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Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Volume 117 Issue 27

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RCMP nab copper wire crooks as part of crackdown

entering, mischief under $5000, and possession of break in tools in the Red Deer County area.

Johnathan Staudt (36): charged with fraudulent concealment, possession of stolen property over $5,000, Possession methamphetamine, Possess break-in instruments in the Killam Forestburg area.

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charges being laid relating to rural oil and gas lease site break and enters including: Peter Walker (39) and Douglas MacQuarrie (48): charged with breaking and entering, and mischief under $5000 – while damages and loss were initially under $5,000, further investigation revealed the costs to be near $100,000 in the Olds area.

Braiden Thorson (29): charged with breaking and entering, flight from a peace officer, possession of stolen property over $5,000, driving while disqualified in the Rimbey area.

Brody Kaus (34): charged with breaking and entering, mischief over $5,000, theft over $5,000, possession of stolen property over $5,000, possession of break-in instruments, flight from a peace officer, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, and fraudulent concealment in the Rimbey area.

Lyle MacLachlan (60): charged with breaking and entering, mischief under $5000, and possession of break in tools Red Deer County area.

Dylan Goodman (36): charged with breaking and

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Since October, the Alberta RCMP, in partnership with community and industry partners has been participating in an initiative to help address concerns around copper wire theft in Alberta.

To reduce the amount of thefts the Alberta RCMP’s Eastern and Central District’s Crime Reduction Units, along with K Division Criminal Analysis section, and Community Safety and Wellbeing Branch worked with industry partners to determine areas that are being targeted and develop strategies to investigate, identify and ultimately arrest the individuals who were causing the most harm related to the theft of precious metals.

As part of the initiative, the Alberta RCMP utilized a variety of techniques, including the use of a High Altitude Surveillance Plane (HASP), plain clothes investigation units, and the use of bait equipment.

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GuestLETTER Editorial:TO Natural the key to powering North America’s future Local newspapers strengthen community THE Gas EDITOR

After decades on the outs with environmentalists risk – and highly affordable. It accounts for 40 per- and ignores hard realities. By reducing reliance on Dearand Editor: through storytelling and help portrayal coal, natural gas can lowerofa plays a critical dirtier fuels like and regulators, nuclear power is being heralded as a cent of U.S. electricity generation Local newspapers remain country’s an essential people and Community newspagreenhouse gasevents. emissions while providing nuclear, natural key component for a “net zero” future of clean, reli- role in Canada’s energy mix. Unlike partrapidly, of community life,that especially for res- pers are also important for stimulating the reliability needed to support economic growth ensuring able energy. Its promise is likely to fall short, howev- gas infrastructure can be built foreign interests that tices.

Dear Editor; idents of smaller towns and communithe economy – they provide advertising er, due to some hard realities. As North America new capacity comes online when it’s needed – not and renewable energy integration. ties.are Studies in theand rural Canadian for local businesses thusthe connecting them destroying ourplants are secure, elect- are Canadian citizens Europe’s energy crisis following recent reducdecades later. Gas-fired cost-effective grapples with the challengePoliticians of providing prairies show that they are the most with customers in their own community. by citizens man- country. are very and intelligent capable of providing consistent, large-scale power tion of Russian gas imports underscores natural gas’s affordable sustainableed energy amidsttosoaring trusted news source when compared to Often community newspapers are the being capable of rapid starts and shut-downs, vital role in maintaining reliable electricity supplies. electricity it is timeage to accept this fact: natu- while Canadian citizens the civil servants and aredemand, becoming television news, internet websites and lone agents covering town council meetmaking them suitableloyfor meeting both base-load and As nations like Germany still phase out nuclear ral gas remains the most solution for power- demand integrity, and the bureaucracy, more frustrated withpractical social media platforms. ings, court proceedings and other local power due to the sheer blind ideology of their left“peaking” power demands. ing our grid and economy. the ineptitude and not enlarge it beyond alty, and transparency In Alberta, surveys indicate 80 per cent public gatherings. Reliable media coverwing parties, they’re growing more dependent on Climate-related concerns surrounding gas local Nuclear power’s limitations rooted in direct its costs, all are reason, and it from deception of politiour politicians, of respondentsnatural read their newspa- age keeps elected officials accountable keepforces the lights (mostly) on and the facgasThis is thepercentage low- natural risks and delays. Even under ideal circumstances, need to be put in perspective. weekly. has gas not to and decision-makers to operate cians, bureaucrats and to lie to protect politi- civil servants, bureau- perNatural tories (partially) humming. producessince less than half building or restarting a nuclear facility is arduous. est-emission fossil fuel and dropped 2005, indicating that within the view of the public. Where cians and other crats, senators and civil servants.

Europe is already a destination for LNG exported unit of residents energy output.

Consider Microsoft’s much-publicized plan to restart the carbon dioxide of coal per younger are reading local newspapers have closed, studies in the bureaucrats.

Politicians are electcontractors. the U.S. Coast, andshow American LNGrates exports supportingwith renewable the long-dormant Unit 1 reactor at Three Mile Island It is also highly adaptable,newspapers the same from interest as Gulf United States increased of Politicians are elected by citizens to Canadian citizens growth under the incoming Trump integration by compensating forcounterparts. the intermit- will soon resume in Pennsylvania.

Thistake project is lauded as proof of an energy their older corruption among politicians. bydespite citizens to pro- will care of “nuclear our country, have finalpower.Local newspapers are keyAdministration.

Canada hasnewspapers the resources and knowtency of wind the and solar incipient revival”,edbut leveraging in letting Additionally, hold businesstect our borders and not to funnel citizen's word. people know what is going on in their es and other community organizations to Nuclear energy advocates frequently highlight its how to similarly scale up its LNG exports; all we existing infrastructure it will cost US$1.6 billion and They provide accountfederal on social, ethical, and environneed is a so supportive government. yet they overlook its information take four to years to bringoronline. society, not import ter- zero-emission money friends Canadiancredentials, Citizen community. can make knowledgeable issues.benefits, nuclear power For deciall its mental theoretical not justcitizens the front-end problems This iscorrupt not a unique case.rorists Across North and America, support immense challenges, other pracDuane Keller sions about key local issues remains and studies Local journalism is a immediate public good that impractical for meeting and but ongoing waste nuclear energy projects face monumental lead times. of high cost and long lead times, show that adults who read local newspabenefits everyone and needs to be supmedium-term energy demands. Its high costs, The new generation of small modular reactors disposal and future decommissioning. perspresents participate in municipal electionstimelines at ported by significant individuals,remaining governments and and public Natural gas, by comparison, fewer risks. lengthy (SMRs), often touted as a game-changer, is still largehigher rates than those who do not.

By the private sector.

We need to subscribe systems are well- opposition make it unlikely to serve as North ly This theoretical.

In Canada in particular – dis- Itsin production is the time of year– Alberta we celebrate small businesses Canada, andand heredistribution in publicizing community events, they also to our local newspapers and keep readcussions have been ongoing for years, established, and North America is uniquely posi- America’s energy backbone.

Flagstaff around County SMRs we have quite a lot to celebrate. promote participation in community life, ing and engaging with issues and Natural gas, on the other hand, is affordable, scalationed to benefit from the vast reserves underlying with no concrete progress.

The of most optimistic are pro-small In Alberta, about 96 per cent all businesses businesses. and increase sense of belonging and con- encourage our friends and family to do ble It is the fuel that powers industries, all three countries on the continent.

Despite low jections estimate the first SMR in Western Canada In 2021, 87 per cent of Alberta’s businesses had fewer than five employees, nine nection among local residents. and reliable. the same. regulatory obstacles, keeps homes warm and provides the stability our might be had operational 2034. per cent betweenby five and 19 employees, and three prices per centand had ever-increasing over 20 but Local newspapers can also be the cataWe also need to encourage our govneeds – whether or not we ever tranCanada’s natural gas production been setting The reality is that nuclear energy cannot scale less than 99. lyst for has social change when electricity they upliftgridernments to support communitysition to “net zero”.

