Ponoka News, January 20, 2016

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Three losses in a week jeopardize playoff chances for Stamps Story on page 21

Ponoka was really looking forward to the ‘roaring 60s’ Story on page 5

Science demos Xander Sinclair (right), a Grade 6 student at St. Augustine, reacts to the bottle of pop bursting bubbles of carbon dioxide in one of several science demos for Grade 4 to 6 students at St. Augustine School on Friday, Jan. 15 by Dr. Lucio Gelmini. Please see our story on page 16.

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Town council votes for separate fire services EDB unhappy, Chamber to analyze costs

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE PONOKA NEWS There will be two separate fire services in the Ponoka area after town council voted by 4 to 3 to refuse to be part of the county-led regional fire services.

Council’s decision was made Tuesday, Jan. 12 during the regular meeting where each town councillor weighed in on the decision.

For the first time in many weeks, the gallery for visitors was full with members of the Ponoka Fire Department (PFD) and their spouses as well as residents who wished to see how council would decide.

Ironically enough, the decision was made in county council chambers while the East Ponoka County Fire Department was training in the next room.

Prior to the decision no fewer than five people, including Justin Graham, chairperson of the Economic Development Board, spoke against separation with the main concern being an increased cost to taxpayers.

The EDB sent a letter to the town concerned with some conflict of interest with town representatives rumoured to be related to fire department members.

“As an elected official, you must remove the personal ties from the decision and do what is best for the taxpayers,” states the letter.

One resident suggested there would be some benefit not only to the region but to fire department members. “I wish that you would support the town sign on with this regional fire services agreement with the county,” said resident Rob Joss.

“IF WE DO GO ALONE WE’RE GOING TO NEED TO RESTRUCTURE THIS ORGANIZATION IN THE WORST WAY AND FIND DOLLARS AND CENTS BECAUSE I’M NOT PREPARED TO GO TO THE CITIZENS AND ASK FOR A TAX INCREASE AT THIS TIME.” MAYOR RICK BONNETT Les Oberst added his comments stating that the town and county must work together and a regional fire service agreement would be no different.

“I think it would be an illogical move to separate from the county, financially and otherwise,” added Frank Bergman.

Jim Hamilton added that safety of residents would be the same regardless of one or two fire departments but he suggested councillors

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should be prudent in their decision. He added that personal issues needed to be removed when making a decision.

“There will always be personality conflicts with any job and that should be left to management to solve,” said Hamilton.

Councillors’ perspective with a 4-3 split Council discussed the issue in camera with Fire Chief Jamie Wilkinson for approximately 30 minutes.

After council went back into a public meeting, Coun.

Carla Prediger made the motion to approve entering into an agreement with Ponoka County.

In the motion, she detailed

the outline of the three-year proposal, which confirms the split of operations at 25 per cent to the town and 75 per cent to the county plus a 50/50 split of capital costs. Ultimate decision making would fall to a joint advisory committee with the town and county CAOs and the regional fire chief as ex-officio members of the committee and a town fire chief running the fire hall. It would also maintain the town’s ownership of the fire hall.

Coun. Marc Yaworski did not see this as a collaborative agreement. He is concerned that the town’s costs would increase if the county’s department grew. He suggested the regional department would be dedicated only to the county and not to the town. “They will become the county fire department running the entire county and it won’t be a regional fire department.”

There is enough means and personnel to handle a separate system, added Coun. Tim Falkiner who suggested the same service

levels will remain for town residents.

However, Coun. Teri Underhill disagreed. She looked at the financial side of the fire department and how the separation will affect revenue. Ponoka County would no longer contribute $140,000 of the town’s approximate $360,000 annual operations, said Underhill.

“We would no longer have those sources of revenue,” said Underhill.

She added that a one per cent increase to taxes will amount to approximately $57,000 and residents would have to bear the brunt of that after paying out the county for assets of the fire hall, inferring a three per cent increase might be necessary.

Coun. Loanna Gulka suggested the blame falls on the county for the split. “We did not do this. We had a fire department that was inclusive of town and county.”

“I cannot support the motion because I cannot support an agreement that doesn’t have 50/50 say,” Gulka added. continued on page 7

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Two domestic incidents in one day

PONOKA NEWS STAFF Police responded to a domestic dispute at the Leland Hotel on Jan. 16, when, upon arrival, RCMP officers noticed that the door to the apartment was completely torn from the hinges. Both parties involved were found to have been drinking. A 50-yearold male from B.C. was charged with assault and

mischief after he threw to the floor the other party in the dispute, a female. He is to appear in court Feb. 19, 2016 On the same day, Ponoka RCMP responded to a domestic assault in progress on 50 A Street. As they arrived at the scene, police found a female was bleeding from the nose and was in distress. The suspect in the incident, a 41-yearold male from Ponoka, was located and arrested without any resistance as he was pacing outside by the garage. EMS attended the scene and the female was transported to Ponoka hospital. The Ponoka man was charged with assault and uttering threats, after it was found that he had grabbed the female by her hair and had slammed her head into the baseboard register several times.

There is no information as to when the accused will appear in court.

Hit and run in town RCMP responded to a complaint of a hit and run, which occurred on 57 Street on Jan. 13. An unknown suspect hit a motorhome that was parked in the yard and then went through the trees leaving a mirror behind No information was made available about the type of the vehicle responsible for the incident. File is currently under investigation.

Roll over on Highway 2 Police attended to a single vehicle roll over on Highway 2, north of exit 437 on Jan. 15. A white Ford Ranger lost control on an icy patch of highway and veered into the west ditch, rolling several times. EMS was requested to attend the scene to treat

Man pleads guilty to assault in Greyhound bus incident

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE PONOKA NEWS A man has another 114 days of jail time after pleading guilty at Ponoka Provincial Court Friday, Jan. 15 to assaulting a Greyhound bus driver on Highway 2.

Crown prosecutor Steve Degen told the court that members of the Ponoka Integrated Traffic Unit were called Dec. 2 to deal with an individual, identified as Clinton McGeough, who was running around on the highway. EMS attended the scene, said Degen, where they found

passengers and the bus driver restraining McGeough.

Witnesses stated that McGeough said he was having a heart attack and then attacked the bus driver while he was in control of the bus. The driver acted quickly and fended off McGeough then pulling the bus over on the highway.

“This could’ve been certainly a lot worse than it was had the driver not been able to respond,” said Degen.

him. While the employee was getting the beer, the male took the bottle of vodka and put it in his jacket. When the cashier came back the male tried to pay for the beer, but his debit card was declined.

The male then exited the store with the stolen vodka. File is currently under investigation.

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minor injuries to both the driver and passenger of the vehicle. There was no information as to whether charges were laid.

Stolen vehicle located damaged Ponoka RCMP attended Range Road 270 and Township Road 442 to investigate a report of a possible stolen vehicle. The vehicle, a red Dodge flat deck truck with a quad on the back, was in the ditch on the south side of the road, with extensive damage on it and the side windows broken. No one was inside the vehicle. After investigation, the vehicle was found to be stolen out of Lacombe and the quad was stolen from the Bentley area. The file is currently under investigation.

Liquor theft Police were dispatched to a business on 50 Street Jan. 11 in connection with a theft of a bottle of vodka.

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A few years ago, I was out in the mountains in June with one of our camp leaders scouting out a new hike around Littlehorn Peak. We circumvented the mountain, actually going up and over a high pass, which we came upon from a different direction a couple of days later. Just before our last push over that pass, we were sitting on a rock having lunch when I noticed, what appeared to be a another backpacker coming our way from on top of the pass. Taking a closer look, it was a large

grizzly with a large hump (that’s why he looked like a backpacker!). On seeing us, he stopped and turned around and went back to the pass.

Now we were faced with a problem. We needed to get out of there and we needed to go over that pass. The only other way would take a day or more of hiking. The problem was how we would do it with as grizzly in our way After some thought, we decided to each grab our bear spray, spread out our arms and make ourselves look big and shout our way up and over the pass and hope and pray (we did pray, too!) that the grizzly would disappear. And you know what? It worked.

Going into a new year, this year, there is lot of uncertainty for people. It always happens. There are times in life where we find ourselves in situations beyond our control. A pending job layoff, awaiting a diagnosis, a rocky relationship. Fear and uncertainty about the future. Like a grizzly bear standing in

our path, we don’t know what to do and we desperately need a plan.

A lot of time, when faced with uncertainty, we spend a lot of time worrying. I know I do. I can tell this when I wake up at three and listen to the trains coming and going out of Ponoka. (We sure have a lot of trains.) Then I remember that Jesus and the Bible has a lot to say about this. He says: “…do not worry about your life, as to what you will eat or drink, nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life? But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” ( Matthew 5:25,27,33) Jesus is talking to his followers here and He is telling us to put things into perspective. When you think about it, none of us are in control of our lives anyway. It is by the grace of God that I draw

my next breath, that my heart continues to beat, that I can even put my feet on the floor in the morning. According to the Bible, God has it all figured out already – each day I am supposed to live on his good earth. So instead of wasting this valuable time I have fretting about things I can’t control anyway, I need to trust Him with my life and seek out a deeper and growing relationship.

I like the advice Paul gives Pastor Timothy, who was facing his own challenges in his ministry. He says in 2 Timothy 1:7: “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.”

Along with that “sound mind”, God will give us a plan to thread our way through those uncertainties. He won’t leave us hanging or throw us under the bus. His love for his children is certain and true. We can trust Him, and He will give us a plan for any situation that works.

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He suggested the aggravating factor in the incident was the attack on the driver while transporting passengers. McGeough also pleaded guilty to obstructing a peace officer and being in possession of a controlled substance. Investigations showed that McGeough had taken cocaine prior to the incident.

When asked by Judge James Glass if he had anything to say, McGeough apologized for his actions. “I’m thankful

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that nothing worse happened,” said McGeough.

He added that he hopes to turn his life around to change the cycle of drug use and is looking into rehabilitation.

Degen, using a joint submission with the defence, suggested a total of 180 days jail time for the assault charge, and 30 days concurrent to the 180 days, for the obstruction and possession charges. McGeough was given time and a half credit for his 66 days in jail leaving him with another 114 days.

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Reflections of Ponoka

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The Provincial Mental Hospital at Ponoka celebrated their 50th Anniversary in 1961, while saluting the community for the kind ongoing support of their vital treatment programs, and looking forward to many more exciting changes and additions over the next 50 years and long into the future.

Ponoka was really looking forward to the ‘roaring 60s’

BY MIKE RAINONE FOR THE NEWS For those of us who were lucky enough to grow up in and around Ponoka we will always enjoy looking back on our favourite memories, and for yours truly it had to be heading in the 1960s. I guess it was at that time of my life when I settled down a little, got married, took on my first permanent job at the Ponoka Herald newspaper, always loved to cheer on our local sports teams and events, and watched as our friendly little town was booming on all fronts of urban and rural growth and successes. Here are some of the milestones and highlights of that great era: *The Provincial Mental Hospital (PMH) at Ponoka proudly celebrated their 50th anniversary in 1961, and over that hectic period of time had become one of the top psychiatric treatment and training facilities in North America. Admissions at the facility would reach an all time high of 1428 patients in 1965, with ongoing new programs and treatments that would now include: alcoholism, assistance for patients 20 years of age and under, part time out-patient clinics and employment opportunities, increased staff training and new methods and approaches to mental illness, which all resulted in a much higher discharge rate by 1969. Unfortunately the long-standing hospital farm was phased out in 1962, but new nationwide treatment methods and outlooks would result in many exciting changes in the national programs, which would indicate new facilities and beneficial changes for the PMH long into the future. Over the past half century from 1911 to 1961, the town and the hospital have grown and developed together, the communication and co-operation has always been close and friendly, with the hundreds of patients, staff and students always being welcomed into the community. *During the 1960s, Ponoka’s 50th Avenue became some sort of a ‘Wall Street’, which featured four chartered banks, the provincial Treasury Branch and no less than five insurance offices to serve customers. The rest of the town also grew very quickly in all directions, which included many new businesses and homes as well as great family recreational

and social facilities. Rumours from the Alberta Government have also hinted that many changes are in the works to encourage Highway Commercial development as well as the planning of new subdivisions into expanding towns and Counties. *The Ponoka Town Police Force may have been looked upon a little as ‘the Grinch who stole Christmas’ early in 1961 after handing out a record 321 parking tickets in December, but also were kind enough to warn and inform local businesses that 243 doors were found left unlocked during their nightly patrol beats in 1960. Meanwhile it is always busy around the Town Council table as they continued to work on the rough plans for the new town hall, announced that a record breaking number of 62 new residences were built in the community in 1960 and received word from the government that a new post office and federal building are in the plans for Ponoka over the next three years. *The County of Ponoka has asked Alberta Highways Minister Gordon Taylor to act on the proposed plans to complete the hard surfacing of Highway #53 from Ponoka to Rimbey by 1961. With the assistance of the County of Ponoka and the provincial government, the development of the pristine Ponoka Fish and Game Lake Pofianga Recreation Area has been completed just north-west of town. *The January 26, 1961 edition of the Ponoka Herald carried a report from very reliable sources that 1961 could be one of the best years that the town and county have enjoyed in history, especially in the fields of oil and gas. Discussion is also now underway for the construction of a new $20,000,000 Petro Chemical Plant in the Home Glen area. *Big news. …the prize money for the June 30/July 1st 1961 Ponoka Stampede will be $6,425, the highest of any two day rodeo in Canada, and to add to the excitement, an extra out-rider will be added to each team in the chuckwagon racing event. The Ponoka Lions’ Club have announced a new ‘Play-at-Home’ Bingo, with proceeds going to our busy minor hockey programs in the community. On March 8, 1961 the Calgary Power switch will be turned on to serve over 140 new modern homes on the Samson Band Indian Reserve at Hobbema.

