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Thousands of pilgrims came out to the Skaro Shrine for the 101st pilgrimage on the Feast of the Assumption on August 14.

Skaro Shrine uplifts faithful at pilgrimage MAUREEN SULLIVAN In the hopes for a little healing and in celebration of their faith, thousands of Catholics attended the 101st pilgrimage to the Skaro Shrine on August 14, on the Feast of the Assumption of Mary.

Officially named a Marian Shrine last year, Skaro just like its namesake, Our Ladies of Lourdes Grotto in southern France, is a place to honour the Blessed Virgin Mary and ask for her help.

"The presence of the Blessed Mother was certainly felt that night, a lot of sins were forgiven," said Tom Adamyk a local and longtime participant. "It was very spiritually uplifting. It is an experience that is not felt in any other

place."

Reconciliation, the saying of the Rosary, and Vespers said in Polish (to honour the Polish Pioneers who built the shrine), preceded the Mass celebrated by His Grace Most Reverend Richard W. Smith, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Edmonton.

A sea of candles, held by pilgrims, paraded around the stone grotto following Mass and then were placed in the grotto with prayer intentions attached and left to burn through the night.

To close the two day celebration, a Mass, the Anointing of the Sick, was said for the spiritual and physical healing of the pilgrims on the morning of August 15.

His Grace Most Reverend Richard W. Smith, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Edmonton, said Mass to the masses who came to Skaro for the 101st pilgrimage in honour of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

2 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, August 21, 2019

Rowan Young, William Furey, Shay Gushue Bacon and Calum Halkyard were the first to try out the new Bruderheim Cosmic Skatepark on August 7, saying it was awesome and they loved going around it. The grand opening of Cosmic Skatepark will be on Sept. 3 at 6:00 pm at Karol Maschmeyer Arena.

Bear facts at Elk Island Park

Bears have always been a part of Alberta ecosystems and in the spring at Elk Island National Park, when bears came out of hibernation sightings were more frequent. The chance to observe wild animals as they go about their natural lives is one of the most fascinating experiences that Canada's national parks have to offer. While this experience is captivating, it is important to remember that animals are wild and their behaviour is unpredictable says Verbruggen of EINP. Bears like anything that is smelly. Human foods are obvious attractants, and bears can also be attracted to things you can’t eat like petroleum products, antifreeze, windshield washer fluids, coolers (the container itself and the contents), beverage containers (pop cans, beer bottles), garbage, pet food/dishes, BBQ grease, bird seed, oil/fat, fish and fish offal, perfumed items (soap, deodorant, toothpaste,

sun tan lotion, insect spray, hair spray, etc.), wastewater from cooking or doing dishes, tablecloths, pots, dishes, cups, plastic containers, even if they are not used for food storage, says a

statement from Parks Canada.

When not attended or in use, store these items in a secure location such as a vehicle or bear-proof food locker. Never store them in your tent.

Town of Lamont

2019 TAX SALE PUBLIC AUCTION Notice is hereby given that, under the provisions of the Municipal Government Act, the Town of Lamont will offer for sale, by public auction, in the Lamont Town Office, Lamont, Alberta on Thursday, September 5, 2019, at 10:00 a.m., the following lands: LINC Number 0020 588 639 0020 588 621 0019 467 240 0016 028 144 0026 811 753

Acreages For Sale - 191020 TWP 544

• 6 acres with recently upgraded Double Wide (full basement), barn, garage & various other out-buildings.

•74 acres farm land.

The properties shall be offered for sale on an "as is, where is" basis and the Town of Lamont makes no representation and gives no warranty whatsoever including as to the adequacy of services, soil conditions, land use districting, building and development conditions, absence or presence of environmental contamination, or the developability of the subject land for any intended use by the Purchaser. No bid will be accepted where the bidder attempts to attach conditions precedent to the sale of any parcel. No terms and conditions of sale will be considered other than those specified by the Town of Lamont.

2.

The properties listed above shall be subject to the tax sale if the total outstanding property tax arrears remain outstanding prior to the tax sale.

3.

The properties will be offered for sale by auction, subject to a reserve bid and to certain registrations shown on the existing certificate of title as described in section 423(1) of the Municipal Government Act.

4.

