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Lamont gun and drug seizures Bruderheim volunteer recruit firefighter among those charged BY JOHN MATHER Co-operation between the Two Hills and Fort Saskatchewan RCMP have resulted in charges being laid against three Lamont residents, including a Bruderheim volunteer firefighter, for a variety of drug and weapons offences. On Feb. 5, Two Hills RCMP passed information regarding illegal weapons possession to the Fort Saskatchewan detachment. As a result members of the Fort Saskatchewan Traffic/Crime Reduction Unit executed a search warrant at a home in Lamont. “It all came together very quickly,” said Constable Hayley Townsend of the Fort Saskatchewan RCMP. “We received the information from Two Hills and moved on it immediately.” The result of the search of the
Lamont home was the seizure of more than 46.5 grams of suspected methamphetamine, 122 codeine tablets, 76 xanax tablets, 6.2 grams of psilocybin (mushrooms), digital scales, packaging, Canadian currency, an imitation firearm and a .22 Browning handgun. Charges were laid against three Lamont residents for a total of 54 offences. Vincent McLean, 26, of Lamont was arrested on nine outstanding warrants and faces seven firearms related charges including careless storage; unauthorized possession of a restricted
firearm; possession of a firearm obtained in the commission of an offence; and obstruction. Townsend said McLean was known to police because of the outstanding warrants. Kelly Dawson, 35, of Lamont was charged with 23 offences including: three charges of possession for the purpose of trafficking; careless storage of a firearm; unauthorized possession of a restricted firearm; possession of a firearm obtained in the commission of an offence; obstruction; abandoning a child; and criminal negligence.
Kylie Lomond, 28, of Lamont, was charged with 13 offences which including: three charges of possession for the purpose of trafficking; careless storage of a firearm; unauthorized possession of a restricted firearm; abandoning a child; and criminal negligence. Lamond was a recruit firefighter, serving a standard probationary period before becoming a regular member of the Bruderheim Fire Dept.. Dawson and McLean were remanded into custody after a judicial hearing and will be appearing in Fort Saskatchewan Provincial Court on Feb.13 (tomorrow). Lomond was released from custody on conditions and is set to appear in Fort Saskatchewan Provincial Court on March 12.
Bruderheim Councillor Falardeau runs afoul of rules for second time Councillor says there was no breach, won’t attend interpersonal skills training and won’t apologize for incident BY JANA SEMENIUK Bruderheim councillor Len Falardeau has been sanctioned by his council team for breaching the Councillor Code of Conduct for the second time in the term of this council. During the Feb. 5 council meeting, details were discussed in a closed session of council which makes them unavailable to the public. Upon returning to open session, Councillor Pat Lee made a motion that Falardeau attend Interpersonal Skills Training paid for by the town of Bruderheim for breaching the Councillor Code of Conduct. The motion was passed by a majority vote of council members. “I don’t believe the town should be spending this money as we have already spent too much money elsewhere. I don’t think this is a worthwhile project (Interpersonal Skills
Falardeau’s violation of the Council Training),” said Falardeau. In addition, deputy mayor Judy Code of Conduct, he be removed from Schueler also made a motion that his committee appointments with his Falardeau provide a letter of apology council duties being limited to attendto the Bruderheim Chief ing council meetings until the end of Administrative Officer Patty the council term in 2021. The motion Podoborozny as well as to each mem- was passed with a majority of votes by ber of town council upon breach of the council. “I think I do a very good job on the Councillor Code of Conduct. boards I am on and “I don’t believe I think it is disrethere was a breach spectful to those of the code of conboards (to remove duct. I think this is a me) We are short of foolish personal volunteers as it is. I attack on me and I don’t agree with will not write a letthis I think it’s way ter of apology,” statoverstated,” said ed Falardeau. Falardeau. A third motion Falardeau was was brought foralso sanctioned last ward, by Councillor Feb. when he Dan Skousbal, that Bruderheim Councillor breached the as a result of Len Falardeau
Council Code of Conduct for the first time. Concerns were brought forward during a closed session of council and Falardeau was sanctioned in three motions brought forward by council upon returning to open session. He was removed from his committee appointments for three months, he was asked to write a letter of apology to each council member, as well he was required to participate in Conflict and Resolution Training with the entire council team. “To date, councillor Falardeau has not written a letter of apology from the Feb. (sanctions) although he has attended Conflict Resolution Training with the council team and was removed from his committee appointments and reinstated in May,” said Mayor Karl Hauch. “We are following the policies set forth in the Municipal Government Act.”
