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2021 tragedy spurs MLA’s support of bills to increase public safety Murder of young mother and son preventable says Jackie Lovely Jana Semeniuk Staff Reporter
In the early fall of 2021, Mchale Busch, 24, her fiance Cody McConnell and their 16-month-old son Noah moved into a Hinton apartment complex from Camrose. The family were settling into their new residence, with McConnell working in oil and gas while Busch stayed home with little Noah. After living in their new apartment for less than three weeks, Busch was on the phone Sept. 16 with her best friend, Mary Urzada when Urzada heard a knock at Busch’s door. She then reportedly heard a conversation between Busch and her next-door neighbour; a ‘little old man’, as described later by McConnell, who introduced himself to Busch and offered to remove a mess of mud that McConnell’s boots made in the building’s hallway. The ’little old man’, 55-year-old Robert Keith Major, would go on to murder Busch and her son that day, leaving Noah’s small body inside a dumpster while Busch was found mutilated and face down in Major’s apartment bath tub. The family had no idea they were living next door to a registered sex offender. Major, according to reports, had a criminal history dating back to the early 2000s and prior to the murders, sexually assaulted a toddler and was sentenced to prison for nearly four years in 2012. In July 2017 police issued a warning about Major, who was expected to be released and residing in the Edmonton area at the time. The notice stated that Major ‘poses a risk to commit a sexual offence against
women or girls while in the community’ along with an extensive list of conditions Major was required to comply with. RCMP said, according to reports, that Major had not been subject to any recognizance conditions since July 2020. Major pleaded guilty in May 2022 to two counts of first-degree murder and received an automatic life sentence with no chance of parole for 25 years. Camrose MLA Jackie Lovely said the crime should never have happened. “Whatever made Robert Major commit this act I don’t know, but what I do know is that he never should’ve had the chance,” Lovely said in her speech at the legislature Apr. 10 in support of Bill 11. “Noah and Mchale’s deaths were not only senseless but preventable.” Lovely has thrown her support behind Bill 11, introduced by Alberta’s minister of public safety and emergency services Mike Ellis on Mar. 13. The bill aims to create a provincial ankle bracelet monitoring program for violent and sexual offenders while also creating an independent police service to carry out police-like functions currently performed by peace officers. Ellis said in a press conference that the province simply can’t wait for more RCMP officers. “The RCMP just do not have enough human beings to police Canada, regardless of the amount of money that we give them. They're having trouble from a hiring perspective. That's a challenge, I get that, but I can't wait for them to just continue to try to figure stuff out,” he said. “(In terms of an ankle bracelet monitoring program) a request would come in via the Crown
Camrose MLA Jackie Lovely met with (L-R) RCMP Corporal Houle, Town Daysland Mayor Wayne Button and Deputy Mayor James (Butch) Robertson last week to discuss rural crime in the area in addition to Lovely sharing details around Bill 11 - legislation which will enforce an ankle bracelet monitoring program to help law enforcement monitor those released and likely to re-offend. prosecutor or maybe the defense or a combination of both. But we're setting up the system so that there can be a tool in the toolbox for them.” Lovely has also given support to the federal bill proposal ‘Noah’s Law’. Soon after his fiancé and son were murdered, McConnell joined his family, friends and conservative MPs Gerald Soroka and Blaine Calkins to create and put forward the private member’s bill called Noah’s Law; a bill to make the National Sex Offender Registry Database publicly accessible in addition to mandatory minimum sentences for those deemed high risk to reoffend with multiple convictions. Lovely said that she will be meeting with MP Soroka in the coming weeks
to discuss where the federal government is on Noah’s Law, but in the meantime said, in an op-ed, that she is happy Bill 11 has been introduced in the Alberta legislature. “While I sincerely hope that the federal government passes Noah’s Law, I am glad to say that through Bill 11, our UCP government is taking action to protect Albertans from violent and sexual offenders through an ankle bracelet electronic monitoring program,” she said. Bill 11 passed second reading on Apr. 16. According to the legislature website, the bill must endure committee of the whole, and a third reading before receiving royal assent and becoming law.
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Memorable 80th Achievement Day for Viking 4-H Beef Club Karen Brooke General Leader, Viking 4-H Beef Club
The Viking 4-H Beef Club held it's 80th Annual Club Achievement Day on Saturday, April 20, at the Holden Complex. Our club, consisting of three Senior, three Intermediate and two Cleavers, participated in Grooming, Showmanship, Judging, and Conformation Classes with a total of four steers and five female project animals. We are very grateful to also have the following individuals assist us on our eventful day: Cole Dodgson of Elk Point served as our Grooming, Showmanship, and Conformation judge. Arnold Hanson of Viking -
who for many years has supported the club in many ways - was kind enough to again serve as our Judging Card Marker. Landon Hogstead, our Ring man, was quietly working behind the scenes to keep our members safe and our animals moving. Austin Hogstead served as our Master of Ceremonies and kept the show rolling along! The club would like to extend our special recognition to these last two young men, who as alumni of the Beef Club, have returned year after year since their "4-H Graduation" to support the club and continue to cheer its members on. Our show results include Ashley Klein
earning Grand Champion Steer; Logan Brooke for Reserve Champion Steer; and Grand Champion Heifer and Reserve Champion Female went to Luke Brooke. The title for Champion Cow/Calf Pair and Champion Female went to Logan Brooke. Placings for our other events in order of First to Third were as follows: Seniors Grooming - Luke Brooke, Ashley Klein and Laura Larson; Seniors Showmanship Luke Brooke, Ashley Klein and Laura Larson; Senior Judging Ashley Klein, Luke Brooke and Laura Larson. Intermediate placings in the same order: Grooming - Logan Brooke, Linden Larson
and Lincoln Hollar; Intermediate Showmanship - Logan Brooke, Linden Larson and Lincoln Hollar; Intermediate Judging Logan Brooke, Lincoln Hollar and Linden Larson. Congratulations to
our Cleavers Levi and Leif Larson who did an amazing job in all these categories and showed off their calendar calf like pros. We would like to extend an invitation to the alumni and community members to
join us for our 80th anniversary at the Beaver District Show and Sale April 29 at the Holden Complex. Please come for cake and coffee, check out our project animals and share some memories!
