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Chipman Players’ production provides can’t miss fun
Several members of the cast of “Never Trust a City Slicker or… Two Skunks and a Trunk,” perform a scene for the first time in two years. The play was presented Mar. 5 at the Chipman Community Hall. The Chipman Players acted and ad libbed their way through the two act performance and thoroughly entertained the audience who had also feasted on a fine meal prior to the presentation. There are four more performances before the troupe calls it a season for another year.
Struggling through Covid protocol during rehearsals, Chipman Players’ hard work pays off BY JOHN MATHER It was hit and miss whether the play would go on for a while, but the Chipman Players proved the old adage, the show must go on, Mar. 5, with its first production of “Never Trust a City Slicker or … Two Skunks and a Trunk.” “Basically we really started rehearsing at the end of January and beginning of February,” said Chipman Players president Keiron Willis. She said it was tougher than normal to conduct rehearsal because of the various Covid pandemic restrictions still in place, but with social distancing and masking they were able to spread out in the Chipman Community Hall and have in-person rehearsals. “We masked a lot and were able to all be together,” she said. “If anyone had any symptoms they weren’t allowed to come in to rehearse.” She said there was never any thought of trying to rehearse via zoom
or any other internet programs for this production, the first for the Players in two years. The Chipman Players will host four more performances of the play with dinner March 11, 12, 18 and 19. The premise of this year’s production is a group of unemployed and broke actors living at a boarding house run by a miserable woman and her equally miserable son. One of the actors has a trunk containing some of her father’s unproduced plays. As it turns out, one of his previous plays (unbeknownst to the daughter) hit it big-time in Europe. Now others want to steal the trunk to get an unproduced play which could bring in big money. As the plot develops, much hilarity ensues, especially since the Players’ bring a healthy supply of ad libbing to the production. It’s the ninth production in the history of the troupe. Willis admits there was a lot of
doubt whether this year’s performance could take place. “There’s was a lot of doubt, but we felt we could start the process in February,” she said. “I knew I could keep the cast safe with masking and distancing. “But when were were rehearsing, we knew the sale of tickets only takes about a week and by then Premier Kenney had stated he was going to ease the restrictions so we decided to go with it. “We figured if we had to, we could have used the exemption restrictions program and keep masking and distancing in place during the performance.” “This is so awesome,” Willis said after the Mar. 5 performance. “These guys really wanted to go ahead with the performance, so we did.” She adds that just because of the antics, people can come to all five performances and see a different show
each time. “That’s what makes it so much fun for both the cast and the audience,” she concludes. For Willis, taking part in live theatre is something she has always wanted to do, although she’s the first to admit she has little in the way of formal training. “I’ve always thought the theatre was amazing,” she said. “I didn’t know if I could do it, but after our first production of “Pony Expresso” I was hooked … like a bad drug. “So I did more and more with the Players and got more and more involved. “I started reading and learning the ups and downs of how the theatre worked… blocking and things like that.” Tickets are still available and can be purchased through any member of the Players. or by calling Mo at 780-363-3823 or Keiron at 780-363-2457 and at the Lamont Home Hardware and Chipman Market.
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Premier Kenney, MLA Armstrong-Homeniuk help at Fill a Plane for Ukraine The Fill a Plane for Ukraine event began March 3 and saw over 10,000 kilograms of items collected, with sorting and organizing taking place over four days. The event is a joint project by the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, Alberta Provincial Council and Firefighter Aid to Ukraine. Armstrong-Homeniuk, who also serves as chair to the Advisory Council on Alberta-Ukraine Relations, said she felt emotional seeing the many pallets of stacked boxes and medical equipment ready to be shipped. “When I saw the donations, I couldn’t believe what I saw. This all came together so quick. I am overwhelmed with emotion,” Alberta Premier Jason Kenney she said. speaking on the invasion of Pallets upon palUkraine. Photo: Jana Semeniuk lets of stacked BY JANA SEMENIUK Fort SaskatchewanVegreville MLA Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk, along with Premier Jason Kenney and Minister Kaycee Madu, toured a warehouse in west Edmonton March 6 during a media event where supplies and equipment are being housed and prepared for a journey to Ukraine, providing relief for those affected by Russia’s ongoing fullscale assault on the country.
