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Volume 113, Issue 2

Wednesday, July 8, 2020

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LESLIE CHOLOWSKY PHOTO

Camrose MLA Jackie Lovely waves to the crowd during Sedgewick’s Canada Day parade on Wednesday, July 1, with Flagstaff County Councillor Jeff Eckstrand behind the wheel of a beautiful classic car owned by David Muirhead. The parade was well enjoyed by the crowd lining the route, and featured a lot of entries from the region.

See more parade photos on Page 2.

Killam RCMP catch thieves in the act Seniors can expect On June 30 at 4 a.m. Killam RCMP responded to a break and enter in progress at an oilfield site in Flagstaff County.

Three males were arrested at the main entrance to the oil field site.

The three individuals have been charged with breaking and entering with intent to commit theft therein, mischief: destruction of property, possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, possession of break-in instruments, and possession of schedule I controlled substance.

One of the males was also charged with breach of his

peace bond recognizance.

Several tools including wrenches, bolt cutters, hammer, electrical reciprocating saw, hatchet, and drills were seized. Two grass trimmers, four tool boxes, and 13 batteries were also seized.

The U-haul was rented on June 29 in Edmonton, Alberta.

Killam RCMP would like to thanks to the public for continuing to report suspicious activity and break-ins to businesses.

The arrest would not have been possible without the assistance of an employee on site.

a little extra cash this week

Leslie Cholowsky Editor

Federal Minister of Seniors, Deb Schulte, made an announcement Monday, July 6, that seniors eligible for Old Age Security (OAS), the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS), or Allowances will receive a one-time, tax-free payment this week, without needing to apply.

Seniors who live in Canada can expect to receive $300 to $500 by cheque or direct deposit this week.

The Government says, “Many seniors are facing higher costs for food and services due to physical distancing restrictions, while others are paying more in dispensing fees to get the same medication or paying a premium for deliveries.”

Schulte says, “It is important that we help seniors in Canada through this difficult time. With this one-time tax-free payment, we are continuing to support seniors to ensure they are able to get the essentials they need... and ensure they know that we are with them and they are not left behind.”

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Sedgewick keeps Canada Day tradition alive with July 1st parade

Sergeant at arms Perry Robinson led the Legion colour party of David Muirhead, Garry Klein, and Stephen Levy to start the Canada Day parade in Sedgewick July 1, followed by the Battle River Pipes and Drums, and a slew of other great entries for a colourful and fun celebration.

LESLIE CHOLOWSKY PHOTOS

Stellar weekend of racing for Area 53 Raceway in Forestburg A little rain didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of participants at Forestburg’s Area 53 Raceway on the weekend.

LYNELLE KOZEY PHOTO

The Blueline Racing Team showed up in full force, this is a non-profit group run by police officers who are members of the Edmonton City Police Service.

LYNELLE KOZEY PHOTO

Area 53 Raceway’s Corey Kozey presents Saturday’s Junior Dragster winner Rhiannon Allison with her prize.

Leslie Cholowsky Editor

Area 53 Raceway saw a stellar turnout to the weekend’s races, with great crowds and 70 cars showing up on Saturday to check out the track.

Feedback from participants was extremely positive overall, with many kudos for all the work that’s been done on the track, as well as friendly volunteers running the show this weekend.

From first-timers to experienced eighth-milers, there was no shortage of talent on the track, and a huge array of vehicles.

The weather mostly cooperated, with a few showers, and the club got many compliments for a speedy return to racing.

Nostalgia racing drew a wide variety of vehicles, and the junior dragsters almost stole the show. Don’t let their ages fool you, either, those kids can put the pedal to the metal. One of the juniors recorded a perfect start, earning a free pass to future events.

Organizers were thrilled with the

turnout, both on the track and in the stands, and very proud to show off all the work that’s gone into the track in the off season.

Both the Nostalgia races and bracket racers had great turnouts both days.

Blueline Racing brought the team out, they are a nonprofit organization run by a volunteer group of police officers who are all members of the Edmonton Police Service.

Eighth-mile club member Greg Lemay says racers showed up from all over the province, and he is hopeful that the track will turn out to be a big deal both for Forestburg, and for the Flagstaff Region.

Local food vendors were on site, too, and Go’fer Ice Cream was out selling ice cream and raising funds for the Forestburg Community Development and Promotion Society.

Next up at the track is a Camrose Cruisers Event, scheduled for Aug. 22 and 23.

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Left: Pete Gilliss helped to organize the Nostalgia races at Area 53 Raceway July 4 and 5 in Forestburg, and also took first place in the event with his distinctive car.

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CTF singles out Lougheed in labour report Leslie Cholowsky Editor

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) singled out a number of Alberta municipalities in an editorial (opinion) piece that appeared around the province in late June, including the Village of Lougheed.

“Municipal government labour costs have lost touch with reality,” is the topic, and the author refers to a report released by the CTF that compares Alberta’s municipal government’s labour costs with “the financial realities facing Albertans working outside of government,” between the years 2014 and 2018, calling the results staggering.

The report says that Alberta’s municipal labour costs increased by close to $873 million during that period, or 17 per cent, outpacing population growth, at five per cent, and inflation, at seven per cent.

“Meanwhile employees employed in private industry saw an overall drop of six per cent in the same period,” the report proclaims.

The author, Franco Terrazzano, who is currently the Alberta Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federa-

tion, singles out Edmonton and Calgary as the top two municipal employers with the highest increase, over $200 million in four years, citing also that some employees of the two municipalities will receive two pensions on retirement, compared to a vast majority of Alberta workers outside of government who don’t receive any workplace pension.

Terrazzano also singled out smaller cities like Leduc, Spruce Grove, and Airdrie, and even mentioned midsized municipalities like the MD of Taber, and the province’s smallest communities, including Gadsby and Lougheed, “all which saw their labour costs more than double between 2014 and 2018.”

On the face of it, comparing 2014 to 2018 in Lougheed’s Financial Statements, it would appear that the editorial is correct, however Lougheed Mayor Deb Smith warns, “It’s easy to see how reports can be misinterpreted.”

Smith points out that in 2014 Lougheed was at the end of a four-year contract with Hardisty for administrative services; listed not under staffing costs, but under ‘purchases from other governments’ in the financial statement. So while it looks like the cost of

staffing was considerably lower in 2014 over 2018, when added together with that contract cost, the figures were much closer than indicated.

Smith says, too, that having a number of individuals take on the CAO position over the four-year period outlined in the report led to an inflated figure in 2018 that included “a healthy amount” of overtime hours needed to “straighten everything out,” and severance packages.

In truth, Terrazzano’s assertion that there was a 100 per cent increase in labour costs between 2014 and 2018 in Lougheed just isn’t accurate.

Lougheed’s 2019 labour costs were significantly lower than in 2018, and Smith says, “I believe we are back on track, but unfortunately, even though we are a small village, the administrative tasks are the same as a mid-sized municipality: including reports to the government, grants, utility billings, etc.”

This is the truth facing all small municipalities in the province, and was one of the things that initially led municipalities in the Flagstaff Region to undergo a regionalization study.

In a report published for the Flagstaff Intermunicipal Partnership Regional Governance Study, New West Opportunities stated that a reduction of CAOs in the region alone, from eight to one, would have saved a combined $665,000 in the first year. In all, the report showed 100 full-time municipal staff in Flagstaff, excluding Sedgewick, who did not participate in the study.

The majority of Flagstaff municipalities voted to take no action towards regionalization when the study was complete.

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National advertisers hopping off Facebook train, time for local advertisers to follow suit?

For some time now, most community newspapers like ours have known most of the local populous get their news from us.

The local newspaper.

Not Facebook, not Instagram, not Twitter, not TikTok, or any other social media platform.

Nope, it is the local media. The annual Life in the Heartland survey conducted recently again confirms this, as well as a recent Totum media usage survey released earlier this year.

I suspect there are several reasons for this. When we write something, it’s the truth or as close to the truth as we can get it. Our truth is based on information from reliable sources that are made available to us in supporting our written pieces.

Secondly, when we express or publish an opinion, it is penned under the writer’s own name and definitely marked in the paper as either opinion, editorial, or comment.

That’s why you won’t see unsigned letters in our paper. If you have a gripe or accolade and you write to us to publish it then you had better sign it and add a verifiable phone number. That phone number is not made public.

We at the community newspaper fact-check. And if you want to talk to a writer you can email the paper or pick up that weird invention of Canadian Alexander Graham Bell, called the telephone, and give us a call.

