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Many Ukrainians in Lamont County celebrated Christmas Jan. 7 Kerry Anderson Many of Lamont County’s huge Ukrainian population celebrated Christmas according to the Gregorian Calendar on Dec. 25, 2019, but for the Orthodox the old Julian Calendar is used which made Christmas Day Jan. 7, 2020.

Christmas in Ukraine was also celebrated on Jan. 7, because the Orthodox Church acknowledges the old calendar.

Wishing someone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year in Ukrainian is: З Різдвом і новим роком.

The main Christmas meal, called 'Sviata Vecheria' (or Holy Supper) is eaten on Christmas Eve, Jan. 6.

Traditionally people fast all day but they may also start the day drinking some holy water that has been blessed at church. It is believed that fasting

helps people shift their focus from themselves to others, spending less time worrying about food and using more time in increased prayer and caring for the poor. In return, fasting before the Nativity enables one to fully enjoy, appreciate and celebrate the Nativity of Christ.

Traditionally, Ukrainians can't start eating the meal until the first star is seen in the sky. So people (especially the hungry ones) go outside as soon as it starts getting dark in the afternoon to try and spot the first star. The star represents the journey of the Wise Men to find Jesus and that Jesus has been born, so Christmas can start!

The meal normally has 12 dishes which represent Jesus's 12 disciples.

Traditionally the dishes don't have any meat, eggs or milk in them. The main

dish is often 'kutia', a kind of sweet porridge made of wheat. Other dishes can include mushrooms, sauerkraut, red ‘borsch’ (beet soup), dumplings known as 'varenyky' (Pierogi), 'holopchi' (cabbage rolls, made without meat in them at Christmas!), 'pyrizhky' (cabbage buns), whitefish and 'kolach' (special Christmas bread).

The room where Sviata Vecheria is eaten normally has a Didukh decoration placed in it. The Didukh is a made from a sheaf of wheat and symbolises the large wheat fields in Ukraine. It literally means 'grandfather spirit' and can represent people's ancestors being with them in their memories.

Sometimes people use some heads of wheat in a vase rather than a whole sheaf of wheat.

After the meal, people love to sing carols or 'Koliadky'. They can be sung around the table or they might go out caroling in the streets. People sometimes carry brightly coloured stars on poles when they go caroling.

Christmas in Canada’s Orthodox Christian communities is a time of importance when rich cultural traditions are observed. Many people attend a special church liturgy on Christmas Day. Christmas lights on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, have in recent times remained lit until January 8. This was due to lobbying by ethnic communities of Orthodox Christian faith that celebrate Christmas on January 7 in the Gregorian calendar (or December 25 in the Julian calendar).

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Minor Hockey: Atom Cole Chudyk gets hat trick in just over 2 minutes KERRY ANDERSON These are some of the results from the Northern Alberta Interlock Minor Hockey League games held recently. (Please note that scores and scoring is taken from the website, and some game scores and scoring is dependent on proper league entries.

No boys novice scoresheets are ever posted.

Lamont Tier 3 Atoms (2-8-0) skated to a 3-1 win over Whitecourt on Saturday in Bruderheim.

The visitors scored early in the first and held the lead until late in the final period when Lamont’s Cole Chudyk scored a hat trick in just over two minutes. His last goal came with 1:22 remaining. Liam Ellis got the win in goal, stopping 27 of 28 for a .964 save per-

centage. Lamont was outshot 28-22 in the game.

Bruderheim Tier 6 Atoms (4-6-0) dropped a 7-2 game on Saturday at Tofield Arena, being outshot 31-12. Tofield had a 7-0 lead before Everett Mercier scored with 8:25 remaining to break up the shutout bid. Callum Dziekciarz also scored just over two minutes later.

Nicklas Mehlenbacher and Maxim Dach picked up assists.

Bruderheim Tier 2 Peewees (6-4-2) split games over the weekend.

On Saturday at Lamont, Bruderheim skated to a 12-8 win over Edson.

Bruderheim had a 7-0 lead late in the first before Edson began a solid comeback, getting to within three goals late

in the game before Emerson Hauch dimmed their hopes with a goal at 15:12 of the final period.

The goal was Emerson’s fifth of his 8-point game.

Kayden Winslow scored four himself (4g 1a). He, Ryan Carstairs (2g 3a), and Alex Andruchow (5a) all had 5-point games. Other scorers were; Rowan Young (4a), Andrew Svitich (2a), Ashton Strickland (1g), and Ayden Loran (1a).

