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Carjacking victim speaks out “... the next thing I know I’ve got a shotgun pointed at my face” BY JANA SEMENIUK Andrew resident Ed Tait, 59, felt lucky to be alive after a carjacking at gunpoint left him stranded on Highway 29, Nov. 16 at approximately 5:40 a.m. Tait said he was driving west on Highway 29, on his way to work, and was eight kilometers from Lamont when he spotted a motorist needing assistance. “If it was a normal day, I wouldn’t have stopped because we’ve seen a lot of rural crime over the years. The only reason I stopped was because it was snowing,” he said. “I was driving west towards Lamont, and I saw a truck in the ditch. I saw someone waving in a dark outfit and it was a girl in platinum blonde hair.” Tait stopped his car and exchanged some words with the girl when two men approached from behind the car. “The girl said something strange to me and the next thing I know I’ve got a shotgun pointed at my face and I’m being told to get out of the car,” he said. Tait stared in disbelief. “I said ‘are you f#@king kidding me?’” he said. “They told me to get out of the car or they would shoot me in the face.” An approaching car gave Tait hope that someone would see what was happening. “I saw headlights behind me, so I delayed until the cars were up on me,” he said. “One of the guys was pounding on the passenger side window, demanding me to unlock the car but I wasn’t going to help him. I just backed
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away without saying anything and let them have the car.” A passing motorist picked Tait up and drove him to a gas station in Lamont where he called 911. Meanwhile, after the Vegreville RCMP detachment responded to a break and enter at the Mundare Pharmacy earlier on Nov. 16, Sargent Robert Daisley from the Two Hills detachment responded to a carjacking call at 5:45 a.m. “I got a call that a carjacking had - Ed Tait occurred on Highway 29, then another call about a second car jacking,” he said. Daisley said that the drama began with four suspects coming into the area on Nov. 16. “After the four suspects came into the area by truck, they stole another truck in Mundare and used the stolen truck to break into the Mundare Pharmacy where they stole mostly medication,” he said. After the suspects had the stolen truck loaded with medication, they returned to their original truck. “They transferred the stolen goods into their original truck and then burned the stolen truck,” said Daisley. “They drove away in their truck then they hit a ditch.” Daisley said one of the suspects left the truck to look for help. “He walked up to a house, and they called a tow truck. The landowner offered him a ride back up to his vehicle to wait for the tow truck to come. When they got to the scene, somebody
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else came up to him and pointed a one woman, one of the men was on shotgun on him demanding that he get parole. “One of the guys, we call him the out and give up his truck,” he said. Daisley said the landowner gave up main guy, is an inmate out on parole,” his truck and walked home to call said Daisley in an earlier interview with The Lamont police and report the Leade. While he did carjacking. Meannot reveal details of while, one of the four the man’s crime or suspects was passed where he had served out in the truck and his time, Daisley said left there by the oththe man was immeers. The remaining diately sent back to three suspects were prison. about to experience “I didn’t look more trouble when to see exactly what leaving in the newly he was out for, but stolen truck. we made arrange“After the landownments for him to go er left, they transdirectly back to ferred the stolen prison,” he said. “We medication from aren’t releasing any their original truck of their names until into the new stolen the information has truck, drove about been sworn.” 150 feet and got Meanwhile, stuck,” said Daisley. although Daisley “Then they flagged doesn’t want to disdown a vehicle that courage people from came down the highSgt Robert Daisley helping stranded way and carjacked motorists, he said if him with the shotpeople are feeling unsafe doing so, gun.” The second carjacking was Ed Tait. they can always contact police. “People can always call us. If you The suspects drove Tait’s car for 10 miles before becoming stuck in another don't feel comfortable, feel free to call us and tell us there's somebody strandditch. Daisley described how the suspects ed and needs help. We’re happy to come and help for sure,” he said. were finally arrested. As for Ed Tait, he said he will not be “The suspects walk to a farm (after getting stuck in the ditch) and asked stopping to help anyone on the highfor a ride into Waskatenau and rented a way again. “Never. I don't normally stop couple of hotel rooms there. We posted on Facebook that we were looking for because of what was going on over the this car and found out where the sus- years (rural crime),” he said. “Now, if pects were. We surrounded the hotel it’s snowing, I’ll pull ahead, call the and they surrendered peacefully. We RCMP and keep on driving but there's no way I’m stopping.” also got the shot gun,” he said. Of the four suspects, three men and
2 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, November 24, 2021
Lot flooded after contractor hits line in Lamont BY JANA SEMENIUK With temperatures hovering at 0 C, a broken water main caused flooding in a vacant lot in Lamont on Nov. 22, forcing action from Town Operations and Infrastructure employees. Lamont Director of Operations and Infrastructure Tyler Edworthy said the break occurred while a homeowner was having work done, which included digging, by a private contractor, and confirmed the broken line during a recent interview. “We had a call just before noon, that a con-
tractor hit one of our water main lines and we had to isolate the area to get the valves turned off and see what damage was caused before proceeding with the repair,” he said. “The contractor was hired privately by a homeowner and was not an employee of the town.” Edworthy also confirmed that the homeowner accessed a onecall, the click before you dig program, before work began. “From my understanding they did do a onecall, but they usually tell the homeowner to con-
