Former alderman Wayne Craven passes away
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Yes
He was 80 years old and died early Friday morning after battling cancer, said his wife Sandra.
“He was diagnosed two years ago, but you wouldn’t have known it from looking at him,” said Sandra Craven, adding a 14-month treatment was successful last year, but the illness returned aggressively and he entered hospital last week.
“It was peaceful at the end. He went quietly, but not without a fight.”
Craven was a well-known personality, and not only for six terms served on city council, but in business, in general volunteer circles, and the arts community, his personal passion.
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Local officials remain anti-carbon tax
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Would you support the Conservative Party of Canada’s carbon tax plan of consumer pricing with ‘green’ savings account?
Yes
Regional politicians are still hopeful they can scrap the carbon tax despite a recent defeat from the Supreme Court and the federal Conservative Party’s adoption of a similar carbon price plan.
Federal party leader Erin O’Toole announced his environmental plan to reviews ranging from cool from some in his own party to verging on ridicule from some right-of-centre commentators.
This comes two weeks after delegates to the party’s national policy convention rejected including stronger language on climate change to broaden appeal outside of its core Western Canadian base of support
From CHATNewsToday.ca
By Tiffany Goodwein
Maclean’s magazine came out with their annual ranking of the best communities to live in the country this week, and Medicine Hat and Brooks made it to the top 25.
This year the list was based on the best communities to live and work remotely.
Halifax Nova Scotia took the top spot, followed by Fredericton New Brunswick.
Ranked on internet quality, housing affordability, taxes, crime rate, access to healthcare, population growth, weather, amenities and community involvement, Medicine Hat ranked 21st in the country, beating out larger centers like Calgary ranked 31st, Ottawa ranked 36th, and Vancouver ranked 174th. The city, according to the Maclean’s ranked high on internet quality, low taxes, and amenities.
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