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Elite curler Alison Thiessen teaches at Lamont Curling Club Ready to Rock instructor grew up north of Lamont, feels the work is rewarding good opportunity JOHN MATHER to come out and After several visit the old club years of elite-perso I said sure.” formance competiThiessen said tive curling that she tries to get out lead to playing in and curl once a the Canadian year, but lately she Women's Champhas spent much of ionship, the her time following Scotties, Alison her husband’s Thiessen is now in career as he goes her comfort zone curling around the teaching the intricountry. cacies of the sport “Here we’re to up and coming teaching the very young curlers. basics,” she She was at the explained. “These Lamont Curling kids haven’t Club over the curled before, but weekend, teaching the Curling Instructor Alison Thiessen points out the various ring sizes in the house to young curlers taking part in the Ready to Rock they’ll follow this Alberta program program at Lamont Curling Club Jan. 8. About 20 youngsters from around the Lamont area came out to take part in the pro- class up with the learn to curl proReady to Rock to a gram pleasing club president and organizer Lynn Huxley. gram that gets group of kids aged started next nine to 15, who When her daughter was born two She went to the University of Alberta had never played before. and started curling there and also won years ago, Thiessen decided it was time week.”

Thiessen admits she was fortunate For Thiessen it was something of a a national championship. to step back from competitive curling growing up and having access to the homecoming since she was raised on a “From there I started curling as lead to concentrate on being a parent. farm not too far north of Lamont.

“Since then I’ve been teaching and Lamont Club. with the Shannon Kleibrink rink and “It’s a very beautiful curling club for “My parents have a farm about 20 we went to the Scotties.” coaching a lot of curling,” she said. such a small town and has hosted quite minutes north of Lamont,” she said. “I “I taught some curling at the Saville “We went to just one Scotties,” said grew up curling here and at Thiessen. “I also played in the mixed Centre when I was in University and a few regional events over the years.”

“I just love teaching people who Waskateneau. nationals and we won that and went to it’s something I found I enjoyed. It have never curled before,” she states.

“My parents curled and both my sis- the mixed world championships.” keeps you busy.”

“It’s really rewarding to see them ters and I curled and I found I really She now does some teaching at the She also won a world junior champidevelop and get a love for the sport. enjoyed it.” onship with Fort Saskatchewan’s Sherwood Park Curling Club at Glen Curling is really special because you She curled for her Lamont High Kelsey Rocque.

Allan. can take it very seriously and get to a School team out of the Lamont Club “Shannon called me and knew I had She is married to Brad Theissen, who and in 2010 helped them win a won a Briar, curling with the Brendan grown up here and asked if I’d like to high, elite level, or you can compete at Provincial Championship. teach it,” explained Thiessen. “It was a a very fun, recreational, social level.”

Bottcher rink out of Edmonton.

Young curlers get elite teaching at Lamont event

BY JOHN MATHER About 20 youngsters from across Lamont County and the town of Lamont took part in Curling Alberta’s Ready to Rock program on Jan. 8.

Taught by former Scotties Tournament of Hearts curler Alison Thiessen, the kids learned all the basics of the sport from what the hog line is,

to what the rings mean, how to throw the rock, how to sweep, getting settled in the hack, and learning the various signals and their meanings coming from the skip.

Theissen further explained when rocks were in play and how scoring was done.

“These kids all came from Lamont in

town and in the County,” said Lynn Huxley, president of the Lamont Curling Club. “And we’re lucky all our volunteers are parents who may have had kids in the program a few years ago and they want to help out to keep junior curling in the area alive and well. Others have come through the program themselves or are members of

the club just wanting to help out.”

Theissen curled with the Lamont High School several years ago, but that program isn’t going anymore.

“That’s one of the reasons when we had a chance to get this we jumped at the chance,” said Huxley.

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Bruderheim resumes snow removal efforts as cold weather eases ‘BY JANA SEMENIUK The Town of Bruderheim resumed snow removal efforts Jan. 10 after suspending them Jan.4 citing cold weather as the culprit.

Temperatures in Lamont County dipped below -30 C last week.

A social media post on the Town’s official page described the extreme cold weather posing a high risk for damage to the snow removal equipment.

Chief Administrative Officer Patty Podoborozny said the risk is real.

“It’s really hard on hydraulics. The cold is very hard on the trucks lifting their boxes and dumping snow,” she said. “We also have to consider the safety of our staff who are working in

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Although snow removal was halted part way through, Podoborozny said Town employees made efforts to see that residents were not inconvenienced.

“We drove around before we made the call and used shovels to dig out a few residents. We had all the main arteries done as well as the range roads,” she said.

Although Podoborozny is relieved the snow removal has resumed, she is not looking forward to the bill. To have the rest of the snow removed, the town had to contract three trucks and one loader, in addition to using the town equipment, at a steep cost.

