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Spilstead Bazaar brings community together in the weekend

Tofield resident becomes Spartan ambassador

BRSD’s draft budget to reduce spending by one per cent

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Winter is here to stay

On Tuesday, Nov. 26, Tofield and area experienced some snowfall; and although rest of the week seems to be sunny, temperatures will remain subzero. Seen here is Tofield’s north end of Main Street pavement being cleared of snow. MOUSH JOHN PHOTO

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Tofield

2019 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Friday to Sunday, Nov 29, 30, Dec 1

Friday, Nov. 29th • 4-H Turkey Bingo – 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

– Community Hall

Saturday, Nov. 30th • Breakfast with Santa – 8 a.m. - 11 a.m. – Tofield Legion • Stuff the Bus – 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. – IGA Parking lot • Festival of Trees – 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. – Community Hall • “ELF” – 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. – Community Hall • Downtown Parade – 5:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

• Carolers – Lighting of The Tree

• Lighting of the Tree – 6:00 p.m. – Town Administration Office • Family Dance – 6:15 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. – Community Hall • Fire Works – Ball Diamond #4 – Sports Grounds – 8:15 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 1st • Gravity Dance Force – Tiny Tots Christmas Dance Show – Community Hall – Doors 1:00 p.m. - Show Start 1:30 p.m.

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Spilstead Bazaar brings community together

Kids have fun attending the Spilstead Annual Bazaar. LISA KUFLAY PHOTO Moush John Tofield Mercury

On Saturday, Nov. 23, the Spilstead Hall hosted the Annual Spilstead Bazaar and Auction bringing the small surrounding community together in the spirit of Chirstmas and festivity.

“We had quite a few vendors, and some were new, while others were returning ones,” said Lesley Anderson, secretary at the Spilstead Hall. “We

had lots of home-based businesses, which meant a lot of handmade crafts and goods.”

Some of the vendors displaying their wares included – Susan Francis of Party Lite; Sam Stefanizyn of Ivy and Violet Designs; Angel, who displayed magnetic jewellery; Bertha, who was selling quilts and cookies; Sandra Grefer, who had knitting and crocheting products; and Elesha Perry, who was selling

her canning and preserving jars.

“This event has been going on for more than 40 years, and it was good to see a great turnout,” Anderson said. “Neighbours who have moved away returned for the annual event and new neighbours came for the first time, so it was a great time of visiting over light lunch and coffee, and everyone seemed to enjoy the environment.”

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TOFIELD SHOP LOCAL 2019

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Wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and present:

Saturday, Nov. 30th Tofield Legion

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Proceeds to the Community Christmas Hamper Remember Nov. 30th Stuff The Bus!

To see our shop local deals, go to Pages 12 and 13!

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Tofield resident becomes Spartan warrior Moush John Tofield Mercury

Tofield’s Tonya Davison has been selected to be one of the Spartan am-

bassadors in the area after completing a few of the Spartan races successfully, all the while beating her own time.

“Looking back it’s

Saturday, December 7th 12:00 - 3:00 pm Vegreville Social Centre 4802-47A St. Please bring a Food Bank Donation.

For more information: Parent Link Center 780-632-2912 Children’s Shopping Event - all gifts $2, shopping & wrapping elves on hand Hot chocolate & cookies - FREE Santa Photos - by donation (proceeds to Preschool) Entertainment - Preschool Concert with Perogies & Jam Bake Sale - Proceeds to Preschool

amazing to see that actually I ran my first Spartan in June this year,” Davison said. “It was in Red Deer and I was participating in the Sprint Race 5k with 20 obstacles. I was really nervous before the race and wasn’t sure how it would go, but after I got through the starting gate and the course I realized that Spartan was a bit more challenging than any of the other races I had done before.”

Davison was “elated” and “absolutely thrilled” when she crossed the finish line, and immediately decided to sign up for the Super Race, another event on the Spartan calendar, consisting of 13k with 25 obstacles.

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Tofield’s Tonya Davison displays her medals after completing one of the many Spartan races this year. SUBMITTED PHOTO

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Christmas Dinner Thurs., Dec. 5th Saturday, November 30, 2019 10 am – 8 pm Hare Foods-IGA Parking Lot Purchase a $10 or $15 pre-made “Hamper of Hope” in the store and Dave Hare (IGA) will MATCH the donation!!

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Loose Ends: The case of the garage ghost

Carol Livingstone Tofield Mercury Columnist

Where are Perry Mason and Sherlock Holmes when you need them? We have a job for them. The Case of the Garage Ghost!

Where did it come from and why is it deviling our garage door, making it open at odd moments?

And how long does it intend to stay? Not much longer, we hope, since we’re already tired of the shenanigans (translated for you youngsters that means mischief or trickplaying).

That something was up, pardons the pun, was first noticed one morning before Halloween, when we saw the garage door was open. Before breakfast, so

we knew we didn’t do it.

And the garage furnace was chugging away, melting the ice in the alley. It could have been open all night or maybe a half hour; we had no way of knowing. Hubby blamed himself, thinking he’d left it open when he came in. Except he hadn’t been working with the door open. He only does that when the weather is warm – not so much in late October.

He closed it, only to discover it wide open again later – okay, what was

going on? Seemed unlikely that one of the neighbours we’ve had for years had suddenly reprogrammed their door to mimic ours. Unless someone was playing Halloween tricks a little early.

Had some smart five-yearold hacked into our door’s memory? Better not be the gremlins, I Dunno and Not me, constant houseguests while our kids were young. They are supposed to be locked safely away in the boys’ attics.

Hubby was unnerved

when the door raised of its own accord with him standing right there doing something to wood, planing, cutting, carving letters or numbers (or maybe napping in a corner, in which case the thunder of his snores would have set the whole garage shaking and perhaps activated the door opening mechanism…).

He sought possible cures from friends, none of whom could help.

We concluded that the problem is a ghost.

Impaired driving and thefts keep RCMP busy Sgt. John Powell Tofield RCMP

During the past week Tofield RCMP responded to 47 calls for service. Included in the calls for service were two motor vehicle collisions and two false alarms.

