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Lamont County communities celebrate CANADA Downsized Canada Day still successful in Bruderheim BY JANA SEMENIUK While a Canada Day fireworks display was cancelled in Bruderheim even before other towns and the County of Lamont declared a fire ban, the evening neighbourhood Canada Day parade went ahead as planned for the second year in a row. Chief Administrative Officer Patty Podoborozny said although the province announced an Open for Summer Plan that included lifting restrictions on indoor and outdoor gatherings July 1, town council opted to exercise caution in delivering Canada Day activities. “The neighbourhood parade was planned as an exercise of caution to avoid people gathering in close proximity to each other on Queen Street,” she said. Podoborozny added that the idea, initiated during last year’s Canada Day, was popular among residents. “We did it last year and people really enjoyed being able to gather on their front lawns with family,” she said. “We had a lot of positive feedback about it.” A total of 11 entries made up the parade ranging from dressed up heavy equipment and trucks from local BM Services, to participation from some local politicians including Strathcona ward five councillor Paul Smith, and interim leader of the Alberta Party Jacquie Fenske. Rounding out the procession was horseback rider Diane Braden on Brownie, children driving decorated quads, and fire trucks sounding their alarms. Bruderheim council members, including Bruderheim town mascot Brud the Bear, also communicated a special message by wearing identical orange shirts during the parade emblazoned with a logo created by 10-yearold Kennedy Bruno from the Sampson Cree Nation in Alberta. Continued on Page 11
Mundare fireworks show goes ahead to appreciative crowd
Andrew Mayor Gary Leppek catches one water balloon in mid-air, before finally succumbing to the next one as it breaks dousing him with water. Leppek, along with town councillor Ken Hamaliuk, stepped up for children to throw water balloons at them during Canada Day celebrations last Thursday. Photos: Jana Semeniuk
Andrew celebrates dual birthdays on Canada Day BY JANA SEMENIUK Canada Day was special for the little village of Andrew this year. Not only was it Canada’s 154th birthday, but July 1 also signalled the end of an 18month long pandemic that caused businesses and residents alike to suffer with public health restrictions, while simultaneously saving lives. Alberta’s Open for Summer plan, which lifted restrictions such as mask mandates and capacity limits on indoor and outdoor social gatherings began on July 1. Andrew’s Mayor Gary Leppek was overjoyed with the turnout for their outdoor Canada Day celebrations. “It’s great. We’re having a party,” he said laughing. “I’m so happy that it’s finally over.” Approximately 100 people attended the day-long festivities which included live music, a balloon animal maker for the kids, free cake, hotdogs and pop, a 50/50 draw, games and prizes for the kids, as well as some water shenanigans by the Andrew Fire Department keeping the crowd cool in the 30 C
weather. Sparky, the Fire Department mascot, joined in the fun by not only spraying the crowd with water, he also performed the chicken dance along with the crowd. Leppek said having a large community event like this would help connect the community. “Everyone wants to be here,” he said. “I really believe it will help bring people together again.” When asked if he felt concerned with public health in terms of it being the first day of the lifting of public restrictions, Leppek’s answer was solid. “Any concerns? We do not,” he stated. “I think the warmer weather has kept some of the seniors at home and that’s unfortunate because it’s such a beautiful day. But I think most people were looking forward to getting out of their houses, visiting with neighbours and friends.” Leppek added that typically Andrew puts a bit more effort into Canada Day than other holidays for a very good reason. Continued on Page 11
BY JANA SEMENIUK Mundare residents were treated to a 20-minute display of fireworks on Canada Day in spite of fire bans across the county prompting cancellations. Bruderheim cancelled their fireworks on June 25 in light of hot dry weather ahead of the Lamont County fire ban announced on June 28. Mundare Chief Administrative Officer Colin Zyla explained that Mundare was not included in the Lamont County fire ban and therefore allowed to conduct fireworks. “We are separate from the county so if the county puts it on (fire ban) we evaluate for ourselves. We talked with council and decided to go ahead with it,” he said. Although the decision was made to proceed, Zyla said some factors had to be considered. “We look to see how hot it is and what condition the grass is in, and it’s still quite green. And the fire department is always on scene when we do fireworks,” he said. Zyla added that people were also looking forward to the lifting of COVID restrictions on July 1. “I think that (in light of) everything with COVID, this is a chance for people to get out,” he said. Zyla smiled as he described his feelings around the first day of no mask mandates. “I was very happy. It was nice going into stores without any masks and seeing people’s faces,” he said. The fireworks were well received by the residents who gathered on sidewalks and in the street to take in the display. The popping, whistling and flashings were greeted with plenty of gasps from the crowd as well as a round of applause at its conclusion.
