Vegreville News Advertiser - January 17, 2018

VOL. 71 NO. 3

71 YEARS OF SERVING THE COMMUNITY

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2018

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09:35 – Complainant attended the detachment to advise of shoplifting at a store in Vegreville. Complainant provided video and pictures of the suspect leaving the building with cans of spray paint. This matter is still under investigation.

09:57 – Another report of shoplifting where a suspect was identified through video surveillance. The subject was arrested and charged for the theft.

11:28 – Complainant reports he lost his MasterCard and there are transactions on it. Video shows a person using the card at multiple locations. Matter is still under investigation.

13:04 – Complainant attended detachment front counter to advise they are getting messages from their ex over the last while. Complainant turned over 26 pages of messages. It is unknown who sent them as there are no names. Advice was given to the complainant.

15:36 – Complainant reports 5000 litres of marked fuel stolen from rural Vegreville. Occurred some time over the weekend. No suspects and no video at this location. Complainant is requesting patrols.

21:13 – Complainant reporting that subject of the complaint is calling and leaving unwanted messages to collect a payment owed to the subject. Members spoke to the subject of the complaint who assured that it would not happen again.

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January 11 08:52 – Complainant called to report 4 tires and rims stolen from a truck. A fence was cut to remove the items and the truck was left on blocks. Value estimated at $8300. No suspects at this time.

21:29 – Complainant reports that their ex is making suicidal threats and if members attended that “bullets would be flowing�. Members made contact with the subject of the complaint who

00:56 – Gas and dash in Vegreville.

Black truck with unknown license plate filled up with gas and left without paying. Patrols were made but the vehicle was not located.

06:41 – Complainant reports that truck, trailer, and bobcat had been stolen overnight. Vehicles were parked behind the residence. The stolen property was recovered by Edmonton police who had one suspect in custody.

11:24 – Complainant called to report receiving 3 calls from an elderly person talking about very inappropriate matters. No information on caller ID and no further calls received. Reported for information purposed.

09:57 – Reported that a person filled up a vehicle with $30 worth of fuel. Subject

was found that an employee broke the lock by accident. No break and enter actually occurred.

January 13 02:36 – Complainant attends the detachment to report they were assaulted. A statement was obtained from the complainant who does not want to press charges.

09:44 – Complainant reports a dangerous driver in a white semi truck. Semi had a Pilot truck following and both were traveling at 110 kph. A police officer attended and observed Semi and pilot truck driving in an ordinary manner. No infractions were observed.

11:33 – Complainant advised they are being harassed. This is an ongoing issue between both parties. The subject of the complaint was previously warned to abstain from any contact with the complainant. The subject of the complaint was arrested, charged and released.

19:40 – Police officer observed a sedan with dirty license plate and tinted windows.

A traffic stop was conducted.

The driver was spoken to and warned about dirty license plate but issued a ticket for the window tint. During the traffic stop, there was an odor of cannabis coming from the vehicle. The driver was arrested. While searching the vehicle 1 gram of cannabis was located and seized. The driver was released.

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attempted to pay with a debit card but it did not work. Subject advised that they would return to pay later. The subject did not return to pay. This matter is still under investigation.

20:17 – Complainant reports that her house has been broken into. Fresh footprints and tire tracks in the yard along with a knife in the snow. Several items were stolen. IDENT attended for fingerprinting which was negative. No further leads.

was arrested under the mental health act and lodged in cells. This matter is still under investigation.

January 12 11:42 – Complainant called to advise that the CRA scam is back in Vegreville.

2 calls were received from the same number. No information was given and no money lost. Reporting for information purposes.

19:21 – Report of a possible impaired driver on Hwy 16A. Reported that the vehicle was traveling at 50 Kph on the highway and swerving all over. Patrols for the vehicle were unsuccessful.

23:42 – Reported that someone broke the lock off of a shop fence and that a break and enter may have been planned.

Members attended and observed the broken lock. Through investigation, it

05:10 – Complainant reporting possible trespassers. A police officer attended the location and checked the residence.

There were no fresh tracks in the snow.

The owner was present and confirmed there was no suspicious activity on his property.

22:00 – Member conducted a traffic stop on Hwy 16. The driver was wanted on outstanding warrants. The driver was arrested and released with documents for court in Edmonton.

23:50 – Member observed a vehicle swerve an hit the median while pulling out. A traffic stop was initiated. The driver of the vehicle had a heavy odor of liquor and bloodshot eyes. The driver was arrested for impaired driving and was released on documents to appear in court.

During the week there were 4 false alarms, 2 false 911’s and 2 animal collisions and 52 calls for service were made in total.

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A Better Grid Arthur Beaudette News Advertiser - Opinion A popular line from infomercials and product demonstrations of all kinds...

“There must be a better way”.

It seems that this past year has been a bit of an education on both the necessity and practicality for building a better electrical grid. With extreme weather events and advances in technology, is the grid as we know it obsolete?

There have been endless reports on how fragile the electrical grid is. From natural events to cyber-attacks to North Korea’s threat of an EMP attack, one has to ask themselves if we have a better option.

Tesla’s involvement with a grid-scale battery system in Australia has proven that this technology works at the consumer level with their PowerWall product all the way up to multi-megawatt utility-connected systems. While Tesla is not the only player in the game, they are also very good at the PR game so they

also get plenty of press.

Since Tesla hit their December installation target, there has been lots of news in this space. Tesla’s system successfully reacted in milliseconds to keep the grid up when a coal-fired plant had a problem. In Germany, over the Christmas holidays, the power companies had to call up industrial customers to use extra power (paying them to do so) because they had an abundance of wind and lower consumption. Severe storms in the past few weeks have left hundreds of thousands in the cold and the dark and on Sunday, the same Tesla battery at Hornsdale Power Reserve was paid AU$1,000/MWh (USD$790/MWh) to absorb excess electricity from the power grid. Some estimates calculate their take in the $60,000+ range.

Clearly, they have proven their technology works and can compensate in the short term for both excess power and a lack of power. However, this is

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I Made A Mistake: I Made A Mistake: Alberta’s Carbon Tax On Natural Gas Is Not 75%; It’s 81% Dear Editor: Recently there has been considerable discussion regarding Alberta’s carbon tax on natural gas, especially concerning the rate of the tax, which was boosted this month. I recently wrote a letter to the editor indicating that the increased cost would be equal to a 75% sales tax on home heating.

Turns out I was wrong. Recently, Sun columnist Lorne Gunter explained how the tax is actually the equivalent of an 81% sales tax. The calculation starts with the price of natural gas on January 3, which was $1.87 per gigajoule. The carbon tax is slated to be $ 1.51 per gigajoule, which overall equals

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Get Ready For A Greener But Poorer And Slower Economy Paige MacPherson Contributor - Canadians for Affordable Energy Canadians have generally accepted that carbon pricing is necessary to save the planet. But as taxes and consumer costs rise, promised green jobs fail to materialize and few others in the world seem serious about staying the course, it’s time for a rethink.

Rising population and prosperity in the developing world will grow global demand for energy for the foreseeable future. Billions of people will be lifted out of poverty. They will enjoy greater mobility and economic opportunity and live longer, healthier lives. Central to this progress is access to reliable and reasonably-priced power.

According to a wide list of reliable forecasting agencies, from the International Energy Agency to multinational conglomerates like BP, the rising demand for energy can’t be met any time soon by ‘clean’ renewable sources like wind and solar. Although these are increasing, for the next several decades at least, hydrocarbons will have to be burned, including much more than are burned today.

Greenhouse gas emissions will increase. Thus, for some policy-makers, rising energy-fuelled growth and prosperity is more a curse than a blessing.

How can we ‘decarbonize’ our world in the face of inexorable growth in demand for oil, coal and natural gas?

In Canada - nobly but naively - the answer is unilateral decarbonization.

As the world’s fastest growing economies expand fossil fuels usage, carbon dioxide emissions, jobs and growth, the federal Liberal government under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is heading the opposite direction, heaping on

taxes and regulations designed to reduce consumption of carbon-based energy along with the emissions, jobs and growth it produces.

The tax-and-regulatory gap with Canada’s largest and most important trading partner only widened after Donald Trump became president of the United States. When Trump jettisoned the Paris climate agreement last sum-

world. While most governments, and corporations like P&G, are posturing as climate defenders, only Canada and a handful of other western developed nations, are actually punishing consumers with taxes and regulations that substantially raise their energy costs.

