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Home My WebLink About1969-09-29 Council MinutesM D OF KNEEHILL # 3 AGENDA FOR SEPTEMBER 29, 1969 At 9.30 A M Combined Meeting with Agricultural Service Board 1 Minut s of combined meeting of Council & A S Bd. June 23/69 2. Repor of Gordon Park, Agricultural Fieldman 3 Annua A, S Bd Conference - Grande Prairie Oct 28 -30th 4 Warbl Fly Control - Department letter - Letter from D A. at Calgary 5 Coyot3 Control program - Any 1080 baits this winter ?7 ?? 6 Seed Plant inspections and equipment - Dept letter, etc 7. Propo ed community dam site - NE- 19- 32 -25 -4 Elmer Bauer 8 Lorne Boese - proposed Course, etc COUNCIL MEETING 8A. Minutes of Council meeting of Sept 8th/69 9 At 1,15 P iii - Trochu Council re nuisance ground 10 Co on Assessment and Taxation - presentation of Brief 11 Three Hills School Div - minutes of Sept 10/69 12. Sec -Ti eas meeting at Sedgewick - Oct 23rd 13, Mun. Finance Officers Meeting - Grande Prairie Oct 1st 14 Letters of thanks f.r grants paid 15 Business pertaining to Council nominations and elections 16. Recreation Conference - Red Deer - Oct 24 -26th 17 Carbon Recreation Board - report of meeting Sept. 9th 18 Canadian Utilities - extension to SW- 21- 31 -23 -4 Cullum 19 Gulf Oil - pipeline crossings - report, etc. 20 Can Western Natural Gas - extensions NW of Swalwell 21 Plains Western Gas - proposed line to Pt. NE- 26- 31 -24 -4 22. Planning matters. minutes from Calgary Regional Planning Comml , building permits approved - Peter Baerg, Arnold Baerg, C S Howe, Geo. A. King, C Creaser, Albert Baerg, D. Fyten 23. Report of Comm - P B I. assessment and taxation 24 Cancellation of taxes and miscellaneous accounts 25. Cou ty of Red Deer - proposed ambulance Innisfail Hosp. District 26 Agreement James Rock - NW-10- 31 -21 -4 - road near Morrin bridge 27 Bri ge and culvert requests for 1970 28. Roac comm report - roads & bridge near Hesketh 29 Reports of truck accidents - John Falk; Don Bauer 30 Con ingency Road Grant - letter of Dist. Engineer re signing; - cost records 31 Report re sign posts 32 Report re Downe & Son - use of "Cat",, etc. 33. R. Angus Ltd - proposed seminar & demonstration Oct 23rd & 24th 34 Report re accident at Allingham corner 35 Rep rt by G. King - Jack Lynch request for gate in road allowance 36. Co report - Acme shop furnace 37 N R. Fuller - claim for broken fence pokt.a 38 Al Fieger Sales Ltd. - prices, etc. re sligna 39 Wor men9s Compensation Board - Arthur J. Banger 40 M. El L Construction Ltd - advertising letter 41 Date for next regular meeting 42 Dept of Mun kffairs - Weather Modification petitions i�4 FORM 149-P SPECIAL ii i u Report to A 3 . B and Council �ieetin., Sept. 29, 1969 Annual Agricultural Fieldmans Day at Lethbridge was well attended and in general a very successful two day affair Items of interest were sprinkler irrigation, specialty crops, use of thickened sprays to minimize the hazard of drift, helicopter spray demonstration and a hydraulic driven rotary Mowe_ on a motor grader for roadside mowing. x tour of the Lethbridge Research .station was held the second day r Spraying weeds, brush and toadflax during the past two and one half months has taken up most of our time This has been a year which has been very good for toadflax to grow There are a ;;neat deal of new patches showing up all over the north and west areas of the District Farriers have, in general, done a fairly good job of weed control but a great many crops were not sprayed due to weather conditions. From these crops that were not sprayed there has been quite a growth of weeds. more attention from all concerned will ae required for the control of Canada and bow Thistle. I was privileged to represent the Association of il'oerta Agricultural Fieldimrn at the A I C Meeting in Saskatoon