2 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Fort Mac family tours small-town Alberta for Canada Day BY JANA SEMENIUK The Village of Andrew’s Canada Day celebrations attracted more than just their residents. A family of four touring central Alberta from Fort McMurray made a pit stop to join in the festivities and honour Canada’s 154th birthday. “We are originally from India,” said Harmander Sidhu. “And we like to explore where we live and we wanted to explore Alberta. That’s
what we are doing now.” Sidhu and his family, including wife Manveen, five-year-old daughter Raavi, and eight-yearold son Shaan, began their trek from their home in Fort McMurray earlier in the day with their first stop in Andrew. “It’s so festive!” he said. After enjoying the celebrations, the family continued their journey to Mundare, Vegreville, Vilna, Glendon and the
UFO landing pad. After spending two nights in Cold Lake the family finally returned home July 3. In a follow up text message, Manveen said she was grateful for the time with her family and the history learned from their trip. “It was great bonding time with the kids,” she said. “They really enjoyed learning the history and development of each city to what it is today. We also enjoyed
the world’s biggest things! The Mallard, Psanka, Mushroom and Perogy!” In addition, Sidhu said
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Lamont County-wide water restrictions lifted BY JOHN MATHER Just before noon on July 5, the John S. Batiuk Regional Water Commission lifted the Demand Implementation Management Measure B which it had imposed on June 28. Pat Tomkow, manager of the Water Commission, had sent the bulletin to the member communities of Bruderheim, Lamont, Mundare, Vegreville, Chipman, Lamont
County and Strathcona County, after they were advised the Edmonton Regional Water customers group had imposed a Condition B. “The measure meant to avoid the non essential use of potable water such as sewer main flushing,” she said. “The municipalities have to be cognizant of how much water they must maintain in their reservoirs for fire protection,” she explained. “So
how it’s managed at the municipal level is at the discretion of the member municipality,” she added. The restriction was lifted and everyone has been given notice,” she said. “And the reservoir levels held really well and everything is back to normal.” “As far as I know no one experienced any water shortages.”
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The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, July 7, 2021 - 3
Please donate to the bus/train accident monument Led by Tom Hrehorets and Trudy Harrold, a committee has been formed to look at erecting a memorial to honour the 17 young people who lost their lives in that tragedy and the survivors who have lived-on to carry those memories. Work is being undertaken to fundraise for this $35,000 project. As the 60th year commemoration of the Chipman and Lamont Bus-Train accident passed quietly with the COVID events of 2020, a project is being undertaken to honour that milestone.
