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Local Muslim group donates food to friendship centre CHRISTIAN APOSTOLOVSKI STAFF WRITER

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City warms with provincial funds

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Provincial funds help city with mobile warming shelter.

Vermilion studies medical building Town of Vermilion keeps medical building, reviews lease agreements.

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Bobcats engage with familiar foes

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Lloydminster faces North rivals in the AJHL.

The Lloydminster Native Friendship Centre (LNFC) received a large donation of 1,000 pounds of food from Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Lloydminster.

Deborah Munroe, LNFC executive director, says the donation was prepared in individual bags for families.

“I was actually quite surprised they came in individual bags prepared for the families,” she said. “It was a really nice gesture.

They support us a lot throughout the year.”

She says the donation comes just after the holidays, which can be a difficult time for some families.

“Christmas is a hard time for a lot of folks, they’re trying to provide for their families,” said Munroe. “So, a little bit of help is always welcome and needed.”

She says any family connected with the centre can receive a bag.

“Any families that are connected with our centre will have an opportunity to get a bag of food,” she said.

Imran Nasir, imam/missionary at Baitul Amaan Mosque Lloydminster, says the donation goal was reached.

“The goal was at least 1,000 pounds, so that’s what we did,” he said.

The donation came from their local members.

“It’s basically from the members of our community who donated for this cause,” said Nasir. “The donation came from the members of our Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at community.”

He says the goal was to donate the food at the beginning of the year.

“This is basically to greet people for the new year and to reach the people who need us and help them as much as possible,” he explained.

“That’s how we start our new year. We have to do this all year if we are doing it on the first day of the year.”

The donation to the friendship centre was one of the donations

Photo courtesy Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Lloydminster. they made over the holidays. Nasir says they began on Christmas by donating pizzas.

“On Christmas Day, we went out in town and donated pizza to homeless people and we donated 15 large pizzas,” he said.

Then on New Year’s Eve, they went around the neighbourhood near the mosque to greet people for the new year.

“On Dec. 31, 2025, we distributed around 120 gift packages to the neighbours of our mosque to greet them for the new year,” he said.

Nasir says they try to give back as much as possible.

“We try to do everything possible to serve those who need us.”

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Aalbers reflects on successful 2025

Lloydminster Mayor Gerald Aalbers speaking in front of City Hall.

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With 2025 in the rearview mirror, Lloydminster Mayor Gerald Aalbers says it’s been a good year.

“It’s been, I think, a good year,” he said.

The City of Lloydminster reached a major milestone years in the making with the opening of the Cenovus Energy Hub, which welcomed user groups in September 2025 before celebrating its grand opening in October 2025.

“I think there’s been a lot of excitement,” said Aalbers. “Some concern, of

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course, about what’s it like inside and what are we getting.”

Despite concerns, he says they still get comments about how nice the facility is.

“We’ve got MLAs and MPs talking about it from all over,” he said, noting the facility will continue to meet the needs of the community for years to come.

“It’s always nice when it’s new and from the perspective that it’s functional, it’s meeting the needs of the community today, tomorrow, into the future,” he said.

A major point of contention with the new facility has been its cost. Built for more than $100 million, the project was funded by the Government of Saskatchewan and the federal government, with the city borrowing just over $40 million to cover its share.

Aalbers says while cost is a concern, had they waited, the facility might not exist.

“The cost has always been a concern, but I can assure people, I’m sure glad we did it when we did. If we’d waited two more years, we likely couldn’t afford it at all,” he said. “The tariffs of today, inflation, everything has compounded astronomically, and talking to other mayors and municipal officials from across the two provinces, they’re jealous we pulled the trigger and went with the project because there’s people that just don’t know how they’re going to deliver it.”

With the grand opening taking place in October 2025, residents and people from outside the Border City for a chance to see what the future of hockey looks like for Lloyd.

“We had a lot of volunteers step forward that offered tours to allow people to see the inner workings of dressing rooms and how it functions,” said Aalbers.

“As a spectator, you walk in, you buy your ticket, you go in your seat, you might go to concession, you use the washroom and enjoy the event. But to see the actual background and go, oh, they’ve made allowances for space for shows to come in with a loading dock, things like that.”

A key to the newer, more futuristic look of the Hub, is the new jumbotron in the middle of the main arena, something Aalbers says enhances the outward appearance of the building.

“The jumbotron is just one of those pieces. We’ve tried to incorporate a little bit of a futuristic look,” he said.

Outside of the Hub, council began its first full year in office after being elected in November 2024.

“I think they’re finding their way as council does. It is a unique opportunity to serve on council,” Aalbers explained.

Lloydminster played host to a multitude of sporting events in 2025.

“We hosted a number of sporting events as in previous years from futsal to the Aztec Safety Curling Challenge,” he said.

The Border City also hosted the Saskatchewan junior golf championships, Saskatchewan PGA Golf Tournament, 2025 Esso Cup, ACAC men’s volleyball championship and the Lloydminster Motocross Alberta and Saskatchewan Shootout.

Aalbers also highlighted the two provincial governments coming to Lloydminster to meet.

“We hosted for the first time ever, two governments, the Government of Saskatchewan caucus and the Government of Alberta caucus, and they met for a period of time in our city,” he said. “This has never happened before, I understand. So, that’s pretty monumental for 2025.”

His hope is to continue hosting events in Lloyd.

“I hope we can build on sport events, culture events and political events.”

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Rotary learns about mental health project CHRISTIAN APOSTOLOVSKI STAFF WRITER

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Rotarians rang in the new year by learning about a successful local pilot program aimed at supporting people experiencing mental health distress or crisis.

At the Jan. 5 Rotary Club of Lloydminster lunch meeting, Falon Willis, clinical counsellor with Integrated Therapies & Performance and Integrated Therapies owner Christy Hunt, talked about the pilot project, Pathway to Wellness.

The project, which was developed for Willis to finish her masters’ program, addresses a gap in health care.

“Where we live in rural communities, a big concern is access to those specialized treatments and services,” said Willis. “We have a lack of rapid mental health crisis response services.”

Willis said people are often uncomfortable talking about their mental health.

She noted many are accustomed to going to the emergency room during a crisis, but in some cases, people leave without receiving treatment.

“We have a lot of people that often leave the emergency room without being treated,” she said. “So, their conditions worsen because they’re not getting the support they need.

“This increases (the) feeling of helplessness or hopelessness.”

Willis explains it’s important for people to get treated as early as possible.

“In any type of health situation, the earlier you can intervene, the better the outcome’s going to be,” she said.

She says they’ve done a lot of research, diving into a variety of articles and studies, which note a quiet place helps people experiencing a mental health crisis.

“What has been found, what really helps people when they’re experiencing a mental health crisis, is to be in a place that is quiet, where they feel like their concerns are being understood, where they feel validated, where they feel like people are actually caring about them and what’s happening to them,” said Willis.

The pilot project, Pathway to Wellness, a walk-in crisis clinic, started in late May and concluded at the end of November.

“What we did with Pathway to Wellness is we started a walk-in crisis clinic

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for mental health concerns,” she said. “They were able to come to our clinic, Monday to Friday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and see a counsellor who was trained in crisis response.”

She says though things started out slow, as awareness built and school resumed, they had pretty consistent responses from people.

“One of the key takeaways people who accessed the service shared with us was how significant it was to have someone acknowledge them when they said they were experiencing a mental health crisis,” said Willis.

There was no cost or fee for the service, and within 48 to 72 hours, they’d get a follow-up call checking on them and to see if they’d connected with other services.

“When you call people, they’re just so surprised you remember them,” she said.

A variety of data were collected from the pilot program. Notably, crisis support was provided to patients ranging in age from 8 to 63.

“We’ve had children as young as eight years old, all the way to people that are in their 60s access the service,” said Willis.

The program was accessed 143 times with more than 100 different people accessing the distress centre services. Of those who accessed services, 27 per cent were Saskatchewan residents and 73 per cent were Alberta residents.

Trauma was also a significant and consistent factor with 92 per cent of clients reported experiencing trauma.

Session times varied from 30 to 120 minutes with an average of just over an hour.

Safety was a key consideration for the team before sessions began. Clients were informed that if the facilitator felt they wouldn’t be safe leaving, further plans would be made.

“Most people, when they leave, we’re feeling they are safe. We make sure they have a safety plan in place,” said Willis.

The program was made possible through a partnership with the Lloydminster Region Health Foundation, Project Sunrise and Integrated Therapies and Performance.

“Because of that, we were able to operate through a partnership with the health foundation and Christy Hunt’s generosity,” said Willis. “No one was charged for the hours I and other people worked.”

She says when it comes to the program continuing, the numbers speak for themselves.

“I think the statistics show, and the stories show, that this is something our community really needs,” she said.

While the program previously operated Monday to Friday, 1 to 5 p.m., they’ve modified the hours to ensure they can keep it going for a little longer.

“Right now, because we want to keep it going but we don’t have funding, we’ve kind of pivoted to a bit of an alternative format,” said Willis, noting the program can continue with the current model for a few months.

