Vegreville News Advertiser - August 1, 2018

VOL. 71 NO. 31

71 YEARS OF SERVING THE COMMUNIT Y

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2018

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RCMP files from July 23 - 29 Arthur Beaudette News Advertiser July 23 00:23 – Report of a dog that sounds like it is in distress. Barking non-stop.

Patrols were made but the dog was not located.

10:42 – Report of a stolen vehicle in Mundare. No suspects or witnesses.

The vehicle was added to the RCMP database.

12:35 – Complaint of harassment. A male reported that his Ex-girlfriend keeps showing up at his house. The female was spoken to and agreed to leave the complainant alone.

14:56 – A business reported an attempt to order a gift over the phone to be delivered to a 3rd party. This occurred on 2 different days but the credit card was not approved.

14:54 – 911 report of a male who was ATVing with friends and was stuck in a mud bog. There were no injuries and he was not lost. He was calling 911 to request that the RCMP come to pick him up and take him to his friend’s house.

RCMP DID NOT respond and the caller was referred to a towing company.

15:41 – Male reported that his truck had been moved and was found in some bushes and damaged. His residence had also been entered and he observed footprints in the home, however, nothing appeared to be stolen.

18:18 – 911 hang-up. A male had called needing police. While on route to the address of the call, the member was updated that the male being called about was in a dumpster. Member attended and spoke to the male in question, who was collecting bottles from the dumpster.

July 24 00:40 – Member patrolling conducted a traffic stop on a speeding vehicle that was clocked at over 140 kmph. The driver was found to not have any insurance. The vehicle was towed and tickets were issued.

12:26 – Report of an unwanted male causing problems at a local agency.

Members attended. The subject of the complaint then left and was also banned from the property.

21:06 – Report of youths being seen on the roof of a school. Identities are being determined from the evidence provided. Still under investigation.

July 25 03:00 – Female observed crying in an alley with a male present. The female was found to be intoxicated and was arguing with her mother. The male provided her a ride home.

10:28 – Male attended the detachment stating that someone was texting his phone about his latest tax return having a miscalculation. They also stated that the Canadian Government would be coming to arrest him. They were also asking for banking and other personal information to which the male provided nothing. *** This is another attempt at scamming money from people.

July 26

04:13 – Report of a suspicious vehicle near Hwy 631 and RR142. The complainant reported that his dog was barking and when he went to the window he observed a newer model Dodge car which was parked out front of the home. When he looked out, the car sped off at a high rate of speed.

13:29 – Report by a female that someone had called her to inform her that her Visa debit card had been used on eBay. The complainant knew something was wrong because she does not have a Visa debit card.

15:53 – Mother reporting that her

conduct.

20:05 – Female reports that her Ex is trying to log into her Facebook account.

There is no evidence of an offence being committed or that the Ex is involved.

23:11 – 911 report of a car vs semi collision on Hwys 16 and 631. The car had failed to stop at the stop sign and t-boned the semi-trailer which was traveling on Hwy 16. The driver of the car was ticketed.

July 27

11:31 – Male attended the detachment to report a trailer which was parked on the street for about 2 weeks. A member attended, located the trailer and spoke to a family member of the owner and advised them to move it.

13:52 – Report of a break and enter to a shed. The lock was cut but nothing was taken as the shed was already empty.

15:39 – Female reports that she ended up at a retail store at the same time as her husband. She has a no-contact order on the husband, however, the contact was incidental. No charges to be laid.

15:45 – Male reported that he received a call saying that he owed money for income tax (CRA) and that he needed to pay them via iTunes cards. The male bought some cards and provided the numbers to the person on the phone.

The male then attempted to buy more cards at another retail location who refused to sell him the cards and advised that he go to the RCMP. *** CRA Scam.

16:50 – Male called requesting assistance with his Ex regarding a child custody order. A member mediated the situation over the phone.

July 28

daughter’s lime green BMX bike was stolen. The bike was locked to a fence prior to it being stolen. Still under investigation.

17:24- Male called to report a verbal dispute over the phone with a female.

Details are unclear however the male stated that the female was at his residence and had hit herself in the face as she was leaving. The female was advised that the male does not wish her to return to his residence.

19:45 – Female caller reported someone driving into oncoming traffic. The caller stated that she had to swerve to avoid the other vehicle and observed the driver talking on his cell phone.

She did not want charges laid. Members spoke to the registered owner of the vehicle and warned them about their

00:45 – 911 open line call. It was determined that a female had overconsumed liquor and was taken to the hospital.

14:16 – Report of a male passed out in an alley. Members patrolled but no further details are available.

16:00 – Traffic stop conducted for a trailer with no license plate. It was found that the driver to be suspended and having no insurance or registration. The vehicle was towed and tickets were issued.

July 29

00:13 – 911 report of a domestic disturbance. Banging noises were heard.

When members attended, they were greeted at the door by a hostile male who attempted to punch officers. The male was charged with assault on a

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More Gun Control Arthur Beaudette News Advertiser - Opinion In what may be a knee-jerk reaction to the tragic Danforth shooting in Toronto, the Liberal government is contemplating enacting stricter gun control laws or even outright bans on handguns in Canada. At the same time, the U.S. has allowed for the legal release of 3D printing plans for guns as early as today.

On one side, the already introduced Bill C-71 creates enhanced checks and restrictions along with longer record keeping among other things. Critics have responded by stating that there are significant loopholes in the bill which does nothing to ban assault rifles.

Now there is talk of adding to Bill C-71 with respect to handguns. The official comment was that the government would be looking at a “broad range” of options.

An outright ban would affect people from all walks of life including hobby shooters, law enforcement (many of whom also privately own handguns) as well as sport shooters. The Summer Olympics has 15 shooting events, some of which include pistol shooting. An event that Canada has medaled in previously.

An outright ban would also only serve to stem the flow of guns used in crime from one source; guns obtained from legal gun owners. Those stolen or sold after legal purchase.

Guns smuggled into Canada from the US (with 5% of the

world’s population but 42% of the world’s civilian gun ownership) constitute another large source of guns potentially flowing into Canada.

In May of 2018, 60 guns were seized from an alleged gun runner who was delivering to gang members in Toronto.

Other investigations revealed that unsuspecting visitors to the US with Ontario plates were targeted. Guns were hidden on vehicles along with GPS tracking units and then later recovered without any knowledge by the owner of the vehicle.

Clearly, none of these guns would have legal owners in Canada and thus stricter gun laws would have no effect.

The argument on both sides is valid. Unfortunately, those who want to instill fear and acts of terror do not need handguns.

This has been witnessed all over the world when these people find other means such as trucks and homemade bombs.

As of this morning, a new twist has been added. The U.S. Department of Justice has ruled that blueprints for 3D printed plastic guns can be published online. The previously banned weapon also known as “ghost guns” can be made using a nail, a bullet, and a 3D printer, and is said to be untraceable and invisible to metal detectors.

While experts state that the 3D printed guns are not practical and fail after only one or two shots being fired, that may be enough for some. Also, like the first generation of anything,

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Mrs. Littlewood Goes to The Farm Dear Sirs/Mesdames: We fully believe that the $34,000.00 payment for 80,000 km mileage for Mrs. Jessica Littlewood, MLA, New Democratic, Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville is totally justified.

She is, after all, picking up sides of beef & other assorted lovely meats from former Premier Ed Stelmach’s farm that Ed butchers himself and sells at contract rates to area residents who don’t have a reliable means of transportation. So, a former area MLA helping out the current MLA in a rare display of bipartisanship. Having the Province of Alberta pick up Jess’s tab for doing this seems reasonable as she is covering off for the fact that Greyhound is discontinuing all passenger bus service in Alberta.

