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Eye Witnesses Bruderheim family watches truck being stolen BY JANA SEMENIUK A Bruderheim family lost their vehicle to thieves during a police chase that ended in five people being taken into custody after midnight on Aug. 9. The incident, which was reported by The Lamont Leader, began in Edmonton as a stolen vehicle case which quickly evolved into a dramatic chase, ending in Bruderheim with Fort Saskatchewan RCMP assisting the Edmonton police officers. Sarah Fleming, who has been a Bruderheim resident with her husband and child since 2009, was on her way to bed around midnight on Aug. 9 when she heard a commotion outside her home. “We heard an awful grinding and screeching sound,” she said. “So, we looked out our front window and saw a truck on fire and sparking coming around the corner.” A neighbour down the street from Fleming caught the events on a security camera outside of his home. The dramatic footage was shared on social media and photo in The Lamont Leader. Fleming observed the flaming truck come to a stop near her home where two individuals were seen exiting the vehicle. “I saw two people getting out of the truck and then saw police show up,” she said. “Then I heard breaking glass.” Fleming said the two suspects broke the window of the family’s truck in order to get inside to steal it. Her husband, who was in the garage at the time of the incident, witnessed the police attempt to subdue the suspects. “My husband saw one of the police officers pull out his gun on the two individuals who were in our truck. The
A tow truck driver arrives to remove a damaged truck that was stolen from a Bruderheim family on Aug. 9. All four tires were damaged when the truck drove over a police spike belt that was laid out in order to stop the vehicle. Both male occupants were taken into custody. police dogs were here too,” she said. The criminals then drove off in Fleming’s vehicle with police on their heels. The vehicle was eventually subdued with the use of a spike belt which successfully deflated all four tires and
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brought the vehicle to a stop. Two males were taken into custody at that point. Fleming said that in Apr. 2019 her family’s vehicle was also broken into, but the criminals only stole some work
We are going to look into some cameras for peace of mind. We have three dogs but they didn’t even bark that night. They are not good security. - Sarah Fleming
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items and not the vehicle itself at that time. Although the latest incident was not the first one to happen to her family since moving to Bruderheim 11 years ago, Fleming said she still feels safe living there. “I still feel that this town is really safe. A lot of the families here, we may not know each other well but we all look out for each other,” she said. Fleming added that this experience has prompted her family to look at adding more security to their home in the way of cameras. “We are going to look into some cameras for peace of mind. We have three dogs but they didn’t even bark that night. They are not good security,” she laughed. “It makes my anxiety run high, so we will do what we can to make our home safe.” On Aug. 8, Edmonton police took three people into custody in Josephburg after following suspected stolen vehicles east on Yellowhead Trail. Two additional people escaped the scene in one of the stolen vehicles and took police on a chase through Bruderheim. Assisted by Fort Saskatchewan RCMP, EPS Air 1 and K9 units, the vehicle was finally subdued with the help of a spike belt and the two occupants taken into custody. In all, five people were taken into custody and three were eventually released with no charges. Peter Smyth, 25, was charged with possession of stolen property over $5,000, two charges of theft of a motor vehicle, criminal flight, dangerous driving, driving while disqualified and two charges of breach of conditions. Dillion Laney, 26, was also charged with two charges of theft of a motor vehicle.
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No major issues, just ideas for Mundare byelection candidates
BY JOHN MATHER Mundare residents go the polls on Sept. 9 to vote for a councillor to finish out the term of Jaime Burghardt, who resigned her seat earlier this summer. Three people have thrown their hats in the ring. Juanita Pesicka is a homecare worker who has lived in Mundare since 1991 and moved to her current home in the old part of town in 1993. “I have considered it before,” she said. “This is only a one-year term because it’s a byelection so it’s not a huge time commitment and so I thought I’d try it out.” She said she is a mom to adult children who have moved from the home and felt now was a good time to give it a try. “I feel this would be a service to the community,” she added. “Maybe I
can be the voice for the people who don’t normally get heard.” She states she’s fairly happy with how the town is being run and feels, “I can inspire some new blood if I’m elected.” “I wasn’t born and raised here, but I’ve been here long enough now that I feel like one of the oldtimers.” She states she hasn’t done any door knocking but hopes to, closer to the election. Facing off against Pesicka is former councillor Frank Rosypal. Rosypal is no stranger to Mundare politics, having sat on council for 16 years serving his first term in 1986 - 89. He then returned to council in 2001 to 2004 and then consecutive terms from 2007 to 2017. He has served on the St. Michael Landfill,
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New entrance signs to Lamont County put on hold BY JOHN MATHER The proposed assessment model review has claimed its first Lamont County victim when proposed new entrance signs were put on hold by council, Aug. 11. County employee Tracy Bodnar appeared before council with a follow up on the signage issue that had been approved in this year’s budget. A total of $100,000 was approved for 2020 and a further $21,000 had been approved in the capital plan for 2021 to replace 15 signs at an estimated $8,000 per sign. At that time council had been informed the existing entrance signs had been in place for at least 30 years and are at the end of their lifespan. It had further been explained that two signs needed immediate replacement since they had been damaged; with one on Highway 831 by Elk Island Park removed, and a second on Highway 16 in the east end of the County having been hit and damaged when a vehicle drove through it.
The project is eligible for funding through the Municipal Sustainability Initiative. Bodnar asked council what they would like to do. “I’m just looking for direction,” she said. “I will admit when I was doing the research I was shocked at the prices of the signs. In addition many municipalities do two different sizes of signs.” Reeve David Diduck said things had changed since the sign replacement was first discussed in June. “A lot of stuff has changed in respect to current finances,” he
said. “With respect to the current assessment review model, future revenue streams for the county could take a severe hit.” “If we have to pass that on to the ratepayers, my feeling is the public perception, and I’m sure council will agree with me, is that sort of expenditure right now would be unacceptable.” “I totally get that,” said Bodnar. “I promised I would come back and that’s what I’ve done.” Diduck agreed council would like to look at the sign issue again in the future. Some of the signs Bodnar studied ranged
in costs from $12,000 to $21,000 each. Bodnar asked if it should be included into the budgets for 2022 or 2023. Councillor Neil Woitas felt putting the signs on hold for now would be a prudent move. “We have nothing to replace the signs with right now and one of the missing signs isn’t in a particularly busy location,” stated Councillor Wayne Woldanski. Council felt they would have to double their budget amounts to replace the signs. Bodnar suggested they could replace the signs over a period of time rather than all at once. Councillor Roy Anaka suggested leaving the issue for now. Council agreed to push signs back, with Diduck agreeing they may have to look at replacing just a couple of signs a year.
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Opinion National media will be an uphill battle for O’Toole as it was for Scheer Immediately after being elected as the new leader of the federal Conservative Party of Canada, Erin O’Toole gave a better speech than I had heard former leader Andrew Scheer give in his three previous years at the helm. He spoke of uniting the party, fighting against the divisive Liberal government, and being inclusive to all Canadians. Direct, articulate, well-spoken. O’Toole was elected leader of the Conservatives late Sunday evening. The victory was a bit of an upset over favourite Peter MacKay, but maybe the biggest surprise was how well Leslyn Lewis did finishing third. The first visible minority woman to run for party leadership, and a relative newcomer to politics, the Jamaican born lawyer’s only downfall was her poor support in Quebec largely because she is just learning to speak French. One of Sheer’s finest moments happened just last week when CBC announcer Natasha Fatah asked him why the Conservative Party continues to have the perception that it is a place where