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Beaverhill Pioneer Lodge has COVID outbreak Nine residents and a staff member, 8 vaccinated, test positive but none show symptoms - Bharmal BY JANA SEMENIUK The Beaverhill Pioneer Lodge in Lamont is currently experiencing a COVID outbreak despite a greater than 85 per cent vaccination rate among its residents. Lamont County Housing Foundation Chief Administrative Officer Shahad Bharmal confirmed 10 people have tested positive for the virus including nine residents and one staff member. All were fully vaccinated except two residents. “COVID doesn't choose if you are vaccinated or not vaccinated,” said
Bharmal. “The advantage of the vaccination is that you may not end up in the ICU.” So far, Bharmal said the COVID positive residents and staff member have not shown any symptoms. The outbreak only came to light on Oct. 21 when one resident test
came back positive. “An unvaccinated resident was isolating because they were experiencing symptoms,” said Bharmal. “The resident was tested and when the result was found to be posit i v e , C M O H declared an outbreak on October 21.” Five resi-
dents were then found to be positive and put on isolation. Meanwhile the other residents and staff were again tested five days later where another five were found to be positive bringing the total to 10. “I was not surprised, but wished we didn’t have an outbreak,” Bharmal said. He added that testing will occur every five days until the outbreak is over. The most recent round of testing results was not available by press time. Beaverhill Pioneer Lodge houses 50 residents.
Bruderheim family receives 125 year homestead award Orvis Schneider accepts plaque from MLA for Alberta Century Farm and Ranch Award BY JOHN MATHER In 1896, Johan Schneider arrived in Canada and settled on some land near Bruderheim. Being of German descent, he found the group of Germans in the area who had shared Lutheran and Moravian faiths and had already homesteaded in the area, to his liking. On Oct. 29, his grandson Orvis Schneider accepted a plaque recognizing the farmstead as being on the same homestead for 125 years through the Alberta Century Farm and Ranch Award program.. Schneider’s grandfather had been born in Heidelberg, Germany before he moved to Russia with his parents where they instructed Russians on modern farming techniques and mill work. As Orvis grew up on the family farm at the corner of Highway 15 and the Vinca Bridge Road, his father Adolph had a small herd of 18 purebred Holsteins. As Orvis moved to take over the farm operations in the 1970s, he decided to change from Holsteins to Herefords and it started his passion of breeding purebred stock that produced
a number of trophies and agricultural championships from Edmonton’s Farm Fair to the Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver, and the National Polled Hereford Show in Denver, Colorado.
“I showed against people who may have had as many as 1,000 cows,” recalled Schneider. “And I beat them. The judges look for quality in the shows. The only reason I took cattle on
Bruderheim area farmer Orvis Schneider shares a laugh with Fort SaskatchewanVegreville MLA Jackie Armstrong Homeniuk when she presented him with a 125 Century Farm certificate through the Alberta Century Farm and Ranch Award program, Oct. 29.
the road was to market and show the breeders what I had to offer for sale. “I targeted only the places where there were prospective buyers for my bloodlines.” After raising Herefords for 25 years in 1990, Schneider became interested in the French breed, Saler. “There were some rough looking critters,” he remembered. But he decided to take on the challenge and one of his Saler cows won the Edmonton Farm Fair Grand Champion in 1990. In making the presentation to Schneider, Fort Saskatchewan Vegreville MLA Jackie Armstrong Homeniuk said, “It is heartwarming when you are able to recognize a Century Family Farm. Congratulations to Orvis Schneider and the Schneider family on 125 years!” Schneider got out of cattle showing in the late 1990s, concentrating on grain production at the farm. But his competitive nature still came through when in 2000 he came out on top of 1,200 competitors to win the Alberta Malting Barley competition.
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Former Lamont locum doctor banned in Alberta defends controversial treatment BY JANA SEMENIUK A Vancouver emergency room physician, who has been filling in at hospitals throughout rural Alberta, including the town of Lamont, was recently stripped of his ability to work in any Alberta hospital after prescribing Ivermectin to three patients in Rimbey for the treatment of COVID-19. Before Dr. Daniel Nagase was removed from Alberta hospitals, he travelled throughout rural Alberta filling in for other doctors as a locum. “I was in a bit of a rut practicing emergency in Vancouver, and Alberta has a very well-organized rural locum program,” he said. “You can set up three weeks of work and have a week off, starting the next month with a week off so you can have two weeks off at a time if you're working full time in any emergency department.
That was a very big factor for me.” Nagase filled in at the Lamont Health Care Centre off and on over the past few years and was surprised to see that Lamont County had very few cases of COVID as compared to other municipalities. “I was in Lamont covering a weekend in Apr. 2020, just as the pandemic was starting. People told me that everyone had already gotten sick the previous November,” he said. “I was also there in Jan. of this year and surprised at how few cases there were.” In Dec. 2020, Lamont County had 11 cases of COVID while neighbouring Smoky Lake County, with a comparable population had skyrocketed to 89. As of Nov. 1, Lamont County sat at 22 cases, a decrease from 48 in late Sept., while Smoky Lake County currently has 77.
