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Week of May 18, 2009

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Firefighter for a Day May 22, 2009	Climbing ladders and Aquatic Rescue took centre stage on Friday. It was Fire Ops 101 -- A.K.A. "Fire Fighter for a day..." Local politicians were on hand for the fiery simulations, and Jeremy Hunka was there watching it all unfold. And despite the tough competition, he wasn't afraid to get his hands dirty.
Communication Breakdown? May 21, 2009	It was back on April 1st when the Palliser Health Region and 11 other health authorities in Alberta -- disbanded to create one provincial governing body, Alberta Health Services. The provincial authority - more commonly known as the "Super Board " was meant to streamline health care in our province. But has it? Critics argue that the lines of communication are not what they used to be. Scott Cunningham has the story.
Catholic Board of Education and Bill 44 May 21, 2009	Ever since it was introduced, school boards across Alberta have lined up in protest. It's called Bill 44 -- a new piece of legislation -- requiring teachers to give advance notice of how and when a controversial subject will be taught. Today, the Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education has joined the fight, sending a letter to the Alberta government. As Jeremy Hunka reports, they say the legislation shouldn't apply to them.
GM Termination May 20, 2009	General Motors Canada announced this morning that they would be applying the brakes to almost three hundred dealerships across the country. Doors will be closing at 42 per cent of GM dealers from coast to coast, and huge job losses are expected. Reporter Scott Cunningham takes a look under the hood at local dealerships -- where it seems operations will remain in drive and moving forward.
Brooks Crime Money May 20, 2009	"Superkids" may sound like something from a comic book, but in Brooks it's a whole new method of fighting crime. The locally developed program could mean less criminal adolescents, and more free stuff for students. As Jeremy Hunka reports the program impressed the Alberta government so much, the justice minister was on hand, to offer her own congratulations and a big chunk of cash.
Economic Round Table May 19, 2009	New federal stimulus cash is on the table, and Medicine Hat has less than a month to apply for it. For the second time in as many weeks a high profile federal minister was in our province, discussing ways her federal dollars could create jobs in Medicine Hat. Jeremy Hunka reports.

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