Post office employee wins gold and silver awards
Blake Foster, depot assistant for Canada Post in Medicine Hat, receives both the Gold and Silver Postmark Award. He has 23 years of service and was chosen from 50,000 postal workers nationwide. Foster volunteers with Sea Cadets, Black Parents Association, Top Hat Bingo, Eagles, and hockey coaching.
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Medicine Hat
Blake Foster
Foster
Canada Post
Kreally
Sea Cadets
Black Parents Association
Top Hat Bingo
Eagles
Ottawa
Alberta
Frank Kruiser
Redcliff
Kruiser
Peter Mah
Liberal shakeout continues as MLA exits caucus
Edmonton MLA Andrew Beniuk is ousted from the Liberal caucus by Grant Mitchell amid growing discord. Liberals claim the move targets entrenched factionalism while Tories mock old style politics and ponder floor-crossing as others hint at joining Yankowsky or Langevin.
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Bill Stadel
Grant Mitchell
Edmonton
Andrew Beniuk
Craig Wood
Medicine Hat
Andrew
Sine Chadi
Grant
God
Benink
Mitchell
Wood
Liberal Party
Julius Yankowsky
Cypress Medicine Hat
Lorne Taylor
Jean Chretien
Yankowsky
Taylor
Beniukt
New Democrats
Police budget overruns from June flood in Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat Police Chief Bill Spring says overtime and emergency deployment during the June 9 flood will push the department about 100000 over budget. Makeshift HQs and redeployed staff, plus protective actions against looting, drove costs as city teams tally flood damage totaling about 30.5 million dollars.
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Todd Nogier
South Saskatchewan
Medicine Hat
Bill Spring
Spring
Harlow
Riverside
Medicine Hat Airport
Environmental Utilities
Redcliff
Police Department
Medicine Hat Mall
Harm’s Way
Julie Friesen
Friesen
Solberg lauds Reform gains in Commons amid key issues
Medicine Hat MP Monte Solberg says Reform MPs improving in Question Period and influencing the budget debate. He notes Reform will push for a third federalist option in Quebec and press social program reforms while Parliament returns in September.
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Jacqueline Louie
Quebec
Medicine Hat
Monte Solberg
Solberg
Reform
Canada
Police Point Open Despite Damage Lists Skidmore Role
A damaged fragment notes Brent Skidmore as special program coordinator and mentions walking or biking interests as part of a police point open effort.
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Pertenets
Brent Skidmore
Shortage of long term care beds prompts bids for group homes
Medicine Hat faces a bed shortage as 10 to 15 acute care patients wait daily for long term care. Palliser Health Authority seeks to add 8 to 12 beds in two to four or five bed homes, aiming to move patients by September. Tender closes July 17.
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Medicine Hat
Palliser Health Authority
Medicine Hat Regional Hospital
Tom Seaman
Sunnyside Nursing Home
Central Park Lodge
Dan Maharles
Seaman
Edmonton
Grain commission report may not affect southeast farmers yet
Alberta Wheat Pool elevator manager John Reinsch says the interim Canada United States Joint Commission on Grains report is too early to impact local producers. The panel urged price transparency at the Canadian Wheat Board and potential shifts in export subsidies, while resisting unilateral policy moves before ministerial review.
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Laura Campbell
Joint Commission On Grains
John Reinsch
Alberta Wheat Pool
Hilda
Canadian Wheat Board
United States
Anne
U.S
Highway 1
Reinsch
Wheat Board
Ralph Goodale
Alex Graham
Goodale
Montreal
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Grits
Ashley Oosthuizen
Grassroots Landscaping and Irrigation Ltd
Athletic Park
Frank Webber
Hwy. 41
Ken Davies
Joint Commission
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