to look into setting up an Agricultural Technologists Association. The purpose of this meeting was to have a coiruiian set of ground rules for the whole of Canada rather than each province having their own tTe had a successful A. S B Tour here in our own area on Tuesday, August 12 with about 35 persons in 11 vehicles de assisted with Flower and Vegetable dhows at acme, Three Hills and Torrington vie have poured the concrete floor in the A. S. B. shop during the recent wet weather. Dan Peters and myself met with the Board of the Three Hills School Division regarding A. S. B. work at school grounds and the Agricultural Extension Council N r FORM 149-V SPECIAL UNICIP L 5 PLIE COUNCIL MEETING SEPTEMBER 29, 1969 Page 1 A regu ar meeting of the Council of the Municipal District of Kneehill was held in the Municipal Office, Three Hills on Mon Sept 29, 1969, commencing at 9 00 A M Counci lors present for this meeting were Mr A H C urch Div. 1 Mr Cliff P ole 2 Mr. R W B own 3 (Reeve) Mr Dunc Pe ers 4 Mr T A F rggson 5 Mr S C S hmelke 6 Mr. Geo. Le ay 7 (from 9 05 A M as noted later) Mr G G King, Sec. -Treas , was present and recorded the minutes. Mr D C Dau, of the Three Hills School Div., was also present throughout this meeting Mr Dau mentioned a minor error in the minutes of Sept page 2 - he was present at that meeting until the same time as Doug. Ha elton left Mr Poole moved approval of the minutes of the meeting of Sept $ i 9 as per copy mailed to each member, subject to the correcton as mentioned above by Mr. Dau Carried Mr Gelo Lemay came in to the meeting at this time. (9 05 AM ) Mr R W Brown advised that Mr Doug Hazelton, for Linden Contractors, wishes to get app. 1,000 cu yds. of crushed gravel from the M D stockpile at either Linden West or Me lis, Linden Contractors to replace same with an equal number of cu. yds. crushed gravel when next at the same location and without any price difference Mr Peters moved that this be approved Carried. Mr R W Brown, as Reeve, advised Mr Geo. Lemay that there is s me question as to Mr. Lemay4s right to remain a member of Couacil due to the number of regular meetings missed T e following were rotedfrom Mr. Lemay4s reply 1 Qualifications of at least one other councillor might also be quE stioned 2 Inquir d about which meetings are "regular" meetings 3 Was critical of total time spent at meetings,with too many man h urs wasted on repeat items on the agenda 4. Believ s there should be more time spent in drafting the budget setting rates, etc 5 Critic 1 of attendance at conventions and resulting expense ac ounts 6 Much t o much time allowed to delegations which meet with Council In reply to Mr Lemay, Reeve Brown made it clear that Council did not refer to anything on a "personal" basis, and that a resolution of Council had set the second Monday of each morith as "regular49 meeting dates. Other items referred to above were also discussed and explanations given, no other specific action was taken Mt. Lemay stated thai he does not intend to resign at this time. The C 11.40 A.M. the Agricu that combi buncil meeting adjourned from 9:30 A M to and during that time Council met jointly with Ltural Service Board. See separate minutes of !red meeting See page 2 $/69, MINUTES APPROVED G LEMAY LINDEN CONTRACTORS GRAVEL G. LEMAY COUNCIL PROCEDURES A. S. BD. C7 No 07MWF�U_ AL i[5 A lett Taxation as its brief a thought the Mr Peters Brief will Municipal D not be Oct named at th COUNCIL MEETING SEPT. 29/69 Page 2 )r from the Committee studying Assessment and ced if this District wished to personally present TAXATION a Comm hearing Mr Don Dau stated that he BRIEF School Division would co- operate in this roved that a reply be sent advising that the >e presented by a joint delegation from this .strict and the School Division, that the date 