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Biggest year ever for Andrew Garlic Festival BY JANA SEMENIUK The streets of Andrew came alive Oct. 14 while the Andrew AG Society held their 23rd annual Garlic Festival. Beginning with a pancake breakfast and parade, festival attendees parked wherever they could and walked to the village’s community centre where at least 1,600 people poured in to partake in several different activities including a farmers’ market, specialty garlic flavoured foods, stage performances for children, garlic bingo and the popular annual garlic peeling contest. AG society president Carrie Hrehorets said it was the most successful year they have ever had. “We usually get around 1,300 but this year, after counts, we had at least 1,600,” she said. “It was our biggest year ever.” Hrehorets said she is amazed at how the festival has grown from its humble roots 23 years ago. “It was just a tiny little group of people that started it. And really, they didn't have much. Just a little display, then they started having a little market and after five or six years they said they couldn’t do it anymore and asked the AG society to take it over,” she said, adding the first few years were challenging for the AG society in learning how to run a festival. Continued on Page 19
Fire Restriction Remains in Effect
At least 1,600 people attended this year's Garlic Festival, filling the parking lots and pouring into the community hall. Letters making up the 'Welcome to Andrew Garlic Festival' sign were blown out of order by the wind. Jana Semeniuk photo BY JANA SEMENIUK Despite a small amount of rain, the morning of Oct. 17, Lamont County Regional Fire Chief Bo Moore said a fire restriction put in place for Lamont County on Oct. 13 will remain in effect. “(There’s) not enough precipitation yet,” he said. “We are keeping an eye on the rain accumulation.” Moore said environmental conditions prompted the restriction in the first place and there hasn’t been enough rain yet to scale it back. “Long, dry springs, long, dry summers along (with) dry falls can increase the (fire) risk at any time. (We’ve gone)
to a fire restriction in the area based on lack of precipitation and those strong winds drying out fields and lots of stubble fields in the area. (It’s windy and) with so many crops coming off the fields we're worried about fire spread in these high winds with low precipitation,” he said, adding that the county will put a stop to any current active permits that are in the area. Moore said conditions will need to change before the restriction can be lifted. “We'll need some significant moisture before we would look at going back from a restriction to an advisor,
based on environmental conditions,” he said. Moore explained what the restriction means. “With the restriction, we won't issue any permits. We won't issue any fireworks permits. You're not allowed to light a fire for the purpose of cleanup or stubble burning or anything like that under a restriction,” he said. “(An) outright ban is the next step where we cease all burning, incinerators and things like that to prevent any spread.” Moore said there is no indication of how long he expects the restriction to remain in place.
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New Corporal joining Two Hills RCMP detachment BY JANA SEMENIUK The Two Hills RCMP detachment will be receiving one new member next week. Two Hills Sgt. David Henry said Corporal Amy Lahoda will be joining the detachment on Oct. 22. “She is moving here from the NWT. She is already a corporal so this is a lateral move for her,” he said. Henry said having Lahoda on the team will help take some administrative duties off his
desk, freeing him up to do work he said he loves; connecting with the communities. “She'll take a huge load off of me so that I can focus on case taking calls and more community involvement, which is what I love doing anyway,” he said. While the detachment is gaining a corporal, they will also be down a constable for at least a couple of months. “One is being transferred out Oct. 22 and
our new one won’t be here until Dec.,” he said, adding the new constable is 35 years old and ex-military. “We’re pretty excited to have him here,” said Henry, adding that once the new constable arrives, the Two Hills detachment will have four constables, one corporal and one sergeant. Meanwhile, Henry said thefts have increased over the past while, including license plate theft.
Hockey coverage to begin soon, let the Lamont Leader know where your hockey star is playing KERRY ANDERSON Lamont County families; Bruderheim, Lamont, Chipman, Star, St. Michael, Hilliard, Mundare and Andrew families: If your kids are playing hockey (boys or girls), we’d love to report on how they are doing in the Leader each week. But we need your help. Please send us the name of your child’s hockey team and league, plus website, and I will try to follow them week-
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“Criminals are actually very smart. These guys (will) go around stealing plates that match the vehicle that they have stolen,” he said. “In fact, one guy I had, he stole the same truck almost the same year, changed the VIN number over and changed the plate.” Henry said there are several places on a vehicle a VIN (vehicle identification number) is kept, including secret places that the Auto Theft RCMP division can read. “(They are a) unit within the RCMP that comes to help us when we need to find a VIN number that they've scraped off or got rid of it. They can find it in other places on the vehicle,” he said. In terms of connecting with communities,
Henry said he has scheduled several open houses over the next few months to talk to residents about crime and a little-known part of the criminal code that he said residents can use to protect themselves against criminals. “I'm going to give some stats and give some updates. I'm going to give some ideas on how to protect your farm acreage, (and) your property (plus) I'm going to be talking about a cer-
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We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, Margaret Ann “Peggy” Sawchuk, on October 1, 2023, at the age of 64 years.
tain section of the criminal code (that will help people protect themselves),” he said. “It’s little talked about. We don’t want anybody getting hurt or killed, but we do want (criminals) behind bars and that’s what this section has to do with.” Henry has an open house scheduled at St. Michael Hall for Nov. 24 with details to be announced.
