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1986-10-08
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iT C ‘ ONIGIING duv'l ds new Hospital o Hoh. Marvin Moore wields the scissors while Hon. Connie Osterman and Roy Brassard hold the ribbon. Mrs. Norah Wilton, left The Gazette Published Weekly at Olds, Alberta Issue No. 41 Wednesday, October 8, 1986 y Eee and Mrs. Marilynne Hodgkinson, members of the hospital board also took part in the formal ceremony. In a private tour of the hospital, Hospitals Minister Moore had high praise for the way space had been utilized: Mrs. Osterman, who represents the Three Hills Constituency was also impressed with the colour and furnishings of the new facility. As members of the Olds. RCM Police and ‘Olds Legion hoisted the National and Provincial flags some 2,000 people gathered under warm, chinook-like skies Fri- day to witness the offi- cial opening of the new 100-bed. Olds General Hospital. The opening came 23 months after the cold, grey November day in 1984 when the sod was turned to officially be- gin its construction. Hospital Board Chair- man Neil Leatherdale, emcee for the ceremony noted proudly the $11.3 million facility would come in on budget. The hospital features votes taken at Rec Centre Eligible Olds resi- dents will go to the polls in less than two weeks to elect the town council members. for the next three years. The hospital and school trustee here were filled by acclamation on nomina- Town advance vote set Eligible Olds voters who have to be out of town October 20 will have an opportunity to cast their ballots in an advance poll scheduled for next week. Town Secretary- Treasurer Jerry Reglin, Returning Officer for the municipal election said the advance poll has been set for Thur- eday, October 16 from noon to 6:00 p.m. in the council chambers of the Town Office. tion day September 22.- The votes will be ta- ken at the Olds Recrea- tion Centre from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. October 20 and a special voting station will be set up at the Mount View Lodge from 10 a.m. to 12 noon for the lodge residents, said Town Secretary- Treasurer and Return- ing Officer Jerry Reg- lin. The unofficial results will be known election night but the official results will not be pos- ted until October 24. October 22 is the last day to request a re- count by the Returning Officer, the new council has until November 3 to hold an organizational meeting and November 8 is the last day to apply for a judicial recount. Any Canadian citizen at least 18 years of age who has lived in Alber- ta for six months prior to election day can vote in the municipality in which he or she is residing on election day. 50 active care beds, 25 extended care beds and 25 nursing home beds and should be ready to accept patients in mid- November. “For some, it will even become their fu- ture home,”’ said Lea- therdale. To date, 60 applications have been received from seniors and up to 100 are expected. Following remarks by almost a dozen digni- taries and _ special! guests including Red Deer MP.Gordon Tow- ers, Olds-Didsbury MLA, Roy Brassard, Social Services Minis- ter and Three Hills MLA Connie Oster- Midnight Madness set The annual Midnig Madness sale will b held in Olds Frida November 21. Olds and Distriq Chamber of Commergd President Marlys er explained the cham ber had originally war ted to hold the October 24 in conjun tion with Small Bus ness Week October to 25 but decide against it due to lai harvesting. ‘We hope every fa mer in the area is out his field combining o October 24,’’ said Kal ser. man, Hospital Execu- tive Director Garth Up- ton, Chief. of Medical Staff Dr. Clarence Graff, Torrington Ma- yor Ben Bauer, Deputy Reeve of the M.D. of Kneehill, Richard Maerz, Mountain View. County Reeve Syd Vollmin, Oids Mayor, Robert Armstrong, Al- berta Hospital Associa- tion representative R. McDermid, Cavan Construction represen- tative Frank MaGuire, and a representative from the hospital archi-~ i tect Cohos Evamy, J: Goodwin, Hospitals Minister Marvin Moore cut the ribbon to offi- cially open the new ficially open When planning for the new Olds Hospital began, the hospital board decided to honor Dr. George Burland for his 35 years of medical service in the hospital. Here he poses with the plaque that now graces a-wall in the main foyer of the new facility. The presentation to Dr. Burland-was made by board chairman. Neil Leatherdale. This was the “best kept secret in Olds” as Doctor Burland’s family were all on hand when the Presentation was made. Even his. wife, Fran, couver until Saturday morning, : conjunction... with. the.-Partnership presented with the symbolic gold-— —-~—+- Moore told the crowd, ‘Tt is important to make a hospital a com- * ~ munity base.’’ He call- ed it a great centre dedicated toward treat- ment and care of the elderly and ‘noted it will benefit the elderly through its out-patient services. Dr.. Graff said. that while the old hospital would be missed no one would miss the ‘‘freez- ing rooms in winter’’ and ‘‘the hot case room’’ on summer ev 7 A number of presen- tations were made in , had a hand in the “surprise” postponing a planned trip to Van- : Genes. > pol a as opening including a the hospital with a key. Roy Brassard, framed picture of Dr:~bronze’ plaque while MLA presented. the George Burland. given Cavan Construction board with an official to the doctor honoring boss Frank MaGuire Provincial government his 35 years practising in Olds. The picture is now hanging in the new hospital. Following the ribbon cutting, the crowd took a tour of the new hos- pital and signed the guest book to receive a commemorative glass. There were 900 glasses on hand Friday, but 900 more had to be ordered for those who had to take a ‘‘rain check’’ on a glass. The Cohos Evamy presented the board plaque. no forum The Olds and District Chamber of Commerce will not be sponsoring an all-candidates forum for the upcoming Town Council election. Chamber President Marlys Kaiser explain- ed the Olds Recreation Centre was only avail- Olds Grizzlys get new heac able for two dates Oc- tober 14, the night of the regular Town Council meeting and Friday, October 17. Kaiser said they deci- ded against the forum because ‘‘the turn-out would not be great on a Friday night.’’
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Image 829 (1986-10-08), from microfilm reel 829, (CU11484671). Courtesy of Early Alberta Newspapers Collection, Libraries and Cultural Resources Digital Collections, University of Calgary.