Weather Outlook Sunday Sunlit Skies With Light Chance of Rain
The forecast calls for mainly sunny skies with a 20 percent chance of showers on Sunday. High near 28 degrees, low around 11. Map on page B6.
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13 Jul 1985
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Medicine Hat News in Medicine Hat, Alberta
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jul 13, 1985
Page
1
Seven BC forest fires burn 700 million in timber
Seven major fires in the Invermere region have scorched about 33 000 hectares in southeastern British Columbia, consuming roughly 3.5 million cubic metres of timber valued at 700 million. Prime Minister Mulroney offered aid, which Premier Bennett declined. Ram Creek fire grew, threatening Canal Flats, while the larger Openfire blaze prompted evacuations. Retardant drops aided suppression efforts as officials refine estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Invermere
B.C
British Columbia
Prince Edward Island
Friay
Brian Mulroney
Bill Bennett
Bennett
Inveremere
Les Stilwell
Forests Ministry
Ram Creek
White Swan Lake
Canal Flats
Sun shrinks wheat crops in drought hit region
Environment Canada climatologist says June drought is the driest since 1910 with Medicine Hat recording 8.7 mm in June and July off to a dry start. Temperatures rose to 38 C tying a 1973 record while humidity remained near desert levels. Local districts from Cypress No. 1 to Lethbridge report near or below normal rainfall with no measurable rain current month. Red Deer and Calgar y also record warmer than normal days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Strickland
Medicine Hat
Will Prusak
Environment Canada
Edmonton
Prusak
Medicine
Lethbridge
Mojave
Laurence Nicholson
Alberta Wheat Pool
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Cypress No. 1
Agriculture Canada Research Station
Bill Kuhnke
Alberta Environment River Forecast Centre
Allan Ross
Ron Brett
Kuhnke
Brett
Maple Creek
Calgary
Red Deer
South Africa protests trigger large student school boycott
Tens of thousands of black students skip classes in Soweto and other areas in protests against apartheid and police crackdowns. In New Zealand a judge blocks the All Blacks from touring South Africa, with the rugby union planning an appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johannesburg
New Zealand
South Africa
Sowetan
Soweto
Katlehong
Edgar Posselt
Department of Education and Training
Cape
Wellington
All Blacks
Rugby Union Sai
Vietnamese money drain linked to Montreal operation
The Hamilton Spectator reports a Montreal based currency system channels much of the 140 million dollars yearly sent by North American Vietnamese to relatives in Vietnam. It links a key shipping agent and a purchasing firm to the Vietnamese government and notes 25 000 Vietnamese residents in Canada. The operation remains unregulated in Canada while U S Congress considers action to curb the flow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Hamilton Spectator
Canada
Montreal
Commu
Nist
Vietnamese Customs Department
The
Spectator
United States
U.S
the Spectator
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