Independent Alberta republic?
FormerFortSaskVegCAboarddirectorleadingtheRepublicanPartyofAlberta
Leader Cam Davies is aiming for a coalition with the UCP towards independence
BY JANA SEMENIUK
The new Republican Party of Alberta (ARP) leader, Cam Davies, may have had harsh words for the United Conservative Party when he resigned his membership on Apr. 24, but said he is still pressing for a coalition between the two parties on a path to provincial independence.
“I think we can serve Alberta best by having a conservative coalition and the Republican Party of Alberta will be the first to the table to enter in good faith discussions with the UCP,” said Davies during a recent interview with the Lamont Leader, adding that plans for a future meeting are not in place yet.
Davies said sentiment for an independent Alberta is growing across the province as evidenced by the number of people signing up for a membership to his weeks-old party; 22,000 to date with over 11,000 joining after the Apr. 28 federal election.
“We believe in faith, family and freedom. We believe in an independent Alberta Republic, and if there are
Albertans who share those values, then we encourage them to join us,” he said.
Davies said the ARP began as the pro-autonomy group, the Buffalo Party, named after the territory of Buffalo between AB and SK. He said the group’s name changed to the Alberta Republican Party on Feb. 10 this year. Although the party’s name carries ‘Republican’ in its title, Davies said the ARP has no affiliation with the United States nor advocates becoming the 51st state.
constitutional republic.”
Davies said, in his online letter, that he resigned his UCP membership due to his discontent with the party.
“I’ve invested years in this movementknocking doors, raising money, training candidates, helping elect Danielle Smith, and working behind the scenes to promote a better Alberta,” he stated in his online letter.
“I will not stand silently while this party slips further into corruption and authoritarianism. Silencing dissent is not strength - it is cowardice.”
of 27 elected directors on the CA’s board. Although Davies doesn’t live in the constituency, he said each CA is allowed a small number of directors who are not constituency residents.
Meanwhile, Davies said he is after the province to adopt a ‘binding’ referendum and not one whose outcome can be ignored.
“You run the risk of a referendum being nothing more than a recommendation,” said Davies, referencing the 2021 referendum then-premier Jason Kenney held on removing equalization payments from the constitution.
Davies added that legislation is part of what he is bargaining for.
“Legislation that when the referendum passes it would be legally binding and the province would (have to) act on it.”
“We have zero connection to any other Republican organization or any other political party (or the United States),” he said. “For that matter, we chose the name Republican because we want to see Alberta as an independent
Davies said he was also hired to help current Fort SaskatchewanVegreville MLA Jackie ArmstrongHomeniuk with her 2023 election campaign, then hired as deputy returning officer for Armstrong-Homeniuk’s constituency association’s (CA) AGM board elections that same year.
He was then asked to remain as one
In the meantime, Davies said he is working on strengthening the movement by ‘linking-arms’ between ARP and the other Independence-seeking groups. He said the ARP recently signed an MOU (memorandum of understanding) with the Alberta Independence Party.
“We’re different horses attached to the same wagon,” he said. “We want to see an independent prosperous Alberta.”
Cam Davies, leader of the Alberta Republican Party, attempting to unite the independence movement.
Leader
BY JANA SEMENIUK
The Lamont Leader’s attendance at the United Conservative Party Constituency Association of Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville (CA) AGM on May 10 resulted in a phone call to the Leader office from the CA board on May 12 with threats of a lawsuit if we reported on the meeting.
According to the Elections Alberta website, a constituency association is a “volunteer organization endorsed by political parties or independent members of the Legislative Assembly to handle political activities at the electoral division level such as selling memberships and conducting fund-raising activities.”
Fort SaskatchewanVegreville MLA is Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk.
Lamont Leader Office Administrator, Crystal Moren, said a woman who identified herself a member of the UCP CA board from the Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville UCP constituency association, demanded to speak to someone with authority at the Leader office before delivering her threat around upcoming coverage of the May 10 public AGM.
“She really pushed to go above and speak to the editor or publisher, then said ‘I hope you are understanding me. Are you understanding how important this is, that nothing goes to print or we’re going to file a class action suit’,” said Moren.
“She was very condescending and kept saying ‘do you understand’. I got her phone number and gave it to Kerry (Anderson – Publisher).”
Anderson said he was upset that his staff was being threatened and harassed by a member of the United Conservative Party and phoned the woman back.
“She was reluctant to give her name when I called her back. When she finally told me her
name, I told her not to call our office and ever threaten us again. I said, ‘you’re supposed to be a political party. You’re having a public meeting and we were covering the public meeting just like we did last year,” he said.
“I said ‘We’re going to do what we are going to do. We’re going to report the news as it happens, truthfully. It’s that simple.”
Anderson said the Leader has been threatened with lawsuits before but never resulting from an AGM (annual general meeting).
“You can’t sue people for telling the truth,” he said. “Getting threatened with a lawsuit is one thing, but when you are threatened by a political organization with the clout of the Conservative Party of Alberta, that’s a whole other thing. What exactly were they trying to stop us from telling the public?”
Rob Smith, Provincial Constituency Association Board President, said that AGMs, in the words of the provincial party legal counsel, are ‘quasi’-public meetings with media having the right to print the list of elected directors’ names.
He said he, and the CA president Ruven Rajoo, regrets that anyone associated with the party felt threatened.
“Ruven has not considered any form of legal action against you, the Lamont Leader, or any member of the press, local or otherwise,” said Smith. “Nor have we as a provincial party.”
In terms of lawsuits, CA President Rajoo admittedly spent more than $20,000 in donations last year on legal help hoping to avoid redoing the CA board’s Dec. 7, 2023 AGM where he was first elected as president.
More people showed up than the venue could hold that day resulting in more than 50 candidates for 27 board director
positions being unable to speak to the crowd prior to voting taking place.
Additionally, due to the building capacity, members were admitted into the building in ‘shifts’ to vote and leave
so others left outside standing in line could then enter and do the same.
Dozens of complaints from CA members prompted the arbitration board to step in and ren-
der a decision on redoing the event.
Despite Rajoo’s efforts, the board was ordered to re-do the AGM, due to candidates being unable to speak prior to the election.
The AGM was held on June 14, 2024 where Rajoo was again elected as president in addition to all others originally elected.
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Opinion
Cabinet appointments won’t stop howls for separation in Alberta
BY JOHN MATHER
Oh Prime Minister Carney … what have you done?
Did you channel your inner Justin Trudeau when you made some of your cabinet choices last week?