We actually exist! You can call us out or give us credit, but we’re real people printing real stories about our real communities.

Which brings me back to social media.

Last week many major corporate advertisers said they would pull their advertising from Facebook.

Why? Because Facebook has no legal standards for what is published on it. And make no doubt about it, all social media are publishing platforms, just like your community newspaper.

The difference is the community newspaper is subject to libel and slander laws. We are held to a high standard by the laws of the land.

Not so for social media.

Out there, mindless keyboard warriors publish whatever gibberish they want and it’s up to you to determine what is real and what is not.

Whether it’s a tweet or post from the President of the United States, or just an ordinary Joe Schmoe anonymous or otherwise - even fictional, you have to decide whether the post is true or not. And then you have the whole wide world of social media reacting to it!

Social media has become a cesspool of hate, bigotry, and left or right-wing conspiracy theories. And it seems more and more that social media viewers are buying into it.

And reacting!

Finally, the big advertisers like Coca Cola, Budweiser, Lululemon, Starbucks, Diageo Plc, and others have pulled the advertising. General Motors is considering pulling the plug on social media.

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg saw his net worth drop by more than $7 billion last week alone.

Those companies are united in their own campaign, part of an exodus aimed at pushing Facebook and its peers to limit hate speech and posts that divide and misinform.

But what about the local advertisers?

Some have been quick to jump on the social media advertising bandwagon while pulling the plug on the local newspaper.

So when are you guys getting off the make-believe train of social media?

The local newspaper is still read by the majority of people in the area who want to shop at your store.

While the world tries to solve the inadequacies of social media, maybe now is the best time for you to come back to your roots.

We have staff who will be glad to explain the many services and deals we offer. Plus recent studies to prove why it’s worth some consideration.

Easy and free are rarely better than established and reliable.

If getting away from social media advertising is good enough for the big boys in the corporate world, shouldn’t it be good enough for you, the local small businesses?

We know who is reading the local weekly and we know they’re getting the truth.

As an advertiser don’t you think you should be part of that savvy crowd?

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LETTER MLA addresses education funding and Augustana Dear Editor: Dear friends and neighbours in Camrose constituency: I want to present the facts on the ongoing discussion in the community regarding the University of Alberta (U of A) Augustana campus.

After taking office, we convened a panel of experts to explore the state of Alberta’s finances.

The MacKinnon panel found post-secondary institutions in Alberta are too reliant on taxpayer funding as a source of revenue, in comparison to other provinces, while at the same time our results do not appear stronger.

Post-secondary training has remained flat at 17 percent for several years and many of our schools have below average completion rates, despite years of increased funding.

Alberta taxpayers heavily subsidize the cost of going to university, to the tune of $2 billion per year. Alberta spends $36,500 per fulltime student, while British Columbia spends $31,300 ($5,200 less), Ontario spends $21,500 ($15,000 less), and Quebec spends $25,800 ($10,700 less). If we spent at the same rate as British Columbia, we would save taxpayers over $700 million per year.

The University of Toronto receives almost the same funding from their provincial government as the University of Alberta ($600 million), but services almost 50,000 more students and spends far less per student. What’s disturbing is Alberta’s spending on administration. We spend $8,372 per fulltime student, whereas British Columbia spends $4,233 and Ontario spends $4,910.

Ensuring access to high-quality adult learning opportunities for all Albertans is a key priority for the Alberta government. Our rural institutions are incredibly important to the overall fabric of our post-secondary system.

Augustana, in particular, has a long-standing history of excellence in serving the Camrose region.

However, we cannot ignore the economic challenges we face, which have been compounded by the COVID19 pandemic and the collapse in global oil prices.

Many Albertans have had to make difficult decisions to find savings and stretch their budgets further. They expect their government and post-secondary institutions to do the same and to get the most value for their tax dollars.

Sincerely.

MLA Jackie Lovely, Camrose

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Buying or Selling?

Jeff Golka

www.jeffgolka.ca Dedicated to you and your family’s full Real Estate needs! ** ACREAGES / CABINS / LOTS FOR SALE *** HARDISTY LAKE CABINS

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Majestic 4-season Cabin on Hardisty Lake!

Years of summertime enjoyment at the lake for the entire family activities like boating/seadooing, swimming, kayaking in clean fresh water at Hardisty Lake.

Well built fully insulated A-Frame cabin, natural gas furnace for year-round living and wood burning fireplace. Home features 2/bdrms on main level ideal for retirement living, 1 bedroom up and 2 full baths, 1100sqft spacious living area, nice covered deck, lower patio, cute shower-off area and plenty of storage. The lot is good size room for boat parking or RV for friends. Don’t miss your chance at this majestic property on the lake. Price: $295,000. E4172102. www.jeffgolka.ca

Waterfront cottage on Hardisty Lake!

Well maintained and nicely renovated Cottage, features a beautiful country kitchen, open layout living room, wood burning fireplace, 3-piece bath, and nice wood rail stairwell leading to large loft bedroom. Drilled well for drinking water, additional electric heat, hot water tank and a good size 53x164ft lot with plenty of parking. The lakeview is fantastic, new large deck, firepit, and access to the water for swimming, boating and watersports. Price $214,900. www.jeffgolka.ca

Hardisty Lake Lot, Summer Cabin with Power!

Cute summer cabin with power, very large treed lot for privacy, and just a short walk to the beach for watersports. Hard to find these large Lake Lots, this is 14208sqft, plenty of room for large RV’s or for family camping and winter road access. Some renovations needed for Cabin or build a nice 4 season Lake Home on this huge Lot! Price $145,000 E4141322. View on jeffgolka.ca

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21.33acres at Hardisty Fish Lake, Waterfront, Fenced!

Want an oasis out of town with large land base, Lot #38 backs on to Fish Lake and close to the Golf Course at Hardisty. Has Power and storage on the property and one RV parking area. Great place to be out of the hustle, good hunting area with permission, ATV area, and fishing for pastime. Price asking $125,000. View at www.jeffgolka.ca

SEDGEWICK ACREAGES

68 acres Pasture at Sedgewick!

Looking for nice pasture with dugout and plenty of water. Ideal pasture for recreational or straight beef cattle farming. Completely fenced and only 1 mile from Sedgewick just west of the golf course.

Purchase the pasture outright or also available with 18acres Home and Shop (E4146738) adjacent to this nice pasture. Asking Price: $199,000. Approximately $2900/acre. View at www.jeffgolka.ca Excellent 10acre Home/Acreage Property between Viking and Sedgewick!

Time to get out of town, great space with 10 acres of good grass, treed yard, corrals, pond, animal waterers, newer well, curved treed driveway and nice quiet setting. Home is 1175sqft, 2 bedrooms, large family room and dining, with partially finished basement w/1-bedroom framed in. Great bathroom, large entry, hi-efficient furnace, new hot water tank and large wrap around deck. Outside has wonderful fruit trees, double garage, storage sheds and small workshop, priced well. Price $195,000. www.jeffgolka.ca

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HARDISTY FEATURED PROPERTY Hardisty Business Opportunity, Restaurant/Bar for Sale!

Since 2003 owners have put years of work building a good business in the town of Hardisty, Close to Home restaurant/bar has been serving the community and service workers well. Full turnkey operation, all cooking equipment, Coolers, commercial Pizza Oven, gaming room w/Pool tables and ATM revenue. Large 5000sqft building has 2 washrooms, large serving bar, all tables/chairs, meeting room, plus full 2 bed apartment in the rear of the building. Outside has approx. 9 RV’s w/hookups for solid monthly rental that are negotiable in the sale, and large lot for multiple big Truck parking. Priced below property assessment value. Asking $375,000. View at www.jeffgolka.ca

Beautiful 20/wide 2008 Modular Home!

Gorgeous view of the historic Train Trestle and the Hardisty river valley. Enjoy this 1520sq.ft of living on one level, all appliances w/newer Washer/Dryer, and two blocks to the post office and downtown. Very clean and maintained, spacious living with 4 bedrooms, 2 full baths, walk-in closet and has some furnishings. Landscaping completed with a terrific yard nice trees, storage shed, and room to build a Double Garage on this large 70x120ft lot. Great retirement place, home away for the project working person at oil terminal, or spacious clean home for a family. Asking Price $129,500. Visit on www.jeffgolka.ca

Rivercity

14.63 acre Acreage between Amisk and Hardisty!

