Municipal voices seek equal footing in new constitution
Medicine Hat aldermen George Davison and Lucille Moyer backed a national municipal push for equal voice in constitutional reform. They supported water management and pollution control in a Prairie regional paper, while opposing motions on sea hunting, seal hunting, and capital punishment. The council praised progress, noting affordable living and city services improving city life.
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Edmonton
Medicine Hat
George Davison
Lucille Moyer
Davison
Prince Edward Island
British Columbia
Prairies
Northwest Territories
Moyer
Muddy runoff in Alberta rivers may prove beneficial
Officials say heavy silt in the Oldman and Bow Rivers could complicate treatment slightly but should not disrupt Calgary area water plants. Microbial counts remain within permissible limits as algae risks look unlikely due to persistent turbidity and strong river flows.
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Alberta
Rocky Mountain Forest Reserve
South Saskatchewan
Frank Wetsch
Wetsch
Welsch
Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat and District
Calgary
Lethbridge
Oldman
Bow
Waterton Lake Seen As Peaceful Border Fishing Area
Canadian and U S park officials say Waterton Lake will not be closed to American or Canadian fishermen despite tensions. Access remains on the Canadian side with licensing for fishing and boats launching from the Canadian shore.
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Waterton
Alta
Alberta
United States Park Rangers
U.S
Waterton Lake
Montana
Glacier National Park
Clyde Pauley
Glacier Park
International Peace Park
Reg Joscelyn
Waterton National Park
Joe Kilistoff
Redcliff wage talks falter after board meeting
Redcliff teachers and the local association broke down wage parity talks with Medicine Hat after a Tuesday meeting. A sub committee chair said teachers will vote Thursday on taking issues to conciliation. The group seeks parity with the Medicine Hat agreement, with last November's nine percent rise noted.
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Redcliff
Teachers’ Association
Medicine Hat
Marvin Lehr
Lehr
Right to sunlight may be legislated in Canada
Edmonton report notes energy minister Alastair Gillespie urged municipalities to back solar energy and energy conservation. He cited bylaw bans on clothes lines and praised district heating and cogeneration in Medicine Hat. He projected Canada could slow energy use growth to two percent by the late 1980s.
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Bill Sass
Edmonton
Alastair Gillespie
Gillespie
Canada
Western
Etobicoke
Ontario
Dusseldorf
West Germany
Ottawa
Medicine Hat
Damming costs put three Oldman River projects over 325 million
The Oldman River Management Committee estimates three dams near Three Rivers Brocket and Fort Macleod would total over 325 million dollars. Dam costs run 114.4 million 111.7 million and 99.5 million with flood areas from 4 150 to 5 650 acres. Annual operating costs total about 865 000 dollars.
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Lethbridge
Oldman River
Alberta
Klohn
Leonoff Consultants Ltd
Brocket
Peigan
Fort Macleod
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