Are you counting on election recounts to give you a majority government, and you were so confident you made the cabinet decisions not caring what Canadians thought?
You kept Steven Guilbeault in your cabinet?
The former eco terrorist has been moved to Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages.
No doubt his new title will embolden him to have all Canadians wearing a fur hat and plaid shirt as part of our national dress code, forgetting that in parts of the country a ten-gallon hat and cowboy boots affixed with spurs are de rigueur.
Yup I’m sure he’ll do his best to impose a Quebec identity on the rest of Canada.
But even before he read his mandate letter, Guilbeault had to wade into the area of his former cabinet post and denounce the need for new pipelines in the country.
He said the Trans Mountain line which the Trudeau Liberals built at inflated costs was under-utilized.
He further quoted old disproven stats about the length of time fossil fuels had left to be a desirable commodity on this planet.
Well, Stevie you’re wrong on both accounts, and I hope when the Prime Minister comes back from his Roman holiday he takes you out behind the woodshed and suggests for the sake of Canadian unity you ‘ferme la bouche.’
There are nuts out there, some with impeccable credentials spewing both the need for separation and the need to remain in Canada.
They all want to start petitions which has many wringing their hands and crying the sky is falling.
Please take note … a petition is a request. It doesn’t matter what the wording of the petition is, it will have to be discussed openly and in public and then voted on before it becomes a mandate.
And that stands for those who want to go and those who want to stay.
If such a petition does come to light, and I haven’t seen one yet, the petitioners will have to convince a majority of Albertans to support it.
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This means they will have to hold town halls both in the urban areas and the rural areas to convince Albertans of the validity of their positions.
Albertans will then have to make up their minds and vote one way or another.
The process will not happen overnight.
Now back to Prime Minister Carney.
During the election campaign you said you wanted to strengthen Canada’s economy and its resources would play a large role in this economic revival.
So why did you appoint the protégé of Guilbeault, Toronto Danforth MP Julie Dabrusin as Minister of Environment and Climate Change.
That is the former seat of the late NDP leader Jack Layton and Dabrusin unseated NDP MP Craig Scott in the 2015 election.
It is considered a very left leaning riding.
On her website she declares she supports “putting a price on carbon pollution, has taken a strong stance against oil sands expansion, and has promoted the critical need for a transition from fossil fuels to a low-carbon economy.”
Tim Hodgson, a longtime ally of Carney and former CEO of Goldman Sachs Canada, was appointed as Minister of Energy and Natural Resources. Hodgson was a board member of Calgary-based MEG Energy and did receive praise from oil industry insiders in Alberta, so there is a little bright spot.
But Dabrusin drew the ire of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.
“I am very concerned the Prime Minister (Mark Carney) has appointed what appears to be yet another anti-oil and gas environment minister,” Smith said in a statement shortly after Dabrusin was appointed May 13.
“Not only is she a self-proclaimed architect of the designation of plastics as toxic, but she is a staunch advocate against oil sands expansion, proponent of phasing out oil and gas, and for the last four years, she has served as the right hand to former environment minister and militant environmentalist, Steven Guilbeault.
“This is a step in the wrong direction.”
Smith has stated she has every desire to remain in Canada, which runs the risk of creating divisions in the UCP, so in deciding to walk a fine line she has lowered the threshold for allowing any petitions to take place.
Still the pro-Canada and anti-Canada forces continue to mewl and howl in the wilderness and of course this makes perfect fodder for both mainstream and independent media no matter what their political leanings are.
I was actually worried that a potential Toronto Maple Leaf/Edmonton Oilers Stanley Cup final could raise the heat on national unity as yahoos from both sides used sports to promote their politics.
But, maybe for the good of the country, although I highly doubt it, the Maple Leafs put that notion to rest by failing to advance to the third round of playoffs on May 19.
That leaves only the Oilers to represent Canada as the playoffs move to their conclusion and I wish them all the luck.
Kerry Anderson Publisher John Mather Reporter Jana Semeniuk Reporter Crystal Moren
BY HAZEL ANAKA
Let’s begin this week’s piece with some wonderful news. But, first some context. Hilary’s partner is a CPA (chartered professional accountant) which means by the time tax season is over, he’s ready for a significant getaway and recharge. This year they went to New Zealand and as I write this have another week to go. So, like good grandparents we’ve taken care of Gertie, the French bulldog since they left. Today, I took her back home to hand her off to the in-laws and water the plants. Like a good girl I went straight home after picking up some replacement line for the weed eater. Eventually, I noticed that Hilary wanted me to text when I got home. Then she texted asking if we were both in the house for a quick phone call
FROM WHERE I SIT: The Drama Will Continue
and offered the reassurance that it was nothing to worry about. After Roy got home, they called from Christchurch to say Ash had proposed and they were engaged. Spoiler alert: I had posed that question in my reply and gotten no answer.
We are thrilled.
Thrilled that hopefully none of the parents will be dragging around an oxygen bottle during the first dance. Thrilled that introductions will be easier as husband and wife versus Hilary and her man. Thrilled that they are taking the next logical step in the course of relationships. Thrilled that they seem right for each other and have a life together mapped out. There will be exciting days ahead as they plan their big day. I have no predictions to make about any aspect of that. Mature couples with means make decisions that make sense for them. With a 17-hour time difference they had to do some calculating to make the necessary phone calls work at this end. Even more strange is driving on the ‘wrong’ side of the road behind the steering wheel on the ‘wrong’ side of the truck they
rented. That has to take some major adjustment. I wonder what the accident rate among tourists is like.
On to other news. The Oilers will meet the Dallas Stars in the next round. Winnipeg lost out in a heartbreaker of a game. Toronto is trying to stay alive to advance in the Eastern conference but with only four and a half minutes left in game seven and being four goals down, the handwriting is on the wall. Florida just scored on the empty net so it’s all over but the crying. Hasn’t Toronto been falling short as long as there’s been conflict in the Middle East? The entire weight of Canada’s expectations now rests solely on the shoulders of the Oilers.
Spring field seeding is proceeding despite a very patchy pattern of rainfall amounts. On the home front, I haven’t ventured into a garden centre or planted a single seed. I have some other impending deadlines to face down before I can think about outside chores. We couldn’t do any Roundup spraying because of Gertie’s visit so the quack grass has gotten a foothold. I am
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seriously doubting the viability of growing vegetables in raised beds. Root vegetables like carrots and beets flop. Cucumbers were a disappointment last year. Strawberries which are perennials are killed by frost every winter. I can’t seem to grow dill from either seed or a started plant. What’s up with that? It’s literally called dillweed!
