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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982-01-22 Council Minutesr� U' n LJ LOCAL GOVERNING OFFICIALS MEETING JANUARY 22,1982 1.30 PM 1. Welcome• G A Berdahl - Reeve 2 3 Introductions i3 Approval of Agenda or Additions to- -PROPOSED AGENDA A. Upgrading of Central Avenue Linden East to #21 - proposed Village of Linden 15 aural Industrialization as proposed in 1980 Regional Plan - Town of Trochu 6 Recreation agreements - Town of Trochu 7 Widening of Highway #21 - Town of Trochu 8 Fire agreements - Village of Carbon °9 Bilingualism in all provinces except Quebec - re Quebec Prosecuting English signs, etc - M.D. of Kneehill #48 10 Regional Tax Sharing Arrangements - Regional Resources #1 11. Library Services (Marigold) - Regional Resources #1 Regional Solid Waste Disposal - Regional Resources #1 13. Ambulance Services - Regional Resources #1 r� U' n LJ 0 C3 0 0 AGENDA LOCAL GOVERNING OFFICIALS MEETING JANUARY 22nd, 1982 1 Welcome - G A Berdahl - Reeve 2 Introductions 3 Approval of Agenda - Additions to Agenda E PROPOSED AGENDA 4 Upgrading of Central Avenue Linden East to 21 Village of Linden 5 Rural Industrialization as proposed In 1980 Reg Plan - Town of Trochu 6 Recreation Agreement - Town of Trochu 7 Widening of Highway #21 - Town of Trochu 8 Fire Ag.i: .: �.... Is - Village of Carbon 9 Bilingulism in all provinces except Quebec - (Quebec prosecuting English Signs - M D Kneehill #48 10 Regional Tax Sharing Arrangements - Regional Resources #1 C 11 Library Services (Marigold) Regional REsources 12 Regional Solid Waste Disposal - Regional Resources 13 Ambulance Service - Regional Resources 1i LOCAL GOVERNING OFFICIALS MEETING JANUARY 22nd 1982 e annual meeting of local governing officials was held in the M D of Kneehill Office ree Hills, on Friday, January 22nd 1982 commencing at 1 30 P M ose present were Gordon Towers, M P Gordon Taylor M P (after 1 45 P M) i M D of Kneehill Councillors G A Berdahl, R E Boake, R A Maerz, T A Ferguson, Bruce Hastie, R G Campbell J C Jeffery, Administrator Jean Wilkinson Assistant Administrator Town of Three Hills Chet Davidson, Councillor Robert Jenkins, Administrator Town of Trochu Al Gehring Mayor Gene Tupper Councillor Acme Jack Balderson , Mayor Verna Dormer, Councillor Carbon George Appleyard, Ted Schmidt Mayor and Councillor Wendy Sowerby, Administrator, Caroline Bodmer, Assistant Administrator Torrington Ben Bauer Mayor, H Ziegler and John Ebertz, Councillors Irene Wilson, Administrator !! Three Hills School Division John Smyth John Johnson and Evelyn Mattison , Trustees l Three Hills Hospital Hugh Sommerville Administrator Kay Elliott Sam Megli and G G King, Board 11embers Trochu Hospital Frank Hoppins LeRoy Roach , Board Members Drumheller Hospital Finlay Code, Board Member Alex Cunningham, Utility Officer, M D of Kneehill Hugh Bodmer, Regional Resources Project Jack Hazelwood, Ted Ni.bourg District Agriculturists Karen Holst D H E Joanne Bulanda Reporter for Three Hills Capital Marlene Adam Reporter for Community Voice Mr Berdahl welcomed everyone to the meeting and called for nominations for a Chairman for the meeting John Smyth, moved that G A Berdahl be appointed chairman for the meeting (Nominations were called a second and third time, and no further nominations were made � Mr Berdahl was elected as Chairman by acclamation Mr Jeffery gave a brief summary of the minutes from the meeting held in 1981 and Mr Appleyard moved , seconded by Mr Balderson that the minutes be approved CARRIED Mr Berdahl asked if anyone wished to make an addition to the agenda prepared for the meeting Mr Bodmer, seconded by Mr Hoppins, moved the agenda be accepted as prepared CARRIED ��Q� IME Reports from the varbus jurisdications had been forwarded previously to the M D and those present were given a copy of each report and a copy of each report so received will be filed with these minutes Reports were received from Town of Three Hills, Village of Carbon, Village of • Acme, Village of Linden, Village of Torrington, Town of Trochu, s Three Hills School Division St Mary's Hospital Trochu, Mt View, Kneehill Auxiliary Hospital Board, Drumheller General Hospital Board, Three Hills Hospital Board Kneehill Ambulance Service, Reg Resources Project, Golden Hills Lodge * The Village of Linden had suggested up- grading of Central Avenue Linden -East to #21 be discussed at this meeting, but as no one was present from the € Village it was agreed this matter be left until later in the meeting i Rural Industrialization as proposed for the 1980 Prel Regional Plan was the next-ropic for discussion Mr A Gehring from the Town of Trochu spoke on the matter briefly and noted that the towns must have the industrial base, or they cannot afford to provided serviced land i Carbon voiced their agreement with this comment Acme also stated they agree.-kwith this comment 11 M D indicated they only want the same rights for their area as the urban centers have for their municipalities Also noted some small industries cannot afford to purchase high priced land in an urban center if the business they propose is not large enough to warrant that kind of an expenditure and if the business propers the business would likely move to an urban center in time Mr Bodmer noted the Rockyview amendment to the Prel Reg Plan is so broad that it could hurt a small urban center There was mention of the problem with the voting structure at the Commission level between the rural and urban municipalities Mr Gordon Taylor, M P entered the meeting at this time and Mr Berdahl welcomed him to the meeting Hugh Bodmer suggested a joint meeting perhaps should be held between the urban and rural municipalities to discuss this rural industrial park problem It was noted a meeting had been held with Trochu and revenue sharing had been touched on at that time but perhaps this idea should be pursued further After discussion it was agreed that a meeting be held at the M D Office in Three HIlls on Tuesday, February 16th, 1982, with the urban councils commencing at 9 00 A M RecreationAgreements _ between the M D and the urban councils was then ,discussed Trochu noted they still feel there is a wide gap between funds being supplied by the urban and the rural people for recreation Mrs Bodmer noted that representatives have been meeting regularly to try and resolve the recreation financial problems and the committee hope to get back to the councils with some findings from the studies they are undertaking Mr