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Mom escapes Ukraine Now safe with daughter in Bruderheim, Liudmyla Volovyk

survived in a bomb shelter under a school until it was safe to escape pet and a suitcase and stuff for them 200 people and there are 600 people in can’t just lay down. You have literally BY JANA SEMENIUK it. People stand all the way for eight no space and every free inch is filled,” Bruderheim resident Olga and try to get on the train? “The train, on a regular basis, takes hours and not even be able to sit. You she said. Renneberg was thrilled to see her While Volovyk had mother last week, after barely slept over the past the 56-year-old woman couple of weeks, was able to escape Renneberg said resting Ukraine and come to now was the last thing her Canada. mother wanted to do after Renneberg met her her first restful night at mother at the airport in a Renneberg’s home. tearful reunion captured “She woke up early by local news media outand started cleaning right lets. away. She was exhausted “It is a huge relief,” but she always needs to Renneberg said during a move. She needs to do later interview with the something instead of lisLamont Leader. tening to the news and “I’m glad she is here worrying about her and I’m glad she is safe.” friends and family,” she Renneberg’s mother, said. Liudmyla Volovyk, was “Right now, her friend in a bomb shelter under a and her godson, they are school in Kyiv for two still in Kyiv and live close weeks before escaping to the place where this Ukraine. She carried only morning a missile fell. a backpack and managed Her godson is 14.” to get on a train that took Although the two are her to the city of Lviv. adjusting to the new Volovyk crossed the borarrangements, Renneberg der in Poland where she said her mother does not secured a plane ticket and want to stay permanently. landed in Edmonton “She can definitely March 7. stay with us as long as she Renneberg said later needs, but she wants to go that her mother was lucky home eventually and she to escape. will do that when it’s “My mom got away safe,” she said. “So far her easy because she was home is ok as much as I alone. She didn’t have know.” kids or elderly people she Meanwhile Olga and needed to take care of. her husband’s children “She just had herself. But can you imagine hav- Bruderheim resident Olga Renneberg kisses her mother upon greeting her at an Edmonton airport March 7. are enjoying time with grandma. ing at least one kid or a Renneberg's mother escaped Ukraine after the Russian invasion. Global news screenshot

2 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Bruderheim Post Office suffers second break-in since January Private video from hotel patron shows two people load van with packages - Canada Post/police won’t comment about security BY JANA SEMENIUK The Bruderheim Post Office has experienced its second break-in so far for 2022, resulting in registered mail, parcels, and regular mail stolen March 5. While the postmaster was first alerted to the robbery by a call from their security company, a patron from the nearby Victoria Hotel, may have captured the entire incident on video while watching from the hotel bar’s window across the street. The video shows two individuals backing up a van to the post office and loading it with packages. Police were unavailable for comment. In addition to police, Canada Post Security were also notified, and an investigation initiated. Meanwhile, residents faced extra hurdles in getting their mail this past week. While mailboxes were blocked off with sheets of plywood, people lined up to get their mail at the counter, having to first show government issued identification even though they have lived and picked up their mail from the same location for years. A letter from Canada Post, distributed to each resident at the counter, explained the situation. “We are writing to make you aware of a recent break-in of the Bruderheim, AB. Post Office. The individual or individuals were able to gain access to the post office and may have removed mail or parcels that were on site at the

time. Unfortunately, because we do not track individual letters, we can’t be certain which pieces of mail were taken if any,” said the letter. Phil Legault, Canada Post media relations personnel, commented on the incident by email, but could not offer any details as to additional security measures taken since the last break-in, or what would be instituted to further secure the mail now. “Our Security and Investigations team is aware of this incident and the local RCMP detachment is investigating. As this incident is being investigated, it would be inappropriate to comment further or provide details. We take these matters and the security of the mail very seriously. We don't divulge specific security measures or broader

information related to our equipment publicly as doing so would hamper their effectiveness,”

he said. A previous break-in, Jan. 23, resulted in damage to the mailboxes and

for comment by press time, it is unknown if any arrests have been made in either crime.

walls in the post office, but no access was gained to the mail or parcels. As police were unavailable

Bruderheim residents line up to get their mail from the counter as their mailboxes were boarded up after a devastating break-in March 5 resulted in stolen mail and parcels. This is the second time the post office has been broken into so far this year. Photo: Jana Semeniuk

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Chipman To Honour Former Mayors OH DEER

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Former Chipman Mayors Jim Palmer (L) and the late John Stribling (R) in 2005.