Whatever the case, the future certainly looks great for everyone in our town and county.

Remember When...

Photo from 1961 Ponoka Herald

In honour of the long-standing Ponoka Town and Country Bonspiel on this week at the Ponoka Complex Curling Club we will feature this local January 1961 local team who were the district champions in the play downs leading to the big Massey-Ferguson sponsored Curlerama in Winnipeg. Shown from left to right are sponsor Bob Como, skip Alan Lewis, Ken Stickney, Ivan Lewis, and Wayne Hagemann.

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Opinion

It was a bad decision

MUSTAFA ERIC Editor And so it happened, the dragged-out saga of the fire services dispute between the town and the county ended with a vote by the town council in favour of separation, but not without controversy, and much to the consternation of Ponoka townsfolk.

Even just a short glance

at the comments on Ponoka News Facebook page from residents of the community gives a clear impression of the widespread damnation of the decision taken by a majority of 4 to 3 votes, with most of the comments blaming specifically the four councillors who voted in favor of separation.

It goes without saying that the decision is pushing the limits of rationality, to put it mildly. And let’s not forget that representatives of the community who were present at the town council meeting did indicate, in no uncertain terms, their opposition to creating a division in the provision of a vital service for community safety.

Yet, councillors, supposedly representing members of the community, voted against their wishes regardless of what was said.

Given the circumstances,

people are more than justified to question the reasoning behind the choice made by the four councillors.

Let’s look at the comments made by them: Coun. Yaworski is reported to have said town’s costs would increase if the county’s fire department grew.

Well then, what about the costs taxpayers of Town of Ponoka will incur when the town will have to buy a lot of new equipment to maintain a full-fledged fire department for only a few weekly calls, if any?

Because in the new order of things, county’s fire department will be responsible for all highway calls and bush fires, etc. Town of Ponoka fire department will only be responsible for calls within the town limits. How many fire calls have there been in the town over the years?

One wonders if the proper

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math has been done to back the claim that town’s costs will increase if it joins the county’s regional umbrella.

Councillor Gulka said “We didn’t do it,” suggesting the county did it.

Really? If one goes back through the reports published in Ponoka News, it is very easy to see that the whole controversy started with the now ousted CAO Rachel Kunz making arbitrary decisions, including recruitment decisions, affecting the fire department, without consulting the county, which was actually paying half the costs of the town’s fire department. Paying half the costs, county should have had a 50/50 say in decision-making, but the town administration deprived the county of the right to be a part of that process. And Gulka said ““I cannot support the motion because I can-

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not support an agreement that doesn’t have 50/50 say,” demanding an equal power to affect decisions in an arrangement where the county will bear three fourths of the overall costs of maintaining the fire service in addition to half of the costs of any operation within the town limits. In other words, Gulka wants to have 50/50 say when town bears much less than half the costs of the new regional fire service. One wonders why… Could it be related to the rumours and the controversy surrounding the conflict of interests (actually allegations of nepotism) which the Economic Development Board considered serious enough to mention in official correspondence to town council?

Councillor Lyon said “I don’t think you can put a price on something that is an essential service.” Then

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the question comes what made Lyon think that the essential service wouldn’t be provided to town residents if the town joined the county’s regional organization.

It looks like many people think that separation is a disservice to the community of Ponoka. The question is whose interests this decision serves.

After the local elections in October 2013, there was such a positive atmosphere in the community with talk of a “fresh breeze” and a “new direction”. Now, 28 months and a bad recruitment decision later, that atmosphere has vanished completely and “negativity” seems to have made a comeback with residents back to wondering how Ponoka will ever find the right kind of leadership to take the town to growth and more prosperity in harmony and unity.

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East County FD already preparing for takeover Negotiations, discussions regarding assets to be completed by end of month

BY JORDIE DWYER PONOKA NEWS A sense of disappointment combined with a feeling of finally being able to move forward is what can describe Ponoka County’s sentiment regarding fire protection service last week.

On Tuesday, Jan. 12, the Town of Ponoka voted to not join the regional fire protection service with Ponoka County, which meant the county could press on with their plans to establish a new fire department to cover the other half of the county when the present agreement expires at the end of April.

County Reeve Paul McLauchlin expressed his feelings on the issue in an interview last Friday (Jan. 15).

“It’s tough, with the split (town council) has and with as much as has gone on with them recently, to govern,” he said.

“It’s tricky to interact (with them) until they work out their issues. However, (county council) will always keep the door open.”

McLauchlin reiterated what he has stated for the last few months, that the county will work with the town to find a suitable mutual aid agree-

ment - to provide assistance on fire calls when requested - but acknowledged that could be difficult or next to impossible in the short term to achieve with what’s transpired.

“The fact is the relationship has been strained and while we would like to come together on a mutual aid agreement, with the complexities involved and the negativity surrounding this issue, it will be very hard to get done,” he added.

Some of those hard feelings showed through during the town council discussion with one councillor placing the blame squarely on the county for the situation, something McLauchlin found disappointing.

“As council’s representative, we took a bit of an exception to the comments that the county started all of this. We simply responded to a situation that only makes sense for us,” he said.

“This issue has been discussed a lot over the last few years and really, from our perspective, came to the forefront when Rimbey asked for help in supporting their fire department and the pressure we have been getting from our lake

property residents to meet their needs for improved fire protection due to the growth in that area.

“The regional fire service model is the economic reality in this province, with us being one of the last remaining parts to go in this direction, so it’s not something that is new. We have never said this was about response to calls. The Ponoka Fire Department has always been excellent, but this is simply about the delivery of that service.”

With the decision, the county is pushing ahead with putting the pieces together on the new East County Fire Department that has been in the works since the hiring of Regional Fire Chief Dennis Jones back in November.

County chief administrative officer (CAO) Charlie Cutforth explained the process has already begun with the town’s CAO Doug Wright to determine just what compensation is owed to each municipality regarding the buying out of the shared assets and with Jones moving ahead with making decisions on where a new fire hall will be, coordinating the lease and purchase of fire

Separate fire services continued from page 2 She suggested if the town grows, it would have to create a new fire department and pay additional costs, however, she said Wilkinson stated the same or better level of services would be maintained for town residents.

Coun. Sandra Lyon agreed. “I don’t think you can put a price on something that is an essential service.”

For Mayor Rick Bonnett the issue boils down to resources. “We’re looking at giving up a significant amount of money.”

With a 75/25 split in operations with the county, the town would be on the hook for approximately $40,000 annually. “It’s a good deal. There’s some tweaks that’s gotta be worked out with it,” said Bonnett.

He added the province favours collaboration with municipalities but splitting goes against that.

“If we do go alone, we’re going to need to restructure this organization in the worst way and find dollars and cents because I’m not prepared to go to the citizens and ask for a tax increase at this time,” Bonnett stated.

For Prediger there are three considerations: financial, safety and strategy. She said councillors have muddied the waters so much and the responsibility falls on councillors to fix the issue.

She added that residents want safety and residents want taxes to remain low.

“We can’t allow someone else to decide how our town will operate,” stated Yaworski.

He suggests councillors have to make the right decision as citizens. Prediger replied that the decision must be as a representative of the community. She said both town and

county residents shop at the same stores and use the same amenities but putting a dividing line between town and county is not ideal.

“We have to move forward collaboratively,” she stated.

After the decision to split, interim CAO Doug Wright said he would be working with Wilkinson the next day to begin the process of working as a standalone fire department.

Response from the chamber and EDB After the decision Jim Hamilton, speaking as the chairperson of the Ponoka and District Chamber of Commerce made a statement.

“The chamber is sure that the citizens and businesses are well protected and safe with this decision of council. We are not sure if you peel back the emotional side of the decision, if it is in the best interest of the town’s taxpayers.”

“We will certainly be interacting with our members and be guided accordingly once the cost is known,” Hamilton added in the statement.

EDB chair Graham, who spoke briefly at the meeting said it was clear that residents wanted a regional system. On a personal level he suggests the decision against a regional system by councillors appears “clouded.”

From an economic development standpoint, Graham suggests voting on a regional system should have been made purely from a business and cost-savings point of view.

Training would fall under one roof with a larger pool of volunteer firefighters rather than two training days and duplicated infrastructure, said Graham. The statements of councillors voting against a regional fire system added to his questions rather than answered them.

apparatus and equipment for firefighters as well as setting up a new communications system and hiring a new deputy chief for the department.

No dollar figures have been made public regarding compensation, as discussions are still to take place on what shared equipment will become property of the county or of the town. The county wholly owns one 2007 pumper, two tanker units, an older pumper unit as well as the emergency livestock incident trailer and the 6x6 off-highway wildfire-equipped vehicle with its trailer.

All of this was part of the plan presented and approved by council at its meeting last month, where the regional fire service was given approval for a $500,000 operational budget for 2016. Council will now also look at a request to buy a new combination rescue/pumper unit at an estimated cost of $436,000.

Cutforth added they are presently looking at a one- to two-year lease on a building - noting there are at least four options currently being looked at - and that if needed, East County Fire Department could be fully operational in three to four weeks “We have the fire appara-

tus we own at the Ponoka Fire Department (PFD), plus access to other apparatus and gear for the firefighters from various sources that could get us up and running shortly. There are also 26 people, almost all of which are very experienced and trained firefighters that are currently or previous members of the Ponoka Fire Department, signed up to be part of East County,” he said, adding that when they heard there was a possible rift in that department last year and there was a risk of losing that experience on the front-line of fighting fires, that was one more reason to look at moving to a regional service.

“When the elephant in the room - about some possible internal issues (at PFD) - came to us out of the blue, I took it to the town’s (now former) CAO and was promptly told not to threaten them and that we were just a client. That was also followed later that we would not be involved in the hiring of the fire chief’s replacement.

“I had always thought of the fire service from Ponoka with a sense of pride and one of the top departments in the province. We were not interested in seeing more money being spent to operate both departments,

but we will do what it takes to provide for our residents.

A number of times we tried to extend an olive branch to the town, but were turned down each time.”

Both Cutforth and McLauchlin said it’s been a difficult period of nearly a year in dealing with the issue and with a governing structure and organization that, from the outside, looks somewhat dysfunctional.

Meanwhile, as has been stated previously by McLauchlin and the rest of county council, residents are urged to remain confident they will be well protected by the new department and that they are heading in the right direction.

“It’s regrettable the town has decided to go it alone, but there are things that go beyond just this situation on both sides,” Cutforth stated.

“Whatever the numbers are, starting up a new department is going to be expensive. However, the long term plan for us is that this is our most important service to our residents and, that while changes are being made, this isn’t the end of the world and (the town) feels this isn’t the road they want to take at this time and there are other things at play.

“We are going to now just continue moving forward.”

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Being Bad fiscal management decision grateful for what we have Letters

Dear Editor, A few days ago, Ponoka Town Council faced their first real test. Unfortunately they failed — or at least four of them did. They were tasked with deciding whether the Ponoka fire department should go it alone or amalgamate with the county.

In spite of the fact that every one of our residents that spoke at the meeting strongly supported amalgamation, in spite of the fact that the Town’s own Economic Development Board — by definition, set up to be advisory to Council — were in favour of amalgamation, in spite of the fact that Mayor Rick Bonnet clearly indicated the cost there would be to Ponoka if we were to go alone, and in spite of the fact that regional fire departments

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This is not good fiscal management. Rumour has it that at least some of the “no” vote was influenced by personal circumstances, not objective decision; I certainly hope this was not the case. Whatever the reason, Ponoka now has to find a way to run, and more importantly fund, their own fire services. I hope we’re ready for the cost.

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Dear Editor, We all need a reminder from time to time, and for me this came as I read the front page story from last week about one resident’s opposition of our new garbage collection program.

What began as a few chuckles as my wife and I discussed the story became a time of a more in depth reflection upon the issues of life. I began to think about how a grateful attitude seems to have disappeared from much of society.

Instead of considering how blessed we are to have a collection program while others in the world literally live in filth and garbage, we are upset over what may be a small inconvenience to our lives. Now, please don’t take this as an attack to the gentleman who has made his concerns known, but rather as a challenge to each and every one of us to give thought to how good we really have it.

Even in this trying economic time, we are still far better off than vast majority of others on this earth.

And while we can’t always do much to change things for someone half a world away, we can count our blessings and be grateful for the many things we enjoy and be mindful and alert of the people around us and the small things we can do to help them… whether that be a smile and a thank you at the till, or boosting someone’s car if their battery has died, or shoveling a neighbor’s driveway.

I could go on and on, but my point is this: Let’s be grateful for what we have, challenge the things that matter, and do our best to leave a footprint of gratitude, love, and kindness behind us wherever we go.