“So, Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays there’s in-person. There’s somebody there. Then Tuesdays and Thursdays, we have call-in service.”

Integrated Therapies is looking to make this program sustainable.

“We definitely are trying to figure out a way to make this sustainable,” said owner Christy Hunt. “It has cost probably close to $100,000 we think, to be able to run this.”

Willis explains being a Border City has caused some complications.

“Because we’re Alberta and Saskatchewan, right now, the way we have it set up is, we really tried to reduce any type of barriers so people can access it regardless of where they live,” she said.

If residents are looking to access Pathway to Wellness, they can do so by calling 780-205-9593 or through email at pathways@huntpsychologicalservices.com.

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Any person claiming to be affected by a decision of the Development Authority may appeal to the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board by submitting written notice and the fee of $400.00 within 21 days from the date of issuance to The Office of the City Clerk, Attention - Secretary of the Development Appeal Board at City Hall at 4420 – 50 Avenue, Lloydminster, AB T9V 0W2.

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City gets funds for mobile warming shelter

Lloydminster and Vermilion for Equity Foundation provides shelter with its van.

Submitted photo CHRISTIAN APOSTOLOVSKI STAFF WRITER

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The City of Lloydminster is welcoming $50,000 of combined provincial funding for its mobile warming shelter.

The government’s of Alberta and Saskatchewan each pitched in one-time grants of $25,000 to support the city’s efforts in keeping residents experiencing homelessness warm.

“These grants reflect the positive conversations we’ve had with both provinces about the needs in our community,” said Mayor Gerald Aalbers.

“We appreciate the support of the governments of Alberta and Saskatchewan as we work together to ensure our mobile warming shelter remains a safe and accessible resource for those who rely on it.

“We’ll continue working closely with all levels

of government and community partners to ensure residents have access to essential supports.”

Alberta minister of assisted living and social services Jason Nixon says the Alberta government is happy to support the mobile warming shelter and the city’s most vulnerable.

“We appreciate the city’s leadership and our continued partnership with Saskatchewan in meeting local needs,” he said.

The mobile warming shelter activated 28 times last winter and offered support to an average of 27 residents each time. The shelter rolls out whenever temperatures dip to -30 C with the windchill and run from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m.

The city says it will continue working with the Lloydminster and Vermilion for Equity Foundation to provide essential supports for those who need a safe place during extreme weather.

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The late Coun. Brian McEvoy was re-elected in 2025.

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his week, the Bonnyville Regional Fire Authority (BRFA) announced the sudden passing of local leader and retired Regional Fire Chief Brian McEvoy.

BRFA says his impact on the organization was immeasurable.

“He helped shape our organization, championed collaboration and professionalism and remained deeply committed to public service even after transitioning from the role of Regional Fire Chief to Town of Bonnyville councillor and serving as a valued member of the BRFA board,” BRFA said in a statement.

The Town of Bonnyville says McEvoy, who was serving his third

term as councillor, will be deeply missed and forever remembered.

“It is with heavy hearts that mayor and council share the passing of our colleague, Brian McEvoy,” the town said in a Facebook post.

“Brian was more than a dedicated public servant. He was a dear friend, mentor, peer, and colleague around the council table and throughout our community.”

McEvoy moved to Bonnyville in 1996. He was first elected to council in 2017 and re-elected in 2021 and 2025. In 2022, he received the Queen Elizabeth Platinum Jubilee medal for his contribution to the fire service and the province.

SGI proposes first rate increase in over 10 years CHRISTIAN APOSTOLOVSKI STAFF WRITER

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SGI is seeking its first rate increase since 2014.

The Crown corporation’s two-year proposal would see rate increases of 3.75 per cent in June 2026 and 2027.

Penny McCu ne, presi d e nt a nd CEO of SGI, says the revenue they are taking in is no longer enough to cover the costs of claims.

“Inflation and advanced technology in newer vehicles have caused a sharp rise in the cost of vehicle repairs, and the Auto Fund is no longer taking in enough revenue to cover the cost of claims,” said McCune. “The Saskatchewan Auto Fund operates on a break-even basis over time, but premiums haven’t been enough to cover costs in recent years.”

According to SGI, the average

cost for vehicle damage claims has increased 25 per cent from $4,880 per claim in 2019/20 to $6,101 per claim in 2024/25.

Rate increases would be capped with motorcycles and urban taxis excluded from year one of the rate program.

If approved, an annual average rate increase of $38 would be applied to about 98 per cent of Saskatchewan vehicles. The rate changes would also mean a decrease for about one per cent of Sask vehicles with an average annual reduction of $8.

Rate changes would take effect in June with all proposed rates available on SGI’s website.

The rate proposal will be available at the Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel’s website at saskreview.ca.

Comments can be provided by phone at 1-877-368-7075 or by email at feedback@saskratereview.ca

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Vermilion keeps medical building CHRISTIAN APOSTOLOVSKI STAFF WRITER

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The Town of Vermilion will retain ownership of the Midtown Medical building, following a council motion.

The item was first presented to council on Dec. 2, 2025, and administration recommended selling the building. It came as administration was not looking to continue being landlords.

The item returned to council chambers on Dec. 16, 2025, with additional information, including the money the facility makes.

“In 2021, administration at the town pulled (support) for the medical clinic building. By removing that service, the town did decrease the lease payments to offset that, and then the town was no longer in a deficit position for this property,” said Marilyn Lavoie, the town’s director of corporate services.

The town also explored the option of keeping the building for medical use moving forward.

“The recommended option if council wanted to sell the building would be to register a restrictive covenant on title for the property and it would be registered on title and enforceable against the future owners,” she said.

According to the town, a restrictive covenant can be placed on a property in Alberta to ensure it’s only used for a specific purpose.

The idea of restricting the use of the building moving forward was something Coun. Kellen Snelgrove was hesitant on.

“The use of restrictive covenant, enforcing and restricting future councils, is something I’m somewhat uncomfortable to do,” he said. “I like the ability for future councils to make their own decisions.”

Town of Vermilion CAO Shannon Harrower explained the covenant could be removed at any time.

“With the restrictive covenant, that is a process we would use through legal.

We would register that restrictive covenant, but the town could remove it at any time,” she said.

The town originally took on the building as a way to bring doctors into the community. Harrower also pointed out private clinics have the ability to recruit their own doctors.

Coun. Sherry Martin explained she’s had multiple people reach out and express their desire for the town to keep the building.

“All three are totally against the sale of this. Their concern is, what’s going to go in that building,” she said.

Administration was also asked what happens with the funds made from the building.

“As of right now, it looks like it goes into the general revenue,” said Lavoie.

Harrower noted that if council wished to keep the building, the town would need to undertake additional work.

“The first thing would be, we’re going to have to dedicate staff resources to making sure we’re going in every, either two months or three months, to check on the building, all of the equipment in there, the maintenance,” she said.

“We need to make sure that we know every single tenant that’s in there, the lease space and look at reviewing the rental rates to see if they’re still in line with our future needs, our capital infrastructure replacement costs and what we need to put away there. Not all current tenants have leases.”

If the town retained ownership of the building, it would assume responsibility for enforcing regulations.

“That would mean advising tenants if they breach their lease, working with them to remedy the breach, possible termination if those breaches can not be remedied,” said Harrower. “Administratively, that does put us in a bit of a compromising position if we are working to attract and retain physicians to the area. Then, we’re also the landlords of those physicians.”

Mayor Robert Snow commented on the possibility of having doctors throughout the town if the clinic didn’t work out.

“In my mind, if we sold it and the doctors eventually dissipated and aren’t in there, it’s not necessarily a terrible thing if we had clinics throughout the town.

There is a value to that,” he said. “I think ensuring doctors have opportunities in our community is important, but opportunities don’t have to be solely around that clinic.”

Coun. Paul Conlon expressed his desire to sell the building but didn’t want the process rushed.

“I am in favour of selling the building at a later date once more due diligence has been done,” he said. “Until then, I don’t want to rush this. I want to make sure that it’s done properly and that everything has been put in place. I know it’ll take time.”

Coun. Snelgrove, who has history with the previous owners, says it’s in the best interest of the town to retain ownership of the building.

“I believe this is a case where the best interests of the town and the best interests of administration are at odds,” he said. “Unfortunately, you guys are going to get the short end of the stick in my opinion. I think, at current, the town is better served by continuing to own this building.

Google Maps screenshot of Midtown Medical building.

“It’s in a positive cash-flow position, there’s no reason why it can’t be. If we have to enforce our rental agreements, that’s not a bad thing. If we have tenants that are unwilling to live up to their end of the contractual obligations, they are probably better off not serving our town in other ways.”

Harrower says they have a board of volunteers that keeps them informed on stats from the clinic.

“Over the last little while, the stats of the clinic have declined. They are not retaining as many clients as they were previously,” she said. “They are finding more and more people are going to nurse practitioners over the doctors at the clinic for various reasons.”

Moving forward, when the town reviews the lease agreements, they’ll be looking for values that are consistent with market value.

Council passed a motion to receive the sale of the medical building as information and to retain ownership of the facility. Administration was also directed to return to council at a future meeting with additional information, including an appraisal, a review of lease agreements, the market value of the leased space and the process required to amend the land use bylaw to explore rezoning the property.

