Vegreville News Advertiser - January 18, 2017

VOL. 70 NO. 3

67 YEARS OF SERVING THE COMMUNITY

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2017

Finance Minister Joe Ceci visits Vegreville

See story on page 5 Gus Borzel (VALID Board Chair) and Jody Nicholson stood beside MLA Jessica Littlewood and Finance Minister Joe Ceci visit VALID to talk about the budget before the roundtable in the afternoon on January 11.

Tool shed burns

Wranglers take 3 of 4

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RCMP files from January 9- 15 Joe Machney Reporter January 9 01:07 911 report from a male who called to say that he was going to a property that he was not permitted on but his girlfriend was going to go in and grab a few things. A member advised him to not be there at a certain time of day and he complied.

06:24 A female reported that someone must have been in her house because there was laundry in the wash and the toilet seat was up.

07:30 Report of a motor vehicle collision on Highway 16 between a semi and a snow plow. No major damage and no injuries.

09:04 Report of a two-vehicle collision in Mundare. No injuries, except for the vehicles.

09:08 Report of a two-vehicle collision from behind in town. No injury and no damage to the vehicles.

12:07 A phone call was received and screaming was heard on the other end of the line. The member mediated the mental health call.

15:07 Report of a collision where a vehicle hit a concrete barricade after sliding on some ice.

19:52 Report of a family dispute between mother and son. No assault and the situation was mediated.

21:29 Report of a guy calling complaining that he was having trouble breathing. A member arrived and drove him to the hospital.

21:59 Two people reported that a male was intoxicated and wanting to fight. The male was located, arrested and held until sober.

January 10 05:01 Request from Saskatoon police to do a next of kin notification for a death.

09:57 Report of theft of an iPhone 7.

The investigation warranted a male being arrested.

14:26 Report of personation and harassment. It was deemed there were no grounds for charges for either.

17:09 911 report of a disturbance. A male became upset and damaged some items in a house. Members attended and the male agreed to go to the hospital.

January 11 08:39 Report of a break and enter and theft at an industrial site. A large amount of diesel fuel and two fuel pumps were stolen.

13:12 Report of an argument between a son and a mother. The son was refusing to come home.

The member contacted the son and confirmed to the mother that he agreed to come home.

14:31 Report of a fire in Hilliard. The investigation revealed that it had been intentionally set and the male had been charged.

15:18 Report from a female that she hit the approach and was worried about the delay in the tow truck attending. The female called later to

confirm that she got out.

16:10 Report of somebody stealing a Nintendo DS and then trying to sell it.

Member attended and spoke to all parties and the situation was resolved.

16:30 Report that an owl had flown into a male’s vehicle grill.

18:04 Report of a license plate being swapped out for another plate on a similar vehicle.

January 12 12:15 Report of somebody receiving a speeding ticket on Highway 16. The driver was going 170 kph and Because of the speed received a mandatory court appearance.

12:28 Report of theft from mailboxes.

Still under investigation.

15:41 Someone called 911 to report that the train was blocking all three crossings.

21:36 Report of a sudden death.

Members attended and nothing suspicious was reported.

January 13 12:13 Report of somebody stealing a Stihl MS250 power saw.

15:10 Report of a mother coming to the station to ask for advice on how to get her son to leave the house.

18:30 Report of unwanted texts. The male was spoken and agreed to stop.

19:32 911 report of a male overdosing on cocaine. Members attended as did EMS and helped him to the hospital.

22:00 Report of a female calling to say that a male was drunk and had fallen outside of her residence.

January 14 02:25 A female was stopped by members for impaired driving and was charged with impaired operation and refusal to supply a breath sample.

08:46 Report of a male that had not completed addiction counseling. The male was found to be in the company of a female who he was told he could not have contact with. He was charged accordingly.

09:47 Report of a domestic assault.

An ex-boyfriend was located and arrested for assault and released on court compelling documents.

10:47 Report of a landlord entering a property without proper notice. It was later reported that the matter had been sorted out and that the RCMP need not assist with the matter.

12:00 Report of a female being assaulted by another female. Still under investigation.

13:35 Report of broken glass at a downtown business. There were no witnesses and no suspects.

23:27 Report of somebody hitting the ditch when they swerved to miss some deer.

January 15 09:17 A female reported that her tires were slashed on her vehicle.

During the week there were 4 false alarms, 7 false 911, 3 animal strikes and 80 calls for service were made in total.

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Standing alone Joe Machney Editorial From cradle to grave, most people will spend their lives in the company of others either physically, mentally or emotionally. Physically is quite easy to understand and is about the company with which you keep throughout your years here. When you are young it is your family and then usually your school mates and finally the work world. This will be different for some people but I feel should encompass most modern cultures within the world today.

The family being first will bring up the skillset that they have used to navigate life, instilling their values and so on into your impressionable mind. But before that happens you have a rather full plate from the attributes and perceptions of which you acquired through your previous lives. This is why some children differ quite a bit from the nature of their parents. These experiences can form the roadwork for the path in life that the new born has just begun.

Emotions and mental conflicts may come up as the child gets older and the points of view that they are being presented with differ from their own perception. The conflicts or schisms are between them and their environment. They will be tested throughout their lives on this

Name: Vanessa Austin Occupation: teacher Likes: Netflix, watching baseball Dislikes: feeling cold, watching golf on TV.

and asked if they should follow the heard and be like the ones that they associate with to fit in or should they beat to their own drum?

Emotional reactions and mental juxtapositions with what they believe in and what the world shows them come up and offer forks in the road of a person’s life.

When this happens the spirit within them will knock at their door, so to speak, and ask them if they are really able to stand up for what they believe in or will they follow the crowd to be saved from the uncomfortable experience of being an outcast.

Should they choose the outcast path then a test of integrity to their true self will come up. The human comforts will continually beckon but as the years go by the path of their own truth will become clearer as each shadow fades and dies. New people will come into their lives like a magnet attracts metal. The frequency that they emit will attract others to help them and yet all the while it will be understood that the lessons they offer are fleeting and are only there as guidance along the road they have chosen.

Staying true to their path they will understand that change is the only constant and be ok when it is time for them to leave, knowing that others will come into their life.

The people in their life that have made a positive impact will leave their impression on the heart and positively influence while the ones who have not, have offered them a lesson. Both are good and neither are bad.

When it is time to close this chapter of life they can look back on their life as a magical series of events and meetings, people and places, all set up as a complex web of people trying to find the strength to stand alone so that the spirit that is within them can express itself unencumbered by everything else that does not have love at its centre.

Having love as your core, your compass, you may stand alone physically, emotionally, or mentally, but you are never truly alone, for then you are all with one on the spiritual level, which is the one that offers you the most inner peace and serenity. Love is the only constant in life.

Alone, all-one.

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RCMP Priorities Sgt Jerry Nutbrown RCMP Ponderings Many people may not know that identified priorities are overarching in directing policing activities, including on a national level. National priorities are identified through a specific consultative process and they currently are serious and organized crime, national security, youth, aboriginal communities and economic integrity. I won’t get into the specifics of each one but if you would like more information on them, just go online to www.rcmp.ca.

The National Priorities are then used to set other priorities at various levels down to the individual detachment level. Currently, the Vegreville Detachment priorities are police visibility and community relations, traffic, youth and, under our crime reduction strategy, property crimes. The Detachment Priorities fall under, and compliment, the National Priorities. The local priorities are selected based on local conditions with input from the 4 councils within our jurisdiction.

These priorities don’t often change, and some

never change, as it generally takes a number of years for our efforts to have a desired effect or there is motivation to maintain the specific priority.

Within these priorities, we have initiatives that outline specific things that we can do that focus efforts on our priorities. Using traffic as an example, there are 4 national initiatives that occur throughout the year that we take part in. These are in the form of weekend traffic enforcement blitzes that focus on a particular offense such as impaired driving. We also have other initiatives identified that locally addresses traffic enforcement and education.

