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Vol. 16, No. 37, Wednesday, August 11, 2021 www.LamontLeader.com
Agri Days back in Mundare after year-long absence BY JOHN MATHER After a year-long wait Agri-Days returns to Mundare on the weekend of Aug. 20 to 21. Sponsored by the Mundare Agricultural Society and the Town of Mundare, there are a couple of special activities planned to tie into the revived weekend event. The town will officially unveil the renamed Peter Polischuk Avenue prior to the beginning of the town parade. “The parade starts at 10:30 a.m. so we could have people gather a little earlier at 10 and dedicate the Avenue,” said Mundare Chief Administrative Officer Colin Zyla at the Aug. 3 council meeting where an update was provided. “That’s a good idea,” added Councillor Irene Talaga. Zyla added some family members and the mayor could make brief speeches during the dedication. The section of Railway St from Highway 855 to the traffic circle will be named after the long-time former mayor. Zyla also told council the bouncy castle and DJ were booked for Agri-
Some of the fun had at Mundare Agri Days in 2019, before COVID-19 cancelled events. Residents of Lamont County and Mundare areas are excited that the event will be back up and running August 20 and 21. Leader File Photos Days. The day will feature street performers and there will be an outdoor pub at the Corner Pub. To date seven people have signed up for the street market. Further information on it can be obtained by contacting the Town Office. There will be a ball tournament at Ukrainia and Victory Parks, but Zyla told council he wasn’t sure what the final number of teams would be. The Bench Exhibit will once again be at the Mundare Recreation Centre from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. Entries for the bench exhibits must be dropped
off at the MRC on Friday, August 20 between noon and 4 p.m. Exhibitor tags and booklets are available at the Town Office. The parade will begin 10:30 a.m. The Mundare Fire Department will also host a pancake breakfast from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. Zyla said there would be an open mike portion to the entertainment on the Main Street and people are hoping to contact the person who runs the bean bag event in Vegreville to see if they could set up at Agri-Days. Councillor Irene Talaga, who is the
bench show chair, said the show will be condensed this year and will be set up to maintain some social distance. “We have one director from town and the rest are from the rural area,” she told the council. “We need judges for the flowers, baking and the junior sections.” She added while she was looking for street entertainment for later in the day, she still was hoping possibly someone from council could act as the MC for the event. Councillor Jason Kowal wondered whether the DJ, who is hired for four hours, could also double as the MC. Zyla said he would be playing music in between the street performers. Talaga said the street performers could perform for up to half an hour each. Kowal said the DJ could introduce those acts and then he could shut down while the street performers were on. “When the street performer is done, the DJ can spin some tunes and then introduce the next act,” he explained. Mayor Mike Saric agreed, that proposal made a lot of sense. The council update was accepted as information.
County still holding off declaring agricultural disaster BY JOHN MATHER At a special council meeting Aug. 5, Lamont County Council held off declaring an agricultural disaster for the County. Agricultural Services Board Chair Daniel Warawa reported to Council both he and Agricultural Fieldman Terry Eleniak had been in daily contact regarding the drought conditions in Lamont. “I’ve brought in some barley heads this morning and it’s pretty hard to declare an agricultural disaster area when you see a crop like these,” he said passing the heads around for inspection. “Some people were out from the provincial agriculture department and a chemical representative from the Irma area and they couldn’t believe the
quality of crops we have in this area.” He said he had some phone calls from the south of his division and livestock producers were having a hard time of it. “Hay,” he said, is probably 50 per cent of last year’s crop… maybe less. But cropwise we really don’t see anything we can really call a disaster.” Eleniak agreed with Warawa. “We’ve been watching the county for the past three weeks and I’ve been touring the county looking at the crops and fields.” He said some of the disparity in crop production can be blamed on the soil conditions the crops are planted in. He said generally in the early spring all crops emerged quite well, but when the 10 days of extremely hot weather
occurred in July, it had a hard affect on those crops that weren’t properly root bound. Eleniak added it should be up to the producers to have some form of risk management in the form of hay, pasture, hail or crop insurance. “There are some crops out there that are poor, but I think Lamont County is in a better fiscal year, on the agriculture side, than we were last year. “Last year we declared an agricultural disaster because of the flood,” added Warawa. “And really what did we get? The farmers didn’t collect anything. It was more of an indication to the higher level of government that there was a problem.” Eleniak further told council he and other fieldmen across the province
