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Brazilian cowboy Marcos Gloria from Central de Minas, Brazil, had a perfect ride on Whiskey Muscles at Lamont’s Bullarama, May 4. Several cowboys look on as Gloria leaves the chute. Gloria won the long round with a score of 84 to take home $1,170 in prize money. He also won the total event first place and the $4,860 that went with it.

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Off ya’ go A cowboy swings to the left as the bull moves quickly to the right and the cowboy gets dumped during Lamont’s 26th annual bullarama held May 4. A bullfighter waits in the background ready to quickly distract the riderless bull, so the cowboy can safely get out of harm’s way.

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44 hours with no bathroom breaks, Red wins trailer Unusual contest draws people from all over Alberta MAUREEN SULLIVAN It took 44 and a half hours of standing, not moving, going to the bathroom or anything else, to win a trailer in Mundare on April 27.

People came from as far away as Lethbridge and Calgary to participate in a chance to win an RV trailer.

Dawson Glowatsky and his brother Jagger hosted the competition to win a 2003 Jayco Kiwi with a slide.

The brothers posted a video on their Facebook page which had to be liked and shared to be entered.

The rules were simple, like and share the video, show up to put your

Andrew Minor Ball starting JANELL YAREMIE Andrew Minor Baseball started a new season on April 29. The season runs from May to the end of June and is part of the Beaverhill league.

This year’s players range in age from three to 11 years old, and it's not to late to join a team.

"Our Minor Baseball league offered free hotdogs for the public to come and enjoy on opening day in an effort to gain more players," said Janell Yaremie, President Andrew Minor Baseball.

Previous years the Andrew Minor Ball league, enjoyed at least three to four teams ranging in age from three to sixteen years of age, according to Yaremie.

This year there is an u11 mosquito team, for those under the age of eleven, coached by John Van Hauweart and assistant coach Jody Calfat.

Also a Rally Cap/ Tball team for those aged seven and under with coaches Katelyn Yaremie and Colton Foreman.

The teams are doing a bottle drive on May 25 and bottles can be dropped off between 10 a.m.-2p.m. in the Andrew School parking lot.

hand on the trailer and last person with their hand on the trailer wins.

No bathroom breaks and no urinating or defecating while your hand is on the trailer.

The video reached 52,000 viewers with 1,100 shares. At 11 a.m. on April 27, 68 people showed up to put their hand on the trailer. Eight hours into the contest there were 29 people left, 24 hours later five people were left, after 28 and a half hours four people were left, and at 32 hours there were three people still standing with their hand on the trailer.

Kevin from Sherwood Park, Tracy from Calgary and Red from Ardrossan

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According to organizer Dawson Glowatsky no last names for the contestants are available.

After 44 and a half straight hours of standing with no breaks Tracy gave up and Red won the prize.

"Over the course of nearly two whole days with zero breaks, including no bathroom breaks, we had a winner," said Dawson Glowatsky. "It was pretty crazy to last that long!"

"People came here strangers and after all that time spent together, left being friends," he stated.

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Opinion What happened to our heroes?

Because people have the ability to give their opinion on just about every topic on social media these days, and because humans mostly just care about themselves, these outlets have become more a way of projecting an image than any kind of reality.

“Friend me?” Okay, but the truth is that I know less about my ‘friends” on social media than I would by having a cup of coffee with them.

As William Shakespeare so perfectly put it: “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.”

One of the greatest plays of modern times is the act of being kinder and more accepting of others than anyone you know - at least in virtual terms. In this strange new world of political correctness, words out-trump actions, and perceived tolerance is more important than deeds. Instead of majority rules, minorities of every kind get first dibs, and everyone is trying to find a way to be the most abused victim.

The older generation was taught as children that sticks and stones could break their bones, but names could never hurt them. However today, apparently almost every name or word hurts them.

Our Prime Minister is insulted by the word “mankind”. He prefers “people kind”. I think that means the Winnipeg Jets play out of the province of Peopleatoba.

Activists in Eastern Canada were worried about the feelings of the homeless, who according to them should now be called “our outdoor neighbours.”

The National Union of Students’ Women’s Campaign banned applause, because it might “trigger anxiety” among the nervous.

A designer was criticized for cultural appropriation when he had his white models wearing dreadlocks. Meanwhile the word “exotic” carries “nasty racial underpinnings” and is a “major verbal microaggression.”

People who enter Canada illegally can not be called illegals.

“Actions are illegal, people are not.” Those people are now to be called “undocumented immigrants” for fear of being accused of being racist or xenophobic.

Mothers-to-be are to be called “pregnant people,” while the words manpower, sportsmanship, and taxman should be outlawed as potentially offensive to women. “Taxman” mind you is also offensive to men.

Universities are now labeling things with “trigger warnings” because the hyper-sensitive might find them upsetting… examples being classic novels like “To Kill a Mockingbird” and “The Great Gatsby.”

What happened to people wanting to be heroes, instead of victims? As I child I never dreamed of one day being a victim.

Sir Winston Churchill led Great Britain in its fight against Hitler’s Nazis through the darkest hours of the Second World War when other countries and many in England believed capitulation was the only solution.

The politically correct want to take down his statues because he was an imperialist, a smoker, a drinker and a occasional user of foul language. Do they not know Churchill also saved the freedom and democracy which gives those same people (who have accomplished virtually nothing in their lives comparatively) the democratic right to protest such heroes?

I prefer heroes to cowards who have done nothing - even if they do nothing in a more politically correct manner.”

Kerry Anderson

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR Government intervention often the root of our economic problems Minimum wage hikes by provincial governments across Canada last year were sold as policy intended to make life easier for workers.

However, advocates overlooked some of the negative of the policy. Now they’re prescribing yet more government interventions to remedy the problems caused by the wage hike.

