C2 RED DEER ADVOCATE Thursday, May 30, 2013
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BRIEFS Lacombe County studies recreation plan Faced with aging recreation facilities in its urban communities, Lacombe County is looking for public input on how to plan for the future. A major recreation plan is being prepared by the county and resident consultation has already produced some clear messages. Among them is that county residents want to see recreation facilities retained in urban centres. However, even keeping the current inventory of facilities won’t come cheap. Both Alix and Clive arenas need replacing, and arenas in Bentley and Eckville require major upgrades to keep them useful for another 25 years. Among the decisions to be made is whether it makes more sense to retrofit aging facilities — a much cheaper option — or build new. Traditionally, county residents go to urban communities to play hockey or go swimming. The county also wants to see what the public thinks about creating district parks, one on each side of the county, where recreation facilities would be concentrated. Another option is creating a centralized regional recreation facility. Feedback can be provided through an online survey at www.lacombecounty.com until Friday. County residents who fill out the online survey are eligible to win an iPhone5. A series of town hall meetings have also been planned next month to gather input. They are as follows: ● June 4, Eckville Arena lobby at 6:30 p.m. ● June 5, Bentley’s Blindman Valley Ag Centre at 6:30 p.m. ● June 6, Lacombe County Council Chambers at 6:30 p.m. ● June 11, Clive Arena meeting room at 6:30 p.m. ● June 12, Alix Arena at 6:30 p.m.
Sylvan Lake census extended Sylvan Lake residents have been given an extra week to be counted in the town’s 2013 census. The town extended the deadline for its municipal census to June 8. Officials hope the extension will encourage more residents to complete the census. The original deadline was May 31. So far, about 77 per cent of residents have completed the census online or been available when enumerators have come to the door, leaving 23 per cent of residents uncounted. Census co-ordinator Marilee Littmann said the census form takes less than a minute to complete. Censuses are important for municipalities as they determine the amount of funding a community receives from other levels of government. Residents are encouraged to use the PIN delivered to their household and complete the census online. A census can also be completed over the phone by calling the town office at 403-887-2141.
Back lanes to be graded
circuit television before Judge Gordon Yake in Red Deer provincial court Wednesday. He is alleged to have shot his father Tim Guilbault, 51, at a family acreage west of Bowden on Nov. 5. A forensic assessment on Guilbault has not been completed and the unit had asked for another extension, this one lasting two to four weeks. However Crown Prosecutor Jason Snider said there was no statute to allow for the extension to be granted beyond the existing 60-day limit on the previous extension. Aaron Guilbault was declared fit to stand trial at a previous appearance. While in custody, he has been committed under the Mental Health Act as a danger to himself. Aaron Guilbault was arrested near Stettler a few hours after Tim Guilbault was found dead in the family’s acreage in Red Lodge Estates. He was charged with second-degree murder. Tim Guilbault served three terms as a city councillor before moving to Calgary in 1995 to take a new job. Aaron Guilbault’s matter will be brought back into Red Deer provincial court on June 12 to speak to setting dates. He will appear by closed circuit television from the Calgary Remand Centre.
Attempted murder case to trial The two men accused of an attempted murder at a Balmoral Heights residence are headed to trial. Brad Voykin, 23, of Red Deer County and Joshua Cusler, 27, also known as Hill, elected to be tried by judge and jury in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench on Wednesday. A week-long preliminary inquiry was also requested. The two are accused of being involved in a triple shooting in March at the acreage east of Red Deer that sent three people to hospital. Cusler and Voykin appeared together by closed circuit television from the Red Deer Remand Centre in front of Red Deer provincial court judge Gordon Yake. Both men face charges of attempted murder with a firearm, extortion and robbery in relation to the incident. The matter will be brought back to Red Deer provincial court on June 20 to set preliminary dates and for show cause. Blackfalds RCMP were called to a Balmoral Heights residence just after midnight on March 19 to a report of a man being shot. Soon after, Red Deer City RCMP were called to a reported collision in the Northwood Estates mobile home park. They found two males believed to have been in the vehicle, both suffering gunshot wounds. Through their investigation, police believed the two incidents to be connected and arrested the two males, Cusler and Voykin.
Hobbema man back in court A Hobbema man charged with first-degree murder made a brief court appearance in Wetaskiwin on Tuesday. Clifford Soosay, 26, is one of three men charged in connection with the murder of Winston Crier. Crier, 51, who is from Samson Cree Nation, was found dead in a rural area of the Montana reserve on May 6. RCMP said the incident is not related to gang activity. Soosay will return to court on June 27 at 9:30 a.m. for election and plea. Nikki Saddleback, 25, and Troy Crier, 27, have also been charged with first-degree murder in the case.
