Camrose currently has six vacant homes waiting for families to move in.
“Right now we are struggling to find qualified people to purchase homes. Some people are afraid of getting into home ownership, especially with the way the economy is right now. Interest rates have been really high, so that affected people from qualifying for the program as well,” explained Laura Fuson, Habitat manager of family services.
Two of the homes are new builds, two have been renovated and two were bought back by Habitat because the families have moved on.
“Now that interest rates are coming down, people should be able to qualify for mortgages. We have duplexes available now. We will also start to build another duplex in the fall (Septem-
Habitat homes are available
ber) for two more single family homes,” said Laura. Camrose or local families need to apply to qualify for a home. “To apply, they need to go to the Habitat Camrose website and fill out quick simple forms and leave some details about themselves. I then follow up with them, meet them and get more information,” shared Laura.
Requirements include being Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada.
They have to be employed on a full-time, permanent basis, and have an annual gross household income between $42,500 and $70,000 (proven by Habitat). They have to maintain a good credit rating (no bankruptcy and credit card payments up to date).
Residents must agree to volunteer 500 hours with Habitat Camrose and acknowledge that you will be paying interest (to Habitat’s financial partner) on the mortgage. “Most of those hours are done working at the ReStore outlet and helping out at special events such as Snow Golf or a fundraising barbecue in the summer. They could also help by laying sod, landscaping or shovelling sidewalks in the winter,” shared Laura.
“People can apply as an individual, it is not up to us to determine what a family is. It could be hus-
band and wife, or grandma and grandpa looking after children. The definition of family is broader now. Children are not a requirement, but priority would still go to those families with children,” stated Laura.
Habitat Camrose have completed 48 builds since 1996. “In the fall, when we build 49 and 50, it will be a huge milestone for us. We have helped more than 60 families because we bought back homes and resold them to other families,” said Laura.
“Half of the mortgage goes to the family and the other half to Habitat. That is what makes it affordable to those families, they are only paying half the mortgage over 20 years,” explained Laura.
The ReStore has new and gently used items in stock that are sold at the outlet to also be used to help fund Habitat for Humanity homes in Camrose.
“All of the purchases made at the store go towards building our homes,” concluded Laura.
An open house at 702050 Avenue will be held on April 27 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Stop in to view the home and receive more information on Habitat for Humanity Camrose. You can also visit www. habitatcamrose.com or phone 780-679-7585.
Into the tumultuous marketplace
I once took part in a Tai Chi class–a moving meditation practice well known in many parts of Asia.
As an introduction to us chatty fidgety beginners, the Tai Chi instructor began with this statement.
“Anyone can wear a saffron robe and go to the top of a mountain and meditate and be grounded and centred and wise. What the world needs now is for us to come down from the mountain top and go into the marketplace and be grounded and centred and wise.”
I no longer remember the 108 Tai Chi moves, but I do remember that statement. And I remember the powerful feeling of moving in unison with others doing the same centuries-old moves.
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The world has changed since the Tai Chi instructor’s comment. It’s fair to say that in 2025, we need even more to be able to go into whatever is happening in our world–our “marketplace”–and be grounded and centred and wise.
We humans have created a perfect storm of crises and chaos. For the first time in our history, we are capable of destroying ourselves, if not by warfare, than by polluting the earth so it can no longer sustain us.
And of course, right now in Canada, our neighbour to the south has unleashed chaos and turmoil into our economic and political worlds. Plus, we’re in the midst of a federal election campaign with two hugely different visions of what Canada could or should become.
So–what does this have to do with the Tai Chi instructor?
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During the tai chi classes, we learned practices that helped us connect with calm wisdom within ourselves. Beyond that, we could sometimes experience something like a “collective mind” that we all were part of but was bigger than all of us.
It was like being one singer in relation to our choir, or an athlete in relation to our sports team, or a resident in relation to our community.
A choir can create music beyond the talent of any individual singer. A sports team can accomplish results beyond the prowess of an individual athlete. A community can foster safety and friendship beyond the ability of one resident.
Maybe in this time of turmoil in North America and elsewhere, our “collective mind” could perceive solutions to intractable challenges. Maybe our “collective mind” could create possibilities beyond what any of us could imagine on our own.
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This isn’t a solution, but it can add to our repertoire.
We need to begin or continue any practice that lets us acknowledge the turmoil and still find some place of personal peace and calm.
We also need to be wise enough to know when we’re not able to do that, and be willing to accept help from others who would like to support us.
And–if it’s within our capacity–we could join with others to see if our “collective mind” might see positive possibilities that none of us can perceive on our own.
In a week when many of us are impacted by both personal circumstances and events in the world, we could ask…
“How can I calm my turmoil and find a place of inner peace and strength?
“Whether or not I’m able do that, how can I tap into a ‘collective mind’ that can achieve more than one individual?”
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I’m curious. When you’re in turmoil, what do you do to answer those or similar questions? What steps do you take to find support so you can re-group and carry on?
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I’d love to hear from you. If you have comments about this column or suggestions for future topics, send an email to Bonnie@BonnieHutchinson.com. I’ll happily reply within two business days.
Sexual content
I am the father of four children who love to read. Well, at least the ones who can read love it. Each night the readers get 20 minutes in bed to read before lights out.
We don’t allow much screen time. The rule is if they want screen time, their room needs to be cleaned and their daily chore needs to be done. Once they have completed that, they can have 20 minutes of a computer game.
I am so happy they love to read and my five-yearold often gets frustrated that he has not yet mastered the skill.
They love to choose new books, but we have had to forgo them going to the Camrose Public Library due to the amount of sexual content offered in the children’s section downstairs.
“Offered” is probably not the right word. “Encouraged” would be more accurate. I was completely flabbergasted when I saw the book entitled It’s Perfectly Normal on display, at the Camrose Public Library, to encourage kids to read it.
If you don’t know this book, look it up. It is a graphic illustrated book of sexual interactions between men to men, woman to men, woman to woman, and self pleasure for my seven-year-old to look through. It is so graphic that you don’t even need to be able to read. The pic-
tures show everything.
Since then, we have seen many other sexualized books promoted on the shelf displays. Books such as The Bare Naked Book, which is a “fun” illustrated book of naked people. We have had to make it a family rule that our children cannot wander the children’s library. We mostly just use the online system and pick them up at the front.
I am a firm believer that it is our job as parents to teach our children about sex, at the proper age. Why the library feels it is their job to promote a full sexual education to my sevenyear-old is, at minimum, disturbing.
Jakob M. Weisser, Camrose County
Carbon tax
We are in the middle of a federal election. The customer carbon tax has been lifted as of April 1. My power bill has gone down by $70. The fuel has gone down by 39 cents.
However, groceries are still high. The other bills are still going through the roof yet our wages are not keeping up with inflation which this federal Liberal government has caused over the past nine years.
A person still has to have three jobs just to pay the basic bills. Borrowing to pay bills such as rent has become the norm.
Rent has risen past 30 per cent of one’s income over the past nine years.
Something has to happen to help the average struggling Canadian. I am looking for a change of our federal government in Ottawa to happen on April 28. Get out and vote. We all need to cast a vote in order to help us save this country. If nothing changes, we could become a third world country.
Lorne Vanderwoude, Camrose
Second thought At a time when the general public is distrustful of science, mainstream media and politicians, it was heartening to read the timely article by Anne McIntosh in the Second Thought column. Her analysis and interpretation of inferential statistics and polling helps diligent readers sort out fact from fiction within the “noise” of the surrounding political hogswallow.
I would also add that reputable pollsters use valid standardized, stratified random sampling; namely, if 20 per cent of the population are females between the ages of 20 and 30, then the poll randomly selects 20 per cent of the sample strata as females between 20 and 30 years of age and so forth. Similarly, if our population distribution is 10 per cent of males over the age of 65, then the random sample would consist of 10 per cent male over 65 years.
Stratified random sampling ensures that the poll results can then be extrapolated to the population in a valid manner. The standard confidence interval is 95 per cent, which means that one can be certain that the sample results are correct within a narrow margin 95 per cent of the time…excellent odds for decision making.
The Alberta UCP has a penchant for polls that rely upon a method of people selecting themselves by phone in, write in, phone in town halls or online polls. This methodology provides meaningless results that are a waste of money, totally misleading and, a cynic might conclude, to support or legitimize a political agenda.
Don’t be fooled when uninformed (statistically naïve) editors, politicians and opinion writers make reference to the results of such polls.
Lynn Clark, Camrose
MEAT DRAW
Murray Green, Camrose Booster
Camrose branch of the Royal Canadian Legion secretary Barb Steinman, left, presents Corry Stark a $500 prepaid debit card to Tofield Packers after he won the Legion meat raffle sponsored by CLHbid.com.
By Murray Green
placed fourth.
ÉCKS wins junior badminton event
Camrose schools held division junior high badminton playoffs on April 10 with ÉCKS (Charlie Killam), OLMP and Bawlf Schools placing in the top three for total points.
