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More projects for Inter Pipeline BY JOHN MATHER Two more major announcements were made last week involving Inter Pipeline Ltd., the company behind the $3.6 billion Heartland Petrochemical complex in Alberta’s Industrial Heartland. On Mar 6, Canadian Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, Navdeep Bains, announced a commitment of $49 million to the company. The grant will help the company create 175 new jobs while securing 2,000 construction jobs for the life of the project. “Our government is stepping up to support innovation and job creation on Canada’s resource industry,” said Bains. “This investment in Inter Pipeline will create good middle class jobs, reduce the environmental impact of plastic production and open new markets and opportunities for Canadians in the oil and gas sector.” The Heartland project will take propane and produce high quality polypropylene, one of the most widely used plastics in the world for its durability and it recyclability. Currently, polypropylene is not produced in Canada. On the heels of the Federal announcement, Inter Pipeline said Mar. 7, it will build a new $600 million petrochemical project in the area to use propane derivatives to produce acrylic acid, which is used in paints and absorbent materials such as diapers. Alberta Premier Rachel Notley used the occasion to announce the province will provide $70 million in royalty tax credits for the project. “Pipelines are part of the solution to the woes of Alberta, but they’re not the only solution,” said David Chappel, senior vice president, petrochemical development for Inter Pipeline. “We need to get more value out of the product that we’re producing here, not just shipping more product out of province.” Construction is slated to begin at the completion of the Heartland Petrochemical Complex currently under construction and scheduled to be completed by 2021 The provincial credits come through the petrochemical diversification program, in which the Notley government has attempted to encourage construction of facilities that process natural gas supplies into products such as plastic pellets.
A polypropylene reactor was hoisted from its trailer Mar. 7, and secured on its anchor bolts at the Inter Pipeline Heartland Chemical Complex construction site. A Mammoet PTC-35 crane was used to lift the huge vessel. Several more vessels will be placed by the crane in coming weeks. Photo credit: Ewan Nicholson
2 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, March 13, 2019
FROM WHERE I SIT: Seamy Side
BY HAZEL ANAKA The other night Hilary and I attended part one in the Edmonton Public Library’s Forward Thinking Speaker Series at the Chateau Lacombe. The featured speaker was Dr. Safiya Noble of the University of Southern California. She was there to discuss her research and best-selling book, Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism. According to the speech promo: “Dr. Noble’s academic research focuses on the
design of digital media platforms on the internet and their impact on society. Her work is both sociological and interdisciplinary, marking the ways that digital media impacts and intersects with issues of race, gender, culture, and technology design.” Sounds pretty heavy, huh? The subject matter is deadly serious and something she’s been researching for about ten years (and long before it was even on anyone’s radar, never mind popular). Luckily for us, Noble has a sense of humour and an engaging presentation style. She also had PowerPoint slides which were largely unreadable from our seats. Note to self: get there earlier next time. Noble also pointed out that search results change often, especially if someone does a big ad buy. So, we may not get
the same screen shots of searches she did who knows when. But, there is tremendous power in the work she’s doing. No one in her audience can ‘unhear’ what she said. When she googled ‘’three black teenagers,” she got what appears to be mug shots, images of thugs and gangsters, and all males. When she changed black to white, she got images of pretty white coeds engaged in sports or posing like models. (FYI---I got the identical pics just now when I searched). This one example of search engine bias is insidious. Her efforts to push back at Google and other search engines and social media have gotten some superficial tweaks and the typical corporate explanation/apology/de nial we’ve come to expect and loathe. In case, you’re wondering why doesn’t
someone monitor this stuff? It’s clear that artificial intelligence, tech, an app can’t do the job. That leaves it to an invisible workforce that moderates content. That, apparently is the good news. The not so good news is, who are these people? Whose values are they adjudicating? Noble noted that it’s the most vile content that goes viral and generates the most money. Which may explain why some of these companies are so slow to react…it hurts their bottom line. During a post-talk Q & A, someone asked which search engine she uses. For her work, she uses Google because that’s who she’s studying. Her personal search engine is DuckDuckGo because they protect privacy and don’t track your behaviour. In fact, they say, “At DuckDuckGo, we don't think the Internet
should feel so creepy…” I intend to try out this teeny change because frankly, Dr. Noble’s just given me a new reason to hate the seamy side of the internet, search engines, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, bad actors,
targeted ads, and Big Brother. As Joseph Heller said, “Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean that they aren't out to get you.” And that’s coming from a position of white privilege, from where I sit.
