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Volume 112, Issue 12
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
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Celebrating New Beginnings CHSPS Class of 2019
ALLY ANDERSON PHOTO
CHSPS Class of 2019 graduate Chloe Fee enjoys a dance with her father Les Fee on Saturday, Sept. 14 during commencement ceremonies at the Wild Rose Co-op Recreation Centre. Fee and her 43 fellow classmates celebrated under the theme “New Beginnings.” See full coverage, Page 2, 26, and 27.
Writ dropped - Federal election called for Oct. 21 Leslie Cholowsky Editor
On Wednesday, Sept. 11 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with the honourable Governor General Julie Payette, asking her to dissolve parliament, which marks the launch of the 43rd national general election, which will officially take place Oct. 21. Battle River Crowfoot only has three official candidates so far: Conservative Party of Canada candidate Damien Kurek, Green Party of Canada candidate Geordie Nelson, and People’s Party of Canada candidate David Michaud. The filing deadline for any potential candidate is 21 days before Election Day, at 2 p.m. local time. You do not need to reside in an electoral district to seek election there. In a federal election, Members of Parliament are
elected by winning the most votes in their respective ridings. The party whose candidates win the most seats generally forms the government, with that party’s leader becoming Prime Minister. The party whose candidates win the secondlargest number of seats becomes the Official Opposition. In the 2015 Canadian federal election, Battle River Crowfoot elected Conservative Kevin Sorenson with 80.91 per cent of the vote, and 73 per cent of the riding turned out to vote, more than the national average of 68.3. In 2015, the Battle River-Crowfoot riding was created by combining parts of the Crowfoot and parts of Vegreville-Wainwright. Flagstaff County was previously within the Veg-
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reville-Wainwright riding, who in 2011 elected Conservative Leon Benoit, with 79.79 per cent of the vote, but just a 59.59 per cent voter turnout. That was still an improvement over the 2008 federal election, when just 54 per cent of electors turned up to vote. According to Elections Canada, some changes in this election will allow non-resident electors to vote from abroad if they have at any time been a resident in Canada. So any Canadian elector living abroad who has previously resident in Canada is entitled to vote by special ballot in federal elections regardless of how long they have been living abroad. The vouching process has changed, too. Eligible vouchers now include any elector assigned to a polling station, as long as they know the person for See ELECTION P19 Funded by the Government of Canada
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September 2019 Meetings
Council Meeting Cancelled Meeting Flagstaff County Council Meetings are conducted the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month commencing at 9 a.m. Council and Committee meeting agendas are available at the County’s website at: flagstaff.ab.ca/council/meetings-andminutes
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Public Works Updates
Please refer to www.flagstaff.ab.ca for up-to-date road work happening throughout the County. Gravel: Gravel is available for sale to a maximum of 150 tonnes/year per residential/farm/acreage site. Gravel is not available for sale to commercial users. Anyone wishing to purchase gravel must contact the Public Works Department to obtain a “Permission for Purchase of Gravel” form. Gravel will not be loaded out of a pit without this form. Gravel sales will be limited to the following dates in 2019: • September 18 • October 19 and October 23 Gravel sales are limited to the following gravel pits: Mazure Pit (NE 16-43-09 W4); Skori Pit #2 (N 1/2 09-46-11 W4); Barber Stockpile (NE 17-44-09 W4); and Daysland Stockpile (SE 13-45-17 W4), providing a loader is available at that gravel pit on that particular day.
Please call John Guhle, Field Coordinator - Gravel, at 780-390-0321 to make arrangements or to obtain information regarding a list of available aggregate products and pricing. Flagstaff County does not haul gravel for ratepayers. Hauling arrangements must be made by the ratepayer. Road Recovery Crews are working on the following shoulder pulling projects: • South of Daysland on Range Road 164, south from Highway 13 to Township Road 444 for 3.75 miles Please keep in mind that our seasonal crews will be out working on our roadways and to use extreme caution while travelling on these roads while they are being maintained in any way. We thank you in advance for your cooperation during this season.
Monday to Friday 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (Closed Noon - 1 p.m.)
Clubroot Surveys Address:
12435 Township Road 442 P.O. Box 358 Sedgewick, AB T0B 4C0
Flagstaff.ab.ca
Notification of Clubroot Surveys Starting this week, 200 random fields will be surveyed for clubroot. County staff performing these surveys will be wearing disposable boot covers and will be accessing the fields on foot only. Vehicles will not be entering any field. For more information contact Flagstaff County ASB staff at 780-384-4100.
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EMILY TANTON PHOTOS
Killam Charity Auction dispersed some funds to local organizations last Thursday, Sept. 19, where Janay Ness, on behalf of the Charity Auction, presented two cheques. The first cheque, for $530, was presented to the Flagstaff Food Bank, accepted by board member Debi Anderson. The next presentation was made to Clara Lewis, of the former Killam Hospital Ladies Auxiliary, who presented the funds to the Killam & District Hospital Foundation Board, accepted by board member Mabel Thompson.
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Notice of Sale by Public Auction Notice is hereby given that under the provisions of the Municipal Government Act, Flagstaff County will offer for sale, by public auction, in the Flagstaff County Office, at 12435 TWP RD 442, Sedgewick, Alberta on Wednesday, September 25th, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. the following lands:
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Certificate of Title 822126505A Certificate of Title 072590786 972151361 162007147
Each parcel will be offered for sale subject to a reserve bid, and to the reservations and conditions contained in the existing certificate of title. Terms: Cash, Certified Cheque, or Bank Draft. Flagstaff County may, after the public auction, become owner of any parcel of land that is not sold at the public auction. Redemption may be affected by certified payment of all arrears of taxes, penalties and costs at any time prior to the sale. Dated at Sedgewick, Alberta on July 31, 2019. Shelly Armstrong Chief Administrative Officer