Residents who cannot afford meat at the full retail rate should have the ability to have proper meat & protein nutrition just because they are of a lesser means financially. All

letter to the editor - CONTINUED ON PAGE 19 Name: Valery Hernandez Likes: soccer, Mexico Dislikes: cold weather

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This is Tech Support Calling (and phone).

- The Canadian Revenue Agency and all other legitimate companies will NEVER ask you to pay in iTunes cards and (hopefully) will not be aggressive or threatening.

- No legitimate support company should have an issue with you calling them back at a number you have on file or that you can find on a company business card or website.

- Always look at the security and address of any site you are entering personal information on. Sites known as Phishing CAN look legitimate.

- If you have important information. BACK IT UP.

Arthur Beaudette General Manager - VM Systems

No!!!

It’s not “Tech Support”, it’s a scam!

If you read the Blotter, you will have noticed an ongoing theme. Phone and computer scams. These are definitely not new, however, they do seem to be increasing.

The problem has been written about in the pages of the News Advertiser before, but with the increase, we see in the Blotter as well as with people coming into our office, it bears repeating.

In recent news, the US has arrested 74 people across 5 countries including Canada in a worldwide email scam crackdown. In 2018 alone they state that they have disrupted more than $16 million.

Unfortunately, that is only a drop in the bucket when compared to the $3.7 billion reported lost since the FBI started tracking the issue. One can only imagine what the global total is.

Unfortunately, technology has done more than make finding cat videos (or old friends) easy. It has allowed scammers to target more individuals with automated dialers and mass emails.

A particular target for this activity cannot be identified as there does not seem to be one. The nature of how these scammers make contact is indiscriminate but at the same time relentless. We have seen people of all ages and walks of life fall victim to computer scams.

Here are a few things to keep in mind to keep yourself safe.

- Remember, Microsoft and other companies will never proactively reach out to you to provide unsolicited PC or technical support. Any communication Microsoft has with you must be initiated by you.

- If something pops up on your screen, don’t call the number in the pop-ups.

Microsoft’s error and warning messages never include a phone number.

- Your computer is NOT sending Microsoft error information.

- If you are a part of a corporate IT environment, your support team will already have remote access to your computer and you should have a phone number (on file) where you can call them back to verify any requests. We never call our customers asking for remote access.

- Even if you recognize a name or email address, be wary of opening attachments in emails you are not expecting.

- Always be sure to have an up to date antivirus program on your computer

Good backups do not have to be expensive.

The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, who clearly are not in the business of being found easily, are here: http://www. antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/ index-eng.htm. They provide information on different types of fraud (including computer fraud), tips on protecting yourself and ways to report an incident.

If you’re in doubt, it’s wise to ask the advice of a close friend or relative, or even your banker. Rely on people you can trust. Remember, you can Stop Phone Fraud - Just Hang Up!

- VM Systems is based in Vegreville and has provided IT services to companies and individuals in NE Alberta for over 25 years.

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from the pages of the vegreville observer

Compiled by Dan Beaudette

90 Years Ago – August 1, 1928

Alberta’s crop acreage for 1928 shows a marked increase over that of the previous year according to preliminary figures issued by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. While this estimate is subject to revision on the compilation of the information secured through cards circulated to public schools, the first estimate of the acreage in various crops is as follows, the Inal estimate for 1927 being shown in brackets: Wheat, 6,808,100 (6,251,000); Oats 2.315.000 (2,243,000; Barley 408,000 (400,000); Rye 145,150 (156,547); Flax seed, 12,500 (12,597); Potatoes, 31,100 (31,136).

It has been a long time since Vegreville horse-lovers have had an opportunity to see good races on the local track. Monday’s card had to be eliminated owing to the rain, but this served to put the track in the best of shape for Tuesday and Wednesday. All races were keenly contested and fast time was made, one race on Wednesday breaking a track record. Bonnie Hal stepped out in the second heat of the 2.20 Trot or Pace in the record time of 2.14 ¼.

75 Years Ago – August 4, 1943

On Monday evening, the big wind and rain storm which came up about 7:30 was accompanied by some hail here, which developed into real disaster at the Old Town. The path of the storm was about two miles wide and of undetermined length, but the Observer is informed that some of it went as far east as Ranfurly. Farms three miles south of Vegreville are reported to have 100% loss, among those losing being Joe Cassidy, P Rempis, Jake Mast, Aristide Bienvenue, L. Collison, the Hans Mayer farm and others along that line.

Trade Minister MacKinnon announced Friday night that the Canadian wheat Board has set initial wheat quotas for the 1943-44 crop year at three bushels per authorized acre, against the five bushel quota established for 1942-43. He said these quotas would apply at stations where there was sufficient space to complete delivery of the final 1942-43 quota of 15 bushels.

Charles Dumont, who has been with the R.C.A.F. as mechanic, has arrived home, having been honorably discharged from the service on account of sickness.

Miss Ruth Clements, R.C.A.F., arrived home on Wednesday to spend a week or so leave. She was seriously ill at Montreal some weeks ago but is now recuperating nicely.

50 Years Ago – July 25, 1968

If enthusiasm on the part of the coaches means anything to a club’s success, and it usually does, then the Vegreville Pool Sharks swimming club are well on their way to a good season. JoAnne Hughes, Vegreville Swimming Pool supervisor, told the Observer of the excellent manner in which her charges conducted themselves at the swimming meet at Devon and the enthusiasm simply bubbled from her. She said the club had 11 swimmers competing in the meet that hosted six clubs at Devon but they managed to garner 48 points and sew down third place. Geri Van Leuken was the star of the Vegreville club as she took firsts in each of the four competitions entered: 100 yard freestryle, 50 yard butterfly, 100 yard back crawl and 100 yard breast stroke.

First round of the Pee Wee ‘B’ baseball play-offs will be played in the newly constructed Vegreville baseball diamond on Sunday, July 28th. Visitors will by the club from Lac La Biche who will play in the double-header event. The return game of the series will be played at Lac La Biche on Sunday, August 4th.

25 Years Ago – August 3, 1993

The tornado that swept through the Holden and Vegreville area on the evening of July 29 left behind a path of destruction. At about 10 p.m. the John Giebelhaus farm 10 miles south of Vegreville suffered extensive damage as a result of a tornado touching in the yard. The tornado destroyed sheds, granaries, farm machinery, vehicles, barn and did major damage to the home.

Many of the 1200 hogs in the property also had to be destroyed due to injuries sustained in the storm.

Town of Vegreville is denying any wrong doing in the dismissal of the community’s recreation director earlier this spring. Town administrator Richard Binnendyk told the Observer the move simply came about as part of the town’s restructuring and downsizing in response to upcoming provincial funding cuts. However, former recreation director Kathy Knox says her dismissal may have been political. “The malicious manner in which it was done leads me to believe it was more than economic downsizing.”

Harold Mori, vice-principal of St. Martin’s School in Vegreville, accepted a cheque for $200.00 from Russel Giebelhaus and Clinton and Lorraine Ziegler for an outdoor volleyball net for the playground.

Letters Welcomed

One role of the Vegreville News Advertiser is to promote dialogue on various issues of concern to area residents. We accomplish this by welcoming Letters to the Editor and allowing various issues to be debated through our pages. All letters must contain the writer’s name, address and phone number. Anonymous letters will not be printed, however the writer’s name may be withheld from publication in special circumstances deemed appropriate by the Publisher.

The Vegreville News Advertiser reserves the right to edit letters for length, clarity, spelling and grammar, taste or for reasons of potential libel. The Vegreville News Advertiser reserves the right to withhold letters from publication.