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Jimmy the Janitor draws a large crowd at Lamont
Jimmy the Janitor had the crowds laughing at the Lamont Hall on March 8 with two shows and a meet and greet afterwards.
MAUREEN SULLIVAN It was an evening of fun at the Lamont Hall, as the Lamont and District Agricultural Society hosted a dinner and show with Jimmy the Janitor on Mar. 8. Jimmy had the crowd laughing as he talked about the changing of the clocks on the weekend calling it "spring
ahead and fall over time." Another favourite story by Jimmy was about having to remember his password on the computer, since he can never remember what it is, he changed it to incorrect. Now he can type whatever he wants on the computer and when the prompt comes up
your password is incorrect, he remembers. Terry Eleniak, President of the AG society said he was very happy with the support from the community and all money raised will be given back to the district. Jimmy the Janitor’s alter ego is Sandy Gillis a native Crepe Bretoner who lives on Prince
Edward Island. Formerly the Operating Director and Partner at the Maritime Broadcasting System, he retired after 25 years and took his comedy on the road as Jimmy. He has 11 albums and a nationally syndicated radio show. He did two shows in Lamont.
Minor Hockey playoffs winding up for Lamont County teams
Andrew School recently received donations by Century Orthodox Church Social Club and Servus Credit Union toward their breakfast/hot lunch program. Presenting the cheque to Mr. Cruickshank is Mrs. Sylvia Ostapowich, from Century Orthodox Church Social Club.
KERRY ANDERSON These are some of the results from the Northern Alberta Interlock Minor Hockey League games held recently. (Please note that scores and scoring is taken from the website, and some game scores and scoring is dependent on proper league entries. Lamont Tier 5 Atoms lost game three of the playoff series against Smoky Lake 6-5 at Lamont Arena on Saturday. Lamont won game one 9-6 and beat
Smoky Lake 4-3 in game two. In game three, Lamont had a 4-2 lead heading into the third but SL scored three and took the lead 5-4 with 5:42 remaining. Lamont tied the game a minute later, but Slave Lake got the win with a goal at 18:37. Ryan Carstairs scored four goals for Lamont, with Keelan Cartagena getting the other. Assists went to; Sydney Cossey (2a), Ben Bortnick, Isabel Weleschuk and Ethan Stetsko. On Sunday at
Slave Lake, Lamont took the lead early and never looked back in a 9-3 win. Ryan Carstairs scored six goals in an 8-point game. Other scorers were; Cole Chudyk (2g 2a), Keelan Cartagena (1g 1a), and Aiden Chopping (1a). Ethan Stetsko got the win in goal. Lamont outshot the home team 5715. Lamont Tier 4 Peewees lost an 11-4 playoff game against Redwater at Lamont Arena on Sunday. Emerson Hauch got a hat
trick for Lamont (3g 1a), and Dylan Onushko also scored (1g 2a). Teagan Stetsko got an assist. Mundare’s Brandon Kowal set up the game’s opening goal on Saturday in his AAA Bantam Fort Saskatchewan Rangers 40 shutout win over SSAC Southgate Lions in playoff action. On March 5, Brandon got a goal and an assist in the team’s 9-5 win over Lloydminster.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Spray Truck Operator (1 Position) Lamont County is seeking a qualified candidate for the position of a Spray Truck Operator. The Spray Truck Operator will report directly to the Agricultural Fieldman. This is a seasonal position starting from April 29th to August 30th, 2019 (date may vary based on weather). Duties and Responsibilities The successful applicant will be responsible for: x Providing spray services by: ԙ Assessing and documenting areas to be sprayed, locating spray areas on map, operating sprayer truck, truck and side-by-side mounted spray equipment, maintaining accurate records, and creating detailed reports of herbicide applications x Maintaining spray equipment and herrbicide management by: ԙ Using appropriate personal protective equipment, following safe work practices and procedures, containing any spills, replacing spill kit, monitoring and servicing equipment err duties as assigned by the Agricultural Fieldman x Other ԙ May include assisting with Weed Inspector or other Provincial Surveys Qualifications: The ideal candidate will have knowledge in provincial weed control, Agricultural Pests Act, Integrated Pest Management, herbicide selection and weed identification. Education in agriculture, environmental or biology fields and background in the agricultural/environmental industry. Familiarity with word processing and spreadsheet computer software would be an asset. The successful applicant shall possess good communication and public relation skills. ůů ĂƉƉůŝĐĂŶƚƐ ŵƵƐƚ ďĞ Ă ŵŝŶŝŵƵŵ ŽĨ ϭϴ LJĞĂƌƐ ŽĨ ĂŐĞ͕ ƉŽƐƐĞƐƐ Ă ǀĂůŝĚ ůĂƐƐ ϱ ĚƌŝǀĞƌ͛Ɛ ůŝĐĞŶƐĞ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŽǁŶ ƌĞůŝĂďůĞ ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƚŝŽŶ ƚŽ ǁŽƌŬ͘ ĚƌŝǀĞƌ͛Ɛ ĂďƐƚƌĂĐƚ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞd prior to employment commencement. ƉƉůŝĐĂŶƚƐ ǁŝůů ŚŽůĚ Ă ǀĂůŝĚ ůďĞƌƚĂ WĞƐƚŝĐŝĚĞ ƉƉůŝĐĂƚŽƌ͛Ɛ ĞƌƚŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ or be eligible to obtain licence or Authorized Assistant certification. This competition will remain open until 4:00 p.m., March 22, 2019.. Please forward your resume/application to: hr@lamontcounty.ca Lamont County 5303 ʹ 50 Avenue Lamont, AB T0B 2R0 y those who have been selected for Lamont County thanks alll applicants forr their interest. Howeverr, only an interview willl be contacted.
4 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Opinion Alberta Press Council demise a sign of the unethical times The Alberta Press Council (APC) began in 1972 as a way to protect freedom of the press, as well as mediate the general public’s complaints against the province’s newspapers. With one more member of the public on the board than newspaper members, the public’s input was always guaranteed when ruling on a dispute. The reason I say “was”, is that last Wednesday we had our final meeting to close the books on the Alberta Press Council forever. It’s a board I had been sitting on for a number of years. But the APC had lost the support of Sun Media, then Post Media (Edmonton Journal and Calgary Herald) and finally the board of the Alberta Weekly Newspaper Association due to cost savings at a difficult time for the industry. Personally, of the four Caribou Publishing newspapers I have only had one incident where the Alberta Press Council (in the late 1980s) had to intervene because of a public complainant. I was a young man at our office in Sedgewick, and we had some new staff. At the time all the news was either manufactured or were hand written submissions. A pile of copy had been set aside for the new typesetter, and somehow a racial poem had found its way to that pile. As we laid out pages by hand, the poem was pasted up on the editorial page and published. I didn’t read the poem until the next day. Horrified, I immediately began typing out a public apology to go in the following week’s paper. A reader meanwhile called the Alberta Press Council complaining about the racial poem. The APC did some research and called me. I told the APC executive director that I already had an apology ready for the next issue. She advised me to send it to them when published, and the entire event was cleared up. The Hardisty World, a now defunct newspaper, once compared a group that was protesting a pig barn in their area to the Taliban and was forced to apologize by the APC. A 2009 complaint against the Edmonton Journal was mediated by the APC between the newspaper and complainant resulting in the Journal agreeing to write an informative article explaining what their first story did not - and that was to the complete satisfaction of their opponent. Dialogue and cooperation is what the APC always stressed to both newspapers and to the reader. Often the reader didn’t understand the difference between a news story and an opinion or editorial piece, and the APC made great strides with the public over the years better understanding that opinions are to encourage dialogue, to inform, and engage. Ethics and the law do limit what publishers are allowed to print, and the APC safeguarded the public from publishers who went too far. The public was very well protected against libel by the APC without the issue having to go to court. But the onset of social media seems to have weakened morals, standards, and principles once adhered to by the Alberta Press Council. Facebook, Youtube, and Twitter seem to ban some people and their opinions, but inconsistently let others remain. Those platforms have publicly stated their political leanings and what is, and is not banned, seems to indicate that. They do not have a non-partisan group like the APC keeping things fair and that has become problematic. The internet could use an Alberta Press Council. Alberta could use an Alberta Press Council. The world could use an Alberta Press Council. Kerry Anderson