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Hemp growers will learn of new markets for crop at Thursday workshop BY JOHN MATHER While the community is aware of the Canadian Rockies Hemp decortation plant being constructed in Bruderheim, participants at the Hemp Producer Workshop in Lamont, Feb. 13, will also learn about some different hemp crops and uses. One of those is growing hemp for seed. Clarence Shwaluk, is the director of farm operations with Fresh Hemp Foods Ltd. and they utilize the seed of the hemp plant, offering a totally new use. “Fresh Hemp Foods Limited operates as Manitoba Harvest Hemp Foods and Hemp Oil Canada,” he said. “Both those operating companies do similar things.” Manitoba Harvest deals in consumer ready retail packaged foods from hemp and sells them in grocery and natural food stores across Canada and into the U.S., including Safeway and Coop in Fort Saskatchewan. Hemp Oil Canada is in the business of bulk hemp food ingredients. “Someone who would use our shelled hemp seed in granola bars or use it into cereal blends. “The oils could be used in cosmetics for repackaging under their own label.” He said the Manitoba Harvest Hemps Hearts have been sold for about 20 years. A hemp heart is the dehulled hemp seed. “We buy the hemp seed from the farmer and turn it into food products,” explained Shwaluk. “We don’t do anything with
fibre.” If Lamont is geared to start having farmers grow hemp for fibre, Shwaluk admits that’s fine, but there’s room for other hemp uses. “There are synergies between what Canadian Rockies is doing with decortation and what we’re doing with food products.” “There’s the opportunities for dual markets where the hemp grower is growing for fibre, but may be able to harvest the hemp grain as well and we’d be a potential buyer for that seed.” Shwaluk admits hemp is a developing market and there hasn’t been a major effort to grow hemp for fibre before now in Canada. He states the plant used for fibre may be harvested earlier in its growth cycle, while hemp grown for seed value can be harvested later. He said some growers might take the plant to maturity and harvest the seed and then combine the plant for its fibre. “As a company we contract with farmers for seed production.” Manitoba Harvest has agronomists who work with the farmers to maximize the plant’s potential and give advice on when to harvest. “The grower can still have the ability to sell the post harvest fibre.” He said from his standpoint, Manitoba Harvest would use a different variety of hemp which would be shorter and has a longer growing season. The hemp used by
Canadian Rockies Hemp for fibre production is a much taller growing variety of hemp plant. He said the hemp hearts are known for their high protein content. “It has omega three mixes and the protein is easily digested,” he said. “It has iron and manganese in for a good mineral content.” He said the business is focussed on the healthy diet where hemp hearts can be sprinkled on cereals or mixed in with salads. “It can also be crushed into oil. It’s not a high temperature oil so you wouldn’t fry with it, but it can easily be used for salad dressing or as a finishing application. It has a unique nutty flavour.” He added Manitoba Harvest also prepares edible proteins. Once the seed is crushed for oil the leftover material is prepared into blocks of food protein which can be sold and used for baking or used for animal and livestock feeds. Shwaluk said the food use of hemp has been the backbone of the hemp plant until now, but with the companies coming on stream to use the fibre, it becomes a plant that has a lot of complimentary uses. Shwaluk said in Alberta, the company contracts with farmers from the south up to the High Level area. He admits it’s still a specialty crop, but they’ve had up to 136,000 acres grown across Canada.
