Description: News from Red Deer and areaJC 1600:00 - Bonnie Burns and government assistance programs/ welfare; food bank volunteer says assistance is not enough01:55 - Chinooks Edge School division Superintendent Jim Gibbons on school funding for River Valley school and Olds High School03:17 - Golfers Mike Weir, Stuart Henley and Adrienne White [spelling?] hoping to increase interest in the sport with younger people05:00 - Businesses on Highway 11 in Rocky Mountain House concerned with changes to the road and customer access; MLA Ty Lund not convinced the road plan will work06:52 - Bob Healy, outdoor custodian with the Downtown Business Association; new RCMP team to patrol around bars downtown; Dennis Zimmer, DBA president says everyone needs to help in cleaning up downtown08:39 - Revenue Minister on the Heritage Savings Trust Fund and Revenue Stabilization Fund; Jan Fisher of the Chamber of Commercelikes the fund10:32 - H.J. Cody school students possibly poisoned by shared drink12:26 - Lisa Gillman [spelling?] speaking about convicted sex offender John Schneeberger and his possible parole; MP Bob Mills on his release14:13 - Cameron Holt speaking on alpaca industry in Canada; Jon Mcleod [spelling] on local Auction16:54 - Travel agent and Chamber of Commerce on local SARS impact18:21 - Red Deer trying to prevent West Nile virus locally; dead birdsa sign of the virus19:55 - Terry Peterman [spelling?] with Olds Electric and Lighting Ltd. received online inquiry from American soldiers in Iraq21:41 - Dan Roadhouse Cyrstal Kostner [spelling?] and church youth group get first hand experience at homelessness23:15 - Highway 2 closed due to spring storm; Red Deer College opened as temporary shelter; City watching for river flooding25:15 - Bow Fever youth fiddle concert; Dusty Lutwig [spelling?] on why he enjoys the music26:52 - Racing entertainment centre at Westerner Park; charities concerned with loss of funding28:36 - Natural gas rates30:30 - Strong Canadian dollar; increase in foreign investors but can hurt business with foreign labourers32:00 - Spring snow storm; Balmoral golf course closes again due to spring storm; snow can be good for gardens33:50 - City lot draw; construction can be more expensive for individual buyers35:40 - Riel Boufard [spelling?] yard care specialist has slow business with spring storms; Wolf Creek schools closed due to snow37:24 - Deregulation of power in Alberta39:11 - Local MLAs and Mayor Surkan on power deregulation40:41 - Julian Mattigan [spelling?], Irish Olympic athlete on drug use42:05 - Jarvis Bay campground prepping for season; campgrounds and RCMP say zero tolerance on alcohol43:40 - Gas price and taxes45:25 - Rotary Club opposed to proposed Keith Mann statue location47:06 - Didsbury receiving funding for a new school48:27 - Brian Culley [spelling?] slow cattle hauling business due to mad cow disease, Misty Ridge Trucking Ltd.; agriculture equipment sellers worried about slow sales50:05 - Veterinarian Lynn Tate on mad cow disease; Burnt Lake Auction closed as cattle prices uncertain; local businesses hurt by auction closure51:52 - Rod Schnieder, owner of Ponoka Meat Processors, on provincial meat inspector; people not worried about contaminated meat53:19 - Ivan White, travel agent, on current international travel situation; local tourism could see boost54:43 - Undercover RCMP drug officer thinks Ottawa's drug strategy is too soft; lawyers think the strategy is a good first step56:27 - Alberta cattle producers concerned with closed United States border; auction prices low58:22 - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band01:00:18 - Relay For Life; Jeremy Wotherspoon speaking to survivors

Contributor: Claggett, Jim

Date: 2003 - Creation Date

Date: 2019-08-28 - Digitization Date

Type: MovingImage

Format: 1 videocassette (01:02:17): Betacam SP

Format: 1 video file (01:02:17) : col., .mov

Identifier: VC646

Source: MG 574 CHCA Television fonds

Source: 2011-007

Language: en

Relation: Created by CHCA TV in Red Deer and stored at the station until its closure in the fall 2009.

Coverage: Red Deer, Alberta

Coverage: Rocky Mountain House, Alberta

Coverage: Sylvan Lake, Alberta

Coverage: Olds, Alberta

Coverage: Eckville, Alberta

Coverage: Ponoka, Alberta

Coverage: Didsbury, Alberta

Coverage: Lacombe, Alberta

Rights: Copyright assigned to Archives

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The Red Deer Archives acknowledges that we are located on Treaty 6 and Treaty 7 territory, and that this land is also governed by the Otipemisiwak Metis Nation.