Council backs joint use plan for cultural centre site
Medicine Hat council weighs a college site for a cultural centre with a 4.9 to 5.4 million cost and a 360000 annual net saving. Alderman Davison cites a $2.7 million provincial grant and a city share of 2.7 million funded by 75th Anniversary funds and a debenture. Sauer urges downtown Riverside Park option and warns against late plan changes.
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Davison
Advanced Education Endowment Fund
Riverside Park
Sauer
Sam Stone
Jim Hirsch
Lee Anderson
Pete Simpson
Three Mills
College officials hail centre pact
City council approved a joint-use agreement with Medicine Hat College for a cultural centre. President Charles Meagher called the move beneficial for the community while board chair Kenneth Lutes called it a win win win project.
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Charles Meagher
Kenneth Lutes
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Lutes
Melvin Tagg
Medicine Hat approves principles for joint use cultural centre
City council and Medicine Hat College adopt a memorandum of understanding outlining public access 7 am to midnight, shared programming, co ordinator duties, non payment of capital funds by the college, and cost sharing for operations. An advisory committee of alderman and culture board members will guide design and first year operations. Architects Hawthorn Mansfield Towers are proposed for the project.
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City of
Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat College
Community Cultural Centre
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Ken Sauer
Ted Grimm
Culture and Recreation Advisory Board
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City
Mixed reactions as city backs college site for cultural centre
Local business leaders split over Medicine Hat council choice to locate the cultural centre at Medicine Hat College. Some would pay higher taxes for downtown beautification, others fear college control and loss of independent arts space. The chamber and business community weigh financial and space implications.
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City of
Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat College
Herb Durda
Downtown Business Association
Durda
Cultural Centre
Les Maltin
Maltin
Martin
Eugene Eaton
Chamber of Commerce
Dave Oliphant
Citizens of
Council
Repeated .08 convictions lead to jail term in provincial court
Berthold Werner, 48, pleaded guilty to a fourth .08 offense this year and received 90 days in jail from Judge Philip Wambolt. He also pleaded guilty to driving without a licence and was fined $1,000 after a June 10 stop where breath samples registered .24 and .26.
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Philip Wambolt
Werner
Medicine Hat City
22Nd Avenue S.E
David Carter
Carter
Alexander Joseph MacDonald
20Th St. N.E
Wambolt
MacDonald
Parkview Drive
N.E
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