14th,23rd or 24th, and that our delegates be next meeting Carried Second Monday of October - Oct 13th - is Thanksgiving GRANTS Day and a Statutory Holiday so Council discussed holding NEXT the regular meeting on an alternate date. Mr Ferguson MEETING moved that the next regular meeting be held on Vied. Oct 8/69 expire in Divs 2, 4, and 6 commencing at 9 A.M at our office. Carried moved that Mr G G. King, as Sec. - Treas and Council adjourned for dinner from 12 noon to 1 P M DINNER Minutes of the meeting of the Three Hills S D held SCHOOL DIV. on Sept{ 10th were referred to briefly Mr Ferguson moved MINUTES that these [be filed as information Carried Council was advised that a group of Municipal District & County Sec.-Treas. & Assistants are meeting at Sedgewick SEC.- TREAS. on Oct 23rd; Dept of Mun. Affairs will be represented MEETING Mr Church moved that G G King and J. C. Jeffery be authorized to attend Carried Notico of meeting at Grande Prairie on Oct lst of M. F. 0. Mun Finan e Officers was read. Mr. Schmelke moved that MTG no delegat be sent Carried Mr. P ters moved that letters of thanks for charitable GRANTS and other grants be filed Carried. Council was reminded that nomination day for councillors is Wed. Oct. 29th, terms expire in Divs 2, 4, and 6 COUNCIL Mr Peters moved that Mr G G. King, as Sec. - Treas and NOMINATIONS Returning fficer, have full authority to make the necessary ETC. arrangemen s for nominations and elections of councillors. Carried Recreation Conferecne is to be held at Red Deer on RECREATION Oct 24 -26'h Mr Poole moved that no delegate be sent MT from this . D. as the local Recreation Boards will likely be well re resented Carried. Minut s of meeting of Carbon Recreation Board were read. CARBON Mr. Fergus n moved that these be accepted and filed Carried REC. Mr F rguson moved that Council approve of the extension CAN UT of Canadia Utilities services to SW- 21- 31 -23 -4 (Cullum) as per reques and plan submitted Carried Mr R W. Brown reported that he had met with a repres- entative of Consumer Utilities re Linden Co -op natural gas GAS lines crossing road allowances in the Swalwell area Mr Brown LINES moved that the proposal be approved with all road crossings to be bored and with a minor change at Wes Gore's N- 8- 30 -24 -4 Carried. Mr T Ferguson and G King advised they had met with Gulf Oil re pipelines to cross roads in the Sarcee area Mr Church moved these be approved, with main roads to be bored and 9ther usual regulations Carried See page 3 tj PIPELINES I ko II__, FORM 149-P SPECIAL ' MUNICIPL SUPPLIE 7 Mr Pei Natural Gas subject to 1 COUNCIL MEETING SEPT 29/69 ;ers moved that line extensions .nspections and Council approve of NW of Swalwell (R usual regulations Page 3 Can Western Empey & others) Carried. Item #121 of the agenda was deleted at the request by phone of P1 ins Western Gas. GAS LINES P W GAS Mr. C. Poole advised that Lawrence Oil Co. has a new ROAD well in NE-14-29-24-4 and had inquired about road improve- OIL CO ment W /SE -1 - 29 -24 -4 (surveyed road little used by ratepayers) It was agreed the this Mun District supply the required culverts if the said Company wia1 4e5 to improve the road. Mayor J. Stankievech and Ciuncillor Ed Adolf of the TROCHU Town of Tro hu met with Council to discuss this District's NUISANCE policy re n isance ground assistance and use. The policy GROUND was read ani reasons reviewed The delegates stated that Trochu fee13 that $200 is hardly ample, having regard to costs and w rk involved, after brief discussion it was agreed that this be tabled for discussion at the winter meeting wita all Towns and Villages of this area The delegat s thanked Council and left the meeting Planning matters as referred to in Item # 22 of this PLANNING agenda were referred to briefly Mr Ferguson moved