Fee hike shocks local groups using school gyms and fields
Groups from Girl Guides to youth sports organizers fear steep rental increases under a revised joint-use fee schedule. Current 50 dollar annual fees would shift to up to 12.50 per hour for youths and double for adults, with insurance and utility costs cited. SD 76 and local boards say fees reflect costs, but many say the changes will strain budgets and programs for hundreds of youths.
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Homeless found warmth options over holidays in Medicine Hat
Community housing officials say services were available during Christmas and Boxing Day. Kiwanis offered a pre registered lunch with transport, Spirit of Christmas served meals, and Salvation Army provided 12 hours of shelter nightly. A few dozen people used shelters, with volunteers assisting those who pre registered.
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Off-highway trails threaten planned Castle Park study
Alberta's NDP government weighs limits for Castle Wildland and Castle Provincial Parks after a regional study links off-highway vehicle use to major environmental impact. The report, based on 150 peer reviewed studies, notes 1700 kilometers of trails in a 1000 square kilometer area with 180 threatened species and high trail density.
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Castle Wildland
Castle Provincial Park
Castle
Alberta streams show 1600 plus river crossings study
A study details more than 1600 stream crossings in Alberta, most are headwaters for rivers. Some streams have as many as 10 crossings per kilometre, with few bridged. See study on page A2.
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