Meanwhile, Nagase found himself in hot water with Alberta Health Services this past September while filling in at Rimbey Hospital, 90 minutes south of Edmonton. Facing the deterioration of three of his patients with COVID-19, Nagase made a decision that would drastically affect his patient’s health and his own life. “It was on a Saturday morning and three of my COVID patients had deteriorated overnight. They were close to being admitted to the ICU, on oxygen and very short of breath,” he said. “One patient told me she felt like we just put her in a corner and were waiting for her to die because we weren't doing anything for her. I told her, I'm on shift and I'll do everything I can to help. Then I offered her Ivermectin.” Ivermectin is described in an Alberta Health
Services evidence review as a drug used primarily to treat parasitic infections (such as intestinal worms and lice) in both humans and animals. The review further stated that laboratory studies performed in monkey cells showed that Ivermectin was able to stop the virus that causes COVID-19 from growing in those cells. It added that Ivermectin is generally safe when used according to the label, but due to low quality studies on the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 it should not be used for this purpose outside of a clinical trial. Nagase explained why he offered the treatment. “It’s the patients’ right,” he said during a recent interview. “If you have a medication that is safe, could work, the patient wants to try it and the physician is willing to prescribe it, it’s the patients’ right to use that
medication.” Prescribing Ivermectin was one thing, but finding it, was going to be another. While the Rimbey Hospital pharmacy was out of stock, Nagase contacted the central pharmacy at the Red Deer Hospital where he was met with resistance. “They refused. Red Deer’s central pharmacist said Ivermectin was useless for COVID. He even had the pharmacy director for all of AHS contact me to tell me that Ivermectin did not work and had no place in the treatment for COVID,” he said. Rejected but not discouraged, Nagase pressed on, eventually finding a Rimbey pharmacist willing to help him find Ivermectin. “He said he would do everything he could to find me some even if it took all day,” he said. “But we didn't have all
day. My patients were sick. So, I started them on the next best thing; h y d ro x y c h l o ro q u i n e , which the hospital did have. I also started Vitamin C, Vitamin D and zinc.” Nagase added asthma inhalers to their regime and waited to hear from the pharmacist. “He couldn't get it from his usual chemical supply because it was a Saturday, so he had to get it from an agricultural supply,” said Nagase. “He checked to make sure that it was the exact same Ivermectin that a pharmacist would give to a person. He brought it back to his pharmacy and he checked it again. It was the exact same Ivermectin that he would take himself or he would give to his own mother. Then he called me with the good news.” Continued on Page 3
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Doctor banned Continued from Page 2 While many media headlines have labelled Ivermectin primarily as a ‘horse de wormer’, Nagase explained the relationship between animals and humans when it comes to medications. “A chemical is a chemical,” he said. “Penicillin got its start as mold on bread. Now it’s used to treat both humans and animals. We use penicillin for horses, and we use it for people. Just because penicillin cures infections in horses, doesn't mean we can't use it for people.” Nagase gave Ivermectin to each of his three patients in exact doses according to their weights. “Less than 24 hours after giving my patients Ivermectin, two out of my three patients were almost completely better. They were out of bed, walking around, and all the crackles I heard in their lungs were gone. All it took was about 18 hours and one dose of Ivermectin,” he said. “The third patient was
very wrong. “This is more than me having all my assignments cancelled in all the small communities I was scheduled to work. This is more than me being cancelled for the rest of the year and more than the Former Lamont locum Dr. Daniel M e d i c a l of Nagase after speaking at an Oct. Director 24 protest in Edmonton supporting Alberta Health front-line workers against vaccine Services banning me from mandates. Photo: Jana Semeniuk hospital practice throughout 95 years old. She stayed the same but didn't get Alberta,” he said. “It’s unethical to deny any worse like she had patients a potentially from the night before.” Nagase’s joy was life-saving medication. Something malicious is short-lived. “The next day, the cen- going on.” In response to the pubtral zone medical direclic’s interest in tor called the hospital Ivermectin, Dr. Verna and gave me 15 minutes notice that I would be Yiu, President and Chief relieved of my medical Executive Officer of duties,” he said. “I told AHS, cautioned against her this was completely using the drug as an unreasonable. I had an alternative to the vaccine emergency department during an Oct. 5 press full of patients who can't conference. “The vaccines are safer be sorted out in 15 minutes. But nevertheless, an than what some are touthour later, another doc- ing as an alternative. tor showed up to replace We’ve seen increased claims about Ivermectin. me.” Nagase said he It’s not a cure for COVID believes something is 19 nor is it an effective or
safe treatment for people with the virus. Neither the veterinary nor the human drug version of Ivermectin have been deemed safe or effective for use. And use of the veterinary version can pose serious health problems if consumed by humans,” she said. “There’s a lot of misin-
formation out there. I encourage you to do your research using evidence based scientific based sources.” Although AHS has banned Nagase from practicing in hospitals throughout Alberta, he said he is still able to practice in BC. “I've been banned
from hospital practice, and I am primarily an emergency doctor. So that basically stops me from working,” he said. “I still have my BC license so I can still work there.” Nagase is currently awaiting results of the AHS review.
Minor hockey: Madden Cossey picks up four points in Bruderheim loss 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). Mundare’s Raeanne Boyko has 1g 4a in five games with the Sherwood Park AA U18 female Fury hockey team. In Sunday’s game against Peace Country, Boyko got a goal and an
assist for Sherwood Park. Lamont U9 was scheduled to play a pre-season game against Smoky Lake at Bruderheim Arena on Sunday but no score was posted at deadline. Bruderheim U11 lost a 14-6 pre-season game against Vegreville on Oct. 24 at Bruderheim Arena. Vegreville scored in clumps in the contest, getting four early and adding five within seven minutes in the final frame. Madden Cossey
had a four point game for the home team (2g 2a), while Wyatt Dalziel (2g), Declan Morgan (1g 1a), and Mary Sobkow (1g) also got on the scoresheet. Mundare’s Brandon Kowal picked up a goal and an assist in the Fort Saskatchewan Rangers U18 AAA 5-1 win over CAC on Sunday. On Saturday Fort downed Leduc 5-1 and Brandon picked up an assist in the contest. Fort is in first place with a 7-0-2 record.
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Opinion Justin just gave Alberta the finger — twice! BY JOHN MATHER Remember way back when we had a prime minister named Pierre Elliot Trudeau? Trudeau the elder made himself very unpopular in the western provinces, at one time having no problem giving a crowd the finger when he addressed them and was mocked in return. Well now we have his son Justin Trudeau in charge of the Canadian government and in a better imitation of his father, Trudeau the younger, just gave the west two fingers. Quebec eco-terrorist Steven Guilbeault being named as the new Environment and Climate Change Minister is middle digit number one. Digit number two came in the form of Trudeau naming Jonathan Wilkinson to the natural resources portfolio. As a previous environment minister, he set the path to a “great reset” in the oil and gas industry to fulfil Trudeau’s overall “great reset.” Now no one really knows what this diabolical plan is, except it will cost western jobs and generally damage all of Canadian society. “We have to reduce fossil fuel emissions, all fossil fuels,” said Guilbeault. “Natural gas emits greenhouse gas and contributes to climate change. We have to reduce those emissions just like we have to reduce coal emissions.” Of course he said this just prior to jumping on a jet to fly away to Glasgow, Scotland, to take part in a Climate gabfest where there will be more hot air spewed, than concrete, achievable decisions being made. No doubt, Guilbeault, Wilkinson and his boss Trudeau will be as giddy as grade school boys as they get their picture taken with world-wide environmental expert Greta Thunberg. The number of planes flying into this event will leave a noticeable emission trail from all parts of the planet but I guess the cause outweighs the hypocrisy of this picture. Why not just have a zoom meeting? Climate activists do get to have a different set of rules you see. They are above us, the great unwashed. Guilbeault’s background comes from serving as a manager of the Quebec chapter of Greenpeace and the Quebec based Equiterre, which he co founded in 1992. Wilkinson’s background is in green energy companies. Now our new environment minister has spent his career trying to shut down oil and gas energy companies and now he’s in the ultimate position to do so. CONTINUED
CONTINUED Wilkinson may have been able to listen to arguments from the oil and gas sector as they discussed the cleanliness of its program in Alberta, but I am doubtful he would be moved to adjust his anti energy stance. Not so with Guilbeault. He is intent on shuttering energy companies and getting Canada, and the world, off fossil fuels. Let the wind blow and the sun shine In his narrow mind that’s all we need. So here’s my suggestion for these two ministers. You can immediately put your money where your mouths are. Minister Wilkinson
walk back that 1977 Treaty intervention your colleague Seamus O’Regan invoked in early October in a bid to keep Line 5 open across the Straits of MacKinaw against the wishes of Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Yes, throw your support behind her to shut it down on environmental concerns. Ignore the fact it supplies the majority of oil and gasoline to southern Ontario and Quebec, your primary voter support areas. Just say no to Line 5 and let your supporters have a chilly winter. And for you, Minister Guilbeault, how about you pull the plug on power generation at the
Houses of Parliament in Ottawa. Yes, lead by example and show green energy starts at home. Put up some windmills and slap solar panels on the roof of parliament and its adjacent government buildings and let that energy power all your government’s computers, lights, heat sources and everything else that relies on energy. If that works, expand it so you shutter Greater Toronto’s power sources in favour of windmills and solar panels. Show some leadership by implementing your destructive ideas at home before trying to spread them across the rest of the country.
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FROM WHERE I SIT: That’s Never Good
BY HAZEL ANAKA To all the movie makers out there: would it be so damn hard to create a clear and decisive ending for your films? Isn’t that Storytelling 101 in film school? Or even elementary school? Every story needs a beginning, middle, and end. There needs to be a story arc. A hero and a protagonist. Seemingly insurmountable challenges thrown periodically into the path of the heroine as she makes her way to her desired outcome. A nice, neat conclusion with no dangling threads. Yes, there is that esoteric, elite, enlightened crowd that creates and enjoys the edginess of experimental art creation. These snobs are
the very same people who give artists and creators a bad name. The people who claim to see deep meaning in the 1990 Voice of Fire painting that Canada bought for nearly two million dollars. If you’ve forgotten, it’s eighteen feet tall with a wide red vertical stripe bisecting a blue substrate. These are the people who think some unintelligible book that no one reads or understands is fundamentally better than the mega best-sellers that people buy, love and actually read. Oh, darling, didn’t you get the tortured author’s message of angst in the current woke environment of blah, blah, blah? How incredibly sad for you… These people aren’t you and me and that’s why I’m ticked off. Very soon we will enter Christmas movie season. Year-round we have romantic made-forTV movies. In these two categories 99.9% of the time, we can see the
happy ending a mile away. Boy gets girl. Estranged families are reunited. Redemption and reconciliation reign. Personal growth and epiphany come at great cost. And sometimes, frankly that’s exactly what the doctor ordered: pure unadulterated escapism; a release of the feel-good hormone, serotonin; perhaps a tender story that leads to a long overdue cry. I’m sure that often film makers and TV show producers are dreaming of huge success that leads to sequels and sometimes a line of merch. Maybe that explains the ambiguous ending to the Squid Games…. a who-killedJR worthy cliff hanger. Those old enough will remember watching CFRN, CBC, and ITV with the help of a TV antennae on the roof of your house. Remember test patterns and nightly sign offs? Those years led to cable and satellite
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TV offering literally hundreds of choices 24-7, 365 days a year. A helluva lot of content is required. Now we have streaming services. Netflix was the first such subscriptionbased product. Today we have Apple TV, Disney Plus, HBO Max, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video. Incidentally, when my free one-year trial subscription to Apple TV ends, I will not renew it. It’s a gawd-awful thing to navigate and not at all user-friendly. How can an entity so good at computers be so terrible at this? But I digress.