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INTERMUNICIPAL SUBDIVISION AND DEVELOPMENT APPEAL BOARD: 2026 to 2029 TERM The County of Vermilion River is seeking 3 Members-at-Large and 2 Alternate Members to serve on the Intermunicipal Subdivision and Development Appeal Board (the “ISDAB”).

What is the Intermunicipal Subdivision and Development Appeal Board?

The Intermunicipal Subdivision and Development Appeal Board is an independent, quasijudicial board that hears appeals related to subdivision and development decisions from the City of Lloydminster, County of Vermilion River, Town of Vermilion, Village of Kitscoty, Village of Mannville, Village of Paradise Valley and the Village of Marwayne. The ISDAB does not create planning policies or bylaws – the role of the ISDAB is to ensure decisions of the Subdivision or Development Authority are fair, impartial, and follow the County of Vermilion River Municipal Development Plan and Land Use Bylaw regulations, as well as applicable provincial legislation.

What does an SDAB member do?

ISDAB members are required to attend appeal hearings when they are filed (meetings are scheduled as needed). During the hearing, the ISDAB members must listen to all sides of the appeal and review any evidence presented. The ISDAB members will make impartial decisions based on the regulations of the County of Vermilion River Municipal Development Plan (MDP) and Land Use Bylaw (LUB), the Alberta Municipal Government Act and any other applicable provincial and municipal legislation. The ISDAB members will deliberate privately and provide written decisions to the Appellant. ISDAB members are required to maintain confidentiality and fairness throughout the entire process.

Training Mandatory training is provided at no cost to ensure ISDAB members understand their responsibilities and applicable legislation.

Term ISDAB members are appointed for a term of 3 years, with the option for reappointment.

Who can apply?

County of Vermilion River residents with an interest in planning or development. No prior experience is required – just a commitment to fairness and good judgement.

How to apply: Submit your application and a short statement about your interests and abilities by January 20, 2026 to: INTERMUNICIPAL SUBDIVISION AND DEVELOPMENT APPEAL BOARD ATTN: PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT Box 69, 4912-50 Ave. Kitscoty, AB T0B 0L0 planning@county24.com

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RM of Frenchman Butte OCP Notice NOTICE

Public notice is hereby given that the Council of the Rural Municipality of Frenchman Butte No. 501 intends to consider the adoption of a bylaw under The Planning and Development Act, 2007 to adopt an new Official Community Plan.

INTENT

The proposed bylaw establishes municipal land use policies including, but not limited to, the following subjects: Natural and Heritage Resources: Identify and protect natural features, ground water, historical and heritage resources, and ensure development happens in an environmentally sustainable manner.

Biophysical Considerations and Hazards: Regulation for development on and near hazardous lands, including environmentally sensitive lands, contaminated lands and flood hazard areas.

Ensuring source water protection and public safety.

Transportation and Infrastructure: To provide adequate servicing capabilities for future development, ensuring the cost for required infrastructure is known and covered by servicing agreement fees.

Intermunicipal and Interjurisdictional Cooperation: Pursuing opportunities with government to enhance services and provide innovative opportunities for the region, and facilitation of interjurisdictional cooperation with neighbouring municipalities, First Nations, and other stakeholders on joint planning issues.

Agricultural Land Use and Development: Protection of prime farm land within the RM while allowing for diverse forms of agricultural development.

Residential Land Use and Development: Identify existing and future residential development areas, support infill development, and ensure the preservation of agricultural land.

Commercial / Industrial Land Use and Development: To minimize land use conflicts between commercial and industrial developments and any existing land uses, as well as any potential environmental impacts as a result of such development.

Recreation and Tourism: The development and enhancement of recreation and community services within the R.M., preservation of natural areas and ecosystems, and support for public service delivery agencies.

Implementation: Policies regarding the implementation of the Official Community Plan and the application of tools within the Zoning Bylaw for subdivision review, dedication of lands, the use of a Building Bylaw, and the use of Development Levies and Servicing Fees.

The Official Community Plan also contains a development considerations and constraints map which graphically displays, in a conceptual manner, the present and intended future location and extent of general land uses in the R.M. These maps will assist in the application of general goals, objectives and policies of the Official Community Plan. The policies in the Official Community Plan will be implemented primarily through administration of the R.M.’s new Zoning Bylaw.

YOUR PROPERTY MAY BE DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY PROVISIONS IN THE NEW OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN. PLEASE CHECK THE FULL VERSION OF THE BYLAW, AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW OR PURCHASE AT THE R.M. OFFICE OR FOR REVIEW AND DOWNLOAD FROM R.M. WEBSITE.

AFFECTED LAND

All land within the R.M. of Frenchman Butte as shown on the Land Use Concept contained in this notice is affected by the new Official Community Plan.

REASON

The new Official Community Plan will help direct and manage growth and development in the R.M. of Frenchman Butte for the next fifteen to twenty years.

PUBLIC INSPECTION

Any person may inspect the proposed bylaw at the R.M. Office, located 1/4 mile North off the Junction of Highway 3 and Highway 21 North, just east of Paradise Hill at Box 180 Paradise Hill, SK, S0M 2G0 . The R.M. office is open between 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM Monday to Fridays, excluding statutory holidays. Copies are available to persons at cost.

PUBLIC HEARING

Council will hold a public hearing at 2:00 PM on January 28th, 2026, at the R.M. Office located at SW 11-53-24-W3M (just north of the junction of highway 3 and highway 21N) to hear any person or group that wishes to comment on the proposed bylaw. Council will also consider written comments received at the hearing or delivered to the undersigned at the R.M. Office before the hearings.

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With 2026 firmly ahead, Lloydminster Mayor Gerald Aalbers says it’ll be business as usual.

In 2025, the City of Lloydminster saw the long-awaited opening of the Cenovus Energy Hub. The city even hosted its first concert in the Hub. “I think it was well received, certainly there’s a lot of learning that the city came away (with),” said Aalbers.

Work continues to bring more concerts to the Border City.

“I understand they’re being worked on. And again, just ask for patience as the final details are worked out,” he said.

In terms of work the city has on the horizon, it’ll be smaller-scale capital work.

“We’re going to see some capital projects, but you’re not going to see the capital projects that we’ve experienced for the last number of years,” said Aalbers. “We’re back to water, sewer and roads.”

Asset management will also be a key issue as the cost to maintain infrastructure continues to climb.

“Asset management’s going to be talked about more and more at the city council table,” said Aalbers.

A large project on the horizon is the work needed on the water treatment plant.

“The water treatment plant, there’s some significant work that needs to be done there. Because that’s a core, as core as it gets,” he said.

The city recently applied for grants to help fund that work, Aalbers says if work does happen, it likely won’t be this year.

“Chances are next year, depending on how the grant cycle goes,” he said.

The work will ensure better reliability for water in Lloyd.

“It won’t affect the quality of the water, it will just enhance the

reliability and that’s really what it’s all about is ensuring the reliability is always there,” said Aalbers.

With the interim budget approved, more upgrades are coming to the downtown.

“We’re going to go back into the downtown. So, that will be worked on for one more block of the downtown,” he said.

This year also will see the next edition of Lloydminster’s Heavy Oil Show.

“The 2026 edition of (the) Lloydminster Heavy Oil Show will be presented in September in the city,” Aalbers explained. “That’s terrific again, an industry that plays such a huge role in our community.”

New eventgoers will be able to experience new technology in the industry while connecting directly to industry professionals.

“You’ll be able to talk to producers, you’ll be able to talk to spokespeople and R&D, as well as business development folks,” he said.

Aalbers says heavy oil is quite unique. The event may also bring Saskatchewan and Alberta premiers to town.

“What I understand, both premiers have tentatively committed to attending the luncheon on Wednesday,” said Aalbers.

Still speaking to oil, Aalbers expressed his concern with current prices.

“Right now, oil prices are not what I consider sustainable, which is challenging for our producers,” he said, noting he hopes it stabilizes.

While 2026 may not be as flashy as 2025, with a major capital project wrapping up, Aalbers says there’s still big opportunities ahead.

“I think 2026 has some huge opportunities,” he said. “I think 2026 will be a year to see how the economy continues to roll in Canada and the two provinces and how it relates to Lloydminster.”

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City of Lloydminster Council has officially cancelled the request for proposal (RFP) for safety codes services in the building and plumbing disciplines.

The city is required to have a vendor for building and plumbing permit reviewing, issuance and inspection. The RFP, first presented at the Nov. 4, 2025, meeting, was eventually defeated at the Nov. 24, 2025, meeting.

At the Dec. 15, 2025, regular council meeting, administration requested direction from council on how to proceed with the matter.

Discussions around the council table began with Coun. Justin Vance expressing support to cancel the RFP, saying the entire process was a good exercise.

“I feel it’s been a really good exercise to demonstrate when things like this happen, how administration can handle it and how we can handle it,” he said.

Coun. Michael Diachuk, who was plugged into the meeting remotely, says he’s had conversations and comments from both sides of the argument, including someone recommending they give it to the individual currently doing the job.

