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Winners crowned in fit challenge



    They came, they saw, they got in shape.
    Everybody’s Gym has the result of its 2014 Fit Challenge. Since January, 61 participants took part in the challenge to lose fat and gain muscle.
 To kick off the challenge, each participant underwent an Electro Lipo Graph (ELG) test to determine their body fat and muscle, broken down into pounds. Over the next 12 weeks, participants took on their fitness regime. Whether it be diet, cardio, weight training or a combination of all.
    The contest wrapped up in the middle of April and again each participant underwent an ELG to see how they faired. A point was given for each pound of fat lost, and for each pound of muscle gained.
    Overall, the contestants lost 221.89 pounds of fat and gained 71.23 pounds of muscle.
    Lydell Gyug was the winner of the contest and for his effort he won $1,220, the pot collected from the entries. Trevor Woodford placed second, and he won a three-month membership for Everybody’s Gyms and 200 tanning minutes.

Marketing campaign launched in Heart of the Badlands *



    Canadian Badlands and its partners used Drumheller Wednesday to launch a marketing campaign for the area.
    Dubbed “A Little Bit Out There,” the campaign is a partnership among Canadian Badlands, Travel Alberta, Destination West Marketing Group, Canadian Destinations Group Limited and the Medicine Hat Accommodations Association.
    “This campaign is just one example of the creative and innovative initiatives that we are leading to grow tourism in our region by working together, as communities, tourism organizations, industry and governments,” said Bob Long president of Canadian Badlands.
    The Canadian Badlands is already Alberta’s most popular rural destination. In 2011, 4.2 million people visited the Canadian Badlands and spent $552 million.
    The marketing campaign will include targeted search engine marketing, website display ads and a Facebook campaign. There will also be newspaper and magazine buy-ins. It targets markets in Calgary, Edmonton, Regina and Saskatoon.
    This also coincided with CTV’s Canada AM contest for a family vacation in the Badlands, and on Thursday, May 15 Jeff Hutcheson was at the Royal Tyrrell Museum broadcasting  weather segments for the show live.

RCMP update on Newcastle suspicious death

The RCMP wants to assure residents they believe there is no risk to the community, stemming from a suspicious fatality in a home in Newcastle in late April.

Staff Sergeant Art Hopkins explains Brian Le, the man found deceased, was suffering from the severe mental issues just prior to his death. 

“As the manner of this death was not witnessed, foul play cannot be completely ruled.  All avenues of investigation / information have been or continue to be investigated,” said Hopkins.  “At present, it is strongly suspected that the injuries were self inflicted.  We are still waiting on much of the scientific forensics to be completed.  These results may be months away.”

 

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