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3 N ine Te oY Ge: aNTt leds! a gl GALLVISI Od'l AuVd ONIGIING . The Gazette Published Weekly at Olds, Alberta 79th YEAR - Number 10 SWS a! " Ron and Jean Luyendyk, shown here with their 33 children, spoke on. behalf of Bob Clark Thursday at the Olds Legion. 4 at a Socred rally held | Wednesday, March 7, 1979 Gregory Hoffarth, 27, a former Olds high school teacher is running under the NDP banner in the Olds - Didsbury con- stituency. Hoffarth now lives in Okotoks and is a life in- surance salesman. in Calgary. His door-to-door cam- paign is emphasizing that the riding lacks a number of social services, par- ticularly for the elderly, educational facilities and protection against agricultural lands. Hoffarth. also says he feels that the constituen- cy should have one major community hospital that would be capable of han- dling the majority of health care needs, rather than having to transport Clark keys on health care issue “We need new health care facilities in Olds and we need new health care facilities in Didsbury,’’ Bob Clark, the Alberta Social Credit leader, told his own constituents at a rally in Olds on Thurs- day. He told the large crowd of over 450 that this was ~ - the biggest problem fac- ing Albertans today. ‘“‘“Anyone who _ talks about closing either of these hospitals is not fac- ing the facts of real life. | have confidence in the Olds ‘and Didsbury hos- pital boards and | look forward to working. with them to reach their goals,’’ he went on to say. The 18-year MLA from the Olds-Didsbury con- stituency said there is a shortage of everything in hospitals across the pro- vince. “| want to see health The hockey season has‘ left accommodations for skating enthusiasts in Olds after the arena was de care in Alberta back to where it was as the best in Canada.’’ He then turned his at- tention to education. ‘‘We used to have and spend more per capita on education than any other province. Now we = are number four and sink- ing,’’ he emphasized: The rally at the Olds benefit of a microphone, which had malfunctioned earlier. “There is a different feeling, a different sense in Alberta today,’’ he ex- claimed. It is.a sharp contrast to the 1975 elec- tion ‘“*when people weren’t prepared to lis- ten,*’ he continued. Clark attacked one of Biil Legion’ witnessed “entér=~“Edgar’s campaign or- tainment from across the riding including a spoof on the party leaders and their opinion on election issues by some of the Luyendyk family from Cremona. Ron and Jean Luyendyk’s fam- ily totals 32. Ron Luyendyk credits “God and Bob Clark’’ with getting four Cam- bodia_ children wanted when the Alberta government had refused their requests. Clark spoke packed hall to the without the a sour taste in the mouths of those people who worked diligently to provide proper stroyed by fire. The above picture shows the wreckage done by unknown vandals to the Atco building rented by the recreation board for changing pur- poses for hockey players at the high school. Despite efforts by minor hockey officials to keep a close watch on the building, windows were smashed, the door was destroyed, vents were ripped out, the interior defaced and ex- cretion was left behind, actions which befit half-crazed dogs. ganizers. for com- menting to a news- paper that the constitu- ency had outgrown Bob Clark and that the area is more cosmopolitan now. ‘| think agriculture is still. pretty bloody impor- tant in this riding,’’ was nis.reaction. He outlined the riding’s they = achievements over the last four years such as immi- aent improvements to highways #922 and 2A and the widening of #27, the $14 million waterline which runs through. Olds, Didsbury, Carstairs and Crossfield, new senior cit- izens homes, Olds. pro- vincial building and the new treasury branches in Sundre and Didsbury. He says the allocation of money from the Heritage Trust Fund outside the tegislature and to outside interests at no or low interest is wrong. “‘’m for using the Her- itage Fund on a revolving loan basis for our heritage such as agriculture.’’ He reiterated his earlier statements that he would set aside one billion dol- lars for agriculture at low interest loans and set a large portion aside for small businesses. As far as dealing with the federal government, Clark says there are three concerns; assuring con- tinued control of resour- ces, getting some con- cessions from central Can- ada and equalization as far as freight rates are concerned. He suggested Alberta’s willingness to supply oil and gas at 85 per cent of the world price to eastern Canada should deserve a “concession in freight as. ‘It would not only be a good deal for Alberta but for all of us as Canadi- ans.”’ “I. am extremely op- timistic of our chances across the province. Our campaign is to take go- vernment. to the people and not the present ad- ministration’s idea of bringing the people to the government,’’ he told his cheering Socred followers. Overwhelmed by the crowd, he concluded his speech by saying, ‘‘l can’t tell you how truly humbl- ing an experience it is to have you all here to- night.”’ only one permit issued Only one development permit was approved Tuesday by the Olds Municipal Planning Commission (MPC). The lone permit was issued to Milford and Hilda Russell for a $1,000 redevelopment of their basement. A facility to store and sell lumber for $4,000 and a Seventh Day Adventist Church estimated to cost $120,000 had their ap- plications tabled until fur- ther information could be obtained. The church is to be built north of the Aloha trailer court on the south- west corner of the entran- ce to Imperial Way. weather report Precipitation for week - actual 3.0 mm, normal 6.0 mm. Since April 1st - ac- tual 578.0 mm, normal 448.3 mm. Temperature - maximum high 8.5 degrees C on March 3. Minimum low -22.0 degrees C on March 1. Average temperature for week -9.0 degrees C. Normal average tem- perature for week -4.0 degrees C. people to Red Deer or Calgary. He went on to say that this did not mean the closure of either Olds or Didsbury’s hospital because ‘‘the need _ for their services would still be required.” Hoffarth says he would like to see annexation by towns done in smaller steps thus reducing the physical impact on the community. “Towns should only grow to their physical capacities,” he said, Hoffarth is expected to speak at the open forum at Sundre on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the high school and in Olds on " former Olds teacher NDP hopeful Monday at 9:00 p.m. at the Olds College along with Socred Bob Clark, Tory Bill Edgar and ‘Liberal Stephen Shaw. polling stations changed There have been two changes to earlier an- nounced locations for polling stations due to the destruction of a church by fire in. the southwestern part of the constituency. Robertson-Waterloo, polling station #16, voters will now vote at the West- cott school. Westhope - Banner, polling station #19, electors will cast their votes at the Dogpound school. ‘Progressive Conservative candidate Bill Edgar introduces Alan Adair (left), provincial minister of recreation, parks and wildlife, to a small gathering of party followers Monday at the Olds College. Adair defends Trust Fund An intentionally limited crowd gathered in the basement of the Olds College residence to in- timately discuss election issues with Alan: Adair, provincial minister of recreation, parks . and wildlife and Olds - Dids- bury. Progressive Con- servative candidate Bill Edgar. The meeting resembled a team conference rather than the rally is was broadcast to be. The 23 ardent PC supporters listened to Adair outline and defend the Heritage Trust Fund and then pep- pered him with questions ranging from the new planning act to additional highway rest stops. During his speech, Adair referred to the Premier as “the bossman”, “a run- ner” and “‘a tough man to follow but an easy man to work for.” He says the Heritage Fund has allowed his government to keep a sales tax from being im- plemented, eliminate the gas tax and maintain that Albertans pay the lowest income tax of any other province. The Peace River MLA admitted there was some merit in arguing that oil and gas should be left in the ground because of the uncertain value of paper money but Adair added that as Canadians it is a weak argument. He poin- ted out that presently 40 per cent of Canada’s oil is imported and if Alberta was to leave some of its reserves in the ground this figure. would rise, drastically influencing the already hard-pressed federal economy. Adair went on to say that 65 per cent of. the legal restrictions on the -in- vestment of the Fund is committed to the Alberta Investment Division, which is aimed at strengthening and/or diversifying our economy. He concluded his monologue by saying a PC representative would ensure an equal voice for the Olds - Didsbury con- stituency in the caucus, where issues to be debated in the legislature are decided. Although the gover- nment boasts the largest hospital building program in Alberta’s history is un- derway, Adair admitted that some facilities in the past were extravagant in cases where it was not necessary. He went on to say that the transition from the Alberta Hospital Com- mission to a department division has allowed the minister to become more familiar with all the facts thus ensuring that proper general medical care can be met in rural con- stituencies. “Some were being built like resort hotels,’’ he conceded. A_ working » policy under the new. department should be completed and released by the end of March. The end of March. The regulations and requirements for ap- plications for im- provement by hospitals will therefore be available before the June 1- reviews, he said. Edgar, who had not fielded any of the open questions, contested Adair’s statement that it would not be feasible to provide health care facilities every six or ten miles. Edgar pointed out new facilities are needed in Olds and Did- sbury (which are ten miles apart) and he would press for improvements at these two locations if elected. Adair retracted his statement somewhat by saying this would only be a general assumption and each individual circum- stance would have to be looked at closely. Edgar says he feels it is unfortunate that good agricultural land is being taken by towns through annexation but pointed out the move is beneficial to farmers. While taxes ‘remain virtually the same until subdivision takes place, the farmer enjoys a major increase in the value of his land incor- porated by the town, he explained. “You can’t stop growth,” he added.
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