“It’s going to cost us $25,000 this week alone,” she said.

After two mild winters that allowed the snow removal budget to be dropped from $30,000 to $10,000, Podoborozny is bracing for an increase to the budget in the spring.

“In Dec. we are estimating our costs, but the final budget is passed in April,” she said.

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Opinion With Omicron on the rise why are we going to the Olympics?

– a sure super-spreader

BY JOHN MATHER One week into 2022 and we can see that we’re still in a mess as a country.

Mixed messaging from our governments and a sudden general interest in disinformation.

Well what else could go wrong?

Let’s start with the ongoing Omicron crisis. And if we’re to believe a Cypriot biologist the Deltacron variant, coming soon to health professionals near you.

Remember a year ago when we were told if we got two vaccines we’d be good.

Not so…. now we’re being told we need three to combat the variants and if the world decides to believe the Israeli’s version we’ll soon be lining up for vaccine number four.

Meanwhile that, words really fail me here, person who passes as our prime minister has again insulted Canadians by stating that those who are not getting vaccines, “these people,” the anti-vaxxers, as “often” being women-haters, racists and science-deniers, as well.

This from Mr. Blackface… Mr. I’ll fire women who don’t do my bidding as I try to worm my way out of another scandal.

Yeah, I’m going to believe anything this bozo has to say. Don Cherry lost his job for saying “these people,” but Trudeau still gets to keep his.

But here’s the thing.

In a country that has one province that has tried twice, since 1867, to separate and another province which is starting to lean closer and closer to cut the ties that bind with eastern Canada, Trudeau is fomenting the population when he calls the unvaccinated racists and wants the vaccinated to discriminate against them.

And then at the end of last week his health minister Jean-Yves Duclos said that provinces likely will start turning to mandatory vaccination policies to deal with swelling COVID caseloads threatening to overwhelm hospitals..

In Alberta, Premier Jason Kenney quickly said that wouldn’t happen here.

And I agree.

I have two vaccinations and will soon traipse back and get a booster. Do I do these because I want to fit in? No. Do I do this because I’m afraid of Covid? No. CONTINUED

CONTINUED Do I do this because I don’t want to be ostracized by my friends and neighbours? No, in fact on this one it is cool to see who shys away from you if you are unvaccinated and which friends remain true. I have some friends who haven’t been vaccinated and while we can’t go out and socialize, I have no worries about going for a visit at their homes.

No, I believe each and every person has to make their own decision on whether to get vaccinated.

I’ve heard the arguments that they, the unvaccinated, are the spreaders and are prone to end up in hospital.

And if that’s the case, then their illness is delaying surgeries for others who have been waiting for months.

To which I ask, is that really the fault of the unvaccinated or does it really point out the inadequacies of our health care system?

And remember all those authorities - the presidents and CEOs make upwards of half a million dollars a year or more and they haven’t missed a pay cheque since all this crap began.

How many more front line workers could some of that half million cover?

How many front line workers have been sent packing during this crisis? How many extra

beds could it buy?

Remember more than a year ago China was shown building 1,000 bed hospitals in nine days.

Yes…. nine days!

No, there are a lot of answers not being answered out there, but there are also a lot of questions not being asked.

But next month, our country along with others from around the world will be sending our best athletes to the superspreader event of the year…. the Winter Olympics.

Why? Because they’re in China and we wouldn’t want to do anything to hurt our relationship with that country… where it is widely speculated the Covid virus got its start almost three years ago.

How much money are we spending to send our athletes to this world spectacle?, where everyone is tested to make sure they aren’t cheating. But we’re going to load them all up with Pfizer or Moderna or whatever vaccine prior to competing? Will they affect performance? Who knows.

Canada protests the horrible treatment of the Uighur Muslims in China, but still wants to send our athletes to compete in the midst of a pandemic. Oh, wait we won’t send any dignitaries to this magnificent bun toss as our way of protesting.

And we waited until the

majority of world countries had moved that direction before we made a similar decision.

The National Hockey League put a stop to their players going when they had to cancel games during the Christmas period because of raging positive tests results for Covid.

I found one spot where it states the Feds spend $66 million each year in enhanced funding supporting targeted Olympic and Paralympic winter and summer sports.

So here’s an idea.

Rather than spend that money sending athletes to compete in a superspreader event where dissent is not tolerated, how about sending our athletes across Canada spreading the message of the need of getting vaccines.

A goodwill tour if you will. Bob Hope used to do this all the time during U.S, military conflicts to great acclaim.

Let people meet these athletes in malls and outdoor venues where those without vaccines can also mingle with the vaccinated.

Have vaccine jabapaloozas at the sites.

Spread some good will across Canada rather than dissension.

What harm could come from such a PR venture?

I’m sure there’s even a way someone could conceivably give the credit to Trudeau to put in his next election campaign.

