Tourism push eyed for Taber as interpretive centre proposed
The Times reports on a planned March 29 tourism open house at the Taber community centre to showcase an agricultural interpretive centre with an estimated 10 million price tag. Town seeks volunteers to form a committee to advance the project, highlighting Taber’s irrigation history, sugar factory and farm industry as potential tourist draw.
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ATA president seconds readers on education budget
Readers respond to the March 9 editorial in the Tabor Times, defending the Alberta Teachers’ Association position on salary increases tied to provincial earnings. The letter clarifies the existing five-year agreement, notes no active tripartite talks, and cites 2008/9 budget figures showing teacher pay portions far below 80 percent.
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Taber Times Seeks Community Bloggers for Online Platform
The Taber Times invites readers to become community bloggers on www tabertimes com. Share thoughts on topics from baking to gardening and local library or museum news. For details contact Garrett Simmons by phone or email.
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Sugar beet costs and local funding questions in Taber
Local growers weigh exiting beet production as yields and costs push per acre to high levels while unpaid 2000 crops press on. In Taber, debate over a full time school resource officer stalls funding, risking extra costs for remaining partners. Confederate flag issue at W R Myers noted but deemed a non event.
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