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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 31, 2016
Page
4
Hat area fitness centers expect January rush as many sign up for new year goals. Anytime Fitness reports about 60 memberships typical, while Caloric Responsibility cautions that some join for the wrong reasons. Experts advise clear plans and steady routines to sustain motivation.
Vancouver Coastal Health opened its fifth site in a modified first aid trailer in the Downtown Eastside to provide a safe space for people who use illicit drugs. Staff equip naloxone and monitor clients while they use, aiming to reduce overdoses with on site treatment and referrals. In Kamloops ASK Wellness expanded with two sites serving about 100 daily users, offering support and avenues to address addiction.
Heather McAsey Anderson a Calgary mother of two was killed when she stopped to aid a stranded trucker on the Queen Elizabeth 2 Highway near Innisfail Alberta. RCMP say a third semi struck debris from the scene killing both her and the other motorist. Speed alcohol and road conditions were not factors. Calgary firefighter Brian McAsey, her brother, posted on Facebook expressing pride in his sister.
Omar Abdi Ahmed also known as Jojo faces 18 charges in connection with trafficking two women in Edmonton and alleged involvement with other victims across Alberta and Saskatchewan. Police say he may have used social media to lure women and warn potential victims to contact authorities.
A 20 member North Shore Rescue team with two helicopters resumed the hunt for Roy Lee and Chun Lam near Vancouver after improved weather. The men, aged 43 and 64, disappeared Christmas Day while snowshoeing at Cypress Mountain. signs pointed to Mount Strachan area as hikers aided the search.
Regina changes take effect January 1 with three day vehicle seizure for first time offenders with a BAC between .04 and .08. Mandatory ignition interlock expands to repeat offenders and those who refuse a breath test. Allan Kerpan hopes the measures curb rural impaired driving after his daughter Danille was killed in 2014. Saskatchewan had the highest police-reported impaired driving rate in 2015 at 575 per 100000, well above national level.
In Winnipeg a dozen sticks from Cooper Nemeth’s family garage were stolen while about 15 of 40 were later recovered. The sticks were to be used in a memorial bench for the 17 year old hockey player whose body was found after leaving a February party. A 22 year old man faces second degree murder charges.
Regina police executed a five hour warrant search at a home in the 2000 block of Broder Street. One firearm and a small amount of meth were seized. Conridge Jerard Desjarlais, 33, faces unauthorized firearm possession and related charges. Eldon Micheal Cyr, 33, and Lana Marie Zerr, 32, charged with methamphetamine possession. Cyr and Zerr released. Cyr returns Feb 6 and Zerr Feb 7.
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