Vegreville News Advertiser - October 3, 2018

VOL. 71 NO. 40

71 YEARS OF SERVING THE COMMUNIT Y

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2018

Clay Webster Tofield Workshop

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RCMP files from September - 24 - 30 Arthur Beaudette News Advertiser September 24 00:24 – Male abandoned his female partner at a local lodging establishment with all of her belongings. She did not have funds to rent a room and appeared intoxicated. She was provided a ride to her mother’s house to get out of the cold.

01:40 – Traffic stop conducted due to a vehicle driving too slowly. It was determined that the driver had a warrant. EMS needed to be called when the driver began to vomit. The driver was later released with documents for court.

02:27 – Reports from a local business of people on the roof. Footsteps and noise was heard, but no one was observed. A ladder was noticed next to the building.

06:12 – 911 report of a single vehicle which had driven off of the road and was damaged. The driver was transported to Edmonton for assessment.

08:43 – Report of a back window in a truck being smashed.

It was unknown when this occurred because the vehicle had been parked for some time. No suspects or witnesses.

09:11 – Report of a vehicle being stolen from a fenced area. The lock on the gate had been cut to access the enclosed area. The vehicle was later recovered by Strathcona RCMP who took a male suspect into custody.

10:30 – Report of a scam via a “PHISHING” email. The recipient received an email that when they clicked on the link took them to a website that looked like the CRA. The complainant proceeded to enter their personal information into the site before realizing it was a fake website. The complainant contacted their bank, the anti-fraud center and notified police.

16:43 – Report of a male being assaulted by a female. The suspect was located, arrested and then released with documents for court.

17:22 – 911 report of an intoxicated male being a traffic hazard. A second call came in shortly after.

Extensive patrols were made for the subject of the call, however, he was not located.

20:35 – Report of a Semi truck and trailer in the ditch on a rural road.

The driver stated that a gust of wind

had caught the truck and pushed him into the wet grass and he could not recover. There was no damage and a tow truck was able to pull the vehicle out.

September 25 09:32 – Report of a CRA scam voice mail. The message stated that the recipient was being investigated for tax fraud and needed to return the call or they would be arrested. The reporting party did not call back and was reporting for information purposes.

10:47 – Person attended the detachment to report that a window in his swather has been smashed and a GPS unit along with some tools had been stolen.

16:19 – Report of a number of storage units being broken into. Two owners had checked the contents and noted nothing had been stolen however it is still under investigation to determine if thefts had occurred.

September 26 00:57 – Report of an aggressive and intoxicated individual at a local drinking establishment. The individual was located and provided transportation home for their safety.

09:47 – Report of a break and enter to a business compound. A number of batteries were stolen. The batteries were unique, special purpose batteries valued at over $500 apiece.

14:19 – Report that someone had called them stating they had won $86,000 and a truck from STARS lottery. The intended victim told them that it was a scam and hung up the phone. Reporting for information purposes.

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one had cut the lock off of a shed and made a mess inside. Multiple items were stolen.

September 27 13:14 – Hilliard Post office reported a break in. There were broken windows and other evidence of the break and enter.

September 28 06:19 – Report of sparks coming from the wheels of a train near Lavoy.

CN rail was called and advised.

06:47 – Report of a break-in and copper wire being stolen. The padlock on the gate was cut to gain entry to a compound.

10:05 – a Suspicious male reported driving around Mundare. The caller indicated that the subject had offered him $10 to park his VW van in his yard. The caller indicated that the vehicle had a broken rear window and was circling the area and driving up and down alleys. Patrols were made but the “tall” male and his van were not located.

September 29 00:35 – Traffic stop conducted due to a burnt out headlight. The female produced an ID card, but not a driver’s license. A computer check showed that the female was suspended from driving. She was given a ticket with a mandatory court appearance and the vehicle was seized for 30 days.

06:32 – Report of a young child found running around an apartment block trying to enter other apartments. The child was identified and determined to be known to police and subsequently returned to the home.

September 30 10:25 – Female reported that someone had smashed her gas tank with a brick in order to steal fuel. Pictures were obtained.

12:20 – Report of contact through Facebook from an ex who is not to be in contact. Still under investigation.

13:10 – Report of a black four-door sedan almost hit a pedestrian while crossing in a crosswalk. Another witness captured the incident on a dash cam but the license plate could not be obtained.

During the week there were 67 calls for service made in total including: 1 false alarm, 1 false 911 and 1 animal strike.

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The Problem with Electoral Reform Arthur Beaudette News Advertiser - Opinion There is one significant problem with electoral reform in Canada. Quite simply, no political party really wants anything to change.

Look across the country from province to province and federally; for the politician elite, the system REALLY works.

Nothing major needs to change, the system keeps chugging along and the Canadian sheep keep paying their taxes to support the system.