Zandon Tanner got the win in goal for Bruderheim. On Sunday at Slave Lake, Bruderheim dropped a 10-3 game after getting off to a terrible start, as it was 7-0 after one for SL. Alex Andruchow, Andrew Svitich and Emerson Hauch scored for the visitors, while Ryan Carstairs picked up

two assists and Rowan Young got a helper.

Lamont Tier 6 Peewees (10-3-0) won a 7-3 game against CNN at Bon Accord on Saturday.

CNN had the lead three

times before Lamont took over in the middle period. Richard Ayres (2g 1a), Wyatt Bartz and Kyran Belcourt each scored two goals.

Cameron Olechow got

two assists, and William Furey added a goal.

Ethan Stetsko got the win in goal making 34 saves.

BRUDERHEIM TIER 2 PEEWEE GOLD MEDAL VICTORY BRUINS BEAT EDSON 12-8

Lamont Atom Hawks won gold over the weekend at the Redwater hockey tournament. The team won all four games in the round robin and then beat Mayerthorpe 7-1 in the gold medal game.

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Top: A member of the Bruderheim Bruins Peewee 2 team (white jersey) moves in to pounce on a rebound from the Edson Sabres goalie, while two Edson defenders try to clear the puck. The action took place at Lamont Arena, Jan. 3 and the Bruins downed the Sabres 12-8, with 8 points picked up by league points leader Emerson Hauch. The team hosts a 16-team tournament at both Bruderheim and Lamont Arenas next weekend. Below: Bruderheim Bruin players (white jerseys) circle looking to pounce on a rebound as the Edson Sabres goalies tries to stop the loose puck and his teammates gather for the rebound.

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Leaky window will be a pricey fix for Town of Bruderheim

BY JANA SEMENIUK The town of Bruderheim administration will be hit with a large bill to repair a leaky window.

Dennis Tomuschat, Bruderheim Director of Public Works, said the leak in the front window of the town administration building has been a problem on and off for several years.

“The front window was installed 15 – 20 years ago and it wasn’t installed correctly,” said Tomuschat. “As a result,

a leak developed in the window area that kept getting worse and worse until now we will need lengthy repairs to fix it.”

Prior to becoming the Town Administrative Building, the facility housed a liquor store with a solid brick wall in front.

“My understanding is that the window had to be cut into the brick wall during renovations when we moved in,” said town Chief Administrative Officer Patty Podoborozny.

Kindergarten registrations fast approaching in EIPS Registration for kindergartren in the Elk Island Public School division, which includes schools in Lamont County and Vegrreville, is set to begin Feb. 1.

The registration will be for children who turned five on or before Dec. 31, 2020.

EIPS has helped to streamline the registration process, it said in the press release, by puting together an online EIPS Kindergarten Toolkit for families. The kit includes information about registration, schedules, important dates, programming options, what to expect, elegibility, how to find your designated school, transportation, and more.

The EIPS also notes that second language and alternative Christian kindergarten programming are available to all children regardless oif where they live with the school district, although transportation fees may apply.

Later in the spring, all EIPS elementary schools host a Kindergarten Information Night – an enjoyable evening for families to learn more about what to expect in

kindergarten. Tour the school, meet the teacher, learn about the program and get a sneak peek at what a typical day looks like.

Over time, office staff began to notice that the window would begin to leak days after a rain.

“We tried many things to fix the leak including adding eavestroughs and resealing the roof,” said Podoborozny.

“Nothing worked.”

Tomuschat noted that the leak was difficult to isolate due to the cinder block construction of the walls. The mortar hinders what you can see in terms of cracks or imperfections in the wall.

“This isn’t something as simple as opening up the wall and seeing a leak. There’s cinder blocks there and that really impedes being able to tell exactly where the leak is,” he said.

Tomuschat also noted that a wooden wall built against the cinder block walls had begun to dete-

riorate due to the ongoing leakage.

“The wood was beginning to deteriorate, so we dismantled the wall,” he said. “We also did air quality tests in the building to make sure there were no concerns for the office staff.”

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problem,” he said.

Engineers agreed the best way to be sure, is to spray the wall with water and see where it may be coming in now that the wall is exposed.

Tomuschat noted that estimates to fix the wall have come in between $25, 000 and $30, 000.

that no further work will be done on the wall until spring.