Joel Peters

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Leadership development - including teamwork and decision-making skills - is an important aspect of the Junior Lifeguard Club. Members apprentice with working instructors and lifeguards.

Fridays from 4–6pm (February 5 – April 29) Cost: $150 A Junior Lifeguard Club Coach who is a fully qualified Lifesaving Society Lifeguard leads the Junior Lifeguard Club.

For more information or to register visit Ponoka Aquaplex or phone: (403) 783-0131

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The Town of Ponoka is seeking two members at large and a youth representative for the new Police Advisory Committee.

The overall objectives of the Police Advisory Committee are to act as a liaison between Council, the R.C.M.P. Detachment, the Chief Administrative Officer of the Town of Ponoka and the citizens of Ponoka and foster responsible community actions towards the creation of a safe secure community. The Committee shall endeavor to do this by encouraging an environment, which allows for public concerns to be addressed by all affected parties.

All persons appointed to the Committee must reside in the Ponoka community, and be 18 years of age. The youth representative must be at least 16 years of age. All committee members will undergo a criminal records review and suitability screening through the R.C.M.P. If you are interested in joining this Committee, please submit a completed application form on or before February 5, 2016 to the Town of Ponoka.

Application forms are available at Town Hall: C, 4900 – 54 Street, Ponoka, AB T4J 1N8 or on the Town’s website: www.ponoka.ca

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TOWN COUNCIL APPROVES NEW TRAFFIC BYLAW At the regular Council meeting of January 12, 2016, Council passed 3rd ready of Traffic Bylaw No. 348-15. The new Bylaw improves the effectiveness of the amount of time it takes to respond to citizen concerns. The Bylaw also covers traffic control signage, vehicle routes, rules of the road, parking and stopping, restricted vehicles, sidewalk clearing, street events, parades and pedestrian movement and safety. The new Traffic Bylaw also allows for better Enforcement Services to deal with matters that were previously covered under provincial statute.

For a complete copy of Traffic Bylaw 348-15 please visit our website, or stop by Town Hall.

UTILITY SERVICES BYLAW IS BROUGHT UP TO DATE Council also approved Utility Services Bylaw No. 331-14. This bylaw deals with Water, Wastewater, and Storm Drainage Services.

One of the changes to this bylaw is utility accounts in rental suites and homes. A review of utility accounts will be undertaken; the Town will provide a 60 day written notice to all property owners of accounts that are in the name of agents and/or tenants that are in arrears, giving 60 days to have the accounts in the owner’s name. Failure by the property owner to comply will result in disconnect of service to the property until such time as they comply.

Tenant and agents in whose name Utility Services are currently provided to a property or improvement and whose account is in good standing at the time this Bylaw comes into effect may continue to receive Utility Services until such a time as the tenant or agent closes the account, or the Utility Services are discontinued for any reason pursuant to this Bylaw.

For a complete copy of Utility Services Bylaw 331-14 please visit our website, or stop by Town Hall.

Ponoka Fire Department Weekly Report PONOKA FIRE WEEKLY REPORT The Fire Department responded to 3 emergency calls: • 1 Alarm • 1 Motor Vehicle Accident • 1 Vehicle Fire

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TOWN NOTICES

– NEW WASTE & RECYCLING SCHEDULE HAS BEGUN WITH PICK-UP OF

Co-op Subdivision – ***Please Note**** your garbage and recycle days have changed from Friday’s to Thursday’s, effective immediately. Your next garbage pickup will be on Thursday, January 21.

GREY waste carts in Zone 2 on Monday’s (between River and Highway 2A); Zone 1 on Thursday’s (east of Battle River) and Zone 3 on Friday’s (west of Highway 2A). Recycling pick-up will occur every alternate week starting January 11 for each of the above zones.

COUNCIL UPDATES Next meeting of Council: Tuesday, January 26, 2016. Please note this meeting will be at 6 pm at the Ponoka County Boardroom. Agenda packages are posted on the website under ‘Town Hall’ in advance of every Council meeting. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Next Committee of the Whole: Thursday, January 21, 2016 at 6:00 pm.

Monthly Tax Installments – Please note that if you are already signed up, payments will come out as usual. Payments are withdrawn on the first business day of each month.

Christmas Tree Pick Up started on January 11 – Please place trees in the back alley of your home or out front if you do not have back alley access.

Dog Licences are on sale until January 31, 2015 for $25 each. After this date they will be $40.

Are you a Town resident interested in Land Use Planning? The Town’s Subdivision and Development Appeal Board has one upcoming vacancy for a member at large.

Training is provided by Municipal Affairs. The purpose of the Board is to hear and decide upon appeals against decisions of the Subdivision Approving Authority or Development Authority. Application forms are available at Town Hall or on the website.

HOMETOWN EVENTS Volunteer Opportunities - Volunteers are needed for two Special Event Planning Committees (Canada Day & Ponoka Day in the Park). Interested community members can contact Wes Amendt at 403-783-0118 or wes.amendt@ponoka.org Recreation Facility Pre-Design Report Open House - Monday, February 1 6:30-8:30 pm at the Hudson’s Green Nature & Activity Centre Playground Development Committees are needed for Westview Park and Co-op Park playgrounds. Interested community members please contact Wes Amendt at 403-7830118 or wes.amendt@ponoka.org

Family Day Activities 2016 – Come on out on Family Day for a whole lot of fun – many activities throughout the Town of Ponoka. Please visit our website’s Event Calendar (February 15) for all activities and times. www.ponoka.ca or call Wes Amendt at 403-783-0118 wes. amendt@ponoka.org The Junior Lifeguard Club will begin on Friday February 5. We will be hosting a National Lifeguard recertification on February 16 and a National Lifeguard course from Mar 28 to April 1 Designated lap lane all day (except during morning aquasize and swim club), pools are open all day (except during swim club) Register for Swim Lessons now! Call 403-783-0131 for more information

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County Briefs

Recycling question remains unanswered for county residents

BY JORDIE DWYER PONOKA NEWS With the recent change in town household waste collection, Ponoka County residents have been left out of the loop when it comes to recycling.

That has seen several county councillors receive calls since the beginning of the month regarding what is going to happen and how they can continue to keep helping the environment and not just simply trash or burn items.

Councillors Bryce Liddle and Doug Weir as well as Reeve Paul McLauchlin all brought up the topic at the county council meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 12. However, after some discussion, council was left with more questions and even fewer answers than when they began talking.

What they did learn was that the present recycling facility in town, located along 50th Street, will remain open until sometime in March. At that time, it will be closed and everything moved to the town’s transfer site northeast of Ponoka. That will also mean everyone - including county residents - will have to pay in order to drop off waste.

With that being the case, chief administrative officer Charlie Cutforth explained he met with representatives of GFL (Green For Life) - the same company the town recently contracted for waste collection - and was told it could provide one large bin for recycling to the county transfer facility. They estimated it would be collected every other week to be taken to its Edmonton facility where the sorting would be done.

However, when councillor Mark Matejka asked about the bin and whether the county could collect the recycling on its own then take it to the town site, council quickly found out it will cost them one way or the other.

Cutforth told council they will have to pay GFL for the bin, and since GFL is doing the same for the town, it makes no sense for the county to spend the time and money to collect recycling and transfer it to the town site.

“There really is no market anymore for a number of items including clear plastics and glass, which is why they only now accept things like cardboard and couple of other things,” said Cutforth.

He added he will be looking into the issue further, including if some of the items are simply just being sent to another landfill. If that’s the

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case, Cutforth stated they could do that themselves.

He will also be talking more with the town to see if there is a way to better coordinate on recycling.

Crime Watch comeback Liddle spoke briefly about some residents in his area expressing some interest in renewing the Rural Crime Watch program.

“There has also been a gain in interest from the Ponoka RCMP, which will be a big help in resurrecting it if we can get enough people involved,” he stated.

The hope is that this surge in interest will help gain some momentum and Liddle is trying to gather more information on the number of interested people before trying to put a meeting together.

Take It Off Council approved a motion to participate in a program called Take It Off, run by Lacombe County.

The voluntary program involves participants registering their ice fishing shacks, which helps to ensure they are removed on time. Cutforth told council the program has worked well for Lacombe with no shacks left on Sylvan Lake

for the past two years and they seem quite happy.

“What they are really looking for from us is help in providing education and awareness of the program to those in our area, specifically on Gull Lake,” he said.

Sweeping up To clear off the rest of the agenda, council approved sending representatives from administration to a meeting in Drumheller of the Red Deer River Municipal User

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The hope at the meeting is they can learn more about issues surrounding water delivery and quality.

Meanwhile, the donations of $200 each will go toward sponsoring the upcoming 2016 high school curling championship being hosted by Ponoka Secondary in March and this week’s Town and Country Bonspiel.

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BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE PONOKA NEWS A collection of artwork inspired by Cowboy Trail, also known as Highway 22, is making its way to Siding 14 Gallery in Ponoka.

The exhibition of six artists, local and from around Alberta, has its opening night Friday, Jan. 22 from 5 to 8 p.m. and ends Friday, Feb. 19. Gallery owner Danny Lineham said in a press release the showing is from a group who calls themselves the Alberta Highway Artists.

The group’s work depicts scenes of highways from various angles.

“Last year they did Highway 22, and we will be presenting an exhibition of some of the work that came out of that trip,” said Lineham.

The artists are Sandra Bingeham, Magreet Beekman, Colleen McGinnis, Cindy Brown, Sonja Zacharias and Dee Poisson.

The work is a culmination of two years of work with artists using acrylic, oil and water colours.

Siding 14 Gallery is along 50 Street near the North Bridge railway crossing.

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PONOKA NEWS 11

Councillors approve recreation and culture master plan

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE PONOKA NEWS The future of culture and recreation in Ponoka has now been set on a track after town council approved a new recreation and culture master plan during a regular meeting Tuesday, Jan. 12.

The plan, which sets specific dates for the replacement of recreation buildings and the construction of cultural buildings in town, shows an almost immediate need to replace the aquaplex.

Planner Gary Debney of McElhanney Consulting said the long range plan of the document lays out a road map of what the town needs to prepare for. Mayor Rick Bonnett voiced concern over dates forecast in the plan, which sees replacing the aquaplex with a leisure pool by September, 2019.

“Those dates are coming up rather quickly,” suggested Bonnett.

Debney replied that the mechanics of the pool, plus a leaky roof, means the town needs to act quickly otherwise there will be no pool for residents at all. “It could fail at any time,” said Debney.

The filtration system, roof, basin and other walkways have issues but the structure itself is in reasonable shape; however, putting a new pool in place of the current pool within the same building is estimated to cost somewhere between $7 to $8 million, Debney said. If council decided to go that route, residents would again be out of a pool for some time during the construction phase.

Debney advised that the whole community, residents of both the town and county, need to come together as a group to help make the pool a reality. The estimated cost to build a leisure pool is $12 million.

Coun. Loanna Gulka asked if something else could be built in the aquaplex space.

She wondered if a skate park would work.

Determining that will take some time until the town receives a structural report of the building. A report is in the works, said Dave McPhee, director of operations and property services.

An open house on the plan is set for Monday, Feb. 1 at the Hudson Green and Nature Activity Centre from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Traffic bylaw approved The new traffic bylaw has been ap-

proved by council with little discussion.

The bylaw gives the town some powers when it comes to snow removal in the downtown area and in residential streets as well as parking, sidewalk clearing and violation tickets for offences.

Approving this bylaw will help the new peace officer the town has budgeted for.

Clarifying the peace officer position The peace officer position the town approved for 2016 needed to be clarified.

Interim CAO Doug Wright told council that there are two levels for a community peace officer (CPO): CPO 1 and CPO 2. Wright said the former will be able to patrol, educate and enforce bylaws while the latter is more of an administrative roll.

For the CPO 1 position, council would need to budget another $7,000 to $10,000 in addition to the $67,000 already budgeted for. Coun. Carla Prediger suggested that the CPO 1 position was what they intended to have during deliberations.

“Are we overlapping the RCMP?” asked Coun. Marc Yaworski.

Wright replied that is not the case as a peace officer cannot deal with criminal code cases. He also recommended council approve the increase to pay for a CPO 1 position.

Council approved the request with Coun. Tim Falkiner opposed.

Utility services bylaw approved Third reading of the utility services bylaw was approved with little discussion after seeing how other municipalities access utility penalties to building owners.

McPhee told councillors there is a trend with municipalities to apply utility arrears to taxes. “A lot of municipalities have gone that route.”

He added the bylaw allows the town some flexibility when dealing with residents in good standing. He said a roll out plan is underway to inform homeowners.

Other approvals Council appointed Clayton West to the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board for two years starting Jan. 1 and administration will continue to look for someone to fill the other vacant position.

Wright told council that only one application was received.

Council also approved third reading of the police advisory committee bylaw with a new CAO and RCMP Staff Sgt. to set up the committee.

Council fields budget requests

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE PONOKA NEWS Town councillors heard from several community groups looking for funds to benefit their programming during their regular meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 12 starting with Shannon Boyce-Campbell, executive director of Family and Community Support Services (FCSS).

