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• Licence liberty: Calgary man allowed to use 'FREE AB' vanity plate

  04-06-2020 23:48
  
  Several months after a Calgary man was denied his 'FREE AB' vanity plate, the Alberta government has allowed him his freedom of expression. Tomas Manasek, who came to Alberta from the former Czechoslovakia in the 1970s, first applied to purchase the personalized licence plate on Dec. 10, 2019, the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms said in a release. Two days later, Manasek was contacted by Alberta's Registrar of Motor Vehicles. It told him the "FREE AB" plate "did not fit into the guide
  
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• First Nations, environmentalists ask for Alberta to restart oilpatch monitoring

  04-06-2020 23:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Seven environmental and Indigenous groups are asking the Alberta government to restart monitoring in the province's oilpatch as soon as possible.
  
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• Alberta government imposing steep penalties but no charges on most first-time impaired drivers

  04-06-2020 23:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta has introduced legislation that would add hefty fines and penalties for first-time impaired drivers but would not have them face a criminal charge.
  
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• Alberta government imposing steep penalties but no charges on first-time impaired drivers

  04-06-2020 23:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta has introduced legislation that would add hefty fines and penalties for first-time impaired drivers but would not have them face a criminal charge.
  
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• Experts discuss future economic and psychological impacts of COVID-19

  04-06-2020 23:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  WATCH ABOVE: Two University of Lethbridge professors discuss what the short-, medium-, and long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic will have on individuals and their businesses. Eloise Therien has more.
  
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• Surveillance images of person of interest in fatal hit-and-run released

  04-06-2020 22:27
  
  The Calgary Police Service is circulating images of a man who may have information related to a fatal hit-and-run that left a 15-year-old boy dead. In the early morning hours of May 13, a Dodge Journey and a Buick Allure collided in the southbound lanes of 52nd Street N.E., near the 16th Avenue overpass, in the culmination of what is believed to be a suspected case of road rage. The Journey left the road and flipped, ejecting Ibaad Yar from the vehicle. The teen was pronounced dead on scene whil
  
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• Library launches curbside pickup service starting June 9

  04-06-2020 22:19
  
  The Calgary Public Library took a step towards reopening Thursday, announcing a  curbside pickup service that will allow people to pick up holds at most locations throughout the city starting Tuesday, June 9. With the curbside pickup, people who have outstanding holds will receive notification with information about where and when to pick up their material. People are asked not to visit any library without receiving a hold notification. If you have a book — or 20 — out on loan,
  
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• LPS Chief talks racism, protests, and police training - Lethbridge News Now

  04-06-2020 21:53 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  LPS Chief talks racism, protests, and police training  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary man charged with murder of Christophe Herblin

  04-06-2020 21:36
  
  Calgary police say a 26-year-old man has been formally charged with the death of aspiring restauranteur Christophe Herblin. Herblin died after he was attacked by three men outside his restaurant at the corner of Bow Trail and 37 Street S.W. at about 3 a.m. on March 14. He has responded to a break-in alarm at his business, the soon-to-be-opened Croque Saveurs, earlier in the night and had been watching over the building until contractors could come to fix a broken window. Herblin suffered fatal i
  
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• Convicted Calgary murderer launches appeal claiming evidence ignored, potential witness tampering

  04-06-2020 21:30
  
  Christian Ouellette, found guilty in connection with a fatal double shooting in the parking lot of a southeast Superstore, has filed a notice of appeal claiming significant issues occurred during his trial. The Calgarian is requesting that he be acquitted of his May 14, 2020 convictions on first-degree murder and second-degree murder offences. Failing an acquittal, Ouellette is calling for a new trial. Oullette received a life sentence with parole ineligibility for 25 years for the first-degree
  
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• Massive sturgeon caught in Old Man River in Lethbridge - CBC.ca

  04-06-2020 21:22 via cbc.ca
  
  Massive sturgeon caught in Old Man River in Lethbridge  CBC.ca
  
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• Remains of Edmonton woman, missing for 4 years, found in Saskatchewan

  04-06-2020 21:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  This is the first time RCMP in Saskatchewan were able to identify remains through the National Missing Persons DNA Program. The cause of death remains under investigation.
  
