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Goose Takes Flight Canadian Grizzly has a good handle on Goose as he prepares to help the costumed wrestler take flight during an early match in the Feb 23 wrestling event at Bruderheim’s Community Hall. The Real Canadian Wrestling event attracted more than 100 people to the hall. Canadian Grizzly won this bout.

Ed Shepel of Mundare, who wrestles as Simply Epic Eddie Rhude, was instrumental in bringing the event to Bruderheim and soon to Mundare.

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2 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, February 27, 2019

THE ART OF CLEANING UP Mundare couple bring art and laundromat alive MAUREEN SULLIVAN Newly opened in Mundare is a laundromat and art gallery.

Nick Ostafichuk and Mary Artymko moved to Mundare from Edmonton two years ago, and now run the Mundare Laundromat Services and the attached Artymko Art Studio.

Artymko noticed the building as soon as she moved to town, thinking that the building was a wonderful space for an art studio. Two years later, she was introduced to the owner of the building Darlene Clark, who approached the couple after seeing some artwork of Artymko's, and asked them if they would like to rent the building which has living space in the back.

The couple, who were both retired, accepted the challenge of bringing the building back to life and moved in to the apartment at the end of 2018.

The laundromat had been closed for the past 10 years but is now open.

Ostafichuk, originally from Andrew, runs the laundromat which opened Dec. 1. Off to a slow start, their motto is "we might be small but we are friendly."

"This is a magical place," says Artymko, who hopes to inspire a place where women can come in and sit and talk and work on their own projects once a week. "It could be painting or knitting or whatever.

"I have been an artist all my life. My dream was to have a studio to

paint, to teach and to show my work. Finally that dream has come true," says Artymko.

Originally from Ontario, Artymko, the oldest of 11 children, has been painting for 50 years and was a school bus driver for 24 years before coming out to Edmonton four years ago to be with and help her children who live there.

Working in a variety of mediums, the classes are not structured, Artymko allows the student to lead the way with their interests and helps facilitate the finished product.

The Artymko Art Studio is a brightly lit and welcoming space, filled with paintings, crafts and cards for sale.

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Opinion Movement to change equalization program could start at upcoming election Not to harp on a subject I have already addressed in a previous editorial, but the flawed equalization payment program in Canada could be addressed as a referendum voted on by Albertans during the upcoming provincial election - with your help.

In other words we can do something about this unfair “share the wealth” program with cooperation from our provincial government, and a bit of a movement is proceeding throughout Alberta which is hoping to light a fire under Premier Notley on this issue.

It works like this: According to the Supreme Court of Canada, if voting results in “a clear majority … on a clear question,” the federal government has “a constitutional duty to negotiate” the issue “in good faith.”

That result was made clear during the Quebec referendum on separation, and it might just be the type of action Alberta should take to curb the hundreds of billions of dollars that have exited our “have” province mostly for Quebec since the equalization program began in 1957.

If Alberta doesn’t vote 100 percent that it feels the program is unfair and would like to negotiate a better deal, then I am thinking results would be 99 percent and the other one percent are federal employees persuaded by a certain PM. Either way, a vast majority victory would be predicted.

After the Alberta votes come back, likely for repeal, whoever forms our next government should enlist the support of other “have” provinces like Saskatchewan, BC and Ontario to hold referendums themselves. A coalition with these provinces, particularly Ontario, would surely create change in the equalization program now benefitting mostly Quebec - which this year alone will receive $13 billion from “have” provinces.

If you would like to begin the process of change, please send a brief email to the following political leaders indicating such: • Rachel Notley, premier and leader of the NDP – premier@gov.ab.ca • Jason Kenney, leader of the UCP – calgary.lougheed@assembly.ab.ca • Derek Fildebrandt, leader of the Freedom Conservative Party – strathmore.brooks@assembly.ab.ca • Stephen Mandel, leader of the Alberta Party – info@albertaparty.ca • David Kahn, leader of Alberta Liberal Party – office@albertaliberal.com • Marilyn Burns - leader of the Alberta Advantage Party aapcoms@gmail.com Is it not about time Quebec’s attitude of gladly taking our “dirty money” made selling “dirty oil” (but will not allow pipelines into their province), something that needs to change?

Please consider helping make this a reality.

Kerry Anderson

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR Letter: UCP leader Kenney doesn’t plan to mess around if elected premier He ain’t messing around.

With one swift announcement last week, United Conservative leader Jason Kenney proposed a series of steps to provide real, meaningful, and long lasting changes to Alberta’s democratic process.

To begin with, he announced that a United Conservative government will approve recall legislation, and give voters the ultimate say in holding MLAs accountable.

When it comes to democratic reform, recall has long been at the top of the list for most Albertans because it places the onus on elected politicians to fulfill their promises and put the interests of constituents first.

Recall has been adopted in dozens of jurisdictions around the world, including the United Kingdom, proving that it is compatible with our democratic process and traditions.

Voters in BC have enjoyed

the ability to recall MLA since 1991.