These measures are having negligible impacts on emissions but they’re certainly being felt in our pocketbooks.

As the world’s fastest growing economies expand fossil fuels usage, carbon dioxide emissions, jobs and growth, Canada is going the opposite direction mer, he was loudly rebuked by a coalition of major U.S. companies. Consumer products giant Procter & Gamble was among those publicly calling for immediate climate action. But soon after, the multinational closed its plant in Brockville, Ont., to relocate operations in West Virginia where coal-powered energy is much cheaper than it is in coal-banned Ontario. The result: Canada’s CO2 emissions from P&G, along with almost 500 well-paying manufacturing jobs, will shift from Ontario to the U.S. Nearly 70 per cent of West Virginians voted for Trump in the 2016 presidential election. The P&G jobs, and others in the coal industry, are their reward.

Similar calculations are being made by voters and policy-makers around the

When Trudeau came face-to-face with 54-year-old Kathy Katula from rural Ontario at a town hall meeting last January, he learned about the real-life consequences of government climate policies on real people. “My heat and hydro now cost me more than my mortgage,” Katula tearfully explained to Trudeau. “How is it justified for you to ask me to pay a carbon tax when I only have $65 left of my paycheque every two weeks to feed my family?”

Although the federal government’s carbon tax will make hydrocarbon fuels even more expensive, Katula’s main complaint is actually with the Liberal government of Ontario, the most aggressively anti-carbon regime in the country. Katula and other Ontarians suffering from energy poverty can

blame the province’s massively subsidized and poorly structured green energy contracts, recklessly rapid phase-out of coal power generation, the infamous gas plant cancellations, and gross mismanagement of power supply and demand.

The primary architect of Ontario’s green energy debacle was Gerald Butts, now Trudeau’s principal secretary.

Butts developed the plan as policy adviser to former Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty. Although he moved on to head the World Wildlife Fund Canada in 2008, Butts’s influence was still evident in 2011 when McGuinty visited a Siemens Canada wind turbine blade manufacturing plant in Tillsonburg, Ont., to announce subsidies for the industry which, he promised, would deliver the next generation of clean energy jobs. Last summer, Siemens announced the plant’s closure and the loss of 340 Canadian jobs.

Alberta, the carbon energy capital of Canada, now seems bent on implementing a carbon copy of Ontario’s

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FROM THE PAGES OF THE VEGREVILLE OBSERVER

COMPILED BY DAN BEAUDETTE

90 Years Ago – January 18, 1928

Threshing came to an end at Beaver Lake district the day before yesterday. Of course nearly everyone got threshed before the winter came to stay, but one or two stragglers were left behind until now. The results are generally satisfactory except for occasional difficulties of storage and transportation; most of the wheat grades No. 3 tough and fetches around 94c a bushel which is not too bad considering the quantity and all other circumstances.

The question being asked these days which of the new towns on the new line is going to be the biggest and busiest. Warwick venture the opinion, despite the contrary opinion of Dick Fife, that Willingdon will be far ahead of Hairy Hill or Two Hills. There are already twenty businesses of various kinds in operation now, and there is every likelihood that before this year ends there will be a population of several hundred people claiming the classic name of Willingdon as their home town.

75 Years Ago – January 20, 1943

The farm home of J. Bradshaw, about a mile west of the Brush Hill church was completely destroyed by fire on Thursday, January 14th. The contents went with the house. No estimate of the loss is possible, but the house was built several years ago. Probably the greatest loss would be that of the furniture, clothing, etc., which were destroyed.

Flt. Sgt. H.E. Patchi, 21, some of Mr. and Mrs. D.A. Patch of Vegreville, piloted a Wellington bomber when the RCAF recently attacked the German submarine base of Lorient. The young airman said he saw two German fighters, but “they did not attack us.” Flt. Sgt. Patch attended school in Vegreville, and joined the air force in 1940. He went overseas in February, 1942, and has since married a member of the WAAF. Among those recently accorded the honor of an appointment as King’s Counsel is Walter M. Crockett, LLB of Vegreville. Mr. Crockett is very well known throughout the district and is receiving congratulations from his many friends for the distinction conferred on him. A former Vegreville resident, Gerald W. Baldwin, received a similar appointment. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. V.R. Baldwin of Peace River, and his father practised law here for years with Mr. Hulburt.

50 Years Ago – January 18, 1968

Representatives of Vegreville’s business community met with officials of the Edmonton division Canadian Pacific Railway last Wednesday afternoon to discuss the proposed closing of the railroad station here. The CPR representatives were led by Mr. H. C. MacBeth Superintendent, who informed that while the railroad was aware for the fact that opposition is encountered wherever it is suggested that stations be closed it has been found that the railroad has been able to provide a superior service.

The Brosseau 4-H Beef Club has experienced a very successful club re-organization boasting a membership of 17. The club held a Cash and Turkey bingo in December at Champlain Hal and wishes to thank everyone who showed up to make it, a success. A rink was entered in the St. Brides Curling Bonspiel. Lead by Mr. H. Coutu and consisting of Ralph Soldan, Karl Gongos and Roland Coutu, the rink took first.

The first baby of the new year, born at the Two Hills Municipal Hospital was a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. William and Mary Sarafinchin of Musidora on Friday, January 12th at 9:15 a.m.. Baby’s weight 8 lbs. 14 oz.

25 Years Ago – January 19, 1993

Women’s zone curling champion is the Brenda Dew rink. The rink consists of Brenda Dew, Roxanna Bennett, Colette Labrie and Penny Becker. The team recently won zones in Fort Saskatchewan and will be off to Rimby this weekend to compete in the Northern’s.

If the team is successful in the northern competition then they will be off to provincials.

The 1993 mosquito spraying program is expected to cost $18,000.

Last years program cost $16,960. The town receives 50% assistance on all expenses, involved in mosquito spraying, other than pesticide purchases from Alberta Environment.

Royal Canadian Legion, Vegreville Branch treasurer Gerry Krec presented $500 to VALID fundraising chairman Kay McKenzie and $730 to Vegreville Long Term Care Centre representative Enid Theophile. The funds for the Long Term Care Centre will be used for a veteran’s bed.

Superleague champions at the Heather Curling Club is the Roger Nakonechny team. The rink is comprised of Roger Nakenechny (skip) Greg Muzechla (third) Terry Muzechka (second and Pius Schell (lead) Simmental cow had triplets in January 3, 1993. The animals are owned by Lawrence Kit, who runs a farm located east of Lavoy.

“This cow gave us twins a couple of years ago”, said Kit, “but we were surprised when she started to have the third one.” Each of the calves weights 60 to 65 lbs. each.

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.

Shithole Countries

By Gwynne Dyer Poor Donald Trump. He was simply asking for information, and they’re all over him as if he were a racist thug. His choice of words was unfortunate, but the angels rejoice when an ignorant person seeks enlightenment. We should answer his question.

What Trump asked last Thursday was: “Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?” The members of Congress who were meeting with him are clear that by ‘shithole countries’ he meant Central American and African countries. El Salvador and Haiti came in for special mention.

What marks these countries out is that many of them are very poor, and some of them are plagued by war, crime and/or massive corruption. But most immigrants to the US have always come from countries like that.

The first wave of Irish who went to the United States in the mid-19th century were driven by famine at home. The German, Polish and Italian immigrants of the same period were fleeing poverty; the Russian Jews were also fleeing antiSemitic violence. They were all ‘shithole countries’ at the time.

They are safer, more prosperous places now, and the sources of the migrant flows have changed – but the motives of the migrants have not. They want to come to the United States because they think it’s better than where they live now. But Donald Trump had another question, too.

He wanted to know why the US couldn’t bring in g immigrants from non-shithole places like Norw Norway instead. This is harder to answer, because the whole concept of a shithole depends on sh your perspective. y From a Norwegian viewpoint, the

United States is....Well, let’s leave that question to Dr Christian Christensen, a Norwegian-American currently living in Sweden, who tweeted as follows: “Of course people from #Norway would love to move to a country where people are far more likely to get shot, live in poverty, get no healthcare because they are poor, get no paid parental leave or subsidized daycare, and see fewer women in political power. #Shithole.” A bit heavy on the sarcasm, but you get the point. Trump will have to make do with immigrants who are – how shall we put this? – darker than Norwegians.