Bring donation to the Lamont Leader office Or mail cheques c/o Chipman & Lamont Bus/Train Memorial Committee PO Box 1079, Lamont, AB. T0B 2R0. For further information email: lmtleader@gmail.com Or donate to the Gofundme page by searching: Chipman Lamont Bus Train Accident Memorial
Let us all honour the victims of the 1960 train/bus crash including the 17 who lost their lives: DIANNE ANTONIUK (17) SHIRLEY DASKALUK (15) BERNADETTE HAYDUK (16)
GERALDINE KOSHKA (17) JOANNIE KOZDROWSKI (18) GENEVIEVE LUDWIG (18) KATHLEEN MALKEWICH (18) JENNIE OZDOBA 16) MARIE PAVICH (16) BARBARA PEWARCHUK (15)
ROSALIN PYLYPCHUK (15) DARLEEN REINHARDT (16) SYLVIA SAWATSKI (18) VIVIAN SHARUN (17) MARGARET WINNICK (15) TERRY WUETHERICK (17) WAYNE ZAPOTICHNY (16)
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4 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Opinion Burning churches, tearing down statues doesn’t help reconciliation BY JOHN MATHER There are a great number of things that really bother me. But watching the events unfolding in our country right now, surrounding the discovery of graves near former residential schools, is one of them. Let me be very clear. I don’t condone the actions taken by those schools officials many, many years ago whether they be from the church community or from the government. While at the time it was acceptable, it certainly isn’t by today’s standards. Families were torn apart, children were abused, and those scars on the families remain several generations later. But these discoveries should serve to create an environment of understanding. The Truth and Reconciliation Committee of several years ago stated as much. The Trudeau Liberals have paid it lip service. In addition, if our Federal government and its bureaucracy weren’t so top heavy with hypocrites, our country would police funds going to reservations across the country to make sure they aren’t abused or absconded; they would ensure sanitary living conditions on all reservations rather than sending taxpayer money to foreign countries for humanitarian purposes. In other words, let’s look after our citizens before we take care of the rest of the world. BUT… and this is a big but … not one bricks and mortar church, not one statue of a former leader of this country or ruling monarch, and not one totem pole, caused a single child to die in a residential school. So why are people burning down churches? Why are they tearing down statues in Winnipeg on Canada Day to embarrass this country in the world press? Why burn a totem pole in retaliation on Vancouver Island? Does this bring about healing? No! It’s outright criminal violence and should be treated as such. Last week a historic church in Morinville was torched. Natives elders in the area were shocked by the destruction. They realize that not only does it not help their quest for reconciliation and understanding, but the church was the place of worship for many of them. In Calgary, 10 churches have been vandalized with red or orange paint. Quite simply these are acts of vandalism caused by someone or some people who are a danger to society. History has shown when an arsonist strikes they often continue to set fires until they are caught and as their crime escalates they don’t seem to worry about property damages or potential loss of life. These are nasty people and the full efforts of our police departments should be employed to bring the perpetrators quickly to justice. Continued
CONTINUED And we can only hope that if caught, our justice system doesn’t buy into any victimization argument, but instead locks them in jail for a substantial amount of time. At the incident in Winnipeg, statues of Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth were torn down from there placement at the Manitoba Legislature. In Ottawa on Canada Day, Trudeau acknowledged the sombre tone of the federal holiday has taken on this year, an event typically marked with fireworks, picnics and downtown parties. “The horrific findings of the remains of hundreds of children at the sites of former residential schools in British Columbia and Saskatchewan have rightly pressed us to reflect on our country’s historic failures, and the injustices that still exist for Indigenous peoples and many others in Canada,” he said in a statement. “We as Canadians must be honest with ourselves about our past.”
Photos in news coverage of the Winnipeg incidents show people dancing and celebrating the destruction and vandalism. They should be quickly rounded up and questioned by police to see if they can assist leading to the perpetrators of the crimes. This destruction is nothing to celebrate. Rather it serves as a picture of just how far our society has come to resorting to chaos. Small groups tear down statues, torch sacred items while other stand around and cheer. This can’t be allowed to go on. Remember last year it started with protest blockading railways and police forces across the country did nothing to stop it. As a result, people have become more emboldened which may be seen in the burning of a totem on Vancouver Island. The Thunderbird on a Salish Bear Pole was dedicated in 1966, overlooking Victoria. It celebrated the union of the Vancouver Island colonies to the main-
land. Police stated quick thinking by a passing motorist who responded to the fire prevented not only the pole’s total destruction, but a forest fire. Painted across the concrete barriers surrounding the totem was “One Totem – One Statue,” indicating the destruction was done in retaliation for the dumping of a statue of James Cook into Victoria’s harbour earlier this year. So does one crime begat another? It is beginning to look like it. And still our victim groups scream, “defund the police departments.” No, at times like this the police should hire more staff dedicated to finding and prosecuting these domestic terrorists, whom likely have no connections to those vile incidents at residential schools, but are more likely common criminals out to do whatever they can to cause anarchy and create divisions across our country. It has to come to a halt.
