October 2024 Infographics for Champion Chronicle
These infographics were prepared by Mark DeBoer, Director of Corporate Services with Vulcan County.
Presentations from Local History Night
The Friends of the Milo Library hosted a very enjoyable Local History Night at the Milo Community Hall on the evening of April 5th. The event was well-attended and various displays from the Milo Library Archives were available for viewing.
Additionally, the following two presentations were offered:
1.) Project Overview of the Furrows of Time, Volume 2, community history book project for Arrowwood and Shouldice, Mossleigh and Farrow. The material was written-up by Linda Gooch and presented by Christopher Northcott.
2.) Vulcan County Missing Graves Project, as prepared and presented by Dr. Craig Coburn of the Dept. of Geography and Environment at University of Lethbridge.
Public Health Emergencies Governance Review Panel
This review panel was established shortly after the last provincial election to look at potential legislative changes required to better manage how the Province of Alberta respond to public health emergencies. The Governance Review Panel heard from experts and members of the public, and the final report is now available.
Read More about Public Health Emergencies Governance Review PanelNational Citizens Inquiry Final Report
The interim-report was published in September. As of the end of November, the comprehensive report is now available.
The National Citizens Inquiry is a independent, citizen-funded, and cross-country review of the Canada’s response to Covid-19.
Read More about National Citizens Inquiry Final ReportUpdate on MITACs Locating Missing Graves Cemetery Project
The following update is provided on behalf of Councillor Laurie Lyckman and myself, with gratitude to the university researchers for the detailed overview, as well as our local volunteers for their ongoing work on this project.
Global New Lethbridge news story from November 23, 2023, can be found, HERE.
Calgary Herald Article from November 12, 2023 can be found, HERE.
Alternate link to Calgary Herald article as distributed in the Ottawa Citizen, with comments, can be found, HERE.
The University of Lethbridge Press Release from November 6, 2023:
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The November 2023 Project Update:
Additional photos from September with some description. The first two are from Carmangay Cemetery and the third shows the outline of a church foundation in the Marquis Municipal (Milo East) Cemetery:
