Aug. 31, 1977. With the Labour Day weekend approaching, Dr. Hugh Horner, deputy premier and minister of transportation, issued an appeal to Alberta drivers to use the highways with care during this last holiday weekend of the summer season.
Aug. 31, 1977
With the Labour Day weekend approaching, Dr. Hugh Horner, deputy premier and minister of transportation, issued an appeal to Alberta drivers to use the highways with care during this last holiday weekend of the summer season. "In that past, it's been a tragic weekend for some Alberta families," he said. "Traffic accidents claimed the lives of nine people in 1974, seven in 1975 and seven in 1976, during the Labour Day weekend." The majority of these fatal collisions occurred on dry roads during clear weather. In 1976, most of them happened during clear daylight hours. In 1975 and 1976, more than 40 per cent were single vehicle collisions involving lost control of the vehicle by its operator. "It is obvious that the driver is the key to accident prevention. All it takes to prevent traffic accidents is a desire to survive on his or her part plus plain common sense," said Dr. Horner.
Aug. 27, 1997
A $12 million pipeline project was getting underway north of Sundre. Construction was expected to be completed some time that fall. Nova Gas Transmission was laying 11 kilometres of 48-inch pipe along a line running west to east along an already existing pipeline. Approximately 200 labourers were involved in the project. Charles Vermeeren, with Nova, said the crossing of the Red Deer River north of Sundre would be one of the biggest challenges of the project. That crossing was expected to be completed by early September. The duration of the pipeline's construction was expected to boost the local economy by injecting additional local sales like food purchases, accommodations as well as other supplies.
