City selects new members for boards and commissions
After several revotes due to ties, the city council chose members for the Community Lottery Board Cultural Development Advisory Board Economic Development Advisory Board Municipal Planning Commission Police Commission Museum and Art Gallery Board Public Library Board Social Development Advisory Board and Urban Environment and Recreation Advisory Board. Terms run two or three years and appointments are on a rotating basis.
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Glen Giduk
Robert Tetz
Community Lottery Board
Andrew Darley
Marie Opsahl
Tom Rooke
Crystal Schmaltz
Rod Forsyth
Bob Hale
Audrey Niles
Richard Johnson
Municipal Planning Commission
Police Commission
Dan MacDonald
Museum and Art Gallery
Jan Dynes
Gail Macdonald
Jim Ogston
Dave Bahnmiller
Sandy Czernick
Wally Regehr
Public Library Board
Social Development Advisory
Richard Gregory
Darren Hirsch
Urban Environment and Recreation Advisory Board
Darlene Keeler
Betty Staples
Council
Public school board upholds air travel trip cancellations
Medicine Hat School District confirms indefinitely canceling all field trips that involve air travel. The new board reviewed the Oct 11 decision and reaffirmed safety priorities in the wake of September 11. Karen Charlton states the moral legal and educational value factors were considered and unchanged.
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Medicine Hat
Karen Charlton
Photo radar set for Medicine Hat Wednesday
Police will operate photo radar at various locations in Medicine Hat including Kingsway Avenue and St. Mary’s school playground on Wednesday December 19.
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Kingsway Avenue
St. Mary's School
Playground
Medicine Hat
Waste Removal Zone £ picks up today
The notice outlines garbage collection will occur in Zone £ today. Readers are invited to vote for their story of the year via the Page A4 form or the Medicine Hat News website www.medicinehatnews.com.
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Medicinehatnews.com
City council moves forward with 32 million arts centre plan
Ald Hamill revived the debate but council voted to continue the arts centre project set for completion in 2005. Backers urge residents to contact Mayor Vallely and councillors while supporters emphasize broad community desire. Grants total 3.5 million with property acquisitions ongoing.
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Ile
Museum and
Ald
John Hamill
Tom Rooke
Hamill
Council
Rooke
Garth Vallely
Bow Island Man Polishes Car During Medicine Hat Visit
Gordon Evans of Bow Island shines his car in fair weather while in Medicine Hat on Tuesday to complete last-minute Christmas shopping.
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Gordon Evans
Bow Island
Evans
Medicine Hat
Adam Gregory to kickoff Alberta Winter Games in Hat
Edmonton teenager Adam Gregory will perform at the Feb 16 opening ceremony at The Arena Medicine Hat launching the 2002 Alberta Winter Games. Organizers highlight youthfulness energy and cultural aspects with local singer Niki Buckley opening and tickets at Pipe and Paper Mall for 10 dollars adults and 5 dollars children 12 and under.
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Adam Gregory
Alberta
Edmonton
Tim Fedunin
Games Entertainment Committee
Gregory
Fedunin
Adam
Ron Zablocki
Fedonin
Niki Buckley
Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat helps drive big Holiday Train food donations
Hatters contributed the second-largest food amount in Canada for the Canadian Pacific Railway Holiday Train, reaching 5,800 pounds with 3,000 Hatters lining the Gas City railyard. Thunder Bay leads with 4,050 kilograms. the train ends in Vancouver December 21.
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Hatters
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Association of Food Banks
Medicine Hat
Gas City
Canada
Canadian Food Bank
States
May-Thorson
Thunder Bay
Vancouver
Klein admits drinking problem amid Alberta politics
Premier Ralph Klein publicly acknowledged a drinking problem and said he would seek help if needed. Reactions from Hatters and observers vary with some defending his honesty and others urging treatment while noting his high popularity may shield him from political fallout.
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Ralph Klein
Hatters
Klein
Edmonton
Chris Bassett
Alberta
University of Lethbridge
Harold Jansen
Jansen
Peter Risk
Risk
Medicine Hat College
Jody Popick
Jason Benedict
Medicine Hat
Rob Renner
Renner
Paul Jerry
Hat Addictions
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