By prioritizing investment natnew records.

Streamlining regulatory processes and quickly enough to meet urgent electricity needs.

Small businesses have the ability to build a community in a way that larger cor- voices that would otherwise go unheard. centered journalism. We need innews ural gas infrastructure and expanding its use, we can expanding liquefied natural gas (LNG) export capacCanada’s power grid is already strained, and electricporations never can. Customers come to know the staff, the owners, and build Toronto news media reported on how the agencies that work with citizens to find today’s energy challenges head-onneeds whileare laying would revive ity demand iswith set them. to grow significantly, driven by ity police battered practice economy, of carding meet (stopping, out what their information and relationships Small businesses are generally known for ahelp higher qual-Canada’s the groundwork for tomorrow’s innovations. with plenty of natural gas left over to help meet electric vehicles and enormous data centres for AI questioning and documenting those who how best to meet these needs to build ity of service. That’s a key reason to support local small business.

MORGAN growing domestic electricityhave needs. applications.

Nuclear power, even if small expanded committed no offence) was dispro- better communities. GWYN Governments can You also have to take into account how businesses support their commuGwyn Morgan is a retired business leader who was a direcCritics argue that investing in natural gas is at odds aggressively, cannot fill the gap within the necessary portionately affecting Black and support newspapers by keeping advernities, and that’s not a small thing here in rural Alberta. tor ofnewsfive global corporations.

The original, full-length verIndigenous men. Coverage tising spends local, but they must also with the more “energy transition” to a glorious net zero in local timeframes.

We hear the phrase ‘shop local’ so many times, and it’s never important sion of this wasatrecently in C2C Journal. papers amplified the advocacy efforts of article remain arm’spublished length to protect the future, but this oversimplifies the related challenges Natural gas, by contrast, is abundant, flexible, lowthan now. Our communities are very much interdependent. Small businesses in

Canadian citizens demand integrity

Time to applaud small business

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the community can afford to give back to their communities because of the supgroups and eventually led to passing of non-partisan reporting of events. port they receive. provincial legislation banning the pracFinally, we need to keep our newspaIf that support dries up or goes away, so too does their ability to give. tice. pers accountable. We need them to pubShopping locally keeps money in the community. There is power in our dolCommunity newspapers encourage lish accurate and varied content and lars, and you make a choice with every dollar you spend. “The consciousness of open dialogue and debate about impor- ensure that diverse voices are heard. We the impact of those choices we’re making is really important,” says Teara Fraser tant community issues and reduce politi- expect our newspapers to adhere to ethisome two thousand two hundred years after Cato. adjective?

Dear Editor; of Iskwee Air, a small BC air travel company. cal polarization by exposing people to cal journalism practices and provide us Feminism has been an active philosophy across Persons with disabilities advocated for, and gained, We read the December 18, 2024 opinion piece in By supporting our small local businesses, we in turn support our small rural different perspectives. They are impor- with unbiased reporting. They need to The Weekly Review this past weekend, which many cultures for over three thousand years of the rights to vote in Canada in 1988. communities. Supporting business owners means supporting families, and they tant for the health and success of com- have the courage to challenge the status These are two examples, among countless others, prompted us to write this article. The way the term recorded history. In the mid-third century BCE, go on to support a myriad of other things in the community. munities because they create common quo and generate healthy discourse Romans protested at the Forum when a counsel, from our country alone that prove the positive out“feminist” was used was disturbing.

Take a minute this week and celebrate local business people, who work hard, understandings and a shared sense of within the community. Local newspapers repeal laws allowing comes of movements promoting egalitarianism, Feminism is a “political, social and intellectual Marcus Cato, attempted to who employ our friends and neighbours, and who put a whole lot more into the community. Local newspapers hold up a create engaged citizens, and engaged which whatcitizens being aare feminist is to allaabout. want. movement working towards the goal of equality for women to purchase what they mirror in which the community canissee essential healthy democcommunity than they take!

Please, do not use “feminist” as a slur, it is a human Cato, infamously, stated to the crowd “As soon as individuals of all genders” (reference The Canadian lf fl d A h l l Encyclopedia, 2020). A feminist is any individual they begin to be your equals, they will have become attribute to be proudly sought.

Thank you, your superiors” (reference Britannica, 2024). who adheres to the philosophy of feminism.

Willow and Noel Thompson In Canada, women legally became persons in 1929, Why is feminist used so freely as a derogatory

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The Community Press, Wednesday, January 8, 2025 - Page 5

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces resignation Nathalie Sturgeon Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation Monday as the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and Canada’s 23rd Prime Minister. He said he would stay on as leader until a successor has been chosen.

Trudeau met with Governor General Mary Simon to prorogue parliament until March 24.

“Parliament has been paralyzed for months after what has been the longest session of a minority Parliament in Canadian history,” he said speaking to reporters outside Rideau Hall on Monday. “Last night, over dinner, I told my kids about the decision I’m sharing with you today.

I intend to resign as party leader, as prime minister after the party selects its next leader through a robust, nationwide competitive process.”

He said he has asked the president of the Liberal party to begin the process of selecting a new leader.

“This country deserves a real choice in the next election,” he said. “And it has become clear to me that if I’m having to fight internal battles, I cannot be the best option in that election.”

A growing number of Liberal members of parliament (MPs), including the Atlantic Canada, Quebec, and Ontario caucuses, have publicly called for Trudeau’s resignation.

Just hours before Chrystia Freeland was expected to deliver the fall economic statement, she resigned from

Trudeau’s cabinet – outlining her reasons in a scathing letter.

Freeland said that on Dec. 13, Trudeau told her he no longer wanted her to serve as finance minister but offered her another position within the cabinet.

“Upon reflection, I have concluded that the only honest and viable path is for me to resign from cabinet,” she wrote in the letter.

Several other high-profile MPs have announced they would not seek re-election, including former Housing Minister Sean Fraser and former cabinet member Marco Mendicino.

Trudeau has been Liberal leader since 2013 and served as PM since October 2015. He was first elected in 2008 in the riding of Montréal riding of Papineau.

Local MP Kurek slams Trudeau’s decision John Mather Staff Reporter

Reaction has been quick after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Jan. 6 that he will eventually be stepping down as both Liberal leader and Prime Minister.

Trudeau made the announcement but his leaving won’t become effective until a successor to him as Liberal leader is chosen and he has also prorogued Parliament until March 24, preventing opposition parties from delivering a non-confidence vote before then.

Battle River-Crowfoot MP Damien Kurek, a longtime vocal opponent of the Prime Minister, didn’t hold back in offering his condemnation of the outgoing prime minister.

“Today, we see a coward and liar announce to the nation that he is terrified to face the people he is supposed to lead. Trudeau’s staying or going doesn’t matter; the entire Liberal Party are putting themselves and their own interests before their country.

“Not only did he announce his resignation, but Trudeau also announced that he is shutting down Parliament and committees for two months.

“He blames parliamentary dysfunction as the reason for prorogation but failed to mention that it is Liberal scandals causing the dysfunction, specifically the Liberal Government’s refusal to hand over unredacted documents to the RCMP related to the $400 million Green Slush Fund scandal.

“We have seen this pattern since 2015, and Canadians have suffered the consequences. From attacks on energy, agriculture, and fundamental rights, Canadians are hurting after more than nine years of Liberal mismanagement.

“Regardless of who the leader of the Liberal Party is today or in the future, Canadians deserve better, and they deserve a choice. Common Sense Conservatives led by Pierre Poilievre are ready to restore the promise of Canada.”

Lakeland MP Shannon Stubbs is currently out of the country and was unavailable for comment on Trudeau’s announcement by press time.

Meanwhile Premier Danielle Smith, who spent much of the pre Christmas period meeting with U.S.

