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Tofield Emergency department closed overnight entire month due to staffing issues Jana Semeniuk Staff Reporter
Children enjoy a hayride driven by Ryley Fire Chief Terry Magnusson in his tractor. Jana Semeniuk Staff Reporter
The Village of Ryley held a successful first winter Christmas festival Dec. 3 despite chilly -15 C weather. Ryley communications director Paul Smith said the good showing was a pleasant surprise. “I didn’t know what to expect for the first one. We needed to be prepared and it went above my expectations,” he said
during a phone interview. The day held several events including a parade, family tobogganing, free dinner, fireworks and live entertainment. Some indoor activities were on the agenda with a children’s craft and hot chocolate event at the Ryley Library and shopping at the Ryley School Christmas Craft market. In addition, approximately 40 children took part in several hayrides courtesy of Ryley Fire Chief Terry
Staffing challenges have forced the temporary closure of the Tofield Health Centre’s emergency department from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. for the month of Dec. Alberta Health Services said that patients will be referred to emergency departments in surrounding communities, while EMS will divert patients to Camrose or Viking for emergency care. For non-emergency health related questions, residents are asked to contact Healthlink at 811 available 24/7 or if they have a medical emergency, to call 911. While AHS has not said how long this temporary measure will be in place, they said they are working towards resuming regular operating hours in the New Year.
Magnusson who drove a tractor pulling a flat trailer covered in hay. While families waited for their turn at the hayride, Smith said everyone warmed up at propane firepits next to the small toboggan hill created by Ryley public works employees. One event, free public swimming, had to be cancelled due to an issue with the facility’s boiler. Smith said the problem should be fixed by today. Meanwhile, Smith said family cars
lined the streets with people staying warm inside them during the parade. “The parade people came up to the car windows to give candy,” he said. “The Santa float went to Century Park afterwards then we did the countdown to light up the park. You could hear the cheers for blocks!” Smith said they fed 148 people during the free dinner which included hamburgers, hotdogs, salads, dessert and Continued on Page 4
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Ryley School Christmas Craft Fair supports students in many ways Jana Semeniuk Staff Reporter
Ryley School teacher Colin Bennion, 36, is teaching his junior high students more than just math and science. He also teaches them wood shop skills and how to sell their wares by manning a table at the school’s annual Christmas craft fair held Dec. 3 in the school gymnasium. Bennion also mans a table selling his own beautiful, handcrafted wood items he creates through his side business. “It's great, being able to pass on all what I've learned over the last few years developing this business and I pass it on to the kids,” he said. “It's one of the reasons why I wanted to do this (craft fair) because the kids are running their own table selling their wares that they've made in woodshop.” He added that this is
the third craft fair the school has hosted, one last Christmas plus one other last spring. Bennion said he organizes the fair and this year it attracted nearly 30 different vendors. Finished wood products made by the students including signs, boxes, and wooden bowls, were on display for sale at a table run by three of Bennions’ students, brothers Ethan, 14, and Braydan Vanstone, 11, and Seth Desrosiers, 12. Bennion said the fair benefits the school in many ways. “It's great because all of these vendors have paid a small fee which all goes towards the kids. For example, just last week, we took all of our junior high students to the Citadel, at no cost, and they watched ‘A Christmas Carol’ and for their Christmas concert, they're going to be putting on a ‘Christmas Carol’,” he said. “They
got to see it done by professionals, such a fantastic performance, and (they can) take little bits and put it into their own (performance).” Bennion said funds raised through the market also help support the wood shop program. “It doesn't let us buy a new bandsaw, but (it does buy) a lot of the consumables like sandpaper and wood,” he said. “All of those little things add up and it covers a lot of those costs, which helps keep the cost balanced for students, even though wood prices in the last two years have gone up.” In terms of his own skills, Bennion said he’s been woodworking for the past five years and learned on his own by watching videos online. “I went to the school of YouTube,” he said. “One hundred percent self taught.” Bennion said he has
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Ryley School Christmas Craft Fair took place on Dec. 3. Pictured above (L-R): Ethan Vanstone, 14, Seth Desrosier, 12, Teacher Colin Bennion, and Braydan Vanstone, 11, stand in front of the student's table where they sold hand-crafted wood items they made in their Ryley School wood shop class. JANA SEMENIUK PHOTO