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Survey shows disappointment in county after communications poll BY JOHN MATHER Lamont County council received the results of the annual briefing survey and discussed them at the regular Oct. 10 council meeting during the Committee of the Whole session.. Chief Financial Officer Rodney Boyko presented the results to council stating the survey was the second year the County had done one and it had been available online for residents to responds to from June 15 for six weeks until July 31. “We had a fairly significant response to the survey,” Boyko told council, as he presented an overview of the results. The survey results, he added, were generally used to allow the public the opportunity for direct feedback in the strategic planning and budget processes.
Run through the communication department, he said the survey is presented to the public to measure service levels, satisfaction and communication. There was also a communications component to this year's survey to establish further baseline around the effectiveness of County communication products. Overall the survey found: that a majority of respondents understand and support maintenance to ensure long term sustainability; communication of council priorities appears to be a weakness; and, summer and winter road maintenance continue to be a high priority items. A total of 116 residents filled out the survey. When asked what the areas of importance for residents were, as the County grows and tries
to attract additional businesses and industry, roadway construction and maintenance ranked number one with emergency response and aid (including fire services) ranked second most important and promotion of agriculture-based industry and new opportunities was ranked third. The 25th question on the survey asked about communications specifically with regard to the methods the county used to communicate with its residents. A total of 96 percent of the respondents said they got the information from the County website, while social media was viewed by 75 per cent. A total of 63 per cent got information from the In Focus page located in the Lamont Leader, although stories, articles and pictures in
the Leader were not isolated in the questionaire. The next question stated “Lamont County is dedicated to communicating openly and honestly with its citizens” and 30 per cent strongly disagreed, while 33 per cent disagreed. In total, “a majority 66.63 per cent feel Lamont County is not communicating openly or honestly,” stated a footnote. The information received will be used in strategic planning, service level and budget discussions, as well as planning sessions for Council direction. Direct feedback from residents and the public are incorporated into these decisions. The complete survey results can be found online.
Closed County meeting ruffles some residents BY JOHN MATHER Lamont County has announced on their web site they will be having a Closed Council Meeting Oct. 18 (today) to discuss a code of conduct issue. The announcement of the meeting does state it will be “held in Closed Session (no public attendance in person or virtual)” The notice further states the meeting has been called by the Reeve, David Diduck to begin at 9:30 a.m. The Reeve is currently the subject of a recall petition taking place in his Division 3 constituency. The Voice of Lamont county community awareness Facebook site
which has been heavily vested in council affairs of late posted one of its members had spoken with municipal affairs regarding this meeting. They added that under the Municipal Government Act the public has the right to attend every council meeting in person or online regardless of what sections of the Freedom of Information and Privacy Act (FOIP) might be discussed. “The public has the right to be at the opening of the meeting and at its conclusion where FOIP is used as the reason for the in-camera session.” The Facebook poster also listed several sections of the MGA to support her claim.
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FROM WHERE I SIT: Restorative Downtime
By Hazel Anaka This week’s column is coming to you from our time share unit in beautiful Canmore. Because I book the week nearly a year in advance, it’s always a bit of a gamble. How will harvest have gone? Will we be done combining? Secondly, how good or bad will the weather and road conditions be? Some years the trip home has included some iffy winter driving conditions like freaky storms and black ice. Not the best way to end what is usually a relaxing yet productive week of creating with reckless abandon. Coming home twitchy and vibrating from the stress of the drive can undo a lot of good vibes. This year, so far so good. The combining was done a few weeks ago and the weather has been magnificent. Even in this mountain town, I
keep the patio doors open during the day because I can. When I was downtown the other day, I saw everything from a guy in shorts to countless people in toques and down jackets. I realize part of the latter is what could probably be called ‘alpine chic’…a lot of plaids, hiking boots, backpacks, etc. A significant number of people are also tourists coming from who knows where to the ‘frozen north.’ That stereotype is kind of a bum rap if you ask me. The forecast for my entire stay is good so the drive home should be fine. Typically, I do one stop for refueling and uncramping my body. And as nice as it is to get away, it’s always a joy to come home. I worked really hard getting some YouTube videos in a slush pile for scheduling before I left but it is a hopper than needs filling to keep the algorithms happy. Plus, it’s exciting days ahead when we return. Hilary and Ash have bought a house and there is a growing list of ‘parental projects’ that kick in as soon as I’m back even though pos-
session day hasn’t arrived yet. Also accompanying me on this week-long getaway are my TENS machine (for electrical muscle stimulation) and heating pad. My knee and hip continue bothering me though they are both getting better with physio, acupuncture, and chiropractic help. Plus, all the exercises I need to do. The heating pad is new because I discovered I’d burnt a couple holes (down to the wiring inside!) in the other one. Yikes. Don’t ask me how or when but with a measly one-year warranty I had to pony up another $145 for a replacement. I also brought a gel eye mask which I have yet to use. Seems I’m prone to plugged eyelid ducts. I brought a lot of paper crafting supplies to work on in addition to some hand stitching projects. Fussy cutting is the term for using scissors to cut out images either from digital documents or deconstructed books. Both the slow stitching and fussy cutting are meditative Zen-like activities. If you don’t have a similar activity
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to me. It’s very much a game of mutual support and encouragement. Getting home will also be like early Christmas. I recently bought two journals: a repeat sale from a woman in the UK and the other from an American subscriber of mine who is a real sweetheart. In addition to personal splurges like those I should also be getting a call any day that my new glasses are ready for pick up. I’ve already scheduled the fitting appoint-
ment for new orthotics. I hope that by the time I’m home everyone’s harvest will be complete and every strand of straw baled. I hope there are enough warm and wonderful days left to thoroughly soak the new trees and perennials and do the general fall cleanup that’s required. We also need to do a bit of work in the new garden shed so tools and supplies can be properly stored. I also hope that whatever you’re doing includes some restorative downtime. We all deserve it, from where I sit.