On Nov. 18, a business owner in Tofield reported an attempted break and enter. A suspect had cut the perimeter fence to the business but fled prior to stealing anything. The suspect was wearing a dark coloured Under Armour hoodie with a large under armour crest in the center of the chest.

On Nov. 19, a business owner in Tofield reported there was a large hole cut into chain link fence surrounding the property.

Suspects entered and stole

some copper wire from the location.

On Nov. 19, Tofield RCMP were on patrol and located a GMC Yukon which had a licence plate that did not match the vehicle. RCMP conducted a vehicle stop and found the driver of the vehicle was a suspended driver. The driver, a 52-year-old male from Hardisty was charged with driving while unauthorized and issued a summons to attend Vegreville Provincial Court on Jan. 27, 2020 at 10 a.m. The GMC Yukon was towed and seized for 30 days.

On Nov. 22, Tofield RCMP received a call of a possible impaired driver who had struck a curb and was swerving. RCMP attended and located the vehicle a Toyota Corolla

parked by the Tofield Hotel. The vehicle was running and the driver was sitting in the driver seat. The driver provided samples of his breath the result being a fail. The driver was arrested and brought to the RCMP detachment where he provided two samples of breath both being 130 mg of alcohol in 100 ml of blood. The driver, a 71year-old male from Tofield was charged with impaired driving and driving with a blood alcohol level over 0.08. He was released from custody on a Promise To Appear to attend Vegreville Provincial Court on Dec. 23 at 10 a.m.

On Nov. 24, Tofield RCMP were on patrol in Beaver County and conducted a vehicle stop on a Chrysler Town and Coun-

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try. The driver of the vehicle provided a sample of his breath which resulted in a blood alcohol reading.

As the driver was a GDL driver, he was issued a licence suspension and the vehicle was towed.

On Nov. 24, Tofield

RCMP received a call of a break and enter to a business in Beaver County.

The front door to the business had been pried open.

The business had been shut down for some time and there was nothing of value on the premises.

Tofield 4H Beef & Multi Club - Turkey Bingo Friday, November 29th, 2019 Tofield Community Hall Doors open at 6:15 pm Games start at 7:00 pm Raffle prizes & small concession available Cost is $8/person (cash only) All Ages Welcome!

Farmer’s Market Tofield Community Hall

Friday, Nov. 29th

Casper the Unfriendly.

Invisible and able to float through the overcrowded garage without banging into things. Uncatchable.

Finally the only solution has been to keep the door locked 24/7, an inconvenience we can live with until Hubby either gives in and replaces or reprograms the control thing or goes postal on it with a big sledge hammer. Meanwhile we’ve got an emergency call in to Ghostbusters. Before someone gets slimed.

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EDITORIAL Kerry Anderson Tofield Mercury Publisher

Not wanting to bring up subject matter which will certainly make readers squirm – (you know) like PM Trudeau’s treatment of Alberta, or Daddy Trudeau’s National Energy Program – I decided instead, to talk about colonoscopies.

Yes I got one. Actually several now, because a few years ago they removed the mother of all polyps from my colon. So, now I have to go back more often than most people including last week.

I remember the brilliant Dr. Ferguson at the Royal Alex telling me: “It’s not people’s diets. It’s not genetic. It’s 50 years old. For some reason at the age of 50 this becomes a problem in humans,” he said, or something

Opinion

along that line as I was still partially sedated.

I was a very lucky person. Polyps given time can turn to cancer. With a large polyp like the one Dr. Ferguson removed, it was really just a matter of time.

That’s why it is so important to go for a colonoscopy when reaching the age of 50. I didn’t go until I had a bad reading from my FIT test and that was well into my 50s. Even then I wanted to avoid this uncomfortable procedure.

Thank goodness my wife did not want me to avoid it.

Most statistics in Canada show that only about half of Canadians ever get checked for colon cancer. Of course that would require going to a doctor to begin with, something some people (men in particular) have an aversion to doing.

A FIT test checks for blood in the stool, and after the age of 50 every person should be checked

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every two years. A positive reading for blood, results in an appointment for a colonoscopy.

Don’t worry, it doesn’t mean you necessarily have cancer. But if it does, it is good to discover it early.

The colonoscopy allows the doctor to remove any and all polyps you may have. Polyps are what turn to cancer.

If they are removed, you will likely have no issues.

Colorectal cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in Canada. This year, it is estimated that 26,300 Canadians will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer. Each year in Canada close to 10,000 people die from colon cancer.

The colonoscopy procedure isn’t as terrible as you may imagine. The worst part is likely the preparation involving drinking a

bucket of laxative solution and not eating for 24 hours. At the hospital, they just hook you up to an IV and you take a little mid-day nap.

Nothing to it. A half hour later, and you’re waiting to go home with little to no side effects.

In the last couple of decades, the number of people dying from colorectal cancer has been dropping. That is directly related to your family doctor prescribing you a FIT

test, and also having you go for a colonoscopy at the

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Most statistics in Canada show that only about half of Canadians ever get checked for colon cancer. age of 50 and thereafter.

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BRSD’s draft budget cuts spending by one per cent Moush John Tofield Mercury

The Battle River School Division (BRSD) has decided to reduce spending by one per cent in their draft budget plan, and are hoping that it would take care of the deficit that they might be facing in the future.

According to Communications Director Diane Hutchinson, the budget plan BRSD developed in spring was based on two beliefs – that the school enrolment would be

lower, and that funding would not increase.

“Based on those expected realities, our draft budget reduced spending by about one per cent; part of how we reduced was by allocating a number of staff who were in division-wide positions back into schools – such as those supporting literacy, numeracy and First Nations, Metis and Inuit education – and re-allocating staff who were in Learning Coach positions,” Hutchinson said.

“We also reduced our

professional development budget, reduced staff in our facilities, technology and finance departments, and reduced one Director of Learning position.”

BRSD estimated that their enrolment would drop by about 100 students, but it dropped by about 140.