You know, I usually have the TV or computer on as I work in my studio office. It may be YouTube or Netflix playing. The other day I watched Fractured on Netflix, not to be confused with Fracture. About an hour and a half of my precious time spent on a movie that left me hanging. Unlike in The Sixth Sense when we learn at the end (spoiler alert) that Bruce Willis is dead, Fractured brings no such closure. Of course, the chance exists that I wasn’t watching closely enough and just missed the big
final truth. The only possible benefit I see with leaving us dangling is that it may lead to spirited debate among friends who’ve seen it. For a solo viewer like me, I wonder is this a man experiencing a mental break with reality caused by unimaginable trauma or is there something unethical and criminal occurring in that hospital? Frankly, life’s too short and the choices too many, for me to re-watch this movie to see if I can figure it out. Instead, I feel cheated and that’s never good, from where I sit.
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Take-out supper brings in $10,000 for church BY JANA SEMENIUK The Kahwin Ukrainian Orthodox Church held a very successful take-out turkey dinner on Oct. 29 at the Community Hall in Andrew, nearly selling out of all 350 meals and bringing in $10,000. “We were definitely happy with the results,” said Tom Hrehorets, caterer, and church member. “It was a lot of work but at the end was well worth it. We are all very
proud of our church.” Hrehorets said the 90year-old church has needed a lot of repairs over the past few years, and a successful turkey dinner held last year, in addition to the one held this year, helps with the efforts. “We use the money to keep the church going and pay utilities,” he said. “We also spent $40,000 repairing and fixing the church, paint-
ing the inside and outside plus built brand new steps.” This year’s meal contained roast turkey with mashed potatoes and gravy, mixed vegetables, buns and butter, coleslaw, lazy cabbage rolls, nachynka (cornmeal) and pumpkin pie for dessert. “We used 16 turkeys in total!” said Hrehorets. Due to COVID restrictions, a limited number
of people were allowed into the hall at one time. Hrehorets said this hampered the number of volunteers. “We had about 10 volunteers in total. We couldn’t have as many as we wanted because of COVID,” he said. “We started about four in the afternoon and finished about seven.” The Kahwin Ukrainian Orthodox Church is located NE of Andrew.
Wild boars at EINP to be trapped, killed KERRY ANDERSON A representative for Alberta Agriculture and Forestry has stated that they are working with Elk Island National Park to capture wild boars that have been spotted within its boundaries. Perry Abramenko, an inspector and pest specialist, said the destructive animals are being trapped and eradicated for destroying landscape in their paths. The wild
pigs can weigh more than 90 kgs and although now at EINP, they also thrive in Woodlands County and Lac Ste. Anne County. Experts say the animals were brought to Alberta by producers three or four decades ago to diversify their livestock. Wild boars originated from northern Europe and Siberia so have no trouble acclimatizing to Edmonton area
weather. The wild boars use their snouts to dig up soil looking for worms and other food, which is just about anything. Abramenko said they can digest and live off practically anything. Wild boars are known to dig up farmers’ fields and are a spreader of dangerous viruses, he added. “That’s a huge risk right there, because if
African swine fever ever got into Canada it would be a real serious blow to our pork industry.” The boars can not be hunted, as they tend to scatter to areas uninhabited by humans and then go nocturnal. However, methods of baiting and trapping an entire herd has been proven successful. Captured, the boars are humanely euthanized.
Shepel moves to review Mundare’s engineering options BY JOHN MATHER When Mundare did its appointments to boards and commissions on Oct. 26, it also made its appointments of the Town’s lawyers, engineers, assessment review board, auditor, assessor, development officer and subdivision authority for the term of the council. This is a routine that all councils do, but newly elected councillor Eddie Shepel had an issues with it. Shepel wanted to take
a look at the engineering firm that looks after Mundare and wanted to put forward a motion to do this. Chief Administrative Officer Colin Zyla told council they should appoint the recommended engineers, ISL Engineering and Land Services Ltd., for the time being and then he could bring forward a motion to seek other bids from other engineering firms. “Can you explain this
process since I’m new to council?” asked Shepel. “I would like to have an engineering firm in place until we have a different one if that’s the route we decide to go,” said Zyla. “Additionally ISL is currently doing a project for us which we should have them see through to completion.” Irene Talaga moved to have ISL named the town’s engineers and it was carried. Shepel then moved that effective immediate-
ly, “we look at our engineering and look at another option which may be better for the town. If ISL is our best bet then fine, but I’d like to open it up.” The motion was made that the town review its engineering services provided and explore alternatives.” Shepel moved this motion and it was carried by the council. There was no timeline put on the motion.
