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Survey shows overwhelming support to keep Andrew School
Andrew School parents and concerned residents gather outside Andrew school in May for a photo to accompany an article for the Lamont Leader.
Deadline extended, 91% felt school is important
BY JANA SEMENIUK The Village of Andrew Committee, which was formed by Andrew parents specifically with the goal of saving their local elementary school from an eventual closure, was overwhelmed with support from their residents during a recent survey. The goal of the survey was to measure the amount of concern and support local residents had in avoiding a permanent closure of their school. The village has a population of 425 according to a 2016 census. “We thought if we had at least 50 responses we would be doing alright,” said committee board chair Jodie Calfat. “In the end, we received 122.” Andrew school has had a devastating history over the past year after first
losing their high school program in 2019 to declining enrolment, then their junior high program in May 2020 for the same reason. Terrified they will lose their school altogether; Andrew parents came together to take action and have organized themselves into the Andrew Committee in hopes of preventing a permanent closure. The committee has so far met three times with the last meeting held at the village office on Aug 10. The next meeting is scheduled for Aug. 24 at 7 p.m. in the village office. All concerned residents are encouraged to attend. The survey comprised of 10 questions, geared at measuring the importance to residents of having a local school within the village of Andrew,
how residents felt about possible programming alternatives presented should the school close, as well as where residents fell demographically. Responses were given using one of six options from strongly agree to strongly disagree. Respondents also had the opportunity to provide written comments. When asked how important having a local school was to residents, a response of 82 per cent were in strong agreement, with another nine per cent in agreement. As well, 45 per cent of residents felt dissatisfied with alternative schooling options should the school be closed, such as busing to other schools in Lamont and Vegreville.
Calfat felt encouraged by the results. “We do have a pulse in the community,” she said. “The numbers along with actual comments are very telling so it really helps inform our work.” Calfat included that although the survey originally ran from July 27 to Aug. 10, they have extended the deadline until Aug. 30 in hopes of garnering more responses. “We want to ensure everyone who has something to add has the opportunity, and more feedback can only help us,” she said. The survey can be accessed at this address; https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2SN5HK3 or by visiting the Andrew Committee’s Facebook page.
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ANNOUNCEMENT Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville MLA Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk and Alberta Minister of Infrastructure Prasad Panda deliver a funding announcement in front of the Fort Saskatchewan courthouse on Aug. 14. The city of Fort Saskatchewan has been allocated $2,740,000 for infrastructure upgrades to the court house as well as the correctional centre as part of the province of Alberta's Economy Recovery Plan in response to COVID 19.
Alberta Minister tours Lamont Extended Care, intends to address concerns to health minister BY JANA SEMENIUK Alberta Minister of Infrastructure, Prasad Panda, along with MLA Jackie ArmstrongHomeniuk, toured Lamont Health Extended Care Centre on Aug. 14 in order to hear concerns from staff and residents. Panda was concerned with some of the issues brought forward. “I will be bringing this up to the health minister because some of the concerns are that the longterm care rooms need upgrades,” he said. “Also, they want to expand. There seem to be a lot of seniors, demographically, in that area.” Fort SaskatchewanVegreville MLA Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk, also mentioned that the Lamont Extended Care Centre wouldn’t be receiving any funding for projects at this time. “There haven’t been any approved projects as of yet,” she said. “At least not this round. But there will be more
opportunities.” Once the tour of the Lamont Health Extended Care Centre was complete, the pair made their way to the Fort Saskatchewan Court House where they made a funding announcement that will create jobs in Fort Saskatchewan. In June, responding to the crippling crisis of COVID 19, the provincial UCP government announced its Economic Recovery Plan which includes the investment of $10 billion towards much needed infrastructure across the province while also creating over 32,000 jobs. Of the $10 billion provincial investment, the city of Fort Saskatchewan has been allocated $2,740,000 in funding for a lighting and BMCS system at the Fort Saskatchewan Courthouse, replacing underground electrical vaults and wiring, and a public address system replacement at the Fort
Saskatchewan Correctional Centre. “These important investments in Capital Maintenance and Renewal for Fort Saskatchewan will create jobs now, while we face high levels of unemployment. These shovelready projects will preserve the value of our provincial assets and get Albertans working,” said Panda. Armstrong-Homeniuk was happy to deliver this much needed announcement to the residents of Fort Saskatchewan. “Investing in aging infrastructure in our communities not only creates jobs when we need them most, but also helps grow our economy. I would like to thank Minister Panda for coming to Fort Saskatchewan for this huge announcement, and to Alberta’s government for their support of our riding,” she said.