And this brings us to the heart of the matter.

Trump is a racist: such a dyed-in-the-wool racist that he is virtually unconscious of it. He openly says that he prefers immigrants from nice, white countries like Norway to brown or black immigrants from ‘shithole countries’.

Fox News host Tucker Carlson told his audience that Trump’s ‘shithole’ comments were “something that almost every single person in America actually agrees with.” Wrong. What he should have said was “almost every single American who watches Fox News.”

Very few non-white Americans agree with this kind of talk, and a large number of white Americans, maybe as many as half, don’t either.

That adds up to a 65-70 percent majority who don’t agree. Trump will not win this argument, and Michael Steele, the former chairman of the Republican National Committee, knows it.

“There are, I have to say, a growing number of white Americans who are afraid of and do not want to see the browning of America. They have a picture-perfect 1950s view of mother wearing an apron as dad, in a hat, goes off to work. It looks a lot more like them than it does me, but America is starting to look more like me.”

Michael Steele is an African-American.

--- Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

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RCMP warn of the dangers of driving fatigued Cst. Jason Lappa Vegreville RCMP Most people are aware of the dangers of drinking and driving but don’t realize that fatigued driving can be just as fatal. Like alcohol, fatigue impairment slows reaction time, decreases awareness, impairs judgment and increases the risk of being involved in a collision.

Being awake for 23-24 hours causes the same impairment as having a blood alcohol level of 0.05.

Lack of sleep is one of the most common causes of fatigued driving. Other contributing factors include driving alone, driving long distances without rest breaks and driving through the night, or at times when the driver normally sleeps. Taking medication that increases sleepiness or drinking alcohol also contributes to driver fatigue.

People most at risk for falling asleep

at the wheel are shift workers (irregular work schedules), commercial drivers, people with untreated sleep disorders, teenagers and young adults.

Recognizing the symptoms of a fatigued driver can help prevent these collisions.

You may think drinking coffee, chewing gum, or rolling down the window will help you stay awake but they won’t.

Warning signs of driver fatigue • • • •

Yawning.

Inability to keep eyes focused and head up.

Having wandering, disconnected thoughts.

Driving the past few kilometres

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without remembering them.

Drifting between lanes, tailgating or missing traffic signs Noticing a vehicle in the rear view mirror that seemed to appear out of nowhere.

How to reduce driver fatigue • • •

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Stop if you become sleepy while on the road.

Get plenty of sleep the night before a long trip.

Avoid working all day and then driving all night. Stay overnight rather than driving straight through.

Schedule a break every two hours

or every 160 km. Stretch or take a walk to get some fresh air.

• Travel with an awake and alert passenger. Having someone to chat with will keep the driver awake and the passenger can also let the driver know if he/she is showing any signs of fatigue.

“Falling asleep or dozing behind the wheel of a motor vehicle for three or four seconds at highway speeds can be fatal. A vehicle travelling 100 kilometres per hour will cover the same distance/length as a football field in that short period of time.” Cst. Jason Lappa

ECONOMY - CONTINUED from PAGE 5 green energy strategy. Under the province’s two-year-old NDP government, Alberta is also accelerating coal power plant closures, subsidizing renewables, and taxing and regulating carbon dioxide. The year-old carbon tax increased by 50 per cent to $30 a tonne on Jan. 1, raising consumer costs for heat, power, fuel, and all products requiring those inputs for production and distribution. Moreover, as hospitals, schools and municipalities grapple with higher heating, electricity and transportation costs, taxpayers will pay more for all government services, including education and health care.

Albertans, along with other Canadians, can glimpse their future by looking to Ontario, where residential electricity bills have more than doubled in the last decade and power costs at tax-funded institutions have gone through the roof.

Research done by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation reveals electricity costs at St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital have increased 75 per cent since 2013; Woodstock Hospital has seen a 60 per cent increase in the same time. It’s the same story in every Canadian jurisdiction that has imposed a price on carbon dioxide emissions. In British Columbia, for instance, the government’s health authorities spent more than $5 million on carbon offsets in 2015 alone.

A year ago, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley tried to defend the imposition of her government’s carbon tax by suggesting it would have negligible effects on the cost of gasoline, yet would reduce emissions because it would encourage at least some Albertans to walk or take the bus. Critics slammed her as illogical at least, hypocritical at worst and badly out of touch with ordinary folks.

Like Trudeau’s encounter with Kathy Katula, it was another example of a green political crusader talking down to the people paying for the crusade.

Canadians have mostly been docile in accepting carbon pricing and regulation in the name of saving the planet.

But as costs rise, jobs disappear, and evidence mounts that few others in the world are serious about making these sacrifices, they may soon start demanding a new approach to energy policy that puts affordability on par with sustainability - and political accountability.

--Paige MacPherson is a contributing writer to Canadians for Affordable Energy and works for a taxpayer research and advocacy group in Alberta.

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No Wheel, No Pedals, No Problem Arthur Beaudette Technology Service Provider - VM Systems The 2018 Consumer Electronics show is a one of a kind event. If you are not familiar with it and are a little bit of a geek, you won’t think it was a waste of time looking into it. For some, it is an annual pilgrimage.

The 2018 event marked the 50th anniversary of the largest global gathering of innovation. From January 3-8 it made headlines with what seemed like 24/7 coverage keeping tabs on all the new tech. Hosted in 2.6 million net square feet (over 45 football fields), holding 4000 companies and a total attendance of more than 180,000 people.

This year’s event as with every event had a wide array of releases from drones to virtual reality to

robots. One of the themes this year was automation and in particular autonomous vehicles.

Leading up to the show (back in August), Ford announced that they teamed up with Domino’s to test self-driving pizza delivery cars. The testing phase will not be self-driving but will be delivering hot pies to your front... yard. Customers will order their pizza and track their order via the Domino’s app. The car will drive to their home where it will park outside and wait for them to unlock the heated locker with a pin number provided to them via the app. Information will be communicated through screens and speakers on the exterior of the cars.

The researchers on board for the testing phase

will record the customer experience during the delivery.

Much like smartphones and computers, it is about the interaction with the customer.

At the show, Smart demonstrated a previously unveiled “Smart EQ fortwo”. This is the same size as the smart car we all know but has level-five autonomy (no steering wheel or pedals), and welcomes passengers by name. Mercedes says the intention of the car is to be sold for use as part of a ride-sharing fleet. The passenger would order the ride, it would show up, greet them by name and take them to their destination.

The demonstration included a 1km round trip where passengers could experience traveling in a level-five car. The car WAS controlled by a tech via remote but ultimately the experience was the same.

Smart EQ fortwo

Chrysler unveiled their “Portal” concept car which looks a lot like a minivan. Describing it as “next generation family transportation designed by millennials for millennials,” the Portal is Chrysler’s first all-electric, self-driving concept car.

Full of advanced tech including self-driving functionality (Level 3 with the possibility to upgrade to Level 4), vehicleto-infrastructure communication, and additions like interior cameras for passenger selfies and “Personal Zoned Audio”, where the driver and the passenger can listen to their own music with no overlap.

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Ford has committed to an autonomous car by 2021.

So while not everything in the pipe and at CES comes free of pedals and a wheel, we appear to be very close. Hopefully, career councilors are not recommending anyone consider pizza delivery guy/gal as a future summer job to get students through university.

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Winter Wheat Survival Agri-News Very low temperatures over Christmas and very little snow cover in the main winter wheat growing areas leads to

DIRECTOR ELECTION Two Hills/Vegreville Region Members of these branches are entitled to vote for the director whom you wish to serve you for the next three years.

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an important question: how is winter wheat handling the temperature extremes?

Winter wheat seeded in September and October last fall grew then went dormant going into winter.

For winter wheat to survive, its crown, which stores energy for spring regrowth, must develop prior to winter.

Winter wheat’s survival relies on keeping the crown healthy. It is normally very shallow, around two inches below the soil surface — which makes it susceptible to very cold temperatures, especially with no insulating snow cover.

Acclimation/Winter Hardiness Winter wheat goes through an eight- to 12-week acclimation or “hardening off” process

through fall and early winter. Acclimation begins when soil temperatures around the crown drop below 9 C. Winter soil temperatures at the crown are the critical measurement for winter survivability.

