Ponoka News, November 04, 2015

CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY Vol. 67, No. 45 | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015 | 403-783-3311 | WWW.PONOKANEWS.COM

Broncs JV girls ready to finish the season Story on page 16

Bismark was the early frontier between Rimbey and Ponoka Story on page 5

Trick or Treat!

Kids enjoy full bags of candy Halloween night at a spooky home in Ponoka. Despite cool winds, children filled Ponoka’s streets yelling “Trick or treat!” to homeowners.

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015

First stage of borrowing bylaw cleared

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE Town council approved

first reading of the borrowing bylaw that was supposed

LAND AUCTION Notice is hereby given that, under the provisions of the Municipal Government Act, Lacombe County will offer for sale, by public auction, in the County Office at 40403 Range Road 274, Lacombe County, Alberta, on Friday, November 20, 2015, at 2:00 p.m., the following lands: Lot(s) 1 7-10

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Plan Certificate of Title 9021332 COT 122223495 RN29 COT 052047956 Size (Acres) 46.27 5.08

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Each parcel will be offered for sale, subject to a reserve bid and to the reservations and conditions contained in the existing certificate of title.

The lands being offered for sale are on an “as is, where is” basis and Lacombe County makes no representation and gives no warranty whatsoever as to the adequacy of services, soil conditions, land use districting, building and development conditions, absence or presence of environmental contaminations, or the developability of the subject land for any intended use by the purchaser.

No bid will be accepted where the bidder attempts to attach conditions precedent to the sale of any parcel.

No terms and conditions of sale will be considered other than those specified by Lacombe County.

The lands may be occupied and are offered for sale subject to the existing tenancy.

Terms: Cash or Certified Cheque Lacombe County may, after the public auction, become the owner of any parcel of land that is not sold at the public auction.

Redemption may be effected by payment of all arrears of taxes and costs at any time prior to the sale.

Dated at Lacombe, Alberta, September 10, 2015.

Terry Hager, County Commissioner Lacombe County.

to have been drafted and approved before the North Bridge replacement and road realignment project began.

The decision was made Tuesday, Oct. 27 during a regular meeting after council heard from Sandra Lund, acting director of corporate services for the Town of Ponoka, on how the borrowing process will work. The bylaw sets a clear outline of how the town will borrow and pay back the $5 million

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town then must advertise for two weeks before passing second reading of the bylaw.

After the second week of advertising, residents can petition the town, says Lund.

“Nov. 12 will start with a 15 day petition period …

That will bring it back to the first council meeting in December for second and third reading,” said Lund.

If and when the bylaw is approved, money will come from the Alberta Capital Finance Authority (ACFA) with an interest rate of 3.7 per cent over a 40-year term, which amounts to $240,826 per year. After third reading, a bylaw is considered valid after 30 days if no application has been made to the Court of Queen’s Bench to have it declared invalid.

Coun. Loanna Gulka asked about the petition process.

“If there are people not in agreement to this … my understanding is that a certain percentage of the community must petition.”

Ten per cent of the community must petition against the expense for it to be invalid, replied Lund.

“If we were to run into

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of the $5.45 million project.

Lund said $100,000 is to come from reserves and $343,00 from infrastructure grants. As the project has already begun, and a bylaw was needed before that time, Lund said she had spent much of her time working closely with Municipal Affairs to ensure all the missed steps had been caught up with.

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that,” said Gulka, “I’m just throwing this out there, what would happen to us?”

Council could initiate a plebiscite — a direct vote of all members of the electorate on an important public question, offered Mayor Rick Bonnett. The town could also continue the project under a three-year loan, however, he did not appear to favour that idea. “That would affect our budget going forward,” stated Bonnett.

Civil liability of councillors Under the current circumstances, there may be civil liability for councillors stemming from the borrowing bylaw.

The extent of that liability is laid out in the Municipal Government Act (MGA), in this particular case section 241 and sections 248 to 251.

When it comes to large capital projects that would see debt with a term of more than five years, a municipality may only resort to borrowing if authorized by a relevant bylaw.

The civil liability to a municipal council falls under three areas: • If it makes an expenditure that is not authorized; (Those authorizations are stated as being included in the operating, interim or capital budget, for an emergency or if legally required to be paid) • Votes to spend money obtained under a borrowing for something other than was intended; • Votes to spend money from a grant for something other than what the grant was intended for.

Further, a council is required to bring a procedure forward to authorize and verify expenditures. It should be noted the 2015 budget did prepare for the potential expense of the project but no money was set aside.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015

PONOKA NEWS 3

Rimbey woman ejected from vehicle, dies in rollover

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE Police are investigating the cause of a rollover that resulted in the death of a 25-year-old Rimbey woman.

The incident occurred on Highway 53 on Sunday, Nov. 1 just west of the 46 Street intersection. A 24-year-old male driver of a white Ford F250 is said to have lost control of the eastbound pickup, which rolled into the south side of the road several times before coming to a rest on its wheels.

A 25-year-old Rimbey woman was ejected from the vehicle and emergency crews were seen conducting CPR on her, however, police said she died at the scene.

The relationship of the two people is unknown.

Investigation into incident is ongoing.

This was the second incident crews attended on that morning as there was another rollover about 45 minutes prior at the Highway 2 and Highway 53 cloverleaf.

Attempted theft of side by side The attempted theft of a side by side ATV twice on the same day of Oct. 28 at a rural residence has police looking for suspects.

Officers say a suspect is believed to have attempted to steal the ATV with the

wrong keys early on Oct. 28. The attempt failed but later on the same day at approximately 11:40 p.m. the suspects returned. It was an alarm that alerted the homeowner of someone being in their barn.

The caller said they saw an individual running out of the barn with the owner’s dog giving chase. The suspect then called for the owner to call their dog off, which subsequently chased the man into a nearby field. RCMP and the K-9 unit attended where they tracked the footprints to Maskwacis.

Police say they are looking for a First Nations man believed to be under 20 years of age. RCMP advises taking necessary precautions to

lock up their outbuildings.

Suspended driver nabbed by traffic unit Members of the Ponoka Integrated Traffic Unit nabbed a speeder Oct. 27 at 8:15 p.m. who was found to have a suspended licence.

Officers were conducting speed check when they witnessed a vehicle travelling at speeds of 137 km/h.

The vehicle is said to have been weaving in and out of lanes. The vehicle was stopped and the 42-yearold Edmonton driver was charged with driving while unauthorized, exceeding the maximum speed limit and failing to maintain the centre lane.

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The incident occurred Monday, Oct. 26 at 3 p.m.

When police arrived at the scene of the person trapped in their car, the dogs eventually returned to their yard.

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The other day I was riding my bicycle home from the Ponoka Hospital. As I approached the four-way stop at 54 Street and 57 Ave, I noticed a pick-up heading south on 54th. It was easily going to beat me to the intersection and because they were on my left, they had the right of way even if we got there at the same time. But as I got closer, I noticed the driver had stopped and he was waiting

for me. I guess he wasn’t sure what the guy on the bike was going to do and didn’t want to run me over. Grateful but not surprised, seems as some cyclists don’t follow the rules of the road and some drivers don’t share the road with bikes either. Anyway, he was waiting. So when I got there, I signalled to turn right onto 54th and waited for him to cross the intersection. And as he did, the passenger waved.

Nice gesture – truly, but it seemed to me that he had taken my right hand signal the wrong way. I wasn’t waving, I was going to turn.

And that got me thinking.

How often do we signal something and the message doesn’t come across as we intend? How often are we misunderstood because of assumptions, distractions or a lack of common language? In this case, I wonder how many people know the hand signals cyclists are supposed to use.

In the same way, I wonder about the controversy over head coverings that Muslim women wear. It might be true that some wear it out of fear or as a form of male domination, but I have heard enough women speak about how it protects their modesty; it’s an expression of their faith. So while it’s a custom I’m not familiar with, I want to respect it in the same way

I want the distinctives of my faith respected. Besides, I wonder if our western style of dress leaves too little to the imagination and they might be onto something better.

Regardless, it seems sad to me that so many respond to this custom out of fear and suspicion.

Another example involves the person who spray painted a swastika on an election sign earlier this year. Did they realize what they were saying, really? I mean, just how does a fascist (extreme right wing) symbol and a left-leaning political party match in any way? I realize political decisions impact jobs and social programs, but is our provincial government a new form of Nazism? Hardly!

Was all this thought through or is this another case of fear, a lack of knowledge or some personal financial crisis that prompted the act? I wonder, is this how it has to be?

I like the band Genesis and they wrote a song with a lyric that goes like this: “And you kill what you fear And you fear what you don’t understand.” (Duke’s Travels; Duke, 1980) Sadly, believe those words speak the truth so many people and movements experience everyday.

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Reflections of Ponoka

Bismarck was the early frontier between Rimbey and Ponoka

BY MIKE RAINONE FOR THE NEWS It was in the early 1900s that the very motivated Gehrke Brothers, Charley, Julius and August arrived in the rugged countryside a half a dozen miles west and north of Ponoka to establish their new homesteads.

Thanks to the early encouragement of the always congenial Charlie Gehrke and his brother, settlers poured into the district from 1902 to 1904, all eager to accept the immediate gift of $10 cash that had been promised to immigrants who were willing to settle and work the land.

Charlie would also purchase a half section of land from the Canadian Pacific Railway, which he sold to Mr. C.R. Kirk in 1902 and would later become the location of the first Post Office and General Store in the busy new district of Bismarck. From the beginning, it was a friendly stopping and shopping place for the many settlers living in the vast area to the west, who travelled by oxen and horse teams, had to stop along the way to open and close 22 cattle gates as well as cross the Battle River, and depending on the conditions, it would quite often take up to a week to make that arduous trip into Ponoka. In 1902, the hardy folks of the west country grew tired of waiting for the government to build them a bridge, so they went out and did it themselves. To keep up with the rapid growth of the Bismarck district, a saw mill was erected on the Kirk place and operated by a Mr. Converse, and then the Bismarck U.F.A. local was formed in 1915 to serve the very active and productive district farmers.