tact the Town as well because water and sanitary are not included in the one-call, just gas and power,” he said. “The Town Office did not receive notice from the homeowner.” Edworthy added that equipment had to be used to hold the broken line in place before repairs could occur. “The truck is there to put pressure on the main line because when it is broken it wants to lift,” he said. “They are putting pressure on top of the line to restrict some of that flow.” In terms of responsibil-
Heavy equipment from the Town of Lamont Operations and Infrastructure is used to hold a broken water main line in place on Nov. 22 after it was struck by a private contractor during services being done for a homeowner. Photo: Jana Semeniuk
ity for the cost of the break, Edworthy said that is yet to be determined. “That will be evaluated once we get the final report,” he said. Edworthy added that homeowners should contact the office any time work is being done on their property. “Always contact the office whenever you are doing any digging work, even if it’s fence posts, so we can locate the water and sewer lines first,” he said. An update on the Town of Lamont’s social media page indicated that as of Nov. 23 the damaged line had been isolated and water pressure was restored to most of Lamont. While excess water was being pumped into the storm drainage system, a portion of the 50th avenue alley will remain closed until further notice.
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Bruderheim Council looking at ways to stop ATB closure BY JANA SEMENIUK While the impending closure of Bruderheim’s only bank, Alberta Treasury Branch, is moving ahead as planned, mayor Karl Hauch is not giving up on finding a way to keep the banking establishment open in Bruderheim. During Bruderheim’s Nov. 17 town council meeting, Hauch suggested a motion be made for administration to write a
letter to Alberta’s finance minister asking for assistance. “We had inquired with the provincial finance minister to intervene (preventing the closure of ATB) and we didn't hear anything from them. And I'm wondering if we could make a motion to write a letter asking for them to intervene?,” Hauch asked the council. Since the announce-
ment was made in late Sept., Hauch has been a vocal opponent of the move, citing harm to current and future residents as well as possibly hampering Bruderheim’s potential for growth. “A bank is one of the key institutions people look to when they choose a community to live in,” said Hauch. “My fear is this may be more harmful than helpful to Bruderheim.”
In addition to all of council appearing to agree in having a letter sent to the finance minister, some councillors also commented on ATB’s operation strategy. Councillor Wayne Olechow observed ATB branches operating within proximity to one another in other municipalities. “I was just driving through two small municipalities that are
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minutes apart and they both have an ATB there. They're literally four minutes apart. So, I'm just curious as to how they pick and choose,” he said. After closing 10 branches across the province earlier this year, ATB cited frequency of in-branch transactions, number of customers and customer growth as reasons for the closures. In their branch closure
notice, ATB directed Bruderheim customers to begin looking to Lamont or Fort Saskatchewan branches for in-person transactions. M e a n w h i l e , Councillor George Campbell felt ATB’s scant hours of operation were a huge factor in their downfall. Continued on Page 6
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Opinion Environmental extremists really deal in hypocrisy BY JOHN MATHER So our new minstrel of the Environment, Stephen Gilbeault wants to travel across the country by train. I hope when he checks his schedule more closely, this lame-brained idea doesn’t get derailed or run out of steam. First of all, look at where trains in Canada go... next to nowhere. Or maybe in keeping with Liberal Party thinking he’ll just ride the rails from Windsor, Ont. to Quebec City. It is reasonably served by VIA Rail and certainly fits in with what the Libs’ view is as the Canadian nation. For the rest who cares? Now while he’s busy preaching the benefits of closing down the oil and gas industry, via thousands of job cuts, emission caps and carbon taxation, I hope he realizes that 'lil engine pulling him down the tracks is running on diesel. And that fuel-powered generators provide the heat and electricity in the passengers’ cars. Maybe a few days stranded in Northern Ontario in January, say around Chapleau, might just change his mind a little about whether oil and gas is necessary for survival at 40 below zero. I’ve never seen a solar powered train, but I suppose it could happen. And speaking of generators, as Gilbeault races to curtail oil and gas production his department wonks are asking what’s going to power all those emergency generators on native reserves, remote northern communities, hospitals, and other facilities requiring a secure power supply 24/7? The Federal Environment Department admits it has no clue as to the impact of climate change targets that will affect thousands of diesel and gasoline generators, but the department says it will hire outside consultants to try and find out. “Are alternatives to fossil-fuel-powered generators suitable for use in emergency situations such as power outages?,” asked environment staff, according to Blacklock’s Reporter. “How often do people require the use of a generator and for what purpose?,” the department asked in a notice. CONTINUED
CONTINUED “What power demands do they require from these generators?” The department said it would hire consultants to determine whether battery-powered generators could function in freezing weather. “How do small, zeroemission generators perform when exposed to cold temperatures?” asked the department. Federal regulators count more than 35,000 generators in service nationwide. They are the mainstay of electricity production in remote and Arctic communities. Parliament’s 2018 Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act that introduced a national carbon tax exempted diesel fuel used to power generators. “The objective of this project is to collect data and information in order to understand the possible paths for transitioning small generators to zero emission technologies in Canada,” wrote staff. It’s right out of the Liberal playbook… when in doubt hire more bureaucrats and do a study. The research budget was not detailed. Meanwhile Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated last week new technology is needed to reach climate change targets.