that these be accepted and filed. Carried Mr Te Paquette, Public Works Supt., and Mr Joe FOREMEN Dobler, Gra el Foreman, met with Council Preliminary agreement with James Rock for land for J. ROCK road in NW-10-31-21-4 was read - payment in full to be $36 AGREEMENT cash. Mr. Ferguson moved that this be approved and payment made Carried Bridge and culvert requests for the coming year were BRIDGE & discussed Mr Poole moved that the requests be made and CULVERT listed in the followingorder LIST 1. Carbon East - In Sec 13- 29 -23 -4 - Kneehill Creek - bridge 2 Cream Coulee - S/SW- 17- 31 -22 -4 - culvert extensions 3 Kostro ky - W/NW- 20- 29 -24 -4 - new culvert 4. Hesket - NW- 12- 29 -22 -4 - Kneehill Creek - bridge 5 A Huxley area - location to be decided over Ghost Pine Creek - new bridge 6. Bigelow- S- 3- 34 -25 -4 Three Hills Creek - new bridge 7. Vicker3 North - W- 21- 34 -25 -4 - 11 - 41 8 Alling am South - W/NW- 26- 31 -26 -4 - Kneehill Creek - bridge 9 O'Rour e - W- 2$- 29 -22 -4 - culvert or wider bridge 10. Wm. P ters - S/SW- 17- 32 -24 -4 - culvert or bridge Motion carried The r ad comm reported they had met atives of the Bridge Branch at Hesketh on had review d road and bridge proposals th, Branch is getting further information and follow. Mr. Poole moved that this report with represent- HESKETH Sept. 16th and BRIDGE are. The Bridge & ROADS more detail will be accepted. Carried. Council was given a brief report of two separate lliUUL� accidents involving M D trucks driven by John Falk and ACCIDENTS Don Bauer. One claim is app. $158. Mr. Brown agreed to inquire about how this might affect premiums later Mr. Lemay moved acceptance of the reports Carried. See page 4 --w C9 C r L� FORM 149-P SPECIAL I I PLI Counc: under Cont: Linden Roac Pope Lease Re c eni that costs charged as later Gr( full grant be slightll Mr Fergus( COUNCIL MEETING SEPT 29/69 Page 4 1 was given a report of the costs of road surfacii ngency Grants this year - totals as follows - app. 10 miles $44,325 66 Road -- 1t 501$95 58 regulations from the District Engineer stated of sign posts, signs, and erecting same can be costs of the projects so these will be added ss est cost had been $100,000. to earn the of $75,000., it appears that the total will less n moved that this report be accepted and filed. Carried Counc 1 was advised that sign posts had been purchased through th Dept. of Highways, Red Deer, at their cost which was at a v ry favorable price. We got 40 - 12 ft, 160 - 14 f , and 12 guide posts. Priced, etc from Al Fieger Signs were referred to SIGNS briefly - dopy has been given to Ted Paquette. Mr. G King gave a brief report of his discussion with Tom Downe E nd Bill Hunter, of Downe Sand & Gravel, re the item in minutes of Sept. 8/69 Page 8 - use of M D cat, etc DOWNE Mr. Paquette est. that the costs of cable would be app $20 ACCT Mr. Lemay moved that Downe Sand & Gravel be sent a bill for $25 00 as full claim Carried. (C Poole opposed) Refer nce was made to a seminar and demonstration R ANGUS being planned by R. Angus Ltd for Oct 23rd and 24th, details were not available Mr Schmelke moved that this be tabled intil next meeting Carried. Council was advised that a cattleliner had upset when ACCIDENT turning ea Et off the pavement at Allingham, all signs had REPORT been up but the driver had evidently turned too fast. Mr. Peters moved that this information be filed Carried Mr G King read to Council his report of investigation re request of Jack Lynch for a gate in the fence across J. LYNCH the road allowance adjacent to the Tolman bridge road and GATE W/NW -22 -33 22 -4. Mr. Church moved that this Municipal District p t in a gate as requested Carried Mr Peters reported that Harvey Cox, of Three Hills, ACME is investigating further re the furnace in the Acme shop. FURNACE Letter