The first Bismarck School District was organized in 1903-1904, and finally after long delays dealing with the authorities in Regina, the tiny country school was built by Julius Gehrke and Willam Jacobus on the N.W. 8-43-27-W4th, which was located on an historical spot 13 miles west and two miles north of Ponoka.

Hundreds of district children from three family generations were taught the three R’s and much more at that cozy Bismarck School, which closed in 1953 when the Crestomere School was opened. One of the first stipulations of the early school was that the children of new

The ‘good old boys’ from the Bismarck district north west of Ponoka poise in front of the first gas-thrashing outfit in the area in 1913. Shown sitting on the tractor are (left to right) Paul Nagel, Ob McFetridge, and John Hagemann, then standing in the front row are Art Archibald, Charley Hemeyer Jr., William Kucker, Hugo Kerber, John Stark and early district pioneers Ed Kerber and Henry Nagel Sr. Photo from Crestomere/Sylvan Heights Heritage History Book

settlers who had arrived in the district from the United States had to start in Grade 1, regardless of their age. The teachers, many of whom lived at the school, were paid between $400 and $600 a year, but if the board couldn’t collect enough taxes to keep the school open, it had to be closed until they could. Among the first early families who homesteaded in the Bismarck district were the Tiltgens, the Hagemans, the McFetridges, the Gunthers, the Kerbers, the Cissells, the Jacobuses, the Jensens, the McClaflins, Harold Luce, the Hemeyers, the Nagels and countless others on through the decades and generations.

The family of Henry Nagel Sr. During the winter of 1902 Mr. Henry Nagel was living near the west coast of Oregon when he read an article in the local paper that would completely change his life and that of many others. The advertisement (likely placed by the Gehrke Brothers) was encouraging settlers to come to western Alberta, where there was fertile homestead land available. It also explained that Charlie Gehrke was organizing the first Lutheran Church Congregation in the Bismarck district, and this was likely the primary interest for Nagel to make the move.

It would be in April of 1902 that he arrived in Ponoka with his bride of three months, and the couple were immediately whisked out west to the friendly Gehrke homestead. It was in that pristine countryside that they would set up their first house-keeping together in a small tent, from where Henry would scout around for suitable land to file on, and eventually chose the S.W. 1243-28-W4th about 15 miles west of the Village of Ponoka.

He would now bravely set out with sincere fortitude and clear foresight to clear this land, and over the years, would transform it into one of the finest model mixed farms in the district. Along the way seven children were born, including Paul, Carl, William, Fred, Henry,

Hannah and Elizabeth, several who settled and raised their families in Alberta and B.C., while Henry, Hannah, and Elizabeth resided in this area for many years. Henry Nagel Jr. married Sarah Duel, and they farmed the home place for many years, while Henry also did custom threshing throughout the district, and they would also be blessed with four children, Ronnie, Kay, Ann, and Bert. Ronnie Nagel was married to Beatrice Bengston, they lived on the farm, Ronnie drove a Crestomere School bus, and together they raised five sons, Bernie, Lorne, Barry, Andy, and Daren, and many of the Nagel generations and their neighbours have proudly carried on their family traditions to this day.

In the Crestomere/Sylvan Heights Heritage History Book, Elizabeth fondly recalls that it was not always hard work out there on the Nagel homestead. There were many lively gatherings among the neighbours and at the popular ‘Gerhke Hall’, with the winter months spent visiting and playing cards, and the mid-summer highlight included the annual picnic, where excitement always ran high over tug-of-war contests, foot and sack races, horseshoe games and lots of good food. In the 20s, Miss Abercrombie, one of the school teachers, had a vintage Roadster car, and always cut ‘quite a dash’ throughout the district. They never forgot one very wet summer when the Battle River flooded over the road and caused a washout, and the day that their father was heading home from town with treats and three kegs for the picnic, the wagon tipped over and everything was washed downstream. Only one keg of beer was recovered, but everyone pitched in for treats at the local store, and all was well. So many changes have come about through the years, but the true word heard in the Sunday service held at the church on the hill will always be the same for countless families, neighbours, friends, and visitors to the Bismarck district.

Remember When...

Photo from P.C.H.S. 1999 Yearbook

High school sports have always been front and centre up at the Ponoka Composite High School, and this week we will feature the powerful 1999 Senior Broncs volleyball squad that had a great season and earned the right to attend the Zone Championship Tournament. Shown in the back row (from left to right) are Trevor Stemo, Jeff Deckert, Jon Long, David Grootjes, Mark Jorgenson, Jeremy Smith, and Coach Ron Labrie, and seated in front are team manager Jessica Reddick, Isaac Dahms, Graham Davenport, Cameron Kusiek, Allan Prediger and Marty Gratrix.

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Opinion Budget and support to agriculture

MUSTAFA ERIC Editor

The government of Rachel Notley finally announced its first budget with a delay of almost six months after the provincial elections in the first week of last May and predictably drew both positive and negative reaction from a wide range of stakeholders.

Association of School Boards of Alberta said they were happy with the can-

cellation of the funding cuts of the pre-election PC government but they indicated they expect more to provide school divisions across the province to have “flexibility”.

Manufacturers and exporters described the budget as “underwhelming” and criticized it for lack of support for “job creators”.

Consulting Engineers of Alberta applauded the budget for its emphasis on infrastructure buildup and the money to be allocated for it.

AUMA, the provincial organization of the municipalities, in simultaneous press statements, both praised and criticized the budget, for increased support for FCSS and other community service organizations and lack of adequate support for affordable housing, respectively.

One of the key stakeholders in the province’s economic management, Alberta Chambers of Commerce found both positive and negative elements in the budget.

Positive elements included realistic exchange rate and oil price predictions taken as a basis for calculations and lack of tax rises for small and medium businesses while it was reported that the predicted depletion of the Contingency Fund in 2016 and the planned length of the period until the return to a balanced budget were serious concerns.

As with many other elements associated with politics, a budget is just another set of promises, with two important differences as compared to others. One is that the set of promises in the budget directly impacts the amount of money we can spend, therefore our welfare and way of life; the second is that the promise is clearly calculated and expressed in concrete figures, an element which hangs over every government like the sword of Damocles, making it very difficult to stray from the announced intentions.

We should, however, also

be cognizant of the fact that, despite its nature of mathematical certainty and accuracy, the implementation of the budget as a process of delivery is just as important as the text of the promise, itself.

There are several questions one might be tempted to ask with regard to the implementation of this recently announced budget as a function of the wider policy promises made during the election campaign.

One that immediately comes to mind is the how responsive the government will be towards the various sectors of the electorate in delivering on the

promises. For instance, it was widely discussed after the provincial elections that the outcome had shown the power of the urban constituencies in determining the composition of the new provincial legislature. Will that mean the new government be paying much closer attention to the concerns of the urban constituents and consider the rural as of secondary importance?

Having come to power with a distinctly pro-diversification economic agenda, how much support should the province’s second strongest asset, the agricultural sector, expect to receive from the new

government?

As these lines were being written, the government was in the process of announcing a new program to support jobs and business in the province. The details will clarify whether agricultural businesses will also benefit from the program.

One hopes that the government will keep a focus on agriculture in planning its economic management strategies because that very sector is supported by governments all around the world, including by those of the United States and European countries.

Albertan and Canadian farmers don’t deserve less.

Letters

A Response to “Netanyahu and the Truth”

Proud to be from Ponoka Dear Editor, It’s was so good to see a heavy RCMP presence tonight in Ponoka with all the stealing and crap going on in this town.

Kudos to the RCMP! Being a hardworking, tax-paying Canadian that works for what I have, I salute you and the same goes for the Ponoka Fire Department, for putting the lights on and handing out glow sticks and candy. It made my kids’ night.

Thank you, both forces!

I’m proud to be from Ponoka.

Brant Flaws

Dear Editor, While Netanyahu is no doubt using the life of Haj Amin al-Husseini for his own purposes, there is an important connection between the grand mufti and the Nazi party.

Though it is unlikely that the idea of “the Final Solution” came from the Muslim cleric, there is evidence to support that he aided Hitler and the Nazis in the genocide.

In his book, Semites and Anti-Semites, Bernard Lewis documents that Haj Amin al-Husseini not only wanted to halt and terminate the Jewish settlement in Palestine, he wished to see the termination of Jews everywhere.

Or one can read in Kenneth R. Timmerman’s article “Forgotten Palestine” that the mufti sent Bosnian

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Muslims into Croatia and Hungary to aid the Nazis in the killing of the Jews. “Hanjar troopers” were responsible for the slaughter of 90 per cent of Bosnia’s Jews.

There were meetings between the Muslim cleric and Nazis such as Himmler. This is documented. I can understand why Netanyahu is talking about Haj Amin al-Husseini. What I cannot understand is why so many people are rushing to defend Haj Amin al-Husseini. He did contribute to the Holocaust, even if he was not its author.

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More than 110 bowls were sold at the fundraiser aimed at bringing funds to the Ponoka Food Bank.

That was close to double the amount sold in last year’s event, said Shelly Van Eaton, organizer and program co-ordinator with Family and Community Support Services. “We almost doubled our numbers. We sold 112 bowls and last year was 70.”

