The Community
Press Lest We Forget
Volume 113, Issue 20
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
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No Stone Left Alone - Alliance Cemetery’s veterans final resting spots recognized
Recently the Alliance Legion branch, through its president Lorne Goodrich, marked the gravesites of every known veteran in the Alliance Cemetery with a Canadian flag and poppy. Goodrich created a special display for the columbarium to honour 16 veterans marked there alone, with over 30 gravesites decorated in all. See the story P14.
Alberta’s COVID-19 numbers continue to rise Important updates for travellers; new grant funds announced for faith and cultural facilities Leslie Cholowsky Editor
Alberta Health reported another 713 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, Nov. 10, bringing Alberta’s active case number to 8,090. There are 207 people in hospital, with 43 of those in Intensive Care, and now 376 total COVID-19 related deaths. The Province is reporting two active cases in Flagstaff County, one in Beaver County, and one in the MD of Wainwright. Camrose County has four active cases, and the City of Camrose is at 25, putting it on the Enhanced Watch list. News came out last week that the City of Camrose was classified as a ‘watch’ area, effective Nov. 3, and Camrose City Council enacted a mandatory mask and face covering bylaw. The new bylaw requires residents and visitors to Camrose to use face coverings for all individuals over the age of 10 in all public spaces and civic facilities in the City of Camrose. Effective Friday, Nov. 6, the city came under further restrictions by the province, with social gatherings limited to 15 people for parties, banquets, wedding receptions, funeral receptions, retirement functions, and all private social gatherings. The new limits do not affect in-person dining in restaurants, theatres, conferences, worship services,
wedding ceremonies, funeral ceremonies, sport audiences, fitness centres, or sports teams. The province has enforced mandatory public health measures on all regions on the watch list (with cases at or over 10 and with infection rates higher than 50 cases per 100,000 people), with a 15-person limit on social gatherings, and has instituted voluntary measures to limit cohort groups to three and wear masks at workplaces. The Province continues to promote its ABTraceTogether app, which is integrated with provincial contact tracing. Alberta officials say the federal app would require considerable work to be integrated into their system. Secure contact tracing is an effective tool to stop the spread by notifying people who were exposed to a confirmed case, so they can be tested and isolated. The province says that early issues that plagued the app, especially for iPhone users, have been fixed so the app can run in the background of all mobile devices. The app does not access the users contacts, it works via bluetooth, recording only contacts with other app users. If a user tests positive, they voluntarily share app information, (up to that point, no information is shared between those who have the app and Alberta Health) identifying only other app users tagged through the app as being within bluetooth range for a specific time
period, who are then notified using the information they provided when the app was activated. The app does not tap into contact lists or social media friends lists in any way, and has been rated by websites like snopes.com as one of the least-invasive contact tracing applications. Around 261,000 Albertans are presently using the app. The province introduced a new Faith-based and Cultural Facility Relaunch Grant on Monday, Nov. 9, available to offset costs related to following public health measures and ensure religious and cultural gatherings can continue safely. Organizations can apply for up to $5,000 per facility to offset the costs incurred to follow public health measures. Eligible expenses include PPE, cleaning supplies and services, contactless dispensers, translation and printing services for health-related signage, small facility space changes to allow for physical distancing and increased ventilation, and technology upgrades for online delivery of services. This one-time grant will cover costs incurred from April 1, 2020, to March 1, 2021. Applications will be processed following the first deadline of Dec. 15 and after the program closes on March 1, 2021, to ensure organizations that have already incurred costs related to COVID-19 can be reimbursed as quickly as possible.