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FROM WHERE I SIT: Invest Now to Benefit Later

BY HAZEL ANAKA Does the start of a new year give you the urge to get organized? Whether you count January 1st or the back-to-school day in September as a new year, to me, it feels like a clean slate.

There’s nothing quite like cracking into a brand-new calendar to herald a new beginning.

Depending on your life, you may choose a business calendar with big squares that you can note appointments in. Those pages likely are hung one-at-a-time on the fridge with a magnet or are squished into the kitchen junk drawer.

When the kids lived at home, our calendar was completed in a range of colours to indicate whose activity it was.

Roy uses a smart phone and iPad that the County updates digitally to track the many meetings he attends. Before COVID, when my Babas & Borshch schedule was overflowing, we tried unsuccessfully to merge our calendars on a paper version just so we’d know where the other one was on any given day. That wasn’t tenable.

For income tax purposes we also track medical appointments. Some years, depending on the health challenge, that was a busy, busy calendar. I’ve always maintained a separate calen-

dar for wedding bookings though those have been few and far between thanks to COVID rules and fears. I carry a month-at-aglance calendar in my purse. It’s basically the catch-all summary that tracks everything going on in my life.

Whoa, I wasn’t expecting that detour into the world of tracking tools.

Your personal taste may see you choosing some version of calendar, organizer, bullet journal, or planner.

What I really wanted to say was that I continue to view the fresh start as another impetus for getting organized in my work space. I am blessed with a bright, well-lit, good-sized room for my office/studio. And I’d be the first to admit that my activities and supplies have overflowed into other areas of the house.

But as my needs change, my surroundings need to change.

We’re planning for a live Babas & Borshch in 2022 so an efficient way to use and house those files is critical to my success.

My machine and slow hand stitching are becoming increasingly important to me so throw in a couple sewing machines, acres of fabric, miles of thread and trim and I’ve got another organizational challenge.

My vintage books, various papers, ephemera, tools and journal making fodder are a relatively new thing that I continue to grapple with. Creating a social media platform, starting a YouTube channel, and opening an Etsy store all mean that I need

lights, camera, action. I got a floor goose-neck iPad holder for Christmas that should make filming videos easier and more likely to regularly happen. My twelve-year-old grandson, Grady provided some tech support when he was here for a sleepover. Well, kid, as per your advice, I moved the iPad holder back to the original position. But now I need to relearn how to upload the videos I’ve filmed. One video does not a YouTube channel make!

Everything associated with my journal making venture has been a steep learning curve. The mechanics of creating the actual product and gradually, over time finding my own unique style is the most fun part.

Learning copyright laws, building a collection of vintage, public domain books has been a slow process. Scanning my own artwork and desirable vintage images, adding watermarks, creating and then uploading digital products into my Etsy shop is not for the faint of heart. Time invested and learning everything through trial and error is just the start.

It’s also wondering, at my core, if I have anything new and unique to bring to the world.

Hopefully, any day now, I’ll make my first Etsy sale. I’ve reached out to a couple influencers in the biz who each have tens of thousands of YouTube subscribers for a shout out. I haven’t yet announced it on my Instagram

because I’m creating products using my products! When I get a grip on the digital end, I’ll begin listing actual journals on Etsy. That creates a whole new thing. How do you recoup the very high cost of shipping without scaring off buyers or eating into your profit? Apparently, you can also sell through Instagram and Facebook marketplace. I know nothing about either. I see much more learning (and mistake making) in my future.

Did you know that research shows men routinely accept jobs or start

businesses without much in the way of qualifications? They overestimate their skill set and rely on bluster to carry the day. Women, on the other hand, may be at the ninetieth percentile of readiness and still feel they need to know more.

I should embroider a cushion reminding me to “Jump and the net will appear.”

All that to say I spent another weekend rearranging furniture, organizing and moving the smallest of supplies. It’s a work in progress and is pretty chaotic to watch. I keep reminding myself I

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Schools back after another Covid pause

BY JANA SEMENIUK Schools across Lamont County, which were due to re-open Jan. 5, were finally back in class Jan. 10 after a delay resulted from the rising cases of COVID-19 due to the Omicron variant.

Education Minister Adriana LaGrange announced Dec. 30 that classes would resume later than expected.

“They (education system leaders) are worried about the rapid rise of the Omicron variant and its effects on our schools.

Many are concerned about potential staffing challenges. Schools are expecting a high number of student absences, making it harder for teachers to manage in person and at home learning. School authorities have told us they need more time to prepare and to understand what the evolving COVID situation could mean in terms of staffing, and potential operational impacts,” she said.

As far as staffing challenges for EIPS schools, EIPS communications director, Laura McNabb, said by email that it was difficult to speculate what the absentee rate might be. However, staffing shortages at Bruderheim School caused a suspension of their hot lunch program for the week of Jan. 10 as shown on the school’s social media.