The event was held at the Ponoka First Baptist Church, which brought donated bowls from the Ponoka Potter’s Guild, hot soup and buns from businesses and community organizations as well as a rice pudding dessert from a local dessert maker. For $20, attendees received a hot bowl of soup donated by several businesses in the community in addition to the bowls the soup was served in and a chance to

find refuge from the cold weather.

Lacombe residents also attended the fundraiser, explained Jan Holoboff, a member of the guild. “We always have a good turnout.”

The grassroots program is aimed at bringing funds to organizations that support people in need of food and the Ponoka Food Bank is an ideal agency to support, said Holoboff. She added the guild is moving to the old Ponoka Elementary School pink building.

Van Eaton said the support this year from businesses and volunteers was even greater than before and she is grateful for the time and the donations.

Having the food and buns and water donated provided more money to go to the food bank. Leftovers were taken to the Ponoka Rising Sun Clubhouse.

Folks choose some beautiful handmade bowls donated by the Ponoka Potter’s Guild for the Empty Bowls fundraiser Tuesday, Oct. 27 at the First Baptist Church. The fundraiser sold almost double the number of bowls from last year.

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MAYOR STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF WORKING TOGETHER Mayor Rick Bonnett emphasized working together during his Mayor’s Address at the Annual Organizational Meeting on October 27, 2015. “It’s not feasible to do everything alone. Regional collaboration, partnerships and community involvement are important to moving forward. We are stronger as a group than as individuals.”

“At this half-way point of Council’s term there have been many achievements and some setbacks,” said Mayor Bonnett.“I’m optimistic about potential funding from both new governments. We know The Mayor listed successes in the past year including the Canada Day celebrations, there is only one taxpayer. There are difficult fireworks and the Town’s first Day in the Park, thanking the committees and staff times ahead with rising construction costs, and involved for their hard work. He also thanked people for supporting and attending economic turmoil. We will keep the Town’s fiscal house in order and together, we will get through it.” these events.

Council will continue to move things forward including a Recreation Master Plan, a Council hopes to have an interim CAO in place regional fire agreement, and making a new Community Health and Wellness Centre shortly. With the help of a consulting service Council will search for a new CAO, with the goal of having someone in place early in 2016. a reality, added the Mayor.

Ponoka Fire Department Weekly Report PONOKA FIRE WEEKLY REPORT: OCT. 21 – OCT. 28

For the last week, the fire department responsed to 4 fire calls • 1 Motor Vehicle Accidents

Smoke Alarm Reminder! The Fire Department has purchased 100 smoke alarms. If yours is over 10 years old, please bring it to the Fire Station and we will replace it for you. So far, 25 people have received a new smoke alarm from the PFD. REMEMBER when you change your clocks, change the batteries in your smoke alarm.

PFD is donating used gear to Third World Countries, working in partnership with Lacombe Fire. Another load of gear is ready to go!

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Town and Ponoka Rising Sun Clubhouse working together for a Green Ponoka - The Town has contracted with Green for Life Environmental to begin a town-wide pick up of garbage and recycling. The Ponoka Rising Sun Clubhouse has offered this service for many years. This plan enhances Ponoka’s overall waste reduction efforts. It will promote that every household recycles beginning in January. The Town and the Ponoka Rising Sun Clubhouse will provide a recycling service to all residents. Carts come in December – and pick-up starts in January. Ponoka Rising Sun Clubhouse existing and new customers - watch for information about signing up for their services Watch for pick-up schedules and details from the Town, coming soon!

COUNCIL UPDATES

The next meeting of Council will be on Tuesday, November 10 at a new time - 6:00 pm at the Kinsmen Community Centre. Agenda packages are posted on the website in advance of every Council meeting. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Budget Deliberations November 12-13 from 8:30 - 4 pm at the Kinsmen Community Centre. These are open to the public.

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The Ponoka Fire Brigade was pleased to donate a $500 scholarship to Brittany Lange, a St. Augustine student for her interest in Nursing and Emergency Services. She will be attending Red Deer College.

The new trucks have arrived.

Squad 1 (Chief) and Squad 2 trucks will serve proudly for many years to come.

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The schedule will be posted on our website for confirmed times – Ponoka.ca Ponoka Lion’s Club is once again sponsoring the Public Skating Program at the arena, Ice Rental: Small ice surface is available for rent,for more information contact Tamara @ 403- 783-0131

CP Holiday Train – December 8 Arrival at 5:30 PM; show from 5:45 – 6:15 pm. This is a fundraiser for our local foodbank! Please donate generously to those in need at TOWN NOTICES TOWN HALL IS MOVING! Town Hall offices will be CLOSED November 6-11. The new office opens on Christmas.

November 12. All other town facilities are open for business as usual; however phone lines may be disrupted during the move.

During Town Hall’s Big Move in November, please pay bills online or at your financial institution. Town Offices are moving to the “Pink School” on November 6, located at 5004 54 Street. Thank you for your patience during the move. The new office will open November 12. We look forward to serving you in our new location Remembrance Day – Town of Ponoka Offices and Waste Transfer Station will be closed on November 11 Winter hours at the Waste Transfer Station - will be starting on Tuesday, November 3. The new winter hours are 10:00 am until 4:00 pm, Tuesday through Saturday. Remember - the Waste Transfer Station now accepts household hazardous waste (paint and electronics).

Ponoka’s 2nd annual Festival of Trees takes place from November 19 – 21 Ponoka FCSS Starry Nights Road Trip – December 3 Ponoka to Red Deer for shopping, dinner and a sleigh ride at Heritage Ranch; tickets on sale now to 55+, and others on November 18 depending on seat availability Ponoka Secondary Campus Santa’s Anonymous events running now through December – check PSC Santa’s Anonymous Facebook page for details

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Local banker ready to take on new challenge Dennis Jones hired as Ponoka County regional fire chief

BY JORDIE DWYER A number of challenges are ahead for Dennis Jones, the least of which is figuring out just what his new job will entail.

The 48-year-old Jones, who is a fourth-generation born and raised Ponoka area resident, was hired to fill the position as Ponoka County’s first-ever regional fire chief at the county council meeting

Dennis Jones will be leaving the cozy confines of the branch manager office at Servus Credit Union in Ponoka as of Nov. 20 for an office down the road at Ponoka County as their first-ever Regional Fire Chief. Jones is looking forward to turning his passion for fire fighting into a new career path.

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on Tuesday, Oct. 27. He was selected as the top candidate out of 26 applications that were received and made it through the short-list of four that were interviewed.

“All of the candidates were really strong, but the advantage for Dennis was his education and experience,” said Ponoka County chief administrative officer Charlie Cutforth.

“Having spent 10 years in management and administration at his present banking job along with the expertise and training that goes well beyond what we were looking for and that he knows the local situation we are dealing with, he brings a lot and more to this new post.”

For Jones, the move from branch manager at the Ponoka branch of Servus Credit Union and into this new post is simply a transition from a lengthy career in finance to continuing to work on a passion he has developed.

“My work has taken me all over Alberta and when I was

given the chance to bring my family back to Ponoka in 2000, where I was raised, it just seemed to fit nicely,” he said in an interview Monday, Nov. 2 from the office he will vacate at Servus on Nov. 20.

“Having spent nearly 11 years on the Ponoka Fire Department, and now my recent work as part of the Rimbey Fire Department, plus the 10 years as branch manager at Servus along with the other numerous ways I have supported the community, taking this new job is kind of putting a career and a passion together. It was all there, so I figure what an opportunity this would be.”

As Ponoka County has stated from the start - and something Jones reiterated- the regional chief post will focus on managing and administering the fire protection services in the region with no changes in the operational or command structure of the two departments currently serving the area - Rimbey and Ponoka.

One other focus will be on

ensuring the departments have enough members so they don’t get stretched too thin and burn out occurs.

“While negotiations are still ongoing with Ponoka, meaning we will have to wait and see how this all rolls out and everything fits, what I see is us maintaining the incident command structure with the two fire chiefs leading their departments with me being there to support them through taking on the managing of the fire service and working with them on capital purchases, recruitment and retention, having consistency in training and helping to plan their budgets. We also need to remember these are volunteers that can get burnt out,” Jones explained.

“A regional fire service model works well by being more effective and efficient.

With my strong background in recruitment, training, budgeting as well as my connections with the fire departments and the communities in Ponoka and Rimbey, it’s going to be an interesting

but great challenge ahead.”

One of those challenges will be analyzing the current and future needs of the Rimbey Fire Department and then integrating and balancing those with what the Ponoka Fire Department brings to the equation. That is, if and when the Town of Ponoka and Ponoka County are able to negotiate an agreement that would put the department under the regional umbrella.

“We are still negotiating with Ponoka, and once an agreement is made, it is critical that all three chiefs work together or it won’t work,” explained Cutforth.

“We don’t see the actual operations changing at all.

The local chiefs will, as always, run their departments and at the scene, but the benefit will come in the consistency of training, the ability to work on recruitment and retaining firefighters and putting the revenue generated from department activities right back into fire continued on page 12

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Getting message through continued from page 4 I read that the latest shooting in Oregon involved a person who questions his potential victims before firing. He asked each one, “are you a Christian?” Those who responded “yes,” were killed.

I grieve those deaths and his.

I grieve that my faith and those who share it are misunderstood and at least in this instance feared and killed. I grieve our past faults and sins.

But I also know the good we have done; the way Christians and Christian faith has blessed the world. I won’t give a list or debate the issue here, but I will invite a conversation.

Just as the driver of that pickup may not have understood me at the four-way, I may not have understood him. Maybe I should have waved him over and had a chat so that we did.

The Bible I read is filled with stories of God coming near to talk. Jesus exemplified the ap-

proach. He consistently asked people about their situation and then listened. Patiently and respectfully. Sometimes a new relationship was formed.

