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Fence-cutting criminals leave farmers frustrated in Lamont County BY JANA SEMENIUK A string of crime in Lamont County over the past week has included not only break and enters involving vehicles crashing through walls at both the Lamont Esso and a Mundare liquor store Dec. 30, but also incidents of fence-cutting. Lamont County farmer Shannon Desrosiers said barbed wire fences, surrounding her 80 acres of land south of Chipman, have been cut twice since Dec. 30, among several other fence cutting incidents experienced by her neighbours. She said nothing was stolen from her however seven of her 40 horses escaped the field. “I’ve been out here 17 years and I’ve never had issues like I’ve had in the last two years,” said Desrosiers, who breeds and raises horses on her farm. She added that her truck was also stolen two years ago and she’s never been notified by police if an arrest was ever made. “My neighbour (got) pictures of the person who stole it. I even found their phone underneath my truck. Nothing ever came of it (with police),” she said. Meanwhile, on Dec. 28, Desrosiers said she noticed four horses, that weren’t hers, loose on the road. “We called the RCMP (because) these horses are out (and) we don't know who they belong to. The branch inspector asked if we could catch them, but that’s not safe if we don’t know the horses,” she said, adding they eventually found the owner. Two days later on Dec. 30, Desrosiers noticed some of her own horses missing. “I noticed seven of my horses were missing. They ended up getting out onto Range Road 185 into a salvage

Little to no help from RCMP “I am worried about people getting killed” - Desrosiers

Lamont County farmer Shannon Desrosiers holds up a piece of cut barbed wire from her damaged fence Jan. 7. Desrosiers and her neighbours have experienced several incidents of fence-cutting since Dec. 30. Photo: Jana Semeniuk yard,” she said. “The horses were very nervous. My friend who boards horses with me found quad tracks in the back and my fence cut in four different spots.” Desrosiers reported the crime to the RCMP and said she is very worried about horses being on the loose in the

county. She said horses can be hit by vehicles putting drivers and their passengers in danger. “I love my animals but I'm more worried about people getting killed. You can't replace a person,” she said. “I’m worried they will get on a highway and kill someone.”

Meanwhile, Desrosiers fixed her fences and decided to keep her animals on the front 10 acres of her property until she felt confident the fences on her back property wouldn’t be hit again. Her friend’s fences were next. On Jan. 2, Desrosiers got another call from a neighbour alerting her that her horses were out. “It turned out to be my friend’s horses. They cut her fence in three spots and four of her horses got out. One did get injured (this time). It’s a little lame (but otherwise ok),” she said. Then, sometime in the night between Jan. 6 and 7, Desrosiers’ fence was hit again. Fresh quad tracks in the snow ran the length of her fence line. She said she doesn’t know where to turn for help. “I've tried talking to the County of Lamont they said they don't deal with it. I've talked to the RCMP - they didn't even come out. Thankfully we found our horses, loaded them up and brought them home,” she said. “I just feel there’s a lot of injustice happening to us rural people lately.” Desrosiers said she hasn’t had anything stolen during the recent string of fence-cutting incidents and feels the criminals are cutting through her property to get to other’s property. “I would say (they are probably after) copper wire or anything not tied down that can be stolen and they can get money for. They are not stealing horses, they are just causing damage,” she said. Desrosiers said she has spent roughly 10 hours fixing fences so far. An email into the Fort Saskatchewan RCMP was not responded to before press time.

2 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Bruderheim’s Emerance Maschmeyer in goal for PWHL Ottawa’s first ever game Notice of application to be filed for approval to renew the natural gas franchise agreement between the Village of Andrew and ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. Application summary The Alberta Utilities Commission expects to receive an application from ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. to renew its franchise agreement with the Village of Andrew, following the submission deadline indicated below.

Goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer, from Bruderheim, is playing for PWHL Ottawa in the newly launched women’s professional hockey league.

The franchise agreement will, subject to further renewal, continue to allow ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. the exclusive right to deliver natural gas to the residents of Andrew for approximately 10 years from the effective date of the franchise agreement. The franchise fee rate rider percentage will be 12 per cent effective May 1, 2024. Including linear property taxes, the average monthly franchise fee for an average residential customer is forecast to be approximately $8.46. The franchise fee is calculated based on distribution charges. An average residential customer uses about 115 gigajoules per year.

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You may send your objections, concerns about, or support for the application in writing to the Village of Andrew or ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. on or before January 25, 2024, at: Village of Andrew, Ken Glover, Box 180 | 5021 - 50 Street | Andrew, AB | T0B 0C0, phone: 780-365-3687; email: admin@liveinandrew.com. ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd., Franchise Coordinator, 5302 Forand Street S.W. Calgary, Alberta, T3E 8B4, phone: 310-5678; email: franchisecoordinatorgas@atco.com Any submissions received, unless you request otherwise, will be part of the application submitted and will become part of the public record. For more information on franchises or to receive a copy of the franchise agreement please contact either ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. or the Village of Andrew at the addresses listed above. For more information about the AUC or its approval process associated with franchise applications, please contact the AUC directly at 310-4AUC or at info@auc.ab.ca. The Alberta Utilities Commission is an independent, quasi-judicial regulatory body responsible for making decisions about utility-related applications. Issued on January 10, 2024. Alberta Utilities Commission