Winter hardiness is maximized by four to eight weeks of crown temperatures below 9 C. Winter wheat plants will acclimate faster with colder temperatures; however, a fall with a lot of temperature variability does not help the process.

Once acclimated, winter wheat usually maintains a high degree of cold hardiness as long as the crown remains frozen and the plant has an adequate energy supply. Prolonged periods of warming, such as those experienced with strong chinooks, can lead to a gradual loss of hardiness.

Survival When soil temperatures fall below the plant’s minimum survival temperature, the crown tissue, and thereby the entire plant, dies.

Temperatures just above the minimum survival temperature will cause immediate damage over time and reduce hardiness. For example, a Norstar wheat crown exposed to 50 hours of -18 C reduces the minimum survival

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winter wheat - CONTINUED from PAGE 10 crowns dry out. Severely damaged crowns will turn brown while healthy tissue remains white. At room temperature, healthy crowns should produce new, white roots and green leaves in a few days. Don’t be too hasty to write off a crop that looks thin; some plants take longer to start growing in the spring.

Crops having a poor start in the previous fall are at greatest risk of winter damage. Keeping stubble up after harvest to maximize snow capture helps insulate the soil. The true sign of winter survivability is new root grown from the crown. temperature from -24 to -18 C, losing six degrees of cold hardiness. Fortunately, soil temperatures change slower than air temperatures.

Winter wheat reaches maximum winter hardiness in late November and December, with the most critical period of temperature stress occurring during prolonged cold spells in January and February. A lack of snow cover, which insulates the ground and provides a cold buffer, increases the chances of significant winter kill and cold damage.

Fertility can also affect winter survivability. Applying an adequate amount of phosphorus fertilizer with the seed will prevent a loss of winter survivability due to deficiency or excess.

Testing for Survivability Early spring is the best time to assess how successfully winter wheat has survived. To test for winter survival in early spring, remove a few plants from the field on a warm day. Place the crowns in a moist, warm environment where they get exposed to light for at least part of the day. Don’t let the

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mistake - CONTINUED from PAGE 4 an additional 81% cost to every Albertan for this type of home heating.

Regrettably, the tax increase is arriving just as Albertans experienced a brutal cold spell of minus 30-degree weather or worse—and who knows what the rest of the winter holds. At such times, people don’t have much choice but to set the thermostat to a position that has the furnace constantly kicking in.

The government earnestly claims that higher heating costs are going to be offset by rebates. If that were really true, then why charge the tax in the first place? University of Calgary economist Trevor Tombe, said that when it comes to the government’s much touted rebate scheme, only about 40% of Albertans will receive a rebate. He says the difference between what the government says about rebates and what will actually occur has to do with the language government uses.

The government claims that 66% of all “households” will receive a rebate. But in fact, this doesn’t mean that “the entire” household gets rebated. The government uses the

66% number even when referring to a member of a household rather than the entire household. For example, a 19-year living at home might get a tiny rebate, while the parents who actually pay the heating bills and the mortgage get nothing.

At an earlier press conference, Premier Notley responded directly to questions regarding how Albertans should cope with the carbon tax— including higher costs for fuel and gasoline—by saying: “It’s not just a question of having a more fuel-efficient vehicle, it could sometimes be a question of taking a bus, walking – you know, those kinds of things.”

Unfortunately, Alberta is a huge province that covers more than 600,000 square kilometers. It’s silly to assume that everybody in the province—or even most people—have the option of taking the bus to where they’re going, or walking. This kind of trite suggestion by the premier clearly can’t apply to the vast majority of our citizens.

The result is that for most Albertans, if we want to stay warm when the cold arrives there is no way to escape the tax. The tax will therefore bite into the finances of many hundreds of thousands of Albertans.

The government believes that Albertans paying a carbon tax is a key part of the process whereby the earth’s thermostat and global temperatures can be adjusted.

The actual climate benefits from these policies will likely be minuscule.

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Vision Credit Union Ltd. Vegreville Branch

FULL-TIME MSR/TELLER POSITION: - MSR/Teller REQUIREMENTS: Candidates for this position should possess: - Strong interpersonal, organizational and communication skills - Willingness to learn quickly - Working knowledge of computer applications - An aptitude to train and work in a fast paced, changing environment - Must be bondable Please submit resume to: Mitchel Bachelet, Branch Manager Vision Credit Union Ltd. Box 1315, 4917-51 Avenue Vegreville, AB T9C 1S5 Phone 780-632-3998 Fax 780-632-4080 PLEASE NOTE: Only those individuals invited for an interview will be contacted.

Deadline for applications: January 19, 2018.

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mistake - CONTINUED from PAGE 12 Scientist Bjorn Lomborg points out in a recent peer-reviewed paper that the entire EU’s commitments to reduce CO2 emissions under the Paris accord up to 2030, if achieved, would prevent just 0.096°F (0.053°C) of global warming by 2100. Alberta’s contribution is a shadow of that amount.

Stuart Taylor, Hinton.

-- Thank you for your letter Stuart. Of interest when speaking of the Paris Accord is the recent news that Germany has abandoned its 2020 targets for cutting CO2 emissions. Unrelated but also interesting; over the Christmas holiday season Germany was paying people to use energy because normal usage was down and their wind farms were producing plenty of power. Can you imagine THAT in Alberta? - AB

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Dear Classified Guys, After years of having a boss who didn't like me, I finally had enough. I answered a couple of ads I found in the classified section and jumped to another job.

It was great. The new boss and I hit it off immediately. He appreciated the solutions I offered to problems around the office and always gave me a compliment when the job was accomplished. However, it was too good to last. I've been here just four months and my boss has moved on to a new position.

Now I'm back in the same situation I was before. I swear my new boss doesn't like me. Since I'm still new here, I was thinking of jumping to another job with a better boss again. My co-workers think I'm nuts and say I should wait it out.

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Lets face it, some bosses are good and some bosses are bad. A survey from Florida State University is shedding light on the effectiveness of management.

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Some 27% said their boss made negative comments about them to other employees or managers.

Another 24% noted their boss invaded their privacy, and 23% responded that their boss blamed others to cover up mistakes or to minimize embarrassment.

It wasn't that long ago that I was hired as the General Manager of a company with over 300 employees. On my second day, the fire marshal stopped by for a surprise inspection of our fire prevention systems. Since I was rather new, I had the production supervisor tag along to answer questions.

After checking the sprinkler systems, emergency exits and fire extinguishers, the marshal gave us a passing report. As we walked him out, he asked if we had an evacuation plan in case of an emergency. My production supervisor quickly jumped in and said we did.

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Give Me a Break you have to learn to deal with people whether they like you or not.

Cash: For starters, you should ask yourself if you like your job.

Do you enjoy the work you do, is the salary adequate, or do you like the company as a whole?

Carry: If the answers are "yes", then it pays to figure out how to work with your new boss. Within any company there are going to be personality conflicts. It's always beneficial to learn to work with all types of people whether it's at this job or another.

Cash: Plus, if you move to another company, the same situation could happen again. You've

already found yourself in this position twice.

Carry: Although it's easiest to blame you boss for the conflict, you should also look at your own behavior to see if there are any ways you can change. It's unlikely you will get your boss to alter his behavior, but by approaching situations differently, you may end up with a better result. And in the end, you and your boss might work together very well.

Cash: And even if things don't work out perfectly, there's no need to worry. Maybe you'll get a new boss in a few months. Or better yet, you could apply for his job!

Are you making the grade as a boss? According to a recent survey, bad bosses are on the rise by as much as 50%. As often happens in management, individuals are promoted because they excelled in a given job, but may not have the skills to be an effective leader. When this occurs, employee-boss tension can be destructive. Of the workers polled who had a bad boss, 59% stayed at their job dealing with or suffering through their boss's actions.

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Elk Island Catholic Trustees Supports Parent Choice in Kindergarten Programming

At the January 10, 2018 Elk Island Catholic School (EICS) public board meeting, the EICS Board of Trustees decided to continue to allow flexibility in the Early Childhood Services (ECS)

terms of kindergarten programming in their community. In the survey, which received over 200 responses, the EICS Board was presented with the following data: 62% of respondents say child care is a consideration in kindergarten programming.

39% of respondents utilize bussing for their kindergarten student 88% of respondents indicated flexibility is important.

