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9/3/2010
3:14am
Alberta's municipal affairs minister is defending the $30-million cost to administer the province's $203 million flood damage assistance program.
Hector Goudreau says the bill covers a lot of expenses, including travel for officials, setting up offices, and hourly fees of employees.
He notes that the program also covers more than just homeowners' losses, it also covers losses suffered by businesses, farmers and municipalities.
The province set aside the relief money in July to help compensate victims of flooding in Medicine Hat, the town of Irvine and Cypress County.
(aw/The Canadian Press)
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9/2/2010
8:15pm
Rain, snow, sleet and hail may not stop the mail from getting through, but dive-bombing birds sure will.Canada Post has suspended mail service in part of the southwest Calgary community of Bayview because a hawk has been attacking the letter carrier.The hawk is so aggressive it even broke a bike helmet the female carrier was wearing to protect herself. A family of the birds is living in a tree in the community, but hasn't harassed any of the residents.Some people say they were told it's because the hawks think the carrier is a predator.Canada Post spokeswoman Theresa Williams says they'll try delivering the mail to the affected 150 homes again next week. (CFFR, ccg)
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9/2/2010
A precedent setting ruling has been made in Calgary court after anti-semitic slogans and swastikas were spray-painted on three sites, including the Holocaust Memorial in Calgary. A 17 year old youth was arrested following an intense investigation including publication of surveillance video, and Thursday pleaded guilty on the first-of-its kind hate crime charges laid in our city; incitement of hatred of an identifiable group, in this case directed towards the jewish community. He also pleaded guilty to mischief against a religious facility, a crime also motivated by hate. He will be sentenced in October.
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9/2/2010
Two teens, charged in a violent beating 3 years ago that left Blair Palmer with permanent brain damage, will not serve any jail time. Palmer, who was 18 at the time, was beaten with a baseball bat and other objects near a community centre on Strathcona Street S.W on Sept. 3, 2007. He spent 10 days in intensive care at hospital, undergoing surgery, but is still recovering from his injuries. His attackers had been charged with aggravated assault, but those charges were stayed when they pleaded guilty to the lesser charges of possession of a weapon and causing a disturbance. They were sentenced in a Calgary courtroom Thursday.One teen was given 12 months probation, the other received 9 months.
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9/2/2010
The NDP is calling on the province to stop funding private schools.M-L-A Rachel Notley says it is not right for the province to be providing $171 million to private schools, that only allow rich kids to attend, especially at a time when public schools are faced with overcrowded classrooms.Notley says if the province put the money into the public system, parents would no longer have to shell out extra fees for various programs.
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9/2/2010
The Calgary Board of Education is wondering when sustainable funding for new schools will be set out by the province. Vice Chair Lynn Ferguson says she is pleased that six new public schools officially opened Thursday, but adds more are needed in Calgary's newer communities.Four middle schools will be built in Calgary in 2012 and one high school in 2013, but Ferguson says there needs to be a long term funding plan so they know in advance which communities will be getting new schools.
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9/2/2010
Crimes involving parked vehicles around L-R-T stations in Calgary appear to be dropping.After recording about 700 vehicular crimes in 2008, that number was sliced in half last year and it appears to be declining even more this year.Public Safety and Enforcement Coordinator Brian Whitelaw credits the collaborative work including Calgary police and the Calgary Parking Authority.He also says utilizing so called "bait cars" appears to be working.
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9/2/2010
An Edmonton couple has stepped forward to claim their $10 million prize from last Friday's Lotto Max draw.Michael and Liz Kennedy plan to share the money with their kids, extended family members and friends.The winning ticket was a quick-pick, bought at a 7-11 store.The Kennedy's plan to travel, pay bills, and buy a new home.
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9/2/2010
An Alberta man, who kidnapped and sexually assaulted a girl from Penhold last year, is now accepting his fate.The Alberta Court of Appeal confirms 58-year-old Gerard Baumgarte, of Red Deer, has abandoned his appeal of an 18-year prison sentence. Court heard the man posed as a police officer when he committed the crime in February of last year. The victim was bound, blindfolded and sexually assaulted over two days, before she was dropped off outside a Red Deer shopping centre.
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9/2/2010
The Monetary Policy Council at the C.D. Howe Institute is urging the Bank of Canada to raise interest rates.Spokesman Bill Robson says rates should go up to one percent right away and then be increased to 1.5 percent in March and 2.25 percent by September of next year.He says the rate hikes are needed in order to keep inflation in check.The Bank of Canada's key interest rate is currently pegged at .75 percent.
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