Medicine Hat council eyes 2013 to do list in final year
Mayor Norm Boucher and other officials say council should finish long planned projects including a $61.4 million Event Centre and a $36 million Leisure Centre expansion in nine months before the 2013 municipal election. Ald. Graham Kelly says groundwork is laid and design and funding models may be finalized soon.
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Harper agrees to meeting with First Nations leaders next week
Prime Minister Stephen Harper consents to a meeting with First Nations leaders brokered by the Assembly of First Nations. Chief Theresa Spence, fasting since December 11, says she will stay on hunger strike until the meeting occurs. Idle No More protests continue with a large rally planned in Cornwall and actions at Canadian sites including an Oakville plant.
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Senior helper tech pilot stalls over value and cost
A $2 million Alberta pilot to aid seniors at home found benefits far below expectations with many participants returning devices due to cost and limited perceived value. Provincial funding is not planned, Health Minister Fred Horne says, as the study in Medicine Hat and Grande Prairie aimed to reduce long term care strain.
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