Sometimes people saw things differently; they changed their point of view and sometimes they didn’t. The point is that Jesus cared enough to talk it over. No snap judgments, no fear filled reactions. I hope my legacy, our legacy as a community, bears some resemblance to that approach.

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New challenge as fire chief continued from page 10 service. This is the most important service in the county, it’s a brotherhood and we need to treat it that way.”

For his part, Ponoka fire chief Jamie Wilkinson is looking

forward to working with Jones on a plan to move things forward - once an agreement is signed - and hopes the transition keeps things operating smoothly. Meanwhile, the vast community of Ponoka and the county have shown their sup-

port with social media blowing up with congratulations and well wishes for Jones’ new job.

“It’s been humbling and encouraging, all the support through social media, texts, phone calls I have received from work colleagues, firefight-

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While talks continue between the town and county, county council also approved a motion at the meeting that would see

an advisory committee set up with representation from the county, Summer Village of Parkland and the towns of Rimbey and Ponoka - once all agreements are in place - to provide consultation, direction and an avenue to voice concerns on the workings of the regional fire structure. The formation and make up of the committee will be revisited annually.

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PONOKA NEWS 13

Town staff prepare for big move

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE Town staff are readying themselves for the big move that will see the Town of Ponoka’s administrative building relocated to the old Ponoka Elementary School building.

The offices will be located at the north end of the pink building with a customer entrance on the northeast side, says Donna Brinkworth, communications officer. To help residents navigate the new location, a large sign will be shown at the northeast entrance to the old school.

Brinkworth said if all plans go well, the new town hall will be open for business Thursday, Nov. 12 after

Remembrance Day. “It’s going to be a huge move,” she said.

“We’ll make sure we have reserved parking for customers.”

There will be no communication capabilities with phone or Internet Friday, Nov. 6 and any calls made that day will go to the town’s call centre. Staff will be spending much of Nov. 9 and 10 unpacking boxes in their new home. Brinkworth said over the weekend crews will have moved the old desks from the current building to the new one, which will allow staff to get their items ready for the 12th.

“The biggest challenge I would say is moving all the IT stuff,” said Brinkworth.

In addition to regular parking, there will be two handicapped parking spots and a ramp to make the building wheelchair accessible. Crews have been refurbishing the space to ensure there are areas for town employees to work and the main entrance is designed so that residents will be able to speak with staff who are most frequently serve town’s clients. Those departments are finance, bylaw services, utilities and the receptionist.

Brinkworth added that Val Schabert, who handles requests for plots at the Forest Home Cemetery, now has a room she can meet with residents in.

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will continue to work out of the Visitors’ Information Centre. Brinkworth said there has been some disruption with email and phone communications with the two offices but added staff are working to ensure issues are dealt with as quickly as possible.

One benefit of the move is town staff will be housed in the same area. The current building splits departments up and this will not happen with the new location. “We look forward to serving peo-

Crews have been working to refurbish the old Ponoka Elementary School building in anticipation for town staff moving to a new town hall. The building is expected to be open for business Nov. 12.

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Both groups need to work with the Ministry of Seniors as there are several steps that need to be followed, explained McLauchlin. He suggests “transition” is a better term for resigning due to the nature of care provided to seniors.

This decision affects residents of both Ponoka and Rimbey lodges — Legacy Place and Parkland Manor — as well as Golden Leisure Lodge in Ponoka. McLauchlin added that the board’s priority now is to find a CAO who is capable of handling the job. When Bethany Group took over several years ago as the CAO of Rimoka, there were several challenges the board faced, which have since been dealt with.

Bethany’s presence helped the Rimoka board during the time it managed Rimoka’s affairs, and now the board chair feels they are in a positive place to hire a new CAO. “We’re approaching this in a positive, professional manner,” said McLauchlin.

“Our first choice is going to be to hire local,” he added.

While there may be some challenges bringing the transition about for senior residents in Rimoka buildings, McLauchlin says the board is ready to ensure they are cared for. As more details become available, McLauchlin says Rimoka will be apprising the public of those changes.

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PONOKA NEWS 15

Increased non-refundable check-off option supported at regional ABP meeting

BY JORDIE DWYER Two potentially contentious issues proved to have no meat to them for the area’s beef producers.

Being able to maintain their competitiveness and enhance the value of their products through better research were more important to the members of the Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) who attended a regional meeting at the Ponoka Royal Canadian Legion last Thursday night, Oct. 29 where the majority of the about 50 in attendance voted in favour of raising the national check-off per head as well as for eliminating the refundable portion of the provincial service charge.

The regional meeting, which was one of 23 held over the past few weeks throughout the province, included presentations on the ABP’s 2015 annual report and the funding options for both the National Beef Strategy and the ABP, plus giving producers the opportunity to put forward resolutions that will be voted on at the ABP annual general meeting in Calgary in December.

“It was a good discussion and showed that producers want to be involved in the strategy being put forward by the ABP to help maintain our research to keep the industry competitive,” said ABP chair Greg Bowie following the meeting.

The aim of the five-year National Beef Strategy is to ensure research and promotion of Canadian beef enhances the value of the products in addition to expanding the domestic, but especially the international, market potential for beef products.

Bowie, who is also a producer from the Ponoka area, explained the per head national check-off has been $1 since it was introduced 20 years ago, and that discussions between various stakeholders over the past 18 months has resulted in the recommendation to hike it to $2.50 per head.

“This raise is necessary if we are to reach the aggressive goals and objectives that have been set out in the National Beef Strategy,” he said.

As for the changes the ABP is advocating in order to maintain their own viability, Bowie was as equally straightforward stating the refundable portion of the provincial service charge must go if the ABP hopes to keep their products at the forefront along with generating more value for their members.

Bowie explained to the participants that last year alone $2.1 million was taken out of the system through the refundable option by people who had no intention of ever putting into anything except their own pockets.

“That’s a huge chunk of the money taken in and, I would have no problem with that if it went back into the industry,” he said.

However, that hasn’t been the case - with most of the refunds going to the cattle feedlot operators who first convinced the provincial government to provide the refundable option back in 2010, which has amounted to a total of around $13 million since it became available.

“Not having that money available to the ABP, it has

forced us to restrict spending on strategic initiatives and research and also has us losing out on government grants, as more often governments now want to see industry putting up cash before they will provide support for programs,” he added.

It is for that reason, and for the fact that all who benefit should pay, that beef producer Assar Grinde, who runs his operation northwest of Ponoka, was one of the majority in favour of both initiatives.

“We need to have the rise and have that money put back into the system,” said Grinde.

“There are always going to be people that are going to take that refund, but still get all of the benefits. They are

like the free rider on a bus.

He still gets the exact same benefits as everyone else, but gets to keep his money.

“It’s the same thing here, they get all the benefits of the research, marketing and promotion, but the rest of us are the ones paying for it.

This is significant and needs to change so we can move forward.”

Bowie added final outcome of the votes on the provincial surcharge from the various regional meetings will help when the ABP approaches the provincial government

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Sports Broncs JV girls ready to finish the season

BY JORDIE DWYER The season of bumps and spikes continued for the Ponoka Secondary junior varsity girls’ volleyball squad last week.

The Broncs split a pair of home matches - hitting a bump in a straight sets loss at home to Camrose on Monday, Oct. 26 followed by a straight sets victory over Stettler on Wednesday, Oct. 28.

That gave the team a record of three wins and six losses heading into the

final week of the season which included their last league match of the season in Rocky Mountain House on Monday, Nov. 2 (result was unavailable at press time). The season concludes today, Wednesday, Nov. 4 with a tournament in Stettler with all of the league’s teams.

Head coach Tim Corkery explained the group of girls - which consists of one Grade 9, six Grade 10 and five Grade 11 players - are a great bunch that love to play.

“The girls played well against Camrose, who are a very good team, and we played them very close.

We match up a little better against Stettler and we were able to get a win,” he said “The league we play in is very competitive. It is all 3A and 4A schools and we have been right in every match, which makes for a fun and exciting year.”

Corkery added the team has come a long way since the beginning of the season.

“The girls have come a

long way since the start of the year. They have worked very hard at improving their skills,” he said.

“The biggest improvement we have seen is their defensive positioning and better movement on the court.”

According to Corkery, many of the girls on the squad will keep playing this winter at the competitive club level, that begins next month, and he hopes that will help them continue on in the sport in the years to come.

Ponoka’s Taryn Corkery (#3) goes up high for a tip against Camrose during the second set of their match at Ponoka Secondary on Monday, Oct. 26, where the Broncs lost 3-0.

Photo by Jordie Dwyer

Junior volleyballers converge on St. A’s Spooktacular tourney

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE Junior volleyball players dressed up in their funnest, scariest or goofiest costumes for St. Augustine Catholic School’s annual Spooktacular volleyball tournament last weekend.

Of the 10 teams competing, two were St. Augustine teams — Team Green and Team Black — who took part in the event, said organizer and coach of the Green Team Lindsey Schamber.

The Green Team consists of mainly Grade 8 and 9 girls and their first match Friday, Oct. 30 was a two-set win against Bentley.

She says her team lost to Bentley recently during league play. “To play them again and win was really nice for them,” said Schamber.

“They had lots of three hits,” she added.

The goal with these fun tournaments is to give players as many hits on the ball as possible. Schamber added her players work well at creating a positive team environment and encouraging each other in games. While the tournament is a fun experience, it’s also a chance to meet other players and coaches and compete against teams not in their own league.

As for the rest of the season, Schamber says her team is sitting in fourth of nine

spots in the league. League finals are set for Nov. 3 and 5 in Bentley.