And yet, with the price of food, growing your own is supposed to be the solution. I’ve also had it with my blueberry bushes. I bought two because they need each other to pollinate. I bought them two years ago with berries on them and haven’t seen one since. Freeloaders, in gardens or workplaces, eventually need to be punted and replaced with producers.
Our new PM Mark Carney is talking a good game and strikes me as a no-nonsense, get ‘er done kind of guy. Maybe that’s the biggest thing he brings to the role; like most of us he seems to have no tolerance for talk, talk, talk, and precious little action. But he’s made some missteps too. Thinking anyone would be content with
not having them table a budget was a serious misread of the room and the country. So, he’s reversed himself on that. The machinations in Alberta with Premier Smith and the dead-end ranting about separation
are mis-guided and frankly, embarrassing. Yes, we have plenty to be mad about going back decades but for the first time in decades, it seems like a new day. Unfortunately, the drama will continue into the foreseeable future, from where I sit.
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Letter to the editor
Pro-Ottawa uses “shame tactic” to silence Albertans
Many people who have been following Canadian politics over the years realize that the victory of Mark Carney is not much of a surprise.
Now that Ontario and Quebec have voted for the future of Canada, what will become of the "old Canadiana"?
You know, those Canadians that are best preserved within the borders of Alberta and the western provinces?
As important as this question is, a bigger question will be, "how do Albertans respond to the 'shaming' the proOntarian [Ottawa] will use to silence us?"
Their goal is to make Albertans submit to their pro-Ottawa ways. Their goal is to make Albertans feel that we are not good enough to be free.
"Shame is a most pow-
erful, master emotion. It's the fear that we're not good enough" (Brene Brown). Those who study guilt and shame see these as two very different emotions.
Guilt applies to "doing wrong" while shame is a way to restrain a person's ability to defend themselves. This is why "shame, humiliation, and emotional and physical abuse are often closely connected" (Klein, 1991).
Expect the pro-Ottawa to use the "shame tactic" to make you feel guilty about choosing a life of sovereignty, over the slavery of a so-called "united" Canada.
When someone shames you because you want to become a sovereign and independent person, or country, underneath their hidden hatred is a recognition
that you have the strength and the capacity to live a full life without them.
In essence, you are admired for your strength that they have yet to find within themselves. After all, there is no shame in being open to "change" right?
Together, "you and me" are leaders of our own future, our own destiny. Those with fear will have to make a choice to follow Alberta, the proud, and sovereign; or, submit to the pro-Ottawa tyranny.
Albertans know we are much more than subjects to tyranny. We are people who wish to achieve self-actualization. Our future is included in this concept. To get closure with someone who tries to shame you for the will to
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do "good," and for the will to be free to make choices for your own province, remember that there is no shame in being open minded.
Remember that you are part of a soon to be new country (Alberta) that they do not understand; and therefore, they are scared. In other words, the Pro-Ottawa dislikes people from the "country of Alberta". They are prejudice against the Albertan people. Alberta is people who support one another.
If someone attempts to shame you, you have no guilt to bare. You are a proud, soon to be nation. They will come around in time.
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Lamont County receives $19,180 Provincial grant to train firefighters
BY JOHN MATHER
Lamont County is the beneficiary of a firefighting training grant in the amount of $19,180 through the Fire Services Training Program Grant.
The grant administered by the Province has a total of $1 million that has been used to support more than 65 fire departments across the province.
“This is great news for our riding. By investing in our firefighting services, we are supporting the future safety and wellbeing of our rural communities,” said Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk, MLA for Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville.
“We are very appreciative of the support from Fire Services Training Program and the additional funds that were allocated from the Government of Alberta,” said Lamont Regional Fire Chief Bo Moore.
“These grant funds
allow us to provide Provincially and Nationally Certified training to our members to better serve the citizens of Lamont County and our Municipal
Partners through Lamont County Emergency Services.”
Two other communities in this constituency also received funding through the program.
The County of Two Hills is receiving $16,200, and Vegreville is receiving $11,810 to help keep residents safe.
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Town of Lamont votes to keep ATCO franchise fees at max
BY JANA SEMENIUK
The Town of Lamont council members voted unanimously at their May 13 council meeting to keep the ATCO gas franchise fees at the maximum allowed, 35 percent and re-examining it next year.
Although the fees have been at 35 percent since at least 2015, councillor Perry Koroluk asked about the possibility of lowering them.
“Lowered would bring the gas bills down?” asked Koroluk.
Chief Administrative Officer Tyler Edworthy confirmed that it would, but would also impact
the Town’s revenue.
“The Town received $200,803.60 from the ATCO franchise fee last year and is anticipating $204,526 in 2025,” Edworthy confirmed by email.
According to information in the council agenda package, the rate of 35 percent costs each town ratepayer approximately $20.96 per month.
According to the utilities consumer advocate website, a municipal franchise fee is set by the municipality and collected by ATCO who then return it to the town, village or county. It’s a charge to access
the land needed to construct, maintain and operate the distribution systems serving the residents. As of Apr. 1, rates vary across the county with Bruderheim at 20 percent, Chipman at 0 percent, Fort Saskatchewan at 0 percent, Mundare at 23 percent, Andrew at 12 percent, and the Town of Lamont at the maximum allowed of 35 percent.
Although the agreement states it expires in 2036, Edworthy said the franchise fee will be brought back to council for approval every year and residents have 14 days to object if they
don’t agree.
Councillor Al Harvey asked what the effect would be if ATCO paid their own property taxes verses pushing the charge onto residents by way of the franchise fee.
“They pay taxes on their infrastructure, they just don’t pay taxes on the property,” he said.
“Have we ever tried to figure out what the revenue could be with the taxes on the property? Because that’s actually what they are doing. They are pushing the taxes for the property through to the residents.”
Edworthy said an
New owners with big plans for Lamont RV facility
BY MELISSA MACINTOSH-YOUNG
A lifelong dream has come true for Parry and Patricia Geertsen, who recently became the proud new owners of Lamont RV Park and Campground.
After moving from Bonnyville to Lamont with their family, the Geertsens are excited to build something speciala welcoming, familyfriendly destination that celebrates the camping lifestyle they’ve always loved.
The campground currently offers 75 wellmaintained RV and camping sites, with yearround availability, including winter sites for those who enjoy camping even in the offseason.
The Geertsens are already hard at work on several exciting upgrades and expansions designed to enhance the guest experience.
