1970 - Survey Control Areas       On January 1, 1970, eight Alberta municipalities were declared survey control areas and President Gillmore thanked the far-sightedness of the Director of Surveys, the Association members and the municipalities. He noted that Alberta was far ahead of the other provinces in this respect. He reported that the past year had been rather discouraging in attempting to get a course instituted at the University of Alberta but did recognize that there were a few small encouraging signs for the future.   On the other hand, President Gillmore was pleased to announce that the Alberta Society of Survey Technicians and Technologists had been incorporated and that the certification board and panel of examiners could now begin their work.   The ALSA Council that year dispatched correspondence to Alberta Government Telephones suggesting that a land surveyor be hired to locate monuments prior to commencing their construction program. The communication was also to point out that the Association was more concerned with the preservation of monuments than creating more work for surveyors. AGT replied to the Association's letter and return correspondence was forwarded offering the services of an instructor at AGT's annual workshop. The Council of the Alberta Land Surveyors' Association agreed to no changes to the recommended tariff in line with Prime Minister Trudeau’s anti-inflationary policy. Back - 1969 - The Possibilities of a University Survey Program Forward - 1971 - The EDM Baseline Established