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“I’m a bit disappointed that we didn’t get an election call today. I think that would have been the better outcome, and it would have allowed for the prime minister to go to the public and see whether or not they support his agenda over the last number of years,” Smith said.

Smith said she hopes the next prime minister will be someone who supports Alberta’s aspirations to double oil and gas production, remove the carbon tax, ensure there is no emissions cap on production and overall “stay in their own lane.”

Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said that it doesn’t matter who leads the Liberal party in the future saying, “they don’t deserve another chance.”

He said as soon as there is a non-confidence vote the NDP will be voting against the Liberals in favour of an election.

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Interview with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith Premier speaks with Legislative Reporter George Lee about matters important to rural Albertans

Alberta’s rural heartland will continue to inform the UCP agenda in 2025, Premier Danielle Smith said in a year-end interview aimed at audiences beyond Calgary and Edmonton.

Health care, public safety and housing for seniors are among the issues that small-town, small-city, and countryside Alberta can expect continued progress on, she told George Lee, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter and Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association's legislative reporter.

Edited for flow and clarity, the full yearend interview with the premier follows.

George Lee: Good day, Madam Premier.

It’s nice to connect with you.

You and your party have completed a busy year, with about two dozen UCP bills making it to the floor of the legislative assembly and being passed into law.

So as you look back on 2024, how would you describe the approach you’ve taken in advancing your agenda and serving Albertans?

Premier Smith: Yes, it is nice to connect.

And yes, it has been a busy year.

We went into the election talking about key issues that my caucus had identified, like affordability, jobs and the economy, and making sure we have enough people to fill the growing demand for new workers. We had to deal with the significant and growing issues of public safety and mental health, and we also had to reform the health-care system and stand up to Ottawa.

So those have been my guiding principles for my first two years on the job.

Lee: Starting with affordability, jobs and the economy, what have you and your government accomplished?

Premier Smith: We’ve introduced major affordability initiatives. Over the past three years, some $6.5 billion has been spent on helping people with everything from electricity prices through to a fuel tax reprieve through to subsidized childcare, low-income transit passes, food bank grants and discounts for seniors.

It's just remarkable to see the number of people who have come here and who keep coming because there are so many great jobs. Yes, there’s a higher level of unemployment because when people arrive and they're looking for work; there's always a lag time. But the economy keeps

building and keeps creating incredible numbers of new opportunities.

Our construction sector is booming, up 35 per cent year-over-year, including an increase in home construction. We keep hearing multi-billion-dollar announcements, like those from the Industrial Heartland area, all the way to De Havilland and their development of water bombers in Calgary.

So we're pleased about what's happening there.

Lee: Albertans are still experiencing that lag and other economic challenges.

What do you see coming to fruition in 2025 that will help catch things up to the positives in the economy?

Premier Smith: We constantly have new projects that are being updated and announced. And one of our most effective ways of getting to the finish line on those is with our Investment and Growth Fund.

We like that program, especially, because it has allowed us to announce things in rural Alberta and elsewhere.

We're getting concerned that there's only so many houses that can be built and so many jobs that can be created, and that we're getting overwhelmed by the number of newcomers over the last three years. That’s why we've gone to our federal counterpart to allow us to have more control, so that we can identify economic migrants who fit into the jobs that we need and so we can get a handle on the overall number of people coming into the country through various streams. Because it's overwhelming not just us but all the provinces.

We’re worried that we're out of balance and that it's going to start impacting Albertans.

We want to continue to be a destination point for economic migrants because that's a mutually beneficial relationship. If we can have a pathway for someone to become a citizen and fill a job gap, that's perfect.

But we’re very concerned that the numbers of international students, temporary foreign workers and asylum seekers are just too much for the country to handle.

And we've been telling the federal government that.

Lee: Let’s shift to that part of your agenda, then - Alberta’s relationship with Ottawa.

Premier Smith: Standing up to Ottawa; I could talk about that all day long.

We’re pushing them out of our lane so that we align on a 2050 target for carbon reductions, but we don't want them to do anything that will impair investment in electricity or oil and gas production, or any of the other things that we feel that they shouldn't be doing.

So we're going to continue those fights as well.

Lee: There’s been movement in Ottawa in the shift of the Clean Electricity Regulations net-zero target year to 2050 from 2035, matching Alberta. Why don’t you support the federal government on that?

Premier Smith: The Constitution describes federal powers and provincial powers. If I were to say, I'm going to start my own Alberta currency in 2035, and then they came back and said you can't do that, that's unconstitutional. And I said OK, I'll wait until 2050 to set up my own currency.

That isn't the right answer. We're not allowed to set up our own currency. It's in the Constitution, that's a federal power.

That's what we're trying to argue. You stay in your lane and we'll stay in ours.

And so it doesn't matter that they are aligning with where we intend to get to anyway by 2050. What matters is we're the ones who get to decide what that pathway looks like, not them.

We’re glad that they're not intending to put punitive new actions in prematurely, but it’s still not their jurisdiction. So we’re going to keep fighting them on that.

Lee: Public safety is among the priorities you’ve mentioned. That’s a huge issue in rural Alberta, especially as it relates to high crime rates and policing shortages.

Premier Smith: We’ve empowered our sheriffs and continued to roll out new teams, and we've got a couple more teams to come to deal with the border and with fentanyl and with shutting down drug houses.

We’ve heard loud and clear from rural Alberta that they need more hands on deck, and we've been delivering on that.

The same with our mental health and addiction work. We know that you aren't going to solve this problem just by addressing the supply side. You've got to address demand. We've got to make sure fewer people are getting addicted and

staying in addiction.

So we've got a strategy we've been rolling out in rural Alberta, with our corrections facilities that have therapeutic living units, and our recovery communities in Red Deer, Lethbridge and Gunne.

We've got several more coming, including on First Nations, that will create 1,000 new beds dedicated to treatment for mental health and addiction.

Lee: Is it the government’s goal to replace the RCMP in Alberta?

Premier Smith: That’s going to be very much up to the RCMP. The RCMP have not lived up to their obligation to us. We have contracted for 1,911 officers, and at any given time, we're down by 400. We can't let rural Alberta go without policing.

If the RCMP can’t find the personnel to fill those seats, we're going to. We’re going recruit sheriffs, train them up to the level where they can be deployed as police officers, and we're going to do the job.

And we've done that with our Fugitive Apprehension Sheriffs Support Team and with our Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods unit. SCAN has investigated more than 9,500 properties in 126 communities that have been issued safety orders.

We've got north and south surveillance teams in place to support communities, and now there are these border and fentanyl teams we want to put in place.

We want rural Albertans to feel safe.

That's the number one goal.

And perhaps if the RCMP is able to meet their obligation to us, then we'll see more officers from them. But we can't wait. We have to make sure that we're filling that gap, and that's what we're doing.

Lee: Tell us more about the border initiative.

Premier Smith: It’s going to be very important. We're dispatching 51 sheriffs to the border with sniffer dogs and commercial vehicle inspection teams and drones.

We’ll establish a two-kilometre-wide zone to catch people going both in and out, because we know there's a problem with gun smuggling, human trafficking, fentanyl smuggling. We also want to make sure that we're not causing problems from here with any organized crime or gang activity crossing the border.

We’ve been very pleased, by the way, to get feedback already from landowners along the border offering their help.

The Community Press, Wednesday, January 8, 2025 - Page 7 Lee: Policing relates directly to the government’s relationship with the two associations representing municipalities in Alberta — Rural Municipalities of Alberta and Alberta Municipalities. A common complaint from them in 2024 has been that the province does not consult with them enough when it comes to legislation directly affecting their member municipalities. How do you respond to that?

Premier Smith: We were very unhappy when the federal government came in and inked side deals with a couple of municipalities on housing.

We've got a big problem with housing affordability. What we perceived is that the federal government was picking winners and losers, and when you've got a province with 320 municipalities, and only four or five contracts are signed, that makes a lot of losers.