Alberta can Spur Entrepreneurship

by Cutting Personal Income Taxes Ergete Ferede and Charles Lammam The Fraser Institute Entrepreneurship remains a vital source of innovation, which helps grow economies and provide employment opportunities for Albertans.

Unfortunately, several recent studies have found fewer businesses are being started in Alberta (and Canada as a whole), pointing to a long-term decline in rates of entrepreneurship.

This downward trend in entrepreneurship could have negative and widespread effects on Alberta’s economic well-being.

Given the current state of entrepreneurship, there’s a growing debate over how government policies affect entrepreneurship and what policies could help reverse the decline. A common focus of these debates is tax policy.

Do higher personal taxes hurt entrepreneurs? If so, how much does changing tax rates affect entrepreneurship? Since Alberta has recently increased its top personal income tax rate from 10 percent to 15 percent, these are timely questions with real consequences for Albertans.

A higher income tax rate can affect entrepreneurship in two ways.

On one hand, it can discourage entrepreneurship because entrepreneurial activity is inherently risky and entrepreneurs pay significant taxes on all incomes (labour income, capital gains or dividends) when they are successful.

However, the tax savings for entrepreneurs are quite limited when they incur losses. Higher taxes decrease the reward for entrepreneurs but do little to mitigate the risk, leaving them with plenty of risks and far less opportunity for reward.

On the other hand, with a higher income tax rate, entrepreneurs have more opportunities to reduce their tax burden through legal tax-planning techniques, and the potential tax-saving benefits increase with higher income tax rates.

This suggests that higher income tax rates can actually encourage entrepreneurship, even if it’s not productive entrepreneurship.

So how do rising personal income tax rates impact entrepreneurship in practice?

A recent Fraser Institute study sought to answer this question. The study analyzed Canadian provincial data from 1984 to 2015, focusing on how the top personal income tax rate affects entrepreneurship while accounting for other factors that also influence entrepreneurship such as demographics, business taxes and the state of the economy. To measure entrepreneurship, the study uses the business entry rate, defined as the number of new businesses as a percentage of total businesses.

The findings are telling and clearly relevant for Albertans. Increasing the top personal income tax rate is associated with lower rates of entrepreneurship. In Alberta, for every one percentage point increase in the top personal income tax rate (holding all else constant), 275 fewer new businesses would enter the economy over the long-term (in this context, approximately a four-year span).

However, the Alberta government in 2016 increased its top personal income tax rate by five percentage points. Based on the study’s findings, we estimate that 1,374 new businesses will not start up in the province due to the higher tax rate.

Over the past 30 years, an average of 22,778 new businesses started in Alberta each year. Relative to the average number of businesses created each year, increasing the top income tax rate by five percentage points will reduce the number of new businesses by six percent. Because the federal government also increased its top income tax rate by four percentage points in 2016, Albertans can expect the decline in entrepreneurship to be steeper.

The Canadian economy has experienced a decline in entrepreneurship for years. If Alberta wants to halt this decline and encourage entrepreneurship, reducing the top income tax rate would be a good place to start.

At the very least, if Alberta policy-makers don’t want to exacerbate the decline in entrepreneurship, they should refrain from further increases in the province’s top income tax rate.

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Jessica Littlewood Answers Mileage Claim Questions Emily Mailhot Reporter – Vegreville News Advertiser Since the release of Alberta’s provincial public servants’ financial claims, Fort SaskatchewanVegreville MLA Jessica Littlewood has been getting a significant amount of buzz for her mileage claim of 80,000 km (amounting to $34,800) over the 2017-18 year.

While many do have questions about how she could have reached such an astounding kilometre count over the past year, Littlewood says that most of the contact she has received has been positive. “Often, a negative response will cry the loudest,” Littlewood commented, “But most people I have spoken to since the report have been very encouraging.

The office is f looded with feedback… I don’t think we’ve seen this much since the introduction of Bill 6.”

In response to the media and any questioning constituents, Jessica Littlewood sent out a press release titled “Have Truck, Will Travel,” which will likely appear in several newspapers throughout the area in the coming weeks. In the news release, Littlewood recounts some of the multiple-event days she spent in her constituency throughout the year.

She writes; “Whether it’s the six grads I attended during grad season, accompanied by six high school awards nights, or the nine ag societies that host rodeos, or the three Legions I serve, or the 12 municipal councils that I work with, rural Alberta continues to show me how busy it is. Not to mention all the Zabavas… if you don’t know what that is, Google it and then attend one!

“Living in my Fort Saskatchewan apartment and working between three offices, I can put on a lot of kilometres. It’s part of the reason I bought Betty, my 2005 black Chevy Silverado from a friend. Betty is sturdy and reliable and allows me to feel a little safer driving these

highways with 4 wheel drive, day in and day out, no matter the season. Getting out is my numberone priority…. I have been at the kitchen table of families as the forests smouldered around them, and I have surveyed the damage of floods on our secondary highways so that I know what those affected are asking their government to do to help, and so they know that I truly care.

That matters to me. And I’ve heard from my constituents that it matters to them, too.”

This statement definitely lines up with what a curious constituent might see if they were to browse the News Advertiser, or any other local media/social media in Fort SaskatchewanVegreville; an MLA at work.

But, as we still had our own questions about the mileage, a review of mainstream media articles, the Government of Alberta Report of Selected Payments to the Members and Former Members of the Legislative Assembly and Persons Directly Associated with Members of the Legislative Assembly, and an interview with Littlewood were conducted for this article.

Mainstream media centres bring the nextclosest mileage users into contrast with MLA Littlewood. These were Mr Nathan Cooper (Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills) with 51,627 km in 2017-18, and Mr Drew Barnes (Cypress-Medicine Hat) with a similar 50,164 km logged. It was noted in one article that these constituencies count more kilometres within their boundaries than there are in Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville.

Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville has a population of 49,399 (Wikipedia constituency map 2017) spread through the municipalities of Andrew, Bruderheim, Fort Saskatchewan, Josephburg, Mundare, Scotford, Tofield, and Vegreville.

(Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville Wikipedia page).

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InnoTech Seminar Attracts Alberta Biologists Emily Mailhot Reporter – Vegreville News Advertiser This past week was full of field days for InnoTech Alberta’s Vegreville facil-

ity, to show guests their Native Plants project. Starting with a visit from the Town of Vegreville, the field days continued on Monday, July 30 with guests from Smoky Lake, St. Albert, Elk Island National Park, and other organizations and municipalities throughout Alberta.

The morning began with free coffee and doughnuts for the guests, and a briefing on the project, which is working in partnership with the Alberta Seed Development Program. Project leaders Aakash Goyal, Bonnie Drozkowski, and Marshall MacKenzie led the field day, with the exception of the researcher and big contributor Christine Small, who was in the process of moving out of province for another professional opportunity.

InnoTech Alberta’s development of native seeds is a part of the effort to develop applied, innovative, and practi-

cal land reclamation and remediation procedures and technologies for landscapes disturbed by industry, particularly in the oilfield, but opportunities for development are also being explored in urban areas. Native Plants Technologist Marshall Mackenzie brought up the tourism opportunities that developed in an area in Texas, U.S. when a municipality utilized native wildflowers and plant species to landscape one of their parks. “The same opportunities would likely be available anywhere,” Mackenzie said, “and all it would take would be to reclaim land in some of our urban areas.”

The native plant program has, so far, worked to collect the seeds from certain areas. They then clean the seeds, germinate them, and help them to grow. Once the plants reach maturity and produce seeds, those seeds can be grown agriculturally, to produce more seed that can then be sold for land reclamation purposes. “There is always the question of how many generations of seed it takes for a plant to cease being native,” Said Mackenzie, “Whenever we clean that seed, we might lose 2% or the smallest seed, which restricts the generations. But as it’s only one generation, is that enough o change the genetics of the plant from a wild to a manufactured species?”