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Pigs feet, pokes and prods all in the name of student learning John Mather Twenty-nine high school students from across Beaver County came together at Ryley Community Hall to learn about basic medical skills. Hosted by the Rural Health Professions Action Plan in conjunction with the Beaver County and the Beaver County Community Attraction and Retention Committee, students from Tofield and Viking High Schools and the Holden Academy were invited to gather in groups and visit stations in the community hall where they could get hands-on instruction in Allied Health/Recreation Therapy, IV starts and cardiac monitoring, Paramedic/EMS, Suturing, and Optometry. “Our organization has been in existence for 32 years and these rural healthcare training programs have been conducted for a number of years, “ said Tracy Sopkow, executive director of RHPAP. “It really allows us to work with local attraction and retention committees across the province who are really interested in getting high school kids interested in healthcare careers.” She said the demonstrations show the students the ranges of careers available in healthcare and they’ve discovered that if they can capture the attention of the kids in high school and they do take medical programming at a post secondary level, then those students generally return to practice in a rural setting because that’s where they have grown up. “It really gets them thinking about healthcare as a career opportunity,” Sopkow said. “We have 29 students here today from Grades 10 to 12.” She said they learn about suturing wounds and blood pressures, managing airways from the EMS/Paramedic station, they deal with wound care and how to insert IV into bones
in emergency situations, and see ophthalmology up close. Most of the students taking part in the program at Ryley were young ladies with only about four young male students taking part. “As you can see the paramedics and our ophthalmologists are men, so I think it’s probably a demographic thing, because there are more men getting involved in the healthcare professions outside of just being doctors,” she said. Sopkow said the programming taught on Nov, 30, could also be used as some background if the student were to pursue a career in the veterinarian sciences. “We do have a shortage of veterinarians in the province so just inspiring kids to be in healthcare whether it be human or animal the intention is to peak their interest and have them consider this a career path.” “If you don’t expose them to things you’re sort of limiting their vision.” She said the intention of the program is to be hands-on and make it both interesting and fun. Sopkow said they could put six to 10 programs on across the province during the year. It did slow down during the Covid pandemic. In a second stream offered by the two groups, university students are gathered and spend a weekend in a rural setting understanding what the healthcare facility and living in the community actually would mean. “The university course lends itself more to the rural lifestyle for them.” Several of the students participating in the program admitted that while they had an interest in medicine prior to attending, the stations did open their eyes and strengthened their desire to follow up in a post secondary setting. William Hill, a Ryley resident and a Tofield High School Grade 10 student said he found it “very
engaging.” “The instructors are very nice and they all know what they’re talking about,” he said. “They are totally knowledgeable and if they don’t know an answer to one of your questions they tell you that. They don’t make anything up.” Hill said he had some knowledge of the medical profession because he was interested in biomedical engineering. “I’ve done three stations so far and I found the suture stations most interesting.” He said working on the real pigs feet to learn, made it much more realistic. For Amy Fraser, another Tofield High student, the program was really fun. “It’s just different. Medical stuff is fun and interesting,” she said. “I knew there were a lot of different medical fields. I’m interested in taking this after high school and this has reinforced that.” She said the suturing station and the airways demonstration were most interesting for her. “It’s was very interesting to learn about this in an emergency situation.” Emma Crawford, from Viking High School, liked the variety of the courses offered. “We just went through an ambulance and it’s really cool,” she said. “I kind of knew some of the aspects but I’m learning about so much more that I wasn’t aware of.” She said she found the paramedic station was the most interesting for her. She added it was helping her lean more towards a post secondary program in medicine. Cyndy Heslin, the chairperson of the Beaver County Community Attraction and Retention Committee said a survey of the students at the completion of the day showed 97 per cent of them enjoyed the programming. “It went really, really well with
Emma Crawford, a Viking High School student, gets a lesson from Dr. Marc Kallal on how to work with a machine which she’ll use to check eye pressures on her partner during the Rural Health Professions Action Plan seminar at Ryley Hall Nov. 30. them,” she said. “Their main complaint, if it’s a complaint, was that there wasn’t enough time at each skills station.” Heslin agreed the demographics of the schools involved probably aided in having more young women then young men taking the course. “When people think about these professions they mostly think of doctors and nurses,” she said. She added there are more paramedics and EMS that attract males and there’s male nurses but it’s still a barrier to be broken down in the rural communities. She said the males tend to lean towards professions in agriculture in the rural area, but “we like to get across that all these medical professions can be good professions for males.” She added there are other healthcare professionals that people don’t even think about
when they talk about the profession. “We would have liked to have had a physical therapist for example but there just wasn’t enough time to arrange this.” She said the local area has held university courses for post secondary students, but she expects the next high school program would be offered probably in the spring of 2024. “Because they graduate and move on, we try to hit the next bunch of students when they are in grade 10 or 11, when they are thinking where they are going to go after high school. If we can plant the seed early enough they may go into post secondary healthcare.” She said healthcare is the only course the Attraction and Retention Committee puts on because there is such a shortage of medical staff in rural areas.
