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COMMUTERS WILL BENEFIT FROM WIDE BRIDGE Fort Saskatchewan councillor Gordon Harris, Fort Saskatchewan Mayor Gale Katchur, Alberta Transportation Minister Brian Mason and Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville MLA Jessica Littlewood look over some drawings of the planned twin bridge across Highway 15 in Fort Saskatchewan with the existing two-lane structure in the background. The province is embarking on a $211 million project to twin the span and ease the Highway 15 bottleneck for commuters travelling to north Edmonton. Construction is scheduled to begin next year.

2 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, November 21, 2018

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Bridge twinning will benefit Lamont County Story accompanying front page photo Minister Mason,” said JOHN MATHER Alberta Transportation Catcher. “We’ve been Minister Brian Mason asking for this bridge for visited the site of a new 30 or 40 years and we’ve bridge crossing the had no success until North Saskatchewan now.”

“We’ve lost too many River at Fort Saskatchewan, last week. lives. We’re thankful Ms. Twinning the span, Littlewood and Mason which is a bottleneck on have come forward to Highway 15, will ease finish this project.”

“We’ve seen this come the daily commute for Lamont County resi- from an idea to a study dents who work on the and is close to going to north side of Edmonton tender,” said Littlewood. or use the LRT to get to “It was our minister who took this on for safety work.

“We’re here because I and for future growth.”

Mason added the govwanted to see the progress being made on ernment is supporting preparing for the twin- heavy industry by doing ning of the bridge in Fort reconstruction of the Saskatchewan,” said Vince Bridge to accommodate heavy loads.

Mason.

“This will take the “There’s been a lot of work done in preparing large loads east of the for this and a lot of urban area yet will serve our industrial partners money being spent.”

He added he wanted very well.”

Mason said their govto thank Fort Saskatchewan mayor ernment had adopted a Gale Catcher and Fort framework for new Saskatchewan-Freeville heavy load corridors MLA Jessica Littlewood throughout the area for all their support in which could include pushing for the addition- twinning Highway 15 from the Scotford area to al crossing.

Mason said he was the Vince Bridge Road, hoping to see tenders possibly to Highway 15.”

“In terms of specific awarded early in 2019 with construction to start work to fulfill the plan it will have to be done over shortly after. years,” said “This was a great many opportunity for us thank Mason.

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Opinion Tar Sands Campaign proceeds, while our governments do nothing It’s amazing to me how Alberta’s oil industry, which has generated wealth and been responsible for re-distributing wealth in Canada like no other, continues to take the heat for the world’s pollution problem while Gobalist PM Justin Trudeau sits on his hands.

Last week researcher Vivian Krauss uncovered information about the Tar Sands Campaign and questioned whether it came about to really save the environment, or has it been simply to land-lock Alberta oil and keep it away from international markets where it would attain a higher price.

The campaign, which began more than a decade ago, planned to attack Alberta’s oil sands so it couldn’t reach the international market - and it has effectively done so. But that wasn’t all, the campaign rallied celebrities, including former US President Obama who blocked the Keystone XL Pipeline’s route into the USA. The Tar Sands Campaign also takes credit for unseating the Conservative government in Alberta and Federally, to be replaced by so called environmentally friendly governments like Rachel Notley’s NDP in Alberta (capped emissions to limit Alberta oil production, added a carbon tax, and attempting to destroy the coal industry); and the Trudeau Liberals (committed Canada to achieve a 1.5 degree world Celsius target).

Krauss claims the Tar Sands Campaign isn’t just to end pollution from Alberta oil, as much as it is also to push Canada out of the global oil market with the unwitting help of our own Prime Minister and Premier.

Krauss uncovered that huge American charitable foundations have set up funds worth billions and are using the hundreds of millions in interest to back over 100 environmental groups in Canada and the US. The main goal of many groups is to land-lock Alberta’s tar sands.

Although some of these environmental groups may have good intentions, the question of ethics comes about because similar pressure on Alberta is not being applied to Texas or North Dakota oil production and distribution. So why would that be?

Without Alberta’s oil sands at top production and distribution, the cost to Canada has been estimated at over $100 billion and growing daily. How a Prime Minister can sit and watch his country lose this much wealth is beyond me.

Meanwhile as Alberta’s price point for Western Canadian Select Oil is fetching roughly one-third of its potential if it had proper pipelines, the world is getting ever closer to finding new ways to effectively use alternate power sources.