When the Ontario government hiked the minimum wage from $11.60 to $14 an hour in January 2018, one of the immediate effects was a huge increase in the prices of labourintensive goods and services, such as child care.

Just two weeks after the $14 minimum wage came into effect, the CBC reported that “child-care costs

increase due to minimum wage change … some parents [are] saying their fees have jumped by as much as 24 percent this month. This is despite a $12.7 million provincial fund to help daycare centres deal with the wage increase.”

Clearly, one of the negative effects of the minimum wage increase was a significant cost to families with young children. The cause of rising child care fees was taken up in a recent paper from the left-learning thinktank Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA).

Concluding from a survey that child care fees rose faster than inflation in most Canadian cities in 2018, the CCPA report called for more government spending on child care.

Nowhere did the report

mention that the major cause of rising child care costs in 2018 was another government intervention – the minimum wage hike that the CCPA vigorously supported.

When child care prices rise, fewer parents use those services, resulting in fewer jobs. The same is true for restaurants, retail shops, convenience stores and so on. Higher prices driven by higher labour costs in all industries means lower demand for goods and services, which means workers lose jobs.

This often provokes calls for more government intervention to help those who have lost their jobs or skills training to boost workers’ employability.

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FROM WHERE I SIT: It’s Time

BY HAZEL ANAKA On April 8th Hilary and I attended the second in the Edmonton Public Library’s Forward Thinking Speaker Series at the Edmonton Inn. It's Time: A Conversation about Domestic Violence in Edmonton had a twopart structure. The first was a CBC documentary

by Shelley Saywell called the “The War at Home.”

The topic of both the documentary and the subsequent panel discussion was gender violence.

I consider myself reasonably well-informed about a cross-section of topics but I was shocked and horrified by the stats I heard that night. Every single night 3,000 Canadian women flee

Letter: Government meddling Continued from Page 4 (Much of the unemployment increase resulting from minimum wage hikes is among young workers.)

According to a study in 2014 by economist Morley Gunderson for a government-sponsored Ontario think-tank, “the Canadian evidence is more in agreement, with the recent evidence based on different data sets and methodologies generally finding that a 10 per cent increase in the minimum wage

their homes. For the fleeing woman, the most dangerous time is the eighteen months after leaving. Women will return up to seven times before finally leaving.

Every six days a woman is murdered.

The vast majority of these murders are committed by intimate partners. If the man is convicted, he will serve less time on average than for any other type of murder.

In Edmonton, every hour of every day, a woman is assaulted. In 2016, Edmonton was the second city to join the Safe City, Safe Public Spaces initiative.

Councillor Bev Esslinger, who moderated the panel discussion wondered why the goal for reducing assaults couldn’t be zero, just as it is for traffic deaths.

To help put things in perspective, between 2000 and 2006, there were 4,588 American military and law enforcement deaths. Canada’s number was 101. In that

same time period, more than 8,000 women in the US and 500 in Canada, were murdered.

In 2018 in Canada, 148 women and girls were murdered. They ranged in age from one year to ninety-four years of age.

Ninety-one percent of the perpetrators were men. Fifty-three percent of victims were current or former spouses.

The panel featured the Executive Director of Aboriginal Counselling Services Association of Alberta, Sue Languedoc; Community Advocate and survivor, Johanna Baynton Smith; City of Edmonton’s new Branch Manager and previous CEO of YWCA Edmonton, Jackie Foord; and assault victim, cofounder and Executive Director of Toronto’s Women's Centre for Social Justice, Nneka MacGregor.

The discussion was horrifying, yet hopeful.

No one, including those working in the field are under any illusions about how hard this is or

reduces employment by about three to six per cent for teens and slightly less for young adults.”

In order to remedy the problem of high youth unemployment, which is largely a result of provincial governments ratcheting up the minimum wage, the federal government spends hundreds of millions of dollars in subsidies each year through the Canada Summer Jobs program.

Child-care spending, additional programs to help the unemployed and summer job subsidies for youth are just three examples of government interventions that are designed to counteract the economic problems caused at least

partly by minimum wage hikes.

And these additional government interventions create their own problems. Higher spending means higher taxes, which reduces business investment and slows economic growth.

Instead of layering government interventions in an attempt to remedy economic problems created by other government interventions, policy-makers ought to look for economic solutions that involve scaling back the role of government.

Interventionist policies are often the root of economic problems to begin with.

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how much work there is to do. As always, part of the concern was for the children who were also victims of or witnesses to the violence. One of the counselors spoke about treating more than one generation of abusers.

The young men didn’t know there was another way to treat and interact with women other than what had been modeled in their home. Lest anyone think this is a poverty, education, or indigenous problem, think again. That very day, the doctor in Ontario who murdered his wife pled guilty.

The next day I saw former PC interim leader, Rona Ambrose on TV.

She was back in Ottawa wondering why the Senate was holding up her bill mandating sexual assault law training for judges two years after it passed. It’s not long ago that Alberta Judge Robin Camp lost his position on the bench for suggesting the victim ‘should have just kept her knees together.’

We heard a story about a counsellor’s actions in therapy.

She used a paper doll to illustrate her point. Grief and tragedy cut off an arm, then the other limbs until only the head was left.

She then taped the body parts back on. The lesson being that the greater strength gained through

the experience made it impossible to rip them off.

Wouldn’t it be better if no other woman ever had to get her strength that way again?

Wouldn’t it better if no other woman lost her life in the process? Wouldn’t it be better if children never witnessed (or repeated) another act of violence in their homes?

It’s Time to stop this, from where I sit.

Note: 1) Two Netflix offerings (Dirty John)— one a dramatization, one a documentary--illustrate serial predatory behaviour.

2) Everyone acknowledges that men, too can suffer domestic violence.

