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Scrooge hits Lamont County
Blue spruce cut from family tree-line for stolen Christmas tree Rick and Heather Ruzycki of Lamont County woke up Saturday morning, November 28th, to find that one of their Blue Spruce trees had been cut down. Someone had helped themselves to a beautiful Christmas tree. Sometime between the evening of November 27th and the morning of November 28th someone decided to get their Christmas tree out of the tree line the Ruzycki family planted 30 years ago. Heather Ruzycki commented “My
kids watered those trees for years and now someone will enjoy it for less than a month in their home. “Having the adventure of cutting down a tree for Christmas should not be stopping on the side of the road, walking into the ditch and cutting down a tree obviously planted in a row along a farmers fence line,” said Ruzycki. “It is disappointing that someone felt they had the right to vandalize our property... not exactly the Christmas spirit”.
That’s the Christmas spirit Making masks for food bank recipients keeps retired businessperson busy BY JANA SEMENIUK Former Lamont flower shop owner, Jean Stacey-Huculak, has found a way to continue serving her community in light of retiring her store, The Flower Pot, over a year ago. Last week she donated over 300 hand-made face masks to the County of Lamont Food Bank. “It took over a week to make them,” she said. Stacey-Huculak explained that she has kept busy since retiring The Flower Pot, that she owned and operated for 19 years in Lamont. “My husband Larry and I spent the first year travelling,” she explained. “Then once COVID hit, we stayed home and helped my step-dad with his farm.” In addition to helping her step-dad
with the farm, Stacey-Huculak explained that her friends also gave her something else to do. “My friend, who is a dentist, asked me if I could make some masks for her to use at work. Then, more people were asking me to make masks for them,” she said. “I made a few for the food bank and then I thought, they could probably use them for the hampers they do.” Stacey-Huculak soon realized that people who relied on the food bank, may not have means to keep a supply of face masks for their families. “I wanted to make sure that everyone who got a food bank hamper would have a mask. Disposable masks are expensive and anyone using the foodbank can’t afford to buy them,” she said. Continued on Page 2
OH NO!, CHRISTMAS TREE Someone helped themselves to a free Christmas tree stolen from the tree line planted in front of the Ruzycki family property in Lamont County.
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Donating masks Continued from front Stacey-Huculak added that she made different sizes of face masks, to accommodate adults down to small children. “I made four sizes,” she said. “Ones that would fit men, a size that would fit me, and sizes that would fit a teenager and then for a child. They (food bank staff) gave me a rough estimate as to how many adults verses kids they needed. I told them if they needed more to let me know,” she said. To date, Stacey-
Huculak said she has donated 330 masks. Stacey-Huculak included that she was always grateful for the support the community of Lamont gave her flower shop for 19 years, and feels that, by donating the masks, she has found a way to give back even in her retirement. “We used to donate to many causes, including donating corsages to all the nursing home patients on their birthdays,” she said. “I want the community to know that I didn’t just close up and forget everybody.” While sewing face masks gave StaceyHuculak immense joy to
help her community, it also allowed her to feel a connection to her late mother by way of using her sewing machine. “When my mom passed away in 1993, she gave me her sewing machine. I have it set up beside mine and used them both to make the masks. I used my sewing machine to sew the inside and then hers to finish. That way I wouldn’t have to change thread,” she explained. “I would always sit and think about her while I was sewing on her machine. I remember how much she loved to sew.”
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Lamont resident Jean Stacey-Huculak stands in her kitchen with 300 hand made face masks she donated to the County of Lamont Food Bank to include in their annual Christmas hampers.
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New procedural bylaw prompts lengthy council discussion BY JOHN MATHER A new bylaw to establish a council procedure and committee meeting procedure led to lengthy discussion at Lamont Council Dec. 8, before being passed by council. Legislative Officer Johnathan Strathdee has been working his way through the County bylaws and policies determining what needs to be updated by council. In the process of his research he determined the policy and procedures bylaw needed to be updated especially in light of the Covid 19 pandemic and how that has changed how council meetings are held. Prior to pandemic restrictions being put in place members of the public could attend council meetings, but now with social distancing restrictions it has become important that Lamont County, like other councils through the area, restrict the numbers at the actual council meetings and move to also making the council meetings available through live streaming. This has led to several questions about who and how the public attends the meetings. “The unfortunate reality is Council chambers do not offer the space necessary for social distancing,” he reported in his bylaw preamble. “Members of the public have had the opportunity to join the meeting remotely via teams (Lamont’s online streaming system) but this has proven difficult for some members of the public and caused delays during council meetings.” In addition, council wanted to establish a Committee of the Whole meeting which enables committee members (council) to review upcoming and important issues and opportunities with members of administration prior to them being enacted upon in the regular public council meeting. This would still be a public meeting. Originally presented to council in October, council had asked for clarification on a couple of items in the bylaw.