Meanwhile, other cancellations indicated in the upgraded EIPS operational guidelines included Jan. diploma examinations, after hours rentals of EIPS schools, extracurricular sports, and school sports teams, as well as public performances by stu-

dents. It was noted that a decision about the April and June diploma examinations will be made by Alberta Education later in the year. However, schools will still be administering the Provincial Achievement Tests to students in grades six and nine, although grade nine tests are delayed to the week of Jan. 20.

In addition to announcing a delay for students returning to school, LaGrange announced even more measures to mitigate the spread.

“As an additional measure starting January 10, we will distribute an initial 8.6 million at home rapid tests to schools across Alberta and 16.5 million medical grade masks for staff and for students. This will bring convenience and is an additional measure to lower the risk of in school transmission,” she said. “8.6 million rapid tests are enough to provide two five-test kits to every student and staff member across the entire education system.”

While masking is still mandatory, medicalgrade masks and athome tests, distributed to staff and students, are not.

“It is highly recommended students wear at minimum a medicalgrade mask (like those being provided by the Government of Alberta), as cloth masks do not offer enough protection against the high contagion level of the new variant. But it is not mandatory,” McNabb said by email.

Additionally, the EIPS guidelines stated that ‘testing is voluntary and

administered at home by a family member. There is no requirement to report test results. The initiative simply offers an added screening tool for asymptomatic and symptomatic individuals.’

While EIPS staff are still required to be fully vaccinated or show a negative privately paid for test. McNabb would not share how many staff have been let go for refusal to comply with the mandates, citing private human resource information.

The updated guidelines further stated that visitors to schools are not required to show proof of vaccination if they are visiting for under 15 minutes and not interacting with students, such is the case for those making deliveries and service vendors. McNabb said the 15-minute time frame window was arrived at after consultations with public health officials.

Currently, children in pre-kindergarten or certain specialized programs are exempt from wearing a mask at school. Others with underlying health or mental conditions can apply for an official mask exemption that will be valid for one year.

The one-page exemption form, available by link in the EIPS guidelines, asks for the child’s name and a signature from either a nurse practitioner, psychologist, or physician certifying that the child meets one of the conditions listed on the form. The health professional must also provide contact information and their professional registration number.

EIPS has also addressed the issue of

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ventilation in schools.

On their website, EIPS has stated it is not committed to installing HEPA filters as there is ‘little data to support their effectiveness.’

Instead, the division has outlined their practices for ensuring proper ventilation including preventative maintenance and running the ventilation system extra hours throughout the day.

Meanwhile, EIPS acknowledges in their guidelines that ‘even with all the measures in place, the number of COVID-19 cases will likely increase or fluctuate—there is no one public-health measure to stop the transmission of the virus.’ However, they believe the spread will be ‘less likely to occur with a combination of publichealth measures in place.’

Considering this, EIPS has further noted that with the rise in cases, another 10-day at-home learning situation may possibly occur.

Students are finally back to school in Lamont County Jan. 10 after education minister Adriana LaGrange delayed the Jan. 5 back to school date after the Christmas break to allow for more planning by school officials in helping to limit the spread of the Omicron variant. Photo: Jana Semeniuk

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BRONZE AT SYLVAN Lamont U15 Hawks won bronze at a Sylvan Lake tournament over the weekend.

Back row left to right: Sandy McDonald, Cameron Olechow, William Fury, Ashton Strickland, Rowan Young, Kayden Winslow, Kyran Belcourt, Livia Grob, Ashlynn Dickinson, Alexis Lewis Front row (Left to right), Nick Mehlenbacher, Zandon Tanner, Andrew Svitich, Xavier Storr, Camryn Fossum, Reid Chudyk. Coaches, Wayne Olechow, Arlie Young and Rob Fossum

Lamont U15 continue good play with win/tie before Christmas & tourney bronze over the weekend Team starts new year with league record of 8-2-1 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).

Bruderheim U11 (5-42) won a 7-1 game at Lamont Arena on Dec. 18 against Westlock, outshooting the visitors 288.

Scoring for Bruderheim were; Declan Morgan (3g 2a), Clara Holt (2a), Austin Klita (1g), Mary Sobkow (1g), Keegan Ellis (1g), and Wyatt Dalziel (1a).

Zachary Vandelannoite got the win in goal.

Lamont U15 (8-2-1) played two games prior to the Christmas break.

On Dec. 18 the team travelled to Athabasca and skated home with a 5-3 win. The home team had a 2-0 first period edge before the visitors scored five straight goals.

Athabasca added one late. Rowan Young connected twice for Lamont.

Other scorers were; Kayden Winslow (1g 1a), Kyran Belcourt, and Andrew Svitich. Assists went to; Reid Chudyk (2a), and Alexis Lewis.

