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Description: Newspaper clipping in the Brantford Expositor. My mother was a proof
Date: 1956;1957;1958, 2007-12-11
Subject: Clipping--Newspaper
Type: Photograph
Collection: info:fedora/au:jaws
Source: Athabasca University

Collection: info:fedora/islandora:root
Source: System

Description: Newspaper Article - Articles written by or about Martha Kostuch regarding environmental conservation issues (6 pages)
Date: 1985-1986, 2011-10-27
Subject: Nature--Politics--Government--Environment--Conservation
Collection: info:fedora/au:albtwomen
Source: Athabasca University

Description: Newspaper Articles - The Drumheller Mail listing teacher assignments and teacher retirements (2 pages)
Date: 1952 and 1972, 2012-10-11
Subject: Family Life--Personal Life--Education--Teacher--Certification--School District--Golden Hills School Division #75--The Drumheller--Drumheller, AB
Collection: info:fedora/au:albtwomen
Source: Athabasca University

Description: Note - A list of Canadian newspapers, their contact information and a contact person, Alberta
Personal
Date: ca. 1982, 2012-09-25
Subject: Publisher--Publishing--Author--Canadian Newspaper--Politics--Government--Women--Advertising
Collection: info:fedora/au:albtwomen
Source: Athabasca University

Description: Newspaper
Date: 1979 -- 05 -- 31
Contributors: Cariboo College (author)
Subject: Cariboo College, Newspapers -- British Columbia -- Kamloops
Type: newspaper
Collection: info:fedora/tru:3827
Source: Thompson Rivers University

Description: Newspaper
Date: 1978 -- 02 -- 08
Contributors: Cariboo College (author)
Subject: Cariboo College, Newspapers -- British Columbia -- Kamloops
Type: newpaper
Collection: info:fedora/tru:3827
Source: Thompson Rivers University

Description: Newspaper
Date: 1979 -- 11 -- 26
Contributors: Cariboo College (author)
Subject: Cariboo College, Newspapers -- British Columbia -- Kamloops
Type: newspaper
Collection: info:fedora/tru:3827
Source: Thompson Rivers University

Description: Newspaper
Date: 1978 -- 12 -- 07
Contributors: Cariboo College (author)
Subject: Cariboo College, Newspapers -- British Columbia -- Kamloops
Type: newspaper
Collection: info:fedora/tru:3827
Source: Thompson Rivers University

Description: Newspaper
Date: 1979 -- 03 -- 08
Contributors: Cariboo College (author)
Subject: Cariboo College, Newspapers -- British Columbia -- Kamloops
Type: newspaper
Collection: info:fedora/tru:3827
Source: Thompson Rivers University

Description: Newspaper
Date: 1979 -- 04 -- 26
Contributors: Cariboo College (author)
Subject: Cariboo College, Newspapers -- British Columbia -- Kamloops
Type: newspaper
Collection: info:fedora/tru:3827
Source: Thompson Rivers University

Description: Newspaper
Date: 1979 -- 08 -- 23
Contributors: Cariboo College (author)
Subject: Cariboo College, Newspapers -- British Columbia -- Kamloops
Type: newspaper
Collection: info:fedora/tru:3827
Source: Thompson Rivers University

Description: Newspaper
Date: 1979 -- 01 -- 11
Contributors: Cariboo College (author)
Subject: Cariboo College, Newspapers -- British Columbia -- Kamloops
Type: newpaper
Collection: info:fedora/tru:3827
Source: Thompson Rivers University

Description: Newspaper
Date: 1989 -- 10 -- 04
Contributors: Cariboo College (author)
Subject: Newspapers -- British Columbia -- Kamloops, Cariboo College -- Newspaper
Type: newspaper
Collection: info:fedora/tru:3975
Source: Thompson Rivers University

Description: Newspaper
Date: 1980 -- 01 -- 21
Contributors: Cariboo College (author)
Subject: Cariboo College, Newspapers -- British Columbia -- Kamloops
Type: newspaper
Collection: info:fedora/tru:3827
Source: Thompson Rivers University

Description: Newspaper
Date: 1979 -- 10 -- 04
Contributors: Cariboo College (author)
Subject: Cariboo College, Newspapers -- British Columbia -- Kamloops
Type: newspaper
Collection: info:fedora/tru:3827
Source: Thompson Rivers University

Description: Newspaper
Date: 1980 -- 08 -- 20
Contributors: Cariboo College (author)
Subject: Cariboo College, Newspapers -- British Columbia -- Kamloops
Type: newspaper
Collection: info:fedora/tru:3827
Source: Thompson Rivers University

Description: Newspaper
Date: 1980 -- 04 -- 29
Contributors: Cariboo College (author)
Subject: Cariboo College, Newspapers -- British Columbia -- Kamloops
Type: newpaper
Collection: info:fedora/tru:3827
Source: Thompson Rivers University