What reform am I talking about? Well, the same reform that both Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau vowed to bring about while they were campaigning for their respective elections. Eliminating First Past the Post (FPTP) voting and ushering in Proportional Representation (PR).

In June of 2015, while campaigning for the Canadian federal election, Justin Trudeau vowed to end first past the post voting if he was elected. At the time, he stated that the upcoming general election will be the last one using the firstpast-the-post voting system.

“We’ll make sure that Canadians have a stronger voice in Ottawa — a voice that reflects and represents them,” Trudeau said. “Harper has turned Ottawa into a partisan swamp,” Trudeau stated, accusing the prime minister at the time of “promoting partisan interests at the expense of public trust.”

Name: Stephanie Cox Occupation: custodian Likes: my daughters, fall Dislikes: spinach

That’s starting to sound familiar. One could argue that Trudeau has become the poster boy for promoting partisan interests in his partisan swamp.

Of course, after being voted in, PM Trudeau seemed to have quickly come to the same realization that others before him have. If the (FPTP) system was NOT the system of voting in Canada, his government would not have a majority and the power to do as they please.

The current Liberal majority government has a majority with 184 (54%) of the seats after receiving only 39% of the popular vote. In making a loose comparison, with the proportional vote, the Liberals would have around 132 seats and the Conservatives 108 seats. A much different look to how Canada would be governed today.

Now before all the card-carrying Liberals start writing me hate mail or worse attacking me in the Twitter-verse or on other social media, the majority government the Conservatives held in 2011 would not have looked much different. The majority Conservatives who had 143 seats and 40% of the vote would, by comparison, have had 123 seats and 2nd place New Democrats with 36 seats would have had 95 seats.

While we can’t count the (broken promise) chickens yet, as of February of 2017, the minister of the department overseeing elections was issued a mandate letter that included “changing the electoral system will not be in your mandate.”

So... we got legal weed, but not something significant in more effective government for our country.

The PEI government did the same after a referendum showed 55% of ballots supported proportional representation, the governing Liberal party refused to make the change.

Recently, however, those pining for reform have been given hope. The BC government has also promised to hold a referendum this fall on switching to PR as electoral reform.

They also PROMISED to honour the results. I wonder if that is a “cross your fingers behind your back” Justin Trudeau promise or a real one.

If the BC referendum falls on the side of PR AND if the BC government keeps to its word, the October 2021 general election in BC will be Canada’s very first proportional election. Many hope this could lead to change across Canada.

Over 90 countries use a proportional voting system, including over 80 percent of OECD countries (our peers), such as Germany, New Zealand, Sweden, and Denmark. The US, Canada and to a degree the UK are the hold-outs still using first-past-the-post for national elections.

If you are the optimistic sort, just keep one thing in mind.

There is still that “fly in the ointment”. Politicians are unlikely to change a system that gives them the power to rule without question in the first place.

Tell me what you think. Email me at abletters@newsadvertiser.com

-- If you want to learn more about proportional representation you can visit www.samaracanada.com or the BC initiative: www.fairvote.ca

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ATB Financial 80th Birthday Celebration Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent Any businesses that last 80 years has to have integrity and good customer service. ATB Financial presented their 80th Birthday Celebration to a full bank of people on September 28.

There were many prizes, cake, coffee, tea, juice, and refreshments at this celebration.

Branch Manager, Val Clark said ATB has been working with Albertans and celebrating Albertans for 80 years.

Their first branch was in Rocky

Mountain House. They are happy to be in here and have the ability to service Albertans for 80 years and they are hoping to see another 80 years. The Vegreville’s ATB Branch has

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from the pages of the vegreville observer

Compiled by Dan Beaudette

90 Years Ago – October 3, 1928

Local automobile experts are still puzzling over the origin of a fire which damaged the Imperial Oil company’s new truck on Thursday night. The company’s local agent, M.C. Asselstine, was on his way to Two Hills and had just completed the ascent of Taylor Hill when he noticed the smell of fire. On getting out to investigate, he found the whole left rear tire smoking. He promptly set to work to remove it, but before he could complete the job the tire burst into flames, igniting the stringers under the car as well as the truck box. There were nine barrels of gasoline in the car at the time, and these he rolled out of danger. With the timely aid of some passing motorists the fire was extinguished before much real damage was done.

Postmasters received notice last Monday that on and after October 15th the mail for Warwick and Soda Lake will be served from Hairy Hill. Other points such as Duvernay, will be served from Two Hills. This means that mail from here to Warwick will be carried around by Lloydminster then up to Hairy Hill over the C.P.R.

75 Years Ago – October 6, 1943

Joining in the general idea of slicking up the building along Main St., M. Adler is giving his store a new stucco front, with plate glass windows and many other changes. Both the exterior and interior of the store will be greatly improved by the changes being made.

LAC. Harry R. Boutillier is home visiting his parents at Soda Lake.

Harry has been granted harvest leave.

