Weather snapshot with variable conditions midweek
Wednesday night shows a low of 3 with a partly cloudy Thursday leading to a high of 21. Friday night cools to a low of 5 and seasonable, followed by a high of 19 and a low of 4 on Thursday.
30 Sep 2006
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Sep 30, 2006
Page
1
Wednesday night shows a low of 3 with a partly cloudy Thursday leading to a high of 21. Friday night cools to a low of 5 and seasonable, followed by a high of 19 and a low of 4 on Thursday.
Five tigers approach a jeep with tourists in Hangzhou Zhejiang province as seen in a Friday AP photo. The incident underscores growing tension between wildlife and visitors at the park.
Andrew Katelaris was convicted in March of cultivating cannabis after police found 49,519 plants near Newcastle. A sentencing hearing heard the crop had such low THC it had no drug value, and he will not serve prison time. His medical licence was revoked for three years.
Medicine Hat hosts the fourth South Alberta Environmental Summit on October 11 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Esplanade with a Craik Sustainable Living Project keynote. Attendees will learn practical workplace action on air and water, energy, waste, and natural spaces with displays at City Hall October 11–12. register by October 6 at 529-8188 or russmi medicinehat.ca.
Canada launches its first Pan Western Economic Development Conference in Camrose from October 24 to 26 hosted by Alberta Economic Development. Delegates from western provinces Yukon and Northwest Territories will hear panel discussions on Aboriginal participation in economies regional development and labour force issues with a conference website at panwestconference.ca.
Saskatchewan increases subsidies for licensed child care, widening eligibility. The 2006-07 allocation rises to 16.2 million with 3.6 million in new funds. New rate structure, part-time subsidies, full-fee subsidies for social assistance parents seeking work, lower hours for school-age care, and teen student support block funding are part of the enhancements announced in the April 6 2006 budget.
Premier Gordon Campbell is photographed amid bridge supports for phase two of the Kicking Horse Canyon Project near Golden British Columbia. The 960 million dollar plan upgrades 26 kilometers of the Trans Canada Highway from Highway 95 in Golden to the Yoho National Park boundary in three phases.
The CP Coal train derailed east of Fort Steele near Cranbrook in southeastern British Columbia. Sixteen of 115 cars left the tracks near the river, spilling some coal into the water. Cleanup crews and environmental experts assess damage. no injuries reported and cause is unknown. Rerouting plans are in place with no reopening date set.
Charles MacLean in Fort McMurray learned his Cape Breton job at the Port Hawkesbury paper mill will return after Helsinki based Stora Enso recalled 560 workers 10 months after shutdown. The Port Hawkesbury plant is restarting, easing long uncertainty for island residents.
The Canadian and U S governments delayed the softwood lumber agreement with a one month extension to no later than November 1. Communications director Bob Klager cited industry requests for a limited delay due to implementation complexities. Emerveon was unavailable but a news release noted the extension followed close talks.
The House moved toward approving a 17 month extension to the passport entry rule for Canadians entering the U S by car or ferry. Lawmakers urged Homeland Security to roll out strict ID requirements ahead of June 1 2009 and pressed for early implementation. Representatives Rogers and King called on officials to deploy the rule as soon as possible and for earlier start.
NORAD said four US F-15s intercepted two Russian bombers that approached near the Alaska coast during an exercise. The Russian aircraft stayed in international airspace and left the 20 kilometre buffer. Canada also launched CF-18 fighters but did not intercept.
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