50 year Legion pin presented

Lamont Legion member Ed Drolet receives 50-year pin at Fort

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Ed Drolet, of Lamont, was recently awarded a Certificate of Appreciation along with a 50-year membership from the Fort Saskatchewan Legion. Sharon Gillison, membership secretary of the Fort Legion and president Todd Arsenault pose with Drolet and his certificate Sept. 23.

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BY JOHN MATHER

Long time Legion member Ed Drolet of Lamont was recognized by the Fort Saskatchewan Legion on Sept. 23, receiving a Certificate of Appreciation along with a 50year consecutive membership pin.

Drolet, was very active in the Lamont Legion serving as its president in 1980. As an active member of the community, Drolet also served as the disaster officer for the Lamont Hospital and assisted the Red Cross with many blood donor clinics in Lamont.

When the Lamont Legion closed, Drolet and his wife Norma, transferred to the Fort Saskatchewan branch of the Legion. Together they ran the Legion’s annual poppy campaign in Lamont for more than 30 years.

For his outstanding contributions to the Legion, Drolet had previously been awarded a life membership to the Legion in 1995. He has been a member of the Legion for 51 years.

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A series of crimes in Lamont last weekend included a vehicle theft, several attempted vehicle thefts, and the theft of road signs.

Fort Saskatchewan RCMP Detachment Constable Suzanne Ahlstrom confirmed by email the overnight theft Oct. 1 of a GMC Sierra truck which has not yet been recovered.

In addition, three other theft attempts overnight on Oct. 2 resulting in ignition damage to two of the vehicles, and damage to the door handle of another GMC Sierra truck. Ahlstrom could not confirm whether the two vehicles with ignition damage were trucks and could not offer any further details on the stolen truck.

“There are no known suspects and no known video surveillance at this time,” she said. “Should the public have any information regarding the crimes, please contact Fort Saskatchewan RCMP.”

Additionally, Lamont Mayor Kirk Perrin confirmed another theft that occurred late in the evening of Oct. 1 when road signs were stolen from near the Alliance Church.

“We had road signs stolen around the bridge that needs repair by the Alliance church,” he said.

Perrin said it would cost approximately $500 to replace the signs.

“It has to come out of our operations budget when stuff like this happens and they are not cheap,” he said. “Every $20,000 that gets added to our operations budget is a one percent tax increase for our residents and businesses. Little things add up.”

Perrin added that the town of Lamont was unusually busy this past weekend with multiple events and weddings.

“It was nice to see the facilities in town being used so well. It looked like a festival weekend,” he said. “Businesses were getting the benefit and guests were being respectful. It’s always unfortunate when crime happens in our community.”

Perrin said he was unaware of the vehicle theft and attempted thefts.

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