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Bullarama Supreme
Last minute entry was a first-place win for bull rider
Beloved Lamont event ropes in huge crowd BY JANA SEMENIUK After a two-year absence due to restrictions around the COVID pandemic, Bullarama Supreme came back to Lamont May 7 at the Conrad Schinkinger Memorial Grounds, drawing 900 fans of all ages to take in the event and kick up their heels during a later dance. Bullarama Supreme, which has been running in Lamont since 1994, saw 25 bull riders entered this year with eight of them ultimately vying for first place in the final round. Because riders earn points for their performance, accumulating towards a total for a possible invitation to the finals in Nov., Rebecca Joseph, event chair for the Lamont Agriculture Society, explained that this year’s Bullarama was extra special. “If it's over $7,500 prize money, then they get double points. Ours was $8,000. So, if they got injured and couldn't go to one ride this season, by coming to ours, they can kind of make up for it,” she said. “We’ve got to entice them a little bit more because it’s an outdoor event in a bad time of year.” The Lamont Ag Society partners with the Bull Riders Canada (BRC) organization to put on the event with the riders participating in a draw the week before to match them up with their bull. Joseph said reputations precede the bulls with some riders happy with their match and others not as happy. In addition, a 50-50 draw resulted in $1,290 going to the Lamont Light Up Committee, although the name of the ticket winner was unavailable. Joseph also added by email that 46 volunteers worked over 500 hours to make the event possible. “It was just really heartwarming to see the community basically come out in droves and seeing the dance floor packed,” she said during a later interview. “It was just really, fantastic to see everybody enjoying themselves again and connecting with everybody in the community. Basically, just being back in business is a good feeling.” Winners of the 2022 Bullarama are: Lonnie West of Cadogen Alta. winning first place and receiving $5,083; Cody Coverchuk from Meadowlake, Sask. took second place winning $2,698; Carter Sahli of Red Deer, Alta. won third place taking home $1,763; and Fabian Dueck from Loma Plata, Paraguay came in fourth and received $829.
Lamont Ag. Society’s Bullarama Supreme drew 900 fans on May 7, back in business after a pandemic pause.
BY JANA SEMENIUK Bull rider Lonnie West, 26, from Cadogen Alta., took home more than $5,000 after capturing first place in Lamont’s Bullarama Supreme May 7 and said he nearly didn’t enter. “I didn’t even have my membership to come here. I texted one of my buddies and found out there was a spot open, so I bought my card yesterday and it worked out well,” he said, smiling after the event. West said he has been riding steers since he was 10 years old, gradually working his way up. But a shoulder injury last year put him out of commission for the past six months. “I dislocated my shoulder last summer and rode with it all summer, but it was very messed up. So, I took six months off after the CFR and rehabbed it,” he said. “These were my first bulls back since the shoulder injury.” In terms of his prize money, West said he has no plans for it. “The nice thing about these BRC (Bull Riders Canada) ones, is that you pay cash, and you win cash. I don’t know what I’m going to do with it all,” he said West added that he will be very busy over the coming months. “I’ve got one in Camrose next weekend and then pro rodeos every weekend after that,” he said. West placed second in the long round at Bullarama, and ultimately first Bullarama first place winner out of the final 8. Lonnie West, 26.
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Lamont Lions hold bingo event for Mother’s Day BY JANA SEMENIUK The Lamont Lions Club held a special bingo event in celebration of moms last Thursday at the meeting room in the Lamont Arena. Nearly 40 people attended with prizes including cash, potted flowers, and all the fixings for an at home lasagna dinner. Long-time member Bill Skinner said bingo events have been on hold for the past two years considering public health restrictions around the pandemic. “Our main goal is to provide service for the
community and recognize how hard the pandemic has been on everyone. We want people to socialize and have a
good evening,” he said. “Now that restrictions have eased, we are back doing bingos to give people socialization again
after being isolated for two years.” The bingo caller was another long-time member, Chris Mintenko Skinner said their next bingo event will be a steak bingo for Fathers’ Day June 8.