Kenney also stands ready to give all United Conservative MLA free votes and ban floor crossing without a by-election.

In announcing his plan to adopt recall in Alberta, Jason Kenney is staking his reputation on the belief that voters deserve to be heard every day, not just on election day. When it comes to accountability, this is a marked departure from the current government’s “do as we say, not as we do” approach.

And he’s just getting started. Under Premier Kenney, our United Conservative team stands ready to clean up election finance laws that allow special interests undue influence. We support the current ban on corporate and union donations, however these bans are meaningless with some of the massive loopholes provided by the NDP. For instance,

the Alberta Federation of Labour was able to spend $550,000 on political advertising last year by funneling resources through third-party advertisers. This doesn’t pass the smell test, and under Jason Kenney we’re going to fix it. In addition, our United Conservative team will ban partisan government advertising, establish a truly fixed election date, and restore Alberta’s Senate elections that were shut down by the NDP. With regard to leadership by example, some politicians like to talk the talk. Jason Kenney demands we walk the walk. That’s why he recently announced that if elected as Premier he will cut his own pay by 10 per cent, and he intends to cut MLA pay by five per cent. In addition, we will impose real accountability on elected officials with regard to fuel and other expenses.

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FROM WHERE I SIT

BY HAZEL ANAKA Years ago, when the first Body Worlds exhibit came to the Telus World of Science, I couldn’t get there fast enough.

Unlike some I was fascinated, intrigued, captivated by what I saw. I was not grossed out or troubled by any ethical dilemma. I knew that everyone who donated their bodies for this purpose had informed consent.

Indeed, I was grateful they had.

I know many health pro-

Kenney Continued from Page 4 For far too long, Albertans have been demanding these common sense changes, only to be denied. Whether it’s by cutting his own pay, or instituting

fessionals who attended the exhibit for the unique opportunity it provided.

I was interested to see a smoker’s lung, a fatty liver, other diseased organs. But the thing I will never forget was the sight and sheer size of the sciatic nerve. It runs from the lower spine down the back of the leg and ends at the ankle. It is the same diameter as sisal twine and by far the largest nerve in the body.

As such, there’s no pain like it, as anyone who’s suffered with sciatica knows.

My first attack was years ago during harvest. I went for chiropractic treatments and was shown some stretching exercises (of course, I never do them as preventative maintenance but only when the pain returns).

That September I sat on a changes to hold all politicians to account, Jason Kenney arrives on the scene ready to take action.

His approach won’t be popular among the entrenched elite and entitled. But I would offer them this word of caution: Jason Kenney ain’t messing around.

Jason Nixon, MLA

Effort & Self-Care piece of plywood in the combine & iced my right butt cheek several times a day.

Fast forward to now.

Whether it is osteoarthritis or the ever-reliable diagnosis of aging or just another variation on sciatica, I’m suffering. My right hip is so painful I can hardly fall asleep. I dislike taking meds often to my own detriment.

My acupuncturist and masseuse always work on my hip flexors. A physiotherapist did ‘dry needling’ and prescribed a series of exercises to strengthen and stabilize my lower back. I’ve used moist heat pads.

I’ve used ice.

Somewhere along the way I also learned that sciatica can also manifest

as numbness, not just pain. Standing in one spot does it every time.

One of the benefits of finding all my stuff postreno is that I came across my books on acupressure and reflexology (hand and foot) plus my knobby massagers and rollers. A year or so ago I bought the Body Back Buddy for applying pressure in those sensitive, hard-to-reach areas of the body. Even a contortionist couldn’t apply sufficient therapeutic touch on these pressure points. The hard-plastic s-shaped gizmo has umpteen knobby protrusions that allow you apply pressure until you want to cry in pain. Not that crying is recommended, nor is causing

pain the point of the process. I also bought the Dr. Ho Circulation Promotor.

I already owned a TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) machine.

So, between the Dr. Ho thing, hand reflexology, some icing, some yoga stretches, I was able to get rid of a headache that persisted for about a week plus my hip pain.

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Water break puts Bruderheim on full alert

BY JOHN MATHER Bruderheim residents faced a community-wide conserve water warning following a break in the town’s main water supply, Feb. 20.

“We actually had two water breaks in the past week,” said Bruderheim chief administrative officer Patty Podoborozny.

She said the major leak occurred in the middle of the night, but an alarm was triggered at public works, notifying the oncall person of the leak.

“Our people started driving around town about four in the morning but couldn’t find anything obvious,” she said. “At 5:20 they realized it was a main water line and we were losing about 10 cubic metres per second.”

The leak occurred right outside the public works yard, but it took time to discover because the water had to surface through the snow and frozen ground.

Podoborozny said the feed from the water reservoir to the town’s main line was where the break occurred, when a hot tap connecting a fire hydrant to the main line gave way due to the sudden thaw of the ground during some warmer weather last week.

She explained the fill beneath the t-joint in the main pipe gave way and the weight of the hydrant buckled the main pipe.

“Normally, if a break occurs in our water supply, we can quickly isolate the break and cut it off, but this break

occurred on the main supply pipe which we can’t isolate without shutting down water to the entire town.”

Podoborozny said the water on the main was only shut off for an hour during the Wednesday break.

“We were lucky a contractor was quickly available to come out and dig the area out and isolate the leak,” she said.

“Lamont County helped with a power supply, and Strathcona helped us with some workers and pump which allowed us to pump the water around the leak so we could fix it.”

She added Sil Silica was able to provide 40tonne of sand to backfill the hole following the repairs.

She added the freezethaw cycle is “brutal” on infrastructure.

Earlier in the week, during the Family Day weekend, a pipe under a mobile home in the town had frozen and broken causing another leak.

It took two days to find the leak and all the meters in town had to be read to find the source of the leak. The leak caused a spike in its reading.

Podoborozny said the reduce water usage to the community was in effect for more than 12 hours.

“Everybody in town was awesome,” added Podoboronzy.

“Water consumption went way down allowing us to make the repairs in a timely manner.”

Water pours from a main waterline in Bruderheim after it sprung a leak caused by the sudden thaw last week. The thaw caused erosion beneath the pipe and it collapsed under its own weight. The leak triggered a town-wide conserve water request to ease pressure to allow crews to repair the leak.

The Wardens receive warm welcome in St. Michael MAUREEN SULLIVAN A night filled with songs, stories and slides was well received in St. Michael on Feb. 23, when The Wardens performed on behalf of the County of Lamont Food Bank, raising about $450.

The trio, all who have been National Park Wardens in the Banff and Jasper area entertained with stories of the back country of the parks, and the people who have populated it, such as Wild Bill, one of the first park wardens who according to the song “became a legend, legend never dies.”

Bradley Bischoff and Scott Ward, both now retired, and Ray Schmidt, who still works in Roger’s Pass, write, play, and sing the stories of the park. Scott Duncan (not a park warden), who played the fiddle, has been with the group for the last 18 months.

“We are preserving

history through these songs and stories,” says Schmidt.

Mae Adamnyk of the St. Michael Ag Society was MC for the evening and hopes to have the group return again.

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Fate of senior high in jepardy, Andrew hosts EIPS information meeting MAUREEN SULLIVAN Members of the community showed up to hear the fate of the senior high at the Andrew School on Feb. 20. The administration of the Elk Island Public School Board (EIPS) set up information in the school gymnasium to present three possible options to the future of grades 10 12 at the school.

EIPS has said that a final decision about the fate of the senior high students has not been made at this time and that before a decision is made, the Board will review all the information and feedback gathered throughout various public consultations. A final decision is expected before the end of the school year.

In attendance at the evening consultation were EIPS Board Chair Trina Boymook, and Trustees Colleen Holowaychuk, Randy Footz, Harvey Stadnick

and Annette Hubick.

Also attending were Associate Superintendent Sandra Stoddard, Division Principal Dave Antymniuk, Principal Rod Leatherdale and Assistant Principal Holly Warawa from Vegreville Composite, and Principal Amit Mali and Assistant Principal Curtis Starko from Lamont High, as well as many EIPS departmental directors who staffed the stations around the room.

MLA Jessica Littlewood, and Alberta Party candidate Marv Olsen (who attended Andrew School), were also at the event.

Andrew Town Councillor Ken Hamaliuk, after looking at the options, said, "Why can't we have students from Lamont High coming up to take some options here at Andrew?"

According to Laura McNabb, Director of

Communication Services at EIPS, this was not an option as Lamont High has a thriving, well established school community with strong enrollment and established educational infrastructure.

Adminisitration wouldn't recommend splitting resources and disrupting a second school to address the situation in Andrew.

"It's very frustrating and sad, I don't know the best choice," said Kelly Peats "How are parents who work, going to get kids to school and back if the hours change? Parents feel helpless," said Donna Fesyk.

EIPS said that if interest is expressed they will explore with the community the possibility of onsite - before and after school - child care at the school.

"I would like the school to remain the same," said parent

LAMONT TEAMS SUCCEED ON BASKETBALL COURT It was a good weekend for the Lamont Lakers basketball teams. Playing in their home tournament, the Junior Boys had a 2-1 record winning third pace with a 4532 win over Fort Christian High School. Meanwhile, the Senior Girls travelled to Glendon to play in a tournament and won second place with a 2-1 record. The team downed the host Glendon squad by a 41-32 score.

Lindsey Yadlowki.

"There is a sentimental value to this school and a quality of life for the kids. I don't want to be putting kids on the bus for four hours a day.

They are taking the decision away from the people."

If the school closes its senior high, will there be an option to reopen the high school, was a question asked by many of the parents and community members.

"Our data indicates there will not be a significant change in enrollment at that level in the Andrew boundary area in the foreseeable future.

If, however, that situation was to change and there was a large influx into the area, that’s certainly something the Board of Trustees could consider as the school has more than enough capacity to accommodate additional growth," said McNabb.`

The three options are as follows: In option one, grade configuration, programming, bell schedule and transportation will remain the same. EIPS heard the community when they said the school is fine the way it is, that students benefit from the small class sizes, one-on-one support, shorter bus times and having the senior high programming within the Andrew Community.

The second option has senior high students redirected to Lamont High with Vegreville Composite High as an optional non-designated school. The students will receive access to a greater selection of programming options, program speciality teachers, extracurricular opportunities, team sports and a more well rounded senior high experience.

All students living in the current Andrew School Boundaries are bussed together arriving at the school at 7:35 a.m.

Senior high students then transfer to a bus to their respective school.

This will mean new start times for those students from K - 9 with Andrew School starting at 7:50 and ending at 2:35 p.m.

In the third option all students in grades 10 to 12 are bussed independently of the other students. This increases the median ride time from 31 minutes in Option 2, to 61 minutes in Option 3.

The bell schedule at Andrew School remains the same.

EIPS is still taking feedback about the three options presented until Mar. 4.

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Mundare Ag. Society receives cheque to allow them to raise the roof The Mundare Agricultural Society were happy to receive a cheque from the Community Facility Enhancement Program on Feb. 14. MLA Jessica Littlewood was on hand to present the cheque to Mundare Ag Society

President Peter Polischuk at the Mundare Arena.

The cheque for $42,855.00 will be matched by the Ag Society and will be going towards roof repairs at the arena.

Also from the Ag

Society were Ryan Warawa (vice president), Denise Warawa (secretary), Peter Chipps (director), Wendy Chipps (director). The Mundare Initiation Vipers and their coaches Barclay Leitch and Trevor Zacharkiw.

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BY JOHN MATHER The recent Hemp workshop in St. Michael is being hailed as a total success by organizers and participants alike.

“It was awesome,” enthused Lamont Economic Development officer Jim Newman.

“We planned for about 70 people and we had 185.”

He went on to say about 70 people were from Lamont County and “that’s huge.”

“That was our main objective,” he said. “Was to give some give some good information on the opportunity to grow hemp. It wasn’t just about what type of seed to grow or grow… it was also about having the producer understand the whys of getting into the hemp industry and I think we did that.”

He felt all the speakers were well versed in their subject and knew the industry well.

“A lot of them have been in it anywhere from five to 20 years,” he said.

“We wanted to show them there was an opportunity for a value added hemp industry in this area and I think we did that.”

He said if there had been a weak point it was the farmer wanted to hear more about contracts and how much the costs were and what profit could be made.

To that end, he adds, the County will hold another conference to specifically address this area for the Lamont County farmers.

Aaron Barr, CEO of Canadian Rockies Hemp, that will be building a decoration plant in Bruderheim later this year, was totally

impressed with the conference.

“We were swamped with people wanting more information from us,” he said. “I’d say we’ve signed up about 20 farmers so far and our goal is to try get 100 farmers this year, so we’re off to a good start.”

He said his team is “swamped” with meetings, going out to meet with farmers to talk about how it would work into their crop rotation and farm management practiced.”

Barr’s firm will pay $110 per tonne for single purpose fibre.

“You have to be contracted to us, and we will help with the harvest and will pay a tonnage,” he said. “We expect our farmers to get about six tonnes per acre on average.”

It about explaining to farmers the whole process of what it is to grow for us.

He said it’s an education process to eliminate some of the misconceptions about hemp and let farmers know it’s a lot like a silage process.

“It a lot like growing hay.”

He said the farmers signing up are from Westlock, St. Paul, Smoky Lake and Tofield and all around the region.

“Lamont is right in our back door,” he said.

“We’ll be putting on another seminar with the County in the next while to give them more information.”

He said all the farmers under contract to Canadian Rockies Hemp would use the same seed so the product arriving to the decortation plant is all the same.

In addition, Canadian Rockies Hemp, will assist with planting and will send agrologists out to the farm during the growing season to walk the crop with the farmer to make sure it is being grown to prime shape.

They will then supply the proper harvesting equipment to bring the crop off the field.

Newman said he had farmers, second and third generation families, coming up and stating they were excited about a new value added crop being added in the area.

“We’re not saying go out and seed 1,000 acres, we just want the farmer to plant a small crop and learn to understand the crop and see what the upside of it is.”

Jan Slaski, the team lead of crop development and management at Innotech Alberta in Vegreville was able to provide information about input costs for farmers.

“It depends on how much fertilizing the farmer is doing, but it should be less the $200 per acre,” he said. “If you seed 20 pounds per acres and pay $2.50 per pound, the only other costs you have are for hour fuels, time and fertilizer.”

The highest I’ve heard people talk about is $300 per hectare, but you can go under $200,” he said.

“You can get a very good return if you know what you’re doing.”

He added hemp is very much a pest resistant product.

“There’s no known diseases which could decimate he crops,” he said.

“Our colder climate seems to suppress diseases. And insects are not a problem.”

