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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 20, 2001
Page
1
New police constables are assigned to protect Hatters as city officials announce increased security measures. The announcement notes enhanced patrols and liaison with community groups to deter crime and reassure residents in the district.
Environment Health Services closed Fortune Garden at 3363 Dunmore Rd SE after 36 Health Act violations were posted. A written closure order followed a December inspection with a plan required for re opening. Neighbors called the notice shocking as staff and management decisions await rep opening.
An inspection found a thermometer reading 12 degrees Celsius in the jacket hind leg, 20 pound geese frozen and inspected, and turkey meat on a tray returned to the freezer. Cooks ate while preparing food, with dirt on grease on the floor and equipment, two dirty mops, and open bags of ingredients nearby. Buffet steam table and fried items recorded temperatures well below safe levels.
Medicine Hat MP Monte Solberg, back in the Canadian Alliance fold, was named Revenue and Customs critic replacing Rahim Jaffer who moved to deputy leader amid leadership race changes. Rob Merrifield also gained the health critic post, succeeding Diane Ablonczy who pursued the leadership campaign.
Washington AP The U S army enforces a rule barring chopper pilots from carrying anyone dressed as Saint Nick or parachuting from aircraft for tree lightings. Easter bunnies witches and other holiday characters are banned passengers too. Officials say it avoids waste and avoids scaring children in a crash scenario.
A succinct Dylan quote notes the paradox of outlaw life and the insistence on personal integrity despite outside-the-law conduct. It reflects a critique of criminal status versus moral honesty attributed to the songwriter.
Jiro Compression Ltd notified some employees Wednesday of layoffs due to slowdown in the oil and gas industry. General manager Gary Galambos said some workers were told there would be layoffs and letters of recommendation would be provided, but he declined to give a figure. An unidentified employee claimed about 90 workers were told their last day would be Friday, with tools and supplies moved to the Stettler office. Galambos disputed the number and suggested the situation could change in January as the oil patch remains cyclical. The firm, expanding earlier, may resume operations and possibly rehire by Jan 15.
Canada’s elite Joint Task Force Two commando unit has arrived in Kandahar to support Afghan forces in the war against terrorism. Defence Minister Art Eggleton confirmed forty members were sent recently, marking the first public confirmation of JTF-2’s operations in Afghanistan. The unit, based at Dwyer Hill near Ottawa, works with U S special forces as they pursue Taliban elements amid a chaotic post‑fall environment in Kandahar.
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