Edmonton annexation trimmed by cabinet decision
Alberta cabinet cuts Edmonton's bid to annex 86 000 acres surrounding the city including St Albert and Sherwood Park halving the original request. A regional planning commission will guide growth with nine Edmonton representatives and new Regional Municipal Services Act to govern utilities and shared facilities.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
Mary Moore
St. Albert
Sherwood Park
Emonton
Strathcona
Parkland
Sturgeon
Moore
Regional Services Authority
Calgary man Ted Drabick jailed six years in hostage case
Ted Drabick, 50, was sentenced to six years after a January hostage situation in northeast Calgary in which he held two bailiffs at gunpoint to force a mortgage renewal. He was convicted on two counts of unlawful confinement two counts of extortion and one firearms offence. The judge imposed four years on each confinement count and two years concurrent for extortion plus two years for the weapons charge. Parole eligibility after one third served.
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Calgary
Allan Cawsey
Ted Drabick
Queen’s Bench
Drabick
Mark Pollard
Bob Redfern
Anne
Cawsey
Ene
Hat is eligible for parks grant
Alberta to spend over 57 million dollars over six years on park projects in Lethbridge Medicine Hat Red Deer Lloydminster and Grande Prairie. Funding comes from the Heritage Savings Trust Fund capital division with operating cost support for 30 years. Trynchy to brief mayors MLAs next week and visit Medicine Hat Monday.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Peter Trynchy
Lethbridge
Medicine Hat
Red Deer
Lloydminster
Grande Prairie
Trynchy
Capital Projects Division
The
Heritage Savings Trust Fund
Publisher guilty in marijuana case
Dexter Dombro a 25 year old co publisher of a pre marijuana magazine was found guilty by a Court of Queen's Bench jury of possession of a narcotic for trafficking. He faces sentencing June 26 after police found about 2500 grams of Colombian marijuana in his car trunk. Dombro claimed journalistic privilege and said he borrowed the marijuana to photograph a centrefold for Harvest and intended to return it to a dope dealer.
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Edmonton
Court of Queen’s Bench
Dexter Dombro
Dombro
Harvest
Eastern students seek Alberta jobs amid high living costs
Eastern Canadian students flock to Alberta for summer work but face steep living costs and unmet expectations. Edmonton Hire-a-Student reports 20 to 30 percent are from Ontario Quebec and the Maritimes while many arrive disillusioned but those willing to work can find jobs. Other regions report varying outlooks with Saskatchewan BC Manitoba and Atlantic provinces showing mixed results.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Joan McCarthy
Ontario
Quebec
Maritimes
H.r.hollis
Fredericton
McCarthy
Mary Ann Sokolotoski
Rick Pawlin
Reginn
Saskatchewan
Pawlin
British Columbia
VIA Rail
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Gordon Stenhouse
Newfoundland
St. John’s
Manpower
Janice Wheeler
Nova Scotia
Halifax- Dartmouth
James Bowne
New Brunswick
University of Prince Edward Island
Edmonton annexation bid leader blasts Alberta decision
Dave Podmore, former Edmonton amalgamation leader, called the cabinet decision senseless and irresponsible. Edmonton will gain about 86 000 acres but lose refinery row eastern industrial area and St Albert and Sherwood Park keep autonomy. Podmore laments $7 million spent vs $12 million expected and hopes the process records Edmonton’s stance for the future.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Dave Podmore
Vancouver
Canada
St. Albert
Sherwood Park
Refinery Row
Podmore
British Columbia
Canadian Health Minister Announces New Horizons Grants
Monique Begin announces almost 12000 in New Horizons funds to three Medicine Hat and Manyberries senior groups. Grants include Hot Swingers Seniors 6575 for program expansion, Taffs Twirlers 3322 for a public address system, and Manyberries Historical Society 2041 for a local family history project.
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Monique Begin
Manyberries
Orion
New Horizons
Medicine Hat issues 27 building permits in first June week
The city granted 27 building permits from June 1 to June 5 with a total estimated value of 56165 zero. Ten of the permits applied to new homes raising the year’s housing starts to 324. The largest permit was an 85000 dollar project for a home garage and deck in Ross Glen.
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Medicine Hat
Ross Glen
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