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17 candles at new monument Lives of 1960 Bus Train Accident victims remembered on site and at Chipman service BY JANA SEMENIUK The newly constructed monument in Lamont for victims of the 1960 Bus Train accident was a place of remembrance on Nov. 28, one day before the 61st anniversary, as friends, family and survivors gathered to light 17 small electric candles for each of the lives lost on the most tragic day in Lamont County history. The monument, fundraised by the Chipman Lamont Bus Train Memorial Committee, was installed in Sept. near the accident site. Lamont resident Tom Hrehorets, chairman of the committee, said the group gathered one day before the anniversary because it coincided with a special annual church service in Chipman. “We gathered on Nov. 28 instead of the 29th because the St. Johns Orthodox Church in Chipman have a special service on the last Sunday of each November commemorating the students whose lives were lost,” he said. “We decided after the special service we would go to the monument to light the candles in remembrance. They’re electric candles and they were still lit the next day.” Hrehorets explained why it was important to gather at the monument to light the candles. “It was very special to have somewhere meaningful to light the candles. There were people all day on the 29th coming to the monument as well as us on the 28th,” he said. “Words cannot express how a person feels over this. It’s a nice feeling that even though it took so long, at least it is done now and is there for generations to never forget and always remember.” Remembering the lost lives was something Hrehorets said is important for future generations. “As the years go by these tragedies get forgotten. And this is one thing that should not be forgotten about. People should remember so their memory can live on forever. They were teenagers

like a lot of kids today. They had dreams and hopes for the future and it was cut short for 17 of them,” he said. “When they got on that bus 61 years ago that day, they had no idea their life was going to end. What would they have been? Doctors? Lawyers? What part could they have played in our community? Where would they have been and what would they have done? We will never know. Lots of people said its way overdue and so thankful its done.” One of those who feel grateful is Mae Adamyk who lost her 15-year-old sister Barbara Pewarchuk in the accident.

“I was so proud of Tom. I felt it was time and was so happy he did it. Those of us who lost people were paralyzed. We knew there should be something, but it was too heartbreaking,” she said. Adamyk also shared that some people had negative feelings around the cost of the granite and marble monument whose total rose to $35,000. “Some people told me it was a waste of money. I didn’t think so. I felt personally touched that a lot of people wanted to keep these kids alive in their hearts. It will help us remember those people’s children who left us so suddenly,” she said.

Adamyk added that she was especially moved when Hrehorets took on the project as he had no personal tie to the tragedy. “He wasn’t involved in the tragedy, but he knows everyone that was hurt by it and lost someone they loved. When he decided to do it, we said anything we could do to help we did it,” she said. A school bus carrying 42 high school students crossed the railway tracks coming into Lamont where it was hit by an oncoming freight train killing 17 on Nov. 29, 1960.

Tom Hrehorets, chairman of the Chipman Lamont Bus Train Memorial Committee, admires the recently installed memorial while gathering with family friends, and survivors to commemorate the 17 victims of the Nov. 29, 1960 tragedy. (L-R) behind Hrehorets, Lil Pewarchuk, Jeanette Winnick, John Winnick, Dianne Cossey, and Terry Cossey. Photo: Jana Semeniuk

2 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Jaws of Life, equipment, stolen from Andrew Fire Department Up to $60,000 in life saving equipment stolen during weekend break-in BY JANA SEMENIUK Emergency Medical Service workers arriving for their shift at the Andrew Fire Department Nov. 28 made a startling discovery. Equipment, including vehicle extrication also known as the ‘jaws of life’, had been stolen over the weekend with a value of between $40,000 and $60,000. Regional Fire Chief Shayne Miliken described the scene as reported by the EMS personnel. “When they arrived at the fire station, the first thing they noticed was all the fire truck compartments were open which is not how we leave trucks. And then they looked around and found a few more things in disarray and then finally realized that there were definitely things missing,” he said. “It was reported, and the Two Hills Department responded quite quickly after that.” Miliken said vehicle extrication equipment was not easy to steal. “These are heavier pieces of equipment so there's definitely some strength that's involved with that,” he said. In addition to the extrication equipment, Miliken said other miscellaneous items were also stolen. “They emptied an entire mechanics tool set into a bag, things you could get at a hardware store for $50. I don’t understand,” he said. Miliken added that losing the valuable

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equipment was disheartening for many reasons. “If you go back even 10 years, a lot of these types of tools were fundraised for, so they were purchased by the firefighter brigade, volunteer firefighters, and the towns and villages and those people that actually raised money for them. It’s a lot of money to go walking out the door when it's taxpayer funded,” he said. “It is disheartening losing an entire set of vehicle extrication equipment. In Andrew there's not a lot of immediate response capability or vehicle extrication tools. The logistics of trying to get vehicle extrication tools up to somebody now will be a bit tougher. This is not just about the money, it's about the lives of people that are travelling through that area.” He said replacing the valuable equipment will not be easy. “Ultimately, any type of specialty equipment, even if we could get an immediate insurance claim, would have to be ordered and shipped. It’s nothing you can just buy,” he said. “With inflation and so forth we may not be able to get the full set that we had because cost is going up for everything. This is just disheartening. It’s a lot of money, impacting a lot of people, and is totally unnecessary.” Miliken said measures will be taken to beef up security for the Andrew fire hall.