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Increased RCMP presence lowering rural crime Police inspector reports 2018 area crime statistics to Bruderheim Council

BY JOHN MATHER Fort Saskatchewan RCMP Inspector Michael McCauley presented his annual crime statistics to Bruderheim council, May 1.

“I’ll start with going over the stats and annual performance plan and then give some of our initiatives we want to move on with,” he told council He presented the annual 2018 crime stats comparing them to 2017.

There was an 18 per cent decrease in person crimes which include crimes such as robberies and violent assaults.

Property crimes during the same period jumped 10 per cent. Property crimes include theft, break and entering, motor vehicle theft, possession of stolen property.

The stats reflect reported events only.

McCauley said in the four-year trend the numbers were actually coming down or at best remaining the same.

Anything criminal happening in the town was down six per cent.

“Overall,” he said.

“Crime is trending in the right direction and you should be very happy about that.”

He reported there were zero fatalities due to motor vehicle accidents, which gave the town a four-year record of no fatalities. He said the Fort Saskatchewan detatchment had adapted a vision zero philosophy for motor vehicle accidents.

There were four injury collisions so we’re going to work on that,” he said.

Mayor Karl Hauch

asked if there was anything administration could due to further prevent any accidents in the community. McCauley said, while he hadn’t analyzed the four accidents, he would and, if something could be done by the town, he would report that back to chief administrative officer Patty Podoborozny.

He did say motor vehicle collisions in the town were at a four year low.

He said enforcement in the town had increased by 20 per cent.

“We’re in town more and I sure there’s a connection between crime being at a four-year low and our enforcement locally being at a fouryear high.”

He added his members are also out in the rural areas more often.

While he added he

couldn’t say when the patrols were most often in the town, if administration pointed out specific issues occurring at a specific time, he could adjust patrols to cover the town during that time period.

He mentioned person crimes were down 21 per cent in the first quarter of this year, while property crimes had increased 15 per cent.

He added overall criminal code violations were up one per cent.

Enforcement during the quarter was up 22 per cent over the same quarter a year earlier.

He told council the quarterly stats included the rural communities of Bruderheim, Lamont and Chipman, but said the stats would balance out over the three municipalities.

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He said by seeing more trafficking charges he hoped it would take some more drugs off the street, but he added with cannabis being legal this year, he didn’t know what would happen.

He told council his priorities for the town would remain with traffic safety and crime reduction. He said the detachment had a provincial mandate to reduce crime in rural

areas across the province by 10 per cent and McCauley said he liked that because “I’m always up for a challenge.”

He said he had a created a traffic crime reduction unit and he would be increasing its size in 2019.

“For the most part these units are out there using intelligence to hammer prolific criminals,” he said. “Their stats are high and they’re doing terrific work.”

“We’re ambitious and hoping we can achieve that 10 per cent reduction.”

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RACING UP THE BOW TOWER

Minister Amarjeet Sohi and invited guests in front of the bison hide Star Blanket at the grand reopening of the EINP Vistor Centre on May 4.

Grand Opening of Elk Island National Park Wahkotowin Visitor Information Centre MAUREEN SULLIVAN The Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Natural Resources and Member of Parliament for Edmonton Mill Woods, was joined by representatives of various Treaty 6 First Nations and the Métis Nation of Alberta to take part in the opening and blessing ceremony of the new Visitor Information Centre (VIC) in Elk Island National Park on May 4.

The upgraded Centre is part of the approximately $24 million federal infrastructure investment program in the park.

Elk Island National Park Superintendent Dale Kirkland welcomed everyone and introduced Minister Sohi who spoke about the important contribution of the Indigenous people and of the important work of the park in the conservation efforts of the bison.

"Through investments in our national parks, our government is improving park conservation efforts, while ensuring that Canadians have the opportunity to experience the beautiful outdoors and learn about our environment and heritage.

The Wahkotowin Visitor Information Centre is an exciting addition to Elk Island National Park. This centre will be an excellent connection point for the rich indigenous history of the area. Plus in keeping with the important role of Elk Island is bison conservation, upgrades to boundary fencing will ensure the long-term protection of this important species, With these and many other infra-

structure improvements throughout the park, we look forward to providing an incredible experience and welcoming visitors this year at Elk Island National Park," said the Minister.

Located at the south entrance of the park, the newly upgraded VIC continues the tradition of welcoming the people to the land that has for thousands of years been a place to gather, honouring the contributions of Indigenous people and their histories and culture, and their relationship with the land and bison.

The Visitor Information Centre was renamed Wahkotowin by local Cree Elder Melanie Campiou.

Wahkotowin is a Cree term meaning the sacred relationship with the land and all that dwells on it. The fully accessible building has floor to ceiling windows, a life size bison and history of the bison, a kid's zone, indigenous and local art-

work as well as a gift shop.

A traditional bison hide Star Blanket created by the women of the Edmonton Institution for Women Correctional Facility takes pride of place in the centre. The Star Blanket and other exhibits were part of a rehabilitation program that helps federally sentenced Indigenous women offenders gain skills that prepare them for employment success when they are released.

Other completed infrastructure projects in the park include new washroom facilities, including gender neutral washrooms at the VIC; extensive road improvements; new washroom facilities in the Astotin Recreation Area and Astotin theatre; south gate kiosk replacements; replacement and repair of the boundary fence; upgraded water distribution facility and wastewater facilities rehabilitation to current standards.

The Public is cordially invited to attend the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the LAMONT HEALTH CARE CENTRE BOARD

on Monday, June 17th, 2019 in the Morley Young Manor Rotunda commencing at 1:00 p.m.

Thank you. Lamont Health Care Centre Board ————————

The Lamont Health Care Centre Board cordially invites the Public to attend an OPEN HOUSE IN HONOUR OF MR. HAROLD JAMES’ RETIREMENT Monday, June 17th, 2019 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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The Lamont County firefighters who raced up Calgary Bow Tower on May 4, celebrate their accomplishment after they completed the event. The group’s individual times ranged from 18 minutes to 30 minutes to race up the 57 floors – 1,204 steps in full gear plus SCBA. The group raised almost $15,000 in support of families who have loved ones battling cancer. Organizer Correen Hosack said it was a tough event, but the entire group will return next year, and more firefighters have asked to join the group.

