June 28, 2016 Country Booster

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June 28, 2016

A few of the members of the Rosalind History Book Committee (left to right): Carole Sweeney, Marilyn Whiting and Anne Burkard. Committee members have spent countless hours compiling hundreds of submissions for the Rosalind and District History Book.

Planning by numerous committees has been underway for many months, and everyone is invited to come and celebrate the town’s 100th anniversary at the

Rosalind Centennial The celebration will begin with registration at the Drop In Center on Friday from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. and Saturday from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. Attendees will be able to pick up wristbands, maps, itineraries and history books. Friday night will also have a concession, beer gardens and a family street dance beginning at 8:00 p.m. Saturday starts off bright and early with a pancake breakfast beginning at 7:30 a.m. Visitors can enjoy a school memorabilia display, parade at 11:00 a.m., self-guided tours, concession, beer gardens and supper.

The Camrose Chamber of Commerce train will be providing rides to young and old alike from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. and Summer in the Park will also be providing children’s activities from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Rounding out the evening will be a street dance with music provided

by The River Jacks. Fireworks will commence at 11:15 p.m. Sunday finishes off the celebrations with a pancake breakfast beginning at 9:00 a.m. followed by an ecumenical service and a ball game.

All events (parade, dances, fireworks, Commerce train, etc.) are free of charge.

For more information on the centennial celebrations, contact the village office at 780-375-3996.

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News Features…

Environment minister for the day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 County supports STARS program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Friends of Battle River Railway ride to Heisler . . . . . 6 Vikings in the Streets Festival is a fun event . . . . 10

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UNRESERVED FARM AUCTION

TUESDAY, JULY 19, 2016 – 10:00 AM

Lakeview Holsteins Ltd. – Estate of Daniel Johnson Camrose, AB

LOCATED: From Camrose, go 18 km north on Hwy 833, then 4.8 km west on Hwy 617, then 1.5 km north on Hwy 623 or from Hay Lakes go 10 km east on Hwy 617, then 1.5 km north on Hwy 623.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Doug Johnson Auction Service Ltd. at 780-608-0556.

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TRACTORS • 2007 Fendt 820 Vario MFWD, 650/65R42 rear singles, 540/65R30 fronts, 4 hyd, 3-pt. hitch, showing 5029 hrs, S/N 731222257 • 2005 Fendt 818 Vario MFWD, c/w 755 loader & Alo 8-1/2’ bucket & grapple, 650/65R42 rear singles, 540/65R30 fronts, 4 hyd, 3-pt. hitch, showing 7270 hrs, S/N 718225363 • Case 730 2WD, gas, 2 hyd, PTO, S/N 8266910 MANURE SPREADER • Meyer 9524 TA twin vertical beater, Model XTS 3000 running gear, S200 vertical attachment, c/w silage ext, bought new in 2011, S/N 1195226 • •

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digital scale • New Holland BR 780 rd baler, net wrap, Xtra sweep PU, S/N 66140 • Inland Hayliner 2000 PT bale retriever • NH 358 mixermill, bale feed, S/N 697242 • NH 144 swath inverter (needs work) • Self-loading drive over bale mover • NH 273 square baler • Vicon 5-wheel rake • Two HiQual cattle squeezes • HD bale feeder; 30’ pipe bunk feeder • Qty of steel gates

• • • • • SCRAPER & LAND ROLLER • Leon M1700 hyd scraper, S/N 181404 Agri-Tech Mfg Ltd 4200 Land roller, 42’, • S/N 97007 • AIR DRILL & CORN PLANTER 39’ Flexicoil 5000 drill, 9” spacing, dbl shoot, Stealth openers, rubber packers, • S/N ADA0000-N050515 Flexicoil 2320 TBH air tank, S/N G2320- • A0-N047959 John Deere 7200 Max Emerge 2 corn • planter, 3-pt. hitch, S/N H07200G700135 • SPRAYER Wilmar 765 HT SP sprayer, 90’, 4WD, • air ride, 600 gal, MT 5000 controller, foam marker, showing 3086 hrs, S/N • 0076600573

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Twister 14’x6 ring on Wheatland hopper Westeel 4-ring hopper bin, skid Twister 14’x7-ring flat bottom, ladder Twister 14’x5-ring flat bottom Butler 14’x3-ring flat bottom Wheatland BN 705 feed / seed bin, 225 bu+/– • Five corrugated feed / seed bins • Baldor 7-1/2 hp inline aeration fan • Grainguard 5 hp aeration fan

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• • EQUIPMENT TRAILER & TRUCKS • Arne’s TA drop deck equipment trailer, (8’ • • upper deck, 34’ main) • 1997 Ford F350 1T dually w/ 9’ service body & tool cabinets, 7.3 L diesel, 4x4, 5-spd.

