home : browse : advanced search : preferences : my favorites : help add to favorites : reference url back to results : previous : next   Naming style criticized Access this item. Title Naming style criticized Subject women; Alberta; organization; volunteer Description Newspaper Clipping Language en Format application/pdf Type text Source AWI Collection Identifier AWI0088 Date Unknown Collection Alberta Women's Institutes - Collective Memory Repository AU Digital Library Copyright For Private Study and Research Use Only Transcript Naming style criticized EDMONTON ( S t a f f ) - Alberta Women's Institutes wan^ the provincial government to stopl renaming historic sites with mod-em names. Delegates at the annual meeting objected to the change from Kan-a n a s k i s Provincial Park to Lougheed P r o v i n c i a l Park announced by premier Don Getty. The Kananaskis name dates back to Captain John Palliser's visit to the valley in 1858. AWI also objected to the province's decision to give the Mount Allen resort the Cree name Nakiska, even though the area was formerly inhabited by the Stoney Indians. Delegates passed a resolution requesting that any future name changes be taken out of the politi­cal arena and be referred to the appropriate bodies, the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geo­graphical Names in Ottawa, the Alberta minister of culture and the Alberta Historic Sites Board. The Getty government how­ever, won AWI support for its decision to proceed with private line telephone service to rural subscribers as announced in the throne speech. To remain com­petitive, the farmer needs access to up- to- the minute information on markets, prices and weather, the resolution states. Delegates were concerned about the cuts in funds for agricultural research programs and urged both federal and provincial govern­ments to invest more generously in this area. They called for the minister of transport to introduce an educa­tion program on the new traffic cautionary signs indicating the kind of load a trucker is carrying. Many farmers aren't aware of the signs they are required to post when they are carrying flammable or toxic loads. Nor is the public aware of what the signs mean, AWI safety co- ordinator Dorothy Williams said. Delegates also urged the pro­vincial government to take imme­diate action to establish salvage and recycling depots for reusable wastes. add to favorites : reference url back to results : previous : next powered by CONTENTdm ® | contact us  ^ to top ^