On Monday, January 15, 2018, at 6:00 p.m. online registration will open for the 2018/19 school year for kindergarten. When registering for kindergarten, parents will be prompted to provide their preferences for their child’s program, including: - either half-day morning or afternoon with no noon bussing - full day, Progressive or Kinder-plus if it is offered at their school Principals will utilize this data, while considering room and resources at their school, to determine what programs will be offered.

EICS offers flexibility in its innovative programs in a faithbased environment, including preschool programs in the majority of its early learning schools.

Trustees move to preserve flexibility in Kindergarten programming kindergarten programs being offered throughout the division. The EICS Board also has directed school administration to ensure that parent registration requests are utilized in determining which type of ECS kindergarten programs are offered.

After cancelling kindergarten noonhour bus service in Sherwood Park for the 2018-2019 school year due to being financially unsustainable, the EICS Board conducted a comprehensive engagement process with our communities to determine what parents, staff and communities were looking for in

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Tributes MEMORIAM

OBITUARY

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CARD OF THANKS THANK YOU The family of the late Irene Chudyk would like to thank the nurses at St. Joseph’s Hospital, the RAH neurosurgery team led by Dr. Phillips and the nurses at the Mary Immaculate Care Center-all of whom took great care of our mother. As well, thank you to Father Dan and Namisha for officiating the service and the UCWL for catering the luncheon. A big thank you to Pat and Gordon of Autumn Rose Funeral Home for their guidance through this difficult time and a heartfelt thank you to all those who supported Irene with love and kindness throughout the years.

Marie and Rodney and their families

Florence Giebelhaus October 4, 1937 - January 19, 2014 Four years have passed since that sad day, The one we loved was called away God took her home, it was His will But in our hearts she liveth still As time unfolds another year Memories keep her ever near Although we can’t touch her hand or see her face Nor hear her voice or feel her warm embrace, There is something we will always have tucked safely in our hearts Our love for her, her love for us, that will never let us part.

Sadly missed by Wallace, Janet, Mark, Lynn and all their families

Harry Thomas Chudyk April 19, 1936 - January 18, 2008 It’s been ten years.

Those we love don’t go away, They walk beside us every day.

Unseen, unheard, but always near.

So loved, so missed, so very dear.

Knowing now you have mom by your side, Our heart strings are no longer untied For it gives us solace that you’re once again together Deep in our hearts, you remain cherished forever Lovingly missed by your family

OBITUARY

STUART, Jill Selene October 6, 1982 – January 10, 2018 On Wednesday, January 10, 2018, Jill Selene Stuart of Edmonton, Alberta passed away at the age of 35 years.

Jill is survived by her long time partner, Chris Gariepy; her parents Clarence and Christine Stuart; along with numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, relatives and friends.

A Divine Liturgy of Christian Burial was held on Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at St. John The Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church – Borschiw with the Basilian Fathers and Father Jim Nakonechny officiating. Interment followed in the Borschiw Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the “Borschiw Cemetery Fund.”

To send condolences, please visit www.autumnrosefuneralhome.com AUTUMN ROSE FUNERAL HOME LTD. VEGREVILLE, 780-603-5800

HESS, Irma April 23, 1932 – Tilchenhof, Poland January 3, 2018 – Calgary, Alberta Our dearly beloved mother and grandmother, Irma, passed away peacefully at the Rockyview Hospital on Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at the age of 85 years.

We trust she finally has relief of 40 years of arthritis pain. We will always remember her caring ways and dearly miss her.

She was a strong, resilient, resourceful, creative person. These traits really helped her to adapt to her new homeland when she and her husband, Hermann, immigrated to Canada from Germany in 1954. The family grew to five children. Feeding and clothing such a brood, she had plenty of opportunity to display her love of cooking, baking, sewing, and knitting. One of her proudest accomplishments, is that all five developed into responsible citizens. The family spent many happy years in Calgary, during which time her husband’s business flourished and they loved to entertain.

However, her husband desperately had a dream of farming, and the dream became reality in 1974, when the family moved to Two Hills, Alberta. By 1986, circumstances made it necessary for her to move back to Calgary. She was always a classy lady who knew just how to put everything together. When it came time to entertain, no detail was left unchecked. The meal was superb, the table set to perfection, the home spotless.

Her fabulous talent for sewing made it possible to be ever so smartly dressed even on the tightest of budgets.

She sewed for all her children so that they could really look extra special whenever the occasion warranted. In later years, she kept her arthritic fingers very busy knitting dish cloths. Her “four girls” (two daughters and two daughters-in-law) have a life-time supply. She loved to dance. It was exquisite to watch as she floated across the dance floor with her husband.

Irma is survived by her children Hanna Hess, Roland Hess (Judy), Wolfgang Hess (Susan), Doris Serna (Randy); nephews Ryan Serna (Kayla Ziegler), Rory Serna, Nolan Christians (Jennelle Friesen); greatgranddaughter Ainsleigh Christians (Erin Neyrinkmother).

Irma was predeceased by her husband Hermann Hess, her son Ralph Hess, her siblings Romuald Ritz, Artur Ritz, and Gerda Kruchen.

A private family gathering will be held at a later date.

Condolences may be forwarded through www.mcinnisandholloway.com.

In living memory of Irma Hess, a tree will be planted at Fish Creek Provincial Park by McINNIS & HOLLOWAY FUNERAL HOMES, Crowfoot, 82 CROWFOOT CIRCLE N.W. Telephone: 403-241-0044.

GIEBELHAUS, John David On Thursday January 11, 2018, Mr. John David Giebelhaus of Vegreville, Alberta passed away quietly at the age of 90 years.

John will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 55 years, Katie; daughter Lorraine; sons Russell (Heather) and Clifford; three grandchildren Rebecca, Duncan and Kate; sister Martha (Francis) Everett; sister-in-law Elizabeth Giebelhaus as well as numerous relatives and friends. John was predeceased by his parents John George and Anna Marie Giebelhaus; two brothers William (Esther), Daniel; three sisters Lydia (Henry) Roemer, Leah (Reuben) Schwindt and Bertha (Joe) Roberts.

A Celebration of John’s Life will be held on Saturday, January 20, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at the Salem United Church with Reverend Caroyln Woodall officiating.

Cremation has taken place and inurnment to follow in the church cemetery at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the “Salem United Church Memorial Fund” or “Vegreville Long Term Care Patient’s Comfort Society.”

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OSTAFICHUK, Arnold On January 7, 2018, Arnold Ostafichuk of Andrew, AB passed away at the age of 72 years.

Arnold is survived by his loving wife, Lillian; one sister and two brothers, Adeline (Donald) Topolnisky, Nicholas (friend, Mary) and Harry Ostafichuk; brothers-in-law, Albert (Carrie) Holowaychuk and Alex (Irene) Holowaychuk; step-daughters, Delilah (Ron) Shumansky and Francine (Leonard) Charchuk; stepson, Grant (Rosaleen) Lapnisky; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives Predeceased by his parents, Nick and Irene; brothers, Dale and Dennis; nephew, Daryn; and sister-in-law, Ruby Snyder.

Memorial Service Saturday, March 17, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church, St. Michael, AB. Reverend Francis Mariappa SAC officiating with inurnment at a later date. In lieu of other tributes, donations may be made to the St. Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church Cemetery Fund, Box 15, St. Michael, AB T0B 4B0 or the Lamont Health Care Centre, Box 479, Lamont, AB T0B 2R0.

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a better grid - CONTINUED from PAGE 4 still not the ultimate solution.

Regardless of ones opinion about the push for greener energy taking coal-fired plants offline, the problem of the grid and not generation is still there.

All you need to look east to see the evidence of that.

The answer? Many people point to a distributed grid and micro-grids.

Bringing power production (and now storage) closer to the end user has merits. The folks at the big generation companies will argue this, as will those with monopolies on the distribution, but they are biased. They also seem to have cheering sections in the government. In Alberta, it took almost a decade for the government to force the power companies to allow people to connect their solar to the grid in a meaningful way. This is about a decade longer than

states in the US. The concept has been proven and the technology is mature. Nissan actively promotes using their electric car (the LEAF) to power your home in the event of a power outage. A multitude of companies make home battery systems to keep you powered up in the event of a blackout. Solar and wind systems already talk to your smartphone and there is a company in New York that has developed a system where neighbours can buy power from each other when they have solar power in place or excess battery storage.