Sergt. L.M. Bray, R.C.A.F., has just returned to his station in Manitoba after visiting his parents at Hairy Hill.

Third Bros. Drug Store sold $546.00 in War Savings Stamps during September in connection with the Canadian Druggists campaign to raise $300,000 for purchase of medical supplies for the services.

Alice Yates of Edmonton, formerly of Royal Park, has enlisted in the R.C.A.F. (WD), at Edmonton, as dental assistant. She goes to Rockcliffe for training.

A fog grenade was described on the Berlin radio by a Nazi colonel as Germany’s newest weapon. The speaker said the grenade developed a cloud up to a radius of 600 yards to dazzle the enemy and conceal army movements.

50 Years Ago – October 3, 1968

An Introduction Ceremony took place on Sunday evening September 22nd in the Two Hills United Church when the Rev. Jack Bennett was installed to the Charge of Two Hills, Andrew and Uwin.

Cash Foods I.G.A. mark their 25th anniversary as a food store in Vegreville this fall with the opening of a spanking new store on the corner of Main Street and 52nd Avenue. On May 1st, 1943 Cash Foods Ltd. took over the grocery store at that time known as “Cash and Carry” operated by R. Cerriere. Alex Mandruk assumed the position of manager of the store and continues in this capacity today. Mr. Mandruk is now one of the major shareholders in the company along with Al Hamilton of Ponoka. The group operates I.G.A. stores in Stettler and Ponoka as well as Vegreville.

In 1967, the Staff of the Minburn-Eagle Hospital formed a “Centennial Committee”, with the following aims and objectives: 1.

Obtaining Accreditation Status for the hospital; 2. Providing some extra comforts for the patients. The following being accomplished: 1. Auxiliary Hospital received its Accreditation Status, June 1967. 2.

The public supported funds raided by the staff, provided the following by June, 1968: (a) a piano (b) two outside McDonnel benches, (c) garden and patio furniture for the courtyard, (d) loam for the Occupational Therapy Department.

25 Years Ago – October 5 1993

The Observer has now added Trent Bancarz as news and sport editor. Bancarz has extensive experience covering news and sports for community newspapers. He comes to Vegreville from Bashaw Star where he served as editor.

The town of Vegreville council gave first reading to a new garbage bylaw. The bylaw will establish changes for garbage pickup within the town of Vegreville. Council has the authority to provide for the levying and collection of charges for garbage pickup within the town. A monthly fee of $3 would be charged for residential garbage pickup. There will be a $3 charge for non-residential garbage.

The monthly fee would be charged for one pickup per week. An additional charge of $5 per pickup will be charged when pickup is needed more than once a week.

Jody A. Quickstad, municipal executive assistant, resigned his position effective September 17 to pursue a new career. Internal transfers took place September 20 with Janet Smiley being promoted to Quickstand’s position, and Audra Ergezinger being promoted to municipal clerk.

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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.

Online Grocery Stampede Changing the Food Retail Landscape Sylvain Charlebois Senior Fellow – Atlantic Institute for Market Studies One after the other, grocers are going online.

All of them, at some point over the last 12 months, have announced some sort of commitment to an e-commerce strategy.

Costco launched its home delivery pilot in Ontario, while Maxi, Loblaws’ discount stores in Quebec, jumped on the virtual bandwagon with their Click and Collect program. Grocers are no longer content with waiting for customers to walk through the door. They now accept that they must go after and work harder for the money.

The wake-up call for food retailers came when Amazon purchased Whole Foods in the U.S. in August 2017.

The biggest concern among grocers was that it would drive down prices, even in Canada. This hasn’t yet happened, at least not in any direct way.

Food inflation is not strong but neither is the sector experiencing any deflationary pressures.

But consumers are gradually walking away from traditional grocery stores. Some are drawn to specialty stores, but many are buying online and often from suppliers selling unique products not available through the major outlets. Habits are changing.

Some estimate that online sales represent about 1.5 percent of all food retail in Canada, with some grocers seeing online sales growth reach double digits. Given that we’re one of the most Internetconnected nations in the world, sales could reach

seven percent within 10 years. That equates to about $10 billion in sales, which represents more than 800 decent-sized stores in today’s food distribution landscape.

And Canada is just catching up to several other industrialized countries. Ireland and the United Kingdom online grocery sales are at 7.5 percent.

France is at just over 5.5 percent. Canada is nowhere near that level since most Canadians never considered online food shopping until recently. Now the trend is regularly discussed in the media, enticing Canadians to think differently about food outlets and how they can shop.

Grocers weren’t overly enthusiastic in embracing e-commerce either. Other than Sobeys in Quebec and Longo’s Grocery Gateway in Ontario, not much virtual shopping was offered. Reluctant grocers were concerned about lost foot traffic and reduced same-store sales, which represent precious metrics in the business.

But Amazon’s clear commitment to food retailing changed everything. The sector is now playing defence and retailers are trying to embrace their new reality.