So we looked at what they were doing in Quebec. The reason Quebec announced a $900 million partnership with the federal government is that they have a law that says you can't do a workaround. If you want to have dollars flow through, you have to go through us, and that’s so the province can use its partnerships with municipalities to make sure that communities are treated fairly.

How was a small community supposed to have any leverage in trying to put their issues on the radar screen of the federal government? That's part of the reason why so many are left out.

We treat our municipalities fairly. We have a local government fiscal framework, and we made sure every single municipality was no worse off under the new formula than under the old one.

We also have processes in place to hear different pressures and be able to do different grants. The feds don't have that, so they should be working with us to use the network that we have to ensure the dollars get to where they're needed.

Lee: How about Bill 20, the Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendment Act? Premier Smith: People should get used to the fact that this is probably one that's going to have to be amended almost every session. There are just issues that keep coming up. We collect issues that different municipalities raise with us that need a regulatory change and then we implement them.

Next time, we’ll probably do a technical briefing when the bill comes out, so that the municipalities know what the changes are and why we've made them, and so that there’s nothing misconstrued about what it is that we're trying to do. Almost everything we've put in there has been in relation to a problem that we've had to solve or that municipalities have had to solve.

Many individuals in Edmonton and Calgary have asked for political parties, so we're doing a pilot project on that to see if there really is enthusiasm for political parties in Calgary and Edmonton. The two largest cities are the test case, because they already have a lot of money from unions and corporations that are setting up what are basically PACs [political action committees], and so that's kind of like a hidden form of political party. We want that to be more transparent.

On a couple of occasions, we’ve had to change municipal bylaws, and again it’s Calgary and Edmonton.

In Calgary, we had to change the way that they were charging their local access via electricity, because, quite frankly, it was unfair to consumers. And then in Edmonton, when they wanted to continue public health orders, after we'd gotten rid of them, we had to strike down their bylaws.

So it's not often that we want to use that, but it's cumbersome to have to go through and set up a law by a different minister. We wanted to give the Minister of Municipal Affairs more authority to identify those problems, if they emerge, and have a different process to deal with them.

Lee: What’s your perspective on health care issues in Alberta, especially rural Alberta, and what is your government doing to address them?

Premier Smith: We've got a major rural strategy that has us spending $311 million upgrading our existing operating rooms so that they can be high performance and get more surgeries done in local communities. We’re also doing this through charter surgical centres. We've got knees and hips now happening in Rocky Mountain House, and we'll be having more in central Alberta and southern Alberta as we finalize contracts.

The nurse practitioner initiative is all about giving people another health-care option. So we've got nurse practitioners incentivized to set up shop in rural Alberta and work evenings and weekends, and 60 or more have signed up.

Our pharmacy strategy gives more ability for pharmacists to practise in a broader scope. So we've got a network of pharmacies that are building out all over the province to make sure they can provide those services, including prescriptions and some primary care.

And then the major reform we're doing of Alberta Health Services will involve a rural strategy. We want, for example, to get more surgeries done in more facilities closer to home.

Lee: Has the restructuring of Alberta Health Services gone as smoothly as you would have liked?

Premier Smith: I'm very happy, actually, with where we find ourselves. We're entering 2025 with real clarity.

We've got Primary Care Alberta, which is going to be responsible for doctors, nurse practitioners, pharmacists and other frontline professionals to get everyone attached to a family doctor. That was really important work to do.

We've got Recovery Alberta, which is going to take the lead on building out 1,000 beds for mental health and addiction, as I mentioned earlier, to make sure we have another and better place for people who are suffering from those two ailments to be able to get recovered and hopefully live normal lives outside of the hospital.

We made the decision to create Assisted Living Alberta, under Minister Jason Nixon, so that we can partner with communities and with municipalities, the nonprofit sector and the for-profit sector, on building what we think is going to need to be 12,000 new beds for seniors. So I'm very pleased that we've got that.

And with acute care, we finally have Alberta Health Services as a service provider, focusing on the hospitals that

they run, Covenant Health focusing on the hospitals they run, and the charter surgical centres I mentioned before.

We've got a new approach to making sure we've got EMS drop-off, so we've got our well-trained paramedics able to be out treating patients.

I feel like the structure is finally what it always needed to be, to be able to make the changes that we need to make. And so I think it's going to be amazing the progress that we'll make in 2025 and beyond.

Lee: And would that include attracting more doctors and oncologists, for example, and other professionals to make health care more accessible in Alberta?

[Editor’s note: The interview took place before the province’s announcement of a new model for compensating doctors.]

Premier Smith: The opening of the cancer centre in Calgary, I think, was a huge catalyst. Being able to offer a research environment for oncologists is going to be such an advantage, at the preeminent, most modern facility in the country.

It takes time, from when construction is completed to when you're able to fully staff up and have the equipment ready to go. But we're there now, so I'm excited about that.

Also, in partnership with the premiers across the country, we've all realized that we've got these issues of labour shortages in different areas, and that we've got to have a better understanding of how many of each type of specialty we need to graduate and where we are going to do that work. There'll be a report back on that in the spring.

We’ve already begun building out additional training for nurses in rural Alberta, and initial additional training for doctors in rural Alberta with new programs in Grande Prairie and Lethbridge.

The idea is that if you train them in place, they'll probably stay in place. And so we’ll see a lot more of that: training locally to be able to meet local needs.

Lee: Let’s talk about you and your mandate as Premier. What does it mean to you to earn 91.5 per cent support from the UCP membership?

Premier Smith: Well, let’s look at the contrast with what's happening in Ottawa with Justin Trudeau. Half the time we don’t know who's in charge or whether he's going to continue to be in charge.

And we're on the cusp of the most important negotiation of our country's history with the incoming U.S. president, who wants to slap 25 per cent tariffs on us.

That's what happens when you don't have a mandate and you don't have your party firmly behind you.

I feel Alberta is going to be vitally important in trade negotiations, and I feel like my party has given me a mandate to be very strong in pressing Alberta's interests to make sure that we can avoid tariffs.

These things matter. If you don't have that kind of certainty, it undermines your bargaining position and undermines your negotiating position. And I'm just pleased that we're in a position of strength so that we can tackle these negotiations head on.

Lee: Anything else specific to rural Alberta that readers should expect in 2025?

Premier Smith: We're doing a consulta-

tion right now on the Water Act. We want to preserve first-in-time, first-in-right, but we have to figure out ways we can build new reservoirs. That will allow us to create more opportunity for more water rights, so we can have more development.

We want to make sure our waterways are protected from zebra mussels. We don't have the same problem that we're beginning to see in other states and provinces yet, but it would be devastating to our irrigation system if zebra mussels found their way into our waterways. So we’ll be improving our monitoring system, and there are some pretty aggressive initiatives south of the border that we want to keep an eye on.

We are also about to launch a broadbased review of rural hospitals. We want to know: how are they running? What are they doing? What do they need to do more of? What repairs need to be made?

What equipment needs to be put into place? What kind of personnel do they need to make sure people can get care closer to home?

There’s building out our schools, through the $8.6 billion in spending over three years we’ve announced for accelerated construction. We’ve got a big demand all over the province, but some communities are hit more than others.

Some are bursting at the seams. We’ll be hearing from school boards about what their priorities are, and hopefully we’ll be able to get those schools built faster.

Lee: Anything else you want to talk about that isn't getting heard from your perspective?

Premier Smith: There are so many things. I mean, this is the reason why I wanted to represent a mixed riding.

Medicine Hat-Brooks has got a quite large, mid-sized city and a mid-sized town. And then it's got some smaller villages like Rosemary and Duchess, as well as some hamlets like Patricia and Tilley, and a lot of rural areas.

Representing a community that's mixed like this gives me a snapshot of what's going on in other rural communities. I hear about concerns about services at the local hospital. I hear about mental health resources that need to be coordinated through navigation centres. I hear concerns about getting more local seniors housing.

I hear about schools that need to be rebuilt or modernized. I hear about frustrations regarding certain roads and highways and bridges. I hear about campgrounds that need to be reopened.