Appleyard noted not much can be done about the recreation agreements until the study presently underway has been completed e�' I�Widening of Highway 21 was then discussed Trochu noted that the highway Trom TIzree HIlls intersection north is too narrow and very dangerous because of the heavy traffic now using the road, and perhaps a resolution should be presented to the provincial government Mr Jeffery read a letter received from Mrs._ Connie Osterman explaining her inability to be at the meeting today, and Mr Berdahl noted that everyone appreciates the interest taken by Mrs Osterman in these meetings and problems in our area Mr Bodmer noted that the Regional Resources Project together with a Reg Resources Project to the north have formed a Y�Z_Iway 21 association to pursue this problem with the government - - -- Is -3- Mr Gehring moved that this meeting present a resolution to the Provincial Cabinet concerning the dangerous state of Highway 21 from the Three HIlls Intersection North to Highway #12 and urge the government to widen and improve this portion of the highway as soon as possible Seconded by Gene Tupper Carried Fire agreements with the M D were then discussed briefly and it was noted that the M D Council has not yet reviewed and discussed the minutes from the January 18th joint fire meeting The need for bib linguli.�-� -in all provinces except Quebec was then discussed (! and comments from the M PS' were requested ?f Mr Tower stated no government policy has created so many problems cost so much money and divided the country so much as this program has f" It is estimated it cost the federal government at least one billion dollars in one year Promotions in the civil service are now based on a person's ability to speak two languages, even if the second language is not required for that position However the Province of Quebec is getting off because of its bill 101, which is likely in contravention of the Charter of Rights It is a serious problem, creates major conflicits and the Charter of Rights did not improve the situation Ur Gordon Taylor. spoke and noted he had challenged the Federal Government to act on the contravention of the B N A Act by tbeProvince of Quebec, but nothing has been done He noted everyone should be able to speak two `- languages, and these should be learned in school People who speak English in Quebec are being discriminated against The Federal Government is making most of its top civil servant positions bilingual, even through the position may not require the second language There should still be freedom of choice about learning a second language IN answer to a question about the duplication of labels (in French & English) on goods, Mr Towers noted that everything that comes in to Canada must have French and English labels and some manufacturers will not supply goods to Canada because of this requirement Mr Sommerville noted that the Federal Government is requesting the provinces to make each province officially bilingual Mr King commented on the definition of bilingulism - means two languages not necessarily French and English The possibility of regional tax sharing arrangements was discussed briefly and noted it might be more properly discussed at the joint meeting set for February 16th There was some discussion about whether the urbans would be willing to share their industrial tax base with the M D as well as the M D sharing its industrial tax base with the urbans The following items on the agenda were merely put forth by Mr Bodmer as examples of sharing arrangements presently undertaken by the rural and urban municipalities Mrs Caroline Bodmer spoke briefly about the Marigold -X- System and urged all people present to lobby for more financial assistance for the. system She noted that the County of Wheatland have now agreed to join the system Mr Bodmer noted that the Reg Solid Waste Disposal System is creating problems because of the rapidly rising costs and something must be done to get the system under financial control Mr Jenkins noted that this system has been writen up as being a failure, and if costs keep rising the Town may have to get out of the system Mr Ferguson spoke briefly about the ambulance system and noted that the province is looking at some type of provincial ambulance system It is hoped that the government will not interfere with our excellent ambulance service He also noted that the Gamble Community Association have dissolved their association and have agreed to donate the funds,left over from the sale of their assets,to the Ambulance Service for purchase of special or extra equipment This is a very commendable action on their part Mr Berdahl asked Mr Towers to speak to the meeting and Mr Hastle requested his comments on the proposed gun law Mr Towers reviewed the following points 1 Budget _is a disaster - destroying incentive to save, is a massive tax grab 2 fihere is a centralization of power taking place with many things, such as energy (2 t is oil 3 News Media - freedom of press is being eroded 4 Interest rates likely will increase again in 1982 - perhaps up to 307o 5 Many bankrupties axe going on - and if interest rates go up again this will increase no In answer to a question about /Western Grain Stabilization payment for 1982 Mr Towers noted he felt there should be a payment this year, but so far has not been able to get anywhere with this situation He also mentioned the beef stabilization and the big push for a beef marketing k board —� He discussed the proposed gun control bill-and the comments presently being circulated He noted he was unable to find anyone to accept responsibility for the proposal He did note that should the bill ever get into legislation anyone owning a gun would be recorded in a central computer and this likely would be a violation of an individual's freedom Mr Taylor then spoke to the meeting He also spoke about the problems with the existing gun control legislation and the possibility of more controls He noted the government has passed an order in council concerning emergency planning under which the Prime Minister will have total control of communications Minister of Agriculture would have control of the food supply and the Solicitor General would have the authority to empty prisons and turn the prisons into civilian interment camps There is concern about this order in council and the government will not release to the opposition their planning documents to back up the need for this order in council Mr Taylor spoke also about the proposed