Description: Newspaper
Date: 1981 -- 03
Contributors: Cariboo College (author)
Subject: Cariboo College, Newspapers -- British Columbia -- Kamloops
Type: newspaper
Collection: info:fedora/tru:3827
Source: Thompson Rivers University

Description: Newspaper
Date: 1980 -- 09 -- 25
Contributors: Cariboo College (author)
Subject: Cariboo College, Newspapers -- British Columbia -- Kamloops
Type: newspaper
Collection: info:fedora/tru:3827
Source: Thompson Rivers University

Description: Newspaper
Date: 1980 -- 03 -- 21
Contributors: Cariboo College (author)
Subject: Cariboo College, Newspapers -- British Columbia -- Kamloops
Type: newspaper
Collection: info:fedora/tru:3827
Source: Thompson Rivers University

Description: Newspaper
Date: 1980 -- 12 -- 04
Contributors: Cariboo College (author)
Subject: Cariboo College, Newspapers -- British Columbia -- Kamloops
Type: newspaper
Collection: info:fedora/tru:3827
Source: Thompson Rivers University

Description: Newspaper
Date: 1981 -- 02 -- 10
Contributors: Cariboo College (author)
Subject: Cariboo College, Newspapers -- British Columbia -- Kamloops
Type: newpaper
Collection: info:fedora/tru:3827
Source: Thompson Rivers University

Description: Newspaper
Date: 1988
Subject: Newspapers -- British Columbia -- Kamloops
Type: newspaper
Collection: info:fedora/tru:3975
Source: Thompson Rivers University

Description: Newspaper
Date: 1978
Subject: Newspapers -- British Columbia -- Kamloops
Type: newspaper
Collection: info:fedora/tru:3975
Source: Thompson Rivers University

Description: The Eleanor Muehle Newspaper Archive is a collection of newspapers from the Terrace BC area covering the period of 1911 to 2006.
Collection: info:fedora/bchdp:root
Source: Terrace Public Library

Description: Rennie Bell sign. Note from photo: [I think sign says Similkameen Star. If so it\\xe2\\x80\\x99s where Shell Garage is, corner of Frenchurch & Vermilion Ave. Mr. Wright had a farm at rear]. Accession no. 94.
Date: -, 1904
Subject: Newspaper industry
Type: photographs
Collection: info:fedora/princeton:photographs
Source: Princeton and District Museum and Archives

Description: Over the Edge is the University of Northern British Columbia's student newspaper. Twice a month it publishes content that is aimed to connect students and reflect what is unique about UNBC student life. Issues are in PDF format and comprise nearly all ...
Show moreOver the Edge is the University of Northern British Columbia's student newspaper. Twice a month it publishes content that is aimed to connect students and reflect what is unique about UNBC student life. Issues are in PDF format and comprise nearly all issues of the newspaper since its inception in October 1994. The original print issues are held in the Northern British Columbia Archives and
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Date: 1994-10-
Type: newspaper
Collection: info:fedora/unbc:root
Source: University of Northern BC

Description: Newspaper Articles and Notes - Fanny Makepeace Jameson's clippings that include poems, sayings, obituaries, an article regarding her son Frank Jameson's marriage and military service, funeral and wedding announcements, Letters to the Editor, advertisem...
Show moreNewspaper Articles and Notes - Fanny Makepeace Jameson's clippings that include poems, sayings, obituaries, an article regarding her son Frank Jameson's marriage and military service, funeral and wedding announcements, Letters to the Editor, advertisements, local community events, the Royal Family, articles regarding WWII, Byemoor, AB news, and house keeping and beauty tips, and miscellaneous
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Date: [19-?], 2012-10-11
Subject: Personal Life--Family Life--Newspaper--Byemoor, AB
Collection: info:fedora/au:albtwomen
Source: Athabasca University

Description: A sketch of the Echo building, Athabasca, Alberta.
Date: [after 1979], 2008-04-15
Subject: Historical Photograph--Sketch--Tree--Fence--Sidewalk--Athabasca, AB--Athabasca Landing--Echo Newspaper--Building
Collection: info:fedora/au:AthaArch
Source: Athabasca University

Description: Echo building, Athabasca, Alberta.
Date: 1966, 2008-04-15
Subject: Athabasca Landing--Historical Photograph--Vehicle--Building--Echo Newspaper--Business--Fence--Street--Tree--Power Pole--Athabasca, AB
Collection: info:fedora/au:AthaArch
Source: Athabasca University

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Date: 7/5/1992, 2008-10-15
Subject: Newspaper Article
Collection: info:fedora/au:mkostuch
Source: Athabasca University