The new bylaw states Committee of the Whole meetings would be held two weeks after the regular monthly meeting beginning at 9 a.m. and not lasting past noon unless two thirds of council agree to a time extension. Further, the bylaw stated that if council wanted others to attend a Closed Session the meeting minutes would record the names of those attending and the reason for their attendance. This led to much discussion among council. Reeve David Diduck had a problem with recording the names and purpose of the persons attending a closed session. “Does that then not disclose what the purpose of the meeting is?” he asked. Strathdee said the meeting would only record the names and company of the person attending. Diduck felt the wording stated they would have to use the person’s job title and the purpose of the meeting. Strathdee admitted the Municipal Act required that. Councillor Wayne Woldanski said that could possibly jeopardize economic development projects which might be in preliminary discussions, if the company and reason for attending council was publicly stated. He added others from outside the municipality could be listening via live steaming or reading the minutes and use that information to try and influence the proposal to areas outside the County. He said council and administration already had to sign non-disclosure agreements, and wondered whether by putting the name of the visitor and purpose of their visit into the minutes defeated this. “We do need to be and we’re mandated to be transparent,” said Strathdee. “There are basic practices we have to disclose.” Councillor Daniel Warawa argued that since the information discussed in a closed
meeting wasn’t for the public yet, why would they post its summary in the minutes. “Do you have to have the topic or the name of the person who was at the meeting?,” he queried. Strathdee said they may not have to list the topic and he would look further into it. Strathdee said these were things legislated by the province but council still wondered about having confidential discussions in closed session and having to list the nature in the minutes. Woldanski wondered if they should seek a legal opinion on how they could re-word that section of the bylaw. Further discussion concerned rescinding a motion using two-thirds of the council vote where a bylaw could be passed by a simple majority of council. Councillor Anaka questioned what the difference was and Strathdee replied one was passing something for the first time by simple majority but to rescind something already by council should have two thirds. The difference is three votes makes a simple majority while four votes would make up two thirds of a vote. “To rescind a motion, you want to make sure everyone is completely on side with the decision, so two thirds makes sense,” said Strathdee. He said this was common in other jurisdictions he had studied doing his research on the bylaw. Council gave the new bylaw first reading but prior to second reading council discussed getting a legal opinion on how to word people coming in to a closed meeting and how they were identified. Woldanski felt the bylaw could be passed but the legal opinion would just confirm what was written for any potential guests wanting to attend a closed session. CAO Stephen Hill added the bylaw could be amended if legal opinion warranted this.
Council passed motion to this effect. Council agreed
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the bylaw received second and third readings.
A trio of bull moose take a stroll along Range Road 195 south of Lamont recently. The road runs adjacent to Elk Island National Park. Photo by Crystal Moren
CHRISTMAS HAMPER NOTICE The Hamper Committe regrets that COVID-19 restrictions do not allow us to have community volunteers on Hamper Day, December 20. Many thanks for all your offers of help and donations: ~ WE WISH YOU ALL A SAFE AND HEALTHY HOLIDAY SEASON ~
TOWN OF LAMONT COVID-19 UPDATE The Town of Lamont continues to provide all essential services during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic in addition to following all Alberta government restrictions. To date we have closed facilities as advised by the Chief Medical Officer of Health and we follow Ministerial Orders and Public Health guidelines for our residents, our community, businesses and staff. On December 8, 2020, the province of Alberta announced further mandatory, provincewide restrictions to protect the health system and slow the spread of COVID-19. • Masks are mandatory in all public places and workspaces. • All indoor and outdoor social gatherings are prohibited. • Restrictions and closures for businesses and places of worship take effect starting, December 13, 2020. Facility Closures: • Lamont Recreation Centre is closed. • Lamont Arena is closed. • Lamont Curling Rink is closed. • Town Administration Building is closed to the public. Access is by appointment only as of December 13. Utility billing information, online payment information options and announcements/notices to residents are posted frequently to our website www.lamont.ca and our Facebook Page. Residents and Business owners should rely on trusted sources of information for breaking news, health and wellness resources, and income supports. Government of Alberta: www.alberta.ca/covid19 Government of Canada: www.canada.ca (federal support for individuals/businesses and more) Alberta Biz Connect: www.alberta.ca/biz-connect.aspx Provincial Representative: Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk, MLA Email: fortsaskatchewan.vegreville@assembly.ca Federal Representative: Shannon Stubbs, MP website: www.shannonstubbs.ca County of Lamont Food Bank: 780-619-6955 Mental Health Support: 24-Hour Help Line 1-877-303-2642 Addiction Help Line: 1-866-332-2322 Family Violence: 24-Hour Help Line 310-1818