One of the newest developments is a designated group camping area, perfect for reunions, events, and large gatherings.
Looking ahead, Parry and Patricia plan to add cozy rental cabins and have also set aside room for future pull-thru sites, which will be ideal for larger RVs and added convenience for roadweary travellers.
To further improve the
park’s amenities, the couple is opening a campground store stocked with coffee, snacks, RV accessories, and other essentials.
Visitors will also benefit from on-site laundry and shower facilities, as
assessment has so far not been done but could be considered.
“We haven’t done any assessment at this point. It’s something moving forward we could certainly look at but (there’s no) information at this time,” he said.
Councillor Koroluk
well as newly added propane sales, making Lamont RV Park and Campground a true onestop destination for both short- and long-term guests.
With warm hospitality, ongoing improve-
ments, and a vision for the future, the Geertsen’s are turning Lamont RV Park and Campground into a vibrant, welcoming hub for outdoor enthusiasts across Alberta.
suggested keeping the rate the same for this year but getting more information to make a decision on it next year. The council voted unanimously to keep the rate as is and examine it with more information when it comes back up for discussion next year.
2025Land Lease Agreement Rental Information
Lamont County is seeking a land rental tender for one property – Due by May 30.
A farming tender (one-year lease with possible extension) for:
Land Rental Tender (Hay & Pasture): SE-11-56-16-W4 (~140 ac).
See lamontcounty.ca/public-tenders for full details and how to submit your sealed tender submission proposal.
Deadline: May 30, 2025, at 12:00 p.m.
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Lamont County concerned about Bruderheim’s late fire ban
BY JOHN MATHER
During the May 13, Lamont County Council meeting, Division Five councillor Neil Woitas wondered if the County, when its Emergency Services Department imposed a fire ban across the county, could force the villages and towns to do the same thing at the same time.
He was responding to complaints from Bruderheim that he had received from residents concerned the town didn’t impose a fire ban until May 8, well after the County and other communities in the county had imposed a ban.
“There is some confusion with the fire bans among the residents of some of the towns and villages,” Woitas told council. “It started in Bruderheim.”
He said they had a person who kept lighting fires in their backyardand with all our fires when it’s tinder drywhen I go to Bruderheim to conduct business people come up to me and they’ve taken it for granted that when the County imposes a fire ban it should been in all communities.”
Woitas said on May 3, the person had a large fire going the same night the large Sturgeon fire had erupted.
Woitas said people sitting in an establishment in Bruderheim following a funeral, strong winds were blowing, umbrellas off the deck, and they got covered in sparks from
this person's
“A lot of residents from the town and county were there and they were blaming our fire chief and deputy chief for a lack of fire ban - not knowing it was the Town’s responsibility.”
He said the person often lit fires in the backyard and then left it unattended. Woitas said he was concerned for some of the businesses that were located nearby.
He said RCMP were informed and they reported they couldn’t do anything about it because the Town hadn’t imposed a fire ban.
Woitas said he contacted Bruderheim Mayor Karl Hauch and had a conversation with him.
“He and the CAO had decided the Town would put fire restrictions on in the town.”
He said on another evening the fellow had put a five-gallon pail of gas into his fire pit and set it alight. Woitas wondered when the County had the chief and deputy chief put on a fire ban, why isn’t it for the entire community.
“When people are driving into the area, and they see there is a fire ban, I think they expect it to be in the entire County and not have some of the towns and villages exempt,” he said.
“If it was for everybody, then there would be no confusion,” Woitas said.
Chief Administration Officer Peter Tarnawsky explained to council the
towns and villages had their own bylaws and under the fire agreement between the county and rural communities they could set their own fire bans and restrictions.
He did note the Town of Lamont, Mundare, Chipman and Andrew had all imposed fire bans at the same time the County had.
Division two councillor Aaron Wick said the Town of Lamont stated they put on a fire ban as soon as the County announced it would have a fire ban.
“I am not sure why Bruderheim feels different about this,” he said. Woitas said Bruderheim residents were all concerned.
If the hotel had caught fire many businesses would have been lost.
“If you’re under our fire protection,” stated Woitas. “You should put bans and restrictions in place when our fire chief or deputy chief impose bans for the County.”
“If there’s a fire ban for the whole County then it should be for the whole County,” he said. “It makes the fire chief’s job much easier that way.”
“It also keeps our firefighters safer,” he added.
Reeve David Diduck agreed it wasn’t a good situation, but added residents of Bruderheim had to talk to the town council and CAO about the situation.
Woitas asked since Lamont supplied all the vehicles and manpower at the Bruderheim Fire
Hall how could it be out of the County’s jurisdiction.
“If a fire starts and somebody gets hurt or killed then who’s going to get the blame?” Woitas asked.
Diduck agreed it was a strange situation but the municipality’s had the right to set their own fire bans or restrictions.
Woitas added the reason he was hearing the complaints from Bruderheim residents
was because ”on all the fire trucks it says County of Lamont.”
“We have the regional fire chief and people call him and complain and he says it's the town’s responsibility.”
Wick asked if there was any way to bill any costs back to the town if there was a fire and the town didn’t have a ban on.
“There’s even a provincial fire ban on right now,” he said.
Deputy Reeve Daniel Warawa said that was something that the
County should probably take up with the rural communities and Tarnawsky said he would put it on the next agenda of the Community CAOs’ meeting.
Diduck said the County couldn’t override another municipality's bylaws. He did agree it should be discussed amongst the CAOs. Council passed a motion to have Tarnawsky discuss the situation with his counterparts from the rural communities.
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Election costs may more than double for EIPS
BY JANA SEMENIUK
Elk Island Public School administration is expecting costs for the 2025 municipal election to more than double this Oct. due to new legislation, Bill 54, the Elections Statutes Amendment Act.
The Act mandates hand-counting of ballots, unofficial vote counts be completed within 12 hours of polls closing, and no vouching among changes to special balloting and citizens initiatives.
EIPS Board Chair Cathy Allen confirmed through the Director, Communication Services Laura McNabb that the new rules banning electronic tabulators will drive up the cost.
“The estimated total for the 2025 Municipal Election is approximately $350,000. There are additional costs associated for municipalities
(with whom EIPS contracts) with the return to paper ballots, as per the Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendment Act, 2024,” said Allen.
“In previous municipal elections, electronic tabulators were used to count marked ballots. The physical counting of the ballots is what adds costs,” said McNabb.
McNabb confirmed the costs for the last election in 2021 were estimated at $245,000 but the actual cost was $149,108.