Payments by certified cheque or bank draft only. The successful bidder must, at the time of sale, make a non-refundable ten percent (10%) deposit payable to the municipality, with the balance of the purchase price within 30 days of the public auction.

5.

Successful bidders agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Town of Lamont’s standard Tax Sale Agreement, a copy of which shall be made available to prospective bidders at the Town of Lamont Office prior to the tax sale. Prospective bidders will be required to register in advance of the public auction.

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Purchasers are responsible for obtaining vacant possession.

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The Town of Lamont may, after the public auction, become the owner of any parcel of land not sold at the public auction.

8.

All sales are subject to current taxes.

9.

GST may apply on properties sold at the public auction.

MEETING

Ukrainian Greek Catholic Association of Mundare (Mundare National Hall) Anyone that believes they are a current member in good standing, please attend the meeting on Wednesday, September 4th, 2019 @ 7:00 p.m. at the hall to discuss the future of the National Hall and the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Association of Mundare.

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The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, August 21, 2019 - 3

Adamstock concert weekend raises funds for cancer

Despite the Reverence played at Adamstock, the cancer fundraiser for Adam's Army.

Andrew lawnmower races part of Beat the Heat It was a fight to the finish for the participants of the Lawnmower races in Andrew on August 17.

Part of Beat the Heat, the day consisted of a Slo Pitch Tournament, Farmers' Market, a

Ribfest and country dance on Saturday night.

This was the fourth time the Unbridled Lite Track Racing Association held an event in Andrew.

Tyler Ayers, Rebecca Boyce and Brett

Wasylishyn in that order, were winners for the stock race.

Tyler Ayers won the modified races with 10 year old Kenyen Wandzilak hot on his heels.

This is to notify you with respect to a decision of the Development Authority whereby a Development Permit has been issued authorizing the following development: DEVELOPMENT PERMIT 044-019-010 044-019-011 RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT R3 LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 1 BLOCK 1 PLAN 072 5539 PROPOSAL: FREESTANDING SIGN APPROVED WITH VARIANCE DATE OF DECISION: AUGUST 8, 2019 Land Use Bylaw 33-2015 provides that any person claiming to be affected by a decision of the Development Authority may appeal to the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board by serving Notice of Appeal to the Subdivision and Development Appeal, Town of Bruderheim, Box 280, Bruderheim, AB T0B 0S0 within (21) twenty one days after the notice of decision has been received. Any questions regarding this matter may be directed to the Development Authority by calling 780-796-3731 between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM Monday to Friday.

There was a lot for kids to do at Adamstock over the weekend, including games and a bouncy castle as well as great music to enjoy.

Fun family event MAUREEN SULLIVAN Adamstock, a concert fundraiser weekend for cancer rocked the Lamont Ag grounds on August 16 and 17.

There was camping available, and fun for the kids with games and a bouncy castle.

Donna Powell, who was a first time volunteer at the event said it was awesome, a good time for the whole family.

There was a variety of musical bands playing everything from rock to country to blues and everything in between.

Bruderheim’s Knot No Howz were the headliners for both evenings.

All the bands performed free of charge for the fundraiser.

Please join us for the

Celebration of Life of

Ray Wiwad (1941-2019) 3:00 PM, Saturday, August 24, 2019 Andrew Full Gospel Church 4829 - 52 Ave Andrew, Alberta

SEE YOU IN LAMONT! AUGUST 24 & 25TH

Town of Bruderheim Attn: Sherry Cote Director of Planning and Legislative Services 5017 Queen Street, Box 280 Bruderheim, AB T0B 0S0 Telephone: 780-796-3731

4 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, August 21, 2019

Opinion Apologies, lies and Eastern bias, just another week for the PM If there are a couple of things that we have learned in the past week, it is that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau enjoys apologizing FOR Canadians but not TO Canadians. As well we learned, or it was reaffirmed, that it would certainly be nice if Alberta was given the same economic treatment as Canada’s massive voting block in Quebec and Ontario.

The PM has given public apologies for practically everything he deems as wrongdoings in Canadian history, apparently all-knowing events and cultural mores which led to them. Yet when he was declared to have breached ethics by commissioner Mario Dion in his report regarding SNC-Lavalin recently, the PM said he will not say he is sorry to Canadians.

“The authority of the prime minister and his office was used to circumvent, undermine and ultimately attempt to discredit the decision of the director of public prosecutions as well as the authority of Ms. WilsonRaybould and the Crown’s chief law officer,” said Dion.