Enarson of New Norway grabbed third and Cassie Wenstob and Oliver Cryderman of Bawlf placed fourth.
In the Grade 7 girls’ singles, Halle Tkacyk of ÉCKS won the event over Jada Lamson of ÉCKS, while Tshifhiwa Leslie of OLMP placed third and Olivia Henderson of Bawlf finishing fourth.
In the Grade 7 boys’ singles, Carter Dewald of ÉCKS captured first, Chase Bergstrom of Bawlf came in second, Olin Nelson of Bawlf was third and Aiden Prescesky of ÉCKS placed fourth.
In the Grade 7 girls’ doubles, Zoey Lantz and Avery Craig of OLMP won, Maci Buller and Brooklyn McNabb of ÉCKS earned second, Brooklyn Nahirny and Hannah Wetthuhn of OLMP finished third and Marlowe Doff and Brayli Simon of ÉCKS
In Grade 7 boys’ doubles, Henry Enright and Wyatt Morris of Bawlf earned gold, Davis Bjoern and Grayson Congdon of Bashaw grabbed silver, Jacob VanPetten and Xander Cunningham of Bawlf earned third place and Josh Langille and Nash Desjardins of OLMP came in fourth.
In Grade 7 mixed doubles, Savannah McNabb and Coy McCarroll of ÉCKS won the event, Ava Paul and Mekias Jiruu of ÉCKS garnered second, Josie Astner and Luther
In the Grade 8 girls’ singles, Julie Lunty of ÉCKS won the event over Jordyn Lee of OLMP, while Kaley MacDonald of ÉCKS placed third and Scarlet Pearson of OLMP finished fourth.
In the Grade 8 boys’ singles, Mason Banack of ÉCKS captured first, Reid Blanchette of OLMP came in second, Luke Pierson of Bashaw was third and Ty Torpe of ÉCKS placed fourth.
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Murray Green, Camrose Booster Coy McCarroll, back, gets ready to serve with Grade 7 mixed doubles partner Savannah McNabb watching.
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• Camrose and District Support Services presented its annual Volunteer of the Year Award at an open house. Gary Brown was honoured as the Volunteer of the Year for his many volunteer involvements and especially for his work with local youth. Receiving the Long Service Volunteer Award was Bev McDougall, who has spent nearly every working day for the past eleven years volunteering her time at the Camrose Children’s Centre.
• Hank and Michelle Shin, who plan to open Michelle’s, a restaurant serving Korean, Japanese and Western food in the former Craft House location, were the first to apply for and receive funding under the Alberta Historical Resources Foundation’s Alberta Main Street Programme. The program provides matching funding for exterior improvements to buildings more than fifty years old. Alberta Main Street Programme Advisory Board Chair Dan Olofson is excited about the impact the Shin and subsequent projects will have on Downtown Camrose.
• Mayor Norm Mayer raised a Trans Canada Trail 2000 Relay flag at Mirror Lake Park assisted by members of the local relay committee, Rev. Brian Krushel and Jane Cherry The relay will be arriving in Camrose on May 4, where it will be celebrated with a noon BBQ in Mirror Lake Park.
• Foster Parents were honoured with a banquet at the York Cafe followed by the presentation of citations from the Alberta Department of Health and Social Development. Present to receive their awards were Mr. and Mrs. Miran Falk of Ferintosh, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Sand of Edberg and Mr and Mrs. Archie Brown of New Norway. All have had foster children in their homes for at least five years. The presentations were made on behalf of the department by Mrs. Hazel Naslund of the Camrose branch office.
• Rudy Banack, Grand Knight of Camrose Knights of Columbus Council No. 3437 presented a K of C contribution of $500 to George Shea, Frank Tien and Fred Daley, representatives of St. Francis Xavier Church Council. The money will be used for peace and development projects.
• Mrs. Dorothy Martin will be President of Camrose Counselling Service management board for the ensuing term. Other executive members are: Mr. Merle Stover, First-Vice President; Mrs. Patricia Twomey, Second Vice-President; and Mr. Bernie Rostaing, Secretary-Treasurer
Adan Shaikh, Camrose Booster
Lucas Hudec, Nordlys Film and Arts Society treasurer, presented a cheque of $2,500 to Rebecca Olson from Hope Mission. Hope Mission was the community coat check partner at Nordlys this year.
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Chemistry and labs go hand in hand, like peanut butter and jelly. The lab is where we chemists get to practice and develop the hands-on technical skills required to conduct experiments and collect data, with the goal of enhancing our understanding of chemical phenomena.
While the lab can be a very exciting place to work, it can also be very overwhelming and intimidating, especially for undergraduate students who are at the beginning stages of their chemistry journeys. The potential for accidents to occur in the lab (chemical spills, broken glassware, lab fires) often has a negative impact on a student’s ability to work safely and confidently in a lab environment.
Like many chemistry programs nationwide, at the University of Alberta Augustana Campus, we have historically relied on a theoretical approach to lab safety training for our undergraduate chemistry students. What this has meant is that our students have been trained on how to respond to lab accidents and how to use the various safety equipment present in the lab space by completing on-line training modules and watching videos developed by the University of Alberta.
While this training has largely been successful in preventing any major lab accidents from occurring, it begs the question: Is theoretical lab safety training on its own enough to properly equip students with the skills that they need to safely and confidently respond to accidents when they do inevitably occur in the lab space? For instance, if a student has theoretical knowledge on how to use a fire extinguisher but has never actually handled a fire extinguisher, will they be able to safely and confidently respond to a fire should one occur in a lab environment? Therefore, to provide our students with more comprehensive, practical chemistry lab safety training, we developed an innovative, three-hour, hands-on safety training experience for senior undergraduate chemistry students at the Augustana Campus.
In this training session, which ran last September for the first time, students designed common accident scenarios that could occur in the lab. We then provided the students with hands-on training on how to properly respond to these accidents, including giving students the opportunity to handle and use all the safety equipment present in the lab space.
For example, students were given the opportunity to use a training fire extinguisher to put out a simulated lab fire. We also created a controlled lab fire to demonstrate how to properly smother and extinguish small lab fires. We encouraged our students to spill controlled amounts of innocuous solid and liquid materials and practice cleaning up and disposing of those chemical spills using the various safety equipment present in the lab. Each student was also given the opportunity to smash and clean-up a beaker made from plastic building materials, operate an emergency eye wash station, and activate the lab safety shower, which is something that not even we, as experienced chemists, had done prior to the safety training session.
In a field where accidents can have serious consequences, remembering the spirit of the National Day of Mourning reinforces why it is essential to continually strive for safer workspaces for everyone. While the full success of the hands-on safety training session on our undergraduate chemistry students is currently unknown, we hope to implement something similar at the introductory level to benefit students from the get-go. What is clear is that we’ve never observed undergraduate students so highly engaged in chemistry lab safety. This alone suggests that hands-on chemistry lab safety training, in conjunction with theoretical lab safety training, may be a better way to ensure undergraduate students receive the lab safety training they need to work safely and confidently in a lab environment.
ANNUAL MEETING
SUNDAY, MAY 4
Volunteer Appreciation
HIGH TEA LUNCHEON
Friday, May 2 ~ 4:30 p.m.
Camrose Senior Centre
Luncheon followed by Motivational Speakers
Bob Layton & Shane Blakely
telling stories of their experiences while working for CHED and Global TV Ticket for Luncheon and Speakers: $20/person Purchase by April 24 at Camrose Senior Centre o ce Ticket for Speakers Only: $5 at the door For more information, contact Kathy @ 780-781-0987
0Stella offers fresh, new music
By Murray Green
Get ready for an Irish party when the band
0Stella hits the Bailey Theatre stage on April 26, in the Rose City Roots Music Society series.
“I heard about Camrose through friends and I have had my eye on the Bailey Theatre for a long time. I have wanted to play there because I understand it is an exceptional place to play. I am both excited and honoured to play at the Bailey,” said Liz Pomeroy, known as 0Stella.
“I play Irish fusion, so I have had a lot of influence from bands such as Waterboys, The Frames and I grew up in Dublin, Ireland, and grew up watching The Frames. I just like the way the fiddle adds to the music. Our music is about finding strength, challenging circumstances and overcoming obstacles.
I help with a band camp and I just learned that the Bailey show is an all ages show, so I’m really excited about that,” added Liz.
0Stella (Zero-Stella) is an alternative rock Irish fusion that is captivating audiences everywhere. This is rock and roll with traditional Irish fiddle and bodhrán and catchy pop melodies that shimmer with rebellion. 0Stella sings in both English and Irish and regularly engages the crowd to sing along in both languages whether performing solo or with her five-piece band.
“I always put in a lot of energy in trying to book allages shows because it is really important for children to observe that kind of music. I’m going to be excited to see children there, especially teenagers,” explained Liz.