“A few schools were higher than anticipated and others were lower; it’s possible that staffing adjustments will have to be made at some schools, and if that happens,

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changes would be implemented for the second semester, not in the remaining weeks of this semester,” Hutchinson explained. “The insurance change was unexpected and is a real challenge for us. It means a $750,000 shortfall in our facilities budget, which will directly impact our division’s ability to provide maintenance serv-

ices to schools; we’ve already laid off two members of our facilities team.”

Representatives of BRSD and the Superintendent Rita Marler have heard a presentation from Alberta Education at the Alberta School Boards Association conference, and learned that there will be no funding increases for education

for the next four years.

According to Hutchinson, there was also discussion that Alberta Education is undertaking a review of how funding is allocated. Results of the review will be announced in the next budget, and it’s possible that the way BRSD function as a school division

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December 13th, 2019 @ Ryley Community Hall Come out for a night filled with Dessert!

Refreshments Available. Silent and Live Auction.

Battle River School Division is accepting contracts for CARETAKING SERVICES at Viking School, located in Viking, AB.

This year’s funds will be donated to The Cross Cancer Institution. Please come and support this cause with us!

Doors open @ 6. Silent Auction Till End of Live Auction. Live Auction @ 8:00 till finish.

Door Entry - $10, 6-12 yrs - $5, 5 and under - Free.

Questions Call or Text Lucy Upham @ 780-781-6014

Tofield Community Church 780-662-3166 • www.tofieldchurch.com

Saturday, December 7th at 6:00 p.m.

CHRISTMAS BANQUET Music by - Life’s Railway Country Gospel Please call for tickets

Sunday, December 15th at 10:30 a.m.

Children’s

The successful contractor will be responsible for the daily maintenance of school building contents and equipment, which are to be kept in a neat and sanitary condition, and be capable of addressing minor maintenance issues.

Caretakers are responsible to keep all entryways and sidewalks clear of snow and ice in the winter months and will be required to complete a major ‘summer clean’ each year according to BRSD guidelines. Caretakers may also be asked to respond to security alarm calls and to open/close the school building for extra-curricular or other community events. The schedule of regular, yearly, and special duties is available upon request. Viking School has an enrollment of approximately 250 students in grades K-12. Contract compensation is based on student count and school area.

Start date for this contract is TBD. Previous experience is an asset, please provide a detailed description of your experience in your application. Please include two to three references.

Requirements Applicants must have: • A current WCB account number • Insurance (minimum $5 million liability) • WHMIS certificate • Valid Criminal Records Check and Child Intervention Check (to be completed and provided by contractor and all employees prior to commencing work)

Christmas Program Tuesday, December 24th at 7:00 p.m.

For more information please contact Kevin Dietz, Custodial & Grounds Coordinator, at 780-672-6131 ext. 5413 or via email at kdietz@brsd.ab.ca.

Christmas Eve Candle Light Service

Jennifer Hauck – Facilities 4724-41 Street Camrose, AB T4V 0Z6 Or via email to: jhauck@brsd.ab.ca

May The God of Hope Fill You With Joy & Peace This Christmas Season.

Applications are to be submitted to:

We thank all who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

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Notice of hearing Amended applications for the Transmission Line 7L65 Rebuild Project have been received

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PREFERRED 144-KV ROUTE ALTERNATE 144-KV ROUTE

N.T.S.

Privacy To support an open and transparent process, information you send to the AUC will be publicly available to anyone registered in this proceeding. If there is confidential information you would like to file, a request must be made in advance of filing your submission.

Hearing

Proceeding 24102 Applications 24102-A001 to 24102-A004 The Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC), the independent utilities regulator, will be holding a hearing to review the applications and submissions received to consider the electric transmission development applications in Proceeding 24102.

Written evidence in response to the amendments is due December 19, 2019.

ATCO Electric Ltd. has applied, under the Hydro and Electric Energy Act, to rebuild the existing 144-kilovolt Transmission Line 7L65 to allow the facility to operate at full thermal capacity. Transmission Line 7L65 is located between the existing Vegreville 709S Substation and the existing Vermilion 710S Substation.

The Commission issued a notice of the applications on January 31, 2019, and a notice of hearing on May 2, 2019. The Commission cancelled the hearing and placed the applications in abeyance on July 5, 2019, in response to a request from ATCO Electric to allow it additional time to consult with stakeholders and consider recently proposed route adjustments.

ATCO Electric applied to amend its applied-for routes and proposed an alteration to the preferred route and a new alternative route for Transmission Line 7L65. Application amendments were submitted by ATCO Electric on November 1, 2019, and review of the applications in Proceeding 24102 has now resumed.

The Commission may approve the preferred route, the alternative route, or a combination of the preferred route and one or more alternative route segments.

Submissions X19114TA1

Pomeroy Inn & Suites 6539 Highway 16A W, Vegreville, Alberta February 4, 2020, at 9 a.m.

If you intend to present written evidence at the hearing, you must be present at the commencement of the hearing and submit written evidence by December 19, 2019.

For more information about participating in this proceeding contact: Trevor Richards at 403-592-4469 or email your questions to trevor.richards@auc.ab.ca.

Additional information about the applications The applications and any associated documents are publicly available and can be accessed from the eFiling System on the AUC website www.auc.ab.ca. Basic information about the ATCO Electric 7L65 Line Rebuild Project can be found on the AUC website under Projects - Featured project summaries. Alternatively, for more information about what is being applied for, or for a copy of the applications, please contact: ATCO Electric Ltd. Raj Goutam Phone: 1-855-420-5775 Email: facilityapp@atcoelectric.com

If you wish to participate in this proceeding and have not already filed a submission, please visit our website and log in to the eFiling System, go to Proceeding 24102, and register to participate under the “registered parties” tab. Alternatively, please contact us at 310-4AUC or info@auc.ab.ca for more information or assistance with filing your submission.

Participating in the hearing If you intend to present written evidence at the hearing, you must be present at the commencement of the hearing and submit written evidence by December 19, 2019. Your written evidence should include a statement about your intended level of participation. Please include whether you or your representative will: • File supporting evidence.