For Team Black, the first match brought one win and one loss. Coach Chris McLean was proud of his players who mainly consist of Grade 7 players and two Grade 9 players. He said the 1-1 score after the first match was a positive experience considering their opponents were Grade 8 and 9 players.

“They’re (Team Black) way ahead of their schedule for Grade 7 (players),” said McLean.

Most of the teams that Team Black played against were older and McLean’s goal is to see them improve each match. “When you coach Grade 7s against Grade 9s you want to see growth.”

The season started tough for Team Black who couldn’t manage to make solid hits after the pass. As the season progressed, however, players started making more hits and now McLean says the team is making five hits per game. Having as many losses as they did at the outset of the season may have been a good thing for the team.

McLean suggests a team has to learn how to lose a game and then from there players can learn from their mistakes and improve. He suggests practice and following a training process helped the team improve day in and day out.

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The Kings played the Central Alberta Christian High School Knights Monday, Oct. 19 losing both sets. Despite the loss, the Kings showed solid improvement in their play as seen in the first set, losing 25-21. They started relatively strong against the Knights with an even game for the first three or four points.

However, that confidence faltered and the young Ponoka team trailed by a large margin against Lacombe. A series of strong serves from the Kings, however, helped rebound the team’s confidence and reduced their deficit to a few points.

Those serves and completing plays helped the Kings immensely in the first period.

“It’s all basically down to one step at a time,” said coach Justin Florean of the

players’ improvements.

The team practices two times a week and Florean says with each game the team’s unity grows.

A win in the first game was in sights for the Kings after several strong serves landed just within the boundaries of the court but a stronger Knights’ defense proved too much for the Ponoka team.

This St. Augustine Kings volleyball player makes a solid hit Monday, Oct. 26 during a game against CACHS. The Kings lost 2-0.

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Despite that loss, Florean says the Kings are realizing they can play well against other teams. It’s their confidence that needs to grow.

“Everything’s tighter.

They’re off the net and they make fewer and fewer mistakes,” he explained.

The second set proved a tougher challenge for the Kings who lost 14-25.

While they made some positive strategic plays, Ponoka’s deficit continued to grow and the point difference was too much for the team to catch up. Early in the game CACHS was ahead 9-3, then 10-5 and they increased it to 12-6.

The point difference was almost double point gap throughout the game.

At one point Florean called a timeout in an attempt to regain some momentum but that didn’t seem to help. The only thing that appeared to keep the Kings on the points board were unforced errors on the part of the Knights.

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Player and goalie meet face to face: This sequence of three images shows Ponoka’s Fountain Tire midgets player Braeden Korchinski colliding with the Lacombe Rockets’ goalie Sunday, Nov. 1 causing his helmet to fly off. The Wolves lost the exhibition game 4-2.

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Senior Broncs conclude season with home turf loss

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defence could regain their composure, scored another.

With converts made good after both scores, the first half ended 14-0 as the teams huddled to strategize for the second half.

As the third quarter began, Broncs showed some determination to get back into

the game and the visibly more vivid defensive effort allowed the offence to get more chances to execute some plays. In one of them, Braeden Korchinski, having assumed the role of quarterback in the absence of DJ Horne due to injury, just blew like a wind to score a 60-yard rushing touchdown.

Instead of a kick, Ponoka boys went for a two-point conversion after the TD and with surprisingly smooth execution, they added two

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Ponoka’s senior Broncs ended their football season losing to the only team they had won against this season, Drayton Valley, with a 20-8 score in their only playoff game on Wednesday, Oct. 28.

The Broncs bench was further trimmed down because of injuries as the game got underway in sunny but cold and breezy weather. After the uneventful first quarter, visiting Drayton Valley got on the scoreboard early in the second with a swift play and before the Broncs

more points to make the scoreboard show 14-8.

But the hopes were not to last long. Just before the end of the third, Drayton Valley scored another touchdown.

The only consolation was that the Broncs defense did manage to block the kick after the score and held the visitors at 20. The last quarter was as plain as the first one and the game ended 20-8 for Drayton Valley.

Defensive coordinator Cody Baird said after the

game that his team had played “for the love the of the game in Broncs tradition”, in reference to the lack of any realistic possibility to advance enough to take a shot at the championship.

Asked to assess the season, Baird said the team had seen continued progress in the course of the season.

“We had our first win, as you know,” he said. “We have come the furthest we have been.”

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Proposed remuneration policy for council to be further discussed

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE Town council tabled a proposed council remuneration policy after a request to discuss it further.

The decision was made during the Tuesday, Oct. 27 regular meeting, where Joe Henderson, chairperson of the remuneration committee, provided some explanation of the proposal.

One concern voiced by Coun.

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lar meeting. She referred to a clause in the proposed policy that states if a councillor is absent for more than three regular council meetings in a calendar year, there will be a deduction of $200 for every meeting missed after that from a councillor’s honorarium.

Gulka suggested committee of the whole meetings were not necessarily mandatory but that changes with this policy.

Among some of the proposed amendments to the current remuneration policy were to classify meetings to ensure

clear understanding of where the honorarium and per diem payments sit. Travel time and parade claims as well as other suggestions to remove alcohol purchases as an expense option and how committee of the whole meetings are also classified.

One of the areas Henderson recommended be changed were if a meeting is not part of the regular appointments or council meetings, then council must vote on the decision for whether a councillor should be paid for that time. He added it

Mayor calls for collaboration in state of the town speech

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE Collaboration was a key part of Mayor Rick Bonnett’s state of the town speech during town council’s regular meeting Tuesday, Oct. 27.

Speaking after council approved the allocation of tasks at its organizational meeting, Bonnett stressed that working with stakeholders is important.

“As we move into the next stages, we have to remember that we need to be regional collaborators and we will alwasy need to have partnerships to continue to move forward,” said Bonnett.

Alliances are going to be even more important as infrastructure costs are rising and government grants are being provided less frequently than they used to, according to the mayor. However, Bonnett added both provincial and federal governments have stated their intention to boost the economy.

In their search for a new CAO. he added that council would need to be diligent to hire the right person for the job and said council would most likely seek the help of a consultant in that process. He suggested there would be challenges along the way, but that he is confident in the town’s abilities.

“We are in some difficult times ahead and we will struggle through them,” said Bonnett.

Organizational meeting Council also set the schedule

for deputy mayor and committee appointments.

Deputy mayor schedule: • • November to December 2015: Coun. Teri Underhill • • January to February 2016: Coun. Sandra Lyon • • March to April 2016: Coun.

Carla Prediger • • May to June 2016: Coun.

Marc Yaworski • • July to August 2016: Coun.

Loanna Gulka • • September to October 2016: Coun. Tim Falkiner Meeting schedule: Regular council meeting times are changing.

For the winter months town council will be meeting at 6 p.m. The earlier time is for the months of November to April and they are held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month.

For the spring to fall months of May to October, council will meet at 7 p.m.

Committee of the whole meetings will be held on the third Tuesday of the month with the exception of December and July, where council does not meet.

For the months of November to April, committee of the whole meetings will start at 6 p.m. and from May to November they will start at 7 p.m.

Council standing committee appointments Councillors approved their committee and sub committee appointments with a few changes as to who sits on what committee.

Finance: Yaworski; Union Negotiations: Yaworski and Underhill Planning, promotion and economic development: Underhill and Prediger; Subdivision and appeal board: Bonnett and Lyon; Parkland Community Planning Services: Underhill and Bonnett Protection and safety services: Yaworski and Prediger; CP Train: Gulka Community services: Yaworski and Gulka Recreation, parks and trails and Recreation Advisory Committee: Falkiner and Bonnett Heritage/Downtown Revitalization Committees: Underhill and Prediger Ponoka Ag Events Centre Society: Bonnett and Yaworski Central Alberta Regional Trail Society: Falkiner and Bonnett Social and Health Services: Yaworski; FCSS: Gulka and Lyon Transportation, utilities, cemetery and environmental services: Bonnett and Lyon; Utilities/ Environmental Committee: Bonnett and Lyon; Airport Development Board: Underhill and Bonnett; Battle River Watershed: Falkiner External committees: Central Alberta Economic Partnership: Gulka and Yaworski; Ponoka Stampede and Exhibition Association liaison: Bonnett and Falkiner; North Red Deer River Water Services Commission: Bonnett; Rimoka Housing Foundation: Gulka and Prediger.

Accused in car-jacking answer to numerous charges

BY JORDIE DWYER The three adults - two males and one female - accused in a recent car-jacking incident near Morningside made their first appearance in Ponoka Provincial Court last week.

Isiah Riel Rider, 19, along with Allan Donny Rain, 18, and Lesa Nora Okeynan-Rain, 19 - all of Calgary - appeared on Friday, Oct. 30, via closed circuit television (CCTV) from the Edmonton Remand Centre to answer to numerous charges stemming from the incident that took place on Friday, Oct. 23.

Rider is facing a total of 21 charges including two counts of robbery, three counts of assault, unlawful confinement, theft of a motor vehicle, evading police and possession of a prohibited weapon. Rain and OkeynanRain are both facing eight charges related to the incident

that include robbery, assault and unlawful confinement.

No pleas were entered on any of the charges and both Rider and Rain will remain in custody until they next appear in court on Friday, Nov. 20, where Rain will have his bail spoken to.

Okeynan-Rain was released on $5,000 no-cash bail, but ordered to be back in front of the judge on that same day along with obeying several conditions.

Rider will stay behind bars as he has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a 26-year-old Calgary woman back on Oct. 11.

In this latest incident, it is alleged the three, along with two female youths who have yet to make their first court appearance, were in a truck heading north from Calgary in the early morning hours that day when the vehicle went into the east ditch of Highway 2 just north of the Morningside exit.