She explained that due to provincial funding increases, the town and Ponoka County would need to increase their contributions as well. Funding for FCSS is provided through an 80/20 per cent grant arrangement with the province paying the larger share and municipality taking on the smaller portion. In this case, as Ponoka FCSS serves two municipalities, the town pays 10 per cent and so does Ponoka County. To proportionally match the increase by the provincial government, both municipalities will pay FCSS $36,700 in 2016, up from $33,000 in 2015. In 2017 the amount will rise to just over $40,000 each.

“The province is asking you to match them a little bit more,” said BoyceCampbell.

Because of the increased funding, Boyce-Campbell suggests FCSS will also have greater responsibility in the near future but how that will look remains unclear. She added that the agency will continue its

programming but the goal is to offer services that are more than just preventative programs by working more closely with community groups.

The Early Child Development Mapping Project (ECMap) was a standalone service of the provincial government, but will now fall under the umbrella of FCSS. She added that with the stagnant economy, other issues and gaps in services have arisen. The goal is to determine those gaps in the near future.

Fort Ostell Museum request The museum is looking for $20,000 for 2016, up from $18,000 in 2015.

Chairperson of the board of the museum Craig Robinson explained the main reason for the increased request was that grant funding normally available from the Alberta Museum Association was no longer readily provided.

Robinson said the board will still apply for funds from the association, the money helps pay for summer students, but it wasn’t set in stone they would get it.

Coun. Teri Underhill is

in favour of approving the increase. “They do a phenomenal job on very little money,” she said.

Library to continue free membership For the Ponoka Jubilee Library there will be no increase in dollar requests over last year.

Library manager Jaclyn Berry said the free library membership program was partly covered due to staff changes. She added that the program is so popular that membership has increased by 35 per cent with almost 300 new members.

“With public libraries that is huge.”

“We had 164 different programs in 2015 with over 2,200 participants,” added Berry.

Wheelchair Van Society request The society is looking for $20,000 for help with its regular operations.

The money will help operate its two new vans, said board member Keith Bresee. He said the society was able to buy two new vans last year with help from the community and grant.

No decisions were made regarding budget requests by council.

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Development stays steady, struggles seem certain in 2016

BY JORDIE DWYER PONOKA NEWS Development in Ponoka County has been strong and steady for several years though the outlook on the horizon is certainly stormy.

In 2015, there were 54 subdivision applications filed and approved, down slightly from the numbers the three previous years of 68 (2014), 69 (2013) and 71 (2012) though about the same as 2011 when there were 55.

Meanwhile, a total of 219 building and development permits were issued by the county, which was down a bit from the 249 issued in 2014. However, the

number was on pace with the 212 approved in 2013 when the huge jump in the economy spurred a mini-boom from 2012 and 2011 when the numbers were 164 and 158 respectively.

While the figures look decent, the reasoning behind the numbers speaks volumes about where the economy is leading things.

“In previous years, subdivision applications were done for three reasons - farmers parcelling off pieces of land to support their operations in times of financial need or to provide a piece of land for a family member to live on and mainly around

the lake areas for housing developments,” said Charlie Cutforth, Ponoka County’s chief administrative officer in an interview last week.

“Last year, the majority of the subdivision requests were for single parcels, likely being split off for family members or in order to finance their current operations.”

Cutforth also agreed that the downturn in the oil and gas industry last year, and seemingly getting worse in the early part of this year with no sign of an upswing on the horizon, will definitely affect the numbers in 2016.

“I believe that activity will certainly slow

down, especially with the large number of properties that are currently available on the market. There looks to be a bit of an oversupply (of subdivisions) that wasn’t there when the oil and gas industries were humming and people wanted those kinds of lakeside properties,” he said.

“I am not looking to see anywhere near the same numbers in 2016 as we had even last year, since the real estate market is slowing down as well. Years ago, people could finance 100 per cent of their purchase, but with the marked shift recently, things are changing and you might even see

people having problems hanging onto properties.”

Cutforth also foresees a substantial drop in the number of permits that will be requested in 2016.

“Last year, the majority of permits were issued for people constructing garages or shops or simply doing small improvements to their home or property,” he said.

“Usually, the first thing that people quit doing when the economy dips is spending money they don’t feel they need to do. I’m not going to be surprised to see the numbers far lower than the 200-plus we have seen in the past.

“The county is fortunate that development is not difficult here. The process to get it done is minimal with cost just $25 for permit regardless of who it is for - an individual or business - or how much the development is worth. I think it is one of the big attractions for the county as well as us having among the lowest taxes in the province and our work to ensure the county is a good place to do business. We know it works as witnessed by the property taxes helping us pay for the paving of a road for some industrial properties that have been built in recent years.”

Council approves LED lights for Centennial Park

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lighting in Centennial Park, town council approved the current ones to be replaced.

No poles will be replaced, explained Larry Henkelman, president of the Ponoka Lion’s Club who made the request to council. But the feeling from the club is that it will curb vandalism in the area. “These problems still continue in the park,” said Henkelman.

The proposal is for the club to split the $27,500 project between the club and the town with Phase 3 Electric doing the work, explained Henkelman.

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He did ask if the town is able to provide the light replacement work but Dave McPhee, director of operations and property services, said the town would have to contract that work as it needs special electrician certification.

Council approved the request with $15,000 coming from the town’s 2016 playground and Hudson Green projects. The Lion’s Club will pay for the $12,500 difference.

Town proceeding bylaw clarified Wording and clarifications have been made to town council’s procedural bylaw, which lays out how a meeting is to function.

Council approved second reading of the bylaw, which adds some clarifications to in camera meeting confidentiality as well as formats for the public forum. The proposal limits the total time of the public forum to 10 minutes.

It also provides that council can meet in camera within one of the three exceptions set in the Municipal Government Act: legal, land and personnel. Councillors are expected to keep in confidence matters discussed in camera.

Interim CAO Doug Wright told councillors that the current procedures bylaw did not include committee of the whole meetings, which has been rectified.

Third reading for bylaw is expected at the next regular meeting.

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The joys of growing up in a small town

MIKE RAINONE HAMMERTIME

For those of us who grew up in a small town, we have now hopefully gotten used to all the new changes, but will always love to browse through the family photo albums and school yearbooks and share how great it was to be a kid right here in and around good old Ponoka. *You could name everyone who you graduated with and can’t wait to get to that next reunion. In those days, everyone went

to the same graduation party, and most of us had some sort of a ‘nickname.’ *You knew what 4-H was and how great it was to raise your own calf or learn how to drive the tractor.

Just about all of us kids had sampled a cigar or cigarette behind the shed and weren’t shy about having to pee in the cornfield. *We went to parties at a pasture, barn, gravel pit, or in the middle of a dirt road, and on Mondays

Albertans need a government review process that has teeth

RON ORR MLA

A popular U.S. president once said that the closest thing to eternal life any of us on earth will ever see is a government program.

Madsen Pirie, former adviser to British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, told a joke about that same idea in a speech he delivered in Toronto.

Pirie said that after the conservative-minded Thatcher took office, the first government program she eliminated had been created back in 1803, when the British and French were at war. Fearing an invasion, the British had paid a man to sit atop the Cliffs of Dover to watch for Napoleon. He was to light a fire if the French Emperor showed up.

“We eliminated that job in 1980,” Pirie deadpanned.

He understood the tendency that bureaucracies have to perpetuate their own existence.

It is an awareness of government’s innate bias toward getting bigger, and staying bigger, that led numerous legislative

assemblies to adopt sunset clauses—legal orders that say when a government program must end.

If an agency or program is to continue beyond the termination date (sunset date), its existence must be debated and justified, and the legislature must then pass new legislation.

In the U.S., more than two dozen state governments have taken things even further. Instead of putting sunset clauses into certain pieces of legislation, to varying degrees they’ve adopted Universal Sunset Legislation that applies to everything they do.

In Texas, for example, every board, commission, and agency will be abolished within a specific time frame (usually twelve years), unless the state legislature specifically passes legal provisions for their renewal. And it isn’t just the legislature that has a say. The state has a twelve-member Sunset Commission backed by an executive director and a thirty-member staff.

These people scrutinize every government agency and program, determining which of them should be eliminated. So far the commission has carried out 500 evaluations, eliminated 83 government programs or agencies, and saved taxpayers more than $900 million.

In Alberta, past PC governments made a feeble attempt to establish a somewhat similar consideration. Yet rather than setting up something with teeth that can genuinely limit the size, cost, and growth of government, the PCs passed a law saying that every few years, public agencies in Alberta must review whether they

have a written explanation of what they’re supposed to be doing. It’s called a Mandate and Roles Document. These “mandate” letters are supposed to be developed by the bureaucracy and the Minister responsible.

In places where people are serious about responsible government, the evaluation and review of government agencies is undertaken by competent, seasoned people who ask tough questions. They determine whether government agencies should still be operating. In Alberta, we order that a Cabinet Minister must review a mandate letter that is largely assembled by the bureaucracy itself.

This year, legislation forces the Notley Cabinet to “review” mandate letters for more than 300 provincial agencies.

Unfortunately, this process is not designed to save money. Nor will it result in eliminating aspects of government that are redundant, or that could better be achieved through other means.

Additionally, there is provision in Alberta to have the actual operations of government agencies reviewed every seven years.

Unfortunately, Alberta’s reviews are not impartial or independent. They’ll be carried out by the Minister in Charge, with assistance from the bureaucracy itself.

If you have any questions or concerns on this or any issue, please feel free to contact my Constituency Office by e-mail at Lacombe.ponoka@assembly.ab.ca; or by telephone at 403-782-7725 or fax at 403-782-3307 or by mail 101, 4892 46 Street, Lacombe, AB T4L 2B4.

you could always tell who had been at the party because they had scratches on their arms and legs from running through the woods when the bash was busted. *We used to ‘drag’ Railway Street and hope that the town police were on their coffee break, and we learned quickly which officer was the toughest. If we wanted to walk to get some exercise there would likely be five people who would stop to offer us a ride or to chat. *If we even dared to whisper the ‘F’ word, our parents knew about it within the hour, and the word ‘grounded’ was non-negotiable. *You could never buy beer because all the store clerks knew how old we were, and if you were old enough, they’d tell our parents anyway. If we could somehow scratch up enough money and find someone brave enough to

buy us some booze, we had to drive out into the country to drink it. *We couldn’t help but date a friend’s ex-boyfriend/girlfriend, but it was real cool to date someone from neighbouring towns, which were just like us but were often referred to as trashy or snooty. *Your teachers called you by your older sibling’s names, and many remembered when they taught our parents. Our gym teacher suggested that we should haul hay or get a job for the summer to get stronger, but most of us played lazy games and hung around the golf course, which only had nine holes then. *If we had a car, it stayed filthy because of the dirt roads, and most directions to get somewhere included turning at Nelson’s house, go two blocks to Anderson’s, then go four houses north of the pink church. If you got lost

everyone met up at the local gas station or dairy bar, because there was no McDonalds and the nearest mall was an hour away. *We referred to anyone with a house newer than 1955 ‘rich’, we thought that the ‘big city’ folks dressed funny then picked up the same trends two years later, and you could charge or write a cheque at any local town store without showing ID. *In those days it was completely ‘normal’ to see your friends coming into town on a tractor or bringing the grain truck to school, while many of our vibrant local seniors scooted around the community on their ‘riding lawn mowers. What the heck, things haven’t changed that much, have they?

Maybe life is just a little more complicated, but let’s just keep doing our ‘own thing’, while thinking spring, and having a great week, all of you.

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stand just how fun science can be.

The nearly two-hour long presentation taught the students some basics about how chemistry and chemical reactions affect people on a daily basis, which included some fun and sometimes explosive results such as huge bubble explosions, rocketing pop bottles and sonic booming balloons.

Dr. Gelmini, who is an instructor of chemistry and past chair of the subject at MacEwan University in Edmonton, hopes this kind of presentation will get children more involved in their science classes and remember just how great this presentation was.

“I want kids to look at something fun and interesting. As well, I want to show the teachers some things that they can use in their classes,” said Gelmini, who is also the chair of the Edmonton Science Outreach Network.

“Ultimately, it would be great to increase the number of kids who take science in high school and in university.”

Gelmini has been doing

similar presentations for the better part of last 20 years, since his children were in pre-school, and the reason he started are the same reasons he continues to do them.

“At first, it was to help teachers that taught my children. Then it was to educate and entertain kids, showing them that science is fun and interesting and something that will help them explain what is going on in the world around them,” he said.

“When I realized how much the teachers and kids appreciated this, I started to offer it to other teachers (always going to my kids classes at their schools, of course). Now it is something that I don’t advertise, people will call on me and I go to schools across the province.”

About 16 years ago, Gelmini only did about three or four per year, but he finds it very difficult to say no. So now, that figure averages about 125 - the most he has done in one year is 150 - and typically is done in front of about 40 to 60 students, but has

‘performed’ in front of large audiences, as big as 550. That includes large school presentations, the famous children’s festival in St. Albert as well numerous conferences for teachers, young scientists and other organizations and events.

“I love seeing the looks on the kids faces when they see what happens next. I love talking to them and answering question they have about the world around them and I really love it when they come to me and tell me that they really want to be a scientist,” he said, noting his presentations have reached about 120,000 kids over the past 15 years.

“I have teachers come up to me and tell me about kids that were never very actively engaged who come alive through the presentation. I have received hundreds of letters from children in grades 2 to 6 telling me what they liked about the presentation and how they want to be scientists and chemists.

