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Farmers at wits-end trying to make ends-meet PART 2: CONT. FROM LAST WEEK BY JOHN MATHER Local farmers are being stressed, not just by the wet weather, but by bureaucracy, which they see as interfering with their ability to farm in a manner which their families have done for generations. For farmer Mark Sobkow of St. Michael it’s dealing with Alberta Environment while trying to get water off his land. “We’re pumping water and the guys from Alberta Environment come out and hassle us for pumping water,” he said “I have a water pumping permit and they say I’m not keeping my log sheets properly. I need to do the paperwork, but all I want to do is get the water off my land. It’s like they want me pushing more paper than farming. “We’re in survival mode right now, we just want to reduce the damage. Further grievances are aimed at the Federal government. “What you’re just seeing now is a great illustration of what you may see in the fall,” said Clint Moroziuk from the Mundare area. “If you’re combining or straight swathing you won’t see what’s underneath and suddenly you’re going down. This is the fifth harvest from hell in a row.” And then to add insult to injury, if they have to use grain dryers to dry the crop, they still have to pay carbon tax on the gas used for drying. “It’s not right. I don’t care what Trudeau thinks,” said Zoltan Yaremie, from near Andrew. “We’re trying to feed the world and that tax is just not right.”He goes on further by stating the local MP Shannon Stubbs had shown a photo from the area showing the flooded fields to Agriculture Minister MarieClaude Bibeau and she reportedly told her, “We were just being too emotional.” They feel that years ago farming and
A large tractor turns on to Range Road 161 after getting pulled out of a planted field where it had become stuck July 11. Local farmers admit the size of today's farm equipment is overwhelming the rural roads in the area, but also blame the County for not maintaining ditches to allow proper drainage. agriculture was the biggest industry in Alberta and after oil and gas claimed the top spot, agriculture is still the province’s second biggest industry. “And people in the urban areas just don’t understand that,” said Bob Starko from near Star. He relates when his daughter was in college, they had gone to an Edmonton car dealership to buy her a car. “After looking and liked one, I told her it might not be a good fit for our gravel roads and the salesman looked at me and with a totally straight face said, ‘There aren’t any gravel roads in Alberta.’” “I took my daughter and we left the dealership without making a purchase.” Andrew area farmer Augustine Lamash agrees. “The mayor of Edmonton wants more bike lanes, but nobody cares about the farmers who feed the city.” The city they say is a completely different lifestyle. “They don’t need a car,” said Ryan Warawa from near Mundare “They have all their services within easy walking distance… the restaurants, the bars, the ice rinks, the stores. But out
here in the rural area nothing is nearby.” The farmers also have issues with some of the farm subsidy and crop insurance programs available for them. “Say I’m at 70 per cent with a projected yield of 40 bushels per acre,” said Warawa. “If I’m only getting 70 per cent then I’m only getting 28 bushels an acre. At that yield I’m just not making it.” He said for water insurance coverage you harvest your grains and then the adjuster combines the yields from all of the fields. “So while one field may do really well, and one field does poorly they calculate on an average of the two rather than just looking at the bad fields.” Yaremie adds you also have to look at your input costs which are based on getting 100 percent return on your production. “You have your input for seed and fertilizers, machinery costs and repairs. The labour rate for a guy coming from Vegreville to repair a tractor or sprayer is $170 an hour. Where do we recover that?” When asked if there is Federal
money available, they point to the Agri Invest, a matching program where what the farmer puts into the fund is matched by the Federal government to assist covering costs during hard times or for unexpected weather or conditions such as this year. “But most people have been using this as a retirement fund to some degree,” said Sobkow. “Well since this has been going on for the past five years I’ve had to pull my money out to survive, so there goes my retirement.” And he doesn’t think his children will take over the family farm either. “I had a couple of the boys come back and run a few sections for a few years,” he said. “But the first time they had a bad harvest they said, “ ‘Dad, we can’t do this and went back to jobs in the oilpatch.’ ” And there’s a trickle down effect into the small rural town economies, said Lamash. “If I don’t have the money I’m not going to buy a new truck or another piece of equipment and that hurts the auto or implement dealer, my kids don’t get something and that hurts local business. Everyone will feel it. “We’re the ones that keep Vermilion, Vegreville and Mundare going. We’re here to stay. We’ve been here forever. But we don’t know for how long.” Yaremie adds, “We lost our high school in Andrew and now our junior high. It’s sad to see what’s happening and nobody seems to care.” While this group wasn’t strong on talk of separatism they did admit there’s a need to study a new deal for Alberta in Confederation. “You’ve got to fix Canada first,” said Lamash. “And you need to push back. She (Bibeau, the Federal Agriculture Minister) isn’t going to come out here. There aren’t any votes for her out here, so why come. Look at the last election.”
