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SUMMERTIME BLUES Pandemic wipes out local summer events
BY JOHN MATHER Covid-19 will put a halt on a large variety of summer festivals throughout the Lamont County area including most Canada Day events. In Mundare, CAO Colin Zyla said he would be recommending to council that they cancel Canada Day activities and the community-wide garage sale in the wake of the provincial health authorities extending their policy of social gathering limitations to the end of August. “I’m bringing it up to council this week,” he said. “I was watching the press conferences and I don’t think we have much of a choice if we can’t have mass gatherings,. “Unless there is a change in the next little bit then our major ball tournament will be cancelled along with Agridaze in late August.” Zyla said he would be bringing to council whether to open the Ukrainia Park to camping. “Right now private campgrounds can remain open but you have to follow protocols,” he said. “But there’s no mingling and camper units have to be a certain distance apart. “We can’t have ball tournaments and we don’t have the revenue stream, why keep the park open? “We have a park attendant, but she isn’t there 24-hours a day so how do we enforce social distancing? It doesn’t make sense to keep it open.” But he said council would have to make the final decision on it. In Andrew the town was going to host a big birthday party to celebrate its 90th anniversary, but CAO Pat Skoreyko said that plan has been scrubbed. “Our amalgamation date was June 24, 1920.” she said. “We had a few meetings to start planning some celebrations, but that’s all off now,” she said. Also shut down is the town’s
File photo of performers at Babas and Borshch Ukrainian Festival cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic. annual Canada Day barbecue in the Centennial park. While she wasn’t aware of any cancellations of sports tournaments, she did say all summer events that require bookings through the town are cancelled. She said several ideas had been tossed around for the 90th birthday including a parade, a barbecue in the park, and possibly even an era fashion show. Skoreyko said it’s a tough pill to swallow because that big anniversary only happens once. She also said while they hadn’t opened the RV Park yet, she really wasn’t sure what the final decision on opening would be. “It doesn’t open until the May 24 weekend, so I’m not sure what will happen with it opening up.” In Chipman the brakes have been put on the Annual Car Crafters car show scheduled for June 7, which draws a large crowd over its two-day run. The swap meet that goes with the sale is also cancelled for this year. In Bruderheim, the Covid-19 regulations have meant many community events are cancelled. Chief Administrative Officer Patty Podoborozny said Canada Day celebrations have been cancelled which means no parade, no outhouse races, or pancake breakfast.
“We’re going to try and do something for Canada Day, but it won’t involve any crowds,” she said. “But I’m not going to let you in on the big surprise yet.” She added the town’s annual Meteorite Cup ball hockey tournament that is held in June is cancelled for the year also. Bob Cote from the Bruderheim Agricultural Society told The Leader the annual Model T races were holding off cancelling up to press time, but with the new AHS restrictions, he doubted it would go ahead. “And our horse pull event, which we decided to move up to June this year is now cancelled.” Podoborozny said the Bruderheim campground would remain open. “It’s more of an RV Park and there are no recreation facilities there,” she said. “We have imposed a no-tenters restriction and there will be no outhouses. All the units will have to be self-contained.” Podoborozny explained most of the people using the town’s campground are workers employed at the nearby plants. “They generally aren’t here for fun or games, so they go to work in the morning and come home and go to bed in the evening. They don’t do much socializing.” For the first time in its eight-year
existence the Babas and Borshch Ukrainian Festival in Lamont has been cancelled. “We were pondering cancelling it, but when Alberta Health extended the social distancing through the end of August it was time to move to shut it down for the year,” said festival coordinator Hazel Anaka. She said she now faces the daunting task of returning cheques to sponsors or to performers who were scheduled for the August 22 -23 event. “We have to reach out to sponsors to ask if they want cheques returned or if they want us to hold on to them for next year’s event.” The festival draws several thousand to Lamont every year. Anaka states the ground work for this year could be used for next year’s festival, “but it will be a whole new world next year.” She wonders whether people will still be able to sponsor or whether performers will still be in business and able to perform. “There’s definitely a domino effect moving forward.” In Lamont a number of events have been cancelled including the townwide clean up on May 9 and the town wide garage sale June 6. The town’s annual Picnic in the Park scheduled for June 11 has been postponed until the fall. The town’s sports fields and recreation facilities are all closed so there will be no rentals or bookings taken at this time. The Lamont County farm safety day for young students from around the County scheduled June 5, has been postponed. Assistant Agricultural Fieldman Lindsay Benbow said she wasn’t sure if the County would be able to reschedule it for the fall. A budget of $10,000 had been approved for the event.