Two green spaces dedicated to two men who did a huge amount of volunteer work for the village BY JANA SEMENIUK Chipman Village Council passed a motion, at their March 14 village council meeting, dedicating two parcels of town property in honour of two former village mayors: Jim Palmer, who was Chipman’s mayor from 1995 – 2019; and the late John Stribling, who was mayor from 1983 – 1995. Stribling passed away in 2018, while Palmer currently lives in Edmonton. Maureen Thompson, village postmaster, made the original motion during the Jan. 18 council meeting when she appeared as a delegate. “I have heard a lot of stories about contributions that were made by long time Chipman members, specifically John Stribling and Jim Palmer,” she said to the council. “I’ve heard that for over 30 years they gave selflessly, and a lot of those years it was volunteer work to fix up and do a lot of things for Chipman. I am asking the Town to consider looking at being able to honour their contributions by donating two green spaces for their names.” During an interview,

Chief Administrative Officer Pat Tomkow explained the history around the two notable figures. “When Jim (Palmer) was mayor, he got wind of the fact that the Catholic Archdiocese was going to sell the National Hall in 2004,” she said. “Jim said ‘why not buy it for the Town?’” Tomkow said the historic hall, first built in 1925, was purchased for $15,000 and needed many upgrades. “Today the hall is booked every week for some event. It’s our community hall,” she said. Tomkow said Stribling and Palmer would work together on such tasks as; pouring sidewalks, renovating the town office, fixing water main breaks, and laying sod rather than hire other people to do the work. “Our town had no money back then. We were in bad shape. If you didn’t work together, you didn’t make it,” she said. “Because of all of their volunteerism, we saved a lot of money and had a healthy bank account.” Tomkow described how heartbroken Palmer was when Stribling

passed away. “Jim made a plaque for him that is in my office. He said it (Stribling’s death) left a tremendous hole in the community,” she said. It was unanimously decided that the area around the National Hall will be dedicated to Palmer and a green space on 50th street and 50th avenue will be dedicated to Stribling.

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Opinion Canada faces major issues in near future unless we change our ways BY JOHN MATHER A look at what is evolving in Ukraine should point out serious flaws in the North American Treaty Alliance (NATO) and those member countries who have signed on as members since its formation in 1949, following the Second World War. The original members were: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and the United States. Its purpose when formed was to act as a deterrent to the threat of Soviet expansion in Europe following the war. It has since expanded to 30 members and has expanded its role to conduct security operations away from Europe in Afghanistan, Iraq, Kosovo, and Somalia. The NATO individual member countries have committed to spending two per cent of their respective gross national products on defence, but only 11 of the 30 have met the threshold in 2020. Canada is one of those not meeting the threshold. And over the past decades many of the European and North American members have happily passed on military build up, and oil and gas development, rather concentrating on green environmental solutions to climate change fully secure in the knowledge that the original protagonists, the Sleeping Bear was soundly in hibernation. Oh, Europe threw it a bone as it expanded its oil and gas reserves and quickly began supplying the European market they had given up on in favour of windmills and solar panels. They watched quietly as the Bear invaded neighbouring countries and even went to Syria and Afghanistan to attempt takeovers or support corrupt regimes. The Bear has been building up its Arctic coastline with additional submarine pens and deep water ports in anticipation of the day when a year round channel opens in the Arctic. But alas, as we have seen in recent weeks, maybe the bear wasn’t sleeping as soundly as lawmakers thought. The Russians struggled to subdue Afghanistan in the 80s. They retreated tail between their legs, and the NATO countries went in to solve the problem only to find that it wasn’t going to happen. It was a humanitarian crisis that extends to this very day, but since it was Afghanistan and a place where few North Americans or Europeans have any knowledge of, it was shrugged off and swept under the carpet so to speak. But not so Ukraine! Suddenly NATO and the world woke up to find itself in a situation for which it was woefully unprepared. Russian President Vladimir Putin to date has outflummoxed NATO with his rhetoric and his threats to raise the nuclear stakes, if NATO tries to intervene. And to date NATO has been effectively neutered. CONTINUED