One real-world successful system is Vermont utility Green Mountain Power. They pay customers a little over $30 per month for the right to utilize their battery storage systems as a load-offsetting capacity resource when needed. This incentive makes invest-

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We have the means to make our power more stable and actually cheaper. Do we have the will?

Unfortunately, it seems that the lobbyists of the corporate conglomerates have the attention of the politicians and that is where this starts. I wonder if any carbon tax money will go towards making this a reality or will our governments find more warm and fuzzy, albeit less useful, places for it. With a focused effort, the first stages of a more advanced grid could be in place before 2019.

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1st Prize: Tracy Giffin 2nd Prize: Jeanette Ewanchuk 3rd Prize: Vivian McGuire Presenting: Elaine Kucher, General Manager, Vegreville & District Chamber of Commerce The program had 27 businesses participating. In total, 2168 passports were returned equating to $650,400.00 being spent locally in the six week promotion.

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Scanner Land Sgt. Jerry Nutbrown RCMP Ponderings – Vegreville Detachment One thing that many people have and utilize, are scanners. These are devices that pick up radio wave signals in varying wave lengths and people can listen in on a number of transmissions. Currently our police radio system is broadcast in a manner that can be picked up by a relatively inexpensive scanner. Fire departments, two-way radios, citizen band radios, ham radios, etc. can all be listened in on. At one time too when cordless phones operated in the 800 megahertz ranges, these could be listened in on by some scanners.

For the most part this is a legal activity and doesn’t cause any problems.

People have scanners for different reasons, but it can lead to issues. A few years ago I was investigating a report of a possible kidnapping and later on discovered that the suspect had a scanner and was using it to avoid us locating him (and the female). This obviously was a public safety issue which certainly impacted our investigation. Some people may hear something on a scanner and then jump in their vehicle to go see what is happening, again, this can cause emergency

service issues and could result in charges. Sometimes this more directly causes issues as scanner folks may try and communicate with people they may know are involved in something as they can determine their identity using the overheard information.

Again, this interferes with our investigation and makes the situation more difficult for everyone.

I have used the knowledge that many members of the public have these devices and I have purposefully put out information on the police radio.

This was to make those monitoring

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We are aware that there are many scanners around the Vegreville area including listeners that have erected towers in which to place the antennas for better reception. This has also been true for other postings that I have had. As they are so common we do try to remain cognizant and at times will use a phone call to relay sensitive information (a reason you may see us on our cell phones while driving). At times we may get a bit cryptic in our conversations to mask our activities to remain covert in what we are doing.

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Helen Stachow Lives 100 Years With Grace and Love Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent Helen Stachow’s life is full of giving and receiving love! This was the main reason family and friends felt Helen reached her 100th birthday which was on January 14 but celebrated with a full house at Helen’s residence- Heritage House on January 13.

Helen lived all her life in Vegreville.

Helen had six children with her husband, Frank who is deceased now. She also has a delightful family of 19 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren, and nine great, great grandchildren.

Helen worked at the hospital for four years and at a nursing home for threeand-a-half years. She also worked at a group home and did a lot of volunteer work for the community.

Helen with her brother, Eugene and her sister, Elizabeth. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

Helen’s birthday celebration was ushered in with her son, Frank Stachow reading certificates and letters of congratulations from government officials and dignitaries. Frank went on to read cards and personal messages from family and friends who live around the world and who couldn’t attend Helen’s birthday celebration.

Following this, Helen’s brother, Eugene Lemiski said Helen has accomplished a milestone by living to be 100 and spending all those years in Vegreville, as well as, having all her many descendants.

Helen took the mike next where she said it was one glorious moment to see all her family and friends who came from across Canada and the States to celebrate her 100th birthday.

Helen with her children, Frank, Debbie, Marlene, Joyce and Michelle.

(Helen’s daughter, Lillian who lives in California is missing from the photo) (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

FRIDAY @ 5PM. DEADLINE FOR ALL ADS Helen’s grand-daughter, Celina Dean who came from Los Angeles with her husband, Josh Dean said Helen is a woman who is filled with grace which she has always been. So, she is an inspiration for her and she believes she is this way towards everyone she encounters. “I think my grandma lived to be 100 years old because she stayed curious and she wants to attend celebrations and be a part of this world; she always been this way. I think her curiosity has kept her vibrant and healthy,” Celina said.

Frank Stachow said his mom is special because she always has been interested in the world and what is happening. “She always reads the newspaper and listens to the news; she’s concerned about everything that is happening in the world. Also, she remembers all her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She’s a strong lady! I think she lived to be 100 because she always had children around and always been part of the family that was growing,” Frank said.

Grandson-in-law, Wade Bozak agreed with this and he said Helen is one amazing lady when she walks into a room she knows everyone by name.

Helen’s youngest daughter, Michelle said her mother is full of wisdom, patience, and has taught her warmth, as well as, always reminding her to put a hat on. “Mom lived to be a 100 because she was very well-loved by her children, grandchildren and friends and relatives. Also, she did not drink alcoholic or smoke cigarettes. She helped the community and was very giving in her love,” Michelle said.

Helen’s Godchild, Vivian Politylo said her mother and Helen met when they were in Penhold at one of the grocery stores. “My parents started speaking Ukrainian to each other and Helen was so impressed to hear her native tongue that she went over and spoke to them. My dad was with the CPR and they became good friends and visited each other. Helen is special because of her warmth and friendliest and her memory is fantastic. People are always welcomed around her. I believe her love for her family is the biggest thing that led her to live 100 years.”

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Malanka Celebrates Ukrainian New Years Eve In Style All the Promin’ Dancers who performed.

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Then the Malanka skit appeared. This short play is about how everyone enjoyed their wonderful life on earth. But later, it became very cold. Vasyl saw Malanka and he fell in love with her. Then a very, very evil devil appeared, Adlad and he kidnapped Malanka. He asked all the people to search for Malanka. Their search wasn’t fruitful and they returned to their homes. Vasyl found Malanka but he had to fight with Adlad to get her released. Eventually, Vasyl saved Malanka. With the devil defeated, spring was saved and New Year arrived.

Pearl Kuhn said the skit was really beautiful and the performers did an absolutely fantastic job with it.

This event also included the Kalamaka dance where people formed a circle and danced holding hands. People from the circle took turns going into the middle to do Ukrainian dance moves and anyone was welcomed to have the pleasure of dancing at this time.

The night continued with a dance to the band- UB, a silent auction, 50/50 tickets and more.

The live band, UB plays lively music to welcome people to Malanka when they entered the foyer. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent Vegreville School of Ukrainian Dance, ‘Promin Dancers’ welcomed-in Ukrainian New Year Eve in the finest Ukrainian style at Malanka 2018 on the official day for this; January 13 at Vegreville Social Centre.

Citizens were greeted by the lively music from the live band, UB when they entered the foyer.

People enjoyed cocktails before the event began.

Jamieson Brown was the emcee.

The event opened with a performance of Nich Ivana Kupala by the Senior Dancers and continued with Ukrainian dancing by the Pre-Beginners, Adults, Beginners, Juniors, Immediate, and closed with the Seniors where each one of their performances made their appearance in a graceful and smooth manner as the dancers demonstrated that they mastered the art of Ukrainian dancing.

Joy Calibaba commented that the dancers were very good. They were very entertaining and the younger dancers’ performances were endearing.

Annalee Hearn added that she really enjoyed seeing the Ukrainian costumes and all the interesting dance steps the dancers performed.

After this, there was a bountiful supper of Ukrainian foods.

Juniors perform Hutsuls’kyi Tanets from Hutsulshchyna. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

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Alberta Health Services ALBERTA HEALTHY LIVING PROGRAM has a variety of workshops available in the Vegreville area! Weight Wise, Craving Change, Diabetes the Basics and Better Choices, Better Health. Call 1-877-314-6997 for more information and to register. All classes will take place at the Vegreville Community Health Centre (5318-50 Street) Vegreville Food Bank Is located in the Maple Street Worship Centre at 4615 Maple Street and is open Tuesday & Friday year-round from 10am – noon. Phone 780-632-6002 or email: vegfoodbank93@gmail.com Vegreville Rotary Peace Park Bookings please call Vegreville News Advertiser 780-632-2861.