a black female candidate like Leslyn Lewis seem to get little attention. “Why was Kamala Harris lauded and celebrated while Leslyn Lewis was someone forgotten in the conversation?,” she asked. Scheer fired back, “That would be a great question for me to ask you and your network (CBC)… Why do you spend so much time talking about American politics and highlighting American candidates when here we have a Canadian candidate, and here we have a black woman who’s running for the leadership of the party. “As for the energy that surrounds it, you can’t look to the CBC to find an accurate reporting of what’s going on with the Conservative Party of Canada. There is a tremendous amount of excitement. I think you are going to find Leslyn Lewis place very strong in many many regions.” Scheer added that he is not surprised that the Main Stream Media has been downplaying her candidacy and rather focusing on American politics. In his exit speech he even applauded “independent objective organizations” that are growing all the time like internet sites Post Millennial and True North. “It’s always been frustrating for me as a Canadian taxpayer that the state-run broadcaster in this country, CBC, spends so much time and energy covering American politics,” said Scheer. “Using taxpayers money to cover politics in another country when they ignore and downplay many of the things happening here in Canada especially within the Conservative movement. So I would love to hear an answer to that question from your own network.” Rather than continue the conversation, Fatah said she would pass it along to the network. On the night of the Conservative leadership decision, CBC snubbed its nose at Scheer’s criticism by having Left Wing publications Huffington Post and Toronto Star on hand with commentary. They often seemed at a loss when talking about the Conservative Party candidates, and were quite brutal in their criticism of Scheer. New CPC leader O’Toole will now take up the outgoing leader’s battle against a national media favouring his opponent. His only advantage, PM Justin Trudeau’s endless gaffs and corruption. Kerry Anderson
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Liberals aid and abet Western separation BY JOHN MATHER Sometimes it’s hard not to say I told you so, but last week I told you so. I suggested the Liberal Party should move to remove some of their entitled cabinet ministers and attempt to get in touch and address the concerns of us real Canadians, the average below and middle class folk who make up the majority of the population of this country. And show some care for those of us in the west. Well, I was partially right. Within 24-hours of writing that column Finance Minister Bill Morneau was forced to walk the plank. The plank into political oblivion. Now he had the ready excuse that it was because he only planned to be in the finance position for two years and, quite correctly, it will take a lot longer than two years to fix the mess Justin has gotten us into by throwing money at every possible voter he can during the pandemic. But we also know Morneau was one of those entitled Liberals who put himself and his family well above the station of the average Canadian. He happily accepted a free trip from the WE Charity, never thinking it was an obvious conflict of interest. Oh no. WE sent his family to Africa just because he was a nice guy whose daughter happened to be employed by the charity. How entitled or naive can you be? But the stink and excrement was also thick on Justin Trudeau’s hide. You can’t damage the king, therefore Morneau had to go. So then the slimy Trudeau appoints free spending Chrystia Freeland as finance minister. And then, he prorogues parliament so it can be reset for a speech from the throne in late September. Is he kidding? Does he think
Canadians don’t know what he’s doing? He’s ducking under his convenient rock for a month while he hopes the study of the WE scandal fades away. Come September will an election be called? The Conservatives and Bloc Quebecois are outraged in the Prime Minister’s behaviour. But if Trudeau and Freeland introduce more pandemic freebies to keep people staying at home and eating moderately well, then maybe all will be forgiven. Especially since throwing money to people for no work fits right into the NDP wheelhouse and hapless leader Jagmeet Singh is well aware if he doesn’t keep Justin in power his political career will be lower than a snake's belly in a wagon rut. The NDP will be obliterated come next election. But wait, what about us folks in the west. Justin with his stupidity is doing nothing more than stoking the fires of Western Separation. Unfortunately for the Conservatives, while they hold the west, if they form government under new leader Erin O’Toole they will still be beholden to the eastern banks. A Western Separation party that has policies and individuals who will demand concessions in the exact same style as the Quebec provincial government has over the years, will have a very good chance to take some seats. Trudeau has thrown the window wide open for this to happen. There’s probably only a few short weeks for the Western Separatists to organize and take a stand against the stupidity in Ottawa that’s taking place and is likely to remain so until wholesale changes are made.
