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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 06, 2000
Page
3
Former Brooks mayor and three time elected leader Bev Nelson who died last week at age 80 was born in Medicine Hat and moved to Brooks in the 1940s He owned Nelson Menswear and served as councillor in the 1950s and mayor from 1969 to 1977 Weisbeck recalls Nelson as a people person who asked him to swear in when he became mayor.
Brooks RCMP seek thieves who stole two 15 inch tires on yellow rims and a 24 inch hydraulic cylinder from the rear lot of Evergreen Implements, a John Deere dealership. Police urge anyone with information to call.
The city council approved an extra 500000 for refurbishing and relocating the Hope compressor station and upgrading a pipeline. The project boosts compression on the Trans-Canada-Alberta system, enabling direct gas feed to the power plant turbines and faster delivery to the Cousins West site. Construction starts March 1 and finishes May 1.
Emergency rooms fill as walk-in clinics stay closed amid a five day doctors strike over pay and patient access. AMA and Alberta government clash over a 525 million demand, with pediatrics and orthopedics joining. Critics urge arbitration and quick resolution while patients face longer waits and limited care.
Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education approves a 6.68 percent funding increase for Tot-Em Transportation to cover rising fuel costs and city growth. The change raises the daily per bus cost to 161.15 from 151.06, effective Nov. 1 for the school year.
Medicine Hat council delays action on a third fire hall, citing a $3.5 million project with $1 million for equipment and staffing. The downtown focus for a future arts center risks Riverside Park heritage, with a new council hoped to weigh emergency services and staff amalgamation after October 2001 elections.
The city scrapped the fire and ambulance amalgamation proposal after Grimm’s press release citing unresolved contract issues between firefighters and emergency workers. Opponents claimed victory though the issue remains alive and may resurface with a new council.
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