• Attend the hearing.

• Cross-examine any of the applicant’s witness panels.

Written evidence can be reports prepared by experts or written information (including maps, charts, photographs and narrative statements) prepared by an intervener personally, and clearly identified as such. Any report that was prepared by an expert, and which is being filed in support of an intervener’s position, must clearly state the qualifications of the expert and the name of the intervener who directed that the report was to be prepared. Please be aware that the author of any report or other written evidence that an intervener expects the Commission to rely upon must be available to be cross-examined at the hearing.

If you previously filed evidence in this proceeding, you only need to submit new evidence that relates to the route amendments proposed by ATCO Electric.

Issued on November 15, 2019

Alberta Utilities Commission Douglas A. Larder, QC, General Counsel

www.auc.ab.ca

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Spilstead Bazaar

Auction in progress at the Spilstead Bazaar on Saturday. LISA KUFLAY PHOTO Continued from Page 3 For the auction, Hall members and vendors all donate an item, from which funds are raised.

“Once the event is over, we collect all the funds and once again this year our charity of choice is Tofield, Ryley, and Area Food Bank,”

Anderson said. “It was exciting that two large quilts were donated this year and successfully auctioned off. A green quilt was donated by Leslie Miller, while a snowman quilt was donated by Marsha Matiyek (owner of Quilting Country).”

The snowman quilt

Among the many vendors was Angel Matyachuk of Heavenly Magnets, who sold her magnetic jewellery at the Bazaar. SUBMITTED PHOTO/LESLEY ANDERSON

was won by Angel Matyachuk, who generously donated it back to be auctioned off, generating more money for the Hall.

The largest item sold was a handmade wooden bench, which was auctioned off for $400. It was made and donated by Mike and Lindsay Vansickle.

COMBINED CHRISTMAS WORSHIP SERVICE

Sunday, December 1st, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. at The House Ministries

BRSD budget cut Continued from Page 7 will be quite different as they move forward.

The Board will have their first opportunity to discuss in detail about the budget realities and the future at their meeting on Thursday, Nov. 28.

“The coming weeks and months are going to be a time of conversations,” Hutchinson added. “One thing the BRSD Board has already agreed upon is to reduce the number of school board trustees in the future. With nearly 2,000 fewer students now than when our school division was established in 1995, they feel a smaller number of elected officials is appropriate.”

However, that change can’t be made until the next election, in October 2021, but they’re starting to get things in place.

A draft budget will be tabled for approval in December and must be submitted to the government

by Jan. 6.

“The budget will cover the current fiscal year –

September 2019 to August 2020, and further discussions will take place to make decisions for the years ahead,” she said. “We sometimes have to make adjustments in the early fall, because the budget planning begins in the spring and there is always the possibility that spring enrolment projections will not match fall’s reality.”

Hutchinson also said that sometimes classrooms, or schools, have to adjust their staffing or the way their classrooms are organized.

“We have generally been able to make those modifications within the first four to six weeks of school starting,” she noted. “This year, however, any such adjustments will be made starting in the second semester. In the past, if there was going to be a change to a grant or formula we were always aware of it in the spring.”

For BRSD, this is the first time in the history of the school division that

they have tried to prepare a budget without any concrete knowledge of what the funding would be.

“That has definitely created additional challenges for school divisions this year,” Hutchinson concluded.

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REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY

County of Beaver Since 1938, Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) has worked with landowners, government, industry and other organizations to conserve wetlands in Alberta. In the County of Beaver, DUC has been active on many fronts. Whether it’s working with farmers to provide programs that help find balance between land productivity and conservation, or working with watershed, municipal, or community groups, the goal is to work together to ensure the environment is able to support the interests and activities of everyone, whether they live, work or play on the farm or in town.

Because, after all, wetlands connect all of us.

Revolving Land Conservation Program land sales puts acres in the hands of local farmers The benefits of conservation are even more apparent when DUC and local farmers work together in DUC’s Revolving Land Conservation Program (RLCP). After DUC restores and conserves the wetlands and grasslands on a piece of land under the program, it puts it back into the hands of local farmers through the real estate market. Proceeds from these land sales go back into DUC programs for more conservation work. It’s part of working together with farmers which contributes to a healthier, more sustainable economy and landscape.

More information about current RLCP land sales in Beaver County can be found at ducks.ca/resources/ landowners/revolving-land-conservation-program

And there’s more…

All of DUC’s landowner conservation programs compensate farmers directly for their part in providing multiple environmental benefits such as improved water quality, flood and drought mitigation, wildlife and waterfowl habitat and enhanced recreational opportunities to the area. Economically and environmentally, it’s a win-win. Programs include:

Z Conservation Easements Z Hay/Graze Tender Program Z DUC/Nutrien Ag Solutions Forage Program Z Wetland Restoration Lease Program Z Revolving Land Conservation Program

Major WR project benefits cattle producers and area users X19114DD0

With the support of area cattle producers, a significant wetland restoration project has rejuvenated rich waterfowl habitat and increased the amount of quality grazing areas in Alberta’s Cooking Lake-Blackfoot

Grazing, Wildlife and Provincial Recreation Area.

Project partners were DUC and Alberta Environment and Parks (AEP).

The four-phase wetland restoration project was done on multiple blocks of pastureland, totalling just under 245 acres. More than 200 drained wetlands acres were restored between 2014 and 2019. The work has resulted in the return of wetlands’ natural water levels, a return of native grasses which helps prevent erosion and reduce weed growth, and more enriched habitat areas that support multiple recreational pursuits including hunting and hiking.

The project at Cooking Lake-Blackfoot is an excellent example of how partners with varying interests can work to support a sustainable landscape.

By the numbers in Beaver County Dollars invested in DUC habitat projects since 1938

$11,740,634

Habitat projects

714

Conservation land acres

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County leaders wade deeper to understand wetland management It was back to school for councillors and staff of Beaver County as they took part in a one-day course delivered

by DUC that will help them and other local decision makers operate within the mitigation directive and the Alberta Wetland Policy.