Her new release Pen-
dulum State is getting lots of buzz. She was Number One on the CJSR charts in Edmonton.
“I’ve been busy promoting my new album that came out in March. Two years’ prior, I split that into two mini-albums and promoted them via bicycle,” she stated.
The zero-waste advocate (thus the zero in her name) accumulated a staggering 8,500 kilometres of cycling in support of her two albums Freefall (2022) and Skyward (2023), while advocating for environmental conservation. The cycling album tour took 0Stella across Canada and Europe.
0Stella began her solo tour on Earth Day, April 20, 2022, with her bike, a tent, solar panel and carbon fibre guitar and embarked on an awe-inspiring cycling tour from Victoria, BC, to Hali-
fax, NS. The tour resonated deeply with fellow Canadians as 0Stella forged genuine connections with people after prolonged isolation.
“I played 60 shows across the country during the tour, while bringing a sense of community back into her view after the pandemic. I did the same thing with the second minialbum across Europe,” Liz said about her journey.
In 2023, she cycled through BC once again before making her way through Europe on her Who Needs This cycling tour to promote her Skyward album. The tour included sold-out shows at Irish venues like The Ruby Sessions and Whelan’s. 0Stella finished off the year with “Fighting To Get Along” being listed on Nova Radio’s 100 Best Indie Songs of 2023. Expect extraordinary performances with her signature alt-rock sound infused with Irish storytelling and folk influences.
“The audience can look forward to those stories and also singing along to the songs in both English and Irish. I’m really excited to put this show together,” Liz continued.
“The latest album has a collection of the songs from the two mini-albums, as well as some bonus tracks. The Pendulum State album is based on the swinging back and forth of the pendulum. It was inspired by a distress call I received in 2020, the middle of the pandemic, from a family friend who had just gone through a very serious addictions relapse,” shared Liz.
“I had struggled through some addictions
as well, so there was 5,000 kilometres between myself and that person, all I could offer was to write a song for them every single day in exchange for a phone call to say they were safe and well. I wrote a song a day for a month and that formed a lot of this record. It is a big thing for me to bring this out,” revealed Liz.
“Fans really like the song ‘Fighting To Get Along’ and I absolutely have no problem with that because I like that song as well. One of my favourite songs to play is ‘Who Needs This’ which is a bonus track on the new album,” said Liz. Environmental vendors will be at the event to reveal some new ideas.
Starring Steve Hillis
Liz Pomeroy
COMING EVENTS
APRIL 24
Documentar y
Dry Horizons
E xplores threats to the Rockies’ eastern slopes. Film to be followed by discussion and Q&A 7 p.m. Tickets $15.
APRIL 25
Baile y Theatre Society presents David Francey
Four-time Juno Award winner, three-time Canadian Folk Music Award winner A rare talent. 7 p.m. Tickets: $40 davidfrancey.com
APRIL 26
Rose City Root s presents 0Stella
Fusion of Canadian alt-rock with Irish stor ytelling and folk music
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In the Grade 8 girls’ doubles, Brigette Schultz and Jess Benkie of Bashaw won, Karis Bjorge and Ayla Masse of New Norway earned second, Nylah Osborne and Grace Trautman of New Norway finished third and Claire Skaret and Taos Seutter of Hay Lakes placed fourth.
In Grade 8 boys’ doubles, Grady Crawford and Mac MacDonald of Bawlf earned gold, Dylan Evans and Thane Loberg of ÉCKS grabbed silver, Keagon Miller and Lane Bjorge of Bawlf earned third place and Parker Holden and Duncan Hodgetts of ÉCKS came in fourth.
In Grade 8 mixed doubles, Shaya Sehlstrom and Marshall Dieterle of Bashaw won the event, Kynlee Larson and Kyrylo Ptasnik of Bawlf garnered second, Sophia Craig and Chase Martin of OLMP grabbed third and Aurora Dewald and Liam Cairns of ÉCKS placed fourth.
APRIL 27
The Bailey Buckaroos
Classic countr y ex travaganza.
2 p.m. Tickets: $25.
MAY 1
Baile y Theatre Society presents
The
Janzen Boys
In the Grade 9 girls’ singles, Addy Galenza of ÉCCHS won the event over Molly Zarski of OLMP, while Hedda Rookmaker of ÉCCHS placed third and Kailey Sharkey of OLMP finished fourth.
In the Grade 9 boys’ singles, Kitly Thue of Bawlf captured first, Minh Nguyen of ÉCCHS came in second, Carson Benfeld of Bawlf was third and Dawsyn Nahirny of OLMP placed fourth.
In the Grade 9 girls’ doubles, Svana Sveinbjornson and Quinn
Folk root s trio from Winnipeg 8 p.m. Tickets: $25.
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Smith of ÉCCHS won, Emma Radchenko and Neha Teny of OLMP earned second, Macy Crown and Joelle Cairns of ÉCCHS finished third and Ireti Leslie
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and Khia Clayton of OLMP placed fourth.
In Grade 9 boys’ doubles, Easton Anderson and Braden Danko of OLMP earned gold, Riley VanPetten and Luke Stang of Bawlf grabbed silver, Mason Steinwand and Cooper Szott of ÉCCHS
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earned third place and Marcus Bjoern and Jason Schoff of Bashaw came in fourth.
In Grade 9 mixed doubles, Aaliyah Riopel and Ryder Bergstrom of ÉCCHS won the event, Alexa
Lundstrom and Russel Cooke of ÉCKS garnered second, Casie Jensen and Caleb Berger of ÉCKS grabbed third and Jillian Howe and Daniel Decelle of ÉCCHS placed fourth.
Pat McIver
By Murray Green Troy Dyrland
owns a 1967 Plymouth Barracuda convertible.
“I found this car in the northwest end of Calgary seven years ago. I have always been a fan of the ’50s and ’60s big fin style of cars, but with the small garages of today you can’t fit one of those big cars in the garage. A friend told me that the Barracudas are only 15-and-a-half feet long, so that was one reason for getting this car. The other reason was that I’m a convertible type of guy. That sold it for me,” said Troy.
“I had a convertible when I was 16, my first car. It was a 1968 Coronet, so that got me into the convertibles and I have always liked them ever since. When I found the Barracuda convertible, which are very rare, I snapped it up,” Troy revealed.
“I actually bought it close to the way it is now. The car was in a garage–well, it is kind of a sad story. The people who had it brought the car up from the United States, a lot of the car was already fixed up as well. This guy ended up getting leukemia and dying. Her grandkids didn’t want the car, so she ended up selling it and I was the one who got it,” shared Troy.
“I pulled a lot of dents out of it. I added some
With a light weight and smaller car,
Barracuda delivers style, power and fuel
chrome, did some engine work. The wife loved it and we don’t even ride the motorbikes anymore. We ride in this instead,” added Troy.
“The Barracuda just
FUN FACTS
The Plymouth Barracuda is a two-door pony car that was manufactured by Chrysler Corporation from 1964 through 1974 model years. The second-generation Barracuda, though still Valiant-based, was heavily redesigned. The new Barracuda was chiefly the work of John E. Herlitz and John Samsen with Coke-bottle side contours and heavily revised front and rear ends. Design changes included wider wheel openings, curved side glass, and S-curved roof pillars on the hardtop.
The roofline on the fastback coupe was more streamlined, more steeply raked, and with a much smaller flush rear window in place of the distinctive massive wraparound in the original model. Also, the overall use of chrome trim was more restrained, according to Wikipedia.
During this time, the first auto safety standards were phased in and Chrysler’s response to a requirement for side-marker lights distinguishes each model year. In 1967: no sidemarker lamps or reflectors and backup lights on the rear valance by the licence plate. In 1968: round side marker lamps without reflectors, mostly white tail lamps with backup lights in the tail lamp housing. In 1967, while the 225 cubic inch slant-6 was still the base engine, the V8 options ranged from the two- and fourbarrel versions of the 273 cubic inch to a seldom-ordered 383 big block, rated at 280 horsepower. The latter was available only with the Formula S package.
Dyrland grabs a Barracuda by its tail
has a really cool name and I don’t think of it as a fish. I also like the song (by Heart) and that is what I think of, with the car, is the music and it is just a cool sounding car,” said Troy.
“It has a mixture of everything in the engine. It has a 273 block, which is the original block. It has 340 heads, with the sixpack on top of it. The car goes pretty good and is easy on fuel too, so the best of both worlds (gas mileage and power). It has been lowered and the stance is way different than the original. The States guy turned this car into a clone of the 1968 Formula S model. It is a base model 1967 car with running lights from a ’68, the Formulas S package which is from a ’68 and some of the other chrome stuff, so it has been modified,” explained Troy.
“A lot of it was done when I bought it, but I really cleaned it up and finished everything. I did enough work to consider it mine. This car is a keeper
for me. My wife and grandkids love it, so I’m keeping it,” said Troy.