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• Home sales up slightly in Calgary, but still way off 2019 numbers

  04-06-2020 20:54
  
  New statistics show the COVID-19 pandemic is still causing problems in Calgary's housing market as just over 1,000 units were sold in the region last month. The Calgary Real Estate Board, in its monthly housing report, while some buyers and sellers have come back, things are still "far from normal." "Prices are trending down," said CREB's chief economist Ann-Marie Lurie in a release. "Activity has also shifted toward more affordable product, which is likely causing differing trends depending on
  
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• Thieves swipe $23K worth of guitars from southeast home

  04-06-2020 20:32
  
  The Calgary Police Service is asking for tips from the public as they attempt to locate a dozen collectible guitars stolen from a home in Dover while the residents were away. According to police, thieves gained access to a home in the 3800 block of 30th Avenue S.E. sometime between the morning of May 28 and the afternoon of June 1. The suspects stole 12 electric guitars, with a combined estimate value of $23,500, from the home. The list of stolen guitars includes:An LTD Pre-Lawsuit EXP (white) A
  
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• Nenshi urges thousands who attended anti-racism rallies to be tested for COVID-19

  04-06-2020 20:29
  
  Massive crowds marching through downtown Calgary in support of anti-black racism efforts may have violated ongoing public health orders that limit groups to a maximum of 50 people, but the message was important enough that the event should have gone ahead, Mayor Naheed Nenshi said during a weekly update on COVID-19. "If I can be blunt about it, fighting for (the) fundamental human right to life in a protest is not the same as going out for beers with your softball team and I think Calgarians are
  
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• Andrew Phung calls for Calgary non-profit organizations to cut ties with W. Brett Wilson

  04-06-2020 20:21
  
  Calgary actor and comedian Andrew Phung is calling on non-profit agencies to cut ties with W. Brett Wilson after the businessman and philanthropist accused Mayor Naheed Nenshi of playing the race card in the last civic election. Wilson made the comment during an online debate over the future of the proposed Green Line LRT. He has been a vocal critic of the $4.6 billion project in recent weeks, arguing economic conditions in Calgary have changed enough that it should be delayed so the scope and a
  
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• How 2 Calgary startups became involved in John Krasinski’s ‘Some Good News’

  04-06-2020 20:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Two Calgary-based startups played a role in bringing Some Good News to life.
  
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• Hockey Canada lifts ban on activities as Alberta considers opening arenas, recreation centres sooner

  04-06-2020 19:49
  
  Hockey Canada has lifted its ban on sanctioned activities and is leaving it up to regional organizations across the country to determine when it’s safe to get back on the ice. The organization cancelled all games, tournaments and practices on March 12th due to COVID-19. Hockey Alberta says it is working with the provincial government on a plan to safely reopen arenas. “This statement means that when arenas reopen as part of the government of Alberta’s Relaunch Strategy, our Mem
  
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• Nurse practitioners' expanded role in Alberta nursing homes made permanent

  04-06-2020 19:37
  
  The provincial government has made the temporary changes to regulations governing the role of nurse practitioners in nursing homes permanent. The move permits the certified health experts to diagnose and treat residents with health concerns or minor injuries.  Nurse practitioners will be allowed to make referrals, order lab tests and prescribe drugs in nursing homes, practices that were not permitted until the rules temporarily changed in early May in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. "We
  
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• Alberta’s hydroxychloroquine study cleared to resume, but remains on pause

  04-06-2020 18:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Alberta-wide trial investigating the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment for COVID-19 has been cleared to resume. However, it appears the province's success in flattening the curve will keep the Alberta HOPE trial on pause for now.
  