were keeping in contact with provincial agriculture officials and if there were going to be any programs created to help the farmers, they would quickly convey them to the farmers. Councillor Neil Woitas said some of the larger producers in his division around Bruderheim were in pretty rough shape. Eleniak said he wasn’t suggesting the County not declare a disaster, but it might be premature. “What are we hoping for if we declare a disaster,” he asked. “If we’re hoping for some sort of payout that’s probably not going to happen.” Continued on Page 8
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EIPS trustee seeking election for fourth term BY JANA SEMENIUK Candidates for the upcoming 2021 municipal elections have already begun submitting their paperwork in anticipation of the Sept. 20 deadline for nominees, including those vying for a spot on the school trustee board. The Elk Island Public School (EIPS) trustees are nine elected members from within EIPS borders whose primary role as a group, according to eips.ca, is to govern the school system, in accordance with community needs and values, while maintaining provincial standards. Lamont County’s lone spot on the trustee board has been filled for the past 11 years by Lamont resident Colleen Holowaychuk who is vying for a fourth term. “Very excited to share that I filed my nomination papers for Trustee
for Elk Island Public Schools, representing Lamont County,” she recently shared on social media. “Thank you to everyone who signed my nomination!” Holowaychuk shared her experiences serving three terms as trustee in a recent interview with the Lamont Leader. “When I first came onto the board, I didn’t know what I didn’t know,” she said. “When you are a trustee, you are dealing with people’s most cherished possession; their children. So, people will need to call sometimes and they might not be happy. It’s important to remember there are two sides to every story and people need to feel heard.” While representing Lamont County on the trustee board has been fulfilling for Holowaychuk, she admits that running for her first term
in 2010 was initially not her idea. “I was a single mom at the time, my kids were in grades 10, eight and six,” she said. “My brother-inlaw suggested to me that I should think about running for trustee.” Holowaychuk, who was 37 at the time, was nervous about tossing her hat in the ring. “I was hesitant about running. I had never done this before,” she said. “I talked to my mom about it and she said ‘why don’t you just try and see?’” Holowaychuk decided to take her mom’s advice. After enlisting her family and friends for campaign support, the race was on. “There were six of us running for the position at the time,” she said. “Our garage and home, along with my sister Valerie’s home, became campaign central and I
felt proud that we were doing this as a family. I was stepping out by doing something quite different.” Holowaychuk described how the experience of campaigning affected her children. “The kids were excited to help and learn about politics. My oldest daughter was a huge Ed Stelmach fan at the time,” she said. “They weren’t scared or thinking mom was crazy, they were just very excited.” Then the election results came in. “It brings tears to my eyes to think about it,” she said. “I had so many phone calls congratulating me the next day on being elected. My life literally changed overnight. I went from a single mom and working part time at the chiropractic clinic to a whole new level of professionalism with board meet-
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ings and new challenges.” Holowaychuk shared some of the highs and lows over her 11 years on the board. “One of the major highlights was the ground breaking in 2013 for the new school in Mundare,” EIPS trustee she said. “We hadn’t Colleen Holowaychuk had a new school in the area for years “That meant a lot to me.” and I remember the School closures, on the excitement of shovels other hand, were a devgoing into the ground. astating low point for Another was when we Holowaychuk. She said hired a new superintend- the closures in Andrew ent Mark Liguori (2015). were particularly upsetHe has brought so many ting. positives. Many people “I graduated from don’t know this, but the Andrew School so the trustee board has only closure of my own high one employee; the super- school was one of the intendent.” hardest things I have had Holowaychuk added a to go through as a personal high point. trustee. There were “I was trustee when all many sleepless nights three of my daughters and a lot of tears,” she graduated from Lamont said. High School,” she said. Continued on Page 5
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Noon - 4 pm Entries taken for Bench Show
Saturday, August 21 7:30 am - 9:30 am: Mundare Fire Hall - Breakfast 8 am: Ball Tournament & Concession at Ukraine Park & Victory Park 9:30 am: Parade Assembly - MRC 10:00 am: Polischuk Dedication 10:30 am: Parade 11 am - 4 pm: Mundare Recreation Centre - Viewing Bench Show Exhibits 10 am - 2:30 pm: Library Book Sale 2:00 pm: Library Pat Tompkins Dedication 11 am - 4 pm: Bouncy Houses, Bean Bag Games, Street Market, Open Mic/ DJ, Beer Gardens, Tug of War, Bucket Brigade Challenge & Local Food Vendors
main street street market For Market booking Phone The Town of Mundare (780) 764 - 3929 (tents and table rental available)
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Led by Tom Hrehorets and Trudy Harrold, a committee has been formed to look at erecting a memorial to honour the 17 young people who lost their lives in that tragedy and the survivors who have lived-on to carry those memories. Work is being undertaken to fundraise for this $35,000 project. As the 60th year commemoration of the Chipman and Lamont Bus-Train accident passed quietly with the COVID events of 2020, a project is being undertaken to honour that milestone.
