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Lamont County cuts ties with CAO Singleton Sudden, mutual resignation, as county heads in new direction JOHN MATHER The abrupt resignation of Lamont County manager Robyn Singleton came following the regular Aug. 15 council meeting. “It was sudden,” said Lamont Reeve Wayne Woldanski. “It was kind of a mutual thing. Council felt we needed to have a change in leadership.” Singleton had been with the County for just over three years. In a press release, it was stated council is in the process of creating a transition plan that will ensure there is no
disruption to staff or county operations. The position of acting County manager will be assumed by Stephen Hill, the director of planning and Development. Woldanski said the County would likely hire a search consultant to help council decide what direction they wanted to go. “I guess council’s thoughts as a collective were we needed a change in leadership, but that’s about all I can give out right now.”
He said the council had complete confidence in Hill as acting County Manager “in the short term.” “We may be bringing someone in on an interim basis,” Woldanski added, “But we haven’t crossed that bridge yet.” He said it could be up to four or five months before they could hire a full time replacement based on the candidates qualifications and where they may be currently employed. Former Lamont County CAO Robyn Singleton
Alberta Party to choose its candidate, Sept. 16 at Mundare JOHN MATHER Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville Alberta Party supporters will choose their candidate for next year’s provincial election in a nomination meeting Sept. 16. The nomination meeting will be held at the Mundare Senior’s Centre, 5224 – 50 St., from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. The candidates will be on hand to answer voter questions and discuss their platforms at 2 p.m. on Sept. 16.
Meanwhile, to be eligible to vote in the nomination vote people must live in the Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville constituency, be 16 years old or greater
and have a valid Alberta Party membership. The nomination process opens Aug. 20 and will run until Aug. 30.
Candidate papers must be filed with the Alberta Party candidate selection committee chair Jacquie Fenske. She can be reached at 780-719-3231 for potential candidates seeking further information. Voters in the nomination process must vote in person. To date two people, Marvin Olsen and Campbell Pomeroy, have registered with Elections Alberta to let their names stand for the nomination.
2 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, August 22, 2018
Mundare Agri Days proves it’s a small town with a big heart Maureen Sullivan The Mundare Agri Days festival took place this past weekend with the festivities starting on Friday with the annual Beach Party hosted by the Corner Pub. Saturday morning the fire department hosted a well attended pancake breakfast, followed by the parade down Main Street. Following the parade, activity moved down to the recreation centre, with inflatable castles for the kids, a bake sale was held by Funshine Daycare, raising money for new playground equipment. Inside the recreation centre was a small market and exhibition of the bench show entries. Pat Thompson, Chairperson of the bench show for the past 30 years was very impressed with this year’s entries. The categories included vegetables, flowers and potted plants, grains and grasses, handicrafts and sewing, home baking
and preserves and photography. The 2018 Grand Aggregate Exhibitor was Olga Zwarich from Vegreville. The 80 year old competitor won for the second year in a row. Councillor Irene Talaga, who helped serve lunch to the parade participants, said that she thought the parade was great and was happy that the weather cooperated. MLA Jessica Littlewood took part in the parade and said the Mundare parade is her favourite of the season.
