St John Paul II School named for new Catholic elementary
The St John Paul II School name was chosen after a sod turning ceremony for a new K to 6 Catholic school in Southlands. Eleven students submitted name suggestions with 123 entries overall. the board vote was held June 14 in private, and the school is slated to open in September 2017 on land near 13th Avenue SE Southland Blvd and Southlands Drive.
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Southlands
Emily Haubrich
St. Patrick’s Parish
St. John Paul II
John Paul II
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Caleb Garrecht
Megan Stark
St. Francis School
Garrecht
Stark
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Southland
Peggy
Joe Colistro
Dick Mastel
Caleb Garrechu
SD 76 reports 1.1M savings and a balanced 2016 17 budget
Secretary treasurer Jerry Labossiere presented a balanced 2016 17 budget totaling 88.7 million in expenditure and revenue. The plan maintains 7,381 enrolment, adds 9.8 teaching positions for ESL refugee students, creates a principal in waiting for Ranchlands elementary, and trims 8.3 educational assistant posts to offset costs.
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SD 76
Jerry Labossiere
Ranchlands
Labassiere
Hat High
Labossiere
Rising crisis reports worry Medicine Hat police this year
Medicine Hat Police Service notes six confirmed personal crisis reports and 52 attempted between January and June 20, totaling 58 and risking a year-end total near 116 if the trend continues. Ages 51 to 65 are cited, with mental health factors and potential meth influx discussed. A full-time mental health liaison officer will review cases and coordinate community actions. Distress line 1 800 784 2433 and mental health line 1 877 303 2642 are available 24/7.
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Medicine Hat
Brent Secondiak
Secondiak
Medicine Hat Police Service
Secondink
Sod turning for new St John Paul II School
Emma and Sloan Loehndorf attend the sod turning for the new St John Paul II School in Southlands. The event marks a future school site with the ceremony noted as a reader’s photo feature. Police will set up photo radar at various city locations to enforce traffic rules.
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Peggy
Emma
Sloan Loehndorf
St. John Paul II
Southlands
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