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6 Tuesday, December 11, 2012 Vol. 7,Vol. No.8,2,No. Tuesday, November 8, 2011 MICHELLE PINON PHOTO
Preschoolers Caleb Greene, Ashton Strickland and Landen Harrold had their numbers and their lyrics down pat for the annual Christmas concert and silent auction in Bruderheim last Thursday evening. More than 150 people gathered at the Bruderheim Memorial Centre to enjoy music, refreshments, and socializing during the fundraiser sponsored by the Bruderheim Preschool Association. Teacher Cynthia Willis said just over $4,000 was raised during the event, and proceeds will be used to purchase various supplies, books, and field trips throughout the school year. A great time was had by one and all, and definitely set the mood for the holiday season.
Alberta Environment issues enforcement order to Heartland Industrial Park Michelle Pinon Editor
An environmental enforcement order on the site of a former chemical plant near Bruderheim came as no surprise to property owner Harold Jahn. Jahn, owner of the Heartland Industrial Park Inc., was well aware of the information bulletin which had been sent out Dec. 7th via email by Alberta Environment and
Sustainable Resource Development (ESRD) when contacted by the Lamont Leader that same day. Jahn, who took ownership of the 32 acre parcel of land in 2011, said the plant had formerly been owned by ERCO Worldwide and has been empty since 2005. While ERCO had remediated the site before it vacated the plant, it did not provide a decomissioning plan or fulfill its responsibility to continue to monitor ground water
until 2018 as agreed upon. Subsequently, the necessary groundwater monitoring had not been completed at all during the past year. Contributing to the situation were difficulties in regards to obtaining power on the site as well a major break-in last fall. The theft of copper pipes back on Sept. 11, 2011 was a major set back for the company. Copper wires were cut in the generators and the transformer was also destroyed in the process,
said Jahn, who estimates the vandalism to have cost in the neighbourhood of $800,000. Since that time, Jahn said he has had to hire security to monitor the site, at an additional cost to him and his company. Jahn said he was in the process of completing a decommissioning plan, but did not meet the department’s timeline for reporting. Then on Dec. 7th, Alberta Environment issued the enforcement order which requires the completion
and implementation of several plans and monitoring schemes. He confirmed that he met with officials from Alberta Environment last Monday. and has hired an engineering firm to conduct the groundwater monitoring beginning next week. According to the deadlines established by the department, the operation of the groundwater recovery system on the site, must be done on or before Jan. 4th, 2013. Submission of a decom-
missioning and Land Reclamation Plan for the plant must be done on or before Jan. 31st, 2013. Submission of the 2012 annual groundwater monitoring summary report is due on March 31, 2013. Lastly, conducting and reporting of groundwater monitoring, to take place at several intevals from Jan. 4th to July 31, 2013.” Cont’d on Page 3
2 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Former Premier Stelmach gets portrait 13th premier’s likeness permanently in the Legislature Michelle Pinon Editor
The official portrait of Alberta’s 13th premier was unveiled Dec. 3rd during a special ceremony in the Legislature Rotunda. With “gratefulness, humility, and respect” former Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach accepted the honour. Current Premier Alison Redford commended Stelmach for his leadership, and said it was a “rare opportunity” to be able to celebrate in person with the recipient. Stelmach said it was with a sense of pride that he had been worthy enough to have his portrait alongside so many great Albertans. The Honourable Gene Zwozdesky, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly described the former premier as caring, compassionate, and unwavering in his commitment to the citizens of Alberta. “It is an honour to recognize his contributions and the vision he had to improve and grow our province.” Over the course of his 19 years as MLA, Stlemach served as Minister of Transportation, Minister of Agriculture, Minister of Infrastructure, and Minister of International and Intergovernmental Relations. Stelmach was sworn in as premier on Dec. 14th, 2006. On March 3, 2008; Stelmach won an overwhelming mandate, the largest ever for a first time premier, in a provincial general election that saw the number of Progressive Conservative MLAs rise to 72 out of 83. The first bill he introduced was the Lobbyists Act that created Alberta’s first lobbyist registry. He guided the province in establishing Canada’s largest barrier-free interprovincial market with several trade partnership agreements. He also introduced the Bitumen Royalty in Kind program and commercialization strategy, and embarked on ambitious plans to build the most
