16 Dec 1999
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 16, 1999
Page
1
A Canadian Press report cites an Alberta Motor Association survey of 1695 respondents showing many Albertans speed through yellow and red lights. The 1998 Alberta Traffic Collision Statistics placed Alberta first in casualties per 10 000 residents, with commentary on unsafe driving habits and widespread red light running.
Medicine Hat plans an 8.75 percent electric rate hike in 2000 with council approval for nearly eight percent more annual revenue for five years. Gas, water, and sewer increases are proposed, with gas up 6.25 to 12.1 percent depending on use. residential gas rise not included.
Local youth charged with assault with a weapon after stabbing McCoy high school principal Chuck Love outside Crescent Heights school dance. Police seized a folding buck knife. Age and identity withheld under Young Offenders Act. No broader crime wave indicated by Const. Townsend.
WestJet Airlines plans adding five aircraft next year to pursue eastern markets as Canadian Airlines faces a $92 million takeover by Air Canada, reshaping the domestic industry. Analyst Mark Mettrick says competition remains strong if Air Canada does not serve customers well. WestJet aims to fill service gaps created by industry reshaping.
WestJet plans to pick one Eastern city in January to link its Western Canadian network with Eastern Canada. Montreal Ottawa Toronto Hamilton London Windsor are considered while flights to cities east of Montreal are not planned. The move aims to offset Canadian Airlines and Air Canada disruption and expand budget leisure travel options.
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