2 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Andrew parents meet to discuss school’s future
year lost their junior high declining to attend. BY JANA SEMENIUK A number of parents A group of Andrew for the same reason. The parents, concerned for Andrew parents are who attended indicated the future of their school, afraid of losing the entire that the K-12 Andrew school was a big reason gathered for their second school altogether. The group is continu- they moved to Andrew meeting on July 20 in to begin with. order to get better “We thought it organized and was great. The develop goals and a We need to hear school (K-12) is plan for their new why we moved group. from more parents here,” said one par“People have who are or will be ticipant. been supportive The group is seeing what we are affected by this. hoping to attract doing so we are try- participant more concerned ing to bring more parents to their awareness,” said committee chair Jodie ing to get organized by cause through social Calfat. “We don’t want to sharing information and media and community see our school gone so ideas. They have also engagement. “We need to hear from we are trying to do what- reached out to board Coleen more parents who are or ever we can so we don’t trustee Holowaychuk who was will be affected by this,” lose it.” In 2019 Andrew unavailable for the July said another participant. The group will be School was devastated 20 meeting. Calfat added first at the loss of their that the invitation to meeting again on Aug. senior high program due Holowaychuk was on 10 at 7 p.m. in the town to continuous low enrol- short notice, so she was office. ment, then in May of this not surprised by her
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CONCERNED PARENTS Andrew resident Mike Donald, whose children attend Andrew school, voices concerns over a possible complete school closure during a parent's meeting on July 20.
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County employee tests positive for Covid-19 BY JOHN MATHER There’s nothing like a pandemic to set the rumour mill into action. Multiple rumours started flowing through social media in Lamont County after one positive case on July 13 became five by Tuesday of last week. An additional case has been confirmed over the past weekend bringing the total in Lamont County to six. It turns out one of the
cases was an employee of the County of Lamont, but communication director Heather Atkinson said it wasn’t confirmed what county building the employee worked in. It did lead to the cancellation of the monthly council meeting that had been scheduled for July 14. “Lamont County has been working closely with Alberta Health
Services to ensure we are following all appropriate protocols,” she said in an email. “We have been keeping detailed records for contact tracing purposes, and those who were identified to be in close contact with the individual who tested positive have been notified and are self isolating. All of the individuals on the close contact list have received their test results and they
Missing man found safe Garth Shaw missing 1 week A Bruderheim resident, missing since July 8, has been found safe. Police were seeking help in locating Bruderheim resident Garth Shaw, 65, who was last seen by family members on July 8. Police are thankful for the public’s assistance in locating Shaw who was found July 15 in good health.
continued. “Our offices have been closed and services that require contact with the public (such as equipment rental) have been temporarily cancelled to reduce risk to both staff and the public. We are currently undergoing the instalment of plexi-glass barriers in our offices, and our doors will stay closed until we can be sure the safety of our staff and the public can be assured.”
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In Mundare, Mayor Mike Saric had to place a post on Facebook to dispel rumours of a Covid case in that town. “There have been a lot of rumours going around, regarding a town employee and exposure to COVID19. After an investigation into the situation, it was determined that there is no risk to members of the public or town staff.”