abandonment of railway-lines ° particularly in the Carbon - Drumheller area and the fight to keep the lines in operation, which appears hopeless i, He spoke also about the budget implications particularly as it affects the sale of farm land to young farmers The budget changes will further erode the family farm operation He noted the government also will attempt to tax the value of an insurance policy even through the policy owner may never receive any actual funds from the insurance company The topic suggested by the Village of Linden - upgrading of Central Avenue East to Highway 21 was again brought up but as no one was present from the Village the topic was not discussed Mr Hoppins from the Trochu Hospital Board questioned the M D about proposed hospital boundary changes and what position the M D took on this IX- matter He was advised the M D did not oppose the boundary changes but did feel the Hospital Boundaries should be co- terminus with the existing M D boundaries Mr Code noted there is little information in the local paper about M D business Mr Schmidt requested the M D advertisements be in larger print Mr King asked why the M D stopped putting in its own report to the paper Mr Berdahl asked the meeting for opinions on whether these meetings should continue - are they of any benefit? Mr Hoppins moved, seconded by Mr Tupper these meeting continue in future Carried Any suggestions for the agenda - for next year? Do you,wish reports read at the meeting or handed out as done this year? Mr Gehring suggested the agenda be made available prior to the meeting so councils could be prepared to discuss the topics Suggestion made to set a deadline of December lst to have reports and agenda �) items submitted to M D Mr Tupper suggested having a few regular meetings with each other during year and this would likely generate some ideas for discussion at the combined meeting Mr Johnson moved the meeting in 1983 be held on Friday January 21st, commencing at 1 30 P M Carried Mr Berdahl thanked all for coming particularly Mr Towers and Mr Taylor Mr Appleyard moved this meeting do now adjourn, seconded by Mr Schmidt Carried Coffee was then served Jean Wilkinson, Recording Secretary l 1 h T014N OF THREE IiILLS 1981 ANNUAL REPORT In common with many municipalities in Alberta the Town of Three Hills in 1931 experienced a noticeable decline in growth and development when compared to the boom years of the late 1970's The value of construction was down to $922 788 00 from a 1980 total of $1,433,230 00 with building permit values for industrial and institutional construction down substantially Such decline can be attributed to national factors such as inflation high interest rates, National Energy Program and so on However the Town faces certain relative disadvantages in attracting growth and development when compared to other competing towns in the province Faced with some inherent disadvantages and the need for active promotion in attracting development the Council of the Town of Three Hills has taken a number of steps as an investment in the future of the Town and immediate area Certainly the most ambitious and costly investment in municipal tow infrastructure ever undertaken by Three Hills is the Red Deer River Water Supply Project Faced with the depletion of existing wells, the inability to locate additional adequate and '- iitable ground water sources and the lack of other viable surface water alternatives the Town together with the 'Municipal District of Kneehill and the Prairie Bible Institute elected to construct a water system which would draw water from the Red Deer River some 16 miles east of Three Hills and supply the Town, the hamlets of Grantville and Ruarkville and the Institute, a combined population of 3780 people With ultimate capacity of the facility able to supply twice the present population further expansion should not be required until after the turn of the century and for the first time in many years, the Town will not have to worry about an adequate supply of water for its residents By year end nearly 50% of the project had been completed and by all indications the facility should be completed by mid summer of 1.982 with expenditures below the $8 78 million cost estimates An important step for the Town in actively promotion growth and development has been the appoi:tment of Economic Development Coordinator Gordon Long The coordinator seeks to encourage the location of new commercial and 2 _ industrial enterprises within the Town, the investment of internal and external capital in development within the Town as well as overseeing the advertisement and sale of Town o=,.ned properties and the promotion of the To-vn abroad Council is confident that the costs incurred in developing this new position will be more than returned once the energies and activities of the coordinator begin to bear fruit To increase the supply of industrial lots which by the end of 1981 had dwindled to just three the Town commenced an expansion southward of the present industrial area Prior to freeze -up, the old sewage disposal area had been reclaimed and much of the site grading had been completed This initial phase containing 15 lots varying in sizes from 1/2 acre to 2 acres should be available for sale by mid 1982 While commerical and industrial construction was not as active as previous years major projects included the beginning of construction of an additional 6700 sq ft of commercial space in downtown Three Hills, the major tenant being the Alberta Treasury Branch additional rooms to the Rest Eze MotP.l, a new car wash and gas bar and an addition to the Magic Carpet retail store With regards to institutional construction, 1981 saw the completion of 10 more senior citizens apartment units at Robertson Manor as well as the issuance of a development permit for a major addition to the Golden Hills Senior Citizens Lodge Building Plans were nearing completion by the end of the year for the construction of a aew 50 bed active and extended care hospital complex on a site east of Grantville on secondary road 583 Tenders should let in 1982 with the commencement of construction in that year a possibility 1981 was a disappointing year for residential construction with only five new houses completed in that year Paving of 9th Street South and the remaining portion of 1st Ave completed the first phase of the second stage of the south residential subdivison With 24 single family housing lots and 8 mobile home lots in inventory the Town should not