Mundare will hold by-election BY JOHN MATHER Three residents have let their names stand in the Mundare by-election to replace former councillor Jaime Burghardt who resigned her seat
last month. Doug Kleen, Juanita Tesicka and Frank Rosypal all filed papers by the July 29 nominating deadline, according to returning officer Colin
Zyla. The by-election will be held Sept. 9. Zyla said the town has no plans to host an all candidates meeting for the by-election.
Andrew: 2 commercial buildings, ...................................... Rent to Own Andrew: 13.66 Acres, 1092 Sq. Ft, 2 bdrm up & down bunglow, heated, 20’x36’ workshop, nicely treed ................... $299,000 Chipman: 8.28 acres, 1,500 sq. ft. home, large newer garage, 2 barns, nicely treed, full kitchen in basement ................... PENDING ....$319,000 Chipman: 75 Acres of pasture w/ buffalo fence ............. $149,000 Chipman: 160 acres, SW of Village garage, home/out buildings...............$389,000 ... SOLD Chipman: 16’x76’, 2006 modular, double car garage ....$99,900.. SOLD Hilliard: 315 acres, well fenced, pasture, dugout ............. $570,000 Hilliard: 75 Acres, 1/2 Treed, 1/2 in hay................$139,900.. SOLD Hilliard: 5 acres, completely remodelled mobile, $199,000...SOLD Lamont: North 80 Acres, #2 Soil, in hay................. $230,000
Mundare: North 80 acres, #2 soil, 55 open, 25 bush........... $209,000 Mundare: 160 acres, fenced lots of bush, 1,500 sq. ft. 4 bedroom modular, a second 4 bedroom, 2 storey home, 30’x50’ quonset/barn double car garage, 16’x38’ shed.................. $599,000 Myrnam: 3/4 sect. land, 1,990 sq. ft. home, lots of out buildings...... $1,500,000 Smoky Lake: 154 acres, 1,272 sq. ft. home, dbl garage...................... $450,000 St. Michael: 3 bedroom mobile, needs some work ... $29,000 .. SOLD Vegreville: 2 bedroom, older home............ $159,000... SOLD Willingdon: 10 acres, all bush.....................$35,000... SOLD
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Rural Assessment Review fomenting discontent for Lamont County BY JOHN MATHER Lamont County Council is not impressed with the provincial assessment model review committee which has issued a report to Municipal Affairs which could drive up taxes, and a conference call with Fort Saskatchewan Vegreville MLA Jackie Armstrong Homeniuk during the Aug. 11 council meeting didn’t go far to provide any reassurances. “As presented this assessment review will have some devastating impacts for all rural municipalities,” said Reeve David Diduck. “In an email to you we told you we as a council are opposed to this assessment model and we’d like to hear your perspective on this.” Armstrong Homeniuk replied that after speaking with the Municipal Affairs minister she said she was under the understanding that the initial report was to get conversations going and “we want to hear from the Counties.” “Any ideas you have for any betterment please pass them on. The minister is looking for input from municipalities.” She added the assessment review is something that is done every five years. With her conference call breaking up often, she did say she wanted to hear from the municipalities in her constituency. When asked by Diduck if she was in favour of the assessment review model as present-
ed, she said she wasn’t in favour of it. “Myself and my rural colleagues are not in favour of this. I don’t want to see tax increases for rural constituents.” Armstrong Homeniuk said the minister is talking with different municipalities to find some amicable changes to the assessment model. When asked if this assessment model had gone to caucus, she said it was a department decision but she knew the rural caucus was not in favour of it. Diduck was surprised that the decision could be made by the department alone. “I encourage all municipalities to write to the minister,” Armstrong Homeniuk said. “I’m not alone in encouraging people to write about the review.” She further added the Municipal Affairs minister would make the ultimate decision on the assessment review and she as an MLA could only provide input along with her rural colleagues. “If you guys have any ideas please get me something I can take to the minister,” she repeated. Diduck told her it would have a definite impact on her constituency. Armstrong Homeniuk again stressed the need to bring ideas for modifications to her. “Absolutely I’ll advocate on your behalf,” she said. She said the current model hadn’t been reviewed in 15 years and
