SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. THIS IS AN ALERT TO THE POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS..LISTEN FOR UPDATED STATEMENTS. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES TAKE IMMEDIATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND SWAN HILLS THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVED NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE PROVINCE. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SOME THUNDERSTORMS TO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL, HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WIND GUSTS.
| Sunday Overnight | Monday Morning | Monday Afternoon | Monday Evening | |
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| Temperature | 9°C | 11°C | 14°C | 12°C |
| Condition | Chance of thunder- showers | Rain | Thunder- showers | Cloudy with showers |
| P.O.P. | 80% | 90% | 60% | 90% |
| Wind | NE 10km/h | N 15km/h | NW 15km/h | NW 20km/h |
| Humidity | 93% | 100% | 96% | 100% |
| Rain | close to 5mm | 5-10mm | 5-10mm | close to 10mm |
| Tuesday June 26 | Wednesday June 27 | Thursday June 28 | Friday June 29 | Saturday June 30 | Sunday July 1 | |
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| High | 19°C | 22°C | 20°C | 25°C | 25°C | 25°C |
| Low | 10°C | 10°C | 14°C | 15°C | 16°C | 15°C |
| Condition | Cloudy periods | Mainly sunny | Mainly cloudy | Cloudy periods | Thunder- showers | Scattered showers |
| P.O.P. | 30% | 0% | 30% | 10% | 80% | 40% |
| Wind | NW 20 km/h | SE 25 km/h | SE 25 km/h | NW 10 km/h | W 5 km/h | NE 10 km/h |
Premier Stelmach's own approval ratings have slipped from our last sounding, with a bare majority (54%) of Albertans saying they approve of his performance as Premier, down 12 percentage-points from April. Of that, 15% "strongly approve" (down 6-points) while 39% "moderately approve" (down 6-points). Notably, Stelmach's approval rating is much lower in Calgary (42%) than in either Edmonton (58%) or the rest of Alberta (63%).
Honeymoon Officially Over For Stelmach Government
CALGARY/AB--(Marketwire - June 23, 2007) - A new Ipsos Reid poll finds a substantial decline in support for the Ed Stelmach-led Progressive Conservatives. The Progressive Conservatives currently have the backing of 47% of Alberta's decided voters, down 12 points from 59% just two months ago (April). This returns the Progressive Conservatives to the same level of voter support they achieved in the 2004 Alberta provincial election. In fact, all four major parties have returned to exactly where they stood in the last election. Among decided voters, 29% say they would vote Liberal, 10% would vote New Democrat and 9% would vote for the Alberta Alliance Party.A look at voter support by region produces some telling results for the Progressive Conservatives. In Calgary, Stelmach's party has the support of 42% of decided voters. This is a decline of 8-points from the 50% support the Progressive Conservatives achieved in the last election. In contrast, the Progressive Conservatives are up 12 points in the Edmonton CMA (47% today vs. 35% in election) and up 2-points in the rest of Alberta (53% today vs. 51% in election).
A consumer advocate warned Thursday that a proposed $50-billion merger between Bell Canada Inc. and Telus Corp. would be a loser for customers of the two telecom giants."The government and the regulators should simply turn down this merger," said Charles Tanguay, communications manager for Quebec's Union des Consommateurs. "This is critical because it would weaken competition in both the traditional wireline and wireless markets and expose consumers to continuing high prices and second-rate services."
Canadian consumers already pay almost twice the average per-minute charged in the U.S. and Europe and the market has too few players, Tanguay noted.
"A monopoly would be worse than today's duopoly, influence regulated markets unduly and freeze out new entrants."
Murray Bookchin An Apprectiation
While the Mainstream Media, and the right, have been focusing on Rachel Carson, whose 100th birthday is this year, and her work Silent Spring as the foundation of the modern North American ecological/environmental movement it is important for anarchists to point out that Murray Bookchin was also a founder of the modern ecology/environmental movement.Find blog posts, photos, events and more off-site about:
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