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Local surrogate mother fulfills Irish couple’s wish Child’s middle name ‘Holden’ Patricia Harcourt Editor

Meghan Schiewe fulfilled an Irish couple’s dream of having their very own baby by becoming a surrogate. In the process, she also realized a dream of her own.

Megan gave birth to a baby boy in Viking on Sept. 4. Elliot Holden Tierney came into the world at 7:51 p.m. at the Viking Health Centre. New parents, Molly and Niall Tierney, named the child Elliott Holden Tierney, with the middle name a sign of their gratitude to Meghan and the village.

It had been a long journey spanning three years before this treasured wish came true. It started with Meghan deciding she wanted to become a surrogate after having her and husband Travis’ own two children, daughter Sadie, now 7, and Daxton, 3.

“I knew that infertility is heartbreaking, cruel, and unfair,” she said. “I had the power to change someone’s story.”

She decided, “If I can, I will.” The decision was aided by the nagging thought that if she didn’t do this, she would live to regret it when she got older in life.

But getting to that stage took a few years after she saw a Canadian Fertility Consulting (CFC) ad on Facebook. She learned that there were rules in Canada around becoming a surrogate, such as being under 35 to be eligible to sign up. “It’s very strictly regulated,” she said, and illegal to do for monetary gain.

She was 32 when she had her son,

and made the decision to do the surrogacy. “I signed up as a surrogate in 2017.”

“I decided to go with CFC,” she said, after being impressed by its CEO Leia Swanberg, herself a past surrogate with headquarters on Vancouver Island. “I really loved their story and how she wanted to help others.”

Through the CFC, there was medical and psychological screening done for Meghan, and psychological and blood screening for Travis. Then the surrogate couple moved on to the contract phase where they had to agree to do the surrogacy for altruistic reasons, receive no financial compensation and give the baby only to the “intended parents.”

Molly and Niall Tierney had been through a heartbreaking journey in their attempts to have a child on their own. But their heartbreak turned to joy after the birth of their son Sept. 4, and Molly Tierney wrote a touching Facebook comment.

“After 20 IVFs, 10 incredibly difficult miscarriages, and a surrogacy journey that took five (embryo) transfers, we can hardly believe that this baby managed to make it earth side…but here he is…”

Meghan’s attempts to get pregnant on the couple’s behalf took her to two different cities and five attempts at transplanting the Tierney’s embryo inside her body. At Toronto’s Create Fertility Clinic three embryo transfers failed. Then it was on to the San Diego Fertility Centre (SDFC) where two transfers were done.

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Dr. Potgieter (right) checks out the baby after its birth by surrogate Meghan Schiewe (not shown) while parents Molly and Niall Tierney look on with amazement.

Gathered together are, from left: Fertility clinic CEO Leia Swanberg along with Rachel West, new parents Niall and Molly Tierney and surrogate Meghan Schiewe.

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Painting Holden’s main street designed in part to entice movie industry Patricia Harcourt Editor

The Village of Holden administration and the local residents expressed its gratefulness to Elaine Cooper and the NU2U2 shop for spearheading a project that improves the village’s main street and encourages the movie industry to consider the community as a filming location.

Cooper was thanked “for all you are doing to make Holden’s Main Street look better. Your enthusiasm and dedication to a great cause has lifted the spirits of Holden residents.” In an update, Cooper explained the reason for all the hard work on the part of many volunteers in this project: “Presently we are spearheading the ‘Main Street Painting’ Project (and) we have provided funds for the painting cost to beautify main street. A massive thank you goes out to our volunteers Darren, Dennis, and Rob for power washing the buildings, which took three full days.

“Rae, Laverne, Kristie, Elaine, Ruth, and Faye (who travelled all the way from Beaumont), Annette, Marie, Michelle, Wendy, Rhonda, and Rhane (who travelled back to their roots) to help paint and landscape.

“Stay tuned for pictures of the finished product. Residents have stopped by with amazing words of encouragement, thank you for all the positive feedback,” said Cooper, in her update.

The project is part of Holden’s efforts to become an Alberta movie industry location, “but most of all to help pay it forward for our residents,” she said.

“It’s amazing what a little paint and enthusiasm can do.”

The Gallery’s Studio 14 Art Association has announced that

despite COVID-19 the artistic venue is open with new vendors and many new products. Masks are required in the building.

The Village of Holden’s property tax due date is Sept. 8, with an 18 per cent penalty added to all taxes that remain unpaid after that time.

A virtual Terry Fox Run will be held on Sept. 20. Sponsored by the Beaver Regional Arts Society, the run is held every year but due to pandemic restrictions will have a different format.

Participants can register for the run online and then will walk, run, bike, hike, or wheel a route of their choosing in their own neighbourhood in order to remain safe.

The society wants participants to think of it as “The 2020 Run: One Day, Your Way.” Our virtual run mirrors the same passion for Terry, his mission and our community as everyone of the past 39 runs. The difference: we will unite in spirit, not in person.

Participants can register at www. terryfox.ca/terryfoxrun/holden.

Anyone wishing to sponsor someone for the run can do so on the same website, or to make a general donation.

The Beaver Regional Arts Society has cancelled its upcoming 2020-2021 season performances at the Paragon Theatre in Holden.

“It was a difficult decision to make as last season we celebrated 40 years of performances,” stated the society, in its announcement. “But there is just too much uncertainty with the coronavirus pandemic for us to proceed with booking artists and making plans.

“We would like to thank everyone for their past support and we hope we will be able to count on your support in the future.”

The Village of Holden reports that there is a delay on the sewer project on 51 Avenue as, during excavation, the contractors found contaminated soil. The village says it is working with Alberta Environment, the contractor, the source of the contamination, and an environmental firm so that the project can resume. The village has also stated that “there is no danger to the residents of Holden.”