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FROM WHERE I SIT: Silver Lining
BY HAZEL ANAKA Since March there has been no shortage of bad news stories about coronavirus. This tiny thing has brought the world to its knees. With over 810,000 deaths and 23.4 million cases, the cost in human suffering has been incalculable. Only now are we beginning to understand the lingering effects of the disease felt by the survivors. The cost to the global economy has been immense. Unemployment rates and bankruptcies have soared. Governments at all levels have spent trillions to accommodate the new safety and cleaning protocols, to enable work from home when feasible, to provide income supports, to cover manpower costs for sick and isolating workers, and on and on. Debt and deficit numbers are approaching the stratosphere. Covid-19 has changed forever life events as experienced this year and into the foreseeable future. Things like school attendance; graduations; weddings; palliative care; funerals; birthdays; sporting events and playoffs; awards ceremonies in the field of arts, sports, science; and more. Yet, this is a good news column. Whether that’s a testament to the hope inherent in each of us or simple delusion, I’m determined to find the silver lining. Wallowing is not an option as this thing drags on. Only in hindsight will social scientists be able to look back at this enormous course correction in the human experience. Just as industrialization, slavery, the Great Depression, the two World Wars, AIDS, and other similar events shaped the very essence of who we are as people, Covid is leaving its mark
as well. During the early lockdown days, awareness of and gratitude for, essential front-line workers became a thing. Remember the goofy pot banging at 7 pm? The definition of ‘essential’ grew from medical professionals to truck drivers, grocery store workers, janitorial and sanitation workers. This is a good thing, especially if the lesson is not forgotten. Without truck drivers and the people who sell things, you have nothing. When I was young and naïve, I thought truck drivers were guys who couldn’t do any better. When Roy was a long-haul driver to the States, I learned the truth. Drivers need to be smart, strategic, punctual, hard-working, business-like. The respect for them, cashiers, and cleaners is long overdue. Amen. Beauty is a mega-trillion-dollar industry. Here I’m lumping in fashion, hair, makeup, salon services, diet industry, cosmetic procedures, lifestyle magazines, blogs, and social media influencers. All of these entities are complicit in defining what is beautiful and socially acceptable. If you’re not a young, tall, skinny blonde you may as well crawl back under your rock. Covid has thrown some of that bullshit out the window. I am not the only one seizing this time to go grey. TV and movie personalities have literally unmasked as they work from home. Teeth whitening and the latest greatest lipstick mean nothing when you’re physical distancing and wearing a mask. Some of the facades we
all wear are being replaced by authenticity and that’s definitely a step in the right direction. I call that a win. For the introverts (like me) of the world, the physical distancing and hunkering down at home has felt comfortable and natural. We wonder how and why the rest of you carry on as you did before. Most introverts, including me, genuinely like people. In small numbers, in small doses. In a party setting, you’ll find us off in the corner engaged in deep conversation with a likeminded person. Not in the centre of the room, wearing a lampshade, and telling story after story. So, being at home with few outside demands on our time and participation has been heavenly. Our souls are being refilled and our creativity soaring. Score. The enforced time at home has led to people investing time and money into home improvement projects. Or discovering that they can very successfully work from home. I saw a young Ontario man on TV describing how by moving away from Toronto, he was able to buy his first home now that commuting to his job was no longer an issue. In fact, home sales have soared in July. Some is chalked up to pent-up demand but some is explained by this man’s story. In some sectors, levels of personal debt have actually gone down. People are also deciding to spend vacation money on their homes. Makes huge sense. A two-week soonforgotten fling versus 365-24-7 enjoyment or increased comfort and
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efficiency of their homes. Another check in the positive column. Those people determined to vacation are staying much closer to home and discovering their own provinces and local attractions through day trips. We know demand for RVs outstrips supply. Forays into nature are on the rise. Whether that means visiting national parks or trying container gardening for the first time, it’s a plus. If you haven’t filed for divorce or taken a switch to your children, chances are you’ve come to terms with the increased time spent with loved ones. Children can suck the life
force out of their parents. As someone looking in from the outside, it seems this is an excellent time to let kids be kids and acquire some of the resourcefulness their hard-done-by parents picked up out of necessity as they were growing up. You know, back in the olden days when kids played with a stick and a piece of string. Or made mud pies. Or read a book under the shade of a tree. Or lay on their backs looking at clouds. Simpler times. Times without electronics and the undivided attention of their parents. I know this is easier said than done. I see time spent with my grand-
sons as teachable moments. Until it gets to be too much for me; then letting them watch TV is a life-saver! I’m the one showing them animal tracks or talking about the past or urging them to do farm kid stuff or making Grady learn cursive writing. I know the demands on parents are unrelenting and reaching for a drink or a cell phone has saved many a parent. This time spent with your kids is a blessing in disguise, please don’t squander it. They’ll be grown and gone before the blink of an eye. There is a Covid silver lining, from where I sit.