Basically, an online shopper is more rational and strategic. Senses and emotions can trick you into buying products you don’t need or shouldn’t be buying in the first place. In a physical store, want overpowers need much more often than you might think. Online, however, impulse buying is almost impossible.

Grocers are slowly having to learn how to add sales while transacting with an online customer who has access to neatly-presented information in real time, all the time. That’s a scary thought for the conservative types in the industry.

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The Majority S/Sgt Jerry Nutbrown RCMP Ponderings - Vegreville There are countless articles, segments, tweets, and posts about crime and what law enforcement agencies are dealing with. Turn on the news and you are hard-pressed to watch a broadcast that doesn’t contain some police footage or an account of some crime being committed. You can go online and read about all kinds of criminals, police incidents and other related topics all day long. Remember, these only events involve a small minority of people.

The majority of people do not have any police

involvement whatsoever. You likely go about your daily lives without ever needing our services nor even pulled over by us. However, merely being pulled over for a traffic offense is not a criminal contact and the number of these instances are far more common than any criminal contact. Traffic enforcement is a very low level of seriousness in most of these interactions. A person may get a ticket and is on their way and in the whole scheme of law enforcement, this is a routine event. Granted, the person receiving a ticket is likely to consider this more of a negative contact than we do, but it is

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Whitetail Crossing Men’s Night Champions

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Whitetail Crossing’s overall winners for the 2018 Men’s Night golfing season are Dale McCarty, James Cherniawsky, Gord Hissett, and Willy Vandenberg.

The Men’s league at Whitetail Crossing began their season in the spring on Wednesday, May 9th, and was run in a team format with all singles welcome and drop-in players accomodated.

Adrienne Mills Athletics Director – Vegreville Composite High School The Vegreville Composite Cougars cross country team was off and running right from the start of the school year. The team of 10 dedicated runners participated in the Elk Island Public Meet on September 19th, and then the Zone 5 Meet on September 26th.

At the EIPS meet, three runners made the top 20, with Aaron M. finishing first.

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Online grocery - CONTINUED from PAGE 6 However, some Canadians find that saving money through online shopping isn’t that easy. On the one hand, free applications allow the tech savvy to save. On the other hand, the process excludes certain consumers, since it involves some research, knowledge of software use and time.

But since the Internet and social media have become so prominent, over time the number of shoppers willing to buy food online will outnumber those reluctant to do so.

Location means something different in food retailing now. More competition will only make things more complicated for grocers. If it’s death by a thousand cuts for the industry, everyone wants to be the one holding the blade.

Loblaws and Walmart have very dissimilar approaches - no surprise. Metro has been a little quiet compared to others. Sobeys has entered a partnership with U.K.-based Ocado, a powerhouse in online shopping. This could make for an interesting duo in the sector. And Costco has announced it wants to play in the online space, which could also be damaging for the establishment.

Everyone wants in. But in the end, only a few will deploy an e-commerce strategy that will click with Canadian consumers.

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Clay Webster Tofield Workshop

Emily Mailhot Reporter – Vegreville News Advertiser Clay Webster, one of Canada’s most talented reining and cow horse trainers and instructors, gave a workshop at the Heartbar Ranch in Tofield on September 29-30.

At the workshop, Clay Webster drew from his years of experience as 5x Canadian Quarter Horse Nationals Champion, 2x NRCHA John Deere Canadian Regional Standings High Point Champion, as well as training horses and riders with the Clay Webster Performance Horses Inc. (CWPH) to help horsemen and women who attended the clinic work with their horses for a more positive outcome to every ride.

In addition to his personal success in the arena, multiple Open and Non-Pro Canadian Supreme Champions and Reserve Champions, as well as multiple NRHA, NRCHA / ARCHA champions, have come out of his program.

The workshop took place on two cold days; spectators and riders alike were bundled in blankets, toques, mittens, and blankets in order to catch as much of the clinic as possible. Whether it was their turn in or out of the arena, attendees found value in learning from what Clay had to teach them.

Some of the ground that was covered at the clinic includes: Immediate rest for the horse when he responds (Stop giving cues when the horse acts positively on what you are asking of them.)

Posture and physical cues, for example, holding the reigns up, instead of pulling back, to give reign cues.

Timing – teaching your horse to make good deci-

sions by giving them the chance to make a mistake.

At one point in the workshop, Clay Webster showed a rider what to look for in a spin by getting him to mount Clay’s horse and give the same cues. At another point in the workshop, Clay shared that he defines how broke a horse is between the reigns by walking them up to a wall, and gently asking them to continue forward. “If you get to the wall and they bunch up at the neck before trying to turn to either side, it shows that they respect both reigns equally. If they turn immediately to one side or the other, it means they aren’t respecting the opposite reign.”

Overall, Clay Webster helped horses and riders in Tofield to develop a more positive relationship with one another by teaching the riders how to better find and reward their horse’s good attitudes, and end things on a good note.