advanced infrastructure system in North Ameria. He introduced the Green Trip program for LRT and transit as well as the Municipal Sustainability Initiative to build roads, recreation centres, libraries and cultural facilities throughout Alberta. With his ambition, innovativeness, and connection to his roots; it’s not surprising that his portrait is different than other premiers before him. Stelmach described his portrait unique in that he is smiling and not stoic. His portrait is also “unique” in the details that he personally requested to be included. One of those details is the painting of a grain elevator. “It portrays the last standing grain elevator in my home community of Andrew. The elevator is still there today, though these sentinels that once dotted the lanscape of our province are disappearing. To me, the grain elevator represents my own history as a farmer and my commu-
“When my grandparents left Ukraine, there were several ships leaving the harbour that day, including ... one bound for Canada. They chose Canada, and everyday I’m so thankful for the choice they made.” -Ed Stelmach nity, which despite its small size has spawned a disproportionate number of MLAs. I’m grateful for the support my community has shown me and my family over the four generations we’ve been there.” Stelmach also chose to have a pysanka (Ukrainian Easter egg) on his desk as well as a photo of his wife Marie. Stelmach said the pysanka represents his Ukrainian heritage and is a reminder of the Vegreville egg, the largest pysanka in the world. “It’s one of the
symbols of our community. To me the egg is a reminder of the people of Vegreville and surrounding area, whom I was honoured to serve in government for nearly 20 years.” He went onto state why he selected a photograph of his wife Marie, who has been a tremendous support to him and their family. “It is also a reminder of the importance of making time to spend with the people you love. Even during my busiest times as Premier, Marie and I always circled a few days on the calendar every month to spend with our sons and daughter and their families.” There is a blanket draped over his chair. Stelmach said the blanket was a gift from Chief Charles Weasel Head of the Blood Tribe when he was made an honourary chief of the Blackfoot Confederacy on July 7, 2007. Also detailed in the portrait is the Alberta flag. “I’m a proud Canadian and a proud Albertan. When my grandparents left Ukraine, there were several ships leaving the harbour that day, including some bound for South America and one bound for Canada. They chose Canada, and everyday I’m so thankful for the choice they made. Alberta has been a wonderful place to live and raise our family. Whenever I travel, I appreciate what we have here even more. As Albertans, we are incredibly fortunate.” It was also important for the portrait to be set in the Premier’s Office in the Alberta Legislature. “To me, it was important to be in our province’s capital, in the people’s legislature. This is part of the full circle I wanted to have represented in the portrait; home, family, office and province. The portrait, painted by local artist Tunde Vari will be permanently displayed on the third floor of the Alberta Legislature.
PORTRAIT UNVEILED PHOTO COURTESY OF THE ALBERTA LEGISLATUR
Former Premier Ed Stelmach and his wife Marie, far right, were on hand to witness the unveiling of the official portrait last Monday evening. The portrait, painted by local artist Tunde Vari is unique, and unconventional in that it portrays Stelmach smiling at his desk in the Premier’s office, unlike other portraits of past premiers who’ve been captured with stoic expressions. There are several personal details that Stelmach hand picked to be included in the portrait, including a picture of the Andrew elevator.
PUBLIC NOTICE Town of Lamont DECEMBER 25, 2012 COUNCIL MEETING has been CANCELLED Next Scheduled meeting is January 8, 2013 HOLIDAY OFFICE CLOSURE Town of Lamont Administration and Public Works offices will be closed December 24, 2012 to January 1, 2013 • Reminder that 2013 Tax Installments are due January 1, 2013, • 2013 Dogs Tags are due January 1, 2013
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The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), December 11, 2012 - 3
Jahn confident company will meet new deadlines Cont’d from Page 1
“We’re pretty confident
PHOTO COURTESY ANDREW SCHOOL
Artist Gail Scheuring recently donated her time and talents for Grade 5-9 students at Andrew School. They made 3D art as well as collages with Scheuring.