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PONOKA NEWS 17 Left: Students watch as Dr. Lucio Gelmini pours hot water on solid carbon dioxide - aka dry ice - to get the reaction…

Photo by Jordie Dwyer

Below: …of shock and surprise from the students as the chemical chain reaction results in an explosion of a huge cloud as the carbon dioxide instantly turns to a gaseous state. It was one of several demos for Grade 4 to 6 students at St. Augustine School on Friday, Jan. 15.

Photo by Jordie Dwyer

Through these demos, we have raised about $60,000 over the last 10 years.”

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I meet people in the streets or at MacEwan University that say that they have taken in my presentation and have looked at getting into science. These kids are the future scientists and I just wanted to be involved in helping them decide what careers are available to them.”

In addition, Gelmini has not been collecting anything for his presentations.

Instead, he is using the opportunity to help raise funds for cancer research.

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Keep it relative

Commodity prices continue to feel the pain of larger supply situations and continues concerns for global economic growth, with a lot of eyes on China. All grain values are lower in the first few weeks of 2016 but with some notables being oats below $2/ bushel in Chicago and canola below $475/MT in Winnipeg. Oil has also been a big loser, tanking to its lowest level since 2002 at $31/barrel, which in turn, has pushed the Canadian Loonie down to below 70 cents USD for the first time since early 2003 (notice the correlation between low points and the years?).

That being said, are we at the lows? Commodities have started out the year worse than last year’s first few weeks but you likely won’t find any economists admitting to that but it’s hard to peg in another 10 per cent move in the Loonie (down to 63 cents), but

potential output that was priced at the same time a year ago. That being said, we continue to see solid basis opportunities on new crop wheat in Western Canada. As you’re pondering whether or not you should lock 10-20 per cent in, relative to the past 2 or 3 years, what basis levels have you been able to lock in?

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As mentioned, China may be experiencing slowing growth but Canadian canola shipments to the People’s Republic and other places continue to remain strong with 6.8 million tonnes of the oilseed shipped out of Canadian ports so far this marketing season through the end of 2015 (+9.7 per cent from the 6.2 million tonnes shipped over the same period a year ago).

On that note, the veggie oil supply situation remains relatively opportunistic, given that global inventories are expected to end 2015/16 down 12.2 per cent year-overyear at just 16.7 million tonnes remaining.

Alas, with the rains finally falling in the right places in Brazil, research institute CEPEA says that the Brazilian Real is creating incentive for the 2nd/safrinha corn crop to yield 54.5 million tonnes (close to last year’s record crop, assuming similar acres and a slight decrease in average yields). With the opportunities to lock in a great domestic price, according to ag institute IMEA, Brazilian farmers in the Mato Grosso state have already forward sold 53.5 per cent of their possible production as of the end of December.

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a 10 per cent drop in oil would be just $3.10 and a 10 per cent drop in wheat would be just 50 cents.

Puts it in perspective for you doesn’t it.

Speaking of perspective, the U.S.D.A. put out what is arguably their most significant W.A.S.D.E. report of the year on January 12th, which gives final yield and production numbers for the 2015 US crop, as well as forecasts for US winter wheat acres. On the acreage front U.S. winter wheat area is estimated to have fallen by 7.2 per cent in 2016 to 36.61 million acres, with hard red and soft red wheat acreage at 26.5 million (-9 per cent year-over-year) and 6.72 million (-5 per cent from 2015). Projected U.S. ending stocks for wheat to end the 2015/16 marketing year is forecasted to come in at 941 million bushels (+25 per cent from the end of 2014/15), 1.8 Billion bushels of corn (+4.1 per cent from last year’s ending stocks), and 440 million bushels of soybeans (+130 per cent year-over-year!).

From a global perspective, ending stocks are seen mostly flat for corn and wheat at 209 million and 489 million tonnes respectively. For soybeans though, global inventories to end this marketing year are seen up 3.1 per cent from a

In times of crisis, leaders shouldn’t be projecting a sense of panic

BY LIVIO DI MATTEO TROY MEDIA COLUMNIST Canada faces serious economic challenges as 2016 unfolds, and key leadership in dealing with the economic fallout of falling oil prices and slow economic growth must come from Bill Morneau, Canada’s federal minister of finance.

During the recent election campaign the Trudeau government promised that it would jump start the economy with $60 billion in new infrastructure spending on public transit, green and social infrastructure in an attempt to stimulate the economy. Last week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau repeated this mantra, telling reporters in Toronto that infrastructure spending is “the key” to kick-starting Canada’s economy.

As the economic fallout from the resource sec-

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tor continues, and the Canadian dollar continues its free fall, a sense of urgency appears to have gripped opinion leaders in the country and the call for “shovel-ready” projects has gone out.

Indeed, the sense of haste has become so pronounced that there’s even talk of foregoing the customary practice of substantive pre-budget consultations with economists and policy experts.

In times of crisis, a sense of panic is not what leaders should project. The sense of urgency that is currently being dispensed in national debate does a disservice to sound policy formulation and implementation.

The last financial crisis and global recession saw Canadian economic policy dealt with by the duo of finance minister Jim Flaherty and Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney. They provided measured words, actions and reassurance in difficult circumstances when it came to dealing with the economy, and helped project calm.

The current Bank of Canada governor has demonstrated what can only be termed as an extroverted role when it comes to making pronouncements on the economy, which might be interpreted as increasing uncertainty amongst the business community.

One would hope that the finance minister would not add to this by suddenly trumpeting a sense of urgency that will not help serve Canada’s best economic interests.

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2016

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History still keeps a lot of secrets

TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER The Bookworm What’s done is done.

You can’t go back and erase the past, as much as you might try. You can alter its affects, make excuses for it, or pretend it never happened, but what’s done is done. And as you’ll see in the new book “When Hitler Took Cocaine and Lenin Lost His Brain” by Giles Milton, more was done than you think.

Every good historian knows that history’s filled with dates, battles, and facts that can be mind-numbing for the average person. Those are

things your high school history teacher tried to make you memorize – but there’s a lot that textbooks never tell.

Did you know, for instance, that Adolph Hitler might’ve had a love child that would “quite possibly still” be alive? Or that Hitler’s brother joined the U.S. Army in World War II and fought against the Germans?

There are things in history that we know, almost.

A corpse’s clues suggest how explorer George Mallory died, but nobody knows if he made it to the top of Everest. After the Titanic sank, a kitchen worker survived hours in icy water, perhaps due to the two bottles of whiskey he drank earlier. And that Agatha Christie disappeared for eleven days is a fact; why is her biggest mystery.

But unknowns aren’t the only surprises from the past: in this book, you’ll read about history’s “most prolific murderess” and a monk that wouldn’t die.

You’ll learn about a nineyear-old who dedicated his life to an Emperor in a

very drastic way, and you’ll see stories of the most unsavory meals…

And then there are history’s little-known but astounding people: the man who survived two hydrogen bomb-drops and lived to be ninety-three.

The captain who chose cash over “chattels” at sea.

Men who talked in code to foil the Japanese. And the Polish Catholic woman who single-handedly saved more than 2,000 Jews.

There’s a lot of good reading inside “When Hitler Took Cocaine and Lenin Lost His Brain.” And a lot of fun, too.

Half the enjoyment in this book comes from the quick, short tales that author Giles Milton has collected: tales that lean heavily toward World War II, but are still varied throughout history and the world. The length of these stories is perfect for this kind of book: each can be read in a few minutes’ time and you won’t feel guilty for jumping in, midbook, for a good-at-themoment browse.

The other great thing is

Giles Milton that Milton invites readers to look at the past with curiosity and even a little humor. While it’s true that some of the chapters you’ll read here are made of serious stuff, Milton also includes stories that are on the lighter side.

I enjoyed this book with the consternation that comes when you know something’s going to end, but you don’t want it to – and that’s the feeling I think you’ll get, too, when you read “When Hitler Took Cocaine and Lenin Lost His Brain.” Start this book, and you’ll want more when it’s done.

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A review of 2015 at Ponoka Jubilee Library

BY JACLYN BERRY

Last week, we were given the opportunity to speak with town council and give them a review of 2015 at Ponoka Jubilee Library.

We are so excited about the information that was presented there that we thought we would pass it along to you too. So here are some of the highlights for us: We started our free membership policy on January 1, 2015, which entitles anyone of legal age who lives in the town or County of Ponoka or the Community of Maskwacis to a free membership.

We went from 836 active members to 1122, which is 286 new members, or an increase of 34 per cent. We also had a 20 per cent overall increase in circulation, and a 32 per cent increase in holds/requests filled for our patrons. 62,472 items circulated through our library last year.

We held 164 programs in 2015, with just short of 2200 people taking part

in them. These programs included Story Time, the Summer Reading program, Spanish classes, wine tastings, movie days, firearms safety courses, Lego club, Christmas activities, vision screenings with the Ponoka Lions Club, a monthly adult book club and gardening seminars.

We have continued our community outreach through programs like the book reading club at the long-term care ward at the Ponoka Hospital and partnering with the Youth Centre to beautify and plant our community garden, which donated fresh vegetables to the Ponoka Food Bank. We joined the Town of Ponoka on their Stampede parade float, and with them, as well as many other fabulous organizations in Ponoka, helped plan and participated in the very fun Day in the Park at the end of August. We provided tours and scavenger hunts to different school classes (yep, we do library tours for any teachers out there looking for a fieldtrip idea), daycares and a Sparks group.

We expanded our Ponoka Friends of the Library Society and with their help, and the generosity

of the community, were able to raise more than $7,000 through donations and fundraisers.

We added 1112 new items to the library collection, being sure to focus on national bestsellers, items with Canadian content, and many blockbuster movies, as well as many new items for children.

We also received a large number of new children’s

books for free when we arranged to have the COW (Classroom on Wheels) bus come to the library in July to provide an educational and interesting afternoon for beginner readers.

2015 was a great year.

And we want to celebrate it with everyone, so come join us at our fourth annual ‘Dinner at the Library’ on Thursday, Feb. 25, from 6 to 8 p.m. It’s a potluck,

so we ask everyone to bring one item to share.

We’ll provide drinks, buns, plates and cutlery. Please sign up at the library.

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Haste is a recipe for disaster for several reasons.

First, while the economy has slowed, the sense of crisis is misplaced. The unemployment rate is at 7.1 per cent, and while there is always room for improvement the fact remains that it’s not higher than it was in 2010 in the wake of the 2009 downturn. Moreover, even the most recent labour force numbers show employment is still being generated by the Canadian economy. Canada’s real economic problem is productivity growth - a problem that needs addressing with longer-term measures rather than immediate government spending.

Second, if we are to embark on a program of infrastructure spending it’s important to make sure that projects with the best return are selected and the best balance between public transit projects, green and social infrastructure properly assessed. Moreover, one might want to see other infrastructure needs given consideration in other areas of national interest. It would be unreasonable to see federal infrastructure money flow to community centres rather than roads and sewers simply because “shovel ready” plans exist for the former but not the latter.

In our haste to “stimulate” the economy, we run the risk of wasting tax dollars if we build poorly designed or unnecessary infrastructure as well as bid up the cost of building. Moreover, haste increases the odds of situations such as Ontario’s Nipigon Bridge, where key components on Canada’s vital east-west highway link have failed after only several months of operation and the expenditure of millions of dollars.

That such expenditures will be financed by a debt burden to be borne by future generations adds to the problem.

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Three losses in a week jeopardize playoff chances for Stamps MUSTAFA ERIC PONOKA NEWS Ponoka Stampeders have now put their playoff chances at risk after losing three games in a row last week, slimming down their advantage over the last place Stettler Lightning to a single point after losing to that team in the final seconds of their game in Ponoka last Wednesday, Jan. 13 and losing twice to Cochrane in as many days over the weekend.

The game on Wednesday tasted like flat beer at first but turned into a nailbiter at the end with Stettler Lightning, fighting tooth and nail for a playoff spot, extracted a hard-earned win from the Ponoka Culture and Recreation Complex defeating hosts 5-4.

Stampeders’ goalie Zeke Leuck makes one of his 40 saves of the game against Stettler Lightning on Wednesday, Jan. 13 at the Ponoka Culture and Recreation Complex. Ponoka boys lost 5-4.

Photo by Mustafa Eric

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Bronze medal winners: Skating to Elvis’ Viva Las Vegas the Ponoka Skate Club Ice Sensations earned themselves a bronze medal in the elementary category at the Calgary Rosebowl over the weekend. The act was choreographed

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Junior Kings and Queens put best foot forward at Shine tournament

Junior Kings’ John Baldovino makes a layup against the École Camille J. Lerouge Voyageurs Friday, Jan. 15 in their first game of their Shine tournament. The Kings won the B finals.

Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE PONOKA NEWS Despite being outperformed at their Shine tournament over the weekend, St Augustine’s junior girls’ and boys’ basketball teams made some serious improvements in their game.

The boys first game was Friday, Jan. 15 against École Camille J. Lerouge Voyageurs in what became a heated and close matchup. The Kings were fired up in front of a home crowd, playing with vigour

and strength.

Their youthfulness belied their skills taking shots deep in the Voyageurs’ key or from outside under heavy pressure. Their full court press held strong but so did the Voyageurs’ and at the end of the half the Kings were down 32-31.