“We want to be sure of what we think the problem is. So, when the weather warms up, we want to be able to use a hose to spray water against the exterior wall to help us pinpoint the

Bruderheim Town Administrative Building faces a huge bill to repair an ongoing leak in the window.

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Opinion Once upon a lampooning in Hollywood Ricky Gervais’ ironic comedy might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but he said some things on national television that needed to be said while hosting the Golden Globes on Sunday evening.

Plus he said them directly to a gathering of entitled celebrities.

A captive audience. “Let’s have a laugh at your expense, shall we?,” joked Gervais.

The British comedian, writer, producer, and actor, who has as much money as any of the celebrities in attendance, went to work lambasting his privileged peers. It was all a bit ironic, as Gervais himself is a very raucous animal rights advocate, atheist and critic of all organized religions. But he was the MC, not them.

His monologue at the beginning of the Golden Globes included direct hits on the hypocrisy of Hollywood and celebrity. He wasn’t firing scud missiles either, these were Hypersonic attacks on everything from Hollywood perverts, to MeToo outing the decades’ old Hollywood casting couch, to entitled celebrities telling the general public how to live and what to think. No sacred cow was safe with Gervais in the room.

“If you do win an award tonight, don’t use it as a platform to make a political speech, right. You’re in no position to lecture the public about anything. You know nothing about the real world.

Most of you have spent less time in school than Greta Thunberg.

So, if you win, right, come up. Accept your little award. Thank your agent and your God, and then f#@$ off (leave).

What? Is it possible Hollywood doesn’t know better than the little people?

There aren’t many late night talk shows where these celebrities aren’t preaching their righteous indignation about everything from world politics, to gun control, to climate change. All Democrats of course, none can leave without a parting shot at Republican President Trump.

Still, they come to Alberta to inform us about the damage Canada is doing to the environment and disregard other oil-rich countries including their own, but without the standards Canucks put upon our oil industry. Hypocritically they arrive in their private jets, they tour the oil sands in their Cadillac Escalades, and give a speech to appease their dark masters (environmental groups paying their way); before flying back in time for a know-it-all gathering on one of their yachts.

The evening was also ironic in that they had to increase armed security for a room full of people who live in walled, guarded, estates in gated communities, but regularly espouse gun control.

Gervais might have been at his most sarcastic when joking about the excessive nature of cultural diversity. “We were going to do an inmemoriam this year, but when I saw the list of people that had died, it wasn’t diverse enough. No… It was mostly white people and I thought ‘nah’… not on my watch. Maybe next year... we’ll see how it goes.”

As they say, people living in walled and gated glass houses should never throw stones.

Kerry Anderson

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Growing debt, a clear and present danger Just before the holidays, the federal government released its fall economic update. It revealed that Canada’s federal debt-togross-domestic-product ratio increased in 2019, meaning Canada’s debt has grown faster than the economy.

This is particularly important because the government chose the debt-toGDP ratio to guide federal fiscal policy. The ratio is the government’s fiscal anchor, meant to impose discipline on its decisions regarding spending, taxes and borrowing.

Upon entering office in 2015, the current Liberal government committed to balancing the budget by 2019-20. It then quickly shifted its primary fiscal goal to shrinking Canada’s debt-to-GDP ratio, a measure that indicates the country’s ability to pay back its debt.

However, according to the December fiscal update, the federal debt-to-GDP ratio increased from 30.8 per cent last year to 31.0 per cent now, and is expected to remain at that level through the end of 2021.

By increasing the ratio this year, the government appears to have broken its own fiscal anchor so it can continue to increase spending, grow the deficit and rack up more debt.

More debt means more interest costs, paid for by taxpayers. And likely higher taxes in the future.

This isn’t a trifle development. Fiscal anchors help guide policy on government spending, taxes and borrowing. For example, the 1990s Liberal government of Jean Chrétien chose the reduction of nominal debt as its fiscal anchor.

That required significantly more fiscal discipline than the current government’s

goal of reducing the debtto-GDP ratio – a goal it’s now failing to achieve.

Moreover, the fiscal update indicates that government spending will continue to grow, even above prior projections. Consequently, the federal deficit is projected to reach $26.6 billion this year, $6.8 billion higher than expected in March 2019. And, of course, chronic deficits are adding to Canada’s federal debt, which is now projected to reach nearly $810 billion by 2024-25.

Looking forward, there are more reasons for concern.