We do not ignore other local issues that require enforcement and/or education because they may not fall under one of the priorities. One area that we put significant efforts towards, although it is not an outright priority, is domestic and family violence. The

Finance Minister Joe Ceci visits Vegreville Joe Machney Reporter Provincial Finance Minister Joe Ceci along with MLA Jessica Littlewood visited Vegreville on January 11 to talk with local businesses at Wilde and Company and have a public consultation about the f inancial direction of the province and how it is going to affect them.

“The health and education sectors of Alberta have been staffed up since we came in

because of the previous government,” Ceci explained when asked how these areas are going to be inf luenced.

“We funded for enrollment in the education sector. There was going to be

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priority identification along with initiatives help the detachment remain focussed with goals to work towards so that the needs of the communities are met and issues addressed. Although many people in the public see police as an enforcement organization, we are actually involved in many other areas within our communities to either enhance our core services or provide extra services not enforcement related.

Our School Resource Officer position, for example, has a small component of its mandate to conduct enforcement with

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a greater focus being on youth-police relations and education.

I hope this helps to assist in your understanding of our priorities and that we do not act as an autonomous detachment but are part of a greater organization working together for Canadians.

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FROM THE PAGES OF THE VEGREVILLE OBSERVER

COMPILED BY DAN BEAUDETTE

90 Years Ago – January 19, 1927 In accordance with the resolution passed at the annual meeting of the Alberta Wheat Pool last summer instructing the directors to acquire as soon as possible its own elevator facilities, it was announced on Saturday that the pool will either acquire or build 100 additional country elevators before next harvest to make the total number of such pool elevators in Alberta up to 142. It is estimated that the cost of the new undertaking will be $1,250,000. The Alberta pool at the present time has an elevator reserve fund of approximately $1,750,000 deducted from returns of the 1924 and 1925 crops for the purpose to which it is now being put.

George Young, aged 17, of Toronto won a twenty-five thousand dollar prize on Sunday by swimming from Santa Catalina Island to the California mainland, a distance of 22 miles, but owing to the tides all swimmers were forced to travel from 30 miles upwards.

Young was the only one out of 96 entries t complete the swim.

75 Years Ago – January 21, 1942 Sgt. Pilot Harry E. Patch, son of Mr. and Mrs. D.A. Patch of Vegreville, received his wings in December. He is home now on sick leave and will report for duty later. He is 20 years of age. His father is a veteran of the 1914-18 war.

LAC Lloyd Gould who has been taking training with the RCAF at the St. Thomas, Ont. Camp spent a couple of days last week visiting his relative here.

Sergt. H.M. Russell has been spending the past few days in town with Mrs. Russell, pending his transfer to some yet unknown point.

Thos. Cannon and R. Rennie returned some days ago from Edmonton, where they were employed on construction work during the season. Tommy is feeling fine and looks it; but Dick is presently at the Hospital and will be there until the first of nest week.

Many different plans are being advocated to secure for our farmers a better wheat price. Some of the proposals recommend that the Government should considerably increase the official celling price according to the regulations the official ceiling price would be about 82 ¾ for No. 1 Northern in store Fort William.

50 Years Ago – January 19, 1967 Miss Sylvia Ann Batiuk of Mundare, a 17 year old student at Mundare High School will represent the Vegreville Lions Club as its entry in Lions Internationals’$50,000 Peace Essay Contest. Miss Sylvia Ann Batiuk won the right from 158 entries to enter the District level of judging en route to the Grand Prize.

The annual meeting of the Two Hills Local of the FUA was held recently in the Two Hills Town Hall. A new slate of officers was elected for the new term: George Serna, president; June Mereska, secretary-treasurer; and Victor Nikiforuk, vice-president.

On Friday, December 23rd the members of the Vegreville Kinsmen Club made their annual visit accompanying Santa Claus to the schools, hospital and senior citizens lodge in Vegreville to distribute bags of Christmas treats. About 800 bags of treats were distributed. The bags were packed at Service Meats and Grocery on Sunday, December 18th with the contingent of club members.

Lions International Director Virgil Moshansky returned on Monday from California where he attended meetings of two clubs celebrating 40th Anniversaries, Ukiah and Willits. He was also guest speaker at the Oakland, California Lions Club 50th anniversary commemorative banquet. This weekend he travels to Boston and the following week plans to attend a Lions function in Minneapolis.

25 Years Ago – January 14, 1992 A former Vegreville resident will be at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France in February. Rick Imeson, son of Shirley Imeson, and the late Bob Imeson, is coaching the Canadian national luge singles team.

Eight dogs in Tofield have been poisoned with strychnine since mid December. In at least one case cookies laced with the poison were left on a plate on a snowdrift in a back alley. Tofield RCMP are seriously concerned about the nature of these incidents because of the hazard they pose to animals, and to children.

Mail will be delivered to Elk Point by dog sled between February 15 and 21. Richard and Diane Smith of Rocky Mountain House will carry mail by dog team along an historic dog sled route from the original Edmonton House site (near Bruderheim) to the Buckingham House site (southeast of Elk Point). Canada Post is cooperating by signing the Smiths as temporary Canada Post Mail carriers for the event and by creating a special slogan cancellation stamp featuring the bicentennial logo which will be used to hand cancel the stamps on the letters.

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.

Rethinking the Russian Revolution Gwynne Dyer “We have imagined how things would have been at that time if there was an internet and people were using social media,” said Mikhail Zygar, the creator of the biggest-ever interactive historical website. It’s called “1917: Free History”, and it’s a quietly subversive attempt to make Russians think about how they ended up where they are now.

Zygar is one of Russian’s best journalists, and his project aims to let Russians relive the events leading up to the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 as if the people involved, from statesmen to private citizens, had been posting daily on social media.

More than one hundred journalists, historians and web professionals worked for a year, trawling through letters, diaries, and archives to come up with authentic material written by people who were living the history one day at a time.

The characters include all the big figures from the Tsar and Rasputin to Lenin and Trotsky, but also artists, writers, soldiers, workers, and housewives. And they were all following current events closely, because it was the middle of the First World War. “1917: Free History” has no obvious political stance.

The public justification for this massive undertaking is simply that next year is the centenary of the Bolshevik (Communist) Revolution, the biggest turning point in modern Russian history. And yet...

And yet Mikhail Zygar is a very political man, a liberal who has consistently resisted the lies and manipulations of the Putin

regime. So what is he really up to?

All he will say is that “Everything that happened to us in the 20th century and is happening now is a consequence of the events of 1917.” That includes not only of the crimes and tragedies of the Soviet era but also what “is happening now.”

Any intelligent Russian who follows “1917” through to the end will know that while the first (democratic) revolution in March 1917 was probably inevitable, the second revolution was not inevitable at all. It was a fluke, a “Black Swan”, a highly improbable event that happened anyway.

The October Revolution that brought the Communists to power was not really a revolution. It was a coup d’etat, led by a small group of ruthless Bolsheviks with the support of some troops in the capital. And the point of bringing up this old history is to show that the Bolshevik coup was not inevitable.

Most Russians are fatalistic about their history. They believe that it’s all their own fault because Russians are the kind of people they are. If you believe that, then you believe that seventy years of Communist dictatorship were inevitable, that the civil war, the famines, and the great purges were inevitable – and that Putin or somebody like him is inevitable now.

But change just one little detail in the run-up to the October Revolution – for example, what if the Germans had not shipped Lenin to Russia in the hope that he would seize power and take Russia out of the war? – and the improbable Communist seizure of power becomes impossible.

Once you realise that the Communist coup was just bad luck and not Russia’s inevitable fate, all the subsequent bad history ceases to be inevitable too. The country turned down the wrong road in 1917, but another turn could put it on the right road.