For some of the growers, he adds, hemp production is becoming a major part of their crop. Shwaluk is also on the board of directors for the Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance, the industry trade association. Aaron
Barr from Canadian Rockies Hemp also sits on the board. “Hemp is more of a robust plant so it’s not as affected by frost, but we still encourage our growers to put their crop on the good land,” he said.
“It still has to be looked after and we encouraged our farmers to treat it like a high yielding wheat crop.” “You have to give it the proper car and attention it deserves.”
Good local choices for Family Day Mundare, EINP and Bruderheim having festivities BY JOHN MATHER & JANA SEMENIUK Mundare rolls out the red carpet with its Family Day activities again this year. You can’t go hungry in Mundare, so the day starts with a pancake breakfast served up at the Senior Centre. Following breakfast, head on over to the MRC and learn to curl. After lunch, there is a Communities in Bloom snow rally at the hub in Victory Park. While snowshoes are available, participants wanting to cross country ski must bring their own skis. After doing the rally,
residents are encouraged to stay and socialize around the fire pit with roast hotdogs, hot chocolate and coffee or marshmallows. Over at the Mundare Arena, there is free skating in the afternoon. There are plenty of outdoor activities being held at Elk Island National Park on Family Day. From noon to 4 p.m. there will be free snowshoe rentals (on a first come basis), live fiddle music or, gather around the fire and learn all about how wildlife adapts to cold winter conditions.
The Astotin Theatre will be open and the Friends of Elk Island society will be selling hot beverages and treats. While the village of Andrew has passed on organizing formal Family Day activities this year, you can find some great things to do in Bruderheim. On Feb. 17 festivities take place between 1 and 4 p.m. between the Karol Maschmeyer Arena, the outdoor rink and the community hall. They include skating, tobogganing, hotdogs, chili, plus various indoor activities.
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Opinion Another nail in the coffin? While PM Trudeau is out of country, a very delicate situation is at the point of igniting the separatist movement in Alberta even worse than the election campaign. The Frontier Oil Sands Mine Project (or Tech Mine because it is proposed by Tech Resources) is a $20.6 billion operation slated for an area one hour north of Fort McMurray and has passed all government regulations including environmental and aboriginal. The project is estimated to employ roughly 7,000 workers during construction and 2,500 while operating. Employment will mostly be Albertans, but workers and supplies will realistically come from across Canada. The project would create billions in government tax revenue including carbon tax. At capacity, the mine is estimated to be able to produce 260,000 barrels of bitumen every day and the proposed mine has already received approval from a federalprovincial bureaucratic panel which stated it is in the public interest to proceed. Yet it has not proceeded because the governing Liberal Party and its minority are split over the project. Rumours have it that the Trudeau Government has already developed an aid package for Alberta in case it axes the mine project. Get that, aid for Alberta! The people here don’t want aid, they want work. Albertans are not freeloaders, they are use to carrying the workload of Canada. A decision is expected by the end of February, and all this humming and hawing makes a person wonder if Tech itself will finalize its investment decision in light of the Liberal Government’s unfriendly economic environment created for petroleum companies. Just last week Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said cabinet was still assessing the environmental damages tied to the project. What? So, what was the purpose of having the company jump through all the hoops to previously please regulators and get the go ahead from 14 different local Aboriginal bands around the mine? Today, most new oilsands expansions tend to use steamdriven methods, which can tap into deeper-lying formations, and can be built in smaller iterations than a massive open-pit mine. Some estimates suggest smaller-scale steam projects could make up 70 per cent of future oilsands growth, as producers defer on major mines and instead look to nimbler and more modest growth options. With this change in resource extraction, an unhelpful government, and slimmer profit margins due to current oil markets, there is still a very good chance that Tech itself decides to cancel the project. Regardless, the Liberal Government has not helped in any way. Whether they ditch the project or Tech does, it will be another nail in Alberta’s coffin... and that coffin is turning out to be Canada itself. Kerry Anderson