Whatever coach Brandon Bishop said to the players at the break seemed to refresh the team who came up strong in the third quarter. It wasn’t until three or four minutes into the third that the Voyageurs man-

aged to score.

Despite a strong hometown crowd, the Voyageurs managed to continue to sink baskets in the third and fourth quarters with simple, yet effective plays.

Rather than risk an outside shot, the Voyageurs managed to bring the score to 50-50 with two minutes left in the game by sticking to safe and sure shots. A time out was called and Bishop tried to gather his players’ confidence.

“The long goal caught us by surprise a few times,” said Bishop.

A few more passes in the key and the Kings would have been able to sink more baskets but the Voyageurs took it 55-50.

There were some lessons for the players and Bishop said they know what went right and wrong and he feels a few minor defensive tweaks will be all the difference in their future games.

The boys won the B final bringing two wins and one loss over the weekend.

For the Queens, their first game on Friday against the Dave Thompson High School Voyageurs was where they secured their only win of the tournament.

At the start of the first half the Queens biggest challenge was getting close enough to the net

“We just started to play a lot better,” observed Lloyd.

The girls lost their two Saturday games, first to Pigeon Lake and then to Wetaskiwin, but Roos suggested there were some major lessons learned at the tournament.

“We’re really pleased with the first result being that we were behind,” said Roos.

He and Lloyd take an approach to get all the girls on the court to give them more experience. The last game against Wetaskiwin

was a close game but Roos says the Queens lost their momentum and energy and suffered penalties as the game wore on.

With that, the Queens managed to match their league record of one win and two losses. This was the first year the girls won a game together, said Roos and he is pleased with their improvement.

Lloyd added coaches are working on players’ diligence with the full court press and adding pressure to the other team.

Junior Queens’ Alysha Balatbat drives the lane Friday, Jan. 15 during their first game of the Shine Tournament. Here the girls defeated the Dave Thompson High School Voyageurs.

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Sabres pounce on the JV Broncs

Looking for the score, JV Broncs’ Trey Soosay takes a long shot against the Wetaskiwin Sabres Wednesday, Jan. 13.

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to make a basket. Despite that issue the girls managed to stay close to the Voyageurs.

The girls worked to prevent the Voyageurs from getting too close to make a layup.

It was at the second half that the girls started to control the game, says cocoach Darien Lloyd. “We were kind of dragging in the first half.”

At one point Lloyd and co-coach Ryan Roos put all the Grade 9s together, which helped their momentum.

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE PONOKA NEWS There was little chance for Ponoka Secondary Campus’ JV Broncs as they went head to head against the Wetaskiwin Sabres Wednesday, Jan. 13 at home.

By the end of the first half, the Broncs were down 40–14 and the Sabres seemed to have the strength, height and the experience to keep a strong lead. They were, actually, unstoppable. The Broncs lost 84-25.

Coach Ryan Newman said going against the highest ranked team in their league was a challenge for his players. “The focus of the game was simply to not give up and not give in.”

The Broncs had no chance at winning and while their future was clearly written, they did not give up and continued to drive the lane against the Sabres. They did not have much chance to score against taller players and while the Sabres’ points kept rising in leaps Ponoka’s only inched its way up. Despite their best efforts, Ponoka boys struggled to sink a single basket for much of the third quarter.

A strong defence and offence from the Sabres kept the ball in Ponoka’s side for much of the game and when the Broncs managed to find a chance at a breakaway, Wetaskiwin was ready to recover the ball with a turnover. They seemed to read every play the Broncs threw at them, but Ponoka boys still kept trying, never giving up.

Newman said many of his players haven’t played on a basketball team before, which has created a need this season to build skills and confidence on the court.

“I have seen a remarkable amount of improvement in the boys so far,” said Newman.

He added that team captain Clayton Raugust has been integral in keeping players’ heads in the game.

Where the Broncs managed to slow the Sabres down was in their passing. Keeping up quick, multiple passes in the Sabres’ half of the court created confidence in the home team. That strategy, when used, worked. It gave the Sabres a sense of urgency and they made unforced errors because of it, which garnered Ponoka valuable points.

However, it was not enough to defeat the Sabres.

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Jayden Hagemann of the Fountain Tire Midget A Wolves makes a shot on goal but couldn’t make the mark Friday, Jan. 15 against the Battle River Knights. Ponoka lost 4-2.

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Midget Wolves win first round of provincial playdowns

BY JEFFREY HEYDEN-KAYE PONOKA NEWS While the Fountain Tire Midget A Wolves lost a league game over the weekend, they also cleared the first round of provincial playdowns.

Their league game was Friday, Jan. 15 at home against the Battle River Knights where the two teams faced off in a heated match that saw the Knights coming on top 4-2. Assistant coach Kelly Jones said the two teams have had a strong rivalry with Ponoka having defeated them earlier in the season.

Missed shots and a frustrated team hurt their chances of winning the game. “We had lots of chances and couldn’t convert on opportunities,” ex-

plained Jones.

In the second period, the Wolves were down 3-0 and they put in extra effort to score although it was some minutes before any action came about.

Braeden Korchinski scored shorthanded after almost 10 minutes of play with an assist from Kolby Rattray.

Following this goal, the Wolves had several opportunities with five on three due to penalties but they were unable to capitalize on these chances.

Trash talking and heated play appeared to be the outlook of the game. Jones believes trash talking helped the Wolves lose their concentration.

“That was part of their (Knights) game plan from the start and it worked,” suggested Jones.

Lewis McDowell scored Ponoka’s second and final

goal of the game. The Wolves season record is 5-11-2 and the team sits fourth out of five.

Playdowns Playdowns against Wetaskiwin the next day was a better performance.

The Wolves won 12-2 and because Ponoka won by a goal difference of 10, it negated the need for a second game.

Jones said the players learned a lesson from their Friday game to just go out and play solid hockey. “It was fun to watch from a coaching perspective.”

Rather than respond to jibes, the players focused on the game and came out better for it. Ponoka plays Lacombe next and Jones expects it to be a good series considering both teams won and lost a game against each other in regular season play.

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With both teams equally clumsy in moving the puck and executing plays, the first period of the game looked more like a practice session for roughing and slashing, as players of both teams between them accumulated almost as much penalty time as play time and scoreboard showing no points for either side.

In the second period, boarding, roughing and slashing continued with players of both teams, particularly the larger sized ones, missing no opportunity to get entangled with opponents at either end of the rink. Things started to change, however, when Lightning took the lead in the sixth minute of the second period with a mid-range shot. Stampeders took less than a minute to respond to get on the scoreboard with the equalizer by Chase Staldeker. Six minutes later Lightning scored once again, but just 12 seconds from the end of the second, Stampeders made sure they would not finish the period behind when Brendan Scott put another point on the board for the hosts.

When Scott scored once again in the second minute of the third for the Stampeders to take the lead for the first time in the game, the focus of the teams turned noticeably, and inevitably, to the game of hockey away from skirmishing as time started to get shorter and shorter to win the two points. As the Lightning tried to respond, Teagan Colonna scored yet another one for the hosts rendering the task of a comeback even more difficult for the visitors. But the Lightning were not going away.

Two minutes after Stampeders’ 4-2 lead was placed on the scoreboard, Lightning reduced the lead to a single point with

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a short range shot. That goal raised the quality of the play even more with both sides stepping up good puck movement.

When the last two minutes of the last period arrived, Stettler bench called a timeout with the hope of at least taking the game to overtime with an equalizer, and it paid off. Towards the end of the 19th minute, another close range score for the Lightning made overtime play a strong possibility. But the visitors had more up in their sleeve: Just 12 seconds from the end of regulation, Steven Fletcher of the Lightning made the optimum use of the chaos in front of the Stampeders’ net to keep his team’s playoff hopes alive: 5-4.

Stampeders did very little hope or chance of winning against the Southern Division leaders Cochrane Generals on Saturday, Jan. 16 for their away game and they returned to Ponoka with a 9-1 loss and on Sunday, when they hosted the Generals at home, the result was even more disappointing, 11-1 for the visitors.

Coach Tyler Fiveland of Stampeders was almost stoic about last week’s games, especially the one versus Lightning. “We didn’t want to win that game, we did everything to lose that game,” he said complaining about players’ lack of discipline.

He added that after the second period, they had a realistic chance of winning over Stettler but that his players started playing selfish and forgot about team play and tried to score points for themselves.

Fiveland said at this point it was up to the players whether they wanted to make it to playoffs or not.

Stampeders play at home against Red Deer today, Wednesday, Jan. 20 and they must win a minimum of one point by taking the game to overtime to maintain their playoff chances.

ON NOW AT YOUR ALBERTA CHEVROLET DEALERS. AlbertaChevrolet.com 1-800-GM-DRIVE. Chevrolet is a brand of General Motors of Canada. Offers apply to the lease of a 2016 Cruze Limited LS (1SA/KPK), purchase or lease of a 2016 Equinox LS FWD (1SA/K05) and purchase or finance of a 2015 Silverado 2500HD/3500HD WT 2WD with gas engine. License, insurance, registration, administration fees, dealer fees, PPSA and taxes not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offers which may not be combined with other offers, and are subject to change without notice. Offers apply to qualified retail customers in Alberta Chevrolet Dealer Marketing Association area only. Dealer order or trade may be required. * Offer valid to eligible retail lessees in Canada who have entered into a lease agreement with GM Financial and accept delivery between January 5 and February 1, 2016 of a new or demonstrator 2016 model year Chevrolet model excluding Chevrolet Colorado 2SA. General Motors of Canada will pay two bi-weekly lease payments as defined on the lease agreement (inclusive of taxes and any applicable pro-rata amount normally due at lease delivery as defined on the lease agreement). After the first two bi-weekly payments, lessee will be required to make all remaining scheduled payments over the remaining term of the lease agreement. PPSA/RDPRM is not due. Consumer may be required to pay Dealer Fees. Insurance, license, and applicable taxes not included. Additional conditions and limitations apply. GM reserves the right to modify or terminate this offer at any time without prior notice. See dealer for details.¥ Purchase price includes $714 Owner Cash (tax exclusive) and a cash credit of $3,000 and applies to new 2016 Equinox LS FWD (1SA/K05) models at participating dealers in Canada. Purchase price of $24,795 excludes license, insurance, registration, dealer fees and taxes. Dealer may sell for less. Offer may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. GM Canada may modify, extend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without notice. See dealer for details. *** Lease based on a purchase price of $13,620, including $476 Owner Cash (tax exclusive) and $3,500 lease cash for a new eligible 2016 Cruze Limited LS (1SA/KPK). Bi-weekly payment is $66 for 24 months at 0% APR, on approved credit to qualified retail customers by GM Financial. Annual kilometre limit of 20,000 km, $0.16 per excess kilometre. $0 down payment and a $0 security deposit is required. Payment may vary depending on down payment or trade. Total obligation is $3,432, plus applicable taxes. Option to purchase at lease end is $10,189. Price and total obligation exclude license, insurance, registration, taxes and optional equipment. Other lease options are available. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited-time offer, which may not be combined with other offers. See your dealer for conditions and details. General Motors of Canada Company reserves the right to amend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice. ^ Offer available to qualified retail customers in Canada for vehicles delivered between January 5 and February 1, 2016. 0% purchase financing offered on approved credit by TD Auto Finance Services, Scotiabank® or RBC Royal Bank for 84 months on all new or demonstrator 2015 Silverado 1500 Double Cab 2WD WT / Crew Cab 2WD WT and Silverado HD’s WT 2WD with gas engine. Participating lenders are subject to change. Rates from other lenders will vary. Down payment, trade and/or security deposit may be required. Monthly payment and cost of borrowing will vary depending on amount borrowed and down payment/trade. Example: $40,000 at 0% APR, the monthly payment is $476.19 for 84 months.

Cost of borrowing is $0, total obligation is $40,000. Offer is unconditionally interest-free. Freight and air tax ($100, if applicable) included. License, insurance, registration, PPSA, applicable taxes and dealer fees not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offer which may not be combined with certain other offers. GM Canada may modify, extend or terminate offers in whole or in part at any time without notice. Conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. ®Registered trademark of The Bank of Nova Scotia. RBC and Royal Bank are registered trademarks of Royal Bank of Canada. † $12,000 is a combined credit consisting of $1,000 Owner Cash (tax inclusive) and an $11,000 manufacturer to dealer cash credit (tax exclusive) for a 2015 Silverado HD Double Cab with gas engine (except WT 2WD), which is available for cash purchases only and cannot be combined with special lease and finance rates. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this $11,000 credit which will result in higher effective interest rates. Discounts vary by model. †† Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any model year 1999 or newer car that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit valid towards the retail purchase or lease of one eligible 2015 or 2016 model year Chevrolet car, SUV, crossover and pickups models delivered in Canada between January 5 and February 1, 2016. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) and credit value depends on model purchased: $500 credit available on 2015 Chevrolet Sonic and Trax or 2016 Chevrolet Sonic, Cruze LTD, Malibu LTD, All-New Malibu (except L), All-New Volt, Camaro; $750 credit available on other 2016 Chevrolets (except Corvette, Colorado 2SA, Silverado Light Duty and Heavy Duty); $1,000 credit available on all 2015 and 2016 Chevrolet Silverado’s. Offer is transferable to a family member living within the same household (proof of address required). As part of the transaction, dealer may request documentation and contact General Motors of Canada Company to verify eligibility. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. Certain limitations or conditions apply. Void where prohibited. See your GM Canada dealer for details. μ The Chevrolet Equinox received the lowest number of problems per 100 vehicles among compact SUVs in a tie in the proprietary J.D. Power 2015 U.S. Initial Quality StudySM. Study based on responses from 84,367 U.S. new-vehicle owners, measuring 244 models and measures opinions after 90 days of ownership. Proprietary study results are based on experiences and perceptions of U.S. owners surveyed in February-May 2015. Your experiences may vary. Visit jdpower.com. ¥¥ Based on GM Testing in accordance with approved Transport Canada test methods. Your actual fuel consumption may vary. ~ Visit onstar.ca for coverage maps, details and system limitations.