“The reasons for the cost savings during the last election were twofold: Municipalities received grant funding from the Province for the referendum vote (daylight savings) and senate vote that were conducted at the same time as the local authorities election. Municipalities applied this grant funding against the total cost
before calculating the amount to charge EIPS,” she said.
“(Also) EIPS had an acclamation in Lamont County and the County of Minburn, which means we didn’t incur any election costs in eight out of the 10 municipalities we sign joint election agreements with.”
EIPS has nine trustee positions up for grabs in the Oct. 20 election, with one in Lamont County, three in Sherwood Park, two in Fort Saskatchewan, one in Vegreville and two from Strathcona County.
Those interested in running as trustee for EIPS have until Sept. 22 at noon to submit their nomination paperwork, including a criminal records check. Information on candidacy is available on the EIPS website.
TOWN OF LAMONT
2025 COMBINED ASSESSMENT/ TAX NOTICES
Notice is hereby given that the combined assessment/tax notices were mailed to all assessed persons in the Town of Lamont on May 15, 2025. All persons are deemed to have received their combined assessment/ tax notice as a result of this notice.
ASSESSMENT ROLL
Any person who objects to the assessment values placed upon a property must, within sixty (60) days from the notice of assessment, May 22, 2025, forward a complaint in writing together with a $50.00 fee per appeal to the Town of Lamont. The assessment roll can be viewed on the website. Alternatively, you can contact the Administration Office from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday to Friday for an appointment to view the roll.
PLEASE NOTE: Making a complaint against your assessment does not make you exempt from paying your taxes as a penalty will be applied if taxes are not paid in full by June 30, 2025.
TAX PAYMENTS
2025 Taxes are due and payable on or before June 30, 2025. Unpaid taxes are subject to a 12% penalty on July 1, 2025 and an 18% penalty on January 1, 2026.
Tyler Edworthy Interim Chief Administrative Officer
Website: www.lamont.ca
Phone: 780-895-2010
Email: general@lamont.ca
Former Lamont resident celebrates a life well lived at 95th birthday
BY JANA SEMENIUK
“I’ve lived a good life,” said Don Campbell, comfortably seated in his recliner chair at his home in Smoky Lake.
Campbell, formerly from the Lamont area, celebrated his 95th birthday on May 18 with his wife of 40 years, Karen, in addition to dozens of family and friends.
They gathered for a meal and cake at the Morley Young Manor where Campbell’s sister Eileen Mandryk resides.
Mandryk smiled when she talked about her brother, whom she described as a “very kind person”.
“He is so kind and thinks of others,” she said. “He’s led such an interesting and wonderful life.”
Campbell was born in 1930 at the Lamont hospital where he was joined by sisters Eileen, Josephine, Jackie, and younger brother Raymond.
Campbell’s life brought him from farming with his father in the Lamont area to working as a prison guard in the Fort Saskatchewan Correction Centre, then Yellowknife before operating a campground in B.C. with his wife while
joining the RCMP and coming full circle back to Alberta 30 years ago.
Campbell’s experiences working at the Fort Saskatchewan Correctional Centre from 1961 to 1981 inspired his first book in 2011, ‘Locked Up! Inside tales from the old Fort Jail’. Campbell wrote true stories of prison history, riots, the introduction of women staff, and changes from the mid sixties onward which included drugs making their way into the prison system.
“I spent four years with 24 inmates, and two staff members, living in the bush. You’d work for two weeks and get four or five days off,” he said.
“Things changed in
those four years. The whole jail system changed. The druggies started coming in. Drugs was the biggest problem. Everybody was trying drugs.”
Campbell was married at that time with five young children and still maintaining his family farm near Lamont. He said, unfortunately, his marriage did not survive while he worked at the prison. But after separating from his wife, Campbell met a new employee hired to do the prison fingerprinting; Karen.
Karen jokes about the look on people’s faces when she tells them she met her husband in prison.
After the two eventually married, Campbell did something he only ever did once in his life; get a tattoo.
“I got it when I was (in my late 40s). An old biker did it at my kitchen table,” he said yanking up his sleeve to reveal the roses intertwined with Karen’s name displayed at the bottom.
“It’s faded now. But I always wanted to get a tattoo.”
Campbell began his corrections career at a time when capital punishment was still being used, and he came to Fort Saskatchewan just after Robert Raymond Cook, Alberta’s last recipient of capital punishment, was hung.
“My brother, Raymond, was there at the time. He started at the jail before me. He kept telling me to forget the farm and get a job at the jail,” said Campbell, his face dropping slightly with grief.
“He passed away very young, in his 30s, from cancer in the bone.”
Campbell remembers when capital punishment was eventually abolished in Canada in 1976.
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Campbell poses with his books; 'Locked Up' published in 2011 and 'Horse Hooves on my Heart' currently in progress. Photo: Jana Semeniuk
“We had four or five guys that were supposed to hang. The hangman was there twice to look at them and see how far they had to drop. Then they got commuted to life,” he said, adding he didn’t agree with the change.
Campbell’s career took him to Yellowknife after spending 20 years in Fort Saskatchewan, and then to BC where he joined the RCMP as an auxiliary officer at the age of 50 and ran a campground with Karen.
“He was the oldest recruit,” said Karen, holding a photo showing Campbell in full uniform and sunglasses posing with his detachment.
Campbell said horses
were always a big part of his life and feels respect for the huge animals. So much that he has named his second book, ‘Horse Hooves on my heart’, a collection of true-life stories currently in the works. One story among Campbell’s collection includes the tale of how he had the opportunity to work on John Wayne’s movie ‘The Searchers’, filmed in Elk Island National Park in the mid 50s.
“We thought it was going to be a holiday,” he said, adding he and his little brother were tasked with riding horses to chase the buffalo being filmed racing across the park.
Campbell said he was disappointed that he never got to meet the great John Wayne, but did get an eye full of limousines, huge buses carrying staff members in addition to taking part in a huge buffalo roast at the end of filming.
While Campbell’s life has been full of adventure, he said there were close calls where he was-
n’t sure he would survive. The incidents still burn in his memory, including a river rafting trip that nearly ended in disaster, trying to clear an engine hose which nearly choked him to death, in addition to a family horse-back riding
trip that was memorable for all the wrong reasons.
“I’m not a religious guy, but there’s something out there,” he said.
“I think it just wasn’t my time.”
