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Newspaper
The Taber Times
Location
Taber, Alberta, Canada
Date
Sep 06, 2006
Page
4
The Times highlights alarming literacy stats for Canada ahead of World Literacy Day. Four in ten Canadians lack essential reading and writing skills, with 15 per cent unable to understand medical labels and 27 per cent struggling with hazardous material warnings.
Taber Public Library reports 529 kids attended 19 sessions in the Summer Reading Program, reading 1 197 books and visiting M D of Taber Park and Aquafun Centre for water safety and swimming instruction. Local police and EMS teams provided safety lessons. The library invites survey responses with a deadline of October 21 2006.
Police chief Tom Sommerfeld says Taber may deploy a time share photo radar unit within weeks. The Taber police commission aims to partner with Medicine Hat for 12 to 16 hours weekly, while cat trapping policy is under review by town council and the protective services committee. MLA Ron Hierath reacts to Alberta legislature electoral boundary changes affecting rural southern Alberta.
September 1986 mayoral update shows Van Orman declining re election while ex mayor George Meyer runs. A referendum on a new indoor pool for Taber is postponed at least a year. The Times recalls 30 years ago university senate retreat and July arrest figures.
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