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(Left-to-right) Some of the staff at ATB Financial: Business Lender - Shelley Wiebe, Customer Service Representative (CSR) - Sadie Simonar, Branch Manager - Val Clark, CSR - Desirae Hewitt-Anderson, Personal Banking Specialist - Jolena Beebe, Assistant Branch Manager - Angie Vandale, Senior Customer Service Representative - Shelley Daskaluk, CSR - Tammy Holmes. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

been very successful. They are happy to serve their customers and would like to see more customers come and access the services they offer.

Personal Relationship Manager, Anne Flasha speaks to customers.

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All runners improved their times from the first race to the second race to achieve personal bests.

Zones was a very competitive meet, and Aaron managed to bring back the bronze medal.

Coach Adrienne Mills expresses her pride in the team’s effort and dedication with an exclamation of “Great season, Cougars!”

Volleyball is now in full swing, with three junior high teams and one senior high girls’ team. The junior high teams have all had positive starts, and look forward to league play starting this week. The Senior Girls have done well in their first two tournaments, and are looking forward to hosting the Cougar Classic Tournament October 26th and 27th.

As well, the Composite is excited to introduce 6-Man football to our Athletics Program! Coaches Worobec and Brophy have seen tremendous growth and learning, and look forward to the second half of the season.

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“They Who Surround Us” Exceeds Financial Goal Emily Mailhot Reporter – Vegreville News Advertiser

They Who Surround Us, a film project by Troy Ruptash, has gained over and above their financial goal for the Hometown Heroes competition.

Since the project’s launch on September 17, it’s created

quite the buzz in the Vegreville area, and for good reason.

The feature film, if it goes through, will not only take place in Vegreville and utilize as many local talents as possible but will give life to the historic voices of the Ukrainian people who settled in our area.

Troy Ruptash’s vision for a film centered on his hometown history and the heartwarming themes of family, faith, and community is easy to buy into… and has, as of Tuesday, October 2, raised $10,390 of the $7,500 goal for development funds. These funds were raised by a total of 93 supporters of the project. With 15 days left before the

competition deadline, this is good news for “They Who Surround Us.” However, these funds raised will be in vain without the necessary 1,000 followers on the Seed & Spark webpage in order to qualify in the competition. While the funding is far ahead of the goal, the number of followers has been building slowly, at 746 of 1,000 total by October 2.

While that number has been growing steadily since September 17, it’s still a long ways off from where it needs to be to qualify.

To follow “They Who Surround Us” on the Seed & Spark’s Hometown Heroes page, just select the blue “Follow” button and create an account.

This account helps them to verify that you are a person, and you haven’t already liked the page. It comes with no cost; the film already has all the funds that it needs for development.

All that is needed is the push of a button to show your support (If you haven’t already) and help to move the project forward before the deadline of October 17, 2018.

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Viking RCMP Arrest Break and Enter Suspects Cpl. Brad Mouland Media Contact – Viking RCMP Viking- In August and September of 2018, Viking RCMP have been investigating numerous commercial and residential break and enters in the communities of Viking and Bruce. As a result of these investigations and with the involvement of Eastern Alberta District Crime Reduction Unit (EADCRU), Viking RCMP arrested and charged Wayne Scott, 20, of Viking, with 5 counts of break and enter under the Criminal Code of Canada.

On September 12, 2018, police executed a search warrant at a residence in

Viking. RCMP recovered various items at this residence that had been stolen from the previous break and enters, as well as small amounts of methamphetamine and marihuana. Warrants were issued on this date for two additional suspects in the break and enters.

On September 19, 2018, RCMP arrested Ronald Stewart, 48, of Viking, in relation to this matter.

Stewart is charged with 3 counts of break and enter, as well as one count of failing to comply with a probation order under the Criminal Code of Canada. Stewart was released by a Justice of the Peace to attend Vegreville Provincial Court on October

1, 2018.

September 29, 2018, Viking RCMP wish to advise that Sharon Briand, 52, of Wainwright, AB, was arrested as a result of information received from the public after the original news release. Briand was released to attend Vegreville Provincial Court on October 15, 2018. Briand was wanted on outstanding warrants, including 3 counts of break and enter, and one count of failing to comply with a probation order under the Criminal Code of Canada.

Smoky Lake RCMP Respond to Armed Robbery at Rural Residence Corporal Ronald Bumbry Eastern Alberta District – Media Relations Officer Smoky Lake, Alberta – On Sept. 27, 2018, at approximately 11:00 a.m., Smoky Lake RCMP received a call of a robbery with a firearm at a rural property near Vilna.

The owner of the property returned home to find a man armed with a firearm in his home. The suspect then stole the homeowner’s wallet and vehicle and fled into Saddle Lake. No one was injured.

A Saddle Lake Crime Reduction Unit (CRU) officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop but the suspect did not stop for police and a short pursuit was initiated.