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Rural transportation study finds need for local volunteer drivers

BY JOHN MATHER After a year of study and asking questions in the Lamont County communities, the Rural Transportation Survey Results are in and the committee conducting the survey is looking for some seed funding.

Councillor Judy Schuler served as chair of the rural transportation committee, and she left her council seat to give the final report to council. Bruderheim was the first community to receive the report, but Schuler will be attending other council meeting during the next month to provide the survey results across the county.

“We’ve been working on the project for two and half years,” said Schuler. “After working and listening to a number of different sectors in our County, we met for the first time in July 2016,” she said.

“Together we formed the

Lamont County Rural Transpor-tation coalition.”

She said after research they undertook the task of conducting the community survey to try and determine community need for rural transportation.

“We found some numbers low, because many people feel it’s their responsibility to drive their mom or dad to the hospital and therefore don’t consider themselves a volunteer,” she said.

In summarizing the results of the survey, Schuler said the County is looking at an aging population that needs help to stay in their homes and the community.

They need assistance with their transportation whether it be medical, shopping, or social, she added. They survey had a 10 per cent response.

“The results show we

don’t need a big investment to get into this really quick,” said Schuler, because many residents said they had their own vehicles, but just need help getting to their appointments.

“We’re going to try and start a program with volunteers drivers,” she said. “We want to pay for the driver’s gas, parking and some meals.”

She said they were also asking council to sign a letter to the provincial government

so it knows our requirements and so they know the needs of our rural residents.”

She said at a recent meeting she was told in the next while, 80 per cent of the population will live between Edmonton and Calgary.

“We have to start looking after our rural residents because if the population demographic becomes true we may start losing our provincial support through tax dollars because we don’t

MUNDARE GARAGE SALES

Mundare became a hive of activity on May 4, when it held its town wide garage sale. People in the Whitetail area gathered at several garages to seek out bargains, while the community’s curling rink held multiple tables of odds and ends that visitors could purchase.

have the population.

Mayor Karl Hauch pointed out to Schuler that most budgets had been set, so where did she think seed funding for the volunteer drivers would come from.

Schuler pointed out they would be seeking some corporate support.

“We are hoping to get some support from the federal gas taxes,” she said. “There are some other funding models available and the organization will be looking at those as well.”

Deputy mayor Pat Lee suggested Bruderheim set aside some of the money for seniors, that comes from the County, but Schuler pointed out that money was already spoken for and it hadn’t be increased in 10 years.

Councillor Wayne Olechow wondered if they were going to use their own vehicles or did the transportation group hope to get a specific

vehicle.

Schuler replied they were currently going to use volunteers’ vehicles and the seniors would have to pay for the service. She added the volunteers would have to notify their insurance companies, carry a minimum of liability insurance, and have an RCMP background check, before they could become drivers.

She said every municipality will get her presentation because they all were part of the survey and they all have seniors.

Schuler said she would like to see a program with volunteer drivers started as soon as possible.

Hauch said she might get some support from local industry because they have community grants which might apply.

Her report was accepted as information.

BEAVER DISTRICT 4-H AND THE VIKING, TOFIELD & HOLDEN 4-H CLUBS WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF OUR SPONSORS AND BUYERS FOR THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT DURING OUR DISTRICT SHOW AND SALE ON APRIL 29, 2019 IN HOLDEN.

Your support for our clubs is greatly appreciated.

BEAVER DISTRICT 4H STEER BUYERS GRAND CHAMPION Gracie Lang - Cargill Viking

RESERVE CHAMPION Carter Wood - Central AB Hay Centre

Holden Grand Champion Jayden Chomik - Rocky Mountain Equipment Vegreville

Holden Reserve Champion Kate Albrecht - Campbell McLennan Chrysler

Viking Reserve Champion Kora Lefsrud - Wilde & Company

Tofield Reserve Champion Gavin Oslund - Webbs Machinery Jaime Paterson - Central Agencies Caden Beaulac - Glen & Phil Martin Dawson Currie - Grant Miller Motors Kohl Zazulak - R. Storbakken Seirre Spruyt - Camrose Machine & Welding Taylor Chomik - Tofield Packers

Taylor Roulston - Crop Management Network Barrett Lang - Dee-Jay Plumbing and Heating Lacey Beaulac - Viking Auction Market Joe Roulston - Country Bottle Depot Alex Klein - Lefsrud Seed Processors Weston Wideman - Exiss & Sooner Trailers Kathleen Komarnisky - Central Agencies Samuel Otto - Viking Auction Market Koyier Cameron - Camrose Machine & Welding Ty Rude - Crop Management Network Connor Hoffman - Loves Custom Meats Kaitlyn Rude - Deerland Vegreville Logan Brooke - Vision Credit Union Viking Avery Stevenson - Zip Transfer Coronation Zane Gunderson - Viking Auction Market Landon Hogstead - Don & Brian Hellekson Tianna Wideman - JT Heritage & Bluesky Trailers Baylee Chomik - Jordon & Amy Field Connor Rauser - Country Bottle Depot Quinten Albrecht - Bruce Fuel

Kori Paterson - Langco Land & Cattle Landon Maccan - M&M Thermal Leduc Jocelyn Klein - Harley Flatworks Inc. Tofield Kassidy Cameron - Country Bottle Depot Hannah Komarnisky - Lutz Land & Cattle Keagen Zazulak - Central Agencies Carter Chomik - Bill Joyce Corral Panels Luke Brooke - Vision Credit Union Viking Austin Hogstead - 3D Trucking & Picker Services Ashley Klein - Reg Erickson Shelby Sarafinchin - Webbs Machinery

THANK YOU TO ALL OUR LEADERS, PARENTS AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF 4-H THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

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10 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Ella Ardrucho turned 101 on May 2, mom lived to 105 MAUREEN SULLIVAN Ella Andrucho celebrated her 101st birthday at Beaverhill Lodge in Lamont.

