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Newspaper

Medicine Hat News

Location

Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada

Date

Jun 06, 1998

Page

19

Trustees reject plebiscite on tax levy in Medicine Hat schools

Medicine Hat Catholic School Board VW trustees chose not to ask voters in the upcoming municipal elections about a tax levy. They argue a plebiscite could imply support for a tax increase, while supporters say it would reflect voter opinion and highlight funding concerns. Pendings include hiring more teachers to lower student teacher ratios.

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Aboriginal Logging Drive Sparks Law Clash in New Brunswick

An Indigenous group of about 100, wearing camouflage, challenged Irving timber crews after the New Brunswick Court of Appeal limited Crown land cutting rights. Authorities seized trucks but made no arrests, prompting criticism that concessions encourage more lawbreaking and politics rather than enforcing the rule of law.

New Brunswick Irving Timber Company Irving

Neighborhood walkers share routes and opinions on Hat traffic

The writer describes knowing SE Hill streets intimately from frequent walks with Gemma and others. They note polite encounters with dog owners and health enthusiasts, and contrast local drivers treating pedestrians as hazards with memories of a German host, Harry, who drove daringly through crowds.

S.E. Hill Coulees Harry Munich Germany

Observations on Munich and Medicine Hat Drivers and Pedestrians

A first person piece contrasts Munich and Medicine Hat driving styles. It notes aggressive Munich behavior and cautious Hat driving, with pedestrians forced to stay on sidewalks. The narrator recalls past urges to jump onto cars, now tempered by Gemma and a fear of harming others.

Munich Gemma Anto Tdavis Southam

Rahim and Brien stage a political two act farce

A Montreal Globe opinion piece argues Reform MPs and Bloc Quebecois leaders use shared stagecraft for expediency. It cites May 1997 Edmonton forums, anti Quebec ads, and March 1998 Edmonton events to suggest mutual manipulation, not genuine reconciliation, between Reform and Quebec separatists.

Alberta Quebec Rahim Jaffer Pierre Brien Reform Party Bloc Quebecois Rahim Pierre Reform Deborah Grey Edmonton North Grey Kweebeck Canada Kneebeck Eleanor Marces Edmonton Marvel Mr. Manning Gilles Duceppe Duceppe Chamber of Commerce Blake Preston Manning Rahim and SouthamStar Network

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