Excellent acreage just south off Hwy 13, follow the pavement past Hardisty Oil storage terminal. Large acreage has 3 RV sites for year-round revenue, 1460sqft Double wide home on full undeveloped basement needs interior work. Nice exterior redone, good windows, new eaves, soffit and facia. 2 water wells, all fenced and plenty of room for more RV sites for cash revenue while living in main home. Horse outdoor riding arena with special loam brought in for its purpose, great horseback area also. Asking Price $279,000.

Terrific Acreage Property West of Hardisty!

Looking for a terrific acreage property ready for animals, pets and parking all the toys. Close to the pavement Hwy 13 and close to Hardisty. Included are corrals, 2 water wells and plenty of sheds and heated garage. The 1998 modular home, 3 bedrooms, nice kitchen and dining room and walk out patio doors wood burning fireplace. The master bedroom has a great Ensuite with Jacuzzi tub and the home is air conditioned. All this with some neighboring pasture possible upon request. Asking Price $229,000.

3.43 acre Acreage next to Golf Course and Hardisty Lake!

What a premium property to own! Its just a short walk to the driving range and Golf course or Hardisty Lake Park.

Level and ready to build on: Asking $99,000. Make your offer today and build! View on jeffgolka.ca

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SEDGEWICK

LOUGHEED

Luxurious Home, Triple Garage, nice Walkout Basement in Sedgewick!

Luxurious fully finished up/down, modern home design w/3200 sqft living space, 4 beds/3 baths. The ultimate in comfort, design, open plan, wonderful Kitchen/island, morning Sun Room and Deck, large master bedroom w/ensuite. Downstairs has nice open TV family room, Office, and walk out doors to patio. Energy efficient, forced air upper level with A/C, and underfloor heating in basement and on-demand hot water. Gorgeous Curb appeal and large Lot. Price: $465,000. View on www.jeffgolka.ca

9 Lots, 14 Water Sewer RV Hookups, in Sedgewick!

Currently an operating multiple site RV park with all water and sewer utilities installed. A developer dream these are 9 excellent Multi-Family construction Lots ready to build Townhouses, Duplex or Triplexes, short walk to downtown for groceries, mail, pharmacy and all necessities. Close to two construction building centers for supplies near the property. Price $149,000. View on jeffgolka.ca

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Nicely Updated Home with heated Garage in Sedgewick!

Beautifully done, 2 Bedroom/4pc bath home ready to move into in Sedgewick. Ideal Seniors residence with bedroom on the main level, easy grade level entry into home, nice garage with covered area for working outside and short walk downtown. Nice Appliances and upgrades like bathroom, flooring, siding and zero maintenance metal roof. $99,000. View at www.jeffgolka.ca “my listings”!

Large Lot with nice Double Heated Garage in Sedgewick!

Move in RTM, or just have great lot to store your RV and toys. Extra deep 24x28 heated double garage with power. Great for the handy man to run repair business, the hobbyist or storage for cars etc in wintertime and work on them. Sewer and water lines previously on the property for house move onto the property. Asking $27,900. www.realtor.ca E4181670

KILLAM

8,000 sq. ft.

Steel Constructed Shop Heated, 20 ft Doors! Terrific 8000 sq ft steel heated shop, 1600 sq ft enclosed mezzanine, offices, washroom, parts room, work benches and wash bay all on hi-strength reinforced concrete. 3 large doors/back and front driveway for access in and out of the shop for the equipment, and all this sitting on 3 large lots, steel security fenced and storage shed. Ideal for heavy equipment company, heavy trucks or large farming operation. Price $599,000. View on jeffgolka.ca Classic Gorgeous Character Home in Lougheed!

Love and care by its owner for 60 years this beautiful home has its original staircase, railings, banisters, original doors/ frames/ mouldings, original wood flooring underneath and large wood pillar colonnades in the living room. Well-maintained 5-bdrm home, new shingles, a mix of originality with a classy modern 2002 gorgeous Kitchen w/island, Dining room, main floor laundry, all under Vaulted ceilings w/skylights and beautiful bright arch windows to admire its quiet, relaxing back yard. French doors lead to large patio, yard is amazing plenty of fruit trees and 6ft privacy fence for pets and kids. Perfect for retiree with main level bdrms or big family home, all this with a taste of history and the comforts of today. Asking $135,000. View on www.jeffgolka.ca

KILLAM / STROME Outstanding Acreage for ultimate Animal Care!

Gorgeous refinished 1947 home with all the modern touches, new windows, flooring, and fireplace what great home, well maintained with new shingles, host of improvements make this a fantastic home. Outside has numerous buildings with an original Historic hip roof Barn with a hay loft, new metal roof, heated medicine room, it looks amazing.

Also corrals, waterers, chicken coops, and 2 good water wells. The back yard is wonderful for family time plenty of trees for wind breaks and sheds for storage. Also, a great heated workshop, double garage for vehicles, as well as a large Quonset for dry storage. They really don’t come anymore complete, currently in 14 +- acre subdivision application, check it out and make it yours. Price $325,000. Visit on www.jeffgolka.ca

HUGHENDEN / AMISK

Nice Home and Big Lot in Killam!

Good size 4 bed/3 bath home, gorgeous finished basement with nice open layout. Some upgrades include flooring, newer appliances and shingles, upgraded windows, newer furnace and water softener. Outside is beautiful backyard, huge 90x120 lot ready for large garage, covered breezeway with single car garage. Take advantage of this great property in Killam and enjoy one of the nicest backyards you will find! Price: $185,000.

E4152692. View on www.jeffgolka.ca

HARDISTY ACREAGES Quiet, Private 4.82 Acreage at Hardisty!

Well maintained 4 bedrooms/2bath Home with big kitchen/dining, beautiful enclosed deck, large living room with great view of yard. Comes with all appliances, water softener, air conditioned and full completed basement. Asphalt driveway entry, exceptional yard, children’s play area/swings, large workshop/storage, double car garage, horse shelter, tack room, fenced and cross fenced land for horses and pets for acreage enjoyment. Price $289,000. www.jeffgolka.ca

Call: 780-888-4030

2 Killam Lots in Prime Location!

Moving to Killam from the Country and looking for that acreage feeling on the edge of town ooking out at the countryside. These double 130x120 lots are ideal for you for you to build nice home and plenty of garage space. Nicely located heading south of Killam past Ball Diamonds and Heritage Park to very last lots, level and ready to build on with full services at the lot line. Private sale so no building timeline requirements, and with beautiful corner lot for privacy. Owner may sell lots separately, call Jeff Golka for more details. Price $65,000

Wonderful Home, 4Bdrms, Heated Garage in Amisk!

Make this your home with all the work done on it and in great location in Amisk! Landscaped huge yard, nice deck, and with large heated garage. Inside the 4bdrm/2bath home is well maintained with big bright windows, nice kitchen and eating area and big living room.

Basement is fully finished, large Laundry, great storage, very energy efficient and lots of outside parking and back lane, just a terrific property. Asking $199,000. View on jeffgolka.ca

Brand New 2018 Home in Hughenden!

Enjoy this wonderful new home with 3 Bedrooms, large 4pc Bath, nice Kitchen and open concept. Everything on one level so no basement cleaning! Just a great home for young family, retirees or worker investment home. Close to Hardisty, Wainwright, Provost or Consort for multi-area location. This easy living farming community of Hughenden offer k-12 school, with nice arena and bowling lanes and downtown shopping and banking. Great home, new home warranty to new buyer, great price with a huge lot and big deck! Price $175,000.

FORT SASKATCHEWAN

SALE PENDING Gorgeous Bungalow Home, Walkout basement on 74acres!

Call this place home, 5min drive to the Fort and 15min to Edmonton! 2000sqft of beautiful space, well maintained 1997 stucco home, an amazing yard with paved driveway, gorgeous trees, nice summer pond with plenty of birds and winter skating. Inside there is 5bdrms, 3baths, vaulted ceilings, hardwood floors, gorgeous sunroom for plants and reading, all appliances and nice office.

Master bedroom is huge space, large jet tub and walk-in closet.

Downstairs is walkout basement, bright rooms, pool table, large family room, exercise room and doors leading to patio/yard. The rest of Qtr section partial is hay and approx. $18,000 value per year. Great spot to raise a family and drive your golf cart to the Fort golf course! $775,000.00 www.jeffgolka.ca

NEW Quiet Country Acreage Living at its Finest!