Strong effort but Ottawa drops inaugural PWHL game BY JOHN MATHER Despite strong play between the pipes for the Ottawa Professional Women’s Hockey League game debut, Bruderheim’s Emerance Maschmeyer was still on the hook for the loss when Montreal’s AnnSophie Bettez scored an overtime winner. The result was a 3-2 win for Montreal in the game played before more than 8,000 spectators at the Ottawa franchise home arena. But Ottawa coach Carla McLeod wasn’t worried about the final outcome. “I think you would be remiss to walk into an evening like tonight snd be worried about the scoreboard,” she said. “You know we talked about that in the pre game. It wasn’t going to be about the result tonight but it was going to be about the experience.”

The game was the second in the fledgling PWHL on Jan.2. The very first game was between Toronto and New York played on New Year's Day in Toronto. New York won that outing. Katerina Mrazova and Hayley Scamurra scored for Ottawa while Claire Dalton and Lara Stacy had the first two markers for Montreal before Bettez scored 64 seconds into the overtime frame. Maschmeyer turned away 19 shots during the game including stopping a penalty shot. Ottawa also had a goal disallowed when a goal by Mikyla Grant-Mentis was deemed to have gone in under the net. Maschmeyer’s team still has no name other than PWHL Ottawa, though rumour has it the team will be called the Ottawa Alert in honour of a championship women’s team from over a century ago.

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U11 Wild have four hat tricks in win over Vegreville KERRY ANDERSON These are some of the results from Minor Hockey League games held recently. (Please note that scores and scoring is taken from the websites, and some game scores and scoring is dependent on proper league entries). Elk Island U11 Wild (68-2) played to a 3-3 tie in Vermilion on Friday, and

Anne Abrams, 91, of St. Albert, Alberta, died December 23rd, 2023, at Sturgeon C o m m u n i t y Hospital. She was born April 30th, 1932, to Parents Cornelius and Anna Neufeld in Warman, Saskatchewan. She married Leslie Abrams on October 7th, 1951 and they had two children together, Douglas and Darryl Abrams. Anne worked alongside Leslie in running their family business, Bruderheim

in goal. On Saturday, Wild scored five goals in each period and Zenon Cossey (3g 2a), Mary Sobkow (3g 1a), Ebenezer Dlugosz and Kayden King each had hat tricks. Other scorers were; Jaxon Calder (1g 2a), Christian McLeod (1g 1a), William Purdy (2a), Ellie Poirier (1g), and Dylan Strumelak

then had a 15-5 victory in Vegreville on Saturday. In Vermilion, Wild came from behind twice with Kayden King scoring the tying goal with 4:42 remaining. Others on the scoresheet were; Wyatt Klita (2a), Zenon Cossey (1g), Jaxon Calder (1g), Ebenezer Dlugosz (1a), and Mary Sobkow (1a). Clark Wilson got the tie

Abrams, Anne

Building Supplies, while raising their two boys. Anne was an avid reader and enjoyed a friendly debate with friends and family on any subject from politics to sports. Anne is survived by sons Douglas (Sharon) and Darryl (Gail); four

grandsons Kory (Kerri), Ryan (Suzy), Lane (Jeannine) and Andrew (Diana); 6 great-grandchildren Jacob, Grier, Taylor, Fiona, Natalie and Abigail; One brother, two sisters and their families, as well as numerous other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband Leslie. In lieu of flowers Anne’s family would appreciate donations to the Kidney Foundation or Charity of your choice.

(1a). Clark Wilson got the win in goal. Elk Island U13 Wild (514-0) dropped an 8-3

Gargus, Rosalie Shirley (Chudyk) February 18, 1942 December 30, 2023

Mrs. Rose Gargus, formerly of Lac La Biche, passed away peacefully at the Lamont Auxiliary Hospital at the age of 81 years. She is survived by her loving husband of 64 years, Stanley Gargus, her children Gerald (Cheryl) Gargus of Thorhild, Carol (Gerry) Palichuk of

home game on Saturday against Lloydminster. Sawyer Hanson, Denton Holowach and Emmett

Moonen scored for Wild, and Madden Cossey collected an assist.

Lamont, and Donna (Leslie) Pawlowich of Lac La Biche. She will be forever remembered by her 7 grandchildren, Carla (Brandon) Kwiatkowski and Kimberly Gargus, Ian (Justine), Neil, and Eric Palichuk, and Adam (Angie Stefura) and Evan (Jayde) Pawlowich; 3 great-grandchildren Isaac, Allison and Hannah Kwiatkowski and 1 sister Henrietta Yurkiw and sisterin-law Lorraine Chudyk. Rose was predeceased by her parents Tillie and Anton, 3 brothers Lawrence, Dennis and Ernie, and brothers-in-law Orest Stelmach, Nick Yurkiw, par-

ents-in-law Tillie and Joe Gargus, and sister and brother-in-law Elizabeth and Reg Albrecht. A memorial service was held on Monday, January 8th A private interment will be held at a future date. In lieu of flowers, donations in Rose’s memory may be made directly to the Lamont Auxiliary H o s p i t a l , Recreation or Physical Therapy Department: 521653 Street, Bag 10, Lamont, AB T0B 2R0.