Let us all honour the victims of the 1960 train/bus crash including the 17 who lost their lives:
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Opinion Unifor attack ads against O’Toole leave questions BY JOHN MATHER The silly season of a Federal election is starting and Justin hasn’t even moved to drop the writ signalling the end of his minority Liberal government, and if Covid-19 Delta variant cases keep creeping up he might not call one soon. We can only hope. But that hasn’t stopped Unifor, a national union from jumping the gun and dumping all over Conservative leader Erin O’Toole. Now, I can’t claim to be a huge supporter of O’Toole myself. Since winning the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada, he hasn’t been very visible and his change of stance on the carbon tax has certainly alienated a good number of voters in the west. But Unifor, led by national president Jerry Dias, has jumped the election gun with a series of attack ads scheduled for national television. O’Toole will take our country in the wrong direction if elected, states Dias. “Canadian voters won’t be fooled by a new name on the bumper. We know exactly where Conservative policies will take us – more cuts and more money to big corporations, while working Canadians are left behind,” said Dias in a press release announcing the attack ads. “The next federal election is too important, and we cannot let the Conservatives take Canada in the wrong direction.” Now, Unifor is the country’s largest union representing 315,000 workers in every major area of the economy. So you would think Dias would be all for building the economy. He should ask himself, has Justin Trudeau done that? The Liberal leader has spent the past year giving money away in the cause of pandemic support to the tune that the auditor general doesn’t see a way to balance the Federal budget for decades. Does that help boost or build the Canadian economy, Jerry? And not asking for the friend. If you want to dump on O’Toole you should also state just who you would encourage your 315,000 members to support. Could it be Jagmeet Singh, the silly leader of the national NDP, who has propped up the Liberals on several occasions over the past year, not only to preserve his seat in the House of Commons, but also costing taxpayers money because his party then supported expensive Liberal policies which most Canadians didn’t want. Pray tell Jerry, are you a closet Green supporter?… secretly hoping Annamie Paul can solve the civil war within her party before the writ drops. Or maybe you’ve decided the Bloc Quebecois would best represent the interest of Canada. I don’t see that playing out too well. Continued
CONTINUED Would you really toss your support to Trudeau who has no alternative but to raise taxes on the middle class (your union members) to try and stem the red ink his government is bleeding? Trudeau, who wants to pass a bill which would stifle free speech. Surely as a union leader Mr, Dias, you believe in free speech. Do you support closing down Alberta’s oil and gas industry? Have you conveyed this to your Fort McMurray membership? Now Jerry, we know the Liberals want to be green and with their “new transition” program want to retrain oil and gas workers … into what jobs we don’t know. But are these your
members, Jerry? Some of them will be! Unifor has representation in the Fort McMurray oilsands. Are you suggesting to them not to vote for O”Toole, who is pro-business while not explicitly stating who you would want them to vote for? No, Unifor gaslighting before a Federal election is even called, is doing a great disservice to its members. Are those Co-op workers, who you battled for last winter in Saskatchewan, really going to turn around and support the Liberals or NDP just because you disapprove of O”Toole? Then you don’t know Saskatchewan do you, Jerry? They do bleed Rider green but they certainly don’t bleed Liberal red.
“Unifor, like all unions, has a constitutional right to participate in elections and a responsibility to defend members’ interests whenever Canadians go to the polls,” states Dias. With the reckless leadership shown by both Trudeau and Singh during the past 18 months, I would suggest Western Unifor members message Dias and ask him just who he thinks would do a better job for Canada to try and get its economy turned around and on track? By attacking O’Toole with no reasonable alternative mentioned, he is not representing his union members’ best interests. And are attack ads really the best way for your union dues to be spent?