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AUGERS Brandt 10”x70’ swing auger (blue) Sakundiak 10”x46’ PTO auger Sakundiak 6”x37’ auger, 10 hp Kohler FarmKing 10”x70’ swing auger (older) Brandt 8” auger (parts only) MISC. EQUIPMENT Westfield 6”x41’ auger w/ elec motor • Super Tanker TA liquid manure wagon Two Westfield 4”x15’ augers w/ elec motors • Houle manure pump (1 on transport) • Melroe 900 Series 5-bottom plow Westfield 8”x51’ PTO auger (older) • 20’ NH 970 rigid straight cut header, PU BINS & AERATION reel Twister 22-8 hopper combo bin, 9545 • 32’ Morris Challenger field cult. bu+/–, aeration • 24’ Morris L240 field cult.

Two Wheatland Grainmax 5000 hopper • 6’ canola roller bins, aeration, site glass • NH TR 95 combine (parts) Meridian 1620 E hopper bin, 4000 bu+/–, • 20’ Versatile 4400 swather (parts) full bin indicator • IH 1150 mixermill (parts) Wheatland 1412 E hopper bin, 2088 • Highline 6600 bale processor (parts) bu+/– COLLECTOR CAR Wheatland 1210 E hopper bin, skid, 1287 • Mercedes Benz 220S 4-dr car, bu+/– auto, 6 cyl inline, (not running), S/N Wheatland 1612 L hopper bin, skid, 2751 A111.012.10.11269 bu+/–

MISCELLANEOUS • Behlen 4-ring hopper bin, dbl skid, newer CATTLE & HAYING EQUIPMENT • Pulltype Sheeps foot packer bin • Superior TMR 700 vertical feed mixer,

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Chem Handler II w/ 5.5 hp Honda Soterra chem pump; slough pump JLG scissor lift, electric Miller Big 40 portable welder Rodenator Qty unused 36” ribbed metal (17-1/2’, white, 80+/– pieces); Qty 1”x8”x8’ rough boards (14+/– lifts); Qty 2x8 rough lumber; Qty unused green lattice Winco 45 KVA PTO generator on trailer 25 poly calf hutches Stormax grain temp monitor & OP1 cables Five 1250 gal poly water tanks, two 14’ railroad iron floats, Massey Harris 30 2WD tractor, golf cart, 800 gal poly tank on transport, swather mover, 5 hp upright air compressor, Honda HS724 tracked snow blower, M300 Gallagher fencer, 5’ Westward 3-pt. hitch cult., Quad sprayer, saddle, drill press, Karcher hot water pressure washer, 3 bolt bins, Yamaha 2WD quad, roll silage plastic, eng hoist, eng stand, vet supplies Kids’ playhouse, kids’ play center, 10’x12’ Gazebo AUCTIONEER’S NOTES

• All goods are sold on an “as-is”, “where is” basis and any description, verbal or in advertising, of goods is set out or offered as a guide only. The Auctioneer accepts no responsibility for errors in description, it being the responsibility of prospective buyers to inspect the goods before the sale and satisfy themselves as to condition, age authenticity, make or model.

• All hours and kilometres are unverified.

• If paying by cheque and unknown to Auction Company, we require a letter of reference from your bank.

• See complete terms and conditions on our website.

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Environment minister for the day

By Lori Larsen

Protecting our natural resources and building sustainable communities is on the minds of many and most certainly a hot topic among the politicians charged with serving our communities.

As an initiative to educate and develop a positive understanding of the importance of environmental issues the government of Alberta in conjunction with Alberta’s Environment Week, June 5 to 11, invited 12 Grade 5 students from across Alberta to be minister for the day.

