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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 08, 1981
Page
2
Government business not blocked by filibuster says Speaker, with only capital estimates and appropriation bills delayed. He urges adjourning until January or February after a special auditor general report on 60 million dollars is released, while critics accuse the government of arrogance and time management.
Allan Coyle reports a Tower Development Co. request to council to restore 17 temporary mobile home sites to the 64 grandfathers clause, to ease cash flow. Staff warn it may violate Building Code requiring permanent foundations. mayor suggests planning commission route. council declines non-binding motion due to legal risk.
Lucille Moyer, former Medicine Hat city council member and Catholic school board director, becomes the first public appointee to the Alberta Association of Architects council. Public Works Minister Tom Chambers approved the move after the new Architects Act requires a public member for every 10 councillors.
Redcliff council moved to remove Alfred Langille from the town's MPC citizen at large post after he attended only three meetings since January. The MPC had recommended a review of his appointment and the council voted to advertise the vacancy. Langille defended attending a Development Appeal Board hearing for a 837 Second Street S.E. project, which the DAB rejected.
Redcliff council approves a joint use agreement with Improvement District No. 1 to form a recreation board. The mayor may sign the indenture for town government and the document goes to the municipal affairs minister for final approval.
The Bow Island hospital and nursing home gains provincial approval for the 30 bed Alfred Egan Centre project. Doug Eddy says architects will be selected within 1 to 2 months as the program clears hospital board and government review. The center will offer 24 hour care for medically dependent and severely handicapped residents with a 56 person staff.
In Edmonton Justice C J Yanosik ruled Caligula is not an undue exploitation and the film will likely run in Calgary and Edmonton before Medicine Hat. Syd Sniderman of Roke Distributors said a February release to smaller centers follows a couple of months in major cities. The distributor awaits any appeal from the provincial attorney general before finalizing plans.
The town council, by a 4 to 3 vote, kept the September plan merging the recreation director and parks and recreation supervisor roles despite a resident delegation opposing the move. The decision ends the part time recreation director post effective Dec 31, leaving Gail Schmidt out of work.
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