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accepts municipal solid waste from Beaver County and the surrounding municipalities, as well as significant volumes of class 2 non-hazardous industrial wastes. In addition to the regional landfill, Claystone Waste operates five transfer stations. County residents can bring bagged household garbage, e, and other dry waste, such as broken chairs, furniture, e, mattresses and scrap wood for disposal. The location and hours for each transfer station is noted below: Instructors help students in the proper way to extract suture threads and hold the needles needed to stitch up open wounds in pigs feet during the Rural Health Professions Action Plan rural healthcare education programs held at Ryley Community Hall Nov. 30. Put on in conjunction with the Beaver County Attention and Retention Committee, 29 high school students from across the County learned about careers available to them in rural healthcare.
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Council works on budget in different format Patricia Harcourt Beaver County Council has scheduled three special council meetings for this week when councillors will be fine tuning the county’s draft budget for 2023. The meetings will start at 9:30 a.m. each day from December 7-9. They are part of a new format for budget deliberations introduced by Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Kayleena Spiess. This week’s meetings are being held in open session so the public can get a chance to hear which direction council intends to go regarding finances and projects. They are a precursor to another meeting set for December 14 when council will finalize the interim budget. Council was introduced to the budget as presented by administration at its November 23 meeting. The idea was to hear the budget overview in full with little to no discussion except for questions the CAO would gather together for later discussion. At the November 23 meeting, which kicked off the budget deliberations, Spiess told council: “This budget is going to be a little bit different,” from what council has been used to dealing with in the past. “It’s a new way of doing things. I’m
very excited about my first budget with Beaver County,” having started her new position with the county seven months ago. “We’re going to start budgeting based on these plans,” she said, “by starting to plan ahead for the future.” The draft 2023 budget “outlines administration’s best estimate of revenue and expenses as well a s the estimated five-year financial plan,” as stated in the RFD. “The overview and binders (were) provided for council’s information only,” continued the report. “Administration requests that council review the information and come prepared to ask questions of administration at the CAO workshops scheduled for November 30December 2.” She said: “Answers to any questions would be provided at, or subsequent to, the workshops. Council may then discuss and debate the 2023 budget at the Special Council meetings scheduled for December 7-9.” Spiess said this would involve “explaining the story behind the numbers,” and giving “the large picture” in terms of goals the county could be pursuing. “There are a lot of financial obstacles as any budget has,” she said, “but there are forward
looking things as well.” The afternoon would consist of a presentation from administration to council based on the budget binders presented to councillors, which they would receive the same day. However, there would be no discussion on the information presented and any questions would be carried over to the closed CAO sessions the following week. She thanked retired county financial officer Ed Bujnowicz for returning to help out “on the financial side.” Departmental managers were also interviewed for their views. “This budget is driven by the people who do the work,” Spiess noted. “Let’s tell you the whole story first before you start debating.” Reeve Kevin Smook (Division 1) said council “will digest this as we go along,” stating: “It’s a newer way so we’ll see how it goes.” Spiess added: “This is just a proposed budget…You are the decision makers, you can make changes and that’s okay.” Discussions in closed session were held the next week and are being followed by three open budget meetings from Wednesday to Friday of this week (December 7-9). The final draft budget is scheduled to be presented to council on the final meeting of the month, December 14.