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR Who's Guarding the Hen House - part 2 (An inconvenient truth) I apologize for the poor introduction to this subject in last week’s issue of this production, it was hastily compiled and under pressure of publication deadlines. I am repeating in summary salient points from last weeks issues because they are fundamental to the readers’ understanding and familiarity with basic principles of Natural Science in the debate of being taxed for Carbon generated in daily living. - Canada's landmass, 9,992,330 square kms is third largest in the world after Russia and China. - Approximately half of Canada's land mass is comprised of 1) Boreal forest, 2) forested land below the Boreal forest. - Canada has the lowest population density per square kms in the world equivalent to a) less than 3 persons per square km of land b) less than 14 persons per square km of
forest. - According to the science of Photosynthesis, our vast forests consume Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and give back Oxygen (O2) to the atmosphere. Trees cannot survive without carbon, humankind and animals cannot live without oxygen. This is the Creator's wonderful formula for mutual survival of all living creatures on Planet Earth. Canada's vast forest reserves are a mega-carbon sink for Canada and the world. An Inconvenient Truth ( In more ways then one). The philosophy of man-made climate change had its origins in the old world, Geneva, Brussels, Paris etc. where International Conferences dealing with post-war human related issues of health, food, rebuilding etc., through most of the 20th century and continuing to the present.
The first World Climate Change Conference was held in 1979, undoubtedly due to serious human privations in areas of arid climate conditions, below 35 degrees latitude in the Euro hemisphere. The present United Nations Climate Change Conference had its first meeting in 1995 and continues annually to the present. Numerous non-governmental Climate Change Conferences representing every branch of science, medicine and industry have been held in the U.S.A. Their claim that Climate Change was never a crisis, earned them the title of Climate Deny-ers. Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore became the Climate Change "Poster Hero" with his slide and documentary presentations, eventually an award winning film, "An Inconvenient Truth". Continued on Page 5
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New bus training rules causing concern for school board and bus line operators Drivers well trained - Hrehorets BY JOHN MATHER While no one disagrees having more training to help ensure better safety for school children riding buses to their classes, both school boards and bus line operators have concerns about who will pay for it. The new mandatory training for Class 1 and Class 2 licences came into effect March 1 and all drivers seeking a Class 2 (bus) licence must undergo Mandatory Entry-Level Training. (MELT). ”All new drivers will now have to have 50 hours of training and have their school bus endorsement licence before they can drive a bus,” said Tom Hrehorets, general manager of Hrehorets Bus Service in Lamont. “We have to pay for the drivers to be trained. No one is going to sit through 50 hours of training without getting paid.” Hrehorets, whose buses supply the Elk Island Public School Board in both Lamont and Strathcona County, said he feels the government move will ultimately lead to a shortage of bus drivers in the province. He also runs buses in Andrew, Mundare and Bruderheim. “Eventually the school board will have to find more money to pay the contractors,” he said. “It all comes with a cost so someone is going to have to cover it.”