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• Large rock smashes through minivan windshield on Deerfoot Trail, passenger injured

  04-06-2020 18:03
  
  A man in his 50s was transported to hospital in serious condition following a harrowing incident on Deerfoot Trail near the 32nd Avenue N.E. overpass Wednesday afternoon. Emergency crews responded to the northbound lanes of Deerfoot at around 5 p.m. after a driver reported a large rock had gone through the windshield of their minivan and struck a passenger. The front seat passenger suffered several injuries to his upper body and was transported by ambulance to the Foothills Medical Centre. The d
  
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• Indigenous woman from B.C. dead after police shooting in Edmundston, N.B.

  04-06-2020 17:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  An autopsy has been scheduled and the investigation is ongoing.
  
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• 26-year-old B.C. woman dead after police shooting in Edmundston, N.B.

  04-06-2020 17:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  An autopsy has been scheduled and the investigation is ongoing.
  
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• Tam warns of 'explosive' second COVID-19 wave if reopening mishandled

  04-06-2020 16:13
  
  Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam has issued a clear warning that Canada could see “explosive growth” in new cases if reopening is not done with caution, as the latest federal COVID-19 modelling projects that there will be more than 100,000 confirmed cases in Canada, and up to 9,400 deaths by June 15. “These models all tell us that if we relax too much, or too soon, the epidemic will most likely rebound with explosive growth as a distinct possibility,” Tam said
  
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• Feds to announce date for seniors' benefit top-up, update COVID-19 modelling

  04-06-2020 16:13
  
  Federal health officials will release updated national projections on the severity and scope of COVID-19 in Canada today at 12 p.m. ET, following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s address. During his regular Rideau Cottage update the prime minister is also poised to offer seniors a date for when they will receive a one-time benefit top-up of up to $500. On May 12, the federal government unveiled its plans to spend $2.5 billion sending these payments to millions of seniors, but they are still
  
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• Coming COVID-19 modelling update shows pandemic still a health threat: PM

  04-06-2020 16:13
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the main takeaway from the coming new COVID-19 projections is that, while the country continues to make progress in the fight against the virus, “the pandemic is still threatening the health and safety of Canadians.” Federal health officials will release updated national projections on the severity and scope of COVID-19 in Canada today at 12 p.m. ET, following Trudeau’s address. Setting up what’s to come, Trudeau said the situation remai
  
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• Canada projects more than 100,000 COVID-19 cases by June 15, up to 9,400 deaths

  04-06-2020 16:13
  
  By the time that the COVID-19 pandemic spans a third month, federal officials are projecting there will be more than 100,000 confirmed cases in Canada, and up to 9,400 people dead. According to new short-term federal modelling released by Health Canada, as of June 15 we could see between 97,990 and 107,454 cases, and between 7,700 and 9,400 deaths. As of 11:15 a.m. ET, based on CTV News’ figures, there were 93,700 confirmed cases, of which 34,620 were still considered active. Across Canada
  
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• Former Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz joins Enbridge board of directors

  04-06-2020 15:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Stephen Poloz retired as the head of Canada's central bank on Tuesday.
  
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• Thousands unite in Calgary to stand against racism, police brutality

  04-06-2020 14:50
  
  A massive gathering of more than 2,000 people walked downtown streets and through the Beltline Wednesday in a show of support for the Black Lives Matter movement. The YYC Justice For All Victims of Police Brutality event was the third major rally to take place this week in Calgary and the largest to date. The sea of people made their way from Memorial Plaza over the Louise Bridge, through the Beltline and along 17th Avenue S.W., and toward city hall. The march culminated in a candlelight vigil a
  
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• Early morning fire destroys Dalhousie home, residents and cat escape burning building

  04-06-2020 14:08
  
  Calgary fire crews are on scene in the northwest community of Dalhousie after flames destroyed a home.  Firefighters responded to the call on the 5900 block of Dalcastle Drive N.W. at approximately 1:30 a.m.  Neighbours in the area said they could hear the sound of tires popping and began fleeing from the area as emergency crews arrived.  Two people were inside the home at the time of the fire but both escaped unharmed. A cat was also rescued from inside the home. The cause of the
  
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• Nature Conservancy calling for greater protection for Alberta's 54 endemic species - Lethbridge News Now

  04-06-2020 14:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Nature Conservancy calling for greater protection for Alberta's 54 endemic species  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• ‘Defunding’ police, funding mental health resources will save lives, experts say

  04-06-2020 12:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  Some experts believe "defunding" police - taking some of the taxpayer money going to law enforcement and putting it towards mental health services - is one way to avoid deadly interactions between officers and people struggling with mental illness.
  