“This event always receives many excellent submissions, and this year was no exception. It’s very rewarding to see young Albertans who are dedicated to environmental stewardship and to hear their perspectives on important topics,” said Shannon Phillips, Minister of Environment and Parks.

There were 1,133 applications from 47 schools across Alberta and the 12 finalists represented the following communities; Airdrie, Ardrossan, Calgary, Drayton Valley, Edmonton, Fort McMurray,

Okotoks, Red Deer, Stony Plain, Viking and Wainwright.

Viking School, Grade 5 teacher Marlene Taylor was delighted to have students from Viking represented in the program. “The Minister for the Day program is a great learning experience that aligns with our curriculum.

It helped my class learn a range of important information concerning the environment while becoming super stewardship members. Congratulations to all students; great work!”

The students were given a tour of Legislature and participated in a mock news conference where they were given the opportunity to discuss with Minister Phillips their ideas for environmental protection and sustainability.

The program has been in existence since 2003 and supports the Grade 5 curriculum in Alberta schools.

For more information on the program visit aep.alberta. ca/about-us/ministers-office/ minister-for-the-day.aspx or contact by email at ESRD. MFTD@gov.ab.ca.

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Residents of the region now have a single window to follow progress and provide input on the Flagstaff Regional Governance Project, as the Flagstaff Intermunicipal Partnership (FIP) moves to the public engagement phase.

Launched at www.flagstaffunited.ca is the first step in a robust public and community engagement phase that is expected to last for the next 16 months. Members of FIP want to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to share their voice as a vision for the region is created. “This project isn’t about a small group of people making significant decisions on behalf of the communities we represent,” said Bob Coutts, Deputy Mayor of Forestburg and FIP chair. “Our citizens must choose the path forward for the region. This website will help them make informed decisions and share their opinions.”

The website will allow feedback and will be used to help craft a vision for more regional collaboration between member municipalities. “Status quo isn’t working for some of our municipalities, and the provincial government has been very clear that they expect municipalities to work more closely together,” added Coutts. “We have an opportunity to chart our own course ahead if we work together as a region, and not as individual communities.”

The Flagstaff Intermunicipal Partnership is a committee made up of representatives from all municipalities within the Flagstaff Region: Towns of Daysland, Hardisty, Killam and Sedgewick, the Villages of Alliance, Forestburg, Heisler and Lougheed and Flagstaff County.

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• 55’ Summers harrows & drawbar • Westfield dual hopper tote tank, 2 hyd augers • Blanchard air tank, 3rd tank, PTO drive • 60’ Harmon PT sprayer, auto fold, hyd pump, 650 gal • 40’ Brandt TA sprayer, hyd pump, 600 gal • 36’ Morris L-320 field cult, Beline applicator, 3-bar harrows • Alco 4-batt rock picker, PTO drive • 16 sec diamond harrows & drawbar • 30’ Morris M10 DD drills, factory transport AUGERS • Brandt 10”x60’ hyd swing • Brandt 7”x45’ w/ Kelsey SP mover, 16 hp • Sakundiak 7”x41’ w/ 16 hp, elec start • Sakundiak 6”x33’ w/ eng • Westfield 6”x15’, unused HAYING & CATTLE EQUIP • JD 680 TA manure spreader, S/N 004341W • NH 357 mixermill, Forster auger, shedded • 14’ NH 116 hydraswing haybine • 24’ Tri Haul self-unloading bale rack • New Idea 486 rd baler • Case 8480 rd baler (Pts missing) • Cockshutt 311 rake; Case 4-bar rake on steel • Morris 36’ rod weeder / pasture float • Linden post pounder, trailer type • IH 47 sq baler; stooker; 15-bale auto stooker; NH 275 sq baler; Hesston stackhand; Deutz GP 2.8 rd baler (parts) • Two 29’ HD silage bunk feeders; HD Pipe Rd bale feeder; 230 gal lick tank; misc. cattle supplies

MISC / SHOP / TOOLS • 7’ Woods R107 HD rotary mower • 26’ TA 5th wheel trailer, 8 bolt rims • 18’ steel grain box, roll tarp • Allis 3-pt 4 bottom plow; Allis 10’ 3-pt cult / mole hill leveller; 5’ Allis bucket • Five riding lawn tractors (not running - pts – Honda, Roper, AC 314, Husqvarna LTH 125, etc.)