Today, Campbell said he is enjoying the years he has left and is grateful
for a life well lived. In terms of advice for the younger generation, Campbell said its simple. “Be respectful of your parents and grandparents,” he said. “And quit drinking and partying and don’t be afraid of hard work.”
Town of Bruderheim Combined Tax/Assessment notices have been mailed out on May 16, 2025, expect to receive it by May 31, 2025. The 2025 assessments are based on a valuation date of July 1, 2024. If you feel your assessment is not accurate, please call the Town office at 780-796-3731 to speak to the assessor. The deadline to appeal your taxes is July 25, 2025.
If you have not received your Combined Tax/Assessment notice by May 31st, 2025 you are encouraged to contact the Town office at 780-796-3731.
All Property owners are reminded that 2025 taxes are due June 30, 2025. A 9% penalty will be applied July 1st, 6% on August 1st and 3% on September 1st on all current amounts outstanding. Filing an appeal does not excuse you from paying your taxes by the deadline.
Dated at Bruderheim, AB this 16th day of May 2025.
Phyllis Forsyth, CAO Town of Bruderheim
Campbell with his horse 'Shorty'
Seniors replace automatic door opener - seek funds for repair
BY JOHN MATHER
At the end of March the Bruderheim Seniors Club had issues with access for those with disabilities because the automatics door opener at the front of the building had failed.
In asking Bruderheim for a community grant to cover the cost of the replacement, Club president Ed Lawrence said a replacement had been obtained but it costs $385.20 including installation.
“We had a couple of companies come out to review why the door failed (since it was only installed in April 2017) and make recommendations on the best solution to repair/replace the door,”said Lawrence in his letter.
“The consensus of why the operator failed was due to the existing operator not being strong enough to handle the wind loads from the west and north. It was recommended that we replace the operator with a stronger unit in order to handle the wind load.”
He said the club had taken funds to cover the cost from their reserve funds and it had been installed and was fully operational in time for their May monthly pancake breakfast fundraiser.
Lawrence further explained the club didn’t expect to have the opportunity to work at another Community Casino until the fourth quarter of
2027.
“We are working extensively on raising the funds to cover the time until we will receive our next Casino Funds; hence we are applying for a grant from the Town to cover the cost of replacing the Auto Operator.”
At the May 14 council meeting council discussed the situation.
Chief Administrative Officer Phylis Forsyth explained to council the Bruderheim Community Investment Program.
She said the initial investment into the fund of $2,500 had been set aside for community groups to apply for until June 30. After that period another $2,500 was available but yet to be allocated.
She said of the initial six month period, $800 remained unallocated.
Forsyth told council they could allocate that $800 to the seniors and fund the remainder of the costs from the Town’s unrestricted surplus if they so chose.
Mayor Karl Hauch asked if there was a motion for council to support the seniors.
When none came forward, Hauch moved the Seniors get the remaining $800 funding and then when the new Community Investment funds came online at the end of June they reapply for additional funding.
Councillor George Campbell said he would support funding 50 per cent of the cost but not
using the full Community Investment Funds being depleted for the seniors.
“I don't want to see all that funding depleted because there may be other groups that want to apply for some of the money,” he said.
He stated he didn’t think it was fair to other community groups.
Hauch argued if they reapplied for the additional funding it would come back to council for further discussion.
He said they just wanted to provide them with the remaining $800 for now.
The motion to fund $800 immediately was carried by council.
Two young deer were spotted munching grass May 10 on range road 202. Photo: Jana Semeniuk
ANNOUNCEMENT
Join Michael and Trisha Muirhead for the Grand Opening of their Farm Store, The Country Cupboard, on Saturday, May 31 from 11 AM - 2 PM. Refreshments, farm animals, prizes, and more!! 44106 HWY 869 (just outside Sedgewick).
COMING EVENTS
Pleasington Historical Society
Annual Service and Pot Luck Meal, Sunday, June 8, 2025 at 2 p.m. Church and Cemetery Cleanup Tuesday, June 3 at 9 a.m.
Alternate Date: Friday, June 6. Everyone is Welcome! 20/21c
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Round Hill Spring Market. Monday, May 26 from 5-7 pm. For a table, call or text Terry at 780-678-6131. 20c ————————————————-
BARDO CEMETERY CLEAN-UP
Saturday May 31/2025 Clean-up at 10am and annual meeting to follow. Bring your own lunch Contact: Lawrence Rude 780-679-7315 20/21c
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MEIER Unreserved Acreage Auction for David & Anita Speth , Saturday, May 24 - 10am; 224061 TWP Rd 462 Wetaskiwin County - Selling JD 325 Skid Steer 4 Attachments, Regency Addition 22 Sun Tracker Party Barge, 27’ Spirit Recreational Boat c/w in Board Motor, Bayliner 120HP 2 Seater Fiberglass Boat, Land Pride AFM4211 Double Wing Rough Cut Mower 540PTO, Tilt & Dump Trailers, Case 580 Back Hoe, ATVs, Wheeled Cannon, Large Selection of Tools and Much More. Call 780-4401860 www.meierauction.com.
FOR SALE
Certified ESMA Barley. Contact: mastinseeds.com; 403-556-2609. BARLEY – *NEW-AB Standswell* Smooth AWN, High Yielding, Grain and Forage Great Lodging Resistance. 1st NITROGEN USE EFFICIENT CEREAL IN CANADA. Attracting Japanese Interest. OTHER BARLEY: Cerveza, CDC Austenson, CDC Maverick, Sundre. WHEAT – Pintail, Forage or Grain. OATS – AC Juniper, AC Morgan, AC Mustang, Derby, CDC S01 Super Oat. PEAS – Very Early Yellow Peas, Forage Peas.
FOR SALE
NOTICE OF WAREHOUSEMAN’S LIEN SALE
TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to the Warehouseman’s Lien Act (Alberta), Sto-N-Go RV Storage, as lien claimant, intends to sell the following goods to recover unpaid storage charges:
Description of Goods: 10-foot Boler travel trailer, brown, vintage style. Unit is locked; condition unknown.
Owner of Goods:
Anne Zimmerman
Stored At:
Sto-N-Go RV Storage 51516 Range Road 224, Sherwood Park, AB
Amount Owing:
Storage fees in the amount of $1,308.50 as of May 13, 2025, plus continuing daily costs.
Sale Details:
The above-mentioned trailer will be sold by private sale on or after June 3, 2025, unless full payment is received from the owner before that date.
