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A8 CALGARY HERALD Thurs., September 21, 1989 Resurrection of lake a coincidence: Klein By Jim Cunningham ( Herald Edmonton bureau) EDMONTON - Ralph Klein says it's just a coincidence that his department resurrected plans to stabilize Buffalo…

A12 CALGARY HERALD Thurs., March 28,1991 Buffalo Lake scheme too costly, study says By Ashley Geddes ( Herald Edmonton bureau) EDMONTON — A plan to boost the water level in Buffalo Lake near Premier Don Getty's country estate will cost more…

Water diversion project ' cheap' at $ 14 million Lake ' mess' in Getty's riding deserves cleanup- minister LYNDA SHORTEN Journal Staff Writer Edmonton A $ 14- million water diversion project to improve the fishing near the…

B L o c a l / B2 Classifleds/ B3- BS • • Red Deer Advocate • Local RED DEER ADVOCATE, Saturday, July 6, 1991 Bl City editor: Carolyn Martlndale Assistant city editor: Mary- Ann Barr, 343- 2400 Cabinet OK's Buffalo Lake stabilization By JIM…

P r o v i n c i a l a f f a i rs ^ re we being buffaloed so Getty can be Santa? B uffalo Lake apparently irritates the people who use it because the water level goes up and down. In recent times it has been down. I'm told the smell is strong…

Lake stabilization project approved By BRENDA KOSSOWAN of The Advocate An Alberta Environment panel has given its approval to a $ 13- million water stabilization project at Buffalo Lake. Citing recommendations of a government- appointed review panel…

Buffalo Lake a political blunder I skipped the legislature Monday and drove to Lac La Biche instead to take a first- hand look at a couple of things ( which I hope to write about soon). But question period was on CKUA so I listened in for a while.…

Cottagers should pay for Buffalo Lake work, Gull Lake officials say DON THOMAS ^ 1 Journal Staff Writer ^ ( Edmonton Some cottage owners near Red Deer say Buffalo Lake property owners should help pay to stabilize the lake. Gull Lake cottagers say…

The Edmonton Journal, Wednesday, September 20,1989 A7 Water diversion plan revived Scheme to add water to lake would benefit Getty's riding LYNDA SHORTEN Journal Staff Writer Edmonton The Alberta government resur­rected a $ 15- milIion water…

Klein shows he's worth it Re " Resurrection of lake a coincidence: Klein," Herald, Sept. 21. Just when many people are questioning whether our MLAs are worth their self- inflicted 30- per- cent pay raise, Environment Minister Ralph…

Lake project necessary As a long- time resident of Stettler, property owner i n Ro­chon Sands and reader of your paper, I am sick and tired of the ignorance shown by your alleged­ly informed writers. I am referring to the plan to pump water from the…

THE SECOND FRONT CALGARY HERALD Wed., June 26,1991 A3 Something's fishy about Buffalo Lake diversion • Klein will have to wear the horns if environment suffers EDMONTON Buffalo Lake will rise, and we will never smell fishier timing i f they…

S t f T ' 2 7 , 199/ Ducks Unlimited wants a say By ADRIENNE TANNER of The Advocate Despite verbal assurances, a representative from Ducks Unlimited has still not been added to the Buffalo Lake stabilization project manage­ment team. Kim…

Buffalo Lake stabilization raises fish kill concern By ANDREA MAYNARD of The Advocate Work on Buffalo Lake stablization may be killing fish, says a retired botanist who lives on the water's edge. An 11- km channel is now being finished to raise…

Endangered bird may affect project By MICHAEL LAU of The Advocate An endangered bird is being used in an attempt to derail a $ 13.1- million plan to stabilize water at Buffalo Lake. The Red Deer River Natural­ists Society has filed an objec­tion to…

No* is Lake h k project delayed By ANDREA MAYNARD Advocate Staff Provincial cutbacks have de­layed a controversial plan to raise the level of Buffalo Lake. The project's completion has been set back a year and about $ 2 million has been chopped…

Lake plan faces fight By ANDREA MAYNARD of The Advocate A well- known environmental­ist is preparing to fight a contro­versial plan to raise the level of Buffalo Lake. Martha Kostuch, a Rocky Mountain House veterinarian, said her lawyers believe she…

Waste of taxes I would like to know how the Getty government can j usti fy spending $ 13 million to raise the water level at Buffalo Lake when our universities are going broke, our hospitals are closing beds for lack of money, and old- age benefits…

ing and a f r a y er j The elusive piping plover is hanging on in Alberta, but its hold is slipping Stories by BRENDA KOSS* Advocate staff B U F F A L O L A KE — He swats off clouds of mosqui­toes while tramping along the marshy shore of the lake,…

Lake level increase gets study BRIiN LAG HI JcJijnal Staff Writer Edmonton Tie Alberta government wants a sudy and an independent panel to review the environmental impict of raising the level of a lake nea: Premier Don Getty's new Stetler home…

CALGARY HERALD Fri„ September 22,1989 A7 Getty denies pushing wateFplanT By Sheldon Alberts ( Herald writer) Premier Don Getty has denied influencing a decision to recon­sider stabilizing water levels in Buffalo Lake. " This has been a project…

Solution sought l? ws Continued from Page A l to take my granddaughter fish­ing someday." Chad O'Hagan and and Dave Lattery of Stettler took time off work to scoop fish. " I think what we're doing is something pretty good,"…