“We are a Mopar family and we have been driving Dodges since forever. All my children have Dodges, my son has a 1968 Super Bee. This one is not a race car, it is a cruiser. The car cruises just great and that is what I wanted, a four speed to run around town with. It is not a highway car, more of an in-town car to cruise around with,” he added.
LIGHT WEIGHT
Murray Green, Camrose Booster
Troy Dyrland doesn’t need a big block to cruise around town. This 1967 Plymouth
economy. The convertible makes it the ideal summer car.
CA RS!
U of A Augustana student life awards
By Murray Green Basketball player
Mackenzie Mrazik and volleyball player Joel Smith were named the University of Alberta Augustana Campus Athletes of the Year during the Augustana Student Life Awards on Tuesday, April 1.
Lara Birkill (crosscountry running and indoor track), Racquel Lussier (volleyball), Mackenzie and Sophie Robertson (soccer) were nominated for the women’s Athlete of the Year, but it was Mackenzie who earned the trophy.
Nominees for the top male athlete were Jonathan Gomes (basketball), Jayven Leslie (hockey) and Joel, and Joel was selected.
Onesimus Award nominees were: Abdul Abbasi, Priscilla Adebanji, Marita Alexander, Ona Awogu, Keely Benson, Lara Birkill, AC Capper, Jaetta Chambers, Anita Diachok, Paulina Dias Afonso, Adaeze Dike, Sarah Donegan, Dylan Draker, Logan Driedger, Timothy Dueck, Stephanie Ejezie, Anjola Fadayomi, Chance Foster, Nate Goetz, Denzel Kalmoni, Aidan Marshall, Emmalee Mills, Joe Mwatha, Miron Nekhoroshkov, Taylor Nelson-Soroka, Thanhhai Nguyen, Halden Nicolajsen, Joanna Nicolas, Piper Regner, Tacey Robertson, James Saly, BrookLyn Sherbo, Nicholas St. Denis, Katherina Stobbe,
Josh Wade and Kunlin Ye. Recipients were: Priscilla, Marita, Ona, Lara, AC, Jaetta, Adaeze, Stephanie, Anjola, Chance, Denzel, Aiden, Joe, Thanhhai, Halden, Piper, Nicholas, Katherina, Josh and Kunlin.
Best New Club Award went to the Law, Crime and Justice Club.
Most Improved Club was awarded to Tabletop Games Club.
Best Overall Club recipient was the Augustana Chemistry Society.
ASA Student Recognition Award nominees were Marita Alexander, Ona Awogu, Joanna Nicolas and Josh Wade with Marita and Josh winning.
Vikings Volunteer Coach of the Year nominees were Jon Mueller (men’s basketball), Logan Pasishnik (men’s volleyball) and Sarah Singular (women’s volleyball), with Sarah earning the trophy.
Vikings Coach of the Year nominees were Laura Brown (cross-country running and indoor track), Steve Enright (women’s volleyball), Tim Green (men’s hockey) Steve Lindberg (curling) and Devin Varga (men’s volleyball) with Devin named the recipient. Betty Ostenrud Award nominees for faculty were Andrea Korda and Willow White; for staff were Anjola Fadayomi, Princess Iloegbunam and Denzel Kalmoni. Continued on page 15
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Camrose Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion chair of the poster and literary contest
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Leslie and, front row from left, Lauren Luckhardt and Allie Bergman for their poems about Remembrance Day.
Volleyball player Racquel Lussier, left, was the top female athlete.
Kurek only candidate at election forum
By Murray Green
It was perfectly clear that the only candidate in the 45th Canadian general election for the Battle River-Crowfoot riding willing to fight for the Camrose and area residents is Damien Kurek.
The Conservative incumbent Kurek went unchallenged during the debate organized by the Camrose Chamber of Commerce on April 16 at the Jeanne and Peter Lougheed Performing Arts Centre. He talked about making an important vote for a change of government on April 28, Election Day.
The Battle RiverCrowfoot riding has five candidates on the ballot. However, incumbent Kurek was the only candidate to show for the forum. Only the NDP candidate sent regrets, the rest didn’t even respond to the Chamber’s request of speaking at the forum.
Jonathan Bridges of the People’s Party, Brent Sutton of the Liberal Party, James Mackay of the New Democratic Party and Douglas Gook of the Green Party didn’t make the trip to Camrose. In fact, they haven’t shown at other forums as well. Mediator for the evening was Augustana professor Clark Banack.
“I thank the volunteers who made this forum happen and to those who have helped with my campaign. It has been an honour to be your
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showed an interest in attending the informative session on April 16.
representative in the nation’s capital. Pierre Poilievre has put together a great campaign with promises to ensure that we stand up for this nation to ensure we are putting Canada first. The message has been consistent and clear the whole way along to make sure Canada is competitive, axe taxes, reduce the barriers to success that the last nine years has had on us, especially in rural Alberta. We need fiscal responsibility to fix the budget and make sure that politicians in Ottawa are
not making decisions that have a negative impact on future generations,” said Kurek.
“We are going to make sure the crime and chaos that has ruled so much of the headlines over the last number of years is looked at. We need that under control and stop crime and ensure the justice system stands up and protects victims. We need to build homes and ensure there is affordability for all Canadians,” added Kurek.
The first question was on trade. “We need a country that can build again.
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We have seen delays and one of the reasons is a Bill called C69. This keeps us from building things such as pipelines, railways and expanding our ports to give us access to world markets. It is frustrating because our country has what the world needs,” said Kurek. “For the last decade, we have had trade challenges that have not been effectively addressed.”
A question was asked about inter-provincial barriers. “We could grow our economy by six to 10 per cent overnight if we were to eliminate inter-provincial trade barriers. In Lloydminster, a border city, sandwiches made across the street can’t be sold at a gas station because of the inter-provincial borders. That is just one example. The trade barriers are restricting process. They overcame that by taking the supplies across the street and building them on the same side as the gas station. In Canada, we don’t even have a four-lane highway that goes coast to coast. We need a country that can build things like infrastructure, get premiers together to build infrastructure and then we will begin to see that economic prosperity,” said Kurek.
How would you change the tax system to make it fair? “We have outlined a number of tax cuts, including a 15 per cent tax cut to all Canadians making less than $57,000 a year. For the average person, that means close to $1,000 less in taxes; a dual income family means close to $2,000 in saving. Our system is too complex, so we will re-evaluate the tax system. If someone reinvests in Canada (af-
ter selling), then we would not have capital gains tax. Reinvesting means more jobs, more businesses opening, more store fronts being able to be sustained to make sure businesses are not shackled by high taxes. Barriers will be taken away so we can have prosperity in this country again,” shared Kurek. What would you do to stay within budget and be sustainable? “Sustainable is the key word. At present, we are not sustainable because we have debt growing massively. As a result, future generations will be paying for the spending mistakes that are being made today (over the last nine years). Canada has not seen a return investment on the money that was spent. We see a massive ballooning of the size of the federal government, about 100 per cent growth in the size. It has been growing faster than our population growth,” reported Kurek.
He was asked about the American tariffs. “It is up to Canada to stand up for themselves. Something like oil is taken from Alberta, sent to the United States and then sent to eastern Canada. Why can’t we just ship directly to eastern Canada instead of relying on the US? The answer: we can’t build pipelines. We need to be economically self-sufficient,” commented Kurek.
A question was asked about rural health care. “There are challenges to rural health care. Nurse practitioners are giving access to rural health care in a creative way that hasn’t been done before to benefit our communities greatly. We have about 20,000 foreign trained doctors that are currently living in Canada, but not able to practice medicine. More than 30,000 nurses living in Canada, are not being able to nurse. We need a standardized system and work with provinces to make sure certification could apply across the country,” Kurek said.
He talked about the justice system that releases criminals a few hours after they were captured. “Bring jail, not bail for repeat violent offenders,” Kurek said.
Other questions included helping parents, mining and making Canada affordable again.
Battle River-Crowfoot Conservative candidate Damien Kurek, left, agreed with Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre to put Canada First, a change of view from the former government elected officials.
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The recipients were Andrea and the residence services hall coordinators (Anjola, Princess and Denzel).
Vikings Volunteer of the Year recipient was Dennis Sturrock (men’s volleyball).
Roger Epp Award nominees were Abdul Abbasi, Marita Alexander, Lara Birkill, Jaetta Chambers, Logan Driedger, Timothy Dueck, Stephanie Ejezie, Anjola Fadayomi, Nate Goetz, Denzel Kalmoni, Aiden Marshall, Thanhhai Nguyen, Joanna Nicolas, Katherina Stobbe and Josh Wade. The recipients were Abdul and Jaetta.
(basketball), Ella Olsen (soccer), Kali Skauge (curling/indoor track) and Hadley Ziemmer (volleyball).
On the men’s side were Ryder Brown (basketball) and Jack Osmond (hockey). Winners were Hadley and Jack.