Girl Guides of Canada SPARKS – Kindergarten & Grade 1 to be determined. BROWNIES – Grades 2 & 3 meet every Wednesday from 6:00-7:30pm GUIDES – Grades 4 to 6 meet Thursday from 6:30-8:00pm PATHFINDERS – Grades 7 to 9 meet every Wednesday from 7:15-8:45pm. All groups meet at St. John Lutheran Church, 4513 Maple Street, Vegreville.

For more information call Pamela 780-6327147 Oil Wives Club of Vegreville. A smile. A handclasp. A world of welcome. Are the links in our chain of friendship. This we believe. Our Association has been around or over 60 years.

We are here for any woman whose partner (or she herself) is involved with in any way in the Oil & Gas Industry. We meet once a month to foster friendship. Please call Ellen @ 780-6324922 or Shirley @ 780-632-3283 for more information.

Basilian Fathers Museum (Mundare). Please visit the Basilian Fathers Museum (Mundare) this summer to see its latest exhibit, “Peter Lipinski: Large and Small Canvases,” along with an ongoing display devoted to Bp. Budka in Canada. The museum is open Monday-Friday, 10am-4pm and weekends, July and August, 1-5pm.

Vegreville Regional Museum. Located on the site of the internationally renowned solonetzic soils research station of Agriculture Canada (1956-1995), the Museum tells the stories of community life and development chronicling how Vegreville’s unique social fabric has contributed to the harmony of community life since the 1890’s. The Rt. Hon. Donald F. Mazankowski, P.C. Collection: 25 years of distinguished public service of the former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada. Home of the Vegreville & District Sports Hall of Fame. Open Year Round. MaySept Tues-Fri 11-5, Sat-Sun 1-5. Oct-April phone for current hours. 1 km east of Vegreville on Hwy 16A. www.vegreville.com (780)6327650 HEADS UP for AA Meets at Vegreville Hospital every Monday at 8:00 PM 3rd floor.

Effective Immediately. Alanon New Beginning Meeting will be changing day and time from Thursday to Monday from 8:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Call 780-275-0054 for location.

Rotary Club of Vegreville meets for lunch meetings every Monday at 12pm at VALID 4843-49 St., Vegreville. For more information contact Jody Nicholson at 780-632-2418.

Every Monday 1:00pm to 2:00pm. Join us in the Mundare Drop-In Centre “Walk-Along” fitness program. Literature available to help you with your personal program. Walk at the Drop- in Centre, and also, weather permitting, we will walk in Ukainia Park. Everyone Welcome!!

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Every Wednesday Trapshooting Outdoor Range 7:00pm. Contact Geoff 780-632-1432 341 MUNDARE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR CADETS FREE to join. Join Air Cadets for adventure that will take you from the ground up! Wednesday evenings 6:30-9:00pm through the school year.

Youth 12-18 years welcome. Call 341 Squadron at 780-764-2341. Visit us at www.cadets.ca or www.aircadetleague.com

Vegreville Hospitals Auxiliary Society meets third Wednesday of every month, except July and August. Meetings held in Senior Sunshine Club – 4630 – 49 Street at 7:00 p.m. Call 780632-6323 Royal Canadian Legion Vegreville Branch #39 General Meeting every 3rd Wednesday of September, November, February and June at 7:00pm. All members welcome to attend.

Vegreville Garden Club meets the last Monday every month at the Seniors Sunshine Club, 4630 – 49 St. at 7:00 p.m. President – Dianna Bibkewich 780-632-7193

Friday Prayers: Weekly Jumaat prayer in Two Hills. If interested, please contact Deen 780603-6090 or Waseem 780-603-8443

The New Vegreville Aquarium Club meets every last Monday at 7:00pm at the Vegreville Centennial Library

Friday Prayers: Weekly Jumaat prayer in Vegreville. If interested, please contact Hesham 780-603-6245 / 780-632-2721 or Azeem 780885-2627

“Writer’s Group” meets last Tuesday of each month at 2:00pm at the Vegreville Centennial Library

How Disciples live Bible study and workshops.

We meet every Friday night at The Rock 501450 St. at 7pm. Call for info 780-632-2933 or www.therockmc.com Bible Study at 10 am at the Vegreville Seventhday Adventist Church, 5258 – 46 Ave. Everyone Welcome.

12 Step RECOVERY AT ROCK GROUP meets every Saturday at 7pm in the upper room at 5014-50 Street Vegreville, AB. For info call 780632-2933. www.therockmc.com Royal Purple Lodge #125 meets first Monday of every month, except July & August at Elks Hall.

Contact HRL Joyce Porayko 780-632-3830 or Secretary Leah Henderson 780-632-6565.

Vegreville Iron Runners Auto Club at 7:30 p.m. at Vegreville Regional Museum. Call 780-6327729 or 780-632-3495 Nonviolence Study Group for anyone wanting to learn more about the principals of nonviolence and how to apply them in today’s world.

If you are passionate about making a difference, or just curious to learn more, please join us from 7-8 pm. Call Kim at 780-658-2550 for location details.

Vegreville Elks Lodge #143 meets first Thursday every month except July and August. Meetings are held in the Elks Hall at 7:30 pm. Contact Robert Bennett 780-632-4717.

Vegreville Wildlife Federation (Alberta, Fish & Game Association) Please check website VWF. ca Email: vegrevillewildlife@gmail.com “Women’s Book Club” meets first Thursday of each month at 6:30pm at the Vegreville Centennial Library THE RED HAT ROSES, a chapter of the Red Hat Society, an international social group for mature women, meet for fun and friendship at Leonel’s Place at 1:30pm the second Monday of every month. See www.redhatsociety.com THE CLASSY CANADIANS, a chapter of the Crown Jewels of Canada Society, a national social group for mature women meet for fun friendship and caring at Leonel’s Place the fourth Monday of every month at 1:30pm. See www.crownjewelsofcanada.com

Legacy 4 Health Indoor Walking Program for Older Adults 10-11am at the Vegreville Centennial Library Gymnasium 4709-50 St, Contact 780-632-2977, 780-632-6437, Carol Lynn Babiuk 780-632-3331 Are you or someone you know living with a Brain Injury? We can help! The Alberta Brain Injury Initiative provides support, coordination and education for brain injury survivors and their families. For more information on our free services call 1-866-645-3900 Tofield AA Meetings held Thursday at 8 p.m.

Open meeting every 4th Thursday at 8 p.m. at Bardo Lutheran Church Bsmt 4737 - 57 Ave. For info call 662-3893 AWANA - a Christian club for boys and girls age 3 to grade 6. Meets Thursdays from 6:30 - 8 p.m.

Now meeting in the Alliance Church’s new building at 4606-55 Ave.Call 632-2261 for more information UCWLC Meetings to be held every third Thursday of each month at Holy Trinity Church Hall at 7 p.m. in Vegreville.

Veg-Al Drug Society an Alberta Health Services, community funded agency - Room #217 Provincial Bldg., Vegreville, AB. Out patient counselling services for alcohol & other drug addictions and problem gambling. Office Hrs. – Monday to Friday, 8:15 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Phone 632-6617.

The Crisis Association of Vegreville operates a HELPLINE for those who are having difficulties in their lives and need assistance. It is a toll-free, confidential service available to those in the 632-exchange. Phone 632- 7070.

The Kinette Club of Vegreville meets every 3nd Wednesday of the month. Joining the Kinette Club is a great way to meet new friends and to get in the community. For more information, please call 632-2848.

Viking AA Group meets at the Viking Hospital Multi Purpose Room 8:00 p.m. Wednesday nights.

Kinsmen Club of Vegreville holds meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Vegreville Kinsmen Golf Course.

Call Mike Webb at 780-632-2666 days

VegMin Learning Society welcomes learners who are interested in increasing their skill levels (reading, writing, math and speaking English).

Learners work towards’ their personal goals in a small class or 1:1 setting. Do you have a few hours a week to help someone reach their learning goal? Volunteer Tutor Training and ongoing support are provided along with a great volunteer recognition program. Visit www.vegmin.com or call 780-632-7920 for more information.

THE ALBERTA DRAFT HORSE CLUB meetings every 2nd Saturday of every 2nd month. 780764-2099

Senior Floor Curling at 1:00p.m. every Monday & Thursday. Anyone interested please come to the Sunshine Club. 55+. Call 780-632-2624.