3D Art creates great impression Michelle Pinon Editor
Students at Andrew School recently found themselves in another dimension thanks to 3D artist Gail Scheuring. Scheuring, who hails from High River, accepted teacher Tracy Doerksen’s invitation to come to the school to teach the basics of 3D art to 56 Grade 5 to 9 students. Both students and Scheuring had a fantastic time. Doerksen said the students had an awe-
some time. After the teaching session, Scheuring stated on her blog: “I had a fantastic time, and the students were amazing.” So were the projects they made. Students used a variety of materials and acrylics to create original works of art,” said Doerksen. “The curriculum we incorporated was the aspect of using detail, patterns or textures to a three dimensional work,” added Doerksen. The Grade 5 and 6 students created wonderful collages with the assistance of Scheuring. “Gail
was fablous, and what a generous person to work with our children just for the love of art.” Doerksen and the students were all very thankful that Scheuring was able to volunteer her time and talents as well as share some of her art and stories. Scheuring’s artwork has been show in New York, Bulgaria, Germany, France, and several Canadian locales. Her current collection is on display at the Charles Clark Medical Centre in High River.
we will meet their targets.” Jahn said the goal is to reduce the number of wells on the site. Currently, there are 27 wells on the site, and he hopes to reduce that to 10. Jahn said that back in the ‘90’s there were salt caverns on the property which contained chloride and chlorate. According to ESRD, the chemical plant in
question was a sodium chlorate plant that had not been in operation since 2006. “The groundwater recovery system in question is needed to address the possibility of chlorate, chloride, and hexavalent chromium contamination in the groundwater. Because the groundwater recovery system is not currently being operated, we do not have accurate information about what levels of contamination
are currently present. Once the terms of the order are satisfied and we receive this information, we will act accordingly. The statement went onto say: “At this time, we believe that the groundwater contamination is isolated at the site; we have no evidence of off-site impacts. At this time, we do not believe this represents a threat to public safety.”
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4 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Tuesday, December 11, 2012
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Haunting reminder Flipping through the scrapbook pages of the Chipman-Lamont bus/train accident (Nov.29th, 1960) was eerie. The pictures from the mass funeral, supplied by Park Memorial was equally as haunting. But reading and seeing pictures from newspaper clippings from Archer Memorial Hospital sent shivers down my spine. My arms were dotted with goosebumps as they showed families in the waiting room, marking time until they either identified the body of loved ones or were notified they had survived the tragedy. One of the stories stated: "Death was everywhere Tuesday. It could be seen in the eyes of parents entering in a grim procession to idenify their children..." I can't imagine being one of those parents. In the morning sending my son or daughter off to school, only to find out the grim news. That day 17 students died, and 24 more were injured. Looking into the kind warm brown eyes of survivor Veronica Tovell, it almost seems cruel to ask those painful questions, and conjure up terrible memories from that fateful day that irreversibly changed her life, and the lives of so many other area residents. The aftermath must have been horrific. But not as horrific as not being able to talk about the tragedy and comfort each other. It was back in a time when that type of behaviour was not freely accepted or not allowed. It was like a whitewash. What happened in the past was to stay in the past. But that was not entirely possible or plausible. Turning the pages of the scrapbook, I see the words petition, resignation, inquest, and statement of claims. The bus driver, who survived the crash, but had no recollection of it was charged with criminal neligence by Premier Manning. However, the Board of Public Transport found him not guilty in October of the following year. There was conflicting evidence by eyewitnesses as to whether the bus had stopped at the railway crossing. Memorial plaques were unveiled in the spring of 1961, and in November of 2010, survivors gathered to finally console each other, hear the full truth, and heal together. No longer will Tovell have to bear the guilt of surviving the tragedy or carry the burden alone. While many wanted to cover up mistakes of the past, the tragedy serves as a reminder to all about how precious human life really is, and I was humbled to have read and viewed the scrapbook that will be held in safekeeping for generations to come in Chipman. - Michelle Pinon
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Lamont Bantam Hawks win home tourney
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Members of the Lamont Bantam Hawks made their presence felt during the opening game of their tournament Dec. 8th. There was plenty of action inside and outside of the goalie’s crease during the 60 minute affair. Michelle Pinon Editor
Members of the Lamont Bantam squad won their tournament in front of a hometown crowd Dec. 9th. While most of the games were close, the Hawks didn’t have too much trouble beating the Edmonton Canucks by a score of 10-2 in the opener, and winning against the Edmonton Sabres 6-2 later in the afternoon on Saturday to advance to the finals on Sunday where they faced off against the squad from Plamondon. The Hawks downed the team by a score of 4-2 to capture gold. Head coach Denis Vanbrabant said the 10 man team did well, and was satisfied with the results. “We did what we needed to win, but we didn’t play out best.” Perhaps the best will occur during qualifying rounds for provincials which begin in February? Or maybe during league playoffs? While the season is only twoand-a-half-months old, anything can happen in the second half of play. Vanbrabant added that the tournament was a success, and it’s fairly certain that he and his squad will be working hard towards their goals in the months ahead.