boxes with labels such as ‘army gear’ filled nearly a third of the warehouse along with bags of yet to be sorted firefighting gear. Arm-strongHomeniuk and Kenney took time to help with the remaining sorting efforts during the media event. Volunteer Yuliia Marchinkowski was also emotional speaking about the collection efforts. Members of her family are currently struggling in Ukraine. “My dad, sister, aunts and uncles are stuck there,” she said, tears springing to her eyes. “My sister is a mom of three and she is on the move. It’s been difficult.” Marchinkowski added that getting supplies to Ukraine has also been difficult with bottlenecking problems in Toronto. “Firefighter Aid to Ukraine have an extensive network so we can address the bottle-neck-
ing from both sides of the border now,” she said. “We are also working through the department of emergency services in Ukraine.” Marchinkowski said she was grateful for involvement from the provincial government on the project. “Jackie has been amazing. She is such an advocate and always there to help,” she said. “They (the government) were able to step up when they heard about the project. We started working on the goods and pulling everything together.” Premier Kenney also announced March 4 that the province will be providing over $10 million
in humanitarian aide to Ukraine. Meanwhile, large scale medical equipment, including an incubator, x-ray machine and two defibrillators, were also
donated to the cause. In terms of the supplies getting safely into the hands of Ukrainians, Marchinkowski said she isn’t worried. Continued on Page 15
Fort Sask.-Vegreville MLA Jackie ArmstrongHomeniuk helps volunteers pack firefighting gear to include in a supply shipment to Ukraine. Photo: Jana Semeniuk
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Opinion Time for Canada to lead in energy development BY JOHN MATHER Russian President Vladimir Putin is probably sitting at the end of his long table, isolating from Covid and his advisors who might try and convince him to get out of Ukraine (I shall henceforth refer to him as Vlad the Inhaler, because he’s also probably hyperventilating to the point of apoplexy). I’d say he’s probably stamping his little feet also, but can’t see if they reach the floor from his throne. But with his very ill-advised attack on Ukraine and the resulting world hue and cry in support of the attacked nation, there are many things to be learned by the rest of the democratic states in the world. Firstly, we’ve seen the world come together so quickly in condemnation of the attack and the laying on of sanctions. Look, did the Iran/Iraq conflict, or Afghanistan’s prolonged fight create the amount of banking sanctions and seizures as Russia’s attack on Ukraine? Did those world skirmishes or terror attacks in Syria or Lebanon bring about such changes in long standing polices as the Swiss coming out of their neutrality stance to shut down Russian banking access; Sweden stopping its long standing neutrality policies to send weapons and support to Ukraine; or Germany to shut down its policy of just minimal support to upgrade to sending in weapons. And what else has Germany done? They stopped any approval process for the Norstream Two Pipeline which sent a lifeline of natural gas from Russia not only to Germany, but to Italy and many other nations in the EU on the European mainland. Germany then decided maybe they could renew the usage of coal as an energy source, and to the surprise of many, the German Green Party agreed with the idea. You see the Germans and EU have just figured out a war fought on European soil for the first time since the Second World War is fought with conventional oil and gas weapons not green power and pixie dust. No tanks running on solar panels or lithium batteries here. The Green movement has had to shut up. I haven’t see Greta at the Polish/Ukraine border standing on a soapbox holding a photo of Putin and shaking her finger at it shouting, “How dare you!” In fact, the little magical Princess of Green has been nowhere to be seen. Pretty much along with her Canadian booster Elizabeth May. No, this conflict, which I hope and pray can be kept to conventional warfare, despite Putin moving his nuclear battalions up to high alert, has highlighted the world’s need and dependance on conventional energy sources. And where are the world’s third largest reserves of this contained? Canada! CONTINUED