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Please RSVP to director@flagstafffcs.ca or call 780-385-3976
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Try to keep shopping local after tough year Ally Anderson Killam News Howdy my fellow Killamites! Winter has landed and decided to put on a show! Not saying it was a good show, but a show nonetheless. This weekend, we drove a few blocks down to main street to check out the annual Christmas Open House at Budding Ideas. Dan and Kathryn did not disappoint this year! I am in awe at how beautiful the store looked and how much time that probably took them. Just decorating our house is enough to exhaust me, so imagining how much effort and time is put into an entire store like that is incredible! We, of course, did not leave empty handed. There was quite a bit of stuff we did not grab that we wanted to! If you didn’t get the chance to check out their store, you better do it soon before it is all sold out! As I write this on Tuesday evening, I do hope the weather cooperates for tomorrow’s Remembrance Day ceremonies happening all across Flagstaff County. All that are open to the public are outdoors, and if the snow could cut us some slack just for one day, that would be lovely. Before we know it, Christmas will be here. Now is a good reminder to try and shop for your gifts as locally as possible this year. COVID-19 has not been kind to many businesses, so the more we can support them instead of the big box stores in the big cities, or even online, the more we can help support our friends and families in our own region. The guy who owns Amazon is not going to sponsor hockey teams or bid on silent auction items, so let’s try to keep our money local and keep businesses thriving in our own community. That goes for advertising too. You’re not supporting the local economy if you’re only throwing up ads on Facebook. In next week’s edition of The Community Press, we will have week one of our annual Shop Flagstaff promotion, where businesses will let you know what deals they have going on leading up to Christmas. Be sure to check it out and keep it handy. Support our local advertisers! If you see any of these beautiful people, be sure to
wish them a happy birthday this week: Leanna Gordon, Nov. 11; Verna Gibb, Nov. 14; Karis Rathjen, Nov. 15; Shelly Brodie and Tyler
Lang, Nov. 16. Happy anniversary wishes to Ray and Dianne Blaeser who celebrate on Nov. 13.
Flagstaff Community Adult Learning
CHRISTMAS
5005 - 50th (Main) Street, Killam
Back to Work Boot Camp Develop the strategies and tools you need to get back to work! Invest in yourself and your future by joining us for these three mornings. Call to register.
Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday, December 8 - 10 Time: 9 am to noon each day Locations: Flagstaff Community Adult Learning and Battle River Innovation Centre (Forestburg)
Computer Classes Tuesdays 1-3 or 6-8 in Killam and Wednesdays 1-3 in Forestburg. Call now for details.
Resume help available. Check www.fcal.net for more information about upcoming courses
Great selection of lights, decor, inflatables, trees and much, much more!
COUTTS HOME OME HARDWARE Your HOME For Decorating!
Late Night Shopping Thursdays 7-9 PM Forestburg Call Toll Free 1-866-582-3556
We are open Tuesday to Friday - 9 to 5
Ph: 780-385-3712
Season’s Greetings Deals to make you cheer! Freddo Chocolates 120-150g
$4
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Axe Body Wash,
JUST IN:
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Get your house smelling great with holiday scents!
$3
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AirWick & Renuzit Air Fresheners!
Flyer Prices in effect Friday, Nov. 13 to Thursday, Nov. 19.
DRY SKIN??? Jergens 620-775ml Curel 480ml Lubriderm
O’Keefe’s Winter Essential
400-480ml, Select Types
3 piece kit
$6
99
KILLAM RCMP CHRISTMAS POSTER CONTEST Design a poster with a Christmas or Winter theme featuring RCMP or Police
At the end of the contest, the Detachment will choose one design from each age category to use as the Official Detachment Christmas Card! Open to the ENTIRE Killam Detachment area!
Three age categories: 9 & Under; Ages 10-13; Ages 14-17 Drop off your original artwork or email it to: debra.albers@rcmp-grc.gc.ca by 5 pm on November 26th SPONSORS: The Community Press Flagstaff Victim Services FFCS/FIRST Vision Credit Union Killam/Sedgewick/Daysland /Alliance branches
$14
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Delecto Boxed Chocolates
$7
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780-385-3598
Budding Ideas/Paw Prints Kong Pizza/Killam The Stop Spot/Killam The Town of Killam Benchmark Hearing/Daysland Prairie FASD
Killam, Alberta
Serving Town & Country since 1962 Open Hours: 9-6 Mon thru Fri, 9-4 Saturday & Closed Sunday.
The Fine Print: Posters should contain original art only. Digital files are acceptable, but must respect all copyright rules. If digital files are mailed, please send a high resolution scan or image of the poster. Poster sizes can be Letter-size or Tabloid (11x17). Posters should be RCMP/Police themed, preferably in a Winter or Christmas context. Poster Designed by The Community Press