Is that the message Zygar is trying to get across? I suspect it is, although he is too intelligent to believe it will have any immediate effect. It’s just a drop in the bucket – but it’s a pretty big drop, and eventually the bucket may overflow.

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

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finance minister CONTINUED from PAGE 5 a $900 million cut to health and we reversed that,” Littlewood elaborated.

In respects to the budget for March, it will be built after the public consolation tour of the province. “We’re going to be working on the budget in February and into March and we’ll deliver it in March,” Ceci confirmed.

Although the public consolation was not open to the public, Ceci worked with Jessica to invite a cross section of people that she felt was representative of the Vegreville community and surrounding area, so the consolation was by invitation only. “I wanted to set it up in a targeted stakeholder roundtable format so that it would represent many different people with many different issues in many different sectors, in oppose to only hosting business or nonprofit, or just one stakeholder,” Littlewood said.

“People who want to give input can write to budget.alberta.ca and that also gives people the option to take part in the telephone town halls that are taking place on the 30th and 31st of January that Premier Notley and I will be on.

Northern Alberta is on the 30th and Southern Alberta the 31st,” Ceci said.

“If they have a landline they’ll be called, if they don’t have a landline and just a cell, they can register their number and we’ll call them. There are also MLAs that people can go to in their community to give their input and suggestions.”

The individuals who attended the roundtable meeting on Wednesday were: Scott Dixon who represented the Vegreville of Commerce and who owns Boston Pizza in Vegreville; Colette Miller of Wilde and Company; Grain Canola Director Daryl Tuck; Rob de Groot of Red Cup Distillery; Carol Lynn Babiuk of the Vegreville and District Child Development Coalition; Trina Boymook, the EIPS (Elk Island Public Schools) Chair; Justine Wright the EICS (Elk Island Catholic Schools) Chair; Dee Palichuk from CALS; Vegreville & District FCSS Manager Julie Gottsleig; Taneen Rudyk of St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation; Veg Al Drug Rep Colleen Pidzarko-Armitage; Jody Nicholson of VALID; Larry Ruptash from the Vegreville News Advertiser; the owner of Ukrainian Ceramic Cottage Greg Kuroluk; Dwayne Hlady of Vegreville Seniors Sunshine Club; Bernie Klammer, a Lakeland REA Representative; Miles Wowk a local Rancher; Tim MacPhee from Vegreville Glass; Mayor of Vegreville Myron Hayduk; County of Minburn Reeve Roger Konieczny; and Pastor Carolyn Woodall.

“It was quite interesting for them to show where things are at and the issues that they are dealing with and I think everyone appreciated that they took the time to come out and do a consolation in Vegreville,” Dixon said. “It’s not often you get the finance minister to come and give you a rundown of the direction they’re going. By the end of it you realize that they certainly have a lot to deal with.”

“I was extremely appreciative that Jessica Littlewood and Joe Ceci took the time to come out here and actually picked Vegreville to do their consultation about the budget process. There is a bit of a concern about some of the policies that the government has put in place that is deterring investments in Alberta and if investors’ confidence got rebuilt then the economy would improve and the revenues would be higher and then there would be more budget dollars to work with,” Klammer said.

“It was a great opportunity to sit down

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with the Minister. I believe it was the first time a Finance Minister from the province ever went and asked people’s opinions on what they thought. He gave everyone ample opportunity to express their points of view. Jessica (Littlewood) did a phenomenal job of putting it together and in my opinion, it was a really good opportunity and I was really happy to be a part of that roundtable discussion,” said Wowk.

“I was pleased to receive an invitation to sit down with community leaders and with the Finance Minister to talk about the upcoming budget and the financial state of the province not only this year but also moving forward,” Boymook said.

“It was nice to see that Vegreville was picked as one of the locations,” Mayor Myron Hayduk said. “I liked the variety of people that attended. There were a few things that Ceci mentioned are going to be cut back to which I want some answer for, such as operating funding to the tune of $390,000, which hopefully I will be getting the reasons why. The question about the Carbon Tax came up and it was said that instead of putting the Carbon Tax they should have an incentive to decrease the Carbon footprint like better insulating of their houses, new windows, heating, lighting and the like. He emphasized that the Tax is coming and it’s not changing, we’re just going to have to

News Advertiser PAGE 7 live with it. What I did like about him is that when it came to the minimum wage there was quite a conversation about how it is affecting the non-profits and he said that it is not changing, which I thought was good because now you can plan for it. Another thing that was brought up was a Provincial sales tax and according to the Minister they most likely won’t be implementing one.

But all in all the meeting shows that this Minister is looking to his constituents for some input, but whether he applies it or not is another story.”

The next stop on his province-wide tour is Grande Prairie and Fairview on January 16.

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Mundare’s John Mayko to represent Alberta canola growers Joe Machney Reporter John Mayko of Mundare has been elected to represent Alberta canola growers in Region 4 on the Board of the Alberta Canola Producers Commission.

“I’m looking forward to representing the growers in this region. I hope that my experience and enthusiasm will go together to work for the betterment of the canola growers in Alberta,” Mayko said.

According to the Alberta Ca nola P roducers Commission, Mayko has worked in various roles in crop production at the Canola Council of Canada over his 23 year off-farm career.

The directors for the commission are elected for a three year term in every region and the different regions take turns and rotate so that a third of the regions have an election every year.

Four districts will have an election every year and this year it was Region 4.

John Mayko went against Kris Klammer of Vegreville for the position.

Commission General Manager Ward Toma says there wasn’t much change in the number of ballots cast between this year’s and the last Region 4 Director Election.

Almost 2000 eligible canola growers in the region were mailed a ballot last November to allow them to participate in a secret election for the Director of Region 4 which is made up Beaver County, the County of Two Hills, the County of Minburn, Lamont County and beyond.

The Alberta Canola Producers Commission also praised outgoing Director Daryl Tuck, praising his hard work and dedication to the post.

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Snowed-in Canola samples needed for research

Agrinews The Canadian Grain Commission needs samples of canola that has been harvested late due to weather conditions or has been over-wintered. Samples must be from the 2016 crop. As of October 31, 2016, a large number of canola fields in Alberta and Saskatchewan had not been harvested due to snow.

The impact of snow on canola quality has not been studied. The Canadian Grain Commission wants to assess the impact of snowed-in and over-wintered canola on the quality of the 2016 crop.

This research will help develop an understanding of the impact of this type of weather on the end-use functionality of canola. The results of this research will help ensure the Canadian canola industry continues to supply a consistent and dependable commodity to end-use customers.

To participate in this study and receive information about the quality of your canola crop, send an e-mail to Dr. Veronique Barthet or Twylla McKendry.

Participants will receive an envelope for their canola sample and a consent card by mail.

Izzy Dolls crafted to bring joy to children

Brenda Robinson, on behalf of her Mother, Marjorie, donated more Izzy Dolls to our Legion.

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A purrr-fect feel good story she had all but given up hope of finding him. On Christmas Eve she was traveling between Mundare and Vegreville when she noticed the truck in front of her was dragging a chain.

She flagged the vehicle down to let him know of the dragging chain and unknown to her, the cat escaped the vehicle when she opened the door.

She noticed him missing a few minutes later and returned to the spot she had stopped. She searched high and low for Tiny, even returning the next day. She contacted the Village of Mundare in hopes he would be found (she was closer to Mundare than Vegreville when he escaped). Needless to say, she was devastated. This shows how important it is to tattoo or microchip your pets. I also have a callback request into a Town Council member to discuss implementing a protocol Connie Brown

Submitted Last week a cat was turned into the pound. According to By-law 4-93, section 3.4, domestic animals are held for 72 hours and if not claimed or adopted out they can be put down. On Friday, January 6, knowing that this cat had been in the pound 3 days already, using social media I set about trying to find a home or Rescue that would take this guy. With the help of Matty’s Cat Sanctuary, I found a Rescue in Southern Alberta that agreed to take him. My plan was to foster him until “Delivery Day.” To my surprise, I discovered he had a tattoo that had not previously been seen. With a little detective work (all of 2 minutes), I located the Vet Clinic that had done the tattoo and 2 phone calls later a name and phone number were obtained. On January 13, Tiny, as I found out is his name, is being reunited with his owner who lives

by Turtleford, Saskatchewan. He has been missing since Christmas Eve and

and procedure plan on handling animals upon intake to ensure they are checked for identification. I was told by a By-law officer that there is not a protocol in place at this time.