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County road woes infuriate Lamont County Councillors desperate for solutions BY JOHN MATHER Rural road conditions still have County Councillors infuriated with their public works department. The gloves came off during the Aug 11, council meeting as councillors from all the divisions expressed their displeasures with the state of the roads and the timelines that improvements were taking place. Joel Cardinal, the County infrastructure technologist, began the discussion. “We had quite a large number of projects to achieve and I think we’re satisfied with the extent of work we have achieved to date. “Is it up to the goals we set?” he asked rhetorically. “It doesn’t seem like it. But in the last couple of weeks we have stabilized some of our roads.” He said the results of some new techniques of stabilization were producing different results depending on the area and condition of the roads that were being worked on. He added there had been extensive ditching projects and culvert replacements done as well. “In a nutshell the amount of work we had ahead of us was substantial,” he concluded. “But I’d say we’re somewhat satisfied with what we’ve accomplished so far but we we’re held up by inclement weather.” He added there are still many projects he hopes his department concludes in the next couple of months. He said he would be analyzing the projects to ensure there was no waste taking place. County Chief Administrative Officer Stephen Hill asked if Cardinal could expand on a systematic review of the school bus routes in the County. Cardinal said many of the roads needing repairs were on school bus routes, but the County was putting in a major effort into having the majority of those routes open in time for the upcoming school year. He said some of the fixes made would be temporary to accommodate the school buses,
but most routes would be open. Division one Councillor Daniel Warawa asked if they had looked at the area in the County south of Mundare where there were several recent road closures and some roads were so bad people couldn’t even turn around. Interim manager of Public Works, Frank Hanna said the area south of Highway 16 had been inspected, so they could know what was causing the flooding and then repair the damage. “That’s what we’re doing there and we’re evaluating the bus routes.” “They’re impassable,” said Warawa. “When there is two feet of water it’s impassable.” “In a lot of these areas we know the flooding is severe,” said Hanna. “Unfortunately we know there are steps we have to do. On Range Road 192 the only way to recover the road, which is in a swampy area, is to close the road and change the bus route. Otherwise we can only rebuild the road.” “There are areas where we can solve the problems, there are other areas where we have to rebuild the roads completely.” Cardinal said public works had a list of roads from the school division and they were doing everything within their abilities to open the school bus routes. “If there’s something we can’t rectify, then we have to work with the school board to find an alternative solution,” he added. Warawa then shifted his attention to the farmers. “What are we going to do about the farmers?,” he asked. “Some of them can’t even get to their land.” Cardinal admitted that was an additional challenge. “We have witnessed many failures of our road structures,” he stated. “In order to rectify those structural failures these have to be assessed because they’ll require complete rebuilding or rehabilitation.” He said the department was aware of the
load factor on the roads and the weight of today’s farm equipment and the need of farmers to access to their land. “We’re well aware of the standards that our roads have to be for that to occur and we’re well aware of the reality of what state our roads will be in two months from now.” He said in terms of trying to find a practical solution, it was a question he couldn’t answer right now. Warawa said the farmers need to be able to access their fields in two to three weeks, not two months and it’s too bad the County is “just now starting to look at this.” Hanna cited the absence of a drainage master plan as making it difficult to assess the problems. “We’re trying to address and get a list of the worst areas and right now we’re putting our efforts on the school bus routes.” Warawa asked why this was only happening now. “We approved the hiring of contractors five months ago,” he stated. “Why are we only talking about hiring them now. I’m not buying these excuses.” Cardinal said he knows the roads need attention but spring thaw and the subsequent wet weather had impacted the planning and study of the roads. “It just wasn’t realistic to get all this information in such a short span.” Warawa then stated he would have patience, but would refer all the complaint phone calls he received directly to public works, so they could know the scope of the complaints he was getting. “In one day I get more phone calls now, than I have in 15 years on council,” he stormed. Cardinal said he agreed with Warawa. “I’ve been here four months,” he said. “And I’m absolutely stunned by the number of requests coming for fixes to the roads. To deal with those and yet try to keep with a plan for county wide roads improvements, it’s a challenge to deal with. Unfortunately time is not on our side to