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Mom, Grama (Mia), Maria Broesky. I want to apologize to my sons for myself and not knowing how my mental illness affected my sons Troy & Tyler. I apologize to Micheal & friend and anyone else. You stood by me and helped me get stronger. But I know I hurt you too. My son’s I am sorry Troy you felt like a bird. And Tyler for being the parent.Thank you Carrie, Kimmy, Sandra (city). Mental illness is disease, not a life sentence. Anna Maria, (Mia) Broesky
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April 11, 1965- July 24, 2015 It’s hard to believe, you’re no longer here. Words cannot describe how this makes me feel... You’ve passed on to the other side, though I wish you could still be here with me... Garth Shaw
Adjacent counties move to address water issues on roads BY JOHN MATHER The Counties of Strathcona and Sturgeon are dipping into their budgets to find monies to do repairs on their rain-soaked rural roads. At their July 7 council meeting, Strathcona Council voted to amend their 2020 capital budget to take $525,000 from reserve funds to repair roads in the Alberta Industrial Heartland. Six areas in the northern Ward 5 area are marked for repairs. Range Road 213, two sections of Range Road 212, part of Range Road 214, part of Range Road 211 and a section of Township Road 565 will all get work done to stabilize roadbeds and upgrade the roads to allow for increased water flows in the ditches. Ward 5 councillor Paul Smith was glad to see the funds approved for the projects, but pointed out the amount is not that much. He suggested he would be bringing forward a motion suggest-
are negative, but they will continue to self-isolate for the remainder of their quarantine as a precaution.” She went on to add janitorial staff have done extensive cleaning of both County buildings with their precautions in place. “Lamont County administration has been encouraging staff to work from home when possible,” she further
ing a possible partnership with the province to create a plan to manage water damage to homes, improve agriculture production and for the infrastructure and industries. Meanwhile, in Sturgeon County, Mayor Alana Hnatiw stated the wet water has wreaked havoc on her county’s rural roads and drainage systems. "The water table is so high, the ground is so saturated," she explained. “A number of our culverts are just overwhelmed and aging out, so that meant road washouts." Damage to roads, caused by years of rainfall, has made funding more road improvements a priority for Sturgeon County council. At their July 14 meeting, they approved more than $7-million in unscheduled road improvement funding throughout the region. The roadways scheduled for rehabilitation include North Starkey Road; Range Road 252
from Highway 37 to the fire hall and protective services building; Township Road 544 from Highway 2 to ProNorth Industrial Park; and Range Road 225 from Township Road 554, to Range Road 255 north of Township Road 554. At this time last year, council had received 800 requests for repairs. This year, they are already at 2,000. The funding for the Sturgeon projects is coming from savings on other road projects of about $1.3 million, and $6 million available through some short-term borrowing, said Sturgeon County Manager of Corporate Communications, Lucas Warrren. In Lamont, council has allocated $900,000 for roads repairs, but at least one councillor, Dan Warawa from Division 1, hopes the County will dip into reserve funds to find some more money for additional road repairs and drainage projects.
You were a remarkable man ~ Dependable, loving and caring... You were the centre of my world. You were the one in a million to me... You made me laugh, you made me smile ~ You were my companion and dear friend... You were a wonderful husband from beginning to end. Forever will you live on, in my heart and mind. Forever will you like in my thoughts and never die. With love always, I remember you, Loved and missed dearly With fond memories, I think of you... by wife Julie I’m grateful for the times we had together ~ I’ll cherish my memories of you forever.
