Longtime Medicine Hat News linotype operator remembered
Edward Forbes spent over six decades at the Medicine Hat News as a linotype operator and compositor. His daughter Winona Williams recalls his early start at age 12, his rural newsroom era by the Findlay bridge, and his influence on colleagues like former city editor Pete Massey.
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Memories Of Medicine Hat From Winona Williams
Former Hatter Winona Williams recalls growing up in Medicine Hat in the 1920s and 1930s. She describes Dunmore Road housing, the cold arena, summer trips to Filkwater, grasshopper swarms, and meeting a Canadian soldier husband during wartime. She notes local workplaces, life on Dunmore Hill, and ongoing curiosity about long vanished local landmarks.
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West Nile virus alert and mosquito control efforts in Medicine Hat
Dr Paul Schnee warns peak West Nile virus risk in late July to early August with high infection rates in Palliser Health Region residents outside the city. The city starts a mosquito control program using CO2 traps and Culex tarsalis testing with weekly area testing through summer.
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