Replying to charges, Trudeau said he will not apologize for standing up for Canadian jobs. Apparently that means interfering with prosecutions, pressuring people, firing those who will not let him get his way, and then lying to Canadians and indeed Parliament typically a cause for resignation of dismissal.

But the PM deked right and went Leftist with a $1.75 billion subsidy to the dairy industry announced shortly thereafter.

You will remember that prior to signing the Canada US Mexico Agreement in 2018, American President Trump wanted the NAFTA agreement re-done because of several stipulations he thought unfair to the United States. One of those included Canada’s 249 percent tariff on US dairy.

Essentially the tariff disallowed US dairy from being sold in Canada at a competitive price, and which ultimately allowed the Canadian dairy industry to charge you, me and your Baba artificially high prices for their product because of little outside competition.

Well, now that there is no tariff we will be paying the diary industry directly due to the $1.75 billion in compensation for the new trade deal Trudeau signed with American President Trump and Mexico.

Not surprisingly of Canada’s 11,000 dairy producers, around half are in Quebec and another 33 percent are in Ontario. Only five percent of Canada’s dairy farms are located in Alberta.

Too bad our prime minister won’t do anything to help out our struggling oil business, beef industry or canola producers, among others located in the prairie provinces where he rightly gets very few votes.

Kerry Anderson

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: The first day of school The first day of school is fast approaching. Some of us have already gotten our children’s supplies and backpacks. Some of us are soaking up every second of the summer before thinking about it by waiting for the last possible moment.

Personally, I’m in the first group.

We have twin girls who are turning five this fall and starting kindergarten in a couple of weeks. Unlike the kindergarten schedule I was used to where kids would go to school for half the day five days a week, now they go for two full days one week and three full days the next. I have to admit I am absolutely giddy at the thought of a whole day to myself while they are in school. I would say I have been looking forward to this day since they were about three weeks old. As infants, my husband and I would sit up with them all night while they screamed and cried, crying myself because nothing we did would work to console them, and reminding myself that in just a few short years, when they are off to school, I will

miss this. I will miss changing diapers, sleepless nights, constant tantrums, teething, dozens of loads of laundry every day…I will miss this.

Will I miss this?

As I am standing in Safeway listening to one of my daughters screaming bloody murder because the bulk candy, she picked wasn’t the one she wanted, I am selfishly thinking…no. I will not miss this. I will not miss the morning to night time tantrums. I will not miss the constant clutter of toys and clothes. I will not miss the constant interruptions while trying to clean a bathroom. I will not miss going more than one day without a shower. I will not miss eating pancakes for dinner because we couldn’t get groceries on a bad day. I will not miss it. I won’t.

Then, what was good?

What was good about being a stay at home mom for the first five years? Something must have been good? What WILL I miss? I will miss lazy mornings lying in bed snuggling and tickling two little girls until we decide to get up

and have breakfast. I will miss someone asking me for a ‘band-dame’ because she skinned her knee. I will miss the scent of a little girl who has just woken up and needs a hug. I will miss that, on a good day, I could drive and blissfully listen to two four-year olds tell each other jokes in the backseat and giggle in the middle of the day. I will miss walking into my home office and seeing pink post-its all over my computer with my daughters’ names and hearts written on them. I will miss not adhering to a set schedule.

I will miss hearing songs from the movie ‘Frozen’ sung in a most heartfelt little kid voice while making lunch. I will miss…. them.

It’s so cliché, but there is no good without the bad. There is no joy without pain. The discomfort is the cost for the incredible joy. Parenthood is living this every single day.

And, yes. I am already making plans for the first day of school. The plans involve a fluffy robe, cup of coffee, Netflix, and six hours of complete silence.

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The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, August 21, 2019 - 5

FROM WHERE I SIT

Sorry, not sorry

BY HAZEL ANAKA Canadians have a reputation for our liberal use of the word, eh and our propensity to apologize to anyone, anywhere, anytime. That apology sometimes happens even when we’re the injured party. You step on my toe, I apologize for being in the wrong place. You probably apologize as well.

