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Wednesday Jul 8 | Taber Times

MLA under fire

Allegations from a former sergeant-at-arms of the provincial legislature have recently been leveled at Taber-Cardston-Warner MLA Broyce Jacobs.

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Related Topix: Canada, Life, Veteran Affairs,

Tue Jul 07, 2009

Dose

Alberta First Nation gets anti-oilsands help from U.K. co-op

A consumer co-operative based in the United Kingdom is joining a small First Nations community in Alberta in its fight to stop the expansion of oilsands development in the province.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, United Kingdom, Canada,

Cold Lake Sun

Glendona s Point of View

It's official; Mayor Johnnie Doonanco of the Village of Glendon agrees with Reeve Ed Rondeau, Mayor Ernie Isley and Mayor Craig Copeland.

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Related Topix: Canada,

Sun Jul 05, 2009

Edmonton Journal

U.K. Bank backs oilsands lawsuit

Paul Monaghan, left, of the Co-Operative Group bank in Manchester, England, shakes hands with Beaver Lake Cree Nation Chief Al Lameman at the Beaver Lake powwow on Friday.

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Related Topix: Greater Manchester County, England, World News, United Kingdom, Canada, North America,

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Fort McMurray Today

New agreement signed by local chamber, construction association

An agreement signed yesterday between the Fort McMurray Chamber of Commerce, the Fort McMurray Construction Association, and the Lac La Biche Chamber of Commerce is being called the first of its kind.

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Wed Jun 24, 2009

Cold Lake Sun

Copeland speaks out

Ita s all about oil and the land that sits on top of it. Cold Lake is surrounded by land that belongs to someone else.

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Mon Jun 22, 2009

Fort McMurray Today

Fire closes Highway 63

BENJAMIN RICETTO Today staff RCMP and road workers stand at the Highway 63 closed road sign barrier and direct traffic onto Highway 881 off Highway 63, Monday as wildfires grow further south.

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Related Topix: Fire, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Canada,

Sat Jun 20, 2009

CTV Calgary

Hundreds of firefighters help to fight Alberta's growing wildfires

Firefighters from across Canada and as far away as Mexico are helping out to fight Alberta's raging wildfires.

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Related Topix: North America, Canada, World News, Fire

Fri Jun 19, 2009

Red Deer Advocate

Along the road to Fort McMurray

Last week I had the privilege of visiting Fort McMurray with Parsons Holiday Tours.

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Related Topix: Canada, Opinion

Wed Jun 17, 2009

CTV Calgary

Highway 63 reopens to traffic after fire closure

Traffic on Highway 63 has reopened to traffic Tuesday afternoon, but officials warn it may close again if the wildfire situation worsens.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, Canada,

Tue Jun 16, 2009

Calgary Herald

Wildfires shut Fort Mac route

Heavy smoke and ash from wildfires closed a 240-kilometre stretch of the main highway that connects Fort McMurray to Edmonton, and another fire threatened the alternative route on Monday.

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Related Topix: Fire, Travel, Canada Travel, Alberta, Canada Travel, Weather, Natural Disasters, Wildfire

Mon Jun 15, 2009

Lethbridge Herald

Forest fire in Prince Albert National Park burning near Grey Owl's cabin

Crews were working Monday to protect the historic home of Grey Owl - one of Canada's first conservationists - from forest fires burning in Prince Albert National Park.

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Related Topix: Western, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Grey Owl, Fire, Canada, Natural Disasters, Wildfire,

CBC

Dry conditions spark forest fires and fire bans in Alberta

Anastasia Drummond, a wildfire information officer with Alberta Sustainable Development, says over 23,000 hectares of land have burned in 861 wildfires since April 1. Hot, dry weather has caused a partial highway closure and a dozen fire bans in Alberta.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, Canada,

Red Deer Advocate

Firefighting crews work to put out wildfires

Provincial firefighting crews are working to put out 11 out of control fires in northern Alberta after already putting out 127 wildfires that were sparked by lightening over the last two days.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Fire, Wildfire, Canada,

Sun Jun 14, 2009

Edmonton Sun

Perfect weather for fire

Hot, dry weather and random lightning storms have conspired to make this weekend a busy one for forest firefighters throughout Western Canada.

