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Wednesday, April 8, 2020 Vol. 43, No. 15
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Porch Portraits all the craze
The Squair family from outside Viking smile while sitting on their front porch at home. In back are Mom Iana and Dad Durwin, while in front are children Nash, Colt, Sloan, and Mack. The sign in front of the family says it all: "It was the best of days, It was the worst of days, It was the Corona Phase." Photographer Dana Andreson has been taking family porch portraits in the time of coronavirus Dana says funds from these photos documenting the lives of people staying at home during this time will be donated to the Viking Holden and Area Food Bank and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
Weekly Review staff will be observing Good Friday and Easter Sunday this year. Some staff will be working a partial day on Easter Monday and will be available to contact primarily via email that day. HAPPY EASTER!
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RCMP busy despite restrictions Patricia Harcourt Editor
Despite COVID-19, the Viking RCMP detachment is still dealing with public needs and conducting patrols in the area. However, there are a few changes to keep in mind. Alberta RCMP provided an update on March 18 stating that service delivery at front counters would be changed and access to public spaces within the RCMP facilities would be restricted. Detachments will limit public contact for nonurgent situations by suspending all non-critical front counter services, including fingerprinting and criminal record checks. The detachment's front door is now locked during business hours, but directions on the front door allow access to speak with front line staff and other inside with the press of a button. "Nobody's going to get stuck without police services," Corp. Brad Mouland, Viking D e t a c h m e n t Commander, assured the public as of last Friday. This is done while doing what is necessary to stay safe from infection. "We're continuing to practice social distancing," he said, and have "various personal protective equipment like masks and gloves" to use if coming into closer contact with a suspect. "We screen people for sickness, asking them if they are exhibiting flulike symptoms," he said, adding: "We're dealing with people in close quarters." Mouland said the Viking RCMP are still conducting regular patrols. "We haven't slowed down at all," he said, although "we do limit our day to day interaction with the public." And the coronavirus has done little to slow down the activity of the criminals, who he said, "are equally as busy as they've ever been." Mouland admits he thought that activity would drop off in this time of the coronavirus pandemic, "but we still
have crime activity going on." In fact, three people were charged after an attempted theft of a truck resulted in police tracking them down to a house in Viking last week (see related press release). "The decision to limit public contact in nonurgent situations was made to ensure the health of the public and our employees so that we are able to sustain essential services across Alberta," stated the
Alberta RCMP press release. "A number of changes have been put in place to protect the health of our employees and the public," stated Deputy Commissioner Curtis Zablocki, Commanding Officer of the Alberta RCMP. "As Alberta's provincial police service we have sound business continuity plans in place to ensure Albertans can continue to count on us every day, including during times of pubic health emergencies."
Irma News
IRMA NEWS By Marjorie Lawson We extend sympathy to Wayne and Stacey Neumiller after the sudden passing of Stacey’s brother in Kindersley this past weekend.
Please note that the essential businesses still open in town like the Coop and the post office are offering reduced hours. Mother Nature has not been kind to us either. Although the calendar reads April we are not experiencing spring-like conditions. I know that warmer, melting temperatures would help to make our physical distancing easier. Stay home and stay safe again this week. Earlier this school year, the Irma Out of School Care Program was established to help working parents with child care outside of school hours.
When school is operating, this program is led by a paid child care worker in the Kindergarten room. This valuable service has been working well and the organization recently held a cash raffle to help with operating costs. The draw was made on April 1 and the winners are: Jackie MacKay $500; Doug Dalton of Wainwright $ 300; and Paige Pfisterer of Edmonton $200. The Irma Out of School Care Program appreciates your support. Don’t forget to advertise and support your local paper.
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