Amazing 1530sqft Home & 4bdrms/3baths all on 4.87acres, only 5 minutes from Fort Sask and 15 minutes to Nth Edmonton. This beautiful home has so many upgrades it is fantastic, a new Kitchen w/island-marble counters, open Dining room big Living room. The flooring is all new laminate, huge master bedroom w/gorgeous ensuite, new glass railings, basement feels part of the main house, bright windows, and big bedrooms and 2 furnaces. Attached Double/heated garage, outside is nicely treed, landscaped and water ponds, a cannot miss property! Price $749,000.00

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Faith Column

Fantastic fireworks in Sedgewick Sedgewick email: sedgewicknews@gmail.com

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Canada day was a mixture of sun and rain, but the timing of the parade couldn't have been more perfect.

Thanks to everyone who entered a float and participated. It's certainly always a highlight.

The fireworks were fantastic too. Thank you to all the sponsors for always putting on an amazing show.

Overall it was a quiet Canada Day but hopefully next year, everything will be back in full

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7pm at The Living Room 5018 - Main St. Killam

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The challenge is that the demands of life so easily overpower the call of the Good Shepherd to come and spend time with Him each day.

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Killam pool is open again and hoping for your support. At this time, all participants must pre register.

They are back offering their full program, and swimming lessons. Definitely take a look and see what's available to you.

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A personal highlight was the Battle River Pipe and Drum Band, that has grown immensely over the last couple years. And did you read about their tour all over Flagstaff and further?

Meeting at senior lodges and hospitals to entertain the elderly?

What an amazing group we've got! Thank you to all their members for doing such an uplifting act of kindness.

As they do every year on Canada Day, some members of the Community Church of the Nazarene in Sedgewick and guests headed out for their camp out at Old MacDonald on Buffalo

I love these words from Psalms, familiar to many, “He lets me rest in green meadows; he leads me beside peaceful streams” (Psalms 23:2 New Living Translation).

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The Good Shepherd daily calls for us to come to a place of rest and peace and yet, all too often, this place of rest and peace is viewed as a fleeting moment only occasionally achieved, rather then a

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#SmallBusinessEveryDay campaign to help companies affected by COVID-19 Leslie Cholowsky Editor

“Almost half of Canadians know a business that has closed permanently due to COVID-19, and eight out of 10 say they wish they could do more to help, according to new public opinion data.�

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business has come up with a new campaign they hope will help. #SmallBusinessEveryDay is meant to encourage Canadians to take actions that will support local, independent businesses every day.

They have created a website of the same name (smallbusinesseveryday.ca) where people can sign up to challenge themselves to support local businesses.

This can be as simple as being chal-

lenged to walk to a local business and buy a treat for a neighbour.

Participants are encouraged to share and re-challenge family and friends on social media, too.

With three-quarters of consumers reporting that they are not spending as much overall as they did pre-COVID19, but almost half report spending more at larger retailers, smaller local retailers could use a boost.

Seven out of 10 business owners are worried that customers won’t come back, and many are still struggling to pay their bills, says the CFIB. “It’s critical to our neighbourhoods and, more generally, to Canada’s economic recovery that we move the needle on small business recovery and help businesses who have been starved of sales survive,� said Laura Jones, execu-

tive vice-president at CFIB. “This campaign is more important than ever as we struggle to stay open and make it work. Many consumers don’t have to travel far to find a local business,� said Shara Vigeant, Alberta CFIB member and owner of SVPT Fitness & Athletics. “There are so many wonderful small businesses directly in their own communities and by supporting local businesses they are putting money right back into local economies.

And right now, we all can use a boost.� “With only 58 per cent of Alberta small businesses fully open and only 20 per cent seeing usual or better revenues,

now more than ever local businesses need our support,� said Annie Dormuth, Alberta provincial affairs director. “This campaign calls for all Albertans to rally behind small businesses who give so much back to their local community.�

You can make a difference, says CFIB. “There are a lot of ways you can support local businesses, like recommending a local favourite, choosing to shop local first and sharing our challenge with your family and friends to support #SmallBusinessEveryDay.�

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Quarantine Tour wraps Leslie Cholowsky Editor

The Battle River Pipes and Drums Band has toured all through east central Alberta over the past two months. “What started off as a fun idea in Wainwright turned into a two-month tour where the band visited various communities of their band members,� says Media Manager Karli Grove.

The tour stops were mostly hospitals, lodges, and senior care centres, where COVID-19 lockdowns have hit the hardest.

Grove says, “The turnout at each location has been immense and the feedback incredibly supportive.�

Right in the middle of the tour, the band

started wearing bright new matching kilts and purple shirts, even the drumsticks had purple balls. The club tartan is called “The pride of Scotland.�

Grove says about 15 band members showed up at every stop on the tour, which came to Flagstaff on three separate stops.

The band’s major fundraising events, Tartan Day and the Gathering of the Clans Highland Festival, have both been cancelled for this year due to the pandemic, but the ever-enterprising group has made up Quarantine Tour t-shirts which they are selling, and Grove says they are also available to perform. In June the Flagstaff Scottish Club even introduced tartan face masks for sale.

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Fraser Institute releases annual school report cards for province Leslie Cholowsky Editor

The Fraser Institute produces research about government actions in areas “that deeply affect Canadians’ quality of life such as taxation, health care, aboriginal issues, education, economic freedom, energy, natural resources, and the environment.”

Each year, the Institute publishes a report card for Alberta schools. Elementary school ratings are based on province-wide test results in language arts, math, science, and social studies. These tests are written by all students in Grade 6. The high school ratings are based on mandatory exams in the Grade 12 level diploma courses.

Some Battle River School Division (BRSD) schools in the region are published in the report, while others did not meet minimum enrollment, or did not qualify to be ranked due to how many Grades were taught in the school. To be rated, there must be at least 10 students enrolled at the school in Grade 12 and Grade 6, and where possible 10 students enrolled at the school in Grade 3. Also noted in the results are the number of English as a Second Language (ESL) students, and Special Needs students, where especially in classes with smaller numbers of students, which should be taken into account when comparing school’s academic results.

High Schools are ranked using a number of different weighted factors, including: average exam marks, percentage of exams failed, school vs.

exam mark difference, courses taken per student, diploma completion rates, and delayed advancement rates.

Central High Sedgewick Public School, the only high school in the Flagstaff region to earn a rating, ranked 204 out of 253 schools in the province with an overall rating of 4.5 out of 10. Some highlights of the ranking were increased average exam marks over 2018, at 62.7 vs. 60.7, and a drop in failed exams. Differences in school marks over provincial exam marks jumped to a five-year high, at 10.5 percentage points, while diploma completion rates dropped to a five year low, at 74.3 per cent.

Ranked elementary schools in the Flagstaff region included Daysland, ranked 313 out of 863; Forestburg, ranked 592 out of 863; Killam, ranked 516 out of 863; and Sedgewick, ranked 708 out of 863.

Elementary schools are ranked using Grade 6 average test marks in core subjects, the percentage of achievement tests were results were below acceptable standards, the difference between Grade 6 male and female students in average achievement test marks in Language Arts and Math.

Daysland saw a three year high of 69.5 per cent

in Language Arts, two year high of 64.6 in Math, two-year high of 73.2 per cent in Science, and twoyear high of 64.8 per cent in Social Studies, but a five-year high in percentage of tests failed, earning an overall 6.7 out of 10 mark for the school.

In Killam, Grade 6 Math jumped to a five-year high of 69.2 per cent, while Science reached a five-year low of 63.2 per cent. Language Arts saw a two-year high of 67.1, and Social Studies a three-year high of 65.6.

Killam, too, saw a five year high in percentage of tests failed, and earned an overall rating of 5.7 out of 10.

Elementary students in Sedgewick saw a small gains in Grade 6 Language Arts at 63.5 and a big jump in Math, with 57.7 per cent, compared to 48.5 in 2018. Science dropped to a five-year low at 59.5 per cent, and Social Studies also dropped to a fouryear low of 57.9 per cent.

Sedgewick saw an improvement on percentage of tests failed over 2018, and the school earned an overall rating of 4.5 out of 10.

None of the BRSD’s Camrose schools met the criteria to be included in the study; as elementary schools without Grade 6 are not included. (If schools are K-5, or if Grade

with a school to focus on student results.”

The report’s authors suggest that shool administrators who are dedicated to improvement accept the Report Card as another source of opportunities for positive change.

The report also says, “It will come as no great surprise to experienced parents and educators that the data consistently suggest that what goes on in the schools makes a difference to academic results and that some schools make more of a difference than others.”