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Lamont Elementary Religious Studies volunteers ask where their Christian rights have gone Dear Editor: The following is a letter sent to Lamont Elementary School (LES) after it was decided that starting 2020/21 school year, a religion option will no longer be offered during class time due to fiscal limitations. LES says if there is sufficient interest, a religion option may be available as a Lunch and Learn or extracurricular activity. The following is a letter responding to LES Principal Judy Anderson re: School Religion Program. Dear Ms. Judy Anderson, thank you for meeting with several of our Religion instructors on Jan. 29, 2020 to discuss changes to class times for Religious Studies. Upon reviewing the letter you sent out to the LES parents dated Jan. 30, 2020, stating the 202021 school year, Religion Studies option will no longer be offered during class time. We the volunteer, Christian Religious Studies Instructors, (Bible Studies, and Catholic Education) met to discuss your
options. After praying and sharing our concerns, we stand united, that we can not accept removing the Religion Studies from the class time as outlined in your letter. Moving forward we talk about “diversity and equality” saying this, we ask why are our Christian Rights being diminished? (Section 17 the School Ordinance, 1901, c.29 (NWT) 137, 138). “This was included in the constitution when Alberta was formed in 1905, giving us the explicit rights of a Religious Education.” Our Religion Program has been offered to our students for over 54 years, it has proven to give children: hope, courage, empathy, and a strong commitment to our God given talents. Our Religious Study program teaches; history, public speaking, sharing feelings, memorizing verses, art and it also includes teaching morals and values that have been the bedrock for our society for
hundreds of years. We strongly feel that our Religious Studies enhance and build upon the core academic competencies you addressed in your letter. We trust and pray that we can continue working together, to find solutions to overcome the fiscal restraints and create a Holistic learning environment for the future generations of our students. We wish to continue instructing our Christian Religious Studies during class time, as we have for over 50 years. Our instructors will be in contact with you in the near future for further discussions. Thank you for taking the time to work with us for our children. Christian Religious Studies Instructors: Rose Twardowski, Sigrun Jones, Elaine Budney, Dennis Budney, Ron Morey, Mike Barter, Joan Sonnichsen, Tom Adamyk, Al Sonnichsen, Brenda Mayer, Darlene Kloster Cal Reid, Mae Adamyk
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FROM WHERE I SIT: Embrace and Mitigate
BY HAZEL ANAKA Do you ever long for the days when the man of the cave simply had to go out with a hand carved weapon to kill lunch? When the little woman simply had to birth the kids, cook the kill, and sweep out the cave? Oh sure, they had short lives and died violent deaths, but the intervening time probably wasn’t that bad. Or what about the lives our closer ancestors led? Leave your home and worldly possessions
in another world for a long and treacherous trip across the ocean. If you survived, your adventure in a foreign land was only beginning. With no grasp of the language, no currency, and few, if any fellow immigrants to help you, you begin the cross-Canada journey to freedom. And nothing: but the brutal harshness of our winters and bush as far as the eye can see. Want a house, build it. Want a school and church, build them. Don’t succumb to disease or madness. Build your own workforce with twelve or fifteen home births. The surviving kids will come in handy as you build a new life. Too bad they need food and clothing too. Or would you prefer to live your current life? The only wilderness
most of us are tackling for our next meal is the office or jobsite. The one or two kids are very high need with negligible contribution to our lives other than the warm glow of pride. These kids also need food and clothing. It’s likely to be expensive, processed or restaurant food and fashionable designer clothing but hey, nothing but the best for our darlings. The pursuit of the right house in the right neighbourhood with the right vehicles in the attached garage means both parents are working. Throw in two, three, four big vacations a year because our friends are doing it. With few exceptions health care is there when we need it. Support systems exist if we choose to access them. Education and religion are offered smorgasbord style for
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our entire lives. Diversions, hobbies, pastimes and indeed the world are at our fingertips. Yet, are we any happier or more fulfilled and content than our predecessors? Yes, we have every convenience and advantage imaginable. But, some of us are also surrounded by discrimination, financial threats, unemployment, a warring world, dysfunctional politics on steroids, internal and external pressure to measure up, a loss of basic civility, the paralysis caused by too many choices on too
many aspects of our days and lives. In the absence of time travel, none of us can choose another life in another time. This is all we’ve got. We can deplore (and I do) what technology has brought us (hate perpetuated by trolls, misinformation, Big Brother surveillance of our lives) but it’s brought blessings as well. We can speculate why some young people have no work ethic (no need to contribute to the survival and wellbeing of the family through shared labour) or we can mentor those within our
