1965 - Planners and Land Surveyors Acts     1964-1965 was not too eventful. President Oslund reported that there was a marked reduction in the number of disciplinary complaints and that this was probably due to partly to the fact that most surveyors were more active in their survey work. Alberta Land Surveyors were confronted with the proposed Planning Act that year. Some were of the opinion that the Act should include a provision to admit land surveyors as members of the planning profession as most land surveyors were obliged to do a certain amount of planning in the course of their normal practice. However, President Oslund acknowledged that if land surveyors want to be recognized as planners, they must be able to show that it is merited. He expressed the opinion that when a person has a land problem, that person should automatically think of the land surveyor as the professional who can handle it. The rewrite of the Land Surveyors Act sparked much discussion. In a special meeting of Council held prior to the Annual General Meeting, Council reviewed the bill and debated some changes but, in the end, decided to present the bill as is without any recommendation. The membership seemed quite concerned that the government rejected the proposed Section 43 of the Association’s draft Act (regarding "business affiliations"). After much debate, the Association accepted the draft bill as presented. Back - 1964 - Borderline Ethics Are Not Enough Forward - 1966 - The Four Responsibilities