Holden’s main street is getting a facelift of late with the help of many volunteers painting and doing other beautifications for the “Painting Main Street Project.”

The photos show one of the buildings on main with new coats of paint and the work that is ongoing with other buildings.

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Suicide prevention event drives home need for awareness Patricia Harcourt Editor

Preventing suicide in the time of COVID-19 is a sombre topic for most people but last week was a time to raise awareness locally with help from several dignitaries and local social agencies such as Viking/Beaver FCSS. They gathered on Main Street in Viking to offer support for the work of preventing suicide Wednesday, Sept.

9.

Suicide Prevention Day was to take place the following day.

Camrose MLA Jackie Lovely spoke from the heart about how the tragedy of suicide affects those involved.

“When I think of the word ‘suicide,’ I think of broken families, sadness, the loss of love, the loss of a valued life, and also the struggle that one who is a victim of suicide endures,” she said.

“Throughout my life, I have noticed progress in bringing awareness to mental health issues, their destigmatization, and the importance of suicide prevention,” she continued.

“World Suicide Prevention Day is a reminder that as humans, we have a crucial role and responsibility to provide supports to prevent suicides from occurring. One loss is one too many.”

Lovely completed her comments by stating: “It is with hope and resilience, which is what we see here as all of us gather today, that we can end the stigma and do what we can to prevent suicide.”

Beaver County Councillor Dale Pederson (Division 5) gave the county’s perspective on what he called an extremely sensitive issue.

“Suicide is something nobody wants to talk about,” he said, adding that “everyone knows someone” who has faced issues such as online bullying, which is on the upswing and contributes to the problem.

“There’s not much we feel we can do but we can at least support FCSS,” he said, referring to the helplessness felt around this most sensitive of subjects.

Pederson said people are often unprepared when a suicide occurs, as it can happen to someone who “seems to have the world by the tail.”

He stressed the impor-

tance of communication.

Suicide can be a stigma, “and maybe it shouldn’t be,” he said. “Help is available if you can just get by the stigma thing.”

Viking’s Deputy Mayor Gary Hafso called this an “unprecedented time” bringing “a lot of uncertainty” in many areas of life. People are worried about everything from their family and friends to world events.

“Anxiety is a part of existence,” he said, and people need to reach out to others.

“I encourage people to not be afraid to ask for support. I encourage everyone to be a little kinder (and) not be afraid to let people know their value.”

Alvin Sorenson, pastor of Golden Valley Lutheran Church, agreed there is “still a stigma attached” to suicide.

“We’ve come a long way but we still have a long way to go,” he said, personally knowing three families directly affected by suicide. “One was my very best friend.”

And he has conducted a dozen funerals over the years involving death by suicide. But Sorenson said the stigma is such that some still question whether people who die by suicide should have a Christian burial.

“If prevention was possible we’d prevent it every time,” he said, of the professionals, “but we don’t see it coming.”

So the average person must be the professional by being watchful over others who may be going through a vulnerable time.

“Keep in mind we are our brother’s keeper,” he said.

Viking RCMP officer Cst. Chris Purvis encouraged people to reach out and engage the services of the organizations that can help in the community.

“Find people, talk to a friend,” he said. “It doesn’t make you less important in the community.

“So reach out…call the RCMP,” he said.

Jaylynn Umphrey spoke on behalf of Beaver County Victim Services and outlined the support and resources available.

The organization provides immediate services for victims of accidents and crime, and also offers follow up referrals while providing additional emotional and psycholog-

ical supports and resources.

Kari Cameron from the Parent Link Centre, Camrose Family Resource Centre, said her group works with local FCSS organizations. “We know rural Alberta is underserved,” she said, adding that suicide affects everyone including children.

“We have good resources and support within Camrose and area,” she said. “We have people who can support you.”

Other similar events were held in Kinsella, Bruce and Holden last week.

Viking RCMP officer Cst. Purvis shares information about what people can do if they or someone they know needs mental health help.

Officials from many organizations turned out Sept. 9 on Viking’s main street to share information on suicide prevention during a campaign last week.

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Opinion Getting too thin?

I’ve recently heard a bit of grumbling that “The Weekly Review is getting too thin” and I’d like to take the opportunity to address it, so that misinformation doesn’t spread like wild fire (the last thing we need in this world are more fires!)

First, COVID-19 has definitely made this a challenging year for our paper. Like most local business owners we talk to, we’ve seen decline this year as the result of the pandemic, lockdown, and lingering restrictions.

Think about it, there are no big events with crowds this year. Most local events on a normal year have advertising budgets anywhere from $100 to $2,000+ and much of it is spent with the local paper - because organizers know putting an ad in the paper will bring people to their event. They recoup many times over what they spend on ads from ticket sales, raffles, concessions, and other items.

But when there are no events and no crowds, we don’t get that income.

Poof! Gone. Just like that. The few events there have been, they weren’t able to maximize their earnings due to crowd restrictions and therefore had to reduce or eliminate their ad budget for this year.

Lack of events and business developments have also made it a slow local news year. Boy, we’ve sure tried our best though. There hasn’t been a single week we considered not publishing this year. Even the early days of the lockdown when things were almost dystopian and people were terrified of the virus (because so little was known). Nothing was happening. Yet we still came to the office, did our best, and found things to fill the paper with.

Week in and week out. And we got it in your mailbox on time to boot!

As for the page count, the smallest we go is 16 pages. You might be saying to yourself, “well that’s not true! This week the back page says ‘Page 12.’” That’s true, but don’t forget, the Beaver County Chronicle adds four pages to every edition. We don’t include that with our page count, but every week it’s there and full of relevant and interesting content usually written by our Editor. So if the back page says 20, it’s really 24. If it says 12, it’s really 16. I’ve worked at Caribou Publishing for over 17 years now, 1620 pages has been the average page count of this publication for many, many years. Last week and this week, we published 16 pages. Two weeks ago we published 24. It almost always evens out to the historical average.