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Gavinchuk, Victor
On Saturday, April 30, 2022, Victor Gavinchuk of Lamont, Alberta passed away peacefully at the age of 79 years. Victor will be forever loved and missed by his wife of 51 years, Dreena; sons, Ted (Tracey) and Allen; grandchildren Shelby, Brittney; brother, Bill (Casie); sisters, Mary
and Olga; sisters-inlaw, Helen and Lilia; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, other family members, and friends. Predeceased by his parents, John and Tikna; brothers, Mike and George; brothers-in-law, Edwin Kielhbauch and Bill Hlushko; and parents-in-law, Adolf and Elsie. Victor was born and raised in Hilliard, Alberta. He spent his life with his family on their farm in Mundare, Alberta. He had a passion for animals of all shapes and sizes, and spent most of his time raising cattle. Victor was active in the local community, volunteering with the 4-H
Club and the Mundare Agricultural Society. When he wasn’t volunteering, you could find Victor outside feeding the cows and horses, with his trusty farm dogs always by his side. The family wishes to extend their sincere gratitude to the staff at the Lamont Health Care Centre for their dedicated support and the wonderful care they provided to Victor over the years. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.riverviewfuneral.com for the GAVINCHUK family.
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Opinion Alberta at the Edge BY JOHN MATHER So it should come as no surprise to people that I am a right leaning individual. While I would prefer much less government interference in our daily lives, I do tend to share conservatives values although I do waiver when it comes to social policy. But what do I make of the current state of Alberta? Today (May 11) is the last day for United Conservative Party voters to mark their ballots and mail them in to vote in favour of, or not in favour of, Jason Kenney’s leadership. And no, I don’t have a vote in the matter. In another week the counting will be done and the vote outcome will be announced. But what will the outcome mean for Albertans? This leadership review has been mired in controversy and various accusations and now the Brian Jean camp has asked Elections Alberta to look into the bulk purchasing of memberships. Elections Alberta states they are looking at how the memberships were purchased and that a possible violation of the Election Finance and Contributions Disclosure Act may have occurred. This just adds to the questions surrounding the outcome of the vote. The Premier, as is his right, has said he’ll stay in the position if he receives more than 50 per cent of the vote. But he has several members of his caucus who have spoken out against his leadership and one, Brian Jean, ran in a by-election with the sole purpose of being back on the government benches to unseat Kenney. This is the same Brian Jean who lost the first battle of UCP leadership under questionable circumstances. If he survives the vote, will Kenney toss Jean and the other dissidents out of caucus? Will they join former UCP members Drew Barnes and Todd Loewen to sit as independents or, with just a couple more independent members, will a new political party be formed? Will the UCP Party disintegrate? And just how many seats can Kenney afford to lose and still have any semblance of control in the legislature. The NDP sits on the sidelines salaciously licking their lips as this whole leadership mess unfolds, and thinking the big prize could soon be well within their grasp. Do Albertans want another NDP-run province? The last waltz with the leftist party didn’t end very well. Jason Kenney steamrolled and crushed the Alberta PC Party, merging it with the Wildrose into the “united right” UCP. CONTINUED
CONTINUED And now it’s turning out the right can’t really be united. In Alberta there are many degrees of right and as Kenney has found out, trying to put them all into one big tent is something akin to herding cats. So back to the leadership review results. If Kenney wins does the public trust him? Well those that I know and question about these things say the answer is no. But then there isn’t a lot of love for Brian Jean either. And I haven’t met anyone who feels Danielle Smith has any credibility left to lead a political party after she up and hauled several members of the former Wildrose Party into the folds of the Progressive Conservatives led by the late Jim Prentice. No, the various circles of right-leaning voters in Alberta have a lot of questions and the current political scene doesn’t answer them. Will the Wildrose Independence Party suddenly become home to these disgrun-
tled voters. How about the Alberta Party that saw itself shut out of the legislature following the last provincial election? Is there any way the provincial Liberal Party can see a resurgence? For right leaning voters, right now Alberta politics is a mess. Win or lose, no one will be satisfied with the outcome of this leadership vote. Kenney, if he survives, will want to rebuild the party before next year’s election. But, does he have the trust of Albertans? All down to earth Martha and Henry Albertans know Kenney driving a blue pick up truck trying to project the image of an everyday rural Albertan is about as realistic as Rachel Notley knowing which way to wear a white cowboy hat at the Calgary Stampede. Our province deserves better leadership. But is there any better leadership on the horizon? And will we have any clue after next week?