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NOTE: THE ESTATE OF BRYAN PRINCE & BRYAN’S WOODWORKING OF VIKING, AB. AUCTIONEER NOTES: THIS ESTATE INCLUDES SOME ANTIQUES and TOOLS BUT MOSTLY HAND CRAFTED CABINETS, STORAGE BINS, PLANT STANDS and BENCHES. SEE MORE PHOTOS ONLINE. DETAILED TERMS & PHOTOS @ GLOBALAUCTIONGUIDE.COM LICENSE #194638

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Official Notice of Annual Meeting Tuesday, March 12, 2019, 7:30 pm

Lamont Rec. Hall • Hear and discuss report of 2018 operations • Distribution of dividend cheques to members

• Reading of Financial Statement • Election of two Directors • Coffee

The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, February 27, 2019 - 9 JOHN MATHER PHOTOS

Wrestlers entertain at Bruderheim event

After an important bout in which he fought hard but lost, Big Jess Youngblood just had to have a quick bit to eat. Here, Bruderheim concession boss Elsie Matthews, serves him up a hot dog before he dashes off to the dressing room.

Sweet Daddy Soul gives a kick to escape the pin from Cameron Stevens in the first match.

Andrew Hawkes, half of the Newfoundland Viking Rage tag team gets a face full of turnbuckle.

Young fans hoot and holler at the wrestlers during the Defiance pro wrestling event in Bruderheim Feb. 23.

The Chipman Bad Girl gives a pummeling to Alix Zwicker, whom was was brought in as a replacement when there were no other women available. She lost, much to the crowd’s chagrin.

Simply Epic Eddie Rhude mounted the ropes to give some serious beat down to Andrew Hawks as he battle, solo, the Newfoundland Viking Rage tag team.

The tag team duo used dirty tricks to defeat Rhude in their premiere bout, but Zack Mercury came to Rhude’s rescue and the pair put a whupping on the Rage prior to the end of the evening at Bruderheim Community Hall – much to the delight of the crowd.

Simply Epic Eddie Rhude gasps as he gets a whiff of breath from Vince Austin, while Andrew Hawkes pins him to the ropes. Rhude took on the Newfoundland Viking Rage tag team duo, losing after a series of dirty tricks not caught by the referee.

Vince Austin has a death grip on Zack Mercury.

Kids do the chicken dance while showing a full range of emotion as their hero Simply Epic Eddie Rhude was taking a pummeling at the hand of the Newfoundland Viking Rage tag team duo. Rhude lost his solo match through dirty trickery, missed by the referee, but was joined by Zack Mercury to put a beat down on the duo at the end of the night.

10 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Minor Hockey goes into playoff mode: Lamont and Bruderheim Novice teams play epic playoff OT contest 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.

Lamont Tier 4 Novice won two close, exciting, playoff games over the weekend. On Saturday at Redwater, Lamont overcame a 6-3 deficit entering the free-wheeling third period but came back to win 10-9 in overtime. Chael Whaling had a 7-point game including 6g, four in the third frame alone.

Cole Chudyk had a hat trick, while Landon Dagg had a goal and an assist.

Emmett Moonen got the win in goal.

On Sunday at Bruderheim Arena, the home team and Lamont Tier 4 Novice had a thrilling playoff game that Lamont tied with only 1:59 remaining and then won in overtime 87. The teams were tied five separate times in the game. Bruderheim led 53 heading into the third period but Lamont struck with three straight goals to take a 6-5 lead at 7:52.

Bruderheim responded with two of their own to retake the lead 7-6 with 2:38

remaining before Chael Whaling scored at 18:01 to send the game to OT. Scoring for Bruderheim were; Austyne Morgan (hat trick), Carter Winslow (2g), Maxim Dach (1g 1a), Keegan Ellis (1g 1a), and Callum Dziekciarz (1a). Scoring for Lamont were; Cole Chudyk (7g including a natural hat trick in the third period), Chael Whaling (1g), Evan Wick (1a), and Landon Dagg (1a). Emmett Moonan got the win in goal.

On Friday, Bruderheim Tier 4 Novice crushed Fort Saskatchewan 10-2 at Bruderheim Arena, in their first playoff game.

The game was close early, but by the second period Bruderheim began running away with the game. Austyne Morgan scored 7 goals including a natural hat trick in the third period.

Maxim Dach got a hat trick and added two assists for a 5-point game. Keegan Ellis and Jorja Sullivan both had assists. Thomas Purdy stopped 22 shots for the win in goal.

Lamont Tier 4 Peewees won two playoff games against Smoky Lake on the weekend.

On Saturday at Lamont Arena, Lamont won a 9-3 game with Dylan Onushko getting 8points (5g 3a) and

Emerson Hauch picking up 5-points (2g 3a).

Other scorers were; Jacob Shiach and Rowan Young. Assists went to; Ayden Loran, Teagan Stetsko, Ethan Weleschuk, Alex Andruchow, Camryn Fossum and Ashlynn Dickinson.