Because mailing and paper costs are always on the rise seemingly no matter what, one thing I’ve noticed is that the physical newspaper itself has become slightly thinner. This is by design as a cost cutting measure for both the printing plant itself as well as the newspaper. The less it weighs, the less we pay. If it were a thick, heavy material, our mailing costs would go up, and we wouldn’t be able to offer all the great deals on subscriptions that we’ve had this year.

So while there’s no doubt the paper has been a bit smaller than we’d like it to be, we’ve done our best through the strangest and hardest year in business, of my lifetime anyway, to continue to bring you a product that informs, entertains, and delivers the message of our paying advertisers.

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Brave Enough to Ask for Help On September 10, World Suicide Prevention Day was acknowledged around the world. As suicide is one of the leading causes of death among adults in our country, it is encouraging to see mental health and wellness becoming a more frequent topic of conversation.

Initiatives like the #BellLetsTalk Campaign have helped to break the stigma around mental wellness.

While these are steps in the right direction, more needs to be done.

With the implications of COVID19 and the economic struggles we face, there is a great deal of stress on all Canadians, both young and old.

With the oil downturn, many jobs have been lost and a lot of folks are struggling to make ends meet leading to stress at home and in families.

Agriculture in our region has had a number of challenging years and with such a short window to harvest crops, along with late nights and early mornings, stresses add up. It is vital to remember that through all the challenges, there is reason to hope. Better times always come, and there are always people who can and want to provide the support you need.

If you are reading this and currently find yourself struggling, know that you are not alone. You carry value and worth, and you deserve dignity and life. Reaching out to someone when you are struggling requires bravery, but know that bravery’s only requirement is taking a step, even in the midst of fear and uncertainty. Please talk to a friend or family member, or reach out to organizations that have resources to help you and/or your loved ones. A number of examples of resources include: National Suicide Prevention Line: 1.833.456.4566

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Suspicious vehicle reported driving slowly around Bruce area On September 8, police received a request for assistance in keeping the peace while property was retrieved from a residence. The complainant advised his ex-girlfriend was on her way to Viking and he did not want things to escalate when she arrived. Police contacted the other involved party and mediated the situation. No further calls were received.

That afternoon, police received a report of an abandoned vehicle parked on a rural road west of Viking. When police arrived at the location, the vehicle was no longer on scene. The complainant was updated.

On September 9, police received a complaint of a deer in distress blocking the eastbound lane of Highway

14 near Bruce. Police attended and found the deer was now deceased and removed it from the highway so it was no longer a traffic hazard.

On September 11, police received a complaint of an abandoned motorcycle in a ditch east of Viking. Police were unable to determine the owner of the motorcycle so had it towed. Police are continuing to follow up on this matter.

That evening, police received a complaint of an abandoned vehicle on Highway 36 just south of Viking. The vehicle had no license plate and parts of it had been spray painted black. Police attended and had the vehicle towed. Police were unable to positively identify the persons of interest in this matter at

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Don and Esther Ford of High Level have been visiting family and friends in the area.

Light drizzle on the weekend put a damper on harvesting activities. The forecast is for warmer and drier conditions by mid-week.

Students are settling into their new school routine. School pictures are scheduled for September 23.

The public library will be open during school hours and on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

All volunteers and patrons must wear a mask and complete a health assessment either online or on paper.

A good crowd attended the Gordon and Lana Holt’s Bar

Heart Horse Show and Sale at the Christopher and Shayna MacKay farm on Saturday.

Barry Holt and his son Terry, and Mack Holt, of Calgary spent the weekend visiting at Irma and took in some harvest action at the Bill Holt farm. They watched the Bar Heart Horse Show on Saturday morning and also visited with their brother Phil Holt and Mary Ann Ruud. They were very impressed with the new Irma School.

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That night, police received a complaint of a suspicious vehicle driving slowly around a rural area west of Bruce.

The complainant advised the vehicle kept turning into different approaches and was last seen heading northbound. Police were unable to locate the vehicle in question.

That same night, police received a complaint of a possible impaired driver on Highway 14. A patrol was made and the vehi-

cle in question was located and stopped. The elderly driver was not impaired and the complainant was updated.

On September 13, police received a complaint of an abandoned truck and stock trailer on a rural road west of Bruce. When police arrived at the location, both vehicles were no longer on scene.

That night, police were attempting to conduct a traffic stop on a motorcycle with no license plate when the motorcycle fled. Police

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Local counties join other municipalities in meeting with new MA Minister Leslie Cholowsky Staff Reporter

MLA and Southern Rural Caucus Leader Nate Horner hosted a meeting in Stettler on Friday, Sept. 4 to discuss the assessment model review.

Also present were MLAs Jackie Lovely and Michaela Glasgo, and newly appointed Minister of Municipal Affairs Tracy Allard.

There were a number of rural municipal councillors present, including Reeve Don Kroetch from Flagstaff County; Kevin Smook, Jim Kallal, Gene Hrabec, and Barry Bruce, from Beaver County, a number of representatives from Camrose County, as well as other urban and rural municipalities, 13 in all.

Kroetch said it was a very positive meeting overall.

Kroetch told his Council during their Wednesday, Sept. 12 meeting that Allard introduced herself in her opening comments as the MLA from Grande Prairie, and said that prior to her being named to Municipal Affairs, was a strong advocate for rural Alberta regarding the assessment model review.

“She told us, ‘We’re going to make this right.”

Kroetch said that the issue is presently on pause, with no decision to be made until October now, and that Allard indicated that she will be consulting with other rural municipalities.

