Tragedy Strikes Taber Area After Junior High Crash
The Times reports a Friday 5 p.m. crash west of town involving three youths, including Darren Haslem and 17-year-old Chris Yokoyama known as Beans, leaving one teen dead and another hospitalized as blizzard conditions worsened in southern Alberta. The community unites in grief and support for the Myers school and affected families, recalling a prior Colorado collision.
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WR. Myers
Darren Haslem
Taber
Alberta
Chris Yokoyama
Beans
W.R. Myers
Yokoyama
Myers
Johanna
Katanzi
Colorado
Chris Evanson
Calgary
Haslem
Anonymous letter sparks reflection on community volunteers
Diane Llewelyn Jones of Taber writes thanking anonymous critic for prompting self critique of judging coaches and praising volunteers who support arts, athletics, and the Centre Court for the Arts. She recalls directing The Music Man at D.A. Ferguson School and the generosity of 85 cast members and parents.
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Greg Saunders
Greg
Taber
Centre Court For the Arts
D.A. Ferguson
Diane Llewelyn-Jones
Fairness in Canadian seats sparks Western bias debate
Miles Pavka of Cranford argues that seat allotments create regional inequality with Quebec under 102000 per seat and the West under 125000, urging uniform 125000 per seat and questioning subsidies to sovereignty parties like the Bloc.
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Canada
Quebec
House of Commons
Ontario
British Columbia
Alberta
Manitoba
Northwest Territories
Harper
Bloc
Miles Pavka Cranford
Merging of Taber heavy haulers to form Speedy division
Speedy Heavy Hauling Ltd and Cage Transport Ltd will merge on January 1 1999 to form Speedy Heavy Hauling a division of Cage Logistics Inc. The consolidation aims to boost efficiency and reduce internal competition, bringing 75 trucks and 160 trailers under one system.
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Taber
Speedy Heavy Hauling Ltd
Cage Transport Ltd
Speedy Heavy Hauling
Cage Logistics Inc
Dwight Versteeg
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Central Drug
William Wright
Drember
Chamber of Commerce
Joe Orban Jr
Ed Engner
Harry E Strom
E.S. Wallace
Taber Kiwanis Club
St. Theodore’s Anglican
Taber Board of Trade
Southern Alberta Beet Growers Association
Taber- Barnwell Beet Growers Association
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