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FROM WHERE I SIT: A Gertie-Fix
BY HAZEL ANAKA It should be an interesting weekend at the ol’ homestead. Hilary has to go to Smithers, BC for a contract she’s working on so guess who’s coming to the farm for ‘holidays.’ We picked Gertie and all her accoutrement up on Saturday afternoon. She travels with nearly as much gear as the average baby. There’s the crate. That’ll be used for sleeping in and confinement if she misbehaves. Or we need to do something and can’t be wondering about her where-
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Today in Andrew, only an elementary school remains after their junior and senior high programs were cancelled over the past two years. Meanwhile, Holowaychuk said that moving
abouts. A bed and security blankie are part of the deal too. For the car trip her harness got hooked onto a clip in her car seat. It’s padded and plush with relatively high sides. Importantly, it raises her up enough so she can look out the window. Because she was pooped, she slept most of the way. Like many children she fights sleep lest she miss something. Ever so slowly the eyes begin closing and she’s out. There are also several changes of clothes. French bulldogs overheat easily so she’s got a cooling bandana and a cooling vest that have saved her through this summer’s unprecedented heat wave. A colourful raincoat is the latest garb all fashion forward pooches are wearing.
And while there’s a pile of toys that stay at the farm, some of her home favourites had to be packed. Again, like for children rotating the selection of toys keeps them engaged and feels fresh and new. Collapsible bowls for food and water, a scoop, and a bag of some new dog food made the journey. Factor in dog biscuits, tiny treats for following commands, bigger treats just because, a chew bone, a powder to firm up stools and you’ve got another bagful of supplies. Of course, we’ll add a few chunks of watermelon or crunchy vegetables as an added treat. The early training Hilary and Gertie went through reinforced the idea that the human is superior and the animal
forward, she hopes to continue serving her community. “I have really discovered that leadership is my passion,” she said. “It brings tears to my eyes because, I love my job. The support I’ve had across the county, and trust people have put in me, has been overwhelming.”
In order to be eligible to run for school trustee, Alberta residents must be eligible to vote, and living in the local jurisdiction for at least six months before election day, Oct. 18. A nomination checklist can be found at eips.ca. The deadline for submitting nominations is Sept. 20 at noon.
must obey; not the other way around. Hilary is a strict task master and Gertie is welcome because of her good behaviour. Her repertoire of tricks includes sit, stay, crate, wait, paw, touch, left (turn in a circle; right seems to elude her), and most recently playing dead after being shot with a finger gun. We better ensure she doesn’t backslide during her four days with us. This city dog is very used to always being on a leash. It’s a safety thing and a bylaw thing. I
always thought that when she comes to the farm she should ‘be free.’ With close to a dozen cats and kittens in the yard, that’s out. With no fence around the property to stop her from running onto the road, that’s out. She’s not getting hurt on our watch. The one time I convinced Hilary to let her go, she tore away like a bat out of hell and it took some doing to get her back. Did I mention Frenchies are stubborn? While it’s not easy being tied down with a
pet, I can certainly understand the benefits to the human. So many people reached out to breeders and shelters when they needed the company and distraction of a pet during the darkest days of Covid. Now many of those animals are being surrendered. Choosing a pet is nearly as serious as starting a family. Gotta go in with eyes wide open or it may end badly. Right now, I feel lucky we have a ‘grand dog’ for some of those benefits but grateful that the responsibility of day-to-day care isn’t ours. The odd holiday at the farm gives us enough of a Gertie-fix, from where I sit.
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Stephen Hill terminated as Lamont County CAO BY JOHN MATHER After almost three years in the job, Lamont County CAO Stephen Hill was let go suddenly, Aug. 7. Hill replaced Robyn Singleton as the County CAO in Dec. 2018. His position is being filled on a temporary basis by County Chief Financial Officer, Roberta Malysh. “Council just felt a change in leadership was required,” said Reeve David Diduck. “And we moved to terminate his contract.” He went on saying council has to act in what they feel is in the best interests of the residents of the county and that is why they acted. “The role of the CAO is very multifaceted and there are a number of duties and responsibilities the CAO is responsible for,” explained Diduck. “Council felt that maybe all those duties weren’t being met and it was time for a leadership change.” While Malysh has been appointed as a temporary CAO, Diduck said the council will probably hire a interim CAO before hiring someone to fill the position permanently. “Initially we’ll look for an interim CAO and then the search for the permanent CAO will be a longer process,” added
Former Lamont County CAO Stephen Hill Diduck. “I don’t think we want to rush into hiring the permanent CAO. That will give the council the time to do a proper search to find someone with appropriate experience to fill the vacancy.” The Reeve said the upcoming municipal election had no part in the termination of the CAO. “Council has the responsibility to ensure the CAO is doing the job he was hired to do and Council’s view was an impending election shouldn’t stop us from making the move now,” he said. “It’s our responsibility to deal with this matter and an election won’t defer us from making a decision regarding this process.” Hill had previously been director of planning and development for the County for seven years before being promoted to the CAO position.