Lovely says, “Minister Allard is travelling throughout the province to consult with all stakeholders in hope of determining a solution to accommodate the needs of the rate payers, municipalities, and the oil companies.”

Kroetch and Lovely say that the meeting format was question and answer, with each municipality given an opportunity to share their concerns, and ask questions.

Kroetch says, “It was apparent that she really sees the issue through a rural lens, and that was very reassuring.”

He said the panel “did a lot of listening.”

Kroetch says, “She appears to see her role in Municipal Affairs as an opportunity to give municipalities the tools to serve their residents better.”

He noted that she tempered her remarks, saying she didn’t want to over promise, as she laid out the facts: the province is in a deficit, and that jobs are key. “The issue is how to get jobs back to Alberta.”

Kroetch said one piece of very good news is that Option four, the one that most benefited Oil and Gas, with the biggest impact to rural communities, representing an 18 per cent drop in tax revenue for Flagstaff, is presently “off the table.”

Kroetch says the response from Flagstaff residents has been great.

“Jackie Lovely mentioned more than once that she had received a lot of letters from Flagstaff.

“I’m really proud of how our residents responded and took up the torch.” He says this whole process was about getting the province to listen to rural residents.

“Our role as a municipalities is to bring to the attention of the province how our rural residents feel.

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this issue.”

Kroetch says it is gratifying that quite a few of Flagstaff’s urban partners sent letters advocating about the assessment review model as well.

“We are symbiotic; we share so many programs. What would devastate us would also have an impact on our urbans.”

He said Flagstaff County Council is proud of the support it brings to social programming in the region, adding, “We didn’t want to lose that.”

Kroetch said one of the participants at the meeting told the panel, “Rural residents represent just 14 per cent of the population of the province, but we are taking on 100 per cent of the tax burden to benefit all of Alberta.”

Lovely says, “Ours was a fulsome discussion, and Minister Allard responded to all questions. When I followed up with those present from our three municipalities (Flagstaff, Beaver, and Camrose) there were positive comments about the meeting and the dialogue with the Minister.

“Participants expressed that they felt their concerns had been heard.”

Kroetch says Flagstaff County is definitely not anti-oil and gas, saying, “Municipalities do have a role in supporting the oil industry in a way that doesn’t threaten our own long-term viability.

“The oil sector also supports a lot of our social programs, and we recognize that.”

He says a lot of passion was expressed during the Stettler meeting. “Minister Allard listened, and responded as much as she could.

“I am cautiously optimistic about the outcome. From what we were told, municipalities and rural MLAs will at least have a seat at the table going forward.

Kroetch says the Rural Municipalities Association has temporarily halted their advocacy program to give Allard an opportunity to become familiar with her new role as Minister of Municipal Affairs.

He says if Flagstaff residents have letters written but not sent, he encourages them to send them now. The decision has been delayed until October.

Lovely says, “The Minister indicated she will continue with her consultation and a final decision will not be rushed.”

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Councillors argue over subdivision dust control and ‘east versus west’ road upkeep Patricia Harcourt Road issues struck close to home for two councillors as Reeve Jim Kallal pushed for work to be done in Carey Ridge Estates, which he represents in Division 2.

The estates were discussed at the Beaver County Council Meeting Sept. 2 regarding the possibility of oiling the roads there or using terracem road in 2023.

Councillor Kevin Smook said he was “standing up” for his residents by putting forth a motion that included three roads in his Division 1 in the updated five year road plan (2021-2025), as well as Carey Ridge Estates and 1.5 miles on Range Road 182 (2022).

A tabling motion was made by Deputy Reeve Gene Hrabec (Division 3). Some councillors couldn’t decide on what to do with the roads in Carey Ridge Estates without seeing if the subdivision’s development agreement with the county provided any guarantees about future upkeep.

Director of Transportation Dan Blackie said the county was “going to have a tough time in the next few years” with the Municipal Sustainability Initiative (MSI) funding ended by the province next year.

“It will change what we can and cannot do,” he said, regarding infrastructure work. He recommended against oiling roads preferring the durability of terracem.

The oil placed on roads start to crumble within months of the substance being applied, he said. “It’s not worth it to oil anymore.”

Division 5 Councillor Dale Pederson referred to a condition attached to the Carey Ridge development agreement that the subdivision

roads be oiled going forward.

He queried if the residents there might be willing to pay the difference between the cost of an oiled road and the better terracem product. “Originally (the county) was supposed to supply dust control (to Carey estates),” he said, but terracem “would eliminate upkeep and headaches.”

But Assistant CAO Margaret Jones informed him that this was offered to the resident in the estates who rejected it as “too expensive for them.”

Two councillors stated that oiling roads was becoming a thing of the past.

“I agree oiling is not the thing to do,” said Pederson.

“I agree with Dan, oil doesn’t take weight well,” said Division 4 Councillor Barry Bruce. Blackie said that water trucks and garbage trucks go into the estates frequently and would wreck any oil application over time.

But Bruce wondered how long an oiled road would last in a subdivision. “It’s a bitter pill for me to swallow,” he said, regarding the expense of putting terracem down instead.

Blackie replied that the oil “wouldn’t last a year…cement keeps the water away (whereas) oil is pushed up leading to patching.” Water and garbage trucks would “beat it up,” he said of oiled roads. “It just doesn’t hold up.”

Kallal added that “it’s not fair to ask ratepayers what they want,” stating the county should put terracem down and the roads would be alright for five or six years. He also felt that asking ratepayers for more money to do it was unfair when they pay “the highest taxes in the county.”

“Oil will not stand up in there,” he said, of the subdivision in question.

The residents see the benefits of terracem on the roads leading into the subdivision then must endure the dusty roads in it.

Smook then spoke up, stating that all residents should be treated fairly.