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Deputy Commissioner Understanding Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease Marianne Ryan announces retirement from RCMP

Rosanne Fortier Dementia is like the common cold because it comes in many different forms with the Alzheimer’s disease being one of them. This was one statement presented

by Stephanie Dziedzic, First Link/Intake Coordinator for the Alzheimer Society at the Understanding Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease Information Session recently held at the Vegreville Seniors Sunshine Club Centre.

Dementia is a complex and individual disease that has no proven cause.

Everyone will have an individual experience with it because every person is unique. In the early stages, people have good and bad days. Usually, the short-term memory is the first to go.

The most important thing is to be patient with a person with Dementia; do not correct people living with Dementia, not unless it involves their health and safety.

People usually have a good long-term memory with it and their care-givers and others need to meet the person where they are at; in their reality.

“People with Dementia need to be valued and needed. Ask them how they used to cook something or for their advice or help in some way. Don’t take

tasks away from a person with Dementia; break them into smaller steps but keep the person as independent as long as possible. Also, keep communication as easy as possible,” Dziedzic said.

Dementia is a progressive disease and since everything is controlled by the brain, any area of the body can be affected.

There are medications available to help people with Dementia and a supportive family and caregivers go a long way to helping people with this disease.

Janine Avery

Submitted Deputy Commissioner Marianne Ryan, Commanding Officer of the Alberta RCMP, has announced her retirement after serving the citizens of Canada for 35 years. D/ Commr. Ryan has held the position for the last three years and her last day as Commanding Officer will be March 3, 2017.

“I have been truly privileged to serve as the Commanding Officer of the Alberta RCMP for over the past three years.” said D/Commr.

Marianne Ryan, Commanding Officer, “Every day I am in abso-

lute awe of the outstanding work, dedicated service and very high level of commitment to public safety that our employees provide in all of our units and detachments across this great province.”

During D/Commr. Ryan’s career she has served in Manitoba, British Columbia and in Alberta. She has held a wide variety of positions in the Force including Officer in Charge of the Vancouver Integrated Proceeds of Crime Section, Chief Officer for Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of British Columbia, and Criminal Operations Officer for the Alberta RCMP. Processes have begun to name a successor and it is anticipated that a new Commanding Officer will be named prior to D/ Commr. Ryan’s final day with the Force.

More information will be provided once a new Commanding Officer has been named.

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Mannville School News Susan Obrigewitch The grade two and five classes will be beginning swimming lessons at the Vermilion Aquatic Center. They will be swimming once a week for the next 8 weeks. Students will be learning water safety and skills.

Elementary students in grades 3-6 are invited to learn some new games and have some fun in the Sports/Gym Club offered on Tuesdays, in January after school. This club will be run on a “drop in basis”... It is FREE. Parents, please make arrangements to pick up your child at 4:30 p.m. or discuss with your child if he/she can walk home at this time.

Mrs. Lorenson and Mrs. Tod are opening up the CTS room each Tuesday from 3:30- 5:00 for students to get CREATIVE! The premise of the club is for the participants to be able to self-direct their creativity -

working on projects of their choice.

Community experts will be invited to attend depending on the areas of interest of the kids. Some possibilities include sewing, crochet, knitting, sketching, painting, multimedia … the possibilities are endless. This is a drop in club and costs are dependent on each individual project Our grade ten CALM class went to College Park in Vermilion for some life skills. Each were given the opportunity to explore the dealership, ask questions of staff and decide on a vehicle to purchase.

VIBE has sent out order forms for Pink Shirt Day to the elementary students and any junior or senior high students can get an order from the office. Orders must be in by Friday, January 20th. Pink Shirt Day will be held on Wednesday, February 22nd

Innisfree School News Kristin Bergman Last week students returned to school after a two-week holiday, ready to hit the books once again. With midterms and final exams right around the corner for junior high and high school students, these last weeks of the first semester will mean plenty of hard work for both teachers and students.

High school students will have their last day of classes for the semester on Friday, followed by a week of exams and a semester break.

Elementary and junior high students will continue to have classes during exam time. Semester two will begin on February 2.

Following a snow day on Thursday, Students’ Union celebrated Friday the Thirteenth with Backwards Day, where students wore their clothes backward.

The next dressup day will be Crazy Hair Day on Thursday, January 19. We hope to see a lot of participation!

The Float Friday fundraiser that has been taking place weekly since the beginning of the year will be changing in the new semester. Currently, students are able to purchase floats from the survey every Friday for

$3.00. Beginning at the start of semester two, Students’ Union will instead serve different flavours of sundaes for the same price, and the money will go towards upcoming school events planned by Students’ Union. The student body’s continued support in these fundraisers is greatly appreciated.

and is a day to promote kindness and compassion and put a stop to bullying.

Forms are also out for Mannville School Clothing if you are interested.

Everything from t-shirts to jackets.

The students in Mrs. Ambrock’s Recreation Leadership class were busy before Christmas break making a game out of cardboard.

Their game had to involve some aspect of physical activity. Students then set up their game in the multi-purpose room at school and everyone was able to test out

the games others had made. Most recently, the students have been planning and building a Rube Goldberg machine. The students seem to be excited about this project!

A Glance A head: Youth Night – Januar y 20th; No School – Januar y 31st.

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Midget A Wranglers take 3 of 4 points Stan Zabrick The Vegreville Midget A Wranglers took to the road this past weekend for a pair of games in central Alberta.

The boys loaded the bus on Friday night for a 7:00 affair in Maskwacis.

This would be the only regular season meeting between the two squads who sit fourth and fifth in Interlock standings. Maskwacis opened the scoring early in the first period on a broken clearing play in the Vegreville end and a shot that wormed its way through Brett Burghardt’s pad and blocker.

Maskwacis then turned up the pressure firing shots from all over the ice, however, the Wranglers took the wakeup call and responded with several offensive chances of their own.

Both teams traded opportunities and goals with the Wranglers holding a 5-4 advantage midway through the third. Maskwacis capitalized on a couple of breakdowns to grab a 6-5 lead and it looked like the visitors were going home with a loss. An untimely Wranglers penalty with just over two minutes left put a dent in Coach Stan Zabrick’s plans to put an extra attacker out there for the goaltender. However, with a minute left in the game, Maskwacis made a clearing error which resulted in a faceoff just outside their blueline. The Wranglers won control and worked the puck into the offensive zone with Burghardt heading for the bench and forward Steve Ferleyko taking his place.

Vegreville’s Noah Budinski dug the puck out from the pile feeding Ferleyko who then relayed a pass to Captain Tyler Musgrave in front of the net. With 42 seconds remaining,

Musgrave deposited the pass into the net to salvage the tie and the point.

“We were okay, not great”, was the assessment from Zabrick on his team’s effort. “This is one of the teams ahead of us and one we need to overtake. They’re a good skating team and it was a very clean game so kudos to them. But we didn’t bring our A game, we had trouble handling their speed and we let another point slip away. On to tomorrow’s against Ponoka and hopefully a better effort”.

Saturday’s affair turned out to be more of scrappy affair than anticipated with the Wranglers taking 12 penalties to Ponoka’s 14. “Inconsistency hurt us again”, said Zabrick. “At times we were all over these guys and this game should not have been close at all”.

Vegreville opened the scoring at 13:21 of the first on a goal by Jaden Polischuk with assists to Deven Rewega and Steve Ferleyko. “The speed of this line is killer,” boasts Zabrick.