need to undertake additional expansion in 1982 e�r� - 3 - With reference to other municipal activities a continuing source of problems during the past year has been the garbage collection and disposal service The Town, in a move to reduce costs and promote better service, did not renew the collection contract with Superior Disposals Ltd and began picking up garbage with their own forces Technical and Operational problems continued to impair the performances of the Regional Land fill system and the associated costs are of concern to municipal officials Extensive damage was caused when one of the two dumpboxes at the Three Hills Transfer Site broke during dumping and remained out of use for three weeks It is hoped that the system can operate in a more effective manner in 1982 and that costs can be kept to a manageable level The Town continued to offer a wide range of recreational activities to the citizens of the district and during the year, minor renovations were completed at the arena and the community cnetre An additional ball diamond was developed in the area on the east side of Town and the new Kneehill Historical developed with some playground equipment being erected during the summer by a local service club and grading, seeding and tree planting being done in the park reserves and buffer areas The Three Hills and District Recreation Board finished and obtained approval of a new Recreation Master Plan and are continuing to develope short and long term recommendations for the development of recreation programs and facilities Always a point of contention between the Town and the Municipal District is the relative contribution of the two municipalities toward recreation programs and facilities within the area Negotiations toward a new agreement with the MD were begun in 1981 but not completed A local group of citizens have begun investigating th <, possibility of developing a nine hole grass green golf course on Town owned land along the Three Hills Creek If the necessary approvals are obtained and arrangements can be made work could possibly be Jn in the fall of 1982 Society Museum at the same location was nearly completed during the year Playground and park areas in the southern residential district continued to be developed with some playground equipment being erected during the summer by a local service club and grading, seeding and tree planting being done in the park reserves and buffer areas The Three Hills and District Recreation Board finished and obtained approval of a new Recreation Master Plan and are continuing to develope short and long term recommendations for the development of recreation programs and facilities Always a point of contention between the Town and the Municipal District is the relative contribution of the two municipalities toward recreation programs and facilities within the area Negotiations toward a new agreement with the MD were begun in 1981 but not completed A local group of citizens have begun investigating th <, possibility of developing a nine hole grass green golf course on Town owned land along the Three Hills Creek If the necessary approvals are obtained and arrangements can be made work could possibly be Jn in the fall of 1982 4 The me =,.hers of the Council of the Town of Three Hills look forward to 1982 and hope that the economy of the area, will regain some of its previous bouyancy so that the planning and promotional effort and the ca-i.tal investment made during 1981 will begin to pay off Submitted Mayor Dan Shea Councillors, K A Wright, Rod Dormer, Stan Hanson, Chester Davidson, Gust Reinsch Bob Robertson Administrator R Jenkins Ph 572.3244 VILLAGE OF CARBON OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY TREASURER BOX 219 CARBON ALBERTA TOM OLO REPORT TO LOCAL GOVERNING OFFICIALS ANNUAL MEETING -Jan 22/82 The Village Council welcomes the opportunity to bring neighboring municipalities up to date on their 1981 activities and accomplishments CAPITAL DEVELOPMENTS The major project in 1981 was the annexation of 126 75 acres to the east of the Village for the purpose of developing industrial /commercial land Presently Council is waiting for approval of the high density amendment from C R.P C in order that development can begin A street patching and paving program was carried out in October, including a complete overlay on Aberdeen Avenue, the heavy traffic route Under the same project repairs of some curb, gutter and sidewalks were completed A new used street sweeper was purchased in December One new fire hydrant was installed to extend service at the south end of the Village to the elevators and one residence As well, an old hydrant was replaced, the start of a program by Council to keep fire protection services at maximum level In 1982 Carbon was placed under the Drumheller RCMP jurisdiction rather $an Beiseker A General Assessment was carried out in July, 1981 Building permits for 1981 totalled approximately $468,350 00(excluding garages and additions)for both residential and commercial developments Three existing homes were upgraded through the Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program and two new accounts were committed. Council gratefully acknowledges the 100 yards of gravel donated to the cemetery from the M D of Kneehill This project was partially completed In December and will be finalized in the spring. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT The Village Office employed 2 students under the Summer Temporary Employment Program, promoting community beautification and development A walking bridge was constructed across the Kneehill Creek from the island subdivision to the park area A municipal reserve parcel on the island was cleared and seeded to grass for a future park area The recreation program enjoyed a very successful season especially with respect to the swimming pool due to the excellent staff hired Progress also made in drawing up the Master Plan The new baseball diamond received al landscaping Council and the Chamber of Commerce started plans for a Homecoming Celebration to mark the Village's 70th Anniversary of incorporation for July and August /82 Three Grade 9 students worked the Work Experience Program through the A major cultural event in the Carbon Municipal Library locatedi,in the Village Council would like to encourage their support of this important service Council hosted the annual apps January, 1981 part —time in the Village-Office under Carbon School from March to June Village was the grand opening of the