“Another individual went at me and said you should’ve given it to the current individual that’s doing the job,” said Diachuk. “It was around, let’s separate out the individual from the company that’s working because that individual could leave that company tomorrow and you would be left with some of the things that we are aware of that you’re not.”

Diachuk expressed concern about the way things played out and the outlook for prospective businesses submitting their requests.

“If we are going to do another RFP here, my question is going to be who is going to want to submit one? Knowing the process and the way it’s occurred, I think it’s a bit of an embarrassment for us,” he said.

He asked what the mistake in the process was, citing the only thing he heard was the lack of direct communication with the community.

“The only thing I heard is that we should have asked the people and businesses in the community, that’s not how that process works,” said Diachuk. “If we don’t follow our processes in the manner we’ve laid out, we are treading on very dangerous grounds relative to the direction we want to go. I think it undermines the confidence that our administration has and perceives we have in them.”

Coun. David Lopez responded to Diachuk’s comments, adding his own perspective.

“I guess I can say almost the exact opposite of that. We had the community, who we represent, who came to us, emailed us, sent us information, having questions as to how this was done and wanting to have a sober second thought,” he explained.

“If the people who elected us come to us and are sending us emails, even if they don’t know all the information, if we don’t listen to the community and what they’re saying to us, what’s the point of us being here? What’s the point of us have these motions come towards us? The whole reason we put this out and put this into the community is for the community to question us and question what’s being proposed and what we’re voting on. If we’re not listening to the community, what’s our purpose?”

Lopez says administration didn’t do anything wrong in the process and explained it was simply them doing their jobs as elected officials.

Diachuk points out there were people in the community supportive of the proposed change.

“I’m saying there were people in the community that were supportive of this decision as well. We can’t dismiss them,” he said.

Looking forward, his concern was regarding the next tender process.

“If we retender this, what are we going to do next time? Are we going to run it again?” he said. “That’s part of the danger of entertaining the process the way its been laid out now.”

Coun. Jim Taylor says they aren’t undermining anyone and explained it’s a chance to learn the process.

“I’m trying to learn how this process works, and on top of that, I’m trying to get my point across,” he said. “There’s questions that I’m being asked and details that are being asked of me. I think it’s a two-way street and it’s a great exercise to go through this.”

Coun. Jason Whiting, who was opposed to cancelling the RFP, says he wants administration to understand council still supports them.

“I just want to make sure that that’s clear, that we are listening to the community but we’re also listening to both sides of the story and that’s how I base my decision.That’s how I base my vote,” he said.

Administration gave some insight into the next request for proposal they’ll put out.

“We don’t anticipate the entire document to be overhauled as a result,” said city manager Dion Pollard. “I don’t know what the results will come out at but certainly, from the procurement document that will go out, will look very similar other than a few tweaks.”

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Coun. Michele Charles Gustafson explained this RFP wasn’t a match.

“The only thing that is holding us up is the different in what admin, and maybe this council, and then beyond this council, the community, sees as important,” she said. “What happened was there was a gap. There was a gap in what we saw in the package of presentations and in the presentation of the RFP that just didn’t click into place, for the ideas and importance of this new council.”

Councillors Whiting and Diachuk opposed the motion to cancel the request for proposals procurement issued Aug. 28, 2025, for the safety codes services: building and plumbing permit plan review and inspections services.

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Welcome to a new year, Lloydminster EDITOR TAYLOR WEAVER

Welcome back to your regularly scheduled programming at the Meridian Source — your onestop shop for community news and everything Lloydminster.

I hope everyone had a fantastic Christmas break and a safe and happy new year.

My 2026 got off to a rough start with one heck of a flu bug after travelling from the Border City to Camrose, Calgary and Edmonton to visit my dad and members of Chels’ family.

Highlights included watching Team Canada play in the world junior tournament on Boxing Day with my dad in Camrose and spending time with big-city folk, including Chels’ niece, in Calgary.

We walked a lot, rode two different types of public transportation and dined at what might be the best Vietnamese restaurant I’ve ever eaten at — TRE Vietnamese Kitchen.

Looking back at the year that was, 2025 was pretty solid in my books.

Last January, Chels and I wrote out goals for the year and stuck them on our fridge. Truth be told, it was a process I felt obligated to take part in, and at the time, I think part of me was doing it more for her than for myself.

Twelve months later, she excitedly pointed out that I had completed 95 per cent of my list, which brought me quite a bit of joy.

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I don’t know about you, dear reader, but I’m excited for 2026 and what it could bring.

Many of the assignments I covered throughout 2025 shared a common theme — one I’m carrying with me into the new year.

That theme was perspective, and how we choose to look at things.

I realized I was overcomplicating simple life goals in my kitchen last January. Chels pointing out that I had achieved 95 per cent of those goals was eye-opening. It made me realize it’s not that hard — it’s all a matter of perspective.

As we embark on another year, I’m excited to have you, the reader, with us every step of the way.

Of course, it won’t all be sunshine and rainbows, but each year I work at the Meridian Source teaches me valuable lessons and proves it’s not all doom and gloom.

Our team is excited to dig into the hard news of Lloydminster, while also bringing you stories of success and triumph.

I’ll also open the floor to suggestions from the public. If there’s something you’d like to see more of in the paper or online this year, let me know.

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Chris’ A-Z: Crushin’ it with canola That familiar smell of canola is likely something every Lloydminster resident is used to at this point.

When I first arrived in the Border City I couldn’t quite place what the smell was until someone pointed out, “Oh, it’s the canola plant.”

Since then, I’ve honestly paid no mind to the smell, but it was always a marvel to drive by the large facility in the industrial park. Fresh into the new year, I’ve been reading up on some local history and the interesting case of the canola plant crossed my mind.

The industrial park was developed in the 1970s. Prior to this development, industry was scattered around Lloydminster. United Oilseeds Products built a canola crushing plant in the park in 1975 and it created 75 new jobs.

Canola was a relatively new cash-crop to farmers and added to the local economy. Unfortunately for the thriving plant it wasn’t always smooth sailing. When the cooking oil market tightened, the plant had limited options as it only produced raw unrefined oil. The plant faced several years of successive losses in the eighties.

In a tale as old as time, the City of Lloydminster took an active role in lobbying the federal government. Special meetings were hosted in Lloyd where deputy prime minister Don Mazankowski helped resolve the barriers to the successful operation of the plant.

In 1991, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) purchased the plant. The canola crush increased from 750 tonnes to 2,000 tonnes per day. That now familiar canola smell was the cause of concern just a few years later for area residents.

A petition was signed by a few hundred Border City residents asking Alberta Environment to investigate the odorous emissions coming from the canola plant. After investigating the complaint, Alberta Environment Protection issued a control order, requiring the company to reduce the smells coming from the facility.

The company did enact measures to comply with the order, which satisfied the government, although residents were still concerned and voiced their opposition, even going as far as to oppose the construction of an addition to the plant.

Despite the ups and downs of the canola plant, it still remains an integral part of the Lloydminster business world. Today ADM operates a dedicated

Microtel supports Hub

Tracy Simpson (left) poses with Matthew Adebogun.

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Microtel Inn and Suites has secured naming rights to a water filling station at the Cenovus Energy Hub. The City of Lloydminster announced the $30,000 sponsorship on Dec. 22. The sponsorship was recognized during a cheque presentation inside the newlyopened Hub. Mathew Adebogun, general

manager at Microtel Lloydminster, says they’re happy to be situated so close to the facility.

“Many of our hotel guests are active participants in local sports and supporting active youth and our close-knit community in meaningful ways is important to us,” he said.

“This sponsorship is a natural fit, reflecting our commitment to environmental responsibility and community well-being.”

The sponsorship is part of the ongoing Fill the Seats campaign.

Stock photo of canola canola crush facility and integrated biodiesel plant in the Border City with over 100 employees and annual capacity exceeding 320-million litres.

Thankfully, some good planning by the City of Lloydminster established the industrial park and even if the smell of canola is potent in the area, residential areas in other parts of the city won’t be as impacted.

Most importantly, Canola continues to be a big player in Lloydminster and Saskatchewan and there’s a continued commitment to seeing it continue as a viable industry.

Also, as a footnote, Happy New Year, hopefully your holidays were relaxing. I look forward to what 2026 has to bring and I’m sure there’ll be plenty of interesting stories ahead.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS The Meridian Source Calendar of Events is a free service provided for non-profit organizations located within our coverage area. All events are in chronological order, as space permits and at the editor’s discretion.

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Cards, games, food, meetings and live music Bingo at the Moose Lodge Bingo is back at the Moose Lodge! Bingo is every Monday and Wednesday evening. Doors open at 5 p.m. and play starts at 7 p.m. Must be 18 to play.

Islay Doubles Cribbage Tournament The Islay Community Association is hosting a doubles crib tournament on Saturday, Jan. 10, in the Islay Hall. Doors open at 9 a.m., registration cut-off is 10 a.m. Cost to play is $25 per person, which includes noon lunch. Please pre-register by calling Linda at 780-581-0570.