Vegreville Lions Club meets at Sunshine Senior Centre – 4630 - 49 Street. Meeting 7 p.m. 2ND Tuesday.

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Vegreville Flying Club meets every 2nd Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at Terminal Building VegMin Literacy Program offers free, confidential tutoring for adults over 17 needing help with Basic reading, writing and math skills.

Phone: 632-7920 for interviews.

Everyone is Welcome Prayer House 5729-44A st. Veg. North of St. Joseph Hospital come and share your testimony and hear the gospel of Jesus Christ without compromise. Every Sunday at 10:30 AM. Also I will pray for the sick believing in God for the answer. But God commandeth his Love toward us, in that, while, we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. RO. 5:8 New hope church of God, Edmonton c. for the Nations Int. Veg. Doing God work together for yor good. J. Abelar. Ph. 632-2843 AA Meeting in Mundare Sunday’s 7PM Town Building, Conference Room 5128 50th St. Contact Robert 780-656-5829 Willingdon & District Fish & Game Assn.

Regular meetings, held every last Tuesday off each month (excluding July and August) at 7:30 p.m. at the Willingdon Arena upstairs in the Club Room Everyone Welcome.

New to town? Join us the 1st Wed of the month for a newcomer’s potluck lunch. 12-1pm. Bring a friend! Bring a dish! Call FCSS 780-632-3966 for locations & info.

AA meeting at Lamont United Church every Thursday at 8:00 p.m.

PlayNation Poker, Vegreville Legion. Free live poker every first, second & fourth Wednesday evening at the Vegreville Legion. Register at 6:45 pm and cards in the air at 7:00 pm. For more information, contact allang@playnationpoker.com GA HOPE WITH HELP MEETING VEGREVILLE. Meeting held every Wednesday night at the Sunshine Club of Vegreville at 7:30 p.m. in the boardroom 4630 – 49 Street.

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ATB Donates

On January 5, 2018, Vegreville ATB Financial was the home game sponsor for the Vegreville Junior B Rangers vs Wainwright Bisons. ATB Financial also donated a signed Ryan Nugent Hopkins jersey for that game. Fans attending, who brought a Food Bank donation, were entered into a draw for the jersey.

Over eight boxes of groceries plus cash donations were collected.

Vegreville Bantam Wranglers

Correction: Due to an oversight, last week’s Minor Hockey Feature was missing the Vegreville Bantam Wranglers photo. Unfortunately everyone inside as well as outside of our office who reviewed the layout before printing missed this omission. Thank you to our readers for pointing this our and our apologies to the players and coaches for this error.

- Arthur Beaudette - The Vegreville News Advertiser

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5 Generations

The Lyzaniuk family pictured left to right. Great Great Baba Helen Lyzaniuk, Great Gigo Dave Lyzaniuk, Baba Brenda Lyzaniuk, Mom Celina Lyzaniuk and baby Jayce Ockey.

Innisfree-Minburn 4-H Beef Club Report Camille Kassian Club Reporter The Innisfree-Minburn 4-H Beef Club held our January meeting on January 4, 2018 in Innisfree.

On January 3 we had a very busy day. First we went to Launchpad in Edmonton for our Christmas party where the members had a lot of fun. Then we also had a field trip to Co-op Feeds in Sherwood Park and had a tour of the feed mill. It was very interesting and we learned how they make livestock feed.

Finally some members took in the Oil Kings game at Roger’s Place.

On February 11 there will be a leader’s tour to check on the progress of our beef projects. We will be having our public speaking competition on Friday, February 16 at 6:30pm at the Minburn hall. Senior member Megan Rudolf conducted a public speaking workshop to refresh everyone’s minds and to teach our new members about public speaking.

Our next meeting will be at the Minburn curling rink on February 7 at 7pm.

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Calling All Ecoheroes!

Edmonton, Alberta – For more than a quarter century, the Emerald Awards have recognized and celebrated the outstanding environmental achievements of large and small businesses, individuals, not-for-profit organizations, community groups, youth, and governments in our province.

Since 1992, the Alberta Emerald Foundation (AEF) has showcased over 300 recipients and 800 finalists through the Emeralds. This year, it could be you!

“We are the only awards program in Canada that recognizes and celebrates environmental excellence across all sectors in our province,” says Carmen Boyko, Executive Director, AEF. “Over the history of our Foundation, we have witnessed outstanding achievements by everyday Albertans that we can all be

very proud of. By showcasing the hard work, innovation and creativity of Alberta’s EcoHeroes, we hope to inspire others to make positive changes to their personal sustainability practices.”

The AEF is currently receiving nominations for the 27th Annual Emerald Awards in the following categories: • Large Business (>100 employees) • Small Business (<100 employees) • Education: School or Classroom • Education: Post-Secondary • Public Education & Outreach • Community Group or Not-ForProfit: Grassroots (Annual Budget <$750K) • Community Group or Not-ForProfit: Large Organization (Annual Budget >$750K) • Government Institution

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Youth Individual Shared Footprints (Integrated Land Management) Emerald Challenge: Innovation Nominations will be open until

Alberta’s Emerald Awards Nominations Now Open February 9, 2018. The AEF then entrusts a panel of knowledgeable judges with cross-sectoral experience to select its finalists and recipients in each category.

The 27th Annual Emerald Awards will be presented on June 5, 2018 in Calgary, coinciding with Canadian Environment Week. Thanks to the generous support of sponsors and donors, participation in the Emerald Awards program is free of charge.

In addition to the Emerald Awards, the AEF (a not-for-profit charity) works year round to inspire and showcase environmental excellence in Alberta.

Their programs also include the Emerald Speakers Series, Youth Environmental Engagement Grants, Emerald Day, and the Sharing Stories media strategy.

Submit your nomination for the 27th Annual Emerald Awards now emeraldfoundation.ca.

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7 Ways to Plan for Cold and Flu Season

Declining temperatures can bring fun, cool-weather activities, but they also mean cold and flu season is lurking.

While everyone hopes to stay healthy, it can be difficult to completely avoid viruses and bugs.

Dr. Deborah Gilboa, a board-certified family physician and Braun spokesperson, offers some simple suggestions to help your family plan for cold and flu season.

Dispose of Expired Medicine Spend some time checking the medications you already have at home.

Review the expiration dates and if any need to be thrown out, research how to properly dispose of them according to local government guidelines.

Stock Up Before cold and flu season, make sure to stockpile must-haves like ginger

ale, ice pops and recommended cough suppressants. Thinking ahead means you won’t have to rush out when you or a family member comes down with something.

Practice Healthy Habits Encourage the entire family to maintain healthy habits such as regular hand washing, following a nutritious diet,

drinking plenty of water, and coughing or sneezing into a tissue to help minimize the spread of cold and flu viruses.

Use a Reliable Thermometer Reading the temperature of a person who feels ill can help provide confidence and peace of mind. Make sure you have a reliable thermometer like the Braun ThermoScan 5 Ear thermometer, which takes professionally accurate temperature readings via the ear canal and, based on a survey, is the number 1 brand recommended by pediatricians who recommend a brand of thermometers.

“It’s important to carefully monitor potential illnesses to make sure children get and stay well, and taking an accurate temperature reading is a necessary part of this process, which is why I trust my Braun thermometer,” Gilboa said. “As a doctor and a mom to four boys, it gives me the confidence to know that I’m accurately taking my child’s temperature before I take any next steps, like administering medication.”

Have Important Information on Hand To save time when your child is ill, keep a reference of your child’s allergies, prescribed medications, dosage amounts

and current weight handy. Health care providers typically need this information to correctly prescribe and dose most medications. Other items to keep onhand include school sick day policies, operating manuals for medical devices and a reference of temperature readings that classify a fever.

Manage Humidity Levels Control your home’s humidity levels with a humidifier to help prevent the survival of flu viruses on surfaces and in the air.

Keep Contact Information Accessible Keep a list of important phone numbers and addresses inside your medicine cabinet door or on the fridge so they’re easily accessible to family members, babysitters and caretakers. Include your family doctor or local clinic, schools, pharmacists and anyone else you may need to reach in an emergency.

If cold or flu reach your household this winter, it’s always important to consult a doctor if you have any questions regarding the health of your family members. For more information, visit braunthermometers.com.

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