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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 01, 2000
Page
1
A leaking oil pipeline ignited near Ebute Oke and Makoko, turning huts and wooden homes into a sea of flames. Dozens of fishermen perished on shore and in canoes as fires spread along the lagoon near Lagos, Nigeria.
A Republican-led Florida legislative committee votes to call a special session to appoint the state's 25 electors for George W. Bush. The move aims to bypass court rulings on the Florida recount as the Supreme Court weighs the case. The East Coast scene features battles over ballot counting and a massive security presence in Tallahassee.
Prime Minister Jean Chretien touted Liberal gains in the West and North after a cabinet meeting, noting 17 or more seats in the West for three straight elections. He warned of western alienation while underscoring Liberal strength in eight Western cabinet seats and across provinces. Parliament reconvenes in the New Year for a throne speech and potential cabinet shifts.
Canadian Postal Workers protest after Paul Schellenberg, 48, was suspended for kicking a dog in self defense while delivering mail. He faced a five day penalty after an initial ten day suspension. the union plans a grievance. Dozens of letter carriers express outrage and fear as they await January to begin.
In Medicine Hat, Shawn Schaeffer and accomplice Adam Nadem were sentenced after a Oct. 4 pharmacy robbery on Carry Drive. Schaeffer received five years for robbery with a firearm plus sentences for related charges, while Nadem drew 36 months for possession and robbery offenses.
The Robb Report December issue lists exclusive gifts for the 21st century including a $30 million 50 meter super yacht with gym and marble lobby a $258000 Ferrari 550 Barchetta Pininfarina convertible a $325285 21 day safari with shotguns and Range Rover and a $7.75 million set of four Patek Philippe pocket watches that copy Big Ben chimes.
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