Heather Huber Memorial Award nominees were Marita Alexander, Logan Driedger, Dorcas Ingabire, Denzel Kalmoni, Miron Nekhoroshkov and Josh Wade with Logan earning the title.
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Moncrieff Ford Memorial Award recipient was Lara Birkill (men’s hockey student trainer).
Team GPA Award for the highest marks went to the Vikings women’s basketball squad.
Horseshoe Hero Award nominees were Samantha Abbott, Isaac Alawiye, Khaleed Lawani and Kamsy Nwajiaku with Samantha winning.
Rookie of the Year Award nominees were women–Cindy Mbachu
Augustana Leadership Award nominees were Abdul Abbasi, Priscilla Adebanji, Marita Alexander, Ona Awogu, Keely Benson, Lara Birkill, AC Capper, Jaetta Chambers, Anita Diachok, Paulina Dias Afonso, Adaeze Dike, Sarah Donegan, Dylan Draker, Logan Driedger, Timothy Dueck, Stephanie Ejezie, Anjola Fadayomi, Chance Foster, Nate Goetz, Denzel Kalmoni, Aidan Marshall, Emmalee Mills, Joe Mwatha, Miron Nekhoroshkov, Taylor NelsonSoroka, Thanhhai Nguyen, Halden Nicolajsen, Joanna Nicolas, Piper Regner, Tacey Robertson, James Saly, Brook-Lyn Sherbo, Nicholas St. Denis, Katherina Stobbe, Josh Wade and Kunlin Ye.
Recipients were Marita, Logan, Joanna and Josh.
Dean’s Award for Leadership in Vikings Athletics nominees were women–Alex Asunscion (basketball) and Racquel Lussier (volleyball); and for the men–Jonathan Gomes (basketball) and Boris Kuljanin (volleyball). Winners were Racquel and Jonathan.
Primary care physician compensation model
By Jackie Lovely, MLA Camrose Constituency
Ensuring that every Albertan has access to quality primary care remains a top priority for our government. I am pleased to share that the new primary care physician compensation model, announced back in December of 2024, will be officially implemented on April 1, 2025. This milestone was made possible as the required threshold of 500 enrolled physicians has been exceeded, with an impressive 789 physicians signing on to provide enhanced patient care across the province.
In Camrose, we are already seeing the positive impact of these changes, as five local physicians have applied to participate in the new compensation model. This is excellent news for residents in our community, ensuring better access to medical services and reinforcing our commitment to strengthening primary care in Alberta.
The new primary care physician compensation model was developed in collaboration with the Alberta Medical Association to address the key concerns in family medicine. It incentivizes physicians to expand their patient panels, supports family doctors in providing comprehensive care, and introduces an after-hours premium to encourage extended clinic hours. By supporting physicians in maintaining high panel numbers, leveraging technology, and enhancing team-based care, this model will help alleviate pressure on emergency departments and urgent care centres, in the end improving health outcomes for Albertans.
Another major advancement in health care accessibility is the reform of the Alberta International Medical Graduate (AIMG) Program. Recognizing the challenges faced by Albertans studying medicine abroad, our government is removing unnecessary barriers that have historically prevented them from completing their residency at home. These changes include adjusting the graduation deadline to July 1, rather than the previous December 31 requirement, and eliminating the externship assessment before acceptance into an Alberta medical residency program.
These adjustments, effective for the class of 2026, will allow more internationally trained Albertans to return and practice medicine in their home province. Additionally, the number of available IMG residency seats will increase from 55 in 2025 to 70 by 2028, further strengthening our health care workforce and ensuring more communities have access to family physicians.
Our government remains dedicated in our commitment to expanding primary care access across the province. By implementing the new compensation model and improving the AIMG Program, we are taking critical steps toward ensuring that Albertans receive the care they need, when and where they need it.
The participation of five local physicians from Camrose in the new compensation model is a testament to the strength and dedication of our medical community. Their commitment will directly benefit patients in our region, reinforcing Camrose as a hub for high-quality health care.
I want to extend my gratitude to the physicians, health care providers, and community members who continue to advocate for and support these vital initiatives. Together, we are building a stronger, more accessible health care system for all Albertans.
If you have any questions or concerns, contact my office. We are always here for you!
You can contact Jackie Lovely, Camrose MLA, at Constituency Office, 104, 4870-51 Street, Camrose, AB T4V 1S1. Tel: 780-672-0000, camrose@assembly. ab.ca or at Legislature Office, 6th Floor, 9820-107 Street, Edmonton, AB T5K 1E7.
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Camrose Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion chair of the poster and literary contest
Pam Cote presented cash prizes to black and white poster artists Iretioluwa Leslie, back centre, and Covgn Muriel Abelgoes and, front row, artists Lucy Shotak, left, and Josephine Lefler.
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Vision Credit Union assisted the Hay Lakes Fire Department with $2,500 in funds for new bunker gear through the Helping Hands Fund. Fire Department members, from left, Jesse These, Cord These and BJ Green represented the 25 members of the Hay Lakes Fire Department, while Vision Credit Union staff Sharon Nelson, Alyssa Phillips, Angela McCallum and Trudy Iftody presented the funds.
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Marie Monique
Arsenault Kahlert
Marie Monique Arsenault Kahlert of Killam, Alberta, was born on December 5, 1948, in Tracadie, New Brunswick. She passed away peacefully on April 13, 2025, at her home in Killam, with her family by her side.
Monique will be forever loved by her husband Chris; her son Jeffrey (Elaine) and their children Blain (Jessica) and their son Beau; Brennan (Kayla) and their son, who is to arrive in July 2025; Monique’s son Thomas (Kym) and their children Jeunesse, Braeden, Kaylee, Huxley and Harbour; Monique’s son Paul (Jillian) and their children McKoy (Bliss), Stetli, Steely, Kade, Ryker and Lundin; and numerous family and friends.
She was predeceased by her father Emilien and her mother Thelma Cassie; and siblings Paul, Nicole, Marguerite Rose, Gerard and Michel.
Monique will be remembered for the strong love she had for her family and especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She also had a great passion for sewing and quilting.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 3, 2025, at Weber’s Mount Pleasant Chapel, Camrose.
Memorial donations may be made to the Zebra Centre or to the charity of one’s choice.
Wilf Ritter
Wilf Ritter of Camrose, AB, passed away on April 15, 2025, at the age of 76 years.
He is survived by his wife Marguerite (Marge); daughter Cheryl (Trevor) Sawatzky; grandchildren Aidan, Maya and Koltun; siblings Doreen Wack, Dave (Marian) Ritter and Don Ritter; and numerous family and friends.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at Weber’s Mount Pleasant Chapel. Interment will follow at the Valleyview Cemetery, Camrose. Memorial donations are gratefully accepted to Diabetes Canada.
Thomas “Tom” Howard Aldridge
August 23, 1946 ~ April 11, 2025
Thomas “Tom” Howard Aldridge of Edmonton, Alberta, formerly of Lougheed, Alberta, passed away on Friday, April 11, 2025, at the age of 78 years.
A Funeral Service was held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 17, 2025, at Camrose United Church, 4829-50 Street, Camrose, officiated by Rev. Helen Reed.
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Mildred Norma Pederson
January 25, 1942 ~ April 16, 2025
It is with great sadness we announce that Mildred Norma Pederson of Bawlf, Alberta, passed away peacefully with family by her side on April 16, 2025, at the age of 83.
Mildred was born to Norman and Militta Norris on January 25, 1942, in Camrose. She was raised on the family farm near Ohaton, where she started her schooling and later attended Bawlf School.
She married the love of her life, Harvey Pederson, on July 9, 1960, and they welcomed four children together: Brian, Terry, Rick and Lori. They loved their family farm life with Harvey working the land and Mildred caring for everyone with nourishment and wisdom. Mildred was known for her servant’s heart, gentle spirit, and generous hospitality. Her home was a place of warmth and care that was filled with the sounds of loud family and friends and the smells of fresh baking, especially her famous cinnamon buns. She also took great joy in tending her beautiful flower gardens. Mildred had an enduring faith in Jesus Christ and read her Bible daily with many highlighted passages, personal notes, and tattered pages. She lived out her faith and was a true blessing to all who knew her. Mildred’s immense love for Harvey was steadfast; they were inseparable throughout nearly 65 years of marriage. They enjoyed travelling in their motorhome, exploring Canada and the United States with non-stop talking and enjoying one another. She also cherished time with her grandchildren visiting at her home with cookies, long talks over the phone, or attending their activities. Mildred will be deeply missed and remembered for her legacy of love, faith, and family.
Left to cherish her memory are her beloved husband Harvey; their children Brian (Joy), Terry (Karen), Rick (Deb) and Lori (Mark) Schneider; 16 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; her siblings Everett (Arlene) Norris and Jean (Ken) Maruschak; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents Norman and Militta Norris; her father-in-law and mother-in-law Henry and Mary Pederson; as well as her sister-in-law Lillian Wiberg and her husband Mel Wiberg.