While the race is on, folks, our Prime Minister is likely arranging another holiday or photo op.

Kerry Anderson

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR Canada’s climate policy mess is hardly cost-effective In the latest example of carbon-pricing confusion, the C.D. Howe Institute recently published a report that describes the federal carbonpricing plan as “cost-effective” – while noting evidence that the overall policy mix is anything but.

Since we don’t get to pick which policies bite, it’s important to see the carbon tax not in isolation but as part of a very costly overall package.

After reviewing the recent unravelling of the panCanadian consensus on carbon pricing (provinces such as Ontario and Saskatchewan now oppose the federal plan), report author Tracy Snoddon, an economist at Wilfrid Laurier University, noted that Canada remains committed to our Paris commitments and that the federal floor price for

carbon dioxide emissions is, again, simply part of the overall policy mix.

Where the pricing instrument takes the form of a tax, there will be billions in new revenue, which, according to Snoddon, can be disbursed in several ways. Those include rebates to individuals, new spending on ‘clean technology,’ grants to provincial governments or split across a variety of other programs.

Snoddon further argues that if any province co-operates with the federal government, it should get to decide how to spend the money. And if the province is not co-operative, she recommends equal percapita transfers.

It’s notable, however, when considering what to do with the new revenue, she limited the options to new spending

and lump-sum handouts.

Ample analysis has shown that handouts are far costlier than using emission tax revenues to fund reductions in other tax rates. Starting in the 1990s, policy experiments using general equilibrium economic models showed that lump-sum disbursements amplified macro costs, often between two- and 10-fold compared to tax reductions, depending on the reduction target.

Snoddon adds that by “reducing differences in carbon prices across provinces and emissions sources in the country, the federal plan ensures cost-effective emissions reductions and a more level playing field for business.”

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Letter: Climate policy mess Continued from Page 4

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This statement is incorrect, since (as Snoddon notes in a subsequent footnote) many regulatory measures aimed at greenhouse gas reductions have marginal costs far in excess of the federal price floor. If numerous sectors pay hundreds or thousands of dollars per tonne at the margin, adding a $20-per-tonne tax to the mix doesn’t alleviate the inefficiencies and create cost-effectiveness.

This is a point worth emphasizing. Despite misleading claims from Ottawa and others, the federal government has not introduced a textbook carbon-pricing plan. It’s simply layering a carbon tax on top of a pre-existing and very inefficient mix of regulations.

Some economists mistakenly focus on the carbon tax aspect and suggest its textbook efficiency properties still apply, but this claim falls apart upon inspection.

If Canada had absolutely no climate regulations, and the government proposed introducing all at once an

ethanol mandate, a coal phaseout, an oil sands cap, various pipeline and shipping bans, electric car subsidies, feed-in-tariffs for renewable electricity, new motor vehicle efficiency rules, a ban on 100-watt light bulbs and a small carbon tax, economists would see this for the mess it is and acknowledge it doesn’t qualify as a cost-effective emission-reduction plan.

But because the mess has been piled up slowly in stages, some commentators focus only on the newly-added tax and attribute efficiencies to the tax as if it were introduced in isolation.

If the federal and provincial governments repealed all the other instruments and replaced them with a carbon tax, then it would be fair to call the result costeffective.

That, however, is not happening. Rather, the

federal government is adding even more regulations to the mix.

In the end, we’re on a rocky road that leads to a pile of policy rubble, not

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Precious Blood Roman Catholic Church member honoured Poland’s independence recognized

The historic Precious Blood Roman Catholic Church is shown in this file photo. Church member Mike Nowicki is proud to have had the province recognize Polish independence on Remembrance Day.

MAUREEN SULLIVAN The decision by the government to recognize Polish Independence has been well received by local residents of Polish decent.

"It is always nice to be recognized by the government," says Mike Nowicki a member of Lamont County’s Precious Blood Roman Catholic Church. "Its a tribute to our ancestors who built this province by settling on farms here.”

Alberta’s minister of Culture and Tourism, Ricardo Miranda, declared Nov.11, 2018 in Alberta as a day to mark the 100th anniversary of Poland regaining Independence.