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Tickets are available at the Edgerton village toll free 1-800-282-6903 x225 office at 780-755-3933 or at the email classifieds@awna.com door. Adults are $30 and children 12 and under are $5. Contact Jessica at 780-542-1482 for more info. or visit your community newspaper

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Islay Jamboree The Islay jamboree is scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 18, at 1 p.m. at the Islay Community Hall. Admission is $15 and participants are free. Everyone welcome and lunch will be served. For more information, contact Dixie at 780-744-2204.

Cribbage Doubles Tournament The Legacy Centre is hosting a cribbage doubles tournament on Thursday, Jan. 22 starting at 10 a.m. The cost to play is $10/person and $12/ person for lunch. Everyone welcome! For more information, contact the Legacy office at 780-875-4584.

Jed and the Valentine at the Vic Juba Theatre The Lloydminster Concert Series Association is pleased to bring Jed and the Valentine to the Vic Juba Community Theatre on Saturday, Jan. 24. The two will bring their own personal, sun-dappled sound to the world of folk, blending soul-stirring, soaring harmonies with earthy guitar strums and wistful banjo plucking. Tickets are $36 for adults and $10 for students (including post-secondary students) and are available online and at the theatre’s box office.

Legacy Centre Pancake Breakfast The Legacy Centre is hosting a pancake breakfast on Sunday, Jan. 25, from 9 to 11 a.m. The cost is $12 for adults, $6 for kids 12 and under.

Everyone welcome! Contact the Legacy Office at 780-875-4584 for more details.

Spinning Wheel at the Vic Juba Community Theatre Eleven of Lloydminster’s finest musicians recreate vibrant hits of the 70s from Chicago’s “Saturday in the Park,” Lighthouse’s “Sunny Days,” Tina Turner’s “Proud Mary” and including Blood Sweat & Tears “Spinning Wheel” and “You’ve Made Me So Very Happy.” The show is scheduled for Tuesday Jan. 27, and starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available online or at the theatre’s box office and are $30.25 for adults and $15.25 for 18 and under.

Toy Story at the Vic Juba Community Theatre The United Ballet Company brings Toy Story to the Vic Juba Community Theatre on Sunday, Feb. 8 at 3 p.m. Join the cast for a heartwarming, highenergy retelling of Pixar’s beloved classic. Tickets are available online or at the theatre’s box office and are $20 for adults and $10 for anyone under 18. Attendees are encouraged to come dressed as their favourite Toy Story character!

Kelly Bado at the Vic Juba Community Theatre The Lloydminster Concert Series Association brings Kelly Bado to the Vic Juba Community Theatre on Monday, Feb. 9, for a 7:30 p.m. show.

Inspired by her African heritage, La chanson française (French ballad), and American gospel, Kelly Bado creates music transcending cultural barriers, bringing audiences together in joy and hope. Tickets are $36 for adults and $10 for students (including post-secondary students) and are available online and at the theatre’s box office.

Valentine’s Dinner and Dance The Dewberry Community Hall has the perfect gift for that hard to buy for person on your list: a wonderful chicken parmesan and pasta dinner with caesar salad on Feb. 14, 2026. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., supper served promptly at 6 p.m. Enjoy music, get in on the free waltz and ballroom dance lessons, spot dance prizes. Tickets are $50/couple, $25/single. Contact Les at 807-252-0275, Julie at 807-251-0454, or drop into Dewberry Data.

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Facing a flurry of Bobcats, including Morgan Hackman, Wolverines’ goaltender Elliott Pratt makes one of his 49 saves in Whitecourt’s 4-2 win Sunday at the Hub in Lloyd.

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Lloyd wins, loses against divisional opponents JOHN MacNEIL SPORTS EDITOR

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Facing a couple of their contemporaries in the AJHL’s North Division, the Lloydminster Bobcats batted .500 last weekend as they won and lost back-to-back home games to kick off 2026.

The Bobcats’ three-game winning streak ended Sunday afternoon at the Hub with a 4-2 loss to the league-leading Whitecourt Wolverines.

Lloydminster opened its post-Christmas schedule on Saturday night with a 5-4 victory over the Grande Prairie Storm.

After the weekend, the third-place Bobcats (18-10-3) were eight points behind Whitecourt (23-9-1) and five back of the No. 2 Fort McMurray Oil Barons (19-9-6). Lloyd was two points ahead of Grande Prairie (18-13-1) and five in front of the Bonnyville Pontiacs (16-13-2).

The Pontiacs and Bobcats meet each other three times in six days, beginning this Friday (Jan. 9) in Bonnyville and continuing at the Hub in Lloydminster on Saturday (Jan. 10) and Wednesday (Jan. 14).

The abundance of divisional action raises the stakes that much more, as evidenced last weekend in Lloyd in front of 1,000-plus crowds on consecutive days.

“You play a good team, you give them a few chances, and they’ll put it in, which is what they did,” Lloyd coach Eric Labrosse said after Sunday’s loss to Whitecourt. “We just have to be better.

Overall, we played 120 minutes of hockey (on the weekend) and we probably only played a good 60 out of 120. So, that’s on us to be better and to be ready next time. We’ve got to win games against CONTINUED ON PAGE 14 division opponents here.”

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Lloyd withstands Storm, but stalls versus Wolverines BOBCATS FROM PAGE 13

The Wolverines have set the standard in the North Division — and the entire AJHL — this season. The Bobcats own a 3-2 record against the league-leaders but couldn’t narrow the standings gap at home Sunday.

“Today, it was a huge game against Whitecourt to try to get closer to them in the standings,” Labrosse said. “Unfortunately, we didn’t show up like we should have. We were lacking a lot of grit. We were lacking a will to win puck battles and to be hard physically, which was part of the game plan, and we didn’t apply it as we should have.

“That was the big key to us losing the game, is we didn’t win most of our one-on-one battles. (We had) a better third period, but too little, too late.

Even though we outshot them quite a bit in the third, not too many of those shots were actual scoring chances.

We’ve just got to learn from that.

Against the better teams, you can’t not be defending hard in your D zone and hope to win games, because two of the goals they scored, it was us puckwatching in our D zone, not defending hard, not picking up sticks, not cutting passing lanes away from them.”

Lloydminster Bobcats’ forward Tucker Robertson parks in front of Whitecourt Wolverines’ goaltender Elliott Pratt during Sunday’s AJHL game at the Hub. John MacNeil Meridian Source

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PRATT PROLIFIC Elliott Pratt, an NCAA Division 1 commit of Robert Morris University, made 49 saves as Lloydminster outshot Whitecourt 51-25, including a 28-5 margin in the scoreless third period. Ty Matonovich, with his first loss in three starts, tended goal for the Bobcats.

Whitecourt never trailed Sunday, leading 2-0 after the first period and gaining 3-1 and 4-2 advantages in the second.

Jager Gugyelka, on the power play, scored the eventual winning goal as part of his two-point game. Alex Symes, Brendan Ruskowski and Ty Rayan had the Wolverines’ other goals. Tristan Slywka and newcomer Xander Schulte each added two assists. It was Schulte’s second game with Whitecourt since the Jan. 1 trade that brought the rugged forward, along with goaltender Preston Lewis, to the Wolverines and sent forward Wyatt Ball, netminder Luke McKechnie and future considerations to the Devon Xtreme.

Jadon Iyogun, with his teamleading 14th goal of the season, and Gus El-Tahhan, with his 10th, were the Lloydminster scorers.

EL-TAHHAN HOT El-Tahhan tallied three points, including two goals, in the Bobcats’ Saturday win over the Storm. He and defencemen Jaxan Hopko and Dylan Deets each scored power-play markers. Hopko and Kael Screpnek each supplied a goal and an assist.

One of the assists on Screpnek’s goal — just 54 seconds into the game — went to new defenceman Tafari Chingwaru, with his first point in his third game as a Bobcat.

Matthew Lesyk, with two points, Max Leduc, Treysen Miller and Zachary Wilson scored for Grande Prairie, which netted three straight goals in the second period to erase a 3-1 deficit and take a 4-3 lead into the final frame. Deets pulled the Bobcats even two minutes into the third and El-Tahhan potted the winner with 3:20 left.

Jaiden Sharma, with 29 saves, registered his first victory in four games since joining the Bobcats in early December. Hudson Perry stopped 30 shots between the Storm pipes.

It was an up-and-down game in front of the 1,309 Hub fans who welcomed the return of the Bobcats — and junior A hockey — after the holidays.

“Saturday’s game was like a rollercoaster of a game, where we came out strong, then we completely disappeared in the second period,” said coach Labrosse. “Then, we came back strong again in the third to show character and resiliency and take the game back that we had kind of given up in the second period.

“Our special units kept us out of trouble. I think we went 75 per cent on the power play and 100 on the PK. So, special units did it for us, in a sense.

“We came out hard in the first period, (but) we had to make a comeback in the third period. We let the game slip away from us in the second, not being hard at all defensively and let them basically skate up and down the ice with way too much ease. But, overall, glad we were able to pull it off and didn’t throw in the towel when the game got away from us in the second.”