Hrehorets is also the president of the Alberta School Bus Contractors Association. He added all drivers must get their new endorsements by July of this year. “I don’t think there’s anybody in the industry who’s impressed with it,” he said. “We have in place a very good training program for our drivers.” “Before anyone sits behind the wheel of a school bus they’re trained quite well,” he added. “And now the government has done this.” The Humbolt bus accident probably had something to do with the increased training, he added. “They just want to make sure everyone is safe on the road.” Hrehorets has 95 drivers and with spare drivers his total drivers number 120. The province announced the move back in October, said Elk Island School Board Chair, Trina Boymook. “As more information became available we became more concerned about the costs associated with this,” she said. “We certainly have no questions around enhanced student safety.” She feels there are concerns with getting certified drivers, now both around the costs and retaining bus drivers. “As a growing school division, we have to add
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Canada's P.M. Jean Chretian committed Canada to a carbon reduction agreement at the Kyota Accord in 1995. Canada's P.M. Justin Trudeau committed Canada to reduce C.G. emissions 30% below 2005 level by 2030 in the Paris Agreement in 2015. Article 6 of the Paris Agreement lays out rules in language so obscure as to overlook the intent of its meaning or purpose.
Continued from Page 4 Aggressively promoted in all parts of the world, it was well received with an award. The power of deep pocketed foundations who are believed to have financed the production and are behind the well organized protests which have effectively stalled Canada's pipeline projects.
A half dozen Hrehorets School buses wait for students outside a school in Fort Saskatchewan, Mar. 4. Following mandatory driver training changes that came into effect Mar. 1, both bus line operators and school boards have concerns about who will cover the costs of additional training. Driver shortages are looming, they fear. drivers and replace those who retire,” she stated. “To that end we’re forecasting a budget increase of about $77,000 just to be able to ensure we have the number of drivers to give reliable, consistent service every day.” Currently the school division has 203 bus drivers under contract operating on a transportation budget of $10, 763,433. This amounts to more than 500 school routes. She added the increased costs would probably come from funds allocated to the classrooms for now. She added if the division loses drivers then routes could be cut resulting in longer bus ride times and fuller buses. Boymook said the Elk Island Public Schools are urging the provincial government to provide full funding to cover the costs of the MELT program. Continued on Page 6
In short it means countries who exceed committed targets of G.G. emissions ie CO2, are authorized to buy credits from countries whose emission levels are below committed emissions targets. Canada's vast forest carbon sinks are not recognized as an offset to carbon CO2 production. An inconvenient truth. W.B. Iwankow (Senior Citizen)
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6 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, March 13, 2019 Come join us for a Pub-Style Supper and Ceilidh (Dance) by Fraid Knot
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Tartan Day Sedgewick Wild Rose Co-op Curling Rink Young hockey players ages four to six prepare for a faceoff during the Mundare Vipers Initiation tournament held Mar. 8. Six teams took part in the annual day-long event, coming from Tofield, Holden, Sherwood Park, and Vegreville as well as Mundare. Organizers said this is the stepping stone to introducing the young players to the game and for many it was their first tournament. All funds raised stay with the host club to ensure all kids have the opportunity to play on a team.
Several projects discussed at Lamont County ASB meeting MAUREEN SULLIVAN Plans are underway for the 2019 Farmers Appreciation Banquet to be held on June 20, in St. Michael. The dinner and band have been chosen and information presented at the dinner is being chosen at this point. Also in the works are the Yard Site Beautification Awards to
be given out on Aug. 16, the Councillors will be looking for yards in their district that meet the criteria. A committee of Young Farmers is moving forward, this consists of the next generation producers who need to take the agricultural sector to the next level in diversity and sustainability.
The committee will be in place to advocate, promote and advise on behalf of the agricultural industry locally, regionally and nationally. The proposed make up of the committee will be two young farmers from each division in the county, two representatives from the AG service board and two to three Ag
Industries representatives from within Lamont County. The Agricultural Service Board are proactively looking at properties, ditches and culverts in the county to see what if any measures need to be taken to prevent excessive flooding this year.