“They make most defensemen guess wrong with how quickly they are coming and their change of direction.”

At one point, the Wrangler’s dashed out to a 5-1 lead only to give back a couple and end the second period up 6-3. They started the final frame strong with a pair of markers from Budinski pushing the lead to 8-3.

However, mental lapses allowed the play to get in behind them, along with poor clearing and suddenly Ponoka had closed the gap to 8-7. After a timeout with 6:45 left in the game, the team gut checked itself and went back to work. Musgrave completed the hat trick from Brandon Lamash and Steve Ferleyko. Then, with 20

seconds remaining, D-man Kolton Melnyk rounded out the scoring to give the Wranglers the 10-7 victory.

“Ugly game- ugly win”, was how Zabrick saw that one. “It got kinda’ out of hand there a couple of times with the penalties and our guys were really good at keeping their composure. We absorbed a lot of cheap stuff and at times it got us off our focus, myself included. We see them one more time and should have our full squad so I’m expecting better, much better.”

Centre Carson Brunet filled in on the blue line as the Wranglers were minus two regular defensemen for the game.

“Carson is a very versatile player,” said Zabrick. “He filled in nicely tonight

and he is my go-to guy for shutting down the other team’s key offensive players. You can’t shake him and suddenly then he has the puck.”

The Wranglers get ready for action next weekend in Tofield on Friday night, then host Jasper on Saturday night at 6:30 for the first of three encounters.

“The schedule is a bit odd,” adds Zabrick, “we see Tofield 5 out of 24 games so twice more before the end of the season. We let those guys take three points off us already so I’m looking for us to come out hard on Friday. With Jasper, we have not seen them yet but they are right behind us in the standings and looking at their scores, they will be a handful. They have to come back here twice more in early February so we have plenty of opportunities to create separation.

We have 10 games left so it is time to shift into high gear and regain some consistency.”

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One day while we were on the roof, I yelled down to him, "If you clean up all the tools, you can go home early." The kid went straight to work and 10 minutes later I saw his car go down the driveway.

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Deal ensures stability for Trinity students The agreement, filed in a Grande Prairie court on Jan. 5, will see legal matters involving both parties come to a close.

Among the details of the agreement is a removal of the WISDOM Home Schooling Society of Alberta from governance or financial involvement in the education of students. As well, the Minister of Education will appoint a financial administrator for at least one year to assist Trinity’s board of directors with developing policies and financial practices that meet taxpayers’ expectations. The financial administrator will also have oversight over public funding direct-

Lindsay Harvey

Submitted Alberta Education has reached an agreement with Trinity Christian School Association. The agreement includes additional oversight of Trinity’s operations and provides stability for the school’s more than 3,500 students.

ed to Trinity.

“Our priority has been ensuring that the funding we provide for education is being used to support students. We believe that today’s agreement achieves this goal. It also ensures stability for more than 3,500 Alberta students. I

stand behind the actions we have taken in this matter and officials will now move to assisting Trinity with developing governance and accounting practices that are at the standard expected

by Alberta taxpayers.” - David Eggen, Minister of Education.

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Tributes MEMORIAM

OBITUARY

OBITUARY

Florence GIEBELHAUS October 4, 1937 - January 19, 2014 Death changes everything!

Time changes nothing…

I still miss the sound of your voice, The wisdom in your advice, The stories of your life And just being in your presence.

So, no, time changes nothing, I miss you as much today As I did the day you died.

I just miss you Sadly missed by Wallace, Janet, Mark, Lynn and Families

CALDER, Matthew Ronald It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing of Matthew Calder at the young age of 30. He will be lovingly missed by his mother Diane and step father Wayne Stefanyk, his birth father Terry Calder (Elaine), siblings: Cory (Jolene), Shaun (Jennifer), Brandy (Chris) and Shannon (Derrick), maternal grandmother June Oster, and paternal grandmother Joyce Calder, close cousin Marc, nephews: Chase, Tristan, Holden, Jayden, Mason and Jaren and niece Jordon as well as many close friends and relatives.

He was predeceased by his grandfathers Walter Oster and Ron Calder.

His family will remember him as being a kind, caring and gentle man with a heart of gold.

A celebration of Matthew’s life will be held on Thursday, January 19, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at Westlawn Funeral Home, 16310 Stony Plain Road. Interment to take place at Westlawn Cemetery.

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McDONALD, Nora On January 15, 2017, Nora McDonald of Vegreville passed away at the age of 84 years.

Nora is survived by her loving husband of 65 years, Bruce; her daughters, Donna Fleming and Nora (Jack) Oud; son, Bert (Barb) McDonald; seven grandchildren; three greatgrandchildren, one sister-in-law; one brother-in-law; two sisters; and two brothers. Predeceased by her parents, Lyle and Florence.

At Nora’s request no service will take place. In lieu of other tributes, donations may be made to St. John’s Lutheran Church, 4513 – Maple Street, Vegreville, AB, T9C 1L3.

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PALICHUK, Mary In loving memory of our dear Mother, Baba and Baba Baba who passed away January 20, 2014 She always learned to watch for us Anxious if we were late In winter by the window In summer by the gate And though we mocked her tenderly Who had such foolish care The long way home would seem more safe Because she waited there Her thoughts were all so full of us She never could forget And so we think that where she is She must be watching yet Waiting ‘til we come home to her Anxious if we are late Watching from Heaven’s window Leaning from Heaven’s gate Sadly missed and forever remembered by her family Lorraine, Dianne and Ernie and their families

OBITUARY

HERZOG, Gerda Benedikte January 16, 1938 – January 10, 2017 In the late hours of January 10, 2017, Gerda left this earthly world to join those who live above and watch over us all. Gerda was married to Wilhelm in November, 1958 in Denmark. The two of them spent their life together sharing adventures in Denmark, Manitoba, the Northwest Territories and British Columbia, before finding themselves here in Vegreville. Wilhelm and Gerda spent every day together in their last years, and over the last days he has reminisced fondly over how special Gerda was, and in particular how wonderful she was at working with seniors and how much she enjoyed it when she worked as a health care nurse when she was younger. She truly had a gift and the most nurturing, caring soul. Gerda and Wilhelm were blessed with 6 children: Mike (Rhonda) Herzog, Garry (Tracey) Herzog, Pia (Ross) Williams, Finn (Brandi) Herzog, Diane (Rob) McGowan and Maj-Britt (Frank) Herzog, as well as 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

Gerda’s family was one of the most special parts of her life. She was unconditional with her love for them all and was always welcoming to new members of the family, treating them as one of her own. Gerda had a practical and relaxed approach to life, never worrying about what she couldn’t change and just dealing with life as it met her. She had the most amusing sense of humour and a laugh that will never be forgotten. Some of her happiest times were spent in the garden. She often said the best gift she could receive were flowers-there wasn’t one she found that she didn’t like. Quite fittingly, however, tulips were her favourite. Perhaps it was the similar ability and determination to thrive and together, or perhaps it was just a natural pairing between two of this world’s most simplistically pure beauties.

Gerda’s family wishes to express their heartfelt appreciation to all of the members of the Vegreville EMS team, to Dr. Edgcumbe and Dr. Hollins and the excellent nursing staff at St. Joseph’s General Hospital and to Gordon and Patty of Autumn Rose Funeral Home. At this time, cremation has taken place and a private family celebration of Gerda’s life will take place at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the “Heart & Stroke Foundation of Alberta” or “Canadian Diabetes Association.”

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UNIAT, Marie April 28, 1921 – December 27, 2016 Marie Uniat (nee Chapelsky), of Vegreville, Alberta, died peacefully in her sleep on Dec. 27, 2016 at the age of 95 years. She was born on April 28, 1921 at her parents’ homestead south of Beauvallon and married Dick Uniat on June 16, 1945.