• 800 gal poly water tank; 500 gal poly tank on trailer • Qty drill stem • Power hacksaw (still in crate); 5500W diesel genset; Lincoln 225 AC/ DC welder; 1” drive socket set; ROK hyd press; Hm built shop press; shop hoist; Honda banjo pump; Oxy / Acetylene set w/ tanks; 8” bench grinder; Dewalt chop saw; drill press; new roller chain; mid size anvil; Qty hand and elec tools • Mastercraft 8 hp rear tine rototiller; estate sprayer • Fill-Rite FR 700 120V fuel pump; Fill-Rite 12V fuel pump • Ten Echberg Maximat poly hoppered hog feeders w/ nipple waterers AUCTIONEER’S NOTES

• All goods are sold on an “asis”, “where is” basis and any description, verbal or in advertising, of goods is set out or offered as a guide only. The Auctioneer accepts no responsibility for errors in description, it being the responsibility of prospective buyers to inspect the goods before the sale and satisfy themselves as to condition, age authenticity, make or model.

• All hours and kilometres are unverified.

• If paying by cheque and unknown to Auction Company, we require a letter of reference from your bank.

• See complete terms and conditions on our website.

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From Agri-News

A newly-developed calculator helps beef producers weigh the costs and benefits of including pregnancy testing, or “preg-checking,” as a management decision.

“The benefits of pregchecking include the evalu-

ation of herd or bull fertility, the identification of a calving date, and the cost savings of overwintering non-pregnant cows,” said Brenna Grant, project manager at Canfax Research Services.

According to the 2015 Western Canadian Cow Calf

New system for checking pregnancy Survey, only 60 per cent of cow-calf producers include preg-checking in their management.

“By using the new calculator, producers can input information about their own operation such as winter feeding strategies and costs,

veterinary costs, and current market prices to determine the value of preg-checking on their operation” says Grant.

The customized results will compare losses or profits between selling open cows in the fall, overwintering cull cows as a separate group

and marketing them in the spring, and overwintering all cows together without preg-checking. To see if pregchecking can benefit your operation, or for more decision making tools created by the Beef Cattle Research Council, visit www.beefresearch.ca.

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RCMP offers firearms advice

By Const. Ted Turgeon, Camrose RCMP

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From pre-school to post-secondary, Camrose provides educational opportunities to all of its citizens, no matter their age.

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From the urban park trail system to the Camrose recreation centre, Camrose offers an array of choices in sports and leisure activities.

Arts and Culture:

From the local arts groups to the Jeanne & Peter Lougheed Performing Arts Centre, to the Bailey Theatre, Camrose supports and encourages the expression of your creativity.

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The law requires firearms to be unloaded and safely stored which means a gun safe or trigger locks or cable locks.

In four break and enters in Camrose County in the last five months, 55 plus long guns and handguns were stolen. In three of these cases, people had left the doors to their homes unlocked and their guns out. This should be worrisome to everyone, not just the police.

Some provincial statistics: there are currently 10,000 firearms listed as missing or stolen in Alberta; in 2015, 40 per cent of all gun thefts involved the firearms being taken from a vehicle; and there has been a significant increase in rifle theft, from 164 thefts in Alberta in 2013 to 642 thefts in 2015.

Many firearms are being stolen because they are not locked up and are subsequently being used by criminals to commit more crimes.

If you do own firearms, please take a few minutes and photograph them and write down the serial numbers – it can be a great help for the police in our attempts to locate your property.

Other safety measures can include: 1) locking up your firearms; 2) being careful about who knows what type and how many firearms you own; and 3) legally own your firearms. For further information about firearms and their storage, see www.rcmpgrc.gc.ca/cfp or call 1-800731-4000.

County supports STARS

By Murray Green

Camrose County agreed to provide financial support to STARS based on $2 per capita for a period of three years, with funding to come from the funds transferred to the Future Municipal Expense Reserve from the Ambulance Reserves, May 10.

Glenda Farnden, senior municipal relations liaison from STARS made a presentation to council outlining the benefit that the STARS Air Ambulance plays in the local communities.

“STARS Air Ambulance is available 24/7, 365 days of the year. We work with RCMP, local police departments, fire departments ground ambulances,” explained Farnden.