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County drainage explained to Council BY JOHN MATHER When Lamont County Public Works Director Andrew Phillips gave his orientation to Council on Nov. 18, the second phase of his presentation dealt with drainage and issues facing it within the County. “Just for better clarification for the public,” said Phillips. “I want to bring in a new definition for drainage which will be surface water management. I think that may go a long way. When people hear the word drainage they think of the actual removal of water and I think a surface water management plan is a better term to use in the future.” He added the Public Works Drainage Plan met three of the County’s strategic goals. In breaking it down further for council, Phillips said, the areas in surface water management were road crossing culverts, drainage courses, approaches, emerging business cases, emerging budget implications and capital projects. He pointed out Lamont has more than 1,900 road crossing culverts. He added more than 600 of them are currently beyond their useful service life and more than 650 are in need of increased capacity based on the recently prepared Master Drainage study. “Many more culverts still require various forms of maintenance and replacement due to other issues such as unplugging and failure of culvert integrity,” he reported. In a three-year culvert replacement program the County had replaced 34 culverts in 2019; 24 in 2020, and in 2021, 37 culverts had been replaced representing a 54 percent culvert replacement over 2020. He told council in his capital budget presentation “hundreds” of locations had been identified for replacement because of rotting or undersized culverts. “In an effort to have the County looking good I’ve identified a six to seven year program to replace these culverts and get us looking

good.” He said about 40 to 50 per cent of the work would have to be done by outside contractors. When discussing drainage courses, he stated the County had thousands of kilometres of natural and man-made drainage courses within its boundaries. There are also more than 4,000 km of ditches to maintain along County roads. He told council, public works along with agricultural services maintains the ditches via brushing, culvert cleaning and removal of blockages. In 2021 the County regraded 3.7 km of roadside ditches and cleared vegetation on another 10 km of drainage channels. Under the County’s policy on County approaches, Phillips said the County will construct at no expense to ratepayers an initial approach to a quarter section of land bordering a developed road. The ratepayer does have to request the work. If a water course passes from a developed road to a fragmented parcel of land, no smaller than 80 acres, the County will construct a second approach with application approval. Additional approach will cost the landowner and in 2021 the fees were $2,500 of the $5,000 cost for a seven metre wide approach plus $100 per metre for any distance more than seven metres.

The County did 24 approaches for ratepayer access in 2021. Phillips touched on the flooding issues of 2018 and 2020. “It will take many years to address all the flooding issues,” he said. He said he would be recommending a drainage section, within public works, be created to handle the backlog of work involved with maintaining, replacing and upgrading the drainage crossings and courses in the County. The County had had a drainage section up until 2019 when it was rolled into public works overall. He touched on some of the capital projects that would be coming before council during budget deliberations. Those will include Range Road 175 and Township Road 544 intersection work and the Beaverhill Lake Area Drainage starting at Highway 16 and Range Road 171. Phillips added they would also be looking for funding for the installation of further culverts overseen by an outside contractor which would be recurring work for a seven-year period. He added he would like to establish a capital drainage fund. He suggested a tax levy of possibly one per cent to allow for a planned program to address the highest risk and impact drainage issues. When asked by

Councillor Roy Anaka where the Lafarge Drainage fit into the plans, Phillips replied it wasn’t in the next year’s budget but would be looked at for 2023-24. “Why was it moved down?,” asked Anaka. “Based on a list as long as my arm I had to prioritize,” said Phillips. “Looking at my staffing and the list, I had to pick the top six projects and Lafarge didn’t make the list.” Phillips said it could be further discussed during budget deliberations. Interim Chief Administrative Officer Peter Tarnawsky asked if council was remotely interested in the Capital Drainage Fund? “One of the things I considered was do we really want to do this or do we just want to talk about it?,” asked Tarnawsky. “If we want to proceed and use exter-

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4 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, November 24, 2021

Opinion Time to start enforcing Alberta’s laws if blockades begin again BY JOHN MATHER It was nice to see David Suzuki living the dream a couple of weekends ago, when at an Extinction Rebellion protest in Victoria, B.C. he was busy proclaiming activists would soon be blowing up pipelines if politicians and others in charge didn’t change their ways. Later he walked back those words and (GASP!) said he should have chosen different words. Just like our Prime Minister, he seems to find that a quick apology makes everything better after the damage has been done. He didn’t specify how those politicians and others’ ways must be changed. After all, all they do legally is pass laws to allow the construction of these pipelines so people like David Suzuki can live quite comfortably in one of his four houses. This eco-octogenarian’s comments were so outlandish that his own David Suzuki Foundation disavowed any knowledge or approval of his statements. It was just like the start of MISSION IMPOSSIBLE. “As alway Mr. Phelps, if you or any of your team are caught we will disavow any knowledge of your actions.” or words to that effect. And how about all those “peaceful extinction” protestors. There they were prancing around the B.C. capital, while good, quality people were helping each other out after much of the interior of the province was severely damaged by floods. Yup, rather than get some public support by helping our neighbours in distress, we’ll prance around Victoria frothing at the mouth and pontificate about illegal blockades, militarized police jack-booting innocent protestors who’ve taken great glee in destroying and vandalizing hundreds of thousands of dollars of heavy equipment run by contractors legally authorized to do a job and trying to make a living. What the hell is wrong with our society? If I suggested blowing up a coffee house (the de facto headquarters of many of these protesting idiots), I’d be condemned by the left wing nuts and probably receive a visit from the cops. CONTINUED