Municipalities in Alberta have the difficult task of balancing sustainable growth and responsible environmental management. As a solution provider, DUC offers the Municipalities and Wetlands Management Course to municipal governments at no cost. Topics covered during the course include:

Z opportunities arising from mitigation compensation Z finding opportunities for restorative engagement Z legislation and policy Z wetland replacement Z wetland classification and type

Z wetland benefits and value Z wetland stressors and the impact of wetland loss Z reversing negative effects of wetland loss “Knowledge, understanding and compliance with the Alberta Wetland Policy are critical to ensuring that we act as good stewards of the municipal environment,” says Jim Kallal, Beaver County reeve. “From an economic viewpoint, properly managed wetlands can result in several economic benefits for landowners and municipalities and can help reduce the risk of costly mistakes.”

Other municipalities that have benefited from this course include Wheatland County, Mountain View County, Vulcan County, Wetaskiwin County, Leduc County, Red Deer County, Grande Prairie County and Lac La Biche.

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PUBLIC NOTICE BEAVER REGIONAL WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES COMMISSION WATER ACT NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is given that Beaver Regional Waste Management Services Commission has filed an application under the provisions of the Water Act for an Approval to extend the Beaver Regional Landfill and construct a run-off control facility located within SE 10-050-17-W4 and SW 11-050-17-W4.

Any person who is directly affected by this application may submit a written statement of concern to within 7 days of the date of this notice to: Environment and Parks Regulatory Approvals Centre 5th Floor, South Petroleum Plaza 9915 108 Street Edmonton, Alberta T5K 2G8 Phone: 780-427-6311 Fax: 780-422-0154 Email: aep.waapplications@gov.ab.ca The written statement of concern should include the following: • the OneStop application number: 5046691 (EMS Application 00100458150) • describe concerns that are relevant to matters regulated by the Water Act • explain how the filer of the concern will be directly affected by the activity and/or diversion of water proposed in the application • provide the legal land location of the land owned or used by the filer where the concerns described are believed to be applicable • state the distance between the land owned or used by the filer and the site in the application • contact information including the full name and mailing address of the filer.

Please provide the telephone number and/or email address for ease of contact.

Environment and Parks will review each written statement of concern, seek more information if needed, and notify each filer by letter of the decision to accept or reject their written submission as a valid statement of concern. The Public Notice of this application will also be posted on the Departmentʼs website at https://avw.alberta.ca/PublicNoticesViewer.aspx.

Please quote One Stop file number: 5046691 Statements of concern submitted regarding this application are public records which are accessible by the public and the applicant.

Failure to file a statement of concern may affect the right to file a Notice of Appeal with the Environmental Appeals Board.

Copies of the application and additional information can be obtained from: Pierre Breau Beaver Regional Waste Management Services Commission BOX 32 Ryley AB T0B 4A0 Phone: 780-663-2038 Email: pierre.breau@beavermunicipal.com

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Waste bin benefit area changed - free bins added for more residents living near landfill Patricia Harcourt Beaver County Council approved an amendment to the Beaver Municipal Solutions' waste bin benefit area in the county's BMS Surplus Revenue Policy.

This means that there will be a change in some of the residents receiving a waste bin courtesy of Beaver County to compensate for living near the landfill.

Many neighbouring property owners to Beaver Municipal Solutions have complained of odours, excessive bird populations, and many environmental issues affecting their living near the landfill.

The county has now altered the benefit area for receiving a free waste collection bin, a service operated by BMS. The proposal was to now include all properties within or intersected by a four-mile radius of the centre of NE 1050-17-W4, with grandfathered properties not included. (See the map showing all the properties included are within the circle shown and those marked in red).

The county is paying for these bins out of an annual Good Neighbour Grant received from BMS of $36,500.

Of that amount, the cost of $11,160 has gone to pay for the current beneficiaries of the program. An additional $7,200 would be used to provide the residents in the new benefit area, for a total cost of $18,360 taken from the Good Neighbour Grant.

"The cost will increase as farmland properties are developed and could reach the amount of the Good Neighbour Grant in the future," predicted Assistant CAO Margaret Jones, in her Nov. 20 report to council.

Council directs that tender go out for land flood services Patricia Harcourt In efforts to further mitigate damage to county infrastructure by beaver activity, Beaver County Council directed administration to issue a tender call for 2020 land flood control services.

Aimee Boese, field person for the county's agriculture department, told council Nov. 20 that the funds have run out for land flood control services for 2019. Council had granted a three month extension on the existing contract using surplus funds from 2018. The contractor got another extension in April, to provide services until the funds ran out or the end of 2019, whichever came first.

"Given the weather conditions that we had this year and the number of locations that the contractor had to visit, the budget for this program will be used (up) prior to the end of November," stated Boese in her report.

Boese said the council could tender out the work before hiring a contractor, continue with the current contractor under a new contract and/or review the current level of services. That review would be done based on the county's recently adopted new financial strategy called Priority Based See LAND FLOOD BCC3

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County to get new fuel tank monitoring system for Ryley shop and grader sheds Patricia Harcourt After hearing the merits from Director of Transportation Dan Blackie, Beaver County Council voted Nov. 20 to purchase a new fuel tank monitoring system upgrade.

The new system would be used at the Ryley Shop, and at the grader sheds in Holden and Kinsella. The amount was set to a $35,000 maximum for the purchase with funds to come from equipment reserves.

The county maintains bulk field for operations in tanks at the grader sheds in Kinsella and Holden, and the main tanks at Ryley shop. Graders and other units working out of Bruce and Tofield grader sheds use Petro Canada and UFA

card locks.

Blackie said the current system is 10 years old and is no longer functional as the card reader circuit board is faulty and the provider has chosen to no longer support the card system. "So we are unable to repair it back to exactly what is was," he said. It would cost $10,000 for a fob system that would be "basically what we had for tracking."

Reeve Jim Kallal (Division 2) had pressed for administration to establish a fuel tracking system.

