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GoFundMe donations for man who drowned at Astotin Lake in EINP exceeds $100,000
Family photo of Sachin Kadam, wife Swara, and daughter Sara.
BY KERRY ANDERSON A GoFundMe page set up for Sachin Kadam, the 42-year-old man who drowned in a paddle boarding accident on Astotin Lake in Elk Island National Park (EINP) on July 23, has raised over $100,000 to help pay family debt and his only child’s education. As reported in last week’s Lamont Leader, Kadam was paddleboarding in EINP with a friend when he fell into Astotin Lake and never surfaced. A search party including EINP, Lamont County and Strathcona Emergency Services began immediately after police were notified at 5:20 pm. With no sign of Kadam that evening, a helicopter was dispatched to fly over the lake on July 24 but the water was too murky for a visual. The next day with still no sign of the victim’s body, a
dive team and cadaver dog were sent in and located Kadam’s body at 11:55 am. It was reported that Kadam was a strong swimmer, which made the event even more shocking. He leaves behind his wife Swara and 10-year-old daughter Sara. Vishnu Kaginkar, a family friend, set up the GoFundMe page because he said Kadam was the only breadwinner in the family. Within a day, almost $65,000 was raised. The total was at $101,730 on Tuesday morning. Kanginkar said that Kadam moved to Canada from India in 2014 with his wife and young daughter. He was a welder who worked in the oil and gas industry. The funeral for Sachin Kadam was scheduled for Saturday, July 30.
CAO spending limited to $149,999 without council’s final approval BY JOHN MATHER After a heated debate June 28, Lamont County Council refused to give Chief Administrative Officer Peter Tarnawsky the ability to solely approve goods and services purchases or construction contracts up to $999,999 without council reviewing the documents. Instead, Council voted to hold the limit to $149,999 and after that they want to review the purchases or contracts. Council was asked to review a new procurement policy at the regular council meeting which would rescind a previous procurement policy from 2018 and the administrative purchasing procedure from the same date. Under the previous policy the County manager could purchase goods and services from $25,000 and up only with approval of council in a motion or to authorize construction contracts from $200,000 and up with a motion from Council.
Chief Financial Officer Rodney Boyko reported to Council regarding the policy changes. When Reeve David Diduck asked if Council was comfortable with the purchasing levels outlined in the proposed policy Neil Woitas from Division Five quickly said no. “I want to make changes,” he said. “Stop them all at $74,999.” Diduck asked if he meant he wanted to see everything come before council. “I want it just like we’ve been doing before,” replied Woitas. “Giving someone authorization up to a million dollars isn’t good.” Boyko said his only worry with that would be it would result in slowing down the procurement processes. “Having to come back with an expenditure to go forward and having to wait two weeks to get Council’s authority is going to slow everything down,” said Boyko. “Having administration have those higher purchasing
levels keeps council clear of some of the politics of those decisions but also allows for a smoother operation that doesn’t require Council approval.” He indicated that with the Council summer break it would further delay the decision-making process. Woitas said they wouldn’t be buying anything or approving any contracts during the summer recess period. CAO Tarnawsky said the new suggested parameters for the purchasing guidelines were based on studying other jurisdictions of similar size. He told council it became painful if all the purchasing decisions had to come back to Council for authorization. “It is painful for the Council and it is painful in getting the process moving forward within the business plan,” he said. “We’re brought in to look after the ratepayers money,” said Woitas. “And these money decisions would be
brought forward at the start of the meeting. If the meeting carries on into another day it would still be covered.” He felt limiting the administration to sole expenditures of up to $74,999. was fine but council should be in on the approval of amounts greater than that. Division One Councillor Daniel Warawa thought going from $74,999. to $999,999 in an expenditure should still come to Council for a final decision. Tarnawsky stated that even with the higher limits Council would have approved the purchasing decisions in budget discussions. “You’ll have had a couple of kicks at this before the item is acquired or the contract approved," he said. Warawa agreed with that statement. Woitas argued equipment purchased during the past winter, including a snow plow and a grader, hadn’t been done correctly. Continued on Page 14
2 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, August 3, 2022
Village of Andrew welcomes new CAO BY JANA SEMENIUK The Village of Andrew has officially hired its new Chief Administrative Officer, Adam Kozakiewicz. The CAO position has been vacant since May 11 when previous CAO Sheila Lupul was terminated after 10 weeks of employment. Since then, previous St. Paul County
Reeve Steve Upham has filled in as interim CAO until Kozakiewicz was appointed at the July 27 regular meeting of village council. “Thank you, council for this opportunity. I look forward to growing this community with you,” he said. Kozakiewicz, 45, said he is Ukrainian and
immigrated from Poland with his family when he was 12 years old. Since then, he has completed a degree in Management Information Systems from Lethbridge University, served six years as councillor in Vegreville, took on a CAO position in Willingdon, and most recently the CAO posi-
Andrew's new CAO, Adam Kozakiewicz (R) shares a laugh with interim CAO Steve Upham (L) during the last council meeting July 27. Photo: Jana Semeniuk
tion in Smoky Lake. He said his familiarity with the area helped bring him to Andrew. “I know the area very well. It’s a beautiful area, and it has rich history,” he said. “It’s an area waiting to be growing and I love those challenges. I love to grow communities.” Kozakiewicz said he wants to showcase the village. “There's an opportunity here. This is a beautiful community. You drive through some communities, and you think, it's okay, but I don't want to live here. This is not one of those communities. The grass is cut, the flowers are there, everything is there,” he said. “And then there's implementing all the programs that other communities may have or may not have that cost very little but improve the quality of life.”