Red Deer residents are reminded to ensure back lanes are clear for grading. Roads superintendent Jim Chase said the crews face challenges due to vehicles, piles of soil, flower beds and garbage bins stored in back lanes. He said clearing the back lane will ensure a safe and efficient grading operation. The grading program got underway in April and will continue until late October. The city is responMore charges have sible for maintaining 235 km of back lanes in Red been laid against a Red Deer. Deer male involved in a Crews will cycle through neighborhoods each two-week long manhunt week and will avoids areas on scheduled garbage and an alleged accompickup days. If a resident’s fence is built on their property line, plice has been arrested. Garnet Colby then the property behind the fence is considered Mcinnes, 22, of Red Deer city property. The city allows 30 cm or one foot to surrendered peacefully transition their landscaping outside their fence. According to the Use of Streets Bylaw, no person shall place, pile or store any material or HARBOUR SPA’S equipment on city prop6751 Gaetz Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta erty without a permit. Saturday, June 1, 2013 @ 11 am
early Tuesday morning after a four-hour armed standoff with police at a Lacombe residence. Several people were arrested at the residence, including Samantha Johnstone, 23, of no fixed address. Johnstone has been charged with four counts of drug-related offenses, including possession or trafficking of cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana and cannabis resin. She made her first court appearance on Wednesday in Red Deer provincial court before Judge Gordon Yake. She reserved her election and the matter was put over to June 6. Johnstone was previously wanted on charges, along with Mcinnes, related to an alleged carjacking near Blackfalds on May 15. Mcinnes was already facing charges of extortion, kidnapping, robbery and forcible confinement in relation to a May 14 armed robbery at a Parke Avenue apartment followed by an armed and barricaded standoff in a Highland Green neighbourhood residence. An additional 11 charges were laid after his arrest on Tuesday. He is now also charged with using a firearm in a commission of an offence, careless use of a firearm, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, break and enter with intent to commit an indictable offence, robbery, robbery with a firearm and two counts of assaulting a police officer with a weapon. Mcinnes’s first court appearance on all these matters is scheduled for Monday in Red Deer provincial court.
Man pleads not guilty to allegedly assaulting officer A Red Deer man pleaded not guilty on Tuesday in connection with allegedly punching and kicking a police officer in the face. Robert Stuart Fleming, 59, was arrested on Dec. 28 by Red Deer City RCMP investigating complaints of a drunken man refusing to leave a restaurant. Police say the man was placed under arrest for causing a disturbance. However, the man allegedly resisted arrest and punched and kicked the police officer in the face. The officer was treated and later released from hospital. Fleming will head to trial on Dec. 20 on charges of assaulting a police officer causing bodily harm, resisting a police officer and causing a disturbance.
Pair accused of fraud to return to court Two people accused of defrauding local seniors of hundreds of thousands of dollars will be back at the Red Deer provincial courthouse next month. Red Deer city RCMP charged the pair after receiving complaints that an alleged victim gave substantial amounts of money to two individuals, starting in 2009, based on false information they were providing. Police further allege that those same individuals used stolen cheques to repay money borrowed from the victim. Investigators now believe there were at least three victims, of whom two are senior citizens. Theresa Sutherland, 50, and Kevin Sveinson, 56, will be before the Case Management Office at about 8:30 a.m. on June 18 for election and plea. Both are charged with fraud over $5,000 and possession of stolen property. Sutherland also faces two counts of fraud over $5,000, 15 counts of uttering forged documents and six counts of theft under $5,000. Sveinson has been charged with three counts of uttering forged documents.
More charges laid after standoff
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OTHERS: Charges Two other people, 30-year-old Ryan Karol of Red Deer and 34-year-old Daniel Apetrea of Calgary, were also charged in a related matter on Feb. 7. A police search resulted in the seizure of $4,590 cash, plus various illegal drugs. Karol remains in custody. He was in Red Deer provincial court on Wednesday and will be back in court on June 6. He was charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of proceeds of crime. Apetrea will have a trial from Jan 13 to 21, 2014, in Calgary’s Court of Queen’s Bench. ltester@reddeeradvocate.com
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The man accused of shooting his father, a former Red Deer city councillor, has chosen to be tried by judge and jury. Aaron Guilbault, 31, of Innisfail will be tried by judge and jury in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench. He will also have a preliminary inquiry. He appeared by closed
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