Description: Walking on the water fo oor old Buffalo Lake. It never had any pretensions of grandeur like Lesser Slave Lake or Lake Athabasca. It was never a brash, upstart lake like Sylvan, nor did it beg to have its picture taken like that vain Louise. No, Buffa...
Show moreWalking on the water fo oor old Buffalo Lake. It never had any pretensions of grandeur like Lesser Slave Lake or Lake Athabasca. It was never a brash, upstart lake like Sylvan, nor did it beg to have its picture taken like that vain Louise. No, Buffalo Lake was perfectly content to be little more than an overgrown prairie slough. Albertans who stumbled upon Rochon Sands Provincial Park accepted the lake for what it was: a lovely hideaway for bird- watching and wading. Nobody expected Waikiki, so no one was disappointed. Buffalo Lake prospered in relative obscurity, sparkling under the summer sun without a care in the world, until Premier Don Getty won the Stettler byelection. That's when its troubles began. All of a sudden somebody in Edmonton resurrected a plan to raise the water level, and stabilize the lake for boaters and swimmers. The idea had been tossed out years earlier because of the environmental consequences, but with the election, it bobbed to the surface like a pop can in Pigeon. Then the premier built his new homestead on land overlooking Buffalo Lake, later buying 640 acres adjacent to his property for a reported $ 209,000. His aide said he planned to " throw a few cattle on it" or use it for hunting, but Stettler rumor had it he was planning something bigger — much bigger. Alone at night, Buffalo Lake started to ripple with apprehension. The government began to plan a new environmental study just in case — by some slight error in judgment — the scientific experts had been wrong the first time ( accidents happen, don't they?). Albertans were told that the timing of the new study after the byelection was just another coincidence. When West Yellowhead MLA Gerry Doyle questioned the propriety of Getty's lobbying efforts for the $ 15 million Buffalo Lake project so near his own property, the premier replied he was only defending the interests of a community with the potential to be one of Alberta's top tourism areas. Think of it. Majestic Banff, breathtaking Jasper, magnificent Kana-naskis — and Buffalo Lake. " One of the keys to it is having a healthy Buffalo Lake as a recreation-tourism attraction, and we're going to do all the necessary things from an environmental point of view, and then we're going to make it happen," the premier said in early December, taunting his NDP critic: " Isn't it too bad?" Well, Buffalo Lake thought so. The signs were everywhere that the premier just wouldn't leave it in peace. Since Getty had come to the constituency, Stettler had been awarded the 1991 Alberta Summer Games, a $ 500,000 alcohol and drug abuse treatment centre, and $ 750,000 in grants for a new tennis court and other recreation facilities. • Getty has asked environment officials to try to build an experimental waste incinerator for the county. A Calgary firm wants to construct a $ 48 million greenhouse in the area. With all this busy activity, would anyone leave a little lake alone? These days Buffalo Lake sees the writing on the wall. Pitch- and- putt golf courses. Water slides and pony rides. Hot dog stands in the Rochon Sands. Goodbye to the ducks, hello to the weekend yahoos. If bodies of water could weep, this one would weep buckets.
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Date: 1990-12-31, 2008-10-14
Subject: Newspaper Article
Collection: info:fedora/au:mkostuch
Source: Athabasca University

Description: S t f T ' 2 7 , 199/ Ducks Unlimited wants a say By ADRIENNE TANNER of The Advocate Despite verbal assurances, a representative from Ducks Unlimited has still not been added to the Buffalo Lake stabilization project management team. Kim Schmitt, south...
Show moreS t f T ' 2 7 , 199/ Ducks Unlimited wants a say By ADRIENNE TANNER of The Advocate Despite verbal assurances, a representative from Ducks Unlimited has still not been added to the Buffalo Lake stabilization project management team. Kim Schmitt, south- central manager for Ducks Unlimited Canada, said he was practically assured a spot on the team by Alberta Environment over one month ago. " We wrote a letter . . . and we haven't heard back yet," Mr. Schmitt said. After introducing the idea of a management team at the Buffalo Lake public hearings in May, Ducks Unlimited was surprised to be left off the list. At the time, Mr. Schmitt was convinced the omission had to be an oversight. Buffalo Lake and the surrounding wetlands is one of the top three waterfowl areas in the province. Ducks Unlimited has spent $ 3 million to maintain and protect waterfowl habitat in the area. The $ 13 million stabilization project will shift water levels in the area by diverting water from the Red Deer River to Alix Lake and then through Parlby Creek to Buffalo Lake. Concern about the project's effects on prime waterfowl habitat fueled Ducks Unlimited's push for a management team. Alberta Environment adopted the group's idea but failed to include it on the team. Mr. Schmitt says he still hasn't given up making the team. " We're poised and ready to go to work — if they give us a chance." Rod Love, executive assistant to Environment Minister Ralph Klein who initially spoke to Mr. Schmitt, was unavailable for comment. Bob Hill, spokesman for water resources at Alberta Environment, said Ducks Unlimited will soon get an answer from Mr. Klein.
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Date: 1991-09-27, 2008-10-14
Subject: Newspaper Article
Collection: info:fedora/au:mkostuch
Source: Athabasca University