HYNES ON THE BOARD The Bobcats went into the holiday break on a high after posting a 6-1 victory over Whitecourt on Dec. 19 and a 2-1 win over the Drayton Valley Thunder on Dec. 20. Both games were played in Lloydminster.

Bobcats’ 17-year-old rookie forward Ty Hynes scored his first AJHL goal, in his 12th career game, to open the offence against Drayton Valley.

CHADI TO THE WHL In the loss to Lloyd last Saturday, Grande Prairie was without one of its top young players in 17-yearold defenceman Noah Chadi, an Edmonton native. Chadi was called up to the major junior Red Deer Rebels last week and scored his first WHL goal Saturday in Red Deer’s 5-3 victory over the visiting Seattle Thunderbirds.

Early this week, the Storm and the Rebels announced that Chadi would remain with Red Deer for the rest of the WHL season.

Chadi was a late addition to the Team Canada West roster for the World Junior A Challenge last month.

He scored West’s lone goal in a 5-1 loss to the U.S. in the final.

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Division 1 teams reach out to him that week, and a few of them reached out two or three times that week. They had a lot of interest in him.”

Ultimately, Cinq-Mars decided to sign with Val-d’Or and realize his longstanding dream to play in the QMJHL. Of course, he remains eligible to later play in the NCAA under the new rules governing junior and collegiate hockey.

Methodical in his approach to the game, Cinq-Mars earned his stripes as a Bobcat in short order.

“I’m really happy for Esteban,” said Labrosse, who also coached Cinq-Mars last season with the MJHL champion Northern Manitoba Blizzard. “He’s worked hard for it, since I’ve known him. He’s done everything off ice and on ice that needed to be done to make it to the next level.

“He really had a pro attitude in his approach to what needed to be done in preparation off ice, whether it was in the gym or in scouting the opposition before we played them.

“Esteban has earned everything that has happened to him right now.

He’s going to be greatly missed on our D squad, because he would defend really hard. He was probably one of the best defenders in the AJ when it came down to the D zone and to play hard on opponents. Now, it’s going to be up to the (other) guys to step up and fill that role as a committee here and take up those big defensive minutes that he used to have.”

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With a recurring injury and a key departure thinning the Lloydminster defence, it’s no wonder the junior A Bobcats have circled that position as a priority leading up to the trade deadline Saturday (Jan. 10).

The AJHL’s Bobcats are down to six healthy defencemen, with Noah Smith back on the sidelines in his recovery from shoulder surgery last year. Lloydminster lost a mainstay on the blue-line as Esteban Cinq-Mars joined the QMJHL’s Val-d’Or Foreurs just as the Christmas break began.

“That’s obviously what we’re looking for,” coach Eric Labrosse said about the Bobcats’ search for defensive help. “But, as we stand right now, it’s not as easy as it seems, because everyone is looking for the same thing across the league. It feels like it’s a little harder to find a defenceman this year, as it could have been at other times in other years.

“But yeah, we do realize that, as an organization, we’re short right now in that situation and we are trying to add in that position.”

SMITH RECUPERATING Smith, 18, is back home in Brooks, Alta., rehabbing his ailing shoulder.

The second-year Bobcat played his first game of this season Oct. 31 and appeared in eight games before being forced to sit out since late November.

“Noah tried to play through it for a bit,” Labrosse said. “It was a little too painful to bear with, so it’s more caution now to leave him out and make sure he heals properly, and to bring him back when he’s healthy.

“Because you don’t want a young player to drag on an injury into (another) season and maybe make it a career-ending injury over time, so we’re taking our precautions with him and we’re following the doctor’s guidelines in how long that we have to keep him out of play. He’s going to be out for probably still another minimum of six weeks.

“He’s rehabbing with the medical people back home that took care of him a few months ago. He’ll be back here in the next few weeks when he’s going to be feeling a little better.”

NEW BOBCAT ON BLUE-LINE On the final weekend of action before the Christmas break, the Bobcats added former Drayton Valley Thunder defenceman Tafari Chingwaru, most recently of the BCHL’s Salmon Arm Silverbacks.

Chingwaru, who turned 17 in September, is an Edmontonian who played 28 games in the AJHL last season and 10 games in the BCHL this fall.

Now, he has four games under his belt as a Bobcat.

“Tafari is a very young defenceman still,” Labrosse said. “Even though he was playing in the BCHL, we’ve still got to keep in mind that he’s a very

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Tafari Chingwaru, 17, is the newest member of the Lloydminster Bobcats’ defence.

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young defenceman. He played last year in Drayton for half the season. It was a learning process for him. And this year, starting in the BCHL, it gave him a look at a different league.

“Now, we brought him in because we felt that his play with the puck was what we needed. We needed a defenceman that could move the puck and transition the puck. Also, he’s a player that has a lot of upside to his game. Now, it’s all about developing his game and making sure that it’s a consistent, steady game, not just an offensive game. So, we do have to work on the defensive aspect of the game with him, but he has a lot of good upsides to his game, and we want to make sure that we utilize him to the best of his ability for our team right now.”

CINQ-MARS IN THE Q In just four months with the Bobcats, the 19-year-old CinqMars made a lasting impression in Lloydminster. The big blue-liner from Longueuil, Que., contributed offensively and defensively and was an assistant captain despite being a newcomer.

At the World Junior A Challenge this December in Trois-Rivieres, Que., he was named an all-star defenceman in captaining Canada

West to a silver-medal finish. His teammates with the select West team included Bobcats forwards Matthew Hikida and Raphael Messier. One of their assistant coaches for that tournament was Labrosse.

When he returned to Lloyd in midDecember, after the tourney, CinqMars was courted with pitches from major junior teams and U.S. colleges.

“The traction that he was getting after that tournament was more college teams, actually,” Labrosse reported. “He had five (NCAA)

THREE GOALIES IN TOWN Th e Bo bc ats’ se ve n re maini ng defencemen were 19-year-olds Jaxan Hopko and Quinn Keeler, 18-yearolds Smith, Brady Gamble and Xavier Normand, and 17-year-olds Chingwaru and Dylan Deets.

While the defensive depth was depleted, Lloydminster continued to carry a plethora of goaltenders.

Even after the departure this week of the team’s youngest netminder, 18-year-old Sam Madgett, to his hometown Halifax Mooseheads of the QMJHL, the Bobcats still had three goalies in town. CONTINUED ON PAGE 16

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LLOYD WELCOMES SHARMA’S PLAYOFF PEDIGREE Two of those goalies are 20-year-olds — Ty Matonovich and Jaiden Sharma — and the other is 19-year-old Ben Polhill.

Sharma, formerly of the BCHL’s Surrey Eagles, became a Bobcat in December. Matonovich arrived in Lloyd in November, after Polhill suffered a knee injury that has sidelined him for the past two months.

Labrosse said Sunday that Polhill was ready to resume practising with the team this week.

“We hope to see Ben in action maybe a few weeks from now,” the coach said.

“He will come back with us this week to try to step on the ice and see how he’s doing.

“It’s at the early stages of him trying to go out on the ice and see how his injury reacts. Hopefully, we’re close to a comeback, but we’re still uncertain about how far he is from playing with us.”

Sharma netted his first win as a Bobcat last Saturday night in Lloyd’s 5-4 victory over the Grande Prairie Storm.

As they gear up for a playoff run, the Bobcats hope Sharma can provide critical post-season experience from his two-and-a-half seasons with Surrey in the BCHL. “He had a full playoff run where his team went to the championship,” Labrosse said of Sharma and the 2024 league-champion Eagles.

“That’s always valuable experience, when you have a player that’s gone down that road and knows what it takes to win, and to go through a long (playoff) process, going through a few different series where it can be gruelling at times.

But when that happens and you win, you learn how to win. It’s important to have guys on the team that have won.

“Jaiden became available (in December), and it was also in the sense that Ben (Polhill) was injured, so we wanted to have another goalie with experience that could hold the fort in the meantime with Ty Matonovich. That’s why we got Jaiden in that trade at that time.”

Kael Screpnek (right) and the Lloydminster Bobcats greet Whitecourt Wolverines’ newcomer Xander Schulte in Sunday action at the Hub. John MacNeil Meridian Source

U18 PREP FORWARD COMMITS TO BOBCATS Stockpiling for the future, the Bobcats announced Monday that Okanagan Hockey Academy U18 prep forward Landon Nagle has committed to Lloydminster for the 2026-27 season. The Post Falls, Idaho, native has scored six goals and 26 points after 16 games this season in the CSSHL.

ABOVE: Jadon Iyogun leads the Lloydminster Bobcats with 14 goals and 26 points in 28 games this season. BELOW: In Sunday’s game at the Hub, the Bobcats posted 51 shots but lost 4-2 to the Whitecourt Wolverines. John MacNeil Meridian Source photos

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Foster represents Alberta in U18 nationals JOHN MacNEIL SPORTS EDITOR

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Lloydminster native Alivia Foster knew she was skating into largely uncharted waters this past fall when she represented Team Alberta in the Canadian under-18 women’s hockey championship at Mount Pearl and Conception Bay South, N.L. Foster, who regularly plays defence with the U18 AAA Lloydminster Steelers, was selected to an Alberta contingent made up mostly of players from the heavily populated centres like Calgary and Edmonton.