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Caroline De Lancey Gibbs Aug.21, 1925 - Dec.16, 2015 Caroline De Lancey Gibbs (nee Williams), born to Brigadier General Oliver De Lancey Williams and Mildred Lota Baines, grew up on the Island of Guernsey. Her family was the last of the De Lanceys to live in De Lancey House in St Peter Port.

During WWII, Carol joined the Women’s Royal Naval Service. After the war, Carol met her future husband, John Gibbs. They married in 1954 and lived in Cambridge where John was a medical student. In 1958, they immigrated to Canada with their 3 children, living in Montreal then Edmonton. In 1963, Carol had her 4th child. In 1975, Carol and John moved to Ponoka as John became Director of the Central Alberta Mental Hospital.

Carol’s last move was to Parksville on Vancouver Island in 1982 when John retired. She delighted in the proximity to the ocean and her home became the base for innumerable visits by family, friends and relations. She joined a travel group, a naturalists club and met three times a week for over 20 years with Parksville Tai Chi Club. Carol was a community volunteer, a steady knitter and made her own yogurt as well as plum jam and applesauce from fruit trees growing in her garden. She loved her roses, clematis, lavender hedge and all the pets in her life. Also dear to her were her eight grandchildren.

Carol and John made many good friends over their years in Edmonton, Ponoka and Parksville. They shared special times with Henri & Lucette Fuerst, Raj & Margaret Maitra; Keith & Barbara Floyd, Gwyneth Bell, Dorothy Tolmie, Margaret Milne; Jan van Stock, John & Moira Davis and many others.

Carol was predeceased by husband John of 59 years, sister Evelyn and nephew Charles. She is survived by children: Simon (Chantal), Elizabeth (Bob), Diana, Jennifer (Robert); grandchildren: Devin, Ryan, Antonia, Annick, Kaos, Gabrielle, Madeleine, Rachelle; nephews: Bill and Robin; nieces: Denise and Clare.

Carol’s final months were at Little Mountain Manor in Parksville where she was cared for in comfort. She passed away with her family by her side on December 16th at the age of 90. She will be forever in the hearts of those she left behind.

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On January 10, 2016 Edna Carolyn Kristensen of Ponoka passed away at the Ponoka Hospital and Care Centre at the age of 81 years. Edna will be lovingly remembered by her sisters Nora Weismiller (Bert), Elsie Hoar (Gordon), Eileen Ensminger (Dennis), and Marilyn Wood (Denton); as well as many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews. Edna was predeceased by her parents Henry & Hertha Kristensen. A Service of Remembrance will be held at the Ponoka United Church at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 23, 2016. Memorial donations are gratefully accepted to the Ponoka United Church, S.T.A.R.S., or Big Brothers / Big Sisters Ponoka. To express condolences to Edna’s family, please visit www.womboldfuneralhomes.com.

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PONOKA AG EVENT CENTRE SOCIETY Annual General Meeting Monday, January 25 @ 7 pm Calnash Ag Event Centre 3611 Hwy 2A Ponoka

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The Executive Director reports to the SIAFN Board and is responsible for overall management of the SIAFN and the ASETS Agreement. The Executive Director will ensure compliance with the ASETS Agreement, Treasury Board guidelines, Societies Act, Service Level Agreement and internal operations and carry out the responsibilities, authorities and duties of the office in accordance with policies and procedures, work plan, budgets and directives as approved by the Board of Directors.

Governance and Compliance • Prepare SIAFN’s business plans (5 year), Annual Work/ Operational Plans, Budgets, Cash Flows, Expenditure Plans and ASETS reports/ documentation. Submit these to the Board and Six Independent First Nations Chiefs for approval prior to submitting to EWDL. • Ensure proper controls are in place and develop required policies and procedures; Ensures adequate security measures are taken to protect the security of data and the requirements of the Privacy Act and ensures all levels within the Society are following the Service Level Agreement; • Establish and maintain an e‫ٺ‬ective liaison between the SIAFN Board, its member First Nations, and all levels of Government. Update Board, Shareholders and ASETS sta‫ ٺ‬on new information and related press releases;

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PLUMBING SHANDALL PLUMBING LTD. JAMES AVERY “Reasonable rates on all your plumbing needs” Gas Fitting - Home Renovations - Drain Cleaning -24 HOUR SERVICE5306 - 60 ST, PONOKA, AB T4J 1K7 PH: (403) 783-6372 • FAX (403) 783-6345

BOBCAT SERVICES Sur-B Enterprises Ltd.

BOBCAT SERVICE • Snow Removal • Driveways & Parking Lots • Post-Hole Augering - 6, 9, 12, 15 • Corral Cleaning • Grading & Construction Call Jim Ashbough 403-783-2764 or Cell:783-2764 587-729-0092 Call Jim Ashbough or Cell: 588-0599 Jack Surbey 783-5283 Cell: 588-0597

OVERHEAD DOORS

Gerald & Tina Owners

#4, 3616 67 St. Ponoka, AB www.doorsondemand.ca

403-783-2454

ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS HERE FOR JUST

30

$

PER WEEK.

REACHING 6000 HOUSEHOLDS PER WEEK.

BOTTLE DEPOT

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)

403-783-6875 SALES & SERVICE

Big Iron Drilling’s patented

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Motorcycles & ATV’s Tues - Fri: 8:30 am-5:30 pm Saturday: 9 am-3 pm

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

PONOKA NEWS 29

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2016

DENTISTRY

RIMBEYDENTALCARE DR. STEVE CALDER BS C DDS

Business Opportunities

870

Squeezthee MOST out of your advertising dollars with a combined circulation of over 800,000 for only...

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

403-783-5225

5118 - 51 Ave., Ponoka, AB T4J 1R5

www.birchlanddental.ca • DR. RICK BARR • DR. STELIAN LISMAN - General Dentistry - Orthodontics - Cosmetic Dentistry - Bonding - Veneers - Bleaching - White or Gold Fillings - Crown and Bridge - Implant Restorations

“WE ENTHUSIASTICALLY WELCOME NEW PATIENTS”

EYE CARE Drs. Heimdahl, ZoBell & Kallal

995 plus GST/HST

Value Ad Network

Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association toll free 1-800-282-6903 x228 email andrea@awna.com or visit this community newspaper

DENTAL CARE

DENTAL CLINIC

Misc.

Help

880

ARCTIC CO-OPS IS HIRING! www.arctic.coop

LOCATED IN NUNAVUT OR NORTHWEST TERRITORIES:

LOCATED IN WINNIPEG, MB:

Retail Store Managers Cooks/Cook Managers

Manager, Risk and Audit Financial Analysts Financial Support Officers

LOCATED IN SANIKILUAQ , NU:

LOCATED IN YELLOWKNIFE, NT:

Bulk Fuel/Petroleum Driver

Produce Manager

Please send your resume to: HumanResources@Arctic.Coop Or fax to: 1-204-632-8575

-

•

is now

HIRING

P/T F/T cashiers

Ever work in the UK? Are you missing out?

8AM - 12:30PM • 1PM - 5PM

Call 403-783-3311 HEATING

www.britishpensions.com 1-888-591-3964 Teachers/ Tutors

840

Nipisihkopahk Education Authority IS SEEKING

SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS TO WORK IN ITS SCHOOLS

“Committed to your comfort”

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

robin@KlesAir.com www.KlesMechanical.com

Advertise your business in the Business Directory!

This space could be yours for $

30

PER WEEK

Call 403-783-3311

Please drop off resumes in person or fax 403-783-8273

SIMPLE! It’s simple to run a Garage

OFFICE HOURS: Monday - Friday

PER WEEK

403.783.3501 wcmltd@telus.net

VETERINARY SERVICES

Bovine Veterinary Services On-Farm Mobile Veterinary Services Ultrasound-aided ReproducƟve Programs

Herd Health

NEW PATIENTS ALWAYS WELCOME

30

3912 - 66 St, Ponoka www.wcmltd.ca

CETA CerƟĮed Dairy and Beef Embryo Transfer

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

Robin Esau

Commercial - Residential Installations - Repair

5120-51ST AVE, PONOKA

This space could be yours for $

HEATING & EAVESTROUGHING

STA M P E D E

and

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

880

Place your ad in this newspaper and12345 province wide $

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

Misc.

Help

Successful substitute teachers must hold or in process of holding a valid teaching certificate from the Province of Alberta, a child welfare check and a criminal record check.

Salary is comparable to surrounding schools.

Nipisihkopahk Education Authority (NEA) is a First Nations School Board operating 5 schools with approx. 970 students from Kindergarten to – Gr.12. Three of our schools are located on the Samson Reserve in Maskwacis, one (Maskwacis Outreach) on the Ermineskin Reserve and one on the Pigeon Lake Reserve near Mameo Beach. NEA is located about 15 minutes south of Wetaskiwin or 15 north of Ponoka.

Website : www.scnea.com Please contract NEA HR department admin@scnea.com

Celebrate Your Marriage With a Milestone Announcement • 1.877.223.3311 Remember to share the news with your friends & family!

Sale Ad in the Classified section and make quick cash.

Phone Classifieds 1-877-223-3311.

Employment Training

900

COME AND LEARN. Unlock your Superpowers!

Jan. 29 & 30, 2016, Edmonton. AWNA’s Annual Symposium.

Educational Sessions in Journalism, Sales Ad & News Design. Internationally acclaimed speakers.

Pre-Register. For more info: www. awna.com/symposium.

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1-800-466-1535; info@canscribe.com.

Phone 403-391-1684 ʹͶ

Dr. Bruce Wine

TREE SERVICE Hillbilly Tree Mulching Ltd. • FENCE LINES • CUT LINES • POWER LINES • PIPELINES • BRUSH & BUSH • STUMPS MULCHING TO SUIT ALL NEEDS

Doug Casey

Can do trees up to 15” wide

1.403.318.0498 1.403.358.0452

VETERINARY SERVICES

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

Buy & Sell #1500 - #1990

Auctions

1530

BIG STRAPPER AUCTIONS

at The Moose Hall, 2 miles south of Ponoka on Hwy. 2A. Resuming weekly sales Wed.’s @ 6 pm.

Antique sale 1st. Sun. of Month Feb. 7, @ 1 pm.

TO BOOK YOUR SALE CALL 403-782-5693 or 403-304-4791 Check website for full listings www.bigstrapperauctions.net

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

Reaching 6000 households weekly

For just

$30 per week this space could be yours!

403-783-3311

30 PONOKA NEWS Auctions

1530

COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION. 10th Annual Red Deer Collector Car Auction & Speed Show.

March 11 - 13, 2016, Westerner Park. Special Guests: Dan & Laura Dotson - Storage Wars; “Horny” Mike - Counting Cars; Chris Jacobs - Overhaulin’. Consign today.

1-888-296-0528 ext. 103; egauctions.com.

ESTATE & COLLECTIBLE AUCTION Sunday Jan. 24- 10 a.m.

Bowden Lions HallBowden AB Collectibles, Furniture, Hand & power tools, Check web for full listing & pictures Pilgrim Auction Service 403-556-5531 www.pilgrimauction.com UNRESERVED AUCTION. Autos, tools, surplus, collectibles, furniture and more. 11 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 23. Scribner Auction.

On location: 121 - 15 Ave. (Hwy 14) Wainwright, Alberta. 780-842-5666; www.scibnernet.com.

Volunteers Wanted

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2016

Auctions

1530

UNRESERVED WOODWORKING AUCTION. Tuesday, January 26, 10 a.m. 156 Sioux Road, Sherwood Park. Sliding table saw, edge banding dust collection, double mitre saw, sanding & planes, Delivery Van Paint System. Plus much more.

Call 780-922-6090 or full details at www. foothillsauctions.com.

Foothills Equipment

EASY!

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

EquipmentMisc.

1620

A-STEEL SHIPPING CONTAINERS. 20’, 40’ & 53’.

40’ insulated reefers/freezers. Modifications possible windows, doors, walls, as office, living work-shop, etc., 40’ flatrack/bridge.

1-866-528-7108; www.rtccontainer.com.

890

MORE AMAZING VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!!

Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP) A few hours of your time goes further than you think!

Helping our low income and senior community members complete tax returns free of charge. Some training provided.