Carbon Community Centre on November 14 the M D of Kneehill to reconsider to residents •eciation night supper for volunteers in VILLAGE OF ACME P ^54° °7° Office of the Municipal Administrator Box 299 Acme Alberta TOM OAO VILLAGE OF ACME Local Government Officials Meeting January 22, 1982 1981 proved to be a very successful and busy year for the Village of Acme An annexation hearing was held in June of 1981 and with the the board order granted, Acme extended it area to one full section in size with the addition of 390 29 acres on January 1, 1982 This included the Acme Golf Course Immediate plans for the annexed area include a 40 acre industrial park In March, the Heritage Racquetball Club opened, being the first Racquetball Court attached to a public school in Alberta Summer months saw the formulization of several recreation projects including improvements to baseball diamonds, swimming pool and local community hall to name a few The Municipal Services Complex which was largely funded by N I P was started in 1981 and is now complete It houses the Village shop, fire truck, storage,and Village Office, as well as public washrooms and a large meeting area. A grand opening will be held later in 1982 and we wish to extend an open invitation to all our neighbours when a date is announced Building permits for the year totaled $1,412,900 00 in 17 permits There were 7 homes build, a kindergarten portable unit erected, an addition to the curling rink, a large industrial shop, an apartment complex, several garages, renovations and a start on the new L D C mall A complete mapping of water sewer and storm sewers and a report on their condition was completed by the Village's engineers A logo was designed and drawn by Mrs Art Muckleston of the r Village and pins and spoons wore made Two students were hired under the S T E P program and four houses rehabilitated under the R R A P program Local citizens contributed heavily to the L D C mall project and a start has been made The Village has realized much publicity on the project through the Calgary Herald W111100— In October Councillor Gi.eck resigned and a by- election was held z VILLAGE O ACME Ph 546 -3783 Office of the Municipal Administrator Box 299 Acme Alberta TOM OAO Village of Acme Page 2 Local Government Officials Meeting January 22, 19 82 and Gordon Kesler a local businessman became Councillor The Village took a negative stand on the Rockyv.iew amendment to the Regional Plan dealing with Industrial Parks and supported this viewpoint at a number of Calgary Regional Planning meetings. We wish to thank the M.D of Kneehill for their co- operation on our street projects and for hosting this meeting • Village of Linden OFFICE OF THE MAYOR AND MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATOR P 0 Box 213 Linden Alberta TOM 1J0 REPORT TO THE ANNUAL .JOINT MEETING OF LOCAL GOVERNING OFFICIALS Telephone 546 3888 Fon the ViU.age o6 Linden, the Za.,Lgest and mo ,st tmpantant prco feet in 1981 ha/s been the con5twctton o6 the new water ne/senvouc and pomp Istatc.an and the water -P.c.n" connectc.ng tit to the new wett Thtz p7oject hay been engineen.ed to handle twice the pn.aent popu.2attion o6 the VcUage In out area o� ne�skdentc.at eonstcuetc.on, 11 /s c.ngte 6amity dwe.fang unt is have been con5tAucted and commehciaUy a body -6hop hats been bu,(-fA and -its tin o peh atc.o n Some tots tin the new pntivatety developed sub- dkvi.6,ton cii the -south ,slide have been sotd and a cut- de - /5ae on the north side. o6 Vie. VitTage wLg cnaUy zoned MHR has been - rezoned R1 SpeciccC- We the pnoee/s.5 o4 awa.,diag a contnac t 6n muo i,c.i:pat services "wc tlic cv(w. . A Stand -by wc.U. <s nov, avlot abC-,. -c.yr c_u.oj -' o() a wcctc.7 shortage Some '�Jntvwvcfnents ha.vc bee_i� ern 5t zc,c t Ughting and two yi 'w ULgb1t,6 a,te. to be . nsta.i✓P.ed at ,the. wc.st enttcance to the VEUagc. of;y Secondary Road 806 The Reereatti.on Board ha/s a numb(,,,, ('i)' jww "ace-Is a:cd fitey have gkvkng a Ma/steh Han pn c.oh try tin recent GenetcaUy, Counci tis happy with progre/s/s made tin 1981 and Zookls {yorwaAd to 6utctheA devetopmentz tin 1982 0 Suggestc.on Upgrading o6 Centnctt Avenue, Lc,nden east to Hcghway 21 Pillage of Jorrington OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY TREASURER TORRINGTON ALBERTA 1981 Torrington annexed 30.37 acres of land bringing the village's size to 195 78 acres. The purpose of the annexation was to bring two parcels of land under the jurisdic- tional control of the village One parcel is a street containing 0.37 acres It serves as the only means of access to a recently approved industrial subdivision The second parcel houses the new sewage lagoon and outfall mains Need for up- grading lagoon facilities was identified by Environment in 1979 at the time application was made for a subdivision Planning began in 1980 to expand on the existing facilitybut proved unsatisfactory A new site was chosen because of natural drainage through gravity thus eliminating lift station and operating costs The new facility came in full operation in October 1981 The total cost of the project was $404,490 00 of which the village's portion was $103,225 00 The facility is designed for a population of 500 and should serve for a number of years. The village's water supply is of concern again. Problems are resulting from dissolved gas in the new water well The gas level has reached hazardous levels resulting in temporary abandonment of the primary water supply. Inexpensive attempts at correcting the difficulty have proven futile Since this phenomenon is apparently not uncommon in the area, remedial advice would be appreciated. The fire department is operating well with a total of thirty two volunteers The pager system is serving the area efficiently and enables the department to respond promptly. Development during the past year was minimal. A number of residential and indust- rial properties are listed for sale Work has begun on the Recreation Master Plan and is scheduled for completion in March. The new arena is in full operation accommodating both curling and skating. The old curling rink dismantled and grounds landscaped,complement the new complex General maintenance,tree removal and planting took priority during the past year and has greatly enhanced the village's appearance TOWN OF TROCHU L�, .241, OF LOCAL GOVERNING OFFICIALS JANUARY 22,1982 Although 1981 dial not live up to our expectations, Trochu still enjoyed a fairly prosperous and active year Construction was slow until mid