Cattlemen rally in Ponoka urge border reopening to save industry
Alberta ranchers gather for a massive rally in Ponoka to pressure politicians over the US border closure. Up to 10,000 ranchers from across Alberta attend with Premier Klein and Agriculture Minister McLellan expected. Organizers say a fall border delay could collapse the cow calf market and leave feedlots unable to sustain older cattle.
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Ralph Klein
Ann McLellan
Edmonton
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Klein
McLellan
Jones
Klein Opens 95M Twin Valley Dam Project
Premier Ralph Klein leads opening of the Twin Valley Dam and Reservoir 19 kilometres west of Champion Alberta. The 50 000 acre foot reservoir will secure water for 31 500 irrigated acres and provide for Clear Lake and five rural co-operatives while easing low flow demand on the Highwood River. Glen Flitton addressed 150 attendees praising the community effort that carried the project from drought years to completion.
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Nanton
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Clear Lake
Little Bow Water Users Association
Plitton
Ed Hofer
McDonald mourns mother in fatal Canadian crash
Calgary hockey legend Lanny McDonald spoke of deep sorrow over a two vehicle crash on the Trans-Canada Highway that killed Trey Jeffery Stender, a five year old. The boy’s mother Jeanette Stender was injured along with McDonald’s 83 year old mother Phyllis McDonald.
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Lanny McDonald
National Hockey League
Calgary Flames
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McDonald
Paddlers Sing as Whale Sighting Delays Capture
Report describes paddlers in canoes singing while a whale remains near during pursuit. Grand Chief Mike Maquimta Velatte Monorheste and others observe as paddlers direct Dita toward safety. Officials enforce restraint to avoid disturbing the whale amid the protest atmosphere.
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Dita
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