“We are only one of a few that uses night vision goggles to assist us at night.”

Statistics revealed that STARS has flown 185 missions into Camrose County in the past six years and that with the ever increasing volume of calls, approximately six per cent annually, access to early inter-

vention critical care saves lives, which is supplied by STARS. “For a small fee we will list your event, such as a rodeo, with our staff, so we can respond faster, should there be an incident,” Farnden said.

County administrator Paul King indicated that would be $16,008 annually based on the current population base.

Funds will come from reserve, these funds were collected for the provision of ambulance services, however when the province took over ambulance provision they were unspent for capital replacement. STARS is a service that is equally accessible to all ratepayers, no discrimination on basis of location.

Councillor Ken Krause moved that Camrose County provide financial support ($16,008) to STARS from ambulance reserves.

STARS Air Ambulance is available 24/7 with 11 helicopters that average eight missions per day in total. The Alberta bases are in Calgary, Edmonton and Grande Prairie. It is a

non-profit charitable organization.

In 2014, over 6,500 medical calls from rural areas came in.

Up to 100 physicians are available for medical consultation.

“Critical care begins as soon as we reach the patient with leading edge technology. We have universal blood onboard for improved patient outcomes.

This is blood that is accepted by everyone. Not only are patients arrived in better condition, there is improved patient outcomes,” said Farnden.

A mobile education unit is planned for Covenant Health St. Mary’s Hospital Camrose when the helipad has been completed. “This is one way for us to share our critically acclaimed training in rural areas,” she added.

A total of 186 calls from the area were received in the last six years by STARS. Last year, 2015, STARS made four trips to Bashaw, one to Bittern Lake, one to Braim, one to Buffalo Lake, 13 to Camrose, one to Ferintosh, one to Hay Lakes, two to New Norway and one to Round Hill.

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RCMP watch for black bear Submitted

June 13

A garage overhead door was damaged sometime throughout the night in Kingman. The damage appeared to have been caused by a vehicle driving into the garage door.

RCMP responded to a two vehicle collision on Highway 26. Both vehicles were towed and one vehicle passenger suffered minor injuries. Alcohol was not a factor.

June 15

Camrose RCMP has received complaints of a black bear in the area. Camrose Fish and Wildlife are aware of the situation and ensured as long as the bear is not eating garbage or displaying aggressive behaviour there are no concerns.

June 17

Police responded to a complaint and arrested a 27-yearold woman under the Mental Health Act. She was left in the care of St. Mary’s Hospital.

June 19

A neighbour dispute was reported after threats were made to kill livestock. The situation was mediated.

Police also received seven reports of traffic collisions; 12 reports of speeding/erratic driving; four reports of suspicious persons/vehicles and four false alarms.

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• Experience in computerized accounting systtems (preferably Simple Accounting – Sage 50) is desired.

• Experience planning workloads, supervising staff and delegating are all assets to this position.

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Friends of Battle River Railway ride to historic Heisler Hotel

Lori Larsen, Camrose Booster Friends of the Battle River Railway hosted a passenger excursion from Camrose to the historic Heisler Hotel on June 11. Clockwise top to bottom. The train, equipped with a vintage passenger car was ready for boarding.

Dorothy Boden and Isabelle Cire, both originally from the Edberg and Bashaw area ride the Battle River Railway for the first time. The two long time friends have been swapping coffee cake recipes and stories for over 50 years. Conductors Jerry Weller and Ken Eshpeter prepare the train for the run. Val Wolbeck owner/ operator of the Heisler Cafe grills up steaks for the hungry passengers. The meal was served in the historic Heisler Hotel Tavern by owner Kelly Williams and staff. As the train pulled into Heisler passengers were greeted by local chauffeurs waiting to provide tours of the town in classic cars. Conductor Eshpeter lends a helping hand to Muriel Fankhanel who presented passengers with information on the towns along the run. Centre, passengers were treated like royalty by Cynthia Sibling and Shara-Lynn Weller both dressed in period costume. Beth Portman and the Good Find, who in this case was Kevin Smith, delighted passengers with songs of the rail. Centre, long time engineer Ron Hillis fires up the engine in preparation for the Historic Heisler Hotel run.

