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ALBERTA
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Stan Woloshyn,
Minister
MLA, Stony
Plain Constituency
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AR65392A
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January 10,2001
Dear Ms. Marshall:
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The
Honourable Ralph Klein, Premier, has forwarded me a copy of your recent
e-mail concerning the preservation of
the Paskapoo Slopes area of Calgary.
Alberta Environment and Alberta Community Development
have assessed the provincial significance of both the ecological
and archaeological resources present in the Paskapoo Slopes. The Honourable
Halvar Jonson, Minister of Environment, has advised me that
the land meets none of the ecological requirements necessary
for inclusion in the provincial parks and protected areas system.
After a great deal of consideration, I
have concluded that the archaeological resources, while important, are
not of such overall provincial significance for me to either stop development
from proceeding or, as you have suggested, to recommend that
the provincial government purchase the property.
Development approved by the City of Calgary will be allowed to proceed
subject to the completion of the mitigation required to retrieve
the valuable scientific information from those archaeological sites
that cannot be avoided.
It is evident from the City's recent approval of the proposed
development of the property owned by the Calgary Development
Corporation that the majority of the more significant archaeological sites situated on the property will not be
physically impacted by the proposed development.
Thank you for expressing your views with respect
to this matter.
Yours truly,
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Stan
Woloshyn
Minister
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c.c.
Honourable Ralph Klein,Premier
Honourable Halvar Johnson, Minister of Environment
Karen Kryczka, MLA, Calgary West Constituency
Bonnie Laing, MLA, Calgary Bow Constituency
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204 Legislature Building, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
T5K 2B6 Telephone 780/427-4928, Fax 780/427-0188
Constituency Office: 4995 - 53 Ave., Stony Plain, AB,
Canada T7Z 1V4 Telephone 780/963-1444 Fax 780/963-1730
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