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4 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Opinion COMMENTARY
Doctor compensation issues
We’ve all heard about some doctors in Alberta wanting to quit their practices and relocate because they don’t feel they are now able to make enough money here, since the Province made changes to the way they are being paid. That prompted me to check out the fairness of what Alberta pays physicians. According to the most current Canadian statistics, Alberta pays doctors more per person than any province in Canada, a total of $5.49 billion per year. Our neighbours in British Columbia pay doctors $5.14 billion, or $350 million less despite having a population of nearly three-quarters of a million more than Alberta - including ritzy and expensive Vancouver. Physicians in Alberta are paid $384,380 per year compared to a national average of at $345,000. Presently in Canada there are on average 241 doctors per 100,000 people, and the number of doctors in Canada is increasing at a rate that is faster than the corresponding population growth according to the Canadian Institute for Health Information. There are presently over 90,000 physicians in Canada. Alberta has more than 250 doctors per 100,000 people, each making more than doctors in most or all other provinces. Female physicians in Canada continue to increase at a greater rate than males, and in many parts of the country the number of female doctors has nearly caught up to males in the workforce. In Alberta, over 40 percent of physicians are females. Payments to physicians in Canada over the past five years have risen over 14 percent (2018 statistic). Payments to surgeons in Canada averaged $481,000 in 2018. The average cost per visit to a doctor in Canada (2017-2018) was $67.87 if under 15 minutes. Payments to all doctors in Canada has increased to $27.4 billion in 2018. Over one-quarter of doctors in Canada were internationally trained, with Alberta at roughly 35 percent. South Africa produces far more graduating MDs that practice in Canada than any other country. The average payments in Canada per eye surgeon was $769,000 while the average to a doctor of psychiatry was $278,000. The average payments to doctors of family medicine in Canada was $281,000. Surgical specialists in Alberta average roughly $700,000 per year. After spending eight years or more in University and then doing one of the most important jobs in Canadian society, physicians definitely deserve, and get, much higher compensation than most of the Canadian workforce. As well, many have to pay clinic staff, rent and monthly bills with that revenue. So it isn’t necessarily take-home pay. To me it looks like physicians in Alberta are very well compensated. Any cutbacks the Province is implementing seems to affect the lower paid practitioners most, and there is quite a large gap between the different types of physicians. Maybe the problem isn’t how much physicians as a whole are being paid, but rather the seemingly unfair distribution of compensation between the different types of doctors? Kerry Anderson
Will anyone besides Canucks watch summer hockey?
BY JOHN MATHER So professional sports is going to start up again in the middle of a pandemic and various approaches to play games safely with minimal health risks are being taken. In Edmonton, Rogers Place has been selected as the site for the western half of the Stanley Cup playoffs as well as site of the final. Well this is certainly big news. In fact it’s so BIG that the main media in Edmonton seems to have forgotten that any other sports are happening at all. Now don’t get me wrong. I know part of the job of the hometown paper is to cheer on the home team, but in recent years in Edmonton this has become too much! There are other teams in the NHL, but in Edmonton, if you want to find out about them there may be something in the agate pages, the small type pages where standings are reported in the back of the sports section. The same goes for other sports such as baseball, football and one of my favourites Formula One racing. No mention on the first couple of sports pages, just maybe on a good day on the agate pages. So why all the hype about Edmonton and Toronto being chosen to host the NHL playoffs and final. Because both teams are north of the border while the majority of the playoff teams are franchised in the U.S. of A. What made the NHL want to play all the playoff games in Canada? In my own cynical mind I think immediately of one reason. Money! The teams still have to pay those expensive player contracts and they have advertising commitments that must be fulfilled. And where but Canada is the NHL going to find people who actually care that people are playing a winter sport in the middle of the summer. As we know it’s light until almost 11 p.m. People are out walking, the last tee off is at 8 p.m., there are so many outdoor fire pits glowing cheerfully on a warm evening. But Canucks will drop all that to watch
some shinny. Well most will. I think this will be an interesting experiment to see how TV ratings are affected by common sense. •••• On a related note, I read with interest that the NHL has been canvassing the bubble area around Roger Place in Edmonton for restaurants for the teams to dine out in. Most restaurant operators are saying no — they won’t take part. Why? Because it would mean they would have to close their doors to the public. What smart local restaurateur is going to close to their faithful, loyal fans, who may flock to watch a game on the large screen TV and slurp up suds; and instead turn the place over to some high paid hockey players, wives, and team personal, who are going to be here for only as long as they have a game to play. Loyalty to your regular customers is a very good thing. OK, so maybe some of these pandemic plans haven’t been as well laid out as they could be. Heck, let the teams indulge in the Rogers Place concessions stands like the great unwashed normally do. They would still be in their bubble and they might suddenly realize just how much the club is milking from their fans every time they almost have to mortgage the house for a hot dog, fries and a beer. •••• In the baseball world, games are soon to start up again with cardboard figures in the stands, for a price. But they won’t be singing “Take me out to the ball game” in Toronto. The federal government has said there would be too much cross border travel and that in the midst of a pandemic it couldn’t be done safely. While I love baseball and the Blue Jays, I have to agree with the government decision. The Covid -19 virus has surged in the U.S. and with American League teams criss-crossing the border, it just wouldn’t be safe. Continued on Page 6