A Funeral Service will be held on Friday, April 25, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. at CityLights Church, 4920-48 Street, Camrose. The service will be livestreamed, recorded, and the link accessible @ www.burgarfuneralhome.com
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to World Vision, Hegre Lutheran Church or a charity of one’s choice.
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Charles David Olson
(Chuck) Charles David Olson was born May 13, 1954, in Camrose, Alberta, the second oldest child of David and Mildred Olson. He passed away at the Red Deer Regional Hospital on March 12, 2025, at the age of 70 years.
He is survived by his six brothers Dwayne, Kenny, Danny, James, Dale and Larry; three nephews; and four nieces. Chuck was predeceased by parents David and Mildred Olson; his brother Collin Olson; and nephew Jason Olson.
History: Chuck was born in Camrose; and was raised on a farm 2.5 miles southeast of Miquelon Lake. He lived in various places. The last place he lived was Wetaskiwin for about 30 years or more. He was a heavy duty mechanic and worked by Robb, Alberta, at a coal mine. He got his Class 1 Driver’s Licence and drove logging trucks in the winter in the Drayton Valley area, and in the summer he drove taxi in Wetaskiwin. He was a member of a Camera Club in Camrose.
A memorial will be held on April 26, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. at Lighthouse Church, 5801-52 Street, Wetaskiwin, Alberta.
In loving memory of John Kalawsky who passed away on January 14, 1968 and Josie Kalawsky who passed away on April 4, 2010
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In the everlasting light. All the pain and grief is over, Every restless tossing passed. We are now at peace forever, Safely home in Heaven at last. There is work still waiting for you,
So you must not idly stand. Do it now, while life remaineth, You shall rest in God’s own land. When that work is all completed, He will gently call you home. Oh, the rapture of that meeting, Oh, the joy to see you come! Forever loved and missed, Your family
In loving memory of Henry Graham who passed away on April 21, 1997
Quietly remembered every day, Sadly missed along life’s way. No longer in our lives to share, But in our hearts, You’re always there. Ever remembered and sadly missed by your loving family
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Burgar Funeral Home was started by Hiram Burgar in the back of his hardware store in 1906 –one of the rst businesses in the Camrose community After two years, his partner, Mr. Wallace, withdrew from the business and his interest was taken over by Mr. Davidson, and was renamed Burgar, Davidson and Company Hardware. When Davidson left the business in 1911, Burgar took over as the sole owner and in the same year, Hiram and Maude (W ilson) were married. Three children were born in this union – Helen, Roderick and Doliena.
In 1917, Hiram sold his hardware store to concentrate full time on his funeral business and moved it to the present location. Rod joined his father in the business, but in 1939, left to join the Canadian Air Force. After World War II ended, Rod returned to work in the funeral industry with his father. Soon after, the rm name was changed to H. Burgar and Son. When Hiram passed away in 1949, Rod and his wife Marg (Margaret) were left to manage the business. In 1959, Alver Person joined Rod Burgar and was employed at the time construction took place for the new Funeral Home.
In 1962, the sudden passing of Rod Burgar was a great shock to the community. His funeral service was one of the rst to be held after the new building was dedicated, just two weeks prior to his untimely death. Alver Person and Marg Burgar managed the business
Joyce Betty Marlene Kiddell
March 7, 1935 ~ April 13, 2025
Joyce Betty Marlene Kiddell (nee Julson) of Camrose, Alberta, passed away on Sunday, April 13, 2025, at the age of 90 years.
Left to cherish her memory are her children Mark Kiddell, Dawn Kiddell (Andy Mathioudakis) and Robert Kiddell (Kate Hurlburt); and two grandchildren Chloe Cadieux and Sophie Kiddell. Joyce was predeceased by her husband Arthur Robert; daughter Christie Kiddell; parents Tony and Guri Julson; sisters Ann Trenchard, Grace Manchester and Lee Kleckner; and brothers Joel Julson and Lloyd Julson.
A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 23, 2025, at Burgar Memorial Chapel, 4817-51 Avenue, Camrose, officiated by Rev. MaryAnn Pastuck.
If family and friends so desire, memorial contributions in Joyce’s memory may be made to Camrose Public Library.
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for the next few years, and in 1965, Alver purchased the business. The rm’s name was then changed to Burgar Funeral Home Camrose Ltd., as it remains today. Roger Erickson joined the rm, and in 1967, when he left to pursue other endeavors, Rod Madison began his career in the funeral service. Burgar Funeral Home was involved in the ambulance service from the very early years until 1971, when the City of Camrose assumed the responsibility. In 1979, the well-established Daysland Funeral Home was purchased by Burgar. Bob Hanrahan was associated with that funeral home for more than 70 years as manager. Reg Madison, Joe Schulte and Steve Haugen were a part of Burgar Funeral Home and Alver’s son, John, later joined the business, and served the community until 2017. Cam Parker joined Burgar Funeral Home in 1995 and served the community for 24 years. Bart Orr joined the rm in 2011, after the passing of his father introduced him to Cam and John.
Burgar Funeral Home is currently owned and operated by Bart Orr who, along with his dedicated team, are able to provide support to families in their time of need. We at Burgar Funeral Home consider it a true privilege and honour to have served and guided the families of Camrose, Daysland and area since 1906.
Elaine McNabb
August 24, 1939 ~ April 10, 2025
It is with immense sorrow that we announce the passing of Elaine McNabb, nee Olstad, on April 10, 2025, at 85 years old.
Elaine was born on August 24, 1939, in Camrose, AB. She married her husband Archie McNabb in 1954, in Camrose, AB, where they lived in the original Olstad family home and raised their children, Rick, Tracey and Dean. While living in Forestburg, Elaine spent many years working at Forestburg Fashions.
In the early ’90s Archie and Elaine moved to Camrose, AB, where Elaine owned and operated Camrose Pawn. Elaine loved socializing, curling, playing ball, visiting with her grandchildren, music, dancing, playing cards, going to garage sales, taking cruises and going to the casino.
Elaine is predeceased by her two infant children Kathy and Kenneth McNabb; mother and father Bertha and Harland Olstad; husband Archie McNabb; and brothers Larry and Dennis Olstad. She leaves behind her children Rick (Janet) McNabb, Tracey McNabb and Dean McNabb; her sisters Shirley Yearous, Trudy Pearson and Peggy Olstad; her brothers Harley (Pat) Olstad, Randy (Lori) Olstad and sister-in-law Inez Hunter; her five grandchildren Chris McNabb, Angela (Cory) Wildeboer, Dylan (Alyssa) Gilbert, Morgan (Kyle) Aschaber and Hailey McNabb; and three great-grandchildren Alex and Xavier Wildeboer and Daxton Gilbert.
She will never be gone as she will forever be in our hearts.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at Burgar Memorial Chapel, 4817-51 Avenue, Camrose, officiated by Rev. MaryAnn Pastuck.
If family and friends so desire, memorial contributions in Elaine’s memory may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or the Fairview Cemetery (Hastings Coulee, Forestburg).
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Please call 780- 672-4793
FOR RENT
FOR RENT ADS NOW
ROOMS FOR RENT in the Scotney and Jacqueline character homes. Both are 2.5 blocks from university in Camrose. Clean, quiet and bright. Rent is $495 - $600 monthly plus DD and includes WiFi, utilities, recycle pick-up, yard care and snow removal. Partially furnished w/ shared laundry. (Some rooms are fully furnished for international students.) This is an affordable, quality accommodation that fills quickly. (Some rooms still available.) No partiers, smokers or pets allowed. Reduced rate over the summer for students.
Please call Dave P., 780678-6163.
MAIN STREET RETAIL
SPACE – located in high traffic, southerly area of Main Street, Camrose. Generous 1,664 sq. ft. of prime space at 4868-50 Street. Nicely decorated, air conditioned. $2221/mo., triple net. Clean, dry storage space in basement also available. Available immediately. Call Blain or Don at 780-6723142, the fairest, most reasonable people in the business.
2-BEDROOM APART-
– In excellent condition!
MENT
Perfect for seniors. The suite has stove, fridge, dishwasher, washer and dryer, blinds and one parking stall. Heat, water, garbage pick up, Telus TV and internet included. Building has an elevator and social room. No smoking building. Call 780-233-0224 for more info or to set up a viewing.
PRIME DOWNTOWN
SPACE – 4917-50 Street. Second floor with reception area, lunch room and two private rooms. Elevator. $900/mo. includes utilities. 780-679-5085.
ESPECIALLY
NICE MAIN FLOOR OFFICE SUITE
Generous 794 sq. ft. suite, suitable for three or more staff. Includes two private offices. Ground floor, easily accessible. Modern building in downtown Camrose. Bright, quiet, air conditioned. $1239.96/mo., plus share of operating expenses. Call Blain Fowler or Don Hutchinson, 780-672-3142 days, two of the fairest, most reasonable fellows in the business.