First, the government has firmly established its willingness to ditch the anchor whenever convenient, essentially admitting there’s no particular fiscal discipline or rules governing federal spending, taxes and borrowing.

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FROM WHERE I SIT: Until the next time

BY HAZEL ANAKA After nearly two weeks out of the country, I’ve got some observations. Fitting three people, Christmas gifts, three pillows, winter clothing, de-icer jugs, luggage, Canadian snacks, reading material, and a partridge in a pear tree into an SUV is like playing a life-sized game

Letter: Debt ratio increasing Continued from Page 4 Without a fiscal anchor, the government lacks a guiding mechanism to demonstrate restraint and is making up the rules on the fly.

This is not a recipe for successful management of our government finances.

Second, this time the debt-to-GDP ratio increased while the economy is still growing and unemployment is comparatively low. A weakened economy going forward will spur signifi-

of Tetris. Needing to remove some of those items for a hotel stay enroute is just plain fun.

The idea of a road trip is more romantic a notion than the reality. Sharing the driving duties makes sense even if the road conditions were (largely) perfect. A few miles of snow pack, reduced visibility, and strong winds were nothing on a 3974 km round trip. I’ve driven in far worse conditions just getting to Edmonton.

The audio books I packed were less popular than the Swindled podcast Hilary downloaded for passing the

time. As a side note, there is no shortage of material for this anonymous podcaster to tackle. We heard episodes focusing on American televangelist con men, a mining executive who put profit before safety, con men who swindled hundreds of thousands of dollars in hotel stays and luxury shopping.

But I digress.

Shopping in the US is really an exercise in mathematics. Convert the purchase price to US dollars, add in local and state taxes, compare to prices at home, give your head a shake. Only then decide if the price and

cant increases in the deficit and debt, and further increases to the ratio.

There’s also reason to believe the government is being exceedingly optimistic in its economic growth projections and doesn’t anticipate a recession in the near future.

But Canada’s major banks are preparing for an economic slowdown and recently set aside more money for loan losses. We’ve also recently seen waning business investment in Canada, rising trade tensions between key trading partners and a softening U.S. economy. Clearly,

storm clouds are forming on the horizon.

In a borderline-reckless move, the federal government has violated its fiscal anchor while the economy is growing (albeit slowly). If the economy weakens, as many predict, the debtto-GDP ratio will increase even more.

The federal government must begin to take fiscal policy – including its fiscal anchor – seriously. Otherwise, the deficit and debt burden, shouldered by Canadians, will continue to grow.

Alex Whalen and Jake Fuss are analysts at the Fraser Institute.

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potential exclusivity of the item warrant a purchase or walking away.

All three of us did lots of both. Incidentally, having a US currency bank account buffers one somewhat from the fees and daily currency rate fluctuations we used to face for travel south.

We had a chance to meet and party with some Coloradans because Greg and Carrie hosted a Christmas Day gathering. As expected, we have more in common with these people than differences that separate us. Kids are kids, hockey is hockey, board games bring out the best/worst in people regardless of their nationality. It’s surprising how often random people, on hearing that we’re Canadian, would

announce that they are living in a crazy country.

I was more horrified to learn that less than twenty-four hours after we visited a particular JC Penney there was a fatal shooting there. Wrong place, wrong time. I will never understand that gun culture. And apparently some Americans can’t either.

We had a couple brushes with celebrity thanks to the boys. One of Grady’s Triple A hockey coaches is Segei Bautin, a Russian and former player with the Winnipeg Jets.

We watched a practise and couldn’t make heads or tails of his drill instructions but he does have street cred. Then, when the boys spent an hour at the Ninja Nation gym, we saw Ben Udy aka

Chad Flexington, a contestant from the American Ninja Warrior TV show training.

We visited Red Rocks, the famous concert amphitheatre and Pearl Street in Denver. I especially loved Art Parts Creative Reuse Center in Boulder and could have spent more time and money there. Sigh.

As much as it was wonderful to see family and new sights, there really is nothing like home. I won’t miss the altitude induced headaches that plagued me or the (two) guest room mattresses we tried out. Here’s to a return to the comfortable, the routine, the predictable, the sanctuary of home---at least until the next time we get the itch, from where I sit.

