The Community
Press Volume 114, Issue 45
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
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Forestburg Grads: ‘go confidently in the direction of your dreams and live the life you imagined’
LESLIE CHOLOWSKY PHOTOS
Forestburg School held their Grade 12 Graduation Ceremony on Friday, May 13, at the Community Hall, where 13 graduates crossed the stage and celebrated with friends and family. Left photo: Graduate Kieran Sherman dances after the ceremony with a friend. Right Photo: Graduates Kiara Streich and Austin Mahan pose for a photo during their dance. See Story and more photos on Pages 16 and 17.
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Flagstaff Rural Crime Watch holds successful gun courses Leslie Cholowsky Editor
The Flagstaff Rural Crime Watch group recently held a two-day restricted and unrestricted gun course for women only at The Hive in Sedgewick, with a full house, and much interest in holding the course again, said organizers. The group gained three new members from the course, and the feedback from participants was very positive, the board heard. “The people who attended were appreciative of the women-only format,” said secretary Jan Bergseth, “they were very comfortable asking questions. It was a very diverse crowd.” She said that after the course was filled there were many inquiries about holding a similar event, this time for both men and women. The group has tentatively set the weekend of June 18 as the date of a second course with nonrestricted followed by restricted, with a maximum of 24 participants for each. “I think there were more
Lougheed fills vacant council seat Leslie Cholowsky Editor
The Village of Lougheed held its Nomination Day on Monday, May 16, to fill a Council seat left by the passing of Hal Meek earlier this year. Lougheed CAO Karen O’Connor says that only one nomination was received, and that unofficially, the position has been filled by John Cole. Cole will be sworn in to his new role on Council during their next regular meeting, held this week, on Thursday, May 19.
than 24 people wanting to take it,” said Bergseth. Flagstaff Crime Watch is also working with Killam RCMP on the possibility of creating a future web cam registry for the region, where people with security cameras can voluntarily register to alert police of the presence of camera footage, and a willingness to share. The registry would not allow police access to the footage itself, but serves as a reference if camera footage is available for a certain location or date. Registrants would not be able to see other registrants, only the police would have access to a full list. Members of the Flagstaff Crime Watch group heard a presentation from a new regional citizens group, represented by Deanna Martz, who are interested in partnering and holding educational sessions about the justice system in Canada.
At an open house held a few years ago by Flagstaff Rural Crime Watch, speakers included a crown prosecutor and other crime experts covering this topic. Discussion on the proposal centred on holding a series of shorter presentations addressing different aspects of the system versus one long event. Crime Watch board member Lynne Jenkinson
said this aligns with the crime watch group’s goals of crime prevention through education and awareness. Both groups agreed to discuss the issue further. Members of the crime watch group also recently attended an informal meeting to discuss the potential of bringing fraud awareness seminars to the region. “Fraud is becoming a huge issue again,
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May 2022 Meetings
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Public Works Updates Please refer to www.flagstaff.ab.ca for up-to-date road work happening throughout the County. Road Recovery
Dust Suppressant
Crews will be working on the following shoulder pulling project this week: • East of Alliance on Range Road 113, from Township Road 410 to Secondary Highway 602 for 4.0 miles
Crews will be spraying strategic locations and arterial residential locations with MG 30 dust suppressant in early May. All MG 30 dust suppressant applications are dependent on weather conditions.
Public Works Services Once this project has been completed, crews will be working on the following shoulder pulling project: • Northeast of Alliance on Township Road 410 from Range Road 125 to Range Road 123 for 2.0 miles.
Please visit the Flagstaff County website at flagstaff.ab.ca for information regarding Gravel Sales, Residential Laneway Maintenance, Road Maintenance, Hamlet Services, and more.
Please keep in mind that our seasonal crews will be out working on our roadways and to use extreme caution while travelling on these roads while they are being maintained in any way. We thank you in advance for your cooperation during this season.