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across much of the country, the pandemic be an excuse for
federal government has maintained undermining democracy.”
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operational since then. I do not know
all the particulars behind this sudden The W Veterans Organizations PASSPORT PHOTOS & MORE
HELP SUPPORT LOCAL JOURNALISM change, but I do hold both Boards and e parents are busy spending their
Gerald Soroka school districts in some of the many Emergency Support Fund
valuable time trying to form separate
both Administrations responsible for
this unacceptable situation.
four-by-four districts that surround
Two neighbours from the county,
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living next door to one another, each
Indeed, this will not even help all
send their children to school in Edson
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nothing for the service while the other bussing practice. Is any of this 5040 3rd Avenue, Edson
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Member of Parliament for Canadian Legion ($14 million),
BY APPOINTMENT
CORRECTION BY APPOINTMENT Yellowhead is pleased to advise ANAVETS ($1 million), True
Patriot Love ($1.5 million) and
that Veterans Affairs has
Apologies on my behalf to the Edson Cycling Association for a announced $20 million in new VETS Canada ($850,000) to cover Views & News
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misqoute of projected full cost build of the new Bike Park that is - PLEASE CALL funding to create a temporary a portion of their operating
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$350,000 when actually it is a $624,000 projected cost for the full Veterans Organizations expenditures. These payments will
US TO BOOK A TIME...
build. Please accept my apologies and I take full blame, not the US TO BOOK A TIME... Emergency Support Fund/ The all be made before the end of the
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fund will provide financial year.
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