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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 11, 1968
Page
2
Prime Minister Trudeau is slated for a short Riverside Park address in Medicine Hat next week. The piece contrasts his anticipated spark with a critique of his recent television appearance and praises Tommy Douglas as a standout debater.
Redcliff Town Council kept the mill rate at 60 mills for 1968 after a Finance Committee proposal. The 1968 projected revenue is $321,185 with estimated expenditures of $319,815, yielding a $1,370 surplus. Taxation accounts for $223,235 of revenue, and assessment rose to $3,355,000 from $3,211,000. Education costs increase to $132,000 from $107,828.06 in 1967.
Alfred Reynolds pleaded guilty in Magistrate's Court to failing to stop after hitting a parked vehicle. He claimed he was unaware of the incident and that bystanders said nothing at the time. Reynolds faced fines of 25 dollars plus costs.
City council faced legal action and protest letters from Harry Yuill, Bill Yuill, Dr. G. E. Marshall, Monarch Broadcasting, and Gas City Planing Mills over the proposed fire hall at 1st St. S.E. The council planned a court of appeal to hear objections, while opponents cited nuisance, traffic, and property devaluation concerns.
Bow Island council approved use of the northeast corner of the ball park as a practice riding area for the Bow Island Riding Club. Vern Loney said the site would also host barrel and stake racing on July 1 and require three inches of ground breaking for footing, with fencing to enclose the horses within the zone.
City Council awarded the sidewalk, curb and gutter contract to Paul Stober Construction for 73147.05, up seven percent from last year. It approved funds to buy a projector and screen for 300 for use by council, police and planning commission. A veterans lot reservation with 500 deposit was approved and the deposit may be forfeited if the balance is unpaid. Riverside Park was set for Prime Minister Trudeau’s visit on June 18, with police approval. A $50000 borrowing bylaw was introduced to finish Crescent Heights swimming pool.
Ottawa announces J R Francis 37 a Winnipeg native will head the external affairs department press office replacing D Iberville Fortier who moves to special projects and research in Ottawa. Sudden saboteurs blow up a road bridge on the Great East Road to Malawi near Luangwa Bridge 120 miles from Lusaka stabling diesel oil imports and copper exports and kill a watchman.
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