Letter: Recreational vehicle bylaw clearly stated Dear Editor: The Lamont resident who was upset with the Town`s contracted By-law enforcement officer may have been able to save some money and a good deal of frustration if he had searched the Town’s website for information regarding the parking of recreational vehicles on public property. A few minutes on a computer and on your browser go to the Town`s website at Lamont.ca. Then click on Your Municipality, then on Governance, then on By-Laws and finally view all By-laws. This will get you to a comprehensive list of Town by-laws. Then

you scroll down this list (quite a ways) to the Traffic By-Law. This is By-Law 10/16. Section #3 of the by-law deals with recreational vehicles, stating that said vehicles are allowed to be parked in front of your property for 24 hours before being moved to an off-highway site for 48 hours. Also the by-law sates that the vehicle drawing the trailer (or towing it) must remain attached to the trailer or recreational vehicle. This is in compliance with provincial statutes that prohibit uninsured vehicles from occupying public property. Continued on Page 15

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We have Rangers patrolling the north, but are they enough if Russia were to move into our territory? Suddenly with sanctions levied against Russian oil and gas supplies, the U.S. is looking for new sources of the commodity. Sleepy Joe Biden has approached Venezuela, Saudi Arabia and Iran in search of additional reserves. But he cancelled Keystone XL and hasn’t even considered asking Canada to supply the country. Really this is the height of hypocrisy. Canada needs to step up defence spending and procurements, to strengthen our defences across the Arctic. And it needs to build new pipelines to supply oil and gas not only for our own needs, but for those of our allies. If climate change continues, as many predict, the Arctic waters will become ice free and open to year round shipping. We as a nation have to be ready to defend our territory. And currently Russia is poised to represent the biggest threat to our sovereignty. We need a leader who has a presence on the international stage, not a misplaced drama teacher, who is more obsessed with creating a balanced-diversity cabinet, rather than putting the most capable people in positions of importance. Our Canadian leaders and hopeful leaders have to learn governing is more than taking advantage of the photo op. Right now I don’t see any leader on the horizon capable of leading this country capably on the world stage, but I do know now is neither the time to abandon development of our resources when we are capable of supplying our allies, nor to ignore the dangers of not defending our far north against potential Russian aggression.

There are those who do call for NATO to invade and help Ukraine, but with the nuclear threat it’s impossible. We don’t know if Putin is bluffing with his threat, which could easily lead to world annihilation, but who in their right mind wants to take that chance. Now, the Russians have also been very active in the high Arctic, an area where Canada shares a common border and quite an extensive border at that. “Russia has staked out ambitious territorial claims in the Arctic.” says a report by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a year ago. “Its rhetoric notwithstanding, it has thus far pursued them through legal means in compliance with the terms of the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Law of the Sea.” “Its’ only partner in its Arctic pursuits has been China, which claims that it is a “near-Arctic” state – a claim rejected by the United States and likely viewed with suspicion by other Arctic nations.” “Russian ambitions were highlighted in 2006,” states the report, “As it moved to develop its oil and gas assets in the north at that time to justify inclusion in the G8. Rising temperatures in the Arctic make those riches more accessible and at that time would have ensured the Kremlin a steady source of revenues and the supplier of oil and gas for most of Europe. In Canada, we have a government that is doing everything it can to weaken our oil and gas producing capacity even though we do have the third largest reserves in the world. And across the Arctic what do we have for defence capabilities?

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FROM WHERE I SIT: Nightmares and Broken Hearts

BY HAZEL ANAKA If you feel distracted, unsettled, confused, bewildered, and heartsick I’m right there with you. The unfolding horror in Ukraine live and in colour available to us day and night is taking its toll on anyone with a heart and mind. Those here in Canada with access to Ukrainian TV channels are seeing another version of the war. Including footage of a Ukrainian farmer grabbing a Russian tank while its driver is relieving himself in a field. He towed it away with his tractor. Proof positive that farmers (everywhere) are resourceful self-starters with balls. And he’s not the first or last farmer to tow away a tank. Apparently, a bounty is now being paid for any such equipment stolen from the Russians, the amount depending on its make and model. As I write this Sunday morning, the first US journalist has been murdered. President Zelensky has visited injured Ukrainian soldiers in a hospital and handed out 106 medals of valour, unfortunately