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The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, July 7, 2021 - 5
FROM WHERE I SIT: Fight and Win
BY HAZEL ANAKA I can say with one hundred percent certainty that every single person reading these words has done something dumb. So have all the millions not reading these words. How I can be so damn sure? Because it’s part of the human condition. We are fallible and flawed. Some more than others. Oh sure, there are some out there who would rather die than admit they’ve made a mistake. They never admit they’re wrong, apologize for the blunder, or take responsibility for the consequences. We know who they are even if they don’t. For the rest of the normal population, the burning question may be choosing which dumb thing to recall now that I’ve asked. Do I mean your gigantic screw-up of epic proportions or just the latest among many? There are no wrong answers, folks. Visualize whichever booboo you prefer and see if it can hold a candle to
my latest disaster! We have a TV in the bedroom and I’ve gotten into the bad habit of leaving the remote on the bed. Today was no exception. It wasn’t until I was moving the wet clothes from the washer to the dryer that I discovered my mistake. I must have scooped up the remote with the load of dirty laundry and washed it. I was sick. Over the years I’ve washed a lot of Roy’s stuff: cotter pins, nuts and bolts, rifle ammo, pens, gum, money, a utility knife, drywall screws, and more. But washing technology is bad, bad, bad. The only thing that would have been worse was washing the iPhone. I removed the batteries and put the remote outside in the hot sun and wind thinking I’d dry it out. Then I remembered the rice scenario. Supposedly, putting a wet phone into rice helps dry it out. Only after doing it, did I Google the strategy. Guess what, it doesn’t work or at least doing nothing works equally well. If your device works again, it was sheer luck not the rice. It can also take days. When some guy wrote that it’s the corrosion of the soldering and innards and not the actual moisture that ruins a device, I gave up.
Especially when he said to open the device and begin scrubbing it with isopropyl alcohol and a tiny brush. Roy happened to be in Fort Sask so I texted him to go to The Source and buy a universal remote. I’m used to paying for my life lessons so no biggie. Pay up and get over it. Before long he’s calling. I talked to the sales guy and ask if this is one time that ‘you get what you pay for.’ “Oh, yes, the $70 Logitech would do so much more than the $15 whatever.” Just like I was born yesterday, I think my worries are over. It’s 8 pm and I figure I better begin the setup so I can watch TV in bed. The leaflet says allow at least forty-five minutes. I’m still at it 1 am and surprised I haven’t flipped out yet. This is a partial list of what’s happened. I rip open the packaging and see that my laptop’s operating system is too new. I should clarify that we’re Apple people all the way. This isn’t the time or place to debate whether Apple or PC is superior. We know what we know and like what we like. But fear not, it appears I can download the MyHarmony software on my phone. Except I can’t because we have a Linksys hub not a
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MyHarmony hub. I’d already gotten the make and model numbers of the TV, satellite receiver, and DVD player. It took super human strength and a flashlight to move the dresser and see the tiny numbers. I thought I was ready. I end up pulling out my older Lenovo laptop and finding the battery dead as a door nail. Didn’t want to unplug all the surge protectors around the house so I find an ancient extension cord. Of course, the first one I grab isn’t grounded and can’t accommodate the three-prong cord.