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FROM WHERE I SIT: Hope This Helps
BY HAZEL ANAKA Well, dear reader, hopefully something you read here this week will make your life easier. Like you, most of what I’ve learned has taken time, effort, money, blood, sweat, and tears--oh, and tech support. If I can save you any of those things, my life will be complete. Let’s start with something smallish. When it was finally safe to go back to hair salons, I ended up switching to a new stylist within the same business. Most women know the relationship with their stylist is sacrosanct, too important or valuable to be interfered with. Given most of us hate change, it was with some unease that I gave myself over to this new person. I’m transitioning to grey, in part because of her support and guidance. Can’t say I love the purple shampoo she recommended but that’s another story. Here’s the good bit: she recommended a hair styling tool I never would have picked up on my own. It seems even some of her klutzier relatives can manage it and love it. Frankly, I’m not much of a gadget person and am skeptical of most product claims. A testimonial from someone I know goes much further with me than any ad campaign. The hook was baited. Hilary ended up getting a Revlon Pro Collection Salon OneStep Hair Dryer and Volumizer for me at London Drugs for about $65. It dries and styles my hair in one operation. It took a couple uses to get comfortable with it. The leaflet throws around terms like “negative ions, ceramic coating, delivers gorgeous volume and brilliant shine in just ONE STEP.” What’s not to love? I
haven’t used my flat iron since, saving some heat damage to my hair. Even more exciting was the solution to the patchy WIFI we’ve been experiencing. I had two theories: with the lockdown everyone and his dog is logged on and “using up the signal” (notice my keen understanding and high-tech lingo!) and/or all the stormy weather we’ve had is interfering with the signal. In my defense this isn’t as far-fetched or kooky as it sounds. There are definitely fewer problems crack of dawn or late at night when fellow users are either sleeping in or tucked in for the night. I spend half my life watching videos buffer, rebooting the router, and restarting the laptop. WIFI strength and reliability have dropped since our house addition. We have more square footage, more insulation, steel siding, and a metal roof…none of which help matters. In the past year, we’ve replaced our old router with a Netgear Nighthawk for about two hundred bucks. What could go wrong with a router, I asked. Apparently, they work continuously and are prone to overheating. So, this baby’s been elevated a bit to ensure airflow. Then someone said, buy a WIFI booster, so I did. Got that for nearly a hundred bucks at Best Buy from a totally useless sales associate. Before long, it was malfunctioning. When I called the manufacturer’s tech support, the guy said for only about $140, I could have them test it remotely and remove anything that was interfering. Uh huh. Unplugged the damn thing and chalked it up to the cost of my continuing education in the
school of life. This brings me back to the present. I called MCSNet to complain about the patchy on and off WIFI and offer my two theories. The guy does some remote trouble shooting / analysis of usage in our area and checks for a problem with our particular service. No issues with either. I go on to express my frustration. He offers lots of advice and I take lots of notes. I ask clarifying questions; he explains. I realize a solution is possible but will cost money and probably some installation grief. I spend the rest of the morning researching his suggestions, locating and pricing out product. I watch some YouTube videos, read some blog posts. I make a list of more questions. Because this turned out not to be the best solution for us, I won’t go into too much detail. Suffice it to say, we would have been buying 100 feet of ethernet cable from Lowes ($50), a package of RJ45 ends ($15), the crimping tool (Home Depot $85), and a new router (for who knows how much) making sure it has access points. We would run the cable from the existing router through a new hole in the floor along ceiling joists in the basement to wherever in the house we want to resurface through the floor to the new router. By the way, the reason a WIFI extender (booster) does squat is that is uses up bandwidth to talk to the router remotely. Save your money and never buy one of those. If you’ve ever gone down the rabbit hole of internet research, you know it takes time, requires patience and discerning use of the old noggin. It helps you refine your questions,
points up conflicting advice, and helps with basic understanding. It’s good for comparison shopping for price and availability. The MCSNet guy also mentioned the mesh system for increasing WIFI coverage in today’s larger homes with more living levels and multiple devices. He explained that routers are always looking for a network. If you’re connected to the internet, it’s happening in the background and of no concern. Some products boast about handling up to 60 devices.
