Echo Dale hosts busy summer calendar and events
Summer brings Fathers Day activities at Echo Dale with Redcliff Days Friday to Sunday and Jazzfest kicking off. Alberta Summer Special Olympics arrive in Medicine Hat July 7-9 while baseball returns at Athletic Park as the Mavericks beat the Okotoks Dawgs 18-7 and host Yorkton for two games. City council finishes meetings with October election looming.
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Echo Dale
Redcliff
Medicine Hat
Athletic Park
Mavericks
Okotoks Dawgs
Mavs
Yorkton
Collin Gallant City notebook acre plot contest rules
Collin Gallant outlines an acre plot tracking event with a maximum harvest tonnage prize. Participants must collectively manage at least 500 acres, plant a registered species, and submit via the group’s website by July 1. A local winner will have their photograph published in the News.
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Alberta Wheat Commission
Alberta
Air ambulance terms split HALO plane and helicopter
The News reports on the fixed wing versus helicopter air ambulances in Alberta. HALO is described as a medical helicopter while fixed wing planes carry intercity patients, with HASO and STARS debates over government contracts and fundraising.
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Gillian Slade
HALO
Medicine Hat
Calgary
MedicAir Society of
Southeastern Alberta
HASO
Stars Air Ambulance
Two Co Executive Directors Question Title
A local agency uses two co executive directors prompting debate over correct hyphenation and title style. Grammarians suggest executive co directors as a clearer form while noting standard usage varies by organization.
Council Agenda Highlights Land Department 2016 Outlook
The upcoming council meeting features a major presentation on the land department's 2016 financial year results and its future plans. The agenda item aims to outline budget performance and strategic directions for land use and development actions.
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Council
Land Department
Alberta Liberals win majority in 1917 provincial vote
The News reports 1917 Liberal return with no local ballots. Siftonism Triumphant editorial cites Premier Arthur Sifton. MLAs Charles Pingle and Nelson Spencer acclaimed as serving military members. Louise McKinney becomes first female MLA in the Commonwealth. Armed forces balloting continues to July. Lt Roberta MacAdams elected. Ottawa conscription debate and Manyberries Stampede date noted. Collin Gallant covers city politics for the News.
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Alberta
Siftonism
Arthur Sifton
Charles Pingle
Redcliff
Nelson Spencer
Medicine Hat
Louise McKinney
Claresholm
Commonwealth
Roberta MacAdams
Ottawa
Irvine
Weather forecast and cryptic weather-related notes
Mostly cloudy today with a 40 percent chance of showers and a high of 21. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low of 10. Sunday will be sunny with a high of 23, followed by a sunny 25 on Monday. Almanac figures and a cryptoquip puzzle complete the page.
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Banff
Pe Brook
Calgary
Cold Lake
Cranbrook
Edmonton
Fort McMurray
Grande Prairie
Great Falls
Invermere
Tafah Ate
Jasper
Kalispell
Special Bottles and Flasks and TV Schedule
A concise note discusses whether special bottles and flasks keep drinks hot by thermodynamics and lists a Primetime TV schedule with programs Out There Murdoch Mysteries Border Security and Border Home to Win including channel and time references.
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Melissa George
Ryan Scott Greene
Ellen
Melissa
Dubin
DiMarco
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