Fireworks mark Alberta centennial across ten cities
Fort McMurray will host a cross province display on Sept 1 to celebrate Alberta's 100th birthday. Fireworks will be launched from ten cities and viewed nationwide via live broadcast from the International Space Station. NASA may film the event as Aquila Film and Video coordinates the production with CF-18 flybys and musical moments from the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Fort Mcmurray
Alberta
International Space Station
Craig Tkachuk
Aquila Film and Video Productions
NASA
Salt Lake City
Tkachuk
Jann Arden
Calgary
Kurt Browning
Karen Percy-Lowe
Banff
Edmonton
Alberta eyes $5 billion surplus and future spend plans
Alberta Finance Minister Shirley McClellan confirms a potential $5 billion surplus for 2004-05 with strong energy revenues and says a plan for the funds is not yet settled. She favors bolstering the Sustainability Fund and hints at possible new schools and increased endowment funding amid calls to lower taxes and cut health premiums.
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Edmonton Iberia
Shirley McClellan
McClellan
Alberta
Canada
Kevin Taft
John Carpay
Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Carpay
RCMP Memorial Pin On Sale In Medicine Hat
The Always Remembered fund offers a limited edition RCMP memorial pin in Medicine Hat to aid the families of four officers killed in Mayerthorpe March 2. Proceeds fund bursaries for the children, with the Mountie design and four Stetsons, priced at five dollars at Bartle and Gibson Co. Ltd. on 17th Street S.W.
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RCMP
Mayerthorpe
Medicine Hat
Anthony Gordon
Lea Johnston
Brock Myrel
Peter Schiemann
Bartle and Gibson Co. Ltd
17Th Street
S.W
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