Logging blamed for Alberta floods debate intensifies
In southern Alberta after heavy rains triggered floods on the Oldman and South Saskatchewan Rivers, environmentalists point to clearcutting on the eastern slope as worsening floods. Critics cite 10,000 hectares logged for B C mills and Crown forest harvests, while others dispute any link, noting insufficient logging to affect flood outcomes.
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Calgary
Alberta
Rocky Mountains
Herb Hammond
Silva Forest Foundation
Winlow
Oldman
South Saskatchewan
Pincher Creek
Medicine Hat
B.C. Mills
Alberta Mills
Police spike belt mix up halts Calgary chase
Three Calgary police cruisers ran over a spike belt after an RCMP officer forgot to remove it during a pursuit. Supt. Ken Kavanaugh demanded an RCMP explanation as the chase stretched toward Gleichen. The suspect was later arrested after abandoning the vehicle.
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Calgary
RCMP
Ken Kavanaugh
Gleichen
Kavanaugh
Unisphere AGM and local events fill Bow Island June calendar
City datebook lists Unisphere annual general meeting at Westminster United Church June 19 at 7 p.m. Also June 19 includes Spring league basketball at Medicine Hat College. June 20 features an anger management workshop at Southview School, with contact Debbie or Sylvia, plus men’s fastball at Lions Park and men’s soccer provincial qualifiers at Crescent Heights High. June 21 highlights Bow Island Bean Pot Festival and Rodeo. June 24 covers a craft and bake sale at Christ the King Church hall, and March for Jesus at The Arena, plus another Bean Pot Festival appearance and a soccer qualifier at Crescent Heights High noon. American Legion A baseball at Kinsmen Ball Complex 3 p.m. June 24. June 26 closes the period.
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Westminster United Church
Sidh St S.E
Medicine Hat College
Southview School
Debbie
Sylvia
Lions Park
Crescent Heights High School
Bow Island
Loyal Order of Moose
Les Pinson
Medicine Hat Public Library
Christ the King Church Hall
Queen St. S.E
Bassano
Kin Coulee
American Legion
Kinsmen
Red Cross
Jesus
the Arena
Cresent Heights High School
Athletic Park
Burrowing Owl Census Seeks Scarce Alberta Birds
Six students act as census takers for a three year study sampling over 4660 square kilometres of southern and eastern Alberta to count 700 pairs of endangered burrowing owls. Wildlife biologists describe the effort as North America’s largest owl census.
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Vicki Barnett
Calgary Herald
Hanna
Alberta Prairie
Wildlife Management
Fish and Wildlife
Alberta
North America
Steve Brechtel
Wildlife Management Division
Brechtel
University of Saskatoon
Joe Schmutz
ATCO
Schmutz
Canadian Wildlife Service
CFB
Suffield
Leisha Roberts
University of Alberta
Roberts
Shauna Gudmundson
Lethbridge Community College
Environment Canada
John Schmidt
Chancellor-area
Schmidt
Dave Scobie
Burrowing Owl
Brooks
Scobie
Lotto 649 and Keno Numbers Across Canada
Canadian lottery results summarize Lotto 649 draw with numbers 5 6 14 32 44 4 and Extra 12 90 96 97 for British Columbia. Winnipeg Pogo numbers 1 7 11 21 22 34 with bonus 36 and Plus 550296. BC Keno draws list Sunday 1 7 11 20 21 26 41 48 and Saturday 9 12 20 23 29 32 40 50. BC 449 numbers Saturday 4 6 16 23 30 with bonus 18.
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Toronto
British Columbia
Winnipeg
Western Canada Pick 3 Winning Numbers Discrepancy Note
The text lists Sunday and Saturday Pick 3 numbers 296 and 059 respectively and states the official list prevails in case of any discrepancy. It emphasizes alignment with the official draw results.
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Winnipeg
Western Canada
Alberta flood toll climbs as towns tally losses
In Pincher Creek the flood's aftereffects hit home as residents count damage over 100 million while social workers aid trauma care. Edmonton hail damages cost unknown but one man faces losses up to 25000. police in Lethbridge seek two kidnapping suspects after a cab driver is found alive in a taxi trunk. Siffleur Falls reports its third death in a year as a hiker vanishes in canyon rapids.
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Pincher Creek
Alta
Alberta
Angela Harwood
Harwood
Robert
Juan Teran
Calgary
Oldman
South Saskatchewan
Health Department
Sandy Chrapko
Lethbridge (Cp
Lethbridge
Cardston Rcmp
Curtis Smalleyes
John Derek Oldshoes
Blood Reserve
Gerald Gamracy
Moses Lake
Cardston
Gamracy
Siffleur Falls
Jay Allan Screpnek
Bentley
Edmonton
RCMP
Siffleur
Screpnek
Davron Trucking
Rocky Mountain House
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Dixon Thompson
University of Calgary
Environment Council of Alberta
Mike Sawyer
Rocky Mountain Ecosystem Coalition
Annette Bereznicki
Department of Environmental Protection
Derald Smith
Joan Moore
Folk Arts
Kin Coulee Park
Cypress Hills Provincial Park
Medicine Hat Speedway
Saskatchewan
Pro Insurance Chece
Pro Insurance
Co-operative Hail Insurance Company
Ave. N. Medicine Hat
Lotto
Lotto Keno
Molaelan
West End
John van Hooydonk
Larry Hiron
Hiron
Jamie Archibald
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