Marie loved to sew and became an exceptional seamstress with a sharp eye for style. She was an enthusiastic card player in her favourite game of 500 Bidding Whist, as well as an avid gardener, and cook. With her husband, she ran the General Store at Beauvallon from 1946 to 1977. Marie was also very involved with the social events in the community.

Marie is survived by her husband of 71 years, Dick Uniat; their three children: Emil (Bonnie), Linda and Ernie (Heather ); six grandchildren: Tarah ( Dustin) Sawchuk, Jordanna (Danny) Benkowich, Travis (Marlee) Uniat, Damon (Rachel) Uniat, Brett (Kendra) Uniat, and Lindsey Uniat; four great-grandchildren: Isla Benkowich, Jake Benkowich, Amira Sawchuk and Nora Jane Uniat; and one surviving brother: Walter Chapelsky.

The family wishes to express their sincere gratitude to the staff at Vegreville Long Term Care facility who cared for Marie during her stay there.

A Memorial Service to celebrate Marie’s life will be held on Saturday, January 21, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Autumn Rose Funeral Home in Vegreville, Alberta with Reverend Carolyn Woodall officiating. Inurnment to follow at the Riverside Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to honour Marie may be made to “Vegreville Care Centre – Patient Comfort Society” (Box 295 Vegreville, Alberta T9C 1R2) or to the “Alzheimer’s Society of Alberta (www.alzheimer.ca/en)” To send condolences please visit www.autumnrosefuneralhome.com AUTUMN ROSE FUNERALHOME LTD. VEGREVILLE,780-603-5800

GRABAS, Helen August 31, 1916 – January 14, 2017 It is with heavy hearts we announce on January 14, 2017 Helen Grabas of Vegreville, Alberta passed away at the age of 100 years. As a mother, sister, aunt and friend, Helen is survived by her brother Nick Kit; her sisters-in-law and brother-in-law Mary Kitt, Steve (Anne) Kitt and Anne Mugleston; along with numerous nieces and nephews.

Helen was predeceased by her husband Peter; her children Orest, Terry and Jeanette; parents Anastasia and Mike Kitt; brothers Dmytriw in infancy, John (Jennie) Kit, Peter (Mary) Kit; sisters Anne in infancy, Annie (Harry) Semeniuk, Mary (Mike) Babysh, Jennie (John) Gizowski and Julia (Peter) Pankiw; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law Vera Kit, Mike (Nadia) Kitt, Joe Kitt, William (Charlotte) Kitt and Phillip Mugleston.

A Divine Liturgy of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, January 19, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church, 5705-51 St., Vegreville, AB with the Basilian Fathers officiating. Interment to follow in Riverside Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to the “Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Parish.”

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

WOYCHUK, Mary June 12, 1922 – January 16, 2017 It is with deep sadness that the family announces the passing of Mary Woychuk of Lamont, Alberta, formerly of Andrew.

Mary was predeceased by her husband Metro in 2014. She will be lovingly remembered by her family sons Stanley (Joanne) of Cold Lake, Dwayne (Marilyn) of Calgary and Lloyd (Donna) of Stony Plain; seven grandchildren and eleven great- grandchildren; along with numerous relatives and friends.

A Funeral Service will be held on Friday, January 20, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at the Holy Trinity Orthodox Church – Sunland with Father Ryan Bishop officiating. Interment to follow in the Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the “Lamont Health Care Centre.”

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

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Rangers fight hard to earn win and OT loss Joe Machney Reporter The Rangers played two games on the road over the past week, the first against the Killam Wheat Kings on the 13th and

the second against the Onion Lake Border Chiefs on the 14th with a win against the Border Chiefs and a close overtime loss against the Wheat Kings.

The first period of the Wheat Kings match-up was close with a goal by the home team that was quickly answered by the Rangers’ Doherty. With the score tied at one each, the Rangers took the lead near the end of the first with Kitz getting another into the net. But this was quickly matched by the

Wheat Kings as the period came to a close.

The Wheat Kings took the lead in the second, but Micklich and Budinski got goals to win back the point and then to take the lead near the midway point of the second. The Wheat Kings, on top of their game, ended the period with a goal lead as they scored two more to make it 5 to 4 going into the third.

The final period saw Ranger’s McGee get the point they needed to again tie the game and with it a period of overtime which ended in an intense three

minutes with the Wheat Kings netting the winner to take the game at 6 to 5, giving the Rangers an OT point.

The Onion Lake game the following day was not pretty, penalty-wise that is. The Border Chiefs spent a good part of the game in the penalty box with game misconducts, fighting, slashing and a few other favorites. The Rangers took part in these infractions as well, but they were levelheaded enough to keep their game in the right direction so that they could win, which they did with a score of 4 to 1.

The first period had no scores and most of the action was in penalties. The second was a different game as the Rangers refocused as Kitz and Budinski got the scoreboard into the game. The third period was an interesting mix of penalties and the Border Chiefs trying to get on the board.

They did, but it was hardly a dent in the composed gameplay of the Vegreville Ranges. With Doherty sinking the puck behind the crease before the end of the game, the Rangers went home with a win, leaving the Border Chiefs to lick their wounds.

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Tool shed burns to the ground

The tool shed behind Nick Yanitski’s house caught fire on Sunday evening

Joe Machney Reporter Fire broke out at around 930 in the evening on Sunday January 15 at a farm near Myrnam. The Myrnam Fire Department was quick to respond and contain the fire, making sure that the fire didn’t spread to the other

buildings on the farm.

“The tool shed behind Nick Yanitski’s house caught on fire and it did not appear to of happened under suspicious circumstances,”Myrnam Fire Chief John Fedoriuk reported.

“Thankfully it didn’t go any further than that.”

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Rangers to hold Bell Let’s Talk fundraising game

Joe Machney Reporter The Vegreville Care’s coalition is a group of community members and agencies that have come together to discuss open topics and to create awareness campaigns. One of these campaigns is the Rangers Bell Let’s Talk Game where they will teaming up with the Vegreville Junior B Rangers to help raise awareness of mental illness and to support mental health.

Two years ago the Junior B Rangers partnered with the MODEL project to dedicate one of their home games to the

Bell Let’s Talk campaign, for mental illness awareness. For this game, the Rangers gave out free tickets to elementary school students so that they could attend the game and it was a sold out night with standing room only in the arena. The players themselves were interviewed with the aim of answering certain questions regarding mental health and mental illness and what they do to cope with stress, as well as how to maintain good mental health and what could be done to remove the mental stigma around mental health, and why is it important to

talk about mental health.

All the players, coaches, and executive were on board for this two years ago and they are all willing to do it again this year for the January 20 game against Cold Lake Ice. For the Rangers Let’s Talk Game, the players have pre-recorded inspiring messages which will be played throughout the game breaks.

Three or four Rangers have dedicated their time the past Monday and Tuesday to visit elementary school students to give away tickets to the kids and to talk to the students about why their team is

supporting the Bell Let’s Talk campaign and why it’s important to talk about mental illness and to raise awareness around the topic.

“When we did this two years ago it was talked about amongst the students for a long time afterward. It had such a positive impact and it was great to have an awareness day, but we want that conversation to continue into their everyday lives and into their relationships, families, and into the communities,” Tracy Laschowski of Vegreville Care said. “By doing something this big and having that kind of impact it allows for that conversation to continue. The Rangers are looked at as role models in the community and over the past few years they have been more involved in the community and are recognized that they are role models and the kids do look up to them. So by supporting this it is also making them think about it as well and talk about it because they’re teenagers and young adults and not all that much older than the students that they are visiting. Just because they’re athletes doesn’t mean they don’t struggle with depression or anxiety or mental health related issues.”

A big part of what Vegreville Care is hoping to accomplish with this is to help people to understand the stigma associated with mental illness and how to communicate without fear or stigma. “Language matters and one should pay attention to the words they use about mental illness. It is important to educate yourself, learn, know, talk, and understand the signs of mental illness. Being kind through small acts of kindness speak volumes to people.