Blackie said the current system meant relying on employees doing the proper paperwork in a timely fashion for the office.

"If we were to upgrade the monitoring system, we would have the ability to have live time, wireless

readings at all three locations for increased accuracy and tracking," he said, in his report. "Employees would have codes to enter instead of cards or fobs to eliminate lost or replacement issues."

The issue came up when the Ryley card lock system went down. A new system would tie in through Wi-Fi and be automated in nature with input going into the system before fuelling up to eliminate paperwork. "Everything would be live reported," he told council.

The motion included making the purchase through the Rural Municipalities Association (RMA) tendering agreement, which would help keep the costs down and ensure the tender is done "right away."

THANK YOU! A big thank you goes out to all of these wonderful community members and organizations who helped make our RCMP Regimental Ball a success.

Beaver Municipal Solutions who so generously sponsored the entertainment for the evening.

Herman Poulin who kindly donated his time and talent to create an original painting for the evening of our event.

WestJet for their amazing donation of 2 tickets to anywhere West Jet flies.

Banff Aspen Lodge for their generous donation of a Banff weekend getaway.

Cardinal Energy Ltd. whose donation sponsored the K-Division Pipes and Drums Band.

Judy Magneson who donated her time and talent to make a beautiful quilt for our event.

Dani & Bill Sheets, Ev Carrington and Dennis Hoffman for the Pork Package donation.

The Viking Hutterite Colony for their donation of delicious homemade buns for our midnight lunch.

Mr. Pin Man who kindly donated the Victim Services Pins A HUGE “Thank you� to our amazing team of Volunteer Advocates and Board Members and to our RCMP Members and staff in Tofield and Viking.

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Budgeting.

She also reminded council that the 2020 draft budget allocated $40,000 for this land flood control work. In 2019, $50,000 was spent which she estimates will be gone by the end of November. The current contractor put in 787 hours so far this year, she said.

"I think he's provided very good service to our county," said Division 4 Councillor Barry Bruce.

"Everywhere I go in Division 4 I have heard good comments. In Division 4 we seem to have many more beavers than anybody else."

Bruce said with the positive feedback he's received, he would renew the current contractor's contract.

But Division 1

Councillor Kevin Smook recommended tendering out the process, stating: "I think it's incumbent upon us to go to the marketplace."

With that, Deputy Reeve Gene Hrabec (Division 3) asked what the "threshold of services" had been previously.

CAO Bob Beck replied that the amount budgeted in other years was $75,000 annually.

"I think the beavers are going to be more of an issue," said Hrabec, and will cause road and other infrastructure damage.

Hrabec also wanted to know "how to identify infrastructure issues now (so) as soon as spring comes around…I would like to mitigate these problems."

CAO Beck replied that this was possible if the policy was changed so the county could be more proactive and budget more funds.

"Our policy is that our infrastructure has to be affected before the coun-

ty can proceed," Boese reminded them, concerning private land.

But Bruce said he noticed that "roads are taking a beating," as they absorb the excess water.

"We need to change the policy," he said, noting "it's cheaper to remove the water than build a road."

As chair of the Agricultural Services Board, Smook suggested getting the three public at large ASB members involved, "because this is big…The more input the better."

A motion by Division 5 Councillor Dale Pederson to put the 2020 land flood control services contract up for tender was carried.

Following that decision, council turned to the need to refine a policy.

"I think we have to think outside of the box on some of these issues," said Hrabec, referring to a resident calling and asking him "what would be the plan" to deal with

Amisk Creek's flood potential.

"I think we need to have an answer about how we're going to deal with the problems (in the spring)," he said.

"You can see from the road how (the water) will deadhead on the road further up…I don't think we've solved any problem (using) the policy we've put in place."

Smook agreed but said a policy was needed for all across Beaver County.

He urged a meeting be held, possibly in January, that would set policy for 2020.

Pederson agreed to the option to "get together at an ASB meeting."

A motion was passed that the ASB "review the current land flood control policy and made recommendations."

Added to the approved motion was inviting Lamont County officials to attend the ASB meeting, as there are also water issues between the two neighbouring jurisdictions.

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Beaver County Service Centre 5120 - 50 Street Box 140 Ryley, Alberta T0B 4A0 Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Notice of Development Permits 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.

APPEAL DEADLINE: December 18, 2019 Application No. 020020-19-D0061 Applicant: Kinsella Transit Mix Ltd Location: SE-16-46-11-W4 Development: Expansion of Sand and Gravel Pit

APPEAL DEADLINE: December 18, 2019 Application No.020020-19-D0063 Applicant: Masuch Law LLP. Location: Plan 942 3654; Lot 1 NE-21-50-19-W4 Development: Variance for Single Family Dwelling Front Yard Setback (19.58 m) Any person wishing to appeal a decision may do so by serving written notice on the prescribed form (stating reasons for the appeal) and submitting the applicable fee of $200.00 to the Secretary of the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board at the following address.

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.

Further information regarding the above decision(s) may be obtained from the County Office, Ryley, Alberta.

SECRETARY Subdivision and Development Appeal Board Beaver County Box 140 Ryley, Alberta T0B 4A0 (780) 663-3730

Gravel Haul Tender

Gravel Haul Tender 2020 Beaver County is now accepting sealed tenders for the 2020 Gravel Haul at the Beaver County Service Centre until November 28, 2019 at 10 am.

For the complete set of tender documents please visit our website, www.beaver.ab.ca, Alberta Purchasing Connection or the Beaver County Service Centre.