some posthumously. There are arrests of Ukrainian mayors and the installation of puppet leaders. A military training base near the Ukrainian-Polish border was bombed bringing the war closer to NATO’s doorstep. Historic and cultural sites are being obliterated. Mariupol in southern Ukraine has been without water, food, and heat for a week or so. The sight of mass graves harkens back to World War II. Babies are being delivered and the injured treated by flashlight. Military personnel and civilians including children are being killed and injured. The exodus of refugees to safety in other countries, now estimated at over 2.7 million, continues. Global anti-war protests, even in Russia, continue. Global rallies of support for Ukraine and world peace continue. Humanitarian relief made possible with donations of money and supplies continue. Heroic help from volunteers, non-governmental agencies, and regular people continue. Turning to prayer and music and national pride continues. President Zelensky has become a portrait of courage and resolve. At forty-four, he’s become an impassioned orator who inspires or chastises as the situation demands. Unfortunately, political rhetoric also contin-

ues. Part of me thinks that criticism by me and others is unfair. Financial sanctions and the delivery of lethal and nonlethal weapons obviously helps. The training of Ukrainian soldiers by Canadian forces since the annexation of Crimea in 2014 and the seizure of eastern regions by Russia, obviously helps. The countless meetings, phone calls, travel to the region by politicians probably helps. Politicians withholding the no-fly zone and straddling the treacherous line between waitand-see with outright war is hard to watch and understand. The united front exhibited by NATO allies and other civilized countries is unheard of and clearly sends a message to Putin. Unfortunately, people who’ve studied him know that he doesn’t back down, he just gets more barbaric and crueler. Sane people wonder about what drives someone to such evil. Of course, he’s not alone in wickedness and crimes of opportunity like looting. What restores our faith in mankind are the selfless acts of loving kindness and the outpouring of generosity. Today I heard about a campaign called Resistance from a Distance. The founder, with a military background, thought about flying to Ukraine to fight.

Instead, he decided to stay home and fill planes with supplies instead. One can only marvel at the open arms Ukraine’s neighbours are showing. Would Canada accept a couple million people, feed them, clothe them, warm them, administer medical aid, give toys to traumatized children at the drop of a hat like Poland has? I would like to think so but am not sure. In the coming weeks and months, we will all be called upon to keep giving, whenever and however we can. We will be asked to keep Ukraine and all of Europe in our

thoughts and front of mind. We will be asked to think about what losing freedom and democracy would mean. And in our darkest hours, we will think about the lives lost, the injured, the displaced, those who have lost everything. And then, when we can bear no more pain, we’ll be reminded of what Victor Malarek said in an interview today. All of the children who are orphaned by this war or got separated from their parents are at risk of being grabbed and sold into the sex trade. You’ll remember that Malarek spoke at Babas

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Minor Hockey

Lamont U15 team wins silver in edson 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 dropped a 7-5 playoff game at Mayerthorpe on Saturday. Mayerthorpe jumped out to a 7-1 lead late in the second period before a great attempted comeback by Bruderheim scoring the game’s final four goals. Declan Morgan scored a hat trick and Keegan Ellis scored twice. No assists were handed out. Lamont U15 won tier 4 silver on Saturday in Edson, beating Maskwacis 9-5 but losing to Edson 6-1. In the victory, Lamont jumped in front 8-1 at 6:24 of the third. Lamont was led by Cameron Olechow (2g 1a), Nicklas Mehlen-

bacher (2g), and Kayden Winslow (2g). Other scorers were; Rowan Young (3a), Xavier Storr (1g 1a), Kyran Belcourt (1g 1a), Andrew Svitich (1g 1a), William Furey (2a), Reid Chudyk (1a), and Ashton Strickland (1a). Sandy McDonald got the win in goal. In the game against Edson, the two teams played a close game but Lamont was stoned by the Edson netminder as Lamont outshot the home team 4746. Kyran Belcourt scored the only Lamont goal with 59 seconds remaining, assisted by Andrew Svitich. Ryan Carstairs picked up an assist in his Fort Sask. AA U13 Rangers 52 playoff win over Camrose Vikings on Thursday. Brandon Kowal picked up an assist in his Fort Sask. U18 AAA Rangers 3-2 win over St. Albert on Saturday.