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Instructions Entry Application Period: November 12, 2022, to December 5, 2022 Judging period: December 14, 2022 Winners announced: December 21, 2022 1. Participation is open to everyone residing or operating a business in Beaver County rural area. 2. Nominations will be accepted beginning at 6:00 am on Saturday, November 12, 2022. 3. All entries must be submitted before 11:59 pm December 5, 2022 via online form or email either to the Councillor in your division or the Beaver County office. 4. Entry is free, no cost or fees apply 5. Contest is for exterior decorations only, including decorations in windows that are visible from the exterior. 6. Judging will be based on “curb appeal” as viewed from the road only. Therefore, only those decorations located in the front of the property may be entered. 7. Winning participants agree to have one or more photos of their decorated residence exterior posted on the Beaver County Website and/or published on our social media pages, and in the Chronicle. 8. Prizes will be awarded 9. Winners will be announced via social media on December 21st, 2022. And best attempt to contact the winners will be made by Council. Proof of residency for the winning homes are required to receive prizes. 10. Be creative, be festive, have fun! 11. Yard Signs will be given to winning homes to place in their yard. Show off your win with a “Beaver County Congratulations Sign”! 12. The Holiday Decorating contest, including rules and prizes, may change at any moment or canceled without notice. To print an entry form visit https://www.beaver.ab.ca/residents/december-decorating-contest
Reports to: Chief Administrative Officer The General Manager of Corporate Services will provide advice and recommendations to the CAO and Council as well as providing professional leadership and direction to the entire organization on all financial matters, taxation and assessment, risk management and insurance, and asset management as a minimum. EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE: • University graduate in business administration, commerce or related field. Relevant experience will be considered. • A minimum of five years in a senior position within a municipal or business environment is preferred. • Demonstrated success in strong leadership and team building skills in a progressive and dynamic municipal/ business environment. • Recognized as a leader of change, adaptation and collaboration in an organization supporting and servicing a wide variety of stakeholders. • Practical knowledge and experience in computer systems for business applications (preferable a working knowledge of Serenic Software and/or Questica). KNOWLDEGE, SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES: The General Manager of Corporate Services will have a progressive and energized leadership record demonstrating positive relationships with all County departments and relevant stakeholders. He/she will feel comfortable as a senior manager or as a “hands-on” team participant. Among other attributes, the following will be important: • Leadership Skills • Communication • Strategic Business Planning • Interpersonal Skills • Integrity & trust • Management Skills • Customer Service • Financial Management • Professional • Self Confidence • Planning & Organizing • Strong political acumen skills COMPENSATION: A competitive compensation package will be provided including an attractive base salary and excellent benefits. Further details will be provided at the appropriate time. ———————————————————————————————————————————— FOR INFORMATION ON THE POSTINGS FOR THE GENERAL MANAGER OF CORPORATE SERVICES, PLEASE CONTACT: Erica Thomas
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The Tofield Mercury, Wednesday, December 7, 2022 - Page 11
Spilstead annual Bazaar and Auction down a bit, but still full of enthusiasm
Spilstead Hall held its annual Bazaar and Auction on Saturday, Dec. 3. Lindsay Van Sickle, treasurer of the Spilstead Ladies Society commented: “Turnout wasn't as good as previous years, but we seemed to have a lot of enthusiasm with the people that did show up. There were nine vendors. It was a good mix of local products. Spilstead Hall members stepped up to be the auctioneers this year, and it was well received.” Van Sickle continued. “This is our biggest fundraiser of the year and it helps keep us running throughout the year with utilities and maintenance." Pictured above left: Vendor Rhonda Leclaire talking about her Epicure products to potential customers. Pictured above right: front left to right - Doug Coleman, Mike Van Sickle, Dwaine Van Sickle volunteered to be auctioneers for the night. LISA KUFLAY PHOTOS
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