Description: Solution sought l? ws Continued from Page A l to take my granddaughter fishing someday." Chad O'Hagan and and Dave Lattery of Stettler took time off work to scoop fish. " I think what we're doing is something pretty good," said Mr. O'Hagan. But he hop...
Show moreSolution sought l? ws Continued from Page A l to take my granddaughter fishing someday." Chad O'Hagan and and Dave Lattery of Stettler took time off work to scoop fish. " I think what we're doing is something pretty good," said Mr. O'Hagan. But he hopes fish won't have to be moved next year. So do a half- a- dozen fisheries experts from across Western Canada who put their heads together at the site Friday to see how to get the fish ladder working. After trading theories, the specialists agreed a favored remedy is installing a rock berm in the water to route fish towards the ladder's mouth. Reports will be filed and technicians will try to remedy the problem this summer, said Mr. Packham, who plans to continue moving fish today, and possibly next week. Area farmer Vic Inions hopes a solution is found soon. " I'm totally devastated," said the long- time resident who regrets his past support for the water retention structure that floods his fields in the spring. " I never thought we'd have these kinds of problems with fish," said the self- professed wildlife lover, who recalls that watching fish jump upstream was " one of the highlights of the year. " We're doing something against nature." he adds. " I don't think any project should ' do that."
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Date: 1993-04-17, 2008-10-14
Subject: Newspaper Article
Collection: info:fedora/au:mkostuch
Source: Athabasca University

Description: Local RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, June 7, 1997 Bi Buffalo Lake tap turned off — for now By BRENDA KOSSOWAN Advocate staff Pumping is stalled at Buffalo Lake while landowners scrap with the water management team. Now into its second year of pumping, th...
Show moreLocal RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, June 7, 1997 Bi Buffalo Lake tap turned off — for now By BRENDA KOSSOWAN Advocate staff Pumping is stalled at Buffalo Lake while landowners scrap with the water management team. Now into its second year of pumping, the Buffalo Lake Water Management Project is expected to create flooding potential on 72 separate parcels of land alongside the lake. The project, funded by the Public Lands Department, is supposed to stabilize water levels in the lake by pumping water from the Red Deer River via Parlby Creek. Angus Braseth, chairman of the Buffalo Lake Management Team, said the stabilization project has made it necessary to purchase the land, because there is a chance it could flood. Only 61 of the landowners have signed purchase agreements. The 11 remaining have refused, Braseth said Thursday. Six of them have started legal inquiries, including a demand that no pumping take place, he said. Braseth said he could not comment about the stall because of the legal proceedings now under way. But he did say pumping is expected to begin shortly. It's an unpleasant situation. It will be resolved, one way or another," said Braseth. Pumping began last spring and has reached target levels set out in the stabilization plan, he said. A manufacturer's defect in the main pump forced the management team to use the smaller, auxiliary pump throughout the season last year. The main pump, capable of twice the work of its smaller partner, has been repaired and is now ready for testing. Braseth said he is anxious to start the pump up, to ensure that it is working properly. The Buffalo Lake Management Team was established when Peter Lougheed was premier, and set in motion under his successor, Don Getty. Alberta Environmental Protection provided $ 9.5 million in funding for the project. Buffalo Lake lies between Erskine and Bashaw. Water levels in the lake have been declining since 1910.
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Date: 1997-06-07, 2008-10-14
Subject: Newspaper Article
Collection: info:fedora/au:mkostuch
Source: Athabasca University

Description: Botanist wants lake's special nature saved By ANDREA MAYNARD of The Advocate A plan to raise the level of Buffalo Lake could wipe out rare and endangered plants and animals, a retired botanist who lives on the shore said Thursday. Charles Bird, a for...
Show moreBotanist wants lake's special nature saved By ANDREA MAYNARD of The Advocate A plan to raise the level of Buffalo Lake could wipe out rare and endangered plants and animals, a retired botanist who lives on the shore said Thursday. Charles Bird, a former professor at the University of Alberta, expressed his fears to about 30 people at the Kerry Wood Nature Centre. " I feel we should recognize the fact that the lake is special and has special features," said Mr. Bird, who has drafted recommendations for the provincial government. " Sure there have been lots of studies ( on the project) but there are certain features not looked at." The lake is a home for the endangered piping plover bird and rare plants which may be put in danger, he said in a speech sponsored by the Red Deer River Naturalists. Because the lake is one of few in Canada that is highly alkaline, rare plants thrive. Scatch grass and flowers like the few-flowered aster and Kalm's lobelia are found in about three other places in Alberta. As well, some rare algae exists in only a few locations across the country, said Mr. Bird, who used to take his students to the lake. When water is channeled from the Red Deer River to the lake, the alkaline waters will be diluted. If the provincial government raised the level of the lake quickly, it could have serious consequences, he said. He is asking the government to ensure the lake's level is raised very slowly each year. There should also be regular monitoring of water coming from Red Deer River. If the advice is heeded, it will also help the piping plover which nests on beaches on the east side of the lake, he said. Another concern is the erosion of silt from channels now being dug in Parlby Creek, which empties into the lake. Muddy water could reduce pike population. Mr. Bird advised the government to study the effect of silt washing into Buffalo Lake.
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Date: 1991-11-29, 2008-10-14
Subject: Newspaper Article
Collection: info:fedora/au:mkostuch
Source: Athabasca University