Sandy McDonald stopped 50 of 53 shots for a .943 save percentage game. On Sunday at Smoky Lake, Lamont won a 7-5 game they had control right from the start. Dylan Onushko got a hat trick, and Emerson Hauch had a 3-point game (1g 2a).

Other scorers were; Jacob Shiach, Kyran Belcourt

and Rowan Young. Alex Andruchow got an assist. Sandy McDonald got the win in net.

On Thursday on the road, Lamont Tier 3 Midgets dropped an 8-2 playoff game against Redwater.

Tyler Couillard and Seth Williams scored for Lamont, while Luke Eccleston (2a), and Tyler Couillard got assists. The two teams were scheduled to meet on Monday after print deadline.

Mundare’s Brandon Kowal scored a goal in the Fort Saskatchewan AAA Bantam Rangers 42 win over PAC Saints on Saturday.

Employment Opportunity St. Michael Regional Landfill is accepting applications for a Full Time Equipment Operator.

All Applicants must possess a valid Class 3 License with air brakes. A driver’s abstract will be required prior to Employment.

Qualifications: This successful applicant will have a strong work ethic, experience operating equipment, mechanical aptitude and good communication and listening skills.

Landfill certification is not required but would be an asset.

This is a full time hourly rated position depending on qualifications.

The selected candidate will be required to provide a criminal record check and a pre-employment medical.

Wages based on qualifications and experience.

Benefits are available.

Applications will be accepted until a qualified candidate is found.

The St. Michael Regional Solid Waste Commission thanks all applicants for their interest however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

St. Michael Regional Solid Waste Commission PO Box 308 Bruderheim, AB T0B 0S0 Email: smrlandfill@shaw.ca or Fax 780.796.2081

Julian McDonald, little brother of goalie Sandy from the Lamont Peewees, wears his playoff beard made

by Stephanie Olechow.

YOU’RE INVITED TO ATTEND!!

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Friends of Lamont Firefighters Society March 7, 2019 @ 7 pm Lion’s Den 5008 - 50 Ave, Lamont, AB. Memberships available, Refreshments

LAMONT HEALTH CARE CENTRE Invites applications for the following position: FOOD SERVICES WORKER 1 Casual Days and Evenings as needed.

LUCKY PLAYOFF BEARDS Lamont Peewees downed Smoky Lake in two playoff games over the weekend. Their good fortune and good play can in part be attributed to Stephanie Olechow knitting the team playoff beards which they are demonstrating in the photo.

Please direct resume to: Marilyn Thomas Food Services Supervisor Lamont Health Care Centre PO Box 479 5216 – 53rd Street LAMONT AB T0B 2R0 or FAX: 780-895-7305

The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, February 27, 2019 - 11

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HOTELS

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LAWNCARE

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Specializing in Seamless Eavestrough Installation Alu-Rex Leaf Guards • Downpipe • Soffit & Fascia Gutter Cleaning & Repair • Roof Top Snow Removal

ELECTRICAL Residential •Commercial •Industrial

Trenching services available

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HAIR STYLIST

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ENTERPRISES INC. Equipment rentals and sales Industrial tools and consumables

Mini Batch Concrete

PH: 780.720.6361 FAX: 780.922.8715 EMAIL: GSH50@SHAW.CA

NOW OFFERING DOGGIE DAY CARE

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LANDFILL

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Our local businesses,

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for your support

thank you,

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PLUMBING

JMP Plumbing & Heating Ltd. Furnace & Hot Water Tank Replacement Plumbing - New Home Construction Air Conditioning - Gas Fitting - Gas Fire Places Garage Heaters - Service & Repair - Sheet Metal

Business Directory

Thank you for supporting these businesses.

1” ad $40/month; 2” ad $80/month Advertise Today. Call 780-895-2780 or email: lmtleader@gmail.com

REAL ESTATE

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John Panek 780-999-2065 jmpplumbing@live.ca Box 84, Lamont, AB T0B 2R0

River Flows Mechanical Ltd. 780-895-2993 or 780-896-3997 Drain Cleaning Video Inspection Camera w/ Locator

Plumbing/Heating

Garage Heaters

Water Well Pumps

Sump Pits & Pumps Hot Water Tanks

Septic Systems

Service or Replacement Foot Valve Replacements

Safe Entry for Repairs Unplugging Open Discharge

Boilers & In-Floor Heating

10% Seniors Discount

Gas Lines

Are you Buying or Selling?

BECJM Enterprises Ltd. Backhoe, directional boring, trackhoe, hydrovac, steamer, picker & gravel truck

Gerhard Rosin 22 years experience

cell: 780-490-8616 email: gerhard.rosin@outlook.com website: gerhardrosin.ca office: 780-449-2800 fax: 780-449-3499 #109, 65 Chippewa Rd, Sherwood Park, AB T8A 6J7

Bill & Charles Matthews CERTIFIED SEPTIC DESIGNER & INSTALLER Box 197 Bruderheim, AB T0B 0S0

ph/fax 780-796-3952

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RENOVATIONS

Stadnick Contracting (2011) Ltd.

