Motorcyclist Dies Two Weeks After May 27 Crash
Medicine Hat motorcyclist Monte Morin aged 42 died from head injuries two weeks after a crash on Eagle Butte Road May 27. A passing motorist found Morin in a ditch about 10 p.m. RCMP report no other vehicles involved and windy conditions may have contributed. Morin, a power engineer, was taken to Foothills Hospital in Calgary where he died on Monday. RCMP continue interviews with witnesses from May 27.
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Eagle Butte Road
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Redcliff Rcmp
Morin
Cruickshank
Calgary
Foothill Hospital
RCMP
Canadian Red Cross executive sent to Siberia for relief work
The area manager for the Canadian Red Cross Society Gary Cook will spend three months in Siberia as a project manager for the IFRC. He leaves June 23 for a relief program in Russia's far northeast and to train Russian Red Cross members in health education and emergency relief.
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Canadian Red Cross Society
Siberia
Gary Cook
Medicine Hat
Lethbridge
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Cook
Russia
Red Cross
Nationwide warrant issued for Darryl Kinney arrest
A Canada wide warrant for 38 year old Darryl Kinney of Richmound Saskatchewan was issued as his statutory release was suspended. Kinney who faced an eight year four month sentence for armed robbery theft and firearm use is described as 5 8 180 pounds blond hair green eyes with a scar between his eyes and is considered dangerous. Leader RCMP say additional charges are pending and urge anyone with information to contact RCMP or police.
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Richmound
Sask
Saskatchewan
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Photo radar locations announced in Medicine Hat
Police will set up photo radar at various locations in Medicine Hat including 30th Street Southwest and Kiwanis Park playground as part of traffic enforcement.
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Food bank manager cut as charities merge in Medicine Hat
Eight year Food Bank manager Vicki Thome resigns after she loses shortlist bid for executive director as Medicine Hat merges three boards into Medicine Hat Foodbank Association. New executive Cheryl May-Thorson starts Monday amid expansion funding and restructuring to streamline services and extend hours. Volunteers adapt as the merged agency plans one interview process for all aid needs. Community members react to leadership change and future access to food and furnishings.
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Food Bank
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Medicine Hat Foodbank Association
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Vicki
Gale
Cheryl May-Thorson
Community Lottery Board
Medicine Hat Community Foundation
Society of Neighbours
May-Thorson
Prairie Rose School Division joins alliance for cheaper electricity
Prairie Rose School Division joins a provincial alliance named PICA to negotiate lower rates as Alberta deregulates electricity next year. The district forecasts utility costs rising to 543000, with eleven of twenty schools served by TransAlta Power and others by Medicine Hat, Atco Electric, or local providers. officials note potential rate relief but adjustments remain uncertain.
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Prairie Rose School
Prairie Rose School Division
TransAlta Power
Redcliff
Medicine Hat
Bindloss
Warren Peers
South Central High
C.J. Peacock
Oyen Public
Jenner
Atco Electric
Brian Frey
Les Brest
PICA
Public Institutional Consumers of Alberta
Computer donation boosts city drop‑in centre learning
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Medicine Hat and District donates an IBM Pentium computer to the North Flats Neighbourhood Association drop‑in centre at Elm Street School. The lab will support 25 daily users, homework, projects, and student newspaper work, expanding tech access and interest in computing.
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Big Sisters of
Medicine Hat
North Flats
Elm Street
Leslie Jerry
Big Sisters
Federal Express
Association
Janine Baker
Erika Lamott
Amber Duchcherer
Baker
Dave McCord
Kelsie Heninger
Arthur Armstrong
Prairie Rose trustees fret over service levels as student roll falls
Prairie Rose School Division may cut services or charge for bus transportation after forecasting 56 fewer students next year. Budgeted 33.2 million for 2000 2001 includes a 137 thousand deficit and a 149 thousand surplus in instructional funds. transportation faces 45 thousand deficit. Community members oppose paying to attend designated schools. board weighs options amid aging Eagle Butte facilities and amortization costs.
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Les Brost
Brest
Keith Jones
Marilyn Fisher
Eagle Butte High School
Redcliff
Donna Kirchner
Kirchner
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