There are a lot of local issues that I take care of, and that informs the framework for me, to know where there needs to be policy change, to know what needs to be elevated to the provincial legislature.

I'm very aware that a lot of issues take place in rural Alberta. That's why I'm just so pleased that we've got such a strong rural contingent of MLAs so that those voices are always at the table.

Lee: Premier, thank you. I hope we can connect again soon.

Premier Smith: Yes, let's do this more regularly.

Lee’s full interview with Opposition Leader Naheed Nenshi can be read at thecommunitypress.com

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MINOR HOCKEY REPORT Abby Galletly scores a hat-trick in game over weekend 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.)

Hughenden U13 Female Jets (7-4-1) dropped a 4-3 home game on Saturday against Vegreville. The teams were tied twice in the game before Veg scored two third period goals within a minute and held on for the win. Nova Scott, Harper Pearson, and Chloe Oh scored for Jets.

Assists went to; Maris Amundson, Raeanna Pentland, and Fallyn Sorken.

Battle River U15 Female Knights (9-30) beat Lloydminster 8-2 on Sunday at Killam Arena. Abby Galletly led the way for BR, getting a hat trick in a 4point game. Other scorers were; Grace Edwards (1g 1a), Piper Pearson (1g 1a), Gracie Currier, Brittyn Zentner and Olivia Motley. Assists went to; Berkley Muirhead, Alexis Gutmann, and Evelyn Hampshire. Grace Dolany got the win in goal.

Battle River U11 (4-4-1) won a 4-3

game at Blackfalds on Saturday led by William Brodie and Garrett Ruzicka (both with a goal and an assist). Others on the scoresheet were; Braiden Kueber (1g), Ashton Rahmoun (1g), and Benjamin Backen (1a). Hudson Cox got the win in goal.

Thunderstars U11 (9-0-0) won two games over the weekend, 9-5 over Stettler and 19-3 against Bashaw. Collecting points in the big wins were; Clyde Cassidy (5g 4a), Callen Thomas (4g 2a), Landon Miller (7g 2a), Bentley Booy (3g), Wells Weiss (3g), Nelson Bendfeld (2g 1a), Scottie Terway (2g 1a), River Boudreau (1g 1a), Jace Wolbeck (2g), Eva Shepherd (1a), Samuel Manning (1a). Ava Mairena got the win against Stettler at Forestburg Arena on Saturday. Sunday’s win at Bashaw Arena, Cohen McKay was between the pipes for the victory.

Battle River U13 (4-5-0) split its first two games of 2025. On Friday at Clive Arena BR lost a 9-4 game against Lacombe. Scoring for BR were; Braden Swainson (2g 1a), Luke Freadrich (1g 1a), Jacob Kinzer (1g), Dane Foster (1a), and Bentley Clark (1a). On Sunday at

Locals win Royal Purple poster contest

Bashaw, Battle River won an 8-4 game led by Braden Swainson’s hat trick and 4-point game. Other scorers were; Luke Freadrich (2g 1a), Bentley Clark (1g 2a), Jordan Cherowka (1g), Kale Dickson (1g), and Jacob Kinzer (1a). Lane Jackson got the win in goal.

Hughenden U13 Jets (7-9-1) dropped a road game 7-1 at Irma Arena on Sunday. Grady Anhorn scored to lone Jets goal, assisted by Ryder Piller.

Battle River U15 T3W (8-1-0) beat Red Deer at Killam Arena on Saturday 8-5.

Kyzer Hebert (1g 3a) had a 4-point game. Jacob Steil and Noah Kells both scored twice. Other scorers were; Kylan Johannesson (1g 1a), Ericka Kueber (1g 1a), and Gavin Leslie (1a). Karsen Oliver got the win in goal.

Battle River U18 T3W Knights (3-5-0) dropped a 6-3 game on Saturday at Ponoka. Ty Cherowka scored twice, with Keaton Johnson addiing the other.

Assists went to; Xavier Arndt (2a), Rowen Patten, Jaxon Clark, and Cody Kuilboer.

FARMLAND FOR SALE BY TENDER The following properties located in Flagstaff County are offered for sale by tender, subject to the restrictions, reservations and non-financial obligations in the existing Certificates of Title: PARCEL 1 MERIDIAN 4 RANGE 11 TOWNSHIP 42 SECTION 18 ALL THAT PORTION OF THE SOUTH HALF WHICH IS NOT COVERED BY ANY OF THE WATERS OF GOOSE LAKE AS SHOWN ON A PLAN OF SURVEY OF THE SAID TOWNSHIP SIGNED AT OTTAWA ON THE 18TH DAY OF DECEMBER A.D. 1906, CONTAINING 68.4 HECTARES (169.10 ACRES) MORE OR LESS EXCEPTING THEREOUT ALL MINES AND MINERALS 110 +/- cultivated acres and 59 +/- pasture acres.

PARCEL 2 THE SOUTH EAST QUARTER OF SECTION THIRTEEN (13) TOWNSHIP FORTY TWO (42) RANGE TWELVE (12) WEST OF THE FOURTH MERIDIAN, IN THE SAID PROVINCE AS SHOWN ON A PLAN OF SURVEY OF THE SAID TOWNSHIP SIGNED AT OTTAWA ON THE 17TH DAY OF DECEMBER A.D., 1906 CONTAINING 64.3 HECTARES (159 ACRES) MORE OR LESS EXCEPTING THEREOUT: HECTARES (ACRES) MORE OR LESS A) PLAN 5273 T - ROAD 0.445 1.10 B) PLAN 9323601 - DESCRIPTIVE 2.47 6.10 EXCEPTING THEREOUT ALL MINES AND MINERALS AND THE RIGHT TO WORK THE SAME 140 +/- cultivated acres and 19 +/- acres yard site containing house (1980), detached double garage, 40x64 machine shed, 30x50 barn with tin roof, 3 steel bins and other outbuildings.

Canadian Royal Purple has partnered with Brain Injury Prevention and Awareness, with the goal to help increase an understanding of the seriousness and consequences, an awareness of the causes of brain injuries and ways to help prevent brain injury. The Heisler Royal Purple would like to acknowledge the following local winners of the BrainLove poster contest. Local Winners: Amie Leblanc, Sasha Weiss, Anastasia Macken, Nickie Brerttreuz, Simone Eshpeter, and Adriana Ketchmark. Provincial Winners: Amie Leblanc, Sasha Weiss, Anastasia Macken, Nikki Brertreuz, and Simone Eshpeter. National Winners: Amie Leblanc, and Nikki Breitkreuz.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND CLAIMANTS Estate of Muriel Jane Otto (also known as Muriel Otto) who died on June 16, 2024.

If you have a claim against this estate, you must file your claim

by February 21, 2025 with at

Wayne R. Lusk, Personal Representative PO Box 668 Viking, Alberta T0B 4N0

and provide details of your claim. If you do not file by the date above, the Estate property can lawfully be distributed without regard to any claim you may have.

PARCEL 3 DESCRIPTIVE PLAN 9323601 LOT 1 EXCEPTING THEREOUT ALL MINES AND MINERALS AREA: 2.47 HECTARES (6.1 ACRES) MORE OR LESS 6.1 +/- acres part of SE 13-42-12 W4.

No adjustment for 2025 property taxes which will be paid in full by any successful purchaser.

The owners and any successful purchaser agree to split the cost of any “gap title insurance” necessary to complete this transaction.

Tenders in sealed envelopes marked “Kelndorfer/Larson Tender” with the tenderers GST number and accompanied by a bank draft payable to Andreassen Borth in trust for 5% of the amount of the tender, must be delivered before 12 noon on January 17, 2025 to the office of Andreassen Borth at PO Box 727, 5014 – 50 Street, Killam, AB T0B 2L0, phone 780-385-3670.

Interested parties must bid on all three parcels as a package. Tenders will not be opened in public.