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FROM WHERE I SIT: Real Life
BY HAZEL ANAKA This year Roy’s birthday and Mother’s Day fell one after the other. That made celebrating just a smidge easier. If you consider Hilary helping Roy replace miles of hosing on the air seeder celebrating…anything. She’d just returned from an intensive week of work in Quebec for an Edmonton client. And we’d been dog-sitting Gertie at the farm since the 29th or 30th. Between our busy schedules, we’d managed to provide responsible care during her farm holiday. Yet, somehow, she got sick. She vomited off and on since Tuesday. From Quebec Hilary contacted the breeder who offered advice. I picked up the necessary Pepto-Bismol liquid, Pepcid pills, and Pill Pockets. Except for the pill pockets (to hide pills in), everything else was the human variety. Let’s just say getting the neon pink Pepto into her was a two-person job. We couldn’t get the whole dose in but when she appeared to be lapping it up, I emptied the remainder of the syringe into her bowl. In the words of the breeder, “What kind of crazy dog is this. I have no words for this.” When most people were making breakfast Wednesday morning, I was boiling rice and cooking a chicken breast for Gertie. That would be her diet for the rest of her stay. And along with Pepcid seemed to be doing the
trick. Until it wasn’t. On Saturday, she puked a couple more times. I guess her eating one of those small felt circles for under chair legs didn’t help. There’s probably a trip to her vet in the future. Did you know you can buy pet health insurance---after a check for pre-existing conditions, of course---to avoid the high cost of animal care? Gertie will be returning to her family of origin (parents, a sister, and a half-brother) when she boards at the breeders during Hilary’s trip to Portugal. Probably a helluva lot more fun than staying on a quiet farm with ‘grandparents.’ We set up a perch for her so she could look out the living room window. When a pooch has to wait a day or two for someone to drive by and there are no pedestrians, watching the magpies is not that riveting and the idea was largely a bust. But at least now we can rest assured that every single animal smell in the yard has been thoroughly sniffed out by that flat little nose.
On Sunday evening, the three of us went to the Citadel’s production of 9 to 5. It was fine but definitely not the best show we’ve ever seen there. The woman playing Dolly Parton had her voice down and the physical package to believably pull it off. The Citadel will always hold a special place in my heart. Last November or December, just before the curtain rose, Hilary off-handedly mentioned that she’d been seeing someone since August. I was surprised and happy and promised not to grill her. And really haven’t. Finally, on Sunday night, we met the guy. He seems to be a fine man and worthy of our girl. And truly can a parent ever wish for more for their child? He’d taken his parents to the show so Roy met them for the first time as well. Hilary and I’d already met them at the Home and Garden Show in March when they stopped at the UCC booth when Hilary and I worked a shift. They too, seem to be lovely people; easy to make conversa-
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Mundare to add stop signs in pilot project BY JOHN MATHER Mundare Town Council will launch a pilot project to try out new stop signs on its main street to increase safety. Chief Administrative Officer Colin Zyla told Council May 3, there had been safety concerns raised about people who were using the traffic circle at 50 St. and 50 Ave. incorrectly. He said there was interest in placing a fourway stop sign at the intersection and possibly at the intersection of 50 St. and 53 Ave. at the north end of the downtown core. The issue had come up at the town hall meeting to discuss where to place an electronic sign the Town is planning to put up. The sign was donated by the members who maintain the National Hall. Councillor Glen Rozumniak felt the signs
should be erected which led to much discussion among councillors. “It’s a little awkward putting a four-way stop at the traffic circle,” argued Councillor Eddie Shepel. “I think we might be better off to try just using a two-way stop sign for traffic on 50 Ave.” Councillor Rick Patrie agreed, saying it would be easier for people to adjust to the two-way stop on the Avenue, where visibility could be restricted. He added that in Vegreville, however, there were four-way stops all along its main streets. “Everyone’s concerned about safety,” said Rozumniak. “I think we should just put up the four-way stop and be done with it.” Zyla said there could still be some confusion at the intersection. He said if a four-way stop was put up, additional signs