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Opinion Not much to look forward to in 2024 BY JOHN MATHER Well were into a new year. Do I hold much optimism for 2024? Nope … not a chance … Nadda! Here in the country I was born and raised in, we have a Federal government led by a fool who doesn’t care about half of its citizens. A leader who has no leadership skills. A man who openly calls his fellow countrymen racist while he has been known to parade around in blackface paint. No, our country is in a mess with a federal government supported by a lame duck NDP leader who has signed on with the Liberals to preserve his job … at least until the government has to call an election. If wise common-sense Canadians ever re-elect Jagmeet Singh, my faith in Canadian wisdom will have totally evaporated. Yet in spite of all this madness going on in our country, things are hopelessly worse south of our border. It’s an election year in the Excited States. Yet, news outlets such as CNN are still so fascinated with Donald Trump and his loss in the 2020 election it’s all they can talk about. And the constant persecution of the former president by the media and the Democratic Party and its appointees is way over the top. States and the Federal Justice department have Trump in courts across the land on charges of leading to overthrow the 2020 election results. He faces four felony counts in Washington, D.C. He faces 13 felony counts in Georgia. The Colorado and Maine governments are trying to block him from being on the fall ballot for president because he led an insurrection surrounding the Jan 6, 2021 riots at the U.S. Capital. Others such as Oregon, Michigan, Illinois, and Minnesota are considering similar motions to disqualify him from their state ballots. Yet here is Trump, surprisingly, leading in all polls to reclaim the Republican Party presidential nomination to battle against President Joe Biden. His rival Biden is ready for the fall presidential election. Biden has not been a strong president. Unfortunately there is not much opposition to compete against a sitting president. He, like our Prime Minister, is vacuous, more due to senility than stupidity, but nonetheless he doesn’t inspire confidence either nationally or on the world stage.

CONTINUED The Democrats themselves as a party, are following the woke World Economic Forum agenda leading their country into a mire of hopelessness and becoming less important on the world stage. Much like Canada, although Canada is much further down the list of useless when it comes to presence on the world stage. Both the president and former president are known quantities going into the 2024 election and none of the qualities of either is good. I could support Nikki Haley, the former governor of South Carolina and former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. She is younger, coherent, and has experience at both the state level and on the international stage. While she is gaining support, Trump is so far ahead in the Republican nomination race it’s hard to see her pulling it out. And even if she did win the nomination Trump would

be crying fix, and his sycophants would be screaming from the sidelines in support, just waiting for the go sign to riot and turn the country on its ear. If it comes to Trump against Biden in the fall big show, can you expect anything different in spite of the final result? It would be the 2020 nightmare all over again! Just like Trump, Biden’s faithful will be clambering on the sidelines waiting for their sign to riots and cry over the results. We have seen it for four years since the last election. Do Americans really want more of this tragic comedy played out again for the next four years? No! We can only hope that the Americans come to their senses somewhere, and the sooner the better, and a third party candidate is launched (neither a follower of the Democrat or Republican rulers) … aka the backroom boys. U.S. Senator Joe Manchin

of West Virginia has announced he won’t seek reelection but rumours abound about him possibly being a third party candidate for president. Now Manchin is 75, so he’s at the age where he should be retiring, but many American Senators and House of Representatives seem to thrive in the sleepy halls of power well into their late 80s. Why? I don’t know. But Manchin is known as a moderate and he still has all his faculties. That’s in his favour. But I don’t see anything positive coming out of the U.S presidential election in 2024. On the other hand, it looks like there will be a concentrated effort to put mankind back on the moon to start the process of colonization (I know I shouldn’t use that word, but I will) beginning this year. Maybe that will be the positive coming out of 2024. Stop the world. I, and many others, want to get off!

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FROM WHERE I SIT The Reality of 2024 BY HAZEL ANAKA Happy belated New Year to you, The Lamont Leader reader! I wish nothing but the best for you and yours in 2024. I’m writing this column on the morning of January 8th, a little chilled and somewhat bleary eyed. Let me explain. Normally, I write the column on Saturday or Sunday then proofread it again the next morning before emailing it off. However, this Saturday and Sunday were spent in a car traveling home from Denver. We’d left home on December 27th to visit Greg, Carrie, and the boys post-Christmas. January 6th began the reentry into our real lives. Normally we’d leave early in the morning to capitalize on daylight hours but Hilary and Ash hadn’t seen Grady play hockey for a long time so we took in his 1:15 game. We were finally on the road by 3:40 with the threat of snow in places along our route.