The suspect got the stolen vehicle stuck in muddy terrain and was arrested without incident.

Police were able to recover the homeowner’s wallet and seized a loaded firearm, ammunition, and knives.

Trenton Cardinal (24) of Kikino, Alberta was

charged with 15 criminal code offenses, some of which include: • Robbery with a prohibited weapon • Possession of a prohibited weapon • Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose • Careless use of a firearm • Break and enter to commit theft • Theft of motor vehicle • Flight from police • Dangerous driving • Driving while disqualified in • Mischief d y v i l le u St gre He was remanded into cusVe tody and will be appearing St. Paul Provincial Court Oct. 18, 2018.

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Ask the Guys Dear Classified Guys, I must admit. I am a packrat. So when the car could barely fit into the garage, I knew I had to do something. That's when I made a deal with my 13 and 14year-old sons. I told them that if they cleaned out the garage and had a yard sale, I would give them the money. I figured they'd make enough for a new bike or a video game. I never expected them to make almost $1500 on the sale. Not only did they overprice everything, but they became little sales demons.

People bought almost everything. Now what do I do? I can't set them loose with that kind of money. Any ideas?

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Cash: First, you might want to

make sure you still have your car in the garage. Considering their new-found talents, you never know.

Carry: It sounds like your children may have a successful future in sales. Maybe you discovered a way for them to pay for college.

Cash: Your intentions were great. Getting children involved in the yard sale process can be a great experience for them. Not only does it motivate them to help clean out the garage, but it's also a

Fast Facts Cashing In

Since most schools don't offer a course in personal finance, children are left to learn how to handle money from their parents.

Recent studies show that American teenagers spend more than $100 every week. Those spending habits may not be preparing them for the future.

The number of consumers under age 25 that file for bankruptcy has increased significantly in recent years. Maybe we could all use a course in money managment.

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great way to teach them about the value of a dollar.

Carry: Or in their case, the value of $1500.

Cash: We agree that it is not a good idea to give $1500 to two young teenagers. That is a lot of money for them to have and they may not have the skills to manage it yet.

Carry: However, you also don't want to go back on your word.

They did earn the money and taking away their payoff will not build trust with your children.

Cash: The best approach would be to commend them on a job well done and help them with manag-

ing their earnings. Since you anticipated they would earn enough for a bike or video game, limit their spending to that amount.

Carry: Then, help them open a bank account with their name on it. That way they can still experience ownership of the money, and you can help manage how it is spent. Encourage them to save for a goal, like buying a car when they get older or helping to pay for the insurance.

Cash: And considering how successful they were with the garage, maybe you should have them work on the attic!

Money Tree

As the saying goes, "money doesn't grow on trees." However in 2005, one man found out that a tree could have a credit card.

Fed up with receiving credit card applications, a California man signed up "Never Waste a Tree" for a card in hopes it would signal the company to stop sending applications. To his surprise, the company mailed him a card made out to the fictitious name, "Never Waste Tree". Although he cut up the card, it seems almost anything these days can have a credit line.

Reader Humor Priced to sell

My teenage son is quite the prankster. Late one Friday night, he gathered a bunch of junk from around the neighborhood and put it on my neighbor's lawn. Then he posted a sign out front that said, "Yard Sale."

Sure enough, at 7:00 am there were people knocking on my neighbor's door waiting for the sale to open. He was so annoyed that he called our house and left an angry message. When I arrived home that day, I immediately went over to apologize for my son's behavior.

"I can't believe my son put all that junk on your lawn," I apologized.

"That's quite alright," my neighbor replied rather calmly.

"It turns out I made $200."

(Thanks to Billy G.)

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Cooking with Emily Strawberry Blueberry Delights (Hold the Strawberries)

Emily Mailhot Reporter – Vegreville News Advertiser The best way to introduce September’s VNA Recipe of the Month “Cooking with Emily,” segment is to introduce this month’s cooking partner, Claudine Laibida. Even before we made it to the kitchen, Claudine was keeping the cooking on track, starting from when, the evening we were supposed to start baking, I sent her a photo of the recipe. “Did you read the recipe?” she asked.

No, Claudine, I did not. But when I DID read the recipe, I saw that the dessert needed to set for two hours, and the berries would need to defrost overnight…so. Lesson #1.

Read the recipe, folks.

We rescheduled to two separate days for shopping and cooking respectively.

When shopping for the right ingredients, we had a couple of allergies and sensitivities to work with. With my dairy allergy, Claudine’s strawberry sensitivity, and her commitment to eating organic, we did a lot of label-reading between the two of us.

After replacing the fresh strawberries with raspberries, and replacing the frozen strawberries with cherries so that Claudine could eat the dessert, replacing the graham crackers with organic animal crackers, and replacing the whipping cream with coconut cream for whipping, the total cost of our grocery haul came to $31.33 Step one: Claudine brought her food processor (yay!) so we turned our animal crackers into crumbles and heated coconut oil for the crust. I didn’t have a square pan, so we used an oval casserole dish of approximately the prescribed size.