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A group of approximately 25 people gathered outside the Bruderheim Lutheran Church on Apr. 24 to honour the victims of the Nova Scotia shooting which occurred over 13 hours on Apr. 18 and 19. Church bells were rung 23 times, once for each life lost including the life of an unborn baby.
Local church bells peal for Nova Scotia victims BY JANA SEMENIUK Church bells across the country rang on April 24 in honour of the victims who lost their lives to a mass shooting in Nova Scotia on Apr. 18. Local churches joined in the sombre memorial, ringing their bells 23 times in unison, once for each victim which included an unborn baby. On Apr. 18, Gabriel Wortman allegedly was masquerading as a police officer when he murdered 22 people, including a pregnant mother, over the course of 13 hours at various locations in Nova Scotia. He was finally killed by police at a gas station in Enfield, N.S. at 11:26 am on Apr. 19. A group of approximately 25 people gathered outside of the Bruderheim Lutheran church on Apr. 24 to remember the victims of the Nova Scotia tragedy. They kept appropriate social distancing guidelines by gathering outside, in front of the church as well as across the street. Arlie Young, a Cape Breton native and Bruderheim resident of three years, was moved by the tragic events in his home province and saw a way to help honour the victims. “I saw on a facebook chat group that the church bells would be ringing in Nova Scotia. I
play on a senior men’s hockey team (the Bruderheim Comets) with pastor Jeff Dul, and reached out to him to see if we could do this at the Lutheran church in Bruderheim,” said Young. “We have a lot of maritimers from Newfoundland and Nova Scotia in Bruderheim and quite a few in the crescent where I live.” Once Dul agreed to ring the bells, Young went to work on social media. “I put something on our Bruderheim crime watch and the Fort informed facebook pages and got a really good response,” said Young. “Usually someone is complaining on facebook so it was nice to see some positive support.” Soon word spread to other places of worship. The Lamont United church and Bruderheim Community Church joined the Lutheran church in ringing their bells 23 times at noon on Apr. 24. Although there were officially 22 victims of the rampage, Young had a special request of Pastor Dul which he communicated to the public on Facebook. Young’s facebook post read; “So, I asked the pastor of the Lutheran church could he ring the bells 23 times for me since I’m a Nova Scotian and in memory of those who
died. Everybody is welcome tomorrow at noon, social distancing of course. Thank you so much Jeff. This is Canada wide and is inspired by all Canadians. All are welcome just distancing. So, both churches in town will be ringing their bells at noon 23 times this is fantastic. The 23rd bell is for the unborn baby.” As reported by CTV news, Kristen Beaton, 33, who was a continuing care assistant with the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON), was pregnant with her second child when she was gunned down while on the job Apr. 19. Her husband and three-year-old son were preparing to tell their families the joyous news of Beaton’s pregnancy before she was killed. Young felt close to the tragedy, not only because of its geographic location but also by whom the tragedy touched in his life. “One of my best friends, who stood up for me at my wedding, was very close with Heidi. Their kids played hockey together and their families were very close,” said Young. “It’s unbelievable to see so much support. It’s hard too. People came from, not only here, but Fort Saskatchewan too.” Constable Heidi Stevenson died in the line of duty on Apr. 19 during the shooting ram-
page in Nova Scotia. She was a 23-year veteran of the force.
ANDREW GROCERY WISHES TO THANK THE COMMUNITIES FOR PRACTICING AND RESPECTING SAFE GUARDS IN RELATION TO C OVID -19. EVERYONE IS DOING A GREAT JOB LOOKING AFTER THEMSELVES AND BEING SUPPORTIVE OF EACH OTHER IN THESE UNCERTAIN TIMES .