"It really is a small town with a big heart, and it is great to see neighbouring communities coming out to support the parade." Firefighters held a skills obstacle course for future members age 4-10 in front of the station. Also taking place this weekend was the annual slowpitch tournament, on for the 40 year. This year’s organizer Terry Dulaba, said there were 31 teams entered, playing on 5 diamonds. "It's a fun small town tournament. The whole
weekend is very family orientated," said Dulaba. Bench Show winners are: Vegetables 1 Jessie Zeleny (Mundare) 2- Olga Zwarich (Vegreville) 3 - Ashley Zwarich (Vegreville) Flowers 1 - Virginia Budinski (Mundare) 2- Irene Talaga (Mundare) 3 - Olga Zwarich (Vegreville) Grains and Grasses 1Jessie Zeleny (Mundare) Handicrafts/Hobby craft
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Elaine Perlick (Mundare) 3 - Robin Derow (Mundare) Junior Exhibits 11 - 17 1 - Ashley Zwarich (Vegreville) 2 - Jessie Zeleney (Mundare) 3 - Owen Stemberger (Mundare) Junior Exhibits 10 and under 1 - Kyle Paquette (Vegreville) 2 - Ruth Derow (Mundare) 3 - Wesley Derow (Mundare)
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Opinion Centennials: a time to reflect When I first got into the newspaper business, I never thought I would see the day in which I would own a publication as it turned 100 years old. I guess it is quite telling of my age now that I have owned three that have celebrated the century mark. In 2008 The Community Press celebrated 100 years, then in 2013 the Viking Weekly Review turned 100, and now this week the Tofield Mercury has turned 100. Only 87 more years for the Lamont Leader. Time flies when you are having fun. And it has been fun. A lot of hard work, but work I have always enjoyed. What a blessing it has been to have a career doing something I love so much. The very best part of these newspaper celebrations, is being in contact with long-time readers and former employees. It is so much fun conjuring up great memories of the past with new friends and old. Last week John Heitman and his wife Vera came by to meet me at our Tofield office. What a lot of fun hearing his stories from 1952 when he started working at the Mercury. Embarrassing stories are always the best, because we can all relate to making a colossal error that humiliated us at the time, but we learned to laugh about later. My favourite story John told was on his first day of work for then publisher Cliff Paterson in Tofield. He was to come in at noon and just as he was going in, Clifford and his wife Ruby were heading out for lunch. Cliff told John to look around and familiarize himself with the newspaper office. Those were the days of moveable type, and John was fascinated by the smell of ink in the air and all the strange machines. When he came upon the front page form of the Mercury, he couldn’t help but touch it which accidentally jarred the type vised-loosely into the form, and the letters and slugs were sent spilling all over the floor like a puzzle. When the owners got back John was trying to re-assemble the page. They took it well, and so it was the unceremonious beginning of his fine career in the printing business. Continued...
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John ran a lot of the old presses and machines at the Tofield Mercury, the same “dinosaurs” immovably planted in cast iron around newspaper offices when I began in the industry in 1979. I literally marvelled at all the work these pressmen had to endure to put out their product, and felt lucky at the time to be able to produce copy on an electric typewriter, transferred to a modern Compugraphic typesetting machine. The Compugraphics had no memory or display at first, and we felt quite technological when we got a floppy disc to save copy and a 16 character display to see a short line of words before we had to process the phototypeset copy in a develop-
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Skaro Shrine made an official Marion Shrine at 100th pilgrimage MAUREEN SULLIVAN The 100 annual pilgrimage to the Skaro Shrine took place on Aug 14, on the Feast of the Assumption, in a gesture that, "formally declares our collective reliance on the Blessed Mother for her protection and love." Most Reverend Archbishop Richard Smith has designated Skaro, as an official Marion shrine of the Archdiocese of Edmonton. The announcement was made at the Vigil Mass for the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The pilgrimage has taken place for 100 years, since the Polish settlers hand built the stone grotto modeled after the Our Lady of Lourdes shrine in France. In his homily, the Archbishop paid tribute to the area pioneers who built the shrine. "Nothing was more precious to them than their faith, … to help them in their life of faith, they knew they could always turn to Mary for the help of her prayers and rest assured in her mother’s love." "Because of Mary's indispensable role in our life of faith, and in recog-