J & S Renovations

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FREE ESTIMATES

Jacob Friesen

Exterior & Interior

Elizabeth J. Tatchyn, B.A., LL.B BARRISTER & SOLICITOR By appointment only

at Smith Insurance Service, Main Street Lamont etatchyn@biamonte.com Edmonton: 780-425-5800 * Speaks Ukrainian *

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is now available for septic cleaning Contact: Brett : 587-991-0398 No job too big or small, we’ll do them all!

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Ronald W. Poitras Barrister & Solicitor Serving Lamont and Area Since 1977 Wednesday 1:30 – 5:00 pm

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Ph. 780-895-2780 Email: lmtleader @gmail.com _____________________ COMING COMING EVENTS EVENTS Viking Station Gallery and Arts Centre Annual Meeting March 11 at 10 a.m. at the Station.

New members are Needed to Keep This Going!

09c _____________________ Holden 4H Beef Club Pancake Supper.

Tuesday, March 5 Holden Community Hall, 5-7 p.m.

Adults $6, Students $4, Under 6 free.

TM09p _____________________ Ross Creek Community Association Annual General Meeting and Elections are being held on Tuesday, March 5 at 7 p.m. at the Ross Creek Community Centre located on Range Rd. 191, 1/2 km south of Hwy 16.

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Viking AA Group Meetings Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m.

Multi-Purpose Room at Viking Health Care Centre _____________________ Spring Social: Saturday, March 2. Sponsored by Round Hill Ag society.

Featuring - PHILEAS FLASH; COMEDIAN, MAGICIAN, BALLOON ARTIST. Cocktails 6:00 PM, Supper 6:30 PM Advance Tickets: $20, After Mar 1 $25. Youth 612 $10, Under 5 free. Held at Round Hill Community Hall.

Town house for rent in Viking. Available January 1. $900/month plus utilities. Contact 780-3363393.

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14x35 for Lease between Killam/Sedgewick/Viking. e m a i l baylease19@gmail.com 09/10p ______________________ FOR FOR SALE SALE

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07/17p ______________________ MEMORIAL MEMORIAL

In Loving Memory of Frank Voltner February 21, 2015

Roy’s Handyman Services. Flooring, trim work, basement finishing, decks, fences, kitchen cabinet installs and carpentry work.

780-662-0146 or 780-232-3097

TM08/09c _____________________ Tofield Handivan Society Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at 7:00 pm at the Tofield Lodge.

Election of Officers and presentation of annual reports. Everyone welcome.

TM08/09c _____________________ Shrove Tuesday Pancake supper Viking United Church March 5 5-7 pm $ donations to the local food bank Everyone welcome 08/09c _____________________ FEED FEED WANTED WANTED TRENCHUK CATTLE CO. (In Smoky Lake) Is Currently Buying Round Straw Bales Feed Wheat & Feed Barley Including High Moisture Wheat Call Willy 780-656-0052 LL06/09c _____________________ FOR FOR RENT RENT 2 bedroom large suite in 3story walk-up apartment building under new professional management with live-in, on-site caretaker.

Close to Town Centre, hospital and No-Frills Superstore. Rent from $895, incl. utilities, energized parking stall. DD $500. Seniors welcome with special rate.

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Certified seed for sale.

Wheat: AC Shaw VB. Barley: Amisk.

Oats: AC Morgan, ORE3542M, Murphy.

Peas: CDC Amarillo, CDC Limerick.

Fababeans: CDC Snowdrop.

Brett Young: all canola & forage varieties. Haralie Seed Farms 780-662-2617 or 780-405-8089, Tofield Alta. _____________________ Purebred yearling and 2 yr old Red & Black Angus bulls for sale. Call 780986-9088.

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ROBERT WARREN COLIN JOHNSON August 7, 1978 March 3, 1998 In loving memory of a precious Son, Brother, Grandson, Nephew, Cousin, Uncle, and Friend.

I heard your voice in the wind today, And turned to see your face; The warmth of the wind caressed me, As I stood silently in place.

I felt your touch in the sun today, As its warmth filled the sky; I closed my eyes for your embrace, And my spirit soared high.

I held you close in my heart today, It made me feel complete; You have passed...

But you are not gone, You will always be a part of me.

As long as the sun shines, rain falls...

The wind blows; You will live on inside of me forever, For that is all my heart knows.

May the winds of love blow gently; And whisper so you can hear; How much we love and miss you, And wish that you were here.

Lovingly Remembered and Sadly Missed, Your Family and Friends 09p

It only takes a little space, To write how much we miss you.

But it will take the rest of our lives, To forget the day we lost you.

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You gave us years of happiness, No one can take away.

