City neglect leaves Crescent Heights prairie overrun with dandelions
Ian C. MacDonald laments Medicine Hat’s failure to protect river valley slopes in Crescent Heights. He recalls unfinished boulevard work, lax enforcement of bylaws against vehicle use on slopes, nuisance parking and dog waste, and argues public land is misused while dandelions proliferate and weeds replace grass. He calls for city improvement and accountability.
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Medicine Hat
River Valley
Crescent Heights
McCutcheon
Ian C. MacDonald
Medicine Hat debate over city hall cultural arts centre
A reader questions the push for a cultural arts centre as part of Medicine Hat’s River Plan arguing for a riverfront tearoom or dance pavilion and a smaller Jubilee auditorium built with city-owned funds. The letter cites acoustics, potential acts like Roger Whittaker, and suggests repurposing the Chamber of Commerce space as a better civic hub.
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Medicine Hat
City of
Chamber of Commerce
Roger Whittaker
Cultural Arts Centre
Reiner
Prisoners or art in downtown area split by funding talk
Bobbie Craig argues the province may fund moving a cultural centre from downtown to the college site, accusing Advanced Education Minister Jim Horsman of favoring the college. The piece suggests concerns over bribery, downtown accessibility, tuition costs, and voters misled by influential money.
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Advanced Education
Jim Horsman
Bobbie Craig
Downtown Arts Centre Should Return To City
Mr. Richard Helm argues in City Scene that downtown location is essential for a true cultural centre. He urges the city to keep the project downtown, reject a college run option, and restore public trust after a perceived turnabout. Doris S H Hoogestraat signs the piece.
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Richard Helm
City Scene
Doris S.H. Hoogestraat
Council flip flops on culture centre site and Sunday bylaw
A letter to the editor questions city council reversals on the cultural centre site and the rejection of first reading for a Sunday shopping bylaw. The writer decries lack of public input and accuses council of bowing to big business while demanding a clear response from city fathers.
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City Council
A.J. Adams
Letters Policy And Submission Guidelines
The News invites reader letters on topics of interest but limits length to 300 words or two double spaced pages. The paper may edit letters for clarity and taste and will not publish libellous content. Signed letters with address and phone number are required for publication.
Benn Eyes Labour Deputy Leader Post Amid Factional Rift
Tony Benn, 56, seeks the Labour deputy leadership while defying party leaders and advocating unilateral disarmament within NATO and UN intervention in Northern Ireland. Observers see Benn aiming toward Foot’s former top job as party splits widen after defections to the Social Democratic Party.
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London
Tony Benn
Labor Party
Benn
Michael Foot
New
Social Democratic Party
United Nations
Northern Ireland
Foot
Labor
John Silkin
House of Commons
Benn faces leadership clash as Labour deepens split
Political observers say Denis Benn seeks to leverage constituency and union backing to topple Healey. Benn’s strategy hinges on reselection rules and strong union support, while most MPs oppose him and praise Foot’s challenge. The contest centers on party control and leadership direction within Labour.
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Benn
Labor
Foot
Labor’s National Executive Committee
Denis Healey
Labor Party
Censorship Debate Greets RCMP Inquiry Report
Ottawa faces a heated clash as the Trudeau government imposes censorship on the RCMP inquiry report. The plan, edited by senior officials across several departments, raises fears of a fixed outcome and erodes public trust in the commission and government. The report may be titled Freedom and Security under the Law and will note actions not authorized by law.
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Ottawa
Trudeau
Commission of Inquiry
R.C.M.P
Mounties
David McDonald
Donald Rickerd
Guy Gilbert
Bob Kaplan
Privy Council Office
Department of Justice, External Affairs, National Defence
RCMP
Solicitor- General's Department
Commissioners of Inquiry
Supreme Court of Canada
Kaplan
Security Service
Canada
Gouzenko
Central Intelligence Agency
United States
External Affairs Department
Privy Council
Michael Pitfield
Commission
Royal Commission On Security
Southam
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