The balance of the purchase price shall be paid to Andreassen Borth on or before February 28, 2025. Tenders are irrevocable and shall remain open until dealt with by the offices of Andreassen Borth. If a successful tenderer does not complete the purchase after acceptance of that tender, their deposit shall be forfeited. The highest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. The owners reserve the right to reject any and all tenders. Deposits received from unsuccessful tenderers will be returned to them as soon as possible.

For further information call Karen at 780-386-2483.

The Community Press, Wednesday, January 8, 2025 - Page 9

RCMP Report: New Year’s Break and Enters reported Killam RCMP Detachment Report for the period of Friday, Dec. 20, to Wednesday, Jan. 1 Friday, December 20 A break and enter was reported in progress near Sedgewick. Members attended. A break and enter was not happening. An unwanted Subject would not leave the residence.

Subject left.

Saturday, December 21 An attempted break and enter was reported in Forestburg. Subject said he wanted to pick up belongings. Subject informed there was nothing at the residence. Member spoke with Subject and told him to stay away from the residence and covered safety planning with the Complainant.

A burned truck was found on Range Road 113.

Partial VIN on vehicle.

Auto theft contacted. Vehicle towed. File is still under investigation.

An abandoned vehicle was reported on Range Road 125. Vehicle was on the roadway with heavy fog. Members attended.

Vehicle towed.

Sunday, December 22 A vehicle was reported in the ditch near

Lougheed. Patrols made.

Heavy fog. Vehicle not located.

A break and enter was reported from a farm property. Complainant said the door was kicked in. No other damages done to the property and didn’t look like anything was stolen.

Monday, December 23 A break and enter was reported in Forestburg.

Approximately $700 in Christmas gifts was stolen. Subject known to Complainant and Officers. Complainant declined to proceed with charges.

Tuesday, December 24 Numerous possible impaired drivers were reported. Both vehicles located. Traffic stops were initiated. Subjects both blew a zero. No other signs of impairment with the Subjects.

Friday, December 27 FedEx truck was reported in the ditch. Member contacted the driver who stated he was not hurt. Towing options were given to the driver.

Saturday, December 28 Fraud over $5,000 was reported. The Complainant was claiming a large sum of money was

taken from a family member. The Subject was also a family member that claims they had permission. File is still under investigation.

Sunday, December 29 Members were asked to assist with gathering belongings from the Complainant’s ex partner.

Complainant was angry and cursing at Member.

Member was hung up on.

No answer when attempts to call back were made.

A suspicious vehicle was reported in the ditch.

Members attended. Concerns of hunting from road. No weapons in the vehicle. Subject got the vehicle out of the ditch.

Monday, December 30 A report was made of harassing communications. Members spoke with the Complainant about a restraining order or other options. Subject was warned about the unwanted communication.

Tuesday, December 31 A break and enter was reported from an unoccupied lease site. Small amount of wire stolen.

Photos available. File still under investigation.

Wednesday, January 1 A break and enter to a

Golden Prairie 4-H report from December meeting Sasha Weiss Club reporter

On December 11, the Golden Prairie 4-H club held a monthly meeting.

The pledge was led by Julia and Wyatt. There were seven members present.

All members that were there answered the roll call “What are your plans for the Christmas break?”

Reports were given: Treasurer’s Report- There wasn’t one this meeting as our treasure wasn't there. The secretary Simone Eshpeter read her minutes from the November meeting. The club reporter Sasha Weiss wrote her report and sent it to the press. New Business: Regional Funday is hosted at W.E. Day Secondary School Stetler again the date is January 4.

He is having our Public speaking workshop which will be on January 15. The date for public speaking is February 1. Our yearly Christmas party is January

11 from 1 to 4 p.m., at Galahad Hall (Bring a gift, get a gift.).

Our projects for this year still are: Foods, Photography, Small Engines. Woodworking, Canine, Creative

options (14+), Train modeling and Busking. The meeting was adjourned at 8:11 p.m. and the next meeting is on Wednesday, January 8 at the Forestburg Train station.

residence was reported.

The break in happened sometime between Christmas and New Years. Members attended.

Miscellaneous items stolen. Damage done to the door. No witnesses or suspects.

Also reported and attended to by Killam RCMP were: 1 - 911 Act 2 – Assault

1 - Assistance to Canadian Federal Dept/Agency 1 - Assistance to Canadian Provincial/Territorial Dept/Agency 3 - Breach of Peace 2 - Coroner’s Act-Sudden Death 1 – Extortion without firearm 1 - False Alarm 1 - Family Law Act 1 - Information File 2 - Mental Health Act

1 – Mischief – Damage to property 6 - Other Moving Traffic Violations 7 - Other Non-Moving Traffic 6 - Other Provincial/Territorial Statutes (not otherwise specified) - Other Activities 8 - Traffic Collisions 5 - Wellbeing Check Killam RCMP

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Annual General Meeting for the Battle River Gun Range Monday January 27, 7:00 pm Forestburg Fire Hall Fish & Game Association Gun Club

2025 Memberships will be available at the meeting

Page 10 - The Community Press, Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Writer finds old copy of Alliance newspaper from 1953 Diane Dammann Alliance P. 780-879-3970 E. petendia@gmail.com

Happy New Year! We are into the last year of the quarter century.

Wow, time flies.

I have been purging file cabinets. I found a copy of The Enterprise dated May 14, 1953.

Galahad Hospital turned sod on the new addition.

There was a flash back to the 1923 Alliance Times which said that there would be no Annual Sports Day held in Alliance. The wheat was coming up nicely in the district. And 20 years ago, (1933) Mrs. Victor Roch was admitted to the Galahad Hospital on May 11 and a baby boy was born on May 12 (1933).

Some of the ads in the 1953 Enterprise were for The Alliance Bakery. S.J. Nemeth, watchmaker and jeweller, R.A. Gib-

son, Insurance Representative, Bill’s Barber Shop, Dr. Geo Clarke, dentist, Alliance Community Theatre, Galahad Theatre, and Kieferr’s Shows at Forestburg.

The Saturday film in Alliance was O’Henry’s Full House starring Charles Laughton and Marilyn Munroe.

Elliott’s Store in Alliance were giving free coupons for Quban Royal 22-carat gold bordered dinnerware. E & B Electric were electrical contractors and had a distributorship for Westinghouse.

There was Alliance Sales and Service, Marshall-Wells, Marlow and Peacock Machinery, Kuefler's Garage, Spady Bros General Store, Pioneer Meat Market, McLennan Hardware, E. Rombough and Son, gas and oil.

Here is an interesting classified “ Notice-As I am having some difficulty getting enough empty milk bottles, it

KILLAM, ALTA.

Campbell Campbell McLennan McLennan Chrysler • Dodge • Jeep

Killam ✦JEEP CHRYSLER DODGE Big Town Dealership, CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM Toll Free 1-877-385-2331 Killam, AB

www.campbellmclennan.com

We’re hiring!

We’re looking for an

Automotive Mechanic!

Are you tired of your current environment and looking for a change?

Do you want to work in a tight-knit rural community for an honest, prosperous Company?

If you possess leadership qualities, are full of energy, very well organized, a highly motivated individual, represent excellent communication skills, enthusiasm, and love helping customers and thrive on solving mechanical problems, WE NEED TO TALK! We offer a clean, fun, safe, and warm environment to work in. Competitive pay plan. Benefits package.

Apply by resume Attention Wes, in person at Campbell McLennan Chrysler in Killam or by fax 780-385-3803 or email wcampbell@cmchrysler.ca or Gerry Keyzer Service Manager at service@cmchrysler.ca

will be necessary to charge 1 cent more per bottle if co-operation is not shown in returning empties when purchasing full bottles of milk.

Keichinger Dairy, Alliance.”

How was that for a walk down memory lane or a history lesson for most of us?

The 2025 Community Calendars are here.

They are $10 each unless you have an ad.

The Christmas Concert on Dec. 20 was very nice, especially when folks hung around to share fellowship.