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The Hawks were just as strong defensively as offensively during the opening game of their home tournament early Saturday morning.
6 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Remnants of the past preserved for future generations Former teacher and survivor piece together pages of the past to mark passage of time for bus-train accidental tragedy
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Village of Chipman councillorGary Stead and Lions Club President Dave Swerdan were on hand to accept the scrapbook of the 1960 tragic bus-train accidents from survivor Veronica Tovell (Yanchuk) at the village office Dec. 6th. Tovell in her Grade 10 class picture. She is the student in the middle back of the photo. Michelle Pinon Editor
November 29, 1960. It was a blistering cold winter day. Veronica Tovell (nee Yanchuk), was one of 41 high school students heading to Lamont for school. “I remember the windows were all frosted up,” she said. Then everything went black as an east-bound
train collided with the bus that was crossing the train tracks. “I was in a coma for five days.” Then she slipped into a semi-conscious state after that. “When I came to I had to get clarification if it was a dream or not.” Sadly, it was not a dream. She called out the names of her beloved friends who did not sur-
vive the worst road disaster in Alberta’s history. A total of 17 students died and 25 others were injured on that fateful day. Tovell said she wished she would have died instead of them. After three weeks in hospital, Tovell returned home, with minor paralysis on the right side of her body. The guilt and
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Tragic bus crash survivors on the 50th anniversary of the accident in 2010. Tovell a year before the 50th anniversary of the accident. She added more clippings and
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memorbila from the anniversary to the scrapbook that was officially turned over to the Village of Chipman Dec. 7th for safekeeping. The 50th anniversary memorial was a special time. Tovell hadn’t seen most of the survivors since the accident. Since it was taboo to talk about the accident, let alone comfort each other, it became a time of healing. It was also a time to get the full story and hear all of the details from one of the former teachers, added Tovell. It has been an intense emotional journey for Tovell and the rest of the survivors, but they are grateful the stories will be told and kept safe for generations to come.
The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), December 11, 2012 - 7
Holiday Train of hope heads down the rails to Josephburg Local food banks to benefit from Canadian Pacific’s Christmas spectacle and kind donations of audience members Michelle Pinon Editor
The Canadian Pacific (CP) Holiday Train will be pulling into Josephburg beside the Moyer Recreation Centre this afternoon (Tuesday) around 5 p.m. Local residents will have the opportunity to support local food banks as well as enjoy top notch Canadian entertainers. CP spokesman Kevin Hrysak says the musical line-up is sure to entertain people of all ages. Ottawa based Brothers Dube will join JUNO Award winning country group Doc Walker from Portage La Prairie, Manitoba. Rounding out the group of singers will be Miss Emily, the “Adelesquie” blues artist. Hrysak says that besides enjoying great music, folks will get the
chance to contribute to a good cause, and help raise awareness for food banks throughout the country. All donations made in Josephburg will remain in the region to assist local people in need. Hrysak says food banks are in need year round, so he hopes the spirit of the season will continue throughout all of the seasons. CP’s Holiday Train program is considered to be the longest fundraising program in North America and travels across Canada and the United States raising money, food, and awareness for food banks and hunger issues. The train reaches over 150 communities each year for a combined distance of 10,000 kilometres. The Holiday Train is about 1,000 feet in length with 14 brightly decorated rail cars, including a modified box that has
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been turned into a traveling stage for performers. They are decorated with hundreds of thousands of technology leading LED Christmas lights. Since the program began in 1999, the Holiday Trains have travelled over 100,000 miles; enough to go around the world more than three and a half times. It takes 30 CP elves 100 days to transform and decorate the Holiday Trains before they start their journey across Canada and the United States. Since 1999, the CP Holiday Train has become an important fundraiser for many food banks. In those 14 years, close to $6.4 million and about 2.6 million pounds of food have been raised and distributed to food banks throughout North America.
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Canadian Pacific’s Holiday Train will be stopping in Josephburg late Tuesday afternoon to spread some Christmas cheer to local residents and benefit food banks in the region. The train is expected to arrive around 5 p.m. near the Moyer Recreation Centre.