CONTINUED But what happened to David Suzuki? Nada! Here is a prominent, albeit over the hill, uberenvironmentalist suggesting anarchy How is it that Don Cherry can lose his job at the government PR department (otherwise known as CBC), for saying “you people” yet Suzuki is still working (and actually revered by the green minions) in the broadcaster’s crystal halls? Now, following Suzuki’s comments, some Extinction Rebellion types marched through Edmonton to the High Level Bridge so they

could disrupt traffic and even have a significant propane-based fire on the bridge. It seems sort of funny they would use propane, since that is supposedly what they want to stop production and transportation of. In 2020, Alberta passed a provincial Critical Infrastructure Defence Act, a bill that defines infrastructure and creates offences and penalties for those who enter, destroy, or obstruct infrastructure. In introducing the bill in the Legislature, Premier Jason Kenney stated, “the right to protest does not include being able to prevent your neighbours from getting to work or put-

ting food on the table or threatening their security.” Well Suzuki may not believe in blowing up pipelines, but some of his more delusional followers wouldn’t hesitate at the chance. And when Extinction Rebellion worshippers block the High Level Bridge, they are preventing Edmontonians from going about their daily business. The bill is in place. In Alberta, it is time to enforce the penalties if this escalates to any degree. The question is, do our politicians and law enforcement officers have the backbone to act?

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FROM WHERE I SIT: Attention and Awareness

BY HAZEL ANAKA This week let’s test your powers of observation! Did you notice…that in the appointment of the federal cabinet the vast majority of MPs come from Quebec? Oh, sure Randy Boissonnault from Edmonton Centre got a junior portfolio. We all know you can’t expect cabinet members if you don’t first elect them in your region. It’s a classic chicken-egg thing. No wonder western alienation keeps rearing its ugly head every so often. I don’t know how the rest of Canada fared in getting cabinet minister representation but the pandering to Quebec is shameless and see-through. Naming a former Green Peace climate activist as environment minister seems like a sharp stick in Alberta’s eye. Though apparently, he’s grown and evolved. Time will tell. Did you notice…that COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, and ICU rates dropped as vaccinations increased? Gee, could there be a correla-

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tion? The uptake of vaccination by the reluctant probably has more to do with the expedient desire to go to sporting events, concerts, restaurants, and other amenities than a change of heart. And I say, great… whatever works. Not long ago, I bumped into an Andrew woman at McDonalds in Walmart. To make conversation I said, “Who’d have guessed we’d still be wearing masks nearly two years later?” The mask-less guy behind us said just don’t wear one. I silently backed a few feet away from him in a non-verbal response. In a related item… are those who persist in working from home because of the perceived health risks at the workplace staying away from everywhere else too? Apparently not. If working in your cubicle is so dangerous, why are you crammed into the bleachers at minor hockey games? Can’t have it both ways people. Others notice the hypocrisy. Did you notice…that the cost of everything is up? Economists note that the rise in inflation rates is worldwide in those countries that provided generous COVID relief to people and businesses. Inflation is partly due to supply chain issues combined with a pent-up demand caused by the

desire to start spending again. If you were among those who saved a pile of money during the lockdowns and restrictions, bravo. You may not feel the pinch as acutely. Another less obvious way that we’re paying more and receiving less is the shrinking of goods. Fewer fluid ounces, fewer grams, fewer servings or portions marketed in packages and bottles that keep getting smaller. The 100 calorie snack packs that were supposed to magically fix our portion control issues have meant higher prices and a helluva lot more packaging to recycle or landfill. Does anyone remember household coffee consumption before Keurig machines and French presses and Starbucks? The family bought an eight-ounce jar of Maxwell House and drank coffee to their heart’s content. Now, you need to look twice to spot the tiny jars. The mini chocolate bars for Halloween have gotten smaller as well. And you can be sure that if the price and packaging size have stayed the same, there are fewer of whatever in that package. When you buy facial tissue, do you compare the number of plies and the number of tissues? It can vary anywhere from about eighty to one hun-

attended the country school. He left home in his mid teens to pursue his career and worked at a variety of jobs until his early 20’s when he became a welder. Russ owned his own welding truck and worked all over Alberta and in the Arctic. After 35 years of welding Russ had to have back surgery and he was unable to continue with physical labour so he took an early retirement. During his lifetime Russ enjoyed a variety of sports two of them being baseball and hockey. He also enjoyed gardening and spending time with his family. Left to cherish his memo-

ries are his loving wife Carol, daughter Melissa (Gary) Gregory, son Ian (Jen) Andrews, stepson Randall Kurney (Cindy), grandchildren Cindel, Keira, Leland and stepgrandchild Chayce Kurney. He also leaves to mourn his brother Alfred (Barb), sister Virginia Cook and numerous nieces, nephews and friends. Russ was predeceased by his parents William and Ella Andrews, sisters Beatrice Woroschuk and Diana Pickett, brothers Ronnie, Marlin, Cecil and Darrell. A graveside service will be held at a later date.

dred. Do they take us for fools? Are we fools… because we’re too busy, too lazy, too pre-occupied, too desperate to check and compare? Don’t think I’m running all over hell’s half acre to save a nickel because I’m not. I don’t often switch brands or make do without something. Too often, like you, I buy out of convenience and resignation that that’s just the way it is. When I do pay attention, I’m choked. Did you notice…winter came with a cold hard

slap? Heck, it was short sleeve weather well into a gorgeous fall and then bam. It always amazes me how we all get taken by surprise. It’s Alberta, it’s winter… why should a dump of snow and drifting closely followed by freezing rain shock us? And yet, it does. There seems to be an inordinate number of collisions and roll overs of highway tractors pulling tankers or trailers. These guys are usually pros with a lot of miles under their belts. Are they on something,

distracted, over-tired? When we encountered a super b tanker rollover and saw all the fire departments, police, and rescue personnel, it made me mentally tally up the cost of inattention. If there’s also injury or death, the costs balloon. I wouldn’t want to be the schnook calling my boss /dispatcher /insurance company to explain the situation. Did you notice I’ve come to the end of the piece? Exercising a little more attention and awareness to everything around us helps us all, from where I sit.