Letter: Lamont resident not happy with peace officer Dear Editor: I am a very disappointed and upset Lamont resident. I live in the Edna Subdivision and had nothing but problems. Last year my fifth wheel trailer was on the street and my spouse got a visit from the town peace officer. He stated that he got a complaint about the trailer on the street being parked longer than 48 hours and needed to be moved. My spouse told him she was not the owner of the trailer and she has no way to move it. She also asked the officer “where is your mask.” I have major medical issues, he stated
to her "I don't care about your medical issues" This is a peace officer talking. NOT!! Have a little respect! He went behind the trailer, took the plate #, went to his truck. He came back to the house with a $100 fine, just because my spouses' name is on the registration. A month later he came back to the house and parked under the hitch of trailer without even asking. My spouse called me at work, I happened to be close to the shop. Rushed home to move it, asked politely if he could please move his truck. He said no, I have a tow truck coming. Continued on Page 15
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minister. He and his cabinet never supported with any enthusiasm, threats to close down the Line Five pipeline which supplies a lifeline of western oil and gas to Ontario and Quebec when it was threatened by Michigan’s Governor. But suddenly, following the lead of others, as he is prone to do, he banned Russian oil and gas imports. Still eastern Canada brings in oil from Saudi Arabia, not known as the hotbed of human rights. Trudeau should take a further step and shut down imports from there and encourage the restart of an East West pipeline across Canada. The benefits are: it would provide this country energy independence should Line Five continue to be threatened by a foreign country; it could aid with the provision of oil and gas to our NATO allies in Europe; and it could provide western crude to the Irving Refineries in the Atlantic Provinces. It would provide additional income and jobs to Canadians across the nation both in the construction phase and afterwards with exporting jobs. Taxes from such a project could be channeled into research and development of greener and more practical, financially viable energy sources than those available now. Canada would win economically and environmentally. Gads, it might also be a shiny jewel in the rather tarnished crown of Justin Trudeau. All he has to do is stop listening to silly dreamers named Butts or Gilbeault or Wilkinson and instead make a decision based on the economics rather than the politics.
As nations including Canada, have put a stop to imports of Russia oil, and finally Canada added refined oil, petroleum and gas to the ban, the need for secure supplies of oil and gas have become paramount. Our Premier Jason Kenney was castigated for demanding our ally Sleepy Joe south of the border restore approval for the Keystone XL pipeline to provide a secure source of oil to the U.S. They too, have been buying lots of Russian energy products. Quickly our left wing in Alberta accused Kenney of playing politics during a crisis. Maybe he was scoring some political points but can you really ignore the logic of the suggestion. And let’s go further. Let’s resurrect the Energy East Pipeline or at least construct a pipeline to Hudson Bay near the deep water port of Churchill so we can supply energy to the European continent and Great Britain. This almost should become a new requirement under a refreshed set of NATO rules. Canada has environmentally-sound, and cleanly produced energy. That’s not to say we stop looking at alternative energy sources but if Putin has done anything he’s shown how naive the west has been by abandoning all desire to maintain both military might and reliance on conventional energy in our eagerness to go green. Unfortunately in Canada we have a Federal government that doesn’t really want to do anything to help the west as long as we produce oil and gas. Our Prime Minister has appointed a known eco-terrorist as his environment
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FROM WHERE I SIT: The Colour of Support
