Coffee flood hits Cypress County offices
Sunday spill from a leaking coffee machine drenched upstairs and ground floor offices, damaging rugs and walls. Public works supervisor Rick Bleau discovered the leak, with county manager Lutz Perschon noting potential costs and prolonged cleanup as crews dried floors and evaluated damage.
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Cypress County
Public Works
Rick Bleau
Rick
Lutz Perschon
Perschon
Anna Mast
Matt
Cavers from Taber survive 28 hours in Gargantua Cave
Six Myers Moles cavers and a guide endured freezing temperatures and darkness near the Alberta BC border after becoming stranded in Gargantua Cave. They kept hopeful with hymns and stories while rescue teams organized a helicopter evacuation and arrived to cheers from waiting parents and reporters.
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Bullock
Cody Johnson
Gargantua Cave
Myers Moles
W.R. Myers
Taber
Crowsnest Pass
Johnson
CBC Radio
Cavers
Alberta
British Columbia
$1.6 Billion Takeover Bid Targets Fording Inc
Sherritt International and the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan announced a 1.6 billion takeover bid for Fording Inc a move that could reshape Canada's largest coal producer. The proposal may affect the planned Bow City mining and coal generation facility and Fording's regulatory process with Alberta Energy Utilities Board.
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Fording Inc
Canada
Sherritt International
Ontario Teacher's Pension Plan
Fording
Bow City
Dermot Lane
Alberta Energy Utilities Board
Brooks
Alberta
Mtoe _Lane
Sherritt
Pension Plan
Iron workers brave cold to install siding on Kipling post office
Iron workers Mike Trumbley and Rick Hanna brave the cold and snow while installing siding on the walls of the new post office building on Kipling Street.
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Mike Trumbley
Rick Hanna
Kipling Street
Guest speakers honour Brooks businesses during Small Business Week
The Brooks Chamber of Commerce hosts a half day session Oct. 24 at the Heritage Inn with speakers on cash flow financing promotion and business tools. A 4:30 p.m. meet and mingle and a 6:30 p.m. wine and cheese party follow lunch. Tickets available from the Chamber at 403-362-7641.
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Brooks Chamber of Commerce
Heritage Inn
Dave Savage
Kay Olsen
Geoff Green
Chamber
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