Zandon Tanner made 33 saves for the win. The next day, Lamont hosted Edson and the teams deadlocked at 5-5.

Lamont took a 5-3 lead in the third but gave up two and settled for the tie. Kyran Belcourt had a hat trick for Lamont.

Other scorers were; Andrew Svitich and Kayden Winslow.

Picking up assists were; Rowan Young (2a), Cameron Olechow, William Furey, and Reid Chudyk. Zandon Tanner was between the pipes.

Pieter Jansen made 34 saves to preserve the tie as his Strathcona Warriors tied Butchers and Packers 2-2 on Dec. 16.

Mundare’s Brandon Kowal picked up an assist in his Fort Sask U18 AAA Rangers 3-2 loss to Lloydminster on Dec. 19. Rangers seasonal record now stands at 19-3-2.

Ryan Carstairs got a goal in his Fort Sask. U13 AA Rangers 6-5 loss to Warriors on Saturday.

Lamont Hawks U15 played at the Sylvan Lake U15 Lakers Tournament this weekend won Bronze with a 6-4 final over Red Deer.

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Church loses battle for ownership

BY JANA SEMENIUK The Bruderheim Community Church (BCC) has lost the fight to retain ownership of their church property after a court of appeal decision on Dec. 14 awarded the Canadian District of the Moravian Church a possession date of Feb. 28, ending a nearly five-year legal battle for ownership.

“I was disappointed by the court order, but not totally surprised,” said BCC Pastor Wayne Larsen by text. “A judge finally just wanted it finished, so ruled as he did without really hearing the position of BCC or our roots.”

While tensions have been brewing since 2014 over ideological differences, the issue of ownership of the buildings and property came under fire in 2016 when the church congregation in Bruderheim separated legally from the Moravian Church to become their own entity, the Bruderheim Community Church after a vote of 49-3.

“The property and buildings were held in trust to the congregation,” said Pastor Larsen in an earlier interview.

“The name of the congregation is different but it’s the same congregation.”

However, the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench saw the situation differently.

As reported by the Edmonton Journal, an interim injunction, granted to the BCC in 2017 which prevented the Moravian Society from interfering with their use of the land, was dismissed in 2018 by Court

of Queen’s Bench Justice John Henderson. He cited that because the congregation was now the Bruderheim Community Church, independent of the Moravian Society, it had no claim on the land.

Pastor Larsen explained what happened next.

“There was no court order (after the interim injunction was dismissed) which made details unclear. We had sessions with judicial dispute resolution and spent many months gathering property evaluations. It finally ended when the Moravian Church applied to another judge who ruled on their behalf,” he said.

The land in dispute, which houses the old Moravian Church, the new BCC, a parsonage, and cemetery, has been home to church services in Bruderheim for nearly 125 years.

The BCC stated that 52 per cent of their 100 members could trace their ancestry directly to the members listed on the charter membership role in 1895. One of those members is Bruderheim resident Vern Bartz, 87, who was baptized in the Bruderheim church as a baby. He and his wife Ruth, 84, have been members, as a family, of Bruderheim’s church for more than 66 years with family roots spanning the entire history of the church.

“My grandparents were the first couple married here in 1896,” Vern said in an earlier interview. “My parents were married here, along with many other family

members.”

Ruth said that while the ruling was expected, it was still disappointing.

“We hoped it would go the other way,” she said.

Church members, along with Pastor Larsen, met on Jan. 7 to discuss their options and next steps. Suggestions from the congregation included renting space in the town of Bruderheim, asking the town for a donation of land to build a small church on, or trying to re-negotiate with the Moravian Society to possibly lease the building.

Bruderheim Mayor Karl Hauch, who is a member of the church, said he hoped the congregation could remain in the building and expressed disappointment at the court’s ruling.

Other members also voiced their thoughts.

“When I think of the ministry that we do here, the VBS (Vacation Bible School), and all the different programs and I think of how we might try to do that within the community without this facility, it’s a difficult task,” said one member.

The Bruderheim Community Church building not only houses church services each week, but many other organizations use their facility to conduct programming. FCSS (Family and Community Support Services) use the church’s large kitchen to host CALC Kitchen where adults learn to budget and cook healthy meals, as well as Alcoholics Anonymous who have recovery meetings each week, in addi-

tion to the Girl Guide group, 4-H and collecting for the food bank.

The congregation did not arrive at a decision after their gathering Jan. 7 and plan to explore further options.

Despite the years of legal wrangling with the ultimate disappointing result, members say they do not regret leaving the Moravian Church.

Pastor Wayne Larsen speaks to his congregation at the Bruderheim Community Church on Jan. 7, discussing their next steps after a court ruling on Dec. 14 awarded ownership of the church buildings and property to the Canadian District of the Moravian Church in America after a nearly five-year legal battle. The possession date has been set at Feb. 28.