This practise does not, of course, extend to politicians. Most recent case in point is Justin Trudeau as he “took full responsibility” while disputing the contents and findings of the Ethics Commissioner’s report into the SNC Lavalin scandal. It’s fascinating/ disappointing/crazy to see that this report was called Justin Trudeau II as recognition of the fact this isn’t the first inquiry that has found him guilty of breaching ethics. It’s too bad the commissioner isn’t empowered to mete out penalties and punishments. Any parent or teacher alive knows that without consequences, undesirable behaviour is certain to reoccur. Not once did he apologize for “the mistakes that were made.” In fact, he doubled down on how he was fighting for jobs for Canadians. The truth is, that’s a lie as well. Those jobs were never in jeopardy because of existing legal commitments with about ten years left on them.

As a refresher, this story broke in February when the Globe & Mail revealed that Trudeau, his closest staff, some cabinet ministers and their assistants were pressuring then Attorney General, Jody WilsonRaybould to grant a Deferred Prosecution Agreement to Quebec’s SNC Lavalin. The com-

pany was due to go to court for bribery and corruption charges. The Liberals are benefactors of the company’s financial donations.

With Quebec being crucial to any party’s hopes to form government, with Trudeau’s seat in the province, with an election looming, playing ball with the company was the default strategy and a hallmark of what makes Joe Public despise politicians. The public relations fiasco that dragged on for months was a textbook case of what not to do. The lies, denials, reversals, smear campaign of WilsonRaybould, hearings, shutting down of other hearings, resignations, and cabinet expulsions made for true soap opera theatre. It also led to about a ten-point drop in the polls for the Liberals and a serious body blow to Trudeau’s own approval rating and integrity.

So, why is it that this prime minister (and former drama teacher) who can tear up on command and has apologized to every group ever wronged in Canadian

history, cannot, will not, apologize for his own unethical, self-serving, dishonest behaviour?

Communications experts say part of that is to avoid legal culpability.

Part of it is hoping for the positive headline or sound bite “Trudeau takes full responsibility” without most people knowing or caring about the rest of the sentence, never mind the rest of the story. I suspect it also has to do with the beliefs, the arrogance that most Liberals and Trudeau himself exude: that they are the natural governing party of Canada; they know what’s best for you; their values, morals, and intentions are beyond question, and if you disagree, you are the morally bankrupt one.

By apologizing, Trudeau risks further damage to his personal brand and opens himself up to further questioning. And while his statement “doesn’t meet the test of credibility,” he likely hopes this too will blow over. This will indeed be an interesting election campaign, from where I sit.

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AA Meetings Thursdays at 8:00 pm

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6 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, August 21, 2019

Mary Homenick celebrates 105th birthday in Mundare MAUREEN SULLIVAN Mary Homenick celebrated her 105th birthday on August 14, at the Mary Immaculate Care Centre in Mundare.

The seventh of 10 children, she was born a Bilyk near Holden, Alberta. She married Joseph Homenick and farmed near Round Hill and worked in many restaurants and bakeries in the area including Camrose and Vegreville.

She was once very active in the Ukrainian Catholic Womens League, acting as president four times. She was also known for her ability to write Ukrainian in a beautiful script and created many church missals in Ukrainian.

Mary is also a political being, very active in getting St. Annes Manor in Vegreville built.

The mother of Olga Dubuc and Eileen Leffer, she decided at the age of 95 to move into Father Filias Manor in Mundare, saying she was happy to be where they spoke Ukrainian.

Four years later she moved into Mary Immaculate Care Centre after a brief illness hospitalized her.

At the Care Centre she helped to initiate the Tuesday Rosary, where she is an active participant. She also loves to bake and is well known for her cookies.

Her daughters and her grandson Dennis Dubuc and granddaughter Donna Keeler were in Mundare to help her celebrate her birthday. She has three grandchildren, four great grandchildren and four great great grandchildren.

At the party to say a few words was Mundare Mayor, Mike Saric, with

Mary Homenick turned 105 years young on August 14. She celebrated it with family, staff and dignitaries at Mary Immaculate Care Centre in Mundare.

Sister Stephanie told Mary that on behalf of her birthday the sisters would say the divine liturgy for her.

Mary also received an Alberta pin from former Premier Ed Stelmach, on behalf on Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk who could not be there.

Mr. Stelmach was in the building on a routine visit to the facility as the

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Mary did say that one of the highlights of her life was seeing 42 people becoming Canadian citizens.