His motion went with recommendation no. three from administration including R.R. 182 for 2022 and Carey Ridge Estates for 2023.

But he also added three subdivisions that were not part of that recommendation. These Division 1 roads included Meadowbrook, Birch Grove and Country Squire Estates, all for 2023-2024 in the road plan, “subject to final budget approval in each calendar year.”

Bruce asked if these new additions all had previous agreements such as was the case in Carey Ridge, and Smook said they did not. “But they all expressed a desire to me,” he said, to have their roads fixed within these subdivisions.

“How can I (in the eastern half of the county) justify voting for this?” said Bruce, noting his ratepayers also had good roads at one time and now can’t get their grain deliveries or harvesting done due to those same roads. And some of his ratepayers pay $20,000 in taxes as well but “get bogged down in an empty truck.

How do I justify paying for roads for recreation vehicles and SUVs in the west end driving back and forth to the city?”

Bruce said that isn’t equality for the farmers.

Smook defended his motion by saying that other areas besides Carey Ridge Estates should be allowed consideration as well.

“Good roads attract people (that) do they do drive to the city,” he said, adding he “doesn’t think it’s possible to terracem every road in the county…I’m just bringing forward concerns regarding growth and taxes in the west end.

“I don’t see why we would treat other subdivisions different,” said Smook, than Carey Ridge Estates.

To this, Hrabec said it was important to find out just what the agreement with Carey Ridge Estates had been as it appears to be different from other development agreements.

“I do believe there was a difference in what those expectations are,” he said, concerning Carey Ridge. He also agreed with administration that using terracem over oil would set a precedent with a cost difference of about $70,000 between the two products. I want to see that (agreement) before I make any decision,” said Hrabec.

While Kallal called it “admirable” for Smook to put R.R. 182 into his road plan motion, he felt that Smook’s “adding three subdivisions in a cavalier attitude” was not.

Kallal accused the previous council in which Smook was reeve prior to the last municipal election as ordering the surface of the road in Carey Ridge Subdivision to be torn up.

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Smook then challenged Kallal to “look back and show me a motion where I participated in turning (the road) back to gravel.”

Kallal replied that this was not in a motion, “but (the previous) council did that…When we came back as a council (after the last election) it was a gravel road.”

This was “the newest subdivision in the county…in your reign (as reeve)…council previously in your wisdom decided to tear up the road,” Kallal said, to Smook.

“Carey Ridge is the only one we put that condition on that developer,” said Kallal. “It was the only subdivision the county had where a condition was put on the subdivision road to be surfaced (oiled) back then.”

Smook replied: “If a condition says the developer puts it in (surfacing the road) at the developer’s expense, I want to see if the county was (mandated) to maintain the road in the future. If it’s the county’s obligation going forward in the agreement, it’s open for discussion.”

Blackie said his instruction were to do patchwork in the Carey Ridge Estates as it is now “half oil and half gravel.”

“There is no other example in the

county of a Carey Ridge Estates,” continued Kallal. “People bought their property with the expectation it would be maintained.”

He called Smook’s motion “a total curve ball” done “with a cavalier attitude” towards the county’s budget.

“I’m just standing up for my people,” said Smook.

“We all know that’s the condition we laid on the developer (at the time Carey Ridge was developed),” said Kallal. “If we can’t take care of our commitment that we (as a county) put on a developer, that’s very wrong…These are the highest paying taxpayers in the county.”

Kallal said that the former mode of divisional budgeting where each councillor would get a certain amount every year to apply to roads as they saw fit would have meant he would have dealt with the issue himself. “Now it’s just the five year plan,” he said, when it comes to deciding how to handle roads.

“I think we’re on the hook for $69,000,” said Hrabec, if the Carey Ridge Estate road agreement says the county is responsible for the subdivision going forward.

“That’s why it’s important to see that agreement ,” he said, adding: “We can also check the conditions on Clr. Smook’s own three subdivisions.”

Hrabec’s tabling motion pending these questions being answered was passed. So there will be no decision made on Smook’s original motion until the next meeting of council.

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Reeve reports on meeting with premier Patricia Harcourt Reeve Jim Kallal (Division 2 Councillor) reported on a meeting he held with Premier Jason Kenney, along with Deputy Reeve Gene Hrabec (Division 3).

Kallal said the meeting lasted about 90 minutes, and the two councillors gave Kenney a letter from Beaver County regarding their opposition to recent developments regarding oil and gas assessment.

This is now under the control of the province which wants to lower taxes to companies in this downward economy, but the move would cause sharp tax increases for municipalities that depend on this as a source of revenue.

“We had an interesting discussion with an official,” he said. “We all know we’re heading to Stettler on Friday,” where the entire Beaver County Council later attended a meeting with the new Minister of Municipal Affairs and local MLAs. That meeting was held regarding the oil and gas assessment situation as a prime topic of

discussion.

The reeve has also met recently with Camrose MLA Jackie Lovely.

“I’ve been in contact with MLA Lovely,” he said, who visited Beaver County to look over the roads and “made a list.”

As for the roads, Kallal said that “public works is out there and things are happening.”

Although Division 1 Councillor Kevin Smook called it “a great opportunity to meet the premier,” he questioned “who was invited and who hosted it?”

“It’s usually customary for all of council to attend,” Smook noted.

To that query, Hrabec said he was invited by a ratepayer to a PC Association meeting. “The ratepayers paid for it,” he said.

Added Kallal: “It was a great opportunity to get to the crux of what is going on in the province.”

Hrabec commented later on in the council meeting of Sept. 2 that he was surprised at the provincial officials who he said “did not expect” the opposition from rural municipalities to the oil and gas assessment proposal.