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costs of training.” EIPS contracts all bussing services and she feels some of those smaller contractors may not be able to cover the costs to train drivers. “We have school boards operating deficits to cover transportation now and this is going to add to the problem.” “That is why we’re applying to become a training centre,” she said. But part of the problem right now she
adds is that they will have to get qualified trainers. “My understanding is that right now there are only two trainers fully qualified in the province.” She added there are several ‘S’ endorsement trainers at EIPS and hopes these trainers will be able to get easily brought up to the new standards to train drivers. The ‘S’ endorsement is the Class 2 licence for school bus drivers.
“We’re increasing our costs but not receiving any extra dollars from the province to take on these challenges.”
Continued from Page 5 She did go on to say the EIPS would like to look at becoming a certified training centre for the MELT program. “In some places, especially rural areas, people taking the course may have to travel long distances, stay over night, and then purchase meals which would add to the
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ACREAGE FOR SALE 20.9 acres of land on the west end of the Village of Ryley
View more pictures and information at MLS Ryley Alberta 5103 – 56 St. Contact: Victor Lillo at Maxwell Polaris Realty OFFICE: 780-450-6300; CELL: 780-708-2000 HOUSE: • 2295 Sq. ft. house • Spacious, open design kitchen, dining room and living room • 4 bedrooms upstairs • Laundry and office on the main floor • 2 large, separate front entries • Large double garage – parks 2 good size vehicles with lots of storage area
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• Approximately 300 meters from Highway 14 • 85 km to Edmonton • 70 km to Sherwood Park • 65 km to Camrose POSSIBILITIES: • Trucking business • Storage of equipment • Indoor RV Storage business • Lots of space for storage unit business • Small riding arena; 15 acres of pasture; lots of room to add a stable, or other facilities • Horse boarding business • Anything as allowed by bylaw
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Mayor’s dinner shows “we all share a passion for our community” - Hauch BY JOHN MATHER It was a very pleased Mayor Karl Hauch who thanked a packed hall of regional politicians and special guests for attending his annual Mayor’s dinner Mar. 8. “I have to tell you sometimes I think our council scares ourselves, because we sure got praised a lot tonight,” said a beaming Hauch. “It shows we all share a passion for our community.” “I’m excited to talk about the great things that are going on in our community,” he added. He talked about the town’s population growth over the past several years. In addition he handed accolades to the business initiatives taking part in the town including the Women Rising program and the business incubator program, both being run in conjunction with the Alberta Hub business centre out of Bonnyville. “I have to praise our economic development officer,” said Hauch. “We’re keeping him busy and I hope that doesn’t change.” He spoke of the many exciting things happening in the community and noted that a new doctor had set up shop in the town. He mentioned the ongoing progressive programs to attract business and tourism including the bike racks, street benches and the successful participation in the Communities in Bloom program. “Regional co-operation,” he stated, “has worked well for our community. We’ve continued to work on building these relationships throughout 2018.” He went on to add people were the greatest resource in the community. “The volunteers in this town really make our community great,” he said. The mayor went on to highlight the achievements of the community groups, and of the town, during the past year
from fundraising to successes such as the start of the community park. Several cheques were presented to the town during the evening. Fort Saskatchewan Vegreville MLA Jessica Littlewood gave a CARES cheque for $26,325 to be put towards the Bruderheim Women Rising Initiative, and it will be shared with County of Lamont, Strathcona County and the Alberta Hub. It’s exciting to present a cheque like this to Bruderheim,” she said. “Our small communities are so important to rural Alberta.” She added it was her pleasure to present the cheque on Intnernational Women’s Day. She further told the gathering she was proud to represent an area which was showing so much growth, noting the first major lift at the Inter Pipeline Polypropylene plant had taken place earlier in the day. “These developments in the Industrial Heartland are keeping jobs at home, here in Alberta, rather than seeing them move to the gulf coast in the U.S. Lakeland MP Shannon Stubbs, stepped in with the keynote address, when MLA and Minister of Economic Development and Trade, Deron Bilous, was unable to attend, presented a cheque for $23,000 for the FCM Climate Change staff grant. She told the crowd the cheque would be presented to the town and that she personally would stay on top of the file, ensuring the town received every penny allocated under the program. “Lakeland is one of the biggest ridings in the country in terms of area,” she told the crowd. “I represent, I believe, about 52 rural municipalities and this dinner in Bruderheim always stands out, as it is one of the most important ways to celebrate the town’s achievements