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6 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Suzuki’s remarks irresponsible - MLA I hope everyone is enjoying their week in the greatest constituency in all of Alberta! I have something troubling to bring to your attention. David Suzuki was speaking at a rally in Victoria, BC over the weekend. In Suzuki’s words, “The next stage after this, there are going to be pipelines blown up if our leaders don’t pay attention to what’s going on.” Many people in this riding, and Alberta, are employed by the oil and gas industry, so Suzuki even making that implication at an Extinction Rebellion rally is reckless and dangerous. A motion was tabled by Environment and Parks Minister Jason Nixon condemning Suzuki’s comments, condemning eco-terrorism, and condemning any comments made calling for the intentional

destruction of energy infrastructure. I say with the utmost confidence that our government will always fight for pipelines, as well as the safety of the men and women working in the energy industry. We will not tolerate any intimidation and veiled threats! I wanted to let people know that the Alberta Emergency Management Association is making surplus personal protective equipment available for a variety of organizations, for free! They include daycares and day homes, food service providers, meat-packing service providers, food banks, trucking companies, non-government organizations, oil and gas services, general municipal groups including Metis Settlements and First Nations, as well as private home care providers

that are not publicly funded directly or through contracts. Finally, I want to acknowledge a somber anniversary that I feel resonates in our riding more than any other in Alberta, The Holodomor. I, like many Ukrainian Albertans, have relatives who suffered through this targeted famine from 1932-1933. I had the privilege of representing Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville at the Holodomor Memorial Day ceremony at the legislature. This atrocity can never be, and will never be, forgotten! Please contact my constituency office at forts a s k a t c h e w a n . v e g re ville@assembly.ab.ca if you have any questions or concerns. Jackie ArmstrongHomeniuk, MLA Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville

The Lamont Post Office re-opened Nov 30 after being closed Nov. 29 due to staffing shortages, the same day a nationwide vaccine mandate came into effect for all staff of Canada Post. Photo: Jana Semeniuk

Lamont Post Office closed due to staffing shortage same day as Can. Post mandates vaccine BY JANA SEMENIUK Canada Post put into effect a nation-wide vaccine mandate on Nov. 29 while at the same time experiencing a temporary closure of some postal outlets, including the Lamont Post Office, due to staffing issues. Global news reported that the local president of

the Canadian Postmasters and Assistants Association (CPAA) said that at least six other outlets also could not open Nov. 29 due to staff shortages. Lamont customers were greeted with a note on the locked door, informing them that staffing issues were

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PROPERTIES LAMONT COUNTY

Crews block off a portion of Highway 15 while working to clear an overturned semi on Nov. 28. Photo: Jana Semeniuk

Multiple accidents follow the arrival of winter weather BY JANA SEMENIUK Highway 15 between Bruderheim and Chipman has seen three vehicle accidents within the past two weeks. On Nov. 17 a portion of Highway 15 was temporarily closed when an overturned semi blocked part of the highway. Road conditions had

been poor after freezing rain and snow over the previous few days. Two days later, the afternoon of Nov. 19, saw another crash on Highway 15, west of Range Road 193, between a semi and a van which took the life of one man. The highway was blocked after the

accident and reopened early the next morning. Lastly, another overturned semi blocked traffic in both directions on the highway just east of Lamont on Nov. 28. No injuries were reported. Police were unavailable for comment by press time.

Large number of bridges surprises public works director BY JOHN MATHER The number of bridges in Lamont County took new Public Works Director Andrew Phillips by surprise as he put together a report for the council orientation of public works on Nov. 18. “The number took me by surprise,” he said. “There are 143 bridge structures in the county of which 66 are standard bridges and 77 are bridge culverts with a diameter of more than 1,500 mm.” He told council the public works department does minor maintenance on the bridges and there is a thee-year bridge replacement pri-

ority list prepared annually and submitted to Alberta Transportation for Strategic Transportation Infrastructure Program (STIP) grant funding. Phillips told council about 15 to 25 bridge inspections are done annually and submitted to Alberta Transportation. In 2107 the County designed four bridge culverts which were constructed in 2018 and 2019, he said. In 2018, he added, three bridge culverts were designed and construction was postponed due to funding. Those projects were completed this year.

Moving ahead, Phillips said Public Works proposes to implement a recurring three year rotation for bridges including having three bridges in a design phase, three bridges in a land acquisition and permitting phase, and three bridges under construction. The three bridges completed in 2021 were the Whitford Creek Bridge near Rge. Rd. 163 south of Twp. Rd. 562; a crossing of a tributary of Egg Creek at Rge. Rd. 170 south of Highway 45; and a tributary to Whitford Creek at Rge. Rd. 171 and South of Hwy. 29.

