02 Mar 2005
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Newspaper
The Taber Times
Location
Taber, Alberta, Canada
Date
Mar 02, 2005
Page
1
A 1929 origin story traces Taber’s rise as a local oil producer. The piece highlights how the sector shaped the town’s economy, noting early drilling, community growth, and subsequent regional impact.
A public hearing confirmed a large Taber retail project on 28 acres east of Buffalo Head Clinic near Highway 3. Developer John MacDonald says 300 full time positions are certain with total jobs potentially reaching 500 and the centre could open before Christmas due to tenant timing. Further tenant details remain confidential.
Town council unanimously passes a 9.6 million 2005 budget featuring 4.194 million in capital projects including road sewer and sidewalk work. Operating costs are trimmed to permit a four percent municipal tax rise amid ambulance funding uncertainty and pending provincial decisions.
Ina Hall, Parkside Manor's renowned Bun Lady, has been named Senior Citizen of the Year at the Kinsmen Club Heritage Senior Citizen Supper held Monday at the community centre. The annual prize is announced at the function for the first time each year.
Cody Todd reports the Chamberlain school opens in a new building with staff transferring materials, wired computers, and functional phone systems. Principal Boyd Davies notes a bright, improved setting as students settle into updated lockers and classrooms after moving from the old structure.
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