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Nations disagree, but Havre, Medicine Hat mayors see eye to eye

An unconfirmed rumor about mistreatment of a Canadian visitor in Havre has prompted an effort by two mayors to keep cross-border relationships friendly.

Havre Mayor Bob Rice and his counterpart, Garth Vallely, in Medicine Hat, Alberta, are working together to make sure the differences between the U.S. and Canadian governments over the war in Iraq don't disrupt local commerce.

"I assured (Vallely) the feelings in Havre are not anti-Canadian," Rice said. "The population here in Havre are pretty much pro-Canadian. We need them down here."

The conversation started after a Medicine Hat resident...

 

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