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Funding for Alberta Distance Learning Centre cut by province Emily Tanton Staff Reporter

The Alberta Distance Learning Centre (ADLC) has been a dedicated resource for helping schools across Alberta fill programming gaps since 1997, but recently it was announced that due to a cut in funding, ADLC will no longer be available to students after the 2020/2021 school year.

ADLC provides Student Instruction (SI), where ADLC teachers provide instruction, guidance, and assessment services to students without requiring students to be in a certain place at a certain time.

Distance education still allows students to communicate remotely with their teachers and complete course work using print and electronic materials.

ADLC’s SI has provided flexibility for students to learn at their own pace and at times and locations convenient to them.

ADLC also provides Teacher Support (TS), where teachers can access Alberta Programs of Study courses, in whole or in part, for use in their classrooms. Teachers can access print or online courses.

The main benefit of this to teachers is the access to ready-to-use course content that teachers new to a

course may use to better teach their students.

The SI and TS services ADLC provides, which continue to be free of charge to students and teachers, will be continued through the 2020/2021 school year.

After this, distance education will be provided by online schools in each school division in Alberta.

ADLC Principal Steven Kaplan expressed his concerns about the loss of funding from the province, and recounted the value of the program in an open letter published May 29.

He says that in early March, the organization reached out to its affiliation schools and asked for feedback concerning ADLC services and the reaction to Alberta Education’s recent decision to cut funding. “Within 10 days, we received over 700 responses from across Alberta, where 94 per cent of respondents indicated that they used ADLC services, and 77 per cent indicated that ADLC services either completed or were critical to their school programming.�

The main reason rural schools reach out to ADLC for help is to fill programming gaps that limited staffing and smaller enrollment figures create.

Rather than principals

assigning teachers to classes outside of their expertise or with multiple grades or courses, school administration often looks to ADLC to fill the needs of the students.

Central High Sedgewick Public School (CHSPS) Principal William Klassen notes that the reduction of any service can have a negative impact to students, especially in smaller schools, but that he and his staff are working hard to provide the “best possible, most comprehensive programs available.�

Since Klassen started as an administrator at CHSPS, ADLC has a tool used by his students to seek summer school programs or additional help with core or elective courses, as well as courses that were impossible for CHSPS to offer.

Courses provided by ADLC that were most important to Klassen’s students were high school French courses, as well as a Career and Life Management (CALM) a required course that was unique to ADLC, delivered in a way that allowed students to use in-school class time on core subjects.

Battle River School Division (BRSD) has announced that it will amalgamate the Camrose Outreach School and Battle

River Online to help provide local students with the learning opportunities currently provided under ADLC, naming Laura Swanson as the principal of the new program.

Swanson says she is particularly interested in her new role and excited to be given the chance to impact more lives in and around Flagstaff County.

In a letter to BRSD families, Swanson explained how the new format will work for students. “This alternative learning environment is a new hybrid model that will include online, blended, and face-toface programming. The program will be located at the Recreation Centre (Camrose), where Camrose Outreach School currently operates. “All full-time students of the online school, all of the home school students, and the currently registered students of the Outreach School will automatically be able to continue in their programs once they fill out registration forms.

“However, there will be a new referral process for students who are interested in the new model or who want a blended program from their home school.�

No details on how students will qualify or how referrals will work was provided. “Staffing for the new program will look different. Teachers from the two schools are currently working through an application process if they are interested in continuing to teach in the new program.�

Two main concerns brought forward to the College of Alberta School Superintendents (CASS) about the defunding of ADLC are being addressed by the amalgamation.

There was a concern for new teachers in small high schools that often have to plan for many different courses in their first years of teaching. To address this concern, the CASS assured Alberta schools that the materials provided by ADLC are the property of

Alberta Education and would continue to be made available to a school upon request.

A second concern sought assurance that all Alberta students, specifically those attending small high schools, would continue to have access to distance and online learning for courses required to graduate and gain entry to post-secondary programs if a high school could not offer the courses in the school.

Diane Hutchinson, Communications Officer with BRSD, had little to add to Swanson’s statement about the amalgamation of BROL and COS but said that core courses not already available to students but that are requirements for post-secondary will be a priority to administer.

Hutchinson assures BRSD parents and students that it is important to the division to allow students the largest selection of courses possible with the funding that is available.

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Hardisty Library reopens Leslie Cholowsky Editor

Hardisty Library patrons got some good news this week with notice that the Hardisty Public Library reopened on Tuesday, July 7.

The library will resume regular hours, open Tuesdays 11 to 5; Wednesday 1 to 5; Thursday 11 to 5, Friday 1 to 5, and Saturday 1 to 5.

Library Manager Kelly McDowell has been busy getting everything ready. All Alberta Health regulations and recommendations for reopening protocols will be followed.

Patrons will be limited to three at a time in the library, with no children under 14.

Two computer stations will be avail-

able for use in one hour intervals.

Hardisty Library provided some interesting statistics based on 2019 useage. They were open 1,150 hours in total, with 2,300 people walking in the door last year.

Their collection increased by 461 items, bringing the total to 12,590.

Other libraries borrowed 4,546 items from Hardisty last year.

The Library hosted six kids programs, 12 adult/senior programs, and two family programs in 2019, and were happy with the attendance numbers.

The library is presently looking for new board members and are hoping to attract volunteers of varying ages to help diversify its operations.

The Hardisty Public Library reopened on Tuesday, July 7. Library Manager Kelly McDowell has been busy preparing for reopening.

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Crews have been spraying strategic and residential locations with MG 30 dust suppressant and will continue to do so throughout the upcoming week. All MG 30 dust suppressant application is dependent on weather conditions.

Gravel is available for sale to a maximum of 150 tonnes/year per residential/farm/acreage site. Gravel is not available for sale to commercial users. Anyone wishing to purchase gravel must contact the Public Works Department to obtain a “Permission for Purchase of Gravel” form. Gravel will not be loaded out of a pit without this form. Gravel sales will be limited to the following dates in 2020:

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Please contact the Flagstaff County administration office at 780-384-4100 to make arrangements or to obtain information regarding a list of available aggregate products and pricing. Flagstaff County does not haul gravel for ratepayers. Hauling arrangements must be made by the ratepayer.

Please keep in mind that our seasonal crews will be out working on our roadways and to use extreme caution while travelling on these roads while they are being maintained in any way. We thank you in advance for your cooperation during this season.

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Explore Flagstaff: Hardisty Lake offers sandy beaches, private camping sites, and sparking clean water

Leslie Cholowsky Editor

Growing up around Hardisty, former Mayor and now Ag Society VP Anita Miller remembers spending a lot of time swimming there, at a time when you stepped out of the change house onto the beach, including taking swimming lessons during the summer.

Hardisty Lake is a spring fed lake where visitors enjoy camping, swimming, lessons, and boating, with privately owned cabins and homes surrounding the lake. Hardisty Lake is also where the United Church Camp is located. The Hardisty Ag Society recently committed financial support to the Lake Camp for their cabin replacement project.

Miller says that cabin lots were pre-

viously leased from the town, but Council decided around 2007 to issue full titles to residences around the lake. “We’ve seen a lot of improvements since then, especially with landowners now able to resell their properties.”

Many cabins have been owned by families for generations.

The Hardisty Ag Society took over operations at the lake in 1992, where they started making improvements to camping sites by installing power.

They built a shower house in 1993, which they just replaced in 2009, adding handicapped access to the new building.

More powered sites were added in 1996, when a cabin was added for the park warden, with storage buildings and shops built to house equipment, and a new shop added in 2012-13.

Additional upgrades to individual sites started in 1998/99, and continued in 2003, 2006, and 2009.

The Park now boasts 51 private and well-treed sites, and is open from May 1 to Sept. 30 each season.

The park is manned by one full time park warden and one part-time assistant park warden, and employs two students to do maintenance each summer.

Miller says there is a big cleanup each spring, where fire department volunteers and other groups have the opportunity to help out and earn money for their organizations in the process. She says groups are paid based on how many volunteers they can supply.

Miller says that the park operates at a profit, and is self sufficient, with capital projects funded from savings,

or from grants independently from the town.

Gates at each end of the park close at night, and Miller says since the gates have been installed, there have been very few cases of mischief or vandalism in the campgrounds.

The Ag Society also cares for the adjacent soccer field, baseball diamonds, and rodeo grounds.