To get involved, please contact: Shelly at Ponoka FCSS 403.783.4462

Trades

850

Travel Packages

1900

SEE POLAR BEARS, Walrus and Whales on our Arctic Explorer Voyage next summer. SAVE 15% With Our Winter Sale for a Limited Time. CALL TOLLFREE: 1-800-363-7566 or visit: www. adventurecanada.com.

(TICO#04001400) CLASSIFIEDS Sell it Best! To place your ad phone 1-877223-3311

Wanted To Buy

1930

WANTED - SHED ANTLERS. Buying shed antlers all sizes and conditions. Paying top dollar for elk, deer, moose. Buying all the time.

Phone, text, email: 403-352-9397 or donovanh@telus.net.

Agricultural #2000 - #2290

Farm Equipment ..............2010 Haying Equipment ............2020 Tractors ............................2030 Combines & Headers ......2040 Fertilizer Equipment..........2050 Misc. Farm Machinery ......2060 Equipment Wanted ..........2070 Farm Custom Work ..........2080 Farm Auctions ..................2090 Livestock ..........................2100 Livestock - Exotic..............2110 Sheep ..............................2120 Poultry ..............................2130 Horses ..............................2140 Horse Boarding ................2150 Riding Supplies ................2160 Horse/Stock Trailers ........2170 Pasture Wanted ................2180 Grain, Feed, Hay ..............2190 Seed Grain ......................2200 Seeding & Tillage ............2210

Livestock

2100

BRED heifers, Blacks & Sim X, calving Mar. 20; 403-843-6463

2140

Horses

WE BUY HORSES: broke, un-broke, or unwanted.

Jerry Dodds 403-783-0303

Grain, Feed Hay

2190

FOR SALE: Alfalfas, Clovers, Grasses plus Hay, Pasture, Reclamation and Lawn Mixtures. Early order discount - Book now!

No charge custom blending. Call 1-800-661-1529 or esther.stigter@ hannasseeds.com.

HEATED CANOLA buying Green, Heated or Springthrashed Canola. Buying: oats, barley, wheat & peas for feed. Buying damaged or offgrade grain. “On Farm Pickup” Westcan Feed & Grain, 1-877-250-5252.

ROUND BALES - Hay, green feed, straw and bulk oats. Delivery available.

No Sunday calls please.

Phone 403-704-3509 or 403-704-4333.

+

A Star Makes Your Ad A Winner!

CALL:

1-877-223-3311 To Place Your Ad Now!

Houses/ Duplexes

3020

FOR RENT IN PONOKA

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

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~ Large Fenced Yard ~ ~ Non-smokers ~ ~ $1400 & utilities ~ References required 403-963-1763

2 BDRM,. 1 bath, half duplex, $750 + utils., avail. immed. in Rimbey 403-872-8283 PONOKA Main level, large 2 bdrm. suite, incld’s utils., large covered deck & 4 appls. 403-704-1645

Wanted to Rent Suites #3250 - #3390

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

AVAILABLE FEB. 1

Newly renovated, spacious 3 bdrm house with 3 appliances Centrally located on quiet cul-de-sac $1350 + D.D. + utilities Pet friendly

403-783-1768 1-604-396-9714

FOR RENT

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

403-704-3327 403-870-3899 PONOKA 2 bdrm. well maintained quiet adult building, no pets $815/mo. + power, heat/water incld. avail. immed.

Brian 403-348-6594

PONOKA large 2 bdrm. bsmt. suite $950 incld’s util’s, 403-704-1645

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

403-357-0287

CALL 403-588-0597

AVAIL. IMMEDIATELY 4 B/R, 2 Bath home for rent in Riverside • 4 appliances • double garage • lrg backyard $1,500/month + utilities $1,500 Security Deposit May consider small pets

CALL 403-704-3152 PONOKA, Duplex 3 bedroom. $950. rent/dd, no pets, 4 appls. + drapes.

403-346-3943 or 403-358-9179

Houses/ Duplexes

Ponoka Veterinary Clinic Dr. Murray • Murray Jacobson, DVM • Jacobson Clayton West, DVM Dr. Clayton West • Nicole Macdonald, DVM • Katie Graves, DVM 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

Advertise your business in the Business Directory!

PLUMBING

PONOKA PLUMBING & HEATING • JOURNEYMAN PLUMBER REQUIRED We now carry a complete line of Ritchie Stockwater parts Hours of Business: Monday - Friday 7:30 am - 5 pm 8:00

5110 -50 Street Box 4414 Ponoka, Alberta T4J 1R7

JESSE ZINTER Office - 403-783-5489

WATER WELL DRILLING SERVICE

AVAILABLE NOW 2 bdrm house with single car garage $850/mnth plus D.D. N/S, N/P 5004 56 Ave, Ponoka

3060

VETERINARY SERVICES

Pasture

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

3260

FOR SALE

1084 SQ FT ½ DUPLEX Built in 2004 Located near IGA

403-785-6616

3020

AVAILABLE FEB. 1 - 3 BEDROOM HOUSE IN RIVERSIDE

• Fully finished bungalow in quiet neighborhood with very private backyard • Main floor has a large living room, spacious dining area, master bedroom with nursery/den and an ensuite • Basement nicely finished with 2 bedrooms, family room, bathroom and storage area • Washer & dryer included • Large single garage

Move in earlier for no cost with one year lease $1400 per month based on one year lease plus $1400 damage deposit plus utilities

CALL 403-783-2975 MON. – FRI. AFTER HOURS CALL 403-304-1412

• 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.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2016 Buildings For Sale

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

4090

Manufactured Homes

NO MATTER WHO you are, we have a home that Àts your lifestyle at United Homes Canada. Over 40 years of experience in providing the best value in quality modular and manufactured housing.

Call 1-800-461-7632 or visit www. unitedhomescanada.com to discover how we can help you Ànd your new home.

Buildings For Sale

4150

LOOKING FOR a shop?

Post Frame Buildings.

AFAB Industries has experience, expertise, reliability and great construction practices. For a free quote, contact Ryan Smith 403-818-0797 or email: ryan.afab@gmail.com.

Public Notices

4150

POLE BARNS, Shops, steel buildings metal clad or fabric clad. Complete supply and installation.

Call John @ 403-998-7907; jcameron@ advancebuildings.com.

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DO Five years after YOUR

PART

Financial #4400 - #4430

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

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4430

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the Arab Spring

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Public Notice #6000

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

6010

Ponoka County ROAD ALLOWANCE LEASE NOTICE Notice is hereby given of the intention of the Council of Ponoka County to consider the following road closure and lease by-law: By-Law 3-16-RL closing all that portion of the statutory road allowances lying west of Section 5-44-27-4W4.

The closed roads will be jointly lease to Willie Klimec and Dan Brachmann.

Before considering the by-law, Council will hold a Public Hearing at which any person claiming to be affected may ask questions or make comments. This hearing is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 9, 2016 in the Council Chambers of the County Administration Building.

A copy of the proposed by-law may be inspected at the County Administration Building, Ponoka, Alberta during regular office hours.

Dated at Ponoka, Alberta this 11 day of January, 2016.

Charlie B. Cutforth Chief Administrative Officer Ponoka County 4205 Highway #2A Ponoka, Alberta T4J 1V9 Phone: 783-3333 Fax: 783-6965 e-mail: PonokaCounty@PonokaCounty.com

Five years ago this month, the “Arab Spring” got underway with the non-violent overthrow of Tunisia’s long-ruling dictator, Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali. He dared not order the army to open fire on the demonstrators (because it might not obey), he was running out of money, and eventually he flew off to Saudi Arabia to seek asylum.

In an Arab world where satellite television broadcasts and social media had effectively destroyed the power of the censors, practically everybody else spent the four weeks of civil protest in Tunisa tensely watching what the Tunisians were doing. When the Tunisian revolutionaries won, similar non-violent demonstrations demanding democracy immediately broke out in half a dozen other Arab countries.

It felt like huge change was on the way, because the world had got used to the idea that non-violent revolutions spread irresistibly, and usually win in the end. The ground-breaking “People Power” revolution in the Philippines in 1986, for example, was followed in the next three years in Asia by non-violent democratisation in South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Bangladesh, and failed attempts at non-violent revolution in Burma and China.

Similarly in eastern Europe, the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Communist regime in East Germany in 1989 was followed by non-violent de-

mocratisation in all the Sovietdominated “satellite” countries by the end of the year.

The Soviet Union itself broke up in 1991, and some of its component parts also became democratic. Non-violence was a magic potion, and people assumed that it was bound to work in the Arab world too.

They were wrong. The non-violent movements demanding democracy spread just as fast, but their only lasting success was in Tunisia. Egypt and Bahrain are back under autocratic rule, and Yemen and Syria are both being devastated by civil wars and large-scale foreign military intervention.

Libya is also being torn by civil war (although the revolution there was never non-violent).

You can hardly blame people for trying to get rid of the old regimes – they were pretty awful – but beyond Tunisia the endings were uniformly bloody and tragic. Was there some systemic reason for this, or was it just a lot of bad luck? There is great reluctance to pursue this question, because people are afraid that the answer has something to do with the nature of Arab society or Islamic culture. They shouldn’t worry.

Islam is not incompatible with democracy. Indonesia, the most populous Muslim country, had a non-violent democratic revolution in 1998 and continues to be a thriving democracy today.

Turkey has been democratic for decades, although Recep Tayyib Erdogan, the current president, is doing great damage to the country’s democratic institutions. Pakistan and Bangladesh are both democracies, although turbulent ones.

These four countries alone account for almost half the world’s Muslim. In the Arab world democracy is a much scarcer commodity, but it does exist, most notably in Tunisia itself.

Several other Arab countries, like Jordan and Morocco, have a significant democratic element in their politics, although the king retains much power.

So what went wrong with the “Arab Spring”? In the case of Bahrain, the problem was that the majority of the population is Shia, but the ruling family

is Sunni and saw the democratic movement as an Iranian plot. Neighbouring Saudi Arabia saw it the same way, and sent the Saudi army in to crush the “plot”.

Yemen was a lost cause from the start, since there was already an incipient civil war in the country. Now it’s a full-scale war, with foreign military intervention by a Saudi-led coalition that includes half the countries in the Arab world, and the non-violent protestors are busy hiding from the bombs.

Syria was a hard case since the Ba’athist regime, in power for more than 40 years, had accumulated a great many enemies. The Alawite (Shia) minority who dominated the regime were terrified that they would suffer from revenge-taking if they lost power, and were willing to fight to the last ditch to keep power.

But it is also true that Turkey and Saudi Arabia, and later the United States as well, encouraged an armed uprising in Syria that undercut the entire non-violent movement. It probably wouldn’t have succeeded anyway, but it really didn’t get tried.

And in Egypt, the non-violent revolution actually won.

The victory didn’t last long.

The Muslim Brotherhood won the election in 2012, and the urban, secular minority who had made the revolution panicked. They asked the army to intervene, and the army was happy to oblige – so now the army runs the country again, after a massacre of non-violent Muslim Brotherhood protesters in 2013 that was probably worse than the slaugher on Tienanmen Square in 1989.

Egypt is by far the biggest country in the Arab world. If it had not thrown its democracy away, about a third of the world’s Arabs would be living in a democracy today. It was very bad luck, but non-violent revolution is still a viable technique – and democracy is still just as suitable for Arabs as it is for Poles, Peruvians or Pakistanis.

It’s just going to take a little longer than we thought in 2011.

Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

WWW.PONOKANEWS.COM

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2016

D E D N E X T LEFEBRUARY 1 ST

UNTI

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ON MOST NEW MODELS

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C1208

MSRP $21,164 $ 135 B/W 84MTHS

SALE

$

2015 FOCUS SE SEDAN

19,500

C1282

MSRP $34,299 $ 209 B/W 84MTHS

29,900

SALE

$

2015 F150 S/CAB

SALE

$

36,004

C1381

SALE

MSRP $38,799 $ 242 B/W 84MTHS

$

2015 F150 CREW XTR T1204

T1268

MSRP $50,799 $ 254 B/W 84MTHS

2016 FUSION SE AWD

MSRP $49,729 $ 279 B/W 84MTHS

39,887

SALE

$

34,900

T0971

SALE

MSRP $64,089 $ 329 B/W 84MTHS

$

2016 MUSTANG 14 COUPE PREMIUM

2015 F350 CREW XLT DIESEL

46,998

ALL FACTORY REBATES TO DEALER. ALL VEHICLE PLUS GST AND FEES. $499 ADMIN & $20 TIRE TAX, $6.25 AMVIC FEE. EG. C1208 2015 FOCUS 4.9% OVER 84 MONTHS. BW PYMT $135. TOTAL PAYMENTS EQUAL $24961.30, TOTAL INTEREST EQUAL $3893.28

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2011 FUSION SEL

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$

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SALE

$

12,900

C0752A

99

$

B/W 84MTHS

SALE

$

T0915A

177

B/W 84MTHS

SALE

$

27,300

L0459

207

$

B/W 72MTHS

SALE

$

L0523

12,900

2013 XTR SUPERCREW $

2014 MITSUBISHI LANCER $

148

B/W 84MTHS

SALE

$

2011 RAM 1500 LARAMIE

23,000 T1319A

27,958

$

385

B/W 84MTHS

SALE

$

2015 F350 LARIAT DIESEL LOW KM

57,500

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