Noisy Chester town crier cleared over 100 decibel calls
Dave McGuire, a Chester town crier, was cleared by city officials after traders complained his Oyez Oyez calls reached 100 decibels. Tests showed his noise level matched a pneumatic drill but not worse than a passing bus, prompting officials to defend the loud practice.
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London
Reuter
Oyez Oyez
Dave McGuire
Chester
McGuire
Council
Telegraph
Fires rage across Alberta as blazes burn 177000 hectares
Two out of control fires cover 77 695 and 77 000 hectares with Fort McMurray area and Foggy Mountain among the worst. Sixty plus per cent of Alberta gambling hotline callers report addiction to video lottery and casinos, with calls rising after the line launched last June.
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Edmonton
Southam News
Alberta
Fort McMurray
Highway 63
Fort Vermilion
Calgary
Red Deer
Medicine Hat
Lethbridge
Grande Prairie
Swan Hills
Claresholm
Picture Butte
Bragg Creek
Tom Wispinski
Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission
AADAC
Gamblers Anonymous
Gaylene McWilliams
Elp
Canada ready if UN pulls out contingency plan to send more troops
Defence officials disclosed Operation Cobra would shift responsibility to units from Petawawa to cover a UN withdrawal in Bosnia. Up to 2,000 more soldiers could be deployed from CFB Petawawa and Canada’s 2,000-strong force in Croatia and Bosnia. The plan follows hostage crises and mounting tensions with Bosnian Serbs, with several Canadians still detained. Capt. Michel Arsenault cautioned that detailing Cobra could endanger participating troops.
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Canada
Bosnia
United Nations
Cfb Petawawa
Defence Department
Croatia
Royal Canadian Dragoons
Royal Canadian Regiment
Petawawa
Ont
Yugoslavia
Balkans
Ilijas
Patrick Rechner
Michel Arsenault
Local firm complains over city waste truck tender decision
Medicine Hat officials face questions after choosing an Edmonton firm for four new garbage trucks while Wittke of Medicine Hat did not bid due to design limits. Alderman Roset calls the process flawed and urges specifications favoring local suppliers. City staff say bids closed on time and rules were followed.
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Medicine Hat
Larry Schoop
Wittke
Schoop
Ald
Duane’ Roset
Roset
General Body and Equipment Ltd
Council
Winston Kerr
Hat Company
Kerr
Ken Sauer
Utilities Services Committee
French
Bernardo
Crown
St. Catharines, Ont
Buddy
Medicine Hat library at impasse over contract
The Medicine Hat Library Board and CUPE Local 46 have reached an impasse after talks stalled since the contract expired on December 31 1992. The union authorized a strike vote with strong support while mediation failed. No strike or lockout date has been set and essential staff will keep limited hours.
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Medicine Hat
Jim Jordan
Labor Board
MacKenzie
Bruce Evans
Judge Drops Two More OJ Jurors
A Los Angeles appeals ruling ends defense attempts to reinstate two jurors removed from the Simpson trial. Willie Cravin and Farron Chavarria were dismissed amid claims of racial motivation and intimidation.
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O.J
Los Angeles
DJ. Simpson
Jerrianne Hayslett
Willie Cravin
Farron Chavarria
Simpson
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