I forgot to set the timer for the crust in the oven, so we wound up just taking it out at the same time as the berries and sugar started simmering on the stove.

Step two: we drained the juice out of the berries, even though the recipe didn’t explicitly say to. We wound up adding more juice while it simmered. Added sugar.

My way of “simmering” was to put the burner on 2 and leave it in hopes it would heat up. Claudine suggested turning it up to a higher heat and then turning it down again once it started simmering. That worked much better. We

added the cherry Jell-O… and more sugar?... after the prescript amount of time, and transferred it to a clean, cool dish before putting it in the freezer for 20 minutes.

Step 3: The canned coconut cream had been in the fridge since we bought it two days previously, and the fat had separated from the water in the can. When the berries and gelatin mixture was cooled, we mixed one can of the cream into it and poured it over the crust to refrigerate.

Step 4: We waited for two hours for the dessert. Tea was drunk. A few leftover animal crackers were eaten. We waited until the very last minute to whip the remaining cream (with MORE sugar and some vanilla, to taste,) and mix the fresh berries with maple sugar and EVEN MORE sugar. Maybe that’s the secret of a great dessert recipe; when in doubt, add sugar.

The dessert hadn’t set properly after two hours, but after much deliberation, we decided to try a piece anyways. It was delicious! Because it was missing the Jell-O texture, Claudine and I decided that it tasted like stewed fruit.

The next day, the now-completely-set Strawberry Blueberry Delights (Hold the Strawberries) were eaten at a birthday party attended by four persons… where it received ratings of 10/10, 11/10, and 8/10. The 8/10 rating was my sister, who explained that she did love it, however, she’s a dreamer. It can always get better.

Note: I do think the recipe didn’t one-hundred-percent live up to what we expected. But we did change a lot of ingredients, and since it was essentially just sugar, berries, and cream, the flavour was pretty much fail-proof (just the way I like it.).

In any event, Claudine did save me a few times (see: I forgot to set the oven timer), but mostly by helping me to do things myself. And I learned a lot from her about shopping organic, which I will probably carry over into my daily life at least a little bit.

Cooking tips? Want to be featured in a future “Cooking with Emily?” I would love to hear from you. Email Emily@ newsadvertiser.com with your feedback.

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Tributes MEMORIAM

KOWAL In Loving Memory Marietta Julia Kowal September 8, 1956 – October 5, 2015 Gone, dear wife, gone forever, How we miss your smiling face, But you left us to remember None on earth can take your place.

A happy home we once enjoyed-How sweet the memory still-But death has left a loneliness The world can never fill.

Always loved, Jim

KOWAL In Loving Memory Marietta Julia Kowal September 8, 1956 - October 5, 2015 Remember her with a smile today She was not one for tears Reflect instead on memories Of all the happy years Recall to mind the way she spoke And all the things she said Her strength, her stance, the way she walked, Remember these instead.

The good advice she’d give us Her eyes that shone with laughter So much of her will never die But live on ever after As we loved you, so we miss you In our memory you are near.

Loved, remembered, longed for always Bringing many a silent tear.

Always Loved, Jim & Family

BEZOVIE, Justin 1980 - 1997 In loving memory of our dear son, brother and uncle who passed away October 1, 1997.

Softly the leaves of memory fall, Gently we gather and treasure them all.

Unseen, unheard, you are always near.

So loved, so missed, so very dear.

There will always be heartache and often a silent tear.

But always precious memories of days when you were here.

We hold you close within our hearts.

And there you will remain.

To walk with us throughout our lives.

Until we meet again.

When evening shades are falling And we sit quietly alone.

To our hearts there comes a longing We wish you could come home.

Friends may think we have forgotten When at times they see us smile, But little do they know the heartache Our smiles hide all the while.

Today, tomorrow, our whole life through.

We will always love and remember you.

Sadly missed and always remembered, Love Dad, Mom, Jamie, Remi, Bailey, Declan, Jocelyn and Darren

MEMORIAM

ANDRYCHUK, Albert In Loving Memory of Albert Andrychuk June 12, 1938 - October 7, 2017 A year went by.

Dear Albert you will never be forgotten.

You will always be Wrapped in our loving arms.

You were there when we needed you.

You were there for all of us.

You loved all of us so much You held on as long as you could.

God saw you in great pain And freed you You will be with us forever.

Loving and missing you.

Your Wife Lillian and Family

HORYN, Anne June 17, 1925 - October 7, 2016 Our lives go on without you But nothing is the same We have to hide our heartache When someone speaks your name Sad are the hearts that love you Silent are the tears that fall Living without you is the hardest part of all You did so many things for us Your heart was so kind and true And when we needed someone We could always count on you The special years will not return When we are all together But with the love in our hearts You walk with us forever Love from your children, grandchildren, and greatgrandchildren

DAVIS, Bud In my heart and on my mind You left a lot of friends behind.

