Weather outlook high near 24 with partial clouds
Forecast shows a chilly day with a high around 24 and a low near 13 and partly cloudy skies. Thursday turns warmer with a high near 33 and a low around 17, then turning hot later.
08 Jul 2005
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jul 08, 2005
Page
1
Forecast shows a chilly day with a high around 24 and a low near 13 and partly cloudy skies. Thursday turns warmer with a high near 33 and a low around 17, then turning hot later.
July 8 1792 John Graves Simcoe takes oath as the first lieutenant governor of Upper Canada now Ontario. The Medicine Hat public school district seeks a new principal with a note that married men and disciplinarians are preferred. Louis Jordan born in Brinkley Arkansas in 1915 formed Tympany Five in 1938 and helped shape rhythm and blues with hits Caldonia Let the Good Times Roll Choo Choo Ch Boogie and the Broadway musical Five Guys Named Moe titled after a 1943 hit.
The text notes Jordan's 1948 influence on blues and R B, with praise from Chuck Berry and Ray Charles, Jordan's 1975 death, Uncle Dave Macon's early recordings and Opry rise, Raffi's birth, and the Beatles A Hard Day's Night premiere party in 1964. It also mentions Imperial Oil suspending a Cold Lake oilsands project and political shifts around Preston Manning and Stockwell Day in Canada.
The Medicine Police Service says two people are in custody for the June 24 robbery at Murphy's Gas Bar off Stracham Road. Trevor Tucker, 22, is jailed in Medicine Hat and faces court July 14. Jesse Dunham, 20, is held in Moose Jaw on related matters and will be moved to Medicine Hat. No weapons were seen. cash cigarettes and snacks were taken.
Mayors of Alberta's mid-sized cities urge more infrastructure funds despite a $3 billion five year program from Alberta and a partial gas tax share from the federal government. Medicine Hat Mayor Garth Vallely notes urbanization strains and a backlog of projects as municipalities lack resources. The 14-city conference meets twice yearly to discuss common concerns.
Police in Medicine Hat News report Redcliff RCMP are seeking public assistance to solve a break and enter theft between June 23 and June 28. Entry was gained into a home near the public weigh scales off Highway 887. Stolen items include a stereo a paintball gun two boxed utensil sets and various garage tools. Call Redcliff RCMP or Crime Stoppers at 1 800 222 8477 with information.
Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission backs a CCUS Canadian Coalition Against Racism proposal. Over the next year local municipalities will be consulted about joining and signing a declaration on common commitments covering community development employment policing housing culture and education. Communities will then draft local plans to fight racism. In a separate report local relatives mourned two men killed when a Piper Cub crashed in a hay field northeast of Edmonton. Aerial photographer Terry Humeniuk 56 Vegreville and Edmonton resident Vladimir Stojkovich 32 died in the Wednesday crash.
Saskatchewan case centers on David Ahenakew with a ruling by Provincial Court Judge Marty Irwin on whether his statements about Jews and the Holocaust amount to wilful promotion of hatred. The Governor General’s office moves to strip him from the Order of Canada.
Ninety two exchange students from around the world bid Medicine Hat farewell as they continue a 32 day cross Canada journey after a Rotary exchange hosted by Medicine Hat clubs for 20 years. Host families were found through Rotary. Students praised Canadians while noting the friendly Hatters.
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