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.
