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Daily Times-Gazette, 23 Jun 1955, p. 24

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Hy 2 i ey in > 8 pt HE Lh 24 THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE, Tharsday, By TED MOSER Canadian Press Staff Writer EDMONTON (CP)~In the 1052 Alberta provincial elections 30 hal- lot counters spent 36 ing the Edmonton vote For the new Alberta election June 29, proportional represents. tion sgain will be used for the multi-member seais of Edmonton and Calgary, Edmonton elects seven members; Calgary six, Introduscted by a United Farm- ers' administration, proportions! representation has been used for monton and Calgary since the 1926 provincial election, The remaining 48 members of in individual constituencies using the single transferable ballot, also known as the alternative vote, UNIQUE IN CANADA Alberta is the only province in Canada now using such a combina- tion of voting systems, contrasted to the simple ballot system used in other provinces and in federal elections, under which the candid- ates receiving the largest number of votes is elected Manitoba has just eliminated both proportional representation and the alternative vote, The Man itoba legislature at its most recent session split up multiple-member and: adopted the traight vote--the simple ballot system British Columbia is also back on {the simple ballot, after using the alternative vote in the 1962 and 1953 provincial elections In Alberta's last election in 1952 BOMBS RIP UP BUENOS AIRES STREET Argentinians will see for years | street in Buenos Aires, The | his headquarters. Normal life and the marks of the short revolution | rebel eraft were sighting on Gov hudiness have been restored to in which rebel bombs fell on this | ernment House where Peron had the capital Recognizing Need For More Parks Throughout Canada By STEWART ANDERSON Canadian Press Staff Writer TORONTO (CP)--Many Ontario folk have two homes, one for win der and the other for summer, says ¥. A. MacDougall, deputy minister f the province's department of nds and forests The second home may be a man sion on the shores of a lake or just # tent, but a fellow wants a place to go In the summer, says Mr MacDougall ~ Ontario and the other provinces are recognizing the need for more recreational land facilities, | MORE "LEISURE TIME NEW PARKS ADDED He says the growing need for As a result, Ontario last year |summer recreational facilities has ot up a parks divison under the resulted partly from the five-day ands and forests department, The Week and betier highways Eeople division chief Is Greenwood, | have more leisure time and can And through a new parks pro | travel faster and more comfort gram Initiated last October, new AbIY parks have been added to the pro- Algonguin provincial park, with vincial system and the, division is an ares of 2,700 square miles, is on the look out for more In south. the biggest. It is almost directly ern Ontario north of Toronto, the southeast! entrance about a four-hour drive from the Tdronto metropolitan Further to the north are Quetico park B5 miles west of Fort William and Port Arthur; Sibley park on Thunder bay across from the Lake. | there were 20 candidates for the head cities, and Lake Superior seven Ed ton seats, hined park north of Sault Ste, Marie, in one constituency In Calgary, # candidates contested six seals In western Ontario are Rondeau, |my,"hajiot counters in Edmonton Ipperwash, and Long Point parks and in central Ontario Presqu'ile | Counted 52,000 ballots 26 times be park | fore the election was complete MINORITY SHARES Small fees are charged for camp- | Advocates of proportional repre ing. Cottage sites are obtained sentation feel that any substantial through leases with the govern-| minority should have a voice in ment government. They say that under the simple ballot system if the vole is fairly even it is possible for a party. to capture nearly all the seats with only a slim majority of the total votes Under proportional representa' tion, the argument is 'that party strength In number of seats is larg- ely In porportion to the number of votes the party polled, On a proportional representation. ballot voters mark the names of randid- ates in order of preference, 1, 2, 13, 4 and so on, When several seats are involved for one constituency, proportional representation however can be a complicated process, 'The total number of valid votes are divided To provide campsites for travel | lers the department Is reserving choice locations on new highways for campsites and is attempting to purchase others in older highways There is no difficulty in the northern part of the province where crown land is plentiful, Campers can set up shop there almost any where, Campsites are also pro vided in the parks "A fellow can get out with his wife and family, take a tent and find some place to go," says Mr ondaindly "TOO CIVILIZED" At Algonquin park the depart ment-is attempting to turn back the clock because the park is becom. ing "too eivilized," The department is trying to brin the park back to a more natural | state by buying up cottage and commercial leases as they expire, closing off access roads and limit ing aircraft landing places to six Alreraft are inspected for park reg- | ulations enforcement purposes Meanwhile, parking and camping space along the highway which passes through the park is heing extended. These have toilet facil ities, water and fireplaces Clearance Sale of Summer DRESSES This is your opportunity to save money on cool summer dresses. A shipment has just been received at our Oshawa Order Office of a wide variety of styles'all at greatly reduced prices.' All colors and sizes are not available in all styles. Quantities are limited and sale lasts only as long as stocks last. Be sure to make it a point to visit our Order Office to see this fine selection of summer dresses tomorrow. available. Junior, Misses' and Women's sizes are ORIGINALLY PRICED FROM 3.45 to 5.98 Special Sale Prices 1.88-3.99 SIMPSON-SEARS OSHAWA ORDER OFFICE 43 Simcoe $t., North Phone RA 5.4781 rd hours count: | by a number exceeding by one the number of members to be elected, {and the result, incressed by ope | disregarding any fractiond--is the | number of votes sufficient to re- {turn a candidate, | Uf four are to be elected, for in- i stance, the total is divided hy five (four to be elected, plus one), If 120,000 votes are cast, the result is 4,000, plus one, giving a quota | of 4,001, | Any | many voles is candidate receiving that! elected, If his total exceeds that amount, the surplus | 1s distribiited among the remain- | | ing candidates in proportion to the | second choices on all his ballots, | the 61-seat legislature are elected | After the surplus is allocated, the' single-seat ridings bg argue that the simple bal Alberta's Voting System Is Unique In This Land | | holt ' oped and his ballots are counted for second choices. The votes are then allo- cated to other candidates. The dis tribution is continued until the re., quired number of cardidates reach the quota, TRANSFERABLE VOTE Suphoriars of the single trans fern vote, or alternative vole used in federal elections and in other provinces may not reflect the true wishes of a majority of voters in constituencies with more than two candidates, Under the alternative pote in voters also rate candidates iz order of preference 1, 2, 5 snd soon If & candidate obtains one-half the total vote plus one, he Is elected. If not, low man is dropped for the second count snd bis ballots are distributed among others on a second-cholte basis, The process is repeated until one candidate sitains 8 majority. Find Marijuana Field Just Outside Chicago CHICAGO (AP)~A field of mari- Juana four miles long with an esti. mated retail value of more than $2,000,000 has been found growing in southwestern Cook county Chi- cago, Bheritt's lice said they'd been watching it more than a ' that the narcotic "definitely is not growing wild," but reported rests, Marines will desir, field with flame throwers is 400 yards wide, the y. It no ar-| el Find Sarnia Clean Of Air Pollution GUELPH (CP)~Recent studies, Mr, Newbury ssid "the expendi Sarnia have shown thet the industry (and operate devices is pri to: maintain and, ¥ existing Eo a city relatively rlesn Newbiiry of the Onfarto Foundation said Tuesday, hy and Baltimore, he told the second Ontario industrial waste confer: on air pollution in the chemical ture of several million dollars by of to install he [B. F. 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