“It is absolutely clear that Canada doesn’t reach net zero, Canada doesn’t reach our 2030 targets, unless everyone is part of it,” said Trudeau. “We need the innovation, the hard work.” The Department of Natural Resources in an earlier study found Canadians were skeptical of whether new technology would achieve climate change targets. Participants in federal focus groups “questioned the affordability, reliability or return on investment of these technologies.” And then we had a chief climate advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeting late last week for lobbyists not to contact her if they’re not willing to take climate action and that Canada was not “going fast enough” to address climate change. Sarah Goodman, who is a senior advisor on climate action and sustainable economy to Trudeau, made the statement on her public Twitter account. Prior to working for the prime minister, Goodman has also served as a vice president and senior vice president with Tides Canada, which is now known as MakeWay. She tweeted: “How I'm feeling in BC today: Dear Lobbyists,
Don't contact me if you want to dilute or slow climate action. Just don't. None of us are going fast enough. We can't negotiate with science. The costs of inaction are here and huge.” Unfortunately this is what our society is up against. Climate change, which plain old common sense would tell you has been changing for eons, is something that is going to kill us all within 25 years! Such bullcrap! Just ask former U.S. Vice President Al Gore how his climate warning predictions have turned out? Yes we can change to other types of energy to change our lifestyles and possibly lower any man made damage to our climate. And now the Christ of Climate Change David Suzuki is saying maybe blowing up pipelines is the only way forward. Boy, is he ever becoming a skilled negotiator. But the climate will continue to change whether humans are part of it or not. All the little Gretas or Sarah Goodmans and Suzukis should realize this. Sadly, it doesn’t fit in with their agenda of doom and gloom. And our western governments are buying into this to the detriment of the global economy.
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FROM WHERE I SIT: Perfectly Imperfect
BY HAZEL ANAKA At the risk of triggering a flashback to grade seven home economics class, can we talk sewing? Then, and maybe now, sometimes kids were more interested in getting the course credits than actually learning the material. Certainly, when it came to the knitting module, I farmed my house slipper project out to my aunt who did know how to knit. (Insert the hectoring voice of a parent or teacher here: “And who did you hurt in the end, young lady? Sure, you got a passing grade but
you still don’t know how to knit. Cheating doesn’t pay.”) I did do better with the sewing. I don’t know if we were required to pick a plaid fabric so we’d learn the intricacy of matching the design or I just like to torture myself. My fabric was a complex green plaid and if I remember correctly the skirt also had a front side pleat. Our teacher was a spinster… does anyone still say that… and the object of trickery and scorn because she seemed so hopelessly old and square. Now that I think about it, she was much younger then than I am now. Oh, crap. The stupidity of youth. Anyway, the point is that I learned to sew. After I got married, I even took a tailoring course from the local district home economist. I still have the tailor’s ham
and press cloth. Don’t want to have some ugly misshapen shoulders or make the wool for your lined blazer shiny by ironing, after all. How about basting the special interfacing for the lapels in place so you don’t have some cockeyed finished project? This was a hugely labour-intensive project that I don’t think I ever finished. C’est la vie…that’s life. Later on, when the décor projects and makeovers on HGTV consumed me, I turned to making fancy cushion covers. Piping, braid, tassels, buttons, tapestry or fancy fabric became my tools of choice. As Roy would say, why buy a cushion for ten dollars when you can make one for thirty? But that too is life. Customizing a thing to your own taste, expressing one’s creativity, and the pride of
Province negotiates made-in-Alberta daycare funding package - MLA When the snow starts to come, it’s typically a busy time for the provincial government and this year is no exception. Several bills have been tabled and some important economic announcements made. Here are some of the positive topics I wanted to highlight this week. I am thrilled for parents because the provincial and federal governments teaming up for a major announcement on daycare! With this $3.8 billion package, parents can expect childcare costs to be cut in half by early 2022. Children’s Service’s Minister Rebecca Schultz never wavered during sometimes tense negotiations with the federal government and came up with a made-inAlberta solution. It is a mixed market model that will feature private, public, and not-for-profit spaces. Our government also opened the second intake for a popular program – the Jobs Now grant. The first intake saw around $182 million given to businesses in need. The first intake closed earlier than
expected due to the number of applications. According to the government, around 2,700 applications were approved for approximately 14,000 positions so it has helped get people back to work. The government has received valuable feedback and made some changes to expand the criteria to apply. The program can now go towards part-time positions. Previously, an employee would need to work 30 hours to qualify. That has been reduced to 15 hours. Jobs Now will fund up to 25 percent of costs of hiring new workers, or training current staff, to a maximum amount of $25,000 per employee. Please head to www.alberta.ca/jobsnow to apply. This week is Bullying Awareness Week. Bullying can happen to any person, at any age, in any community – at home, school, or work. All forms of bullying, whether in person or online, can have harmful and lasting impacts on those who are bullied as well as those who witness bullying, especially when the behaviour continues unchecked.