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LAMONT COUNTY REGION INTERMUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS (IDP) NOTICE OF PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE w and Lamont County, the Towns of Bruderheim, Lamont, and Mundare, and the Villages of Andrew Chipman are working to prepare new Intermunicipal Development Plans (IDP) pursuant to the Municip pal Gov ver ernm n entt Act, R.S.A 2000, 2 c. M-26, as amended. An Intermunicipal Development y two (orr more) municipalities that share a Plan (IDP) is a mandatory statutory plan prepared by common border. An IDP outlines future development concepts and provides land use policies for areas of mutual interest between the municipalities. An IDP helps reduce the possibility of future land use conflicts between the municipalities by establishing processes for communication, referral, and dispute resolution. These IDPs will conform to the requirements in the Municipa p l Gov ver ernm n entt Act, and reflect the current development and regulatory environments affecting lands within the plan areas. Electronic copies of the draft IDPs are available from the municipal offffice, municipal website, or from Municipal Planning Serrv vices.

The 2019 Lamont County and Village off Andrew Intermunicipal Development Plan replaces the 2017 IDP adopted by the Village and the County.

The Villages, the Towns and the County would like to invite residents to attend a Public Open House to discuss the new IDPs. Representatives of the Villages, the Towns, the County, and its planning consultants will be in attendance. At the open house, community members will have the opportunity to learn about the project and share their ideas with the project team relating to future land use, development, and redevelopment within the Lamont County region. The Public Open House will be held: Wednesday, 28 August 2019 at the Lamont Community Hall, located at 4844 48 Avenue, Lamont, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Those persons unable to attend the meeting, or who have otherr questions regarding the IDPs, may y submit their comments and inquiries to: Kyle Miller Planner Municipal Planning Services k.miller@munplan.ab.ca (780) 486-1991 For otherr inquiries, please contact the municipal contacts below: Sherry Cote Christine Beveridge Alan Grayston Director, Planning Directorr off Planning and Chief Administrative Officer Community Services Legislative Services Lamont County Town of Bruderheim Town of Lamont Sherry.cote@bruderheim.ca christine.b@lamont.ca Alan.g@lamontcounty.ca (780) 796-37371 2010 (780) 895-2233 2233 796 37371 (780) 895-2010 Colin Zyla Chief Administrative Officer Town of Mundare cao@mundare.ca 764-3929 (780) 764

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The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, August 21, 2019 - 7

Renovations will increase security at Lamont County building

BY JOHN MATHER Expect to see construction crews busy at the Lamont County building in the next couple of months.

At the Aug. 13 council meeting, Chief Administrative Officer Stephen Hill outlined changes to the main entrance that administration would like to see made to improve space

for workers and add extra security to the entrance of the building.

“We will move the front counter to put in three additional work stations and put in a total of eight stations on the main floor,” he said.

“The entry way, as it is currently situated will be replaced, and the front desk will be swung around to where that

area is. Where the reception desk is will become a public area,” he added.

“Public access would then be blocked and guests would have to sign in and be escorted to where they were going.”

The work is scheduled to take three months from start to finish, he reported.

Hill told council the building had gone

Lamont County chief financial officer Roberta Malysh, joined with Lamont County councillors Daniel Warawa and Neil Woitas in serving burgers and hot dogs during the Reeve’s annual golf tournament Aug. 15 at Whitetail Crossing in Mundare.

The tournament had 92 attendees and raised close to $25,000 to be split between the Lamont Food Bank and the Lamont County hot lunch program in local schools.

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through a major renovation in 2015 but budget considerations had meant some of the desired renovations didn’t get done and this would bring that up to date.

Councillor Wayne Woldanski wondered if more security measures could be taken, since that seemed to be something being done much more these days.

Hill replied they had looked at additional security and council could make a friendly motion to add a roll top barrier to close off access through the front desk in the hours it wasn’t manned.

The County currently has a balance of $745,233.31 in its Building Replacement Capital Reserve, so the money for the renovations is there, Hill said.

The estimated costs for the renovations could be up to $56,000.

Hill said the renos could start in September

and be completed by the end of the year.

Earlier in the meeting, Peace Officer Derek Wright also suggested further, separate security upgrades.

He told council the building had three security deficiencies including a non performing security monitoring system; the west door of the building required additional safeguards; and the mail drop box was unsafe and difficult to access.