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Opinion Alberta picks up a rare win at Supreme Court BY JOHN MATHER It was a good week for Alberta. Premier Danielle Smith was vindicated when the Supreme Court of Canada stated the Federal Liberals Bill C-69 was in part unconstitutional. The bill, also labelled the No More Pipelines bill by its critics, has been blamed for scaring away investments in Alberta’s natural resources sector. The Impact Assessment Act gave the Feds the right to reject projects proposed in Alberta that took place strictly within the provincial boundaries and didn’t touch national parks, cross provincial or international borders. “Eight years of Trudeau’s top-down, central planning, anti-private sector, anti-development, anti-energy policies and his inflationary carbon tax 1.0 and 2.0 have driven billions of dollars in natural resource investments and major projects out of Canada and destroyed hundreds of thousands of jobs that provide powerful paycheques for Canadians,” stated Lakeland MP Shannon Stubbs, the Shadow Minister of Natural Resources in a release. “And that harmed Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities, and benefits dictatorships and other resource-based countries with much lower environmental standards than Canada’s. “This government was warned. They ignored everyone. And for nearly five years it’s been a largely unconstitutional law that the Supreme Court agrees ‘exceeds the bounds of federal jurisdiction.’ “This decision is an indictment of the Government of Canada’s position but a win for Canada overall, she concluded. Meanwhile Smith was pleased with the 5-2 decision by the Court. “This legislation is already responsible for the loss of tens of billions in investment as well as thousands of jobs across many provinces and economic sectors. The ruling today represents an opportunity for all provinces to stop that bleeding and begin the process of reattracting those investments and jobs into our economies,” she said.
CONTINUED "In my view, Parliament has plainly overstepped its constitutional competence in enacting this designated projects scheme," Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada Richard Wagner wrote. "Today's decision only strengthens our legal position. We work to protect Albertans, and all Canadians, from federal intrusion into our provincial jurisdiction," Smith added, and then went on to thank former Premier Jason Kenney for his tireless opposition to the Bill’s enactment. "[He] tirelessly fought back against federal over-
reach during his term as premier," Smith said. And then the other bombshell of the week dropped. Smith's scheduled appearance before a House of Commons environment committee next week has been cancelled. Smith had said she would speak before the environment and sustainable development committee on Tuesday. But Smith's office says the committee won't be able to meet that day because some of its members can't attend. The original invitation was offered to Energy Minister Brian Jean and Affordability and Utilities Minister Nathan
Neudorff. Smith had replied to the invite stating the matters were important enough for her to address the committee in person. As the premier tweeted, “That was the fastest response we’ve ever received from the Feds — apparently they don’t want me to testify about electricity grid reliably or our pursuit of carbon neutrality by 2050 after all. (I) wonder why?” Her spokesman says the premier would be happy to rebook her appearance for a later date. Wonder if the Liberal controlled committee will dare to invite her directly?
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Big recruitment plans for Lamont County Emergency Services BY JANA SEMENIUK Lamont County Regional Fire Chief Bo Moore has been on the job three months and while he said things are going well, he said he is also looking forward to a big recruitment drive within the next few months hoping to bring on between 25 and 40 new members. “I think (the past three months have) been really good. I've gotten to know all the people and the stations and the districts in the county. Everybody's been very welcoming,” he said, adding some spots on all five fire stations have become open for new members. “We've had some people that have moved on, and some people that have taken other spots and other positions. So, we do have some vacancies at this time.” Moore said he would like to see between five and eight new members in each of the five fire stations, including Bruderheim, Lamont, Mundare, Chipman and Andrew. “(This would) bring us up to our ideal numbers (which) depends on each of the stations. Some of the districts, we are looking to run about 25 and some of the smaller districts we're looking to
run about 15 (per station),” he said. Moore said they have been working with a regional recruitment and retention committee and
planning some recruitment events. “We're actually working with a regional recruitment and retention committee amongst
our members, and we're going to follow up and do a widespread recruitment drive a little bit later on in the fall,” he said.