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David Diduck returned as Reeve of Lamont County, Roy Anaka Deputy Reeve BY JOHN MATHER At the orientation meeting of Lamont County Council, Division Three Councillor David Diduck was appointed as the Reeve for a oneyear term. Division Four Councillor Roy Anaka was appointed Deputy Reeve. Both were voted into those positions through a vote by their fellow councillors. Division Five Councillor Neil Woitas was voted in as the chair of the Agricultural Service Board with the remaining councillors all being members of the board. Woitas was also named the council representative on the Emergency Management Advisory Committee with new
Division Two Councillor Aaron Wick as the alternate. Reeve Diduck will be the rep. on the Lamont County Community Adult Learning Council with Wick serving as the alternate. Councillor Woitas will be the County rep. on the FCSS board with Division One Councillor Daniel Warawa as the alternate. Warawa will be the council rep. on the Lamont County Regional Library Board with Diduck serving as the alternate. Councillors Wick, Woitas and Anaka will sit on the Municipal Planning Commission. Reeve Diduck will remain as the County representative on the Alberta Industrial Heartland Association
while Anaka will be his alternate. Warawa will sit as the rep. on the Alberta Hub, an economic development organization based in eastern Alberta. Warawa will remain as the County rep. on the John S. Batiuk Water Commission while Wick was named as his alternate. Anaka will sit on the Joint Municipal Policing Commission with Warawa as the alternate. Diduck will take over the seat on the St. Michael Regional Solid Waste Commission with Warawa serving as the alternate. Woitas will sit as the County rep. on the Northeast Region Community Awareness Emergency Response Committee.
Warawa will be on the Northern Lights Library board and Diduck will be his alternate. Anaka will be on the Senior Citizens Foundation along with Woitas, and Wick will be the alternate. Diduck will remain on the Lamont Library Board and Warawa will be his alternate. Wick will be the County rep, on the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village Committee and Anaka will remain on the Willingdon Seed Cleaning Plant. Warawa remains the County rep. on the Yellowhead Highway Commission while Wick will sit on the Go East travel board.
Lamont County Division Three Councillor David Diduck signs his oath of office after being elected and sworn in to serve as the County’s Reeve for a oneyear term. The swearing in took place at Lamont’s orientation council meeting, Oct. 26.
Calinoiu sworn in as Mundare’s first female mayor, committee reps appointed BY JOHN MATHER In its first meeting since Cheryl Calinoiu won the mayor’s chair, Mundare council was sworn in Oct. 26. Calinoiu was sworn in as mayor by former mayor Mike Saric and then she took over the duties to swear in Deputy Mayor Rick Patrie, who will serve in that role for the next year from Oct. 2021 to Oct, 2022. The other councillors will serve as deputy mayor during the fourterm of council with Glen Rozumniak serving from Oct. 2022 to Oct. 2023; Eddie Shepel serving from Oct. 2023 to Oct. 2024; and Irene Talaga serving in the final year from Oct, 2024 to Oct, 2025. During the short meeting councillors were named to the various organizations and committees for the next four years. Glen Rozumniak was named to the St. Michael Regional Solid Waste Commission with Eddie Shepel serving as the alternate. Rozumniak also will sit as the council rep. on the Lamont Council Housing Foundation.
Irene Talaga will become the new rep. on the John S. Batiuk Regional Water Commission with Shepel serving as the alternate. Mayor Calinoiu will sit on the Inter Municipal Planning Committee along with Rozumniak and Chief Administrative Officer Colin Zyla. Patrie will serve on the Mary Immaculate Hospital Foundation and Community Health Board. The Family and Community Support Services board will be held by Calinoiu with Shepel as the alternate and Jody Conley serving as the public member until Oct. 2025. Shepel will take over the seat on the Community Adult Learning Council with Patrie as alternate and Patrie will sit on the School Advisory Council with Calinoiu as alternate. Shepel will sit on the Community Futures Board while Talaga retains her position on the Communities in Bloom committee. Patrie will sit on the Lamont Regional Emergency Committee with Calinoiu as the
alternate. Calinoiu will also sit on the Vegreville Tourism Advisory Board with Patrie as the alternate. Calinoiu will retain her seat on the Recreation and Parks Board with Rozumniak as the alter-
nate. Shepel will sit on the Northern Lights Library System with Talaga as the alternate. Rozumniak will attend Go East tourism meetings while Shepel will sit on the Alberta Hub.