Ashley Klein poses with her Grand Champion Steer at Viking 4-H Beef Club’s Achievement Day.
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Top left, Logan Brooke stands with his Reserve Champion Steer. Above, Luke Brooke took hom the Grand Champion Heifer and the Reserve Champion Female. Bottom left, the title for Champion Cow/Calf Pair and Champion Female went to Logan Brooke.
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Viking 4-H Beef Club has turned 80! Please join us for our upcoming events:
• All are invited to join us for celebration cake at the Beaver District Show and Sale April 29 at 10 am at the Holden Complex. Sales catalogues available from club members, or call 780-385-0833. Supper available for purchase at 5:30 pm with Sale to start at 7 pm. A great opportunity to purchase some exceptional beef at a great price!
Congratulations Class of 2024
Ryan Harray
Benjamin Friesen
Emma Crawford
Ryan will continue to apprentice as an electrician and plans to attend Lakeland College in Vermilion.
Benjamin plans on directly entering the workforce
Emma has been presented with an opportunity to model for World Management Modelling Agency. She also plans to continue teaching dance while considering options for post secondary education.
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OPINION
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JOHN’S RANT NDP leadership about to get serious… and interesting This is the week the serious rubber hits the road in the race to the provincial NDP leadership. Firstly membership sales have been put to bed. Now it’s time to count them up. If rumours and speculation are to be believed, Naheed Nenshi, the former Calgary mayor has sold enough to essentially clinch the nomination on the first ballot in June. Party insider Keith McNaughton feels the number of memberships that will fill the party wheelbarrow range anywhere from 60,000 to 80,000. That’s a far cry from the 16,224 they had at the end of 2023. What isn’t known is how many of these members are serious socialists. Some may have been infiltrated by that rascally Take Back Alberta group everyone on the left fears so much. So party brass are now going to take some time to vet the
new membership to ensure as best they can there are no disruptors possibly joining the orange wave. We can expect the final numbers of eligible voters in the leadership by mid-May. Also this week the first debate amongst the leadership candidates takes place in Lethbridge tomorrow (April 25). Lethbridge is an area that is home to an NDP MLA and also a UCP MLA. So it makes sense to kick off the campaign battles in this area where there could be minds to be swayed. It’s become increasingly obvious from the past few elections Alberta has become a two-party political system with the UCP and NDP in an ongoing battle for public support and thereby MLA seats in the Legislature. A few years ago there was a Liberal Party and Alberta Party provincially along with a hand basket of fringe
parties depending on what year it was and how strong discontent was with Ottawa. The benefit of this was for people who didn’t want to veer extreme left or extreme right could park their vote with one of the centralist small parties. Sometimes both the Liberals and Alberta Party elected MLAs. While never enough to provide a total balance of power, it did provide some balance when it came to discussing policy in the Legislature without getting totally bogged down in outright partisan ship. Recently the Alberta Party chose a new leader, not surprisingly out of Calgary, but the party has a lot of work to do to become relevant again. On the West of Centre podcast last week, NDP strategists Cheryl Oates, Keith McNaughton, and Toronto Star Calgary correspondent Alex Boyd discussed the
campaign and one described Alberta politics as “a three-legged stool.” That she said was Calgary, Edmonton and rest of Alberta forming the legs. There’s something to that and the NDP knows they must work to get support in that third leg… the rest of Alberta. We know they have Edmonton locked up under Notley, and have made inroads into Calgary. Whether that will remain the same under a new leader is yet to be seen. So the NDP is cleverly hosting its first debate in a split “rest of Alberta” riding. “I think it's interesting that they're going to rural areas because making a pitch outside of the cities is going to be such a critical part of this campaign if this is a party that wants to be successful outside of a leadership campaign,” said Oates. Two other debates will be held in Calgary
(May 11) and Edmonton (June 2). Candidate Kathleen Ganley is pushing to have three additional debates, in rural area, in Red Deer, Medicine Hat, and Grande Prairie Now in the said podcast it was remarked that possibly one or two candidates in the current five-person race will drop out after the first debate. McNaughton feels that one candidate, whom he refused to name, would throw their support behind one of the other candidates. He further added that if the party foresees a Nenshi coronation through the leadership, an anybody but Nenshi movement could start to be built. In this scenario it would be Nenshi versus Sarah Hoffman because those two candidates are polar opposites with Nenshi being perceived as closer to the centre,
while Hoffman is a true lefty. So will Gil McGown, head of the Alberta Federation of Labour, be the one to throw his backers to Hoffman. If so, that could make for a very interesting leadership race. JOHN MATHER
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WORD ON THE STREET Vehicle found with tires slashed on side of highway On April 16, police received a complaint of an erratic driver eastbound on Highway 14. The complainant advised a pewter Chev pickup was not maintaining its driving lane. Police made patrols but did not locate the vehicle in question. During the early morning hours on April 17, police received a report of a vehicle on fire on Highway 26. Police attended along with the Viking Fire Department. The fire was extinguished and deemed non-suspicious in nature. The driver of the vehicle was given a courtesy ride and arrangements were made to have the vehicle towed. On April 18, police received a complaint of mischief to a vehicle that had occurred the previous night. The complainant advised he had been driving his truck in Viking and stopped to speak with a male on the street who then took out a knife and scratched the side of the truck as he drove away. This matter