CHOOSE YOUR NEW OFFICE
Selection of very nice street level offices in newer airconditioned building in Downtown Camrose
* Quiet, considerate neighbours
* Easy access
* Lots of parking for customers
* Energized parking for tenants
* Immediate occupancy
* Come and have a look!
Call Blain Fowler or Don Hutchinson, 780-672-3142 days, the fairest, most reasonable fellows in the business!
HOUSEHOLD
NEW GE FREEZER – never used 17 cu. ft. white upright style, $875. 780-352-2894 or 780335-3580.
TABLE – includes 8 chairs, 2 leaves, sits 12-14 people. 2 large computer desks. Need to be seen to be appreciated. 780-672-3677, 780-781-7450.
LIVESTOCK / FEED / AG
BULLS FOR SALE – Registered Red and Black Angus. Call 780-986-9088.
SEED
FOR BEST PRICES ON GRASS SEED – Jed Williams, Imperial, Saskatchewan. 306-963-7888. alfalfaseed.ca. jkwilliams@sasktel.net.
MACHINERY
SWATHER NO LONGER ‘CUTTING THE MUSTARD?’ Call The Camrose Booster Classifieds, 780-672-3142.
MISCELLANEOUS
MEN’S GOLF CLUBS –
Left hand set plus bag, covers for the woods, a few extra tees, misc. items. These clubs need to be yelled at, called bad names and so on, they are quite used to that! Asking $800. 780-608-6245.
GARAGE SALES
KELSEY COMMUNITY
SOCIETY – will be holding a garage sale April 26, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be a concession, 50/50 raffle and silent auction as well. All proceeds to benefit the hall and community activities. Item donations appreciated and may be dropped off Monday to Friday, 9 am to 11 am; April 17, 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. 408 Main Street, Kelsey.
AUTO
1985 PONTIAC FIREBIRD – Red, console shift, V-8 engine, original ownership. Good condition, always stored in garage. Best offer considered. Phone 780-781-8067.
DADS – LOOKING FOR A CAR WITHOUT A BACK SEAT? Count on our classifieds. We match up buyers and sellers. Phone the Camrose Booster, 780-672-3142.
MOTORCYCLES / ATVs
SUZUKI 650 Vstrom –18,600 km. Like new condition. $8,750 firm. Call or text 780679-9032.
BOATS, RVS and TRAILERS
2004 DAMON INTRUDER – 36 ft. motorhome. Chev chassis, 8100 Workhorse motor, Allison transmission, Two slides, many extras on unit. No pets or smokers. Low kms, one owner, excellent condition. 780-679-7663, Camrose area.
LOVE CAMPING, BUT TIRED OF SHOVELLING SNOW OFF THE AWNING IN MAY? Say goodbye to your Gulfstream! Move it fast with a Camrose Booster classified. 780-672-3142.
Housing sales remain strong
By Murray Green
As new US reciprocal tariffs begin with auto tariffs coming into effect, the future of the global, national and provincial economies are uncertain.
Despite the global and national disruptions experienced in the first quarter of 2025, the Camrose residential housing market has remained strong.
“Although the biggest hits will likely be suffered in the auto sector and those industries heavily reliant on cross border trade, Alberta will not go unscathed. With tariffs in effect or looming on agriculture and the oil and gas sectors, the balance of 2025 will be a challenge. Despite all these negatives, the Alberta economy has shown to be surprisingly resilient through all the challenges it has faced over the past 10 to 15 years. From the collapse of oil prices in 2016, 2019, and 2020, to the COVID-19 pandemic, to historically high inflation rates, Alberta has weathered it all,” said Jacobus Slabbert, HarrisonBowker Camrose manager, senior appraiser.
The average sale price in 2025 Q1 was $352,653, which is up 5.52 per cent from last quarter and up 8.42 per cent from the same time last year. The rolling 12-month average increased by 1.97 per cent.
The median sale price in 2025 Q1 was $351,000, which is up 10.55 per cent from last quarter and up eight per cent from the same time last year. The rolling 12-month average increased by 1.93 per cent.
The average Days on Market was 51 days, which is up 12 days from last quarter, but down four days from 2024 Q1.
In rural Camrose County, there were 14 reported sales in 2025 Q1, which is up three sales compared to last quarter and up three sales compared to 2024 Q1. The average Days On Market was 85 days, which is up seven days compared to 2024 Q1.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HE ARING
BYLAW
NO. 1561
Pursuant to Section 606 of th e Municipa l Gove rnment
Ac t, th e Council of Camrose County gi ve s notice that it ha s gi ve n Firs t Re ading to Bylaw No 1561 to amend La nd Use Bylaw No 1541
Th e purpos e of this Bylaw is to redistrict Lots 1-3, Block 1, Plan 5821BK in th e Hamlet of Ke lsey from UC – Urba n Commercial District to UR – Urba n Residentia l District
Anyone af fected by this Amendment may ma ke writ te n submission s befo re 12:0 0 p. m. Thursd ay May 8, 2025 Th e Public Hearin g for Bylaw No 1561 will be held on Tuesday, May 13 , 2025 , at 9:30 a.m. in th e County Council Ch ambers , 3755 -4 3 Avenue, Camrose, Al be rt a T4V 3S 8. Wr it te n submission s will be heard fi rs t, oral submission s will be heard as time permit s.
Copies of th e proposed bylaw a re available online at www.count y.camrose. ab.c a
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HE ARING
BYLAW NO. 1560
Pursuant to Section 606 of th e Municipa l Gove rnment
Ac t, th e Council of Camrose County gi ve s notice that it ha s gi ve n Firs t Re ading to Bylaw No 1560 to amend La nd Use Bylaw No 1541
Th e purpos e of this Bylaw is to redistrict Pt NE-5 -4720 -4 from A – Ag ricultural District to CR1 – Smal l Lot Countr y Residentia l District
Anyone af fected by this Amendment may ma ke writ te n submission s befo re 12:0 0 p. m., Thursd ay, May 8, 2025 Th e Public Hearin g for Bylaw No 1560 will be held on Tuesday, May 13 , 2025 , at 9:45 a.m. in th e County Council Ch ambers , 3755 -4 3 Avenue, Camrose, Al be rt a T4V 3S 8. Wr it te n submission s will be heard fi rs t, oral submission s will be heard as time permit s.
Copies of th e proposed bylaw a re available online at www.count y.camrose. ab.c a
DEATHS
Marie Monique
Arseneault Kahlert of Killam, on April 13, at 76 years of age.
Joyce Betty Marlene (nee Julson) Kiddell, of Camrose, on April 13, at 90 years of age.
Mildred Norma Pederson, of Bawlf, on April 16, at 83 years of age.
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FARMLAND FOR SALE BY TENDER
Tenders for the pu rchase of la nd in Beaver County as described below are invited. La nd will be sold subj ect to all existing reservations and exceptions stated on Certif icates of Title.
LI NC: 0023 562 631
MERI DI AN 4 RA NGE 14 TOWNSH IP 49
SECT ION 20
QUARTER NORT H EAST
EXCEPTING THER EOUT ALL MINES AN D MINERALS
AR EA: 64.7 HECTAR ES (160 ACRES) MORE OR LESS
The la nd is lo cated approximately 5 miles north and 1. 5 miles east of Br uce, Alberta. The proper ty consists of approximately 50 cultivated acres and approximately 110 acres of past ure wh ich is fenced and cross-fenced for cattle There is a dugout with a water system The la nd has had no fertilizer or chem icals for 10 years.
The Verm ilion River runs th rough the la nd
Tenders are to be subm itted in sealed envelopes ma rked
COLLISON Tender”, to Scot t Fa rn ha m at Fa rn ha m West Stolee
Ka mbeitz LLP, Ba rr isters and Solicitors, 5016 -52 St reet, Camrose, Alberta T4V 1V7, on or before 12:0 0 noon, APRI L 29, 2025, and shall be accompanied with GST number and a certif ied cheque or ba nk draft payable to Fa rn ha m West Stolee Kambeitz LLP in tr ust for 5% of the tender pr ice.
No conditiona l tenders will be accepted and the highest, or any tender, will not necessar ily be accepted
Tenders will not be opened in public The deposits of all unsuccessf ul tenderer s will be returned to them by regula r mail
The successf ul tenderer will be obligated to complete the pu rchase on or before MAY 26 , 2025 The 5% deposit shall constitute a deposit towa rds the pu rchase price. Ta xes will be adjusted on closing date There will be no ot her adjust ments. If the successf ul tenderer fa ils to complete the transaction by the closing date the deposit will be forfeited.
Vendor ma kes no wa rranties or representations about the proper ty’s size, condition or envi ronmental st ate.