In respects to speaking, people need to play the role of being the listener as well.

The final point on breaking the stigma is to talk about mental illness, start a dialogue and break the silence,” Laschowski said. These five messages are the ones that will be played throughout the breaks in the game on January 20.

“One in five people suffer from mental illness, but everybody has mental health, so there is a lot of confusion around it because people generally think that it doesn’t affect them but it absolutely affects everybody. We all have mental health and we need to maintain it as best we can,” Laschowski concluded.

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Business Revitalization Program in Vegreville completed for 2016 Inflated Fun Zone -New business owner Carey Merrill has worked hard to update her newly leased space downtown. Carey and her Husband Craig Lathe have worked tirelessly, with the help of Lawrence Lathe, removing the dropped ceiling for added height and repainting the entire space. New fun colored floors; signage and shelving completed the space for their new venture of bouncy houses giving another place for kids to be active and have fun.

Greg and Chris Kurulok recently purchased a neighboring building to their own store. They added some external upgrades in hopes to better entice a new commercial tenant. As you stroll through downtown, you will notice the vibrant new paint and updated concrete at the entrance.The external renovations were completed, keeping the original design of the building in mind.

The renovations paid off quickly as the following business scooped it up before completion!

Ceramic Cottage – Greg and Chris Kurulok updated Ceramic Cottage with new custom corner windows, new flooring and a fresh coat of paint inside as well as some refreshing of the outside facia. The new upgrades give an open and lighter airy feel to one of our longest standing downtown businesses. Stop in and have a look!

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Maureen Easton Economic Development Officer The Business Revitalization Program, started in 2015 as a pilot program, has been completed for 2016. The purpose of this program is to support and encourage existing commercial businesses and building owners to improve and or update the appearance of their locations.

Applicants who fit the criteria may receive a rebate up to $2000. The first round of applications accepted must be from the Downtown core (zoned C1). The second round, after September 30, commercial businesses outside the C1 zone may be considered, if funds allow.

Eligible improvements must be visual and for public spaces and fit the identified criteria list.

The 2016 approved applicants collectively received rebates totaling $4742.07.

“As a first time business owner the business revitalization program was a wonderful aid in helping recoup

the costs associated with starting a new business.

I am so grateful that the business revitalization program was available for the entire community and all those able to use the program.”-Carey Merrill.

Greg Kurulok captured Economic Development & Tourism’s purpose and hope for this program perfectly with the following quote.

“The program provides an incentive to get renos done. Renovations are disruptive and the tendency is to put them off or to do them piecemeal. With this program, there is a deadline for completion which encourages a building owner to “get it done” and to complete the entire project as quickly as possible. It encourages owners to take more pride in their property by improving the general appearance of the downtown core and giving them an economic incentive to do so.

That in turn will make the downtown look more vibrant and attractive and alive. Fixing up business frontage, signs, repainting, etc. makes the area look attractive for new businesses which in turn will attract more shoppers into the downtown area. Shoppers are not encouraged to shop or walk down the street if the buildings are looking run down and neglected. It also allows a renter to make improvements if the building owner, for whatever reason, chooses not to make improvements. For Ceramic Cottage, it gives us a fresh new look as we enter our 40th year of business in Vegreville.”

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Reezdvo showcases a tapestry of Ukrainian traditional celebrations

A.L. Horton School Ukrainian Bilingual students sing traditional Ukrainian Christmas carols at the Reezdvo at Vegreville Social Centre on January 12. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

A.L. Horton Ukrainian Bilingual students perform at the Reezdvo at Vegreville Social Centre on January 12.

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A brief skit is performed by the Ukrainian Bilingual students at A.L. Horton School at the Reezdvo at Vegreville Social Centre on January 12.

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Rosanne Fortier Reezdvo at Vegreville Social Centre on January 12 celebrated Ukrainian feasts from St. Nicholas Day on December 19 to the Feast of Jordan (Epiphany) where Christ was Baptized in the Jordan River on January 19.

Through narration, songs, brief skits and dancing, A.L. Horton School Ukrainian Bilingual presented an immaculate performance of Reezdvo.

This lovely evening began with tranquil performances of hand chimes by the Grade four classes and it continued with Christmas carols presented in Ukrainian and English.

Especially noteworthy was Na Dvoree Reezdvo which filled the centre with the light of Ukrainian Christmas.

Then with a special Ukrainian Christmas Eve table setting, the students performed and narrated the story of Ukrainian Christmas where they even sneaked in a humorous touch by having students dressed as traffic control officers enter their home

Grade one students at the Reezdvo at Vegreville Social Centre on January 12. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

to speak about distracted driving and not driving under the influence of alcohol.

Energetic songs were performed after this, where the students expressed their joy perfectly.

The celebration continued with Malanka which is a New Year’s Eve celebration on January 13 and based on pre-Christian beliefs. This brief skit was supplemented

by Ukrainian dancing.

The finale was a lively version of hopak performed by the Grade six students.

Each of these performances was wellreceived, evident by the applauses.

Following this, there was a hearty Ukrainian meal with flavorful perogies and garlic sausage catered by the Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church ladies.

The best part of the celebration is the assurance that these Ukrainian traditional celebrations will continue as there are 122 students in the Ukrainian Bilingual Program, and each year the enrollment is growing.

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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, 15pm.

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. May-Sept 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)632-7650 Historical Village and Pioneer Museum at Shandro. Located on Highway 857, midway between highway 45 and 28 north of Willingdon.

A proud partner of the Kalyna Country Ecomuseum, this open air museum features 14 major buildings and artifacts from 1900 – 1930.

Hours: Canada Day weekend to Labour Day weekend Thursday through Monday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Closed Tuesday and Wednesday.

Admission by donation, For more information call (780) 603-1198 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.

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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!!

12 Step RECOVERY AT ROCK GROUP meets every Tuesday at 7pm in the upper room at 5014 – 50 St, Vegreville, AB. For info call 780632-2933. www.therockmc.com TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) Weigh-in 4:45pm. Meeting 5:30pm at St. John Lutheran Church, 4513 Maple St., Vegreville. 780-6327433 or 780-658-2670.

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 Friday Prayers: Weekly Jumaat prayer in Two Hills. If interested, please contact Deen 780603-6090 or Waseem 780-603-8443 Friday Prayers: Weekly Jumaat prayer in Vegreville. If interested, please contact Hesham 780-603-6245 / 780-632-2721 or Azeem 780885-2627 LOAVES & FISHES Lunch starting Friday September 10 – 11:30am-1:00pm every Friday except stat holidays. Good Food. Bring old friends. Make new friends. All are welcome. 4615 Maple St. (60 St.), VPC Church. No charge.

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 Vegreville Lions Club meets at Sunshine Senior Centre – 4630 - 49 Street. Meeting 7 p.m. 2ND and 4TH Tuesday except July and August.

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 THE ALBERTA DRAFT HORSE CLUB meetings every 2nd Saturday of every 2nd month. 780764-2099 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 The New Vegreville Aquarium Club meets every last Monday at 7:00pm at the Vegreville Centennial Library “Writer’s Group” meets last Tuesday of each month at 2:00pm at the Vegreville Centennial Library Legacy 4 Health Indoor Walking Program for Older Adults 10-11am at the Vegreville Centennial Library Gymnasium 4709-50 St, Contact Irvin Cowan 780-632-2977, Jim Nicholson 780-632-6437, Carol Lynn Babiuk 780-632-3331

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The Crisis Association of Vegreville operates a HELPLINE for those who are having difficulties in their lives and need assistance. It is a tollfree, 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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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 mor e infor mation , cont ac t 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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CALS celebrates 20 years of positive early childhood learning!