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Opinion Trudeau taxing us towards bankruptcy BY JOHN MATHER As we edge towards the end of what can only best be described as a horrible year, once again our Prime Minister has shared just HOW TOTALLY OUT OF TOUCH with all Canadians he is. Trudeau in the middle of a pandemic, where his government has thrown billions to help Canadians hit hard by Covid (a noble and good thing) and for some stupid programs that totally miss the mark while further deepening his government in scandals (not a noble or good cause) has announced he want to tack more on to his pet favourite tax – the carbon tax. Trudeau on Friday, with a few of his cabinet clowns at his side happily announced a new climate and clean growth strategy that will exceed the country’s Paris targets of 30 per cent greenhouse reduction gas emissions from 2005 levels by 2030. That’s in nine years. Look to the gas pump to see your cost increase by 36 to 40 cents per litre. When it was pointed out several jurisdictions, including Alberta, don’t want a carbon tax which is seen as damaging the economy, and are in fact fighting it in Federal court, Trudeau the junior mused aloud: “Unfortunately, some jurisdictions don’t understand… some places still want to make pollution free. We’re not going to do that.” The measures announced on Friday will see the carbon tax rise to $170 a tonne by 2030, from $50 a tonne in 2022. Clean Prosperity, an organization that works on market-based solutions to reducing emissions, estimates that a family of four in Ontario will see a rebate of $2,018 in 2030, up from $448 this year, while an Alberta family would see $3,242 returned that year, compared to $809 in 2020. But what’s on the other side of that coin. Here in Alberta unemployment is riding high as the Liberals do everything in their power to kill our main industry of oil and gas. And now they’re attacking agriculture. What you ask? Earlier this week it was announced overall food prices in Canada will jump two to four percent in the next year. Continued
and other farm implements that developed the Now much of the fields of earth that problame for this has been duce our crops. Of course that tax laid at the feet of climate change, wildfires in charge will be passed on California, rising ocean to consumers and be seen levels and of course that in food prices going up. Once restrictions are basic catchall Covid 19. But nowhere did it say lifted and you want to how much a carbon tax is take a vacation that’s going to affect the price of going to cost you more. Planes and trains use food. Carbon tax hits our fuel. So do the trucks that farmers and agricultural deliver your goods to the producers hard. Natural store. But Trudeau, never gas is used to heat greenhouses, and fuel grain having worked for an dryers. Carbon tax is income a day in his elitist charged on fuels and oils life, has no concept of this used to power tractors simple form of economContinued
ics. No, he feels those who worship the ground he walks on will follow him like a lemming as he heads them towards the financial cliff of bankruptcy. “There is no vaccine against a polluted planet,” babbled Trudeau. “It’s up to us to act, because there is a real cost to pollution.” Perhaps someone will come up with a vaccine for Trudeau because there’s also a horrendous cost to each and every Canadian for being taxed into oblivion.
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FROM WHERE I SIT: A Good Fallback
BY HAZEL ANAKA In a pre-Covid time where people moved freely in the world, chatted in groups in front of the post office, attended meetings, met in restaurants I had people comment on this column. Men, especially liked to work the tagline, “from where I sit” into the conversation. When I revealed my diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder (worrying and ruminating) and how one tiny pill a day changed my life immeasurably, a mother reached out to me through the Leader office to talk about her son’s brain injury because of a motor vehicle collision. Years ago, when I wrote
about a predominantly female problem it struck a chord with a woman I bumped into at a store in Andrew. And my antiTrump rant got a letter to the editor response. I know people who subscribe to the newspaper simply to see my column on a regular basis. I say all this, not because I believe I’m changing the world with words. In fact, I’m always taken aback at the feedback. Of course, when I stop to think about it, I do hope I inform or entertain week in and week out but that’s not the driving force. That responsibility would be paralyzing. I say all this because one of the most frequent questions I get is, where do you get your ideas? Let’s just say it isn’t easy. It never was easy but the shrinking of our world because of Covid has made it even more challenging. I attempt at staying timely by passing along information or commenting on current issues. Many weeks this year, the topic was