Phone: (780) 663-3730 Fax: (780) 663-3602 Toll Free: 1-866-663-1333 www.beaver.ab.ca Email: administration@beaver.ab.ca

Community Events Tofield Winterfest Friday, November 29, 4-H Turkey Bingo 7-10pm Tofield Community Hall Saturday November 30, Breakfast with Santa 8–11am Tofield Legion Stuff the Bus 10am-8pm IGA Parking lot Festival of Trees 1-3pm Ornament decoration, stories, treats, crafts & cookies, write a letter to Santa and hot chocolate Concession on site “ELF” 3:30-4:30pm Tofield Community Hall Downtown Parade 5:30-6pm Main Street Lighting of the Tree 6pm Town Office Family Dance 6:15-7:30 Community Hall Fireworks 8:15pm Ball Diamond #4 Sports Grounds Sunday, Dec 1 Gravity Dance Force – Tiny Tots Christmas Dance Show Community Hall Doors open 1pm Beaver Regional Arts Society Celebrating 40 Years of Entertainment Opry Gold December 1st 2:00 PM To share the Opry’s history is to share the story of Country Music. Leisa Way and her band Wayward Wind from Ontario bring to audiences the hottest country songs from the last few decades. Sing-a-long to Johnny Cash, Shania Twain, Vince Gill, Patsy Cline, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Garth Brooks, Merle Haggard, Hank Williams, Kenny Rogers and more.

A supper is available after each performance for $16.

Join us for anniversary cake and punch during intermission at each of our performances Happy Wanderers Happy Wanderers is a group of ladies looking for opportunities to get out of the house, have some fun and socialize with other ladies. There will be planned monthly outings.

Watch for posters around Tofield and Ryley, also on Facebook – Tofield Today & Ryley Today.

Wednesday, December 4 – Christmas Party Potluck Lunch at Tofield Legion from 11-3 p.m.

Please bring a salad or dessert ( Main course provided) Door Prizes and games!

Tickets: $5 Deadline to purchase tickets is November 27, 2019 Purchase your tickets at FCSS 5407 – 50 Street Upstairs Town of Tofield Administration Building Or Ryley Village Office 5005 – 50 Street, Ryley For more information call: Loretta at 780-717-8151 or Marilyn at 780-914-5101.

Ryley Christmas Tree Light Up & Market Saturday, December 7th Market: 12-5pm @ Ryley Legion 5121 50 St Tree Light up: 5:30pm sharp Century Park 50 Ave. With Jolly guest and special gifts to first50 children 12 and under Special Family Draws to Enter!

Ham & potato dinner available Any venders wanting a table contact Angel @ 780-663-3653 or email angel@ryley.ca.

Tables are limited due to location, book now!

Collecting food bank donations for Ryley/Tofield Food Bank.

Cut Down Your Own Christmas Tree Saturday, December 7 & December 14 12-5 p.m. $50 Hot Chocolate available!

Cut your own Christmas Tree at Vern & Jan Hafso’s, 48302-RR120, Viking Alberta Bring the family and cut your tree together!

5-6 Foot Tall White Spruce Trees for the holiday season.

Need Help? There’s lots of volunteers to help with cutting and loading your tree to take home.

In support of the Walking Trail Project in Viking. Thank you to Vern & Jan Hafso for supporting the VCMS Project!

Community Christmas Hamper Program Tofield/Ryley/Beaver County West Community Christmas Hamper Program intake forms are now available 5407 - 50 Street Tofield (Upstairs) 780-662-7067 Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 12:00 pm 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm Deadline to signup is Thursday, December 12, 2019

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WECAN Food Basket helping Tofield and area Moush John Tofield Mercury

A program that began in 1993 in response to the “empty fridge” syndrome in the city of Edmonton has become popular with local residents, although it started only in 2016 here in town.

“Tofield Depot of WECAN Food Basket Society began three years back and focused on providing high-quality, healthy food for individuals and families in need,

who found their fridge pretty sparse around the third week of each month,” said Dawn Arnold, one of the local organizers and coordinators for the program. “We were also focusing on seniors who did not access the Food Bank for personal reasons but still needed good, healthy food toward the end of the month.”

Before the Tofield coordinators signed on to have a depot in Tofield, they met with Dave Hare

of the local IGA to explain their purpose and focus to ensure that there was no conflict of interest, and everyone was on board.

WECAN Program Manager Suzanne Rigsby, and coordinators Treva Pikema and Dawn Arnold are the ones who run it locally in Tofield.

“We indicated that our members were not likely to be shopping anywhere toward the end of each month due to financial

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Obituary HELENA THIESSEN

Helena Thiessen (nee Franz) was born on September 4, 1928 to George and Barbara Franz in Chinook, Alberta.

She was raised on farms in the Chinook and Castor areas and attended school there until the family moved to the Tees area. She completed her education after finishing the eighth grade. The family moved to Tofield in 1943 and this is where they finally settled.

As the family arrived in Tofield, Helena met George Thiessen, the man who would be her soulmate for the next 72 years. They were married on June 8, 1947 and started on a life together that would see them travel the entire province of

Alberta and most of Canada.

In 1977, Helena survived a massive stroke that saw her mobility affected as well as her speech and her eyesight.

She spent several years in the Glenrose Hospital and the old General Hospital before being transferred to the Dickensfield Extended Care Facility. She spent several years there until George retired and she was able to move home to be with him.

George and Helena spent many years travelling the country from the BC coast to the Maritimes with special emphasis on the northern parts of our great country. Helena was always up for a road trip and most times it didn’t matter where they where headed – fishing, sightseeing or a fall trip to see the trees in all their glorious colours.

Helena leaves behind her loving husband George,

her son Dale, her daughter Barbara (Gary) Leppek, her granddaughters Jessica (Tristan) Zapata and Lyndsey (Jeremy) Johnson.

She also leaves behind five greatgrandchildren TJ, Lukas, Aiden and Ryder Zapata, and Letty Johnson.

She was predeceased by her parents and all of her siblings.

Thank you to everyone for their attendance, prayers, and thoughts during this difficult time for the family.

A funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, November 23, 2019 at the Tofield Community Church with Pastor Ken Stumph officiating.

Interment will follow at the Tofield Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to the Mennonite Central Committee.