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Lamont County Council argues for say in equipment purchases BY JOHN MATHER When Lamont County Council gathered for its initial meeting following the Oct, 18 election, the request for some additional money to purchase a plow truck caused some concern among the councillors. In its last budget, $280,000 had been allotted for the purchase of a new plow truck. Public Works director Andrew Phillips told council when tenders for the purchase came back to public works the lowest price was $286,470 plus tax. “We’re bringing forth a request to amend the budget by $6,470 to purchase the plow truck. Both bids for the plow truck were above the $280,000 budgeted amount.” Phillips added cancelling and reposting the tender could lead to even higher cost and a longer delivery time. Reeve David Diduck admitted to having a problem with the situation. “I appreciate this was presented and approved in the budget,” he said. “But historically this council has reviewed the Requests for Proposal, which are presented. Council wants to be aware of what kind of unit we are getting. Historically this has taken place and I’m not too sure why we’re not
doing this.” He added while the County procurement policy stated this didn’t have to happen, Diduck said seeing the RFP and specifications for the purchase “gives council a certain comfort level.” “We have two professional truck drivers on council, who have driven trucks for many years,” he said. “We do know equipment pretty well and I’m wondering if we could see the RFP before making a final decision.” Interim Chief Administrative Officer Peter Tarnawsky replied that different communities dealt with this in different ways. “This is within the administration's area and I’m sure we’d be happy to provide clarity on what we are purchasing. We’d normally do that at the budget stage, not at the RFP stage.” He said the technical specifications of the purchase would be within the realm of administration. Diduck said when they went through the budget process the council would see specifications and prices. “What we did here was we approved a number for a plow truck but we really don’t know if this plow truck is what we need.” “As far as determining the requirements for a piece of equipment we
have people on staff who are charged with doing this,” said Tarnawsky. “I guess at budget time we’re speaking to the nature of the equipment. We’re happy to say what the requirement is, but at some point it has to be handed off to the administration to transact.” Phillips agreed. “I can’t speak to what has happened in the past, but moving forward we will speak to what is needed at budget time and we’ll bring the purchasing policy forward for further review. This one was to have been reviewed in 2021, so it is dated.” Diduck agreed that at budget deliberations the council would see the specs. but “we would like to see the RFPs before we move forward, that’s my opinion anyway.” Councillor Roy Anaka agreed the council should see the equipment specifications. He pointed out that with a recent purchase of a track hoe, Councillor Woitas had asked for several additions be put on the equipment as part of the tender price. “When we got it, it didn’t have the stuff we had asked for,” he said. “So what happens then? That’s why we ask to see the specs beforehand. “If someone misses the specs, we still own the unit. That’s why we
Robbins, Edith Mae our love and apprecia- there. She also learned May 20, 1928 ~ October 31, 2021
The world has lost a beloved woman, Edith Mae Robbins passed on October 31st, 2021. Edith was born May 20th, 1928 and made it to her 93rd year. She will be missed by her family and all her friends at Beaverhill Pioneer Lodge. The family wishes to express
tion to all the staff who helped make her last years so wonderful. She is survived by her children, Clarence, Eva, Debby (Bob) and Deena (Dave), her sister, Arlene (Don) and many grand and great grand children, nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her husband, Ben, siblings, Ivan, Lawrence, Bernice, Beulah and Donald, her parents and her grandson Patrick. Edith spent her life caring for others in many capacities but her love was caring for children, which she did until her retirement. She returned to school as an adult and we were all so proud of her accomplishments
to drive as an adult and she drove absolutely everywhere, she thought nothing of a weekend trip to Fort McMurray. She loved her road trips and many lunch dates with her kids. She was an adventurer and absolutely fearless and we will all miss her very much. Memorial service will be held at Lamont United Church on Saturday, November 6th at 2 pm. Anyone attending needs to show Covid double vaccination or have a negative Covid test. Donations can be made to the charity of your choice.
want to see the specs before purchasing. “This unit has no make, no specs, there’s just a price. I would like to see the specs. Does it have an aluminum box or a steel box? Does it come with a sander? We would just like the additional information.” Phillips said with several new staff members he wondered if typical practice with equipment in general is council would debate specifications before putting out an RFP. After being told this was the case, Tarnawsky said they could forward council the spec. sheet and council could approve the additional expenditure at the Nov. 18 meeting. Council Daniel Warawa asked if the increase was because of general price increases or had some additional equipment been asked for, pushing the price
up? Tarnawsky said the original budgeted price was based on an estimate and after seeking a quote the price was higher than the budgeted estimate. “Nothing was changed in our terms of reference for the purchase,” he said. “They just came back a touch higher.” Warawa said in the past the council had seen the specs for the purchase and then reviewed the tenders when they came in so they knew what they were getting. “We never used estimates before,” he said. “We put out the specs and saw the bids and we made the final decision based on the tenders. The only time it might have been different is if someone had a used or demonstration unit that met our requirements and may have been a lower cost.” “As council we have to
take ownership of these purchases,” said Diduck. “So at the end of the day we want to know what the specifics are.” Tarnawsky said the administration would bring as much information as possible to the council moving forward. He said administration would provide the specifications for information. Newly minted Division Two Councillor Aaron Wick asked if they waited until Nov. 18, would public works be able to have the vehicle prepared by the time the snow flies and the unit was needed. Phillips said he would need to confirm how long the delivery time would take, but it was something he would add in when he provided specifications for the vehicle for council. The request for additional funding was then deferred until the Nov. 18 meeting.
Obituary Florence Nellie Malcolm Oct. 6, 1931 - Oct. 27, 2021 Florence Nellie Malcolm of Tofield, AB was born to Fred and Alice Haggerty on the family homestead outside of Clover Trail, AB on October 6, 1931; she passed away October 27, 2021 at the age of 90 years. She was a woman of high integrity and religious faith which sustained her throughout her life. She was known by extended family members as the one who kept track of family events, births and deaths. Family appreciated her efforts in keeping everyone updated on current happenings. Florence is survived by one son Elton (Debbie); four daughters Elaine (Noel), Twyla (Patrick), Brenna (Gordon), and Adele (Michael); numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; as well as two sisters Hazel and Lois (Duane). A private family memorial service will be held. A recording of the service will be available following the service. Interment will take place at the Tofield Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made directly to the Liver Foundation of Canada.
