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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2021
Spooky Jack-O-Lantern creations Referendum results released Leslie Cholowsky Staff Reporter
This week in 2K, students at CW Sears School in Tofield designed spooky JackO-Lanterns with construction paper and oil pastels. Pictured above (from L t R): Rhett Chicoine, Trinity Yetman, and Nathan Clifford-Stoley. Students seemed to really enjoy the activity. Some comments from students about the art were; "I liked getting to colour the pumpkin with pastels." Another said; "I sat with my best friend and my teacher to do the craft." PHOTOS SUBMITTED BY PRINCIPAL ADAM MADSEN
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Public Service Alberta released the results of the Senate Election and Referendum votes that took place alongside municipal elections on Oct. 22 this past Tuesday. A two-thirds majority of Albertans, 61.7 per cent to 38.3 per cent, voted Yes on the question “Should section 36(2) of the Constitution Act, 1982 - Parliament and the government of Canada’s commitment to the principle of making equalization payments – be removed from the constitution?” The question of adopting year-round Daylight Savings Time was far closer, with a very small majority of voters, 50.1 per cent compared to 49.9 per cent, saying “No” to the question: “Do you want Alberta to adopt year-round Daylight Saving Time, which is summer hours, eliminating the need to change our clocks twice a year?” In the Senate candidate selection, the following three candidates received the highest overall number of votes: Pam Davidson, Conservative Party of Canada, Erika Barootes, Conservative Party of Canada, and Mykhailo Martyniouk, Conservative Party of Canada. Premier Jason Kenney held a press conference on Tuesday, Oct. 26, where he said, “A clear majority of Albertans have rejected the fundamentally unfair equalization program.” Kenney indicated that later Tuesday he would table a motion to ratify the results of the equalization referendum and initiate the amendment process. Kenney said the Province will respect the CONTINUED ON PAGE 10
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