nition of the history of this particular place, I have decided to honour this special anniversary by designating this grotto at Skaro an official Marion shrine of the Archdiocese." A Marion shrine in this case is a site on which a historically strong Marian devotion has occurred and is often a destination of pilgrimage. Estimates for the numbers of visitors this year are at about 5,000 people. Many priests of the Edmonton area volunteered their time to come and hear confessions before the evening mass and to serve at communion. The pilgrimage has been run by the descendants of the original settlers for the past 100 years; each family taking on the same role each year, and teaching the next generation the importance of the pilgrimage Jennie Medinski has been coming to the pilgrimage for all 100 years. Born on June 23, 1919, she grew up kitty corner to the site on a farm. Her maiden name was Huculak and her grandfather gave the land that the church and shrine
now occupy. Many people have been coming for years. Lena Chykerda of Bradley, AB has been attending for the last 20 years, continuing for her mother who attended for 40 years before that. Julius Jankowsky was visiting again, returning to where he grew up. His grandfather Paulo was one of the original builders of the church and shrine. "It reminds us of the people gathering on the hills in the past to hear mass," said Lorraine Sullivan of Bruderheim. Good to see the Ukrainian Catholics being represented by His Excellency Most Reverend Bishop David Motiuk." Jenny Anglo from Red Deer, was visiting for the first time. "I wanted to see what it was like. If it was the same as what I saw at Lourdes." The evening began with local children leading the rosary, Vespers were said in Polish to honour the original pioneers who built the grotto. This was followed by Mass with a Candlelight procession around and over the grotto. Archbishop Smith also
The saying of mass on the Feast of the Assumption at the Skaro Shrine. blessed and dedicated the Rosary Garden which was built for the 100 pilgrimage, as the Shrines' Centennial Project. On Aug. 15, there was a Mass with the Anointing of the Sick, followed by a banquet attended by the local parishioners and special guests. Father Francis Mariappa, who was on his last day serving the
parish at Skaro, led grace. He has been serving the parish for 11 years. Helen Huculak gave a history of the church and grotto. Lamont County Councillor Neil Woitas, spoke about the faith of the people who built the grotto, and gave a donation of $250 on behalf of the County, towards the Rosary gardens. Bill Skinner, Mayor of Lamont, wished contin-
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The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, August 22, 2018- 7
FROM WHERE I SIT Constant Negative Onslaught
BY HAZEL ANAKA As I hand over $2.75 for the Friday issue of the Edmonton Journal, a skinnier and skinnier product, I wonder how much longer this can go on. How much longer can they continue publishing and how much longer can we continue paying for it? I guess, relative to the cost of a specialty coffee, it’s a steal. Sticker shock aside, as I skimmed the paper— because who’s got time for much more than that--I was struck by the depth and breadth of bad news. I know the old media adage that ‘if it bleeds, it leads’ but the pervasiveness really hit me. Here’s a quick snapshot. Top of page one, “Our farmers are fleeing, report says” A consultant who penned a report for the Edmonton Regional Metropolitan Board says that municipalities need
to make agriculture and food production a priority. Urban sprawl and county acreages are taking land out of production. Legislation to protect the ‘right to farm’ might address complaints from non-farmers about dust, noise, smells, and hours of work. The report points to serious declines in the Edmonton area in livestock production; nursery, greenhouse, bee, market garden operations; and vegetable farm acreages. Scary. Bottom of page one, “Iveson criticizes city staff for lack of ‘helpfulness’ over Heritage Festival barn” This story captures Iveson’s frustration with “only the latest in a string of ‘boneheaded’ decisions by city administration.” The Festival was given an eviction notice to move all their tents, electrical supplies, ticket booths and more from the barn they built 32 years ago. Just days before, families were asked to pay $2,500 for ten years of upkeep on memorial benches for their loved ones. When they refused, plaques were removed. Apparently, helpfulness is one of the city’s five pillars. And while some employees are helpful, there are pockets of
