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Richard Jamieson
Richard Herbert Jamieson (1912-2003) was a politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1959 to 1963 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government. He later served as a Public School Trustee for the Edmonton School Board from 1971 to 1983. Political career Provincial Jamieson ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature as a Social Credit candidate in the Jasper West electoral district for the 1959 Alberta general election. Due to the Edmonton electoral district being broken up due to redistribution the race was hotly contested with two incumbents. Jamieson defeated John Page and Abe Miller taking just over 40% of the popular vote to win a seat and pickup the new district for his party. He retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the Assembly in 1963. Municipal Jamieson ran for a seat to the Edmonton Public School Board in the 1968 Edmonton municipal election. He finished in eighth place over all, just missin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saskatoon
Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Yellowhead Highway, and has served as the cultural and economic hub of central Saskatchewan since its founding in 1882 as a Temperance colony. With a 2021 census population of 266,141, Saskatoon is the largest city in the province, and the 17th largest Census Metropolitan Area in Canada, with a 2021 census population of 317,480. Saskatoon is home to the University of Saskatchewan, the Meewasin Valley Authority (which protects the South Saskatchewan River and provides for the city's popular riverbank park spaces), and Wanuskewin Heritage Park (a National Historic Site of Canada and UNESCO World Heritage applicant representing 6,000 years of First Nations history). The Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344, the most populous rural municipality in Saskatchewan, sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abe William Miller
Abe William Miller (March 25, 1897 – September 30, 1964) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served in office on both civic and provincial levels of government in the province of Alberta. He served as an Alderman for the city of Edmonton from 1951 to 1957 and as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1955 to 1959 sitting as a member of the Liberal caucus in opposition. Early life Abe William Miller was born in Hungary in 1897. He moved with his family to Canada in 1899 and later settled in the Edmonton area in 1914. He attended post secondary education at the University of Alberta graduating in 1925 becoming a lawyer. Political career Municipal Miller ran for a seat to Edmonton City Council in the 1951 Edmonton municipal election. He won the second place seat out of five in the field of thirteen candidates win his first two-year term as Alderman. Miller ran for a second term in the 1953 Edmonton municipal election. Turn out for the race was down signifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberta Social Credit Party MLAs
Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories (NWT) to the north, and the U.S. state of Montana to the south. It is one of the only two landlocked provinces in Canada (Saskatchewan being the other). The eastern part of the province is occupied by the Great Plains, while the western part borders the Rocky Mountains. The province has a predominantly continental climate but experiences quick temperature changes due to air aridity. Seasonal temperature swings are less pronounced in western Alberta due to occasional Chinook winds. Alberta is the fourth largest province by area at , and the fourth most populous, being home to 4,262,635 people. Alberta's capital is Edmonton, while Calgary is its largest city. The two are Alberta's largest census metropolitan areas. More than half of Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Deaths
3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious or cultural significance in many societies. Evolution of the Arabic digit The use of three lines to denote the number 3 occurred in many writing systems, including some (like Roman and Chinese numerals) that are still in use. That was also the original representation of 3 in the Brahmic (Indian) numerical notation, its earliest forms aligned vertically. However, during the Gupta Empire the sign was modified by the addition of a curve on each line. The Nāgarī script rotated the lines clockwise, so they appeared horizontally, and ended each line with a short downward stroke on the right. In cursive script, the three strokes were eventually connected to form a glyph resembling a with an additional stroke at the bottom: ३. The Indian digits spread to the Caliphate in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1912 Births
Year 191 ( CXCI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Apronianus and Bradua (or, less frequently, year 944 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 191 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Parthia * King Vologases IV of Parthia dies after a 44-year reign, and is succeeded by his son Vologases V. China * A coalition of Chinese warlords from the east of Hangu Pass launches a punitive campaign against the warlord Dong Zhuo, who seized control of the central government in 189, and held the figurehead Emperor Xian hostage. After suffering some defeats against the coalition forces, Dong Zhuo forcefully relocates the imperial capital from Luoyang to Chang'an. Before leaving, Dong Zhuo orders his troops to loot the tombs o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 Edmonton Municipal Election
The 1980 municipal election was held October 15, 1980 to elect a mayor and twelve aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council, nine trustees to sit on the public school board, and seven trustees to sit on the separate school board. This was the first election in which there were two aldermen elected from each of the six wards, instead of three aldermen elected from each of the four wards, as had previously been the case. Electoral system Mayor was elected through first past the post. Councillors and school trustees were elected through block voting. Voter turnout There were 72,939 ballots cast out of 341,102 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 21.4%. Results (bold indicates elected, ''italics'' indicate incumbent) Mayor Aldermen Guide: *E.V.A = Edmonton Voters Association *U.R.G.E. = Urban Reform Group Edmonton Public school trustees Separate (Catholic) school trustees ReferencesCity of Edmonton: Edmonton Elections {{DEFAULTSORT:Edmonton Municipal Election, 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 Edmonton Municipal Election