over the years.” She spoke of rural economic development in the area. She said there was really “no playbook” for the way economic development occurred in rural areas and that it was often thrown curveballs by all levels of government as economic growth was attempted. “I think the key aspects to local rural economic development are creativity and adaptability, and I think the town of Bruderheim embodies all those qualities.” “In this area we all know how important value added developments are,” she continued. “In this area we know energy development is in a crisis.” She added if job losses occurred in the aerospace or manufacturing sectors like they have in the oil and gas sector there would be full government involvement to fix the problem. “Unfortunately, the response to the loss of jobs and impact on families in Alberta from the Federal government has been empty rhetoric,” she said. “We hear often the lack of policy is going to continue to cause job losses in 2019. Major producers are already cancelling projects in Alberta and this could lead to a major recession.” She went on to blame the Federal government for the problems and said while the world oil and gas industry was booming, it was declining in Alberta – totally the fault of government policy and inaction. The chairman of Alberta Recycles, Caroline McAuley, presented a cheque for $30,000 for a municipal demonstration grant to be used for recycled tire pathways in the town’s Community Park. Shell Scotford’s community liaison officer Shekinah Veitch, also presented a cheque for $33,040 to be put towards the Community Park.
Lamont County reeve, David Diduck, and Strathcona Ward 5, councilor, Paul Smith, second from left, joined Bruderheim town council and Fort SaskatchewanVegreville MLA Jessica Littlewood, as she presented a cheque to the municipality during the annual Mayor’s dinner, Mar. 7. The cheque for $26,325, is being put towards the Women Rising business initiative which, while developed in Bruderheim, is made up of businesswomen from around the area including both neighbouring counties as well as the town.
Bruderheim town council members look on as the chairman of Alberta Recycles, Caroline McAuley, presents a cheque for $30,000 to the community during the annual Mayor’s Dinner Mar. 7. The town will use the money to put recycled tire pathways throughout the new community park.
Shekinah Veitch, Shell Scotford community liaison officer, second from right, presents a cheque to Bruderheim town council during the Mayor’s dinner on Mar. 7. Judy Koschade, Bruderheim’s director of Community Relations, is on the right. The money will be used to further develop the town’s community park.
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14th annual Haying in the 30s again exceeds $26,000 in donations MAUREEN SULLIVAN It was another successful evening of fundraising at the 14th annual Haying in the 30s by the St. Michael Agricultural Society on Mar. 9, at the St. Michael Hall. The Mistress of Ceremonies was Mae Adamnyk who kept the evening moving along. Most people have been touched by cancer in one way or another, and expenses such as travel and accommodations during the diagnosis and treatment of this disease are not covered by Alberta Health Care and can be quite costly. Haying in the 30s provides financial assistance to people requiring a little extra help. M.P. Shannon Stubbs who attended the event said, "This annual event shows just how much a smaller community like St. Mike's punches above its weight by the amount of money it earns for those who are touched by cancer." Last year the fundraiser made $26,900 and at the moment the preliminary count for this year is $26,172. Once again there was a silent auction, 50/50 draw and a live auction where Stella Stevens of 840 CFCW in Camrose auctioned off an autographed guitar by Brett Kissel for $1,350, only one of many donated items. M.L.A. Jessica Littlewood who was also in attendance said, "it's good to see so many people come out to this event but sad that so many including myself have been touched by cancer." The full house enjoyed a perogy and chicken supper prepared by the volunteers of the St. Michael AG Society. Real Corbierre and his sisters remembered their father Edgar Corbierre, who passed away last year. He started Haying in the 30s in Mallaig to support people who have been touched by cancer when his own son Real was diagnosed with it as a child. The auctioneers were Bernie Florkow, Nick Kowarchuk, Danny Kowalka, Richard Mandryk and Paul
Hope. Also in attendance at the annual event were Lamont County Reeve Dave Diduck, Town of Lamont Mayor Bill Skinner, candidates for
the Fort SaskatchewanVegreville riding Jackie Armstrong Homeniuk UCP and Marvin Olsen of the Alberta Party, and former MLA Jackie Fenske.