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The following Development Applications have been APPROVED (except where otherwise noted) by the Development Officer under the provisions of Land Use Bylaw No. 98-801, subject to the right of appeal to the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board.

With the on-going discussion regarding proposed changes to the oil and gas industry assessment model, many are asking – what is this type of assessment?

Oil and gas industries have several types of property: a) below-ground oil and gas pipelines, b) below-ground wells, c) above-ground well heads and associated machinery, equipment, and buildings.

Assessment of each of these types of property is regulated by the Province of Alberta. The assets are not based on market value like the assessment of homes and acreages; rather the assessment is determined by size, materials, depreciation, etc. This method is intended to assign an objective value to the industry’s assets.

The Provincial Government has been receiving pressure from oil and gas industries to adjust the assessment model so that their taxes will be lower. The industry claims that to be competitive in today’s marketplace, property taxes must decrease substantially.

However, what may not be known to many is that the oil and gas industry in general, and specifically, the companies in Beaver County, have already received some help in this direction.

In 2018, the Provincial Government assumed responsibility for the assessment of certain industrial properties, including oil and gas. These properties had previously been assessed by municipalities, however the industry felt that the assessment regulations were not being applied consistently throughout the Province.

County Council is confident that the County’s assessment team had been applying the assessment regulations accurately, however we respected the Government’s decision to implement this new system in the interests of fairness and consistency. Note that in order to pay for this service, the designated properties are charged a separate mill rate (i.e. separate tax) to reimburse the Province for its costs.

Secondly, in 2019, the Provincial Government targeted shallow gas producers for additional tax relief. The industry was granted a tax break equivalent to 35% of its property taxes. Following that, the Government adjusted the method by which this industry is assessed so that they would receive the same 35% reduction in property taxes from that point on. In the first year of this program, the Provincial Government paid the County a grant for the taxes it was not able to collect, however in 2020 and going forward, other County taxpayers must make up the shortfall in taxes. The amount of this tax relief is approximately $70,000.

Finally, the Provincial Government has placed limitations on the mill rate charged to oil and gas companies. Municipalities are not permitted to levy a mill rate to non-residential assessments that is more than 5 times the residential mill rate. This ensures that businesses and the oil and gas industry are not bearing more than a reasonable share of the municipality’s tax base. The County’s current mill rate ratio is approximately 4:1.

The County has also done its part to assist the industry. County Council supports oil and gas industry as they are sources of economic activity, jobs, and municipal tax revenue. The County is committed to maintaining the infrastructure (roads and bridges) needed to access industry assets (well sites) and works with our intermunicipal partners to provide a quality lifestyle for company employees.

In the last few years of economic challenges, the County has agreed to negotiate one-year tax payment agreements with specific companies. The County has met with some success, but unfortunately other companies have not paid any of their taxes. For the first time in its history, the County is faced with year-over-year uncollectible taxes. Including 2020, the County will be forced to write off $5.6 million of uncollectible taxes. To buffer the impact on other taxpayers and maintain service levels, Council has been forced to use reserves and the BMS grant to offset the loss in revenue. However, this is not sustainable in the long term.

Despite all these measures, the oil and gas industry is calling for more. The Provincial Government’s latest proposal to assist the oil and gas industry by adjusting the model by which it is assessed will unfairly shift the burden of taxes to small commercial and residential taxpayers. Even the small to mid-sized oil and gas companies – the companies that exist and employ residents in our communities – will experience tax increases.

This will result in a loss in tax revenue of up to $3 million. The County will have to respond and without large industrial growth or exploding residential expansion, it may have no choice but to reduce service levels, cut staff by 64%, increase taxes, or implement a combination of these options.

County Councillors have been working hard to put this issue in front of our MLAs and request that the changes be reconsidered. Your voice will have significant impact as well.

You may contact: Contact MLA Jackie Lovely at 780-672-0000 or camrose@assembly.ab.ca Honourable Rick Wilson at 780-360-8003 or maskwacis.wetaskiwin@assembly.ab.ca The new Minister of Municipal Affairs, Honourable Tracy Allard, at 780-538-1800 or grandeprairie@assembly.ab.ca.

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The notice of appeal must be submitted before 4:30 pm on the appeal deadline date shown above, or be postmarked by the appeal deadline date. The prescribed form is available at www.beaver.ab.ca or at the County office.

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The supply will be split into two halves West End & East End, using Secondary Highway 855 as the dividing line. Interested parties may submit RFQ’s for either the West End or the East End or both, as per the requirements listed on or before September 23, 2020 @ 10:00:00am.

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Royal Purple celebrates 70 years in Viking Dawn Hodgins September 8 was a special day for Viking Royal Purple. After six months of no meetings, we finally held our regular monthly meeting. But it was not just a meeting.

We finally got the opportunity to celebrate 70 years of Royal Purple in Viking.

Ten members and one guest started the evening with a scrumptious Chinese food supper, complete with social distancing and serving.

Tables were set up and decorated to make this celebration special. The meal ended with tea in RP china cups and saucers and china mugs from Dawn’s china cabinet. The cups are beautiful! And some of them are very old, still sporting the OORP symbol.

Since an anniversary cake could not be served, due to health rules, we were delighted to have 70th anniversary cookies individually wrapped from the local Viking cookie store and they are truly the tastiest cookies that you can imagine!

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three more long-time members of our group.

Previously we honoured Marj Hanson for 70 years and Joyce Naslund for 67 years of volunteering.

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member. She has been an active member and has contributed in so many special ways. We do value her as a wonderful friend and member. She held the HRL position in 1973. She was a long-time worker for the Viking RP bingo.

Gurene joined Viking RP in 1965 and is a 55-year member. She has held different executive positions over the years and the last several has been our sunshine chair. She brings smiles and gifts to our shut in and sick members. Everyone who is feeling ill really delights in her visits.

