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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 10, 1981
Page
3
The city’s social planning superintendent Bob Warner said at a meeting that home support services run by the community services division face heavy demand and tight budgeting as the city seeks to balance needs with funds.
Residents name Medicine Hat site options for a cultural centre with downtown accessibility versus college proximity. Opinions cite tourism, traffic, and potential impact on the downtown core as authorities report increased pressure on home support services and budget limits.
A Medicine Hat man was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary after pleading guilty to possessing a stolen TV set. Charles Arthur Munro also received a concurrent two year term for possession of stolen property. Accomplice Desaultels drew six months plus 30 days consecutive for related charges. Several others faced fines or short jail terms for vehicle and theft offences.
The Strathcona Island washroom vandalism cost is set at 8300 with the city expected to cover the bill. The May incident was raised by the community services committee with Alderman Ken Sauer noting the damage as officials discuss funding and police input. The prior park renovations worth 1500 were followed by further vandalism including broken doors, holes in walls, and enamel chipping.
Medicine Hat transit prepares a 112 198 security system with new solid state fare boxes and a high security vault. Cash is deposited in sealed receptacles and moved to a vault by a revenue transfer unit under city control, with provincial grants potentially covering costs.
Redcliff residents used far less water in May after meters were installed on May 1. Councillors cite the meters as a factor, with rainfall also contributing. May rainfall reached 68.5 cm versus 42 cm in 1980.
Kevin Lloyd Guindon, 22, of Calgary area address, died when his southbound truck left Highway 2, struck a median, rolled, and hit an overpass six kilometres north of Innisfail. Passengers Lonnie Laberge, 27, Calgary area, and Larry Laffarty, 18, Medicine Hat, were treated. Laberge is stable and Laffarty in Red Deer with head and leg injuries.
Mayor Walter Regehr says Irvine will not raise the mill rate this year citing a major road program last year. The $140,000 budget allocates $55,319 in taxes with $44,319 from property taxes and $11,000 from a frontage tax. Commercial and residential mill rates are 124.48 and 90.66 respectively. school foundation requisition is 33.82 mills, with School Division No. 4 billed at 16.14, down from 29.5 last year due to Edmonton’s assessments formula.
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