SILVER WINNERS Back row (l to r) Assistant coach Rob Fossum, Assistant Coach Arlie Young. Middle Row, Head Coach Wayne Olechow, Will Furey, Nicklas Mehlenbacher, Reid Chudyk, Sandy McDonald, Ashton Strickland, Kayden Winslow, Xavier Storr, Cameron Olechow, Zandon Tanner. Front Row, Andrew Svitich, Livia Grob, Kyran Belcourt, Rowan Young, Ashlynn Dickinson, Camryn Fossum, Alexis Lewis. (Missing: Manager Kim Dickinson).

Chipman car show returns after two-year absence BY JOHN MATHER After a two year absence brought on by the pandemic, the hotrods, customs and unique cars return to the streets of Chipman this June. “Our Chipman Car Crafters show and shine will be back on June 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.,” said Chipman Car Crafters president Dave Gray. “We still don’t know how many cars we’ll have at the show, but after a two-year absence I expect they’ll be quite a few.” The club held a meeting at Chipman Hall Mar. 14, to discuss planning for the event. “This year we’ll be having all the vendors in

one area, rather than scattered throughout the show,” said Gray. Registration to put a car in the show and shine will cost car owners $15 and will take place from 9 a.m. to noon on the day of the event. Vendors who want a stall at the show and shine must register with the club by May 1. A few vendors have already been confirmed for the day. Besides, the Car Club, other Chipman groups join in to help make the day a success, added Gray. The Chipman Golden Seniors will host a pancake breakfast. There will also be a concession operated by the

Chipman Fire Department held at the firehall. In addition, there will be a Perogy Dinner offered at the Chipman National Hall with all proceeds going to the Chipman Historical Society. On June 4, in an event which is separate from the Show and Shine, there will be a Swap Meet held at the Chipman Agricultural Grounds from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Vendors will have to bring their own tables, Gray told club members because they don’t have any to provide. Club members also discussed going to a couple of swap meets

and cruise-in events in Northern Alberta in the next few months. Gray said he had gone through all the paperwork pertaining to the show and signs for the event would be going up around the community later this week. “I’d like to ask that we have a good supply of volunteers,” said Gray. “We need people to help with the set up and tear down, but also to work the gates and give relief to other volunteers throughout the day.” Twenty-five trophies for the different classes of vehicles will be awarded.

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Council will revisit funding for 2022 Ukraine twinning event - may be inappropriate BY JOHN MATHER Lamont County will decide the fate of $14,500 to host a Twinning 2022 event just prior to the Babas and Borshch festival in August after it comes back to council for further discussion Mar. 22. The motion to revisit the funding came as the County donated $5,000 to Ukrainian humanitarian relief at its Mar. 8 meeting. Lamont County Chief Administrative Officer Peter Tarnawsky updated council on his efforts to contact representatives of the Village of Nebyliv, which twinned with the County last fall. “I wasn’t able to make specific contact with anyone,” he said. “Looking at their website they are preparing their community for invasion.” He said the website had referenced air raid alerts, stated a curfew was established, and a community chat was established so people could find out what was happening in their community. He added they were seeking volunteers for 24/7 patrolling. He said he had posted on behalf of the County to the Nebyliv website but had not been able to reach anyone. The County had hoped to host representatives from the Village at a special day prior to the Babas and Borshch Festival in August. Council had pledged $14,500 to host the Twinning 2022 event which would feature a banquet for dignitaries, Ukrainian dancers, storytelling and meetings with business leaders and farmers from around the county. A sum of $6,000 had been previously budgeted for the events but costs had been anticipated at $14,500 leaving council to hike the additional amount $8,500 at its Feb. 22 meeting. Councillor Daniel Warawa said he had concerns about spending this type of money when there was such humanitarian need in Ukraine. “We’re spending money on a party for the twinning when we don’t know if that Village is

even going to be around,” he said. “I’ve had a lot of phone calls on this. The comments I’m getting are 'we shouldn't be spending the money on a party at this time'.” Tarnawsky said the monies already budgeted for the twinning event shouldn’t be debated while a motion of spending $5,000 to support humanitarian aid to Ukraine was on the table. Warawa said he fully supported that motion. Councillor Neil Woitas also agreed that spending $5,000 to help an aid package was good, but “when people are dying in the streets, we don’t know if there will be a village left at the end of this.” He felt spending money on the twinning event would be inappropriate and he was hearing that from his ratepayers in Division 5 as well. He said he would sooner see the $14,500 added to the humanitarian package. Deputy Reeve Roy Anaka said he felt the twinning ceremony could be a solemn celebration and not “partying and dancing.” “If everyone wants to revisit that funding we can bring that back,” he said. “Right now we’re dealing with the items for the $5,000.” Councillor Aaron Wick felt no one had an issue with the $5,000, but “you can feel the passion that people have and we have to revisit the other motion.” “Moving forward I don’t think the $5,000 is an issue for any of the council.” Reeve David Diduck said council couldn’t rescind the funding motion for the twinning event without bringing it back to council. He said the seriousness of the situation in Ukraine was only going to get worse. “We’ve shown our support for Ukraine with our flag raising ceremony (Mar. 4) and this is just continuing with that support.” He felt it might be premature to rescind the other motion at the present time.