WI members were a little nervous hosting their first New Years Eve Dance, but we ended up very pleased with the good time had by all.

The band was great, The meal was above and beyond. Fireworks were a nice addition. We just might do it again next

year.

There are piles of snow in the parks where sledding can take place, ice is in the arena, The ski hill is operating. I see snowmobile tracks in the fields and the roads are in good travelling condition. Winter can be a fun time.

Beth Davidson led the service at the United Church. There were 14 in the congregation. Next week is a communion

service.

I am waiting to hear from you with some news about your visitors, your trips, your interesting happenings.

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Hardisty and residents bustling with activity over the holidays Ricci Matthews Ph: 780-888-2490

Hardisty Call Ricci with your news!

Well hello folks. I hope you all survived and enjoyed your Christmas and New Years holidays.

We had our Christmas four days early so all the kids could go back home and continue to celebrate on Christmas or Boxing Day with alternate family members.

We are grateful that 22 of us gathered around the table as we enjoyed smoked Turkey from the barbecue and of course a big ham. Our 14 cats and all the big, visiting dogs did not go hungry. Everyone ended up with a full belly.

Living on a farm means we have lots of room to enjoy winter fun.

Quads pulled kids and adults all over the place by a long rope attached

to an upside down car roof. You could hear the shrieking and laughter as the participants returned covered with snow.

Thank goodness they all brought googles, snowsuits etc. Laughter and fresh air make for rosy cheeks and good appetites.

St. Paul's United Church had a lovely Christmas Eve service provided by our Lay Minister, Sherrie Hughes.

It was a very interactive service with numerous parishioners participating. We also enjoyed fellowship and goodies after the service. Special thanks to Fay Bronson for ensuring the church looked so festive and welcoming and Elaine Endicott-Dion for making our Christmas tree look beautiful.

Fast forward to New Years evening. Hardisty was thrilled to see fantastic fireworks set off over Hardisty Lake, compli-

ments of the Dwayne Fisher families. The little kids and the big kids were absolutely thrilled with the dazzling spectacle. Thank you so very much for putting on this fireworks display!

The Hardisty Library Board members participated in decorating and filling Christmas goody bags for the Long Term Care residents.

They were delivered before Christmas and presented to each resident as we sang , "We wish you a merry Christmas...." The residents all had a smile on their faces and were most appreciative. Everyone loves to be appreciated and remembered no matter what your age.

There is such a festive atmosphere at the Hardisty hospital and that is due to the dedicated up beat staff. When we all enjoy our family holidays how many of these staff are on day/night shift and car-

ing for your loved ones?

There really are "Angels among us." Thank you to all the healthcare workers!

I was excited to hear that our old town movie theatre is being renovated. The Bird Dog Theatre and studios will be having a grand opening

in spring with music, etc.

Keep your eyes peeled for more information.

Well folks please share some news with me about holiday visitors or other interesting tidbits By the way thank Roxy for the colourful Xmas light display that decorates the railings on the

overpass as you leave town. It just brightens the cold nights and makes you smile. We appreciate your artistic display Roxy.

Hope that 2025 will be the best year yet...

Cheerio and goodnight folks.

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CONSTRUCTION WORK FOR TENDER SEALED TENDERS will be received at the Flagstaff County office at 12435 Twp Rd 442, Sedgewick, Alberta up to 11:00 a.m. on January 20, 2025. for the following construction work: Bridge File 01459 (NW 18-42-11-W4M) located 25 km south of Sedgewick on Rge Rd 120. Work includes removal of the existing 8.5 m HC girder bridge on a treated timber substructure and replacement with a new 6.0 m SL-510 girder bridge on a steel substructure.

Tenders may be obtained through the Alberta Purchasing Connection website at: www.purchasingconnection.ca.

The owner reserves the right to accept or reject any or all tenders and to waive irregularities and informalities at its discretion.

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Daysland Fire Dept. food drive brings in biggest year of donations Celeste Ewan Daysland & Area E. daysland.ab.news@gmail.com

I sincerely hope you all had a lovely Christmas and New Years, surrounded by loved ones.

Daysland was full of excitement over the holidays.

Their Christmas parade

that took place had 14 floats in it and even some walkers, sporting colorful attractions. Sheldon and Christine brought their horses and wagon in for the parade as well as for rides after the parade. It was such an amazing evening, the kids could be heard singing christmas carols, and there was music and the grinch even made a couple appearances in our Whoville spirited town.

I also got the pleasure of joining the Daysland Fire Department on their food bank drive while they ushered santa around town, starting at Providence place, the hospital and continued moving East until every street had been covered.

What a great experience watching such a diverse group of men come together for the good of our community in so many more ways than just our

towns food bank drive, the camaraderie between them was quite admirable.

Santa had photo opportunities along the way, as well as handed out candy canes across the town to all ages and there were so many smiles and supportive people along the way.

At the end of the evening the donations were all brought back to the fire hall and picked

up the following Monday morning, and loaded into the back of a couple trucks and taken to our local food bank totaling 1451.4 pounds of food and $1875.00 in donations! Making it the biggest year for them to date. All in all I really enjoyed the whole experience and was thankful I was invited out to see what it was all about.

The Annual Christmas light competition for

businesses was won by The Palace Theatre with first and Daysland Dental with second. A big congrats to residential winners Russ and Shelley and second place for Derec and Karen! A big thank you to our winners and all whom decorated, it really is appreciated by all and a really nice way to light up our town for the holidays.

Happy New Year to all, ‘Til next week

The Daysland Fire Department had their annual food drive over the holidays. Santa took the time to join them during the event, being ushered by fire department members around town collecting donations to the Food Bank. The food drive brought in 1451.4 pounds of food and $1875 in cash donations, making it their biggest year to date.

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Alliance Valley Ski Hill opens for the season before Christmas Sandra Erickson Ph: 780-384-2030

Sedgewick email: sedgewicknews@gmail.com

Happy New Year!

And welcome back!

I hope you enjoyed the holidays. With lots of snow and temperatures to actually enjoy

the outdoors until most recently, it's been a well used Christmas break for us.

The Alliance Valley Ski Hill opened just in time for the break and has been enjoyed by many. If you want to become a ski instructor, they have a course coming up soon, too.

Contact Carol MacRae

Alberta RCMP officer involved in fatal shooting in Beaver County On Dec. 23,at approximately 12:10 p.m., members of the Tofield RCMP Detachment attended a rural residence located in Beaver County to arrest a male wanted on outstanding warrants.

Members established containment, notified the neighbouring residents for safety, and the Alberta RCMP Emergency Response Team from Edmonton arrived to provide assistance.

Unfortunately, during the interaction, the male was fatally injured. Life saving measures were immediately attempted but

were unsuccessful and he succumbed to his injuries on scene.

No other members of the public or RCMP officers were injured.

In compliance with legislative requirements, the Director of Law Enforcement was immediately notified resulting in the deployment of ASIRT to conduct an independent investigation.

The RCMP believes in accountability and transparency and in so doing will provide full support to the ASIRT investigators.

Events like this are difficult for everyone involved.

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The Lougheed Fieldhouse hosted a Winter Carnival with supper, contests and a free movie on the turf last weekend. Lougheed has been hosting some great community events. They are getting roof maintenance done this week, so please be aware the facility is closed until January 11. However, memberships are still on sale until the end of the month.

Line dance lessons are back! I remember taking lessons in

Lougheed before we even had kids. Holly is a fabulous instructor and is bringing a session to the Lougheed Hall. Dust off your cowboy boots and get ready for a good time, when joining them on Thursday evenings.

This session will be followed by an advanced class. Don't miss out!

The Flagstaff Players have resumed rehearsals for Joseph and the amazing technicolour Dreamcoat. It's not too late to join the choir and become part of the production. The

more, the merrier!