That’s out of control, I thought until you add up the phones, the iPads, the laptops, the desktop, the printer, the smart TVs…and that’s with just two old-timers in the house. After a second call to MCSNet and more/different advice from another techie, I went to Staples and bought the Linksys Velop Whole Home WIFI for $450 on sale. It includes a base which connects to your modem and two nodes you position anywhere you want a stronger signal. One node is in my
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Oilfield contribution helps Meals in Motion
BY JOHN MATHER An oilfield company operating in Lamont County has made a donation to the County’s Meals in Motion program to further help feed seniors in need. Tamarack Valley Energy gave the Meals in Motion $800 in a presentation properly social distanced at the Lamont County offices July 2. The money came from the Tamarack Acquisition Corp. “We’re giving them some money so they can keep the program going a little longer,” said Cody Coursaux, a field foreman with Tamarack Valley Energy. Tamarack’s head office is located in Calgary, but Coursaux works from a location in Bruderheim. “We’re an oil producer and we have quite a few pump jacks in the County,” he said. He admitted this spring’s wet weather is creating havoc in trying to get trucks into empty storage facilities at some locations.
“That’s our biggest issue. We’re not getting into our leases and we don’t want to destroy our roads and we don’t want to destroy any County roads.” The Meals in Motion for Seniors program began on Apr. 27 and was met with resounding success. “We identified a need for seniors to have more access to meals by a COVID 19 social support survey we launched earlier this year,” said program coordinator Michelle Andriashyk by email. “We also asked a number of organizations if they would be interested in partnering with us to help cook the meals. A number of them declined due to the risk of COVID 19.” Elk Island Catering then got involved by offering to prepare meals. At the beginning of the program Elk Island Catering prepared 35 meals on a weekly basis, said Andriashyk. At that time they were selling
the majority of the meals for $5 and only having one or two meals left over. The group is now distributing upwards of 100 meals weekly, she said as she received the cheque from Tamarack Valley. She added they had received provincial funding which will allow the program to be extended until the end of the year. Andriashyk explained that the program supports seniors in the Lamont County area including Lamont, Chipman, Andrew, Mundare and Bruderheim as well as surrounding hamlets. She added that to date most of the seniors have been able to get to nearby seniors centres to get their meals, but the Bruderheim seniors centre will be closing for the summer. That, she admits could make deliveries a little more interesting given the state of many county roads due to the flooding this spring.
FLEA MARKET BACK IN BUSINESS Cars are parked at a social distance and a wide path leave lots of room for browsing at the Ross Creek Highway 16 flea market that is open for business every weekend. Photo by Crystal Moren.
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Michelle Andriashyk, program co-ordinator for the FCSS Lamont County Region accepts a cheque for $800 from Cody Coursaux, field foreman of Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd. The company donated the money to the County’s Meals in Motion program. Helping are Coursaux’s co-workers Ted Stratichuk, Joshua Jendruck, and Ken Barr.