“There'll be some special events, there'll be some more information nights and an increased web site and social media presence for recruitment.” According to Lamont County’s website, a fire-
fighter must be over the age of 18 unless applying as a junior firefighter who is 16-17 years old. Applications can be made online at the county website: lamontcounty.ca
LAMOUNT COUNTY About 20 riders took part in the Chipman Agricultural Society’s annual Harvest Trail Ride, Oct. 14. Under bright, sunny skies the ride started out by going down the main street of Chipman.
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Bruderheim town office space mural is gone BY JANA SEMENIUK The huge painted space mural that has adorned the front wall of the Bruderheim town administration building for nearly eight years has been replaced with grey siding. The project, which took place earlier this month, was necessary to prevent leakage according to Bruderheim Chief Administrative Officer Phyllis Forsythe. “It was not so much a covering of the mural; but building maintenance. That portion of the building is covered in cinderblock, which, as it
ages, becomes more porous and water starts to seep through,” she said. “The decision to go to siding was financial in that we stopped the leaking and have eliminated the risk of further damage on the inside.” Leaking inside the town office building from the outside wall has been an ongoing issue for several years, forcing the temporary closure of the library in Dec., 2022. “This is the solution recommended to stop the leaking,” said Forsythe, adding the estimate was approximately $19,000.
Forsythe said no plans have been made to repaint another mural on top of the siding, but the suggestion could be considered. “At this time there are no plans to paint another in the future; but if the suggestion came from a member of the community, Council would consider adding to the 2024 budget, a future budget or to keep the building clean,” she said. The original space mural was painted in July 2015 by St. Albert muralist Robert Murray from Master Murals.
Above: Bruderheim's large space mural, painted on the front of the town office building since 2015. Below: Gray siding was put in place of the space mural earlier this month in an effort to control leakage from the brick wall.
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Stubbs applauds Supreme Court ruling in Bill C-69 BY JOHN MATHER Lakeland MP Shannon Stubbs, the Conservative Shadow Minister for Natural Resources has reacted to the Liberals Bill-69 (dubbed the No More Pipelines Bill) by many after it was found to be unconstitutional in many aspects by the Supreme Court of Canada last week. “Today’s Supreme Court ruling is a devastating indictment of the
NDP-Liberals’ ‘No More Pipelines’ Bill C-69 and affirms that it’s an “unconstitutional arrogation of power by Parliament.” Stubbs added as Conservatives, indigenous communities, provinces, municipalities, and a broad coalition of diverse private sector proponents warned throughout debates when the Liberals passed it almost
five years ago, the ruling affirms that Bill C-69 is broad in scope, rife with constitutional overreach, unwarranted jurisdictional interventions, and that “Parliament plainly overstepped its constitutional competence” in the designated project list.” “Eight years of Trudeau’s top-down, central planning, antiprivate sector, antidevelopment, anti-ener-
gy policies and his inflationary carbon tax 1.0 and 2.0 have driven billions of dollars in natural resource investments and major projects out of Canada and destroyed hundreds of thousands of jobs that provide powerful paycheques for Canadians,” stated Stubbs in a release. “And that harmed Indigenous and non-
Indigenous communities, and benefits dictatorships and other resource-based countries with much lower environmental standards than Canada’s. “This government was warned. They ignored everyone. And for nearly five years it’s been a largely unconstitutional law that the Supreme Court agrees ‘exceeds
the bounds of federal jurisdiction.’ “The “Just Transition” policy, which represents a fundamental overhaul of Canada’s economy, not an altruistic skills training plan for workers, along with their plot to legislate an emissions cap – which will function as a de facto production cap – will be more of the same.”
Bruderheim to consider urban hen bylaw BY JANA SEMENIUK The Town of Bruderheim mayor Karl Hauch brought a notice of motion forward during the Oct. 4 council meeting for the council to consider the idea of an urban hen bylaw allowing residents to raise a set number of hens in their yards if they
choose. “I'm hearing a lot of feedback from residents that for next year, they're wanting to have the opportunity to have laying hens in their backyard,” said Hauch. “Two to three hens is the word that I'm hearing, and I think it might be prudent for our council to think
about revisiting the idea of that, so I'm putting forward a notice of motion that we would look to potentially have a bylaw starting next year.” Hauch said previously, urban hen experts made a presentation to the town council. Continued on Page 18
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Two candidates vie for empty seat in Bruderheim Byelection
BY JANA SEMENIUK Bruderheim residents Arlie Young and Ryan Skleryk-MacIver have both put their names forward to run in the Nov. 2 byelection for Bruderheim town council. One council seat was left empty after former deputy mayor Judy Schueler resigned in July. Young, 48, said he is originally from Sydney Mines NS and moved here with his family nine years ago when he began working in Fort Mac as a pipefitter. He said he decided against moving to Fort Saskatchewan, instead preferring a quiet small town like Bruderheim. “I’m not into a busy packed city. (Bruderheim had) more of a smalltown feeling which is what I’m used to,” he said. Young said he wants answers to questions and problems he and other town residents have. “(There’s a lot of) things we need answers to,” he said. “Our high taxes. Where is all that money going? And why don’t we have a dog park? And why are our ball diamonds only used one month a year?” Young said he has met wonderful residents during his time volunteering as hockey coach and neighbourhood snow angel, and wants to help town residents have a voice in how their community is run. “I think that the town folks should have a say in what's going on instead of (everything) being run by six or eight people,” he said. “I think