“It’s very likely if the delegation can’t come and council is of the opinion they want to provide that money to Ukraine it’s something that can be reviewed in the future.” Tarnawsky said the stakeholders who had taken on the 2022 twinning event celebration had been advised of the money set aside for the project and he said they would have to be informed of any decision regarding the funding in case they had started spending any of the budgeted amount already. Woitas said when the original motion had been made for the funding there was no war on and it should be revisited. Warawa argued against any spending of the money and it should be debated quickly, “before any spending gets out of hand.” Diduck suggested rather than putting the twinning event money in with the $5,000 donation, it might be prudent to hold on to it and maybe consider it to be used with helping refugees if and when they came to Lamont County further down the road. Warawa said he had enquired about sponsoring a family, but to sponsor a family of five it could cost upwards of $17,000 to $27,000 for the first year.” He felt spending the money on the twinning event was wrong and he wanted to bring the motion back to council as quickly as possible. After the motion supporting the $5,000 was passed, Councillor Warawa said he wanted a motion to bring the original funding back before anyone started spending any money. Tarnawsky suggested Warawa make a motion to have staff engage the stakeholders to pause any expenditures on the 2022 twinning event and bring forward the matter for further council review and reconsider the decision at the Mar. 22 meeting. Warawa was satisfied with the motion and it was carried unanimously.

Spring East Central Machinery Consignment Auction Starts Opening April 1st, 2022 & Starts Ending on April 5th, 2022 Lamont County - Online Auction Location: Hwy #16 & Rge Rd 185 (1 Mile East of Hwy 834) South Side of the Road

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Lamont County provides $5,000 to Ukrainian relief BY JOHN MATHER Lamont County Council has approved $5,000 be spent on humanitarian relief to war ravaged Ukraine. The council passed the motion at their Mar. 8 council meeting. During the meeting two motions were passed regarding supporting Ukraine. The first was that $5,000 be donated to the Canada Ukraine Foundation in support of humanitarian aid to the country; while a second motion was passed challenging municipalities in and around the county to donate in support of similar aid. “Lamont County stands with Ukraine,” said Reeve David Diduck in making the motion. He had relinquished the chair of the meeting to Deputy Reeve Roy Anaka, so he could speak freely on the motion. “Ukraine citizens are being displaced and the result is a humanitarian crisis beyond anything we could have imagined. “I think what’s happening in Ukraine is an atrocity,” he added. “It’s one man who is imposing his will in respect to totally destroying a country and having absolutely no regard to the welfare of the civilian population of that country. “It’s unfortunate and you would think somehow there would be a way to stop this atrocity from happening,” he stated. “However there is the backdrop of Mr. Putin potentially utilizing nuclear weapons which essentially has the world backing off somewhat and just imposing sanctions.” He said there had been two million refugees that had crossed the border and the number didn’t include those displaced, killed, injured, or the children lying in the streets. “There’s a huge need for humanitarian aid,” he said. “Because we’ve twinned with the Village of Nebyliv and we are the Cradle of Ukrainian

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needed aid and to stop this war,” said Diduck. The motions were carried unanimously by council. Individuals and corporations can also donate through the Ukrainian Canadian Congress of Alberta (UCCAb) website. Please visit the UCCAb to learn more about additional humanitarian support options. (www.ucccab.ca)

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Chipman 4-H holds speech event - winners off to regionals BY JOHN MATHER Parents and guests gathered Mar. 12 at St. Michael Hall as 26 members of the Chipman 4-H and Multi Club hosted a communication event where the participants gave prepared speeches. Ranging in age from six years to 17 the speakers had a variety of subjects covered from serious topics as “Heart Disease”, “Freedom of Speech, It’s Not so Free”; and “Dangerous Driving” to the younger speakers talking about

