Julia Kiniski

Julia Kiniski

Julia Kiniski , was an aldermen on the Edmonton City Council from 1963 until her death in 1969...

, an alderman on the Edmonton City Council

Edmonton City Council

The Edmonton City Council is the governing body of the City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.Members represent wards throughout the city, and are known as councillors. Until 2010, Edmonton was divided in six wards with two councillors representing citizens in each ward...

, died October 11, 1969. A by-election was held November 27, 1970 to replace her. The electorate also decided three plebiscite questions.

The by-election's winner, Julian Kinisky (Kiniski's son), was the last alderman to be elected at-large in Edmonton. The 1971 election

Edmonton municipal election, 1971

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...

 introduced a ward system to Edmonton's municipal politics.

Voter turnout

There were 77571 ballots cast out of 238828 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 32.5%.

Alderman

• Julian Kinisky - 42331
• Sam Agronin - 7841
• Bill McLean - 7479
• William Boytzun - 6574
• Larry Messier - 6019
• Terry Laing - 5446
• Percy Wickman
  Percy Wickman
  Percy Dwight Wickman was a Canadian politician and well-known activist for people with disabilities. He was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario.Wickman served as an alderman on Edmonton City Council from 1977 to 1986...
  
  - 1712
• Wilson Arthur Stewart - 654
• Ruby Sharon Lyons - 441

Omniplex Construction

Should Council pass bylaw No. 3624 to borrow by debentures the sum of $26,434,000.00 for the construction of an Omniplex containing a Trade and Convention Centre and Covered Sports Facilities, the sum to include the building, its equipment and furnishings, and the acquisition of the land which the building will be located?

Attendant costs of the Omniplex project are:
1. Construction of parking facilities near the Omniplex up to $3,400,000.00
2. Annual operating deficit, unknown in amount but approximately $2,000,000.00 to $3,000,000.00 and expected to diminish yearly.
3. $4,366,000.00 that represents a computation of interest costs that could be allocated to Omniplex from future road programs that would be accelerated by construction of Omniplex.

• Yes - 32463
• No - 38060

Omniplex Parking

To purchase land North of proposed Omniplex site to be used for parking.

• Yes - 29653
• No - 39532

Omniplex Pedestrian Passage

Providing a pedestrian passage from Omniplex Building to a Rapid Transit Station Site.

• Yes - 26081
• No - 40592