There’s nothing quite like checking into a hotel the same morning you’re checking out but that’s what happened in Billings, Montana. And we’re off again. We hadn’t exactly made great time going down either with nearly an hour wait to cross the border. Officer Lopez was very charming as he explained that the long lineup was snow birds heading south after Christmas. Yesterday heading back into Canada, we were somewhat startled to see a woman (inadequately dressed for the biting wind) walk up beside the car and in so many words, ask if she could go ahead of us. She had an accent, was holding a foreign passport, and an extra piece of paper… what could possibly go wrong with that? None of us could believe the border agents deal with walk ups and suggested she get into her vehicle. There had been snow, slush, and strong winds through part of Montana and that had slowed us down. Other than that, all the roads there and back had been bare and

dry with little or no snow in any fields. What a blessing that was. Our destination had also been an hour further south since the family’s move to Denver proper. Hilary and Roy did all of the driving both ways despite my offers to take a shift. Ash and I were relegated to tag team napping… a dirty job but someone had to do it. Despite needing to stop for fuel, food, and bathroom breaks we made pretty good time. There is just no escaping the distance that needs to be covered. Despite the high speed limits in the States it takes what it takes to get there. Fitting everything into the vehicle was like a real-world game of Tetris using very heavy blocks. Three of us had taken laptops in order to do some work, plus personal luggage, plus purchases. Because of our poor Canadian dollar, shopping was limited to items that were either very wellpriced or unavailable in Canada like the Travis Mathew store. A few days of our trip had been spent in Colorado Springs

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because Kade was in a hockey tournament there. That town is the home of NORAD and a huge military training base. The elevation is such that it was affecting my ears like a flight sometimes does. Because of the elevation and thin air, we all needed to really push the fluids to mitigate the headaches that can occur in Colorado. We also tried new (to me) food outlets like Shake Shack, In and Out, Torchy’s Tacos, Yanni’s, and others whose names I’ve already forgotten. Six of the eight of us played different golf games at TopGolf. I know…golf in January is strange. Countless games of Uno were played. Roy and I introduced the

group to Canasta. We solved an arson death mystery game but ran out of time for The Escape Room. The PingPong table and new pinball machine got a workout. We had given Kade a ‘real’ (i.e. not toy) train set for Christmas and spent a good deal of time assembling some buildings for his town setup. My project was a grain elevator and storage building; Roy’s was a diner. Left undone was a two-storey house with verandas and railings. Grady’s gift was a shopping spree so one day was spent at the mall as he chose shoes and apparel…. the most important things to a 14year-old. It’s a wee bit bracing to see he now towers over most of us

and wears the same shoe size as his father. We did a bit of antiquing and I received parcels of ‘happy mail’ from three American friends care of Greg’s address. I also mailed away 3 parcels and was so impressed with the helpfulness of the US postal service staff as they suggested ways to save costs. We got back to the farm at 11 last night and fell into bed. I think there’s something wrong with the newest furnace because the temperature never rose above 18 as I sit here swaddled while I type. When Roy wakes up, I’ll break the news to him. All in all, it was a lovely break. But now the reality of 2024 begins, from where I sit.

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Mundare Council halts stop work order on fence removal BY JOHN MATHER At its Jan.2 regular meeting Mundare Council put the brakes on a stop work against Bill Rankin, who had been told his fence was in violation of the land use bylaw because it was too high. Rankin had appeared at the December meeting of council to argue the stop work order. He pointed out that he built a fence in his front yard at 5227 53 Ave. in September. The fence was not over four feet high and divided his lot and a second lot at 5231 53 Ave. which Rankin also owns. It was determined the section of the fence in front of the neighbouring lot to the east was higher than four feet due to the fact it was built on a retaining wall. Rankin argued he hadn’t received the stop work order until after the dates to appeal and remove the fence in November, so an extension was granted until Jan. 15. Rankin had been told he could appeal to the Intermunicipal Sub-division Appeal Board and

Mundare Chief Administrative Officer Colin Zyla told council Jan 2, the appeal board could “uphold or amend the stop work order and that is the process I’m recommending we go through.” There is a $600 fee to appeal the stop work order. After Zyla’s presentation, Councillor Rick Patrie said looking at the diagram in the bylaw he felt it wasn’t clear where the fence should or shouldn’t go and what height it could be. “Obviously they spent some money putting the fence up and it would be a shame to have them take it down and make it go away,” he said. “I think we should let the fence stay where it is and we should correct the legend in the land use bylaw diagram and add a line in there to make it more clear so we don’t go down this road in the future.” Councillor Irene Talaga agreed saying the diagram was deceiving and council should review the diagram in the bylaw.” Mayor Cheryl Calinoiu

asked if someone would like to make a motion on the issue and Patrie said it would have to be a couple of separate

motions. The first motion made was to cancel the stop work order on the property which was carried

unanimously. A second motion was moved by Councillor Glen Rozumniak to update the land use

bylaw to clarify the rules around building a fence which was carried.