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a review had to be done. Councillor Roy Anaka wondered why the oil and gas industry had months to change the assessment model, but council only has a month to make any changes they would like to see. “There’s going to be a lot to go through with this,” said Armstrong Homeniuk. “It’s will take a while to make a decision. You need to get comments from your residents as well.” When asked if she had heard from any ratepayers, she said she had heard from two. Councillor Daniel Warawa said he felt she hadn’t heard from any ratepayers because the ratepayers are currently distracted by the disastrous agricultural season farmers are going through. “If and when we have a harvest you might start hearing from people,” he said. “Many aren’t informed yet and people only have until the end of the month to complain.” Armstrong Homeniuk said they could report until September. Councillor Woldanski wondered why the Rural Municipalities Association wasn’t given a voice during the review meetings. “I think most people aren’t informed yet,” he said. “Where is any information coming from the province. “I think the province should have done a better job of informing its residents what the impacts could be. It’s enormous.” Armstrong fired back
saying ,”It’s in the consultation stages right now. That’s the information I’ve been told.” That’s not the information we’ve been given,” replied Anaka. “Maybe there’s a disconnect somewhere,” replied Armstrong
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Opinion Opinions need accompanying names We encourage Letters to the Editor. People love to read other people’s opinions, and we love to put them in the paper. Caribou Publishing newspapers like ours have, over the many years, run readers’ opinions on almost every subject you can think of and we continue to do so. That’s never been easy for people in small town Alberta. You have to have guts to give your opinion, especially if it goes against the grain even slightly these days. After articulating a well constructed letter, the writer has to consider how many friends, neighbours and relatives will be ticked off by their written words. Then they must weigh if the benefits of expressing themselves is worth the blowback. Crumple, crumple, chuck. But something has changed in the recent past. People are still submitting letters, but now more and more unsigned. Likely social media is to blame for this, because a person can set up an anonymous account on most platforms and just type the most contentious, outrageous views with no concern of retribution. Some of these people are just contrarians while some are considered social media trolls. On some platforms even with proper names, people’s emotions get the best of them and they can type in the nastiest quips and click “send” even if it’s directed at a friend, neighbour, relative or acquaintance. Others on social media just sit back and wait to shame someone who might have caused them even the slightest inconvenience. My favourite of these are the “parking lot posters.” They see a car in a parking lot that might not be within the parking lines, take and post a photo of the vehicle and accuse the driver of being inconsiderate. But was the poster considerate enough to think that just maybe when the person parked there everyone was out of align? Nastiness is never ending on social media, and for some reason public statements on the world wide web are practically never policed. In the newspaper business, we have to be responsible for the written word - both ours and yours. If we accuse someone of something, it must be provable. That includes Letters to the Editor. That’s why we need to know who you are, where you live, and that the opinion is owned by someone locally. We don’t want our newspaper to be a place where trolls can just rundown anyone they don’t agree with or simply dislike. That’s what the internet is for, I guess. If we don’t know who you are and where you live, your opinion will not run in our publications. We can’t even get back to you to let you know it won’t be running because we have no idea who you are. We’d love to give you that consideration. The trouble with anonymity in letters is that it removes responsibility. Everyone in Canada, at least in the summer of 2020, has the freedom to give their opinion. We want to provide a place of integrity where your opinion isn’t just lost in the sea of trolls. If you have the courage to put it in print, I feel it still means something more. So, please write your opinion to us, but be truthful, well researched, righteous, and most of all fair. Kerry Anderson