The departure of Hill comes within two weeks of the departure of Public Works Director David McDonald. Diduck said McDonald was very good at the execution of his job and moving projects forward towards completion but there were some areas where the director was lacking. He has not yet been replaced. “We have three supervisors in public works who we’re going to let carry the workload until a permanent public works director can be found,” said Diduck. Lamont County has seen a high staff turnover during the past 18 months and Diduck adds it is something council is aware of and will look to see what can be done to fix the situation. “I can’t disagree,” said Diduck. “Some of the terminations were planned and some moved on to better positions. But it’s not a culture Council is proud of. There’s a number of resignations and terminations we are having and it’s an area that we have to deal with moving forward. “We have to understand what the reasons for the movement of staff we’re seeing would be. We can’t see any specific reason for it at this time.”
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Friends of Bruderheim gets $125,000 from Alberta government BY JANA SEMENIUK After seven years of fundraising, the Friends of Bruderheim have finally reached their $250,000 goal to fund the replacement of aging school playground equipment with a grant from the Alberta Government. The Community Facility Enhancement Program grant (CFEP) is a matching grant from the Alberta Government that awarded $125,000 to the Friends of Bruderheim’s Treasurer Jacquie Senchuk during a check presentation Aug. 4. “We are really excited to be able to build a playground for the whole community to benefit from. We're very thankful for all of the support,” said Senchuk. Completion of the fundraising had come right in the nick of time. Senchuk said a recent annual inspection of the existing wooden playground showed its days were numbered. “Our playground was inspected last year at the beginning of Sept. 2020,” she said. “We were told that we had about three years left on this one, max.” Senchuk added that parts of the wooden structure have already been removed for safety reasons. “The one that we have right now actually has pieces that have already been removed from it. It used to be bigger,” she said. “It’s wear and tear that happens over time. There used to be more pieces to it, and they've already been removed for safety reasons because they were no longer stable.” Bruderheim Mayor Karl Hauch said he remembers when the existing playground was constructed under similar conditions. “It was the late ’90s or early 2000s when the existing playground was built. I remember that we had a lady named Judy Nelson working in our town office who was the main driver of fundraising for that one,” he said. “It also at that time cost
around $250,000.” Meanwhile, contributions to the current hefty price tag included community fundraising efforts such as bottle drives and raffles, a $2,500 donation from Cenovus, as well as a generous $100,000 donation from the Town of Bruderheim. Hauch said the fundraising was a huge effort by the community. “It was definitely a community effort,” he said. “The public schools manage, look after and maintain the playground, but they don't build it. So, the community has to come up with the money to build the playground.” Hauch explained how the Town of Bruderheim was able to make the sizable $100,000 donation. “It was money specifically put into reserves for this effort. It's a big part of the community, and there's just certain building blocks you have to have,” he said. “That's one of them. And then hopefully, this playground, the way they construct them now will be in place a lot longer.” Meanwhile, Senchuk added that the new playground will be constructed from materials similar to a smaller playground, next to the wooden one, that was replaced in 2014. “There's two playgrounds at the school right now, one is the yellow and black one (that was replaced in 2014) that has all that cool equipment on it, and then the other one is the wooden one that we are replacing now. It will be made of materials similar to the yellow and black one,” she said. “It has even been approved for a saucer swing.” Senchuk said construction could begin as early as next spring. “We couldn't get it built this summer, unfortunately, because of COVID. And we weren't able to get the materials in time,” she said. “So, we will start breaking ground for it in the spring and maybe it will be finished for the start of the 2022 school year.”