Covid. If I were keeping score, many of the behavioural choices and potential challenges I predicted happened. How many months ago did I say I wish Premier Kenney would enact a province-wide mask law? I am not naïve, politically. I know he walks a fine line with his base (as they’re fond of saying about US politicians). But, frankly a tough love; a this-ishurting-me-more-thanit’s-hurting-you line every parent has uttered; and it’s for your own good will be the winning strategy I think. Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister was tearful as he called himself the guy who cancelled Christmas but hoped in hindsight, he would be judged favourably as having done the right thing. But back to the idea question. Trudeau, elections, harvest, parenting are usually good topics. Farming columns have gotten harder without cattle. Topics close to home, like the house addition was easy. Over
the years, I’ve written about health often. I always approach that topic within the context of my own experience and with the belief that I’m sharing some valuable information that’ll help others. Removing stigma, talking symptoms, offering solutions that worked (or didn’t) for me are the very things I’d say to friends. It used to be easy having new material when I was attending the monthly Edmonton Public Library Speaker series or going to the Citadel as a subscriber or attending tourism con-
ferences or traveling to Colorado or coordinating a festival. I tried to ‘take you there’ without you leaving the kitchen table. Occasionally, in the good old days, I’d have a column or two written ahead in what I call the slush pile taking deadline pressure off both me and the editor. Over umpteen years of writing the column, I’ve veered away from the big occasion topics like Valentine’s Day, Mother and Father’s Days, Canada Day, et cetera. Pretty hard to have a fresh take on that year
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Man fined for dumping nails near landfill BY JOHN MATHER On Oct. 28, Two Hills RCMP were called to the St. Michael Regional Landfill after reports of a man dropping nails on the road leading into the landfill on Oct. 24. After the investigation showed no damage had been done, police charged a 48-year-old Lamont man with
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Birkebeiner going on with limited skiers and no events BY JOHN MATHER The annual Canadian Birkebeiner ski event that has been held continuously since 1985 in south Lamont County in the Elk Island Park area will certainly look different this year. “We had to make numerous changes because of the Covid 19 pandemic,” said Canadian Birkebeiner Society president David Cooper. “Several things have been cancelled.” “The biggest difference is it will be over four days from Feb. 12 to 15,” he said. He further stated that registrations are just about filled up with only a few spots left in the 13 km event which will be held on Family Day. “We’ve had to put a cap on registrations this year of 80 skiers per day (per event) and normally we’d have 1,200 skiers out on the one day,” he stated. With 640 skiers, they will have a 31 km and 55 km event. The 55 km used to leave from the Ukrainian Village, but this year again because of the pandemic they will have to use two loop trails starting from the Islet Lake staging area and the other from the more traditional
Waskehegan staging area. The loop trails are one way trails, two skiers wide. With skiers leaving the starting line one minute apart, all skiers will have to be cautious of each other and trail etiquette will be paramount. Cooper said when the new rules first came into effect and organizers were designing the new course back in September rules did allow for groups of 100 people, but now with the new, tighter restrictions, the course was designed for 80 skiers. He said they can continue with the event in 2021 because they are treated like a ski hill. Skiers taking part will get their ski number in the mail and then when they come to the event, they will get a face mask, have contact tracing done, and then they will go to the start line and off they go. The only events going this year are the 55 km with and without pack and the 31 km. “There are no other events, no festivals, no change rooms, no nordic fair, no Viking feast, no beer tents, no clothes tent. It’s like going to the golf course, … you go,
you play, and you go home,” said Cooper. “That’s the birkie this year. There will be some water bottles on tables. There’s limited volunteers. There will be some patrollers and some medical staff.” “We can do this safely and have no contact, but it’s a contactless ski event and not much fun. We’ve taken the fun out of the birkie and just left the skiing.” Since the event started in 1985 the event has been cancelled four times. Most recently it was called off in 2019 due to extreme cold, and in 2016 it was cancelled due to a lack of snow. The Birkebeiner is one of three similar events held worldwide, with the other two in Norway and in the United Sates. For years people have travelled to try and ski all three events, but that, said Cooper, won’t be happening this year. “We haven’t any international skiers coming this year because they would have to be quarantined.” “We’ve discouraged other provinces, but we do have some people coming in from Saskatchewan. Those people had registered right after last year’s
event. It will be primarily a local event this year.” Cooper said the event won’t see any significant changes even if restrictions loosen up in the next 60 days. “We’re locked into our course design, so this is what we’ll be going with.”