Born May 2, 1918, just outside Andrew, Alberta she attended Svit School, a one room country school with about 80 kids.

She was married at the age of 18 to Frank Andrucho and ran a farm.

She went on to work as a meat cutter at the Mundare co-op, worked in housekeeping at the seniors lodge in Mundare and then went on to work in home care.

When asked about the biggest changes she has seen in her 101 years, she said the changes that are happening currently, politically and with weather are the biggest.

"My mother lived until

two weeks shy of her 105th birthday and I have an aunt who made it to 106," said Andrucho of making it to 101 years of age.

Living at the Beaverhill Lodge for the past five years, Ella celebrated her birthday with fellow residents and with her son, and some of her six grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

Lamont Elementary School enjoys Ukrainian Easter Breakfast

Ella Andrucho celebrated her 101st birthday at Beaverhill Lodge.

To w n o f L a m o n t Town Wide Clean-up Saturday, May 11, 2019 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Register today at the Town Office or email general@lamont.ca NOTICE

Easter baskets blessed as was the breakfast MAUREEN SULLIVAN A traditional Ukrainian Easter breakfast was enjoyed on May 3, by students in the Ukrainian option program and guests at Lamont Elementary.

On the menu was traditional favourites such as boiled eggs, cottage cheese, ham, sausage, fruit and homemade paska, put together by parent volunteers.

"The Easter breakfast is a treasured annual tradition that brings our students, staff and parent community together in celebration," says Judy Anderson, the principal at Lamont Elementary.

"It enables our students to experience the Ukrainian cultural traditions that have such deep roots in our community and learn a bit of the history behind them."

Special guests in attendance included; Lamont Elementary Principal Judy Anderson; Vice Principal Jay Robertson; and school secretary Wendy Motiuk; from

Lamont High School, Principal Amit Mali; and Vice Principal Curtis Starko; EIPS Trustee Colleen Holowaychuk; Father Matthew Drury; President of the Ukrainian Language Program at the school Valerie Nimchuk; and Ukrainian teacher, Kelsey Kelly.

The students each had a basket that included a pysanka (easter egg) they decorated back in March and paska, a traditional Ukrainian Easter bread, they made themselves. Father Drury said a blessing and then blessed each basket and the food for the breakfast while the children sang a traditional Easter song in Ukrainian.

The current Ukrainian options program at the school has 107 students, which meet weekly for an hour of basic language instruction, learning about the heritage and celebrations of the people and traditional songs.

Multi-family garage sale Beaver Barn clearance!

Everything must go!!

5012 50 St., Holden (across from the post office)

In conjunction with Emergency Preparedness Week May 5-11, 2019 The Town of Lamont will be doing a test of the Emergency Warning Siren System Friday, May 10, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. for 2 minutes.

This is only a test!!!

May 10th, 11th & 12th 10:00 a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6:00 p.m.

Certified Seed For Sale Wheat: CWRS - AAC Brandon - improved FHB resistance - excellent standability CWSWS - AC Andrew - in demand by milling a and ethanol industries Yellow Peas: CDC Meadow 6-Row Feed Barley: Trochu - Great option for grain or forage 2-Row Malt Barley: CDC Copeland - Strong demand by malting companies.

Faba Beans: CDC Snowdrop - Zero tannin, smaller seed size

Pioneer Hi-Bred Canola Dealer ** Call For Prices ** Please Apply by Fax or Email or in person at:

KITTLE FARMS LTD. Phone: 780-336-2583 Cell: 780-385-4900 Box 296, Viking, AB T0B 4N0

Dealer for Brett Young Forage Seed

The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, May 8, 2019- 11

BOOKKEEPING

Business Directory

L&M

Tax and Bookkeeping Services ~ Farms & Businesses ~ Excellent rates & bundled discounts

1” ad $40/month; 2” ad $80/month

4703, 51 Street Lamont, AB T0B 2R0

Maria Stamati

Advertise Today. Call 780-895-2780 or email: lmtleader@gmail.com

Phone:(780) 579-3883 Fax: (780) 579-3884 LmTaxServicesLamont@yahoo.com

CHIROPRACTOR

New Chiropractor in town

Dr. Basaraba Bruderheim Pharmacy on Main Street Wednesday mornings Direct Billing 780 466 7202 yegchiropractor.com

LANDFILL

HAIR STYLIST

St. Michael Landfill

Mundare Salon & Barber

~ Eco Friendly Operations ~

5216 - 50 Street Kerry Beitz Mundare, Alberta Owner/Hairstylist 780-221-7193

~ RECYCLING ~ HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE

HEATING / AC

Tuesday to Saturday 9:00 am - 4:30 pm

KT Mechanical LTD

www.stmichaellandfill.ca 780.702.9880 185053 Twp. Rd. 562

30 years experience!

Kevin Tychkowsky

LANDSCAPING

Lamont, Alberta

Don't live with pain, it's always no until you ask

COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL • HEATING • AIR CONDITIONING • REFRIGERATION

CONCRETE Phone:

SUNSHINE EQUIPMENT SERVICES

780-292-2336 Fax: 780-895-2809 ktmechanical@hotmail.com

RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL ROTOTILLING ~ PLANTING ~ STUMP GRINDING ~ PRUNING ~ MULCHING

HOTELS

Chipman Hotel DAY CARE

EAVESTROUGHING Marvin Tallas 780-984-6742 mtallas_05@hotmail.com

Roofing, Windows & Capping FREE ESTIMATES RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL • RURAL PO BOX 546 LAMONT, AB T0B 2R0

Specializing in Seamless Eavestrough Installation Alu-Rex Leaf Guards • Downpipe • Soffit & Fascia Gutter Cleaning & Repair • Roof Top Snow Removal

ELECTRICAL Residential •Commercial •Industrial

Trenching services available

780-910-9748 qualitygroupinc@outlook.com

ADVERTISE HERE!!