“It was an unreal experience,” said Foster, otherwise an assistant captain in her second year with the Steelers in the Alberta Female Hockey League.

“It was really good to represent not only Alberta, but also Lloyd. There aren’t many people from Lloyd who have ever been on the (provincial) team, and there hasn’t been one for a few years.

“It was super good competition.

Our team didn’t do the best, but we bonded really well. The week was so much fun. The hockey was so good and everything. Overall, it was a really great experience.”

Foster turned 16 in November, a week after the national championship. She believes the prestigious tournament broadened her knowledge and development not only hockey-wise, but also on a personal level.

“I didn’t know as many people, coming from Lloyd,” she said. “Like, all the Calgary girls know each other, and the Edmonton girls know each other. But I made a lot of good friendships throughout it, though.

“I had to kind of open up a lot more than I usually do. So, it was good experience. It got me out of my comfort zone to go talk to more people and create more friendships with people you play against (under normal circumstances in Alberta).”

Some of those familiar faces included a cluster from the Edmonton Junior Oilers White team that won the Esso Cup national U18 girls’ club championship last April in Lloydminster. On home ice, Foster performed admirably as a rookie with the host Steelers in that swan song for the venerable Centennial Civic Centre.

This season, she has made such connections with the five Oilers who were chosen to the provincial team — Julia Curran, Brynn Evans, Evie Hanson, Ciara Lang and Bree Prediger.

Shortly after the U18 nationals, Foster played against those same girls and scored the lone Lloydminster goal in a 4-1 loss to Edmonton at the Cenovus Energy Hub. Last weekend, those rivals faced each other again in Edmonton as the Junior Oilers White (13-3) defeated the Steelers 3-1 on Saturday.

With a 2-3 record, Alberta placed seventh in the national championship

Second-year blue-liner Alivia Foster is an assistant captain with the U18 AAA John MacNeil Meridian Source Steelers. at Newfoundland this November.

During that tournament, Foster missed just one of the Steelers’ regular-season games in the Alberta league.

“I was super fortunate on that,” she said. “I was supposed to miss two, but I was lucky I only missed one, because the other game was postponed.”

Foster is a leader with a young Lloyd team that has punched above its weight in the provincial league this season, compiling a 5-9-2 record through 16 games and sitting sixth in the eight-team loop.

“We had a really good start of the season, and then we won Crown,” she said about that Edmonton-area U18 girls’ tournament. “It’s been really good. We just keep pushing.”

The Steelers were back in tournament mode in mid-December for the Mandi Schwartz Memorial in Wilcox, Sask.

After posting a 1-2 record in preliminary play, Lloyd defeated the Swift Current Wildcats 4-3 in overtime in the playoff round. Jamie Hensch scored the OT goal. Steelers captain Skylar Heinrichs tallied twice, and Peyton Oborowsky collected a goal and an assist.

The 16-team tournament involved top female clubs and prep schools from across Western Canada.

Lloyd opened with a 5-2 victory over the Saskatoon Stars and lost 4-1 to the Winnipeg Avros. The next day, the Steelers dropped a 4-1 decision to Shawnigan Lake school from British Columbia.

In last Saturday’s loss to Edmonton, Jayda MacLeod netted Lloyd’s lone goal on a power play.

In a couple of weeks, the Steelers host fourth-place Calgary Fire Red (10-3) on Jan. 17 and 18 at the Hub. The smooth-skating Foster has recorded a goal and two assists in 15

games with the Steelers this season.

At this year’s U18 nationals, she picked u p an assist in Alberta’s 4-3 victory over Team Atlantic, the eventual silver-medallist.

“My role was a lot different on the provincial team,” said Foster, five-foot-10 and 150 pounds. “I was more defensively (oriented) on Team Alberta, and it was really good. I thought that I played my role well and I adapted to it well.”

In the national spotlight, virtually all of Alberta’s games were close, including its 4-3 loss to Ontario Red in the quarter-finals.

Alberta secured seventh after edging Saskatchewan 3-2 on Hanson’s overtime goal. It was another big finish for Hanson, whose heroics in Lloyd last spring helped Edmonton win the Esso Cup. Scouting during that high-profile tournament contributed to the selection of provincial teams this past summer and fall.

“They kind of watch all yearround,” Foster said about Team Alberta’s scouting. “They invited 48 people to a summer camp, and then we had a weeklong, really hard camp in Red Deer, and from there they cut down to 28.”

During their fall camp, the Alberta U18 girls played exhibition games against the University of Alberta and

the University of Calgary. Afterward, Hockey Alberta announced its final 20-player roster for nationals.

As she continues to progress on the ice, Foster’s future likely includes university hockey.

“I’m just trying to decide right now where I want to go,” said Foster, a Grade 11 student at Lloydminster Comprehensive High School.

Her older brother Aiden graduated from LCHS last June on the same weekend that the Tampa Bay Lightning selected the 18-year-old forward in the fourth round of the NHL draft. Now in his third year with the WHL’s Prince George Cougars, Foster has 10 goals and 19 points after 35 games this season.

“I talk to him every day,” said Alivia Foster, whose 11-year-old sister Avery also plays hockey.

Aiden’s break at Christmastime was relatively short, so Alivia planned to “talk to him and hang out with him” for a few more days during a visit to Prince George. On that trip, she was excited about seeing the Cougars play against the Victoria Royals on backto-back days in late December.

“They’re a really good team again this year,” she said about Prince George (23-13-2). “Everybody didn’t think that they would be, since a few of their top guys left last year, but they’ve had a really good year so far.”

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The U18 AAA Lloydminster Lancers are at home in the Hub this weekend as they go up against two of the top teams in the Alberta Elite Hockey League.

The Lancers face the Calgary Buffaloes at 4 p.m. Saturday and the Fort Saskatchewan Rangers at 4:15 p.m. Sunday.

The Rangers (18-6-2) are the first-place team in the North Division, while the Buffaloes (13-8-3) sit second in the South section.

After a strong finish to 2025, Lloydminster (6-14-4) opened the new year with a pair of losses last weekend — 2-1 to the Sherwood Park Kings on Saturday at Tofield and 8-5 to the Edmonton Junior Oilers Blue on Friday in Lloyd. The Junior Oilers (17-5-2) are in second place in the North standings, while the Kings (13-11-2) are in fourth spot.

Lloydminster slots seventh in the North, one point ahead of the last-place Grande Peace Storm (6-12-3). The Lancers pulled out of the basement with a productive streak in November and December. In the latter stages of that swing, the Lancers gained seven of a possible 10 points in their final five games before the Christmas break, posting three wins, a regulation loss and an overtime defeat.

That 6-5 OT loss on Dec. 21 was against the same Junior Oilers team that came to Lloyd on Jan. 2 for the resumption of the AEHL regular season.

Soon after competing in the Circle K Classic tournament in Calgary during the holidays, Edmonton went up 3-1 in the first period en route to its three-goal victory over the Lancers.

The Junior Oilers led 5-1 early in the second when Lloyd changed goaltenders, as Asher Ammann took over from Stran Edge. The duo faced a combined 38 shots. The Lancers fired 44 shots at Edmonton goalies Oscar Hazen and Ethan Berard, who took over a minute into the third period when Lloyd forward Kelton Doolaege cut the lead to 6-4.

Doolaege also picked up an assist on Carson Mazzei’s second goal of the season. Gavin Pratt, Kael Scott and call-up Shaun Going, with his first U18 AAA goal, also scored for the Lancers. Tripp Fischer and Aiden Harman each recorded two assists.

Jake MacDonald, with 10 goals and 20 points after 17 games, tallied twice for Edmonton. Miron Borodin collected a goal and two assists.

FISCHER PART OF WHL TRADE Late Tuesday, word broke that Fischer, the Lancers’ rookie forward, was involved in a 12-piece WHL trade that saw his major-junior rights dealt to the Seattle Thunderbirds from the Prince Albert Raiders. Headlining that trade, the Raiders gained NHL first-round draft choice Braeden Cootes, a centre who was Seattle’s captain. The Vancouver Canucks selected the Sherwood Park, Alta., native 15th overall in last June’s NHL draft.

In Saturday’s U18 AAA game at Tofield, Dax Derocher’s tally with 6:14 remaining gave Sherwood Park its one-goal victory over Lloydminster.

Knox Bendera’s power-play goal put the Kings ahead 1-0 in the first period.

The Lancers’ Doolaege, with his ninth goal this season, evened the score three minutes into the second.

Ammann blocked 32 shots in the Lloyd net. Cole Chorostkowski made 34 saves for Sherwood Park.

The Kings won another one-goal game Sunday as they edged the Junior Oilers Blue 5-4 in overtime. Marcus Lamoureux’s two goals included the overtime winner.

In last weekend’s action, Lloydminster was still without one of its top scorers in rookie forward Brody Sunderland of Kitscoty. The Spokane Chiefs’ prospect has been sidelined for the past month.