Haying in the 30's at St Michael with Bernie Florkow, Mae Adamnyk, Real Corbierre, and his sisters.
Lamont County Reeve Dave Diduck presents Mae Adamnyk a cheque to Haying in the 30s on behalf of the County and the Andrew Lions.
MP Shannon Stubbs (red) and UCP candidate for Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville Jackie Armstrong Homeniuk (left) and friends at Haying in the 30's.
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Lamont gets grant to improve Spray Park BY JOHN MATHER The Town of Lamont has received a grant for $12,960 to put recycled tire mats in the Lamont Spray Park. “I don’t have an exact date when it’s going to happen, but it will be this summer,” said Lamont Chief Administrative Officer, Christine Beveridge. “The Parks Committee still has to determine what colours they want to use in the mats. There are still some deciding factors in terms of the design.” The letter announcing the grant came before council. Feb. 26. Beveridge said the Parks committee determined the town should apply for the grant, but she wasn’t too sure when it had been applied for. “It’s been applied for for a couple of years, but this is the first time we’ve been successful in getting it.” “The project,” stated the letter, “Ensures hun-
dreds of scrap tires will be diverted from landfills and made into an innovative recycled tire product for your residents to enjoy.” The letter further stated that since the inception of the Tire Recycling Program in 1992, 116 million tires have been recycled. The council also accepted to bid of Russell Farmer & Associates Consulting Ltd. in the amount of $7,000 to assist council with an update to the town’s strategic plan. The plan, which provides a sense of direction and measurable goals for the community was last updated in 2005. According to Beveridge it should be updated every three to five years in order to keep the community on a proper growth path. “Once we find a date council will meet with the consults and administration to go through
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the process of determining the goals and vision for the community for the next few years.” She added the plan is the document that drives decisions of council towards achieving the goals of the plan.
“Each municipality has different timelines, but most tend to go for a three to five year period.” She said the term of the strategic plan would be decided during the sessions with the consult-
ant. The current strategic plan is on the town’s website. “There is nothing specific to go into the plan at this point,” she added. “That is what the planning sessions are for – to determine the direction
the community will take.” She said the council is currently working on determining a date for everyone on council to participate, but it should take place later this spring.
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With that in mind, AWC designed a cash advance option for Alberta producers to help grow awareness of this valuable tool and foster improved returns. Through the development phase, we mapped out a way to make the FarmCash application process more user friendly and less time consuming. Our platform is simple, convenient and streamlined. The application is fully automated, taking you through a step-by-step process that is slimmed down to show only the information relevant to you. You can also apply by downloading the application and emailing it to farmcash@albertawheat.com, by speaking to a FarmCash representative at 1-855-376-2274, by faxing it at 403-717-1966, or in person at AWC’s Calgary office. FarmCash will issue your payment within 3-5 business after receiving your completed application. Further, AWC’s FarmCash business model is transparent: if AWC sees any profit from administering FarmCash, it will be returned to benefit the entire agriculture industry in Alberta. To learn more about FarmCash and how can we help you manage your financial obligations, please call our office at 1-855-376-2274 or visit www.farmcashadvance.com.
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