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Eleniak awarded for quarter century with AAAF

BY JOHN MATHER Lamont’s Agricultural Fieldman, Terry Eleniak, has been recognized by his peers for 25 years with the Association of Alberta Agricultural Fieldmen.

Eleniak has been a member of the Lamont County staff for 25 years and all that time he has been a member of the provincial fieldmen’s association. During that

time, he has served as a Regional Director and as part of the Legislative Committee with the Association.

Eleniak is also the president of the Lamont and District Agricultural Association, which will hold its annual general meeting tonight (Jan. 12) at the Lamont Hall, and virtually.

During his time with the Ag. Society he has

been recognized as an Outstanding Supporter of Agriculture with the Alberta Association of Agricultural Societies.

“We have many committed leaders in our organization, and this is a great accomplishment,” said Peter Tarnawsky, Chief Administrative Officer (Interim), of Eleniak's award.

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Lamont County Agricultural Fieldman Terry Eleniak is recognized for 25 years with the AAAF Presenting Eleniak with his award are Sebastien Dustrisac, past AAAF president, Terry Eleniak, Lamont County Ag. Fieldman, and Jane Fulton, current elected AAAF President.

Boards are something unique to Alberta.

Established by Alberta Agriculture, they provide expertise on weed control, soil & water resource conservation, as well as pest management. The members are certified experts in agricultural and environmental science.

Ultimately the Agricultural Fieldman is a liaison between producers and the government.

“I take pride in that,” said Eleniak. “In today’s era, if you can be involved in something for 25 years that is a great accomplishment – and with one organization, it is an even bigger accomplishment.”

There are 69 municipalities that make up the AAAF, sharing their knowledge base and working together as Fieldman and Assistant Fieldman; with 134 certified members across the province.

Bruderheim sewer base rate more than doubles - extra $4 month

BY JANA SEMENIUK Bruderheim residents started the year off with a whopping increase to their sewage charges as indicated on the first water bill of the year.

The fixed rates for sewage, which came into effect Jan. 1, increased from $3.60 to $7.60 per cube per month.

The increase was approved at the Dec. 1 council meeting where Chief Administrative Officer Patty Podoborozny explained the adjustment.

“Our sewer expenses are projected to be approximately $68,000 over the sewer revenue” she said. “This shortfall made up a significant change to user fees and charges for 2022.”

Podoborozny added, during a later interview, that the shortfall resulted from the change in water charges last Jan. Moving from a flat rate system to one based on consumption caused residents to use less water which lowered the revenue.

“Even though people are using less water, we still have the same expenses to run and

maintain the sewer system, now with less money to do it,” she said.

“When we changed the water rate, we knew there would be a disparity between what we use and what we spend on it.

I wasn’t surprised at the actual numbers.”

Podoborozny further noted that sewer and water have a flat fee, which is the cost to install the infrastructure, and then a maintenance fee which is the fee per cube.

Although the sewage rate increase was dramatic, Podoborozny said there hasn’t been an outcry from residents.

“We’ve had a half a dozen call to ask what the increase was all about,” she said. “I think it’s great people call us because it means they are reading their bills.”

No additional increases are expected to utilities when the final budget is approved in April.

The $48 per year doesn’t sound like much, but with hundreds of residences it will increase revenue by up to an estimated $30,000.

Police union outlines reasons for retaining RCMP at town hall session

BY JOHN MATHER Three members of the National Police Federation visited Fort Saskatchewan Jan. 6, to make the case for retaining the services of the RCMP in wake of Alberta’s Fair Deal recommendation the province move towards its own provincial police force.

That recommendation was a low priority on the Fair Deal list of wants for Alberta, but the Kenney government did have Price Waterhouse Coopers do an analysis of costs on such a move last fall.

Fort Saskatchewan is the furthest east the National Police Federation will take the open houses, said Prairie and Northern Region director Jeff McGowan, but he did say that could be expanded as Covid restrictions may be lifted and the organization moved to some online virtual open houses.

Lamont County Councillors Roy Anaka

and Daniel Warawa attended the Thursday meeting along with Lamont Town Councillor Al Harvey.

All told there were about 20 people in attendance.

Michelle Boutin started the open house for the NPF. She is the vice president of the organization.

“The National Police Federation is the association that represents RCMP members,” she said. She added she had been posted as an RCMP officer in Fort McMurray and other detachments in the province.

McGowan had been assigned in Slave Lake and in the Yukon before returning to detachments in Alberta.

Kevin Halwa, also a director with the organization, was born and raised in Alberta and has been in the RCMP since 1997.

Boutin reported the NPF had conducted a poll in 2020 that showed less than nine per cent of Albertans were in sup-

port of a provincial police force.

“Members who are transferred in Alberta do so because they want to be here,” she said. “The majority of Albertans ranked a provincial police force second last in the Fair Deal list of wants.