We then held our meeting trying to catch up on six months of business. Our group decided not to hold our money doll raffle this year due to COVID-19 restrictions.

None of our members were comfortable with going into the public and trying to sell our tickets.

We do hope to return with this fundraiser next fall. It is a raffle that has been going on since the 1960s – we think! Thank you to all

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who have supported us and will support us in the future.

We did advertise as part of the insert in the last two Viking papers. Thank you to the FCSS and to the Weekly Review for putting together these pages. Although we have not yet had anyone contact us through this project, we are still very open to new members.

A couple of our members are planning to attend the ARPLAS conference in Sundre in October. Plans for this conference have been on hold since June. It is our wish that all will be safe and that it will be a wonderful conference.

Our executive has only changed slightly this term. With no meetings it has been difficult to get together and work as a group.

Our donations night will not happen this year. We will wait to hear from charities.

We all send a HUGE Happy Birthday to our charter member Marj Hanson who will celebrate her 100th birthday!

Our next meeting is October 13. If you would like to attend, contact any of our members and they would be delighted to bring you. Have a wonderful fall season and continue to do what all Viking area residents have done for the last six months to keep the virus out of our community and keep us all safe!

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Viking School taking part in 40th anniversary Terry Fox event Patricia Harcourt Editor It won’t be the same as other such annual fundraisers but Viking School will participate in the 40th Anniversary of the Terry Fox Marathon of Hope.

This time due to the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, the Terry Fox event will not be held on a single

The Viking School encourages students to get involved by creating their own fundraising page under their school name: terryfox.org/schoolrun/ students .

“Thank you for your supporting our school in the fight against cancer and continuing Terry’s legacy!” states the announcement confirming the event will be held for 2020.

day to raise money for cancer research and awareness.

This time the school will dedicate the week of Sept. 28 to Oct. 2 so students and other members of the community can do their activities in place with their cohort groups.

Donation can be made to www.terryfox.ca/Viking and only online pledges will be accepted this year.

Beaver County and M.D. of Wainwright schools listed as “open” Patricia Harcourt Editor The province has an online map that lists every school where there are two or more confirmed cases of COVID-19. With this number of cases, an outbreak is declared.

As of Tuesday, Sept. 18, schools in Beaver County and the M.D. of Wainwright were both listed as “open” in status with zero cases of the virus or control measures required.

The map will be updated Monday to Friday on school days and will list schools that have shifted into scenario 2 or 3 in order to protect the health of students and staff.

The province said it will be working on expanding the map to include all schools where there is at least one confirmed case and alerts have been issued.

If a case has been confirmed in a school, contact tracers and public health officials will work to identify potential exposure and limit spread.

There are three levels that will be

of five or more cases where the disease could have been acquired or transmitted in the school. In Scenario 1, the school is open with near normal operations with some public health measures. The province monitors risk and works with the school, school authority and Alberta Health Services.

Additional public health measures may be put in place within a school to control the spread of the virus.

The open status means no schools in the geographical area have outbreaks of five or more cases. Parents may have received an alert from their school. Additional measures are localized and targeted.

The map includes both Beaver County and the M.D. of Wainwright as in the open status, with no outbreaks of 2-4 cases, no outbreaks of 5 plus cases and no enhanced control measures taken in any of the schools in these two jurisdictions.

Masks are mandatory in Grade 412 students and all school staff in all settings where social distancing is not possible.

defined by the number of cases in a school. An alert is where there is one case of COVID-19 identified means notifying parents immediately.

These are not included in the map at this time.

An outbreak of two or more cases that occur within a 14-day period is declared where the disease could have been acquired or transmitted in the school. This will be reported on the map.

Outbreak over is declared for a school where there have been no confirmed cases in a school for 28 days.

The map designates schools as either open, on watch or enhanced status, which is the same as the province’s COVID-19 relaunch status map.

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Reum family honoured with Alberta Century Farm and Ranch Award Moush John Staff Reporter

Last week Ryley’s Reum family were honoured and recognized for their 100 years of contribution to family farming.

The Alberta Century Farm and Ranch Award was presented by MLA Jackie Lovely at their farm.

“Presenting the award to the Reum family was an honour for me,” said MLA Jackie Lovely. “It’s a significant part of my role; it takes multiple generations of hard work and family commitment to achieve this award, and having grown up on the family farm myself – with now our fifth generation working the land together – these are particularly important moments for me.

“As the MLA I go to great lengths to personally deliver each Century award and have a small presentation and celebration with the family.

Therefore, gathering everyone together and paying tribute to the years of hard work that led to this acknowledgement is very special. I look forward to presenting more of these milestones in our community!”

Speaking to the occasion, Lois Reum (sister of David Reum who now makes the third generation ownership of the farm and currently resides and operates it) said, “This Century Farm award means more to those of us that were born and raised on this farm, than words can explain; it is an incredible highlight of our generation and a huge reminder of the family history that came

before us.

“It is very comforting to know that any of us can see and visit our family home at any time and be able to share it with our children. We will strive to keep this in the Reum family for more generations to come!”

In 1883, Martin Reum emigrated from Norway to the United States with his parents. In 1898 they moved to North Dakota and on Oct. 8, 1919, Martin and his wife Christine immigrated to Ryley.

They purchased uncultivated CPR land, built a home, and broke up the land over the next few years.

“They started a herd of dairy cattle and sold milk and cream,” Lois recalled.

“The milk was picked up by a milk truck and was delivered to Round Hill and later to Ryley. Martin delivered the cream in cans to Ryley were it was transported by train to the NADP creamery in Edmonton.”

The land was then passed down to one of his 10 children, Herman Reum, who later sold it to his brother Daniel Reum.