is still under investigation. That afternoon, police received a complaint of a theft of property. The complainant was unsure when or where the theft occurred as she was in the process of moving out of Viking and noticed two bikes and a cell phone were missing. Police have no suspects or evidence to further the investigation. On April 20, police received a complaint of an abandoned vehicle south of Viking on Highway 36. The complainant advised she saw the vehicle parked on the side of the road when she drove past and then shortly afterwards, she saw two males walking northbound on the highway. She provided the males a ride to Viking and then called police. Police attended the location of the abandoned vehicle and noted all four tires had been slashed. While on scene, the registered owner of the vehicle arrived and advised he had lent the vehicle to a friend who
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IRMA NEWS By Marjorie Lawson
High school students enjoyed a spring skiing trip to the mountains over the weekend. The school is hosting a Grade 9 parent night on Monday, April 29, from 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. Information will be available on course selection, credits, and graduation require-
ments for students going into high school. A service to remember the life of Ethel McFarland will take place on Saturday, April 27, at 2 p.m. at the Irma School. We extend get well wishes to June Burton who has spent time in the Wainwright Health Centre. Our weather continues to be dry and windy. The fire department has attended grass fires in recent days and the forecast is for a warm, dry week ahead. Remember the virtual session on cyber security hosted by the public library on Thursday, April 25 from 7 p.m.-9 p.m.
had called him and said they ran out of gas. He was unsure why the tires had been slashed. When police ran the name of the friend who had borrowed the vehicle, they found he was prohibited from driving. But, police had no witnesses to prove who had been driving the vehicle or who had caused the damage to it so could not proceed with any charges. The vehicle was
towed. Later that night, police received a complaint of a person walking on the side of Highway 14 east of Viking. Police attended and located a male who had been identified as one of the subjects from the previous abandoned vehicle complaint. He was provided a courtesy ride into Viking where he obtained a room for the night.
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Competing ‘For the Love of Dance’ earns 17 Gold and 5 Silvers Julianna Merta
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Town supports foundation push for full-time home care services in seniors facilities Patricia Harcourt Editor
The Town of Viking agreed to officially support the idea of a meeting between Beaver Foundation and Minister of Seniors, Communities and Social Services Jason Nixon. The meeting entails a discussion of required additional care in the local seniors facilities which Beaver Foundation is mandated to operate in Beaver County. During a meeting of the Beaver Regional Partnership (BRP) April 11, Tofield Mayor Deb Dueck presented a proposal outlining a recent resolution made by the foundation board. The purpose of the proposal is to “garner both physical and monetary support for full time home care support in the
local lodges and supportive living accommodations,” in the county. BRP passed a motion recommending that each municipality provide support for the foundation including the arranging of a meeting with Nixon. BRP is also urging the five municipalities that comprise the county’s boundaries of the Beaver Regional Partnership to forward a resolution to the upcoming conventions of the RMA and AB Munis. Tofield was to create the resolution on behalf of the municipalities composed of Tofield, Ryley, Holden, Viking and Beaver County. The resolution would call for full-time home care support to be provided to the facilities run by Beaver Foundation. “Seniors in smaller communities need sup-
port,” said Julianna Merta, councillor at the Viking Council’s April 15 meeting. Deputy Mayor Cindy Lefsrud added that home support could provide more aide so a person could stay longer in the lodge, and prevent unnecessary moves to long term care. Viking Mayor Jamie Buttner said the motions are for Beaver Foundation to see the minister, not for Viking council to attend. But he agreed that “the squeaky wheel gets the grease,” adding he was in favour of both resolutions. The ASCHA Resolution No. 2 -2024 by Beaver Foundation outlines the need for 24/7 home care supports in lodges and supportive living accommodation. It reads, in part: “The
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gaps in service between lodges/supportive living and long term care are vast. Lodges and supportive living operate with a hospitality focus, providing meals, housekeeping, life enrichment and other service options. “Health care supports are arranged by the individual or provided by health care teams during specific scheduled hours of the day. “Any assistance outside regular daytime, early evening or weekend hours would require the individual to move to higher levels of care to access unscheduled health care supports.” The conclusion was that: “The addition of unscheduled home care
assistance to the current basket of services offered would address the increasing pressure on higher levels of care and acute care,” and “increases the quality of life for residents.” Beaver Foundation would be attending the Vialta Lodge’s open house on Tuesday, April 23, when board chair Gene Hrabec and foundation CAO Owen Ligard were expected to speak more about the push for full-time home care in their facilities. But in his own report, Hrabec noted: “By investing in 24/7 access to home care services for residents in need of unscheduled supports such as personal hygiene services and
medication assistance, there would be less reliance on higher more costly levels of care. This would also result in less ambulance and acute care use. “In addition, many lodges in rural Alberta are experiencing vacancies,” he said. “By providing enhanced services, residents are supported to remain in their homes within their lodge and supportive living communities, where they are thriving and maintaining a good quality of life. “This supports resident choice and eases stress on an already strained health care system, the individuals, and their supportive networks,” Hrabec said.
