Agriculture committee to shield municipally led farming rules
Alberta launches a three member panel led by Albert Klopstein to shape a provincial strategy protecting municipal oversight of intensive livestock operations. The aim is a fair process, balancing farm growth with environment and local control, with a six month reporting target and public input opportunities.
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Medicine Hat
Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
Ben Thorlakson
Alberta Cattle Commission
Ty Lund
Len Mitzel
Mitzel
van Ooyen
Roelof Heinen
Alberta Association of Municipal Districts
Lund
Klopstein
Teen recalls grisly find in murder case
Calgary jurors heard Paula Moore Jr, 15, recount reaching into a leaking box and touching a severed leg during the second degree murder trial of Deborah Point. Trudeau's head and torso were found in one box and limbs in another after she vanished five months ago. Point, 40, is charged with killing Trudeau over a dispute about moving to Ontario.
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Calgary
Paula Moore Jr
Audrey Trudeau
Deborah Point
Trudeau
The
Crown
Point
Ontario
Mentorship program boosts students at local schools
Tammy Hack notes attitude changes in her 11 year old daughter after joining a George Davison school mentorship program run by Big Brothers and Sisters of Medicine Hat. Four students joined last year with Crestwood and Connaught expanding the program this year.
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Medicine Hat
Tammy Hack
George Davison
Hack
Big Brothers and Sisters
Big Brothers and Sisters of Medicine Hat
Leslie Jerry
Crestwood School
Connaught
Mentors Boost School Focus and Enjoyment in Edmonton
Jerry notes weekly mentoring helps children focus and work harder. He says students feel special with a mentor and benefit from one on one attention, citing Edmonton where 160 students share 160 mentors. The program’s growth from Big Brothers to schools is spreading in the U S and could extend to higher grades. Medicine Hat Rotary clubs have agreements to supply school mentors.
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Jerry
Edmonton
Tebay
Big Brothers and Sisters
United States
Medicine Hat
Rotary Clubs
Big Brothers
Debate on School Bus Seatbelts Renewed in Alberta
Alberta officials cite studies suggesting lap belts may cause more injuries while buses remain very safe. A Calgary area crash killed an 11-year-old, prompting renewed debate on shoulder harnesses versus existing high backed, padded seating. Prairie Rose and Medicine Hat boards weigh costs and safety while awaiting further research.
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Medicine Hat
Alberta
Leanne Stangeland
Stangeland
Transport Canada
Federal Department
Calgary
Val Miller
Prairie Rose
Miller
Brooks restructures council committees after resignation
Brooks town council reshuffled its committees following the resignation of Larry Albrecht. Mayor Don Weisbeck said Albrecht would have chaired the operational services committee but Diane Murray now holds that role with Rolf Vander as member. Bev Nelson chairs the community development committee with Barry Morishita as member. Michelle Blyde remains chair of corporate services. no member was added to that panel. Albrecht remains on the Brooks and District Ambulance Association board, which he had chaired, as the ambulance board plans a major expansion.
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Medicine Hat
Brooks
Larry Albrecht
Don Weisbeck
Albrecht
Coun
Diane Murray
Rolf Bander
Bev Nelson
Barry Morishita
Michelle Blyde
Michelle
Weisbeck
Library Board
Airport Commission
Brooks Composite High
Brooks and District Ambulance Association
Larry
Saskatchewan Municipal Election Results Major Centres
Saskatchewan voters chose leaders in Saskatoon Moose Jaw Prince Albert Yorkton Swift Current Estevan. In Saskatoon Jim Maddin led with 14 202 votes followed by Donna Lee Birkmaier 12 507 Henry Dayday 10 117 and others. Moose Jaw Al Schwinghamer 4 896 Clive Tolley 2 600 Dwight Carpentier 1 417 Terry Gabe 249. Prince Albert Don Cody 4 467 Arnold Murphy 1 298 John Melenchuk 781. Yorkton Phil DeVos 1 716 Janet Hill 1 661 Richard Yaholnitsky 789. Swift Current Paul Elder 2 996 Don Robinson 1 758. Estevan Tim Perry 1 225 John Empy 1 206 Sandy Wilson 1 070 John Len 744.
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Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Jim Maddin
Donna Lee Birkmaier
Henry Dayday
Bill Nixon
Javed Syed
Andrew Shuba
Moose Jaw
al Schwinghamer
Clive Tolley
Dwight Carpentier
Terry Gabe
Prince Albert
Don Cody
Arnold Murphy
John Mel
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