For Inquiries or to Settle the Account, Contact:
Sto-N-Go RV Storage Inc. Phone: 780-292-3787
Email: sto-n-go-rv@outlook.com
Dated at Sherwood Park, Alberta, this 13th day of May, 2025. 19/21p
- House for sale in Edmonton, across from school and shopping centre
- 1964 Dodge car
- Oil and Gas mineral rights, close to Edmonton
- Stradivarius Violin (from 1600's)
- Nicolo Amati Violin (from 1600's)
- 2002 Canada 5 - USA 2 Mens Gold Hockey Team (Wayne Gretzky in suit, in background) 20"x16" color, well mounted.
- 1951 Elvis Presley first record 16 years old
- Copper Last Supper, wall mounted, only one in the world
- one Box Accordion (1800's)
- one 1943 King George and Wife silver teaspoon
- one Hudson's Bay company printed Tea and Coffee Grocery Box with a picture of Fort York. (1800's) Phone 780-455-2573 20p
NOTICE OF WAREHOUSEMAN’S LIEN SALE
TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to the Warehouseman’s Lien Act (Alberta), Sto-N-Go RV Storage Inc., as lien claimant, intends to sell the following goods to recover unpaid storage charges:
Description of Goods: 1999 Four Winds Hurricane Motorhome
Owner of Goods: Jay Baine Stored At: Sto-N-Go RV Storage 51516 Range Road 224, Sherwood Park, AB Amount Owing:
Storage fees in the amount of $2,760.75 as of May 13, 2025, plus continuing daily storage charges.
Sale Details:
The above-mentioned motorhome will be sold by private sale on or after June 3, 2025, unless the full amount owing is paid by the owner prior to that date. For Inquiries or to Settle the Account, Contact:
Sto-N-Go RV Storage Inc. Phone: 780-292-3787
Email: sto-n-go-rv@outlook.com Dated at Sherwood Park, Alberta, this 13th day of May, 2025. 19/21p
WHITE SPRUCE TREES: 5’ average
$50. Installation ONLY $19. Includes: hole augered, Wurzel Dip enzyme injection, bark mulch application, staking. Minimum order 25. One-time fuel charge: $150 - 225. Crystal Springs. 403-820-0961. Quality guaranteed.
For Sale: 2001 27 Ft. Travelaire Rustler 5th Wheel Trailer with hitch on back for towing. Slide out, rear bunk beds, fridge/freezer, microwave, stove/oven, AC, new awning in 2020, sleeps 6, no leaks, in good condition. Located in the Viking area. Asking $8,500. Call or Text 780-385-0753. 19/20p
Registered
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FUNDRAISER
Chemo Care Hydration Packages. $55 buys one and Sonya donates one. Includes: Night Cream, Lip Balm and Foot Lotion. The goal is 300 pkgs by June 30. See Sonya Martens at the Tofield Market
Friday, May 23rd & June 6th. www.MaryKay.ca/smartens or call 780-240-4605. TM20P
GARAGE SALE
23-24
5016 56 Ave. Tofield, AB
Remaining items still available after sale date.
Leather Love Seat/Chair/Ottoman; Bar Fridge; 40”TV; Bose Speakers; BBQ; Book Case; Dressers; Small Appliances; Sears AC; Rain Barrels: BDR Suite. CALL NOW: 780-686-4985 TM19-22P
REAL ESTATE
2.5 ACRE LOT with creek. Drilled well, irrigation rights, power to property line. Septic approved. 15 minutes from Creston, BC. Call/ text/ email: Joe 250-254-0274 joekitto1302@gmail.com.
Residential and Commercial Interior Painting. Betty Tkaczyk 780-632-8749
PRIVATE MORTGAGE LENDER. Toll free 1-866-405-1228; www.firstandsecondmortgages.ca.
Contractor Red Seal Journeyman Plumber and Gasfitter. Bathroom Renos & Tile New to the Area. 30 plus Years of Experience. Dave 403-999-8464
REPLACEMENT. Other medical conditions causing TROUBLE WALKING or DRESSING? The Disability Tax Credit allows for $3,000 yearly tax credit and $30,000 lump sum refund. Take advantage of this offer. Apply NOW; quickest refund Expert help. 1-844-453-5372.
BY JANA SEMENIUK
Parents with Elk Island Public Schools were informed by email that an employee of the school division has been charged with offenses related to child pornography.
Edmonton resident substitute teacher Eric Matheson-Jones, 47, who EIPS said was working with several divisions including EIPS, was charged on May 14 by Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) Child Exploitation Unit with accessing, possessing and transmitting child pornography.
He has been under investigation since Apr. after police received a tip from the RCMP’s National Child Exploitation Crime Centre.
The accused allegedly uploaded child sexual
abuse materials using Dropbox.
EIPS said they have terminated MathesonJones’ position and prohibited him from being on any EIPS property effective immediately.
They added that Matheson-Jones has been working as a substitute in both EIPS junior and senior high schools since 2013.
EIPS said they were advised by ALERT that Matheson-Jones’ charges are related to online offenses and there have been no reports from EIPS students. EIPS issued this statement in their letter to parents; “The Board of Trustees and EIPS’ senior leadership are deeply upset about the situation as the safety of students and staff is of paramount importance to Elk Island Public Schools. The Division is cooperating
fully with ALERT but because the matter is under investigation, no further details or comments will be provided.”
At the time of Matheson-Jones’ arrest he was working as an instructor at Norquest College.
Matheson-Jones has been released from custody on a number of court-imposed conditions and is awaiting his next scheduled court appearance on June 4.
Alberta Prosperity Project delivering stronger message in Mundare tonight
APP to submit official paperwork and start referendum approval
BY JANA SEMENIUK
Mitch Sylvestre, organizer for the Alberta Prosperity Project, stated in an interview with the Lamont Leader that the group will submit the question, “Do you agree that the province shall become a sovereign country and cease to be a province of Canada?”, yes or no, to Elections Alberta on May 22.
Sylvestre said the paperwork submission will start the approval process and once the question is approved then APP will have 120 days to collect the required 177,000 signatures.
He said they have already collected 230,000 declarations for signatures over the past six months and will now only need to return to
those people and turn them into official petition signatures.
Sylvestre, said he feels optimistic.
“I think we can win, 51 percent of Albertans as of today want a referendum for independence,” he said. “And that’s before we started campaigning.”
Sylvestre said that his group’s message has adjusted since the recent federal election from a laser focus of Alberta creating their own pension plan, to now one of Alberta creating their own country.
“The focus has totally been driven by the people,” said Sylvetre who is also the UCP Bonnyville CA president. “Our focus was Alberta pension. (Now it’s a referendum on Alberta as a sovereign country).”