have an immediate impact in this construction season.” Reeve David Diduck said in his division there were roads that had been closed since the beginning of May and there was no resolution in sight. “I’ve got one resident who basically has to detour about five miles to get out of her yard,” he said. “We have a limited workforce.” “The problems exist in all divisions.” “It’s rather disappointing to hear you say nothing is done in Division
One,” Diduck added. “I think as a council once we start looking at our own division… we’re elected as councillors for the whole County and we have to do what’s best for the whole County.” Warawa agreed. “When I was elected when something had to be done it had to be done across the County,” he said. Both agreed they couldn’t solve all the road issues in one season. “We have to look at a solution from a County-
wide situation,” said Diduck. Councillor Roy Anaka asked why councillors hadn’t seen an action list since January. “I want to see a list of what’s being done,” he said. “We have no idea what’s on the action list, what’s being done. We look around and we don’t see anything happening.” CAO Hill said he had asked for a list and wasn’t sure if it had been prepared yet. Continued on Page 7
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Anger about county roads Continued from Page 6 Cardinal stated he felt that was a valid concern and promised to get an updated work list to council. Diduck asked what the department needed to get the maximum work done in the next 60 days. Cardinal replied each job had it’s own specific requirements so that was a difficult question to answer. Hill defended the public works staff saying the road flooding hadn’t happened in one year and it was an ongoing issue that would take a long time to fix. “It’s unfair to say one division or another is being ignored because that’s simply not true,” he stated. “We have areas where landowners have filled in water courses or the water course has changed which affects the roads. To systematically go through all those changes to fix them takes time and resources.” Councillor Wayne Woldanski said he was going to reserve most of his comments for a future public works meeting, but he stated he did want to see an action
plan, a list of staff of truck drivers, and see a list of work plans for culverts. “I’ve had Range Road 195 along Elk Island Park which has been closed since spring,” he said. “I’d like to see what the plans are for that road. We need to see what the plans and schedules are for gravelling and road construction.” Cardinal said with Range Road 195 he had been exploring some form of partnership with the national park. “I think we have to forget about the collaboration,” said Woldanski. “Let’s get the road repaired and pursue collaboration in the winter. There’s no way we’ll get an agreement with the national park for two or three years. We need that road fixed now.” “Let’s make some temporary repairs and get the road open,” he said. “We can do culvert replacement in two years down the road. We’re dealing with the Federal Government there. Nothing is going to happen with them overnight.” “Obviously, we have lots of issues to deal with here,” said Diduck. “We have issues right across the County and we’ve spent an hour discussing it. Let’s get a plan in place and discuss it at another time.”
Bruderheim skateboard park gets finishing touches BY JANA SEMENIUK Although the Bruderheim Cosmic Sskateboard Park has been open to the public since Sept. of last year, and now the final touches of Phase One, including trails, landscaping, fencing and a parking lot, are expected to be complete by the end of Aug. “We ran out of summer last year (to finish construction),” explained Bruderheim chief administrative officer Patty Podoborozny. “Hope-
fully the weather cooperates so we can finally get it finished this year.” Podoborozny added that the park was closed Aug 13 – 17 to accommodate some of the construction. The price tag for completion of the project is $78,000, which was funded by a variety of sources including an Alberta Recycling Grant for $30,000 as well as fundraising and personal donation dollars totalling $18,000. A number of organizations also
contributed to the venture including the Bruderheim Agriculture Society which donated $9,000, TransCanada Pipelines $5,000, Pembina Pipelines $2,500, Fortis $2,500, Air Products $5,000, and Access Pipelines for $1,000. Trevor Schinkinger Trucking also donated the gravel used for the parking lot. A few different organizations, some of them local, have been utilized to work on the project. O’Hanlon Construction
A young girl watches as construction begins in July on the completion of phase one of the Cosmic Skatepark in Bruderheim. Although the park has been open to the public since the skateboard portion was completed last year, there was not enough time before winter to finish the final elements, which include a parking lot, fencing, walking trails and the planting of trees. Construction is expected to be complete by the end of August.
