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Viking by-election date set after Nearing resigns Patricia Harcourt Editor
There are more changes coming to Viking Town Council. Viking Councillor Clint Nearing resigned his position on Viking Town Council before Christmas precipitating the need to hold another by-election in the spring. Nearing had already been a full-term councillor previously before deciding to run for the
position of mayor in the last general municipal election. After losing that race, he took the opportunity to rejoin council by running in a byelection where he won by acclamation. But now Nearing has resigned from council and a date was set for a by-election during the Dec. 18 regular council meeting. Nearing officially resigned on Dec. 7 at 9:51 p.m. giving the town 120 days to hold a by-election. The by-election date was set for Tuesday,
April 2, with nominations closing 28 days earlier on Tuesday, March 5. Council also appointed the town’s Chief Administrative Officer Doug Lefsrud as Returning Officer, and town employee Tammy Voltner as substitute returning officer. With Nearing gone, council also took some time to replace his name on boards and committees with those of other councillors for an interim period until the election is held.
Irma Aces victorious on the road over weekend Leslie Cholowsky Staff Reporter
Play in the East Central Senior Hockey League resumed locally on Saturday, Jan. 6, after a short Christmas break. The Forestburg Flyers hosted the Irma Aces on Saturday night. Forestburg took an early lead in the game, with Alex Badry scoring at the 1:30 mark, from Colton Cannady and Brock Dawbin. Irma tied things up with a goal from Zach Mackay, assisted by Ross Herzog, with Forestburg pulling ahead again late in the period with an unassisted goal from Cory Lohr to make it 2-1 heading into the second period. Irma’s MacKay scored his second goal of the
night on a power play early in the period to tie it 2-2. Irma’s Tristan Hofer scored the only goal in the third, from Ryan Symington, to make it a 32 final for the Aces. Brendan Davis took the loss in goal for the Flyers, stopping 41 of 44 shots, compared to 21 shots on Irma’s Tyson Soucy. Also on Saturday, the Sedgewick Sabres hosted the Stettler Imperials at the Wild Rose Recreation Centre, earning a 3-0 win and a second shutout for goaltender Travis Child. The Hughenden Jets hosted the Provost Combines Saturday in Hughenden, playing to a 6-5 loss, with Provost scoring the winning goal with just 13 seconds left on the clock.
This coming weekend will see the Jets heading to Stettler, Forestburg flying in to Irma for a rematch, and the Sabres heading to Coronation, all on Saturday, Jan. 13. Irma is also on the road, heading to Oyen on Friday, Jan. 12. After weekend play, the Stettler Imperials sit atop the league with a slim lead of 16 points over second place teams, the Sedgewick Sabres and Provost Combines, each with a game in hand, sitting at 15 points in 10 games. The Irma Acres aren’t far behind, with 14 points in 10 games, and the Oyen Eagles sit in fifth place with 13 points. Hughenden is in sixth place, tied with Delburne, at eight points each, with Forestburg in eighth place and Coronation in ninth place.
council meeting.”And he’s not yet done,” indicating some files are “still active.” And Councillor Dana Ewashko stated that, “We lack backup for our bylaw officer,” referring to the local police. The list of issues dealt with in November included two nuisance yard complaints with lawns not mowed, two dog at large complaints with owners spoken to and one barking dog complaint. There were also two commercial building
inspection issues, which included the issuing of two compliance letters under the Municipal Government Act sent by registered mail. One compliance letter under the MGA was sent for a nuisance issue. As well, a yard cleanup was completed based on a compliance letter that had been sent, which involved a crew cleanup operation. The bylaw officer also dealt with two unattached RV trailers on the street, and two verbal warnings about parking a vehicle left of centre.
Viking Bylaw Officer ‘very active’ in late 2023 Patricia Harcourt Editor
The month of November 2023 netted a total of 13 bylaw issues for enforcement officer Wayne Nyback to deal with in the Town of Viking, including several compliance orders on properties. “The bylaw officer’s been very active,” said Chief Administrative Officer Doug Lefsrud, when the report was discussed at the Dec. 18