River valley study weighs preservation vs development
A Riverside public meeting on the river valley study reveals split views on keeping areas natural and allowing limited development. The group proposes paved paths for accessibility, tighter enforcement, and a possible buy of S and T Ranch for a regional park, with a river valley authority to oversee future plans.
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North River
Riverside
Police Point
Omotani
S and T Ranch
Burnside
River Valley
Calgary
Hanging Vote at Federation Convention in Quebec City
Alderman Sam Stone urged Ottawa to hold a referendum on hanging at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities gathering in Quebec City. Alderman Ron Clement abstained while Mayor Milt Reinhardt and four aldermen attended. the sole approved resolution urged action to cut infant mortality among Canada's native Indians.
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Medicine Hat
Sam Stone
Federation of Canadian Municipalities
Quebec City
Ottawa
Ron Clement
Milt Reinhardt
Graham Kelly
Canada
United Nations
Resolutions Committee of
Federation
Kelly
FCM
Reinhardt
Ald
Lee Anderson
Stone
Clement
Medicine Hat Labor Council Adjourns July August Meetings
Medicine Hat and District Labor Council voted to adjourn regular monthly meetings for July and August. The council will hold its next regular meeting September 6. The executive committee will continue to meet through the summer.
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Medicine Hat and District Labor Council
Crescent Heights teacher named province teacher of the year
Crescent Heights High School industrial arts teacher Ken Moench was named Teacher of the Year by the Alberta Teachers' Association Industrial Education Special Council. He was presented the award by Ray Harris in Calgary and will join ATA committees. he plans to attend the American Industrial Arts convention with a $150 council grant.
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Ken Moench
Crescent Heights High School
Moench
Industrial Education Special Council
Alberta Teachers’ Association
Frank Webber
Crescent Heights
INDEC
Ray Harris
Calgary
Industrial Education Council
Medicine Hat High School
University of Calgary
Special Council
Ata
Calgary sewage study urged over Bow River pollution
Public works committee calls for immediate provincial study on Calgary discharges into the Bow River. Alderman Sauer and MLA Zaozhny push for action before 1983 after algae and phosphorus concerns at Medicine Hat water intake.
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Public Works Committee
Calgary
Bow River
Medicine Hat
Ald
Ren Sauer
Environment
Sauer
Zaozhny
David Hosking
City balks at daily sewage checks on river
A city public works committee rejected a provincial request to start daily sewage discharge monitoring into the South Saskatchewan River. They will not hire a technologist or acquire lab gear until the sewage plant opens in 1980, deeming daily checks premature and of little city value. Alberta Environment urged daily monitoring, but the committee plans to advise when it can comply.
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Ken Sauer
Sauer
Tan MacDonald
Police Point
MacDonald
Study Group
Les Omotani
Public Works Committee
South Saskatchewan River
Lorne
Thompson
Department of the Environment
Alberta Environment
New member named to Bow Island Housing Authority
Housing Minister Tom Chambers announced Diane Gilbertson joins the Bow Island Housing Authority with Marvin Bauer earning a further term. Other board members are Emil Jensen, chairman, David Robertson and Wayne Peterson. The voluntary board manages housing projects and upkeep in the town.
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Edmonton
Bow Island Housing Authority
Tom Chambers
Diane Gilbertson
Marvin Bauer
Emil Jensen
David Robertson
Wayne Peterson
Public meeting warns river valley needs strict policing
At Medicine Hat and Redcliff a public meeting focused on protecting public property in the South Saskatchewan River valley. Attendees urged stiff bylaw enforcement and higher penalties to prevent motorbikes ATVs and vandalism from destroying the park. Alderman Ken Sauer cited youths and unnamed prominent locals flouting rules, underscoring public cooperation gaps.
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South Saskatchewan River Valley
Medicine Hat
Redcliff
Sauer
Kin Coulee
Maple Avenue
Terminal start eyed to launch new airport terminal soon
Officials plan to move the air terminal project at the city airport off the ground next week in a bid to advance the long delayed facility. Local planners say construction could begin as soon as the start of the coming week, with the project funded by municipal and state sources.
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Public Works Committee
Sauer
Alberta Transport Department
Airbus
Calgary
Edmonton
Reinhardt
Hoax Suspected Messages From Plane Crash Victims
In Calgary two wood boards with messages from victims of a December plane crash may be a hoax says federal transport officials. Messages claim survivors and name Indian Head Saskatchewan as a source. The Cessna 185 disappeared December 23 on a Red Deer to 108 Mile House flight, killing pilot Art Underwood and three passengers Chet Talbot his wife Betty and son Sheldon, all of Indian Head.
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Calgary
Bill Almolky
Federal Transport Department
Almolky
Transport
Bow River
Indian Head
Sask
Red Deer
Chet Talbot
Betty
Sheldon
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Bryan Blomme
Dave Oliphant
Bow Island
Jack Cookson
John Zaoziny
Cookson
South Saskatchewan
Kingsway
Haas
TORY
Bert Fried
Dental
Medicine Hat News
OVA Electric
Lon
Tsao RS
Dave Russell
Riverview Greenhouses
St. S.W
Harris St
Rehabilitation Society
Allowance Avenue
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