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Bruce 105th Stampede Emily Mailhot Reporter – Vegreville News Advertiser Over the past 105 years, the Bruce Stampede has given farming and ranching families in Beaver County the opportunity for a weekend of family fun. The longest-running annual oneday rodeo in Canada, the Bruce Stampede brings together the best rodeo cowboys and cowgirls with amateur rodeo events for a stampede that all can enjoy. With a day each for the Amateur Rodeo and the Canadian Professional Rodeo Associationsanctioned events, there was plenty of time for all kinds of rodeo fun, and a parade, pancake breakfast, and BBQ build a sense of camaraderie for all who have attended over the years.

The Bruce Stampede Rodeo Society kept up the tradition on July 28-29 with the 105th Bruce Stampede in Bruce, Alberta.

Saturday’s events kicked off with the singing of O’Canada, led by Abbylynn and Cassidee Morken, and ‘A Cowboy’s Prayer’ led by Jayden Chomik. After this, the amateur rodeo began with the

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Great Canadian Mule Race (mules running the track in the same pattern as the Great Canadian Horse Race,) the Pony Express, and mutton busting.

The rest of the Amateur Rodeo events included wild cow milking, PeeWee barrels, calf tying (14 and under), a stick horse race for children six and under, a bloomer race, rescue race, cow riding, and wild cow races. The children were also able to engage in a calf scramble, in which two ribbons are tied to the tail of a calf, who runs around the arena until the winners can get the ribbon off his tail. The greased pig race replaces the calf with a pig, who has one ribbon tied around it’s neck.

During intermission, the J&S Trick Riding performers entertained the audience with their danger-defying horseback feats.

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Alberta Distracted Driving S/Sgt Jerry Nutbrown RCMP Ponderings - Vegreville Aviva Canada is an insurer in Alberta for motor vehicles and they are reporting that their distracted driving claims have increased 58% over the last 2 years. Either they are ensuring every driver in the province that drives distracted or this is confirmation that we have a serious problem in Alberta. By a lot of accounts, distracted driving is riskier than impaired driving! As I go about my duties and even when people talk to me off duty, distracted driving is a topic that often comes up. Why? Because others, as both drivers and passengers, can see the disregard for the law prohibiting this activity.

Nationally, according to the article regarding Aviva, claims have increased by 23% while Ontario has increased by 12% and Quebec by 34%.

While in court a few weeks back I watched as the judge did not take kindly to a fellow admitting to using his phone but arguing that he didn’t agree with the distracted driving laws in Alberta. The judge reminded him that court was not the venue for that and convicted him.

This week I stopped a driver talking on his phone and he was very honest with me about his driving habits. He is not from this area and said he works in the ‘patch’ (meaning oil-related work) in Saskatchewan. He said he honestly uses his phone while he drives quite often as does everyone he knows from working in the patch. In this instance, he did have his phone set up with Bluetooth for his truck, but just didn’t use it. I asked to confirm with him that it can’t be everyone he works with and he said that “literally, it is every single person.” His casual use of a cell phone was discussed further. I mentioned to him that I have been to more deaths caused by distracted driving than impaired driving, yet there are far more drivers such as him that are willing to use electronic devices.

He seemed to be surprised by this but I am not sure if his driving habits will change.

The fellow said that the fine amount is high but not a deterrent for him or his co-workers to stop using their phones. I appreciated his honesty with me and we talked further about why the law is in place and what it’s intent is. He did not say he would stop so I urged him to use the technology in place if he needs/wants to talk while driving.

Pulling someone over for talking on their cell phone while they have Bluetooth available in the vehicle they are driving is unfortunately fairly common and something I can’t understand.

If you do this, please stop. If you are ever a passenger in a vehicle and the driver starts to use an electronic device, please have them stop. If you are on a phone call or receiving texts from someone you know is driving (and often we know) please don’t continue interacting with them. If someone you know is often using electronic devices when they drive please have them read this and maybe have a frank discussion with

them. I’d rather not have another driver living with killing someone because that phone call or text they took was just too important to ignore. Or, having to notify a family their loved one was injured or killed because someone chose to use their phone. And yes, this can happen to anyone.

Currently in Alberta, being fined for distracted driving will cost you $287 and 3 demerit points get added to your driving record. Apparently, this isn’t enough.

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Eastern Alberta District Rural Crime Reduction Unit Arrest Four on Warrants Corporal Ronald Bumbry EAD - Media Relations Officer Frog Lake, Alberta – Crime Reduction Units are the cornerstone of the Alberta RCMP’s Crime Reduction Strategy.

These units, both at the detachment and district levels, have the experience, investigational skills and flexibility to quickly mount operations that lead to arrests and support local police resources.

On July 18, 2018, members of the Eastern Alberta District Rural Crime Reduction Unit (EADRCRU) conducted efforts to locate individuals in Frog Lake related to firearms incidents and armed robberies. A male wanted on outstanding warrants from Edmonton was found hiding in the basement of a residence.

Matthew Moyah (35) of Frog Lake was

arrested without incident and is facing several charges, including the following: • Flight from police • Dangerous driving • Failing to comply with a probation order He was released on a Recognizance after a judicial hearing and is scheduled to appear in Edmonton Provincial Court on Aug. 28, 2018.

On July 19, 2018, EADRCRU members located another male at a gas station in Frog Lake who was wanted on outstanding warrants. During this incident, a prohibited weapon and drug paraphernalia were seized. Kevin Stahn (30) of Fishing Lake was remanded into custody in order to serve his sentence related to provincial offences of which he was previously convicted.

On July 24, 2018, EADRCRU members located two wanted individuals at a residence. Bobby Lacombe (24) of Fishing Lake was arrested and charged with the following Criminal Code offences: • Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000 • Flight from police Murvanna Flamond (25) of Fishing Lake was also arrested and charged with: • Assault with a weapon • Assault • Mischief under $5,000 They were released with a Recognizance and are scheduled to appear in St. Paul Provincial Court on Aug. 16, 2018.

EADRCRU Logs More Outcomes Corporal Laurel Scott Media Relations Group Eastern Alberta District – Several detachments collaborated last week with the EADRCRU and below are some of the significant outcomes: On July 24, 2018, Redwater RCMP Detachment, with the assistance of the Eastern Alberta District Rural Crime Reduction Unit (EADRCRU) executed a search warrant at a residence in Redwater as a result of a stolen property investigation. Several stolen items were recovered, including property from local businesses such as tires, tools, and automotive parts.

Karl Faucher (28) of Redwater and

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by crime over $5,000.

Both were released following a bail hearing and are scheduled to appear in court in Fort Saskatchewan on August 9, 2018.

On July 26, 2018, EADRCRU members spotted a male at a residence in Elizabeth Metis Settlement who was wanted on outstanding warrants and fled on foot through the woods. With the assistance of Cold Lake Police Dog Services (PDS) and members of the community, the male was apprehended without incident and held in custody for a short time

by RCMP members. The male from Elizabeth Metis Settlement, who will not be identified as per t he Yout h Criminal Justice Act, is facing multiple charges, including the following: · Assault with a weapon, · Failing to com-

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At InnoTech Alberta, they also grow the plants in systems, in order to test their abilities to grow together in an ecosystem.

The researchers warned that growers may not always be aware of where they are getting their seed from, as even seeds from a native species can come from somewhere else, such as Iceland, or the United States. This is because there are very low origin requirements for common seed

EADRCRU - CONTINUED from PAGE 12 ply with a youth order, · Failing to comply with a probation order, and · Failing to attend court.