Some of CALS Board members-sitting-left to right-Director-Renae Thiessen, Treasurer/Secretary- Laurie Evans. Standing in back row-left to right- Director-Dan Coles, Director- Carol Lynn Babiuk, Vice-ChairKristen Schultz, Chair-Sarah Marcaccio, Director- Deanne Thompson, Early Intervention Coordinator for CALS-Dee Palichuk, and Director- Dr. Dan Edgcumbe. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

Rosanne Fortier When professionals and board members of an organization are passionate about their cause, they impact lives forever! The heartfelt testimonies and presentations by parents, professionals and board members echoed with evidence of this at Community Association for Lasting Success 20th Anniversary Celebration and Annual General Meeting (AGM) at Wilde and Company Boardroom on January 11.

CALS opened on January 10, 1997, and has made remarkable progress in reaching children from birth to sixyears-old in fulfilling CALS mission statement which is to make a positive difference by responding to the needs of families and fostering an environment for life-long learning.

The celebration opened with a healthy and delightful light lunch and snacks which were offered by Vegreville Breakfast Club where it was noted what each snack cost. A video was presented that stated every time you talk to or interact with a child you are strengthening the child’s brain connections. The early years are fundamental for creativity, curiosity, and adaptability for a child’s brain.

The AGM began with an informative and humorous presentation as Sarah Marcaccio introduced all the board members and they read a script written

by Carol Lynn Babiuk which was a story that occasionally rhymed about the various staff, locations, and history since CALS opened 20 years ago.

CALS has been at their present location in the Vegreville Children’s Early Learning Centre for 13 years. Afterward, Dee Palichuk, Early Intervention Coordinator was crowned Queen of CALS while Marcaccio presented Palichuk with a bouquet of flowers for 20 years of dedicated service.

Heather Giebelhaus then spoke about Vegreville Breakfast Club Program

which is a school snack program that provides a healthy snack. Karen Streets went forth to speak about VALID’s involvement for 17 years with this program where there have been at least 15 and more volunteers who have done regular work for it.

Tammy Iftody’s address mentioned that the most defining features of the Head Start Program are the playfulness with language. This program prepares children to reach their own potentials and encourage learning with others. They do this in partnership with specialists and parents.

Activities are set-up every day where children work on fine and gross motor skills, language and thinking skills, rhyming and many skills in a small setting and short activities.

Erika Trufyn said that the Little Explorers Program is a summer camp for children from three to five years.

The program is similar but less structured than preschool and develops all of the necessary skills that children need.

Trufyn continued to speak about the seven programs that the Family Literacy Program offers: Books for Babies, Play Dates, 1, 2, 3 Cook with Me, Movers and Shakers, Romp and Stomp, Pool Time Rhyme, and Beyond Play. All these programs are parent/ child interactive, have no cost and have a strong focus on oral language and stimulation through songs, rhymes, and activities. Beyond Play is a new program that promotes positive interactions between children and seniors while supporting early language and literacy development through weekly activities.

Palichuk mentioned that Vegreville Preschool Association has been in partnership with CALS for 20 years.

She introduced Amy Yakemitz, the current President of Vegreville Preschool Association who said the Head Start Program and Preschool

Program are totally integrated.

Palichuk said there is a child who used to use their program and has now enrolled their child into the program.

Palichuk concluded by stating that she has a lot of gratitude for CALS.

“CALS has been a passion for me. It is not just the work we do but it is also the amazing staff I get to work with every day. The past and the present board have been the most dedicated and supportive visionary board.”

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Vegreville Hospitals Auxiliary donates

Vegreville Hospitals Auxiliary presented their 2016 donation of $1200 to Vegreville Long Term Care, Marlene Roth, President presents the cheque to Jennifer Jakubec, Recreation Therapist.

Elks donate to Food Bank

Vegreville Elks Lodge Exalted Ruler Bro.Paul Bosse presented Olga Jamison,President of the Vegreville Food Bank with a cheque for $500 to assist in purchasing food for the Food Bank. This donation was made from funds raised by the Elks Cash Prize Raffle at this year’s Vegreville Country Fair.

Vegreville Golf Association receives donation

Elaine Kucher Every year the Vegreville & District Chamber of Commerce partners with a local organization who assists in the preparation and execution of the Chamber’s Annual Christmas Party and Auction. This

year the partnering organization was the Vegreville Golf Association.

Vegreville & District Chamber of Commerce President Darcie Sabados presented Vegreville Golf Association President Dawie Strydom a cheque for $5000.00.

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Bench dedicated to Sribney family Lorie Tennant This bench, outside the Vegreville Curling Rink, was recently dedicated and engraved in memory of Walter and Nellie Sribney, and their daughter Trudy Sribney. The Sribney family were long-time residents and avid curlers in Vegreville. Additionally, Walter and Nellie volunteered countless hours to various curling leagues in Vegreville and also enjoyed contributing to and participating in various community activities and organizations. Walter was inducted into the Vegreville Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.

Lorie (Sribney) Tennant presents donations to Adam Bilyk,Vice-president of the Vegreville Men’s Curling League, and Pat Ferleyko, President of the Vegreville Ladies Curling League.

Seniors stay active!

(Left-to-right) Phyllis Tarapacki, creator of this igloo, and Phyllis’s good friends- Georgina Stark and Shirley Preuss who had coffee and socializing in the igloo on January 15 as the weather was nice enough to be outdoors.

Rosanne Fortier Vegreville’s resident and senior, Phyllis Tarapacki feels it is vital for seniors to keep active. Phyllis is the prime example of the benefits of doing this because from January 12 to January 14, she created an igloo where she started working on it for one hour every day in the morning before the sun came out. Then she would go back and work an hour in the evening on this project.

“I feel that I have to utilize all the resources I have and do what is good for me. I had all these snow blocks and I wanted to put them to use and make something nice and real in my

yard with them. I wanted to do something because I want to be active. I am never bored. Seniors should all be active in whatever way is right for them. Not everyone is the same. After I completed this project, I went and did snow-shoeing around my yard and made two-rounds. It’s healthy to keep busy.”

Phyllis also does a lot of volunteer work. She especially enjoys singing for the seniors in seniors’ lodges.

On January 15, Phyllis invited her two good friends, Georgina Stark and Shirley Preuss for coffee and socializing in the igloo as the weather was nice enough to be outdoors.

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Vegreville invites Prime Minister to the community as part of cross-country tour

Rachel Farr Communication Coordinator for the Town of Vegreville The Town of Vegreville is sending an invitation to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to visit the community and discuss the loss of up to 280 jobs due to the closure of the federal government’s Case Processing Centre (CPC).

“Last week, the Prime Minister announced he is touring the country to engage directly with Canadians,” said Mayor Myron Hayduk. “Middle-class Canadians live in the community of Vegreville and our community risks losing up to 10% of its entire workforce based on a single federal decision – one made without consultation. The federal government decided to close the CPC and now it is time for the Prime Minister to listen to the facts. We are losing important, sustainable jobs when better options exist. We want a chance for the Prime Minster to discuss the threat to our community’s viability.”

There was no consultation with the Town over the decision, despite the fact officials from the department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) contemplated the closure for over one year. The Town of Vegreville was not contacted by IRCC staff about the office closure and the Mayor and Councillors only learned about the decision from staff when they were told at a meeting in late October.

While the department has said it developed a detailed business case, it has not shared this information with the community. In addition, there was no assessment of the economic consequence created for Vegreville by closing the community’s largest employer.

The rationale provided by IRCC officials for moving the CPC suggested that Edmonton made more sense for the Centre since the proximity to universities, the availability of public transit and housing options, and career growth opportunities within the federal government were readily available. Since Vegreville is just over an hour from Edmonton, these criteria do not make sense.

Adds Mayor Hayduk, “It is hard to understand how any of these criteria are critical to the future of the CPC. The CPC provides administrative services, there is no direct contact with clients and no need for walk-in service by the public. There is no demonstrable improvement in client services from this move.”

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