Cat missing for seven weeks returns home BY JANA SEMENIUK There’s no telling how many lives a popular black and white cat, living with his family in Bruderheim, used while missing for seven weeks. George has remarkably been found and was returned to his family on Jan.2. Several town residents were on alert as George’s family posted news of the missing feline on social media in mid Nov. Several worried people shared their stories of George previously visit-

ing the local gas station, Daycare, liquor store and senior’s apartment building, but no one had recently seen him. “(We were) searching and so upset that he hadn’t been back,” said his owner who asked us not to use their name. “We thought he died or someone took him home and hadn’t let him go.” The missing cat posting amassed 41 comments with updates and potential sightings, none of which turned out to be George.

Then, on Jan. 2, a member of a Lamont social media page posted about finding two cats. George’s family were flooded with messages about one of the found cats looking exactly like George, albeit with a few new scratches on his

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Fortis grant lights up Bruderheim Seniors BY JOHN MATHER A grant from Fortis Alberta to the Bruderheim Senior Citizens Club has allowed the group to replace the fluorescent lighting with LED fixtures in their club building. In a brief ceremony Jan.6 at the club during the Seniors Pancake Breakfast, club president Edwin Lawrence explained the club facility on Bruderheim’s main street was now completely LED lighting both inside and out. “Why would we do that you might ask?,” said Lawrence. “Well, if you look at our four foot ceiling fixture they used to have fluorescent tubes

and each one was 40 watts. “These lights now have 70 LED lights hooked together and the whole setup only uses 40 watts. “That’s a quarter of the power so it was worth doing,” he said. “The whole conversation cost $5,081.” He said they talked to Fortis and under their energy grant that covered the cost of the hardware which was $3,040. Lawrence said the work to replace the lights was done in November. “They got here at 8 a.m. and they finished the conversion by 3 p.m.” He added the lights are programmable so they

are set that they are exactly the same as the previous fluorescent fixtures. “They can be set for bright daylight or down to a more yellow type of lighting.” He also added the lifespan of the LEDs is about 10 to 15 year which saves them money. Kayla Law, stakeholder relations manager for Fortis presented both a large cheque and a plaque for the club’’s wall. She pointed out Fortis had previously supplied some beautification grants to Bruderheim which were used for tree planting. Law said the seniors

accessed the Save Energy Grant from Fortis which is available to community groups in their service area for upgrading lighting. “We had this grant for several years and it has helped various fire halls and council buildings in our service area.,” said Law. In 2020, 18 communities including Lamont and Bittern Lake accessed the grant. In 2021, 19 communities including one in Lamont took advantage of the funding; and, in 2023 communities including Bruderheim and Sturgeon County accessed the funding. The grants are available up to $5,000 and they come from the nonregulated side of the Fortis stakeholders, added Law. The Seniors also received a $1,500 grant from the Town to replace a stove and the AUD battery which costs $700

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Bruderheim Seniors Club president Edwin Lawrence and member Sonia Wall accept a cheque for $3,040 from Fortis Stakeholder Relations Manager Kayla Law as Councillor Wayne Olechow and Mayor Karl Hauch look on during the monthly Seniors pancake breakfast Jan.6. The grant replaced the club’’s fluorescent lights with less expensive LED lighting.

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Bruderheim Seniors Club president Edwin Lawrence and Sonia Wall accept a cheque from Bruderheim Councillor Wayne Olechow and Mayor Karl Hauch during the monthly senior pancake breakfast Jan.6.

Karl Hauch pointed out Seniors in any community are the best volunteers, and “anything we can do to help them out we’re happy to do.”

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Alberta Parents’ Union wants EIPS, others, to have byelections BY JANA SEMENIUK The Alberta Parents’ Union, an organization helping parents advocate for school choice, has included Elk Island Public Schools as an example in their recent online petition to force school boards to follow the same rules as municipal councils when it comes to by-elections. In November, EIPS announced it will not be holding a by-election after trustee Jim Seutter was disqualified from his position on the ninemember board due to relocation out of his ward. Seutter had nearly two years left of his fouryear term. “The board of trustees were recently notified by trustee Jim Seuter that as of November 30 2023, he will no longer reside within the ward in which he was elected Strathcona County south of Wye Road, resulting in him being disqualified from remaining as a trustee, as per the local elections act and the Education Act,” said

EIPS board chair Cathy Allen. “As outlined in the Education Act, Section 81. Subsection two, a byelection need not be held during the threeyear period immediately following a general election if there is only one vacancy on the board.” APU director Jeff Park disagrees that Seutter’s relocation made him ineligible to retain his trustee position and said EIPS should be holding by-elections when they have a vacancy so far away from a general election. In an email sent to APU members, Park said the Local Authorities Election Act does not support the disqualification of Seutter. “The LAEA specifically says that the requirement for a trustee to live in their ward only applies if the school district doesn't lie wholly or partially in a city. Elk Island Public Schools also covers Fort Saskatchewan, which definitely is a city.”