“We surveyed more than 1,300 Albertans in communities serviced by the RCMP,” she said.

“Eighty per cent were satisfied with the RCMP. Many wanted to see it enhanced.”

She said the NPF didn’t advocate for the status quo, but those changes and policing reviews had to be led by government agencies.

She mentioned people wanted to see added resources aimed at reducing rural response times.

Between now and April the organization will be meeting with Albertans to gather further information.

She showed slides indicating the RCMP had

3,500 members across the province and responded to more than 800,000 calls annually. Services offered by the RCMP she said were the critical incident program, air services, emergency response teams, police service dogs, IT, and forensic identification services.

The provincial RCMP serve more than 300 municipalities and 22 first nations across 133 detachments.

She pointed out issues such as isolation postings and government housing weren’t factored into the government’s report for a provincial police force and these would mean additional costs.

She said Albertans hadn’t yet seen a feasibility study for a provincial police force and that would be an important document when it came forth.

Benefits of the RCMP available over a provincial police force, she said, were the ability to bring

in extra manpower from across the country in the event of an emergency such as flooding or fires.

Currently the costs of policing are covered by municipal agreements, the province and the Federal government.

The Federal government pays $188 million towards the RCMP in Alberta which the NFP states would be lost if there was a provincial police force.

They said the $595 million that the RCMP costs right now would balloon to $734 million under one model or $759 million under a second as initially presented by the province.

The group said there was nothing showing where these extra costs would come from.

“If the government of Alberta stops using the services of the RCMP the Federal money stops,” stated McGowan. “And if the provincial police service didn’t work out and the province wanted to go back to using the

RCMP that Federal money wouldn’t be available anymore.”

He did say there would be units on the Federal side of the RCMP such as Federal drug units and border services that would stay if the province moved to a provincial force.

“But more units would have to be created to fill the overlap which some of these units are doing now.”

Boutin added any suggestion a good majority of Alberta’s RCMP could go over to a provincial police service wasn’t going to happen.

“That’s just not true,” she said. “There may be a few but the majority have a lot to lose if they leave the RCMP. Our pension and benefits are second to none. There’s a lot of pride in that red jacket.”

The province is planning to put its own group together to hold town halls across the province beginning sometime in February.

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Lamont dental hygienist expands to Bruderheim

BY JANA SEMENIUK While the pandemic has shut some businesses down, others are flourishing.

Jennifer Sobkow, Lamont Dental Hygienist, saw a need in her community for accessible dental cleaning and wasted no time filling it.

Six months after opening her first dental hygiene clinic, Perks Dental, in Lamont, she has opened a second location in Bruderheim, at the Bruderheim Infinity Centre. In-town dental care is a first for the town of just over 1,300 people.

“I think that in a small town, people are sick of driving for every little thing,” she said. “I think

that if we make it a little bit more accessible, obviously to the small-town families, why wouldn't they take advantage of this?”

Sobkow, 35, opened her clinic to do mobile cleanings, bringing her services to places where people couldn’t easily access dental care, in conjunction with a clinic people could visit.

“I go to seniors lodges, and they give me a little room to work out of. I have all mobile equipment and take it to them.

It’s also great for people who are wheelchair bound or have mobility issues because I will go to their homes as well,” she said. “My clinic patients say it’s a very

relaxing environment.

There's no sounds of the drills or equipment, it’s not something that we're dealing with here.

They’ve got the TV above them, and their headphones on.”

As a hygienist for the past 15 years, Sobkow explained how dental hygienists can strike out on their own.

“It’s been about 10 years that we've been allowed to do this. I am classified as an independent dental hygienist,” she said. “It took me about two years from starting, taking extra courses and getting inspections, to being able to work independently.”

Bruderheim mayor, Karl Hauch, said he was

thrilled to see dental services coming to town.

“To my knowledge our town has never had a dentist professional. I’m very excited for our town residents to have an opportunity to be able to access a dental care professional right here in Bruderheim,” he said.

Owning a business is new for Sobkow, who admits to feeling emotional when any of her four children catch sight of her office sign while driving by.

“They are very excited, and they are always so proud,” she said smiling.

“They say, ‘There’s your sign mom’.”

Perk's Dental hygienist Jennifer Sobkow stands in her new clinic at the Bruderheim Infinity Centre which is her second location, giving Bruderheim its very first in-town dental service. Photo: Jana Semeniuk

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The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, January 12, 2022 - 15

Curling Continued from Front “We have one of the largest programs as far as numbers of kids that the program has seen.”

Following the weekend event, the kids will be able to take part in an eight-week Learn to Curl program that runs from Jan 11 to Mar. 1.

“It’s for kids aged nine to 15,” said Huxley.

“They get one-hour lessons each week and the Lamont Curling Club

EIPS says students need to mask in gym class for moderate activity

BY JANA SEMENIUK Elk Island Public Schools have updated their operational guidelines in response to COVID-19 guidance documents provided by the province.