EIPS Superintendant Mark Liguiori, EIPS School Trustee Colleen Holowaychuk, Bruderheim Councillor Pat Lee, Bruderheim Councillor Wayne Olechow, Friends of Brudeheim Treasurer Jacquie Senchuk, Bruderheim Mayor Karl Hauch, MLA Jackie Armstrong Homeniuk, and Bruderheim Councilor Judy Schueler are on hand for a check presentation of $125,000 to the Friends of Bruderheim from the Alberta Government to support the replacement of the Bruderheim School Playground. Photo: Sherry Cote.
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ONLINE TIMED HARVEST CONSIGNMENT AUCTION Five-year-old Gol gets a helping hand from his Aunt Marylou in learning to ride a bike while visiting her in Lamont recently. Photo: Jana Semeniuk
County Continued from Front He said he was following a provincial guide where certain information was inputed on a template to justify declaring a disaster. Council asked him to fill in the forms and report back to the Agriculture Service Board at their meeting Aug. 11. “I’d like to see us complete the form work,” said Councillor Wayne Woldanski. Eleniak said the forms were part of monthly crop reports produced by the province and in the northeast region, which takes in an area where Lamont’s crops were not that bad. Councillor Roy Anaka suggested the best thing
that could happen for cattle producers would to get a tax deferral on the sale of animals.” Eleniak said the last tax deferral offered by the Federal government was about five years ago. “It depends where you drive,” said Anaka. “Some of the areas the crops look really good, but I’d suggest we defer declaring a disaster for a while yet.” Reeve David Diduck pointed out the Federal agriculture minister had instituted a Livestock Tax deferral provision for prescribed drought regions of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario. This will allow beef producers who are forced to sell a significant amount of their breeding herd due
to drought conditions to offset the resulting revenues with the costs to replace the herd. On Aug. 5, the Province also moved to help farmers by offering $136 million in relief to livestock producers and beekeepers. The Province is hoping that Ottawa will provide $204 million, for a combined relief package of $340 million. Council decided to delay declaring an agricultural disaster until the Agriculture Service Board meets. Following some steady showers on Aug. 7, Councillor Warawa reported that in the north area of the County some people reported up to an inch of rain, while the southern area didn’t get as much.
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In Loving Memory of Lesley Abrams who passed away August 5, 2013 Down a road that is calm and peaceful Guided by God’s loving hand, You have gone upon a journey, To a distant brighter land. And although our hearts are heavy With sorrow we still bear, It’s help to bring us comfort, knowing you are happy there. Love your wife Anne, children Doug and Sharon, Darryl and Gail, and families.
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FUNDING FOR BRUDERHEIM COMMUNITY GARDEN GROWS (L-R) Bruderheim AG treasurer Sherry Cote, Bruderheim Councillor Pat Lee, AG member Jamie Sobkow, Lamont County Reeve Dave Diduck, Bruderheim Councillor Wayne Olechow, AG member Bob Cote, Bruderheim Mayor Karl Hauch, MLA Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk, former Lamont County CAO Stephen Hill, and Bruderheim Councillor Judy Schueler attend a check presentation to the AG society in support of the Galactic Community Gardens. Photo: Sherry Cote
Galactic Community Gardens gets $11,850 boost BY JANA SEMENIUK The Bruderheim Galactic Community Gardens has received a financial boost in the way of a Social Services Support Grant. A check amounting to $11,850 was presented to the Bruderheim AG society Aug.4. “Bob and Sherry Cote have been the keys to making this work so far,” said Bruderheim Mayor Karl Hauch. “And the goal is that people would be able to come and grow and look after their own vegetables in a garden.” Plans for the Galactic Community Gardens, which is the second of a four-phase community park project along with the skatepark, were put in motion earlier this year with initial grant funding of $10,500 in April. “We didn’t think the community gardens would happen right away but a COVID 19
FCSS grant from the government became available and the AG society qualified for it. The society jointly applied for the grant with the town and the AG society took the lead on it,” Cote said in April. Goals for the Community Gardens included not only space for residents to grow their own vegetables, but also as a means to feed those in need. “This year, Bob and Sherry planted vegetables, to share with seniors and the food bank for those who have need,” said Hauch. Sherry Cote, who is not only treasurer for the Bruderheim AG society but also the Town’s Director of Legislative Services, said the Community Gardens are seeing progress. “We just started donating to the food bank now that some of the vegetables are finally ready,” she said.