resistance. After years of trying to change the culture, one councillor says, “if you’re not going to be on board, it’s time to look for something else.” Amen. Throw in stories about motor vehicle crashes, flat earth believers, murder, food bank shortages, Facebook taunting, wildfires, airstrikes, a Department of Defense brainwave to spend $500M on new camo uniforms and you can feel a headache coming on. Turn the page and read about the shocking number of Canadians who drive high; gun violence; a 67-year old Chinese woman determined to carry her IVF twins because she lost her only son, 34 in a car accident four years ago; and Melania Trump’s parents becoming citizens through what Donald has decried as ‘chain migration.’ And let’s not forget business losses; dismal economic forecasts; the peeing match between Canada and Saudi Arabia; and the small number of rape victims reporting the crime or submitting rape kits. Sigh. Though I was relieved to read that the Stantec Tower ironworkers won’t be fired or disciplined for posting the
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8 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, August 22, 2018
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Floods create drain on County resources
JOHN MATHER Lamont County is facing some major drainage challenges and wants to do further studies before making any repairs, so they aren’t repairing areas which will be destroyed by further flooding issues down the road. Since spring, floods have closed roads and flooded fields throughout the county. Residents have been asking council and the county to do immediate repairs to ditches to prevent further flooding in the future. But, director of planning and community services Stephen Hill, told council Aug. 14, a full topographical study by an agronomist should be undertaken to look at the entire county drainage system. It would indicate where the drainage flows and would allow the County to make repairs beginning on the highest ground and following natural drainage courses
to the North Saskatchewan River. Hill told council, he, Councillor David Diduck and several staff met with area residents in June. “The residents provided pictures to emphasize the flooding in their area,” he reported. “It was indicative of the water flows throughout the county in the spring. And these are not easy fixes for anyone.” To address the issues, he added, one has to start at the beginning of the outflows and work towards the end of the drainage area. Plugged culverts and beaver dams contribute to the drainage problems, Hill reported. Another issues is that over the years, as drought dried out some wetland areas, landowners changed natural drainage courses through their lands. “We pointed out to them that to do a proper drainage project it requires design work,
cial resources.” Watercourses such as streams and creek do change closure over time, Hill added. The drainage needs connectivity between ditches and streams to make the system work. If a landowner has filled in part of a stream or watercourse then the water will back up and flood fields, which is what happened in the spring. Province not high on new drainage plans County Manager Robyn Singleton told council the environment officials they’ve dealt with wouldn’t be recommending construction of new drainage areas. The department, he added, is moving towards preserving the wetlands. “They’ll let us clean existing drains with limited review but they won’t be funding it.” He added Municipal Sustainability Funding could be used, but wasn’t sure if environment would sign off on it.
approvals, and funding,” said Hill. “In that regard is it a county registered drainage easement or a private easement?” If it was the landowners drainage easement then they had to cover the costs and if it was the County then right of ways were required. In most cases taking a drainage easement through a quarter section could take six to 20 acres of land, Hill explained. Further it would not be a quick project – it could take several years. “Funding is limited from the government,” he added. “There’s all kinds of things that can interfere with drainage issues and we shouldn’t be going out and doing knee jerk improvements.” “We need to be able to identify these areas so we should develop a drainage map of the county. Each of these projects would be in a similar scope to a major road project so it’s going to impact county finan-
“We’re on our own with this problem,” he stated. Hill told council the provincial act states flooding and erosion are natural occurrences. “We can’t do a piece meal approach such as cleaning a ditch and then seeing it impacting a further area upstream. We have to start from the outfalls and work down through the various connectivity points.” Council was told with more than 4,000 culverts in the county, improving a single one wouldn’t have a large impact. Councillor Diduck reported landowners at the June meeting had been informed that the flooding on their land was their issue, but the County would try to clean the ditches and replace culverts to improve the situation. Hill said the problem was, a plan is needed and a budget has to be established to do that work, unless it was an emergency situation.