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Pursuant to the Municipal Government Act, R.S.A. 2000, c. M-26, as amended, Sections 230, 606 and 692, the Council of the Village of Chipman hereby gives notice of its intention to adopt: Bylaw No. 578-2020 Village of Chipman and Lamont County Intermunicipal Development Plan
The purpose of Bylaw 578-2020 is to approve an Intermunicipal Development Plan (IDP) for the Village of Chipman and Lamont County. The IDP is high-level planning document that guides the long-term land use planning for the community and will provide direction for other land management and development policies created for land adjacent to the Village boundary. The IDP: 1. inlcudes information about the community history and current demographics; 2. includes updated mapping information to reflect the IDP area boundary, and identify areas with development constraints; 3. identifies preferred future land use areas for agricultural, residential, public, commercial and industrial land uses; 4. establishes high level land use and land management goals and objectives; 5. establishes triggers for when the County will require the preparation and approval of an Area Structure Plan or Outline Plan/Development Concept Plan; 6. establishes policies affecting: Municipal Reserve allocation; development in environmentally sensitive areas; development of infrastructure and transportation systems; 7. establishes a policy which will require developers to be responsible for infrastructure costs associated with new development. THEREFORE TAKE NOTICE THAT persuant to Sections 606 and 692 of the Municipal Government Act a public hearing to consider the proposed Bylaw will be held: Date: Monday, May 11, 2020 Time: 6:00 pm Place: Chipman National hall; 4715 - 50 Street, Chipman, Alberta AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE THAT anyone wishing to make a verbal or written representation may do so at the hearing, or by providing the representation to Pat Tomkow, Chief Administrative Officer, before 12:00 p.m. on Friday, May 8, 2020. It would be beneficial for individuals to provide advance notice to the Village of Chipman at (780) 363-3982 of their intention to make a presentation at the hearing. AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE THAT a copy of the proposed Bylaw is posted at www.chipmanab.ca for review and may be inspected at the Village of Chipman office during normal business hours.
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County roads hold up well despite some flooding BY JOHN MATHER Lamont County road closures due to spring flooding number 17, down several from a week ago. The last update on the County’s website posted April 14, showed the majority of the closures were in the northern and eastern portions of the County in Division three, five and one. County manager Stephen Hill said the information on the County website was updated at least twice a day. Roads maintenance supervisor Gerald Thorowsky updated council oat a special meeting on April 22. “I’ve got a map with black dots on it and it’s being updated often,” he said. He added as of April 22 there were 25 road closures. He said public works was using its belly dump trailer where possible to put fresh gravel down on the roads. But, he said all the councillors and staff were needed to update
him on any roads that had shoulder washouts, total washouts or the centre was soft. He added that in many situation where a small washout was reported, by the time he was able to marshall equipment to the site it was a total washout. “If there’s anything text me or call me so we can send a crew out as quickly as we can,” he said. The roads closures to April 24 were as follows: RR 195 between Hwy 45 & Twp Rd 564 Twp Rd. 562 between RR 172 & 173 Twp Rd. 584 between RR 162 & 162 RR 160 between Twp Rd. 580 & 582 RR 180 between Twp 552 & Hwy 29 RR 184 between Twp 540 & 542 RR 163 between Twp Rd. 562 & 564 RR 170 between Twp Rd. 560 & 562 RR 203 between Twp Rd 562 and Hwy 38 RR 174 between Twp Rd. 560 & 562 RR 165 between Hwy 45 & Twp Rd 565
RR 182 between Twp Rd 550 & 552 RR 195 between Twp Rd 535 & 544 RR 190 between Hwy
29 & Twp. 560 Twp 542 between RR 164 & Hwy 855 RR 162 between Twp Rd. 582 & 584
Vehicle stop in Lamont County leads to drug charges BY JANA SEMENIUK Charges were laid upon two Edmontonians after Two Hills police were called to a report of a suspicious vehicle in Lamont County near Range Road 163 on Apr. 8 at approximately 8:30 a.m. With the help of Vegreville RCMP, a truck and trailer with a snowmobile were located nearby. Further investigation resulted in police seizing what is believed to be methamphetamine (65g), approximately $3,000 in
cash as well as break-in tools. Rhonda Aksenchuk, 50, and Brent Broere, 47, were jointly charged with possession of breakin instruments, possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000, and possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking. Broere was released after a judicial hearing, and both accused are scheduled to appear in Vegreville provincial court on July 20, 2020.