While COVID restrictions earlier this year hampered plans to initiate gardening programs, Cote said things are progressing for next year. “We have a small building there now where we will run gardening workshops and a place for children to learn about gardening. Its open in the front and a presenter can work out of there. Or if a senior is there and needed a break, they can pop in there to get out of the sunshine,” she said. “There is water there now too. Next year we will be rolling out more programs for kids.” Cote added she is hoping residents will make the Community Gardens a part of their lives. “We want to make this welcoming so people will want to be a part of it,” she said. “Now that it’s set up, people can enjoy it. It’s nice to just sit and spend time there.”
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• N1/2 of NE ¼ -7-53-18-W4 71.80 acres, 8.77 acres yard with chain link fence, partially gravelled, power, 4 yard lights, could be commercial use if proper permit is obtained. Balance of parcel is fenced with 5 wire and 4 wire. 35± acres of hay. Corner of HWY 16 and RR 185. Price: $399,000 Seller is a licensed Realtor™ in the province of Alberta • W4-18-54-10 SW ¼ 160 acres 110± cultivated acres. RR 183 between TWP RD 540 and 542 Price: $320,000 • PENDING SALE SW-16-56-W4 155.37 acres Cultivated with a shop and power on property. Borders HWY 83 Price: $580,000 • W4-18-53-11-NE 160 acres with 159 acres± pasture HWY 16 and RR 180 TWP RD 530 and 532 Price: $250,000 • W4-18-53-11-SE 159.88 acres with 159± acres cultivated HWY 16 and RR 180 TWP RD 530 and 532 Price: $250,000 • W4-18-54-18-NW 2 parcel farm 158.48 acres 130 ± acres of grain cultivation 3 bedroom house. Property has gas, power, well, septic with aerial discharge, Dug out and a shop. Price: $850,000 FARM LAND IN CHIPMAN • S ½ of SW ¼ -20-54-18-W4 80 acres all in hay and trees near Highway 15. Price $150,000 • SW ¼ 30-54-18-W4 (North ½) 78.83 acres fenced pasture land Price $140,000 • SW ¼, 30-54-18-W4 (South ½)- 72.12 acres fenced pasture land Price $130,000
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Family and friends enjoy playing volleyball in Elk Island Park on holiday Monday. The warm weather Aug. 2 drew large crowds enjoying the beach, playground, and walking trails. Photo: Jana Semeniuk
A calm and warm holiday Monday drew dozens of boaters out to Astotin Lake on Aug. 2. Photo: Jana Semeniuk
TWO HILLS COUNTY RECREATION LAND • W4-12-55-27 NW 146 acres with 1/2-mile frontage on the North Saskatchewan river. HWY 29 and RR 123 50± acres of cultivation power at property Nicely treed lot for a building site. Price $350,000
A Canada Goose swoops in to join family and friends for some roadside lunch in Elk Island Park on Aug. 2. Photo: Jana Semeniuk
Lamont/ Chipman Bus/Train Memorials continue to grow
STRATHCONA COUNTY • Part of NE ¼ - 24 – 53 – 23 – W4 19.19 acres currently agricultural land located in the approved Cambrian development plan. With proposed multi family dwellings land use. Price $2,300,000 • 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. LAND FOR SALE WETASKIWIN COUNTY • W5-4-47-1-W 53.93 acres fenced pasture as well lease income. Located HWY 20 TWP 470. Price $160,000.