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Preparations made to vaccinate ages 5-11 BY JANA SEMENIUK Elk Island Public Schools is assisting Alberta Health Services in preparation for the eventual vaccinations of children ages five to 11 by sending information via email to parents. “On October 18, Health Canada received a submission from Pfizer-BioNTech seeking an authorization for the use of its Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine in children 5 to 11 years of age. As with all COVID19 vaccines, Health Canada will prioritize the review of this submission, while maintaining its high scientific standards for safety, efficacy, and quality,” stated the email. Coupled with information on the status of the vaccines was a link for parents to fill out an online survey gauging their thoughts. AHS spokesperson Tracy Kennedy said parent feedback is important to the rollout of the
vaccine. “The goal of this survey is to receive feedback on how AHS can support the roll out of the vaccine to children in a childand family-friendly manner, as well as help ensure Alberta families have the relevant information, they need to inform their decision about getting the COVID-19 vaccine. Information from this survey will help us understand how to effectively roll out vaccine to this age group once Health Canada approval occurs,” she said by email. After the survey link was sent on Oct. 29, it was removed later that same day after more than 21,000 responses were received. AHS cited problems in the way the questions were phrased to parents making it difficult to differentiate who did and didn’t want to vaccinate their kids. Through EIPS, AHS explained that the sur-
vey was being relaunched to parents on Nov. 2. “AHS has indicated it quickly became clear they needed to alter the questions slightly to ensure their Public Health team is able to use that data effectively. The most significant change is differentiating responses from those who do or do not plan to immunize their children. In making the change, AHS said they will be better able to ensure they are meeting the needs of all Alberta parents; providing access to reliable, accurate information and developing a smooth booking and vaccination process. They are also providing an opportunity for additional clarity on some of the questions previously included,” said the email. While vaccine clinics
have been set up at schools throughout Alberta, Kennedy could not confirm if clinics will be set up in elementary schools. “Planning for vaccine rollout is underway. Vaccines for this age group will be provided at AHS COVID-19 immunization clinics,” she said. Kennedy did confirm a vaccine clinic took place at Lamont High School Sept. 23, and Mundare School’s planned clinic had to be cancelled due to lack of consents. “There are no upcoming clinics planned for these schools,” she said. While Health Canada completes its review of the vaccine for children ages five to 11, the COVID-19 vaccine continues to be approved only for children 12 years and over.
Children donned their Halloween costumes Oct. 29 to participate in a costume parade, marching in front of the Beaverhill Lodge in Lamont while residents waved from the windows. The parade was organized by Lamont County Family and Community Support Services. Beaverhill Lodge is currently in Covid outbreak status. See front. Below, an unknown Bruderheim prankster put some effort into Halloween this year by tying red balloons on some of the sewer grates around town, simulating a famous scene in the horror film 'It'. Photos: Jana Semeniuk
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New EIPS Covid guidelines BY JANA SEMENIUK Elk Island Public schools have updated their current operations guidelines for the school year highlighting changes in response to the province’s current state of public health orders, including the anticipated vaccine mandate for staff. While volunteers have been required to provide a negative COVID test or proof of vaccine since Sept. 17, staff at all EIPS schools now have until Dec. 1 to provide proof of full vaccination or show a negative privately paid for test within 72 hours of entering a building. Although staff have been given a deadline for vaccination, EIPS Communications Director Laura McNabb indicated they will not suffer a job loss if they choose not to vaccinate. “Employees will have until Dec. 1 to upload proof of vaccination. Employees who are not fully vaccinated will have to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 rapid test twice a week beginning Dec 1 and be responsible for the costs of their rapid tests,” she said by email.
While the province is still recommending masks be worn only by grade four students and up, EIPS continues to mandate masks for kindergarten students to grade 12. In their new guidelines, they explained why. “Given the provincial mask mandate, that the Division can’t guarantee physical distancing indoors at all times, the absence of COVID-19 vaccines for elementary students, the circulating and highly contagious Delta variant and the high number of COVID19 cases, EIPS requires all individuals, students, staff, volunteers, visitors and contractors—in all schools kindergarten to Grade 12—to wear a mask in all indoor shared areas and on all EIPS buses,” stated the guidelines. In addition, Alberta Health Services no longer requires groups exposed to COVID to quarantine, meaning whole classes won’t need to quarantine if there’s a positive case at school. The full updated version of EIPS operation guidelines can be viewed on their website.
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Need to re-order: •Company Forms? •Invoices? •Envelopes? •Business Cards? •Bookmarks?•Magnets? •Score Cards?•Stamps? •Certificates?•Receipts? •Posters? •Menus? •Invitations? •Calendars? •Letterheads? And more! 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 ___________________________ 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 ______________________
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FOR FOR RENT RENT 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) 780-385-5689 (cell) or Laura at 780-385-2043 for more info! 43tfnc ______________________
HELP HELP WANTED WANTED F R E I G H T L A N D CARRIERS, a tri-axle air ride flatdeck carrier is looking for Owner/Operators to run Alberta only or the 3 Western Provinces. Must have own plates, insurance & WCB. Truck gross revenue is an average of $20,000/month. Call 1-800-9179021 or email: dispatch@freightland.ca. ___________________________ Mowing contract available. Russo Greek Orthodox Church of Star located at 192004 Twp 564 or 3 miles North and 2 miles East of Star, AB. Accepting bids for mowing grounds. Contact Jim Kuzyk @ 780-895-7753 or 780242-0890 44p ___________________________ Class 1 oilfield driver. 3 years experience necessary. Fax resume, safety tickets, and CDA to: 780-662-3368 or email rwwhlt@mcsnet.ca ______________________
SERVICES SERVICES 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. 1-877-987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com.
tfnc ___________________________ 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 tfnp ___________________________ Painting Quality Residential and Commercial Painting Betty Tkaczyk 780-632-8749 or 780-688-3564 ___________________________ "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. TM44/47p. ___________________________ Drywall Taping/Texturing 35+ Years No Job too small! 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. ___________________________ For all your local livestock and hay hauling services: D & H Outlaw Transport Darian Kozak 403-740-2934 780-888-7441 (Dispatch)
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 780385-0631 if interested ______________________
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5th wheel deck trailer stolen from Tofield. All new deck material on the trailer. Check your fields & back roads, especially between Tofield & Chipman. If found, contact local RCMP or Brian @ 780-905-5265.
