Saturday Burial Ban Approved In City Cemetery Bylaw
The community services committee approved revisions to Cemetery Bylaw No. 1818 including a 12 percent fee hike and a ban on Saturday burials with exemptions only for emergencies or religious needs. The bylaw now moves to council for final action, with funeral homes and monument firms reviewing changes and opposition described as nil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Services Committee
Bruce Croucher
Croucher
Hillside Cemetery
Jack Cook
Cook’s Funeral Chapel Ltd
Pattison Funeral Home
Council
Funeral Home and
Monument Company
City study group forms for ECS transition to school boards
The community services committee approved a final task force roster to examine shifting the ECS program to the school boards. Alderman Pete Simpson will lead the group, which includes Peter Barth Fred Allore Ken Sauer Don Stock Karen Campbell and Lorna Shaw. A Sept 15 report is due and no transfer before mid 1982. ECS registrations pace remains steady and talks with public works aim to add portable ECS classrooms at Ross Glen and South Ridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Hagan
Council
ECS
Peter Barth
Catholic School Board
Fred Allore
Ken Sauer
Don Stock
Larry Bonneville
Karen Campbell
Crescent Heights
Lorna Shaw
Medicine Hat
Ald
Pete Simpson
Community Services Committee
Bob Warner
Warner
Public Works Department
Ross Glen
South Ridge
MPC to Review City Hall Plans in Medicine Hat
The Municipal Planning Commission will view Medicine Hat’s new city hall proposal on city land north of First Street S.E. The design features a semicircular amphitheatre and glass corridor connecting to a triangular administration block with a central atrium. The 8 370 square metre building includes a reflecting pool, clock tower, water fountain, and landscaped grounds. Also on the agenda is Russell and Needham Architects Ltd. plan for Lamb Court Health Unit on 2.76 acres at Dunmore Road and Southview Drive S.E. costing about 1 million dollars to ease downtown traffic and overcrowding. A theatre complex at 645 First St. S.E. remains delayed for two weeks. Famous Players offers nine parking spaces for the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rick Pedersen
The
News Municipal Planning Commission
MPC
Medicine Hat
First Street
S.E
Sixth Avenue
Steven, Graham, MacConnell
Council Chamber
River Road
South Saskatchewan
Russell and Needham Architects Ltd
Lamb Court
Dunmore Road
Southview Drive
Leroy Wolfer
First St. S.E
Wolfer
Famous Players
Cross continent ride showcases high tech mobile bike
Othal Vrana of Wichita travels from Medicine Hat aboard a customized Honda Goldwing to promote mobile radio telephone and paging service across the U.S. and Canada. The bike combines a mounted computer readout, 10 memory numbers, a helmet radio, a $500 stereo, radar detector, alarm system and cyber light bar amid a 1100 cc engine. Vrana plans three weeks more to reach Calgary and Vancouver before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Othal Vrana
Wichita
Kansas
Medicine Hat
U.S
Canada
Vrana
General Communications Systems, Inc
Prairies
Mooning fines hit two city men in provincial court
Two city males were fined 150 each after pleading guilty to indecent exposure for mooning friends from a moving car on Second Street S.E. Schmaltz aged 17 and Turner aged 18 faced the charges. Other cases included a 700 fine for exceeding .08 for Dwayne Ozwil and various theft and drug offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Anthony Schmaltz
Ewart Cr. S.E
Todd Turner
Beaufort Cr. S.W
Second Street
S.E
Darwin
Greaves
Philip Wambolt
Schmaltz
Turner
Dwayne Henry Ozwil
Seventh Ave
N.E
16Th St. S.E
Trans-Canada Highway
Czwil
Duplex appeal challenges MPC decision for 606 First St S W
A 606 First St S W development for a duplex by P and H Construction Ltd. is appealed after MPC approval. City clerk Larry Godin received a 13 signature neighbor petition and Maureen Dowler contesting the project says it harms property values. The Development Appeal Board will hear the appeal, date unspecified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Municipal Planning Commission
MPC
P and H Construction Ltd
First St. S.W
Larry Godin
Maureen Dowler
11Th St. S.W
Dowler
Development Appeal Board
Pathway tenders exceed city estimates in Medicine Hat bids
The Medicine Hat parks department reports tenders for the Devonian river valley pathway between the public library and the YM YWCA exceed initial estimates by about 100000 dollars. Medican Construction Ltd. bids 273724 dollars, South Rock Ltd 290113 dollars, with officials to negotiate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Helm
the News
Bruce Croucher
Public Library
Ymywca
Medican Construction Ltd
South Rock Ltd
Croucher
River Valley Consultants
Medican
Community Services Committee
Police Point
Council
McEwen Bros. Landscaping Ltd
Calgary
McEwen Bros. Low
el- San
Lawrence Meier Trucking Ltd
Hearing date set for Terrance Bromley on hashish trafficking charge
Terrance Bromley 18 of 1129 Elm St S E chose trial by judge alone in provincial court after being charged with possessing cannabis resin for trafficking. He will return August 4 for a preliminary inquiry decision on Crown evidence. Bromley is free on $100 bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terrance Bromley
Bromley
Elm St. S.E
Medicine Hat
Redcliff Considers ByLaw For Utilities On Seventh St SE
Redcliff council gives first reading to a bylaw to install sewer water and electrical services on four blocks of Seventh Street SE. The proposal would borrow 504700 by debenture for the project. The land is residential and fronts a golf course. The bylaw advances to the Local Authorities Board for approval before further readings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redcliff Council
Seventh St.s.e
Randy Giesbrecht
Sixth
10Th Avenues
Local Authorities Board
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Allan Doyle
Indianapolis
Washington, D.C
Federal Communication Commission
Nova Scotia
Jasper
Vancouver
Seattle
Washington
Citadel
Halifax
Robin Schlaht
Mooning
Roger Steinhoft
Husky House
15Th St. S.W
Wambolt
Steinhoft
Dean Kurtz
Kurtz
Sissons Cr. S.W
11Th Avenue
William Anhorn
Ernest Howard Geddes
Geddes
Murdo Dickson Coghill
Coghill
Suffield
Assiniboia Inn
Third St. S.E
Woolworth
Third St. S.E. Imgard
Margaret Huber
Washington Ave. S.E
Huber
Duplex
Medicine Hat News
3 Pathway
Redcliff Develops Property
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