City groups debate merging Spectrum with Canada Day festival
Spectrum volunteers oppose a joint event but some council members favor combining the two celebrations to save funds. Canada Day seeks a $10,000 grant while Spectrum has a $5,000 sponsorship pattern and faces scheduling overlap with the Stampede. Community groups warn of sponsorship gaps and potential festival clashes.
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Mark Rogers
Russ Peters
Spectrum
Ald
Ken Sauer
Brian Stein
Julie Friesen
Council
City Hall
Community Services Department
Ted Grimm
Peters
Crescent Heights Lions Club
Canada Day
Leigh Smythe
Smythe
Judy Weninger
Weninger
Fraser rules MP rights not breached in defence inquiry
New Democrat MP Jim Fulton vows to press the issue after Commons Speaker John Fraser ruled no rights were violated in the Defence Department inquiry into communications with scientist Celso Connolley Mendoza at Suffield. Fraser noted warrants revealed only call activity, not identities or content. Fulton questioned the department’s conduct and hinted at new evidence. the Human Rights Commission is reviewing the case.
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New Democrat
Jim Fulton
Commons
John Fraser
Defence Department
Department of National Defence
Minister of National Defence
Perrin Beatty
Connolley-Mendoza
Fulton
Fraser
Memor
Suffield
Department
Special Investigations Unit
Medicine Hat
Parliament Hill
Connelley- Mendoza
Human Rights Commission
Rainfall Dampens Tourist Visits to City Attractions
Rainy weather keeps visitors away from area attractions this year. Riverside Amusement Parks owner Glen Kinsey reports the worst year yet with 11 cancellations and four open days since early May. Medicine Hat Golf and Country Club sees a 30 percent drop in play while the tourist information centre notes a 24 percent rise in visitors from out of town, many staying overnight. Campground managers expect higher weekend traffic after school ends.
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Gas City
Petra Kossman
The
Liquid Sunshine
Glen Kinsey
Riverside Amusement Parks
Kinsey
Medicine Hat Golf and Country Club
Andy Fox
Fox
Sheldon Regier
Medicine Hat
Regier
Angela DalBroi
Gas City Campground
Dal Broi
Stompin' Tom Connors Returns to Canada with Flair
Stompin' Tom Connors opened the Cypress Centre show after 14 years away, drawing about 250 fans. The 53 year old sang hits including Sudbury Saturday Night and The Moon Man Newfie, joked with the crowd, and received a standing ovation as he teased his PEI past and paid tribute to Canadian talent.
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Mary Anne Brady
the News
Tom Connors
Cypress Centre
Bud the Spud
Canada
Connors
Cross Canada
Merry Mick-Ray
Douglas Fir
Maple Creek
Sudbury
Lonesome Pine
New Brunswick
French language program faces staffing crisis in Cypress Division
Norman Blais presented a review noting shortages of French teachers across Cypress Division Alberta. He proposed options including eliminating French, keeping it at Seven Persons Schuler and Irvine, or staffing a shared teacher for northern schools. Deputy superintendent Keith Jones stressed the need for personal instruction and possibly using technology for remote schools.
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Cam McCulloch
Canada
Alberta
Norman Blais
Cypress
Blais
Keith Jones
RCMP
Edmonton
Calgary
B.C
Ontario
Schuler
Irvine
Bindloss
Buffalo
Jenner
Jones
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Skinner’s Pond
Prince Edward Island
Maple Leaf Hotel
Timmins
Spotlight
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