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Mill Rate bylaw passes with one per cent increase to offset inflation Patricia Harcourt Editor
Viking residents will soon be receiving their tax notices following the passing of the mill rate bylaw, along with the final operating and capital budget. Municipalities are facing a challenge this year due to inflationary pressures and higher costs. Chief Administrative Officer Doug Lefsrud reported at the April 15 meeting of Viking Council that the final operating budget was balanced and the capital budget was fully funded. Council opted for a 1 per cent tax increase based on municipal assessments for both residential and non-residential categories. However, the minimal increase served only to cover inflationary costs.
A 1 per cent tax increase will generate an additional $13,438 of revenue for that purpose, stated Lefsrud. He also stated that mill rates for the Alberta School Foundation Fund (ASFF) and the Beaver Foundation Seniors’ Housing have been calculated to raise the necessary requisition funding for these two entities. Council also agreed to utility rate increases that had been included in December’s interim operating budget. They included: Water fixed rate increase of $4 per month; Water volumetric rate increase of $0.14 per cubic metre; Sewer fixed rate increase of $4 per month; and Waste removal fixed rate increase of $1.50 per month. Council passed a motion by Deputy Mayor Cindy Lefsrud to approve the 2024 mill rate bylaw
as presented in attachment #1. This included general municipal tax revenue of $1,360,675, Alberta School Foundation Fund requisition of $264,423, Beaver Foundation requisition of $72,966 and designated industrial revenue of $180. The final 2024 operating and capital budgets were also approved with the following totals: The town’s 2024 operating revenue of $4,657,331; the town’s operating expenses of $4,311,511; capital projects funding of $1,096,000; capital grants of $607,798; contribution to capital reserves of $401,617; and contribution from capital reserves of $544,000. At the beginning of the mill rate discussion, CAO Lefsrud gave council a choice between having a 0 per cent or 1 per cent increase in the tax rev-
enues; however it was explained that the 1 per cent increase was so minimal it would offset inflation without having any real impact on levies. Dave McReynolds was present for the town’s financial review and noted: “I think the town is in a good financial position right now,” including “reserves for going forward.” But he added that the town will need to undertake some large capital projects in the future concerning underground work and roads. Mayor James Buttner suggested waiting to make a decision on the mill rate until council knew more about reserves
needed “to provide the big picture.” But Councillor Dana Ewashko said costs were continuing to go up, citing fuel costs and insurance rates. McReynolds added that the town already raised the utility rates in December. Waiting to make a decision would require bringing a third tax package back to council, he said, noting that, “1 per cent is basically a break even point,” factoring in inflation. Ewashko then made a motion stating that council “will go with the 1 per cent tax increase (which will keep the mill rate the same) to cover inflation-
ary costs.” The motion was passed. Following that, the other official motions regarding the 2024 mill rate bylaw (motion by DM Lefsrud) and the operating and capital budgets (motion by Buttner) were passed. “I think it’s a real good budget,” said Buttner. Council completed the approval process by giving three readings to Bylaw 2024-721, the Bylaw to Authorize Rates of Taxation. April has been assessment month in Viking as assessors go around to the properties on the tax roll to provide an update before sending out notices.
APRIL 27-28, 2024 Tofield & Beaver County
A celebration of spring migration at Beaverhill Lake! Headquarters in Tofield Arena. Concession on-site. Guided Tours: $25/adults, $10/youth, $60/family of 4 2- and 3-hour bus tours to see the snow geese, or 3-hour hikes into BBO ( Beaverhill Bird Observatory)
Trade Show – Free admission to public! Participating displays and vendors: Meika’s Birdhouse Ellis Bird Farm Goat & Gopher Cards’n Stu The Sour Moose Inc. Royal Alberta Museum Beaverhill Bird Observatory Tranont (with Glitter Tatoos) Beaver Hills Biosphere Claystone Waste Ltd. Sierra Club Canada Fnd. Ducks Unlimited Canada Alberta NAWMP Partnership WILDNorth Wildlife Rescue & Rehab Nature Alberta – FREE Kids Activities Ab Fish & Wildlife (Dr. Margo Pybus) J. Janelle/W. Olson (Bison Books) Backyard Birds Nature Shop – Owl Pellet Dissection Activity and Nesting Wreath Activity
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Saturday Banquet, Speaker & Silent Auction: $50/person at Tofield Community Hall Guest Speaker: Geoff Holroyd (Chair, Beaverhill Bird Observatory) “Swallows – the 21st Century’s Canaries in the Coal Mine: Case Study of Tree Swallows in central Alberta” *Catered Meal by A-1 Catering. *Casual entertainment: Jenn Guiton (local singer and musician) *Silent Auction with proceeds to the Snow Goose Festival. ** Purchase tickets by April 26