The COUNTRY BOOSTER, June 28, 2016 – Page 7

Alberta has too much government

Camrose District 4-H Beef Clubs

By Wes Taylor MLA, Battle River-Wainwright

American economist, social theorist, political philosopher, and author Thomas Sowell was quoted saying “Both free speech rights and property rights belong legally to individuals, but their real function is social, to benefit vast numbers of people who do not themselves exercise these rights.”

What Sowell realized was that history had taught us that people would do more for their own good than for the common good. He also realized that giving people the incentive to produce and create their own wealth in turn would be even more beneficial for the common good.

In western society, land ownership was the key to a thriving agrarian society in the early 20th century as people produced and exchanged what they needed to sustain their homesteads.

Ultimately the underlying secret to a society’s success is the individual incentive people have to produce for the good of everyone. The Alberta government’s movement to remove incentives through taxation in the name of “progressive policies” is in fact taking Alberta backwards.

History has shown us that the socialist collectivist mentality has failed over and over again in countries around the world, under both democratic and dictatorial rule.

Prior to the end of the 20th century, the world witnessed both socialist and communist governments’ crumble as they were forced to abandon their socialist policies.

We all agree that government plays a necessary and important role in all of our every day lives; the debate is about “how much is too much?” Government’s role in our lives should be limited by what does and does not create incentive for people to produce.

History tells us that removing incentive is not beneficial to the overall well-being of a society.

The Alberta government’s carbon tax in its current form will not and can not create incentive for anyone exporting products outside of Alberta.

Adding to the input costs of production will have profound affects for anyone involved in competitive export markets.

Alberta’s role as a net exporter must remain competitive through creating incentive to have any possibility of attracting investment.

Successive Alberta governments broached the subject of diversification in our economy; not one of which created any incentives for investors to make Alberta the place for them to invest. Not only does the carbon tax not give people incentive to invest in Alberta, it actually gives them incentive not to invest.

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Larkyn Belich from Camrose 4-H Club had the grand champion interclub steer at the Camrose District 4-H Beef Show on June 7.

Presenting the award to Belich (left) was Joanne Solverson of RBC Financial.

Ashley Ganske from Armena 4-H Club had the reserve grand champion interclub steer at the Camrose District 4H Beef Show on June 7.

Presenting the award to Ganske (left) was Joanne Solverson of RBC Financial.

THANKS TO OUR 2016 BUYERS • Care Dental / Zetsen Homes • Central Agencies • CRS Rentals • Drever Agencies / D&D Vehicle Sales • Edberg Crop Management (3) • Fountain Tire • Harley’s Liquor Store • Highmark Machine Works • Hillcrest Acres Inc. • Kim Graham Oilfield Consulting

• Andrukow Group • Bashaw Crop Services (3) • Bashaw Meats (2) • Bi-West Translines (3) • Buffalo Inspection • Burgar Funeral Home • Camrose Chrysler • Camrose County • Camrose Machine & Welding • CapServCo Limited Partnership

• Lamb Ford • McClellan Wheaton Chevrolet • McGuire Financial • OPT (2) • Ross Agri (2) • Sharek Enterprises • Stayura Well Services Ltd. • Stephen Harmider • Steve and Theresa Reminsky • Supreme International

• Tannis & Rodger Hovde (Corn Ranches) • Tofield Packers / A-1 Catering • Trevor Harmider • Vision Credit Union • Weber Funeral Homes • Zarski Body Shop (2)

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR GENERAL SPONSORS AND VOLUNTEERS • Alberta Beef Producers • Arysta Life Science • ATB Financial Camrose • ATCO • Battle River Implements • Bayer Crop Science • Border Paving • Brad Schneider – M2D2 Bobcat Service • Brett Young • Cargill AgHorizons • D. Isaac Livestock Trucking • Dekalb • Double Z Farms Meats & Processing • FCC • Louis Dreyfus • Nufarm

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• Ken Flint – Ringman • Gerry Fankhanel – Ringman • Darcy Sheets – Bid Catcher • Dave Vikse – Bid Catcher • Dean Fankhanel – Bid Catcher • Michael Wetsch – Grant Thornton LLP – Clerking • Kim Wetsch – Grant Thornton LLP – Clerking • Clark MacKay – Grant Thornton LLP – Clerking • Camrose County – Scale • Dan Jensen – Photographer • Tanya Reist – Ribbon Presenter • Leonard Kohlman and Logan and Sarah Wray – Marshalling

Thank you to all Trophy and Award Sponsors

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The Agriculture and Food Council (AFC) is conducting a research project called Success for Women in Agri-Food (#S4WAg) to identify and assess barriers rural Alberta women entrepreneurs face and to develop a pilot program that will support the engagement of women in the growing regional food economy and policy discussions.