reach. We can spend beyond our means just to fit in or live authentically with less pressure to juggle debt and/or multiple jobs. We can choose the best parts of our ancestors’ lives (the simplicity of food and sense of family) minus the snaggletoothed tigers, World Wars, tuberculous, polio, and quill and ink bottles. Every generation and era had challenges and blessings. Our task is to embrace the best of our time in the continuum and mitigate the harmful by-products, from where I sit.
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Bakery supplier closing location hurts school breakfast program BY JANA SEMENIUK The Lamont High School Breakfast Program, which started almost two years ago to accommodate students, was dealt a huge blow when it’s chief supplier, Cobbs Bread in Fort Saskatchewan, closed their doors on Jan. 15. Lamont High School principal, Amit Mali, said the idea for the breakfast program began as an inspiration from Finland. In 2018, Lamont High School was one of five Alberta schools chosen to participate in the Finland Alberta research project sponsored by the Alberta Teachers Association. “The idea behind the Finland Alberta research project is for five schools from Finland and five schools from Alberta to partner up and learn from each other. One of the things Finland does is to feed their kids lunch
every day. We couldn’t replicate that, but we could help them with
Lamont High School Principal Amit Mali
breakfast,” said Mali. “The assumption is that when kids hit a certain age, they can just take care of themselves. But the reality is they would rather sleep the extra ten minutes in the morning than make sure they have a much-needed breakfast before school.” Mali and the previous vice principal, Curtis Starko, reached out to
Cobbs in Fort Saskatchewan who graciously agreed to donate their left-over bread and baked goods each week to the program. “We bought a freezer and picked up the bread every Monday night from Cobbs for the week,” he said. “We also received a grant for $1,000 from President’s Choice. It helped us buy two restaurant grade toasters.” Mali added that the program became very popular and soon they were feeding 120 – 130 kids a day. He also noticed an unexpected benefit to the program. “Not only were we feeding hungry students, but we were also creating a community. Kids were coming through at 10 am but staff were there too. They weren’t there to hassle the kids about unfinished homework or why they
weren’t in class, but to have meaningful conversations and see how they are doing,” he said. Office staff run the program during the 40minute morning flex time after the first period. “It’s also time for us (office staff) to bond as well. We laugh, joke and listen to music in the kitchen while getting breakfast ready for our staff and students,” said Mali. “It’s just a win all around.” Mali added that there was huge concern for the future of the program once Cobbs closed their doors. “Because the bread was being donated, it allowed us to take care of the butter and jam. There was a point when we first found out (Cobb’s closure) that we were concerned we wouldn’t be able to continue (the program),” he said. “We
Traffic accidents soar in Lamont County BY JOHN MATHER At a recent council meeting, Lamont regional fire chief David Zayonce reported traffic accidents on County roads had almost doubled in the past year. “There was a dramatic rise in traffic accidents between 2018 and 2019,” he said. “What is alarming is how many accidents we responded to.” In 2108, the department responded to 41 accidents but that number climbed to 70 in 2019. He said, on a daily basis, as he travels around the county, he sees drivers speeding and not driving to the road conditions. “Our weather is very unpredictable,” he reported. “And when driving, those road con-
ditions should really be paid attention to. Snow and blowing snow can make for very unsafe driving conditions.” Zayonce said when he’s driving in his fire vehicle, which does has roof warning lights and striping, he sees people drive cautiously until they realize he’s a fire vehicle and not a police vehicle and then they pass him at an excessive rate of speed. “I’m always passed on the highway once someone realizes I’m not a police vehicle,” he said. He states people should realize if he’s driving to the road conditions in an emergency vehicle, then other drivers should follow suit. He added in the past
week alone, he had seen two vehicles go into the ditch due to blowing snow and perhaps not driving to the weather conditions. He adds people have to slow down when emergency crews are working on the side of the road and this is often not happening. “You can not fly by us at high rates of speed,” he said. “That is extremely dangerous for our firefighters trying to do their jobs at an accident or other emergency scenes.” He added he had no qualms when police issued large fines for people not slowing down when first responders are working in an emergency zone.