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Bruderheim Fire Hall slated for renovations Could become home to Regional Emergency Operating Centre

BY JANA SEMENIUK Bruderheim Council unanimously approved a request for administration to apply for the Alberta Community Partnership Grant to support costs associated with renovating the Bruderheim firehall meeting room to accommodate a Regional Emergency Operation Centre, during their Dec. 18 council meeting.

The REOC, which is intended to stand as an added room inside the current firehall meeting room, would operate as a hub to centralize the emergency services and communication in the event of an emergency.

If approved, the grant would fund the renovations to be used in creating the emergency operation centre.

Bruderheim Chief Administrative Officer Patty Podoborozny developed the idea when she was first approached

by Cenovus in 2018.

“Bill Soini, superintendent of commercial site operations, first approached me and asked if they could use our firehall for an offsite emergency operation centre in the event they couldn’t use theirs,” she said. “I thought that was a great idea and then it just grew.

Podoborozny approached neighbouring communities, including Lamont and Fort Saskatchewan, who gave her their support for the initiative.

“I’m pretty excited about having space available for all the other communities to use in case of an emergency,” she said. “We are pretty little (town) to have such a great facility to offer.”

During the Dec. 18 council meeting, Mayor Karl Hauch expressed concern with the emergency centre taking up space that is currently used to support functions and meetings that are ongoing in the fire hall meeting room.

“I am wondering if having the centre here will hamper anything we do (now) or in the future for this building,” he said. “I’m just thinking outside the box before we jump in and do this.”

Hauch’s concerns centred around refreshments and food that are currently served in the intended space during workshops and meetings.

Podoborozny mentioned that although the centre would encroach on the food space, it would also house computer systems funded by the grant that would support online training for town employees.

“The fire department would also be able to take their online training in the centre. It will be designed for six work stations,” she said.

Deputy Mayor Judy Schueler wanted to ensure networking capabilities would be enhanced.

“If we are going to use online training to learn, I just think we should make sure that we learn right and have the best internet connections,” she said.

Podoborozny added that the estimate for the entire project is $57,000.

Currently Bruderheim has $30,000 committed to the project from industry partners including Shell Canada, Enbridge and Cenovus.

“We would be applying for about half of the total cost to match our industry partners and a huge part of that is to support technology,” she said.

Podoborozny added that the grant has been submitted and a response is expected within 90 days.

Should the grant application be successful, Podoborozny included that she would schedule construction to commence over the summer

months, when council is not in session, and would be completed within a one to two month timeline.

The town of Bruderheim partnered

with Lamont County and the County of Strathcona to build the Bruderheim Firehall in 2011 for a total of $1.8 million.

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The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, January 8, 2020 - 9

New wheels get green light for peace officer

BY JOHN MATHER Lamont County peace officer Derek Wright will be getting a new vehicle in the new year.

At the Dec. 10 meeting the County Council approved spending of up to $80,000 for a new, fully outfitted Peace Officer vehicle.

“The most feasible quote,” said Wright at the meeting. “Is for a 2020 Chev Silverado WT 5W4 Special Services vehicle in the amount of $41.143.”

“To outfit the vehicle with video recorder, lights, sirens and graphics would cost an addi-

tional $33,606,” he said.

The current vehicle, he told council, has repeated problems with its electrical systems, the fuel sensor, air conditioning and surface rust.

“The current Tahoe is extremely heavy and it is difficult to navigate roads in the spring when they are soft or to travel in fields.

He said the current vehicle could be sold to another municipality for between $10,000 and $20,000.

Council was told there was money to purchase the vehicle in the Vehicle and Equipment Replace-

ment Reserve which had a current balance of more than $2,000,000.

Councillor Roy Anaka asked if the new vehicle would have room to store all his gear and Wright replied it would.

“I’ve tried to keep the quote down to the bare bones because of cost factors,” he said. “There are no chrome step bumpers or running boards.”

The funding for the truck could also come from Municipal Sustainability Funds because peace officer vehicles are allowed under its guideline.

Chief Financial Officer Roberta Malysh told council the cost would be trimmed by using the proceeds from the sale of the existing vehicle to offset the total cost of the new one.

Wright told council the truck had to be specially ordered from the U.S., but the outfitting would be done locally.

“This is a warranted purchase,” said Reeve David Diduck.

“Essentially what we’re doing is making sure the purchase is included in the 2020 capital budget.”

The motion to purchase the vehicle was carried.