of N. R. Fuller re broken fence posts, etc FULLER was read. Ted Paquette reported that the two posts are FENCE being replaced as requested Sec - Treas. is to write Mr Fuller re this and also asking payment of his account Copy cf a letter from Workments Compensation Board to Arthur J. langer was read; he is being paid $2,492 25 as W. C. BD lump sum s ttlement for his disability Mr Peters moved HANGER that this le accepted and filed Carried Mr D tiler reported Div 1 3 5 6 7 following gravel $,170 cu. yds. $,406 6,440 7,590 11,340 on roads to date 2,740 - now working there 12,000 See page 5 GRAVEL • A A FORM 119-7 SPECIAL U ICI i u u 5 It wa work to ur 2 miles ne and 3 to 4 COUNCIL MEETING SEPT 29/69 Page 5 agreed that priority be given in the gravel GRAVEL ;nt jobs, including app 700 c y. more in Div 7, JOBS grade west of Three Hills, 1 mi. near Siltala, niles on the Morrin Road Mr. Paquette reported briefly that the grading crew GRADING is finishin west of Three Hills today; some equipment has started north of Wimborne and others will be there immediately, John Esau is back at work on Motor Grader in Div. 2 but lis health is fair only Mr. Paquette was asked to give attention to the following as soon as pame can be arranged 1 Trees, atc at be cleaned ip 2. Carbon W dam 3 Surfaci g east to be epaire Berkley School site - SW- 4- 29 -24 -4 - to - spillway improvement under P.F.R.A. supervision of Trochu near Zieglers - washboard area d as he deems best Letter from M. E. L. Construction Ltd. asked an M E L oppo,thn t to bid for gravel crushing, etc. Mr. Peters CONST moved this ibe tabled as there is no work available at this time. Carried Priority in grading projects were listed as Wimborne north 5 miles - Resource Road Culvert at H. Wohlegmuth to be installed Grade to be,prepared for bridge east of Carbon GRADING, ETC Ted Pa uette adfised that all machinery and trucks are now workingd O.K but one D -8 must have work done on it soon. Mr. The on its m Bible In Tentativ Residenc Schools Numerous It By -Law f Paquette and Joe Dobler then left the meeting. FOREMEN m of R. Brown, D Peters and G. King reported ng on Sept. 26th with officials of the Prairie P. ute regarding assessment and taxation reement had been reached concerning. nd some other buildings - full assessment & taxation related buildings - exempt ers - to be partially taxed depending on use. agreed that the Sec. - Treas. prepare a tentative euncil for its next meeting B. I. The Se .- Treas. gave each councillor a list of accounts considered collectable, as per copy with these minutes ACCOUNTS These were eviewed and discussed in some detail. TO CANCEL Mr Lemay ved that Council authorize the following Item # 1 - axes - all to be cancelled as listed except Acct. 6460 - Meadowbank Coal Mine - with the Sec.- 7k-e—s to in stigate regarding a scale that may be of value Items # 2, , and 4 - all to be cancelled Carried Letter from the County of Red Deer was read regarding AMBULANCE the proposed ambulance service in the Innisfail Hospital SERVICE District - this expressed doubt as to whether or not that County would pay toward the subsidy. Mr. Ferguson moved that this be tabled until there is further information Carried See page 6 • • C3 FORM 149-P SPECIAL MUNICIPAL SUPPLIES Letter Municipal AJ Government E ation The by at least Municipal DJ Mr Schmelkf information be so notifJ Some d sign which by the Town any such si By -Law. Mr of Three Hi and request COUNCIL MEETING SEPT 29/69 Page 6 of Sept 26/69 from Mr B. Ramsay, Dept of fairs, was read re Sec 267(7) of Municipal ct re petitions concerning Weather Modific- opinion is that any petition must be signed 10% of the proprietary electors of the whole strict Broad discussion followed moved that this letter be accepted as and that Mr. Harold Howe and Mr Ed. Sept ed