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Council & Staff wish you all the best this holiday season! Office Closures Town of Lamont Office will be closed December 24 at noon and will re-open January 4, 2021. Public Works will be closed December 24 at noon closed December 25 & 28, and January 1, 2021. Garbage Schedule There will be no change to the schedule for Residential Waste and Commercial Garbage collection. Important Deadlines: Dog Licenses due January 31, 2021 Christmas tree pickup January 14, 2021 TIPPS Program deadline February 15, 2021 Thank-you to the Light-up Committee and all the Volunteers who made the COVID-19 Winter Wonder Lights such a success
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Coyotes spotted in Bruderheim neighbourhood Woman frantic to get her dogs inside BY JANA SEMENIUK Bruderheim resident Correen Hosack received a scare on Dec. 9 when two coyotes approached her back-yard fence. Hosack said she had just let out her two labradoodles, Gracie and Fergus, at around midnight when the drama unfolded. “I heard them start barking so I went to let them in quickly so they wouldn’t bug the neighbours,” she said. “That was when I saw them.” Hosack’s heart raced when she saw two coyotes pacing outside her chain link fence. “My heart was going a hundred miles an hour when I saw them. Gracie wanted nothing to do with them and ran inside,” she said. “But Fergus was jumping and barking at the fence while the two coyotes were pacing back and forth. They were making a strange yipping sound.” When Hosack thought she saw a third coyote, she decided enough was enough. “I screamed for Fergus to get inside. I was so worried these coyotes would come over the fence,” she said. Ed Whitelock, a retired park ranger who also does coyote pest control with the Coyote Crew, said that while it would have been unusual for coyotes to jump the fence after large dogs, it was not unusual that they were there in the first place. “They are a predator.
They look for everything from mice on up,” said Whitelock. “If you have tall grass around your house, you will have mice and mice are their main choices for food.” Whitelock added that small dogs and cats can sometimes be included on a coyote menu. “Coyotes are a predator and might go after smaller dogs or cats. If it looks or acts like food then the coyote could go after it,” he said. “But he wouldn’t go after a bigger dog.” Urban coyote information on the Edmonton.ca website indicates that while coyotes are not considered dangerous wildlife, they should be made as uncomfortable as possible when they come into contact with humans. “Coyotes do not pose a threat to humans and the extremely rare cases of physical contact are almost always a direct result of feeding or desensitization. Coyotes have a weaker bite than wolves, foxes, most dogs and even humans,” the website stated. It went onto add steps that should be taken to let coyotes know they are not welcome including shouting in a deep voice while maintaining eye contact, carrying dog spray in known coyote populated areas, and clapping your hands loudly towards the animal. If coyotes continue to be a problem, residents can contact 311 or call 780-442-5311.
Hungry coyotes can venture into urban areas, like the incident in Bruderheim last week. Generally larger dogs and humans are safe, but the predators will take on small pets so it is best to keep them iinside when there are reports in the area.
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Certified Level 1 Water Distribution Operator, must be knowledgeable in operation of a water distribution system and all regulatory standards and guidelines Safety oriented Gas Utility Operator or willingness to train Be able to operate heavy equipment for gas line installation and maintenance an asset Class 5 Driver's License, with a clean abstract, Class 1 an asset Be able to work individually and in a team environment Knowledge of the natural gas distribution system would be an asset
Candidates not meeting all qualifications are still encouraged to apply Please forward resume by mail, email or fax: Lamco Gas Co-op Ltd. Box 128 Lamont, AB TOB 2RO Email: sthornton@lamcogas.ca or Fax: 780-895-7741 Only those applicants chosen for an interview will be contacted.
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10 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, December 16, 2020
June 20, 2006
Oiler-mania sweeps Lamont County
Fans from Mundare (above) and Lamont (far right) cheer on the Oilers Stanley Cup drive. Meanwhile Brian Purschke converted his Lincoln into an Oilermobile so he can cruise Whyte Ave in Edmonton with all the crazed fans of the hockey team. Oilers lost the final best of 7 series 4-3 to the champion Carolina Hurricanes.
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APIARIES OF ALBERTA are looking for Five Apiary Technicians $17-$19/hr depending on experience for full time (40+hrs/wk) employment March thru October 2021. Must have a min of 3 years (seasons) working fulltime on Canadian style commercial apiary in the minimum capacity of Apiary Assistant. Gerard 780-662-4449 RR4 Tofield, AB. gsieben@mcsnet.ca ________________________ Vegreville Family Dental, located next to the Boston Pizza in Vegreville is looking for a very enthusiastic Registered Dental Assistant to join our team on a part time or full time basis. Our practice is committed to and focused on providing excellent quality patient care. We are looking for someone who is professional, reliable, possesses excellent interpersonal skills, is warm and friendly with patients. We offer competitive wages commensurate with experience as well as a great and friendly work environment! Travel or relocation assistance will be considered for the suitable candidate. If this opportunity sounds interesting to you, please apply to vegredental@gmail.com. ____________________ LAND FOR SALE
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12 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, December 16, 2020