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Gas line severed, 150 evacuated

darryl-and-nick.jpgNorth Drumheller  residents return home shortly after midnight last Sunday

 

    Drumheller's emergency services avoided what could have been a serious situation Sunday night, September 14 after a 3/4 inch gas line to a residence was severed, spewing natural gas into the air.
    About 150 residents from Larch Avenue, Beech Street and Grove Avenue in North Drumheller were immediately evacuated from their homes shortly after 10:30 p.m. by emergency personnel. They were directed to the former day care centre on Highway 9 North.
   

Morgan Jayne's name dedicated to clinic in Roatan

The namesake of a young woman has already helped to raise thousands of dollars to help the plight of babies at risk of contacting AIDS, is being adopted by a clinic to help young families ravaged by drugs.
    The Morgan Jayne Project is now over two years old, the main focus of the project has been to supply formula to babies hoping to break the chain of transmission of the disease between mother and child.
 

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