The male was released on a recognizance and is scheduled to appear in court in Cold Lake on September 12, 2018.

On July 27, 2018, EADRCRU members were conducting patrols in St Paul in conjunction with the St Paul RCMP Detachment.

EADRCRU members conducted a traffic stop with a vehicle and arrested the driver, as he was prohibited from driving. Further investigation revealed that the driver of the vehicle was impaired by alcohol. A 43-year-old male of Goodfish Lake will be charged with the following offenses: · Driving while disqualified, · Impaired operation of a motor vehicle, and · Impaired operation of a motor vehicle over 80 mg%.

He was released on a promise to appear and is scheduled to appear in court in St Paul on September 6, 2018.

The EADRCRU continues to work in cooperation with the detachments in Eastern Alberta District to identify and target repeat offenders.

that is available on the market. Especially with less expensive seed, producers with intentions to grow native seeds should check the origins of the seed they purchase.

The field day also included a tour of InnoTech’s farm, laboratory, growth chambers, and greenhouse, then wrapped up with a complimentary lunch.

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Ask the Guys Dear Classified Guys, My kids are in love with my father-in-law's new car because it came with windshield wipers on the headlights. He made up a story that he pays a Smurf to live inside the car and turn the wipers on and off when it starts raining. As far as I'm concerned, a home for Papa Smurf might be those wipers only real function. It seems like an awfully silly feature.

Could headlight wipers really improve our safety or is it just another gimmick?

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Cash: It's actually a little bit of

both, depending on how you look at it.

Carry: However, it is nice of your father-in-law to keep the Smurfs employed. There aren't many job opportunities out there for Smurfs.

Cash: Over time, your headlights can collect road dust and dirt, diminishing the amount of light illuminating from the car, especially in the wintertime. I tend to like the idea of just pressing a button to turn on the headlight wipers and to clean the lights while still driving.

Carry: Although, a paper towel at the gas station can accomplish

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the same thing. I, on the other hand, agree with our reader. The option is just plain silly. Today's cars, although more reliable than ever, are complicated enough.

Headlight wipers with separate motors for each headlight and a pump for washer fluid is just one more thing to maintain. A paper towel at the gas station doesn't need replacement parts.

Cash: As you can see, even we have differing opinions on the feature.

Carry: Saab was the first to introduce the headlight wiper in the early 1970's. Their goal was to make sure headlights were capable of illuminating the road with the maximum amount of light. It

was such an innovative idea that Sweden, where Saab originated, made it mandatory on all cars sold in the country.

Cash: Today, other automotive manufacturers around the world have added the feature to some of their high-end models.

Carry: So as you can see, headlight wipers could be considered both a gimmick and a safety feature. But the concept of cleaning your headlights is an important safety issue. Next time you stop to fill up your gas tank, take a minute to wipe the dirt off your headlights.

Cash: Otherwise, you can always employ a Smurf with a bottle of window cleaner!

Many of the car components we regard as necessities started as options. Headlights originated in the late 1880's as optional detachable oil lamps fitted with reflectors and a handle. They were used to light the road and also detached to fix flats. As night driving became commonplace, oil lamps were replaced with acetylene (gas) headlamps that didn't blow out as easily. By 1898, electric head and tail lamps were introduced, and gasoline buggies were outfitted with the first car battery.

Blue Light Special

What's that blue light in your rear view mirror? No it's not the cops. It's the new Xenon headlight. Now becoming standard on some cars, these lights provide more than twice the illumination than their halogen counterparts.

However, they do come at a price. The new lights can cost up to $800, making them a popular theft item on some models. Since their introduction, carmakers have redesigned their installation to make them tougher to steal.

Reader Humor Touchy Situation

In my state it's mandatory that your car be inspected every year and a new inspection sticker be placed on the windshield.

So last time I was at the dealer for routine maintenance, I noticed my sticker was about to expire. I asked the mechanic if he could do the inspection process and update the sticker.

Complying with my request, he told me to sit in the driver's seat and follow his commands.

"Put on the emergency flasher," he shouted. "Great. Hit the brakes," he replied. "Now turn on your headlights." But I was a little perplexed when he yelled, "Good. Now flash me your high beams."

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PUK, Anna (Annie) In loving memory of our dear mother and baba who passed away August 4, 2003 Time may help us to ease the bitter pain Of the loss of one held dear; But only few know we miss her, And the loneliness of this year.

I try to be brave and remember She is now free from all pain; And at the road’s end, God willing, We, too, shall meet again.

Lovingly remembered and sadly missed, Ernie & Louise, Gordon & Marion, David & Rosemarie, grandchildren & great-grandchildren

In Loving Memory Of SKOLSKI, Peter J. July 20, 1928 - August 3, 2017

ELKOW, Sandra On Tuesday, July 24, 2018 Sandra Elkow of Vegreville, Alberta, passed away at the age of 86 years.

Sandra is survived by her loving family; children Elizabeth (Reiner) Kuppers along with their son Karl Kuppers; Kenneth (Venita) and David; siblings Pearl Werezuk, and Rose-Victoria (Len) Buk; along with numerous nieces and nephews. Sandra was predeceased by her husband, Joseph A. in 2014; son Joseph Jr. in 2002; her parents; along with numerous siblings.

A Funeral Service was held on Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at 12:30 p.m. at the Vegreville Seventh-day Adventist Church (5258-46 Avenue) in Vegreville, Alberta, with Pastor Brad Dahr officiating. Interment followed in Riverside Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to Adventist Development Relief Agency at www.adra. ca/donate To send condolences, please visit www.autumnrosefuneralhome.com AUTUMN ROSE FUNERAL HOME LTD VEGREVILLE, 780-603-5800

AHLSTROM, Roy Edward February 19, 1943 - July 19, 2018 Roy Ahlstrom passed away July 19, 2018 at the age of 75 in the Westlock hospital after a long and courageous battle with cancer.

Roy was born in Two Hills, Alberta, the eldest son of Charles and Edna Ahlstrom. Roy is survived by his wife Jean, his daughter Lee-Anne Campbell-Ahlstrom, sonin-law Troy and grandson Dawson (whom Roy loved dearly) and son Keith. His siblings Lorraine Tupechka, Ralph (Sylvia) Ahlstrom, Edwin (Marianne) Ahlstrom and Barry (Sharon) Ahlstrom, and numerous nieces and nephews. Also godchild Gordon Ahlstrom. Also survived by his extended family, Jean’s children and grandchildren.

He was predeceased by his parents Charles and Edna Ahlstrom, sister Verna, brother-in-law Gus, brother Arnold and brother-in-law Albert Tupechka and a dear friend Stan Elko whom he had known since childhood.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm Friday, August 3, at the Legion Centre in Westlock.

Roy, you were one of a kind, had a huge heart, was loved by all and will be sadly missed, by all who knew him.

Rest in Peace Roy, until we meet again in God’s Kingdom.

HAWRYLUK, Susan (Dolly) June 6, 1930-July 30, 2017 One year has passed since you left us Mom Seems like only yesterday that we were on our special shopping trips, where you talked all the way there and all the way back.

I sure miss that.

You left us all with so many cherished memories.

Your family continues to grow as you have 6 new greatgrandchildren.

You are in my thoughts during the day and in my prayers at night.

As you look down upon us-continue to bless us with your love.

In our hearts forever MOM. Love Brenda, Lloyd & family

In loving memory of NICK & NADIA HORON There’s always another tomorrow However hard the day There’s always an end to sorrow Time wipes our tears away There’s always a reason for living Though sad your hearts may be There’s always another horizon Beyond the ones we see Remembered Always Annette, Gerry, Jason, Shannon, Blair, Raeanne & Reagan Marlene & Ted

CHUDYK, Michael August 5, 2017 Sadly missed. Always in my heart.