The 1977 municipal election was held October 19, 1977 to elect a mayor and twelve aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council, nine trustees to sit on the public school board, and seven trustees to sit on the separate school board. This was the first election in which a nine-member public school board was elected instead of the seven member board that had previously existed. It was also the last election to use only four wards; beginning in 1980, two aldermen were elected from each of six wards. Electoral system Mayor was elected through First past the post. Councillors were elected through Plurality block voting, three per ward, where each voter could cast up to three votes. School board positions also were filled through Plurality block voting as well.Rek, Municipal Elections in Edmonton Voter turnout There were 116,525 ballots cast out of 305,342 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 38.2%. Results (bold indicates elected, ''italics'' indicate incumbent) Mayor ( William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 Edmonton Municipal Election
The 1974 municipal election was held October 16, 1974 to elect a mayor and twelve aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and seven trustees to sit on each of the public and separate school boards. Voter turnout There were 141,636 ballots cast out of 406,995 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 36.4%. Results (bold indicates elected, ''italics'' indicate incumbent) Mayor Aldermen Guide: *E.V.A = Edmonton Voters Association *U.R.G.E. = Urban Reform Group Edmonton Public school trustees *'' Herb Jamieson'' - 34991 *Shirley Forbes - 31808 *''Vernon Johnson'' - 28606 *''James Falconer'' - 28259 *Catherine Ford - 25461 *Ernest Lund - 24732 *Mel Binder - 23521 *Don Massey - 23471 *Jim Patrick - 21968 *Betty Flewitt - 21349 *Maria Flak - 17914 *Jean Haddow - 17217 *Gerry Beck - 15700 *R W Sherwin - 15416 *Anna Pollock - 15376 *Al Fahlman - 14366 *Bernice Youck - 13030 *Ken Kozak - 12299 *Ashgar Ali - 10110 *William Lee - 9050 *Mark Pastic - 6392 *Tim Nolt - 6191 *William Heg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1971 Edmonton Municipal Election
The 1971 municipal election was held October 13, 1971 to elect a mayor and twelve aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and seven trustees to sit on each of the public and separate school boards. This was the first election in which a ward system was used. Where previously all twelve aldermen were elected at large, beginning with this election three would be elected from each of four wards (starting with the 1980 election, this was changed to two aldermen being elected from each of six wards). The election was conducted under the block voting system in which each voter was given as many votes as there were vacancies. Voter turnout There were 101235 ballots cast out of 273271 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 37.1%. Results (bold indicates elected, ''italics'' indicate incumbent) Mayor Aldermen Public school trustees Separate (Catholic) school trustees *''Georges Brosseau'' - 13549 *''Jean Forest'' - 11991 *''Robert Sabourin'' - 10250 *Leo Floyd - 9395 *''Jea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 Edmonton Municipal Election
The 1968 Edmonton municipal election was held on October 16, 1968, to elect a mayor and twelve aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and seven trustees to sit on each of the public and separate school boards. The electorate also decided three plebiscite questions. On May 2, 1968, the Legislative Assembly of Alberta passed the Municipal Elections Act. this Act had three major effects: first, it standardized municipal terms as being three years in all Alberta municipalities. Second, it standardized the date on which municipal elections in Alberta would be held – the nomination deadline would be the third Monday of September and the election would be four weeks later. Third, it allowed for the election of aldermen by ward, rather than at large. This election was conducted under the new Act, and included a plebiscite to move to a ward system. It was approved by the electorate, and the 1968 election was the last in which aldermen were elected at large (although a 1970 by-elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Percy Page
John Percy Page (May 14, 1887 – March 2, 1973) was a Canadian teacher, basketball coach, provincial politician, and the eighth Lieutenant Governor of Alberta. Early life and education Born in Rochester, New York, the son of Absalom Bell Page and Elizabeth Thomas, he moved with his family in 1890 to Bronte, Ontario. He attended Oakville Junior High School, Hamilton Collegiate Institute, Ontario Normal School, and Queen's University. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Queen's University, and a Bachelor of Commercial Science degree from the American Institute of Business. In 1906, he accepted a teaching position at Rothesay Collegiate in Rothesay, New Brunswick. In 1907, he switched to the St. Thomas Collegiate Institute where he taught until 1912. In 1910 J. Percy Page married Maude Roche, daughter of Gilbert Roche, of St. Thomas, Ontario. They had one daughter: Patricia Hollingsworth. In 1912 Percy took a position in Edmonton, Alberta to introduce commercial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota. Saskatchewan and Alberta are the only landlocked provinces of Canada. In 2022, Saskatchewan's population was estimated at 1,205,119. Nearly 10% of Saskatchewan’s total area of is fresh water, mostly rivers, reservoirs and lakes. Residents primarily live in the southern prairie half of the province, while the northern half is mostly forested and sparsely populated. Roughly half live in the province's largest city Saskatoon or the provincial capital Regina. Other notable cities include Prince Albert, Moose Jaw, Yorkton, Swift Current, North Battleford, Melfort, and the border city Lloydminster. English is the primary language of the province, with 82.4% of Saskatchewanians speaking English as their first language. Saska ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