There are several resources available to anyone who believes they are being bullied. For starters, if you, or someone you know, is in immediate danger, you should call 911. The government also has a Bullying Helpline, and the service is available in 170 languages. The number to call is 1-888-4562323. You can also find the Bullying Helpline Chat by visiting www.alberta.ca/ b u l l y i n g prevention.aspx. Please contact my constituency office at forts a s k a t c h e w a n . v e g re ville@assembly.ab.ca if you have any questions or concerns.
achievement are not to be underestimated. And now, there is a bit of resurgence in the use of sewing machines. I can’t watch more than a couple YouTube videos before someone is extolling the virtues of a sewing machine in the world of crafting. Everyone (except former quilters) says they were scared of sewing machines and still don’t know much of anything. But they are intensely grateful for doors it’s opened and the time it’s saved. Machine stitching adds another level of tex-
ture and interest to paper crafting projects. It also demonstrates attention to detail and time invested. It helps command a higher asking price. A sewing machine is a real work horse that doesn’t ask for much from its mistress. Oil me occasionally, don’t sew through wet glue, don’t use metal bobbins, pick the right needle size, use good quality thread, and take me to the sewing machine hospital when I’m sick. Did you know you’re supposed to change the needle after four hours of sewing?
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Lamont to chase some back taxes through Municipal Act changes BY JOHN MATHER The Alberta Provincial Government has introduced changes to the Municipal Government Act which make it easier for municipalities across the province to collect unpaid taxes from oil and gas properties. And that could possibly mean some extra money for Lamont County. The County has written off several millions of dollars in unpaid taxes during the past four years from oil and gas companies. The largest change is to restore and clarify a special lien for unpaid property taxes on property, machinery and equipment. The collapse of Sequoia Energy left a charge of $1.7 million on the County books for unpaid taxes in 2017 and 2018. In this year’s budget the County cancelled property taxes from 12 oil and gas companies that had had operations
in the County to the tune of $92,828.54. The County did pursue some of the money through credits under the Provincial Education Requisition Credit and the Designated Industrial Requisition Credit. “This legislation is intended to help municipalities go after those companies who refuse to play by the rules,” said Municipal Affairs Minister Rick McIver. “Originally the program was expected to be finished in 2021, and now it’s extended,” said Interim County chief financial officer Rodney Boyko. “It was called the Provincial Education Requisition Credit (PERC) and municipalities can now go retroactively back to 2015 to apply for those unpaid taxes.” “They (municipal affairs) have removed some of the red tape in the program making it easier to place special
Carstairs leads Fort U13 to win KERRY ANDERSON These are some of the results from Minor Hockey League games held recently. (Please note that scores and scoring is taken from the websites, and some game scores and scoring is dependent on proper league entries). Lamont U9 were scheduled to play at Tofield on Sunday but no score was posted. Bruderheim U11 were scheduled to host Hinton
on Sunday but no score was posted at deadline. Ryan Carstairs scored a goal and an assist in his Fort Sask. U13 AA Rangers 3-3 tie against the Storm on Sunday. Ryan has 12 points in 12 GP this season. If your Lamont area child is playing in a league unknown to me, please copy and paste the website where I can find scores and statistics and email to: kamcjm@gmail.com
ATB closing
“Some of us seniors actually don’t give a hoot,” said one reply, stating: as we’ve embraced modern technology and convenience, especially over wasting our valuable life in a lineup to perform the simplest of banking tasks. “The fact I haven’t stepped foot into a physical bank branch in (not lying) 15 years has been a godsend, and just know I’m not young and likely bank harder than you ever will,” said the follower. Bruderheim Town Council unanimously agreed to direct administration to write and submit a letter to Alberta’s finance minister.