With the second cord, I can circumvent that issue by just plugging in two prongs. Not ideal, but I’m desperate. This laptop is so sloooow and cumbersome. Every tiny little keystroke and click takes forever. Every login, download, and misstep takes forever. I’ve lost track of the error messages and warnings. None of this is helped by the patchy WiFi we’ve been experiencing. Seems everyone and his dog has been holed up in the house burning through their data plans. Between Zoom and
Netflix and gaming and streaming, there’s barely any broadband left out there. That’s my theory and I’m sticking with it. Sunday morning, I try again. There is WiFi. The syncing of the remote is completed when I try a different move. I can turn on the TV and access YouTube with one remote. This just may work after all. The lesson here is threefold: don’t wash your remote, don’t lose your cool even when the universe is testing you, and finally even a few hours of sleep make problems less daunting. And thankfully sometimes, you can fight technology and win, from where I sit.
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Business as usual for firefighters on Canada Day
Above: Smoke builds up as a Canada Day grass fire near Chipman gathers steam. Below: Fire crews mobilize to battle a grass fire near chipman on July 1 Photos: Jana Semeniuk
By Jana Semeniuk While Canada Day festivities were well underway, a grass fire in the afternoon on July 1 near range road 192 and township road 542 had fire crews hopping. Mundare firefighter Brian Sharun explained how the common act of
farming can spark an emergency in the hot dry weather. “The farmer was cutting hay and hit a rock causing a spark,” said Sharun. Mundare fire chief Glenda Dales said the fire spread quickly. “Conditions were very
dry and it got back into the bushes,” said Dales. “It took about eight hours to put out and we still had to go back the next day to tend to the hot spots.” Regional Fire chief Shayne Miliken was unavailable for comment.
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MP Stubbs lashes out at Liberal gun buyback boondoggle BY JOHN MATHER Lakeland MP Shannon Stubbs, who also serves as the shadow minister for Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, has lashed out at the Trudeau Liberal’s firearms buyback program. She made the following statement in the wake of the parliamentary budget officer’s report on the buy back program. “Canadians are now seeing the true cost of Trudeau’s agenda: up to $1 billion will be wasted taking away legal firearms from law-abiding Canadian citizens,” Stubbs stated. “This is three times what Minister Blair predicted. If Trudeau was serious about tackling gun crime, this money would’ve been directed at tackling organized crime and gun smuggling.” She added that because the Liberals had refused to release any details surrounding their failed firearms policies, the PBO were forced to use industry sources, rather
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HAPPY CANADA DAY 2021 Participants in Bruderheim's Canada Day Neighbourhood Parade included children riding decorated quads, an elegant float from the town of Lamont, and a single horseback rider. Photos: Jana Semeniuk
Attendees enjoyed free hotdogs, cake, and pop to celebrate not only Canada Day but also Andrew's 91st birthday. Photo: Jana Semeniuk
Ben Moth from BM Services waves from his Bobcat while joining in the Canada Day Neighbourhood Parade.
Party goers keep cool with sprinklers during Andrew’s Canada Day celebrations last Thursday. Photo: Jana Semeniuk
Photo: Jana Semeniuk
Bruderheim mayor Karl Hauch and Bruderheim mascot Brud the bear ride together in the Neighbourhood parade celebrating Canada Day. Hauch, the mascot and all town councillors, wore matching orange shirts during the parade emblazoned with a logo created by ten-year-old Kennedy Bruno from the Samson Cree Nation in Alberta. Bruno said in a statement The Kanata Shirt design was created to help unite indigenous and non-indigenous across Canada. Below: Laura and Vanessa show off prizes won during the ball toss game at Andrew's Canada Day celebrations. Photos: Jana Semeniuk
Above: Bruderheim residents get ready to take in the Canada Day neighbourhood parade. Below: Interim Alberta Party leader Jacquie Fenske sits high smiling as Mathew Preston drives her convertible through the Bruderheim Neighbourhood Canada Day Parade. Photos: Jana Semeniuk
Mundare residents gathered to enjoy a 20-minute fireworks display in celebration of Canada Day. Photo: Jana Semeniuk
Above: Andrew Fire Department mascot Sparky, along with firefighter Pavlyna Nazarenko, spray water over the crowd to keep everyone cool on Canada Day as temperatures hovered at 30 C. Below: A balloon artist is busily creating a balloon hat for a child. Photos: Jana Semeniuk