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Lamont road project hit by cost overuns BY JANA SEMENIUK A major road construction project, currently underway for 51 St. in Lamont, has hit some snags that are not only delaying completion, but have increased the cost by more than $100,000. Neil Renneberg, project manager for Select Engineering, in addition to director of Operations and Infrastructure (public works) for the Town of Lamont, presented Lamont Town Council with an updated budget
for the project during their July 14 council meeting. He said the crew were surprised by the severely degraded conditions of the existing infrastructure during both the road and underground portions of the project which have brought the original cost from $653 400 to more than $765 000. “We had contingency built into the budget for unforeseen items,” said Renneberg, “but our hope of being able to sal-
vage some of the existing infrastructure was thwarted by what’s there.” A number of structurally unstable items were discovered, including sanitary manholes with rusted ladder rungs; shallow utility crossings, primarily gas and phone, that are conflicting with the road construction; no gravel base beneath existing concrete sidewalks which have caused severe cracks; existing
concrete curbs with large sections that were poured without a form causing the gutter pan to severely deteriorate; sanitary sewer mains with severe structural cracks; and storm sewer catch basin leads being structurally unstable. In addition, potentially contaminated soil near Price Automotive has also been taken for testing. Results are still pending. “In terms of the contaminated soil, we’re not talking about a large amount of dirt. The area we are excavating is only a couple of feet deep,” s a i d Renneberg. “If we do need to dispose of it separately, we will need to have it tested so we
know exactly what that material is and dispose of it. We haven’t had any indication that there is an issue, but the concern came from someone who is knowledgeable about how things were done in the 90s so we have to take that information seriously.” Councillor Perry Koroluk was puzzled as to how these issues were not known beforehand. “How was this missed in the original scope of the work?” he asked. “Such as the cracking manhole covers, corroded ladders, was this not camera’d at some point?” Renneberg explained that a combination of the timing of using a camera in addition to information from public works staff might have avoided surprises. “We usually camera in the spring and develop recommendations at that time,” he said. “We are working towards getting
our camera work predone to avoid these circumstances. We also rely on input from pubic works and operations staff. Catch basin leads aren’t something we typically camera because they are usually maintained by public works staff with their flushing equipment. So, a lot of these problems only became apparent as we got into it.” Renneberg added that the original completion date was scheduled for late July, but a combination of the weather and the condition of the existing structure have prompted a new completion date that is still being decided. Chief Administrative Officer Christine Beveridge, and Lamont Mayor Bill Skinner both confirmed Renneberg’s appointment to Town of Lamont director of operations and infrastructure (public works), since Jan. 2020, in recent emails.
UNANTICIPATED PROBLEMS State of the 51 street road construction project in Lamont as of June 21: The project has run into unexpected problems that have increased the cost by more than $100 000 and delayed completion.
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Province contributes money to Mundare lift station rehabilitation BY JOHN MATHER The provincial government has stepped up to help financially with the rehabilitation of Mundare’s northside lift station. The project has been slated to be done as a local improvement project with the costs being added to the taxes of residents on the north side of the town who would benefit from the project. On the past weekend, Fort Saskatchewan Vegreville MLA Jackie Armstrong Homeniuk shared news with the council that the town will receive $656,250 towards the project under the province’s water and wastewater improvement projects funding. The program will fund
55 wastewater improvements across the province and was announced three weeks ago by Transportation Minister Rick McIvor. The project which has been discussed by council for more than a year will cost more than $700,000 based on engineering estimates. Council met July 21 to discuss the grant. Having received it, it may allow council to find ways to move some funding slated for the lift station to other projects including the second lift of paving in the Whitetail subdivision, which is also being funded through a local improvement project. They will also establish borrowing bylaws to allow administration to
apply for debentures for both projects which may allow construction to begin later this year. The cost of the Whitetail project has upset many residents and council has been looking for ways to reduce the costs of the debenture on the paving project.
Fort Saskatchewan Vegreville MLA Jackie Armstrong Homeniuk, left, joined Mundare councillors from left: Mayor Mike Saric, Councillor Jason Kowal, Councillor Irene Talaga and Councillor Cheryl Callinoiu as the MLA announced the town had received provincial funding in the amount of $365,250 for its Northside lift station project.
