Weekend Weather Outlook for Saturday and Sunday
Weather summary notes a 30 percent chance of showers Saturday with a high of 13 and a low of 2, followed by partly cloudy conditions Sunday with a high of 11 and a low of 3.
26 Oct 2005
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Oct 26, 2005
Page
1
Weather summary notes a 30 percent chance of showers Saturday with a high of 13 and a low of 2, followed by partly cloudy conditions Sunday with a high of 11 and a low of 3.
The Halifax Harmonic Society a choir and ensemble formed and planned its first public performance for the following January as Halifax's first group to tackle major choral and orchestral works remaining active for years. Capt McClure of the Royal Navy reportedly explored the Northwest Passage while seeking the Franklin expedition.
The CKNX Barndance, Canada’s longest running live country show, aired its final Halloween broadcast from Formosa Ontario. Since 1938 the program traveled to southern Ontario towns each Saturday featuring guests like Ward Allen and Gordon Lightfoot.
Medicine Hat News reports residents will receive a November utility bill brochure titled Ways to be Prepared for a Power Outage. It guides personal prep, lists a 24 hour Helpline at 529-8260 for reporting outages and emergencies, and includes an outage report checklist. The brochure reflects lessons from the Ross Glen outage this summer to improve customer communication.
Two males face charges after police determined a bank robbery was staged. One man is charged with public mischief and fraud under 5,000, and the other with fraud under 5,000. The incident involved a suspect posing as a victim to fraudulently obtain money from an ATM. Both will appear in provincial court on December 13.
The Monday News notes tea tickets cost 7.50 during gala events at the Ewart Duggan House. Box office hours run 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 5 p.m. on weekends, with one hour before showtimes.
Redcliff town council agreed to back River View Golf Club in applying for a Community Initiatives Program grant. Golf course officials seek 25000 dollars with equal matching funds to upgrade the maintenance fleet. The exact fleet items depend on grant funding.
The Royal Canadian Legion opens its national poppy campaign with a Legislature presentation at 10am in Edmonton. Alberta ministers and leaders receive poppies while the public is invited. Transport minister Lyle Oberg launches a committee to study Alberta’s transport future including potential high speed rail Edmonton to Calgary.
Canadian Press reports Alberta Education Minister Gene Zwozdesky plans to request millions in extra funding for schools and libraries to cover expected heating cost increases this winter. He notes school boards rightly raise the issue and other departments may seek similar grants for public buildings as gas bills could rise up to fifty percent.
Prairieland Park's Emerald Casino in Saskatoon says the smoking ban and bylaw reduce gambling by fewer customers, forcing cuts to staff and hours. CEO Mark Regier calls the situation unfortunate as provincial rules tighten smoking locations beginning this year.
Grace Strachman surveys wind damaged traffic lights in Weston Florida on Tuesday following Hurricane Wilma that struck the state on Monday.
Braves pitcher John Smoltz earned the Roberto Clemente Award for excellence on and off the field. Commissioner Bud Selig and Roberto Clemente Jr. presented the honor before Game 3 of the World Series between the Chicago White Sox and Houston Astros. Smoltz called it the premier honor of his career.
A $600 million class action has been filed after a deadly legionnaires outbreak at Seven Oaks Home for the Aged in Toronto. Plaintiff Gerald Glover, 58, who lived nearby, was hospitalized and nearly died from the illness.
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