Two Edmontonians were charged with drug possession for the purpose of trafficking after a report of a suspicious vehicle in Lamont County on Apr. 8.
RR 160 between Hwy 645 & Twp Rd 572 TWP 542 between RR 164 & Hwy 855 RR 162 between Twp Rd 582 & 584 RR 160 between Hwy 645 & Twp Rd 572 “I know we have a freeze on hiring right now, but I need another grader operator,” said Thorowsky. He added there were two positions they usually hired for the summer and he wanted to know about this. Hill said they would discuss that down the road. Reeve David Diduck wanted to know if the culverts that were washing out were recurring problems with the same culverts washing out each year or were they new ones? “I’d say about 25 per cent are ones that we’ve yet to replace, and 75 (per cent) are new ones that keep popping up.” stated Thorowsky. He also pointed out some of the culverts have rust holes in them and the water starts to run outside the culvert washing the road away.
Diduck pointed out that except for the water issues at some locations the County Roads were in good shape. “But we know that the farmers will be wanting to get on their fields quickly to get last year’s crops off and that could impact the roads. Thorowsky said he was concentrating on keeping roads open and was steaming culverts that crossed the roads to open them, before doing any that were driveway entrances. I am doing my best to keep people doing a variety of tasks,” he said. “If I have to have two people in a vehicle we use a crew cab and put one person in the front and the other in the back. And they only go from point A to point B.” “You and your crew are to be commended,” said Diduck. “You’ve been doing great work under pretty severe pressure.” Thorowsky pointed out there were more than 40 culverts that will have to be replaced during the summer. 20051DG0
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Opinion Humans racist against the human species The more intelligent and successful the human species becomes, the more self-deprecating we seem to want to be. First we began never-ending apologies for cultures and countries our ancestors once conquered, and now we are obsessed with asking forgiveness to the Earth itself for our domination as a species. You’ve heard the cries: We’re killing the planet! We have to end fossil fuels or our species will be extinct within a few decades! We are over-populated! There is too much pollution! The world is warming! The climate is changing! GMOs are killing us! Coral reefs in the oceans are beyond repair! The seas are full of plastics! If you think these roars are new, think again. People have been crying wolf about the planet ending since the industrial revolution. Humans are the only species on earth ever, that knows we are on earth. We are the only species to know where earth is, or for that matter what a sun, galaxy or universe is. We’re the only species which realizes that we will one day die or that our species will go extinct. When we begin to go extinct, we will be the first species ever in the history of the planet to know that is even happening… and 99.9 percent of earth’s species are already extinct. I guess what I am trying to say here is, maybe it is time to give humans a little credit. Instead of being anti-human, let’s be pro-human. Let’s not live our lives as human racists. I am reminded of a story on a cold winter day when students at the University of Oxford, England, were protesting fossil fuels. The professor told them he could not divest the university of fossil fuels however, he said what he could do was cut the gas off which was fueling the furnaces in the student dorms. The students said they would not agree to that because of the dangers of the cold. And there you have it. Earth is a turbulent planet. Not as turbulent as every other planet in our solar system, but still none the less turbulent. Most areas of the earth, humans can not survive upon without technology. Besides 70 percent being water, humans can only live in areas within 40 degrees longitude N or S without either manufactured heat, or seasonal migration. Those close to the equator have the opposite problem because of the continuous pounding heat. Could you imagine our ancestors trying to live in Central Alberta without heat? Because of the technology (fire), they could, but much of the time uncomfortably. The human species has never been so successful. Our population has surpassed seven billion and our world-wide wealth and life expectancy has never been so high. We have never had as many conveniences, better health, time saving technology, speedy and safe travel, less work hours or safer conditions. Earth’s climate used to be responsible for many times more deaths than today in the form of hurricanes, earthquakes, and the like. But because of our technology we can now prepare and often avoid impendeing climate turbulance. The world is not a delicate flower. The last of five mass extinctions killed off most everything including the dinosaurs 65,000,000 years ago, and they ruled the planet for 150 million years (humans have ruled .003 percent of that). After that famous astroid hit, the sun could not be seen for almost two years causing cold to engulf the planet. Life survived. I am all for picking up after ourselves, but let’s quit prosecuting the human species and appreciate the good we have done here. Kerry Anderson