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Two deer move cautiously to cross range road 202 with headlights in the distance during the early morning of Nov. 30. Photo: Jana Semeniuk

PUBLIC NOTICE MAXIM POWER CORP.

Winter Wonderlights on full display at Lamont Town Office grounds BY JANA SEMENIUK The Lamont Christmas Light Up Committee went live Nov. 27 with their stunning Christmas display of lights and figures adorning the grounds around Lamont Town Office. Christmas music fills the air as visitors can wander through the lit paths and view the entire multifaceted exhibit. “There are literally thousands of lights, about 25 trees and many blow up and stand alone displays,” said Vice Chair Gary Harrold during an earlier interview. The committee has been meeting in the basement of the Lamont Town Office every Sunday since Oct. 17 to repair, untangle and set up each piece of their Winter Wonderlights.

The committee began in 2004 as a small project started by FCSS (family and community support services) growing to a substantial public event with many long-term volunteers who provide an extensive light up Christmas display for the town of Lamont. While the community has enjoyed many years of Christmas Light Up, Harrold said the COVID pandemic nearly caused cancellation last year. “Last year we had to decide if we do it or not. We decided to cut back instead of cancel,” he said. “For example, we don’t do any in-person photos with Santa anymore. We also used to have bus tours that were organized by Tom Hrehorets, but we don’t do that anymore either.”

Harrold said that instead, the committee has gone virtual with some of their activities so people can still participate. “We're doing some things virtually. People can decorate their tree, send us a photo, and it will go up on a social media page,” he said. The committee also relies on fundraising to support their annual project. “The donations are for things like repair of decorations and upgrading some of the decorations. The donations that we receive this year will help us build for next year. They help us continue,” said Harrold. A list of current donators is posted at the site of this year’s light up display.

A beautiful display, part of Lamont's annual Winter Wonderlights, lighting up the grounds of the Lamont Town Office courtesy of the Lamont Christmas Light Up Committee. Photo: Jana Semeniuk

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT ACT

NOTICE OF APPLICATION In accordance with the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act, MAXIM Power Corp. has applied to Alberta Environment and Parks to cancel the approval (242794-01-00) for the company’s Deerland Peaking Station (DPS). The DPS was approved to be located at Northwest Quarter of Section 22, Township 56, Range 20, West of the 4th Meridian (in Lamont County, Alberta) with planned nominal generating capacity of 450,000 MWh per year of electricity for use during peak power demand. The application states that no construction activities were started and hence the proposed land is undisturbed. A directly affected person may provide input into certain regulatory decisions, as allowed by the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act (section 73). Specifically, any person who is directly affected by this application may submit a written statement of concern within 30 days of the date of this notice to: Environment and Parks Regulatory Approvals Center 5th Floor, South Petroleum Plaza 9915 - 108 Street Edmonton, Alberta T5K 2G8 Fax: (780) 422-0154 E-mail: aep.epeaapplications@gov.ab.ca The written statement of concern should include the following: - the application number 008-242794 - describe concerns that are relevant to matters regulated by the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act - explain how the filer of the concern will be directly affected by the activities proposed in the application - provide the legal land location of the land owned or used by the filer where the concerns described are believed to be applicable - state the distance between the land owned or used by the filer and the site in the application - contact information including the full name and mailing address of the filer. Please provide a telephone number and/or email address for ease of contact. Environment and Parks will review each written statement of concern, seek more information if needed, and notify each filer by letter of the decision to accept or reject their written submission as a valid statement of concern. The Public Notice of this application will also be posted on the Department’s website at https://avw.alberta.ca/PublicNoticesViewer.aspx. Statements of concern submitted regarding this application are public records which are accessible by the public and the applicant. Failure to file a statement of concern may affect the right to file a Notice of Appeal with the Environmental Appeals Board. Copies of the application and additional information can be obtained from: MAXIM Power Corp. Attention: Shaun McNamara Suite 1800, 715 5th Avenue SW, Calgary, AB T2P 2X6 Telephone: (403) 750-9322 E-mail: smcnamara@maximpowercorp.com

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Bruderheim U11 wins 12-6 road game KERRY ANDERSON These are some of the results from Minor Hockey League games held recently. (Please note that scores and scoring is taken from the websites, and some game scores and scoring is dependent on proper league entries). Bruderheim U11 (1-32) lost a 9-4 game at Thorhild on Saturday. The teams were tied 3-3 after one, before the game got away from the visitors as Thorhild netted five in the second. Declan Morgan got a hat trick for Bruderheim. Sawyer Hanson scored the other goal. Assists went to; Madden Cossey and Wyatt Dalziel. Bruderheim skated to a 12-6 win at Bon Accord on Sunday. The game was close most of the way before Bruderheim unleashed seven goals in the third period. Both Madden Cossey (4g 3a) and Keegan Ellis (3g 4a) had seven point games, while Declan Morgan (4g 2a) had a six point game. Other scorers were; Jace Zanatta (2a), Zachary

Vandelannoite (1g), and Bryson Lewis (1a). Max Maschmeyer got the win in goal. Lamont U15 (5-1-0) split two games over the weekend. On Friday at Lamont, the home team beat Maskwacis 11-3 led by Andrew Svitich (4g 1a) and Kayden Winslow (3g 1a). Other scorers were; William Furey (1g 2a), Xavier Storr (2a), Camerson Olechow (1g), Rowan Young (1g), Alexis Lewis (1g), Ashton Strickland (1a), and Kyran Belcourt (1a). Zandon Tanner got the win in goal. On Sunday Lamont dropped a 3-2 game at Edson with all the scoring in the middle period. Kayden Winslow and Andrew Svitich scored for Lamont. Dylan Onushko has a goal and two assists this season with Fort Saskatchewan AA Midget hockey team. Davin Codd scored a goal in his U18 AA Strathcona Warriors 3-2 win over Panthers on Saturday.