Call Crystal 780-895-2780

t n o Fr h c r Po s t o Ro w e i v Re Friday May 17 @ 800 pm 780-363-3822 KENNELS

Lamont Boarding Kennels Where Dogs Play

(780) 895-2440 Myles Faragini

NOW OFFERING DOGGIE DAY CARE

lamontboardingkennels@@gmail.com www.lamontboardingkennels.com

Personalize YOUR EVENT! Printing that matches YOUR STYLE! Business Cards, Posters, Magnets, Stickers, Invoices, Labels, Letterheads!

WE CAN DO THIS - ONE STOP SHOP FOR YOU!!

780-895-2780

Mike 780-499-3779 L AMONT /C HIPMAN LAWNCARE

(780)-226-4772

SPRING CLEAN UPS EDGING POWER RAKING AERATING WEEKLY/ MONTHLY LAWN MAINTANENCE EXTERIOR WINDOW CLEANING EAVESTROUGH CLEANING ROTOTILLING BOBCAT SERVICES TREE TRIMMING & REMOVAL STUMP GRINDING

Based in Lamont Serving Urban & Rural Customers FULLY INSURED MACHINERY

SHIRGOR

ENTERPRISES INC. Equipment rentals and sales Industrial tools and consumables

Mini Batch Concrete

PH: 780.720.6361 FAX: 780.922.8715 EMAIL: GSH50@SHAW.CA

Located in Bruderheim AB, 5130-52 avenue

Our local businesses,

thank you, for your support

12 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, May 8, 2019

MECHANICAL Mon–Fri 8am–5pm

Dean Bosvik Javan Vandelannoite

Business Directory

Thank you for supporting these businesses.

1” ad $40/month; 2” ad $80/month Advertise Today. Call 780-895-2780 or email: lmtleader@gmail.com

REAL ESTATE

SEPTIC SERVICES

FOR ALL YOUR AUTOMOTIVE NEEDS

BECJM Enterprises Ltd.

5003 - 50 Street, Mundare, AB 780-764-3936

Backhoe, directional boring, trackhoe, hydrovac, steamer, picker & gravel truck

PLUMBING

JMP Plumbing & Heating Ltd. Furnace & Hot Water Tank Replacement Plumbing - New Home Construction Air Conditioning - Gas Fitting - Gas Fire Places Garage Heaters - Service & Repair - Sheet Metal

For all your real estate needs

Shannon Kowal Broker

Office ~ 780-764-4007 Cell ~ 780-920-3076

5004 50 Street, Mundare

www.kowalrealty.ca

John Panek 780-999-2065 jmpplumbing@live.ca Box 84, Lamont, AB T0B 2R0

Are you Buying or Selling?

780-895-2993 or 780-896-3997 Drain Cleaning Video Inspection Camera w/ Locator

Plumbing/Heating

Garage Heaters

Water Well Pumps

Sump Pits & Pumps Hot Water Tanks

Septic Systems

Service or Replacement Foot Valve Replacements

Safe Entry for Repairs Unplugging Open Discharge

Boilers & In-Floor Heating

10% Seniors Discount

Gas Lines

Debit/ Visa/ Mastercard

Box 197 Bruderheim, AB T0B 0S0

ph/fax 780-796-3952

becjment@telus.net

Stadnick Contracting (2011) Ltd.

Vacuum Services

Gerhard Rosin

is now available for septic cleaning

22 years experience

River Flows Mechanical Ltd.

Bill & Charles Matthews CERTIFIED SEPTIC DESIGNER & INSTALLER

cell: 780-490-8616 email: gerhard.rosin@outlook.com website: gerhardrosin.ca office: 780-449-2800 fax: 780-449-3499 #109, 65 Chippewa Rd, Sherwood Park, AB T8A 6J7

Contact: Brett : 587-991-0398 No job too big or small, we’ll do them all!

TOWING AND TRUCKING

ROOFING

riverflows2005@gmail.com PROFESSIONAL

Motor Vehicle Accidents, Fatal Accidents, Wills, & More

REGULAR 24/7 TOWING

PLUS equipment, sheds, antique/classic vehicles, RVs, and more!!

Elizabeth J. Tatchyn, B.A., LL.B BARRISTER & SOLICITOR

780-998-7668

By appointment only

Don’t think Towing – Think Titan!

at Smith Insurance Service, Main Street Lamont

TRUCKING

etatchyn@biamonte.com Edmonton: 780-425-5800 * Speaks Ukrainian *

Trevor Schinkinger Trucking Ltd.

LEGAL ISSUES? Ronald W. Poitras

• Sand, Gravel & Top Soil • Loading & Hauling • Landscaping • Excavating • Demolition

Barrister & Solicitor Serving Lamont and Area Since 1977 Wednesday 1:30 – 5:00 pm

by Appointment

780-895-2055 Run a 2” Business Directory ad for $880+GST for a year.

That’s All Year with the 12th Month Free. ~ FAX ~ COPY ~ PRINT ~ ~ OFFICE SUPPLIES ~ THE LAMONT LEADER CAN HELP You

Ph: 780-895-2349

JAKE THIESSEN CONSTRUCTION LTD.