Your wife Therese and Maria & Aaron & Madelien Rodney & Danielle

DAD “We’ll always remember That special smile, That caring heart, That warm embrace, You always gave us Through good and bad times, No matter what.

We’ll always remember You Dad because There will never be another one To replace you in our hearts, And the love we will always Have for you.”

Deeply missed by wife Anne, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren

THE BLOTTER - CONTINUED from PAGE 2 OLINECK, John In Loving Memory of our Dear Dad, Grampa and Great Grampa Who passed away August 6, 2017 Treasured are the memories we keep, Tucked deep in our heart.

On the day we lost you, 1 year ago Our whole world fell apart.

You left us precious memories, That make us laugh and cry.

The love you placed in our hearts, No amount of money could ever buy.

You were someone we could talk to, And on whom we could depend.

You were more than just a Father, Grampa and Great Grampa You were our best friend.

Deep in our hearts a memory is kept.

Always Loved and never forgotten.

Len & Cynthia, Kyle and Tyler, George, Ryan & Pam, Kali Dawn & Joe, Bekka & Brooklyn, Jess and Josh

In Loving Memory of KARBASHEWSKI, Peter 1935 - 2017 We little knew that morning, God was going to call your name, in life we loved you dearly, in death we do the same.

It broke our hearts to lose you, you did not go alone.

For part of us went with you, the day God called you home.

You left us with beautiful memories, your love is still our guide, and though we cannot see you, you are always at our side.

Our family chain is broken, and nothing seems the same, but as God calls us one by one, the chain will link again.

We Miss You Love Always, Mary, Deb & Richard, Darcy & Ailene, Derrick & Angela, Dwayne & Dana, Kari & Gerald, and Grandchildren

WYGERA, Mike J. On July 31, 2018, Mike Wygera passed away at the age of 90 years.

Mike is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Josephine; children, Marianne (Bob) Butcher, Debbie (Skip) Desaulniers, Christine (Art) Vandermeer, and Judy (Brad) Hartwick; grandchildren, Jared (Julianna), Tyler, Riel, Daniel and Melina; sister, Alice Bodnar; and numerous nephews, nieces, relatives and friends.

Predeceased by parents, John and Mary; siblings, Molly and Mary in infancy, Steve, Doris and Lily.

Thank you to the doctors and staff at Extendicare Eaux Claires for the compassionate care that they provided.

Funeral Service Saturday, August 4 at 10:00 a.m. at Park Memorial Chapel, 9709 – 111 Avenue, Edmonton.

Reverend Father Wasyl Sapiha officiating with interment in Szypenitz Cemetery at 2:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Edmonton Chapter, 17312 – 107 Avenue, Edmonton, AB, T5S 1G2 or the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada, Alberta Division, Edmonton Chapter, #150 – 6405 – 50 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, T6B 2T4. Вічная Пам’ять Photos, memories and condolences may be shared through www.parkmemorial.com.

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police officer and resisting arrest. The female at the residence was charged with assault of a police officer, obstruction, and resisting arrest.

12:47 – Report of someone banging on the windows of a residence. The subject of the complaint was looking for his mother, who no longer lives at that location. The subject was apologetic and did not mean to alarm the homeowner.

13:24 – Report of a vehicle pulling up to the caller’s property and likely “scoping it out”. Member attended but the vehicle was gone. The member spoke with the registered owner who stated that his air conditioning was broken and he was letting his dog out to cool off.

16:30 – Female attended the detachment reporting being assaulted by an ex-boyfriend. The boyfriend was located and arrested for assault.

22:41 – 911 report of a domestic disturbance. A female had called complaining of verbal abuse from her husband. However, upon further investigation, it was determined that the female had punched her husband. The female was arrested and released with court documents.

23:30 – Female reports that a male had forged her signature on a cheque and cashed it. Still under investigation.

During the week there were 9 false alarms, 1 false 911, 2 animal strikes and 74 calls for service were made in total.

MORE GUN CONTROL - CONTINUED from PAGE 4 this process will continue to evolve.

Regardless of how criminals get their guns, it is highly unlikely that preventing law abiding citizens from owning them will stem the tide.

Providing a deterrent to actually possessing and dealing in illegal

guns may be a more productive albeit less politically advantageous.

For a different approach you can see the car crushing done in the Philippines by President Duarte.

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Sasquatch Gathering at the Metis Crossing Emily Mailhot Reporter – Vegreville News Advertiser The Sasquatch Community Arts Society held their 23rd Annual Sasquatch Gathering and Music Festival in Smoky Lake County the weekend of July 27-29, 2018.

Over the past 23 years, the Sasquatch Gathering has moved to a total of eight different locales, choosing to roam “ just like their namesake,” as the program read. This year’s musical lineup

included Canadian artists such as Bobby Dove, Arlo Maverick, and Caleigh Cardinal, with genre’s and influences ranging from hip-hop, folk, blues, rock, and pop.

The Sasquatch Gathering pride themselves in a child and environmentallyfriendly environment, and require all their guests to curb littering, wastefulness, and belligerence. “Standing here on Metis settlement land, we aren’t just thankful for the venue,” said Nineca, Spanish-Canadian artist from Edmonton and the weekend’s Emcee.

“This is really such a beautiful place and I want us all to recognize and have respect for its significance.”

The Sasquatch Community Arts Society is a non-profit association, who keep the Gathering accessible to the public by the work of volunteers, corporate sponsorships, and funding from foundations such as the Alberta Foundation for the Arts and the SOCAN Foundation.

The weekend included camping in the scenic Metis Crossing, which is located just south of Smoky Lake, the musical performances of the Sasquatch Community Arts Society’s best bands and soloists, and the gathering’s traditional potluck on Saturday night. The evenings were filled with campfires, storytelling, and camaraderie that lasted long after the performances were over.

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Mileage - CONTINUED from PAGE 7 The longest distance between any municipalities in that district is 111 km, 126 if one were to maximize travel by taking a route that covers other towns in that area (which MLA Littlewood has been known to do) In contrast, Cypress-Medicine Hat has a population of 41,148 (Wikipedia constituency map 2017) spread through the municipalities of Redcliff, Medicine Hat, Bow Island, Foremost, Redcliff, Desert Blume, Irvine, and others. The longest distance between any municipalities in that district is 163 km.

In past years, Littlewood has been in the same range of claimed kilometres as her colleag ues, with 35,327 km in 2016 -17, (Cooper claimed 29,739 km and Barnes claimed 44,958 km in 2016-17). But this year’s count of 80,000 km is more than double than last year’s number. And if the kilometres are a part of our ML A’s philosophy that her people are best served by her presence, why weren’t her kilometre claims always so high? Littlewood responded to the question in many constituents’ minds. “For the first couple of years, I didn’t claim all of the kilometres I drove, because I didn’t realize how important that would be.” Littlewood also commented on the impact that wearand-tear has on a vehicle, which resulted in the purchase of her new truck this past year. “We wore one vehicle into the ground because I was driving so much. That’s when I started to understand why the budget for mileage was important, and I started to track my mileage more accurately.”

It should also be noted that after a look at the same records where the mileage claims are found, it shows that MLA Cooper’s Accommodation Allowance claim reached $23,534 in 2018, Barnes’ reached $22,997, and Littlewood’s reached a sparse $314.

A further look at the expenses of all of Alberta’s MLA’s reveals that they all spend their money in different ways, due to the unique demands of their rural or urban constituencies.