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From the files of the Lamont Leader
Fall Supplement, Sept. 24, 2013 edition of the Lamont Leader
Horses once served as down payments for tractors As early as 1890, some farmers stepped into the world of automation and bought tractors. However, the purchase was usually met with laughter and scorn from surrounding farmers who believed horses would never be replaced by machines. It was the First World War
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As Purple Martins start their pre-migratory roosting, hundreds will start to flock back and forth between housing locations once the fledglings have left the nests. This aerial show was taken in southern Lamont County Aug. 6. Photo by Crystal Moren
Council agrees to loan for pickleball courts BY JOHN MATHER At Mundare Council on Aug 3, Council passed a bylaw to help the Mundare Parks Society with a loan to offset the costs of the town’s pickleball courts. Chief Administrative Officer Colin Zyla reported to council the Society had raised $30,000 for the $70,000 project. “They have applied for a couple of grants,” Zyla told the Council. “And those applications are still being reviewed. We don’t know how long it will take for approval so they need a loan for $40,000 until those grants come through.” He said the Town could loan them the money with a three-year payback term at a zero interest rate. He added if the grants come in prior to the loan being put through then there would be no need for the loan. When asked, Zyla said the grants would equal the costs of the loan. He said construction was originally scheduled for late August, but had been put back until October, so all phases of the construction could be done at once. Council gave first reading to a bylaw to provide the loan. It will now be publicly circulated before coming back to council for final readings. Mundare Council will donate $50 to assist with
the Hands on History Day at the Basilian Fathers Museum Sept. 11. The mayor will also give a brief speech at the event. The day will celebrate 130 years of Ukrainian Settlement in the area and also the 30th anniversary of the Basilian Fathers Museum being located in its current location. The event will run from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Council discussed whether they should recognize world renowned psychologist Albert Bandura, who passed away recently at the age of 95. Bandura was born and spent his early years in Mundare. “I have received some information asking whether we could honour him,” CAO Colin Zyla told Council. “A person who knew him well wondered if we could put a plaque up in town.” Mayor Mike Saric said Dr. Bandura was in the top five in the world in his field and it would be good to honour him in some way. He asked Councillor Irene Talaga if, when he had last visited the town, he brought some items which were now residing at the school. It turns out that Bandura was the uncle of Talaga’s husband. “He donated some books to the library,” she said. “He was recognized at the museum the
last time he was here.” “They had a church service and visit to the cemetery where his parents are buried,” she added. “ But I’m not sure how we would honour him.” Councillor Jason Kowal wondered if they should name another street but it was decided he wasn’t that well known in the town. Saric then suggested they could approach Elk Island School Trustee Colleen Holowaychuk about possibly renaming the Mundare School in his honour. Holowaychuk represents the Lamont County area on the board, including Mundare. “Right now it’s a generic name for the school, “ he said. “He did attend the school.” Council thought this was a good idea and Saric said he would reach out to her and make the suggestion. Council tabled the discussion to a future meeting after Saric had a discussion with the trustee. Talaga asked council if some landscaping could be done around the southside entrance sign now that the Communities in Bloom had done repairs and placed flowers around it. She said her group estimated about 300 square feet of sod would be needed for the final landscaping. Council questioned who would water the grass, but
Talaga said there was a volunteer who would do this. Council felt the small cost involved didn’t need a motion to proceed and told Talaga she could go ahead in conjunction with public works. Talaga made a motion to purchase the sod which was carried.
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The Association off Alberta Agricultural Fieldmen, as an ongoing tribute to active or retired members who pass away, and in the spirit of continuing education valued by our Association, created the AAAF Memorial Bursary. This annual $1000.00 bursary is available for students continuing education at College or University in an agricultural or environmental science program. Applications must be submitted to the Lamont County Agricultural Fieldman by September 1, 2021. Applications and more informatin can be found at https://aaaf.ab.ca/about/aaaf-bursary.html.
The County of Lamont Food Bank is offering a new-to-us program called After the Bell. After the Bell is a Food Banks Canada program that provides weekly nutritious mini-meal packs to children during the summer. Because many school-centered support programs are not readily available during the summer months, the minimeal program was established to fill the child hunger gap.
Don’t feel like cooking? Here’s an alternative! Chris is taking orders for some Ukrainian food. Orders must be placed and pre-paid by August 16, 2021, and will be ready for curbside pickup on August 21, 2021, between 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Contact Chris to order at 780-975-9592 or elkislandcatering@hotmail.com
Food Banks Canada acquires and assembles the non-perishable food part of the packs and distributes them, along with grants, to local food banks. Local food banks use the grant to purchase fresh, local, perishable produce to add to the pack. We are currently handing out about 35 packs per week but have the capacity to hand out more. If you would like to participate in the program or have questions, please contact us at 780-6196955.
Join us at the Reeve’s Annual Charity Golf Tournament! This year, the tournament is being held on August 26, 2021, with a shotgun start at 9:30 a.m. sharp. Proceeds go to support the County of Lamont Food Bank, Andrew Public Library, Bruderheim Public Library, Lamont Public Library, and Mundare Public Library. Tickets for golf and banquet are $125. Can’t make the whole day? Join us for just the banquet supper instead! Banquet tickets are $50. Contact Aileen Burke at 780-895-2233 or aileen.b@lamontcounty.ca for more information or to register!
BABAS & BORSHCH UKRAINIAN FESTIVAL 2021 is VIRTUAL Check our Facebook Page or WEBSITE www.babasandborshch.ca on Saturday, August 21st for videotaped performances & interviews with festival favourites.