COMMENTARY Are MPs essential workers? BY JOHN MATHER The grocery store employees works an eight hour shift standing behind a Plexiglas shield open at both ends by necessity, handling money and being polite to customers. Another mingles with shoppers while stocking shelves. They make $24,000 to $60,000 per year depending on seniority and union strength. The kid at the fast food outlet works an eight-hour shift making quickie meals which are shunted out a drivethru window to a person too lazy to make a meal at home. Others have been laid off and are collecting unemployment, or are collecting the emergency payouts offered by the Federal government. Now bear in mind we have a minority government, which on a single vote can be brought down forcing another election upon the public. MPs make almost $200,000 annually. But they aren’t working right now. Are politicians an essential service? Are they drawing unemployment or or they still collecting their fat cat salaries that they topped up with an annual raise on April 1, while most workers were being shut down? In his daily “Jolly Justin’s ‘We’re All in This Together’” show,
the prime minister babbles away in his ‘sincere face’, ‘happy face’, ‘serious face’ or ‘blank, vacuous face’; and he manages at least once daily to tell us “We’re all in This Together” and “Your government is here for you.” But why doesn’t he reopen parliament? Oh, he and the other freeloaders in parliament, the Greens, NDP, and Bloc, all agreed to meet once a week with two more virtual meetings. If you can meet once, why not five days a week. Is there not the business of government to be done? Municipal governments have been meeting. I know. I have been covering them. The Provincial government has been meeting and holding sessions. Yet our Federal government, in a most precarious position as a minority government, will not meet as a whole. Canadians are left without a voice, since the local MPs are left out in the cold, except those few who are allowed inside the hallowed halls of Parliament. Jolly Justin comes out and plays Santa Claus to every disadvantaged group in the country, throwing a few billion in help funds this way and that. And of those groups, are they all
deserving of the money? Ok. Where is this money coming from? Answer me that, Justin. With parliament largely closed down, the government supported by the rump parties enjoy near total freedom from accountability and scrutiny. Government spending has almost doubled since this crisis began. Who is paying for it and how long is it going to take, Justin? When will these fresh repayments for government spending start and what’s it going to add to on my annual tax bill, Justin? And one Liberal MP wants a law to ban misinformation on Covid19. But how much misinformation comes from the mouths of the Liberals? The honest answers provided on the SNC Lavalin case come to mind. I’ll feel much better, when our prime minister stops being Jolly Justin with his theories of sunny ways, and becomes Justify Justin a prime minister with a concrete plan to outline just how this country and its economy are going to come out of this pandemic mess without bankrupting every last Canadian and plunging the country into a inflation cycle the likes of which we haven’t ever experienced.
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FROM WHERE I SIT: Dark Cloud, Silver Lining
BY HAZEL ANAKA In this latest dispatch from the home front, I wanted to start out with congratulations on how well we’re collectively handling Week ? of isolation but realized I don’t know how long it’s been. Most of the time I don’t know what day or date it is either. We are being encouraged to maintain a routine especially with sleep habits but that’s easier said than done. Other advice suggests that we get dressed every day. No pj’s allowed. Maybe the sweat and yoga pants should be replaced with something with structure and a zipper. That’s the other fear--that nothing will fit anymore because of the comfort food everyone is scarfing down. I know I’ve been shocked at how much more food, cooking, and dishwashing is required when you eat every meal at home. It doesn’t help that there are a dozen things I’d rather do than cook. Every household is also having to decide if the home they’ve been captive in is restful sanctuary or DIY project-inwaiting. I painted the basement bathroom which got scarred during our reno-addition and love how it turned out. It was a little touch and go because I ended up mixing my own colour from leftover colours. Likewise, Roy’s replaced the ceiling tiles that got removed and covered another unfinished area with leftover paneling. A few more hours of concentrated effort will get old, old, old projects off the honey-do list. On the silver lining side of the ledger, we should all be saving money because shopping and driving have
virtually stopped. Sleepdeprivation was rampant in our old world; now most people should be more well-rested. Road rage is down (but excessive speeding is up). City folks tell me that getting a parking spot is finally possible. TV personalities opine on how we will be forever changed by this experience. That’s the hope I'm clinging to; that all this pain and sacrifice will be worth it because of this recalibration of priorities. On the dark cloud side of the ledger, sometimes it seems we can’t win for losing. How many more body blows can we take? On the same day we got our first quarter investment statements showing we lost tens of thousands of dollars, we hear about the Nova Scotia murders, then endure a
