Alberta school boards push for government fuel cost funding
Prairie Rose School Division chair Les Brest urged Alberta MLAs to adjust funding formulas to cover rising fuel and utility costs. ASBA study shows large gas price hikes and modest grant increases, with divisions like Prairie Rose facing potential losses over 500000 dollars yearly while conservation efforts continue.
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Prairie Rose
Les Brest
Dunmore
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Alberta School Boards Association
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Harold Storlien
Garage Fire Destroys Wooden Stand in Medicine Hat
A wooden stand beside a brick garage on the southwest hill burned after 1 p.m. on Tuesday. Lt. Terry Bush of the Medicine Hat Fire Department said a passerby moved the stand into the alley, preventing greater damage to the roof. The stand was destroyed and investigators continue to probe the blaze.
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Photo radar to be set up at multiple Medicine Hat locations
Police announce photo radar coverage at various sites in Medicine Hat to monitor speeders. The program targets driver compliance and traffic safety, with locations and schedules to be announced by authorities.
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Medicine Hat eyes composting biosolids to cut waste
The city utility committee recommends a full biosolids composting program costing about 500 000 in capital and 100 000 annually, aiming to cut landfill burial by 50 percent by 2005 and over 25 percent by next year. The site near the landfill will follow Alberta Environment guidelines with heat treatment and monitoring to control pathogens and contaminants.
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Utility Services Committee
Dave Leflar
Donna‘Chan
Olds College
Alberta Environment
Chan
Alberta
Ken Sauer
Leflar
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Hatters voice ire over city run utility profits and rate hikes
Residents of Medicine Hat argue the city owns the gas and electric utilities and should pass profits to Hatters. They criticize council for approving a 50 percent gas rate increase and an eight percent electricity rise despite a reported 51.4 million dollar annual profit.
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Gerry Labas
City Eyes Windfall Profits From Electric Utility Grow
SHERI MURRHY-WRIGHT argues that profits from gas and electricity sales accrue to shareholders, while the city incurs debt to expand the utility. She asserts windfall revenues are used for reserves and taxes, calling for a heritage fund for current customers and reforms to ensure profits benefit today’s Hatters.
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al Buchignani
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