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We purchase rolls, bags or boxes of silver coins

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BARRISTER & SOLICITOR By appointment only

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

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

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THE LAMONT

Affordable Advertising with

The

Classifieds

CLASSIFIED AD RATES $10.75 first 25 words 39¢ each additional word PICTURE BOLD $10.00 $5.00 WEEKLY REVIEW Ph. 780-336-3422 Email: vikingreview @gmail.com

TOFIELD MERCURY Ph. 780-662-4046 Email: adsmercury @gmail.com

LAMONT LEADER Ph. 780-895-2780 Email: lmtleader @gmail.com __________________ CARD OF OF THANKS THANKS CARD __________________ Thank you to all the people who helped me celebrate my birthday and made it a very special day! Thank you especially to those who organized it!

Sincerely Allan Gill.

TM02p __________________ COMING EVENTS EVENTS COMING __________________ Kingman Grains for the Hungry banquet on January 31 at the Kingman Hall. Doors open at 5:30pm, supper at 6:00pm. Tickets are $30 each. For tickets call Will Pattison at 780-672-6389 or Guy Anderson at 780-6780246. Please purchase tickets by January 28 so we have an estimate on numbers.

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Classified Ads are 3 for 1

__________________ COMING EVENTS EVENTS COMING __________________ The Round Hill-Dodds Agriculture Protective Association is holding a special meeting at 7:30 on January 23, 2020 at the Round Hill community center. All members are encouraged to attend to discuss the future of the association.

TM02p __________________ FARMLAND FARMLAND FOR SALE SALE FOR __________________ Farmlands For Sale

by Owner S1/2-24-46-9-W4 320 Acres SE/SW 200 Acre Field - Canola 2019 SW 80 Acres - Trees SW 40 Acres Open Meadows Gas Well Rental $3,100 Open to Offers For More information, Call 1-780-217-0030

02/03p __________________ Farm for sale. 160 Acres. 6 miles north and 1.5 miles east of Andrew, AB. No. 1 soil yields excellent crops. 2 bedroom house. Built in 1961. House is currently rented. Excellent water, power, natural gas. 150 acres cultivated. For more information call Ken. 604-4547884 LL02/05p __________________ FOR RENT RENT FOR __________________ House for rent in Viking. 2 bedrooms upstairs, 1 downstairs.

Double stall garage. 4 appliances. Close to school and hospital. $850/month plus utilities.

Available December 1. Call 780385-0885 or 780-3851524.

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__________________ FOR RENT RENT FOR __________________ Townhouse for rent in Viking. $900/month plus utilities. Contact 780-385-5287.

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TMtfnp __________________ HAYFOR FOR SALE HAY SALE __________________ Hay for sale.

ALF/TM/BR/CW mix.

Shedded, small square bales $8. Round bales $80. Minimal rain.

Phone late evenings 780-942-4107.

LL50/10p __________________ Round Hay Bales for sale.

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CLASSIFIED DEADLINE IS MONDAY AT 5 P.M.

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__________________ 35+ years experience Drywall Taper for hire. Big jobs or small.

Living in Killam but willing to travel. Hand taper by trade but have experience with boxes, roller/flusher, taping tube. No bazooka experience. Have own tools (10-12" boxes, pump, angle box, roller, flusher, hand tools, etc.) Also do ceiling texture. Nondrinker/partier, just want to get the work done. Willing to work with existing building or taping crew. Contact me if interested.

780-385-2106 / 780385-1251. tfnp __________________ Supporting local business also means supporting local media!

A 2018 AdWest survey shows that print still outperforms all other mediums for advertising in towns & villages.

What drives this?

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county

3 papers for the price of 1!

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Carpet and upholstery cleaning - residential and commercial. Truck mount unit, sewer backup, and flood cleaning.

Auto and RV cleaning.

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Widow and very easy going person who would be very easy to live with. We can talk. Please think it over then contact me at Box 402, Killam, AB T0B 2L0.

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NOT EVERYONE USES SOCIAL MEDIA LIKE YOU DO. JUST BECAUSE IT’S EASY, DOESN’T MEAN IT’S EFFECTIVE, OR HITTING YOUR TARGET CONSUMER Recent studies show, Facebook does not come close to covering multiple demographics. And more people than ever are losing trust and interest in the platform, especially amongst people under 35. Did you know: 85% of millennials consume some form of newspaper media every week? *Totum Research 2018 Study

ADVERTISE. IT’S EASY!

