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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 15, 2005
Page
1
A compact forecast card notes a Tuesday with a daytime high near 22 and a low around 14 under partly cloudy skies. The outlook shifts to mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and another high near 21 with a low around 9. A further low near 11 is listed for the night.
The Medicine Hat and District Chamber of Commerce luncheon with Kevin Taft Alberta Liberal leader was cancelled due to lack of interest. A subsequent luncheon with Rob Bennet MLA and Len Mitzel MLA also failed to attract tickets and was cancelled.
On June 15 the United States and Britain signed the Treaty of Washington declaring the 49th parallel the boundary between Oregon and Canada. A picnic at Police Point, run by the Sons of Temperance, featured a police ferry ride. In Saskatchewan, Tommy Douglas and the CCF won a sweeping election majority, with Douglas serving as premier until 1961. Giants Stadium hosted a final U S tour concert featuring over twenty top pop and rock acts in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Canada’s Ward Hunt Island marked a milestone as Richard Weber of Chelsea and Mikhail Mlakhov completed the first ski to the North Pole and back without external help. Their 1,500-kilometre trek began February 13 and ended after a decade of record coverage. Ella Fitzgerald died in Beverly Hills at 78 after diabetes complications. Garth Brooks sold over 300,000 tour tickets in a day across eight Canadian cities. Spice Girls opened a 40 city North American tour in West Palm Beach without Ginger. Johnny Miles, Boston Marathon winner in the 1920s, died in Hamilton at 96.
City police official Cst. Mike Fischer urged the public services committee to study stricter bylaws used by other municipalities to rapidly remove graffiti. He cited Saskatoon’s 72 hour removal rule and noted graffiti had surged in the Hat area in 2004. He praised the city’s efforts to clean graffiti from public buildings and urged proactive action.
Education Minister Gene Zwozdesky has appointed Winnipeg consultants Leo Robert and Louis Druwe to examine the Southern Alberta Catholic Francophone School District. The inquiry follows 27 of 34 Ecole Sainte Marguerite Bourgeoys teachers resigning in protest. The board chair and minister seek rapid meetings as investigations focus on policy conflicts, turnover and school climate.
Doctors warned that chronic exposure to smidg could cause premature deaths of 5800 people in Ontario this year. The warning appeared in a Sea story on page A7 noting northbound congestion on the Don Valley Parkway in Toronto on Tuesday.
A nurse told an inquiry that Kyle Young, 16, who died after a courthouse elevator shaft fall, had not taken prescribed Prozac and Risperdal for two weeks while at the Edmonton Young Offender Centre after being admitted January 19 2004. The boy reported no medication with him.
Federal documents released during a Cheviot mine case reveal that modified approvals were granted despite Environment Canada and Parks Canada concerns. The 7500 hectare project aims to mine near the park boundary with a 22 kilometre ore road and heavy truck traffic up to 300 tonnes every six minutes daily.
Regina reports a leadership shift at the troubled First Nations University of Canada with Charles Pratt becoming acting president, replacing Eber Hampton who resigns to resume teaching. Pratt, head of the School of Business and Public Administration, immediately fires Hampton’s executive assistant and relocates her within the university.
Saskatchewan West Nile officials warn of a real explosion in mosquitoes due to heavy rain and heat. Spokesperson Phil Curry notes counts will rise sharply in coming days, while Wade Morrow reports more mosquitoes in traps on Monday than all of last week. No signs yet of the high risk culex tarsalis species.
Medicine Hat high school's drama class presents Morris Paynch's Seven Stories as a final semester project. The one act play runs about 90 minutes with performances June 17 18 and 19 at Karen's Performing Arts Theatre. Doors open 7 p.m. tickets are $8 at the south office or at the door.
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