He recommended council approve funds to upgrade closed circuit television monitoring for a price of $9,885; approve funding to provide security at the west door with access through the use of proximity cards; and relocate the mailbox drop box to the northside

of the building near the main entrance at a cost of $500.

Coming from the existing reserve fund council approved the expenditures.

Reeve David Diduck commented that something had to be done to free up workspace in the downstairs and also create more space in the upstairs work areas.

“From a room perspective it’s definitely something we need.”

County financial officer Roberta Malysh added some of the money was coming from provincial Municipal Sustainability Funds and the rest from the reserve fund.

Deputy Reeve Roy Anaka moved council move ahead with the project.

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Lamont County Yard Site Beautification Awards presented

MAUREEN SULLIVAN On a wet and cool day, the annual Lamont County 2019 Yard Site Beautification tour began. Each county

councillor nominated a farm or acreage in their division for this year’s awards and a tour of the winners properties happened on October 16. Each councillor

Division 1: Sharun family What began as a hay field owned by Nick Yakimyshyn in 1999, has turned into a beautiful yard for the Sharun family.

You enter the property by way of a curved driveway that was constructed immediately after Brent and Dawn were married in April 2000. The many trees on the property were

planted that year and their daughter Chelsea was born just before harvest.

In 2002 the house was planned and built, with move in day on November 21, and their son Cody was born the next day. A retaining wall was built and grass planted in 2003 and grain bins were put up between 2004 to 2016.

A shop was completed in 2012 and an out building for entertaining with a patio is just to the left of the house.

"We have had a lot of other little projects along the way," said Dawn. "We are at the point now where we just want to maintain what we have and enjoy all the handywork with family and friends."

gave a brief history of the property and what each owner had accomplished before handing them their plaques.

Division 1 Councillor, Daniel Warawa presents the 2019 Yard Site Beautification Award to Brent and Dawn Sharun with their children Cody and Chelsea.

Division 2: Rinas family

Division 2 Councillor Wayne Woldanski presents the 2019 Yard Site Beautification Award to Wayne Rinas and his mother Dorothy Ellen.

A long treed driveway brings you to the farm of Wayne Rinas.

He is the second generation to work this farm, after taking it over from his parents, managing the 400 acre cow-calf operation.

His parents bought the farm from John Eleniak in 1962.

There are several outbuildings and a large garden as well as a

chicken coop. The pump house is the only original building left on the property.

"My mother who is 89 does all the lawn mowing and keeps a small garden. This award is for her," said Rinas. His mother Dorothy Ellen said, "I just do a little to help my son out, and I like to keep active."

Division 3: Adamyk family Drive into the front yard of Tom and Mae Adamyk’s property and you are greeted by a patch of cranberries that were planted about 30 years ago. They moved onto Tom's family farm in 1973 and have been improving the place ever since.

Tom currently has 400 hills of potatoes, a horseradish plantation and 700

heads of garlic planted to the west of the house. The deck is blossoming with every kind of flower.

Just behind the main house they have preserved the original home on the property, built in 1897. The building which had been used for storage and had mushrooms growing on the inside of the back wall of

the building, has been restored to its original condition and furnished with items from that time.

"All the items in this home have been passed down from my grandparents or Tom's," said Mae of the cottage. "We play games in the kitchen as a family and I have held retreats here."

Division 3 Councillor David Diduck (right) presents the 2019 Yard Site Beautification Award to Tom and Mae Adamyk.

Division 4: Koroluk and Stadnick family

Division 4 Councillor Roy Anaka (right) presents the 2019 Yard Site Beautification Award to Rick Koroluk and Sherry Stadnick.

Division 5: Znak family The original farmstead from 1900, is the home of Michael and Leeann Znak. In a home surrounded by flowers, the grounds are wide opened around them. Off to the side of the home they have converted a silo into an open area for sitting around a fire with a windbreak, and screening which can be opened to let the smoke

escape. Beside it is a trailer that has been converted into an entertainment kitchen.

Fedor and Rosalia Iwaschuk cleared the bush, and Dymytro and Verna Znak continued to farm it. Leonard and Marilyn Znak were the third generation and handed it down to Michael and Leeann who are the fourth genera-

On what was once a flat piece of land, the home of Rick Koroluk and Sherry Stadnick sits on a hill overlooking their acreage. They purchased the property in 2010, and started building their home in 2013, then moving into the home in the spring of 2014. In five short years, they turned the property into a home and yard site with wide open spaces, keeping the origi-

nal outbuildings standing.

