Weather Outlook Amid Scattered Thunderstorms
Monday brings scattered thunderstorm risk with a high near 21 and a low around 8. Mostly sunny skies on Wednesday give way to continued partly cloudy conditions with temperatures around 25.
19 May 2005
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
May 19, 2005
Page
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Monday brings scattered thunderstorm risk with a high near 21 and a low around 8. Mostly sunny skies on Wednesday give way to continued partly cloudy conditions with temperatures around 25.
On May 19, daylight faded at 2 p.m. as smoke from western forest fires and dust swept eastern North America while Earth passed Halley’s Comet tail. Churches drew crowds for solace amid scientific notes and a Toronto composer John Mills-Cockell born, an early Arp and Moog user performing 1969 to 1972 with Kensington Market and Syrinx.
A star studded Expo 86 gala in Vancouver raised eyebrows as Prince Charles and Princess Diana attended a high priced charity event. Adams donated his $100,000 fee, while Kenny Rogers Bryan Adams Loverboy and Sheena Easton performed for attendees at $86 a seat.
Medicine Hat will host a 600 bulb Friendship Tulip Garden this summer to mark the 60th anniversary of the Netherlands liberation and WWII end. Presented by the Canadian Tulip Festival and Tulips 2005 tour, the stage bus will visit 75 Canadian cities including Medicine Hat on June 22 and 23 during the Medicine Hat Jazz Festival. Mayor Vallely will receive the garden and local veterans will be invited to participate.
The Alberta government urges safe camping practices with over 500 provincial parks within 100 km of every resident. Tips include keeping fire contained and fully out at night, removing debris from vehicles to curtail forest fire risk, and storing food and garbage in sealed packages to avoid bear encounters. Visit the provincial website for details.
Agriculture Minister Doug Horner announced Alberta will require high tech branding to verify the age of all cattle slaughtered after March 2007. He called the plan a North American first and said it aims to help ranchers regain markets lost since the mad cow crisis. The U.S. plans a national ID system by 2009.
The Alberta Conservatives exit the spring legislature with battle scars from a scathing auditor general report on long term care failures and alleged misconduct at the Alberta Securities Commission. They faced backtracking on ambulance service transfer after a triple-cost estimate and passed private bills restricting smoking and enabling parents to place drug addicted children in locked detox treatment.
Alberta Energy Minister Greg Melchin said natural gas rebates aiding home heating costs may be scrapped to push conservation. He warned that cutting the rebates might influence usage patterns and energy efficiency as part of broader climate strategy.
Const. Keith Salzl and Const. Tony Nadon of Saskatchewan will ride into Medicine Hat this Saturday with a University of Saskatchewan athlete to raise funds for the Canadian Diabetes Association. The Peacekeepers Pedaling for Aboriginal People With Diabetes trek starts in Lethbridge and moves toward downtown and the police department via Highway 3.
Vancouver lawyer Peter Wilson said he will appeal Kelly Ellard s second degree murder conviction in the 1997 beating death of Reena Virk. Ellard faced an automatic life term with parole timing to be decided at today s sentencing after a delayed hearing.
The World Health Organization urged rapid pandemic influenza preparations as a report notes disturbing changes to the HN1 virus circulating in Asia. It signals possible increased human infection capability and suggests some HSN strains may resist oseltamivir. An expert involved says the report aims to convey rising anxiety levels.
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