For 123 years, Poland

ceased to exist on the European political maps and was occupied by the German, Russian and Austrian empires until the end of the First World War. “For more than a century, Polish settlers, many of them hardworking miners and farmers, have made significant contributions to our fine province. From

the historic Precious Blood Roman Catholic Church to the Crowsnest Pass Polish Hall, Polish people have built a legacy in Alberta,” said Miranda. “By sharing Poland’s history and culture, they have helped shape the beautiful multicultural mosaic that is our province today.

"Honoured for their many contributions to

the province, we pay tribute to the Polish men, women and children who have enriched our province for more than 100 years," he added. "At this significant milestone for the Polish community, I am proud to declare Nov. 11, 2018 as a day to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Poland regaining independence.“

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Town of Lamont hires new CAO for New Year

JOHN MATHER The Town of Lamont has hired a new Chief Administrative Officer.

Christine Beveridge will

assume her new duties on Jan. 2, 2019.

She will replace Sandi Maschmeyer, who is retiring after more than

New Town of Lamont CAO Christine Beveridge

30 years with the town.

In a release issued by the town, it was stated the position had drawn applications from across Canada and with help from Executive search consultant DCG Executive Search Ltd. and Mr. James Davies, the town had decided on Beveridge.

She has nearly 18 years of experience in municipal government service with 12 in the greater Edmonton area.

She started her career in planning and development, but quickly was appointed CAL of the Village of Clyde.

The release said she has been, “instrumental in assisting, mentoring, and leading staff, senior leadership, and Council in training and policy development at the City of Fort Saskatchewan,

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Lamont Peewees drop 8-6 game to Smoky Lake JOHN MATHER The Lamont Peewee hockey squad dropped a close home decision to the Smoky Lake team by an 8-6 margin Nov. 18.

Lamont burst out of the gate scoring two early goals.

Alex Andruchow netted his first of the game just 30 seconds in with assists going to Emerson Hauch and Camryn Fossum.

Dylan Onusko had made it 2-0 for the home side before the halfway point of the first frame with an assist going to Ashlynn Dickinson.

But, the Smoky Lake team found their legs and stormed back with three unanswered to end the first period. Colton Gargus, Natalie Tychowsky, and Kole Cheriwchan scored Smoky Lake goals.

Lamont tied the scored early in the second period when Andruchow notched his second from

Hauch.

Smoky roared back with a pair from Ryan Trenchuk and Cheriwchan.

Andruchow picked up his hat trick before the end of the second period with Hauch and Cameron Olechow assisting. Smoky Lake tied it on a goal from William Montgomery so going into the third Smoky was up 5-4.

Lamont tied it again early in the third with Hauch notching his first of the game from Olechow and Andruchow. He added a second goal later in the period, but Smoky Lake had two from Luke Sidor and Gargus to secure the win.

Lamont goalie Sandy McDonald faced 39 shots, while two Smoky Lake goalies faced a total of 23 shots between them.

Bruderheim Novice remain undefeated after 13-1 win KERRY ANDERSON These are some of the results from the Northern Alberta Interlock Minor Hockey League games held recently. (Please note that scores and scoring is taken from the website, and some game scores and scoring is dependent on proper league entries.

Bruderheim Novice (5-0-0) downed Smoky Lake 13-1 on Sunday at Bruderheim Arena.

Leading scorer Austyne Morgan scored eight goals for the home team.

Other scorers were; Maxim Dach (2g), Keegan Ellis (1g 1a), Degan Ryer (1g 1a), Jaxon Gushue (1g), and Reid Messier (1a).

Thomas Purdy got the win in goal for Bruderheim.

Austyne has 39g in 5GP this season.

Lamont Novice (3-3-0) got overpowered on Saturday by Slave Lake 12-3 at Lamont Arena.

Cole Chudyk got a hat trick for the home team, scoring all Lamont goals.

Landon Dagg picked up the lone assist.

Lamont Tier 5 Atoms (4-3-0) squeaked by

Tofield on the road on Sunday 2-1. Lamont outshot Tofield 28-16 in the game and scored both goals in the middle period, both unassisted by Ryan Carstairs. Aiden Chopping picked up the win in goal.

Lamont Tier 4 Peewees (1-4-1) lost a tight 8-6 game against Smoky Lake at Lamont Arena led by Alex Andruchow's hat trick (3g 1a), and Emerson Hauch's 5-point game (2g 3a). Dylan Olechow also connected. Picking up assists were; Cameron Olechow (2a), Camryn Fossum and Ashlynn Dickinson. SL outshot Lamont 47-18.