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Date: 5/23/1991, 2008-10-15
Subject: Newspaper Article
Collection: info:fedora/au:mkostuch
Source: Athabasca University

Description: Environmentalists * may appeal approval of Buffalo Lake project The Canadian Press Red Deer A $ 13- million project to raise the level of Buffalo Lake near Alberta Premier Don Getty's home was granted approval by the federal and provincial governments ...
Show moreEnvironmentalists * may appeal approval of Buffalo Lake project The Canadian Press Red Deer A $ 13- million project to raise the level of Buffalo Lake near Alberta Premier Don Getty's home was granted approval by the federal and provincial governments Friday. " There is very strong local support for the project. It has recreational and economic benefits," said Alberta Environment spokeswoman Donna Babchishin. However, environmentalists say that raising the level of the lake about half a metre is a waste of money and could destroy habitat for animals such as the piping plover, an endangered bird. Burton Ayles, regional director of the federal Fisheries Department, said it was decided this summer that a full environmental assessment of the project was not necessary. He added, however, that he could not go into details on the de- Kostuch In another ruling that cleared the way for the plan, the federal Transportation Department has allowed the project to proceed without a permit under the Navigable Waters Protection Act. Environmental activist Martha Kostuch of Rocky Mountain House said an environmental assessment may have been required under law, and added she will seek legal advice on challenging the decision in court. " It ( the approval) certainly indicates how low government departments will fall to pay off the constituents of Premier Don Getty's riding," she charged. " I think approving the project was a political decision," said Michael McNaughton, head of the Red Deer River Naturalists. " The feds don't want to rock the boat. It's Premier Getty's riding and the project is nearly finished," McNaughton said Project supporters lauded the government for proceeding with the project, which they believe will boost tourism and help struggling farm communities in the Stettler area.
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Date: 1992-08-31, 2008-10-14
Subject: Newspaper Article
Collection: info:fedora/au:mkostuch
Source: Athabasca University

Description: Buffalo Lake team appointed By BOB WEBER , J ' of The Advocate ''
Date: 1991-08-07, 2008-10-14
Subject: Newspaper Article
Collection: info:fedora/au:mkostuch
Source: Athabasca University

Description: everywhere. Even the public gets into a bad mood. The mail recently brought a clipped newspaper advertisement for a travel outfit called Elzinga Adventure. The correspondent theorized that Economic Development Minister Peter Elzinga had started a b...
Show more everywhere. Even the public gets into a bad mood. The mail recently brought a clipped newspaper advertisement for a travel outfit called Elzinga Adventure. The correspondent theorized that Economic Development Minister Peter Elzinga had started a business with heritage fund money. As it turns out, his nephew owns it, but that's a far cry from the reader's first thought. Then there's the reader who asks
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Date: 1991-06-27, 2008-10-14
Subject: Newspaper Article
Collection: info:fedora/au:mkostuch
Source: Athabasca University

Description: Lake stabilization project approved By BRENDA KOSSOWAN of The Advocate An Alberta Environment panel has given its approval to a $ 13- million water stabilization project at Buffalo Lake. Citing recommendations of a government- appointed review panel, E...
Show moreLake stabilization project approved By BRENDA KOSSOWAN of The Advocate An Alberta Environment panel has given its approval to a $ 13- million water stabilization project at Buffalo Lake. Citing recommendations of a government- appointed review panel, Environment Minister Ralph Klein said Tuesday he is satisfied the benefits of the project would outweigh the costs, and that environmental impact will be minimal. The project will improve drinking water in nearby villages, but will have a minor negative effect on waterfowl and birds, the panel's report says. Panel chair- 1 man Don Thorne, former mayor of La-combe, said overwhelming public support and potential economic benefits were behind the panel's decision to recommend in favor of the project. It was clearly supported by a strong majority of the 56 people and groups which made presentations to the board during hearings in Alix last month, said Mr. Thorne. Roy Willard, vice- president of the Pelican Point Community Association, said he was happy to learn the province would be going ahead. " I've been looking forward to that quite a while. The sooner they get it done, the happier I'll be," he said. Mr. Willard, who owns a small general store on the north side of the lake, said business has been extremely poor. His group was among the many to submit arguments in favor of the project, saying it would increase tourism and property values around the lake. Stabilizing the lake would establish a predictable shoreline, increasing the lake's visitor appeal, said Mr. Willard. Low water levels have also caused severe winterkill among fish species in Buffalo Lake, which in turn adversely affected local tourism, he said. But enviromentalist Martha Kostuch said Environment Canada, still stinging from backlash of the Rafferty, Alameda and Oldman dam projects, would probably never approve Buffalo Lake stabilization. The Parlby Creek- Buffalo Lake project is " frivolous, foolish," and an " expensive fix" for a problem which has better alternatives, said the Rocky Mountain House veterinarian. Dr. Kostuch slammed the project for being " economically, politically and environmentally irresponsible," saying the net effect of lake stabilization would endanger waterfowl species, including the rare piping plover. The new report contradicts and earlier envronmental impact study done for the province, which concluded that the water diversion would destroy waterfowl habitat and produce only $ 11 million in economic benefits to be enjoyed mostly by cabin owner. Mr. Klein said the author of that report has admitted his calculations were wrong. The project, considered for at least 20 years, would divert water from the Red Deer River through Parlby Creek to Buffalo Lake. For years it was rejected as too costly and environmentally damaging.
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Date: 1991-06-26, 2008-10-14
Subject: Newspaper Article
Collection: info:fedora/au:mkostuch
Source: Athabasca University

