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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 01, 2005
Page
2
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies on Sunday with a chance of showers. Highs range around 18 to 20 degrees and lows near 6 to 7 degrees in the area, with cold conditions continuing into the night.
On June 28 and 29 an entrance examination will determine admission to the High School department of the proposed union schools in Medicine Hat. Also noted is the plan to obtain light grey sandstone from Ross Creek for hospital ornamental work. A grizzly bear captured after breaking its collar drew lively local attention, with citizens using ropes and clubs to secure it. a steel collar was ordered for the animal. In 1918 the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers gathered in Cleveland and paused its agenda to pay tribute.
Medicine Hat engineer Peter Robertson nicknamed Singing Pete by railroad men after his death in France. He received the Victoria Cross posthumously as the British government honored his courage and sacrifice. A separate peaceful 800-person protest outside Suffield protested chemical weapon testing at DRES facilities amid claims of use in Vietnam.
An unidentified man rides a bike through Soldier's Healing Field in Charleston South Carolina on Tuesday. Flags honor military members who died serving in Afghanistan and Iraq, marking a solemn tribute to their sacrifice.
A ceremony to dedicate Alberta's Trans-Canada Trail Pavilion will be held June 4 in Canmore with patron Peter Lougheed leading the declaration. Betty Anne Graves notes Albertans have donated over 3,200 names for inclusion. Temporary lane closures of two to three hours will occur at Dunmore Road Southview Drive and 13 Avenue Southview Drive during pavement evaluations.
In Medicine Hat Provincial Court a 41 year old woman was found guilty of aggravated assault for a December 17 2004 stabbing at her home. She received 14 months in the community with a 5 pm to 7 am curfew and firearm knife and contact restrictions plus a DNA sample.
Canadian Press reports grieving parents describe five year old Rachel Hannah Kruisselbrink as a gift from God after she was strangled by her own scarf on a yellow plastic slide at a rural property near Elk Island National Park. Her father, Dave Kruisselbrink, notes they prayed for a child and named her after two praying women. Rachel played with her sister Breanna and two other children at the time of the incident.
Regina labour minister Deb Higgins declined to apologize after labeling the Saskatchewan Business Council a front for the Opposition Saskatchewan Party in the legislature. The council had asked Higgins to retract the May 17 remark, but she said there is a fair connection between the groups and urged moving on.
Secret transcripts of Tory MP Gurmant Grewal reveal Health Minister Dosanjh and Liberal aides discussed rewards and deniability as Ottawa sought Grewal's support for a crucial May 19 confidence vote. Martin denied any offer in the Commons as Aboriginal leaders signed native policy deals without cash or timelines.
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