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Municipal mill rate increased by 1.5 per cent for 2024 Patricia Harcourt
Beaver County passed its 2024 operating and capital budgets, and mill rate bylaw, at council’s April 17 regular meeting. An interim budget was passed in December, but was not finalized until the county received all of its necessary information. The early prediction was that the total mill rate would have to increase by 2 per cent this year. However, with an increase in the assessment base the municipal mill rate increase is now set at 1.5 per cent. The overall assessment for 2023 tax year was $1,351,793,800. The taxable assessment for this year increased by $36 million across all categories to $1,387,860,310. Of this increase, $12.4 million is taxable growth and the other $23.7 million is due to inflation. Leading in growth was the acreage residential category at $9.6 million, and leading in reduction of assessment was designated industrial property (DIP) at $3.5 mill and machinery and equipment at $6.1 mill. And inflation increased in all categories with acreage residential up $14 million and farm residential up by $9.6 million. At the April 3 Governance and Priorities Committee (GPC) meeting the second draft of this year’s operating budget was reviewed. Ryan Arndt, general manager of corporate services,
explained that $50,000 of additional savings found in the budget went towards the tax levy so it would only have to be increased by 1.5 per cent. Total budgetary expenses of $35,846,869 were offset by revenues of $19,717,226, leaving $16,129,643 to be collected as taxes. The 1.5 per cent municipal mill rate increase “is in response to inflationary costs, budget alignment to council’s strategic priorities, and an anticipated decline in the assessment base once the provincial government adjusts how non-residential properties are assessed,” stated Arndt, in his report. “Administration recommends being pro-active with the mill rate increases in order to mitigate the need for large increases once this assessment change comes into effect.” He added: “A portion of the funds raised by the gradual mill rate increases will be placed in reserve to offset the revenue needed to balance the budget in 2026 when we expect the assessment model review to be complete.” Arndt stated that, with the increase in the assessment base, the impact on the mill rate has been mitigated so an increase of only 1.5 per cent is needed this year. “However, once all mill rates are included, the following tax increases can be expected,” he said, although this is subject to change based on individual assessments. They are: Residential properties - 1.4 per cent increase,
Farmland properties - 1.48 per cent increase, Non-residential properties - 1.4 per cent increase, and Small business properties - 1.37 per cent increase. Deputy Reeve Gene Hrabec made the motion to approve the 2024 operating budget, which passed. Reeve Kevin Smook (Division 1) earlier stated that the county needs to find a way to convey to ratepayers “that requisitions are not revenue for the county but are collected for different agencies,” citing requisitions for Alberta School Foundation Fund (ASFF), the Beaver Foundation Seniors Fund and Beaver Emergency Services Commission (BESC). These funds are sent to the organizations and the county gets nothing for doing the collecting on their behalf. “We have to try to explain this to our ratepayers,” said Hrabec. Councillor Dale Pederson (Division 5) expressed his approval of taking five years to gradually increase the tax rate in the county, and expressed appreciation “for all the work administration did to pacify us.” And Hrabec stated that, with inflation rates of today, “1.5 per cent (mill rate increase) is a lot more palatable than what other municipalities have had to contend with.” Council then passed all three readings to set the mill rate bylaw for the 2024 tax year. Tax notices sent out to ratepayers are the next step in the process.
Facility surveillance policy put in place to match recent security upgrades Patricia Harcourt A Facility Surveillance Policy was passed to align with Beaver County’s upgraded security measures at the April 17 regular meeting. “Once security upgrades were completed at all Beaver County facilities, the need for a new policy to address facility surveillance was identified,” stated Peggy Ewert, infrastructure project coordinator. “The proposed policy has been created to ensure that the security systems are used in a lawful and justified manner while protecting the personal information of those affected by the systems,” she explained. These security and upgrade issues were considered sensitive and were also dealt with at Governance and Priorities Committee (GPC) meetings in February and April. GPC members, composed of county councillors, reviewed the policy Feb. 7.