affects all students and teachers. We need to stabilize the school” he said. “We (also) need to get families back in town.” Skleryk-MacIver said that residents have also told him it’s too difficult to open a business in town. “People I know, in the surrounding communities that have tried to open businesses in town, they have stressed that they didn't bring their business to town due to our town office putting too many obstacles and prices, or costs, in front of them to bring that business to town,” he said. “We're losing business to other communities and we shouldn't be. From what I understand, in the past (Bruderheim) was a growing community. It was growing very quickly and I don't know why that changed.” Bruderheim director of legislative service,
the people should have a voice on anything they do or don’t want to see.” Young said he also believes there are too many hurdles that make it difficult for new businesses to open in town and wants to look into it. As well, he said he will be door knocking during his campaign to hear more of what local residents want answers to. Meanwhile, Ryan Skleryk-MacIver, 42, also moved to Bruderheim nine years ago with his wife and children and said the local school is a priority for him in his campaign. He currently works for the County of Lamont in their public works department. “We've had a lot of people leave town. Some of that was young families, because of the politics that were going on in the schools. There’s a constant turnover of principals and we constantly have a changing power structure that
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Salute to our local
FIREFIGHTERS Lamont County’s longest serving female firefighter has no retirement plans by Jana Semeniuk This year will mark 37 years for Glenda Dales as a Lamont County firefighter, and 24 years as Fire Chief of the Mundare Fire Department. Dales said she has learned a lot and feels grateful to have so many years under her belt. “It's definitely been a learning experience. Challenging (and) very fulfilling. It's just been an awesome experience,” she said. “I've learned so much from so many people. Not only just across the province, but I've met people internationally across Canada. It's just been fantastic.” Dales said that these days she operates as more ‘incident command’ than handling the hoses and hesitates to talk about her age. “I’m old,” she said laughing. “But they can’t get rid of me that easy.” Back in 1986, Dales was teaching first aid for St. John Ambulance when she and her family moved to an acreage near Chipman. She said a grass fire at her home started her on the course to firefighting. “My husband was burning grass and lit our yard on fire,” said Dales. “The Lamont, Mundare and Chipman fire departments all responded and put the fire out.” Dales said she was intensely grateful for the help her family received that day, and decided then that she wanted to be a firefighter. “My husband said ‘Go for it!’,” Dales remembers fondly. “If I started to drag and say maybe I shouldn’t do it, he would tell me to get going.” Although Dales was the first woman fire fighter in Lamont County in 1986, she does not remember having a hard time breaking into her new career. “The biggest challenge back then was accept-
Mundare fire chief Glenda Dales poses with hypnotist Wayne Lee last year at an event in Mundare. Dales has served 37 years as a firefighter, 24 as a fire chief, and still going strong. Photo:Jana Semeniuk
ance,” she said. “I found that if you did your job and didn’t ask for any favours you got the respect right away.” As she grew in her new role, Dales moved departments from Chipman in 1986 to the Mundare Fire Department in 1993. She became fire chief six years later. “I took over the department in 1999 and been there ever since,” added Dales. “24 years!” Dales said one of her more defining moments was a church fire in Hilliard in 2007. “When the church in Hilliard burnt, we were able to save the entire back area where the
vestibule was,” she said. “Plus, all of the special clothing and candles.” Dales added that the feeling of saving people from a fire or vehicle accident is indescribable. “It’s incredible when you save someone or extricate them from a vehicle,” she said. Dales was also able to lean on her firefighter family when her husband Robert passed away in 2015. “It was the fire department that got me through that,” she said. “This is a very tight family. When they say the brotherhood or sisterhood and the fire department is family, they mean it.”
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Meanwhile, Dales said one issue she struggles with today is getting into the firetrucks. “They make the trucks very high,” she said. “It’s a challenge to climb in them.” In terms of retirement plans, Dales said she doesn’t have any. “I keep telling the guys, when they're tired of me, let me know,” she said. “They look after me very well. I don't pull hoses unless I have to, (so) I'm more of the incident command (person). We have a saying I'm the brain, they're the brawn. We have a fantastic team.”
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Salute to our local
FIREFIGHTERS New position meant big changes for Lamont County Deputy Regional Fire Chief Calder reflects on the first 20 years of his career in fire fighting BY JANA SEMENIUK Next month, recently promoted Lamont County Deputy Regional Fire Chief Scott Calder will mark 20 years as a member of Lamont County emergency services. Calder said he began his career as a junior firefighter after growing up and watching his father, former Bruderheim Fire Chief Dave Calder. “I grew up with my dad being on the fire department, as far back as I can remember,” he said. “It was just that thing that my brother and I both imagined we would do when we had the ability to do so.” Calder said when he turned 18, he was accepted as full-fledged member of the Bruderheim fire department. Since then, Calder said he has seen a lot of positive changes to the way firefighters battle fires, including the equipment they use. He said the addition of thermal imaging cameras has been especially useful. “In the last 20 years, thermal imaging cameras have really come to the forefront of the industry. Every station (in Lamont County) has at least one thermal imaging camera and it's one of the frontline tools that we take into every call,” he said. “Vehicle extrication, fires, you can learn a lot from what that camera shows us (such as) you can see where the hotter parts of the fire area or heat behind walls will start showing through.” Calder said, in cases where a smashed vehicle is found empty, the cameras are also helpful in determining how many people may have been seated in the vehicle that was involved in an accident.