The section Park is referring to, Qualification of Candidates section 21, states ‘a candidate for trustee of a board of a school division that is wholly or partly within the boundaries of a city is not required to be a resident of the ward in either a general election or a by-election, but must be a resident of the school division.’ During the Nov. meeting, board chair Allen said a byelection would cost EIPS $40,000 prompting trustee Trina Boymook to add her comments citing other school divisions who have also foregone their by-elections. “I'm speaking in favour to not hold a byelection. I look at Edmonton or Calgary Catholic who's had a resignation a year ago, and they did not fill that position. They are going three years without that Ward, having (a trustee). Edmonton Public also had made the decision in the spring, not to hold a

Bruderheim seniors want to see membership increase in new year Club hasn’t fully recovered from pandemic BY JOHN MATHER The Bruderheim Senior Citizens Club is suffering from a lack of members so they are starting the new year by actively seeking out new ones. The Bruderheim group has been in operation from the late 1960s. “We’re different from many seniors clubs because we own our own building,” said club president Edwin Lawrence. “We only have about 30 some members and 10 of those are life members because they are 80 plus years. And only about 15 of the remaining members are what I would call active members.” The club offers a variety of activities to keep the seniors busy. In a brochure outlining many of their activities it points out they host bus trips to various shopping malls, occasional lectures

and special events. In addition they are active in the Canada Day events in Bruderheim, the spring roadside clean up, and assisting with emergency services. Membership is open to those 50 years and up and costs only $15 per year in dues. The club is open Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon. During their time together they play board games or cards, shoot pool, do puzzles, take part in carpet bowling, throw darts or play shuffleboard. The seniors host an open to everyone pancake breakfast on the first Saturday of each month from September to June. They also have potluck suppers on the fourth Thursday of each month from September to June. “We have nobody in

the 50 to 70 age group now,” said Lawrence. He added the decline in membership coincided with the COVID pandemic. Prior to the shut down, the club had more than 50 members. “Like a lot of organizations we haven’t recovered our membership from the pandemic loss.” Membership said Lawrence can come from anywhere. It is not restricted to just Bruderheim residents. He said the club can also put on courses in conjunction with Lamont County FCSS and they can help with the preparation of wills. “We’re trying everything we can think of to get more members,” he said. “We also need some younger members to take over.

by-election, those are two very massive school divisions, serving a very large population much larger than the one that we have,” she said. “Then most recently, Red Deer Catholic also have a vacancy on their board that’s just recent and also have chosen not to hold byelections. I think we can use the money in other ways that will support learning in the classroom. And I don't feel it's necessary that we move forward with a byelection.” Park argues the board has millions in their budget and they need to be accountable. “In this case, "too much" is a cost of just $40,000, when said school board has millions in reserves and an annual budget of over $208 million,” he said. “A by-election brings

accountability to the trustees and the administration, including accountability for the removal of the previous trustee.” Park said he would like to see school boards be made to follow the same rules as municipal councils when it comes to by-elections in that rather than be allowed to operate with one vacancy and no by-election three years before an election, they would only be allowed to proceed with no by-election if the vacancy occurs in

the same year as a general election. “School trustees are the only elected officials in Alberta who can be removed from their seat with half their term remaining, without triggering a by-election,” said Park. “The Alberta government should amend the law to remove this loophole and ensure that all parents across Alberta can have the representation they deserve.” The next municipal election will be in Oct. 2025.

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RCMP raise the alarm after drug overdoses in the province more than double in 2023 BY JANA SEMENIUK The Alberta RCMP are issuing a warning to the public in response to an over 100 percent increase in drug overdoses from Jan. to Nov. in 2023 than in all of 2022. Additionally, opioid related deaths rose to 1,262 which is up by 255 compared to the same time period last year. In their Dec. press release, the Alberta RCMP want to remind the public that street drugs are not always what they appear to be. “Drugs marketed as fentanyl (sometimes pink, blue, red, purple or containing a mixture of these colors) may in fact be a mixture of unknown potency and characteristics, making a user’s “normal dose” potentially more dangerous,” said the release. “The increase in overdoses, and the possible resistance to naloxone, suggest that fatal overdoses may occur more often.” The RCMP said the signs of a fentanyl overdose include slow, irregular and shallow breath-

ing, pinpoint pupils, muscle stiffness, seizures and unconsciousness. They suggest drug users carry a naloxone kit andknow how to use it to respond to a suspected overdose, in addition to asking someone to check on them and avoid using alone. The release also stated the RCMP are working to dismantle the highvolume traffickers by employing the expertise of proactive and specialized units like the General Investigative Sections, Crime Reductions Units and Major Crime Units. They are also working with other law enforcement agencies to keep both domestic production and importation of Fentanyl out of our communities. In August, new federal regulations classified certain chemicals as fentanyl precursors, allowing law enforcement to act against any illegal importation, distribution, and use of these precursor chemicals. The RCMP National Chemical Precursor