Littlewood did admit to understanding why the $34,800 paid out to her in fuel mileage would affect people strongly. “Before I was in office, I had a job where my annual salary was somewhere in that ballpark,” she commented. “It’s a lot of money.” At 43.5 cents per kilometre (and counting on the accuracy of her claim, which was based on personal and calendar records,) this would be less than half of what Littlewood spent in gas over the past year.

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Children make their own salad dressing with assistance from MHCB Summer Assistance, Randa Dahr. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

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An Evening with Matthias Emily Mailhot Reporter – Vegreville News Advertiser Matthias Barter’s Alberta “An Evening with Matthias” tour kicked off on Friday, July 27 with a concert in his hometown of Chipman, Alberta, where his singersongwriter meets coffeehouse tunes graced the ears of just over 50 audience members before he moved on to his next show at the Sunshine Club in Vegreville on the evening of Monday, July 30. This tour, organized around a visit home, also coincided with the launch of his first album, “The First One.” On the chance that members of these communities were recently making a “bargain with the radio, looking for a song to soothe their souls,” the Evening

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with Matthias and his music would have been just the thing to soothe their searching ears. Through his music, as well as an open and often comical narrative, Matthias walked the audience through seasons of change, from smalltown Alberta coffee shops to Ontario bus stops.

For the Vegreville concert, Matthias was accompanied by the talents of his brother Malachi Barter on the violin, and his sister Mariah Barter with vocals, as well as close friend Ben van den Bosch, who alternated accompaniment from percussion, to mandolin, to guitar.

While he had to adjust to a smaller band for his Alberta shows, Matthias described his music as “intimate enough that they don’t lose anything.” And while he does always appreciate the impact even one more instrument can have on a song, he feels that some of them are even at their best with only himself and his guitar.

The audience members reported that their evening with Matthias had been the best way they could think to spend their Monday night, and responded to both his music and his narrative with both laughter and some tears, as they related to his stories of love, learning, surgeries, anxiety, and friendship. CD’s sold to a high percentage of audience members and a representative from the Sunshine Club ran a concession of soda, squares, coffee, and packaged snacks, which also benefitted from the concert.

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Chomiak Charolais First out of the Gate

Calves for Cancer – Chomiak Charolais First out of the Gate John Chomiak Submitted Chomiak Charolais is the first to donate a calf to a worthy fundraising cause known today as “Calves for Cancer.” 2018 is a significant year for the Cross Cancer Institute, which is celebrating its 50 year anniversary. This fundraising project is a brilliant idea. When Jackie Rae Greening, Manager of Operations, Newcap Radio, CFCW & New Country 98.1 Program Director contacted John Chomiak regarding this brilliant idea and whether there would be support from Chomiak Charolais, John says it was an instant positive response to both. Thus Chomiak Charolais became the first donor.

The selection of the calf was instant. His name is Hooch, a 410-pound calf, tattooed as 11F. Hooch is one of two orphans that John is raising. Chomiak Charolais, during spring, experienced an unfortunate situation where two prized mother cows and a calf were electrocuted. An electrical problem occurred causing the current to travel via the ground wiring into the grounding rod, which a calf licked when standing in the wet area. The current traveled to two cows standing on either side of the calf and all three died. Since then John has been feeding the orphans commencing with a bottle and currently has progressed to a bucket. This daily attention regarding feeding is having both of them grow. By November, Hooch will be a heavy calf.

On the personal side of John, he became well acquainted with the Cross Cancer Institute. It was early 2016 when John’s 40 radiation treatments at

the Cross ended. When the Prostrate number (PSA) grew to 8.8, John’s family doctor insisted on further examination and testing. The diagnosis indicated cancer and the 40 days of treatment commenced in late 2015.

John claims that he got to know the cancer doctor, the techs, and others very well. Upon his 10th visit, John named the machine Bertha, an up-to-date in technology unit which was recently installed. Actually, John’s engineering company was the engineer to redesign the room to accommodate Bertha.

Six months after the conclusion of the radiation treatments, the PSA number dropped to 0.5 and John’s cancer doctor informed him that he did not need to see him anymore. John continues to get tested annually by a monitoring doctor. A year later the number dropped to 0.2 and last May the test indicated 0.1.

John feels that he is cancer free now. John’s advice: get tested regularly. The Cross Cancer Institute is a jewel of an institution. John says the staff working there, whether they are medics or techs or support people, are very good and upbeat. They all have a way of maintaining the clients’ spirits on a happy level. Cancer research requires more funds and the Cross Cancer Institute needs an upgrade.

John says that he feels that every farmer or rancher in this province has experienced or has known someone with cancer, whether it was an immediate family member or a friend or a neighbour. Alberta has the largest cattle herd in Canada and this should equate to many more than 50 calves for fall auction. As former CEO of Hemisphere Engineering and currently Principal Emeritus of MCW Hemisphere Engineering, John mentioned that the Consulting Engineers of Alberta association will purchase a calf and donate it for this cause. John says that many other associations and individuals can do the same.

Currently, John and Cathie are considering adding a second calf.

For now, John says that both Hooch and John are survivors. John wants to help and has had a conversation with Hooch and he is fully on board. He encourages all cattle folk to participate in this worthwhile cause.

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Moving to a Better Mood

Children raise their hand to be a secret leader. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent

Children dance their way to good mental health. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

Engaging in physical activities and eating right helps people be in a better mood! The young participants learned this through first-hand experiences at the Mental Health Capacity Building (MHCB) Mood Movers program for Grades two to four from July 23 to 26 at A.L. Horton School.

MHCB Wellness Coach, McKenna Makowecki said this program taught kids how to move their mood from having a bad day to a good day by nutrition and exercise.

Throughout the program, they taught children the different food groups. They showed children how to make different dishes that they can make at home. On July 24, they created a salad dressing for a Caesar salad. They learned how to read food labels. They also learned how to balance their diet and try new things. On July 26, they had a barbeque where the kids tried veggie dogs.

Children were taught that eating out and snacks are good sometimes but always must be done in moderation.

A big component of the program was trying out new foods and mindful tasting where children learned what food felt like and tasted like.

Games, free time, and dancing activities were available too.

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Rhythm of Life

Children dance to the instructions from Dance Instructor, Pauline Halina.

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Rosanne Fortier New Correspondent Children from the Sizzlin’ Summer Day Camp danced their way towards acquiring life skills at the Shake it with Bpdance Co. program on July 30 at Vegreville Centennial Library’s gymna-

Splash Safely this Summer Alberta Health Services Submitted Summer and water go together like peanut butter and jam—how can you have one without the other?

Summers in Canada are earmarked for outdoor fun, such as swimming, boating and other water-related activities. As pleasurable as water can be, it has some serious risks. Here’s how you and your family can reduce them.

Pool safety: Teach your child to swim.

• Always closely supervise children when they’re in and near water.

• Have adequate barriers around backyard pools to keep everyone safe and secure.

Open water safety: • Teach children to swim parallel to shore if caught in a water current.

• Never allow children to swim in a lake if an adult is not present; be within arms’ reach at all times.

• Never let small children swim in rivers or other fast-moving water.

Boating safety: Life jackets are mandatory for • all children and adults in Alberta while on a boat.

• Blow-up water rafts, mattresses or other devices are not safe replacements for a life jacket.

• Make sure your life-jackets are the right sizes for you and your children.

Diving safety: • Diving headfirst into the water is not safe for children or adults without proper training and confirming water depths.

• Enter backyard pools, lakes and other bodies of water with unknown depths gradually and feet-first.

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Initially, Dance Instructor, Pauline Halina led the children with warm-up exercises.