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is completing the cement work around the parking lot, Soft Line Solutions is managing work on the walking trails, the Bruderheim Agriculture Society is handling the community gardens and tree planting, Bruderheim town staff have been working on the parking lot, and Brock Maschmeyer is completing the fencing. Podoborozny is excited to see Phase One of the project nearing completion. “Our community has a strong history of working together to provide recreation opportunities to multiple generations at various facilities in Bruderheim,” she said. “This multi-generational community park will bring opportunities for all residents in the region to come together in one physical space. Building relationships in the community is one of the important ingredients of a Resilient Rural Community for generations to come.” Additional work ahead for the community park includes Phase Two, which is the playground, scheduled for completion in 2022, and Phase Three, the splash pad, scheduled for completion in 2024.
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Flooding sidewalk has Bruderheim resident upset at town BY JANA SEMENIUK Bruderheim resident Rick Bell said he cannot understand why his sidewalk has not been replaced in 70 years. “It says right on it (written in the sidewalk) 1950. Every night for two weeks, every spring I am out here for three hours a night pumping the water out. My neighbours see me and say ‘they still haven’t fixed your sidewalk?’,” he said. Bell has lived in his
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FEATURED LISTINGS PROPERTIES LAMONT COUNTY Modern Industrial Shop
On Nov. 22, 2005 The Leader reported on a number of vandalism incidents around the town of Lamont including this one where a full pop can was thrown through the window of the Hazco head office along with signs saying “No to Hazco Sulfer.” Friends of Lamont County claim no responsibility and say they do not condone such actions.
• 15,000 sq ft Industrial shop built on 42.8 acres in Lamont County adjacent to the town of Lamont. Shop was built in 2006 with drive thru bays and has 24’ clear ceilings, 16’ by 16’ doors, floor sumps, exhaust fans, tool crib, 5-ton bridge crane, 600 amp power and 1,500 sq ft of office space. Site has access to highways 29, 15, 831. There is 15 acres of gravelled yard with chain link fencing. located at 195043 HWY 29 Lamont County. Price $3,175,000 • 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 • Parcel #1 Plan: 0826846 Block 1 Lot 2 Parcel #2 Plan: 0826846 Block 1 Lot 3 156.60 acres total 145 combined cultivated acres RR 175 and TWP 544 Price: $575,000 • RR 184 and TWP RD 540 85.43 acres SOLD • Range Road 184 and Township Road 540 66.47 acres
Custom Combining
SOLD
FARMS TOWN OF LAMONT
• Price Reduced! Plan:1424641 Block 1 Lot 1 Town of Lamont Hwy 15 RR 193 77.96 acres fenced dugout 15 acres cultivated and the balance pasture. Price $150,000 • Price Reduced! W4-19-55-9-NE ¼ Town of Lamont Hwy 15 TWP 552 79.96 acres fenced 15 acres cultivated and the balance pasture. Price $150,000
FARM LAND IN CHIPMAN
John Deere S680 35-foot Draper Header • 15-foot Pickup Platform GPS
Brendon Spiller Call or Text for Info: 780-608-4515 M155 MacDon Swather 35-foot Windrower Header • Mounted Canola Roller GPS
• 359.75 acres total consisting of: SE ¼ 29-54-18-W4 121.45 acres 100± cultivated, S ½ of SW ¼ -20-54-18-W4 80 acres Hay and trees. NW ¼, 20-54-18-W4 158.3 acres 80± cultivated Price $700,000
BEAVER COUNTY • W4-16-4836-SW 160 acres near Holden. Small house, power, gas, and septic system well treed yard. Price $419,000.00 • W4-19-51-15-SE ¼ 155.9 acres usable for pasture of hay near Tofield. Fenced and cross fenced with multiple water sources. RR 192 and TWP Rd 512 Price: $519,000
TWO HILLS COUNTY RECREATION LAND • Price Reduced! 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
STRATHCONA COUNTY HOBBY FARM • Price Reduced 53142 RGE RD 224 40.03 acres with 35 ± cultivation. 1950 built 1000 sq ft bungalow on property with large shop and various other buildings. Future local industrial zoning on property and located in Bremner concept plan. Price $1,595,000
Norman Hill Broker
Custom Swathing
Call (780) 449-5622 email nhill01@telus.net www.hillrealty.ca
12 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020