A small car then stopped in an effort to lend any assistance, when the five individuals jumped out of the ditch and attempted to take the car, assaulting the two males and one female as well as issuing threats to shoot them if the car wasn’t handed over.

The car’s driver tossed the keys away and all of the occupants managed to fight off their assailants, who fled into a nearby field as soon as police began to arrive on the scene.

Rain and Okeynan-Rain were tracked down by Ponoka RCMP in the field, while Rider was taken down by Maskwacis RCMP following a brief chase and the implementation of a spike belt to stop the stolen car he was seen driving. The two female youth were also arrested by RCMP later that day.

During their investigation, officers did find a high-powered rifle in the field.

is difficult for an administration to make those decisions and having a council make those decisions could increase the transparency of council.

Adding a council approved decision for questions related to extra time would ensure council’s remuneration budget does not get overspent. “At the end of the day you have to decide what’s appropriate for you,” said Henderson.

Per diem rates, the same as the previous policy, are recommended at $35 per hour for other meetings or events listed on the organizational meeting. For full day meetings, conventions or seminars the per diem is $260 per day. Four hours or a half day events, or parades, will pay $130 per half day. Claims made are to be for the actual meeting and will not include travel time.

Any per diems and expenses out of province must be approved by council.

External committees such as the Rimoka Housing Foundation or North Red Deer River Water Services Commission are paid meetings for council members, which means they are not part of the regular honorarium.

Honorariums for council are recommended to be increased to $26,686, up from $25,500 for the mayor per annum and $15,070, up from $14,400 for councillors yearly. Rates are meant to increase annually based on the consumer price index for Alberta from Statistics Canada.

Council will revisit the policy during a committee of the whole meeting.

Downtown Heritage Revitalization Committee Council unanimously approved third reading of the Heritage and Downtown Revitalization Committee bylaw.

One addition to the bylaw was for the committee to align

its terms of reference with the town’s land-use bylaw and municipal development plan.

Economic Development Board (EDB) appointments Council approved the reappointment of Ashley Plamondon to the EDB for a three year term. Plamondon already served one year on the EDB and expressed an interest in continuing with the board.

Council approved Carlen Cire to the EDB for a one year term from Nov. 1 to Oct. 31, 2016.

Allocation of funds for recreation master plan Council approved the reallocation of $80,000 to pay for the Recreation, Culture and Master Plan and Facility Development Study.

The expense and contract was already approved but to ensure accounting procedures are followed, the money already saved for the project had to be reallocated from the building development reserve.

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out the engineering portion - at $103,000 - as well as the purchase of the concrete girders at $150,000, it means the project will come in more than $262,000 under what the county had budgeted for.

This is also usually the time of year the county decides to trade-in some graders and purchase new ones, but chief administrative office Charlie Cutforth and Schwingel both recommended council hold off and hope that next fall the market looks better.

“We normally rotate three graders out after having them in service for three years, but with the low Canadian dollar and the increased price on new graders, there is currently no benefit to flipping those units now,” explained Cutforth.

“New graders are now sitting at $555,000 and the ones we would flip are still under warranty for another two years and will have plenty of hours left.”

He added that if the tradein was to be done now, the county would take a big hit to its equipment purchasing reserves. However, not doing it will have little effect as the unit are still under warranty, meaning they won’t be hit with any extra maintenance costs.

Council accepted the recommendation, meaning the county will look at trading in six graders next fall in hopes that both the used grader market and the exchange rate will rebound to make the deal more favourable.

News report reaction It was learned through Cutforth’s CAO report to council that the news item by the Ponoka News reporting the county’s decision to step away from their contract for the enhanced RCMP position based in Rimbey attracted a great deal of attention by the people in charge of the federal policing force Alberta. Council had determined back at their Tuesday, Oct, 13 meeting that

they would not be renewing the agreement with the RCMP when the contract concludes at the end of 2016.

Cutforth stated in his report that, “Because of the news story about the issue in the Ponoka News, I was contacted

by K Division headquarters and have arranged a meeting with them for (Wednesday) Nov. 4.”

He added the meeting will provide the county the chance to discuss the numerous issues they have had, which include rising costs of the contract, lack of patrols and enforcement in the area as well as the lack of availability of the officer for use in the county.

Contributions approved A pair of requests for funding from the county were passed at the meeting, but both were provided with a bit of consternation by council.

The first was the annual funding the county hands out to the Rimbey Municipal Library, which was asking for a five per cent hike for 2016.

Discussion ensued amongst councillors that the request seemed a bit out of line, considering the economic situation and the fact that Ponoka’s library - who the county also provides a portion of funding to - didn’t ask for any hike and are facing similar wage and other circumstances.

In the end, council approved the same amount of funding - $38,500 - as in 2015.

The other request came from the Mecca Glen Fundraising Society, asking for $1,500 to assist them in operating the heated shack at the community’s outdoor rink located right beside the Mecca Glen Elementary School.

Council unanimously approved the request, but expressed strong disappointment in the lack of will of the Wolf Creek School Division to assist in helping operate a facility that is used a lot by the school.

The end of October marks the conclusion of much of the construction season for Ponoka County.

Herb Schwingel, Public Works superintendent, provided county council with a report on the department’s 2015 activities at their Tuesday, Oct. 26 meeting.

Schwingel told council that nearly all of the projects the department undertook since the spring have been completed, including work on various roads, fencing and the West Lake boat launch.

Among the road projects that have been finished are - two miles of Range Road 234, access road at RR 261, one mile of RR 282, one-half mile of RR 14 and 3.5 miles of Township Road 435 between Highway 2 and Secondary Highway 795.

Council was also informed that paving still needs to be completed on the project at the intersection of Highway 771 and West Lake Road, that funding from the federal government has been received for the 5.5 miles of work needed to be done on Menaik Road (Township 442), as well as that the agreements are now in place for the Triple H Road (RR 283) 1.5 mile project to move forward and discussions are just beginning on the project planned on RR 12.

In addition, about 35 miles of road upgrades, repairs and paving projects were completed during the season as well as more than 210 dust abatement applications for rural county residents were done.

Schwingel also presented council with the recommended tender assessment for the Anderson Bridge replacement project over Lloyd Creek, with council accepting Formula Alberta as the low bidder at $513,000. With the county already having contracted

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JARDINE, Helen 1918 - 2015 Helen Margaret Jardine, wife of the late Donald Gordon Jardine, formerly of Ponoka, Alberta, passed away quietly at Villa Marie, Red Deer, Alberta on Friday, October 30, 2015 at the age of 97 years. Helen was born on August 3, 1918 to Hugo and Ellen (nee Anderson) Erickson at Mannville, Alberta; attending school there and in Edmonton, before becoming a Registered Nurse in 1946 at Oshawa General Hospital School of Nursing, Oshawa, Ontario. She and Don married in 1950 and lived at Ponoka, Alberta; where they owned and operated Jardine’s Jewelry for over forty years. She worked beside Don at the store for the entire time that they were in business. Helen and Don loved to visit with family and friends, wintered at their home in Mesa, Arizona and travelled extensively throughout the world. In Ponoka, Helen was a member of the United Church Women, I.O.D.E., the Kinette and K-40 Clubs, and also assisted with Explorers and C.G.I.T. Helen will be lovingly remembered by her daughter, Margaret McFarlane (late Bob) of Gleniffer Lake Resort; granddaughter, Debbie of Olds, Alberta; and grandson, David (Jodie) McFarlane and their daughters, Ella and Phoebe of Vancouver, British Columbia. She will also be sadly missed by her sister-in-law, Jean Jardine (late G. Douglas Jardine) of Three Hills, Alberta; and her brother-in-law, Elmer Benner (late Vivian Jardine) and his wife, Joyce of Vernon, British Columbia; as well as numerous nieces, nephews and cousins in Alberta, British Columbia, Nebraska, and Sweden. Honoring Helen’s wishes no formal funeral service will be held. If desired, Memorial Donations in Helen’s honor may be made directly to the C.N.I.B. at www.cnib.ca or to a charity of the donor’s choice. The family would like to express their sincere appreciation to the Doctors, Nurses and staff of Villa Marie, Red Deer for their kindness, caring and true compassion to Helen during her stay there. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com.

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ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS HERE FOR JUST

30

$

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BOTTLE DEPOT

CLASSIFIED Want Ads do more things for more people than any other form of advertising. Phone 1-877223-3311

PER WEEK.

PONOKA BOTTLE DEPOT Open Monday - Saturday 10 am - 5 pm

Closed Sundays & Holidays We Now Recycle Milk Cartons for Deposit

3, 5520 Hwy 2A (Across from Husky)

1.887.223.3311

403-783-6875

1530

SALES & SERVICE

REMOVAL: SEE WEBSITE

15% Buyer’s Premium In Effect On All Items

12345

:

Apply by November 21.

Visit jobs.alberta.ca to learn more about this opportunity and to apply online.

“Reasonable rates on all your plumbing needs” Gas Fitting - Home Renovations - Drain Cleaning -24 HOUR SERVICE-

REACHING 6000 HOUSEHOLDS PER WEEK.

RELOCATION AUCTION SALE FOR UNION TRACTOR 6210 – 75 STREET, EDMONTON, AB MONDAY, NOV. 9TH, 2015 - 10AM SHARP

Partial List Only:

JAMES AVERY

Reached a Milestone?

1530

VIEWING: FRIDAY NOV 6th 11AM-4PM

SHANDALL PLUMBING LTD.

BOBCAT SERVICE

ANTIQUE COLLECTIBLE AUCTION. Sunday, Nov. 15, 10:30 a.m., Breton Community Hall. 3’ X 5’ Coke sign, automobilia, auto books, crystal, crocks.

780-696-2428 (speak loud); www.