COMMENTARY The federal Liberals just don’t get it BY JOHN MATHER Our national parliament is an interesting place, although I’m sure to most Canadians it’s a boring, docile place which might be worth a visit if one were in Ottawa. But it’s the place where our laws are made, where our taxes are established, where gun bans are legislated and carbon taxes are pushed into legislation. Most of the work is done in committee, usually dominated by the ruling party, the Liberals, but with other parties taking part so a consensus of sorts appears to be achieved and give balance to our parliament. But most of what we see on television is question period. That’s where the majority of no name politicians get a chance to ask a question written by a back room staffer designed to either shame the government or put down the opposition parties. It’s for the most part theatre of the absurd, when you can watch on TV, those eloquent people who banged on your door for a vote, making a spectacle of themselves as they heckle, desk thump and do whatever they can to drown out any points that may be being made by the person who is actually given permission to speak. That’s our parliament in a nutshell and it’s based on traditions carried out in modern Westminster democracies around the world. As an aside the British House of Commons question period makes our Canadian version seem like a formal outing. But every once in a while an MP is able to make an impassioned speech in the House of Commons during question period. Such was the case last week when our Lakeland MP Shannon Stubbs rose to point out the failings of this Liberal government on their lack of support for the West and for Alberta and Lakeland in particular. Now Stubbs isn’t a fading violet and she has proven over a short political career in Ottawa she’s very capable of holding her own in question period. However last week she was extremely passionate about this province. “Over five years no province has born the brunt of the Liberal divisive anti business, anti energy anti resource policies more than Alberta,” she said. The Liberal campaigned against oil and gas in 2019 and are now using Covid-19 policies to finish off the industry,
she suggested. She lambasted the government’s lack of support for the industry, and programs that are available aren’t accessible for smaller businesses in the energy sector. “Their lack of action seems intentional and malicious,” she stated. “Often the first thing my constituents say to me these days is it’s time for Alberta to leave Canada!” she said. “It’s a growing view in Lakeland and I believe it’s my duty to express the scale and scope of that anger and frustration. “The Liberals have destroyed so many Western Canadians’ faith in the federal government that they have given up on the idea of Canada,” she fumed. “That should shake everyone in this Chamber,” she added, pointing out it didn’t happen overnight but has been building for a five year period. People, she said, are tired of targeted attacks on Alberta by the Federal government through policies that restrict the movement of oil and gas, and taxes. “There’s an agricultural emergency in Lakeland,” she said. In April they hiked the carbon tax making it more expensive for farmers to survive as they tried to get their crops off the fields. “It makes everything more expensive in almost every area of the agriculture industry,” she stated. Stubbs went on for about 20 minutes making her points strongly. Now as an opposition MP, she does take some licence with backing up all her statements, but then so do all other parties in the House. But it was the flaming response from the Liberal Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons that was intriguing. Kevin Lamoureux was almost spitting as he spoke. I wonder about his title. Is he the guy who fills in for Justin when the PM takes a vacation day? “While I respect the members can state whatever she wants in the House and attribute it to her constituents,” he began. “But as someone who grew up in the prairies and spent my military days in Alberta, I think there are very strong nationalists in Alberta. Continued on Page 5
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FROM WHERE I SIT: Home
BY HAZEL ANAKA This week, for several convergent reasons my mind has turned to thoughts of home. For those people fortunate enough to have a home there is a continuum of beliefs about said home. At one end are those with a simple, abiding gratitude for their good fortune. They know many people are a few paycheques or a health disaster away from homelessness. They also know how hard they’ve worked to have a roof over their heads, whether they own it or are tenants. At the other end of the spectrum are those who covet more, bigger, better, fancier homes. Often, it is understandable. Most of us have improved our housing as our circumstances have improved. In 2020, no one is willing to live with 1950’s electrical wiring. The flooding and record rainfalls have highlighted those older homes without weeping tile. Not all improvements are cosmetic or of the keeping up with the Jones’ variety. There are