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Fish and Game Assoc. Big Buck Showdown attracts hundreds of avid hunters to Mundare Michelle Pinon Editor
Mundare was the target of avid hunters who turned up in the hundreds to participate in the Big Buck Showdown Dec. 8th. Rick Patrie, President of the Mundare Fish and Game Association, addressed the enthusiastic crowd at the National Hall Saturday afternoon. Patrie said that without their support, the showdown would not have been such a rousing success. More than 350 sports men and women participated
President Rick Patrie, left with a prize. Boon and crocket scorer Ken Hawryluk measures the horns while fish and game member Blair Talaga checks his sheet to document the information.
More than 350 hunting enthusiasts attended the Big Buck Showdown Dec. 8th.
in the second annual showdown, which has become one of the largest in the region. Having the world’s foremost outfitter, Cabela’s, sponsoring the showdown was definitely an added bonus. Hundreds of horns lined the tables, and it took a considerable amount of time for the scorers to complete their tasks. But the wait was well worth it for Roxanne Kozakewich, Eric MacNeill Ty Scherger, Glenn Moir, and Nick Kozak. Those were the winners in five different categories. Kozakewich, who hails from Smoky Lake won in the ladies category with a whitetail deer that garnered 175 1/8 points. Junior winner Eric MacNeill, who resides in Mannville, earned a score of 174 5/8 for his prize deer. Glenn Moir’s non-typical whitetail deer (226 2/8) won a trophy, along with Ty Scherger’s whitetail deer (193) and Nick Kozak’s whitetail deer which sized up at 200 2/8. Patrie, along with fellow association members were very pleased with the turnout and amount of entries, and are already looking forward to the third installment next December.
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Metal sculpture to be molded in memory of Ros Bowes Bruce Suffield asked to take on project for Lamont High School Jazmine Inkster Student Reporter
Local sculptor Bruce Suffield has recently been asked to take on a project for the Lamont High School, to create a memorial for late staff member Rosalind Bowes. Suffield has been a sculptor since 1983, and has since been doing projects both for the town and his own enjoyment when he is not working on the vintage car fleet in the Ukrainian Village. Among the pieces he has created are the cross sculpture at the Lamont United Church, and the sculpture found outside of the main doors at the Lamont Health Care Centre. Throughout the years, he had been a good friend of Bowes, and when last year’s grad class approached him about doing a piece for the school in memory of her, he was happy to accept. “I was really humbled that they came to me,” remembers Suffield. Suffield’s work is quite unusual in the fact that it is non-objective, “Many people think of my work as abstract,” explains Suffield. “When I think of abstract, I think of Picasso, his work takes something recognizable and abstracts it.”
However, Suffield feels that the term abstract does not really apply to his work. “Most often, I have no intention of creating something that is familiar,” he adds. Suffield is currently working on two different series: his garden sculpture series (in which he makes sculptures that are life size, but are still moveable); and his coffee table series (which consists of smaller sculptures which are used as decorative pieces to be placed on tables). Originally starting out as a mechanic, the experience he had helped him to originally get into the area of metal sculpting. “Some friends of mine, including Ros, encouraged me to get into education. So I went back to school, got my degree, and started teaching.” While in school, Suffield took art as a minor, eventually taking a sculpting course. Although he was introduced to numerous mediums for his work, he found his calling in the sculpting of steel where his mechanical and welding experience helped him get a head start. “I just felt really at one with the whole process” says Suffield Although his work is considered non objective, Suffield is going to make an exception for
Mundare Fire & Rescue would like to thank everyone who supported our "Heroes in the Sky" weekend Thank you to all our members who raised financial support through pledges, members who cooked for those on the roof, members who braved the cold but were warmed by the overwhelming support of our community. Thanks to everyone who stopped by to visit and encourage our frigid silliness. Special thanks to Mike Saric for providing our rooftop loation. To thank everyone individually would take this entire paper so to all THANK YOU from our Heroes to the Heroes of the Community. Without your support we could not have accomplished our goal. We exceeded our target and raised over $16,000.00 for specialized rescue equipment.
the project for Bowes which he is hoping to have ready by spring of next year. “Ros was a very important person to the school, and in my life. I want to incorporate some imagery that you can associate with her.” Suffield plans to use
materials that can be related to the school such as chairs and desks, as well as somehow incorporating her love of quilting. The sculpture will be placed in the school’s courtyard between the junior and senior high wings.