The yard site was the original homestead of John and Anna Fedun who came in 1901. They cleared bush, planted trees and built some of the outbuildings.

Their son Steve, took over the farm in 1944 and converted the garage into a pig barn. He left in 1974 and the original house burnt to the ground in 1976.

The property boasts a

tion. The farm has received an Alberta Farm and Ranch Century Award and a Lamont County Original Homestead Recognition.

The Znaks are the fourth generation with children Derek and Lori being the fifth generation.

Leonard Znak, Michael’s father, is still doing his part.

"We are five generations on this homestead farm," said Leeann. "I am responsible for all the yardwork, but it is a family farm."

beautiful front garden, a pool and a large hobby garage, as well as a large vegetable garden off to the side.

"I painted the outbuildings, which hadn't been painted in 40 years. They were so dry they just sucked up the paint," said Stadnick. "I like easy gardening, plants that do well on their own."

Division 5 Councillor Neil Woitas presents the 2019 Yard Site Beautification Award to Michael and Leeann Znak, here with father Leonard and children Derek and Lori.

10 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, August 21, 2019

Mundare to look at joint recreation with Vegreville, Minburn

BY JOHN MATHER Mundare has joined forces with Vegreville and the County of Minburn to create a recreation and culture master plan.

The plan was presented at Mundare council Aug. 6 and council decided to move forward and adapt it.

“They’re recommending a regional advisory committee be formed,” said Mundare Chief Administrative Officer, Colin Zyla. “The next step is that a terms of reference for the regional advisory committee be formed.”

He said the current committee that was established to study the issues had consisted of two councillors plus Zyla. He wondered if the new committee would stay the same or be reduced to maybe one councillor.

The advisory committee, he told council, would study regional inventories and look at models for sharing regional assets and studying promotions and marketing.

He added there would be a financial impact but that had not been estimated yet.

The town will explore the creation of a regional advisory committee.

Councillor Jamie Burghardt moved that the plan be accepted by the town, and Councillor Irene Talaga moved the advisory committee be established.

Mundare mayor Mike Saric said the regional plan concept had been established prior to him being in council and that it had been slowly evolving over the years.

“Initially Vegreville made the suggestion because our hockey teams use their arenas and their’s use ours so we should work on the master plan together,” he said.

“I mean it’s a good plan, but we’ll see what happens when people start talking money because that’s when

things usually start getting tricky.”

Saric said intentions of the plan are that the area utilize the existing facilities to their maximum before building anymore.

“And then, when we’re looking at maintaining facilities, rather than maintaining say 52 halls, we’re better to say let’s use our most popular halls and see them thrive and maybe move forward with only 48 halls.”

“I’m not against giving this a reasonable shot, but I can see diffic u l t i e s ahead,” he said. If suddenly a Mundare facility was going to be shut down, he feels then the fallout might bring opposition to the plan.

The study determined there were many challenges faced by the communities in providing recreation and cultural services.

“The County of Minburn #27, and Towns of Mundare and Vegreville all invest in recreation and culture services in their own unique ways,” read the report. “In some cases services are provided by municipal staff while in other cases the municipalities subsidize access to facilities and spaces or provide financial support in the provision of services. All of these efforts serve to help make the region a better place to live and visit.”

In its summary the plan went on to state it was “intended to obtain each regional council’s approval and buy in to a comprehensive Regional Recreation & Culture Master Plan that will foster optimal utilization and long-term sustainability of relevant facilities and programs.”

The study showed there were 161 recreation and culture facilities in the region, a value totalling $335,350,000. Of that Mundare had 30 facilities.

The facilities included parks, ball diamonds,

The study showed there were 161 recreation and culture facilities

golf courses, seniors’ centres, sports fields, visitor information centres and skating rinks – both indoor and outdoor.

Saric added Vegreville

has lately been putting out feelers to work regionally with its neighbouring communities.

“Residents from Mundare do their shop-

ping in Vegreville because it’s only a few minutes away,” he said.

“So it only makes sense we look at some of the proposals they are sug-

gesting.”