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use about eight to 10 loaves of bread a day and figured out we would need about $8,000 - $9,000 a year to maintain the breakfast program.” Over the past couple of weeks, Mali has once more reached out to the community with better than expected results. “The community has
really come together to help us. I’m confident we can make it through to June, but I’m not sure how we will continue next September,” he said. Mali added that if anyone would like to help contribute to the breakfast program please contact him at Lamont High School.
Vice Principal Brendt Sonnenberg hands out toast and jam to students who lined up to take part in the Breakfast Program at Lamont High School.
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Former local MLA named interim Alberta Party leader
BY JOHN MATHER Former Fort Saskatchewan Vegreville MLA Jacquie Fenske has been named as the interim leader of the provincial Alberta Party. “I’ve served in municipal politics and in provincial politics and I’m honoured to have been asked to serve as the interim leader of the Alberta Party,” said Fenske. “My family lives just outside of Edmonton,“ she said. “And I understand what it is like to be part of the rural culture, but I also spend much of my time in Edmonton.” She said she wants to works with local governments and is excited about the upcoming annual general meeting in April. She will remain as interim leader until a leadership election is held. “I’m hoping the membership will select a date to hold a leadership vote in September.” She added that as the interim leader, she can’t stand to be the full time leader of the party once a leadership election date is selected. The party has been floating below the radar since the election, but Fenske feels that now that there is an interim leader to make comments on provincial issues, it should get the party more publicity. “Almost ten per cent of Albertans, 172,000, voted for the Alberta Party in the last election and I’m here to represent them
Jacquie Fenske and their interests.” Former leader Stephen Mandel stepped down in June and accepted a role on the Alberta Health Services Board in September. Alberta Party President Conrad Guay said he thinks Fenske’s energy and experience is just what Alberta needs right now. “We wanted to make sure the person chosen didn’t just represent the Alberta Party, but all Albertans,” Guay said. “It came out out of left field, that this was somewhere I would end up. They asked and I made some phone calls and did a lot of thinking before making my decision to accept. “This is my way to help the Alberta Party bring forth ideas and policies that I can support for the betterment of all Albertans.” “My job is to work on party structure,” she said. “So it’s well established for the new leader.” Fenske admits she has a few ideas she would like to see brought forth for the party. “Around 2012, there was a decision to change the manner with which
resolutions were presented to form policy. “At that time it was decided to have the resolutions come from the board to the membership and I would like to see that reversed so resolutions are brought forward from the membership.” She said that would be one resolution moving forward at the AGM. She also wants to see the executive positions voted on by the membership. Currently the executive is voted by the membership but the executive jobs are decided by themselves. On the role of where Alberta fits into Canadian confederation, which is currently at the forefront of many discussions, Fenske has some clear ideas. “The Alberta Party looks at the world in a practical manner so our current reality is we have a Liberal government with zero cabinet members from Alberta or Saskatchewan. We believe you have to sit down and act like adults and negotiate – have a real conversation – rather than crying wolf and whining.” Despite increasing its popular vote to nearly 10 per cent of the total vote and running candidates in every provincial riding the party was shut out of seats in the last provincial election and Mandel subsequently stepped down.
