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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Hen
Medicine Hat
van Ham
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Rahim Jaffer
Pierre Brien
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Pierre
Reform
Deborah Grey
Edmonton North
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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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