780.233.4455 FRAMING RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS GENERAL CONTRACTING ROOFING SHINGLES METAL RENOVATIONS carpenter.555@hotmail.com

Box 653 Lamont AB T0B 2R0

Rainbow Gutters 5 & 6” CONTINUOUS EAVESTROUGHS SOFFIT, FASCIA, ROOFING, COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL WCB COVERAGE

FREE ESTIMATE 780-632-9301 WEB:www.rainbowgutters.net

Box 346 vegreville, ab T9C 1R3

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES AND FAMILIES !

Cell: 780-220-5405

Box 412 Lamont, Alberta T0B-2R0

This advertising space can be yours!

Call Crystal, at the Lamont Leader!

780-895-2780 Newspapers are still NUMBER 1 for advertising in many ways.

Most recently proven #1 for making vehicle sales.

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Affordable Advertising with

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THE LAMONT

Classifieds

CLASSIFIED AD RATES $10.75 first 25 words 39¢ each additional word PICTURE BOLD $10.00 $5.00 WEEKLY REVIEW

Ph. 780-336-3422 Email: vikingreview @gmail.com

TOFIELD MERCURY

Ph. 780-662-4046 Email: adsmercury @gmail.com

LAMONT LEADER

Ph. 780-895-2780 Email: lmtleader @gmail.com ___________________ ANNOUNCEMENTS ANNOUNCEMENTS Beyond The Surface Day Spa is back at it taking on Old and New clients.

Services currently provided are All Body waxing, Manicures, Pedicures, Artificial Gel Nails, Gel Polish(form of Shellac Polish), Lash Lift and Tint, Eyebrow and Eyelash Tinting.

Please Contact Kimberly Crocker for details and pricing 780-385-4393.

By Appointment only.

19/20p ___________________ COMING EVENTS EVENTS COMING Bridal shower for Janelle Robinson on Friday, May 17 @ 7:00 @ Viking United Church basement.

Everyone is welcome.

19/20p ___________________ FOR FOR RENT 2 bedroom apartment for rent in Tofield. Heat and water included. Phone 780-662-0051 for more details.

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____________________ FOR FOR SALE SALE

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Approx 100 acres pasture for rent by tender, NE11-50-17-W4, 1 year term, fences to be maintained by the renter, good water supply. Mail tender to Beaver Heritage & Ag Society, Pasture Tender, Box 147, Ryley, AB. T0B4A0. Closing date for tenders May 21, 2019. For more details please call 780-9962580.

TM19/20c ___________________ 2 bedroom large suite in 3-story walk-up apartment building under new professional management with live-in, on-site caretaker. Close to Town Centre, hospital and NoFrills Super-store. Rent from $895, incl. utilities, energized parking stall.

DD $500. Seniors welcome with special rate.

780-632-6878 or 780918-6328 LLtfnc ___________________ Town house for rent in Viking.

Available January 1. $900/month plus utilities. Contact 780-336-3393.

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Available immediately.

Call: 780-263-2688.

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We have lots of Yearling Red Angus calving ease bulls in our bull pen. All bulls are semen tested and ready to go to work.

We will deliver. Call or text 780-385-0406 19/21p ___________________ 2 quarters of farm land for sale in the St. Michael area. NW2-5618-W of 4th SE30-5517-W of 4th. Call Fred at 780-896-3817, 780-2032262.

19p ___________________ Certified seed for sale.

Wheat: AC Shaw VB. Peas: CDC Amarillo.

Brett Young: all canola & forage varieties.

Haralie Seed Farms 780662-2617 or 780-4058089 Tofield Alta.

TM13tfnc ___________________ Apiaries Of Alberta Pride local honey for sale. Two sizes available 750 ml glass container $10, and 4L plastic pail $32. Please call Debbie 780-235-6775 or Kathy 780-662-4449.

TM11/19p ___________________ Purebred yearling and 2 yr old Red & Black Angus bulls for sale. Call 780-986-9088.

LL07/20c ___________________ GARAGE SALE GARAGE SALE

Vegreville Family Dental, located next to the Boston Pizza in Vegreville is looking for a very enthusiastic Registered Dental Hygienist to join our team on a part time basis.

Our practice is committed to and focused on providing excellent quality patient care. We are looking for someone who is professional, reliable, possesses excellent interpersonal skills, is warm and friendly with patients. We offer competitive wages commensurate with experience as well as a great and friendly work environment!

We would be willing to compensate for travel as well. If this opportunity sounds interesting to you, please apply to vegredental@gmail.com. All applications will be treated confidential. Thank you!

TMtfn ___________________ MEMORIAL MEMORIAL

35+ years experience Drywall Taper for hire.

Big jobs or small.

Need to re-order: •Company Forms?

•Invoices? •Envelopes?

•Business Cards?

•Bookmarks?

•Magnets?

•Score Cards?

•Stamps?

•Certificates?

•Receipts?

•Posters?

•Menus?

• Invitations?

• Calendars?

•Letterheads?

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BLACKTOF ANGUS offers functional Black Angus yearling Bulls, Canadian Foundation Genetics. Semen tested and vaccinated. Also one 3 year old Herd Bull 780-662-2024.

TM19/22p

Classified Ads are 3 for 1

Multi-family garage sale, Beaver Barn clearance.

Everything must go!

5012 50 St. Holden (across from the post office). May 10th, 11th, 12th from 10:00am to 6:00pm.

TM19p ___________________ HELP WANTED WANTED HELP Part Time Farm Help required in County of Lamont for May 1 to Sep 30. Farm background and use of farm equipment preferred. Email eddress2@hotmail.com for full requirements.

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In Loving Memory of Annie Marie Mroczek (nee Antos) August 3, 1939 May 8, 2012 Today is remembered and quietly kept No words are needed, we will never forget Deep in our hearts you will always stay Loved and remembered, each & every day Sadly missed by your family 19p ____________________ SERVICES SERVICES

Living in Killam but willing to travel. Hand taper by trade but have experience with boxes, roller/flusher, taping tube. No bazooka experience. Have own tools (10-12" boxes, pump, angle box, roller, flusher, hand tools, etc.) Also do ceiling texture. Nondrinker/partier, just want to get the work done.