BY HAZEL ANAKA By the time you read this, I will have celebrated another birthday. I’ll leave you to guess which one. It was a low-key affair; which is not surprising. Our son and his family live near Denver, Colorado. A couple of rambunctious boys always create a party (zoo?) like atmosphere. So, nothing there. The past two COVID-19 years have knocked the wind out of most fun gatherings. And then there’s Ukraine. I’ve been preoccupied, distracted, and heartsick. Filling my days with a lopsided ratio of the bare minimum of must-do tasks and the escapism of crafting. You don’t need much concentration power to collage or slow stitch or doodle on watercolour paper. And I’m not sure I could muster more energy or desire than that. And of course, my closest companions are Netflix and YouTube. They demand so little of me and yet give so much…day or night. The birthday person always gets to choose the restaurant or menu. But it’s not easy ignoring what the others want or don’t want. My tastes, while far from daring, look positively wild compared to Roy’s. And Hilary has a series of potentially deadly food allergies. We ended up going to a restaurant in Lamont with a wide enough menu to satisfy all. I got a vermicelli bowl and the others ate western. Gertie had to stay home but we’ll soon be dog sitting for several days so she’ll get her fill of us and the farm. I couldn’t even come up with a birthday list. In truth, there is nothing I need; but I’ve always managed to round up a selection of wants. Roy relies on a cheque book and/or cash. He probably figures that’s the safest bet. Years ago, when he was still buying
me gold jewelry and missing the mark a bit, I finally said something. In a long-term marriage between grownups, it’s not a deal breaker. Hilary puts a lot of thought into every act, every word, every gift. For several years, she’s given me Euros in anticipation of a trip to Ukraine. I can see that dream trip for mother and daughter slipping away. This year she gave me a bowl of potted hyacinth bulbs, a gift card, and a blue and yellow infinity scarf. It’ll be the latest addition to my Ukrainian wardrobe. I sewed several blue &
yellow lapel ribbons leading up to the flag raising in Lamont. I’ve dug out my Ukrainian kerchiefs and found my rubber Ukraine bracelet. I’m proudly wearing the colours. If anyone in the world looked down at Ukrainians or doubted our worth, this war has shone the light on the true grit, passionate strength, courage, and resilience evident in the images we see 24-7. A few weeks ago, a friend told me he couldn’t look at the Canadian flag the same way after the convoys and occupation in Ottawa. Until then, I thought I was
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alone in that feeling. Since then, I’ve heard it again and again. I hope the pride and affection eventually returns but for now the blue over yellow means more to me. When Hilary took our medical donations to the Edmonton warehouse for the Fill a Plane campaign, she got a tour and took pictures. I’ll be posting those on the Babas and Borshch Facebook page. It’s a huge and impressive operation to sort items and properly pack for a humanitarian flight. If you missed the boat on this campaign or have yet to donate, fear
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Mundare holds rally to support Ukraine
BY JOHN MATHER A bright sunny day brought a large turnout to Mundare Mar. 6 for a rally to show support for Ukraine and raise funds for humanitarian aid. The town and its surrounding district has a very strong Ukraine community, many with family still there. The rally was brought to council for approval at the recent council meeting by Charlotte McKellar. Council quickly gave the proposal its approval. After singing “O’Canada” to get the rally underway, McKellar told the crowd that while her married name wasn’t Ukrainian, she was a “Ukrainian girl through and through.” Mundare Mayor Cheryl Calinoiu was the first speaker to address the crowd. “Mundare is part of the County of Lamont,
the Home of Ukrainian Settlement in Canada,” she stated. “Mundare is the home of our priests, the Order of St. Basil the Great and our sisters, the Sister Servants of Mary Immaculate. Both were instrumental in fulfilling the spiritual, medical and social needs of our first pioneers.” “What a beautiful winter morning this is,” said McKellar after the mayor’s comments. “No smoky skies, no bombs or grenades going off or sirens screaming. We are safe. We have food… homes to go back to. We can sleep at night not worrying about whether it will be our last. “Our fellow Ukrainians have now none of this and are fighting for their lives and freedom.” She told the crowd of more than a hundred her grandparents had come from Ukraine and homesteaded near Hairy ill.
Mundare Mayor Cheryl Calinoiu addresses a large crowd who turned out at a rally to support Ukraine, Mar. 6. With a large Ukrainian population, Mundare residents raised money from the sale of toques, scarves and flags to support the humanitarian relief efforts.