But first, Kozakiewicz said he wants to get the Andrew council meetings online. “Digital chambers are one of the projects I want to do as a priority,” he said. “We need some video streaming so peo-
ple can go back and know what was said.” Kosakiewicz added that he and his wife Ela have a six-month-old baby boy named Michael. “It’s very exciting to be here,” he said.
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The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, August 3, 2022 - 3
Babas and Borshch Ukrainian Festival & Ukrainian Day
August 27-28, 2022 9:30 - 5:00 pm Lamont Rec. Centre
“Cradle of Ukrainian Settlement in Canada” Borshch Cook-off
Share all things Ukrainian • Baba Magda • Saturday Night Zabava - tickets available
• Talks by experts on Internment, Music, & Handling Artifacts
at www.babasandborshch.ca • Raffle to benefit displaced Ukrainians in AB • Kids’ Zone activities including Horse Shoes & Ukrainian Bingo! • Food Concessions & Beer Garden • Music Jam + Open Mic featuring amateur & pro musicians • Baba’s Bazaar of Ukrainian-themed vendors • How-To Demos including How to Make Kapusta, Pysanky, Wheat Weaving, Ukrainian Dance, Paper Cutting, Paint a Sunflower - supply fees may apply
Enter before August 11
• The Big Picture Art Exhibit courtesy of Mundare Museum
• Historic Museum Displays • Sunday Pancake Breakfast • Sunday Liturgy with Bishop David • Borshch Cook Off - Enter before August 11 • Ukrainian Day Concert featuring Cheremosh, Dunai, Sim’ya, Viter, & Dnipro
• Take part in the largest ARKAN dance - Set a World record
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UCC - APCs Ukrainian Day Concert: SUNDAY • Sim'ya • Chermosh • Viter Dancers & Choir • Dunai • Dnipro • Korinnya • Tryzub • Bandurysty
Calling Descendants of the First Ukrainian Settlers in Lamont County The Ukrainian Canadian CongressAlberta Provincial Council (UCC-APC) needs your help! UCC-APC wishes to commemorate the 130th anniversary of Ukrainian Settlement in Canada by recognizing the descendants of the first few families who started what would be the first of several waves of immigration. Last year, Iwan Pylypow and Wasyl Ilyniak were identified as the first two adventurers who recognized Canada as a safe place for Ukrainians to settle. A determined group of families followed in their footsteps, walked along the South Victoria Trail, laid claim to homesteads before returning to their families in Winnipeg. Only two remained: Anton Paish and Nykola Tychkowsky. Within a year, the others returned from Winnipeg to begin life in what would become Lamont County.