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On March 7, 2006 it was announced that the 54 year old Chipman School, which hadn’t been used in five years, will be demolitioned by an Edmonton firm and subcontracted to K Construction out of Andrew. Brant Koroluk, owner of K, said the building will be coming down in chunks beginning next week.
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Minor Hockey scores Mundare AAA Midget Brandon Kowal has 3-point game KERRY ANDERSON These are some of the results from the Northern Alberta Interlock Minor Hockey League games held recently. (Please note that scores and scoring is taken from the website, and some game scores and scoring is dependent on proper league entries. Novice level scores are never posted. Lamont Tier 3 Atoms (3-13-1) dropped two games over the weekend. On Saturday, Lamont went to Millet where they lost a 4-1 lead and allowed three goals in the last couple of minutes of the game to fall 65. Landon Dagg got a hat trick for Lamont (3g 1a), while Liam Ellis (1g 1a), Chael Whaling (1g 1a), Aiden Switzer (1g), and
Cole Chudyk (1a) rounded out the scoring. On Sunday at Lamont, Fox Creek beat the locals 124. Cole Chudyk scored a hat trick, while Keelan Cartagena got the other. Assists went to; Landon Dagg and Madden Cossey. Bruderheim Tier 6 Atoms (6-7-1) dropped a 7-3 game to Slave Lake on Saturday at Bruderheim. Matthew Iverson scored twice for the home team. Maxim Dach got the other goal. Shawn Lyles and Nicklas Mehlenbacher picked up assists. The team was scheduled to play at Fort Saskatchewan on Sunday but no score was posted. Bruderheim Tier 2 Peewees (8-10-2)
dropped a 7-5 game against Westlock at Lamont Arena on Saturday. Bruderheim had the lead three times in the game with Westlock coming back to tie each time. The final tie was at 5-5 early in the third, but Westlock added two more to secure the win. Scoring for Bruderheim were; Andrew Svitich (2g 1a), Emerson Hauch (2g), and Ryan Carstairs (1g 1a). Assists went to; Alex Andruchow (2a), Camryn Fossum, Ashlynn Dickinson and Kayden Winslow. Lamont Tier 6 Peewees (13-4-0) lost a 10-9 heartbreaker at Maskwacis on Saturday. Maskwacis jumped in front 3-0 in the first frame, then
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exchanged goals with Lamont until the score was 5-2 after one, but Lamont fought back to tie the game 7-7 after two. Lamont scored two early in the third to take a 9-7 lead but Maskwacis came back with two to tie the score 9-9 with 7:45 left and then got the winner at 14:06. Richard Ayres scored five goals for Lamont, while William Furey and Xavier Storr both scored two. Cameron Olechow and Cayden Albert picked up assists. Mundare’s Brandon Kowal got two goals and an assist in his Fort Sask. AAA Midget Rangers 5-5 tie with PAC Saints on Saturday.