on behalf of their Associations Carried. scussion took place regarding an advertising t appears is being erected in property owned of Three Hills but east of the Town limits, n would be contrary to the Municipal District Lemay moved that a letter be sent to the Town is advising it of the terms of the M D By -Law ng compliance with its provisions. Carried Mr Pe ers moved that Mr. C. Poole have authority to arrange o have some required painting dore at the Carbon shop Carried WEATHER MODIFICATION PETITIONS ADVT. SIGN CARBON SHOT' Mr. Sc elke reported that some Municipal gravel TRUCK trucks have been exceeding the speed limit Mr Peters SPEEDS moved that �r Joe Dobler be so advised by letter giving warning abo t the speed limits, with a notice to be posted where all d ivers may see it Carried Mr. Scelke moved that this meetin do now adjourn ADJOURN ( lme of adjournment 5 30 P M. Carried. NEXT RE Reeve MEETING WED. OCTOBER 8th/69 - 9 00 A M • • s FORM 149-P SPECIAL II u REPORT TO COUNCIL SEPT 29/69 CTABLE ACCOUNTS ( UNLESS BY SPECIAL PROCEDURE) 1. Taxe A ct # 61-58 Halbert Coal Mine - 14- 33 -23 -4 $290.$8 - no secu: 61,59 Bert Lattery - House in 14- 33 -23- $127.83 - value 61.60 Meadowbank Coal Mine 14- 33 -23 -4 $634 34- no secs 6 62 Raymond Scheunert - house in 14- 33 -23 -4 $144 51 value minor Industrial - C. P Oil & Gas LSD 10 of 13- 28 -23 -4 $1.49 (balance due to our error) Sun Oil LSD 8 of 22- 31 -24 -4 $13.62 levied in error - well was abandoned 2 Busi ess Tax Arrears E mer Davis - store at Sunnyslope $223.01_ A vin Helm - implement sales at Wimborne 136 22 T d Kientz - store at Swalwell 104.49 C cil Paget - hotel at Swalwell 155 76 Alfred Fox - mine at Carbon 81 52 (paid to end of 1966) M adowbank Coal Mine - east of Trochu 120 39 3 Mobile Home Lir,-�nces Wn Wohlegmuth - Linden April -Dec , 1967 $61.65 R n Anderson - was at Three Hills from Oct / to Dec /65 84 70 Albert Fuchs - was at Torrington (pt 1962) 29.00 4. Mis c llaneous Accounts Leonard Felker - Feb 8/65 - snowplowing $10 50 Alfred Fox - Feb. /6$ 9' 3.75 Mel Motz - June /64 - gravel, etc 87 0$ Charged in error to Mrs S Kaiser, Trochu snowplowing In Jan /69 3.75 C7 �1 FORM 149-P SPECIAL MUNICIPAL SUPPLIES COMBINED MEETING COUNCIL & AGRICULTURAL SERVICE BOARD M D OF KNEEHILL SEPT 29/69 Page 1 A combined meeting of the Council and Agricultural Service Board of the M D of Kneehill was held at the Municipal Office in Three Hills on Mon Sept. 29/69 commencing at 9 30 A.M. All M.ID councillors were present together with Mr Frank H ppins and Mr Art Bates - ratepayer members PRESENT Mr Dan Pet Drs -- District Agriculturist Mr Gordon Park -- Agricultural Fieldman Mr. D C Diu - Three Hills School Division Mr Lorne B ese -- Asst. Ag Fieldman (first part only) Mr G. G. King -- Sec -Treas and Secretary to the Board Mr Ferguson moved adoption of the minutes of the 'MINUTES combined me tin g held on June 23/69, as per co which had been mailed to each member Carried Mr. GVon Park read his report as Agricultural Fieldman - copy to eac as per copy with these minutes. He added that the cement floor 5 to 6 inches thick and 3,000 p s i has FIELDMANQS been put in the A S Bd shop recently and also that a small REPORT cement pad had been put at the front entry. He also stated that he had met with the School Division re work at schools and arrangements are satisfactory Rotary mower works 0 K but somewhat expensive tokeep up Had recently seen,.a mower mounted on the side of a motor grader in another area - this kind may have merit Mr Poole moved adoption of the Ag. Fieldman's report Carried Mr Frank Hoppins and Mr Art Bates were invited to join the de Legation to the A. S Bd conferepce in Peace River Oct 8th -30th. They will let Gordon ark know later as to wheth r or not they can go Other delegates named previously y