In 2017, the Ag Society put out capital to build an additional 24 sites off the golf course, which will be taken over by the Lakeview Golf Club as an additional form of income for that group, to be purchased through an agreement with the Society.

Miller says that new campground will accommodate permanent spots, allowing renters to improve the lots, already evident with gardens and decor.

Hardisty CAO Sandy Otto says the new sites are a great addition to the community.

“The Hardisty Ag Society is fortunate to have had a great group of volunteers over the years, working within the Arena and Curling Rink, too, to keep our recreation activities available to Hardisty and the surrounding area residents.”

The Hardisty and District Development Group is also currently working on the trail system around the lake; clearing out old trails and creating new ones.

The beaches are kept clean and tidy, with a number of gazebos for those looking to get out of the sun.

There is no charge for those wishing to come to the park to enjoy a day at the beach. No dogs are allowed on the beach.

Miller says Water for Life donated floats and volunteers from that group installed them to mark the swimming and boating areas. They also donated and installed new docks for the lake last year, with funds donated by KClub volunteers.

Last summer saw swimming lessons return to Hardisty Lake for the first time in many years.

Pandemic rules closed lessons for this year, but Miller says they plan to bring them back in 2021.

The park’s large playground received fresh paint this spring, as opening was delayed due to COVID19. As well, two benches and a picnic table were installed on the north side of the lake in recent years in memory of Lou Golka, long time community supporter of the town and the park.

Miller says the group would be open to having more memorial features added to the park in future.

This year ’s projects include completely refurbishing picnic tables and repainting washrooms.

Hardisty Lake does allowed powered vehicles, like jet skis and boats.

The lake has a boat launch with a

cement pad on the northeast side of the lake.

Miller says the number of boats allowed on the lake is restricted, and boats must follow the same route to circle the lake to avoid accidents.

Otto says the boat launch was created in 1989, located on land presently owned by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. “This was a federal initiative to provide access to all federally governed bodies of water for recreational purposes.” Private docks are also located on the lake.

Miller and Otto says that over the past five years or so, the lake levels have been on the rise. Otto says, “That’s been the cause of minor flooding at the boat launch area, causing temporary closures until levels dropped again.”

In the past, when lake levels

dropped, the town obtained a water licence to pump water in from the Battle River in the spring when flows allowed.

Otto says Hardisty Lake is an important aquifer for the town, and the licence was obtained to sustain the lake and aquifer that supplies town residents with water. An irrigation line was built to pump water into a holding pond located just north of

the lake. It has not been used since 2011-12.

“Long time residents who live around the lake say we are full to the brim,” says Otto, “which is exciting.”

She adds, “Without the support and dedication of these volunteers, our costs would increase. A special thank you to those people that have helped keep our facilities viable!

Congratulations on a job well done!”

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Heisler rail siding work delayed by rain Maxine Badry Heisler P.

780-889-2113

Good day everyone how is everything going?

It’s not so bad is it? You sure do get lots of extra work done when you don’t have all the extra activities to part take in.

It’s a lovely morning as I sit here typing up the news. There’s not much of that when there is nothing going on.

After a long time battling the rains and what ever difficulties they ran across, the rail men are finally ready to lay the extras side rail systems, but it sounds like they may come up once again with more rain so that will slow them done once again.

There might be a few

weddings now that the number of people at a gathering has been upped but you still have to keep your distance so that could be a little tricky.

Those putting on a Canada Day celebrations had to do a little extra brainstorming on how to keep their social distancing.

On Saturday, Willow Grove by Bashaw held a nice Canada Day starting out with a nice parade with lots of golf carts decorated up and kids on bikes, as well as a few walkers, led by flag bearers making a tour all around the campground, then ending up back at the open air area where everyone enjoyed hot dogs, birthday cake, ice cream, drinks, and watermelon.

The afternoon was

spent playing games that we had no trouble distancing for to finish off the day. Later in the evening (after dark) a very awesome fireworks show was enjoyed by all to end a great Canada Day, and to remind us that we live in a great country.

Birthday greetings to: Charlise Stewart, July 6; Brett Mathiessen, John Clements, and Robert Badry, July 7; Hadley Hyonen, July 8; Scott Zwack, July 9; Becca Steil, Calista Oberg, and Don Zimmer, July 10.

Anniversary greetings to: Terry and Theresa Kruchten, July 7; Marty and Aleisha Adsett, July 9; Andre and Charity Locker, July 10; and Todd and Michelle Steil, July 11.

Have a good day everyone.

Thought for the week: We are in this life as it were in another man's house; Heaven is our home, the world is our inn.

Have a good week everyone.

How does the GRANTING process work with the Battle River Community Foundation?

The Grants Committee of the BRCF receives applications by the deadline of August 15. All applications are then scored by the committee members in accordance with a specific formula.

Successful applications are then recommended to the Board for approval.

Scholarship for Medical School Students in an accredited Canadian medical school taking a program leading to an MD degree who have graduated from a high school in the Battle River Regional Division are invited to apply for a scholarship from the Rudy and Flora Baker Scholarship Fund. Application deadline is Saturday, August 15, 2020.

Up to $2,600 in total is available to be awarded to one or more recipients.

An application form is available on the Battle River Community Foundation web site, www.brcf.ca by clicking on the grants link, or by contacting the Battle River Community Foundation at Box 1122, Camrose, Alberta, T4V 4E7, by email at brcfoundation@gmail.com or by telephone at 780-679-0449.

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Call for Grant Applications The Battle River Community Foundation is now receiving applications for grants The Battle River Community Foundation is now receiving applications for grants from from our Community Fund and of Funds.

Interest Funds. the Community Fund and Field of Field Interest Grantsare are made made totoorganizations operating in east-central Alberta that are recognized Grants organizations operating in east-central Alberta that are as qualified donees by the Canada Revenue Agency. This includes registered charitable recognized as qualified donees by the Canada Revenue Agency.

This includes organizations and municipalities.

registered charitable organizations and municipalities.

Organizations seeking funds must demonstrate a strong and committed volunteer board of directors, fiscal responsibility, and effective management of resources. Projects Organizations seeking funds must demonstrate a strong and committed volunteer that impact the largest number of individuals possible, with a modest investment of funds, board of directors, fiscal responsibility, and effective management are preferred.

Grants are made for definite purposes and for projects coveringofa resources. specific Projects thatIn impact greatest number of individuals with sources. a modest time period. general, the grants are approved for needs not met bypossible other funding

investment of funds are preferred.

Grantsfrom are the made for definite purposes and for In addition to unrestricted grants available Community Fund, Field of Interest projects covering a specific period.reflecting In general, grants are approved forArts, projects Funds provide grants targetedtime to projects donors’ interests, and include Athletics – underprivileged challenged youth, Brain injury prevention, Care and shelter not met by other funding and sources. of animals, Education, Education and the humanities, Environment, Health, Health and wellness, Music, programs for children, Outdoor education orFund, environment, In addition to Nutritional unrestricted grants available from the Community some Funds Palliative care, Sustainable agriculture and Youth. There are also Funds targeted to support provide grants targeted to projects reflecting donors’ interests. They include Animal projects in Alliance, Camrose, Flagstaff County, Forestburg, Galahad, Hardisty, Irma, Welfare, Arts, Brain InjuryRosalind, Prevention, Education, the Humanities, Health and Wellness Killam, Lougheed, Merna, Sedgewick, Strome and Wetaskiwin.

(including Mental and Emotional Health and Wellness), the Humanities, Literacy, The deadline for 2011 applications is September 30, 2011. Grants will be Music, Nutrition and Food Security, Outdoor Education, Palliative Care, Preservation announced in December. and Protection of the Environment, Preservation of History, Prevention of Family For further information and/or an application form please check our website at Violence, Services Individuals with Special Needs, Sustainable Youth www.brcf.ca, call ourfor office at 780-679-0449, email to info@brcf.ca or Agriculture, write: Athletics and Youth Projects and Programs.

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There are also Funds targeted to support projects serving residents of Alliance, Camrose, Flagstaff County, Forestburg, Galahad, Hardisty, Hay Lakes, Hughenden, Irma, Killam, Lougheed, Merna, Rosalind, Sedgewick, Strome, Viking and Wetaskiwin.

Box 1122of 2020 applications is Saturday, August 15, The deadline for receipt 2020. Grants will be announced in December.

Camrose, AB T4V 4E7 For further information and/or an application form, please check our web site at www.brcf.ca, email brcfoundation@gmail.com, call our office at 780-679-0449 or write Battle River Community Foundation, Box 1122, Camrose, Alberta, T4V 4E7.