“They can pick up residual heat as well, so if somebody (is) thrown from the vehicle we can see how many people, hopefully, as long as the temperatures don't drop off too rapidly, we can see how many people were in the vehicle by pointing it at the seats,” he said. Meanwhile, Calder’s own life was changed when he received a promotion last month from Chief of the Lamont fire department to Deputy Regional Fire Chief of Lamont County. Calder resigned from his position with Sherritt International in Fort Saskatchewan to take the job. “My title was Fire Prevention Field Advisor (and) my responsibilities at that time were to do fire inspections, fire prevention, initiatives, investigations, as well as support Fire Service Training. You name it anything to do with the fire services I was involved with,” he said. “I resigned Sept. 25.” During a special pinning ceremony at the Lamont Fire Department when Calder was promoted, his father, Dave, was on hand to place a pin on his shoulder along with Lamont County Regional Fire Chief Bo Moore. Dave smiled big as Moore shook Calder’s hand. “(My dad has) definitely been one of my biggest supporters,” said Calder. “He was a fire chief in Bruderheim for a while, back in the day, and I think he's proud of my accomplishments and where I'm going with my career now.” In terms of Calder’s own children, who are 11 and nine, Calder said he is happy to let them make up their own minds about what they
want to be when they grow up. “I always told them and I told my wife I would never push them to be firefighters. If they wanted to make that decision, that's their decision to make,” he said. “I would support them 100 percent but I want them to make their own choices.” Looking towards the future, Calder said wants to see Lamont County Emergency Services con-
tinue to grow and make the community a better place. “My goal with Lamont County Emergency Services is really just to continue growing and make it a better place,” he said. “Provide the training for the firefighters so that they can do their jobs to the best of their ability and everybody goes home safe and everybody enjoys their time with Lamont County.”
Newly promoted Lamont County Deputy Regional Fire Chief Scott Calder. Photo: Jana Semeniuk
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Salute to our local
FIREFIGHTERS Keeping everyone safe from fire Here are your Lamont County fire fighters: Station 1 - Andrew Fire Department Martin Stewart Jesse Lindberg Tracy Lupul Rodger Kallal Steven Juhasz Matthew Fitzgerald William Schoening Cassie Melenka Benjamin Hillas-Seeger Station 2 - Bruderheim Fire Department Emily Bartz Paul Belcourt
Colby Eleniak Correen Hosack Kattilyna Keohane Zach Martindale Harley Minakis Melissa Mitchell William Mitchell Hannah Quewezance Violet Stahn Amber Thiessen
Dave Calder Leslie Clarke Jana Clarkson Kaiden Collumb Jeffery Dul Nathan Dul Stephanie Gendre Jevan Jackson Alan Klassen Neil Mercer Jesse Otte Katie Pickering
Station 4 - Lamont Fire Department Mason Brown Shawn Cooke Mario Cox Cole Hanson Xander Harpe
Station 3 - Chipman Fire Department Mia Ausman Denny Susanna Jennifer Cooke
John Helton Tyrel Kaluza Mike Klos Tyler Lippert Andrew McDonald Nicholas Mercer Ryan Moffat Kevin Price Landon Rempel Russel Scott Cole Tatarin Jeffery Terrell Station 5 - Mundare Fire Department Sean Brison Danial Carroll Andrea Conner Glenda Dales
Fire chief says special training needed for EV fires BY JANA SEMENIUK While electric vehicle ownership has steadily increased in Alberta, totaling over 3,500 EV cars registered in 2021 versus 377 in 2017, their presence on local highways has also introduced a new potential issue for local firefighters; EV battery fires. Lamont County Regional Fire Chief Bo Moore said that although Lamont County firefighters have not yet had to respond to one, they will be going through additional training to learn how to combat EV battery fires in preparation. “There's is always the risk there with the new electric vehicles. We're trying to mitigate those risks and make sure our members are going to receive some updated training here in the fall, put on by some of the manufacturers to ensure that they are aware of the risks when they respond to those types of incidents,” he said. Moore said EV fires are different than other vehicle fires and present a whole new challenge for firefighters. “It changes the situational awareness that our members will need to have when they approach a vehicle fire and it’ll change our tactics if we have to approach an EV (fire). They burn hot and fast with the release of the gases produced within
the batteries,” he said. “It takes large amounts of water to cool and there's always the chance of rekindle even up to days later with today's electric vehicles.” Moore said the EV fires are usually caused by a manufacture’s defect or damage done to the battery itself, adding that so far, the recommendation for an EV fire is a lot of water. “The best thing right now, for most of the fire
departments, is to just use large copious amounts of water to cool,” he said. “Manufacturers are trying different things, but there hasn't been anything readily approved by the industry at this time.” According to a U.S. report by AutoinsuranceEZ, recent data was used to determine the incidence of vehicle fire according to vehicle type. EVs were at the
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Lamont firefighters stand with Regional Deputy Chief Scott Calder (C) after a day of training. L-R: Firefighter Landon Rempel, Regional Deputy Fire Chief Scott Calder, and Firefighter Cole Hanson. Photo: Jana Semeniuk