UCC-APC invites the descendants of these families to register with their office for appropriate recognition during the combined UCC Ukrainian DayBabas and Borshch
Ukrainian Festival on August 27 & 28 in Lamont: • Anton Paish (1892) • Nykola Tychkowsky (1892) • The Melnyks • The Pullishys • The Feniaks • Mykhailo Eleniak • Mykhailo Romaniuks • Pylypows, • Chichaks Together with Babas and Borshch Ukrainian Festival, UCC intends to unite with Ukraine, and contribute to setting the record straight. Vse bude Ukraina/Все буде Україна There will always be a Ukraine. If you plan to attend this historic event and want your family to be acknowledged, complete the form at https://bit.ly/3Q1mZIy or call 780-414-1624
4 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, August 4, 2022
Opinion Trudeau fertilizer plan doesn’t cut the mustard BY JOHN MATHER It’s unfortunate the only place Justin Trudeau doesn’t want to see a fertilizer reduction is in his Liberal caucus in Ottawa. Having done his best to torpedo the energy sector in Canada, Trudeau and his minions are now targeting our agricultural sector by forcing cuts of 30 per of nitrogen oxide over the next eight years. It’s all part of his zero emissions plan. Really the only zero emissions I see are coming from his brain. His plan just doesn’t cut the mustard! The French are facing a shortage of their cherished condiment because of the war in Ukraine, wet spring in the Burgundy region of France and drought in the Canadian heartland where yes, we export mustard seed to France. While we have enough for our summer hot dogs, the French are facing huge mustard shortages in grocery stores. In the Netherlands farmers have held angry protests and demonstrations, not unlike our Freedom convoy held in Ottawa this spring, to protest fertilizer cuts which those farmers argue will cut their cattle production and the production of fruits and vegetables. And for the record the Netherlands is the second largest exporter of agriculture products in the world behind the U.S. Trudeau wants to curtail the Canadian agriculture industry in much the same way. Obviously the drama teacher has not thought this through, which for Trudeau is not surprising. By curtailing fertilizer use, not only will input costs rise for the farmers already saddled with the infamous carbon tax, but production capacity will be diminished across the board. That means shortages in food supply not only to Canadians but around the world. With Russia blockading Ukrainian wheat shipments, causing a food crisis in Africa, now is not the time to be further reducing worldwide food supply. Canada has the capacity to be a world leader, but our Canadian elite leader choose to impose policies to curtail food production. CONTINUED
CONTINUED Our farmers work with crop scientists, fertilizer suppliers and others to properly manage the fertilizer content in their fields to maximize production at the same time limiting a massive carbon footprint by aiding nature in carbon sequestration. Our agriculture industry is totally sustainable and it
doesn’t need Trudeau interfering with it in his zany quest to reach zero emissions by 2050. Food costs have risen more then eight per cent in the past year and with Trudeau’s fertilizer policy this will only rise further. So Jagmeet, pseudo prime minister Singh, what are you going to do about it? Your stupid agreement to prop up
this disgusting Liberal government is hurting all Canadians and all you can do is bleat about increasing taxes on the rich and boosting the carbon tax. Defeat this government. Our Canada of which we’re all so proud is quickly plummeting to third world status on the world stage.
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FROM WHERE I SIT: Could Cost You More
BY HAZEL ANAKA If you haven’t been checking your credit card and other statements line by line up until now, I hope my story changes that. Our MasterCard bill differentiates charges I make as primary gold card holder and any purchases Roy makes. Some are personal, some are farm, some are for my side business (journal maker) and my Etsy shop. As usual I went through it all line by line. Lo and behold there was a large unexplained purchase in my part of the bill. Allegedly, I made an online purchase from Ikea for $1,893.15 on July 12th. Hell, no. Then the phone calls to report a fraudulent charge began. I started with the 800 number on the bill. After multiple verifications of my identity, I spoke to someone who then transferred me to Fraud and Loss. From her accent it was clear that this was an AfricanAmerican woman from
the deep south. When I asked her if I was right about that, the entire tone of the call changed. We were just two women talking; not confused customer and faceless info collector. We talked about the outrageous temperatures here and in Georgia. She asked about my cough; told me about hers. Oh, she still needed to collect info, answer my questions, get frustrated at her computer acting up but the mood had shifted. It seems my card had been “compromised” in an electronic purchase “with no card present.” It’s baffling to me that if I’m live and in person at a store, with card in hand, making a purchase over about $200, I need to enter my PIN; yet some crook can charge $1,900 anonymously without so much as a PIN or CVS code. In order to proceed with a claim, of course both my card and Roy’s had to be blocked and deactivated. I could expect to get a letter in about fifteen days giving me a claim number. She could order me two replacement cards but it would take about ten business days to get them. That’s a helluva long time to be without a credit card, I said. You
could expedite it if you wish, she said. You take care of that cough, she said as she transferred me to yet another person to order the cards. This next call was so annoying. I love Philopena people; in my experience, they are kind, gentle, caring, extremely polite people. This woman took the politeness to the nth degree. It was clear she was bound and determined to follow her script verbatim regardless of what the caller might be saying. She often spoke over me and needed to ask the same questions repeatedly. I should have created four tally sheets; one for the thank you’s; one for the Mam’s; and another for all the ‘please stay on the line’s; and another for ‘thank you so much, mam for your patience during that long hold (which was usually just seconds in length). It was painful. Eventually, I learned that to expedite the new cards arrival from 10 business days to 2 or 3, it would cost $30. But surely, you’ll put both cards in the same envelope? I ask. After consulting her supervisor, I was told yes. Because Roy was in Edmonton, I figured I better text him that his 21042AL0
card had been deactivated. There’s nothing more embarrassing or maddening than being ‘that person’ in a checkout line. It burns me that we won’t earn any points on the big gazebo purchase because he had to use another credit card. Which brings me to another point: I rely solely on that one card. I don’t have multiple MasterCards or even one Visa in my wallet. It always struck me as unnecessary to have many cards to carry and remember the Pins for.