indicating the direction of traffic flow could also be installed. Shepel said he had never seen a four-way stop in a roundabout before. “We don’t want someone, who doesn’t live in town coming into town and thinking they can turn left in the round about,” he said. “Only one person spoke up about a four-way stop at our town hall and I really think it would be very confusing.” Patrie said if it was a two-way stop it would work like other stop signs along the main street where east/west traffic stops and the main street traffic is free flowing. “North/south traffic would flow through the roundabout and east west traffic would have to stop,” he said. “If there’s a concern about it now we should address it before we
install the digital sign,” said Mayor Cheryl Caliniou. Patrie suggested putting up a two-way and if that didn’t solve safety issues at the intersection, then a four-way sign could be installed. Rozumniak said putting a four-way stop at 53 Ave. would slow the traffic down coming off Highway 855. “People tend to rip along there and a fourway would slow that down,” Shepel suggested putting in the stop signs as a pilot project and let the community know it was being tried out as a pilot project to improve safety in the community. Council passed a motion to put a two-way stop sign at the 50 St. and 50 Ave. intersection and a four-way stop sign be placed at the corner of 50 St. and 53 Ave. both for a three-month trial period.
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Mundare approves motion for share of fine revenues BY JOHN MATHER Mundare Council has approved its motion to be presented at the Alberta Municipalities Association annual conference that the province amend section 162 of the Traffic Safety Ac, Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000, Chapter T-6 to distribute fines and penalties under the act to those municipalities receiving policing services under the Provincial Police Services Agreement at the same percentage that these municipalities pay for policing. The resolution came about after Mundare Chief Administrative Officer Colin Zyla pointed out a change in the act in 2005 was made so that traffic fines were distributed based on the “who pays for policing model.”
In 2023/2024, Mundare with a population of 852 will pay $47,740 for policing yet under the Provincial Police Service Agreement, they do not currently receive any portion of fines or penalties revenue. If the resolution was passed at the convention and then led to a provincial government amendment, those municipalities would become eligible for 18 per cent of the fines and penalties. Despite the intent of the Act, currently those municipalities receiving policing under the PPSA do not receive a share of the fines and penalties, Zyla had pointed out to council. Zyla told council at their May 3, meeting he had sent the proposed resolution to the Alberta Municipalities Associa-
tion for their approval of its format, and that the final resolution had to be submitted by the end of May. He said another municipality in the province had to second the resolution and he had sent a copy of the resolution to all the towns and villages in the province affected by the resolution. “I have been told there will be no problem getting the resolution seconded.” He added the resolution had been sent to Lamont County asking them to submit it to the rural municipalities association for ratification. Council approved a motion approving the resolution and it was passed unanimously.
Fort Saskatchewan Vegreville MLA Jackie Armstrong Homeniuk chats (2nd right) with members of the Bruderheim Seniors Club at their monthly pancake breakfast May 7. The MLA, joined by Bruderheim Town Manager Patty Podoborozny (left), presented the Seniors Club with a certificate indicating they had been approved for a $17,750 grant from the provincial Community Initiatives Program. The club members plan to use the funds for upgrades to their facility on Bruderheim’s main street.
Communities and businesses to host breakfast to aid Ukrainian Relief efforts BY JOHN MATHER The community is coming together in June to rally around the Ukrainian Refugee resettlement in Lamont County. The Town of Lamont, Lamont County, Cenovus Energy and the Fort
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Zhoda Community Centre hosts successful bingo after Covid hiatus BY JOHN MATHER On May 7, on Twp. Rd. 552 east of Highway 855 a field surrounding the Zhoda Community Centre was filled with cars and pick up trucks. For the first time in two years, the volunteers charged with maintaining the community centre gathered the community together by hosting a very popular bingo. Well over a hundred people from around the Andrew, Mundare and Willingdon areas gathered in the hall to enjoy the old style game and share stories of what they had been doing during the last two years of pandemic lockdowns. “The Zhoda Hall was originally a country school built in 1926,” said Zhoda Community Centre president Robert Farris.