Commentary: Liberals don’t get it Continued from Page 4 “To try and give the impression, a false impression, that the Government of Canada doesn’t care about Alberta is absolutely false … it’s a bunch of garbage.” Now Lamoureux was first elected to Ottawa in 2010 in a by-election in Winnipeg North. Previously, he had been a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and had tried unsuccessfully to run as the leader of the
safety, practical, and convenience reasons for additions, renovations, new builds. And as long as people are living within their means, go for it. Over-consumption and compulsive shopping to be up-to-the-minute with the latest trends is harder to understand. So, why am I thinking about home? During the time of Covid, more people have spent more time at home than ever. Homes have transformed into makeshift offices, TV and recording studios, concert venues, classrooms, and Zoom meeting hubs. And it’s not all been bad. Some people prefer to work from home. TV has become a more real reflection of life as normal people live it. Think about it. There are no makeup and hair crews on standby to pat down our frizzies or take down the shine on our noses. Children, spouses, and pets are real distractions to the job at hand. Most people would rather wear pyjama pants and tshirts than suits, ties, pantyhose, and shapewear. As I’ve confessed before, I love seeing how people live… the décor they have; the books and plants, if any, on display; just how tiny some city places are…where you can see kitchen, a bed, and living room all in one shot. In fact, people have spent so much time at home, there is now officially a lumber shortage and gouge-worthy prices on the few building
materials in stock. My kingdom for a 2 x 4! Factories slowed production during the lockdown. Then many people finally had the time to tackle the longdelayed projects in homes and yards. Apparently, OSB has tripled in price. Some contractors of multi-unit building projects who didn’t get locked-in prices and supplies could see hundreds of thousands of dollars added to the final cost. House prices will rise. Small contractors have more work than they can tackle and supply shortages are bogging down completion schedules. By some fluke, Roy bought the fir and composite material he’s using to finally build our front and back steps. Who said our timing is always off? I also thought about home as I helped a couple people stage their homes for sale. The standard wisdom applies: de-personalize, de-clutter, arrange furniture to make rooms appear larger. This process reminded me how very lucky home owners are. We can do whatever we want décor-wise, colour-wise, function-wise. Until we’re selling, we can turn a bedroom into a sewing room, an office, a TV room. We can keep model building, jigsaw puzzles, and an ant farm on the dining table… until we’re selling. We can keep the ironing board set up in the laundry room year-round…
Manitoba Liberals. In other words a career politician. He served three years in the military. He claims to know the west. But he hasn’t been here… out to rural Alberta to talk to farmers and unemployed oil and gas workers. He doesn’t seem to understand there are serious hardships happening here, that, as Stubbs accurately pointed out, have a cascading effect on employment in other parts of Canada. The Liberal record in the west is poor … very poor and that’s putting it mildly.
He, and in general the Liberals, don’t realize separatist sentiment has taken a serious turn since the 2019 election. Albertans are fed up. Lamoureux is correct that there are some nationalist Albertans. But there are lot of pissed off Albertans too, and he and his party don’t seem to grasp the significance of that. Maybe it’s time to ditch some of the privileged establishment Liberals and get some people who are willing to work to embrace the unity of this country, rather than trying to split it up.
until we’re selling. A man cave can take over the basement or garage; the top of the fridge can hold seed trays when we’re germinating stuff. Clothes can hang out of dresser drawers or be piled on a treadmill until you know when… It got me thinking. Would I keep my two aubergine feature walls in two different rooms if I was selling? Would I cull my library so books
weren’t absolutely everywhere? Would I change my gallery style of hanging art to three pieces per room? Or would I keep my collections of padlocks, keys, marbles, purple glass, globes, vases where they make me smile every time I see them? Hell yes. Would I purge or hideaway all the art and craft supplies that made me giddy with joy these past six months and may be
sparking my next career? Hell no. Naturally, I reserve the right to change my mind when my circumstances change. But right now, I love, love, love what I’ve created and surrounded myself with. And frankly, until you know when, it matters not a whit what anyone else thinks of my home, from where I sit.