Lamont Tier 3 Midgets (4-2-0) beat Thunderstars 6-5 on Sunday at Forestburg Arena. With the back and forth game tied 7:38 into the third period, the two teams fought for the winner late into the period when finally Lamont's Ethan Zago (1g 1a) connected for the winner with only 5 seconds remaining.

Other scorers were; Max Farrell (2g 1a), Ty

Chabillon (1g 1a), Connor Kardash (2a), Evan Shields (1g), and Luke Eccleston (1g).

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Name confusion over plaque brings family to Lamont County Council, policing discussed, marijuana proposal to SAB JOHN MATHER Orest Eleniak, Marvin Eleniak, and Anthony Taylor attended council Nov. 13, to complain about some misnaming on the plaque that was erected to mark the first 125 Ukrainian settlers in the area back in September.

The Eleniaks and their brother-in-law, were concerned names on the plaque were depicted in the wrong order resulting in some family names being missed.

“The concerns are that the information on the plaque is wrong,” said Marvin to council.

Jim Newman, Lamont County economic development officer, said the information came from the University of Alberta and the historian from Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village.

The Eleniaks said some of their relatives were missed on the plaque.

The Eleniaks said that the order names were based on the dates of registration at land titles.

They based their claim on The Pride and Progress, a history book on the region.

Reeve David Diduck explained in some cases while the names were registered at land titles, they weren’t officially recognized until they had worked the land and received their ‘patent’. To get the patent there were certain things that had to be completed with homesteading the land, before title was given and made official.

He thought possibly this was leading to the mix up in the names and dates on the plaque.

The brothers and administration will meet with the U of A historians to try and resolve the issue.

Chipman Marijuana Acting CAO Stephen Hill reported to council the application for a medical marijuana operation southeast of Chipman would go

straight to a Subdivision Appeal Board hearing for final decision.

“This was proposed to go before the municipal planning commission, but the applicants have contacted the county and want to go through the Subdivision Appeal Board.

“It will be a direct appeal,” he said. “The SAB will have a legal council and there will be a staff report presented.

The applicants and residents will have the opportunity to speak to the board and the applicant will have the final close.”

He said the SAB would then make an in camera decision with the assistance of legal council and it would be binding.

The SAB members are appointed at large, he told council.

“Because this is new legislation it’s why I requested legal representation,” said Hill.

He said there were no council members on the board.

The neighbouring residents from the area and the proposed facility operators met in October to try and resolve issues concerning the development but nothing was resolved. The resident basically told the development proposers they were not wanted in the area.

Inspector Report Inspector Michael McCauley gave his regular update to council. He said staffing had been improved since his previous visit to council and the Fort Saskatchewan detachment was now operating at full strength.

He reported to council in the past quarter the intelligence sharing action program was in full operation. It’s a monthly meeting between Edmonton police, Strathcona RCMP and the Fort detachment to meet and discuss areas of common interest.

“We share intelligence and it has been working very well,” he reported.

“It’s being expanded to the west side of Edmonton because it is working so well.”

He told council since staffing levels are up patrols have been increased and local intelligence gathering while on patrol has improved.

“We’re having better interaction with the public,” he said. He said these interactions were “measurable” and the number of those had increased dramatically.

His calls for service in Lamont in the area covered by the Fort Saskatchewan detachment went up just a small amount. Property crimes were up slightly but crimes against persons had dropped eight to nine percent over the previous year.

In the last quarter property crimes dropped more than 30 per cent.

Years to date property crimes are down in the County.

He also provided individual stats for the urban areas in the County. In Chipman, property crimes were down by 50 per cent while person crime were up. In Lamont person crimes went down from 36 to 34 occurrences and property crimes were down.

In Bruderheim, person crimes were down from 36 to 26 occurrences and property crime went up from 52 to 61.

He said these were positive stats for the area and he hoped that the detachment would soon be working collaboratively with other detachments in the County to meet the goal of decreasing rural crime.

He said in a month each watch assigned time to rural patrols but he said there would be about two hours per shift per day on rural patrols and there were two shifts.

Lamont Council will let the bylaw officer keep

his car at his home rather than coming back and forth to the public works shop to change it from his personal vehicle.

“This is in keeping with the previous appointment,’ said acting Chief Administrative Officer Stephen Hill. He went on to explain the peace officer needed the vehicle because he worked weekends and it wasn’t a nine to five job.

