Cattlemen rebound as prices rise after long slump
Medicine Hat area cattlemen report a four year downturn with about 20,000 Canadian producers leaving business. Prices for feeder cattle rose to 73 cents a pound, cows up to 54 cents at auction, and beef imports and consumption cited as factors in a renewed year of potential profitability.
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Medicine Hat
Bert Hargrave
Canada
Hargrave
Medicine Hat Feeding Co
Frank Webber
Reinhardt urges tough stance on vandals in Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat Mayor Milt Reinhardt vows a get tough policy at the Police Commission meeting to curb vandalism. He cites 565 incidents last year and calls for options including riot squads and private night patrols to restore safety at Lions Park and Police Point Park. He urges residents to report incidents and supports private security if needed.
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Medicine Hat
Milt Reinhardt
Police Commission
Reinhardt
Lions Park
Police Point Park
Ald
Graham Kelly
Municipalities seek new federalism with expanded powers
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities adopted a position paper calling for a new constitution and decentralized power to local governments. It urges revenue sharing housing social services and cultural affairs transfers while preserving national unity and local jurisdiction.
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Edmonton
Canada
Federation of Canadian Municipalities
FCM
Quebec
Paul O.trepanier
Granby
Que
Federation
Jack Volrich
Vancouver
Volrich
Trepanier
Andre Ouellet
Quellet
Gillespie
Beef price climb to persist for years say cattle experts
Alberta cattle official Roman Hrystak predicts beef prices will rise for two to three years as producers rebuild herds after a 1970s peak and ongoing global tightening in beef supplies. He notes higher demand and tighter stocks will lift prices, with government intervention as the only potential disruptor.
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Roman Hrystak
Alberta Cattle Commission
Hrystak
Canada
North America
Australia
New Zealand
Grease Fire Damages City Rental Home on Dominion Street
Fire units responded to a grease fire at 1219 Dominion Street on Wednesday around 4 45 p m. Firefighters extinguished the blaze after about 20 minutes with heavy smoke damage and an estimated thousand dollars in total losses.
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Mike Ladoncey
Dominion Street
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