“At that time, the committee expressed some concerns regarding the publishing of camera locations,” stated the report. Legal advice was sought and resulted in changes to the document which was reviewed in April’s GPC and recommended to county council for approval. “With the new security system a new policy was needed,” said Ewert. A motion to that effect was made by Deputy Reeve Gene Hrabec (Division 3) and passed by council. Hrabec remarked that the RCMP have made reports and had discussions with council recently from both Tofield and Viking detachments. He noted that the new camera system installed for security purposes will be “helpful to them.” The policy states that surveillance equipment will not be placed internally or externally in such a way as to monitor areas outside county buildings or to monitor other buildings, unless necessary to protect
county assets or to ensure personal safety. The systems will not be directed to capture images through the windows of adjacent buildings. Also images won’t be captured “where there is a reasonable expectation of privacy,” such as bathrooms and change rooms. Where these surveillance systems are installed is the decision of the county CAO or general manager of infrastructure. The presence of these systems will be clearly marked in signs for the public and prominently displayed. They will provide “ultimate warning” to the public by being placed in entrances or access areas. The policy states under the title “Camera Locations and Operational Period,” that surveillance equipment will be placed at the Agricultural Shop, Black Nugget Lake Concession, Bruce Bus Garage, Bruce Grader Shed, Bruce Lift Station, Continued on BCC4
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4 - Beaver County Chronicle, April 24, 2024
Council discusses support for economic development organization Patricia Harcourt A letter of support request resulted in a long discussion by county councillors concerning economic development in the region. The request came from the Battle River Alliance for Economic Development for support regarding the Rural Economic Development Alliance, or REDA). and proposed changes by the province for funding allocations. Aimee Boese, manager of external relations and special projects, stated in her report to council April 17, “that the province intends to move away from providing operational funding for REDAs with the aim of making them operationally selfsufficient.” She said a conditional operating funding model would be in place for three years “as the province transitions out of
providing operational funding altogether starting in 2027.” This would mean a loss for each of the nine REDA organizations of $125,000 in operational funding annually. Once the funding is gone, Boese said the Battle River Alliance for Economic Development “will not be able to survive on membership dues alone. “To recoup the loss, BRAED may be forced to increase membership fees and at that time, many of the current BRAED members, especially smaller towns and villages, will have to consider if they can afford to remain in the regional partnership. “This will then put more pressure on those members that remain to cover operational costs,” she said. The new model for operational funding only provides BRAED with $97,000, with funding to
be reduced every year until there is none after three years. At a BRAED Board of Directors meeting in March, member municipalities were asked to provide a letter of support for their economic development work and for a return to the $125,000 annual funding model, Beaver County has Councillor Lionel Williams as the county’s representative on the BRAED board, with Reeve Kevin Smook the alternate appointee. The county paid an annual membership fee of $4,401 and anther $500 for a tourism sponsorship for one of BRAED’s events. The work of the regional rural economic development alliances was ‘to strive to link new investors and businesses with the local communities in their regions while fostering innovation and connection.” However, Deputy
The Beaver Heritage & Ag Society
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Reeve Gene Hrabec (Division 3) didn’t want to support the signing of a letter that had been provided by BRAED. The letter was to be sent to the premier and to various provincial ministers for finance, economy and trade. He asked to reserve his decision until after he had read the letter with the proposed wording included. Boese said the letter in the agenda package would follow a similar format. “Then I won’t support it,” replied Hrabec. Williams spoke in support of BRAED which he said wants to be more supportive as a regional association and to support municipalities with their economic development efforts. “The county economic development committee could have some good synergies that could be
beneficial to both sides,” he said. Division 4 Councillor Barry Bruce supported Williams stating he recently attended an economic development conference in Kananaskis. “The message was there are all kinds of investment that want to come into Alberta…So I support it.” Division 5 Councillor Dale Pederson favoured sending a letter of support. “I see no harm in it,” he said. “It might help, it might not.” Reeve Kevin Smook (Division 1) said the word at the RMA convention was that there would be no funding cut. “From my understanding the province likes regional economic development,” he said. A motion by Williams to support the signing and forwarding of letters of support was passed.
Surveillance Policy Continued from BCC1
Camp Lake Concession, County Service Centre, Holden Grader Shed, Kinsella Grader Shed, Ryley Grade Shed, Tire Shop, Tofield Grader Shed, Transportation Shop and Viking Grader Shed. Under “Access Requests from Law Enforcement,” the policy states that any requests for a video record must be referred to the Chief Administrative Officer or the General Manager of Infrastructure. They “will ensure that a law enforcement disclosure form is completed before access to the surveillance system or copy of the video record is provided,” says the policy. The CAO and/or general manager of infrastructure will “determine whether to obtain legal advice in granting access or copies” to law enforcement.
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Raw water rates set in New utility bylaw addresses new invoicing policy and large item pickup business plan for new bulk water sales geared for agriculture and firefighters Patricia Harcourt Editor
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A business plan for the service and delivery of filtered raw water was established by Viking Council along with the water rates to be used for its sale. At the April 15 meeting, council voted to support a business plan and the selling of filtered raw water as outlined in the RFD. The plan was developed based on bulk water sales of treated potable water volumes over the past two years. “The purpose of the plan is to budget the selling of filtered raw water from the Filter Raw Water Pumping Station by cubic metres and yearly estimated maintenance costs,” stated Chief Administrative Officer Doug Lefsrud. “Bylaw 2024-725 outlines and regulates the provisions of the supply and use of raw filtered non-potable water seasonally specific for agriculture use,” he explained in his report. He added: “The cubic metre variable cost will be reviewed yearly and outlined in the Master Rates Bylaws.” Council officially supported the project in February designed “to feed off current water reservoirs for seasonal use and support the needs of the surrounding agriculture community,” he said, at a cost estimate of $338,000. The funding will come out of the town’s reserves,’ he said, “with the understanding that yearly dividends be put back into town reserves.” Deputy Mayor Cindy Lefsrud made the motion to adopt the proposed business plan, and set the sale of raw water at the variable rate of $6 per cubic metre. The motion was carried.
At this time funding will come out of reserves. There is an estimated sales expected of $48,171 the first year, with a town dividend of $14,240. However, “council and administration continues to look for additional forms of funding and available grants for the project,” with administration suggesting a line of credit be established for flexibility and return on investment. An official opening of the raw filtered water project will be held this Friday, April 26 at the site, with an open house to follow at the community hall.