Council agreed the peace officer needed the vehicle at all hours, so a motion was passed to allow him to take it home with him.

Donation The County will donate $5,000 to the Ukrainian Canadian Congress – Alberta Provincial Council to upgrade the Stelmach house at the Ukrainian Cultural Village.

Acting CAO Hill said

the money would be used to help reroof the home and provide upgrades for its use as an interpretive centre.

He said more than $600,000 had been spent on the project to date with the completion of the roof and foundation still to be done.

“The building when complete would become a visitor centre which uses state of the art electronics to inform visitors of the Ukrainian history in the area,” said Hill.

“It’s hard to say no to this,” admitted Councillor Daniel Warawa. “We’ve got to remember Ed Stelmach was our first premier from this area and his family has a long history around here.”

Hill said the congress was planning on putting a donor plaque beside the home when complete.

“He was our Reeve and the first Ukrainian premier,” said Warawa.

“So I’ll support this.”

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Lamont welcomes new business MAUREEN SULLIVAN L&M Tax and Bookkeeping Services was opened when owners Lisa Ness and Maria Stamatati were drawn to the lifestyle in Lamont County, because of the quality of life and the family values.

The duo look forward to building personal relationships with their clients.

"We are not in a rush, we are not just seasonal,

we want to build a relationship with our clients," said Stamati.

"With a personal relationship we are able to advise and catch potential problems before they become problems."

The two owners met while working together at a tax office in Fort Saskatchewan.

They decided that their working styles clicked and that they both wanted to spend more time build-

ing relationships with their clients.

Ness has a personal relationship with Lamont. Her dad, Bob Giblak. was born and raised in the town.

Stamati, originally from Greece, followed her husband to Alberta about five years ago.

When asked about the change in the weather, she stated that of course Greece has the better weather, but Canadians

are the nicest and kindest people in the world.

"When we first opened, we went around to the other businesses in town to introduce ourselves and brought a gift of cookies with our card.

Everyone asked us if we were opening a bakery," laughed Ness. "While we want to support our local businesses, we are not a bakery, but we are happy to do your books."

Hauling huge bales concerns peace officer - $756 fine JOHN MATHER Lamont County peace officer Derek Wright, told council Nov. 13, he was concerned about people hauling hay bales unsecured on County roads.

After an incident on Highway 21 near Camrose recently where one of the large round bales slipped from the truck hauling it and smashed through the windshield of a following semi, Wright told council, he wanted to make sure area farmers were moving these large bales safely.

Wright told council he had stopped one driver of a truck that was hauling the bales and they were “all over the place.”

“I advised him that it was a $756 ticket,” he said. “It seems to be the impression that individual hauling straw bales

are exempt from tying down loads and that is not the case.”

He added that on the person’s farm and driveway it was fine, but as soon as the load of bales was moved onto a county road or provincial highway they had to be tied down and secured.

“Even roads only a mile or two from home?” asked Deputy Reeve Roy Anaka.

“As soon as you take it off your own property,” replied Wright. “It’s covered under the secured loads act.”

He showed council photos of a vehicle near St. Michael where he followed a vehicle that had an unsecured load and a bale fell off.

“It’s an expensive ticket and I don’t want to take money from anyone’s pocket,” he said.

“But I wouldn’t want

one of those bales coming off and hitting one of my family. It’s strictly a safety issue.”

He said he’s been stopping vehicles and explaining the law and telling them that since they are on a provincial roadway they have to secure the load.

He said he had followed one truck and trailer and finally used his lights to stop it as it turned on to a range road.

“He had no tiedowns whatsoever and I had him unhook the trailer and leave it there, until he came back with tiedowns to secured the load.”

He said there were four bales on the lower levels with three more stacked on top and not tied down.

Wright said the loads should be compressed

somewhat so there is no movement to the side or forwards or backwards.

Wright will provide council with a copy of the act so they can see the law for themselves.

Anaka pointed out that it can be a long time-consuming process to strap a load for what could be a very short trip, but that didn’t sway Wright in any way.

“I use the analogy that under the law it’s not like a traffic speeding ticket. You just don’t drive away, you have to strap that load right there or unhook the trailer.”

He said he didn’t want to get to that point of fining all the drivers he stopped, so he had been stopping the drivers and educating them on the law.