With a high enough credit limit and by not carrying a balance, we’d always been covered. I may need to rethink that. I’m also annoyed that someone’s criminal activity has created havoc in my life. Starting with the time spent on the phone. For certain Festival purchases, a credit card is the only way to make it happen and this is clearly a busy time for the festival. And, now over the next few weeks, any recurring credit card purchases (like Netflix, Etsy, Apple, Google) will be impossi-
ble for them to process until I get notified to update my credit card info. I couldn’t have done anything to prevent my card being ‘compromised’ but I’m really glad I didn’t just blindly pay the outstanding balance on the bill. I asked what next steps their fraud investigators would take to find the bad guy but clearly if they know, it’s nothing they are about tell me. The only lesson here is to thoroughly check all your bills because mistakes and criminal activity could cost you more, from where I sit.
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Tearful goodbye to Andrew interim CAO BY JANA SEMENIUK Steve Upham, interim Chief Administrative Officer for Andrew since May, said an emotional goodbye to the Andrew Village Council during his last council meeting July 27 where he gave his final CAO report. The Village officially named Adam Kozakiewicz as new CAO during the same meeting. Upham first addressed the village Canada Day Celebrations, thanking everyone who participated in addition to complimenting efforts that went into repainting bleachers and hosting a ball tournament for the Andrew AG Society’s 50th anniversary. “It was a great opportunity to showcase the village. Bleachers were re-done, and the bridge in the park was sanded down and re-painted. Many volunteer hours were spent to get these
of Andrew, for welcomjobs done,” he said. Upham next address- ing me into their comed the overdue tax munity. It's been great to notices, stating that a steady stream of residents have been coming to the Village Office to pay overdue water bills and property taxes. “In the course of doing water bills, we found a lot Village of Andrew’s former interim more over- CAO Steve Upham during his final due, so we've meeting. Jana Semeniuk Photo offered payment plans to help get help guide you through this cleared up before we this interesting period of make the tough decision transition,” he said, eyes to start turning off sup- welling with tears. “I wish Adam ply to those ignoring the Kozakiewicz all the best bills,” he said. Upham concluded his in his new position movreport with a personal ing forward. Thanks to thank you to the village. Charmin and Jennifer, “I'd like to thank for being incredibly supCouncil and the Village portive and being will-
OBITUARY Joseph, Allan Lloyd
Allan Lloyd Joseph of Fort Saskatchewan, AB passed away at the age of 61 years on Tuesday July 19, 2022. Allan was born and raised in Edmonton, AB and attended L e t h b r i d g e Community College enrolled in Policing. After school, Allan returned to Edmonton and started a career with Edmonton Transit for 20 years, then transitioned to the City of Edmonton Fire Department as a 911
dispatcher. In 2004, he moved to Chipman AB with his family and started Belly Acres Ranch. In 2010 he transferred to the Fire Prevention department, where he retired in 2016. Allan's pride and joy were his children, Sydney and Rebecca. He was always working to ensure they were taken care of and volunteering for their extra curricular activities. Allan was an avid believer in community, volunteering his free time as a part of the Lamont Fire Department and the Lamont Agricultural Society. He also enjoyed spending time with his cattle and other animals at the Ranch. Allan is survived by his daughter Rebecca; and son-inlaw Cody; brothers
Randy (Beverly) Joseph and Keith (Carla) Joseph; as well as his nephew Steven (Lindsay) Joseph; and nieces Christine (Jason) Ober and Courtney Joseph. As well as his great nephew and nieces. Allan was predeceased by his son Sydney (2009); parents Edith (2005) and Sydney "Herb" (2017). A celebration of life will be hosted on August 14, 2022 at the Lamont Recreation Centre at 1pm. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Lamont & District Agricultural Society, Box 943 Lamont AB T0B2R0 or Friends of Lamont Fire Department, Box 208 Lamont AB T0B 2R0.