Sylvestre, along with fellow APP founder retired head cardio thoracic surgeon Dennis Modry, will be bringing information and answering questions, in addition to collecting more declarations, at tonight’s event in Mundare.
“I think you have to come with an open mind and prepared to under-
stand what's really happening from our perspective and make a decision on your own,” said Sylvetre.
“Because it's going to be, literally, the most important political decision you ever make.”
Sylvestre will be bringing APP’s message to the Mundare Recreation Centre tonight, May 21 at 7 p.m.
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The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Other Items of Interest
Weed Wednesday – REMINDERS of noxious weeds and control. See Lamont County Facebook and X for posters each week. Visit: lamontcounty.ca/weeds for a full list of weeds that are commonly identified across Lamont County. This week’s featured prohibited weed is Tall Buttercup, a prohibited noxious weed. If you find it, report it!
Learn all about it on the Alberta Invasive Species Council fact sheet at: abinvasives.ca/fact-sheet/tall-buttercup/ Reeve’s Annual Charity Golf Tournament: Register NOW at:lamontcounty.ca/golf. Spaces are filling fast!
TAX NOTICES SENT - Notices have been sent, as well as the next edition of Soundbytes (Lamont County’s Newsletter). Payments are (still) due by June 30 to avoid penalty.
Farmers Appreciation Open House and BBQ (Save the Date) – June 5 (lamontcounty.ca/news).
Spraying and Mowing Notification – Starts June 1. See lamontcounty.ca/news.
We’re Hiring: Open positions include Administrative Assistant and Receptionist, Heavy Duty Mechanic, & FCSS Summer Program Leaders/Leaders in Training. See: lamontcounty.ca/careers
Centennial Scholarship – Apply before June 30. lamontcounty.ca/scholarships
Did You KNOW? ...
Service Requests
Note: Lamont County is currently under a Fire BAN. See: lamontcounty.ca/ news (Apr. 25) for more information.
Did you know you can complete a Service Request related to maintenance programs include graveling, grading, plowing, culvert replacement, bridge repairs, crack filling, patching, sign replacement, road reconstruction and ditch (garbage) clean-up, please visit: lamontcounty.ca/service-requests. Service requests are addressed in the order they are received and during peak periods, it may be more efficient to submit a request online instead of phoning Public Works, etc.
When submitting a request, if you have supporting documents or photos, that helps Public Works (& other depts.) to ensure the mo st efficient response to your request. Also see lamontcounty.ca/faqs for more of your questions answered.
Community Services: Serving Lamont County, Lamont, Bruderheim, Mundare, Andrew & Chipman (scan the QR code)
(VISIT: lamontcounty.ca/community-programming for full posters, dates, contact information & registration info or call 780-895-2233 for info./registration). Current CALC, FCSS & KFRN and seniors’ activities include:
1. FCSS: Youth Centres in Bruderheim (Tuesdays), Chipman (Mondays), and Mundare
2. FCSS: Parents and Tots: Andrew/Lamont/Mundare
3. FCSS (after school) – FLEX for Boys – Bru. (Thurs.) & True2You (for Girls) – Lamont (Tues.).
4. CALC: My Journey…Who Am I? | English Language Learning | Kitchens Programs | Digital Skills for Seniors. 5. CALC/FCSS: Parents & Tots – Featuring Ready, Set, GROW!
6. KFRN: Moms in Motion – Mundare on Thursdays.
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lamontcounty.ca/public-tenders
7. KFRN: The Local Loop: Learn about local emergency services in May and June – signup.com/go/dkkYOQZ. NEW weekly program!
8. Meals In Motion: contract Chrissy at 780-975-9592 to order for MAY (see full menu at lamontcounty.ca/community-programming).
9. Welcome to Kindergarten: For children registered attending EIPS kindergarten in Lamont County. Bruderheim: May 28 & Lamont: May 29.
10. Seniors’ Coffee: 10-11 a.m. (Wed.) in Andrew, & (Thurs.) and in Mundare. Join FCSS for coffee, conversation, snacks, & assistance with senior-related supports. Seniors Coffee is in St. Michael (Thurs.) from 10 a.m. to noon.
11. Seniors Bus Day Trips: to local malls; $15/trip. Departs: 9 a.m. @ Lamont Rec. Centre: June 23. Reserve w/ Helen at 780-895-7539
12. SUMMER CAMPS: SAVE THE DATE - Registration starts June 1 (see lamontcounty.ca/community-programming for programs and schedules.
13. SENIORS APPRECIATION WEEK BBQs - Free events in Andrew, Bruderheim, Lamont, Mundare and St. Michael (Chipman residents can attend any location). From 12-1 p.m. June 2-6. See lamontcounty.ca/community-programming details or call FCSS at 780-895-2233 x223. See Lamont County’s calendar for local community events, public meetings & other important dates lamontcounty.ca/eventscalendar
To access current COMMUNITY SERVICES programs and information, scan the QR code or for FCSS, CALC & KFRN on each of the services’ Facebook pages. | CALC/FCSS/KFRN: 877-895-2233 | |
Recent News Posts (lamontcounty.ca/news)
REGULAR COUNCIL
Wildfire Smoke Updates (May 9) | Soundbytes - Lamont County's Community Newsletter (Tax Special) (May 09) Economic Development Week…Proclaimed (May 11-17) | Road Bans - Maximum Allowable Weights (Effective May 14, 2025) Notice of Roadside Spraying and Mowing (May 12) | Public Hearing - LAND USE BYLAW AMENDMENT (May 27) (Posted May 13) Seniors Week in Lamont County Proclaimed (June 2-8) | NEWS RELEASE – Lamont County Values its Volunteers… (May 12) Public Tender – Hay & Pasture (May 16) (lamontcounty.ca/public-tenders) | World Doctors Day in Lamont County – May 19 (proclaimed)
AND Agricultural Service Board (ASB) Meetings
The public is welcome to attend any scheduled meeting in person or virtually). Meetings start at 9 a.m. in Council Chambers/Lamont County Admin. Bldg. (unless otherwise noted).
Next Regular Council Meeting: Tuesday, May 27 | Next ASB meeting: Wednesday, June 11 lamontcounty.ca/governance/agendas-minutes | lamontcounty.ca/agendas-minutes-asb
Please Note – inFocus is also available for viewing online at: lamontcounty.ca/communications (for those wanting to view the weekly submission as full-sized PDF and to access hyperlinks).