Continued from Page 3 “If you look at our pharmacy, when you see cars parked there, it's mostly after four o'clock. What time is ATB open? It's closed at four o'clock. I think that was one of the biggest downfalls of all with that bank. People want access, and they want it at their convenience and ATB has not been willing to follow that request,” he said. While most of Hauch’s supporters on social media have agreed with his stance on keeping the bank open, some felt the move by ATB was warranted.
liens on properties.” “It’s another tool in the tool box to collect these outstanding taxes.” He said the County does have a realistic chance to get some of the back taxes collected. “We have seen some of these companies coming forward to the efforts we’ve been making to try
and clear them up,” stated Boyko. “As the economy is picking up, some of these companies are wanting to start doing business again and having these liens and processes on their books doesn’t make it favourable for doing business so they are trying to clear them up.”
Boyko did suggest if some of that money did come into County coffers, it could be used to offset possible capital projects that might be trimmed by cuts to Municipal Sustainability Funding for capital projects recently announced by the province.
“It’s sort of like found money,” said Boyko. “It’s difficult to say how much money we might see back.” “It’s a good tool the province has given us and we’ll have to make sure we’re applying it as much as possible.”
Traffic was disrupted for most of the day Nov. 10 on Highway 45 through Bruderheim as CN workers undertook repairs to the railway. Photo: Jana Semeniuk
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County capital projects impacted by large MSI capital cuts BY JOHN MATHER A dramatic cut by the Province in the amount of Municipal Sustainability Funding for capital projects is going to have a big impact on the upcoming Lamont County budget. “Essentially the cut in funding is in the capital spending area,” said Interim Chief Financial Officer Rodney Boyko. “The operating portion of MSI isn’t affected.” “When we look at the funding from those grants, we’re going to have to look at all our projects and as a council look at which ones we’re going to do.” “It’s a significant hit,” stated Boyko. “And I can see we’re going to have less capital projects going forward because of that.” In 2021, Lamont County received $2,241,675. in capital MSI funding.” In a letter, received by the County for the Nov. 9 council meeting, from Municipal Affairs stated the $1.196 billion MSI capital budget for the entire province in 2021, would be cut by $722 million to $485 million across the province in 2022 and 2023. “For both 2022 and 2023 every municipality and Metis Settlement is estimated to receive 40.6 percent of what they received in 2021,” stated the letter over the signature of Municipal Affairs Minister Rick McIver. “The reduced budget will impact every local government equally.” Boyko stated there were many grants such as gas tax grants that the county would apply for. “First we have to see what projects we have out there which might be eligible for specific grants. “We’ll see a reduction in funding, but we’ll apply for as much as we can,” he said. “We’ll see what’s out there. The best way to do that is to see what proj-
ects we have that might fit into other specific grants and then bring that forward to council and apply for them individually as we go.” The MSI Capital grant
is an allocation grant. The money is provided to the municipality and Municipal Affairs doesn’t have any specific rules for its use except it be used for capital proj-
ects, added Boyko. He said the cuts would hit the hard projects like roads and drainage, but the final say would be up to council.
An employee at Mundare’s Darvonda Nurseries loads a rack of poinsettias onto a tractor trailer for delivery on Nov. 20. Additional racks are in the background waiting to be loaded for delivery to Costco stores in Edmonton, Calgary, Saskatoon, Regina and as far away as Hamilton, Ont. in time for the Christmas season.
SCHWAB, LLOYD ERNEST It is with heavy hearts that the family of Lloyd Schwab announce his passing on November 15, 2021. He will be remembered by his wife Frances, of whom he shared 47 years of marriage. He leaves two sons: Stewart (Leanne) and Ernest (Melissa), five grandchildren: Isaac, Annaleigh, Noah, Austin and Mikayla, three sisters: Linda, Diane, and Dolores, two brothers: Talbot and Andrew, as well as many nieces and nephews. Lloyd was predeceased by his parents, Ernest and Irma, six siblings: Isabelle, Marsha, Viola, Kenneth, Dwanyne, and Garth.