“Ukraine was the mother country,” she said. “And for that reason it is very close to our hearts. “We must continue to pray for the souls of those who have already perished and those who continue to fight for their lives.” She explained about the Canadian Ukraine Foundation and its fundraising efforts. “We’ve looked into these and they are safe fundraising organizations,” she explained. “This foundation has been recommended to us by former Premier Ed Stelmach.” The other, she explained, was the Zustreech Ukrainian Society. Bogdan Pivovarchuk, who was raising funds for Ukrainian Relief, spoke on behalf of the Zustreech Ukrainian Society. He explained the beginnings of the Society and said they had been sending medical supplies and clothes to Ukraine since Russia invaded the Donbas region and Crimean peninsula in 2014. He said he gathered medical supplies on a weekly basis and sent them to the country. He receives donations from Lamont Hospital and many others in the Edmonton area. The supplies are sent to Poland and then transported to the Eastern Ukraine. He listed the names of many people who had donated large sums to help purchase the needed supplies for Ukraine. Fort SaskatchewanVegreville MLA Jackie Armstrong Homeniuk was unable to attend the
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event, but she sent a letter read aloud by Mundare Councillor Rick Patrie. “I’m honoured to bring greetings on behalf of our province and our Premier and myself,” he read. “It’s not only an honour but it is my duty to be here. My lineage can be traced back to Ivan Pylypow and Wasyl Eleniak, the original settlers in the area.” She further stated in her letter the leadership of President Zelenskyy was inspirational. “We’re a strong people, her letter continued and “we’ll fight back against the totalitarian regime of Vladimir Putin.” The rally also featured singing by a local chorus but was marred briefly when a lone protester driving a truck with both Russian and Ukrainian flags jumped out and briefly yelled at the spectators before he was hustled back into his truck by some rally attendees and he drove away. McKellar apologized for the interruption and
then the program continued. The rally concluded with the singing of the Ukrainian national anthem and church bells ringing in the background. At the conclusion of the rally, resident Rudy Warawa said his family had considered the costs and details of bringing and supporting a refugee family to the area. “When we got down to the nitty gritty we realized just how big a commitment it would be in time and money.” He said while the commitment individually was quite large if it was a community effort the costs and time could be shared, making the project more manageable. “So my thought is this,” he said. “If, as a community, we brought one or more families here each individual’s commitment is reduced.” “So I toss it out if you are willing to contribute in any way please let me know.” He said after a few days they would see
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what the response would be and if the commitment was there they would make application to bring a family over and he would volunteer to coordinate the project. “If you can help in any way financially... your response will determine if we’re going to take this on.” Anyone interested in helping with this can contact Rudy Warawa at 780-764 3092.
A protester wearing a Russian hockey jersey and carrying a Russian banner, was driving a truck with both Russian and Ukraine flags. He jumped out shouting at the rally attendees, but was quickly subdued and put into his truck and he drove off. No one knew who he was.
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Lamont County Reeve David Diduck reads from his speech, while Lamont Mayor Kirk Perrin, right, and former Premier Ed Stelmach, left, look on. The three all gave speeches during the Lamont Rally for Ukraine, Mar. 4. Cold, snowy, blustery weather kept the crowd small, but both the County and Town of Lamont had Ukraine flags raised in support of the war-torn country.
Town and County come together in support for Ukraine BY JOHN MATHER The Town of Lamont and Lamont County came together Mar. 4 in a show of municipal unity as they jointly raised the blue and yellow flag in a show of support for war torn Ukraine. “We’re here to raise the flag of the people of Ukraine,” said Town of Lamont Mayor Kirk Perrin. “Two horizontal bands of yellow and blue representing wide blue skies and wheat fields. We do this in their honour.” He said the town shared a special relationship with Ukraine as the “Cradle of Ukrainian Settlement,” adding the first Ukrainian settlers arrived in the area more than 100 years ago. He added while he wasn’t of Ukrainian heritage, you really couldn’t go too far around the County without finding someone who could trace their roots back to the mother country. “We have a deep appreciation for the Ukrainian people, their culture, their food and their welcoming ways to newcomers,” he said. “Today we honour the victims of this tragic and senseless war by raising their flag.” County Reeve David Diduck told the assembled crowd, “Today we come together as a community in support of Ukraine and its people and those in Lamont County who still have or share ancestral roots in Ukraine. “What is happening in
Ukraine is heart-wrenching,” said Diduck. “The amazing resolve of the people of the Ukraine… how do we as a world allow this type of atrocity to happen?” He said the world watched as the Russian build up took place and there was very little in the way of diplomatic negotiations to stall it. “Now we’re seeing Ukraine’s infrastructure and cities being totally destroyed… women and children indiscriminately targeted with no regard for their lives.” “The result is a humanitarian crisis like the world has not seen and the country is having the lifeblood choked out of it,” added the Reeve. He said the country needed help and locally people could help by keeping Ukraine and its people in “our prayers” and by working together to provide humanitarian aid. He said the best way to do this was donations of cash or needed supplies. A booth had been set up at the County building to assist in taking donations. The community had raised over $2,100 in cash and medical supplies at the event and the provincial government had committed more than $10 million in support for humanitarian aid and military equipment. Diduck further added the area where Lamont had twinned with last fall was under attack. “We hope and pray for the community’s well
being.” Hopefully, he said, sanctions and the Ukrainian people’s resolve would result in a positive outcome. He later said the County plans to bring forward a call for additional support for humanitarian aid to Ukraine at its Mar. 8 council meeting. “Contrary to previous wars, this is being brought into our living rooms,” said the Reeve. “Lamont County stands with Ukraine.” Former Premier Ed Stelmach had been asked by Fort SaskatchewanVegreville MLA Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk to read a statement on her behalf as she couldn’t make the event due to caucus responsibilities. “I’m not sure I have the words to describe my emotions,” she stated in her notes read by Stelmach. “The Russian invasion of Ukraine is totally unprovoked and violates Ukraine’s sovereignty.” She praised Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and how he had galvanized the country and the world with his steadfast leadership. Stelmach added he was grateful for the support of the provincial government in raising monies and aid for the country. At the conclusion of the small ceremony, Ukrainian flags were raised simultaneously at both the County and Town administration buildings.
