District councils meet to shape Alberta improvement districts
The article analyzes Alberta improvement district No. 1 under acting manager Mike Glenmore and former manager Lutz Perschon. It describes advisory councils gaining influence, contested plans like the Southeast Alberta Regional Plan, and disputes over land use and annexation. The piece notes Glenmore’s confrontational approach versus Perschon’s diplomatic style and urges district councils to assert rights for regional residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutz Perschon
Municipal Planning Commission
Marvin Moore
Mike Glenmore
Glenmore
Southeast Alberta
ID No. 1
Medicine Hat
MPC
Regional Planning Commission
Calgary
Perschon
ID Council
Council of
Two Die in Car at Lions Park
Police report Kenneth Woitowich age 18 and LeAnn Gay Hammel age 16 were found dead in a vehicle at Lions Park on Saturday. S Sgt Larry Brink said carbon monoxide poisoning appears to be the cause and that the deaths are considered accidental with no foul play suspected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Woitowich
LeAnn Gay Hammel
Lions Park
Larry Brink
Woitowich
Cuyler Rd
S.E
Hammel
16Th Ave
Brink
Water Main Break Closes Collins Crescent for Repairs
Water on Collins Crescent Southeast was shut off this morning after a break in a 150 mm water main. City crews, led by supervisor Herb Arndt, began repairs after water surfaced Sunday evening and expected to restore service and reopen the street by noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collins Crescent S.E
City Water and Sewer Department
Herb Arndt
Arndt
CUPE to vote on hospital workers contract in Alberta
Alberta CUPE hospital employees including 275 Medicine Hat workers reached a contract with the Alberta Hospitals Association in Edmonton after negotiations that began Friday. The deal offers wage raises, more vacations, a new holiday, and a comprehensive benefits package. If accepted, terms apply retroactively to April 1. old rate averaged $7.72 per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Medicine Hat
Edmonton
Alberta Hospital Employees Committee
Canadian Union of Public Employees
CUPE
Alberta Hospitals Association
AHA
Dave Werlin
Werlin
Howell’s cross Canada wheelchair trek stalled in Brooks set for new motorhome
Blair Howell, traveling by wheelchair for a 5 million dollar handicap aid mission, remains stranded in Brooks after a June 3 crash damaged his backup motorhome. A donor from Kitchener sent a second vehicle, expected to arrive Thursday, as Howell plans to resume toward St. John’s after a Calgary side trip. He began in Vancouver in April and aims to finish by October, averaging 48 kilometres per day before the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blair Howell
Canada
Brooks
Howell
Kitchener, Ont
Calgary
Vancouver
St. John’s
Newfoundland
Canada Home Renovation Plan offers up to 3000 loans
The CMHC program aims to spur building work in high unemployment districts. In southern Alberta, about 40 to 45 loans may be funded with forgivable loans up to 3000 dollars, covering up to 30 percent of renovation costs for owner occupied homes with income limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Strickland
the News
Canada
Paul Cosgrove
Cosgrove
Neil Mirau
CMHC
Lethbridge
Alberta
Mirau
Medicine Hat
Taber
B.C
Atlantic Canada
Soldiers mending after BATUS Gazelle crash in Canada
Two British Army soldiers are on the mend at Calgary Foothills hospital after a Gazelle helicopter crash near Canadian Forces Base Suffield on June 11. Capt. Trevor Martin died early June 12. two heavier helicopters were in the area. A board of inquiry will investigate the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
John Stirk
Suffield
BATUS
J.K.B. Lloyd
Medicine Hat and District Hospital
Stirk
Two Vehicles Collide Causing 1800 Damage in City Intersection
A two vehicle crash Friday at 13th Avenue S E and 27th Street S E caused 1800 in damage. Bruce Pryce 447 Ross Glen Drive S E drove north and hit Mark Slaughter 333 Ninth Street S W who was also northbound. Pryce’s car sustained 600 in damage and Slaughter’s 1200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
13Th Avenue
S.E
27Th Street
Bruce Pryce
Ross Glen
Mark Slaughter
Ninth Street
S.W
Pryce
Slaughter
Truck rolls in ditch near Redcliff injures driver
A 23 year old city man suffered minor injuries when his half ton truck left the Trans Canada Highway east of Redcliff and rolled over several times. Kenneth Mahhan of 1715 Fourth Ave S.E. was eastbound when it went out of control and entered a ditch. He was treated at Medicine Hat and District Hospital and released. Damages were about $5 000 according to RCMP.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redcliff
RCMP
Kenneth Mahhan
Fourth Ave. S.E
Machan
Medicine Hat and District Hospital
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bruce MacKenzie
Shane Pender
Irvine
Craig Sauter
Dawn Reesor
Walsh
Young Pender
Christopher Aman
Robin Schlaht
THE
Rolf Bander
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!