Weber Funeral Home 780-662-3959 www.weberfuneralhome.ca

Camrose County Agricultural Wall of Honor and Century Farm Award Applications The Camrose County Agricultural Communications Committee is seeking nominations for 2020 Wall of Honor Inductees and Century Farm Award Applications Wall of Honor Nominations: This honor recognizes contributions to Agriculture by individuals in farming and ranching, agri-business or in extension and research work. Candidates for the Agriculture Wall of Honor should have demonstrated leadership in farm, rural and community organizations at the district, county or provincial level. Selections for the Camrose County Agricultural Wall of Honor are considered based on the person’s contribution to the betterment of agriculture and the improvement of rural quality of life within Camrose County.

Century Farm Award Applications: Keeping the family farm or ranch from generation to generation and actively farming is an impressive achievement. Camrose County recognizes these long-standing farms during our Century Farm Awards.

Eligibility requirements: • At the time of application, the land has been continuously owned, farmed or ranched by your family for a minimum of 100 years.

• Provide clear proof of ownership (land titles). You may currently be renting out your land.

• You are eligible if you have received the Alberta Century Farm and Ranch Award.

Eligible applicants will be presented a commemorative sign to hang at their farm gate or on a building celebrating the achievement.

Nomination and application forms can be found on the County website www.county.camrose.ab.ca, contacting the Agricultural Services Office by phone 780-672-4765, or email asb@county.camrose.ab.ca.

Completed forms may be emailed or dropped off at the Agricultural Services office (4728 41 St - Camrose, AB T4V 0Z6) Application Deadline: January 24, 2020.

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Tofield Peewees lose on road Tofield Tier 4 Peewees (2-2-1) lost a 4-2 game at Smoky Lake on Saturday.

Tofield held the lead halfway through the game but SL scored the final three goals in the game. Sam Stephen and Parker Stewart-Cantin scored for Tofield. Assists went to; Kowyn Laschowski, Carter Olson, and Cash Cross.

Jacob Bigney made 53 saves in the loss.

Tofield Tier 5 Peewees (1-3-0) lost a 7-2 game at New Sarepta on Sunday

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These are some of the results from the Northern Alberta Interlock Minor Hockey League games held recently.

Tofield Novice were scheduled to play at Gibbons on Saturday but no score was posted.

Tofield Novice 2 were scheduled to play two games over the weekend but no scores were posted.

with Ayden Bremner (1g 1a), and Scott Jardine scoring for Tofield. Jadyn Stewart-Cantin got an assist. On Saturday the team was to play at Leduc but no score was posted.

Tofield Tier 3 Bantams (2-3-0) won a 7-6 game in Wetaskiwin on Saturday.

Christian Amirault had a four assist game for Tofield, while Connolly Mozak (2g 1a) and Zach Lungal both scored twice.

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Caden Beaulac got the win in goal.

Tofield’s Emmytt Yurkowski scored two goals for his Strathcona (11-1-1) AA Peewee’s 6-1 win over the Oil Kings on Saturday.

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Tofield’s Spartan warrior Continued from Page 4 to work on for training so I could work on it in the gym and prepare better,” Davison explained. “As I took part I researched and learned a lot but in most cases all fellow participants are pretty awesome, which was a great help.”

So far this year Davison has done five Spartan races alone, besides other kinds of races and obstacle courses.

“When I did the three Spartan races in Duntroon, Ont. in summer and fall, I’d found that course to be more difficult than the ones in Red Deer,” Davison added.

“There was a lot of swamp walking, so tons of water and mud, and lots of steep climbing in the trails.”

But the one thing that surprised her was the fact that she was able to beat her times consistently, even though they were on tougher terrains.

“Even though there was a part of me that questioned my decision to fly all the way to another province to take part in such tough races, I was bound and deter-

mined to finish all three races there like I did in Red Deer!”

With a full-time job away from home – Davison is a paramedic at the oil patch – she said that even though sometimes it gets challenging, she has been able to tweak her routine to include what she wants.

“I have 100-lb multiweights that I take with me to work and that helps me to work on my strengh and core strength training,” Davison noted. “Once I’m home I hit up the local gym almost everyday and also go to another fitness facility in Sherwood Park. My advice for those who are starting out in this direction would be to start with a small distance and see how it’s like for them, and then they can start to challenge themselves and go for longer distances and more hardcore with workouts.”

As a Spartan ambassador in the area, Davison welcomes anyone to get in touch with her and know what the races are about and the kind of commitment they require.

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WECAN Food Basket Tofield vendor at Viking Continued from Page 15 concerns, and Dave indicated, that he did not have a problem with us starting up a depot in Tofield,” Arnold added. “So in October 2016, the Tofield Depot began with 22 members; cash payments were dropped off in the book return slot at the Tofield Municipal Library or at the Village of Ryley Office, on or before the first Friday of each month, and on the third Thursday, members would collect their baskets from the main lobby of Bardo Lutheran Church. Our thanks go out to all three locations for donating their space and time to help us out.”

According to Arnold,

WECAN prides themselves on allowing any person or family to become members.

“We do not ask for financial records; all we request are name, address, phone number, and email on an envelope, along with the order and cash payment inside it to be deposited at the Tofield Library or at the Village of Ryley office,” Arnold further explained. “We do not supplement the cost of the baskets whatsoever.

Members get exactly what they pay for. Due to the sheer volume of food that WECAN orders from The Grocery People (TGP) each month, we are able to purchase meat and produce at a drastically reduced price, which is

passed on directly to each member.”

The WECAN program expanded to Ryley in 2018, and today there are 35 paid members in both Tofield and Ryley.

“All those who would like to try out our program are welcome to join our ‘society’ and receive first-rate, healthy food on the third Thursday of each month,” Arnold noted.

The membership goal for this small, grassroots initiative in its first year was 150 members, which was reached successfully.

Since then, the program has continued to grow and expand to more than 30 depots in and around Edmonton, and over 700 members.

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Brenda Oancia, a vendor from Tofield who sells products from "The Nut Man," traditionally comes to the two Viking Farmers' Christmas Markets every year. She smiles broadly while taking care of her table at the Viking Community Hall at the Thursday, Nov. 21 market, which also featured a highly popular turkey supper put on by the Viking Health Care Auxiliary. PATRICIA HARCOURT PHOTO.

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