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Ulurrciy Indhidnab 50 jean of age New LegbUtion wil be significant far preseatfuture SUNCOR SYNCRUDE RETIREES and those tearing a Union before age 55 REVIEW: WeVe already seen this movie reviewer says ArtsB12 RYAPINKNFTCFIJ NR 9W3 FranklmAumie" 743-43Wi a Published by Sun Media Corporation AQuebecor Media Company fortmcmurraytodaycom Thursday November 30 2006 $1 (GST Incl) GROUNDBREAKING or 'rt- Periods of cloud and sun Friday See Page A2 moh-17C UW-2GC iff mg Dinning Morton announce endorsements INSIDE tumim By LARISSA LIEPINS Today staff and Sun Media Dignitaries Mayor Melina Blaka and MLA Guy Boutlller joined RCMP District Commander Petar Clark and RMCP Superintendent Tonya Engar and architects at the groundbreaking ceremony of the new Tbnberiea RCMP Detachment being built on Powder Drive Photo by CARL PATZEL Today staff New police HQ will Special Olympians try their hands at throwing rocks SportsBl CeHPEMT See what locals are bricking and bouquetlng PerspectiveA4 ARSENIC No more expansion until Issue resolve -says Janvier chief CityA3 poiaoaTaan Jim Dinning and Ted Morton are collect- endorsements fast and furiously in vance of the final vote on Saturday that will determine whether one of diem or Ed Stelmach will succeed Ralph Klein as premier of Alberta But while religious conservatives are flocking to back Morton die nod from a gay and lesbian i With two days to go before A head bade for a second ballot two religious anizations die Calgary chapter of the amic Supreme Council of Canada and die group Concerned Christians Canada are behind Morton while Dilining's campaign office said this morning they7 learned from an Edmonton reporter die Pride Centre of Edmonton is urging its members to vote for Dinning No one from the Pride Centre was available for comment at deadline Concerned Christians which is rallying those with "moral convictions" join two MLAs Hung Pham and Tony Abbot an evangelical pastor who have already gone to bat for die candidate with strong connections to the Reform and Alliance parties In contrast Dinning has been endorsed by more than half die Tory caucus and cabinet former Alberta premier Peter Lougheed former Tory leadership contender Gary McPherson and many northern Alberta mayors including Edmonton's Stephen Mandel He is also supported by the Alberta Disability Coalition Parents for Quality Child Care and the Metis Association of Alberta Dinning Morton and Stelmach will hold a televised debate at 6:15 pm tonight on Global TV (Channel 8) On whether or not he expects a lot of mudslinging during the debate Dinning said all got to go into this remembering that we're Progressive Conservatives and our real opponents are not those of us on stage but me Liberals and the NDP and others who want our job" Stelmach when asked if he was just going to sit on die sidelines and let his rivals tear into each other quipped: "It depends on how much they bleed" By GLENN KAUTH Today staff mpare i RCMP superintendent Peter Clark's determination to get a new building to "the same way the Mounties always get their man" The new building will accommo through an energy-efficient ventilation system It will house RCMP staff as well as provide space for community agencies like the Block Parent program victim services and die downtown Business Revitalization Zone As dignitaries gathered to celebrate the new facility on Powder Drive local MLA Guy Boutilier joked about die economic benefits a new police station can bring to a new police stab date up to 220 employees with room for expansion as tl ne lo force gets bigger neighbourhood Freezing temperatures put a halt to pouring die first batch of concrete on Fort McMurray's new police station but that didn't stop officials from feting the start of construction on the Timberlea building Wednesday Calling it a "state-of-the-art fadli- Wood Buffalo Mayor Melissa lake said die new station is a big step towards accommodating die region's fast population growth She praised designers for striving to meet the leadership in Environmental Design gold standard for buildings dial among other tilings conserve energy and water The police station scheduled to open in May 2008 features a solar wall made of ture heat A question mark still hangs over a planned downtown detachment-The RCMP will maintain a presence in its current facility once the Timberlea building opens but officials haven't yet unveiled plans for a new smaller downtown detachment that police have identified as a need Regional councillors recently put die downtown facility on hold when die price tag for the Timberlea building came in at $52 million up from an earlier estimate of $30 million and an original cost of $16 million gkauth6fortmcmumytodaycom As mayor years back when die region moved die RCMP detachment from a set of trailers in Gregoire Park to its current location downtown two nearby doughnut shops opened up soon after Boutilier said The new detachment comes as RCMP officers find themselves increasingly crowded in their quarters in Jubilee Centre leading Coun British police And radioactive contamination on aircraft WoridA8 FINGERED Rogeirs likes what it hears Later on it expanded to Edmonton Victoria BC ana Grande Prairie Before this deal Rogers held no broadcasting assets in Edmonton Grande Prairie or Fort McMurray The communications giant noted the formats of the seven radio stations in Alberta have been very well-received and that it has no plans to change the formats or the target audiences of those stations since they add to tiie diversity of music and radio programming available to local audiences The change comes as new radio voices are set to go on the air in this On top of everything else Bo rat blamed for a celebrity marriage breakup ArtsBll By RENATO GANDIA Today staff The change of ownership for die OK Radio Group has been OK'd by die federal regulator The proposed value of transaction is $396 million In a decision released Wednesday the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission gave Rogers Broadcasting the green light to acquire seven radio stations in Alberta including KYX-98 and CJOK in Fort McMurray two in Edmonton one in Grande Prairie one in Peace River and one in Tumbler Ridge BC Gary Miles CEO of Rogers Media was anticipating die decision to be favourable "We expect to take over the first of the year" Miles told Today last summer The stations' formats will remain the same and there will be no layoffs die executive said love die radio stations and die people We love the way they have been operated We know die owner's philosophy of the treatment of their staff and respect for news it's very similar to ours" he said OK Radio owners Roger Charest and Stu Morton are both ready to retire which is why they sold their Alberta radio stations Toronto-based Rogers is proposing to start an endowment fund named after Roger Charest totalling $24 million to be distributed over seven years which represents six per cent of die value of the transaction This money will be allocated as follows: $1200000 to the Radio Starmaker Fund $800000 to the Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recordings ana $400000 to die Northern Alberta Institute of Technology to provide annual scholarships in perpetuity for students enrolled in the radio and television arts -gram Rogers indicated that these scholarships would provide incentives and for students interested in a practicum in non-metro markets in Alberta The OK Radio group was founded in Fort McMurray The company launched its first radio station CJOk AM on New Year's Day 1973 at 12:01 am KYX-98 was inaugurated in 1985 The company launched stations in Westlock St Paul and Bonnyville region In a i a SIJDOKU series of decisions released on Nov 15 the commission approved FM licences for an adult contemporary station operated by Harvard Broadcasting Inc a Christian-themed station operated by King's Kids Promotions Outreach Ministries Inc and a classic hits channel run by Newcap Inc The decisions follow hearings held in Edmonton in July after the commission sent out a call for applications for new licences in Fort McMurray last year BIMBGM 0 (GMBWS 384 GREGOIRE DR 791-4363 PECs-HOVRSi Mon-Wsd: 9n to 6pm ThiuvFrfc 9am to 9pm Sat: Bam 5pm Sunj 12 noon to 5pm GIFTWARE TROPICALS POTS POINSETTIAS GREAT GIFT IDEAS GREAT SELECTION 2 i.