ing to do some pretty heavy lifting over the last two and a half months; and public works staff for making the village look like the kind of place people would want to move to.” Councillor Merwin Haight added his own words of thanks to Upham. “On behalf of myself, my family - and I think every councillor is going to speak including their magic words - ‘Thank you.’ You came at a time of need. And you further exceeded all their expectations,” he said. “It has been an honour and it's
been a privilege to work with you.” Mayor Barry Goertz, who joined the meeting by speaker phone due to his ongoing health conditions, echoed Haight’s remarks. “I want to compliment on the personality to take the outside factor, our residents, our issues and whatnot, and then the makeup of our council itself. Two totally different groups or two totally different mindsets. And Steve, you were able to handle and manage unbelievably well between the two of them. “So, thank you again
for your patience. Thank you again for your humor and of course, the ability to navigate through what you were daunted with,” he said. “I thank you, sir, from the bottom of my heart.” A request from Upham to waive his camping fees, totalling $1,500, was also approved by council. Upham, who lives in St. Paul County, moved his camping unit to the Andrew campsite while filling the interim CAO position for the past 10 weeks. Upham previously served 11 years as the reeve of St. Paul County.
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Public Works foreman gives precise first report to Mundare Council BY JOHN MATHER In her first month end report to Council, Mundare Public Works Foreman Sherri Clark told Council July 5, she has instituted a safety policy at the public works building among staff and it begins every morning. “I’ve got us starting off every morning at 8 a.m. with a safety talk,” she said. “We will be covering a range of topics and we’ve put up a sign across the street to show where the muster point is. “We’ve also covered emergency exits and everyone is now aware where the emergency exists from the shop are.” She said she asks every employee each morning if they are fit for duty and insists that if they do become unwell during their shift the report to her immediately. “We’ve covered personal protective equipment and everybody is now geared up with helmets, ear protection and shields when they are doing any work in the community.” She said she tries to pair the staff up in work so if anyone becomes
fatigued someone is there to help them out. She insists that each worksite be walked, to look for any hazards and if the hazard can’t be eliminated to get in contact with Clark and she would come and assess the work site before commencing any work. She said Occupational Health and Safety had done an assessment and she was working on completing the few deficiencies they had found. Everyone will be set up on her computer system so there is constant immediate contact. In addition she is ensuring there are fire extinguishers at all meeting locations and parks in the community. They will then be annually checked. She told council she was coming up to speed on taking readings at the town’s pump stations and water tower. She told Council there were some drainage problems at the MRC campground but she had hired a contractor and the issue was being resolved. Clark reported she had made sure grass was cut and weed whipped at Ukrainia Park, includ-
ing moving the bleachers and getting behind them. She added that several trees had been removed. She added the grass had been cut at the spray park and the area washrooms were cleaned and resupplied. At the MRC, grass had been cut and garbage had been removed. She added heat tracing in the sewer lines had been shut down for the summer. She said she was maintaining the grading of roads and trying to ease the washboarding that was happening at some locations. “I’ll do my best to maintain the roads but it will take some time to get totally rid of the washboard effects.” Councillor Glen Rozumniak asked if some of the buildings at the campground and parks could be winterized and then the town could shut the heat off instead of spending money during the summer. CAO Colin Zyla said Ukrainia Park building does get winterized. He added he thought the Victory Park building also got winterized but he would check on that.
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Council said they were very pleased with her report and thanked her for the work she was doing in the community. Before she left the meeting, Mayor Cheryl Calinoiu read a letter from resident Lois Zyla expressing her thanks for “hiring a top notch forelady.” “I have never seen the grass cut and trimmed as properly at the MRC for a long long time.” She said the recycle and garbage bins had been cleaned, and the area around the water station had been cleaned
up. “Kudos to the new shop lady and let her know she is doing a
good job.” The councillors echoed the sentiment.