Willing to work with existing building or taping crew. Contact me if interested. 780-385-2106 / 780-385-1251. tfnp ___________________ Roy’s Handyman Services. Flooring, trim work, basement finishing, decks, fences, kitchen cabinet installs and carpentry work.

780-662-0146 or 780-232-3097 ___________________ Out and About Let me drive you and help with out of town trips to: Medical appointments Dental Appointments Grocery/Shopping trips Out of town trips Airport services Call or text for information on conditions, availability, and pricing Rhonda @587-256-0065 19/20p ___________________ Painting Quality Residential and Commercial Painting Betty Tkaczyk 780-632-8749 or 780-688-3564

Call your local paper with your print order today!

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Auto and RV cleaning.

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14 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, May 8, 2019

PROVINCE WIDE SUPPORT Brooke Foster, Yves Baldwin, Kierstyn Buck, and Eric Doctor all walked out of Lamont High on Friday in support of GSAs without parental knowledge.

Lamont students walk out

CLEANING UP THE DITCHES Kurt Schiller of Bruderheim picks up trash from Highway 15 near Range Road 191 on May 4. He was taking part, along with fellow members of Lamont Alliance Church, in the annual highway spring clean up program. The church had 29 members picking up trash on Highway between Lamont and Mundare.

Meanwhile to the west of Lamont a group of student from Lamont High School picked up trash.

MAUREEN SULLIVAN Students from Lamont High walked out of school at 9:30 a.m. on May 3, to show opposition to the new provincial government’s reported stance on gay-straight alliances (GSAs).

They joined the province wide, student led movement, meant to send a message to the United Conservatives

that oppose its policy surrounding LGBTQ students and GSAs. Currently, schools by law must allow kids to set up peer support groups and cannot tell parents if a child has joined. Premier Jason Kenney said during the election campaign that a UCP government would allow teachers to use their judgement and if

they felt a student's health or safety was at risk, they'd be able to tell parents their chid has joined.

Yves Baldwin said he and fellow students were walking out in support of GSAs across the province.

"I have a lot of family that belong to the LGBTQ community, so I what to support them

BEAUTIFUL SPRUCE TREES

WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE

4-6 feet, $50 each

Canadian Prairie Pickers

$19/tree Install Fee

123456

are once again touring the area.

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The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, May 8, 2019- 15

Notice of hearing Transmission Line 7L65 Rebuild Project ATCO Electric Ltd. has filed applications for new transmission lines in the Vegreville and Vermilion areas R.15

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VEGREVILLE 709S SUBSTATION 870 626 APPROVED VINCENT 2019S SUBSTATION 857

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Proceeding 24102 Applications 24102-A001 to 24102-A004 The Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC), the independent utilities regulator, will be holding a hearing to review the applications and submissions received to consider the electric transmission development applications in Proceeding 24102.

Written submissions are due June 11, 2019.

PREFERRED 144-KV ROUTE ALTERNATE 144-KV ROUTE

N.T.S.

Privacy To support an open and transparent process, information you send to the AUC will be publicly available to anyone registered in this proceeding. If there is confidential information you would like to file, a request must be made in advance of filing your submission.

Hearing Pomeroy Inn & Suites 6539 Highway 16A W, Vegreville, Alberta Tuesday, July 23, 2019, at 9 a.m.

ATCO Electric Ltd. has applied, under the Hydro and Electric Energy Act, to rebuild the existing 144-kilovolt (kV) Transmission Line 7L65, to allow the facility to operate at full thermal capacity. Transmission Line 7L65 is located between the existing Vegreville 709S Substation and the existing Vermilion 710S Substation.

ATCO Electric Ltd. is seeking approval to construct a new single-circuit 144-kV transmission line. This new line will replace the existing Transmission Line 7L65.

The rebuilt line will consist of an approximately 22-kilometre segment (designated as Transmission Line 7L134) between the Vegreville 709S Substation and the approved Vincent 2019S Substation, and an approximately 77-kilometre segment (designated as new Transmission Line 7L65) between the Vincent 2019S Substation and the Vermilion 710S Substation. ATCO Electric Ltd. is also seeking approval to alter the approved Transmission Line 7LA65 and to alter the existing 144 kV Transmission Line 7L129.

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If you intend to present written evidence at the hearing, you must be present at the commencement of the hearing and submit written evidence by June 11, 2019. For more information about participating in this proceeding contact:

The attached map identifies the applied-for routes, which include a preferred route and five alternative route segments (collectively called the alternate route) for new Transmission Line 7L65 and Transmission Line 7L134. The Commission may approve the preferred route, the alternate route, or a combination of the preferred route and one or more alternative route segments.

Trevor Richards at 403-592-4469 or email your questions to trevor.richards@auc.ab.ca.

Additional information about the applications The applications and any associated documents are publicly available and can be accessed from the eFiling System on the AUC website www.auc.ab.ca.

Basic information about the ATCO Electric 7L65 Line Rebuild Project can be found on the AUC website under “Projects - Featured project summaries.” Alternatively, for more information about what is being applied for, or for a copy of the applications, please contact: ATCO Electric Ltd. Nathan Jones Phone: 1-855-420-5775 Email: facilityapp@atcoelectric.com

Submissions If you wish to participate in this proceeding and have not already filed a submission, please visit our website and log in to the eFiling System, go to Proceeding 24102, and register to participate under the “registered parties” tab. Alternatively, please contact us at 310-4AUC or info@auc.ab.ca for more information or assistance with filing your submission.

Issued on May 2, 2019

Alberta Utilities Commission Douglas A. Larder, QC, General Counsel

www.auc.ab.ca

16 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, May 8, 2019