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Get those boots in the field Harry Brook Flagstaff County Ag Fieldman

Get your boots out and get into the field and scout your fields on a regular basis.

You can do it yourself or hire out agronomists to do it for you.

This year’s crop is off to an amazing start with timely rains and lush growth.

With the amount of money invested in the crop it only makes good sense to be out in the field regularly checking on the crops for possible problems or pests.

Find them early to prevent expensive crop losses. Early warning gives you time to assess the problem and decide upon the appropriate control measure and economic threshold.

Field scouting is also very useful to see what is going well and what are the results of your seeding and pesticide application.

UAV’s or drones can be useful in scouting a field, but only to the extent of identifying areas that are visually different and where a close look is needed. If something doesn’t look right or looks different from surrounding vegetation, it should be investigated.

Our current cropping systems tend to lack a lot of diversity, with a lot of canola and wheat being grown. This can lead to pests that thrive on that particular crop diet. If you catch a problem soon enough, it may only require a small acreage to be treated.

Of course, not scouting but applying a preventative treatment will work, but it is very wasteful and may be throwing money away on a crop that doesn’t need it.

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You often see fields being sprayed for fungicide when weather conditions or signs of disease are lacking. Not only is it wasteful of resources, it could shorten the lifetime of the control product by speeding up a pesticide resistance issue.

Good crop health and management starts with the right inputs in the crop and adequate moisture.

Good decisions come from getting good information and that comes from timely crop inspections. A regular scouting inspection is just another tool to ensure you’re doing it right and the benefits will be there at harvest.

Harry Brook is the Ag Fieldman at Flagstaff County, and will be contributing a regular weekly column to The Community Press. He can be contacted at the Flagstaff County office, at 780-384-4138.

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OBITUARIES Michael Dmytro Gordash

Michael Dmytro Gordash of Daysland passed away on Friday, January 24, 2020 at the age of 83

years. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Jenn, sons Rocky and Brian, and granddaughter Jennifer.

Siblings Ann Eklund, Don (Reeva) Gordash, Betty (Len) Towers, Joy (Ron) Brilz, David (Lori) Gordash, Carol Williams, sister-in-law Karen Gordash, brother-in-law Don (Sharon) Warner, and Ken (Brenda) Warner, numerous cousins,

nieces, nephews, and friends.

Michael was preceded in death by his parents Dmytro and Victoria Gordash, brother Paul Gordash, father and mother-in-law Fred and Nora Warner, brothersin-law Art Eklund, James Williams, and nephew Gordon Eklund.

Michael married Jean Warner June 11, 1960, at Forestburg, AB, to that

union they had two sons, Rocky and Brian.

Michael’s adventures took him in a life of farming, Steel Plant, Flint Engineering, Oil and Gas Industry - working on drilling rigs, pipeline construction, driving truck for Henuset Construction, Midwest Construction, Ledcor Construction, and Shell Canada. Thus achieved many safety awards.

Dallas M. Evans

Dallas M. Evans, age 57, of Elizabeth, Colorado, passed away on Wednesday, June 3.

Dallas was born October 14, 1962 in Galahad, AB. Dallas grew up on the family farm, West of Forestburg, and worked

for many years in the local coal mines.

Dallas moved to Colorado in 1999 with his wife and children and became a stay at home dad.

He was active in his children’s activities and schools, and coached high school hockey.

This led him to his next career working as a teacher’s assistant.

His hobbies revolved around his family and his animals. He enjoyed hockey and shared this love with his son.

Dallas enjoyed Elyssa’s musical endeavours and

spent many mornings getting her to marching band practic.

He was also passionate about his hobby ranch, planting trees and shrubs, and working around his animals.

Dallas came full circle in his life starting and ending on the family farm. He is survived by his moth Jeanette, brother Kelly, wife Leslie, daughter Elyssa, son Brett and his wife Ashley, and their expectant son (due June 2020.) He is also survived by numerous brothers and sisters-in-law, nieces,

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and nephews, and his beloved animals.

Dallas was preceded in death by his father Doug.

In lieu of flowers, please consider providing donations in Dallas’ honour to Praying Hands Ranch. This organization combines his love of horses and his work with students. Or consider donating to the Dumb Friends League to honour Dallas’ love for animals.

Killam & Forestburg Baptist Church Pastor: David Tonner (Lead) Assoc. Pastor: Alec Siemens Phone: Killam: 780 385-3607 Forestburg 780 582-3601

Service Times: Killam: Sunday School – 9:45 AM Worship – 10:55 AM Forestburg: Worship – 9:00 AM www.killambaptistchurch.ca www.forestburgbaptist.ca

We will remember and miss your laugh, smile, and encouraging presence.

A Celebration of Life will take place on Saturday, July 25 at 1 p.m. at the Daysland Alliance Church.

Memorial donations are gratefully accepted to STARS or Daysland Medical Centre.

May Michael rest in peace.

Most of his life was spent working all over Alberta, Saskatchewan, and British Columbia. In 2007, Michael was able to stay home and continue driving for himself Mike’s Trucking and Rocky’s Trucking Ltd. Michael loved spending time with his family camping in Drumheller, Cochrane, Kananaskis, and Mt. Kidd where Brian was working.

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Enjoy Your Summer! No Sunday Services in July.

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Worship Service Sundays 10:45am Sunday School 9:30am AWANA Club Mondays 6 - 7:15pm YOUTH Fridays at 7pm

Pentecostal SEDGEWICK SEDGEWICK Killam Tabernacle & LOUGHEED SEVENTH DAY Pastor Ben Kellert UNITED CHURCHES No Sunday Services Until September Facebook Page: Sedgewick-Lougheed United Churches

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Phone (780) 385-6693 Fax (780) 385-3107 Email: ads@ thecommunitypress.com Box 99, Sedgewick, AB T0B 4C0 ____________________ ANNOUNCEMENTS ANNOUCEMENTS The Lougheed Agricultural Society 97th Annual Fair will be Saturday, August 8, with the changes to bench show, car show, and parade in respect to the government requirements for COVID-19.

The horse show, cattle show, children’s games are cancelled. Please watch for details in coming advertising for more information. Books are available for bench show exhibits.

The Hardisty Library Board is looking for New Members! If you would like to join our board of Volunteers, come on down! We meet the last Tuesday of every month to discuss the happenings of the library. Our board has participated in many community events. Our goal is to involve all ages of the public.

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____________________ CARD CARD OF OF THANKS THANKS

The family of Bill Stang would like to express our heartfelt thanks to all who have supported our family throughout these past several months. We wish to extend our appreciation to Killam Hospital, especially Dr. Hanton, Daysland Hospital, our local ambulance attendants, STARS Air Ambulance, U of A Hospital, Cross Cancer Institute, Home Care, and Palliative Care. Bill was able to remain in his own home until his passing on June 9, 2020.

Thank you to Joe Spiller and Les Fee of Fee & Sons, and Father Carlos and Liza McKenzie of St. Joseph’s Parish for your guidance and assistance in enabling us to have a meaningful service during the pandemic. Special thanks to Katherine and Dan Fee of Budding Ideas for coordinating the floral arrangements, and to Dan for his beautiful rendition of Amazing Grace on the bagpipes at the cemetery. Bill would have approved.

Thank you to our community for the many acts of kindness and support: the prayers and tributes, memorial masses, cards and donations in memory of Bill. We have loved reading every single tribute of how he is remembered by his students, colleagues, family and friends; touching memories of a life well-lived.

With sincere gratitude, Carole Stang Trent and Cathy Stang and family Jodi and Rob Campbell and family Kimberly Dempsey and family ____________________ COMING EVENTS COMING EVENTS Viking Farmer’s Market will Open Thursday, July 16 from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. at the Viking Community Hall For a Trial Period while Vegetables are Available.

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Viking Historical Society has decided to go ahead with our annual Car Show & Cruise Saturday, July 12 Starting at the Museum at 1:30 p.m. and cruising through town ending in front of the hotel on Main Street, Viking. Judges will award trophies for the top 2 vehicles sponsored by Viking Lions and Elks Clubs as well as a Jr. Judges trophy to be judged by some younger people. The Museum will be open early to give everyone an opportunity to visit before or after the cruise.

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Alliance residents celebrate brand new great-grandchildren Diane Dammann Alliance P. 780-879-3970 E. panddall@telusplanet.net

There are a couple of babies of importance to write about this week.

Nick and Donna Kozak have a great-grandson.