The Lancers have added 15-year-old defenceman Cobin Garnett from Lloyd’s U17 AAA team. The former captain of the U15 AAA Lancers is from Mannville.

JUNIOR B PROMOTION The U18 AAA Lancers’ Doolaege, a Castor native, dressed for the junior B Killam Wheat Kings on Sunday for their 5-4 shootout victory over the visiting Wainwright Bisons.

The Bisons are in a dogfight with the Lloydminster Bandits and Vermilion Tigers in the upper echelon of the Northeastern Alberta Junior B Hockey League standings.

Just two points separate those three teams, with the Bandits (20-5) in first place, one point ahead of Vermilion (18-3-3) and two in front of Wainwright (17-3-4). Killam (9-14-2) is sixth in the seven-team league.

In this weekend’s junior B action, Lloydminster is at home to the fourth-place Cold Lake Ice (11-13-1) at 8 p.m. Friday at the Hub. At the same time Saturday, the Bandits visit the last-place Vegreville Rangers (1-24).

The No. 5 St. Paul Canadiens (10-14) host Wainwright at 8 p.m. Friday and Vermilion at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Vermilion entertains Vegreville at 8 p.m.

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RM of Frenchman Butte ZB Notice NOTICE Public notice is hereby given that the Council of the Rural Municipality of Frenchman Butte No. 501 intends to consider the adoption of a new Zoning Bylaw under The Planning and Development Act, 2007.

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PUBLIC HEARING Council will hold a public hearing at 2:00 PM on January 28th, 2026, at the R.M. Office located at SW 11-53-24-W3M (just north of the junction of highway 3 and highway 21N) to hear any person or group that wishes to comment on the proposed bylaw. Council will also consider written comments received at the hearing or delivered to the undersigned at the R.M. Office before the hearings.

Email: administrator.rm501@sasktel.net Phone: (306) 344-2034 Issued at the RM of Frenchman Butte this 6th day of November, 2025.

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MINISH: Frederick Gordon Minish passed away on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at St. Joseph’s Integrated Health Centre in Macklin, SK at the age of 94 years.

Fred was born on March 8, 1931, in Rosetown, SK, to Orville and Ethel (Hare) Minish. He was the second youngest of nine children and grew up with a strong sense of family, hard work, community and values that guided him throughout his life.

After completing high school in Rosetown, Fred began farming alongside his brothers, Bob and John. Farming would remain a central part of his life after he and his wife Theresa (“Teddy”) were married in 1957.

In 1960, they moved to Lashburn, SK, where they farmed south of town along the Battle River and raised their four sons. Fred took great pride in his work on the land and in providing for his family.

Never one to sit still, Fred pursued a variety of interests. He had natural curiosity for how things worked and a lifelong love of building and repairing.

Whether it was creating something with his hands or carefully restoring old radios, he found joy in tinkering and had an appreciation for craftmanship which enabled him to express and develop his creativity. Later in life, he discovered a passion for downhill skiing and spent many winters as a certified ski patroller with the Canadian Ski

Patrol, an accomplishment he was especially proud of.

Above all, Fred was devoted to his family. He was a loving husband, a dedicated father, and a proud grandfather and great-grandfather who took great joy in watching his family grow.

Fred is lovingly remembered by: his wife, Theresa (“Teddy”) Minish; his sons, Grant Minish of Vancouver, B.C ; Dale (Nicole) Minish of Lloydminster, SK; Duane (Kim) Minish of Lloydminster, AB; and Travis (Deb) Minish of Lloydminster, AB; grandchildren, Haylee (Carson), Owen (Kyra), Brandon (Megan), Katlin (Chey), Teddy, Arthur, Daisy, Kirsten (Jordan), Danton, Mikayla (Andre) and Andrie; great - grandchildren, Ezra, Faye, Jaxon and Beau; brother-in-law David Lockerbie; and many nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.

Fred was predeceased by: his parents, Orville and Ethel Minish; sisters, Marion Smith, Keitha Allan, Vera Stevens, Shirley Shappert and Orla Lockerbie; brothers, William, John, and Robert Minish; brothers-in-law, William Smith, Sydney Allan, Willis Stevens and Carl Shappert; and sisters-in-law, Gladys Minish, Viola Minish and Pauline Minish.

The family would like to express their heartfelt gratitude to the staff of St. Joseph’s Integrated Health Centre in Macklin for the loving, compassionate and devoted care shown to our father.

A graveside service will be held in the spring of 2026.

Donations in memory of Fred may be made to St. Joseph’s Integrated Health Centre.

McCaw Funeral Service Ltd., of Lloydminster, Alberta administered the funeral arrangements.

CARD OF THANKS The Minish family would like to thank all those who showed their support.

BAERT: Rita Baert passed away at Lloydminster Hospital, Lloydminster, Saskatchewan on November 30, 2025 at the age of 100 years.

Rita is survived by: her son, Moe; daughters-in-law, Wyn and Jeannette; son-in-law, John; grandchildren, Ken (Noelia), Doug (Kristy), Mark (Lyn), Tyler, Owen and Chase (Dana); step-grandchildren, Chantal (Ty), Shawn and Kelly (Marilyn); and numerous great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, extended family and friends. Rita was

predeceased by: her husband, Archie; parents, Albert and Julienne; sons, Gerry, Frank and Ron; daughter, Brenda; daughter-in-law, Sheila; brothers, Henri and Leon; and sisters, Loretta "Pearl" and Isabelle.

The Prayer Vigil and Mass of Christian Burial for Rita was conducted from St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church, Lloydminster, Alberta on Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:00 am.

The interment was held at the Lloydminster City Cemetery, Donations in memory of Rita may be made to St. Anthony's CWL or donor's Charity of Choice.

McCaw Funeral Service Ltd., of Lloydminster, Alberta administered the funeral arrangements.

CARD OF THANKS The Baert family would like to thank all those who showed their support.

GAYLE ANNE DUBYK: On December 26, 2025, Gayle Dubyk passed away at the age of 67 years.

She is survived by her sister Marlene (Charles), brother David (Shelley), sister-in-law Martha, and Aunt Betty, as well as numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and wonderful friends.

She was pre-deceased by her parents Dmytro “Matt” and Bertha, as well as her brother Larry.

Gayle was born and raised in Lloydminster, SK. She had a special fondness for animals, which remained throughout her

life. As a young woman, she served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in San Diego, California.

Following her return, she spent most of her career working for the Church Educational System, first in Edmonton, and then in Lethbridge, where her many colleagues enjoyed her quick wit and never-ending sense of humor.

As the keeper of the family grapevine, Gayle could always be counted on to remember birthdays, weddings and other special days. She was constantly on the lookout for your next birthday card. And it was always hilarious!

Gayle will be greatly missed, but we are grateful for the time we have enjoyed together and look forward to the day that we meet again.

A memorial service will be held at 1:00 pm on Saturday, January 3, 2026 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 205 Fairmont Blvd S, Lethbridge.

To send a condolence, please visit www.salmonandsons.ca

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LORNA REVILLA BEST:Lorna Revilla Best (née Howard) With cherished memories for a beautiful life lived, the family of Lorna Revilla Best (née Howard) of Bonnyville, Alberta regretfully announce the passing of their beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, great great grandmother and sister on Sunday, December 28, 2025 at the age of 91 years.

Leaving to mourn are her sons: Terry Best, Jonathon (Melanie) Best; seven treasured grandchildren; twelve adored great grandchildren with another on the way; two great great

grandchildren; sister: Thelma Howard; Lorna will also be missed by her many nieces and nephews, extended family and friends.

Lorna was predeceased by her husband: Percy Best; sons: Ezra Best, Patrick Best; parents: Ezra & Olive (née Howse) Howard; brothers: Brian Howard, Roy Howard, Herbert Howard, Wesley Howard; sisters: Ethel Shirley, Faye LaFontaine.

As per Lorna’s wishes, cremation has taken place. The family will celebrate her life at a later date when she is laid to rest in Mervin, Saskatchewan, during a private ceremony.

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IN LOVING MEMORY

In loving memory

DOUGLAS DUROVICK

DECEMBER 5, 1950 – JANUARY 11, 2018 We think about you always, we talk about you still You have never been forgotten,

NORMA STENMARK - MAY 27TH, 1937 – DEC 30TH, 2021 DOUG STENMARK - MAY 18TH, 1931 – JAN 15TH, 2022 Those we love don’t go away, They walk beside us every day, Unseen, unheard, but always near, Still loved, still missed and very dear.

Forever in Our Hearts Linda & Darrell & Families Lori & Lewis & Families

and you never will We hold you close within our hearts and there you will remain To walk and guide us through our lives until we meet again Vera Lisa, Colin, Curtis, Lauren & Families

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If roses grew in Heaven Lord, Please pick a bunch for me.

Place them in my daughters arms And tell her they’re from me.

Tell her that I love and miss her And when she turns to smile, Place a kiss upon her cheek And hold her for awhile.

Because remembering her is easy, I do it everyday.

But there is an ache within my heart That will never go away Always In Our Hearts Dad & Mom

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