Description: Endangered bird may affect project By MICHAEL LAU of The Advocate An endangered bird is being used in an attempt to derail a $ 13.1- million plan to stabilize water at Buffalo Lake. The Red Deer River Naturalists Society has filed an objection to the...
Show moreEndangered bird may affect project By MICHAEL LAU of The Advocate An endangered bird is being used in an attempt to derail a $ 13.1- million plan to stabilize water at Buffalo Lake. The Red Deer River Naturalists Society has filed an objection to the scheme, aimed at increasing the lake's recreational benefits, improving water supplies in Mirror and Alix, and boosting agriculture. Board member Michael O' Brien said the lake is a popular habitat for ducks, geese and the piping plover, an endangered species. Plants around the lake are an important food source for the waterfowl, said Mr. O'Brien, of Red Deer. " Many of these plants depend on a fluctuating water level. If the level is stabilized, this attractive habitat won't survive over the long term." He said the economic benefits of the project are minimal except to engineering firms. " The environmental damage to many species and in particular, the rare and endangered piping plover, is a very poor trade- off." Environmentalist Martha Kostuch questioned the project's merits, saying it makes no economic sense. " The project would alter, disrupt or destroy fisheries habitat," said the Rocky Mountain House veterinarian, also protesting the plan. " Most importantly, there is the negative impact on shore birds, and in particular, the endangered piping plover." The provincial government is asking opponents of the project to make their views known in writing. Statements can be filed with the Controller of Water Resources, Alberta Environment, 2nd Floor, Oxbridge Place, 9820- 106 St., Edmonton, T5K 2J6. Monday is the deadline. The piping plover, a small shoreline bird that feeds on micro- organisms at water's edge, has been a threatened species since 1978. It was listed as endangered in 1985. However biologists from Canadian Wildlife Services and Alberta Fish and Wildlife say water stabilization could raise the number of piping plovers. The scientists say plovers don't use Buffalo Lake. They nest instead on two adjacent lakes which could benefit from the project.
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Date: 1992-02-21, 2008-10-14
Subject: Newspaper Article
Collection: info:fedora/au:mkostuch
Source: Athabasca University

Description: Lake level increase gets study BRIiN LAG HI JcJijnal Staff Writer Edmonton Tie Alberta government wants a sudy and an independent panel to review the environmental impict of raising the level of a lake nea: Premier Don Getty's new Stetler home. Eiviron...
Show moreLake level increase gets study BRIiN LAG HI JcJijnal Staff Writer Edmonton Tie Alberta government wants a sudy and an independent panel to review the environmental impict of raising the level of a lake nea: Premier Don Getty's new Stetler home. Eivironment Minister Ralph Kleh announced Tuesday a Cal-garj firm has been asked to pre-pan an environmental impact assesment on raising Buffalo Lale's water level. An indepen-den panel will also be appointed to nview the assessment. ILwever, critics for the main oppeition parties chuckled at the announcement, calling it a clumsy attenpt to give the controversial proj « ct credibility. '" lhe objective of this project is to povide an independent, scien-tificdly credible assessment of the envionment impacts associated ( witt the project)," Klein said in a new: release. BuTalo Lake is just north of Roctan Sands, near where Getty plan; to build his new home. The hou& overlooks the lake, which has > een described by local resident as a slough. Tie decision to increase thgijfwa-ter l< vel caused a stir recently be-caust the approval came only monhs after Getty won the Stettler Selection. Raising the lake's levelhas been an issue in the area at lest since the early 1970s. Literal environment critic Grant Mitclell said Klein's move is a cynical nanoeuvre to give the project needed credibility. " It certainly is positive that the miniter would undertake that in the case of Buffalo, but how could he rot do the same with Alberta Enei? y Company and Daishowa?" Mitciell asked, referring to two propsed major pulp projects in nortlern Alberta. " A best, it's an attempt to sperd $ 15 million to fill the premiers lake." N< w Democrat critic John Mcln-nis ? alled the announcement a " clunsy way to whip up support in the a- ea for the idea," and said the envionment department's credibility E on the line. H< noted that earlier environ-menal studies found increasing the ake's level could also cause a probem by increasing algae. " This was not a good idea until Mr. Getty won an election last May' said Mclnnis. Tlree studies by the environ-men department this decade said the Han would clog the lake with alga*. But the department recently concuded the problem won't be as bad is first predicted. Tie lake's level will be raised withwater diverted from the Red Deei River.
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Date: 1989-11-08, 2008-10-14
Subject: Newspaper Article
Collection: info:fedora/au:mkostuch
Source: Athabasca University