Updated masking requirements mean students will need to mask up in gym class for low to moderate activity, with no option for parents to choose.

EIPS communication director Laura McNabb said masks on children during physical activity will not pose a threat to their breathing.

“The masking requirement is more tied to the intensity of an activity rather than an activity itself. For example, you could have students playing tag with low, moderate, or intense effort—but so long as it is low or moderate, they wear masks. For low or moderate physical activity, masks do not pose an issue with breathing,” she said by email.

McNabb added that masks would not be required outdoors for gym class or recess if students are able to practice physical distancing.

In addition, students are required to wash and sanitize their hands before and after going outdoors.

will be providing the majority of the equipment needed.”

She said the participants need to bring clean indoor runners, because outside shoes aren’t allowed on the ice, helmets, which are mandatory, and make sure they dress warmly.

“The helmets can be a hockey helmet or a bike helmet,” she said.

After a meeting, Dec. 29, the club decided all leagues and upcoming bonspiels would go ahead.

“The Farmers Bonspiel is going ahead Jan. 14 and 15,” Huxley said. “It will follow all provincial restrictions. We will need proof of vaccination or a negative test result for all events at the club.”

She added masks will have to be worn on the lounge area, but she wasn’t sure whether they would have to be worn while curlers were on the ice.

The Leagues, men’s league started Jan. 5 and recreational league starts Jan. 7, she said are full as

far as accepting teams, but there is a spare list people can still put their name on.

The club hosts its Ladies bonspiel Mar. 18 and 19, the men’s bonspiel is scheduled for Feb. 4, 5 and 6 and the Last Chance bonspiel will be held Mar. 30 to Apr. 3.

Regular curling leagues will continue in Mundare but bonspiels may be halted due to the spread of he Covid Omicron variant.

“Our leagues will be

picking up in he new year as usual,” said club member Colin Zyla.

The rising COVID-19 cases across the country, caused organizers of the Pinty's Grand Slam of Curling Meridian Open to cancel the event supposed to be held in Camrose.

Slated for Jan. 11 to 16, the curling tournament was to host professional Canadian and international teams.

"While disappointing, this decision was made to continue the pursuit of

our top priority – the health and safety of the players, volunteers, fans, employees and partners," the curling tournament organizers said in a statement.

"We thank the passionate curling community of Camrose for their ongoing support of the Grand Slam series, and we look forward to working with their dedicated local organizing committee to bring the world's best curlers to Camrose next season."

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16 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Discretionary Permit Issued - Discretionary Use. Appeal by February 4, 2022 Take notice that the following permit for proposed development as described below has been issued in accordance with the Lamont County Land Use Bylaw No. 675/07: 1.

Legal Description: Plan 0521003, Block 1, Lot 1 (NNE 7-53-18-W4) Land Use: Agricultural District (A) Proposal: For a staging area for online auction/auction sales activities Permit No.: DP 052/21

Additional Information For additional information regarding these permits, please contact the Planning and Development Department at (780) 895-2233.

Appeal The Land Use Bylaw provides that the person applying for the permit or affected by the order, or any other person affected by an order, decision or development permit of a Development Authority may appeal to the Land and Property Rights Tribunal (LPRT) whose address is 2nd Floor, Summerside Business Centre, 1229 – 91 Street SW, Edmonton Alberta, T6X 1E9 within twenty-one (21) days after the date of notice.

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act If you submit comments, either orally or in writing, the information you provide may be recorded, or otherwise made public, subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Agriculture Service Board Online Webinar

AgriRecovery Phase Two Assistance ce After a natural disaster, AgriRecovery helps producers recover extraordinary costs beyond what is available through other financial assistance programs. On August 6, 2021, the Government of Alberta announced an AgriRecovery response—the 2021 Canada-Alberta Livestock Feed Assistance Initiative—to help address the extraordinary costs being incurred by Alberta’s livestock producers because of reduced grazing capacity caused by prolonged dry weather and extreme high temperatures.

Phase two of the Livestock Feed Assistance initiative is now available: https://afsc.ca/income-stabilization/agrirecovery/.

Applications can be completed online, or downloaded and submitted to an Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) office.

Deadline for application is January 31, 2022.

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Regular Council and mmitt of the Whole Meetings Committee The next Regular Council Meeting and Committee of the Whole Meeting is on Tuesday, January 25 starting at 9 a.m.

The public is welcome to attend at the Lamont County Administration Building or virtually through Microsoft Teams. COVID protocols and requirements are in place.

If you would like to present or speak at a meeting, please contact Legislative Services.

The meeting agenda, previous meeting minutes, and a link to Microsoft Teams so you can attend virtually is found at: www.lamontcounty.ca/governance/ agendas-minutes.

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