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Key to a healthy garden begins with good soil
Mark Salerno Special to QMI Agency Understanding your soil is essential to the health and vigour of your garden. With a good knowledge of your garden soil's make up, you can determine if you need to amend it before planting and what plants will do best in what location.[...]
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Pigeon Lake campsites are available
Visitors can now begin booking campsites at both of the provincial campgrounds located at Pigeon Lake Provincial Park. More than 400 campsites at Pigeon Lake and Zeiner provincial campgrounds are now open, with plans to stay open for much of the summer.[...]
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Designer tassel ideas without all the hassle
Tassels are a fabulous addition to any space and are so much more versatile than as window dressings or drapery tiebacks. The word tassel comes from the Latin word "tassau," which actually refers to a clasp.[...]
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McQueen handed enviro portfolio
Mark Wierzbicki QMI Agency Drayton Valley-Devon MLA Diana McQueen has again been named to Premier Alison Redford's cabinet.[...]
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Best 4-H beef showcased by clubs
Tammy Cummings Special to the Times Here are the results of the 2012 Wetaskiwin District 4-H Beef Show and Sale, held May 14 at the Wetaskiwin Ag. Grounds. Cloverlawn Senior Showmanship: First, Cassidy Russell; Second, Maddy Killen.[...]
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Home Party consultants all under one roof
Ever wanted take part in home party, or better yet, stage one? First you have to invited by one of your friends, or relatives, or you have to pick a date, arrange for a baby-sitter, prepare some snacks, clean your house spotless - the list goes on and on.[...]
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For the love of the job - EMS
How can someone stay so calm ... In another human's time of crisis? How can you not break down and cry ... When a child is hurt and bleeding? How can you give reassurance ... To the mother of critically ill child? How can you do your job ... When tempers and emotions run high...[...]
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New ambulances, equipment purchased by Muskwachees - EMS
Staff writer Muskwachees Ambulance Authority Ltd. (MAA) is entering its 30th year of serving Hobbema and its residents. And the emergency medical services organization will soon be able to provide a higher level of care thanks to the purchase of three state-of-the-art ambulances.[...]
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Dodge Dart may be poison to compact rivals
Daniel Barron QMI Agency I'm in the land of trucks, SUVs and all things big-wheeled for the launch of the all-new 2013 Dodge Dart - the first Chrysler vehicle designed and built under Fiat's ownership.[...]
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Peace Hills EMS attracting some of the best - EMS
Staff writer When is comes to emergency medical services personnel, Wetaskiwin - and more specific - Peace Hills Emergency Medical Services Ltd. - have attracted some of the best and brightest in their field.[...]
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A few spots remaining for community garden
Staff writer You don't have to be an expert green thumb, or even have your own backyard to plant your very own vegetable garden. The Wetaskiwin Community Garden offers would-be gardeners the chance to plant and harvest their own vegetables right in the city limits.[...]
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Reader corrects alderman's 'mistakes'
Dear Editor: An open letter to Alderman Barry Hawkes: In response to your article in the Wetaskiwin Times, May 16 edition, regarding the amphitheatre in Jubilee Park, I would like to clear up the confusion of your confusion.[...]
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Legion takes aim at DND for axing jobs
Dear Editor: At the same time that DND (Department of National Defence) has admitted that the numbers of suicide incidents in the Canadian Forces have risen, how is it possible that the department is eliminating the jobs of medical professionals involved in suicide prevention and monitoring of [...]
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Goodale fires across Mulcair's bow
Dear Editor: A week ago, NDP leader Thomas Mulcair started getting into hot water with ill-informed remarks about resource developments in western Canada. I thought by now he would have the sense to try to extricate himself.[...]
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Nothing to do tag doesn't apply in this city
I have to laugh when people say there is never anything to do in this city. Come work for the newspaper for a weekend, and you will quickly find out just how much actual "stuff" there is going on. Take May 12 for example.[...]
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Where is the justice?
In just 12 days, we will finally know what will become of the Millet mother who was found guilty of manslaughter in the deaths of her two young sons.[...]
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Church fundraiser was oh, so sweet
Staff writer A Wetaskiwin church used a sizzling event to help raise funds for its youths as well as a project designed to help those living in poverty in Edmonton. The Ebenezer Baptist Church held a pancake breakfast with all the trimmings, including sizzling bacon, May 19.[...]
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City fires public works superintendent
Staff writer After nearly 10 years of service, Wetaskiwin's public works superintendent Bob Stauth, was shown the door. According to a news release from the city of Wetaskiwin, Stauth was relieved of his duties May 15.[...]
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Long weekend turns tragic
Dave Lazzarino QMI Agency After two days of looking for signs and hoping, a search for missing boaters has been turned into a recovery effort on a lake northeast of Wetaskiwin. The search for Camrose residents Everett Westerneng, 19, and Dallas Simons, 26, began around 3:15 a.m.[...]
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Judge will sentence Millet mother June 4
Staff writer It will be another few weeks before the Millet mother accused of killing her children will find out how much, if any, jail time she will receive.[...]
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And so it begins...
The first section of roadway along 50th Avenue has now been closed to vehicular traffic as work on the first phase of the mainstreet revitalization project begins. As of 7 a.m.[...]
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Men's soccer season well underway
Craig Kerridge Special to the Times The first two weeks are now in the books for the newly renamed Battle River Men's Soccer League and the level of play looks to have risen to another level this season.[...]
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Colleagues and employees remember Stan Reynolds
Staff writer No one could call Stan Reynolds, ordinary. Or that he had lived a boring life. The consumat collector and preserver of Alberta's history was honoured at a special memorial service May 12 at the very museum he founded.[...]
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