Diversion Program also liaises with Health Canada and the chemical industry to deal with clandestine laboratories, and to provide training to the chemical industry to identify, monitor and prevent suspicious activity. The Federal Policing program collaborates with domestic and international law enforcement partners through specialized units such as Federal Serious and Organized Crime, the Alberta Clandestine Lab Enforcement and Response (CLEAR) Team, and the Integrated Border Enforcement Team. Statistics show 1,026 suspected drug overdoses (all drugs combined) from Jan to Nov 2023, compared to only 511 in all of 2022. Of these suspected overdoses, 33.8 percent (347) ended in death. The RCMP said that although only the medical examiner can confirm overdose deaths and the type of drugs used, this is the preliminary information collected by responding mem-

bers of the Alberta RCMP. Additionally, 63 naloxone deployments were reported from Jan to Nov. 2023 compared to 51 for all of 2022. Two Hills Sgt. David Henry said drugs are a problem in most areas but rural communities aren’t seeing as many issues. “Drugs are bad in the area, but much less than in the city. The drug bat-

tle is always there,” he said. “I would say most of our break and enters are due to paying for drug habits. Break and enters have increased in the area but (the number of) stolen vehicles has dropped.” Meanwhile, police would like anyone with information about illegal activity regarding fentanyl or any other drug, to please contact your local police. If you wish

to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-2228477 (TIPS), online at www.P3Tips.com or by using the "P3 Tips" app available through the Apple App or Google Play store. To report crime online, or for access to RCMP news and information, download the Alberta RCMP app through Apple or Google Play.

Conservatives continue to fight the never-ending list of bad ideas from NDP-Trudeau Alliance - says MP Looking at a bright future for Alberta in 2024 Happy New Year to all Camrose Constituency residents! The past year saw Alberta reaffirm itself as the beating heart of Canada’s conservative movement, with our United Conservative government’s strong economic policies working to balance the budget, attract investment, create jobs, diversify the economy, and keep life affordable – all while maintaining the lowest taxes in the country for families and businesses. Our government will undertake efforts to fix longstanding issues in Alberta’s health care system in 2024. We have heard loud and clear that the current system centred around AHS is complex and uncoordinated, and we are moving swiftly to refocus the system around patients and

their families, alongside our world-class health care workers who understand the system and its challenges better than anyone. Among the never-ending list of bad ideas from the NDP-Trudeau Alliance is a 2035 net zero electricity plan that is completely unaffordable on an eleven-year timeline, a 2035 gas car sales ban that is reckless and unrealistic, and a single-use plastics ban that has already been struck down once by the Federal Court. In 2024, our United Conservative government will continue standing strong against these unaffordable and unconstitutional ideas from the NDP-Trudeau Alliance, and we will be unrelenting in our advocacy for our people and province. This year will also offer more opportunities to attract investment,

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Chipman residents fed up with rise in crime - looking at citizens’ patrol BY JANA SEMENIUK At least seven Chipman residents filled the village council chambers during their Jan. 8 meeting raising questions around increasing the number of street lights and combatting the rise in local crime. One resident described being spooked by seeing strangers walking through a nearby back alley. “I was up at 3:30 this morning and I saw two people walking down the alley to(wards) bigger people with hoods on. I don’t know if they were male or female but it’s a little scary that there’s no lights there (and only) one street lamp,” she said. Chipman Mayor Morris Langevin said another resident told him he caught someone in their backyard trying to steal their sleds around the same time. Chipman Chief Administrative Officer Pat Tomkow added that the village public works building had an attempted break-in on Jan. 7. “(Someone) cut the padlock right off and then all of a sudden the vehicle spins away so there had to be somebody coming and they got spooked and took off, but our foreman recognized the half-ton,” she said, adding the security footage has been shared with the RCMP. As the residents in the gallery questioned more police patrolling, one resident, who asked to remain anonymous, said they wanted to look into starting a citizen’s volunteer patrol. “How hard would it be to have an RCMP come here at three in the morning and do one run each night? You can't tell me that's not a feasible option. There’s no way that they can't come here once a night to do a quick run around, scare off all these hoodlums and go back to where they came from,” said the resident. “I’d like to volunteer right now to start running that (volunteer

patrol), so I'd like to get some volunteers involved. I just need the names of the RCMP officers you guys deal with (to get things going)” The resident stated in a later interview they are only looking into the possibility right now and hope to have some information available to make public in the future. Meanwhile, in terms of additional police patrols, Mayor Langevin said the council made the village office available to the RCMP as a place to complete their reports and rest while doing patrols in the county but none have taken them up on the offer. “They can do their paperwork in here anytime, 24/7, and make their car visible,” he said. “They haven’t used it.”

CAO Tomkow clarified and said an officer used the service in May. Administrative assis-

tant Keiran Willis said she will follow up on an inquiry into additional street lighting with the

stakeholder relations representative with Fortis Alberta. Chipman’s next coun-

cil meeting is on Feb. 12 at 6:30 p.m.

These young musicians concentrate on hitting the right notes as they perform during Lamont Elementary School’s “A Jinglin’ Good Time” Christmas concert at Lamont High School Dec. 14.