“When the schools were centralized in 1955, the hall became our community centre. Our current set of volunteers took over in 2015.” The executive consists of Farris along with vicepresident, Bernice Bilyk; secretary, Caroline Forst; and treasurer, Jeanette Homeniuk. At one time we had more than 70 members in our group, but since Covid we haven’t been actively selling memberships.” He said the memberships are renewed annually. “This is our first event and the turnout is very good,” said Farris. “Traditionally we had a bingo at Christmas and one at Easter. But we didn’t know if the restrictions would be lifted so we decided to wait until
May to have it this year.” The fact it occurred on the Mother’s Day weekend was merely a coincidence, he added. He said businesses had been canvassed and the community came through with more than 80 prizes which would be part of a 50/50 draw, which was held along with the traditional games of bingos. “We play eight straight lines or four corners, an M game and a blackout game,” he said. The blackout game was the highlight of the evening and featured a cash prize of $75. Farris said while the bingo is a huge fundraiser for the community centre, the executive also hosted dances over the years in the spring and fall. “We haven’t pursued
those because of Covid,” he said. “But we’re thinking about hosting them again and we’ll gauge the support following the bingo tonight.” Farris said the executive will remain in place for a while because “it’s hard to get volunteers.” “I feel privileged we have a full executive and eight additional directors,” he said. “It’s hard to get volunteers, but all of us live in the community or grew up in the area.” He added most of the board were either retired or had jobs in the community. The money raised from the bingo evening will be used by the executive for hall upgrades.
Bingo players updated on Ukrainian Fundraising efforts BY JOHN MATHER Just prior to a return of bingo at the Zhoda Community Hall on May 7, Mundare Easter Basket Ukrainian Effort Committee member Charlie Gargus updated the large crowd on how the fundraising program was progressing. There was a fundraising box at the bingo and the Community Centre executive reported they had donated $500 to the effort. “The Mundare Easter Basket project arose because those of us with Ukrainian heritage… well it hurts to see what’s being done over there and we feel so helpless. What could we do?” He said the group formed at a rally held in Mundare earlier this spring and they wondered how they could work to bring some of the refugees from the conflict into the community and provide housing and support for them. “We formed a committee… there’s seven of us and we put in organization and time. Covenant Health has donated a house with utilities paid. We’ve had food, furniture, and clothing donated. We have several druggists and pharmacies donating medicine and first aid supplies and health care products.”
He told the crowd the group already had a family of a mom, husband and two children who had escaped the conflict living in one house in Mundare. “They were able to get out before the war started and originally they were part of a group of 11 living in very cramped conditions in a house south of Mundare.” “They were short of food so we took them in, and there will be three more coming very soon.” He said Father Filas Manor had a room and the Sisters had a house in town they had let the group use. “We’ll probably be taking in 25 people in total,” Gargus added to a large round of applause. He said currently the group had enough supplies, but still worried about caring and feeding the group for three years. “So that’s why there are donation boxes at events like this. He said donations could be made at the group’s office in the Basilion Fathers Museum in Mundare and all funds were being administered through the Ed Stelmach Foundation. “None of us on the committee know who donates or what people donated because it goes through the foundation,”
able to see it through to he explained. He added he and other the end,” he added. volunteers had put in “Because we don’t want more than 100 hours of them becoming refugees volunteer labour in fix- in Canada. That woulding up a home for the n’t be very good.” “So anything you can refugees. “We had lots of materi- do here in terms of a als donated,” he said. donation helps these “And we just put in the folks out.” time doing the repairs. When we walked the f a m i l y through the home they had tears in their eyes because they had been living in such cramped conditions. So that is our first success Charlie Gargus, a member of the story.” Mundare Easter Basket Ukrainian “Now we Effort, gave the bingo crowd an want to be update on Ukraine relief efforts.
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Cory Kucher calls out the first bingo numbers in more than two years at the Zhoda Community Centre, May 7. A good-sized crowd turned out to participate in the social event which has always been a strong community participation event. Funds raised will be used on hall renovations and upgrades.