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Related Topix: Fire, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Canada,

Tue Mar 03, 2009

| The Watchdog

Danyluk needs to go

Nancy Mereska said in the Lac la Biche Forum:

Thank you very much for posting my editorial on this site. We were away for a short holiday and came home to 21 messages on our phone regarding this editorial. People phoned from Lac La Biche, St. Paul, Edmonton, Red Deer, and as far away as Kelowna, B.C. As a writer where the political can become personal, I have been on the phone this morning speaking via message machines and secretaries to the various writers of letters to the Two Hills & County Chronicle. Why people felt they had to respond to an editorial in the Edmonton Journal in our local weekly paper is beyond me; but, c'est the vie in small town Alberta. My first issue with these letters is the one written by Ms. Kim Heyman in which she claims I misquoted Mr. Danyluk. Ms. Heyman was not present at the meeting of which I wrote per my editorial. So Ms. Heyman cannot say that I "misquoted" Mr. Danyluk. I have 22 pages of notes from the meetings Mr. Danyluk held in Two Hills on May 22nd, 2007. I have phoned Ms. Heyman and left a message on her machine for a retraction to please appear in next week's paper. Which, of course, we all know it won't. Secondly, Mr. Ron Rudkowsky is a very educated man and a man who I have always greatly admired and respected since moving here over 20 years ago. But, for Mr. Rudkowsky to use the words "hate, malace, slant and exaggeration" in an otherwise okay critique from his perspective is also uncalled for. I also left a message on his answering machine inviting him to come read the 22 pages of notes, which, of course, he will not because it is easier to call names than it is to find out the facts, isn't it, in small town Alberta? I expected my editorial to inform and possibly ignite, but not bring forth innuendoes that break the rules of good debate. Name calling and giving false information certainly does these things.

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Fri Feb 27, 2009

| The Watchdog

No New Schools This Year

school construction said in the Lac la Biche Forum:

April 7 is when finance minister Iris Evans will announce details of what projects could be on the chopping block as the province deals with a $1.4 billion deficit. In announcing the first shortfall in 15 years, Evans said hundreds of millions in capital spending will have to be delayed. Health care, education and transportation projects are expected to take the brunt of the $779 million reduction in capital spending. Health Minister Ron Liepert is already on record as saying expansion plans at the Peter Lougheed hospital are going to be scaled back but work on the new south hospital will continue. Some school construction or renovation projects might even be delayed.

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| The Watchdog

CHANGE WILL COME

MrMillions said in the Lac la Biche Forum:

Since the days of Dwayne and Tom nothing much has changed, we know have Peter which is more of the same old politics from the past and this is causing major disruptions in what should be straight ahead politics. Why do LLB leaders have to always make it look so complicated to guide people into the future. They seem to like the closed door planning of the past and this is what keeps starting the fights, even though fighting is all a big part of our history can we not find a way to change the bad habits of the past. Maybe in the near future the right person will show up, hey how about one of our good local native brothers if Barack Obama can do so much for positive change in the US and around the world, then just maybe that is the change we need here. The sad thing about the upcomming vote is it won't do a single thing to change our politics. With a yes or no vote and I expect a yes with a close run from the no side, the closed door style politics with all the name calling will continue. You would think the present group would look back at the past problems of our politics and make the proper changes to ensure that we don't keep repeating the stupidity of the past, but to no avail it never happens we just plunge deeper into the dirty old ways of the past. Hopefully after all this negativity that has occured over the last few mounths of debates or is that war of words, we will get on a positve track of politics. Remember now, sticks and stones will break my bones but calling names will never hurt me. Ta Ta.

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Wed Feb 25, 2009

www.sportsnet.ca | The Watchdog

Flames suffer Bourque injury blow

Bourque injury blow for Flames An unfortunate setback to a breakout season for Rene Bourque.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Calgary Flames, NHL Northwest Division, Rene Bourque, NHL Players, Daymond Langkow, Minnesota Wild

Sat Feb 14, 2009

| The Watchdog

LLB WAR OVER 48 MILLION BORROWING

dr sammantha layton said in the Lac la Biche Forum:

no one is leaving, the muni - consultants keep saying -HIRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! maybe they should hire an adminstration & leader! that way his family could get a life and get off of here! if you have not noticed people, they keep attacking me because they think i am some they know, and it makes no sense. they are home grown puke! maybe go to "the rink" and widen out, oh, but i can not breath, but grew up smelling shit in the back yard! or have thier girls in skating..... and widening out! watch the family reaction! HERE!!!!!!! watch, they will attack someone they do not even know, like a bunch of reserve DOGS! their breeding was an accident. they keep changing their name here, even a moderator. they need a new handle, as they do not even own a boat to float, catch a fish, ewwww... i'm stinky, look who is stinking now, FAMILY CALLING ALL FAMILY where are your insults??? here they come!!!!! BULLYING cause you could not do it under your dad's direction,AND ARE trying now, what a bunch of misfit christian's, or so called, a& W wanna bees! I sold mine in 2002! that is, A & W ! watch everyone, but then again it is mostly your family on here, you fools....

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