund about $2.1 million of the total, with other government levels and donors covering the rest.
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Medicine Hat Spca
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Uninvited Bull Snake Surprises Resident in Luther Manor
Faiza Zaidan, 60, found a metre long bull snake in her bed at Luther Manor near Lion's Park after a new mattress and boxspring were delivered. Alberta wildlife officer Jeff Zimmer notes the area is known for bull snakes and a rescue led to the snake being secured in a bucket. Neighbors helped as mice appeared in the apartment and the resident expressed ongoing sleep concerns.
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Luther Manor
Lion’s Park
Zaidan
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Jeff Zimmer
Lion's Park
Zimmer
Community Housing
Gillian Slade
Back to school at St. Thomas d Aquin with new principal
Summer ends as students return to class across the region. Terry Kennedy begins as principal at St. Thomas d'Aquin and says he will guide educational decisions and promote French immersion culture as students resume daily routines.
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Terry Kennedy
St. Thomas d’Aquin
Kennedy
Isaac Makes Louisiana Landfall Near Mississippi River Mouth
Hurricane Isaac struck the southern Louisiana coast near the Mississippi River mouth about 6 45 p m local time. The Category I storm lashed New Orleans with floodwaters and strong winds as evacuations were ordered in low lying areas and power outages rose beyond 200 000 homes and businesses. Ed Rappaport of the National Hurricane Center said the core would pass west of New Orleans and weaken toward Baton Rouge with gusts near 100 mph at higher levels.
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Isaac
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Mississippi
Ed Rappaport
National Hurricane Center
Baton Rouge
Rappaport
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