County to apply for bridge grant funding BY JOHN MATHER Lamont County Council agreed to apply for Strategic Transportation Infrastructure Program grants during a Special Council Meeting Nov. 29. Projects that receive the provincial funding are then eligible for 75 per cent provincial funding with the County picking up the remaining 25 per cent of the cost. Public Works Director Andrew Phillips said there were four bridges he would like to see applied for under the program. Those were a bridge culvert on Rge. Rd. 172 south of Twp. Rd. 564 which is currently under design with construction proposed for 2023; a bridge culvert on Rge. Rd. 193 north of Hwy. 45 which is currently under design with construction proposed for 2023; a bridge culvert on Rge. Rd. 163 south of Twp. Rd. 550 again under design with construction

proposed for 2023; and a bridge structure on Rge. Rd. 180 south of Hwy. 45 with design proposed for 2022 and construction in 2024. The applications for applying for the grants had to be completed by Nov.. 30. Interim CAO Peter Tarnawsky told council the projects were identified as carry forward projects and so this was a natural progression. The cost for the first project at 172 and Twp. Rd. 564 would cost $360,000, while the project at Rge. Rd, 193 and Hwy. 45 would cost $410,000. The project at Rge. Rd. 163 and Twp Rd. 550 would cost $360,000 and the project at Rge. Rd. 180 south of Hwy 45, which is a bridge structure replacement is expected to cost $850,000. Council approved motions allowing Public Works to apply for the STIP funding.

Lamont Fire Department was called to Lamont’s Petro Can gas station early Nov. 10 when smoke was smelled inside the convenience store. According to Lamont Fire Chief Shayne Milliken they had received a report of a structure fire, but it turned out to be a breakdown in an HVAC unit on the roof that caused some smoke to seep into the building. He added the smoke was cleared within an hour and there were no injuries. Crystal Moren photo.

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Bruderheim YAC to engage with youth/council BY JANA SEMENIUK The Town of Bruderheim is seeking to establish a Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) after approving a new bylaw during their Nov. 17 council meeting. “Council has received feedback that residents want more activities for youth and young families in the community,” said Chief Administrative officer Patty Podoborozny. “Previously, the Recreation and Culture Board tried to engage youth in planning their events and recreation opportunities with limited success.” Bruderheim’s Culture and Recreation Board, in operation since at least 1972, had dwindled down to two members since the resignation of four members in 2019. It was finally dissolved in 2021. Podoborozny said the YAC will not only be seeking recreational opportunities for youth in the community, but they will also be engaging with Town Council. “This group will lead activities and gather information from members of the community and from our youth about what they would like to see going forward, to share with council,”

she said. “We also would like to start a youth honorarium for supervision up in the Centre or getting things going in the summer by providing them with sports equipment, so that all youth can play those sorts of things. And they would come and report to Council and just give an update. We're just looking for a way to engage our youth in the community.” Podoborozny said the idea for the youth council came from the success with the Disc Golf Committee set up earlier this year. “We had a huge success with the Disc Golf. This was what prompted us to engage this. They (Disc Golf Committee) are very active, and they kind of took it. We just kind of gave them the information and the budget and they initiated going and finding kids. They just kind of ran with it,” she said. Residents made up the Disc Golf Committee earlier this year who helped to establish Bruderheim’s new disc golf course. Meanwhile, Podoborozny said the YAC will be activated for youth ages 14 - 24 in Jan. 2022.

Heavy police presence at Bruderheim finally explained as chase BY JOHN MATHER There was a heavy, visible police presence in the Bruderheim area, Nov. 22, but up until a few days ago, no one had been informed why. In a release from the Fort Saskatchewan RCMP, police said on Nov. 22, Edmonton police had tried to pull over a vehicle in Edmonton near 117 Ave. and 50 St. The vehicle fled and police made a decision to not pursue it. Edmonton Police used their helicopter Air 1, to track the vehicle which travelled northeast of the city, dropping off passengers as it went. Once it arrived in the

Bruderheim area, the town had sent out a notice on social media to residents advising them of the police presence but stating there was no threat to the public. The vehicle, a Dodge Journey, finally stopped near Rge Rd. 210 and Twp Rd. 534 and the driver fled the scene on foot. Police used a canine unit and after a short while a 23-year-old woman was taken into custody. She was transported to hospital with minor injuries sustained during the arrest. She is facing multiple charges including operation of a vehicle while prohibited.

Bruderheim held a grand opening Sept. 3, 2019 for their newly renovated Youth Centre above the Karol Maschmeyer Arena. L-R, Strathcona Councillor Paul Smith, Mayor Karl Hauch, Councillor Wayne Olechow (behind) MLA Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk, Sarah Smith, Amanda Perras (behind) former Deputy Mayor Pat Lee, first boy is Callum Dziekciarz and second boy is Thomas Purdy. The newly formed Youth Advisory Committee will seek recreational opportunities for the town’s youth.Photo: Jana Semeniuk

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Saturday, December 4 • Christmas Market at Comm. Hall - 10 am - 2 pm • Classic Christmas Movie at the Living Room - 5 pm

Entries at Chamber Businesses from Nov 29 to Dec 4. Prizes will be $250, $100 and $100

Sunday, December 5 • Community Christmas Concert at the Living Room - 6 pm

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COME TO KILLAM FOR SOME FUN FOR ALL AGES!