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COMING EVENTS COMING EVENTS HELP US PUT A LID ON IT Please support our efforts to fix the roof on the CN train station Tea House and Art Guild in Viking, AB Donations can be made by: -e-transfer to vikingstationgallery @gmail.com -Cheques payable to Station Gallery and Art Centre Guild, P.O. Box 997, Viking, Alta T0B 4N0 -Donation box at Station Tea House Tax receipts are available for donations exceeding $10. Requests for receipts made to Betty Klein. ______________________________ FIREARMS WANTED FOR DECEMBER 2021 LIVE & ONLINE AUCTION: Rifles, Shotguns, Handguns, Militaria. Auction or Purchase: Collections, Estates, Individual Items. Contact Paul, Switzer's Auction: Toll-Free 1800-694-2609, sales@switzersauction.com or www.switzersauction.com. ______________________________ Seniors Christmas Supper December 5 at the Seniors Centre Doors Open at 5 p.m. Supper at 6 p.m. $20/person Proof of Vaccination Required Entertainment by Bob Williams Preregister by December 1 Phone 780-336-2678
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To all my dear friends from far and near, I say a sincere thank you for all the good wishes and kind remarks I have received for my 95th Birthday. I have been overwhelmed by all the “online” reminders of our past associations, from many of you. Yes I do remember them going back to 19301940s. I could enjoy more! My heart has been recharged by all those kind words, so I am ready to take on a new year! Phone calls and emails are always welcome/ Thanks to my families, the Gulbraas, Heimdals, and Raasoks, for the wonderful party at Sharon Lutheran Church. So many happy memories were revived. Wish you could have joined us, but... Many thanks to the Sharon Congregation for the Special Recognition on my birthday. My heart is still at Sharon. Thanks for the lovely cards, gifts, and beautiful flowers, plus a video from Norway. Two cousins composed and performed, complete with a translation. Well done! Thanks also to Vialta Lodge Family for a beautiful card, personally signed by each resident. A real keepsake. I’m a blessed lady to have so many friends. God Bless all of you! Sincerely your “Old” Friend, Eunice Gulbraa ________________________
PUT YOUR PICKUP TRUCK TO WORK! Hiring 1 ton owners to transport RV's throughout N. America. Pick up in Indiana, delivering to Western Canada. Paid per loaded mile, insurance and authorities are through us. Discounted fuel cards and subsidized health insurance. Driver must be at least age 21 and able to cross the border. For more information visit roadexservices.com or email recruiting@roadexservices.com. ______________________________ TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY INTERIM CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER Beaver County Due to the recent departure of the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), County Council is seeking the services of an INTERIM CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER while it works with a recruitment consultant to fill the position permanently. The CAO is responsible for the overall leadership of all municipal operations and staff, as well as being Council’s key advisor and strategist. The successful applicant can look forward to a variety of leadership responsibilities in a proactive and diverse municipality, in addition to an exciting opportunity to implement the recommendations of a recent Corporate Governance Review. Refer to beaver.ab.ca for additional information. Beaver County offers a comprehensive benefits package. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Qualified individuals are invited to submit a resume, stating relevant education and experience, to: Reeve Kevin Smook ksmook@beaver.ab.ca Phone: (780) 995-9339 c/o Beaver County Box 140, Ryley, AB T0B 4A0. This career opportunity will remain open until a suitable candidate is found, although resumes submitted by 4:30 pm, Thursday, November 25, 2021, will be given first consideration. We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted ______________________________ The Viking Agricultural Society is accepting applications for the position of caretaker for the Community Hall. Duties Include: •Regular upkeep of the Viking Community Hall •Taking bookings for events •Doing yearly cleaning •Snow removal and outside maintenance Please provide a current resume to Sheila Erickson at erickson_sheila@hotmail.com. We appreciate all applications, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. A detailed list of the duties will be provided as well as monthly and yearly duties that will need to be completed. The end date to have resumes in is December 8, 2021 47p
Class 1 oilfield driver. 3 years experience necessary. Fax resume, safety tickets, and CDA to: 780-662-3368 or email: rwwhlt@mcsnet.ca. ________________________
"Sue's Cleaning Service" Professional Residential & Commercial cleaning. Over 20 years experience. Excellent references. I am in the Holden area. Call or text me. #780-221-7744. ______________________________ Drywall Taping/Texturing 35+ Years No Job too small!
FEED SEED FEEDAND AND SEED ALBERTA FEED GRAIN: Buying Oats, Barley, Wheat, Canola, Peas, Screenings, Mixed Grains. Dry, Wet, Heated, or Spring Thresh. Prompt Payment. In House Trucks, In House Excreta Cleaning. Vac Rental. 1-888483-8789. ______________________________ HEATED CANOLA buying Green, Heated or Springthrashed Canola. Buying: oats, barley, wheat & peas for feed. Buying damaged or offgrade grain. "On Farm Pickup" Westcan Feed & Grain, 1-877-250-5252. ________________________
FOR FOR RENT RENT 2 bdrmn Viking available Dec. 1. Comes with Fridge, Stove, Washer, Dryer. Utilities included. Call 780336-6089 or 780-336-6088 for more details. ______________________________ House for Sale or Rent - 5316 - 57 Ave in Viking. 4 bedroom 2 bath. Large backyard with detached garage. across from playground. Available December 1, 2021. No smokers, no pets, damage deposit required. References required. $1,000/month rent. Call Dennis Bird at 780-336-2369 (house) 780-3855689 (cell) or Laura at 780-385-2043 for more info! ________________________
HELP HELP WANTED WANTED HIRING CLASS 1A DRIVERS to transport RV's throughout N. America. Health/ dental insurance, excess miles, monthly bonus. Must be able to cross the border. For more information visit roadexservices.com or email recruiting@roadexservices.com.