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Lamont Dancers kick up their heels at Kalyna Festival BY JANA SEMENIUK Lamont’s Veselka Ukrainian Dancers made off with four gold awards, three high silvers and one most promising award at the Kalyna Dance Festival held in Smoky Lake this past weekend. The festival is the first competition the dance group has been able to attend since the pandemic lockdowns two years ago, and coincidentally the last one they attended before the restrictions
were in place. “I’m very proud of all of our dancers,” said Veselka president Jamie Katerenchuk. She said Veselka currently has 14 dancers in their group ranging in age from four to 15 from across Lamont County including six boys and eight girls. This year marks the group’s 52nd year in existence. “We are lucky to be practicing right now. Its our first festival in two years,” she said.
Katerenchuk said the lockdowns meant very little practicing as a group and no competitions, making the Kalyna Festival a very exciting time for the dancers. “A lot of our littles are excited. It’s so awesome that their hard work is being shown,” she said. Katerenchuk said the group will usually do two to three festivals a year with the next one scheduled to take place in Fort Saskatchewan at the end of April.
Minor Hockey Local teams well into playoffs, Bruderheim U11 split, Lamont U15 whip Camrose KERRY ANDERSON These are some of the results from Minor Hockey League games held recently. (Please note that scores and scoring is taken from the websites, and some game scores and scoring is dependent on proper league entries). Bruderheim U11 defeated CNN2 in a playoff game at Lamont
Arena on Thursday, 6-4. Bruderheim jumped out to a 4-0 lead midway through the contest before CNN2 fought back with four of its own to tie the game before the end of the period. Bruderheim scored two in the third to secure the win. Keegan Ellis led the way with a hat trick. Other scorers were;
Declan Morgan (2g), and Bryson Lewis. Assists went to; Tyson Jonker, Jonas Wytrykush, Madden Cossey, and Clark Wilson. Clark also got the win in goal. On Saturday, Thorhild came to Bruderheim and skated away with a 9-1 win. Bruderheim’s goal was scored by Declan Morgan, with an assist to
Lamont Veselka Ukrainian Dancers Sadie Leitch, 8 (L) Chase Clarke, 7 (C), and Eva Kozakewich, 7 (R), join together in a dance routine at the Kalyna Dance Festival in Smoky Lake March 6. Photo: Jana Semeniuk
Madden Cossey. Zachary Vandelannoite was bombarded with 49 shots. Lamont U15 travelled to Camrose on Saturday and skated away with an 11-3 playoff win. The game was close until Lamont put it away with six unanswered third period goals. William Furey scored four goals, and Kyran Belcourt had
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a four point game (2g 2a). Other scorers were; Livia Grob (1g 1a), Kayden Winslow (1g 1a), Rowan Young, Ashton Strickland and Andrew Svitich. Assists went to; Cameron Olechow, and Nicklas Mehlenbacher. Sandy McDonald made 41 saves for the win. On Saturday, Ryan Carstairs picked up an
assist in his U13 AA Fort Sask. Rangers 7-3 win over Wolverines. Davin Codd scored a goal in his U18 AA Strathcona Warriors 4-0 win over Camrose on Friday. If I miss any hockey stars, email kamcjm@ gmail.com. I ether can’t get to the right website or don’t know about them. TY!