Council were Mr. D. Peters, C Poole, and Gordon Park Letters from the Dept. of Agriculture and from Mr Al Reimer, D A. at Calgary, were read re compulsory program for control of warble flies Mr Gordon Park stated that he recommends advising people of control procedures, etc , and keeping it voluntary until people request otherwise. Mr Schmelke moved the meeting accept Mr G. Parks recommendations as given above Carried. Letter any 1080 ba Article fro. regulations Discussion Mr. Peters District th Letter Park re var brochure wa advised tha And some of that this b from Dept of Agriculture was read asking if is are required this year for coyote control Within Our Borders was also read re new prohibiting shooting, etc from power toboggans ollowed re control of gophers, mace, etc. oved that no 1080 baits be used in this Municipal s winter Carried. CONFERENCE WARBLE FLIES 1080 BAIRS COYOTES from Dept. of Agriculture was read by Gordon _ous items useful in checking seed samples - attached with details and prices Mr G Park SEED needed equipment is available at the Three Hills EQUIP. ier Seed Cleaning Plants Mr Ferguson moved filed as information Carried See page 2 FORM 149-P SPECIAL I i u COMBINED MEETING COUNCIL AND A. S BOARD SEPT 29/69 Page 2 The meeting was advised that consideration is being given to establishing a community dam in NE- 19- 32 -25 -4 (Elmer Baue ), Mr Reg Adam, of P. F R A , is getting detailed information in this regard Mr. Schmelke moved that Council agree to co- operate in the project if mutually satisfactory details are worked out Carried The meeting was advised that Mr Lorne Boese had asked for leave o absence to take a Course in Calgary Council, on Sept 8t , had agreed to the leave but had tabled matters relating to the financial aspects, holidays, etc. Mr Boese s ated that it is an aafAalsales Course to develop sel - confidence, memory training, public speaking ability, et . - quite similar to a Dale Carnegie Course, no Govt fi ancial assistance is available, tuition fee is $125 pl s books, will have holidays coming for 1969 and is will ng to use these For compaii on, the Sec. - Treas. referred to Council minutes of Nov 27/58 - Robert Cranston was granted 2 regular pay for 6 weeks to take his 3rd yr Heavy Duty Mechanic Course. Mr Lorne B ese then left the meeting. It was for 6 weeks a later dat Johnson Har followed as this Distri for any emp Mr Le holiday wit further $15 one year's Motion c COMMUNITY DAM LORNE BOESE noted that the leave of absence requested is commencing Oct lst. Mr. G. Park stated that would have been better but thtt he can keep to fill the vacancy while needed Discussion to the merits of the Course and any benefit t may derive plus general value of extra training oyees. ay moved that Mr Lorne Boese be granted 3 weeks ✓1 pay for 1969 while taking the Course, plus a zo .50,x` and that this District require a further ervice or repayment of the lash allowance. * ,�09 rried (T Ferguson opposed)."' (Note the um of $152 50 referred to above was app. 2 of 3 weeks pa plus 2 of tuition ) Mr L arrangemen Dan P are being community granted if advertised Mr. Hoppin ne Boese was personally advised of the above ers, D. A., referred to various programs which anned for this winter, requests from any r special programs are always welcomed acid ime permits. Details of the programs will be ater moved adoption o� Mr Peter's report Carried. D. A PROGRAMS Mr H ppins expressed his appreciation for the opportunity to attend Fieldman's Day at Lethbridge, it had been both F. HOPPINS interestin and educational. Some liscussion took place about the value of A S Board BOARD work It 'as thought that the scope of the program indicated WORK its worth Mr. P t rs moved that this combined meeting adjourn � ( ime of adjournment 11 40 A M.) Carried Reeve ADJOURN