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18 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Traffic controls coming to Highway 16 and 855 BY JOHN MATHER Traffic control measures will soon be installed at the intersection of Highway 16 and 855 just south of Mundare. A letter from Alberta Transportation was received by Lamont County council during their regular meeting Oct. 10. Councillor Daniel Warawa from Division 1 had first brought the issue to council’s attention in March. At that time council endorsed a letter from the TransCanada Yellowhead Highway Association seeking the traffic controls at the intersection. Warawa sits as the council representative on the association. The change will see flashing yellow lights installed facing the east and west lanes of highway 16 and red flashing lights facing north and south on Highway 855. Warning signs will also be installed before the intersection proclaiming “Important Intersection Ahead.” “This will be the first intersection with these,”
said Warawa. “There have been several deaths at this intersection and I’d like to thank council for its support in moving this forward.” “Obviously we got their attention and hopefully it does make a difference,” said Reeve David Diduck. Warawa said it seemed odd that Highway 16 was almost like a freeway but there weren’t more of these lights at intersections. “You have Highway 834 and 830 and there have been accidents at both of these,” he said. “I think we should advocate for these to be signalized also,” said Diduck, even noting the Highway 830 intersection was in Strathcona County. He added they could involve the local MLA Jackie Armstrong Homeniuk to advocate for these changes. Division two councillor Aaron Wick mentioned as you drove closer to Edmonton some service roads were being constructed along the highway. Wick suggested they
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Mayor Hauch explained, in a previous interview, that a notice of motion is a heads up for administration to be prepared if the motion comes forward in the future. “A notice of motion means a heads up to administration to be prepared as at some point in the future, the motion can be brought forward,” he said. Meanwhile, Hauch’s notice of motion on urban hens follows the Town of Lamont’s motion during their council meeting to look into the possibility of an urban hen project. Last month, the Town of Lamont voted in favour of their administration investigating the development of a pilot project for 2024 with information to be gathered and presented back to the council by the end of Nov. 2023.
Continued from Page 10 “We've had an expert from the city of Edmonton bring a presentation. I don't remember all the information from it. And I know that we didn't move forward with it at that time, but maybe new council and a new CAO, maybe things will be a little different from our perspective, and maybe we'll get feedback from residents,” he said. Councillor Dayna Jacobs spoke up, supporting the idea as one that could also potentially help the local Chipman 4-H Beef and Multi-Club. “Just for council’s reference, Chipman 4-H, they have an option for chicken (as well as beef). So it might be beneficial for the 4-H too, just for your information,” she said.
concentrate on getting additional signal lights at 834 since it was in
Lamont County. Council left the matter to administration write a
letter to Alberta Transportation and accepted the received let-
ter as information.
Andrew residents get schooled during fire prevention week BY JANA SEMENIUK Andrew Fire Fighters gave a presentation at the Andrew Rainbow Club last week on fire extinguishers for Fire Prevention Week. Asst. District Chief Marty Stewart said the presentation usually takes place every year with students from Andrew School, but plans had to be adjusted due to the closing of Andrew School earlier this year. “With the school closing there was no opportunity for us to continue
our annual fire prevention messages to the Andrew (students), so this year we took another approach and teamed up with the Rainbow Centre,” he said. “Anyone who wanted to come was welcome.” Stewart said the presentation on fire extinguishers was open to the community and between 10 and 15 people came out for the event. He said the presentation covered different types of fire extinguishers, when to get them inspected, and most importantly how to
use one. “Everyone knows the P.A.S.S (pull, aim, squeeze and sweep) acronym, but how many have had to use one when it counted?” he said. “This gave mem-
bers an opportunity to operate one in a safe environment.” Stewart said a burn barrel was set up for attendees to practice using a fire extinguisher to put out a fire.
A young child learns to use a fire extinguisher with Andrew firefighter Steven Juhasz during a fire extinguisher presentation at the Andrew Rainbow Club for Fire Prevention Week last week. Photo: Marty Stewart
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The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, October 18, 2023 - 19 Photos by Jana Semeniuk
Andrew Garlic Festival Continued from Front “The first few years were really hard because we were trying to do things, (and) we didn't really have money to operate (and we were) trying to save money and cut corners and a lot of things went wrong,” she said. “(So we) just do it year after year, (and we) learn from (our) mistakes. Then we were lucky enough (and) started applying and getting a little bit of money through grants (and) getting sponsorships. So that's basically how we afford to run it. It's really not a fundraising event (we) don't really make any money from it, but (we) just do it for the community. (Its) the one event that you put on that is affordable for everybody to come.”