“Daniel is our father; him and my mother Lillian along with my four siblings – Philip, David, Alana, and Robin – and me lived and worked on the farm over the years,” Lois explained, adding that she is the fourth sibling of five. “My dad continued to operate the farm with a combination of dairy, beef, and grain farming.

“Dairy farming was maintained with cream being delivered in cans to Camrose up until 1987; and when he passed away

in 1996, our brother David sold the last of his own beef cattle two years later in 1998 to focus on grain and hay farming, which continues to the present day.”

According to Lois, farming like any other industry has seen many changes.

“Martin would have used horse-drawn equipment, Daniel used mechanical equipment, and now very large sophisticated electronic equipment is used on the farm,” she said. “Modernday equipment has changed farming significantly. For example, seeding that would have taken three weeks by horsedrawn equipment is now reduced to a mere eight hours for the same amount of land!”

Some of the old things that still remain on the farm are a few of the outbuildings, that even though they are well weathered, hold sentimental value and a lot of memories for the Reum family.

“Some of the old machinery and equipment still dot the landscape today,” Lois noted.

“The original log house had to be removed for safety reasons in the late 1990s, however Daniel Reum’s first two-room house still stands on the property as a reminder of the heritage of the current Reum family.

“There is also still a huge birch tree next to the driveway that has been there as long as any of us can remember and may possibly be originally planted by Martin and Christine Reum. It is an honour for our family to have achieved this.”

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In Killam - Main Street between Guardian Drugs & Twice Nice You Must Register Your Scarecrow Entry To Be Eligible For A Killam Kash Prize! Call Dan At 780-385-3034 to register! All Scarecrows to be set up at The Event. The Colouring Contest Is Open For Preschool To 12-years

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Surrogate Continued from Front After a two week waiting period, Meghan tested positive for pregnancy hormone after transferring the fifth and final embryo on Dec. 16, 2019.

“The fifth one stuck,” said Meghan. “This was the intended parents’ 20th IVF (in vitro fertilization) cycle.

“When we found out the embryo transplant was a success, we celebrated in Holden,” she said. “There were yells and screaming.”

Meghan never felt that the baby was hers, completely giving it over to the intended parents from the start. It was the Tierney’s embryo that was injected into her womb, after all.

“It was their bun and it was my oven,” she said, likening the experience to “extreme babysitting for nine months.”

She added: “My family was very supportive and that was awesome.”

Meghan’s physician for her own son’s birth was Dr. Potgieter so she chose him for her surrogacy birth as well.

“I remember when I told him I wanted to be a surrogate,” she said.

Once she got pregnant, he said that this was the first surrogate he had been involved with. It was also the first surrogate birth that had ever taken place in Viking.

The Tierneys came from their home in Delbourne, Ireland a month before the birth and had to quarantine for two weeks due to COVID-19 restrictions.

They did so at a rental in Sherwood Park.

“Then we got to meet them in person for the first time,” said Meghan.

“And they were just amazing, so appreciative,

so kind, it meant everything to them.”

There was time to get to know each other and have some “Canadian” experiences, said Travis, who showed them how to shoot guns, ride quads and go ATV’ing. They also had dinners at Meghan’s parent’s place.

After 40 weeks and two days the baby had not arrived yet so labour was induced on the given day at 7:30 a.m.

Just over 12 hours later, the baby entered the world at 7:51 p.m.

“It went really well, it couldn’t have gone better,” Meghan said, adding there was just “58 seconds of pushing” to get him out. “A couple of pushes and he was done.”

She added: “I was so impressed with how the nursing team worked together.”

The baby was 7 lb. 11 oz. at birth. The Tierneys were right there waiting for the birth of their son.

“When that baby was born, we all just basked in their reaction,” said Meghan.

“It was really like a full circle motion, it was epic, I was so glad,” she said.

“It was emotional and beautiful, there were a few tears shed.”

She said her connection with the child felt more like an aunt or a cousin, without the maternal feelings. “You are going into this knowing full well this isn’t your baby,” she said.

Molly was given the baby immediately so they could share that “skin to skin” contact

that helps with bonding.

The couple is now in Sherwood Park getting to know the small bundle of joy.

“It’s going really well, they are adorable to watch,” said Meghan.

“They have an awesome and supportive family back home who are excited and they can’t wait to meet this baby when the couple and baby head home on Sept. 20.”

Meghan is very grateful to husband Travis for helping her fulfill this dream for the couple.

“My husband’s been absolutely amazing, he’s been on this journey with me,” she said. “He was wonderful,” shooting photos and video for the Tierneys, taking her to medical appointments, watching the kids and accompanying her on three embryo transfer trips.

“He was there for the big one that worked,” she said, going with her twice to San Diego.

For his part, Travis thinks he has “an amazing woman.” The couples have become friends and forged a bond that cannot be broken. There is the possibility of a trip to Ireland sometime in the future.

Travis chuckles about these two new parents learning to cope with a brand new baby.

“They’re learning what sleepless nights are,” he said. “I gave them some advice. Take shifts or both of you will have no sleep.”

In the meantime, he is thinking of taking Niall, who works at a tech com-

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“He’s got very keen observations, he’s an interesting fellow,” Travis said. Molly works as a Deputy Principal at a school and Meghan said she “loves children.”

The Tierneys expressed a great deal of gratitude after the birth of their boy, thanking Dr. Potgieter for his “extraordinary care” and the “astonishing nursing team at Viking Health Centre.”

They were also grateful to Dr. Daneshmand in San Diego who “never gave up on us when so many others did.”

But their last and best praise was for their “awe-inspiring” surrogate mother.

“You have put your life on pause and stuck with us for over three years to help change our lives in the most incredible way.

There are no words for the gift of life you have given us.

“You are a selfless hero and an absolute inspiration. You and Travis are well and truly stuck with us now! Our mega star.”

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