August, however, since then eight building permits have been issued for our residential subdivision, two mobile homes located in the mobile home subdivision and five new businesses started during 1981 Capital works were limited during 1981 with only two !cts completed, the replacement of one block of and servicing our new industrial subdivision with ewer 'his latter project completes most of our objectives ;t few years We now have serviced commercial and property available, firm water supply and storage adequate recreation facilities 'herefore, during 1982 we hope to keep capital projects Lm and concentrate our efforts in attracting new Ld industry to Trochu Respectfully submitted Allan Gehring Mayor "" I qW 14ir low" 13 January 1982 Mr Chairman We are pleased to report on the business of the Three HzlZs School Division for 19811 as well as to have this opportunity to with other elected off-&cials representing the people of the MunicipaZ District of KneehiZZ The Board found that it was not necessary to Zevy aZZ of the allowable miZl rate for 1981, -&n fact, a decrease of 3 5 m-&ZZs was Zevied We acquired an increase of $167,135 00 due to the fact that equalized assessments went up over 12 million dollars One miZZ netted us $56,766 30 in 1981 Salary settlements are not completed for 1982 as even today we are still negotiating We have a teaching staff of 94 7 teachers for 1568 pup-&Zs which represents a pupil teacher ratio of 16 5 to 1 There is an increase of 22 students over 1980 There are 72 students attending schools outside our boundaries, some to Drumheller, some to private schools and others to schools for the handicapped Twenty -five chiZdren come in for their schooling from the counties of WheatZand and Mountain V-&ew Thirty -three regular bus routes are being maintained ZocaZZy, with one addition, a special bus goes every day to the Horizon School for the handicapped in Olds, making a total of 34 bus runs A thirty -six passenger bus costs approximately $28,000 00 an increase of $4,000 00 Four buses were changed over to propane this year and we estimate a $10 1day saving with each We were fznaZZy successful in hiring a Zicensed mechanic from EngZand for the bus shop The Board authorized an advanced First Aid course for bus drivers in January 1981 Three teacherages were sold in Acme in 1981 for a total of $108,178 00 Chain -Zink fences were installed at the Trochu, Acme & Carbon School yards In addition, the Acme School yard was upgraded with some ZeveZZ-&ng A deal was made in Linden to purchase Zand to increase the size of their school yard by 4 05 acres Maintenance worker Em2l KZetke retired in October after thirteen years of service and in November our accountant WzZmer Krause also relocated after serving with the School Division for ten years /2 §§ t. .441 ttr!J'a El TROCHU ALBERTA 9 Annual Report for 1981 to the Municipal District of Kneehill #48 from St Mary's Hospital - Trochu January 22nd 1982 13.30 hrs The year 1981 was the fourth year of operation in the new building The 33 bed facility has served the Community well this past year Occupancy stayed close to 80% and many more out - patients were accomodated than in the previous year The Governing Board was particularly pleased when the result of the Accreditation survey in May of 1981 turned out to be a three year accreditation status The accreditation process indicates that the quality of patient care is being monitored on a continuing basis and permits the hospital to participate in health - related educational programs. The report praised the cooperation that exists between the various professional groups active within the hospital. Externally it recommended pursuing the aims and objectives of the Eltrohills Advisory Council This Council is made up of representa�ives of the three hospitals in this immediate area namely Elnora, Trochu and Three bills An important joint activity of this group this past year has been the formation of the Eltrohills Dats Society, (Disabled Assistance Transportation System) and the acquisition of a handibus to transport wheelchair -bound persons Over 40% of the funding came from grant monies through M D of Kneehill channels This is all the more commendable as it occurred during the international year of the disabled We look forward to providing some comfort to patients who otherwise would be unable to move about The planning of the 25 Nursing Home bed addition has progressed at a slower pace than the Board had anticipated and we have not been pleased with the delays However, the scope of the project has been expanded The Minister of Hospitals and Medical Care agreed to include upgrading of existing mechanical, electrical and other systems to current building and .fire code standards This means that once the project is completed, hopefully during 1983, that then the Community of Trochu and district will be served by a modern and in all aspects up to date health care facility The total price tag will likely be over three million dollars The Board wish to take this opportunity to thank Mrs Connie Osterman for her support for and interest in the health care of our Communities Furthermore appreciation is extended to the Board and Medical Staff of our neighbouring hospitals of Three Hills and Elnora for their cooperation In closing I want to again give our thanks to Mr Henry Dyck and those who staff the ambulance service from Linden. We all look forward to another year of stability and growth in the level of health care service for which our Board has responsibility. Last but not least I want to� convey our gratitude to t Council of the M D of Kneehill for organizing this meeting Thank you Mr Frank Hoppins, Chairman St Mary's Hospital Governing Board Trochu, Alberta AUXILIARY HOSPITAL - REPORT 1981 In the Auxiliary Hospital we have been running at 100% capacity all year In the Nursing Home almost the same thing It was a very interesting year and several changes were made To start with, we are in the process of having a boundary change between Mountain View and Kneehill. When that is ccmpleted and we have our own hospital, we will no longer be a part of Mountain View- Kneehill hospital district ending a long and good working relationship. We had several changes in the nursing staff. Last spring we started a rotating system with same opposition from the nurses, but everything seems to be working out now. Our nursing supervisor, Mrs Pringle retired and we hired Mrs Nivens to replace her Also the Adnunistrator, Mrs Robertson retired and