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Elected officials review emergency management roles at workshop BY JOHN MATHER Elected officials from several communities gathered at the Bruderheim Fire Hall Jan. 11 to get a refresher course on what to due in emergency situations. The program, Emergency Management for Elected Officials training workshop was held with several communities taking part. “There were eight different municipalities Beaumont, Sturgeon County, Andrew, Mundare, Bruderheim, Gibbons, Redwater, and Chipman,” said Bruderheim director of Legislative Services, Sherry Cote. “The workshop was run by the provincial government and in total close to 20 people
took part. The workshop was conducted by Ian Fox, a field officer with the Alberta Emergency Management Agency. “The intent of the program is to be sure elected officials are aware of their responsibilities under the Emergency Management Act and its related regulations.” said Fox. “It ensures they have an emergency management plan in place under an emergency management bylaw.” In addition, he said they have to establish an emergency management agency. For the past year, smaller communities like Mundare, Chipman, Lamont and Andrew have been signing on to
an emergency management plan prepared by Lamont County and Regional Fire Chief David Zayonce. Bruderheim has not taken part in this process because they are part of a similar plan established in Strathcona County. Fox said all local authorities had to have their own plans unless they joined a regional management agreement, which the communities in Lamont County have done. “The intent of the program was to ensure the councillors know what their role is when an emergency occurs,” he said. “They have to be aware of where they belong before, during and after an emergency
takes place. And that is on the regulatory side of things, not on the operational side.” Councillor Irene Talaga of Mundare was at the workshop and found it very interesting. “What we learned is who’s responsible for what,” she said. “We need to have a plan in place and we found out about different scenarios that included fires and flooding. There were a lot of scenarios presented. “But they said we weren’t to become involved in a hands-on way ,” she said. She said the town manager or director of emergency management took over control of the emergency.
In Mundare, said chief administrative officer Colin Zyla, that would be the regional fire chief because Mundare is part of the Lamont County plan. Zyla would assume the role of assistant. Fox, who has be doing this sort of program for nine years and has been involved in emergency management since 1987, said he conducts the program and other training programs as requested for municipalities throughout the province. He adds most of the
work for administrators is done during the week, while the majority of the council sessions are done during weekends. Under the Local Emergency Management Regulations which took effect at the start of January, council’s responsibilities have become much more defined leading to the workshops. The Lamont region held a tabletop exercise to further go over the County’s plan in Lamont on Jan. 22.
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New Veep assumes duties at Lamont High BY JANA SEMENIUK Lamont High School welcomed their new Vice-principal Brendt Sonnenberg to the fold on Jan 30. Sonnenberg came to Lamont High from F.R. Haythorne Junior High School in Sherwood Park where he spent eight years teaching construction, science, leadership,
quieter in the physical educahalls here at tion. L a m o n t “F.R. HayHigh.” thorne was a grade seven to Sonnenberg nine school with added that he over 650 stuwas also imdents and here Brendt pressed with we have a grade Sonnenberg the friendliseven to twelve school with 300 stu- ness of staff students and dents,” he said with a the community in the smile. “It’s definitely town of Lamont.
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Andrew figure skater at Alberta Winter Games this weekend BY TRACY DOCTOR A local figure skater, Kaylee Marianicz from Andrew, has qualified for Alberta Winter Games for Zone 7. Marianicz was able to skate her way to the podium, and earned her
spot in Star 8 for the upcoming games in Airdrie, beginning Feb. 14 to 17. She began skating in the Andrew Figure Skating Club 10 years ago, as a three-year-old. During the last 10 years,
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the skater has worked very hard to achieve multiple accomplishments in figure skating, and now she gets to add the Alberta Winter Games to the list. “I am very excited for the upcoming Games, but also very nervous for this very new experience,” said Marianicz. “I’m leaving Friday on our team bus, and can’t wait to represent my club and my sport at the opening ceremonies that evening.” Alberta Winter Games is similar to a provincial amateur mini Olympics, that includes a long list of sports like figure skating; hockey; skiing and biathlon to name a few. It’s a one of a kind experience for young athletes like Marianicz who will be in attendance. “As a figure skating
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coach of young athletes, it is always awarding to see any student achieve the goals that we set,” said Andrew Figure Skating Club coach Juline Chomay. “For Kaylee this will be a great experience.” Marianicz competes on Feb. 15. She leaves for the games, Feb. 14, with all athletes of Zone 7, which includes kids from Fort McMurray to Provost. “ I can’t wait to watch and cheer on every athlete from my zone team this weekend,” added Marianicz.
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