The updating of a town utility bylaw changes the policy for invoicing of water and sewer bills, but leaves the policy for large item pickup by Claystone Waste Ltd. alone. Viking Council supported the amending of Utility Bylaw 2020-697 at last month’s meeting. A draft bylaw was then presented at council’s April 15 meeting for approval. Consultant Nolan Crouse was engaged to make the revisions to the bylaw. Chief Administrative Officer Doug Lefsrud explained the revisions were made: “In order to address the issue we are having with property owners and their renters, utility accounts and outstanding bills.” The other reason came from Claystone, which will hold its large item pickup in Viking in May. Lefsrud stated there was
“an issue around residents putting their large items on the street and/or on the curb. “if the large item is on the curb, Claystone cannot take items off individual’s property,” he said. “As well, they use their equipment to load items and do not want to risk damage to individual’s property. “On the town side of this matter,” Lefsrud said, “the town does not allow for large items to be set on the street because of a possible traffic hazard.” He added that, “all of these issues can be
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Master rates bylaw BRSD finalizes review with minor amended for raw water boundary changes sales and ice fees Leslie Cholowsky
Patricia Harcourt
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The ice rental rates were amended and raw water sales included in the Town of Viking’s Master Rates Bylaw. They are meant to align with the rates established recently for the upcoming hockey season and raw water sales this spring. For hockey, the bylaw was opened in order for council to amend the rates for the 2024-2025 ice season at the Viking Carena Complex rink. The new amendments will include the addition of the Viking Wings “as a locally recognized team in the Viking Carena facility,” at the $130 per hour rate. Also added into the bylaw are the sales of filtered raw water set at the $6 per cubic metre variable rate. Use of the raw filtered water for agricultural purposes and area firefighting are expected to start by mid-April. Ice rental fees are going to be free again for local groups.The charge will be $160/hour for prime time use. Non-prime time ice use will cost $130/hr, as will use by the local minor hockey, skating club and Viking Wings. Outside non-local hockey clubs, summer hockey camps and HSL/PHL/CAJHL will be charged $160/hr. The Icons and 26er’s will be charged $4,750 per season. Viking Council passed all three readings of the amended bylaw at its April 15 meeting.
The Battle River School Division Board of Trustees met for the first time at the new Division office in Camrose for their March 28 meeting. During the meeting, the board made three motions arising from the Attendance Boundary Review. The first motion was to amend the attendance boundary so that the Viking attendance area would be extended west to the centre of 24-49-15-W4, northward to the north side of 12-50-15-W4, and continue eastward along the County of Beaver boundary. The second motion amends the attendance boundary so that the Sedgewick attendance area is extended to include the NE and SW quarters of 31-45-11-W4, and the NW and SW quarters of Section 32-45-11-W4.
The third motion amends the attendance boundary so that the Daysland attendance area be extended northward along Range Road 165 to the midpoint of 8-48-16-W4 and then continue eastward to the centre of 12-48-15-W4. The first change adjusts the Viking School Boundary to essentially eliminate a small square running along the east side of Highway 857, to make the boundary lines more consistent. The second motion corrects the northern boundary of the Central High Sedgewick Public School to run south of Township Road 460, eliminating a small section of Viking School’s boundary that runs south of TWN Rd 460. The third motion motion extends Daysland School’s boundary north boundary from RR 165 to the boundary for Viking School (between Range Roads 151 and 150), with its north border now at Township Road 482 between those two range roads.
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Curiosities abound as large helicopters land at Tofield Airport Kari Janzen Staff Reporter
A large blue and yellow helicopter has been seen flying near Tofield and using the Tofield Municipal Airport recently. The Town of Tofield manages the local airport but Assistant Chief Administrative Officer Jeff Edwards says it is not a requirement for aircraft to be registered in order to use the airport. “The airport is an open airspace that can be used for touchdowns, takeoffs,
fueling and refueling, or as a rest area for pilots traveling a great distance. The structure of the runway allows for a multitude of aircraft to use the space, whether that be the average recreational pilot, commercial aircraft used for crop spraying and light multi passenger aircraft, as well as helicopters. It is not typical that we would be aware of the use, as there is not a necessity to have aircraft registered prior to using either the terminal building or the runway,” he said. As found online, the helicopter seen
A large blue and yellow helicopter has been spotted flying over Tofield and using the Tofield Municipal Airport. The Town of Tofield manages the local airport but Assistant CAO Jeff Edwards says registration of aircraft is not required to use the airport, so the Town does not have the details regarding the type or ownership of the helicopter.
shared the details on their website including the size of the helicopter. “The Sikorsky S-61N is the civilian version of the Sea King military helicopter. The N model is amphibious and designed for passenger transportation. This helicopter is impressive in size at over 58 feet in length, with five 31 feet long rotor blades,” the Maxcraft website says.
by Tofield could be a Sikorsky S-61N owned by Canadian Helicopters, which is a helicopter transportation services company with 25 locations in Canada. “Canadian Helicopters operates over 90 light, medium, and heavy lift helicopters and is authorized for both visual (VFR) and instrument (IFR) flight operations. In addition to charter services, we provide advanced flight training and helicopter repair and maintenance services,” the company’s website says. Edwards says the helicopter seen around Tofield could potentially be part of pilot training. “Simply from an assumption, this could be being used as training for new pilots. However, I can not fully guarantee this. The registration of aircraft would fall between NAV Canada, and Edmonton Airspace, as flight supplements would require registration. This information would require flight path, expected duration, and intent of flight. Therefore, unfortunately, we are unaware of the intent or ownership of the helicopters, and their increased use of the airport,” Edwards said. Maxcraft Avionics, who performed upgrades on a Sikorsky S-61N owned by Canadian Helicopters in 2020,
A Tofield resident shared a screenshot on social media of a flight tracking app, confirming the aircraft type as a Sikorsky S-61N, registration as C-GJQN, and being owned by Canadian Helicopters.