He added councilors all had similar issues throughout their divisions, and if one drainage problem were fixed what impact would it have miles away. “We might make an improvement or we might make the situation worse without having a hydraulic study done.” “Well what do we do?” asked deputy reeve Daniel Warawa. Consultants needed to develop plan Hill replied consultants would have to be hired to prepare a drainage plan to show where work would have to be done which with the most impact on the entire drainage area. Acting public works director Roy Lidgren added if they were to put a connective drain between areas where none existed it could end up doing more damage for area farmers. Continued on Page 10
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County drainage Continued from Page 9 Reeve Wayne Woldanski said drainage
has been an issue for more than 30 years and, “we need to decided what is our priority is – roads or drains.” Old legislation could let people make changes to drainage areas, but
current legislation has been tightened up and approvals to fix drainage areas are given very limited approval by Alberta Environment. Council was told they would have to prepare a
plan and prepare a budget for clearing the drains that were in the worst shape and then develop a strategy to get the job done. A lot of the drainage has impact on our roads
Mundare Agri Days
also,” said Hill. “Some of our roads are impacted by blocked culverts or buried ditches which stop the flow of water.” Administration was directed to get costs for
an overall study to look at both the drainage and roads issues and report back to council. If acceptable it may be included in the 2019 budget.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY TOWN OF LAMONT Town of Lamont is accepting applications for a:
Full Time Public Works Employee All applicants must possess a valid Class 3 License with air brakes or willingness to immediately acquire the same. A driver’s abstract will be required prior to employment.
Stawnichy's sausage car was part of the parade at Agri Days.
Lamont County councillors throw candy to the crowd.
Qualifications: This successful applicant will have a strong work ethic, experience operating equipment, mechanical aptitude, and good communication, motivational and listening skills. Must be able to work on-call and overtime as required. Town of Lamont provides excellent competitive wages, benefit package and paid standby. This is an hourly rated position depending on qualifications. Applications will be accepted until 4 p.m. Aug 24, 2018.
Mundare fire department set up a firefighting obstacle course for children at AGri Days.
Mayor Mike Saric hands out candy at the Agri Days parade.
Bruderheim Agri Days (Left) Sereena McLeod works at tightening a saddle on Maggie prior to the mule races at the Bruderheim Heartland Agri Days event Aug. 18. McLeod, who lives just south of Lamont, said most of the mules they brought to the event were rescue animals. Maggie kicked up a fuss being saddled and had to sit out the races for rider safety reasons.
Please forward resume/application to: Town of Lamont P.O. Box 330 5307-50 Ave. Lamont, Alberta T0B 2R0 Fax 780-895-2595 Email: lamontoffice@townlife.com The Town of Lamont thanks all applicants for their interest however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
The Flagstaff Scottish Club is pleased to present:
Gathering of the Clans Highland Festival Saturday, August 25 Gates Open at 9:30 am
Sedgewick Sports Grounds & Wild Rose Co-op Recreation Centre Join us for a day of Scottish Celebrations
(Right) Jennifer Landis of Fort McMurray rode her miniature mule Tikka during the mule races at the Bruderheim Heartland Agri Days festival Aug. 18. The days featured bouncy castles and several demonstrations events for the entire family.
• Highland Games Clinic & Demos • Highland Dancing • Pipe Band & Pipers • “18th” Century Vendors & Artizan Demos • Beer Gardens & Food Trucks • Petting Zoo & Sheep Herding Demo • Dance with Live Band “Cabot’s Crossing” $10 Day Admission (10 & Under Free) $30 Dance Ticket (No Minors) $35 Day plus Dance (advanced tickets only) Follow our event on Facebook for updates facebook.com/events/2030815430513485
For information, contact Karen 780-390-2010 or Ian 780-390-0096
The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, August 22, 2018 - 11
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12 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, August 22, 2018
Roofing
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JMP Plumbing & Heating Ltd. Furnace & Hot Water Tank Replacement Plumbing - New Home Construction Air Conditioning - Gas Fitting - Gas Fire Places Garage Heaters - Service & Repair - Sheet Metal
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The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, August 22, 2018 - 13
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6th ANNUAL BABAS & BORSHCH UKRAINIAN FESTIVAL August 25 - 26, Lamont, AB. Free admission events, ZABAVA August 25 - 6 p.m. $50 ADVANCE TIX O N LY. 7 8 0 - 3 6 5 - 2 4 3 4 babasandborshch@ gmail.com or www.babasandborshch.co m _____________________ FOR RENT RENT FOR
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Our new dental clinic located in the Walmart Plaza in Vegreville is looking for a very enthusiastic Registered Dental Hygienist to join our team. Our practice is committed to and focused on providing excellent quality patient care. We are looking for someone who is professional, reliable, possesses excellent interpersonal skills, is warm and friendly with patients. We offer competitive wages commensurate with experience as well as a great and friendly work environment! If this opportunity sounds interesting to you, please apply to vegredental@gmail.com. All applications will be treated confidential. Thank you!
