Aldergrove Star
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
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issued: 2022-11-02
issued: 1986-12-31
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note: ~~~~mTl g-tjgay-y ■~^ry-v^'^^-ry'fi~ More power VICTORIA - Municipal affairs minister Rita Johnston says the long-awaited Dan Campbell report on regional districts will set the scene for new legislation. Johnston said legislation based on the report will reflect the 20-year evolution of regional districts in British Columbia. "Mechanism will be provided to allow regional districts to work with greater autonomy within clearly defined limits and to quickly resolve disputes," she said. Campbell, a former municipal affairs minister in W.A.C. Bennett's cabinet, was commissioned in October 1983 to (review the regional-districts created during his,ternj;in office. . He recommends a mandatory i study on the possibility of incor- * porting five years after ffiiy area reaches local status. "If a case for incorporation shows up, the issue should be put M. to a vote in that community," the report Says. Campbell says public understanding of the role of regional districts is still cloudy and imprecise after 20 years. He recommends a better public relations effort by regional districts and a clear definition of. their roles by the province. Campbell also suggests authority for setting and collecting business licences in electoral areas be given to regional districts. The report concludes there is a heed for closer liaison between the regions and the ministry, and clear and consistent statements of public policy regarding regions are also needed. The ministry should act as a "bridging clearing house" between the regions and all other ministries, he says. The report also calls for legislative reform to ensure fiscal accountability, precise role definition and simplicity of process. Patience, communication, and understanding how a horse moves and thinks, are all essential "elements of good horsemanship, according to expert horse _ trainer Wendy Sifton shown here with "Sonja Hennie" owned by Lillian Naithelson of Aldergrove. ywgmtw Sifton, also a certified farrier and graduate of the …
note: Title changes in chronological order: Aldergrove Herald (1957-10-16 to 1958-02-20), Aldergrove News (1958-02-27 to 1964-04-30), Central Fraser Valley Echo (1964-05-06 to 1964-12-23), Central Fraser Valley Star (1967-01-17 to 1969-02-05), and Aldergrove Star (1969-02-12 to 1991-12-31). Presented to the Alder Grove Heritage Society by Kurt Langmann and Family, July 1, 2021.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Aldergrove (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0421738
language: English
lat: 49.0851
long: -122.4707
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: [place of publication unknown] : [publisher not identified]
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source: Original Format: Alder Grove Heritage Society
type: Text