100+ Women who care Flagstaff County are now accepting nominations for their ‘share the love’ meeting where four organizations get to split the pot. The meeting will be held in Lougheed mid February. If you are a member, don't forget to nominate an organization that can use some funds! And if you'd like to join this amazing group check out their website and fill out a membership form! It's never too late to join this group of

fabulous women changing our county one organization at a time!

Imagination Library Flagstaff County and its ambassadors would like to thank everyone that contributed to their Christmas campaign. All donations will be tripled thanks to a very generous couple in our area. Kids ages 0-5 will get to keep the excitement of receiving their own mail and bonding with family over reading a new story each month.

Thank you!

27th Annual F.I.R.S.T. (Flagstaff’s Informed Response Sharing Team)

SUPPER & AUCTION Saturday, February 1st Lougheed Community Hall Doors Open at 5PM. Supper 5:30 PM. Auction 6:30 PM. Cost: $40 Per Person. Tickets Available at FFCS Office in Killam. Phone 780-385-3976

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We will advertise your participation in The Community Press and on our website. Your business, or personal donation will be noted in all advertisements and on our website at firstforflagstaff.ca.

Please help make a difference in the lives of families, and in the future of the Flagstaff Community. FIRST is a Registered Charitable Organization, tax receipts are available.

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OBITUARIES

Doug Hagen In Loving Memory of Doug Hagen (December 10, 1942 December 14, 2024) Doug worked on the drilling rigs for 53 plus years in BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, on to the Philippines, and then back to Alberta.

Doug loved hunting

and camping, working on antique farm equipment. His favourite hobbies were flying and riding his harley.

Doug had a fondness for all animals, especially his cats.

Doug loved his hometown of Sedgewick.

Through all of his travels, he always returned home.

He was a fantastic grandfather as his four grandchildren gave him such joy.

He spent all of his free time he could with his kids and grandkids.

Doug is survived by

his loving wife Debbie of almost 52 years, his three children Mark (Corrine) Hagen, Brandi Hagen, and Jordan Hagen, four grandchildren, three sisters, five brothers-in-law, 5 sisters-in-law, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Doug was predeceased by his mother, father, and three brothers.

We love and miss you Husband/Dad/ Papa.

Until we meet again.

A Celebration of Life for family and friends to be held at a later date.

children Helena, Angelien (Mike Mueller), and Karin (Kit Paterson), two grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. She will be dearly loved and forever missed by all of her family, friends and distant relatives. May eternal rest and peace be granted unto her.

Elisabeth was predeceased by her parents

at a young age; her son, David; her husband, Arie; her sister, Agnes, and her brothers, Jan, Robert, and Pieter.

A celebration of Elisabeth’s life will be held in the spring of 2025, in Naramata, BC. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Killam Long Term Care or a charity of your choice.

Elisabeth Brussé

Elisabeth Brussé (van den Bosch), beloved

mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully at Killam Long Term Care on December 20, 2024, at the age of 94 years.

Elisabeth was born in The Hague, The Netherlands, in 1930 and was the youngest of five children.

She graduated as a registered nurse from Academisch Zieken-

huis in Leiden (LUMC) in 1959. Then, in 1961, in the Netherlands, she was united in marriage to Arie Brussé and they had their first child.

They moved to Belgium where they had two more children. A decision to move to Canada came in 1967, where they had their fourth child.

Elisabeth and Arie, and their children, then

settled in the small community of Naramata, in the Okanagan, British Columbia, and remained there for 35 years.

After raising her children, Elisabeth worked as a Health Care Aid until she retired. She and Arie officially retired and moved to Camrose, AB, in 2007.

Left to cherish her memory are her three

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We raised $8,600 for the Flagstaff Christmas Sharing Program!

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Thanks to our generous readers, we raised $8,600 for the Flagstaff Christmas Sharing Program this year. While dollar amounts were slightly down from last year (in large part due to the Canada Post strike as many of the largest donations are usually mailed), overall single donations were at an all-time high! Thanks for giving what you can!

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We wish to give our deepest thanks to everyone who supported us after the loss of our mother, Joann Forster. As this New Year begins, we carry fond memories of Mom and cherish all the support we received from those who called, sent cards, brought food, and made generous donations after her sudden passing in November.

Many thanks to Drs Hanton, Rami and Stanislav who cared for Mom over many years, as well as the nurses and staff at Killam Health Centre. Mom was well cared for anytime she spent in hospital in Killam and loved each and every one of you.

To the Home Care staff, we appreciate the care and kindness you gave to Mom over the last few years as you helped us keep her at home for as long as we could. She looked forward to your visits and cared deeply for each of you.

To the staff and residents at Bethany Meadows, while Mom hadn’t stayed there long, she grew close to many of you and appreciated your friendship and support.

Mom loved receiving flowers and Katherine and Dan at Budding Ideas always knew just what she would like, as evidenced by the bouquets we received at the memorial.

Les and Joe at Fee & Sons provided us with kind and thoughtful support, your compassion and professionalism helped steady us while making all the preparations for honouring Mom’s memory and saying farewell.

We are deeply appreciative of the community within the Killam Knox United Church. Reverend Deanna Cox officiated at the memorial and provided time and space for us to share memories about Mom. The United Church Women and Men provided a lovely meal for us to share with those who could attend the memorial and we thank Karen Waldner for leading this effort for us.

In lieu of Thank You cards, we have made a memorial donation to the Flagstaff Food Bank, Mom’s charity of choice. She felt fortunate to have the life she did and wanted us to pay it forward.

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Competition Bureau wants opinions on Canada’s greenwashing rules Natasha Bulowski Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

The Competition Bureau wants to know what Canadians think of its proposed guidelines to ensure companies are truthful about environment and climate claims for their products.

On Dec. 23, the bureau opened consultations on its greenwashing guidelines. Interested parties can submit feedback to the Competition Bureau by email until Feb. 28, 2025, and submissions will be posted publicly.

The Competition Act is a law designed to prevent anti-competitive practices like price-fixing, false marketing and other deceptions. The law was amended in June to specifically address greenwashing. There was swift and strong pushback from oil and gas industry players and some politicians.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith took to social media, describing the greenwashing rules in omnibus Bill C-59 as “illegal” and “draconian.”

Former Alberta energy minister Sonya Savage likened the changes to “green-hushing” at a Sept. carbon capture conference. In a panel discussion with Savage, Lisa Baiton, president and CEO of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP), said the new rules silence “very lively public policy debate” with too much

leeway for those opposed to fossil fuels.

The Pathways Alliance, a coalition of Canada's six largest fossil fuel producers, quickly wiped its netzero emissions goal and proposal for a carbon capture network from its website and replaced it with a statement that new changes to the act create uncertainty.

Now, some of the scrubbed information is back on the Pathways Alliance website. The netzero goals remain absent, but some information about the giant carbon capture and storage hub (the group’s flagship project) is back up.

The bureau said it won't hold anyone liable for a breach that happened before the new law came into force. It said it would also consider the circumstances of each case when exercising its enforcement discretion.

The rules apply to all companies — not just oil and gas.

Companies are free to make environmental claims for promotional purposes, as long as they are not false or misleading, and can be proven by the company.

The Competition Bureau already has several greenwashing investigations underway. It is probing whether the Pathways Alliance's netzero claims in one of its ad campaigns are false or misleading. Enbridge is also being investigated for allegedly misleading customers about the role

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of natural gas in the energy transition by calling it “clean energy” and “low carbon.” The Canadian Gas Association is under scrutiny for similar messaging.

In a Sept. 5 submission to the Competition Bureau, CAPP said the “fundamentally flawed” amendments should be repealed and argued that not-for-profit and advocacy groups should be held to the same evidentiary standards as businesses.

CAPP’s request for the legislation to also apply to environmental groups was ridiculed by NDP MP Charlie Angus, who described CAPP’s position as “ludicrous.”

“These greenwashing rules deal with corporate claims because people are making money. That's pretty straightforward,”

Angus told Canada’s National Observer in September.

Anyone who suspects a company or individual is

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