AndresensAuctions.com.

Gov’t of Alberta Funding may be available.

403-340-1930 www.academicexpress.ca

PLUMBING

Sur-B Enterprises Ltd.

Agricultural #2000 - #2290

Auctions

Red Deer Rocky Mtn. House Rimbey Caroline Sylvan Lake Innisfail Stettler Ponoka Lacombe

Auctions

Firewood

WATKIN MOTORS FORD, Vernon, BC requires a Service Manager to lead 3 Advisors, 12 technicians.

Go to: watkinmotors.com, About us, Employment, to review required qualifications.

GED Preparation Would you like to take the GED in your community?

880

Motorcycles & ATV’s th

SALES CONDUCTED BY GARY HANNA AUCTIONS LTD. (780-440-1075) All Sales Final* www.auctions.ca

Tues - Fri: 8:30 am-5:30 pm Saturday: 9 am-3 pm

403-783-5185 1-800-662-7135 Fax: 403-783-4635

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015

DENTISTRY

RIMBEYDENTALCARE DR. STEVE CALDER BS C DDS

Family Friendly Dentistry Box 1100 4905 50 St. Rimbey, AB T0C 2J0

HEATING & EAVESTROUGHING

Business and Services Directory TO ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS OR SERVICE HERE CALL CLASSIFIEDS

Ph. (403) 843-2173 Fax: (403) 843-2607

Misc.

Services

DENTAL CARE BIRCHLAND DENTAL CLINIC

Business Services #1000 - #1430

PRACTICE OF DENTISTRY

403-783-5225 • 403-783-5235 5118 - 51 Ave., Ponoka, AB T4J 1R5

• DR. RICK BARR • DR. JEFF BARR • DR. STELIAN LISMAN • DR. DAVE CHORKWA • DR. PREETY BACHAN

- General Dentistry - Orthodontics - Cosmetic Dentistry - Bonding - Veneers - Bleaching - White or Gold Fillings - Crown and Bridge - Implant Restorations “WE ENTHUSIASTICALLY WELCOME NEW PATIENTS”

EYE CARE

Legal Services

1260

CRIMINAL RECORD? Think: Canadian pardon.

U.S. travel waiver.

Divorce? Simple.

Fast. Inexpensive. Debt recovery? Alberta collection to $25,000.

Calgary 403-228-1300/ 1-800-347-2540.

Misc.

Services

1290

Drs. Heimdahl, ZoBell & Kallal -

•

NEW PATIENTS ALWAYS WELCOME

OFFICE HOURS: Monday - Friday 8AM - 12:30PM • 1PM - 5PM

This space could be yours for $

30

PER WEEK

Call 403-783-3311 HEATING

“Committed to your comfort”

Robin Esau

Ph: 403-782-7722 Fax: 403-782-7499

robin@KlesAir.com www.KlesMechanical.com

METAL RECYCLING & MORE SERVING FARMERS, INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL & THE GENERAL PUBLIC • Mobile Shears/ Magnets/Grapples • Mobile Flattener/Baler • Mobile Excavators/ Loaders • Scrap Metal Bin Service • Demolition & Decommissioning Hwy 12 East Lacombe • Earth Moving/ 403-357-4415 Excavating/Landscaping www.prometalscrap.com • Scrap Metal Depot

NEW IN TOWN?

LET US PUT OUT THE MAT FOR YOU! Be sure to call

EASY ALBERTA DIVORCE: Free consultation call 1-800-320-2477 or www.canadianlegal.org CCA Award #1 Paralegal.

A+ BBB Reputation. 26 years experience.

Open Mon. - Sat.

Health Care

1210

F.J.B. PAINTING

First Call Towing

INT • EXT RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL

783-3636

403-307-4691

EASY! The easy way to find a

fjbpainting@hotmail.com

Quality First Always • Free Quotes

1315

Unplanned pregnancy may be difficult to face.

We care. For confidential help call 403-343-1611 (24 hrs.)

HIP OR KNEE Replacement? Arthritic conditions? Restrictions in walking/dressing?

Disability Tax Credit. $2,000 tax credit. $20,000 refund. For Assistance: 1-844-453-5372.

Pet Services

1318

* Quality Boarding for your dogs & cats *Proof of vaccinations and advance bookings required

buyer for items you want to sell is with a Classified want ad. Phone 1-877-2233311

METAL ROOFING & SIDING. 32+ colours available at over 55 Distributors. 40 year warranty. 48 hour Express Service available at select supporting Distributors. Call 1-888-263-8254.

Over 2,000,000 hours St. John Ambulance volunteers provide Canadians with more than 2 million hours of community service each year.

Misc.

Services

1290

Misc.

Services

1290

Professional Foot Care for Seniors and Diabetics Clinics at Ponoka Professional Pharmacy Call 587-991-4132 For An Appointment Aileen Charchun LPN twostepfootcare@hotmail.com

BOBCAT SERVICES PONOKA BOBCAT SERVICE A division of 1127730 Alberta Ltd.

• Tree stump grinding • Gravel pads • Snow/dirt removal/spreading - Compact bobcat - Dump trailer - Stump grinder

NO JOB TOO SMALL!

WCB • Insured • Licensed Locally owned/operated

CALL BRIAN HEBERT

403-506-3377

VETERINARY SERVICES

Bovine Veterinary Services

CETA CerƟĮed Dairy and Beef Embryo Transfer Herd Health

Phone 403-391-1684

Attention: Farmers

ʹͶ

Dr. Bruce Wine

We can deal with your refrigeration problems quickly, efficiently and reasonably

Berni's Refrigeration and Appliance Service

783-4880

Welding

1410

Welding

ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS HERE FOR JUST

30

$

PER WEEK.

REACHING 6000 HOUSEHOLDS PER WEEK.

VETERINARY SERVICES

1410 Southwest Industrial Park 4102-64 St., Ponoka 403-783-5200

403-783-6272

8 a.m. - 5 p.m Mon. to Sat. • Open late Thursday 24-hour Emergency Call • Dr. Kelly Loree • Dr. Leighton Coma • Dr. Trevor Hook • Dr. Jasmine Hardy • Dr. Candace Wenzel

1210

Foot Care

403.783.3501 wcmltd@telus.net

On-Farm Mobile Veterinary Services

www.clinkerskennels.ca

Health Care

3912 - 66 St, Ponoka www.wcmltd.ca

Ultrasound-aided ReproducƟve Programs

HOURS: Mon - Thurs 9 am - 12 Noon; 4 pm - 6 pm; Fri. 9 am - 12 Noon; 4 pm - 7 pm; Sat. 9 a.m. - 12 noon; Sun. 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. & 4 - 7 p.m.

Two Step

Mobile Foot Care Nurse

Need RV or Self Storage?

1310

Painters/ Decorators

CLINKERS KENNELS Heather Goodwin 403-704-3647 heathermccg@shaw.ca

Rental Misc

today 1350 Roofing 1370

8’ X 10’ mini storage units available for rent.

Also RV storage.

Secure compound.

Call Keith at

5120-51ST AVE, PONOKA

ADVANCED EYE HEALTH & VISION EXAMS CONSULTATION & REFERRAL SERVICES DESIGNER EYE WEAR & CONTACT LENSES INSURED MEDICAL EYECARE SERVICES NOW AVAILABLE FOR ALL AGES

1290

REACH OVER 1 Million Readers Weekly. Advertise Province Wide Classifieds.

Only $269 + GST (based on 25 words or less). Call now for details 1-800-282-6903 ext. 228; www.awna.com.

Personal Services

403-783-5575 1-800-662-7168 WWW.4YOUREYESONLY.CA

Commercial - Residential Installations - Repair

• B-PRESSURE • PIPELINE • OILFIELD • ASME Section VIII Division I VESSEL FABRICATION & PIPING • SHOP/PORTABLE • CNC PLASMA CUTTING • ALUMINUM • SHEARING & FORMING

MAIN: (403) 783-7591 FAX: (403) 783-8178

Website: www.harbinwelding.com E-mail: bharbin@telus.net

Reaching 6000 households weekly

For just

$30 per week this space could be yours!

403-783-3311

PONOKA NEWS 23

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015 VETERINARY SERVICES

Suites

Ponoka Veterinary Clinic Dr.Jacobson Murray•Jacobson • Dr. Murray Dr. Clayton West Dr. Clayton West • Dr. Nicole Macdonald • Dr. Katie Graves Dr. Ashley Shannon

Mon. - Fri. 8 am - 5 pm Sat. 9 am - 4:30 pm

24 Hr. Emergency 403-783-4348

5502 - Hwy 2A Ponoka, AB

T4J 1M1

BOBCAT SERVICES

BRUCE’S BOBCAT

Snow Cleaning & Removal

For Rent #3000 - #3200

Acreages/Farms ..............3010 Houses/Duplexes ............3020 Condos/Townhouses........3030 Manufactured Homes ......3040 Four Plexes/Six Plexes ....3050 Suites ..............................3060 Cottages/Seasonal ..........3070 Roommates Wanted ........3080 Rooms for Rent................3090 Motels/Hotels ..................3100 Offices ..............................3110 Stores/Commercial ..........3120 Industrial ..........................3130 Warehouse Space............3140 Garage Space..................3150 Storage Space ................3160 Land ................................3170 Pasture ............................3180 Mobile Lot ........................3190 Misc. for Rent ..................3200

Wanted to Rent #3250 - #3390

403-783-0663 PLUMBING

PONOKA PLUMBING & HEATING • JOURNEYMAN PLUMBER REQUIRED We now carry a complete line of Ritchie Stockwater parts 5110 -50 Street Box 4414 Ponoka, Alberta T4J 1R7

Hours of Business: Monday - Friday 7:30 8:00 am - 5 pm

JESSE ZINTER Office - 403-783-5489

WATER WELL DRILLING SERVICE

Acreages/Farms ..............3255 Houses/Duplexes ............3260 Suites ..............................3270 Rooms..............................3280 Manufactured Homes ......3290 Housesitting Wanted ........3300 Garage Space..................3310 Storage Space ................3320 Stores/Commercial ..........3330 Office Space ....................3340 Industrial ..........................3350 Warehouse Space............3360 Resorts & Cottages..........3370 Pasture/Land....................3380 Mobile Lot ........................3390

Houses/ Duplexes

3020

FOR RENT

2 bdrm house in Ponoka. Single detached garage, 4 appliances. N/S, N/P $850/month + Util.