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10 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Andrew Atom Aces go unbeaten in own tournament Michelle Pinon Editor
From the time the players stepped onto the ice to the time they stepped off the ice, they were in command the entire time. The team was the Andrew Atom Aces who went undefeated during their home tournament Dec. 8th. Team manager Carri Hrehorets said all of the teams played each other three times, but there was no final championship. Their last game against St. Paul was the Aces’ closest as they downed
the Canadiens 7-3. Even though the competition was a "littler weaker than expected," Hrehorets said it was good experience for all of the players. Of course, goodie bags and prizes were added perks for the players during the one day tournament. Hrehorets said they made $2,500 during the tournament which will be funneled back into Andrew Minor Hockey. The Aces will be on the road Jan.11th and Feb.2nd for tournaments in Smoky Lake and Bentley.
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The Andrew Aces were all over the goalie from St.Albert Predators from the get go and blanked the team 14-0.
Back row left to right: : Brent Sharun, Wes Sidor, Jamon Fedorvich. Middle row (lr): Cody Sharun, Colby Yaremie, Carter Sidor, Carson Slasynski, Jeff Fedorvich. Front row (l-r): Devon Hamaliuk, Breck Hrehorets, Britt McAmmond, and goalie Kyle Fesyk.
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Support for M408 - protect girls Michelle Pinon Editor
Violence against women and girls is a "real issue," says local MP Leon Benoit, and he, along with his colleagues in Ottawa just announced a national call to action for all Canadians. "As part of the activism being undertaken, we encourage Canadians to protect girls and support M408," stated MP Mark Warawa, who introduced the motion on Dec. 5th. Motion 408 calls on Parliament to condemn discrimination against females occurring through sex selective pregnancy termination. "I encourage all Canadians across Vegreville-Wainwright to be more than a bystander, and to help raise awareness, to shine a light on this important issue, and promote safety and security for all," stated Benoit. Warawa said gender selection has been strongly condemned by
all national political parties as well as the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologist of Canada which vehemently opposes sex selection pregnancy termination. "The issue of female gendercide is being discussed openly across Canada and internationally," said Warawa. "We are calling on all Canadians to work together to end violence against women and girls, to send a message of acceptance that women are valued in Canada, and to stop this discrimination, protect girls and support M408." This call to action was taken during the 16 days of activitism against gender violence which began Nov.25th and ended Dec. 10th. But the fight will continue on, and Warawa has initiated a petition drive so that all Canadians can be a voice to protect girls and women. Petitions can be downloaded at markwarawa.com or supportm408.com
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Bruderheim Mayor Karl Hauch has always been approachable and open when it comes to discussing issues, programs, projects, and finances pertaining to the town. So have fellow council members who hosted an open budget meeting Dec. 5th at the fire hall. Even though only a handful of residents took the town up on its invitation to attend the budget meeting and participate in the decision making process, Hauch was very grateful for the input they did receive during the session. Hauch was also thankful to have the assistance of financial director Sharron Sinclair and town foreman Bob Cote
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School counsellor approves of tobacco reduction stragegy Jazmine Inkster Student reporter
The government of Alberta recently introduced legislation to help protect the province’s youth from the harms of tobacco. Among the people hoping for a positive change is Lamont High School's guidance counsellor Dianna Graziano. Although there seem to be a lot of positive changes, Graziano believes there is still more that can be done in the future to help truly limit the availability and effects of tobacco on minors. Although the strategy focuses mainly on the education and safety of adolescents, there is also actions being taken to help better protect young children from the effects of second hand smoke, as well as provide more help for those who are hoping to quit smoking. This is being done by providing cessation training for health professionals, as well as expanding currently active cessation programs. Among the policies the government has introduced in the renewed tobacco reduc-
tion strategy, is new legislation aimed at restricting the sale of flavoured tobacco, in an effort to make tobacco less appealing to youth. However, there are still many other options to lessen the availability of tobacco to minors says Graziano. "Let's face it, money for adolescents might be an issue. If they actually did increase the cost of cigarettes, [that would] cause a reduction, because then it would make it harder to try to obtain the product to begin with." Another thing that Graziano feels would benifit today’s youth is a more direct approach to the youth in an effort to educate them. She explains that although the warnings on cigarette packages do target the adolescents, they are not as effective as they were once believed to be. "I don't really think those labels do anything, most adolescents just ignore them," adds Graziano. In her opinion, the strategy would be more effective if students were able to have access to more in school demonstrations, as well as
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Bruderheim Preschoolers sing warmest Christmas Wishes
16 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Tuesday, December 11, 2012