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16 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Community Programming

Whist at Moscow Hall Moscow 163 andmeals Twp 520) is hosting whist card parties starting in January (every two weeks until March 22). The dates are January 12 and 26; vvvv–a Hall (RR Homestyle for seniors February 9 and 23; March 8 and the final on March 22. Start time is 7:00 p.m., with a light meal to follow. Admission is $15.00 per week. and low-income households

Snow Removal and Safety ty ($10 per meal bi-weekly menus). ContactPractices 780It895-2233 is a dangerous practice fororder residents to push Ext. 226 to place or learn moresnow from their approach across County roads. Ridges and ruts are often created, and this becomes dangerous to the motoring about the program. public. To limit driving and clearing risks, make sure snow piles are pushed away from roadways and cleared on the same side it was of the road it accumulated. By placing `http://www.lamontcounty.ca/communitycleared snow on the driving direction of your access, it allows the graders to carry snow programmingv away from the access instead of onto the access when they complete a pass.

(VISIT: lamontcounty.ca/community-programming or call 780-895-2233 for info. or registration). Some of the current CALC, FCSS and KFRN PROGRAMS include: 1. 2.

Parents and Tots (Andrew, Lamont & Bruderheim). CALC: Digital Skills Workshops (Andrew): For more information contact Cheryl.B@lamontcounty.ca. 3. CALC: Kitchens in Lamont and Bruderheim (starting in January – Note: classes have moved from Mundare to Bruderheim). For more information contact Cheryl.B@lamontcounty.ca or 780-895-2233. 4. CALC: Creating Family Connections (weekly) For more information contact Cheryl.B@lamontcounty.ca. 5. FLEX for Boys and True2U for Girls (weekly). 6. Youth Centre: Bruderheim & Chipman (starts Dec. 12). 7. Connecting Generations: Dec. 21. 8. Family Fun (Activity) Nights in Lamont (Dec. 19). 9. Grief Support Group (weekly). Community Services: 10. Grace in Progress (Bruderheim, Dec. 13).

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Lamont County Holiday Greetings from Reeve Diduck and Council Feral Hogs Why is there concern over wild pigs in Alberta? These pigs are invasive, notoriously difficult to catch; and can uproot entire ecosystems. Shooting them is not effective. Sightings should be reported and managed (take pictures, note the location & notify Lamont County Ag. Services: 780-895-2585).

Serving Lamont County, Lamont, Bruderheim, Mundare, Andrew & Chipman View a larger menu at lamontcounty.ca/ community-programming.

Access current monthly services & programs information for FCSS, CALC and KFRN on each of the services’ Facebook pages: FCSSlamontcountyregion|LamontCountyAdultLearns | groups/1922602184662497, or scan the QR code:

For more information, scan the QR code or visit lamontcounty.ca/community-programming.

The Reeve’s Holiday Message See the Reeves 2023 holiday message at: lamontcounty.ca/news. The Reeve, Council and staff also wish you and yours a merry Ukrainian Christmas and Happy New Year in 2024!

Contact CALC, FCSS or KFRN at: 1-877-895-2233 | 5303-50 Ave. Lamont, AB 0B 2R0 | (VISIT: lamontcounty.ca/community-programming or call 780-895-2233 for info. or registration). Some of the current CALC, FCSS and KFRN PROGRAMS include: 1. Parents and Tots (Andrew, Lamont & Bruderheim weekly). 2. CALC: Digital Skills Workshops (Andrew and Mundare); for more information contact Cheryl B. 3. CALC: Creating Family Connections; for more information contact Cheryl B. at 780-895-233 x233. 4. CALC Kitchens; for more information contact Cheryl B. at 780-895-233 x233. 4. Youth Centre (Chipman and Bruderheim, weekly). 5. Connecting Generations: (monthly). *Updated Lamont County KFRN/FCSS January and February events will be posted later this month. See Lamont County Community Adult Learning Council programs at: lamontcountyadultlearns.com.

(ASB) Meeting The next scheduled ASB meeting is (tentatively) onNext June Agricultural 14, starting at Service 9:00 a.m.Board The public is welcome to attend at the Lamont County Administration Building or virtually through Microsoft Teams (link): lamontcounty.ca/departments/agricultural-services/agendas-minutes-asb. The next scheduled ASB meeting is February 14, starting at 9:00 a.m. The public Board is welcome to attend at the Lamont County Administration Building or Next Agricultural Service (ASB) Meeting virtually through Microsoft Teams (link): lamontcounty.ca/departments/agricultural-services/agendas-minutes-asb. Please Note – inFocus is also available for viewing online at: Next Council Meeting Next Lamont Council (Regular Council) The next Regular Council MeetingCounty is on Tuesday, June 13, starting at 9:00 a.m. The public

is welcome to attend at the Lamont Building30, orstarting virtuallyatthrough The next Regular Council Meeting is County plannedAdministration for Tuesday, January 9:00 a.m. Microsoft (link):tolamontcounty.ca/governance/agendas-minutes. The public Teams is welcome attend at the Lamont County Administration Building or virtually through Microsoft Teams (link). A link to meetings, agendas and minutes can be found at: lamontcounty.ca/governance/agendas-minutes.

www.lamontcounty.ca/communications Please Note – inFocus is also available for viewing (for those wanting to view the weekly submission as fullonline at: sized www.lamontcounty.ca/communications PDF and to access hyperlinks). (for those wanting to view the weekly submission as full-sized PDF and to access hyperlinks).

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