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• Protests large but peaceful after new charges in Floyd case

  04-06-2020 10:30
  
  Demonstrations across the U.S. to condemn racism and police abuses remained large but mostly without the violence of previous nights on the eve of a Thursday memorial service for George Floyd that kicks off a series of events to mourn the man whose death empowered a national movement. The calmer protests followed a decision by prosecutors to charge three more police officers and file a new, tougher charge against the officer at the centre of the case. The most serious new charge Wednesday was an
  
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• 'Get your knee off our necks!': Floyd mourned in Minneapolis

  04-06-2020 10:30
  
  Hollywood celebrities, musicians and political leaders gathered in front of the golden casket of George Floyd at a fiery memorial Thursday for the man whose death at the hands of police sparked global protests, with a civil rights leader declaring it is time for black people to demand, "Get your knee off our necks!" The service -- the first in a series of memorials set for three cities over six days -- unfolded at a sanctuary at North Central University as a judge a few blocks away set bail at $
  
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• George Floyd eulogized at Minneapolis memorial in first of 3 events

  04-06-2020 10:30
  
  Hollywood celebrities, musicians and the politically powerful filed into a sanctuary in front of the golden casket of George Floyd for a memorial service Thursday as mourners began a three-city farewell to the man who was anonymous in life but sparked global protests for justice in death. The service unfolded at North Central University as a judge a few blocks away set bail at $750,000 each for the three fired Minneapolis police officers charged with aiding and abetting murder in his death. Floy
  
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• Floyd to be eulogized in Minneapolis memorial, first of 3

  04-06-2020 10:30
  
  Mourners converged in Minneapolis on Thursday for the first in a series of a memorials to George Floyd, whose death at the hands of police has sparked protests around the world against racial injustice. The afternoon event was set for North Central University, where the civil rights leader the Rev. Al Sharpton was scheduled to be among those eulogizing the 46-year-old Floyd. "He was a human being. He had family, he had dreams, he had hopes. The real duty of one with this type of assignment is to
  
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• Over 1,000 people gather for Black Lives Matter protest in Lethbridge - Globalnews.ca

  04-06-2020 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Over 1,000 people gather for Black Lives Matter protest in Lethbridge  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Officer shot, 2nd slashed in Brooklyn hours into NYC curfew - Lethbridge News Now

  04-06-2020 07:24 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Officer shot, 2nd slashed in Brooklyn hours into NYC curfew  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary police issue warning about jewelry scams

  04-06-2020 05:59
  
  Calgary police are warning residents to be on the lookout for scammers and thieves, after a series of jewelry thefts and scams that took place over two weeks in May. Between Friday May 15 and Sunday May 28, police say there were five incidents that cost the victims an estimated $12,000 in losses. Police believe the crimes were connected. In each instance, victims were approached by a stranger who offered to sell them gold jewelry, which turned out not to be gold. In one brazen circumstnce, the t
  
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• Stockwell Day steps down from several roles after comments about racism - Lethbridge News Now

  04-06-2020 05:16 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Stockwell Day steps down from several roles after comments about racism  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• As COVID-19 stress builds, study warns of potential spike in suicides

  04-06-2020 04:29
  
  As more studies emerge highlighting the toll COVID-19 is having on Canadians’ mental health, Vanessa Leslie knows all too well how the virus can play a part in someone’s well-being. Leslie’s husband Richard died by suicide early May after letting his plane crash into Georgian Bay, leaving her a widow with six grieving children in Oro-Medonte, Ont. Leslie told CTV News that the isolation that came with COVID-19 restrictions likely played a part in her husband’s worsen
  