mid-day power outage of several hours. I wondered, however briefly, if we’ll ever be able to rely on anything ever again. A more rational mind knew the answer is Yes. The Nova Scotia mass shooting left us breathless with its senseless cruelty. Thefts and property crimes seem be getting more brazen. A week or so ago, while up to pee, Roy discovered someone in our yard at about 5 am. It seems the motion detectors scared them off. Throw in stories of stolen vehicles and police chases, a burnt-out vehicle a couple of miles from home, and armed robberies. I’m definitely not a fan of Justin Trudeau, but acknowledge that being PM right now has to be thankless work. When I tune in to his daily press briefings, my tolerance is
tested. I talk back to the TV, I mutter about his past blunders and hypocrisies. His delivery drives me nuts. He’s such a drama teacher. I wish he’d do less emoting and more straight talk. Stop repeating the same script and get to the point. Quit the dramatic pauses and virtue signaling. He reminds me of a school kid who pads his answers and buys time in an oral report or ups his word count in an essay by parroting a restating of the question. Buried far beneath all that, is a tiny nugget of an announce-
ment of new aid. No details or time line mind you. But assurance that his government is ‘working hard every single day’ to make sure help is there for Canadians ‘in the coming days.’ By the time, he answers (or more likely doesn’t) the journalists’ questions in both French and English, you forget the question. Yet, with a straight face he can say how much he values accountability and the obligations of a democracy and is so eager to get the house meeting more often. Hmmm. Is the same guy who campaigned the
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Tomuschat elevated to provincial board vice-chair position BY JANA SEMENIUK Bruderheim’s director of public works, Dennis Tomuschat, was appointed to the position of vicechair for the Alberta Waste Water Operators Association in March. Next year he will automatically step into the role of AWWOA chairperson for one year. According to their website, the AWWOA, which was established in 1976, is a member-run organization. They are a source of expert information and training designed for Alberta’s 2,700 utility system operators by providing education, networking, promotion and ongoing support. Tomuschat felt excited to serve on the board of the association he has been a part of for 30 years and wanted to contribute to the experience and education of other waste water operators. “It’s my time to give something back. They
have been an anchor to me all the years I have been a member and I love it,” said Tomuschat. “I was elected to the board two years ago and now I’ve been appointed to vice-chair and next year I will be the chair.” Tomuschat explained how he expects his position to benefit his community. “We (AWWOA) also belong to the Western Canadian Water and Waste Water association which includes Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and B.C. There is a lot of networking that occurs there that can only bring benefits back to our community,“ he said. “I also deal directly with Alberta Environment on many issues related to water and waste water for the province. It really gives us a front line look at what’s going on in the environment sector.” Bruderheim chief administrative officer
Audit gives FAP high marks BY JOHN MATHER The Fort Air Partnership, which monitors the air quality in the Alberta Industrial Heartland area, has received very high marks for its performance following a provincial audit. The audit featured 148 critical inspection items including 45 ambient air quality analyzers. Of those, two failed and one was earmarked for improvement. The audit was conducted by Alberta Environment and Parks in two phases beginning in July 2019 and then concluding this past February. “These are extremely good results that reinforce to ourselves, our stakeholders and the public that we are continuously providing credible, high quality, local ambient air monitoring data,” said Nadine Blaney, FAP’s executive director. Blaney noted any
minor data inaccuracies revealed by the audit have been corrected. “It’s our policy to address any items identified for improvement as quickly as we can so that the data we produce retains its accuracy, credibility and value to the public, industry, government and researchers.” The audit also included a review of 46 non-critical items. Of these, only two opportunities for improvement were recommended. The FAP also conducts regular internal performance reviews and third party quality assurance audits. The Partnership’s technical working group also review data quality indicators every month. In the Lamont County region, FAP has monitoring stations at Bruderheim and near Elk Island Park, as well as a portable air monitoring station at Chipman.
A pair of geese casually stroll across a semi frozen pond in Elk Island National Park last week. Returning after a long winter down south, the birds were enjoying a bright sunny, spring day. Photo by Crystal Inverarity.
