Cypress Hills fringe plan lets transferable credits in Canada
Cypress County outlines a new fringe plan around Cypress Hills Provincial Park that would permit transferable development credits for a three kilometre zone. The plan, still to be public in November, aims to balance private land readiness with environmental safeguards and would require credits to develop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cypress Hills Provincial Park
Canada
Cypress County Council
Frank Liszczak
United States
Liszczak
Cypress Hills
Rezoning Plan Details for Parcels A-2 and Nearby Areas
The plan keeps current parcels A-2 unchanged while allowing rezoning for more intensive uses. Rezoning requires direct control and all criteria. Small parcels may qualify. density capped at 32 parcels per quarter. Multi parcel residential needs 0.5 to 1 acre. Meetings set for Nov 4 in Elkwater and Dunmore if space is arranged. County office in Dunmore will provide proposal information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkwater
Dunmore
Two injured after early morning rollover near Brooks
Police say a blue Ford Explorer rolled on Highway 873 south of Brooks around 5 a.m. A man and a woman were extricated by the Brooks Fire Department and rushed to Brooks hospital with non life threatening injuries. Alcohol appears to have been a factor in the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooks
Brooks Hospital
RCMP
Brooks Fire Department
Education Commission visits Hat area school boards today
Six area boards including Medicine Hat Public School District No 76 and Prairie Rose Rural School Division meet the nine member Education Commission in Medicine Hat to discuss funding, autonomy, excellence, equality, and postsecondary transitions. Prairie Rose will address rural enrolment declines and Medicine Hat Separate School Board will raise Catholic education concerns. The panel seeks public input via an online workbook and local phone line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Education Commission
Medicine Hat
Prairie Rose
Alberta
Deborah Forbes
Forbes
Lyle Oberg
Medicine Hat College
Guy Tetrault
Commission
Learningcommission
Ottawa funds Red Deer shelter for homeless youths
The federal government provides 254000 to operate a year long residential centre for up to six youths at Riverside Meadows in Red Deer. John Howard Society officials say a caseworker will aid youths in returning to school or employment with stabilization and community reintegration. First youths expected within days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Deer
Alta
Claudette Bradshaw
George Atkey
John Howard Society
Riverside Meadows
Alberta
Atkey
Names of couple killed in a train crash
Police identified the victims as Andrew Wilfred Olsvik and Lucy Elizabeth Olsvik, a Wetaskiwin couple killed when a 1.6 kilometre Canadian Pacific freight train struck their pickup at a level crossing near Edmonton. Authorities noted alcohol possible. no crossing lights or barriers were present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wetaskiwin
Alberta
Andrew Wilfred Olsvik
Lucy Elizabeth Olsvik
Edmonton
RCMP
Canadian Pacific
CPR
Canada
Alberta Woman Killed in Fraser River Ultralight Crash
Police name Linda Miller, 59, of Twin Butte, Alberta, as the victim when an ultralight she rode on with a pilot survived the crash into the Fraser River near Westminster Quay. The flight from King George Airpark, Surrey, was a 45 minute test ride. Miller’s husband was not aboard. Authorities investigate with the Transportation Safety Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surrey
B.C
Alberta
Fraser River
Vancouver
Linda Miller
Twin Butte
Alta
Miller
Westminster Quay
New Westminster
King George Airpark
The
Transportation Safety Board
Surrey Rcmp
Union calls for butt ban in jails
EDMONTON CP A total smoking ban in Alberta jails is urged by Dan MacLennan of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees to prevent millions in compensation claims. Prison guards chair Mike Rennich says riots are possible but supports a phased ban with advance notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Alberta
Dan MacLennan
Alberta Union of Provincial Employees
Ontario
MacLennan
Mike Rennich
Alberta Union of Provincial Employees Local 3
Prison Guards Union
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cypress
Deddeda Stemler
Malissa
Brittany MacNiven
YMCA
New Canada Savings Bonds
Government of
Csb.gc
Hat
By Jana G. Pruden
Medicine Hat News
St. S.E
Alberta Cancer Foundation
Ilnotio
Ottawa