Description: Buffalo Lake stabilization project approved • Defiant environmentalists may challenge decision in By ANDREA M A Y N A R D ^ * } of The Advocate Defiant environmentalists may try to block the province's plan to raise the level of Buffalo Lake after the ...
Show moreBuffalo Lake stabilization project approved • Defiant environmentalists may challenge decision in By ANDREA M A Y N A R D ^ * } of The Advocate Defiant environmentalists may try to block the province's plan to raise the level of Buffalo Lake after the project received necessary approvals. Alberta Environment announced Friday that the $ l.'!- million project has been granted long- awaited approvals from federal and provincial governments. " There is very strong local support for the project. It has recreational and economic benefits," said Alberta Environment spokesman Donna Babchishin. The water stabilization plan will raise the level of Buffalo Lake, near Premier Don Getty's Stettler- area home, about half a metre to enhance its recreation potential. Work will begin in September after the project received an interim licence under Alberta's Water Resources Act about two weeks ago. A permanent licence will follow. The province granted the crucial license when the federal government gave permission under the Fisheries Act, said Ms. Babchishin. A federal fisheries and oceans official said his department, which has been screening the project for a year, decided this summer a full environmental assessment was not necessary. But Burton Ayles, regional director, said he couldn't go into details. In another ruling that cleared the way for the plan, the federal transportion department has allowed the project to proceed without a permit under the Navigable Waters Protection Act. Well- known environmentalist Martha Kostuch said an environmental assessment may have been required under law. The Rocky Mountain House veterinarian plans to seek legal advice on challenging the decision in court. " It ( the approval) certainly indicates how low government departments will fall to pay off the constituents of Premier Don Getty's riding." Environmentalists say the project is a waste of money and could destroy habitat for animals like the endangered piping plover. Michael McNaughton, head of the Red Deer River Naturalists, said his group would support court action to block the project. " I think approving the project was a political decision. The feds don't want to rock the boat. It's Premier Getty's riding and the project is nearly finished." Work to raise Buffalo Lake is part of a water management project that began in 1985. The final step is to raise the lake's level for recreational uses. As well, water for such uses as irrigation will be available from Alix Lake. Water will be pumped from the Red Deer River through a channel to Alix Lake and into Parlby Creek before entering Buffalo Lake. Supporters lauded the government. They believe the project will boost tourism and help struggling farm communities. Ray Kerber, regional administrator with Alberta Environment, said the government has already received tenders for construction of a pumphouse near the Red Deer River. Work should take about three years.
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Date: 1992-08-29, 2008-10-14
Subject: Newspaper Article
Collection: info:fedora/au:mkostuch
Source: Athabasca University

