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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 12, 1995
Page
1
In Baltimore, experts scrutinized the Babe Ruth statue at Oriole Park noting its left handed Babe attributes yet the bronze figure leans on a bat and holds a right handed fielder's glove. Author Robert Creamer blames artists for the inconsistency.
A vast Northwest Territories fire threatens Norman Wells after leaping a guard. 35,000 hectares burned as 850 residents flee toward Yellowknife. Fire crews struggle against the blaze while Mayor Max Melnyk helps cut fireguards.
Thousands of soggy sandbags line streets and flood waters recede in Medicine Hat. Residents like Kelly Flemmer face massive damage to homes and property, with costs likely reaching millions and emergency relief still in planning. Public works assess damage to roads and utilities while evacuation centers close and health precautions are advised.
City clerk Larry Godin said the arena Athletic Park Weiner Centre and Strathcona Pavilion suffered major flood damage while city hall and the police station escaped harm. Trails are being inspected to assess further losses as Elm Street Montreal Street and Riverside schools closed but to reopen after noon.
Riverside residents debate sandbag methods after flooding from the South Saskatchewan damaged 300 homes. Burlap bags and British soldiers reduced seepage at several houses while others using plastic bags faced sliding bags and water intrusion. Affected resident Jim Marshall notes studio damage and delays to a commissioned mural.
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