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Public works will seek additional staff during budget deliberations BY JOHN MATHER When Public Works Director Andrew Phillips gave Council an update on the County’s fleet maintenance during a Nov. 18 orientation sessions, he reported the County employed three full time mechanics who service all County fleet vehicles, fleet equipment and County emergency vehicles. He told Council in 2020 a total of 712 service orders were completed and this dropped to 677 service orders to date in 2021. He is forecasting possibly 743 service orders in 2022, but added these orders don’t include small items such as repairs to windshield wipers or leaf blowers. Public Works has a fleet consisting of 11 graders, two bulldozers, two track hoes, one rubber tired backhoe, one mini hoe, a skid steer, three semi tractors, two tandem plow/gravel trucks, three tandem gravel trucks, two equipment trailers, two belly dump trailers, four pup trailers, a water truck, a spray truck, three compact SUVs, one full size SUV, six half ton trucks, six three quarter and one ton trucks, three two and a half ton trucks, three packers and various

mowers, trailers, tampers among other minor items. He explained how the fleet equipment is deemed ready for replacement. “When the cost of repair is greater than the value of that piece of equipment or vehicle,” he stated is one consideration. “That’s sort of a no brainer.” Others are the cost of purchasing equipment or a vehicle against its service life; the kilometre, hours and warranty of equipment; and the potential salvage or trade in value. He said there would be a replacement plan presented during budget deliberations. Public Works also services 20 fire apparatus and two off-highway units for the Lamont, Chipman, Mundare, Andrew, and Bruderheim Fire Stations. “Fire apparatus and emergency equipment repairs,” he said, “take priority over public works equipment and do affect our timelines for repairs.” He added due to the increased workload, public works would be recommending the hiring of one additional mechanic for 2022.

Strathcona County residents Paul and Merla Smith look over an array of seasonal goodies at the Chipman Christmas market held Nov. 20. While the number of vendors was down in this first post-Covid market, there was still a wide variety of goodies for sale.

In a recent survey of adults 18+ living in communities of less than 100,000 population on the prairies, the majority of the respondents across all measured sectors said

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Maggie, a four-year-old dog, is dressed for the weather while on a walk with her family including Lamont resident Ann Yuke, her two-year-old granddaughter, and 86 year old mother on Nov. 22.

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Christmas Card Craft Kit

Lamont County Foodbank

Agronomy Update 2022

The County of Lamont Food Bank is still open for business during the COVID-19 pandemic! We follow AHS guidelines to keep our clients and volunteers safe.

Team Alberta (Alberta Canola, Alberta Pulse Growers, and Alberta Wheat and Barley Commissions) is continuing with their annual Agronomy Update, one of the leading agronomy events in Alberta — virtually!

We hand out hampers on Thursday mornings by appointment only. If you require a hamper, please call 780-619-6955 to book an appointment.

The annual conference has traditionally been a two-day, in-person event hosted by Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, that provides timely agronomic information to producers and agronomists. As was done in 2021, the event is held virtually. New this year, includes Back to Agronomy Basixcs session on January 5.

We can always use donations! We accept money as well as non-perishable foods. We can always use pasta, canned tomatoes, beans in sauce, juice boxes, canned soup, cereal and canned fish & meat. In collaboration with a committee of researchers, agronomists, agricultural retailers, and farmers, the We have drop-off bins at Andrew Foods, Chipman commissions are presenting a slate of high-quality Post Office, Lamont Alliance Church, Lamont ATB, Lamont Foods, Lamont County Administration office, speakers on a range of relevant topics. Bruderheim Family Mart, Bruderheim Community Church, Town of Bruderheim Office & Town of Mundare Office.

Date: January 11 - January 12, 2022 Location: Online

You can phone us at 780-619-6955, email us at CountyLamontFoodBank@gmail.com, check our website at www.CountyLamontFoodBank.com, or look for us on Facebook.

If you have any questions, please contact Megan Evans: mevans@albertawheatbarley.com or https://events.albertacanola.com/agronomyupdate-2022.

Alberta Association of Agricultural Societies Scholarship The Alberta Association of Agricultural Societies has partnered with Calgary Stampede and Northlands Park to offer awards that will be given to outstanding post-secondary students continuing their education, who have volunteered their time and energy to their communities and agricultural societies. Applicants must be nominated by their local Agricultural Society. Deadline for applications is December 31, 2021. For more information visit www.albertaagsocieties.ca or contact Lamont County Agricultural Fieldman, Terry Eleniak at 780-895-2547.

Giving Tree – County of Lamont Christmas Hamper Here’s your chance to help a child or a senior have a more pleasant holiday! Pick up a gift tag from Lamont Value Drug Mart, Lamont Home Hardware, Trendy Petals, the Lamont County Drugstore and Bruderheim Community Church. Buy a gift using the tag’s details and place the unwrapped gift under the giving tree. The Food Bank also accepts cash donations. Hampers will be distributed on Sunday, December 19 by the Lamont Hamper Committee. (Unfortunately, the committee is unable to accept volunteers on this day due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.)

Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) Lamont County Region

Snow Angels Program

There are multiple events are going on in December for families with children ages 0-18. - Do You Wanna Build a Snowman? https://signup.com/go/bZwvgtq <

- Virtual Christmas Baking: https://signup.com/go/PpvBSDw <

- Mistletoe Magic Family Activity Kits: https://signup.com/go/rpvuOYL <<<

- Christmas Carol Sing Along: https://signup.com/go/gWHfPDd - Christmas Vacation Family Challenge: The Christmas Vacation Family Challenge does not require Registration, but you do need to follow to the Kalyna Family Resource Network Facebook page so you can share your submission.

Mundare Youth Centre re Mundare Youth Center is open in The Hub at Victory Park every Tuesday from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sign the new registration/permission forms (available from FCSS or call 780-895-2233 for more info) and get your kids out to participate!

Alberta Healthy Living Program: Free Online Workshops Alberta Healthy Living Program (AHLP) free workshops & classes are available virtually though online Zoom sessions or telephone for the Central Zone (including Lamont County). Check out: https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/info/Page16878.aspx for more info.

Registration Reminder If your last name or company begins with the letters Me, O or W, remember to get your registration renewed before the end of December! This message is brought to you by the Elk Island Traffic Safety Partners.

16 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, December 1, 2021

CAUTION – Roadside Mulching Program

COVID-19 and Influenza Vaccinations GET FULLY PROTECTED. Lamont County strongly encourages staff and residents to get vaccinated. Children aged 5-11 are now eligible for vaccination appointments. You need both COVID-19 and Influenza vaccines to protect yourself, your family and your community. Don’t have your COVID-19 vaccine or booster? It’s safe to get it together with your influenza vaccine. To learn more about the COVID-19 vaccine visit online at: https://www.alberta.ca/covid19-vaccine.aspx#book. To learn more about the Influenza vaccine visit online at: https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/influenza/influenza.aspx. Alternatively, visit one of the following local participating pharmacies: ~Lamont County Pharmacy (780-579-0017) ~Guardian – Royal Care Mundare Pharmacy (780-764-3036) ~Andrew Pharmacy & Home Health Care (780-365-3832)

~Lamont Value Drug Mart (780-895-2411) ~Bruderheim Pharmacy (780-575-3000)

Service Requests ts #LamontCounty Agricultural Services is working on roadside mulching from now until the end of March. Signs are posted to enforce temporary road closures while they work. If you enter a closed area, the County will NOT be at fault for any damage to vehicles. Please obey the signs! The Lamont County Peace Officer will be enforcing these road closures.

If you have a road concern or request for service, please SUBMIT a service request on the Lamont County website. When completing your request, make sure to clearly identify the location/area /segmment of the road, etc. And you can attach a photo of your service need. More details means we can action the request efficiently.

Tax Installment Payment Plan: Sign Up by December 31!

Regular Council & Committee of the Whole

Lamont County offers taxpayers the ability to pay their property taxes The next Regular Council Meeting and Committee of in monthly installments by pre-authorized withdrawals from their bank the Whole Meeting is on Tuesday, December 14 account, rather than in one single payment. starting at 9 a.m. The public is welcome to attend. If How Does It Work? you would like to present or speak at a meeting, Payments start in January and are withdrawn from your bank account on the 15th of every month. Each monthly payment for the first half of please contact Legislative Services. the year is equal to 1/12th of the tax levy from the previous year Then for the second half of the year, your payment is re-calculated based on the current year’s tax levy, less the amount already paid. Once you have signed up for the Payment Plan you are automatically enrolled each year. Applications must be received before December 31 to make payments for the following year's taxes, so sign up today!

Business Bus Licence Renewals A friendly reminder that business licenses issued in 2021 expire on December 31 and need to be renewed! A business license is only $30, and all Lamont County business license holders are entitled to inclusion in the online business directory, as well as free advertising in the inFocus on request. If you do not renew your license, these benefits will be revoked, so renew today! For more information contact the Planning & Development Department at 780-895-2233.

Strichnine Reminder

The meeting agenda, previous meeting minutes and a link to Microsoft Teams to attend the meeting virtually can be found at: www.lamontcounty.ca/governance/agendas-minutes.

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Under the authority of the Pest Control Products Act, Health Canada is cancelling the registration of all strychnine products used to control Richardson ground squirrels, due to environmental risks. On March 4, 2020, Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) published the final re-evaluation decision on strychnine used to control Richardson’s ground squirrels .To comply with the re-evaluation decision, the registration of 2% Liquid Strychnine is cancelled and is subject to the following phase out timelines: x x x

Last date of sale by Registrant is March 4, 2021 (DONE). Last date of sale by Retailer is March 4, 2022 (UPCOMING). Last date of permitted use by the User is March 4, 2023 (FINAL).

Continued possession and/or use of the product after March 4, 2023 is a violation of the Pest Control Products Act. For more information on the regulation of pesticides, please contact PMRA at hc.pmra.info-arla.sc@canada.ca or 1-800-267-6315.

Tax Reminder A friendly reminder that an additional 10% penalty to unpaid Lamont County taxes will be applied as of January 1, 2022. If your taxes are overdue, please submit them before January 1.

Administration and Public Works Offices Closed During the Holidays Lamont County Administration and Public Works Offices will be closed for the holidays from December 25 to December 29, 2021 and January 3, 2022.Offices will be open (available to the public through pre-booked appointment only) on December 30-31. Happy holidays!