Description: P r o v i n c i a l a f f a i rs ^ re we being buffaloed so Getty can be Santa? B uffalo Lake apparently irritates the people who use it because the water level goes up and down. In recent times it has been down. I'm told the smell is strong and boats ...
Show moreP r o v i n c i a l a f f a i rs ^ re we being buffaloed so Getty can be Santa? B uffalo Lake apparently irritates the people who use it because the water level goes up and down. In recent times it has been down. I'm told the smell is strong and boats scrape on rocks. Too bad. Why should the rest of the province cough up $ 14 million or $ 15 million to stabilize the lake level for a few hundred cottage owners, and maybe owners of shoreline property that's ripe for development? That's the question that theoretically gets asked when the provincial cabinet sets spending priorities. It won't be asked this time. Premier Don Getty's Stettler constituency includes the east side of Buffalo Lake, where all the cottages are located. He likes the project. Wj're dealing with political influence. Buffalo Lake isn't unique. The province already regulates the levels cf about 20 other lakes. Most are regulated with weirs but two have water pumped into them. Part of the stabilization work has already been done. Any water pumped from the Red Deer River into Buffalo Lake will flow through Parlby Creek. Two- thirds of the creek has beer, cleared and straightened over the past few years, for reasons that have nothing to do with Getty. Ron Moore, the Conservative MLA for the neighboring constituency of Lacombe, says the creek work has been one of his top priorities for the least seven years. " Its initial benefit would be to farmers because it controls the flooding of hundreds of acres of hayland," Moore says. Even if the project extends to Buffalo Lake, there's more involved than just fixing the lake level. " The name Buffalo Lake stabilization is a little misleading," Moore says, " because it addresses the whole water level in that whole Parlby basin." Pumping extra water down Parlby Creek would solve the worsening water supply problems of the communities of Alix and Mirror in Moore's constituency. " There's all these problems that the stabilization of Buffalo Lake addresses," Moore says. Moore has obviously been chipping away at this for years. Lake users have complained since 1978. But the Environment Department's report on water quality at the lake talks about " renewed interest" in the project as the reason for its latest study. A reasonable person assumes the " renewed interest" came from Getty. ( The department is not clear on this matter.) The first studies said fixing the water level would cause unacceptable algae growth. Is a message from Getty's office powerful enough to bend the results? M a r k > L i s a c One hopes not. It is clear, however, that the new report requires careful reading. Sampling of river water has been less frequent in recent years; the report acknowledges some high concentrations of phosphorus could have been missed as a result. Some conclusions are based on assumptions. There's a bald admission that the algae effects are difficult to predict. The scientific side will presumably be sorted out in the environmental assessment, as will the effects on the abundant waterfowl. As for whether the result looks and smells good, the province has some experience with this kind of project. Gull Lake has been topped up with water pumped in from the Blindman River since the mid- 1970s. The stabilization has not been perfect, according to Gull Lake Mayor Ken Fargey. Water levels still fluctuate. There are more weeds and algae than before. Tourism has not shot up. On the other hand: " If we hadn't tried to stabilize we may not have had a lake." Fair enough. Like Moore says, there are too many people around for a pure environment and there's got to be compromise. Still, it seems like a good bet that one factor in this compromise is Don Getty's Santa Claus concept of politics. Want something expensive? Uncle Don will get it for you. But does he ask any other questions along the way?
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Date: 1989-10-03, 2008-10-14
Subject: Newspaper Article
Collection: info:fedora/au:mkostuch
Source: Athabasca University

Description: Waste of taxes I would like to know how the Getty government can j usti fy spending $ 13 million to raise the water level at Buffalo Lake when our universities are going broke, our hospitals are closing beds for lack of money, and old- age benefits are...
Show moreWaste of taxes I would like to know how the Getty government can j usti fy spending $ 13 million to raise the water level at Buffalo Lake when our universities are going broke, our hospitals are closing beds for lack of money, and old- age benefits are being cut, cuts which most seniors cannot afford. All senior citizens should remember this come next election day. They could use that money to relieve some of the pressure on the university and hospitals, and not rob from the senior citizens. On the other hand, I suppose Don Getty and his cohorts have to have some place to play, and he has his home on that lake. I do not think it will do much for anyone else in this province. It is a waste of taxpayers' money. Dick Thomas Tofield
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Date: 1991-07-13, 2008-10-14
Subject: Newspaper Article
Collection: info:fedora/au:mkostuch
Source: Athabasca University

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Date: 5/23/1991, 2008-10-15
Subject: Newspaper Article
Collection: info:fedora/au:mkostuch
Source: Athabasca University

Description: Lake plan faces fight By ANDREA MAYNARD of The Advocate A well- known environmentalist is preparing to fight a controversial plan to raise the level of Buffalo Lake. Martha Kostuch, a Rocky Mountain House veterinarian, said her lawyers believe she ha...
Show moreLake plan faces fight By ANDREA MAYNARD of The Advocate A well- known environmentalist is preparing to fight a controversial plan to raise the level of Buffalo Lake. Martha Kostuch, a Rocky Mountain House veterinarian, said her lawyers believe she has a good case against the federal government, which granted crucial approvals for the project " I am prepared to lead the effort," said Dr. Kostuch, who is now looking for backing from environmental groups. The Alberta government plans to raise the level of Buffalo Lake near Premier Don Getty's Stettler- area home, about half a metre to raise its recreation potential. The provincial and federal governments granted final approvals for the project two weeks ago. But environmentalists say the project is a waste of money and could destroy habitat for animals like the endangered piping plover bird. Dr. Kostuch said her battle will depend on finding an environmental group to support legal action. If successful, she plans to fight the federal government's decision not to conduct an environmental assessment of the project. The federal transportation department has allowed the project to proceed without a permit under the Navigable Waters Protection Act. That decision was made without any environmental assessment, said Dr. Kostuch.
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Date: 1992-09-12, 2008-10-14
Subject: Newspaper Article
Collection: info:fedora/au:mkostuch
Source: Athabasca University

Description: Osoyoos Times Printing and Publishing office, 8712 Main Street, looking north
Date: -, 1973
Subject: Newspaper industry
Type: photographs
Collection: info:fedora/osoyoos:photographs
Source: Osoyoos and District Museum and Archives