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LAND SALE LANDFOR FOR SALE EXCELLENT HUNTING REC LAND on Sask River. Elk, Bear, Deer, Moose, lots of bush, water rights an hour from major cities. Subdividable. 160 acres with 320 possible. Call Doug @306-716-2671. ______________________________ PRIME HIGHLY ASSESSED FARMLAND SOUTH OF REGINA. 2 quarters $488,000.00 assessed. Excellent farmer for long term lease. Also, 4 quarters of good farmland with Oil Revenue. Call Doug @ 306716-2671. ________________________
REAL REAL ESTATE ESTATE Great Commercial lot for sale on Main Street in Viking, AB. Only one like it. Asking $19,999 OBO. Serviced. Large attractive location, would be perfect for constructing a new building. Build yourself an office, rent an upstairs apartment. Or vice versa. Pays for itself! Or place a pre-built on the property. Located next to bottle depot and restaurant, near Food Bank/FCSS, across from bank and financial advisors, near liquor stores and school. Or just buy the lot now and wait for values to go up once COVID is over. Call Barb at Swan City Realty at 780-385-0631 if interested tfnp ________________________
SERVICES SERVICES CRIMINAL RECORD? Why suffer employment/licensing loss? Travel/business opportunities? Be embarrassed? Think: Criminal Pardon. US entry waiver. Record purge. File destruction. Free consultation. 1-800-347-2540. www.accesslegalmjf.com. ________________________ GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 18 7 7 - 9 8 7 - 1 4 2 0 . www.pioneerwest.com. 47p ______________________________ Painting Quality Residential and Commercial Painting Betty Tkaczyk 780-632-8749 or 780-688-3564 tfnp
Experienced drywall taper/texturer here to help you with any job big or small. Don't want to do it yourself, give me a call! Based in Killam but willing to travel Hand taper by trade but have experience with boxes, roller/flusher, taping tube. No bazooka exp. Have own tools (10-12" boxes, pump, angle box, roller, flusher, hand tools, etc.) Also do ceiling texture. Non-drinker, just want to work. Willing to work with existing taping crew. Call 780-385-2106 or 780-385-1251. ______________________________ Roy's Handyman Services. Flooring, Trim work, basement finishing, decks, fences, kitchen cabinet installs and carpentry work. Call 780-232-3097 ______________________________ Carpet and upholstery cleaning residential and commercial. Truck mount unit, sewer backup, and flood cleaning. Auto and RV cleaning. Call Glenn and Cindi Poyser, Fancy Shine Auto and Carpet Care at (780) 384-3087 ______________________________ For all your local livestock and hay hauling services: D & H Outlaw Transport Darian Kozak 403-740-2934 780-888-7441 (Dispatch) ______________________________ Shane’s Stucco & Drywall Service Shane Hollar Stucco (Traditional & Acrylic), Drywall, Stone, Textured Ceilings, Tile and Spray Painting 780-336-4832 shanes.stucco@gmail.com ______________________________ Need to re-order: •Company Forms? •Invoices? •Envelopes? •Business Cards? •Bookmarks? •Score Cards? •Certificates? •Receipts? •Posters? •Menus? •Invitations? •Calendars? •Letterheads? Call your local paper with your print order today! 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 tfnp
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Lamont County Council gets road maintenance rundown BY JOHN MATHER Lamont County Council received a lesson in how his department operates as Public Works Director Andrew Phillips gave a lengthy presentation at the Nov. 18 Committee of the Whole meeting. In presenting a 50-page slide presentation, Phillips stated, “You’ll notice throughout my presentation there will be references made to my upcoming capital and operational budget for deliberation.” Areas Phillips covered in his presentation included program area and program breakdowns such as strategic alignment, financial performance and trends, accomplishments, why programs exist, high priority policies to be addressed and fleet and equipment status. Emerging budget implications, inflationary impacts, major initiatives, emerging business cases including positive and negative changes to level of service, and council input in the 2022 program and budget were presented. “Public works program areas,” he explained, “are broken down into road maintenance, drainage, fleet maintenance, utilities and service requests. He pointed out the County’s strategic goals that were met as each program was discussed. “A lot of this information is probably familiar to council, but it is good information to stay on top of,” he explained. Lamont County maintains more than 2,089 km of roads. That breaks down into 9.6 km of asphalt/concrete roads; 48.5 km of dust abatement roads; 1,914.7 km of gravel surfaced roads and 116.3 km of undeveloped road allowances. He pointed out the County has eight grader beats working out of five public works shops and operators generally would cover their respective areas on a two-week rotation. In the winter there are 10 zones and, Phillips stated it takes about three to four days for local roads to be cleared of snow based on a typical snow event. Priority