Unreserved Farm Auction for Anne Godziuk & The Estate of Bill Godziuk Opens on April 26th, 2024 & Closes on April 30th, 2024 - Myrnam, Alberta Directions: North of Myram, Alberta on Hwy 881 for 6.6 Kms to Twp Rd 550, East on Twp Rd 550 for 2.3 Kms, South Side Of Road. Blue Sign: 90045 Twp Rd 550 For Information on Terms & Conditions, Viewing, Payment & The Office Trailer visit our website at www.allenolsonauction.com. Contact Person: Ted at (780) 645-0293
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Allen B. Olson Auction Service Ltd. Rimbey & Hwy #16 East/Rge Rd 185, Alberta (403) 843-2747 Rimbey - (780) 208-2508 - Hwy #16 East/Rge Rd 185 License No. Toll Free 1-855-783-0556 165690 Email: abolson@telusplanet.net - Homepage: allenolsonauction.com
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Summer Machinery Consignment Auction Hwy #16 East, Alberta - Online Auctions Toll Free 1-855-783-0556 Including a Dispersal for Allard Recycling of Myrnam, AB
Selling equipment to all four Western provinces and the Northern USA. Listings are now being accepted for our Summer Machinery Consignment Auctions at our Hwy #16 East Location
FEATURED PROPERTIES FOR SALE LAMONT COUNTY
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Location: Hwy #16 & Rge Rd 185 (1 Mile East of Hwy 834) - South Side of the Road
Phone: (780) 208-2508 Office Aaron Olson - (403) 913-9644 Allen Olson - (403) 783-0556 Justin Janke - (780) 515-0888 Richard Chauvette - (780) 222-8309 We are now accepting Listings for this Sale. Any items prelisted by May 8th will be included in our Sales Posters, Newspaper & Radio Advertising, Web Page & Social Media.
Allen B. Olson Auction Service Ltd. Rimbey Office - 403-843-2747 - Toll Free - 1-855-783-0556 Hwy #16 East Office - 780-208-2508 Rimbey & Hwy #16 East, Alberta - License No. 165690 Email: abolson@telusplanet.net - Website: www.allenolsonauction.com
Unreserved Real Estate Auction for Baba’s Best Cooking Co. Sale Starts - April 26th, 2024 & Closes on April 30th, 2024 Address: 4619 51st Ave, Willingdon, Alberta Legal: Lot 1 Plan 6098NY Selling 2 Acres of Hwy #45 Frontage Power is On Site with Gas & Water at the Property Line Zoned Commercial The Buildings, Contents of the Buildings & The Business will Sell Separately. However, the Complete Sale will be Blocked Giving Everyone a Chance to Buy the Complete Business. In the Event the entire Business is purchase and you would like to have it approved by Alberta Health Services Sewer, Water & a Bathroom will need to be installed. . Viewing by Appointment Please Contact Dawn at 780-208-2151
• 5119 - 48 Ave, 4712 - 51 St, 5121 - 48 Ave, & 5116 - 47 Ave Lamont AB. 5,800 sq ft shop on with additional 3 fenced lots across the back alley from the shop property. Shop was used for agricultural machinery repair. All properties must be bought together. Price $650,000 • W4-20-55-27-SE Plan 1023701 Block 1 Lot 1A Lamont County. 138.09 acres in the Lamont Heartland for industrial use. Located North of Highway 15 on Range Road 202. Price $2,990,000 • W4-18-53-24-SW Plan 0826481 Block 2 Lot 1 a mile North of HWY 16 on RR 181. 5.02 acres yard site in Lamont County. Utilities at the property line. Price $40,000
STRATHCONA COUNTY • SW Part of NW –23 –53 –23 –W4 40.55 acres North of Highway 16 on Range Road 232 in proposed medium industrial zoning with CP rail line at the border of the property. Price $7,200,000 • Parts of SW and SE -7-53-22-W4 located at Highway 21 and Lakeland drive 63.62 acres of development land with Highway 21 exposure. The property is within the Bremner and local Employment Area ACP with expected future use of industrial. Price $5,100,000
Real Estate Transactions are being Handled by Morrison Realty Kim Hughes- (403) 704-3141 & Allen Olson (403) 783-0556
Norman Hill
Real Estate Terms & Conditions: 10 % Down on Sale Day. Balance & Possession on or before May 30th, 2024. If Balance is NOT RECEIVED by May 30th, 2024 the Deposit will be Forfeited as Liquidation Damages. All measurements are approximate and need to be verified by the purchaser. Online Bidding Fees Apply - 4% up to a Max. of $800.00 per Item
Allen B. Olson Auction Service Ltd. Rimbey & Hwy #16 East/Rge Rd 185, Alberta (403) 843-2747 Rimbey - (780) 208-2508 - Hwy #16 East/Rge Rd 185 Toll Free 1-855-783-0556 - License No. 165690 Email: abolson@telusplanet.net - Homepage: allenolsonauction.com
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Lauren Hill
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BULLARAMA SUPREME Lamont & District Agricultural Society's
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