we hired a Mr Papp to take her place Like most other hospitals, we are having trouble financing and have a deficit of $120,403 00 in the Auxiliary Hospital and a deficit of $49,926 00 in the Nursing F -fame. T.A Ferguson Member of the Kneehill- Mountainview Auxiliary Hospital Board I t 1981 ANNUAL REPORT FOR DRUMHELLER GENERAL HOSPITAL The Board and Administration of the Drumheller General Hospital are pleased to have this opportunity to submit a report to your annual meeting It is not the intent of this report to cover numerous statistics relating to the operation of the hospital, however, there have been a number of significant changes during the past year and we would like to bring these matters to your attention BOARD The Drumheller General Hospital District No 3 has nine board members Six of these members have been newly appointed within the past year The wards are broken down as follows City of Drumheller - 4 members M D of Starland - 2 membe --s I D No 7 - 1 member M D of Kneehill - 1 member Courty of Wheatland - 1 member Although the majority of the membership consists of new members they have all adapted quickly to their new roles and are extremely sincere in their endeavor to provide this area with proper health facilities and patient care PHYSICIANS We feel most fortunate to have eleven physicians on staff at this time Of the eleven we have one gynecologist one surgeon two anesthesiologists, one radiologist and six general practitioners The latest doctor to ,loin our staff is Dr Elizabeth Racz and we are pleased to have a lady doctor in the area once again ACCREDITATION Although we feel that we are certainly providing adequate patient care the hospital was unfortunate in that we lost our accreditation in February of 1981 We can assure you however that the Board Administration, and Medical Staff are all making a sincere effort to try and regain our accreditation status by as early as May of 1982 Being an accredited hospital is a status symbol that every hospital attempts to main- tain When accredited, the public can be assured that the hospital in question meets all the minimum professional standards set down by the Canadian Council on Hospital Accreditation, thus demonstrating that the whole hospital staff have accepted outside appraisal and have substantially met or exceeded standards which have national and international approval FINANCIAL AND STATISTICAL Up until the end of November, 1981 keeping in mind our fiscal year begins April 1, we have admitted 221 Newborn Babies and 2 208 regular aamissions An interesting note, based on our expenditures to date, each admission costs us an average of $891 00 per admission and this works out to a Patient Day cost of $141 00 per patient per day The hospital is providing dietary and laundry services to the Auxiliary Hospital and Nursing Home and Dietary is also providing meals to the local Home Care Meals -on- Wheels program Continued /2 s F, a N fe- W MUNICIPAL yosP /rA �`` DISTRICT N! 45 '7� OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATOR BOX 340 THREE HILLS ALTA -- RRPORT OF—ACTIUIT -IES OF- THE — THEE— HILLS MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL FOR 1981 The hospital did not have as many patient days in 1981 as in 1980 and in comparison with other hospitals in the 15 - 24 bed range we were average at 50 5% of occupancy As an acute care hospital out of seven hospitals reporting in the areas of surgical procedures and maternity cases we were very near the top, if not the highest in these categories Average length of stay in hospital was 5 4 days per admission and this indicates a very acceptable level of activity Operating cost per admission, at this point, is in the area of $950 00 and this in turn is considerably less than the low of $1223 00 reported by some of the twelve hospitals in our group The highlights of the past year were (1) the acquisition of a ten -acre site for the new facility, and (2) Ministerial approval for twenty -five acute -care beds twenty long- term -care beds six bassinettes, and three day- surgery beds The plans are now frozen and the expected date of calling for tenders is July 1, 1982 with the tender being awarded September 1, 1982 Date of completion is expected to be designated as December, 1983 The Board wishes to express its appreciation to the Council of the Municipal District of Kneehill and the Council of the Town of Three HIlls for the co- operation that has been given in the planning of this new facility For 1981, the following vital statistics were recorded for the Three Hills registration division Births 62 Marriages 30 Deaths 34 The Board also wishes to express its appreciation to the Municipal District Council for again hosting a meeting of this nature �W Respectfully submitted, H W Somm ville Administrator nq M- r 221 x . . . We had another very busy year with the ambulance. We have only one paid co- ordinator with 21 volunteer drivers,and 6 RN's who go with the ambulance The volunteers donated 2036 free hours of service There is at present a total of 3 ambulances In 1981 they put 5000 miles on the Oldsmobile, 9,000 miles on the Cadi.lac and 22,369 on the Ford (new ambulance). The society still gets considerable donations, sane in lieu of flowers at funerals, the Gamble Ccrmunity Centre sold their hall and donated the net proceeds to the ambulance society, this money is used to buy special equipment some of which we would not otherwise have such as Resci -Annie and baby heart monitors, etc Their dinancial situation is very good considering we have $4,880 44 in uncollec.-tible debts some we write off each year I would appreciate suggestions of how to collect same; the balance on hand is $38,652.97 plus the donation from the Gamble Catinunity of $10,528.54. Al- T.A. Ferguson Ambulance Society, Chairman - _ I- REGIONAL RESOURCES PROTECT No 1 HUGH BOOMER, Project Co- ordinator P 0 Box 117, Carbon, Alberta TOM OLO Telephone Office (403) 572 -3334 Res (403) 572 -3624 OPORT TO MEETING OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS - January 22, 1982 SUMMARY OF 1981 ACTIVITIES 1) Updating Profiles s Trochu, Acme, Carbon are printed 2) Dental Services Program d dental practice starter units -. have written to the 1981 and 1982 graduating classes 3) South East Central Prospectives & Prospects Conference - a) Drumheller - 2 day opening statements of concern that this area is being left out of the mainstream of economic activity b) Workshop Series held in Trochu, Hanna, Coronation, Consort c) Wind-up in Hanna resulted in recommending setting up of an Interim Committee « their recommendations and final report due in February /82 4) Woods Gordon Study d economic alternatives for East Central Alberta a) Deterents - downtown and residential area physical appearance b) Shortage of industrial and commercial shops c) Indicated a need for some sort of Downtown Revitalization Program 5) Municipal Housing Incentive Program 6) June 16/81 - Tour of R R P #1 by Saskatchewan Committee on Rural Area Development ..