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09c ______________________ SERVICES SERVICES Carpet and upholstery cleaning - residential and commercial. Truck mount unit, sewer back-up, and flood cleaning. Auto and RV cleaning. Call Glenn and Cindi Poyser, Fancy Shine Auto and Carpet Care at (780) 384-3087 tfnc _____________________ 35+ years experience Drywall Taper for hire.

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Call Jason in Viking, AB today for a future estimate Cell: 780-254-0166 or Home: 780-254-0700. tfnc

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LATE VALENTINE Brr, Valentine Day was so cold and the busses were not running, so Andrew School decided to still have the Valentine Scavenger Hunt on February 20th. All students and staff had to hunt around school to find their special heart to redeem for a delicious cupcake made by the Leadership Junior High class.

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MAUREEN SULLIVAN The Friends of Lamont Firefighters Society are looking for new members. The Society is a nonprofit organization that was created to supply the Lamont Fire Department with funding for lifesaving training and equipment.

“If you have always wanted to work closely with the Lamont Fire Department without joining and responding to calls, this is your opportunity,” says Kylee Dziwenko, Secretary for the Society.

“We have transitioned from volunteers of the Lamont Fire Department to members of the Friends of Lamont Firefighters Society in order to increase our fundraising opportunities. We are not members of the Lamont Fire Department, but you can be,” states Dziwenko.

Members of the

Society have an opportunity to plan and participate in fundraising events, to vote on matters pertaining to the society and to work closely with the Lamont Fire Department to make their fundraising goals a reality.

The mandate of the society is to provide financial assistance for emergency response related training that goes above and beyond the municipal budgets. All money raised remains in the community- nothing goes to administration as all positions are volun-

teer.

P r e v i o u s fundraising allowed the Lamont Fire Department to send a member to the International Fire Department Instructors Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 2018 and to offer a food handling course to members of the department.

“Our goals for the future are to continue to fundraise to support the Lamont Fire Department by allowing them access to funding for lifesaving training and equipment,” said Dzwienko.

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The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, February 27, 2019- 15

Bruderheim council seat-reduction bylaw upsets councillors

BY JOHN MATHER Bruderheim council got into heated discussion during first reading of a by-law to reduce the number of councillors from seven to five members at the next election.

CAO Patty Podoborozny told council the reduction would reduce costs for the council. She further stated several smaller municipalities across the province were studying this sort of move.

In Lamont County, Bruderheim is the only municipality with seven council positions. The Town of Lamont has only five council seats despite having a larger population.

In addition to reducing the number on council, the election of mayor would be scrapped and would instead be selected by the council on the basis of the person with the highest number of votes received being the mayor, or by a vote of

council.

“Administration feels this is a good conversation to have,” she said.

“It’s just a matter of us looking at how we’re doing things and could we do them better.”

She added it was coming up at this time because it’s in the middle of the council term, so there is a lot of time to discuss the matter. She further stated that after first reading the by-law would be posted and there would be community meetings and open houses to get input to see if the community felt a reduced council was the way to move forward.

After Councillor Judy Schueler moved first reading, Councillor Len Falardeau kick started the discussion.

“Well, I think we’ve finally lost our marbles,” he declared. “Administration figures they don’t want to cut their costs, and we’re willing to send people across the

country to a conference.

So why not just cut two councillors out. How about we cut two staff employees out.

“I think this is absolutely ridiculous,” he stated. “This town has been functioning extremely well with seven people. I believe with the seven people here we get a better picture of the community.

Five will become a smaller group and we won’t get good decisions. I strongly suggest we just defeat this now and let administration get on with some more important decisions.”

Schueler disagreed with Falardeau.

“I had people approach me and ask why we don’t cut council. So I moved this so we can have a discussion on it. Let’s have the community get more involved.”

Deputy Mayor Pat Lee said many communities in the area had larger populations and operat-

ed with two less councilors.

Councilor Olechow questioned how the mayor would be determined, wanting further clarification on that.

“It says there’s three options for the Mayor and I’d like to see some further explanation. I don’t know which option is better.”

Mayor Karl Hauch said that would be part of the discussion with the bylaw moved forward.

“We talk about trying to save money,” he added. “We have gone long stretches in the past with fewer than seven councillors and operated quite well.”

Podoborozny said after passage of first reading, there would be an open house to discuss the bylaw and then it could be brought back for second and third reading where modifications could be made.

Councillor George

Promoting Kindness at Andrew School Andrew School has a Kindness Tree near the gym for Random Act of Kindness.

Hearts of Kindness are displayed on the tree of students showing kindness through the week. looking at what the people want in this town,” said Campbell. “We should listen to them rather than just council and administration.”

Councillor Patrick Crawford said he would like more discussion, but was told this was only the start of the process.

The first reading was carried by a 4-3 vote with Campbell, Falardeau and Crawford voting against the bylaw.

Campbell didn’t feel it would save any money.

As for selecting the Mayor, he felt the Mayor should be elected by the people.

“That’s the democratic way,” Hauch pointed out the County selected their Reeve and Deputy Reeve from among the councillors only, but that didn’t deter Campbell’s frustration.

“It’s time we started

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