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Road bans finally lifted in Lamont County
BY JOHN MATHER Lamont County council has decided to lift some roads bans in the county following requests from farmers County manager Stephen Hill told council, Aug. 11, there are five specific roads being requested to be listed to 100 percent of their weight loads. He said currently there were several roads in the county still at 50 percent of their weight limited and a couple at 75 percent. “All gravel roads are at 75 per cent and five specific roads have been requested to be lifted to 100 per cent,” he said. Hill told council the requests he had received were for Township Road 580 from 831 to 855, Range Road 195 south to the Blackfoot camp, Range Road 185 from Highway 29 to Township Road 560, Range Road 170 between Township Road 574 to Highway 45,
and Township Road 574 between Range Road 165 to 170. “Those are the five that have been requested to be upgraded to 100 percent,” Hill told council. Division four Councillor Roy Anaka said he had a request for Township 580 from Highway 855 east to Range Road 160 and half mile north. “I phoned Derek and he said it was okay,” said Anaka. This was for fertilizer hauling and I told them they could haul at 95 per cent and don’t haul if we get rain.” Council had no issues with four of the five, but don’t want to see the road to Blackfoot camp opened. Division two Councillor Waldanski asked for the list of roads to be forwarded to council and then further discussed during a public works meeting to be held later in the week. “That Blackfoot one is
one I’d definitely not like to see open,” he said. “There’d be nothing but horse trailers tearing it up and it’s very bad now.” Wright said he had done an inspection and agreed with Council in keeping the road to Blackfoot Road closed. “That’s a bad road,” he said. Wright said the bans usually run from March until the end of May or maybe into the first week of June. “With all the rain we had this year we couldn’t open the roads,” he said. “We had to wait until the roads had a chance to dry out.” Several roads have been opened up to 100 per cent of vehicle weight, but others remain at 50 per cent. For a complete list, the roads are listed on the Lamont County ad on the back page of this week’s Lamont Leader.
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FARM LAND IN CHIPMAN August’s warm weather has allowed the County to lift road bans that disallowed travel on many rural county roads like the flooded out road pictured above.
Discontent Continued from Page 3 “It’s a big machine. You can be reassured the rural MLAs are not in favour of this.” Woldanski suggested if it was a change in the taxation structure, then it should be voted on by all MLAs. Armstrong Homeniuk wasn’t sure if this was the case. She added she thought the RMA and the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association were in discussions with Municipal Affairs. Diduck told her the council appreciated her taking the time but they really wanted her to advocate on getting changes made to the proposed assessment model. At the conclusion of the conference call, Diduck stated they had outlined the County’s position in an email to
her. Meanwhile two other provincial political parties have come out swinging against the model. In a release, the Alberta Advantage Party said former Beaumont councillor Gil Poitras had been named as the chair of the party’s Municipal Affairs Committee. “In a nutshell, Premier Kenney is proposing to give very profitable oil and gas corporations huge tax breaks off the backs of rural Albertans and their municipal councils,” he said in a press release. “In order to maintain services, rural municipalities must hike residential, business and other taxes significantly.” The Alberta Advantage Party, he went on, is extremely disappointed with Premier Kenney and the UCP for once again proposing to take money
away from ordinary Albertans to support multimillion dollar profit making companies. The Alberta Party also waded into the controversy surrounding the assessment model review. “Like the NDP before it, the UCP has proven they have no desire to take into consideration the needs of rural Albertans,” said interim party leader Jacquie Fenske. “They implement these changes with no consultation – even the rural MLAs were unaware of the changes until the last minute. The Rural Municipalities Association were not adequately consulted and their members are rightly up in arms. Never in my memory have the rural reeves and councillors been driven to protest at the legislature, but this issue has brought just that.”