Painting Quality Residential and Commercial Painting Betty Tkaczyk 780-632-8749 or 780-688-3564 WRtfnc _____________________ Ritchie’s Painting Co. Professional Interior/ Exterior Commercial & Residential Painting. Spray Painting & Cabinet Refinishing. www.ritchiespainting.ca. Call Jason in Viking, AB today for a future estimate Cell: 780-254-0166 or Home: 780-254-0700. _____________________ Carpet and upholstery cleaning - residential and commercial. Truck mount unit, sewer back-up, and flood cleaning. Auto and RV cleaning. Call Glenn and Cindi Poyser, Fancy Shine Auto and Carpet Care at (780) 384-3087 _____________________ Roy’s Handyman Services. Flooring, trim work, basement finishing, decks, fences, kitchen cabinet installs and carpentry work. 780-662-0146 or 780-232-3097 _____________________ J.D. Construction Ltd. Commercial, Farm, Home, Siding, Soffit Fascia, Roofing, Styrofoam Form Basements WINDOWS & DOORS Government Certified for Energy Rebates 43 Years in Business Journeyman Carpenters For Assured Service, Call: Dennis Bird 780-385-5689 Jeff Bird 780-390-0269 Shawn Bird 780-385-1196 Glen McDonald 780-336-2360 _____________________ Supporting local business also means supporting local media! A 2017 AdWest survey shows that print still outperforms all other mediums for advertising in towns & villages. What drives this? Quality local media. Support local. tfnp
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14 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, August 22, 2018
North of 16 in Chipman featured great music MAUREEN SULLIVAN The Chipman Agricultural Society hosted the second annual North of 16 Music Festival on Aug 18, at the Chipman Fair grounds. The country line up featuring the Carrie Day, Tim Eisburg and the Blake Reid Band entertained the audience with their music. Scott Reid, president of the Chipman Ag
Society, said the bands were great, and was proud of the hundreds of man hours that members of the Ag society had put into the event. "The turn out, was a little disappointing in numbers, but we were competing with a lot of other events going on. We will have to see if we will do it again,"said Reid.
ANDREW LIONS CLUB GETS FUNDS INSTEAD OF GIVING The Blake Reid Band performing at the North of 16 music festival in Chipman on Aug 18
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Bruderheim posts financial surplus JOHN MATHER Bruderheim posted a financial surplus of $248,309.77 for 2017, council was told Aug. 15. The surplus was placed into a variety of reserve funds. Council also canceled several reserve funds, in favour of new reserve fund names, which will allow for a more general use of the funds. Cancelled were the Arena Capital Replacement reserve, the Parks-Track Resurfacing Capital fund, HallFuture Hall renovations capital fund, Rec. Centennial operating reserve, Parks-Green space operating reserve, Parks – playground reserve, Future capital replacement reserve, Public works equipment reserve, Community future reserve, emergency infrastructure reserve, sewer flood control reserve, Jaxson Manor apartments offsite levies reserve, and the Strata Development phase two offsite levies reserve. Many of these reserves had not been used in years and some had had the projects they were started for completed, said Chief Administrative officer Patty Podoborozny. The new changes will result in 14 new reserve funds, rather than more than 27. “Basically what we’re doing is taking reserves which may be very similar and rolling them into one – is that correct?” asked Councillor Judy Schueler. She was told that was right. Mayor Karl Hauch was assured nothing was being lost in the consolidation of the reserve funds. “We had some reserves which were so specific, if council had a special project it might not fit the criteria of the reserve fund,” said
Podoborozny. “This change allows us much more flexibility.” In addition the new reserves will allows administration to track the use of money so areas where more money is needed can be topped up from future surpluses. Councillor Len Falardeau worried about not being more involved in the cancellation of the funds. “We should know some of the history of the reserves and the council should be totally involved in the cancellation of them.” Municipal tax rebate by-law finalized Council gave the final two readings to a by-law that would replace the tax-free for three policy with a municipal property tax rebate by-law. Council had passed first reading of the by-law earlier in the summer. The changes,
Bruderheim Mayor Karl Hauch
explained Podoborozny, mean the tax free for three is finished. In its place it will not be automatic. Under the policy, she said, some people were confused thinking they got a tax-free period from the time shovels went in the ground and that wasn’t the case. It was from the time the property changed hands. Now all taxes must be paid on the property before the rebates are approved. “It’s a way to make sure all the taxes are paid up,” she said.