The pu rchase and sale shall proceed utilizing title insu ra nce including “GAP ” coverage The cost of title insu ra nce shall be borne by the Pu rchaser.
Tenders are ir revocable and shall remain open until dealt with by the offices of Fa rn ha m West Stolee Kambeitz LLP.
For further information or to view the proper ty, please contact Dale Collison at 1-780- 688-2471. For further information about the tender process, please call Scot t Fa rn ha m at 780- 679-0444 Th is Tender may also be viewed on the Fa rn ha m West Stolee Ka mbeitz LLP website: www.fwsllp.ca
Rotary club to host a Free Family Swim
By Adan Shaikh
Qualif ications:
We are now accepting applications for a permanent , full-time position as a repor ter in our News Depar tm competit ion will remain open until a suitable c
e m andidat vely with
The successful applicant will wor k collaboratively with our other repor ters to maint ain and enhance our high st andards of editorial qualit y and communit y ser vice We o er a competitive s alar y and benef it s package, including a car allowance and the oppor tunit y to work wit h a team of hard-working profe ssionals who t ake pride in producing a publication that is recognized as one of the top 1% in the North American free communit y paper indus tr y.
1. Strong org aniz ational and time management skills , ensuring that objec tives are achieved within the necessar y deadlines
2. A demons trated abilit y to write crisp, engagin stories wit h attention-grabbing leads and meaningful quotations.
3. E xcellent inter viewing skill s demons trating the abilit y to zero in on the essential element s of the s tor y while est ablishing and maintaining rappor t wit h sources
Point s will be g iven to c andidates who have pos tsecondar y education, preferably in journalism, have previous experience in a communit y newspaper newsroom and have knowledge of page layou t. Preference will be given to a local per son who is a Be aware that this position involves a cer tain amo weekend assignment s on occ asion.
Please provide us with:
1. A brief bio graphy of yourself, including your education and previous employment his tory
2. Samples of your writing and photography
3. Names of three references wit h an indication of their relationship to you and contac t information for each.
4. Your s alar y expec tation
Mail or email your material to :
Blain Fowler, Publisher mc foul@camroseboos ter.net 4925-4 8 Street , C amrose, AB T4V 1L7
The Rotary Club of Camrose continues its work to support a stronger, healthier community through programs like Imagination Library and Rotary Youth Exchange, which help promote literacy, learning and community building among children. Last year, to celebrate their 100th anniversary, the club hosted a Family Fun Day at the Rotary Pavilion in Stoney Creek Park, an event that
brought many families from Camrose for a fun day.
This spring, Rotary Camrose is teaming up with Ramada Camrose to another family-friendly event. The Free Family Swim will take place on May 4, from 1 to 4 p.m., at the Ramada pool, located at 4702-73 Street. This event is the perfect chance for families to enjoy some pool time together and learn more about what Rotary does in the community.
The Ramada pool has a capacity limit of 25 swimmers, so advance registration is required. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
To reserve a spot, contact Lou Henderson at 780-678-5135 or email lou.henderson.rotary@gmail.com.
Rotary Camrose invites all local families to come out, make some memories, and learn how they’re making a difference locally and internationally.
Murray Green EDITOR
Adan Shaikh REPORTER
GRAND WINNER
Adan Shaikh, Camrose Booster Camrose Kodiaks Vacation Getaway Raffle winner is Arlene Beebe-Cromarty. Her prize is a trip for two to any destination of her choosing. Jane and Jason Beck from At Your Beck and Call will help Arlene decide on an all expenses paid package valued at $5,640 that she can enjoy. From left, Jason and Jane Beck, Arlene and Eric Kroetch, general manager of the Kodiaks.
Five candidates confirmed for upcoming election
By Murray Green
The 45th Canadian general election, has been called for April 28.
In Canada you vote for the person in your constituency and the party with the most wins in ridings forms the next government, based in Ottawa.
The Battle River-Crowfoot riding that covers more than the City of Camrose and the Camrose County areas has five candidates. Incumbent Damien Kurek will be representing the Conservatives, Jonathan Bridges will be representing the People’s Party, Brent Sutton will represent the Liberal Party, James Mackay will represent the New Democratic Party and Douglas Gook is running with the Green Party.
If you’re registered, you should receive a voter information card in the mail. It tells you where and when you can vote. If the
By Murray Green
name and address on your card are correct and you meet the eligibility criteria stated on the card, you’re ready to vote. Bring this card with you, along with accepted ID, to make the voting process easier.
If you don’t get a voter information card, or the information on the card is incorrect, your voter information may not be up to date. Use the Online Voter Registration Service to check your registration, register or update your address information, or call 1-800-463-6868 or 1-800-361-8935 (TTY) for assistance.
Check your voter information card or use the Voter Information Service to find your polling station.
Special ballot voting is offered in acute care facilities, such as hospitals. April 22 is the deadline to apply to vote by mail. You will vote using the special ballot process.
This is the perfect family home. This meticulously maintained five-bedroom, four-bath home, sitting on one of the biggest lots in the neighbourhood, offers the perfect blend of comfort, functionality and style. The generously sized entrance area leads into a beautiful open concept kitchen/dining/living area. The beautiful living room, with gas fireplace, flows into the spacious dining room, and the gorgeous chef’s kitchen features a large island, quartz counter tops, pantry and high-end appliances.
On your way upstairs, you will discover a huge bonus room that gives plenty of space for additional family activities. The upstairs features two goodsized bedrooms, a four-piece bathroom
and the huge master bedroom with large four-piece en suite bathroom.
When you enter into the house from the attached garage, you will find a spacious back entrance area with main floor laundry and a two-piece bathroom.
The fully finished basement offers two more bedrooms, a good-sized recroom, four-piece bathroom and plenty of storage space. Some of the many outside features include RV parking, extra parking space, large covered deck and front porch and a beautifully landscaped front and backyard.
All this in a great neighbourhood. It is the complete package, move-in ready, to be enjoyed right away. View this home at 6810-38 Avenue, priced at $589,000, to see its benefits. For a private viewing, contact Sascha at:
There are three certainties in life :
1. Death
2. Taxes
3. No matter how large the order, your Chinese takeout will always be ready in 15 minutes.
My son asked me what taxes are, so I gave him a big bag of Smarties and explained that he has to give some to me and I know how many he has to give me, but he has to guess himself and if he's wrong, he goes to prison
I'm so glad I learned about parallelograms in school instead of how to do taxes. It really comes in handy during parallelogram season.
If you don' t use fast food napkins as Kleenex in your car, you must be in a whole di erent tax bracket
I just paid my taxes. The roads should be fixed any day now.
I just got my tax refund and I might just go craz y!
I' ll probably buy some name -brand toilet paper and, maybe with what's left over, a mango
Turbo Tax is the worst computer game ever.
Toddler : [running around like a maniac while I'm trying to do my taxes]
Me : " You are so lucky you're a deduction."
I am so over Canada Revenue not letting me list my cats as dependents.
Government : "Here's your tax refund."
Me : " Thank y–"
Broken dishwasher : "I' ll take that!"
It 's tax refund season. I know you're missing the beach, but you're also missing a tooth and all the tread on your tires, so let's make some smar t decisions this year
That moment you flex your foot wrong and it cramps, you think , " This is it. This is how it's going to end."
I'm writing about all the things I ought to do before I die. It 's called an oughtobiography.
Doctor : " Your dad has been in a coma for nine days. I'm sorry, but we're running out of ideas."
Me : "Let me try." [turns the thermostat up]
Dad : [opens one eye]
When I donate my body to science , they will be like, "Wow. We do not want this."
A man tried to sell me a co in today
I said, " That is the last thing I need."
What do you call a t ypo on a headstone?
A grave mistake.
At my funeral, I want someone to dress all in black , holding an umbrella and watching from a distance, so that my family thinks I had something big and mysterious going on
I told my wife I wanted to be cremated.
She made an appointment for Tuesday
"I'm sorry " and "I apologize" mean the same thing … except when you're at a funeral.
Boss : "Do you belie ve in life after death?"
Employee : "Cer tainly not , there's no proof of it."
Boss : " Well, there is now. After you missed work yesterday afternoon to go to your uncle's funeral, he came here looking for you."
The man who invented throat lozenges died last week. There was no co in at the funeral
Am I the only one who feels disappointed when obituaries don' t include the cause of death?
The pastor interrupts his sermon to ask the three men in the front row: " What would you want your loved ones to say as they are looking down at you in your co in?"
Tom: " That I was a good husband and father."
Bill : " That I lived a good life of kindness to others ."
Dan: "Look , he's moving!"
The funeral for the inventor of Tupper ware was delayed while they tried to find the right lid for his co in.
The guy who stole my diary just died.
My thoughts are with his family.
My elderly relatives used to tease me at weddings by saying, " You' ll be nex t!" They soon stopped once I star ted saying the same thing to them at funerals.