“Women play key roles in the diversification and value added businesses in the regional food system in rural Alberta.

Participating in regional food systems not only creates economic growth for a region, but also provides entrepreneurs an opportunity to create value added food adding to the long term sustainability of their business,” said Bryanna Kumpula, AFC executive director.

“AFC is seeking to examine a pilot project model that enables today’s high growth agriculture based women entrepreneurs the ability to seek out the expertise they need, providing them with the resources, skills and networks to optimize opportunities for success.”

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Entrepreneurs develop pilot program Continued from page 8

The project involves a comprehensive assessment of the current situation facing women involved in agriculture, food entrepreneurism and policy development.

It will engage stakeholders through survey responses, interviews, and focus groups, assisting in the development

of a pilot program to help more rural Alberta women become successfully engaged in the regional food and agriculture economy and policy discussions.

“This project, focused on rural AB women entrepreneurs, will be carried out in five areas across the province,” explained Heather

Broughton, S4WAg community animator for AFC. “We encourage women to contribute their input by participating in the survey available on our website”.

For more information on the Success for Women in Agri-Food project visit www. agfoodcouncil.com/s4wag.

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Viking was filled with a host of fun festivities

One of the highlights of the Vikings in the Streets Festival was the reenactment of Viking warrior fights. Attendees watched as live action role players demonstrated the variety of weapons used by Vikings to fend off their rivals.

The challenge was on for MP for Battle River-Crowfoot Kevin Sorenson and MLA for Vermilion-Lloydminster Richard Starke in the Lutefisk eating contest a traditional event held during the Vikings in the Streets Festival. Both gentlemen managed to eat their way through almost two pounds of the salty fish before conceding.

Lori Larsen, Camrose Booster Getting into the true spirit of Viking warriors Jason Durand, left, from Edmonton and Gerard Durand, right, from Viking seek advice from Thorbjorn, aka Reid Halabura, centre on the best weapon of choice.

Even the young ones were able to get in some action during the festival. Four-year-old Max Poliakiwski hunkers down under camouflage waiting for someone to enter the sites of his laser gun, one of the activities provided by Bonceroo Party Rentals out of Edmonton.

Lori Larsen, Camrose Booster Blacksmith Njall, aka Nick Goetz from Camrose, hammered away at iron in the Odins Ravens Village set up in the middle of the festivities.

Nine-year-old Kyleen Moosewah was quite content to sit and pet a baby bunny at the petting zoo provided

by Colleen and Ron Slavik.

Lori Larsen, Camrose Booster Amidst the activities offered at the Legion, community hall, school grounds and on Main Street folks could sit down and take a breather all the while enjoying story telling or music. A few members of the RattĂŠ family, left to right Cameron, Beth, Emma and Chantal performed a medley of tunes to the delight of attendees at the Viking in the Streets Festival held June 17 to 19.

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County updates chamber members

By Dan Jensen

County Reeve Don Gregorwich doesn’t have patience with those who say the only service that the County provides is a grader that goes by their front gate.

“There is much more to the County than that,” said Gregorwich in his yearly presentation to the Camrose Chamber of Commerce. “We are no different than the City or anybody else in that we are involved in people’s lives in all stages, whether they are very young or they are seniors.”

Gregorwich noted that Camrose County has recreation agreements with ten regional partners, supports five local libraries to the tune of $158,000, contributes $240,000 to the Camrose and Area Lodge Authority, and collaborates with local community organizations like Camrose and District Support Services, Victim Services, the Royal Canadian Legion, Chamber

of Commerce and Camrose Tourism.

“Our legacy fund has been used by a number of smaller groups and we are really happy to see that both Bawlf and Bashaw have received or are receiving new schools,” he said. “That is a pretty important part of our rural life and we are happy to be able to help them in some way.”