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Chipman Players president develops youth troupe Junior theatre group to be revived this year
The Mundare Ladies held their annual curling bonspiel over the Mar. 4, 5, and 6 weekend. By the time the dust had settled the winners of the A event were: (Top row) Darlene Tratch, Candace Tratch, Jaime Kawalilak, Kim Burns and Cynthis Baxandall who won over (bottom row) Kailyn Urichuk, Kaitlin Kolotylo, Cassie Melenka, and Candice Kropielnicki. B event winners were: Carmen Tratch, Kate Sanford Mitchell, Chandel Warawski, and Kathy Dmytriw; over Tami Warawa, Camille Ewasnchyshyn Pederson, Pam Avery and Marni Lee. The C event was won by Anita Kuffert, Shonna Blonke, Taryn Timmermans, and Renee Gervais; over Brittney Lopushinsky, Megan Ogle, Karle Homeinick, and Carlin Schieck.
Province Looking to Increase Number of Veterinarians BY JANA SEMENIUK A major investment into the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, could have positive implications for rural Alberta. The announcement, made as part of a speech Feb. 24 outlining the provincial budget, was discussed by Finance Minister Travis Toews during a budget 2022
rural media briefing on Feb. 28. The $59 million investment into the veterinary medical faculty at the University of Calgary, will be made over three years. “We have a general shortage of veterinarians. A shortage of large animal veterinarians and a shortage of small animal veterinarians as
well,” said Toews. Toews said that in time, the investment will double the enrollment capacity of the Veterinary College in Calgary. Lamont County currently has no veterinary services of its own and is served by Gibbons, Smoky Lake and Fort Saskatchewan as well as a mobile vet service.
Naturalized Playground in the Works for Bruderheim BY JANA SEMENIUK The Town of Bruderheim will receive more than $230,000 for the construction of a Naturalized Playground slated to be built near the existing Cosmic Skatepark thanks to a successful application to the Western Economic Diversification Grant. A letter to Town Council from Lakeland MP Shannon Stubbs delivered the good news. “As a member of parliament for Lakeland, I'm honoured to be able to congratulate you on your successful application for a grant to build a natural playground,” she wrote. “Congratulations again to your council and staff for your hard work.” According to Bruderheim’s website, the Naturalized Playground will consist of climbing boulders, balance beam logs and a slide feature. Chief Administrative
Officer Patty Podoborozny said the grant nearly paid for the entire $315,000 project. “The grant covered 75 percent of the playground. The rest will be covered by industry partners and other
provincial grants,” she said by text message. Podoborozny added that the tender, advertising for bids from contractors, will be going out this month, with construction hopefully beginning this summer.
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BY JOHN MATHER Working at the Town of Chipman, has allowed Chipman Players President Keiron Willis to develop her love of live theatre; and prior to Covid she had formed a players group for young children in the community. “Before Covid struck I had a junior theatre group,” she said following the first production of the Chipman Players in two years, Mar. 5. “I had close to 40 kids attending. “And I had three shows ready to go,” she added. “I had the hall, I had posters, I had tickets… I had everything. And then Covid came and shut it all down.” She plans to revive the group and the production but it probably won’t be staged until next year. “We’ll be working with smaller class sizes right now because of the lingering pandemic and
we’ll see where it goes from there. “The kids are amazing,” she said. “The adults can get carried away and I didn’t think it would be appropriate for the kids. “But I had a group of kids who were really interested in learning the theatre and they wanted to join this group which I didn’t think was a good idea. So I thought why not just form a youth group. And it took off from there.” She said she got approval from the Chipman Players because she was using their name.
“The first year I had 10 kids, the second was 20 and it just kept growing,” she states. She started the youth group six years ago. “I started working with the kids to give them something to do,” she adds. “Something here because this is Chipman.” She said some of the other Players do help when they can but admits they all have other activities which keep them busy. “They support financially, and with the design and construction of sets.”
