Grasslands Naturalists earn provincial Emerald finalist nod
Corlaine Gardner of the Grasslands Naturalists says being named a finalist for the Alberta Emerald Award is gratifying after Edmonton Recycling Society won in the not-for-profit category. Calgary hosted the Monday event where 27 organizations competed across 10 categories.
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Medicine Hat
Society of Grasslands Naturalists
Corlaine Gardner
Edmonton Recycling Society
Alberta Foundation For Environmental Excellence
Calgary
Edmonton Company
Edmonton
Gardner
Grasslands Naturalists
Police Point Park
Redcliff DARE Graduation Plans For 67 Students
67 students at Redcliff's Margaret Wooding School prepare to graduate from the first DARE program. About 250 parents and guests will attend the 7 p.m. ceremony in the school auditorium. Twelve students will read personal commitments to stay off drugs with certificates and T shirts awarded. Participants include Mayor Bill Duncan RCMP Supt Lloyd Hickman and Principal Stewart Thomas.
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Medicine Hat
Redcliff
Margaret Wooding
RCMP
Jim Nieman
Nieman
Bill Duncan
Supt
Lloyd Hickman
Stewart Thomas
Heading to court over break in at Hill Home Hardware
Medicine Hat police arrested Blair Dillon and Jerry Pottie near Hill Home Hardware on Fourth Avenue S.E. early Tuesday. Both men, ages 37 and 58, face charges of attempted break and enter and possession of break and enter tools.
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Medicine Hat
Calgary
Hill Home Hardware
Fourth Avenue
S.E
Charles Redpath
Blair Dillon
Jerry Pottie
Bill 209 sparks debate over Alberta private school funding
In Alberta a legislature debate today centers on Bill 209 to raise private school funding. Hat educators are divided with public boards opposing while Medicine Hat Christian School supports higher per student grants. The bill, starting at 2 30 p m, provokes calls on tax fairness and public school funding.
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Medicine Hat
Alberta
Crops Grow Well After Rain Despite Disease Risk
Farmers report vigorous growth across cereals canola and mustard in the Hat area as recent rains boost yields but raise disease risk. Spraying for weeds is 70 percent complete while officials warn to monitor fields for moisture driven disease and expect more summer fallowed land in northern Alberta.
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Medicine Hat
Dennis Herman
Schuler
Randy Lehr
Wendy Bose
Alberta
Hat
Boje
Bose
Mario Biemans
Seven Persons
Biemans
Lehr
Herman
Crown Prosecutor Shortage Prompts Ad Hoc Defence Hiring
Medicine Hat and Alberta face a shortage of Crown prosecutors leading to ad hoc contracts with defence lawyers. Since 1993 the province spent over 2.5 million on outside counsel to cover conflicts or vacancies. Officials cite flexibility while critics argue for full time prosecutors to reduce costs and ensure court efficiency.
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Medicine Hat
Alberta
Department of Justice
Darwin Greaves
Prosecutor
Greaves
Randy Pick
Crown
Paul Moreau
Crown Attorney’s Association
Moreau
Lesley Gronow
Justice Department
Hatter gets jail time for beating woman in provincial court
Cecil Vaughn Klyne, 44, pled guilty to assault causing bodily harm after an April 16 argument led to a stabbing and a subsequent beating of a woman. He received a 90 day jail sentence to be served intermittently. Several others faced fines for impaired driving and related offences including Merritt, Nelson, Aman, Engbrecht, Malin, Goring, Anderson, and Melnik with varying penalties.
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Cecil Vaughn Klyne
Klyne
Dominion St. S.E
Darwin Greaves
Larry Wayne Merritt
Merritt
Fleet St
Bannon Avenue S.W
Greaves
Wood
Billy Jack Goring
Goring
St. S.W
Medicine Hat Remand
Steven Leroy Melnik
Melnik
Iich
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Charles Nelson
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Ceina
Engbrecht
Clinton
Engle A
O. Greaves
Gwen Denise Malin
Malin
Coalhurst
Paula Anderson
Anderson
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