- toured Trochu, Acme, Beiseker with lunch in Acme, supper in Carbon showed film "Promises, Promises ", discussion and ,interaction 7) Location of Business & Industry in R.R.P #1 study by Marga Betz of C R P C - determined location criteria -. try to match business with the communities that could accomodate it 8) Proposed Marketing & Promotion Program for R R P #1 - Watson Advertising Proposal - most of the R R P Council's decided it was too expensive at this time 9) Rural Industrial Land Use Policy .- met with Jack Thomas, Assistant Deputy Minister of Municipal Affairs and Planning Board member discussed Board's concerns with the ramifications of rural industrial policy if rural parks were to be established next to urban centres 1 Hazardous Waste Management Team they attended the February Board meeting to explain the problems of Hazardous Waste Management - Ri_R P #1 requested the HWMT undertake a study to determine potential sites for collection and /or disposal in our area Participating Communities TROCHU, CARBON, ACME STANDARD ROCKYFORD BEISEKER HUSSAR BASSANO MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF KNEEHILL AND IMPROVF.MEN'..J.,..:.l,T NO 7 R R P #1 Page 2 -. Sept Board meeting the results were presented - sites that required further investigation a) southeast of Trochu b) north of Hussar c) south of Bassano It is now up to the municipalities concerned to pursue it further Trade Shows e Coordinator attended but did not participate a) Western Canada Farm Progress Show b) Klondike Business and Industrial Show c) Alberta Business and Industrial Show d) InterCan 181 e) Cantrade 181 f) Roundup 181 12) Prepared Land Price Lists in R R P #1 including residential, commercial and industrial 13) Economic Developers of Alberta Conference, Nov.8 -10 in Red Deer ••• theme was "Development of Secondary Industry participants - Trochu, Acme, Beiseker, Carbon, Three Hills - Coordinator(Hugh Bodmer)was elected the new President of EDA -- 1982 conference in Camrose 14) Industrial Location & Site Selection Study -• prepared by UMA for Tourism & Small Business - findings a) location determinants - 45% of cases location determined by residency or home town of entrepeneur b) site determinants » cost c) rural refection factors -• of those firms surveyed only 1 in 5 gave any consideration to a rural location 15) Joint Pro3ect Board meeting with the Directors of the Regional Planning Commissions that serve R R P #1 -, discussed a) the role of Regional Planning Commissions b) annexation c) Rural Industrial Parks d) economic development - encourage local entrepu...,1 -! ._ :.hip 16) Municipal Survey of R R P #1 Area with respect to a) Municipal staff costs b) meeting fees, per diem, mileage, etcetera c) audit fees d) recreation facilities -. rental rates, annual fees or dues etcetera PROSPECTS FOR INTERMUNICIPAL COOPERATION WITHIN THE M D. OF KNEEHILL #48 1 Rural Industrial LandiaUse 2 Regional Tax Sharing Arrangements 3. Joint Area Structure Planning 4 Existing Co-operative Arrangements fire protection -- ambulance services -• recreation library services (Marigold) regional solid waste removal GOLDEN HILLS LODGE KNEEHILL FOUNDATION REPORT FOR MEEETING OF LOCAL GOVERNING OFFICIALS JANUARY 22, 1982 Present board members are Gilbert Berdahl (M D. of Kneehill); Ken Wright (Three Hills), Jean Ashcroft (Trochu); Ted Schmidt (Carbon), Gordon Kesler (Acme); Allen Andres( Linden); Herb Ziegler (Torrington). Bruce Ruby was appointed a Member at Large and also Chairman. Gordon King has continued as Secretary - Treasurer. Revised funding by Alta Housing Corporation gave us a grant of $14,997 in 1981 and this was used to reduce the requisitions. Some changes in the details - partly as a result of representations from our Board - give a better deal for 19822 and should entitle us to a much higher grant. Hopefully any increase in 1982 requisitions should be minor. Mrs. Jean Stewart retired as Matron after many years of faithful service. Mrs. Evelyn Penner is now quite capably filling that position. The big item of importance is that the plans for an addition of twenty single rooms are now in the final drafting stage. Also included will be recreation and craft areas and some alterations to the present building. The new r.r -)ms will be larger and each will have a tub and shower so will likely be classed as de -luxe and a higher rate will be set for them The addition will go south from the present building with two wings When the new addition is complete - hopefully in about one year - it may be possible to classify some of the existing double rooms as singles but this will depend upon demand. A copy of the tentative plans may be inspected as time permits. It is generally acknowledged that no further addition to this Lodge will be requested It is the aim to keep the Lodge limited in size so that the residents keep their identity and are all considered special people The number of residents in the Lodge at the end of December, 1981, was 54 There are 24 on the waiting list for a single room; 11 of these are now in the Lodge Rates for maintenance as from April 1/82 will be as follows, with present rates in brackets: Single $278 ($238.), sharing a double room $247. each ($211 ) These are based on an approved Government formula. (Note- The minimum income for an Alberta resident 65 years or older in Dec. /81 - Old Age Security, Guaranteed Income Supplement, and Alta. Assured Income - was $529 36) The Board continued to enjoy excellent co- operation from the residents and staff throughout 1981 Wage settlements, etc., are generally decided at the January meeting but the regular meeting scheduled fur Thurs Jan 14th was cancelled due to the extreme cold and poor travel conditions Our Board also greatly appreciated the support and co-operation of all seven participating Municipalities. We also comments the Municipal District of Kneehill for organizing this annual meeting of Local Governing Officials; good communication l pork +n onnrl iinr�n�•�+ nnrii nn :d