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Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Volume 16 Number 15
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California bound: These students from The West Country Outreach School in Rimbey are off to California April 12 for a 10-day educational trip. In the back is principal Alva Holliday, Kirsten Dersch, teacher David Robertson, Amber Shaw, Cassidy Lowe and Ashley Hoffart. In the front is Melanie Dersch, Aylish Anglin and Jeffrey Matson. See story page 8. Treena Mielke Photo
County’s offer to purchase land for senior’s lodge on table By Treena Mielke The mayor’s refusal to speak out about plans for the location of a proposed new seniors lodge has landed him in loads of hot water, but the Ponoka county reeve says he was well within his rights to remain mum on the subject. At a public hearing held last week, Mayor Rick Pankiw said he did not know what type
of facility was to go on a parcel of land up for rezoning. Pankiw admits he did know what the plans were, but was not legally able to disclose that information because of stipulations laid out in the municipal government act. “In the heat of the moment I chose my words wrong,” said Pankiw later. We as a town did know what was going on, but according to the MGA we could not disclose
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ing accordingly. Stan Cummings also defended council. The town was entirely within their rights to withhold that information,” he said. McLaughlin said the county has made an offer to purchase land from developer Stan Cummings for $310,000. The land is to be used by Rimoka Housing to build a seniors’ lodge. Continued on page 8
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that information.” County Reeve Paul McLaughlin confirmed Pankiw’s statement. “Everybody’s doing everything right, but it is being misinterpreted as wrong,” he said. McLaughlin said there are two processes in place. “It is quite confusing. The town is dealing with the re-zoning and subdivision process. The town is doing their due diligence and act-
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