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Grader Operator tor (Full-time) – one opening Lamont County has an opening for an experienced Motor Grader Operator on a full-time permanent basis with our Public Works Department. The successful candidate will perform duties directly related to road maintenance including maintaining gravel roads, snow removal, dust control, and assisting in other road maintenance duties as required. The primary duty will be to operate a motor grader maintaining roads in an assigned beat area and occasionally elsewhere throughout the County. The grader is normally parked within the beat area at an assigned site and the Operator is required to report to work at that site. Agricultural Operator (Full-Time) – two openings Lamont County is seeking two energetic and highly motivated individuals to join our team as Agricultural Operators. This position will report to the Agricultural Fieldman and assist in the operations and delivery of the Vegetation and Beaver Control programs by: x x x x x x
Supervision and coordination of the seasonal grass and brush mowers. Coordinate vegetation control including rights-of-way, gravel pits, borrow pits, drainage ditches and municipal reserves. Conduct roadside brushing utilizing a self-propelled mulcher as within designated divisions as directed. Able to fill in and conduct grass mowing if necessary. Monitor, maintain, and service equipment to meet operating standards. Load, transport, and unload maintenance equipment.
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Providing formal training to seasonal staff as required (i.e., mowing, brushing, mulching). Coordinating with the Agricultural Fieldman and seasonal beaver trapper with beaver control and dam removal. Manage inventory for beaver traps and blasting supplies. Transport and discharge firearms only for the purpose of beaver control. Perform other duties as assigned.
For more information, visit our website at www.lamontcounty.ca/departments/human-resources, call our office at 780-895-2233, or email hr@lamontcounty.ca. Lamont County thanks all applicants for their interest. However, only those who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. All resumes are retained on file for a period of 6 months. Lamont County is committed to providing a safe and healthy workplace and to promoting the health and well-being of its employees. We are a smoke-free work environment; smoking & vaping is permitted in designated outdoor areas only.
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Garbage in Lamont County Right-of-Ways ys Lamont County has incurred increased expenses with the amounts of garbage being dumped in our right of ways. This has impacted many programs from rerouting staff to equipment down for repairs. This extends the grading, mowing and other programs to be completed on schedule. The Public Works and ASB office have seen an increase in complaint calls. Lamont County is asking everyone to refrain from dumping garbage of any kind in the right of ways. Please use the St. Michael Landfill and help keep our county roads clean, clear and trouble free. To contact the St. Michael Landfill, please call 780-702-9880.
Take notice that the following permit for proposed development as described below has been issued in accordance with the Lamont County Land Use Bylaw No. 675/07: 1. Legal Description: Land Use: Proposal: Permit No.:
Lot 1, Block 1, Plan 0827309 (NW 34-55-20-W4) Heartland Heavy Industrial (HHI) For the construction of a 3840 sq. ft. building to operate a cryptocurrency data center DP 035/21
Additional Information For additional information regarding these permits, please contact the Planning and Development Department at (780) 895-2233. Appeal The Land Use Bylaw provides that the person applying for the permit or affected by the order, or any other person affected by an order, decision or development permit of a Development Authority may appeal to the Land and Property Rights Tribunal (LPRT) whose address is 2nd Floor, Summerside Business Centre, 1229 – 91 Street SW, Edmonton Alberta, T6X 1E9 within twenty-one (21) days after the date of notice.
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Lamont County Drainage and Working within the Road Allowance
Lamont County has seen a large amount of drainage problems in the last few years. Public works staff are working hard to rectify a large amount of these issues and we understand that there is some concern from residents that we have not gotten to all complaints. We would like to remind everyone that conducting your own solutions within County Road Allowances contradicts Bylaw 754.15 section 12.1 which states the The service provided for seniors (65+) is $100 + GST /season and will be recorded following: separately so that a flag is not required. This service will only be provided after all roads have been opened and medically fragile residents’ driveway clearing has “No person shall do any act that is likely to cause or does damage to one or more of the following: (a) A highway, (b) A culvert, (c) A bridge, (d) Any public property, situated been completed. within a highway or road allowance, or (e) Any private property permitted by the County All other landowners/designates will have the opportunity to buy flags at $40 + to be situated within a highway or road allowance.” GST/flag. For snowplowing purposes only, if four extra flags are posted, County forces will clear snow for agricultural purposes. This is to the equivalent of a Public Works would also like to let our residents know that altering or disturbing natural drainage channels, constructed drainage channels, or wetlands is in violation of maximum of one hours’ work (not including time spent clearing the driveway). Alberta’s wetlands policies. These acts reduce our ability to fix drainage problems. For more information or to get the Private Snow Removal Program Agreement, Lamont County roadside ditches where never designed to accommodate drainage and generally not for draining farmlands, they are to only accommodate the water running please call 780-895-2233 or email info@lamontcounty.ca. off the road surface. Natural and Constructed channels are for drainage. County residents who are medically fragile and/or require at home medical services on a regular basis will receive the service on a no-charge basis. This will only be provided subject to provision of an annual doctor’s note and also be recorded separately so that a flag is not required.