Kids sharpen their skills at the Cosmic Skatepark in Bruderheim over the long weekend. Photo: Jana Semeniuk
8 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, August 3, 2022
Skaro woman attends mass presided over by the Pope BY JOHN MATHER When Pope Francis delivered mass to a large crowd at Commonwealth Stadium a week ago, Skaro area resident Rose Twardowski was among those taking part. Twardowski said Pope Francis was the third pope she has seen in person during her lifetime. “I was at the mass in Namao in 1984 when Pope John Paul II delivered mass and in 2011, I got to see Pope Benedict in Rome. “I was just in the stands at Common-
wealth,” she chuckled. “I didn’t get to meet the Pope in person.” She said when she was in attendance at the mass she felt God loves all people whether they were Catholic or not. “God loves the Pope just as much as God loves me, but of course the Pope knows so much more.” Twardowski said she doesn’t own a computer or a cellphone, so getting access to tickets was a little more difficult for her. “To get tickets you needed a cellphone or
computer and I don’t have either of those things, so I had a friend who was able, to get me a ticket to attend.” She went to the mass with four others from the Lamont area. Twardowski said it was a basic mass with the Pope speaking in Spanish which was translated for the crowd. “Archbishop Richard Smith thanked him at the end and I’m not sure what language he spoke besides English.”
Mundare Council holds off board replacements for Shepel BY JOHN MATHER With the resignation of Mundare Councillor Eddie Shepel in the spring, just months after first being elected, Mundare Council discussed replacing him on various committees and boards at their July 5 meeting. Shepel was appointed to sit on several boards, CAO Colin Zyla told council. Shepel was also the Town representative on the Northern Lights Library Board.
“With the by-election to replace Shepel being held Sept. 7 and the organizational meeting in October, do you want to appoint someone for the few short months?,” he asked council. Councillor Irene Talaga said most of the boards and committees don’t meet during July and August and wondered whether they had to appoint people. Councillor Rick Patrie said he would look after CALC if they met during the summer.
She said she was the alternate on the Northern Lights Board so if they had a meeting she would attend. Patrie added if there was a meeting of the Alberta Hub he would attend its meeting. Council decided the alternates could cover the meetings if any came up, and Patire added if anyone was in a jam and couldn’t attend they could phone one another to cover the required meeting.
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WELL TRAVELLED ROAD The Village of Andrew is hoping for collaborative funding from the County of Lamont and possibly the provincial government to help cover the cost of needed road repairs to Ed Stelmach Avenue. Photo: Jana Semeniuk
Village of Andrew hopes for help repairing Ed Stelmach Avenue BY JANA SEMENIUK The Village of Andrew is hoping to partner with the County of Lamont for help in funding repairs to Ed Stelmach Avenue that runs east to west through the village. During the last Village Council meeting July 27, Councillor Merwin Haight addressed the issue saying the road is needing repairs due to heavy traffic, some coming from the County. He added that the Village last met with the County of Lamont in 2015 where needed repairs were noted but it wasn’t clear what repairs took place. “The road has already been repaired numerous times over the years and
endures usage by heavy vehicles,” he said. “There are historical documents to backup meetings in the past with the County of Lamont, and how it also utilizes with the connection to highway 855 when they were looking to fix the base and how effective it was. “There are no notes in the history here as to where these repairs took place.” Haight also suggested including Fort Saska t c h e w a n - Ve g re v i l l e MLA Jackie ArmstrongHomeniuk in on a meeting with the County and interim CAO Steve Upham agreed. “I think that there's some opportunity to talk to the MLA and see
about collaborative (government) funding for that. Because it is a road that becomes a joint responsibility (with the County) by virtue of the traffic,” he said. Upham added that although the Village made some money from the usage of the water station located on that road, it was not enough to cover the cost of damage the road takes from the heavy vehicles. Mayor Barry Goertz, who joined the meeting on speaker phone, suggested a letter to the County and MLA to begin the process of requesting a meeting sometime in Aug. to which the rest of council agreed.
