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Yesterday | Red Deer Advocate

Guide dogs gather

Carla Schneider and her St. Bernard service dog Angus reacquaint themselves with Eve, a German shepherd guide dog belonging to her friend John Dignard of Wetaskiwin outside The Gathering Place Monday.

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Related Topix: Canada,

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Wetaskiwin Times

Four small words pack big impact

Those four words begin a creed that is synonymous with the Rotary Club around the world.

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

Wetaskiwin Times

Long-time Wetaskiwin group may face $800,000 funding cut

While there were plenty of spooky-looking pumpkins up for auction at the 35th annual Pumpkin Ball, it was the announcement by the Wetaskiwin & District Association for Community Service executive director that truly frightened the crowd.

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Wed Nov 04, 2009

Wetaskiwin Times

Wetaskiwin Public Library's success celebrated

The driving force behind supplying Wetaskiwin and area residents with a wealth of knowledge was thanked for its efforts last week.

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Related Topix: Libraries, Canada,

Wetaskiwin Times

Wetaskiwin's First United Church choir gets boost after fire

Helping hands have stretched across the region and even across the border for a Wetaskiwin church choir that saw its place of worship destroyed by fire last month.

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Related Topix: Canada,

Tue Nov 03, 2009

CTV.ca

Man to be sentenced in 2010 for shooting Alta. toddler

Home : Canada : Man to be sentenced in 2010 for shooting Alta. toddler Man to be sentenced in 2010 for shooting Alta.

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Related Topix: Canada,

Mon Nov 02, 2009

CBC

Alberta to open flu assessment clinics

Dr. Stephen Duckett, head of Alberta Health Services, apologized Thursday for the long lines at vaccination clinics.

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Related Topix: Canada, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Medicine, Influenza

Sat Oct 31, 2009

Wetaskiwin Times

Heavy hitters wade into bylaw debate

A pair of heavy hitters in Alberta's hotel lodging and liquor stores industries has added their voices opposing a controversial proposed bylaw by the City of Wetaskiwin.

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Related Topix: Canada,

Thu Oct 29, 2009

Ponoka News

Duffy says fall election would damage recovery

The old journalistic voice of Canadian politics was loud and clear explaining why another election would be damaging to Canada's economy.

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Related Topix: North America, Canada, World News, Weather, Natural Disasters, Drought, Stephen Harper,

Wetaskiwin Times

H1N1 immunization clinics to come to Wetaskiwin

A nurse prepares the H1N1 vaccine at the Orleans H1N1 clinic in the east of Ottawa Oct 27, 2009.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Canada, Medicine, Influenza

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Wetaskiwin Times

Wetaskiwin senior killed by train

An 80-year-old Wetaskiwin woman has been killed at a train crossing in the city.

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Related Topix: Canada,

Market Wire

Government of Canada Helps Samson Cree Nation Launch New Company

Member of Parliament for Wetaskiwin, Blaine Calkins, on behalf of the Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Metis and Non-Status Indians, today congratulated the Samson Cree Nation on the grand opening of its latest economic development venture, Cree Star Transport Ltd.

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Related Topix: Canada,

Mon Oct 26, 2009

Edmonton Sun

Woman killed at train crossing

Wetaskiwin RCMP swarmed the downtown area after reports that a train had hit a pedestrian.

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Related Topix: Train Disaster, Canada,

Sun Oct 25, 2009

Edmonton Journal

Train strikes, kills senior in Wetaskiwin

An elderly woman was hit and killed at a railroad crossing in Wetaskiwin Sunday morning.

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Related Topix: Canada,

Fri Oct 23, 2009

CBC

Author denied full parole for 1989 murder

Yvonne Johnson was convicted of murdering a man in this Wetaskiwin, Alta., home in 1989.

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Thu Oct 22, 2009

Wetaskiwin Times

Wetaskiwin County doles out funds for bridge repair projects

The County of Wetaskiwin has awarded two tenders for projects in the west end of the municipality.

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Related Topix: Canada,

Wed Oct 21, 2009

Wetaskiwin Times

It was a huge show of support

It was time for memories, and coming together in support over the loss of a cornerstone of faith in Wetaskiwin.

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Wetaskiwin Times

Construction $$$$ up in Wetaskiwin, but ..

Construction $$$$ up in Wetaskiwin, but ... One building permit worth $10M for new seniors complex to replace aging Peace Hills Lodge Construction in Wetaskiwin rose by almost $4 million compared to a year ago.

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Mon Oct 19, 2009

Stratford Beacon Herald

Small Alberta town rattled, loses two churches in two days

A second church in as many days has been ravaged by fire in Wetaskiwin, and officials are treating the latest one "as suspicious." On Oct.

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Related Topix: Fire, Canada,

Sat Oct 17, 2009

Ottawa Citizen

Two fires have Alta. church leaders fearing arsonist with a grudge

Firefighters work hard to put out a stubborn fire which destroyed the 1st United Church in Wetaskiwin Alberta on Tuesday October 13, 2009.

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Related Topix: Canada, Johns, MS

 

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