“Our Dog Juniper and Her Puppies”; “My Puppy Moose”; and “My Family”. At the end of the event, the nine judges awarded points and the winners and second place finishers from the three main categories Inter, Junior, Senior will advance to the Northeast Regional 4-H Communication event Mar. 26 in St. Paul. The youngest age bracket Cleaver don’t advance further than the club level. Amelia Davis will

advance to St. Paul after she gave a presentation on the “Parts of Western Saddle,” using an actual saddle as a prop. The Junior winners advancing are: Lorne Barnett, first, and Nevaeh Harper, second. The intermediate winner and second place finisher were: Ben Behiels and Catie Behiels. The Senior winner and second place finisher were: Allie Behiels and Hannah Sobkow.

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Chipman 4-H Cleaver Marigold McCullough gives her speech on “our Homeschooling Days’ during the Chipman 4-H Communication event at St. Michael Hall, Mar. 12. She got some assistance from MC Emma March during her presentation.

Amelia Davis gave a presentation speech “Parts of a Western Saddle” during the Chipman 4-H communication program Mar. 12, at St. Michael Hall. She will advance to the Northeast Regional 4-H Communication Event at St. Paul Mar. 26.

It took a panel of nine judges from a variety of backgrounds to judge the Chipman 4-H Communication event at St. Michael Hall, Mar. 12. Here the judges marked results or listened carefully as one of the 26 speakers made their speech.

Toews, Jerry Juluis It is with sadness we announce the passing of Jerry Toews of Lamont, Alberta on March 8, 2022 at the age of 81. A memorial service will be held at the First Baptist Church 4403 51 Avenue Smoky Lake, Alberta on Friday, March 18, 2022 at 2:00 p.m.. Internment to take place at a later date.

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PROPERTIES LAMONT COUNTY

A rare 22 degree sun halo was captured by Leader photographer Crystal Moren when it was visible for a short time on Feb. 23. The halo, from the family of sun dogs, is described as being an optical phenomenon that forms as an ice crystal ring with a radius of approximately 22 degrees around the sun.

Ukrainians endure hate crimes after supportive ceremony at Oilers game March 13, 2022. EDMONTON, AB The Ukrainian Canadian Congress Alberta Provincial Council (UCC-APC) and Ukrainian Canadian Congress National (UCC) are disturbed by the violent attack against Ukrainian Canadians that took place following the Edmonton Oilers NHL hockey game on March 9. UCC-APC and UCC call on the Edmonton Police to investigate this attack as a hate crime. This was a disappointing ending to what was a memorable night in support of Ukraine. Together with the Oilers Entertainment Group, we raised over $1.8 million towards the #HelpUkraineNow H u m a n i t a r i a n Assistance initiative led by the Canada Ukraine Foundation through the 50/50 draw and also included various ingame programming in support of Ukraine. A group of our community members were taking photos outside the arena. They were adorned with Ukrainian flags and other Ukrainian symbols. The Ukrainian community members were assaulted by a group of men, who spoke and yelled in Russian, who began to assault them, throwing punches, kicks

and grabbing by the neck. “This was an attack on a group of people simply posing for a photo. Russia is waging a genocidal war against Ukraine. We were showing our support for Ukraine and we were assaulted because of it,” stated Orysia Boychuk, President of UCC-APC, who was part of the group that was assaulted. “We will never be intimidated by cowards who turn to violence to try to silence us.” Rogers Place has informed us that the assault was recorded on video cameras. Police officers on scene handcuffed one of the assailants, who was taken by police from the scene. “We have seen increasing violence, vandalism and attacks on members of our Ukrainian Canadian community, our institutions and buildings. Given that this group of Ukrainians were clearly identified as such by the flags and other symbols they wore, we insist that Edmonton police investigate this assault as a hate crime,” stated Alexandra Chyczij, National President of the UCC. “Should any members of our community suffer any attacks, please contact local law enforcement immediately. We

ask that you also contact the UCC National Office to inform us of any incidents.” Report hate crimes, violence and vandalism against Ukrainians As Russia wages a genocidal war against Ukraine and the Ukrainian people, the Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) has been notified of incidents of violence and vandalism targeting members of our community in Canada. These attacks on our community are motivated by hate and must be reported to and investigated by law enforcement agencies. If you become a victim of such an attack, we urge you to: 1. Immediately contact your local police department and file a police report 2. Forward a copy of the police report to: report@ucc.ca Please also report to the police and then forward any hate mail or threatening messages you may receive electronically, through the post or other means. You can report these to the following email: report@ucc.ca. We will not be intimidated by cowards who hate Canada, Ukraine, our freedoms and our way of life. Help us protect our community!