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Nearly 135 children registered for BMSA soccer and kicked off the season May 3 in Bruderheim. Photo: Jana Semeniuk
BMSA kicks off the soccer season in a big way BY JANA SEMENIUK Bruderheim Minor Sports Association (BMSA) director Tara Wilson was not prepared for what happened when registration opened for children’s soccer earlier this year. Instead of the usual number of registrations, BMSA received nearly double. “We were absolutely not prepared and very pleasantly surprised,” she said. “We usually have 70-75 kids and run teams for age nine and under, but this year we had 135 kids registered and for the first time ever I had to close registration.” The first practice was held May 3 in a field near Bruderheim School. Wilson said they have two teams for each division and could have had
three if there were more coaches available. Also, for the first time, BMSA has teams for older children. “We’ve always had teams for ages nine and under but this year we have an older team that are playing actual league play. They play actual scripted games in a league. They play Tofield and Gibbons as well as other towns. Our players will be in other communities representing our town,” said Wilson. She attributed the sudden increase in players to several factors, including the pandemic and lack of soccer programs in other areas. Wilson added that she hopes to see additional sports added to the BMSA list. “BMSA is going through a bit of a rejuvenation. The hockey team
left BMSA this year and amalgamated with the Lamont team to become Elk Island Hockey,” said Wilson. “We wish them all the best, and it has opened us up to being able to bring in other types of low-cost low commitment sports for local families.” Wilson said BMSA is seeking new sports ideas as well as volunteers who may be interested in helping to teach and coach them. In the meantime, Wilson said BMSA is already looking to next year. “We are already planning for next year so we can continue to build on the incredible registration year we have had,” she said. “I would love to see Bruderhiem known for its children’s sports.”
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
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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 BEAVER COUNTY (BRUCE AREA) • NE 1/4 13-49-14 W4 160 acres of hay land. RR 140 and TWP RD 494. Price: $300,000 • NE 1/4 24-49-14 W4 160 acres of pasture land. RR 140 between TWP RD 492 and 494. Price: $250,000 STRATHCONA COUNTY
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• 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 • Parts of SW and SE-7-53-22 W4 located at HWY 21 and Lakeland Drive 63.62 acres of development land with HWY 21 exposure. The property is within the Bremner and local Employment Area ACP with expected future use of industrial. Price: $6,000,000
The Lamont Under 15 baseball season got underway May 5 with the team travelling to Vegreville.The team struggled in its first outing dropping a 20-5 decision. Above, the Lamont catcher bobbles the ball while the Vegreville batter awaits a better pitch.. Photo by Crystal Moren.
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Closed Auction Bid – Land in the Hamlet of St. Michael
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Lamont County Council has directed Administration to conduct a closed bid auction for Lots 1 & 2-4 Block 2 Plan 1749EO in the Hamlet of St. Michael. a is conditional of Council approval, and the successful bid Sale will waive any claims against the municipality for the environmental condition of the land—land is sold “as is”. Bids can be submitted confidentially to Lamont County Administration by May 27. More details are available at: https://www.lamontcounty.ca/public-tenders.
Service Level Public Engagement Survey The following survey (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Service_Level_2022) has been prepared to gather public input on specific areas of policy or programs that Council has requested to guide decision making processes. Lamont County is seeking input in its direction on service level and budget planning. We welcome your feedback as we plan for the future. Deadline: June 30. x This survey takes about 20 minutes to complete. x All responses are confidential, and results will be compiled and shared to aid Council in its decision-making process. x Please complete this survey online (linked on the Lamont County website); paper copies are also available at the Administration Building.
The next Regular Council Meeting and Committee of the Whole Meeting is on Tuesday, May 24, 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; currently, mask wearing at personal discretion. Please note: for health and safety precautions, it is recommended to attend the May 10 meeting virtually using the Teams invitation (accessible via the Lamont County website—you can also sign up for meeting notifications and to receive the meeting agenda). If you would like to present or speak at a meeting, please contact Legislative Services. 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. Please Note – inFocus is also available for viewing online at: www.lamontcounty.ca/communications (for those wanting to view the weekly submission as full-sized PDF and to access hyperlinks).