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PROPERTIES LAMONT COUNTY • W4-18-53-11-NE 160 acres pasture on RR 181 between TWP RD 530 and 532. Price: $230,000 • W4-18-53-11-SE 159.88 acres pasture on RR 181 between TWP RD 530 and 532 Price: $230,000 Above: Nykita, 3, and Katana, 5, Musiowsky from Vegreville came to support the Mundare Rally for Ukraine on Mar. 6. in traditional Ukrainian dress. Their mom said they would come to support a rally for Ukraine anywhere. “People forget there are kids over there,” she said. Left: Lamont County Peace Officer Derek Wright, in dress uniform, salutes as “O’Canada” is played during a rally for Ukraine at the Town of Lamont and Lamont County Administration buildings Mar. 4. In the background is a plaque recognizing Lamont County as “The Cradle of Ukrainian Settlement in Canada” with the names of those original settlers inscribed on it.
Ukraine Continued from Page 2 “We have trusted partners. Department of emergency services has been working with the Firefighter Aid to Ukraine for six years now. They are a state agency and have the means to safely deliver the items,” she said. Marchinkowski commented on some of the most needed items. “The most needed item has been hemostatic gauze. It’s incredibly
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Continued from Page 4 I unhooked the trailer at 5:30 am that morning. By 9:15 am he was there parked again under it. He wrote my spouse another $200 fine, but with this fine he has no check marks in the boxes, so she doesn't know what she is paying for. The tow truck arrived, I asked if he could nicely move so I could hook onto it. He stated I am just doing my job. So I got a towing ticket, and another $200 fine. This is not upsetting, is it! I spoke with other officers, they said these tickets are not legit. There is no claimant number or file number that the peace officer is supposed to fill out. I really think
expensive. They put it on, and it stops the bleeding. That and ballistic vests. They are very hard to get. We got some donated and they cost $1,200 for one vest,” she said.
An incubator donated to the charity drive for Ukraine. Photo: Jana Semeniuk that this guy should stick to his old job being a fish cop. I think that he was better at that! This is what I have been hearing. Another concern I have with the town is with my trailer on my yard site. The town said I have to move it because it is parked by a power box. I did my research and I would appreciate the town to do theirs - I pay $2,800 in taxes, it is my name, not the town’s. Not everyone has paved driveways. Also the town slogan is City Living Country Style. NOT! So then change the wording when people come into this town. You treat one person, you treat them all. One last thing on my mind is neighbours. Neighbours are great to have but certain ones just
Premier Kenney voiced support for the donation drive in a speech outlining the horrors of the Russian invasion in Ukraine. In addition, Kenny had strong words for companies who divested from the Canadian oil sands and invested in Russia. “This is a critical point in world history, we must boycott and embargo conflict-energy because every barrel of Russian oil being sold in the world today is filled with Ukrainian blood,” he said.
won’t mind their own business. I don't appreciate that certain neighbours said that the trailer didn't bother them on our yard site. Then all of a sudden, they are two faced behind our backs complaining to the town about my belongings when they were great at the beginning. Would this not burn a hole in your wallet - it did mine! I would like to get reimbursed for all the tickets and towing fees or I will turn around and charge the neighbours and town for harrassment. They charged me, so I have all right to charge them. This has really added more health problems to my spouse, that we dont need! So please would everyone mind their own business! Including the ex-fish cop. Syd Fedun
• W4-18-54-18-NW 2 parcel farm 158.48 acres 130 ± acres of grain cultivation 3 bedroom house. Property has gas, power, well, septic with aerial discharge, Dug out and a shop Price: $850,000 FARM LAND IN CHIPMAN • S ½ of SW ¼ -20-54-18-W4 80 acres all in hay and trees near highway 15. Price: $150,000 • SW ¼ 30-54-18-W4 (North ½) 78.83 acres fenced pasture land. Price: $140,000 • SW ¼, 30-54-18-W4 (South ½)- 72.12 acres Fenced pasture land. Price: $130,000 • NW ¼ 30-54-18-W4 144.67 acres fenced pasture with 50± acres was cultivated. Price: $360,000
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16 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, March 9, 2022
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DEVELOPMENT PERMIT ISSUED: DISCRETIONARY USE – Appeal by March 15, 2022 Take notice that the following permit for proposed development as described below has been issued in accordance with the Lamont County Land Use Bylaw No. 675/07: 1.
Legal Description: 542053 RGE RD 194 (NW 16-54-19-W4) Land Use: Agricultural District (A) Proposal: Airbnb Cabin Rental Permit No.: DP 002/22 Appeal Fee - $300.00
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