Then Halina taught some more advanced dance steps while she explained that listening to her instruc-

tions will help the children learn to be attentive.

This was part of Wacky Week which Sizzlin’ Summer’s organizers indicated promotes community, social skills, selfesteem and service to others.

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Grocery Stores Bulking Up On Ultra-Processed Foods Jean-Claude Moubarac Expert Adviser – EvidenceNetwork.ca In the 1960s, the biggest supermarkets only carried 10,000 items or fewer. Big supermarkets today offer almost 40,000 products.

To be sure, among those extra items are more kinds of fresh fruits, vegetables and non-food items. But not 30,000.

The vast majority of the additional food items are a huge range of ready-to-eat products from cookies to snacks to complete dinners that have a characteristic in common: they are ultra-processed foods.

Far too many products in Canada’s stores give us lots of calories but little nutrition.

And we have dangerously abandoned cooking and meal-time routines And they are not nourishing us.

A study I just completed for Heart & Stroke demonstrates the extent of the problem. It found that in 2015, Canadians received almost half (48.3 percent) of their total calories from ultra-processed foods, with the highest rates of consumption among those in whom it can do most harm - children.

Kids age nine to 13 get almost 60 percent of their calories from these unhealthy foods. This high consumption is evident across all socio-economic groups. Newcomers to Canada are the one notable exception; they consume considerably fewer of their calories from ultra-processed foods than those born in Canada.

What are ultra-processed foods and why does it matter?

Practically all foods are processed in some way. Some are minimally processed, such as fresh, dry or frozen vegetables and fruit, nuts, meat, fish, eggs, and milk. Others are culinary ingredients such as oil and sugar.

Processed foods are made by adding ingredients to minimally-processed foods; they include simple bread and cheese, and preserved vegetables.

The problem is ultra-processed foods.

They’re formulations of refined substances and additives; at the end, most have little or no intact food left. Think of a potato chip or a sugary puffed cereal that supposedly started with a hint of grain. They also include candies, other fatty, sugary or salty snack foods, packaged soups, sugary drinks and most ready-to-eat meals.

Overall, these products contain twice the calories, three times the amount of

free sugars and twice the sodium compared to non-ultra-processed foods (real foods). And they have much less of what we need: protein, fiber, vitamins and, minerals.

There has been a revolutionary change in our diets over the past decades and, while fewer people in rich countries like Canada now go hungry, many of us eat far less well. A previous study of mine showed that the vital change in the diets of Canadians since the 1930s has been the replacement of freshly prepared meals and dishes made with unprocessed or minimally-processed foods for one dominated by ultra-processed foods.

In the past 70 years, calories from ultra-processed foods have doubled from 24 percent to 54 percent of family food purchases. That’s not surprising since most of these foods are branded assertively, packaged attractively and marketed extensively, especially to our children. And they are everywhere, often at very low prices.

In the last few decades, especially in high-income countries and communities, the meal has been fast diminishing and to a large extent replaced by snacking, mostly on ultra-processed foods.

This is both a social disaster and a nutritional calamity. Preparing and eating complete fresh meals together is a vital part of healthy, vibrant families and societies.

Ultra-processed foods might be convenient and fast, but they’re not healthy and we’re paying heavily for it. An unhealthy diet is now the leading risk factor for death - it was responsible for 47,000 deaths in Canada in 2016. And the Public Health Agency of Canada says the annual cost of diet-related disease in Canada is $26 billion.

What can we do to combat this dietary crisis?

There’s no easy fix, but a number of important things can and must be done.

Restricting unhealthy food and beverage marketing to children is a good step.

Fortunately, such legislation is being debated in the House of Commons.

We need to have updated national dietary guidelines and education to help Canadians make healthy choices. Again, fortunately, the federal government has announced a new Healthy Eating Strategy that includes revisions to Canada’s Food Guide and strong frontof-pack nutrition labeling.

We also need to change how we think and talk about food. Our public discussions about food in recent decades have been focused more on particular villains - saturated fats, sodium, and sugar which has left little room to promote a whole-diet approach. We need to support people to look more at their overall diet, and the importance of taking the time to get fresh and minimally-processed foods to make more delicious but healthy meals at home from scratch.

We need to bring back cooking in schools, hospitals, senior citizens houses and even at workplaces so everyone can have access to freshly-made meals from real food.

We also need to restore the important social benefits families have lost by not spending time cooking and eating healthy meals together. These fundamental activities tie us together and to nature.

We can change. It starts by ignoring most of those 40,000 items at your local supermarket.

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Under the “I” for Intergenerational Fun Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent Sizzlin’ Summer’s children had a chance to have fun while they won good intergenerational relationship, as well as, literacy and numeracy skills at the July 26’s BINGO Game at Senior Citizen Sunshine Club of Vegreville Centre.

President of Sunshine Club, Dwayne Hlady assisted Lee Jones in calling the BINGO. Sizzlin’ Summer’s organizers indicated that this program was part of Culture Craze Days’ Week which promoted self-esteem, acts of kindness, social skills, and community.

Coordinator for Sizzlin’ Summer, Shelby Shapka plays BINGO with the children.

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Lee Jones calls the BINGO game.

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Here Comes the Sun (Screen)

Ah, the lazy, hazy days of summer.

The sun shines brightly––and strongly.

When it does, these tips will make your time in the sun safer.

Check the UV index, which measures sun strength. You can be sunburned in as little as 15 minutes. When the UV index is between 3 and 8, everyone, especially kids, needs sunscreen. If it’s above 8, these tips will reduce your risk of sunburn as well as heat rash, heat stroke and, over time, skin cancer.

Safety tips • Cover up: Wear wide-brimmed hats, UV-blocking sunglasses and thin light-coloured clothing • Limit the rays: Take frequent breaks in the shade or indoors • Apply and re-apply sunscreen:

Put it on every two hours (at least).

Match the sun protective factor (SPF) to the UV index and your skin’s sensitivity to sunlight. Babies have thin skin and can burn easily. Keep them out of the sun. Use an SPF 30 lip balm on your lips.

Stay hydrated: Bring lots of • water with you when spending time outside, and drink often, before you’re thirsty Car safety: Never leave your • child or pet alone in a car. Your car can heat up quickly, even on days that do not seem very warm.

Try to stay out of the sun between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., when the sun’s rays are strongest and the UV Index is at its highest.

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A Cozy and Compact Park

Main Photo: Aeryn, Blake, Grayson, and Taylor play on the playground equipment together.

Inset: The feelings and emotional wheel.

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Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent Cul-de-sac Park is an inviting playground park located around 49 Street and 41 Avenue that has plenty of equipment and things to do within a compact space.

This is for a good reason as Vegreville and District Child Development Coalition (VDCDC)’s early childhood development domain focus is emotional maturity at this park. The sign indicates that emotional maturity means children can deal with their feeling in a way that is appropriate for their age, they can leave their parents or guardians when needed, and they can control some of their impulses and fears, as well as, they can focus on activities.

Open-ended activities were plentiful at the Third Five Stop Park Hop at Cul-de-sac Park on July 27. This is guided park play fun where Vegreville Parent Link Centre partnered with VDCDC and other community organizations. Some of the activities set up were boxes were arranged in a random fashion for children to engage in creative thinking and play which helped their emotional maturity development as they worked together.

Some of the children decided to play hide-and-seek in the boxes and later, they made a fort. There was also an emotional wheel that helped children to understand the various feelings they may encounter. Coloring activities were set-up and there were free draws to win a door prize and other prizes. Healthy refreshments, water, and beverages were also available.

Main Photo: Parents help their kids build a fort.

Inset: This young gal invents a robot with the boxes.

(Rosanne Fortier/photos)