He added it didn’t mean the community would move ahead with them all.

Public meeting to be held for new development plans

BY JOHN MATHER Residents of the county from all the munciaplities in Lamont County can attend a public meeting at the Lamont Community Hall on August 28 beginning at 7 p.m. to get their first look at the new Intermunicipal Developments plans being created in their areas.

The County of Lamont has spent much of the past year working with the urban communities in the County to develop the Intermunicipal Development Plans (IDP).

As required by the Alberta Municipal Government Act, an intermunicipal government plan must be established between the County and Andrew, Bruderheim, Chipman, Lamont and Mundare.

These plans will establish a framework through which the communities are able to work together to better meet the needs of their residents as the municipalities grow.

Under the terms of reference, the plans outline future development concepts and provides poli-

cies of mutual interest between the municipalities.

The IDP helps reduce the possibility of future land use conflicts and they will conform to the polices in the Municipal Government Act. Part of the process is to provide the plans to the public prior to implementation so further input can be obtained.

Representatives of the six municipalities will be at the meeting to discuss the plans and how they relate to each urban area.

If someone wants to attend the meeting, but

can’t, they can send their concerns and suggestions to Kyle Miller, a planner with Municipal Planning Services.

Any other questions regarding the event can be addressed to any of the contacts in each of the communities.

In Andrew the contact is Pat Skoreyko; In Bruderheim, the contact is Sherry Cote; in Chipman, the contact is Pat Tomkow; in Lamont, the contact is Christine Beveridge; and in Mundare the contact is Colin Zyla.

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County defers trencher purchase for more information

BY JOHN MATHER A decision to purchase a unique ditch trencher has been deferred by Lamont Council until a video or demonstration of the unit in action can be seen by councillors.

Public Works director Chris Vallaire pitched the idea of purchasing the machine at the Aug. 13 council meeting.

The Hurricane Trencher has a 42-inch capacity with a rotary disc that quickly trenches and throws dirt back from the trench using 10 gauge steel rotating plates.

Valliare said such a machine could benefit the county by quickly and efficiently clearing plugged County ditches to improve drainage.

“The trencher is hydraulically articulated and can be placed into the ditch from the adjacent roadway,” said Vallaire. “It runs off a three point hitch and includes a GPS feature which can automatically adjust the digging level so we can achieve perfect drainage levels over a long distance.”

Currently, there are very few distributors of

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He reported the shipping and exchange would make the price competitive with any Canadian quote he could get.

Vallaire told council pricing could range up to $100,000 but he felt the County could buy a good unit for about $75,000.

“If we buy this I expect it will save the taxpayers of Lamont

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Funding for the proejct, he stated, could come from deferring the purchase of a new grader, already budgeted for.

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Vallaire answered he would have to look at transportation specs regarding setbacks and if the deep ditch would require railings.

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New Lamont flag raised at County building A year ago, Lamont County council decided to purchase a new flag with the logo the County had adapted in 2008. On Aug. 13, the council raised the new flag for the first time in front of the County administration building. Helping raise the banner were: Daniel Warawa, Neil Woitas, Wayne Woldanski, Roy Anaka, and Reeve David Diduck.

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Valliare added some other municiaplities had used similar machines and he was gathering information on how they had performed.

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“And an immediate benefit for our drainage.”

He said he was looking at getting final costs.

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was possible and Vallaire said because of the units’ scarcity it would be tough, but there were videos available online which he could provide.

Councillor Neil Woitas said he wanted some more information on how much torque the articulating arm would be carrying as the machine dug through rocky soil.

Council decided to defer a decision on purchase of the unit until more information is provided.

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Mundare Agri-Days celebrations

Kids climb high into the bouncy castle prior to sliding back down during the outdoor fun at Mundare’s AgriDays. Several of the huge inflatable structures were at the community recreation hall where a number of kids took part jumping and sliding on the units.

Lamont County councillors were out in full force to toss candy to spectators along the route during the Mundare Agri-Days parade, Aug. 17. From left are: Daniel Warawa, Roy Anaka, Wayne Woldanski and Reeve David Diduck, plus a young guest.

A second baseman reaches high for the ball thrown from the outfield to get out the runner during the annual Mundare AgriDays slow pitch tournament. Five diamonds were put to use during the event which ran both Aug. 16 and 17.

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