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Second cross for grieving mom’s son stolen within three weeks BY JANA SEMENIUK A feud over a roadside memorial between a grieving mom and a landowner near Elk Island Park has finally come to a conclusion. Grieving Edmonton mom Marianne Armstrong, has had a roadside memorial cross for her 20-year-old son, Braeden Bumphrey, in place since he passed away in a vehicle accident six years ago near Elk Island Park. After the cross was stolen last fall, a woman claimed responsibility by private messaging Armstrong. The woman agreed to an interview with the Lamont Leader on the condition of anonymity. “I have to look at this every day when I drive to my property. A more appropriate place would be near her home or in a cemetery,” she said. The woman acknowledged
the cross was not on her land only near it but she still refused to return the cross. After a social media campaign yielded over $700 in donations for a new cross, Dutchman Services near Leduc stepped up to create a new metal cross with Braeden’s name engraved on it. Armstrong was overwhelmed with the support and installed the new cross in May with her daughter Kennedy. Three weeks later it was gone. “Needless to say, I’m frustrated. I am empathetic and compassionate to others but for the life of me I can't understand why someone would have such an issue over someone having a small roadside memorial,” Armstrong said on her social media post. In contacting police, Armstrong learned the
woman cannot be charged with theft as the object was left on public land. Despite urging from social media commentors to make the woman’s name public, Armstrong was hesitant. “I know her name and where she lives. I have protected her name so others don’t unleash on her,” she wrote. In addition to support pouring in on social media, Global news also shared Armstrong’s story July 3 after a taped interview with her and her daughter Kennedy in front of the empty piece of land where the crosses once stood. All seemed lost until Armstrong had an idea. “I decided to participate in Alberta’s AdoptA-Highway program,” she said by messenger July 5. “I applied today and was granted the section from Highway 831
and township road 550 552 where Braeden passed away.” The Adopt-AHighway program, which began in Alberta in 1994, has adopters agreeing to pick up litter once a year along the stretch of highway they have adopted while in turn a sign with the adopter’s name will be added to an Alberta Adopt-A-Highway sign posted on their part of the highway. “The sign will say ‘in memory of Braeden Bumphrey’” said Armstrong. While Armstrong admits she isn’t sure exactly where the sign will be placed yet, she is keeping her fingers crossed. “They said they couldn’t promise it will be at the exact spot he passed away, but they will do their best to get as close as possible,” she said. “It
can take up to 90 days for the sign to be installed.” Armstrong felt overjoyed with the development. “I feel elated and accomplished. Like I've made both my children proud,” she said. “I was empowered and encouraged by so many lovely
people.” Armstrong lost her son 20-year-old Braeden Bumphrey in 2015 when the vehicle he was driving with three of his friends lost control near Elk Island Park and landed in the ditch. Bumphrey was the only fatality.
Kennedy Mae speaks to Global News on July 3 about her brother's stolen roadside memorial near Elk Island Park. Photo: Marianne Armstrong
Loosening of restrictions has Andrew food mart owner/musician entertaining again
Andrew resident and owner of Mallard Food Mart, Steve Hillis, poses with his guitar while performing during Andrew's Canada Day activities. Hillis, known as the Voices of Legends is happy to be back to performing publicly again after the pandemic. Photo: Jana Semeniuk
BY JANA SEMENIUK An opportunity to purchase the Mallard Food Mart in Andrew two years ago brought musician Steve Hillis and his wife Linda to a new life from their home in Chilliwack BC. “Our children are all grown up and living on their own so we began looking for an opportunity to move out here and someone told me about the food mart,” he said. Hillis felt the opportunity was just right. “I figured when we move here, we can com-
bine living here, being based out of here, working here but still getting to play music all over Alberta and Saskatchewan,” said Hillis, 57. Hillis, typically billed as Voices of Legends, performs many different legendary talents as a one man show with his guitar and notable voice. “I have costumes and I can perform as Elvis or Roy Orbison and others. I use props to become the person I am performing. My forte is Garth Brooks and I’ve been doing that show since 1996,” he said.