• 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
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
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A Salute To Our R . C . M . P . New service allows crimes to be reported online to rcmp The Alberta RCMP have announced a new, province-wide online crime reporting initiative. The online crime reporting tool, launched Aug. 11, allows Albertans to report select property crimes online. The project has been started to ensure the public is able to report select crime types in whatever way is most convenient or accessible to them, the RCMP said in a release. It is goal for the Alberta RCMP is to make sure all crime is reported, no matter how small. This provides the most accurate crime data and allows our resources to be deployed appropriately in the areas that need it most. Residents will be able to report the following crimes online: damage or mischief to property under $5,000; theft of a bicycle under $5,000; theft under $5,000; theft from vehicle under $5,000; and lost property. The RCMP release further stated the incidents must also satisfy the following conditions to be reported online: no witnesses or suspects; item(s) lost or stolen must cost less than $5,000; vandalized property will cost less than $5,000 to repair; and there are no items involving personal identity, firearms, licence plates or decals. All crimes reported online will be followed up with a phone call from a police officer in “K” Division’s Call Back Unit (CBU) within five business days, RCMP stated. The CBU was created to ensure all non-urgent calls for service are investigated efficiently and effectively. “The Alberta RCMP is always looking for new opportunities to modernize and streamline our services for all Albertans – no matter where they live in the province,” said Deputy Commissioner Curtis Zablocki, Commanding Officer of Alberta RCMP. “Online crime reporting is accessible and convenient, and will help us capture more intelligence when it comes to property crime occurring in all of the communities we serve. Offering a contactless service is also vital in these times when physical distancing is so important.” The RCMP project initiative has already been piloted in Airdrie, Banff, Cold Lake, Grande Prairie, Red Deer and Strathcona County from June 1, 2020 to present. The link to report a crime online can be found at https://ocre-sielc.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/alberta “We encourage the public to report crime online, when possible,” stated the release. “Reporting less serious crime online helps emergency call takers and frontline members focus their time on high-priority calls. We take all reports of crime seriously and crime reported online will be treated the same as crime reported in any other way.” By John Mather
Peace Officer Wright retired from the Canadian Armed Forces Military Police as the Company Sergeant Major of 1 Military Police Regiment, with over 28 years of service. He has been working for Lamont County as Peace Officer since August 1, 2018, and is responsible for the enforcement and investigation of Lamont County Bylaws and Provincial Statutes. His overall duty is to project infrastructure and preserve and maintain public peace through education and enforcement when necessary. Peace Officer Wright is married with two adult sons, and lives in Fort Saskatchewan.
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Police chase ends in Bruderheim: two arrests BY JANA SEMENIUK Residents in Bruderheim were alarmed to hear helicopters overhead and a police chase underway in their town late in the evening of Aug. 8. The chase ended with five people in custody. The drama unfolded just after 11 p.m. Edmonton northwest police service noted two stolen trucks, one was a white Ford F250, travelling eastbound on Yellowhead Trail. After following the trucks out
of Edmonton, police were led to a recreation centre in Josephburg where both vehicles stopped to meet a third truck and trailer. One of the stolen trucks was loaded onto the trailer, then the group tried to leave the area. Police attempted to stop the suspect vehicles with the assistance of Edmonton Police Service Air 1, K9 units, and RCMP patrol units. They deployed spike belts which successfully prevented the truck and
trailer from leaving the area and resulted in the apprehension of three individuals, two females and a male. However, the remaining stolen truck managed to evade police and flee into the Bruderheim area. A second spike belt was deployed which caused the tires to deflate. The vehicle soon came to a stop, at which time the two male occupants fled the vehicle only to steal another Ford F150 which was parked nearby. A third
spike belt was successfully deployed and direct vehicle contact was used to stop the truck before officers took the males into custody. In total, five people were taken into custody, and three of them were 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, and two counts of driving while disqualified and breach