Ph. 403-302-4679

AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY

2 bdrm house with single car garage $850/mnth plus D.D. N/S, N/P

5004 56 Ave, Ponoka

CALL 403-588-0597

• Water wells drilled • Water wells serviced 403-783-2220 WEBSITE@DARCYSDRILLING.COM

WATER WELL SERVICE

ECKLUND

Water Well Service

• Install & Service Pumps • Shock Wells • Pressure Systems Serviced & Installed Home: (403) 783-3712 Cell: (403) 704-3413

ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS HERE FOR JUST

$

30

PER WEEK.

REACHING 6000 HOUSEHOLDS PER WEEK.

3 BDRM. DUPLEX IN PONOKA, 4 appls., rent $900 + utils.

Avail. Nov. 15 403-783-3860

4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

3050

3060

2 BDRM bsmt. suite in PONOKA incld’s util’s, washer/dryer, no pets, non partier, N/S. Long term working tenants and seniors welcome.

Avail immed. 403-704-1645 PONOKA: 2 bedroom basement suite. All utils. included + washer/ dryer. $700/mo., $700/DD. avail. Dec 1. 403-704-5768

Storage Space

3160

FOR RENT

Shared storage space/shop space 16’ x 40’ heated bay in Ponoka 780-951-0199 Pasture

3260

FOR RENT IN PONOKA

2 bedroom duplex $750/mth DD same Quiet responsible adults only. NS/NP

780-721-0799

Suites

3270

HARVEST MANOR 1 bdrm, 2 bdrm & bachelor studio available Working individual

403-704-3327

FOR RENT IN PONOKA

3 bedroom in 4-plex Large & Bright Recently Updated Contains dishwasher, fridge, stove, washer, dryer Includes heat & water Rent/ DD 1000.00 Absolutely NO PETS Available November

Phone/Text 403-783-0471

RIMBEY: Various 2 bdrm. suites in 4 plex buildings.

For info call 403-843-4894

Suites

3060

Downtown Ponoka One bdrm Apartment No Smoking No Pets

403-357-0654 * RIVERSIDE APTS. * Newly renovated 1 & 2 bedroom units in Ponoka: 3724-45 Street.

403-357-0287

4090

HARVEST SALE! Save $50,000 from the replacement cost of this 20 X 76 drywalled Grandeur Showhome that has to go! A sacrifice at $124,900. Call Terry 1-855-347-0417 or email: terry@ grandviewmodular.com.

Buildings For Sale

4150

STEEL BUILDINGS. “ Madness Sale!” All buildings, all models. You’ll think we’ve gone Mad deals. Call now and get your deal. Call Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422; www.pioneersteel.ca.

3180

PASTURE & HAY LAND. 400 - 8000 acres of year round water supply. Full operational with management available. Central Saskatchewan. Crossfenced & complete infrastructure. Natural springs excellent water.

Shortly ready to locate cattle. Other small & large grain & pasture quarters. $150k - $2.6m. Call Doug Rue 306-716-2671.

Houses/ Duplexes

Manufactured Homes

Financial #4400 - #4430

Investments ......................4410 Money Wanted ................4420 Money to Loan ................4430

Money To Loan

4430

BANK SAID NO? Bank on us! Equity Mortgages for purchases, debt consolidation, foreclosures, renovations.

Bruised credit, self-employed, unemployed ok.

Dave Fitzpatrick: www.albertalending.ca.

587-437-8437, Belmor Mortgage.

GET BACK on track!

Bad credit? Bills?

Unemployed? Need money? We lend!

If you own your own home - you qualify.

Pioneer Acceptance Corp.

Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420; www.pioneerwest.com.

NEED A LOAN? Own property? Have bad credit?

We can help! Call toll free 1-866-405-1228; www.firstandsecondmortgages.ca.

NEED A PERSONAL or business startup Capital?

Get 100% financing on business, investment or consolidation. Rates from 2.5% regardless of your credit or bankruptcy. Call now at 1-866-642-1116

Real Estate #4000 - #4190

Realtors & Services..........4010 Houses for Sale................4020 Houses Wanted ................4030 Condos/Townhouses ........4040 Acreages ..........................4050 Acreages Wanted ............4060 Farms/Land ......................4070 Farms/Land Wanted ........4080 Manufactured/ Mobile Homes ..................4090 Income Property ..............4100 Commercial Property ......4110 Industrial Property ............4120 Cottages/Resort Property ..4130 Businesses for Sale..........4140 Buildings for Sale ............4150 Lots for Sale ....................4160 Out of Town Property ......4170 Investment Opportunities ..4180 Mortgages Bought/Sold....4190

Acreages

4050

NIHO LAND & Cattle Co. BC Acreages for Sale.

Waterfront, building lots, recreational properties and more. Prices start at $27,000. Contact our recreational and rural land specialists today. Contact: sales@niho.com or call 604-606-7900. Website: www.Niho.com.

Public Notice #6000

Public Notices ..................6010 Special Features ..............6050

DO YOU WANT YOUR AD TO BE READ BY 100,000 Potential Buyers???

TRY

Classified Advertising SERVING CENTRAL ALBERTA RURAL REGION

CALL 1-877-223-3311

PUBLIC NOTICE TO OWNERS OF THE TOWN OF PONOKA, PROVINCE OF ALBERTA SECTION 251 - THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT ACT TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Town of Ponoka, in the Province of Alberta, has given first reading to borrowing Bylaw No. 357-15 which will, upon final passage and approval, authorize the proper officers of the said Town to borrow monies from the Alberta Capital Finance Authority by way of debenture issue, to pay for the cost of the following municipal purpose, namely 50th Avenue Battle River Road Re-alignment and Bridge Crossing within the limits of the said municipality; The total cost of the aforesaid project amounts to $5,450,000.

After deducting from this cost the amount of $100,000 to be received by way of reserves and $353,000 by way of grants, the net amount to be borrowed on the credit and security of the municipality at large by the issue of debentures is $5,007,000.

The debentures are to be repayable to the Alberta Capital Finance Authority in EIGHTY (80) equal consecutive semiannual instalments of combined principal and interest, the semi-annual interest not to exceed EIGHT per centum (8%), or the interest rate as fixed from time to time by the Alberta Capital Finance Authority; NOW THEREFORE NOTICE is hereby given by the Council of the Town of Ponoka that, unless a petition of the owners for a vote on By-law No. 357-15 is demanded, as provided for by the terms of Section 231 of the Municipal Government Act, the said Council may pass the said borrowing by-law.

All persons interested are hereby notified and they are required to govern themselves accordingly.

DATED at the Town of Ponoka, in the Province of Alberta, this 30 day of October, 2015.

Town of Ponoka Per: Dave McPhee, Acting Chief Administrative Officer

INFORMATION FOR ELECTORS Pursuant to Section 1(i) of the Municipal Government Act an “elector” means: 1. A person who is eligible to vote in the election for a councillor under the Local Authorities Election Act. Pursuant to section 47(1) of the Local Authorities Election Act a person is eligible to vote in an election if he: a) is at least 18 years old, b) is a Canadian citizen, and c) has resided in Alberta for the 6 consecutive months immediately preceding election day and is resident in the area on election day.

A poll may be demanded in the Town of Ponoka by electors equal in number to at least a) in the case of a municipality other than a summer village, by electors of the municipality equal in number to at least 10% of the population and b) in the case of a summer village, by 10% of the electors of the summer village in accordance with the provisions of section 223 of the Municipal Government Act and in accordance with the provisions of section 251 of the Municipal Government Act. The petition for a vote must be received by the Chief Administrative Officer within 15 days of the last publication of this notice and shall contain on each page “an accurate and identical statement of the purpose of the petition”. (Further requirements of the petition are provided in section 224 of the Municipal Government Act.)

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OPEN

10 AM - 11 PM 7 Days A Week

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Hammy’s SPIRITS BAREFOOT ASSORTED VARIETIES

CAROLANS IRISH CREAM 1.14 L

$

99 EACH

28

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$

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19 $ 2899 EACH

00

BACARDI ANEJO RUM 750 ML

$

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$ 99 EACH

6

BELLA MARLBOROUGH SAUVIGNON BLANC

ABSOLUT VODKA

750 ML

750 ML

$ 99 EACH

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THANK YOU! It was a huge honor to receive the “Customer Service Person of the Year Award”.

I would like to thank everyone who voted for me. The support and kind words I have received from customers, family, friends and co-workers has been very heartwarming.

I intend to keep delivering the level of service you have come to expect.

I would also like to thank Jim and Peggy Hamilton for entrusting Hammy’s Spirits to me. It has been such a pleasure working for you.

Thanks again everyone and I hope to continue making you proud!!!

Sincerely, Colleen White Manager Hammy’s Spirits

Bay #5, 4502 - 50th St. • 403-783-2333 Prices in effect Wednesday, November 4 to Tuesday, November 10, 2015 Prices do not include GST or deposit. We reserve the right to limit quantities