Hrehorets said the admission fee was $5 for a single person and $20 for a family, which gave entry to all activities inside and outside of the community hall. A representative from Ghostly Garlic in Millarville AB came out to the festival and gave a presentation on garlic. Hrehorets said 50-60 people attended. “Everybody was asking questions about growing garlic. It was great,” she said. “(The presenter) said it was phenomenal and they want to come back next year. They were thrilled and overwhelmed by everything here.” In terms of children’s activities, Hrehorets said the roster was full. “(We had) good weather (so) all the bouncy houses could operate and the zorb balls and
pony rides, petting zoo, and (rock climbing wall),” she said. “There were lots of kids activities and of course we had live professional entertainment all day.” The activities carried into the evening where a dinner, catered by Tom’s Catering out of Lamont, was held for 270 people in addition to a live band and a huge 50/50 raffle. Christine WedgewoodMerritt took home over $1,200 when her name was drawn. While the festival is over for another year, Hrehorets said there will be no rest for AG society members. “It takes a lot of volunteers to put this on,” she said. “(And) there’s not much down time. We are already planning next year’s festival.”
Lamont County's float in front of several others during the parade
Sparky the Andrew Fire Dept. mascot poses for a photo while entertaining parade-goers.
A little girl enjoys her pony ride at the Garlic Festival.
First time contestant wins garlic peeling contest BY JANA SEMENIUK The rules were simple. Andrew Garlic Festival emcee Paul Isaak told all 12 contestants exactly how to win the Andrew Garlic Festival annual garlic peeling contest. “You have exactly one minute of peeling to see how many cloves you can completely peel,” he said. “Each one must be 100 percent peeled, and no paper left on it or that clove will be disqualified
from the count.” Each contestant picked up their paring knife and dug in as soon as Isaak gave the word. For one minute, fingers were in a blur as one by one slick garlic cloves were pulled from their paper skins. When the time was called, only one person emerged as the winner; Edmontonian Kyla Restau with 10 completely peeled garlic cloves in one minute.
Restau said it was her first time entering the contest although she is a regular attendee of the Andrew Garlic Festival. “I come every year with my grandma, aunt and uncle,” she said. “It’s my first time entering.” Restau said her prize included a license plate cover and t-shirt as well as her favourite prize. “I got to keep my garlic!” she said smiling.
Kids of all ages rode the mechanical bull.
RCMP Const. Brochu tosses candy from his cruiser to waiting children lining the street during the Garlic Fest Parade.
Paul Isaak, brought 10-year-old Tucker up from the audience to help spin plates.
Twelve contestants (five shown) vie for the title of fastest garlic peeler at the Andrew Garlic Festival's annual garlic peeling contest. The first place winner (far left) was Kyla Restau who peeled 10 cloves in one minute.
Children were excited to see the juggling and magic shows.
Paul Isaak, emcee, comedian and juggler for the Garlic Festival, rides a unicycle while juggling three sharp machetes.
20 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Contact CALC, FCSS or KFRN at: 1-877-895-2233 | 5303-50 Ave. Lamont, AB T0B 2R0 |
CALC, FCSS and KFRN PROGRAMS: (lamontcounty.ca/community-programming or call 780-895-2233 for information or registration) 1. How you can identify abuse and help older adults at risk what you can do to keep yourself safe from abuse. OCT 25; Register by calling Michelle @780-895-2233 x 223. 2. Fitness Fun (for Older Adults): Oct. 19 (8wks, $70); in Mundare. For info, contact michelle.a@lamontcounty.ca 780-895-2233 x223.
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Development Permits for Discretionary Use – Appeal by Oct. 26
Residential Snowplowing (Private Snow Removal)
3. At Home Alone (Mundare): NOV. 7; signup.com/go/gchChAV. 4. FLEX for Boys (Bruderheim): Oct. 17; weekly for boys. 5. True2U (Lamont): Oct. 19; weekly for girls. 6. Grace in Progress (Mundare): self-care for parents; sign g up.com/go/OemixuN. 7. It's Not Right - Identifying and Preventing Elder Abuse (Lamont): OCT 25; register with Michelle @ 780-895-2233 x223.
Raccoon (Pest) Control
8. Infant Massage (Bruderheim). 9. Connecting Generations Halloween (Lamont): OCT 31; siggn nup.com/go/PXgbTEv. 10. Cooking with your Littles (Lamont and Chipman): Oct. 23 (Lamont) & Oct. 24. (Chipman); signup.com/go/PXgbTEv
ASB – Weed and Pest Appeal Committee
11. Family Activity Night (Andrew): OCT. 30. 12. Grief Support Group (bi-weekly sessions): Oct. 4 bi-weekly. For more information, contact melissa.s@lamontcounty.ca. 13. Parents and Tots (Andrew, Lamont and Bruderheim weekly)
Annual Engagement and Communication Survey - Results
14. Kalyna Family Resource Network - Lamont County Region Newsletter.
Agricultural Service Board
(at Lamont and District Ag Grounds)
15. Meals In Motion (bi-weekly menu) 16. CALC: Digital Skills Workshops (Andrew): For more information contact Cheryl B. at 780-895-233 x233.
Nexxt Agricultural Service Board (ASB) Meeting
Next Lamont County Council Meeting
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