Planning for the future

Gregorwich explained that the County has been developing new Municipal Development Plan and Land Use Bylaw through a series of open houses, surveys, steering committee meetings and stakeholder interviews to assist with the conservation of prime agricultural land, the rural lifestyle, and existing natural areas, direct nonagricultural development to defined growth areas, and support innovation and new technology.

“The Municipal Development Plan and Land Use

Bylaw are very important documents that get reviewed approximately every five years,” said the Reeve.

“They are important in that they provide planning for our communities right now but also for the future.”

Gregorwich said it is interesting to see how the land use plans have changed over the past couple of decades. “People’s needs and wants affect this considerably.”

Protective services

Camrose County has three peace officers and contributes $287,000 to seven regional fire departments.

“We are very involved in the communities in the fact our villages have fire engines which we purchased and put in there,” said Gregorwich. “Our peace officers are involved in the DARE program with school children and we do things like the truck safety check, which is a service we offer once a year.”

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AUCTION ACTION

Murray Green, Camrose Booster Items were auctioned during a Farmers’ Day celebration at the Camrose UFA Farm Supply store on June 10. The winning bidder for a speaking engagement with UFA president and CEO, Carol Kitchen, was the Camrose Regional Exhibition. The full amount of the $1,000 winning bid will go to local emergency responders.

County property assessments grow

By Dan Jensen

Camrose County assessments grew from $1.57 billion in 2008 to $1.77 billion in 2014.

“Our overall assessments have been growing over the last number of years,” said Reeve Don Gregorwich in a presentation to the Camrose Chamber of Commerce. “It doesn’t seem that long ago that we were quite pleased that we had cracked the $1 billion mark.”

The County had $23,283,944 in operating expenses in 2015 and revenue of $11,877,184.

The amount collected from taxpayers was $12,896,352, while the school fund requisition (the amount paid to the Alberta government) was $4,635,596.

Public works (roads,

water and sewer) accounted for 47.85 per cent of the operating expenses, followed by municipal service (council, administration, planning, IT and assessment) at 20.39 per cent, the Agriculture Service Board (environmental services, seed cleaning plant, landfill, transfer sites, recycling) at 10.97 per cent, protective services (community peace officers, fire, emergency services) at 7.92 per cent, community services (libraries and Camrose and District Support Services) at 7.85 per cent, and recreation at 5.02 per cent.

The number of development permits issued by Camrose County in 2015 was 168, down from 194 in 2014 and 190 in 2013, but up from 141 in 2012 and 135 in 2011.

The 2015 construc-

tion value was highest for residential at $12,861,440, followed by $4,650,000 for industrial, $4,228,800 for agricultural, $3,156,899 for commercial, and $567,800 for institutional.

“Our construction permits that were taken out were a little over $25 million, but that is a low figure because there was a lot of agricultural construction on farms and you don’t need to take out a (development) permit to build something on your farm,” said Gregorwich.

Camrose County has eight hamlets, five villages, the Town of Bashaw, and a city (Camrose) in a geographical area that is approximately 35 miles wide and 80 miles long. The number of Camrose County residents is approximately 8,000.

NOTICE OF DEVELOPMENT PERMITS The following Development Permits have been conditionally approved subject to the right of appeal to the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board. Any person claiming to be affected by a development permit approval may appeal to the Secretary of the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board, 3755-43 Avenue, Camrose, AB T4V 3S8 (780-672-4446), by filing a written notice of appeal, accompanied with payment of $150.00, by 4:30 pm on July 4, 2016.

Type of Development: Move on 1,281 sq. ft. pre-existing house Legal Description: NW 36-48-19-W4 Permit Number: 16-072 Type of Development: Replace existing 3rd dwelling with 3,000 sq. ft. residence with attached garage Legal Description: SW 31-46-20-W4 Permit Number: 16-073 Type of Development: Relax front yard setback for garage with studio and construct new front entry Legal Description: Lot 6A, Block 3, Plan 912-3438, Paradise, NE 13-45-20-W4 Permit Number: 16-074 Type of Development: Move on 1,520 sq. ft. manufactured home Legal Description: Lot 63, Block 6, Plan 084-0368, Pelican Point Permit Number: 16-075

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