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L&M Tax and Bookkeeping Services owners Lisa Ness and Maria Stamatati are excited to have opened their new business in Lamont and are look forward to serving the community in the coming years.

In memory of

Stephanie Christine Begin January 13, 1987 ~ November 23, 2005

Time slips by and life goes on, But from our hearts you are never gone.

We think about you all the time and reminisce about you too.

We have so many memories, but we wish we still had you. missing you always Dad and Mom, family and friends.

The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, November 21, 2018 - 11

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Lamont farmers step up with Calves for Cancer 4 calves at Farmfair donated through Lamont On November 10, CFCW held the first of many auctions for their Calves for Cancer Initiative at Farmfair International.

Of the four calves that Nick Gulka auctioned, three of the calves were donated by Lamont County residents.

One calf was donated by St. Michael Ag Society together with Nick and Natalie Kowerchuk, and Ken Philips (Consulting Engineers). Melvin and Judy Kapicki (Smart Firewood Products) together with Lorne and Effie Lakusta (Spruce

View Charolais) donated one calf. John and Cathie Chomiak (Chomiak Charolais) also donated a calf. A fourth calf was donated by Brett Kissel (country singer/song writer) from Flat Lake, Alberta.

A couple of the calves were purchased and turned back to be auctioned off again. Total proceeds received from the sale of the four calves amounted to $14,000.

Another $11,900 was raised at Farmfair. Jackie Rae’s attendance in a pen at the Czar Cattlemens’ Show raised $4000.

In total, in excess of 70

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The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, November 21, 2018- 15

FROM WHERE I SIT: No place

BY HAZEL ANAKA Regular readers of this space will know that we’ve been living through a reno/addition for the last several months. Which incidentally is not recommended for the faint of heart.

Some people also fear for our marriage. Most days I’ve managed to maintain a pretty good sense of humour through it all because any other stance

would be counter-productive. It would also seem to prolong the process if each day was met with dread. I can’t imagine any worker wants to work with and for someone who’s mad or miserable. Do nurses gravitate to or avoid the grouchy patient?

I’ve also viewed this grand adventure as a lab of human behaviour.

Where else would a person have the ‘privilege’ of viewing a wide crosssection of strangers in their (un)natural habitat?

When you think about it, it can’t be easy for, at least the thinking guys to go into a stranger’s home. Most of us are aware of the invasion of privacy that occurs.

Naturally, among the dozens of people who’ve played a role in this building project, I’ve got

my favourites and I’ve got a couple I’d prefer never to see again.

Without (too much) stereotyping, it’s been the older guys who’ve I’ve connected with. A few reasons are likely.

They have more experience and know that connecting with and informing the customer of what’s happening, what the process will be, when they’re returning creates a climate of trust.

They’re the ones that have the good manners and common sense to knock when they first arrive and call out a cheery greeting. They make a bit of conversation and answer the questions of an innately curious woman. They know how to laugh. It could also be that as older workers they need to rest occasionally! Of

course, there’s the natural affinity between those of us who are more alike than not. And yes, some of the younger guys warmed my heart as well.

I am amazed at some of the things I learned from these people.

People seem to trust me and say things that you might not say to the average stranger. With some I’ve invoked the ‘dome of silence.’ I’ve heard about health challenges, specialist appointments, surgery wait lists, frustration with the health care system. I’ve heard about tough times in a marriage. One guy talked about money. Others talked about their kids.

The younger ones talked about education plans.

Another talked about his wild youth and fast cars.

All those vulnerable conversations make me like and care for these guys. It reminds me that we are all more alike than we are different.

We all worry about health, relationships, parenting, financial security. We reassess our education/career choices or mistakes from our youth. We share a laugh

or ain’t-life-a-trip insights.

And if all that can happen with trade expertise, good manners, and respect for our home and property, so much the better. There is no place here for the sullen, the arrogant, the incompetent, or the phonies, from where I sit.

The Christmas season can sometimes be summed up by one word – sharing. At the Bruderheim Christmas Craft sale on Nov. 17, Jaycee MacDonald, 4 from Bruderheim shares her candy cane with Gia Mercer, 4.

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a Hot Beverage and Piece of Cake for $5.00

Free Sleigh Rides from 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm!

Heritage House Vegreville, 4570 Maple Street 780-278-1073 or go to pointswestliving.com

16 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, November 21, 2018