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Mundare gets part of Province’s water infrastructure grants, reports MLA Dear friends and neighbours: I really enjoy taking the time each week to keep residents up to date on what we are up to in the Alberta Legislature. The COVID-19 pandemic and oil price collapse have dealt a double whammy to Alberta’s economy, leading to the largest economic collapse since the Great Depression. Premier Jason Kenney has been outspoken about the need for Alberta to be bold, take action, and make strategic investments now so that our province emerges from this crisis stronger than ever. This is why one of the first actions our government took was to double capital maintenance and renewal spending for 2020, and accelerate over $1 billion to fix our roads, bridges, hospitals and schools faster. This approach ensures money will get out the door immediately, helping create 3,000 much-needed jobs for Albertans. Now, our government is taking the next step to support Alberta’s economic recovery by working with communities throughout the province to tackle their muchneeded road and bridge construction projects. Alberta has invested $150 million in water infrastructure grants that will support 55 water and wastewater improvement projects and approximately 1,300 jobs across the province. One of these projects was awarded to the Town of Mundare for a north side lift station. The government is providing a $656,250 grant to the project that will
create much needed jobs in the community. This funding recognizes that supporting water and wastewater infrastructure is critical to the quality of life, economic growth, and resiliency of Alberta’s communities. Our government is also significantly increasing new investment in municipal infrastructure programs, like the Strategic Transportation Infrastructure Program (STIP), to fix and build needed roads and bridges in rural communities across Alberta. We have announced approximately $50 million in additional STIP funding to support almost 70 new projects and over 475 badlyneeded jobs, boosting our economic recovery and getting Albertans back to work. In the County of Two Hills, the government has allocated $549,750 for bridge replacements in the community. This will benefit the residents and businesses of the County of Two Hills by improving this important municipal infrastructure. If you should have any questions or concerns regarding this or any other provincial matter don't hesitate to contact my office by email at fortsaskatchewan.vegreville@assembly.ab.ca o r by phone at 780-6326840. This additional investment will support the province’s economic recovery and create jobs while ensuring rural municipalities have the infrastructure they need to grow sustainably. Sincerely, MLA for Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville,
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Lamont Council to study procedure for dealing with anonymous complaints BY JANA SEMENIUK An anonymous letter of complaint, received by each member of Lamont town council as well as the Lamont Leader, has prompted council to examine the way they handle anonymous letters and propose a new policy to deal with them. The anonymous letter, dated June 7, listed criticisms and concerns including; unanswered calls to administration, money wasted on excessive amounts of staff, and town administration conducting personal shopping during working hours. Councillor Kirk Perrin noted that this was a new experience for council. “This is the first time I am aware of that council has ever received an anonymous complaint,” he said. Perrin explained that given the letter has no author, it is difficult to address a proper response or measure its validity.
“While we value the input from our residents, there is only so much we can do with an anonymous compliant,” he said. Perrin also noted that he wants residents to feel comfortable approaching elected officials with concerns. “In this particular instance we have no policy in place to direct us on managing these types of complaints,” he said. “But no one should feel afraid to bring any concerns, even uncomfortable subjects, to council.” During the July 14th council meeting, town administration was directed to consult with neighbouring municipalities as to their procedures for dealing with anonymous complaints, and from this information draft a policy that will be brought forward for discussion by council members. The Lamont Leader policy is not to publish anonymous letters.
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14 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Local KidSport program renews fundraising efforts BY JOHN MATHER Amateur sport has returned to Alberta, as part of Stage 2 of Alberta’s economic relaunch, and KidSport is ramping up to assist those children who have trouble affording to partake in organized sports. The pandemic has significantly impacted the lives of all youth in Alberta, and sport will be an important part of their physical and mental recovery. KidSport provides funding so all kids can play, and the dollars raised in the Back to Sport project will ensure no kid is left behind during COVID19 recovery. In Fort Saskatchewan, the local KidSport chapter serves the surrounding communities of Ardrossan, Josephburg, Bruderheim, Lamont, Gibbon, Redwater and Bon Accord. In 2019, KidSport Fort Saskatchewan distributed $46,487 to assist 155 kids participate in sports,
said Janice Lupul, chairperson of KidSport Fort Saskatchewan. “In 2018, we helped 155 kids and raised a total of $40,500,” she said. “Of that number we helped 11 from Bruderheim with a total of $1,922. and from Lamont we helped nine children with a total of $2,640, for a 13 per cent total of our financial support.” In 2019, two children from Bruderheim were helped to the tune of $466, while seven were helped in Lamont with a total of $2,225 amounting to six per cent of KidSport Fort Saskatchewan’s $46,500 total which helped a total of 155 kids. In this shortened year of 2020, 28 kids have been helped to the end of June with $7,711 being used to help them. Two of those kids are from Lamont with $800 having been spent to assist them. Money is used to help
with registrations or to help buy equipment needed to participate. “KidSport Alberta has an enormous challenge ahead of us - but we know we can rely on Albertans for their support during tough times. The economic impact of COVID-19 means more families than ever will need KidSport to keep their kids physically and mentally healthy,” said Rob Signoretti, KidSport Alberta Board Chair. “By supporting the KidSport Back to Sport project, individuals and companies can help us meet this tremendous need, and ensure that Alberta
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16 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, July 22, 2020