Soon after arriving in Andrew, Hillis experienced a harsh reality when the pandemic took hold. Restrictions placed on public gatherings took its toll on his ability to entertain. “COVID happened right after we got here,” he said. “It was the whole reason we moved out here. We could have lived anywhere, but this opportunity came up for us and we knew some people here.” Although the going was rough for Hillis throughout the pandemic, he said things are
slowly getting back to normal. “I’m playing almost full time again. I’m booked in some bars and other events for the next while,” he said. As Hillis looked around the crowd gathering for the Canada Day activities, including his guitar playing and singing, he said he felt optimistic for the future. “I think as of today things are definitely looking up!” he said smiling.
Business owners happy with reopenings following pandemic BY JANA SEMENIUK Business owners across Lamont County, including Alan Dmyterko owner of Bruderheim’s historic Victoria Hotel, were all smiles July 1 as public health restrictions were lifted allowing businesses to operate as usual with no limits on indoor gatherings. “It feels great to finally see people here,” Dmyterko said as he looked over his bar packed with patrons enjoying live music. “I hope it lasts!”
Dmyterko experienced a rough go since purchasing the 114-year-old hotel in 2019. One year after he took over, the hotel experienced an armed robbery in March 2020. “It kind of takes the wind out of your sails (to be robbed). They took all the money that was in the till,” he said. Dmyterko added that the bandits had also robbed the ATM. No one has ever been charged. Right after the robbery, shut downs for the
COVID 19 pandemic began. For 18 months, businesses across the county, forced to close in keeping with public health measures, experienced a financial crunch including Dmyterko. “The whole year and a half has been touch and go. It was bad timing to buy this place,” he said. “It’s been tough. We’ve been closed for most of the pandemic. We had off sales, and take out, and every once in a while, they would let us open for a bit but then
shut us down again.” On July 1, however, Dmyterko’s work day began in a way it never had. “As soon as I got to work this afternoon, there was people here,” he said chuckling. “I wasn’t expecting this. I was cooking and serving and I didn’t have any help. It’s been steady the whole day.” In addition to the blessing of being busy, Dmyterko was pleased to see people bringing their guitars to play for
the patrons. “It was all volunteer,” he said. “It’s just great!” The Victoria Hotel was first built in 1906 by the Krause family of Bruderheim. It became a makeshift hospital during the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic which claimed eleven lives in the area.
Bruderheim’s Victoria Hotel owner Alan Dmyterko is all smiles behind his bar on July 1; the first day public health restrictions were lifted allowing for a full crowd of unmasked patrons in his establishment. Photo: Jana Semeniuk
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Andrew celebrations Continued from front “Not only is it Canada’s birthday, but a couple of days ago it was also Andrew’s 91st birthday,” he said. “We had something huge planned
Bruderheim Canada Day Continued from front The logo, resembling the Canadian flag with black and orange colours, was created with the intention of uniting indigenous and non-indigenous across
Bruderheim residents get ready to take in the Canada Day neighbourhood parade. Photo: Jana Semeniuk
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by children attending the event. While some seemed to bounce off them, a few found their mark and a good time was had by all. On June 24, 1930 Andrew was erected as a village according to AlbertaHistoricPlaces.co m
Canada. Mayor Karl Hauch said the decision to wear the t-shirts was made with a heavy heart. “Our town council grieves with First Nations. We wanted to have an opportunity to recognize the First Nations and the terrible situations regarding resi-
dential schools,” stated Hauch. In addition to recognizing the trauma indigenous people have endured, Hauch also felt thrilled with the success of the parade. “I’m very glad the parade turned out to be as successful as it was,” he said.
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