Liam was born June 24 in Viking Hospital. The grandparents are Darcy Kozak of Smoky Lake and Jeannine Polege of Hanna. The happy parents are Kylie Kozak and Braydon Elliott of Sedgewick.

Dell Wickstrom has made it into the greatgrandparent circle. Loui,

the great-grandson, was born on July 1. Dell’s daughter Dianne of Medicine Hat is the grandmother. Congratulations to all.

There were four Holmberg girls in Alliance on the weekend. Karin McCracken hosted sisters, Ruby McCuaig from Brooks, Anne Manca from Edmonton, and Syneva Baltimore of Red Deer.

Mary Wold called to give me some news.

Thank you, Mary. Son, Clifford and family took her to Cochrane to visit with her sister, Faye Gowan on the weekend.

Faye is doing much better. Another son, Les,

and family came down from Edmonton on Sunday to join in on a social distancing family get together. Mary spent Saturday night with Faye.

I mailed an oversize package on Saturday. It is

my responsibility as VicePresident of AWI to send a new member package out to new members.

The Ella Jane Branch at Cessford had a new member.

The grocery store is

open on Saturday and Min Sun has the post office computer and stuff right next to the store counter so we actually have an upgrade in postal services.

I was in Strathmore at

Dixie’s for July 2 when the big Fire on the Lake fireworks extravaganza took place. The fireworks were fantastic but we were wrapped in blankets sitting in out chairs out in front of the house.

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The Community Press, Wednesday, July 8, 2020 - Page 19

RCMP accepting applications for youth advisory committee

OBITUARY William (Bill) Kmet

William (Bill) Kmet was born to Michael and Molly Kmet at Therien, Alberta on January 1, 1932, and passed away at the Viking Extendicare on June 26, 2020, at the age of 88 years.

Bill moved to the Strome area with his family and bought farmland.

He met Donnie Groshko and was soon married on December 4, 1964, in Holden, Alberta.

Bill loved all aspects of farm life from springtime seeding, calving, haying, and the busy time of harvesting.

Bill would always find time to attend local farm sales. Not necessarily to buy anything but to visit with the locals.

He found pleasure in having his grandchildren nearby. Darcy would al-

ways be at the shop to help fix machinery and then when Darcy was old enough to drive, he became “papa’s” chauffeur.

He is survived by his daughter Lorilee (Russell) Caton, two grandchildren Darcy and Amanda Caton, his brother Walter (Sylvia) Kmet, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Bill was predeceased by his wife Donnie, his sister Mary (John) Mrychko, and his parents Michael and Molly Kmet.

Memorial donations in memory of Bill may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice.

Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, a private service will be held.

Leslie Cholowsky Editor RCMP announced Thursday, July 2, that applications are open to Canadian residents between the ages of 13 and 21 to serve on a national youth advisory committee.

Holding a position on the committee gives youth an opportunity to interact with other people their ages across the country, interact with RCMP, and have a voice in shaping RCMP youth strategies and programs. “It brings together up to 100 youth.. from all over Canada to discuss important issues that they face in their respective communities.”

Past participants have called the youth committee, “One of the most rewarding opportunities I have had,” and, “A great opportunity for your voice

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Business AND Professional, %(Ăź!( AND Energy DIRECTORY Health

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We aren’t just voices at the end of the phone.

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hen you call your independent broker, you’re dealing with a member of your community, not somebody’s “call centre.” We’re available when you need us - to assess your coverage, to explain products, to help you when you have a claim. And we’ll gladly make house calls!

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Killam Home Hardware Building Centre 5029 - 57 St., Killam 780-385-2364 Darek Graff fondly remembers his first job.

It was at the Home Hardware store his parents owned and operated on Killam’s main street.

“I was 13 years old,” he recalls with a smile, “so stocking shelves, moving, cleaning, all that type of stuff that you get a 13-year-old kid to run around and do.”

Darek moved away from home after high school, playing university and junior football, and earning his ticket in carpentry. Circa 2015, the Red Seal carpenter returned to his hometown with wife Stacy, his fiancée at the time.

In 2017, two decades after his parents, Gordon and Lynette Graff, opened the hardware shop, Darek and Stacy bought into the family business at its present location on the west side of Killam.

“Of the two of us, Darek has been the primary person working in the store, and I joined in September,” Stacy explains. “In the last three years, he’s done a lot in trying to adapt our store to meet the needs of the customer.”

That includes expanding product lines – adding large appliances such as fridges and stoves, for instance.

They’ve also introduced some locally made goods to help support other local businesses in the region.

“Flagstaff Crafted (a program and platform run by Flagstaff County that enhances the exposure of makers, artisans and retailers of local products) gave us a really good avenue to reach all these people with, and we thought this would be awesome just to be able to put them on our shelves,” Stacy says. “So, we’ve really tried to respond to community needs.”

As part of their local push, Killam Home Hardware offers an ongoing ‘Locally Made, Locally Loved’ promotion and accepts applications at any time.

“We will feature that business or crafter or maker for six weeks on an end bunk – that’s a shelf that faces the aisle. So those ones get the most attention from customers,” Stacy

says. “As soon as you walk in, it’s one of the first things you see. Then we promote it through social media and ask that they promote us back by re-posting or sending out their own post about them being in our store.”

The recent additions have only served to enhance an already diverse offering of products – from housewares and plumbing, to tools and lumber, and much more.

“We try to carry a little bit of everything and a lot of the things that we know people are going to need large amounts of so that people are making one less trip to the city,” Stacy adds.

Of course, there’s only so much square-footage to go around. Where they really strive to set themselves apart from the bigger stores in the city is through first-rate customer service.

“Customer service is what makes us unique,” Darek explains. “If we try and take a big-box store approach, we simply don’t have the land space or the inventory space to try and carry everything that we possibly could. So where we try and make up for that is expertise and service.

“A customer comes in with a general idea or a problem or something of that nature in the home-building world, I feel very confident that myself and every one of our staff are able to address those issues and give

a knowledgeable answer to each one of their questions.”

Darek calls it playing to their strengths. “Being a part of this community and living and working here, it gives us a chance to build a relationship and rapport with as many people that come in the door as possible,” he says.

“We honestly do care about the people that come in and choose to spend their dollars here. They have the choice to drive 45 minutes or to order online or to do many other things, but they choose to physically come here and support us and we don’t want that to go unnoticed.”

Stacy agrees, noting that they’re extremely grateful for their loyal customer base.

“We have great customers in Flagstaff,” she says. “They come once, twice, three times a week. We have people who come in to see what's new this week or just to have a chat over the lumber desk. There’s a lot of people that like to do that or just come in and ask Darek a question about ‘how would I do this’ or ‘I bought this and now I’m at this point and I don’t know what to do now.’”

Customers also have the option of ordering products online. Orders are shipped to the store and can be picked up on Fridays.

It’s one of the many perks of being part of a franchise, says Darek.

“Home Hardware isn’t owned by

one big corporate entity,” he notes.

“It’s a group of small owner-operators coming together to collectively pool their resources to try and get the best pricing and provide the best service possible.

“So what it does is it enables a business of our size to have online tech support, to have tons and tons of training that’s available to us, as well to have people that you can call if you have a problem and find out immediately an answer.”

Darek and Stacy are also extremely grateful for their personable and knowledgeable staff, which they know is absolutely essential to providing great customer service.

“We are extremely, extremely blessed to have the staff that we do,” he says “It gives me the assurance to be able to step back and let this place run on its own and that’s a luxury that a lot of small businesses don’t always have.”

Over the past three years, Darek and Stacy have given the store a strong local presence digitally – arguably made most memorable around Christmastime every year when Darek dons his elf-on-theshelf costume and the hilarity ensues.

Stacy handles most of the social media, posting about the latest promotions, as well as various upcoming workshops, including crafting evenings (in partnership with Willow Hill Designs) and paint nights, where customers can learn best practices for using their paints.

The husband-and-wife team continues to look for ways to improve the store and introduce new services for their valued customers.

“It’s one of the steps that we’re taking to try and make sure that we stay relevant with our customer base and with the industry moving forward,” Darek says.

“If you’re standing still, you’re getting left behind. So we always make a point to try and reinvest capital into this business to make sure it’s as up to date and current as possible.”

For more information, visit www.killamhomehardware.com, find Killam Home Hardware Building Centre on Facebook, and view the video on The Community Press website and Facebook. Watch for their regular flyer inserted into the local paper in the Killam market.

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