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CLASSIFIED AD RATES $10.75+gst first 25 words 39¢ each additional word PICTURE BOLD $10.00 $5.00 LAMONT LEADER Ph. 780-895-2780 Email: lmtleader @gmail.com ______________________ ANNOUNCEMENTS ANNOUNCEMENTS Office and paper supplies for sale at The Tofield Mercury, Weekly Review, Lamont Leader offices. If we don't have it, we can probably order it for you. Don't forget to ask about custom printing - we can do almost anything either inhouse or working with our print shop. tfnp ______________________ Raspberries are ready! Saskatoons are limited quantity. Most Garden Veggies are nearly ready! Helen Tanton Off Highway 13 Turn North on RR 122 go North 3 Miles 780-888-6800 tfnc _______________________ CARDOF OF THANKS THANKS CARD The Lefsrud Reunion Planning Committee and all the Lefsrud family members who attended our event last weekend would like to acknowledge the Viking Historical Society and their tour guides. For their hospitality and putting together so much of our family memorabilia for us to reminisce over. •Missions to many for opening their store just for us. •Laurie's Creations for letting us shop and visit. •Section 35 for sampling their tasty treats. •Lorendale Cemetery for their continuing hard work to keep the cemetery so well maintained and a pleasure to visit. •Viking East View park for being so accommodating. •The Viking Legion Hall for the perfect home base. •The Viking Golf Club and Course for a wonderfully afternoon of golf, the course is amazing! We all feel lucky to have so many unique resources as part of our community and sincerely Thank you for adding and helping make our gathering a true sucess! 31p
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In rural areas, Lamont County firefighters have to use whatever water sources they can find. So they train for that. Last week, they were practicing pumping water from ponds into portable water tanks near the Chipman Training Centre and spraying the water onto nearby fields.
County Continued from Front “They all had problems,” he said. “With Council doing final approvals we can make sure we get it right and don’t get stuck with something we don’t need.” Division Four Councillor Roy Anaka asked for some examples Tarnawsky would need for approvals at the upper limit of the suggested guidelines. Tarnawsky said probably the purchasing of multiple graders would fall into that category. Boyko said a load of culverts could exceed $75,000 and asked if that would be a purchase that would come to Council. “How often would that happen?,” asked Woitas. “Maybe once a year.” Boyko argued the revised limits weren’t to keep Council away from controlling expenditures. Those controls existed at multiple levels. “It’s designed to allow for the smooth process of operations as well as Council time.” Once you’ve approved the budget then Council has basically approved the expenditure,” stated Diduck to his Council. “So why would you want to have it come back to Council again?” He said he could see limiting the tenders that Council wanted to see, but administration had to work off of what Council had approved in the budget.
I don’t want to handcuff administration or Council by putting a $75,000 limit in place,” Diduck said. “I have more confidence in administration than a $75,000 limit.” Anaka said he could see putting a limit on expenditures of up to $149,999 or $199,999 but he didn’t agree with up to $999,999 amount as proposed. “On construction projects, $75,000 seems low but a $150,000 to $200,000 range I could live with.” Diduck said he would like to see department manager’s authorization in the policy reduced to $4,999 from the proposed limit of $7,499 and director’s reduced to $24,999 from a recommended $49,999. He added he could see reducing the $999,999 limit to $249,999. Woitas agreed with all the suggested changes except the quarter million which he wanted to see reduced to $99,999. “We’re here for the ratepayers and we’re not overworked as Councillors,” he stated. “To review a decision once or twice a year when it has to come back won’t hurt us too much. “We’re here to look after the ratepayers' money. That’s what I signed up for and that’s what I’m doing,” he said. Diduck didn’t think the $99,999 was enough. Deputy Reeve Anaka moved for the rates to be $4,999 for department heads, $24,999 for directors and $149,999 for the
CAO. Any amounts over those prices would have to come to Council for final approval. The amounts for purchase of both goods and services and construction projects. Diduck still felt the $149,999 limit was too low. “We have to have confidence in what our administration is doing and we shouldn’t micromanage,” he said. Woitas replied, “We’re making sure the ratepayers get what they pay for.” Diduck rebutted saying the ratepayers do get what they pay for because the monies spent have to be approved through discussion when the project comes up and through the budget process. “It’s all approved in the budget and I would look at a $249,999 and anything more than that would have to come to Council.” Anaka moved amending the procurement policy making the recommended changes. Diduck surrendered the chair of the meeting to Deputy Reeve Anaka and made a further amendment to the CAO limit of $249,999. “I think the ratepayers want clarity and control,” said Woitas. “I’d leave it as initially amended.” In a recorded vote, Diduck’s amendment was defeated. The motion to hold the limit at $149,999 was passed by a four to one vote with Diduck opposing.
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