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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 11, 2000
Page
15
Prime Minister contemplates a high level committee to study a lifetime guaranteed annual income by merging child benefits welfare employment insurance and old age pension. The idea aims to curb poverty and cut bureaucracy costs though critics fear fiscal impact and implementation challenges.
Reader letters reflect long battle with Western Canada workers compensation boards. The writer argues benefits are denied or labeled malingerer or compulsive, forcing injured workers toward social assistance. They criticize provincial governments and call for WCB Act reform, referencing a Medicine Hat judge’s 1999 ruling and the case of Rebeca Law.
Ten year anniversary auction at the Corona Pub raised money for the Medicine Hat News Santa Claus Fund. Lorraine Schmaltz organized a large team of volunteers while Darren Lutz acted as auctioneer guiding bids on items from Cadillacs to trucks as a diverse crowd gathered.
Managing Editor reflects on Medicine Hat's Corona auction that gathered donations of toys and celebrity autographs. The event surpassed prior records, totaling about 24 thousand dollars, aiding the Santa Fund for holidays and beyond. He credits volunteers, donors, bidders, and community spirit for a decade of success.
The author faces the annual puzzle of giving gifts to people who have everything. After attempts at handmade gifts amid failed sewing projects and wasted materials, they end up with a pile of imperfect presents and drift toward valuing convenience like gift certificates next year.
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