Patty Podoborozny felt especially proud of Tomuschat’s achievement. “I think Dennis’ mentorship to other wastewater operators in other small communities is invaluable. I think he will be able to advocate for them so I am really proud of him,” said Podoborozny. “It’s also a great opportunity for small communities to have someone from their team on this board. Dennis connects us to new initiatives.” The AWWOA not only serves its 2,700 members, it also encompasses humanitarian efforts.
According to their website, the AWWOA supports charitable organizations that directly tackle community problems related to bad water. Monies collected through member fundraising are donated to The Water School, a global, non-profit organization dedicated to providing safe water and sanitation. Last year, AWWOA raised $24,926 which is the most they have ever raised. The donated funds went to support two childrens primary schools in Uganda through The Water School.
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Bruderheim public works director Dennis Tomuschat was appointed by the board of directors to sit in the position of Vice Chair for Alberta Water and Wastewater Operators Association in Mar. Next year he will assume the chair of the board for a tenure of one year.
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Mundare to move ahead with Whitetail improvements
BY JOHN MATHER The planned local improvements for the Whitetail Crossing area will be going ahead this year as planned in Mundare. Council moved to proceed with the projects at their April 7 council meeting. CAO Colin Zyla said notices were sent out to affected residents in February and there was a 30-day period for any petitions against the local improvement project. The local improvement will be for the second lift
of pavement on Whitetail Point, Whitetail Green and Whitetail Crescent. “Each road is a separate local improvement project,” said Zyla. “That way if there was petition to hold up construction on one project, the others could go ahead.” He added plans for the lift station in town aren’t to the point where a local improvement grant could be applied for. Zyla told council he did receive an email from a Whitetail Green resident who did want to petition the project but
was currently under isolation because he had been out of the country. Zyla told council he would like to have the roads inspected later this spring to determine whether there was any extra work required which could affect the cost estimates. At that time he’ll send another letter to residents giving them the final price of the project. Under some of the new rules from municipal affairs this could allow people to petition against the project until October of this year.
Council opposed this because it could further delay the project for another year. “We have to move on this project,” said Councillor Jaime Burghardt. “If they have until October to file a petition that’s not good because the roads are crumbling.” Mayor Mike Saric said he didn’t want to see a process where it drags on and on because it could be petitioned. Burghardt also argued that next year the town might not have the money for the project
and she would like to see it proceed. Zyla said if council wanted to proceed they should vote to move ahead with the local improvement project and he would start getting the paperwork ready for debenturing the project. Councillor Jason Kowal wondered if the Whitetail projects would qualify as “shovel ready”, a new program where the province will have funds to aid in moving ahead with those projects deemed “shovel ready” to help on the
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Lamont County posts fire restrictions BY JOHN MATHER Dry, warm, windy weather forced Lamont County to impose a fire restriction county-wide on April 24. The County annually puts a restriction on brush pile burning from April 1 until October 31. During this time frame applications for brush pile permits aren’t accepted. The additional restriction was brought about by “fire conditions having rapidly increased to the level where fires can start and grow quickly,” the county said in a release. The fire restrictions were in place across the County including all hamlets. Under the restrictions, the issuance of fire permits and discharge of fireworks is prohibited. The restriction also rescinds all previously issued permits and fireworks discharge permits. Fires may be allowed in burning barrels provided the barrels are
equipped with metal mesh screens, are situated on a non-combustible surface and are located a minimum of threemetres from any combustible material including buildings. The restriction does allow fire pits contained by non-combustible materials with a metal screen as well as charcoal briquette barbecues, propane/gas barbecues and propane gas fire pits. All types must be supervised and extinguished before leaving them unattended. The fire restrictions will be in effect until further notice. The restrictions can quickly be raised to a fire ban and residents should check the County’s web page for updates. Lamont County roads maintainance supervisor Gerald Thorowsky also told County council April 22, he had a couple of operators on stand by to operate Cats in the event of wildfires. “It can go from floods to fires pretty quick,”
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While Mundare has not struggled with any major flooding issues this spring, water did rise high enough to cross he sidewalk on Highway 855 north of the Esso station on April 24. Several Lamont County roads have been closed due to the seasonal flooding issue.
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