of snow removal goes to emergencies; secondary and main trading roads; all other roads and school bus turnarounds; flagged driveways; and then special requests which includes churches, cemeteries and halls. He broke out how the county’s snow policy works which allows residents to apply to get their driveways cleared. The snow policy he pointed out needs to be updated as it currently costs the County about $84.30 to clear the average driveway yet only $40 is charged for a regular driveway flag. “This is a significant subsidy,” added Interim CAO Peter Tarnawsky. “This is something the County may not wish to continue when addressing revenue shortfalls in the budget.” He explained other jurisdictions were removing the service and turning the snow removal of driveways over to private contractors. In discussing the gravel policy, Phillips pointed out the purpose of the program is “to ensure an orderly and regular graveling of all county roads.” He said under the policy all County roads should receive gravel on a five year rotational basis, but under the current staffing levels it was on a seven year basis. He added contract truckers were hired to assist with the program. Those contracts, he stated, would have to be studied because they had proven over the years to not be reliable. Stockpiles of gravel are also stored at Lamont, Chipman, St. Michael and Mundare and are additionally used for patching on roads where issues are created from frost boils, drainage issues, or damage from agricultural activities. When it came to residential dust abatement, Phillips said the County would apply material on request in front of residences. Done on a three years program, he added residents could ask for a touch up for 50 percent of the application cost. However, he pointed out, 40 feet of oil cost the County $10,300 but only
$4,500 was picked up by the resident. If calcium was used, the cost would be $3,300 with $1,100 picked up by the resident. Tarnawsky pointed out the oiling was then subsidized 56 per cent by the County and the calcium application was subsidized 70 per cent by the County. He asked council if it was something they would like to review in the upcoming budget. “That level or percentage of subsidy can be added to the policy which would then let administration act autonomously,” he said. He added other municipalities have set the subsidy percentage closer to 30 or 35 percent by the County. Tarnawsky asked council if putting a percentage into the policy was something council would like to look at? Reeve David Diduck thought the council had reviewed the costs early in the summer and Phillips said they had increased the amount of the oiling costs only. Phillips said in the next year he would like to try an application of mineral oil which was cheaper. “I would like to see how it stands up,” he said. Tarnawsky added he had heard that calcium was more environmentally friendly, but other councillors said it was rough on vehicles Diduck wondered why the County should subsidize their neighbours to the tune of 70 percent. “I think it’s something we should look at,” he said. “This year was very dry and dust abatement was an issue.” Phillips said changes to the policy would be brought forward for review in the new year. He also reported on road maintenance in the hamlets of Hilliard, Whitford, St. Michael, Wostok and Star. After the presentation, Diduck stated he thought council should get away from the current method of gravelling the roads. “We can’t over-gravel our roads,” he said. “We should work to improve the spread rates on the roads.”
PROPERTIES LAMONT COUNTY
• W4-18-53-11-NE 160 acres pasture on RR 181 between TWP RD 530 and 532 Price: $250,000 • W4-18-53-11-SE 159.88 acres pasture on RR 181 between TWP RD 530 and 532 Price: $250,000 • W4-18-54-18-NW 2 parcel farm 158.48 acres 130 ± acres of grain cultivation 3 bedroom house. Property has gas, power, well, septic with aerial discharge, Dug out and a shop Price: $850,000
FARM LAND IN CHIPMAN • S ½ of SW ¼ -20-54-18-W4 80 acres all in hay and trees near Highway 15. Price $150,000 • SW ¼ 30-54-18-W4 (North ½) 78.83 acres fenced pasture land Price $140,000 • SW ¼, 30-54-18-W4 (South ½)- 72.12 acres fenced pasture land Price $130,000
SOLD
BEAVER COUNTY (BRUCE AREA) • NE ¼ -13-49-14-W4 160 acres of hay land RR 140 and TWP Rd 494 Price $300,000 • NE ¼ -24-49-14-W4 160 acres of pasture land RR 140 between TWP Rd 492 and 494 Price $250,000 • East and West half of SW ¼ -17-49-14-W4 160 acres. 90 ± acres of cultivated and 70± acres of pasture land RR 145 and TWP Rd 494 Price $320,000 TWO HILLS COUNTY RECREATION LAND
• W4-12-55-27 NW 146 acres with 1/2-mile frontage on the North Saskatchewan River. HWY 29 and RR 123 50± acres of cultivation power at property Nicely treed lot for a building site. Price $350,000 STRATHCONA COUNTY
• SW Part of NW –23 –53 –23 –W4 40.55 acres North of Highway 16 on Range Road 232 in proposed medium industrial zoning with CP rail line at the border of the property Price $7,200,000 LAND IN WETASKIWIN COUNTY
SOLD
• W5-4-47-1-W 53.93 acres fenced pasture as well lease income. Located HWY 20 TWP RD 470. Price $150,000
Norman Hill
Steven Hill
Lauren Hill
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