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From the files of The Lamont leader November 8, 2005
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Lifelong Lamont resident loved farming and hard work Roy Reinhardt, army veteran and long time farmer, passes away at 101 years after healthy, active life BY JANA SEMENIUK One of Lamont County’s most senior residents passed away on July 15 at the Lamont Health Care Centre where he was born over 100 years ago. Roy Reinhardt was born on Dec. 6, 1918 to Ann and Bill McDonald during the Spanish Flu pandemic which claimed 11 lives in the area. One of which was Reinhardt’s mother. “She died two days after I was born,” said Reinhardt, in an interview at his 101 birthday last year. “My dad was American and worked as a mechanic at Riske’s (garage) in Bruderheim.” Reinhardt's had the hotel in Bruderheim. My mom worked for them. After she died, my dad went back to the States and they (Reinhardts) adopted me.” Reinhardt grew up in the Lamont County area. He remembered attending school in a one room school house south of his home. “Those were the good days,” he said. After spending five and a half years overseas in the army, Reinhardt returned to the Lamont area to marry Eileen Thor in 1941. The family began farming in 1946 then built a new home in 1948. The home still stands today. Reinhardt’s daughter, Sharon Trudgeon, has
Mr. & Mrs. Roy and Eileen Reinhardt 1941. many fond memories of her family home, built in a time when there was always a neighbour to lend a helping hand. “I spent two winters with him (Reinhardt) before he went into the lodge in 2017, and he gave me a ton of history about the house,” said Trudgeon. “Neighbours everywhere had a hand in building it. Some did the framing, Bob and Ernie Ferrel built and shingled the house, Orville Hill wired the house, and Ted Iserman put in the windows and the doors. In those days they didn’t have drywall
so Mike Stefanik did the plastering and mom painted it.” The Reinhardts had four children; Sharon, Barry, Marilyn, and Darleen. Tragically, on Nov. 29, 1960 the Reinhardt family lost their oldest daughter, Darleen, 16, in the Lamont bus accident which claimed 17 young lives. Even after all of these years, Trudgeon said the event is still too painful to talk about. Reinhardt continued farming and even acquired some veterinary skills. “Dad wasn’t a veteri-
Roy Reinhardt, 101, welcomes his friend Ed Drolet to his birthday celebration at the Beaverhill Pioneer Lodge in Lamont on Dec. 6, 2019. L-R: Roy Reinhardt, Ed Drolet, and sitting is Reinhardt's son Barry Reinhardt.
narian, but he sure helped a lot of animals on the farm and even helped many of our neighbours,” said Trudgeon. In addition to his abilities helping animals in need, Reinhardt was known for his love of farming and horses. “He loved farming. He always had a team of horses and when he no longer had them, he had a cutting horse he would ride. Big John was his last one,” remembers Trudgeon. Tragedy struck the Reinhardt family once more when Reinhardt’s wife, Eileen, passed away from cancer in May, 1989. When asked about Reinhardt’s retirement from farming, Trudgeon could only chuckle. “He never really retired,” she said. “He only had to stop when he could no longer hear the equipment working. Then it got dangerous. And that was only about 10 years ago.” Trudgeon recalls that Reinhardt’s health was remarkably good up until five years ago when it was discovered he had a bad heart valve. “They (doctors) weren’t sure he would live through the surgery so dad chose not to have the surgery. He only had 20 percent of his valve function at that time and he still lived quite a while,” she said. Up until Reinhardt moved into the Beaverhill Pioneer Lodge in Lamont in 2017, Trudgeon would often come to the Lamont area from her home in B.C. to visit him and stay in the family farmhouse that was built with love in 1948. “It feels so good to spend time there,” she said. “It’s great to spend time in the house you grew up in.” Trudgeon said Reinhardt was in very good health. “I spoke to him on Wed July 8, and he had been uptown on Monday or Tuesday on his scooter, bought his vitamins and went to the bank. He was totally self sufficient,” she said. “He
couldn’t wait for his electric wheelchair to come because then he wouldn’t have to walk so far to the cafeteria in his nursing home.” Reinhardt, whose legs were weakening with age, took a fall on July 9, but did not go to the hospital until the morning of July 10. Roy Reinhardt, 101 years old, passed away during the morning hours of July 15, 2020. Reinhardt left behind three children, six grand-
children and three greatgrand children. When asked during an interview on his 101st birthday last December what he attributed to his longevity, Reinhardt’s answer was simple. “Don’t stop hard work!,” he said with a laugh. “That’s right! Years ago, we did everything by hand. Now it’s all push button. That’s what’s killing this country. Nobody wants to work anymore.”
Roy Reinhardt riding his scooter at the family farm in 2017.
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