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• One injured at anti-racism rally at Olympic Plaza

  04-06-2020 04:04
  
  One person was injured at an anti-racism protest early Wednesday evening at Olympic Plaza. According to social media reports from the Calgary Police, a woman fell from a structure and sustained a head injury from her fall. She's been transported to hospital. Olympic Plaza is the site of a candlelight vigil set to start at 8 p.m. The protest drew several thousand people.We are currently assisting @ahs_ems with a medical event at Olympic Plaza. An attendee of the planned candlelight vigil fell fro
  
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• Fire crews subdue industrial fire in northwest Calgary

  04-06-2020 03:40
  
  Fire crews were able to subdue an industrial fire early Wednesday evening in northwest Calgary. The incident took place in a three storey structure in the middle of a gravel pit, off 76 Street on 112 Avenue N.W. The fire department said the structure was the home of Inland Pipe, a large wash plant that went up in flames.  According to the fire department, a second alarm was called following the initial call at 6:16 p.m. and there was lots of smoke and flame. It wasn't occupied and it appear
  
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• Catch of a lifetime: Fisherman reels in 170-pound sturgeon from southern Alberta river

  04-06-2020 03:17
  
  He came away with a cracked rib and hole in his arm, but this southern Alberta fisherman also hauled in a massive fish. Blair Murphy was at the Oldman River this week, hoping to capture a sturgeon, a species of fish known to swim through the area for only a short time out of the year. He had almost given up hope when, on the sixth day of his trip, he felt a pull on his line from one of the giants. "I knew it was big, so I started battling him up and down and behind Paradise Canyon," he told CTV
  
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• Venue in Lethbridge says majority of its weddings postponed to 2021 - Globalnews.ca

  04-06-2020 03:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Venue in Lethbridge says majority of its weddings postponed to 2021  Globalnews.ca
  
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• Exshaw, Alta. residents concerned with new mitigation project as basements, yards flood

  04-06-2020 02:39
  
  Residents living on the east side of Exshaw have now spent more than a week trying to work against water that is flowing into their yards and basements. Some of the homeowners living in the hamlet, located west of Calgary, believe a recent flood mitigation project is to blame for the damage. They’ve had flood pumps running in their homes since May 23. "As the days progressed, the water levels just kept rising and I’ve had to keep adding more pumps and more pumps to the point that I&r
  
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• 'We welcome it': Lethbridge police chief fine with Thursday's city hall protest - CTV News

  04-06-2020 02:38 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  'We welcome it': Lethbridge police chief fine with Thursday's city hall protest  CTV NewsLethbridge Police investigating sudden death near SCS  Lethbridge News NowLethbridge police chief responds to race tensions in U.S.  Globalnews.caPolice investigate after woman dies outside Lethbridge supervised consumption site  CBC.caView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Global News at 5 Lethbridge: June 3

  04-06-2020 02:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Wednesday, June 3, 2020 edition of Global News at 5 on Global Lethbridge hosted by Liam Nixon.
  
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• Lethbridge police chief responds to race tensions in U.S.

  04-06-2020 02:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge's interim police Chief Scott Woods is sharing his thoughts on the civil unrest and protests in the United States due to racism in law enforcement.
  
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• 'Alberta, we love you': B.C.’s Columbia Valley woos back Albertans

  04-06-2020 02:03
  
  One of the first things drivers see heading in to Radium B.C. along Highway 93 is sign out front the old Salzburg restaurant reading, "Welcome Back Alberta." The restaurant’s head chef says he's happy to see red-and-white Alberta licence plates once again heading into the Columbia Valley. "We’re trying to send the message that we missed them, and it's good to see them coming through," said Scott Storvic. "It's very important to our community. Without them, I don't think we'd have hal
  
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