THURSDAYS IN THE PARK All summer Bruderheim has enjoyed music on Thursday nights at the Gazebo in Queens Park. On Aug. 9, Stephanie Harrold on guitar, Bob and Coleen Whaling on guitar and drums, and Michele Mitchell on fiddle were playing up a storm. Mayor Hauch stated the program was a good way to promote growth in the community when the money spent on the program was questioned. “Are we buying something we’re not getting benefit from,” asked Councillor George Campbell. Hauch replied, “We have to have some way to grow our community. The only way our community will grow is to bring more people into town. We need to have an incentive to stand out from the crowd.” “It will always costs you something to grow something,” Schueler said. “Would we have people here if they weren’t given something? I don’t think so.” Funding approved Council approved three applications for funding from the Bruderheim Community Investment Fund. The Fort Saskatchewan Victim Services Unit received $500 for client services and advocate training; the Community Adult Learning Council (CALC) received $270 for the use of the
Bruderheim Community kitchen for 6 days; and the Family and Community Support Services of Lamont County was awarded $3,121.12 for the youth centre and youth nights for facilities, advertising, promotions and a facilitator. Deputy mayor Pat Lee reported the FCSS money was for the use of the Bruderheim School and the upstairs at the community hall. Podoborozny added the funding was just for the winter months when the programming had to be held indoors. Two new bike racks have been installed on Bruderheim’s main street Chief Administrative Officer Patty Podoborozny told council Aug. 15. There is still one larger bike rack to be installed. Councillor George Campbell asked what the municipality received back from the Model T races held at the agricultural grounds earlier in the summer. CAO Podoborozny reported nothing had been received back and the cost to the town was the preparation of the
grounds. Mayor Karl Hauch said while some preparations costs were necessary the exposure to the community was well worth the small costs involved. Newly elected councilor Wayne Olechow asked if allowing a month grace period for grass cutting was too long. “I’ve had multiple residents say the timeframe is too long to have grass cut. If a lot owner is told to cut their grass, it takes two weeks to process and then they have two weeks to have it cut and I’m wondering if that’s too long?” he said. Councillor Campbell pointed out that some people take vacations and could be away for two weeks and then come back and cut it. Olechow and Campbell agreed that in most cases the situation was where property owners hadn’t cut the grass in a much longer period. “We’re talking about people who haven’t cut their grass all season,” he said. Motion to modify the community’s standards
by-law was defeated. Olechow receives committee appointments Olechow received his committee appointments at the Aug. 15 meeting. When asked if he had any references, Olechow stated he currently attends many of the committee meetings as a regular public member. “I’m already attending the library board, citizen’s on patrol and the minor sports committee. Could I just stay on these?” Councillor Patrick Crawford wondered if they were reorganizing the entire committee schedule. He was told that it was a minor change until the complete reorganization was done in October. Some councillors volunteered to become alternates on committees to allow Olechow to fill the positions. Olechow pointed out he couldn’t make the HUB committee meeting during the day but Councillor Judy Shueler was okay to swap the primary and alternate positions on the economic development portfolio.
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