The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, January 8, 2020 - 11

No holiday from rural crime

From the Files of the Lamont Leader

Even Bruderheim mayor gets burglarized

BY JANA SEMENIUK & JOHN MATHER The Richardson Pioneer grain terminal, west of Lamont, was the subject of a break-in during the early hours of Dec. 30 as reported by the Fort Saskatchewan RCMP. While the value of any stolen property is unknown, minor damage was reported. There was no video surveillance and very limited information on the break-in.

In addition, Bruderheim town mayor Karl

Hauch was recently the victim of a vehicle theft.

During the early morning hours of Jan. 3, Hauch’s 2005 white Ford F-350 which held an older model camper on the back as well as an enclosed aluminum trailer, which housed a quad and was hitched to the rear, were stolen from his Bruderheim home.

Hauch reported the theft to police as well as Facebook where he asked friends and neighbours for help identifying the thieves through

possible doorbell camera footage.

While it is unclear that anyone was able to produce footage of the crime, the Redwater RCMP did contact Hauch Jan. 4 to let him know the trailer and camper were located an hour and a half north of Redwater, but no sign of the quad or the truck.

Fort Saskatchewan RCMP are asking anyone with information on these crimes to report it to police.

A 2005 White Ford F-350 with camper and small enclosed alum trailer with a quad inside were stolen from Bruderheim Mayor Karl Hauch's Bruderheim residence on Jan. 3.

Blanket Alberta Ads take approximately 10 days to process

These blanket classified ads are produced through a joint agreement by The Community Press, Viking Weekly Review, Lamont Leader, Tofield Mercury and Alberta Weekly Newspaper Association (AWNA). These ads appear in all AWNA member papers (120 papers) for the cost of $269.00 (+gst) for the first 25 words, $8.00 per word over 25. To place a blanket classified, call a CARIBOU PUBLISHING representative at 780-385-6693 or email ads@thecommunitypress.com.

______________________ ANNOUNCEMENTS ANNOUNCEMENTS

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POWER ENGINEERS! Steam Smart has posted new exam preparation courses for people working on their next steam ticket.

2A1, 2A2, 3B2 www.SteamSmart.ca. ______________________ COMING EVENTS COMING EVENTS

HEATED CANOLA buying Green, Heated or Springthrashed Canola. Buying: oats, barley, wheat & peas for feed.

Buying damaged or offgrade grain.

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FIREARMS WANTED FOR FEBRUARY 8th, 2020 Live & Online Auction: Rifles, Shotguns, Handguns, Militaria.

Auction or Purchase: Collections, Estates, Individual Items. Contact Paul. Switzer's Auction: Toll-Free 1-800-694-2609; info@switzersauction.com o r www.switzersauction.com.

Deadline for Blanket Classifieds is Wednesday at 4 p.m.

INTEGRITY POST FRAME BUILDINGS since 2008 BUILT WITH CONCRETE POSTS. Barns, Shops, Riding Arenas, Machine Sheds and m o r e , sales@integritybuilt.com 1-866-974-7678 www.integritybuilt.com. ______________________ STEEL BUILDING SALE! REALLY BIG SALE IS BACK - Extra Winter Discount on Now!" 20X21 $5,929. 25X25 $6,498. 28X31 $7,995.

32X33 $9,994. 35X33 12,224. One End Wall included. Pioneer Steel 1855-212-7036 www.pioneersteel.ca.

On Feb. 20, 2007, The Lamont Leader featured the Sled Smart Program in which snowmobile safety was taught to local students in all school levels.

Safety instructor, Andrew Blakely from the Alberta Snowmobile Association, said he does about 30 of these programs each year in Alberta. Above, some of the youngsters attending the program pose in front, beside and on top of Blakely’s Ski Doo snowmobile.

BLANKET THE PROVINCE with a classified ad.

Only $269 (based on 25 words or less). Reach 100 weekly newspapers.

Call NOW for details. 1-800-282-6903 Ext 200; ______________________ WANTED WANTED COYOTES FOR CASH. Unskinned up to $100.

Skinned and Frozen up to $150. #1 Canadian Market. Call Bruce Beasley 403-5014416.

What happens when you don’t advertise?

SUDOKU

NOTHING AT ALL That’s right: •NO increase in sales.

•NO new customers.

•NO competitive advantage.

•NO consumer loyalty.

•NO visibility in the marketplace.

•NO record attendance for that big event or sale you’ve been planning.

Now, more than ever,

IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE!

ANSWERS

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