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law allows for fines up to $2,000 as well as impounding the trailer. Driving around town I have seen numerous trailers on the street unattached from a truck, so we are bound to have more upset residents.

As to the questionable behavior re: no mask and insensitivity to your wife’s medical issues, I would prefer everyone to be more conscious of others and their stated conditions. Bradley Robinson

Continued from Page 4 Once your truck or towing vehicle is uncoupled from the trailer it is essentially uninsured. I believe the provincial

15,000 sq ft Industrial Shop built on 42.8 acres in Lamont County adjacent to town of Lamont. There is an approximately 15 acres of gravelled yard with partial chain link fencing located at 195043 HWY 29 Lamont County. Price: $3,175,000 • East ½ NW-34-53-18 W4 80 acres of pasture located 182043-TWP RD 540 Lamont County. Price: $125,000 • W4-18-53-11-NE 160 acres pasture on RR 181 between TWP RD 530 and 532 Lamont County. Price: $230,000 • W4-18-53-11-SE 159.88 acres pasture on RR 181 between TWP RD 530 and 532 Price: $230,000 • 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 • 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 TWO HILLS COUNTY RECREATION LAND • W4-12-55-27 NW 146 acres with 1/2-mile frontage on the North Saskatchewan River. HWY 29 and RR 123 50± acres of cultivation power at property Nicely treed lot for a building site. Price: $350,000 STRATHCONA COUNTY • SW Part of NW –23 –53 –23 –W4 40.55 acres North of Highway 16 on Range Road 232 in proposed medium industrial zoning with CP rail line at the border of the property. Price: $7,200,000

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ISDB Members Needed

Reminder: Fish Fry – Andrew Lions

Lamont County is looking for community members to be part of the Intermunicipal Subdivision and Development Appeal Board (ISDB). This board is responsible for hearing all subdivision and development appeals, as set out in Part 17, Division 10 of the Municipal Government Act. Up to 12 members will be named to this board (made up of community members from communities within and surrounding Lamont County). To apply, visit: https://www.lamontcounty.ca/ governance/boards-committees.

FCSS At Home Alone

Kalyna Family Resource Network – Lamont County Region

Regular Council and Committee of the Whole The next Regular Council Meeting and Committee of the Whole Meeting is on Tuesday, March 22, starting at 9 a.m. The public is welcome to attend at the Lamont County Administration Building or virtually through Microsoft Teams. COVID protocols and requirements are in place.

Ukraine Support and Challenge On March 4, Lamont County raised Ukraine’s flag in support to end the war with Russia, and has committed $5,000 in support for Ukraine humanitarian aid.

Please note: for health and safety precautions, it is recommended to attend the March 22 meeting virtually using the Teams invitation (accessible via the The County also challenges surrounding Lamont County website). If you would like to present or municipalities to assist with this speak at a meeting, please contact Legislative Services. humanitarian support. The meeting agenda, previous meeting minutes, and a link to Microsoft Teams so you can attend virtually is found at: www.lamontcounty.ca/governance/agendas-minutes The public and media can also sign up to receive meeting agendas/notification, or request recording from the meetings.

Organizations and the public may consider donating to relief through the Canada-Ukraine Foundation, accessible through: https://www.uccab.ca, as donating online ensure immediate access to funds are provided to areas with the greatest need.

FCSS Volunteer Appreciation

Wildfire Season – Call for Contractors In preparation for the upcoming Wildfire Season, Lamont County Emergency Services is inviting contractors to express their availability and interest in providing heavy equipment and/or other services (e.g., water hauling) to the Emergency Services department on an “as needed/called in” basis. Interested contractors can request a Fireline and Mobile Equipment Agreement” package. For more information, or to request/submit an agreement package, please contact Regional Fire Chief Shayne Milliken at shayne.m@lamontcounty.ca, or (780) 895-2233 ext. 236. Download the Contractor Agreement at lamontcounty.ca/news.