Miss you, Chip

OBITUARY

BOYCHUK, John Lorne (Lawrence) On September 19, 2018 John Lorne (Lawrence) Boychuk passed away at the age of 75 years. John Lorne is survived by his partner, Pat Delurey; daughters, Shantelle (Trevor) and Charmaine; one grandson, Andrew; two brothers, Ed Danny and Orest; also numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Predeceased by his parents, John H. and Anne; sistersin-law, Joan and Verna.

Funeral service Wednesday, October 10, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Park Memorial Chapel, 4814-50 Street, Vegreville. Father Michael Kowalchuk officiating with inurnment in Plain Lake Cemetery. In lieu of other tributes, donations may be made to Alberta Heart & Stroke Foundation.

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HARRISON, Alvin Paul Alvin Paul Harrison - Owner of SNAG’S Truck Parts Tofield - went to be with our Lord. - He leaves behind his mother - Fern, - 2 daughters Shelley - Cindy, - one son Paul, one brother Don Harrison. Memorial service Saturday, October 13, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. at THE HOUSE MINISTRIES - 5830 - 51 St - Tofield. In lieu of flowers - Donations to the Salvation Army.

ELKOW, Nick On September 30, 2018, Mr. Nick D. Elkow of Two Hills passed away at the Two Hills Hospital at the age of 86 years. He is survived by his loving wife of 59 years, Frances; son, Dennis (Heather) & their children, Madison & Matthew; 2 sisters, Mary Laschowski & Josie Proskiw; sister-in-law, Elsie Elkow; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, cousins & friends. Nick was predeceased by his parents, Dymetro & Annie Elkow; son, Darrell; father- & mother-in-law, Adam & Nellie Werenka; brother, Bill; brothers-in-law, Joe Laschowski & Jack Proskiw. A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, October 6 at 10:30 a.m. at Centennial Hall, Two Hills. Reverend Father Wasyl Sapiha & Very Reverend Father Michael Sawchenko will be officiating, with interment in Two Hills Ukrainian Orthodox Cemetery, Two Hills. If desired, donations may be made to Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Two Hills, or Alberta Heart & Stroke Foundation c/o 5626 - 51 Street, St. Paul, AB T0A 3A1. To send condolences online, please visit www.gracegardensfuneralchapel.com.

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CARD OF THANKS GIEBELHAUS, Beulah In Memory of Beulah Giebelhaus Feb.16, 1926 – Oct.7, 2017 Days are filled with memories And loving thoughts of you All the words and thoughtful things That you would say and do.

A passing year A silent tear A prayer to keep in touch We love and miss you very much Lovingly remembered by all of Beulah’s family

SENIUK The families of Nick Seniuk and the late Edna (Pasay) Seniuk wish to send heartfelt thanks to everyone who visited, called, sent floral arrangements, brought over food, gave sympathy cards, and made donations to various charities. A thank you to Father Vu for performing a short private family sermon at the Autumn Rose Funeral Chapel. Also a thank you to Diane Fausak and her staff for catering to the celebration of Edna’s life at the Elks Hall. Special thanks to Autumn Rose Funeral Home for their kindness, help, and professional service.

May God Bless You All Nick Seniuk

CARD OF THANKS

YAKIMETZ, Emil Nicholas Michelle and I wish to express our deepest appreciation to Dr. Naidoo and the nursing staff at St. Joseph’s General Hospital; the Basilian Fathers: Father John Sembrat, Father Iraneus Prystajecky, Father Joseph Tyrkalo and Father Ireney Valyavka for celebrating Emil’s funeral mass along with the cantor, Damien Zakordonski; Walter Sawchuk for assisting the priests; also Fr. Dan Wach and Roman Kravec for having a prayer service on their pilgrimage in Europe and to Gordon and Patty Pawluk of Autumn Rose Funeral Home for their care and support. Thank you to everyone who sent flowers, condolences, sympathy cards, mass offerings and donations. Thanks also to John Kulak who contacted pallbearers and helped me choose a burial plot over the phone; and to all the others who made phone calls for me or helped in any other way. Thank you to everyone who attended the funeral and to all those who wanted to, but I had to make it private for Michelle’s sake. God Bless you all and may Emil rest in peace after all his suffering.

Marilynn Yakimetz

The majority - CONTINUED from PAGE 7 still not criminal. I am talking about criminal actions and incidents.

Back to the majority. There are a great number of people I don’t know, or that I am not familiar with, in our policing area. For the most part, this is good news. I have met a number of people due to meetings or other various reasons, but these obviously are not criminal incidents. Most people in our area aren’t committing any criminal offenses and at most may only contravene a by-law such as parking in the town 2-hour parking areas for more than 2 hours. But this doesn’t make the news.

Usually larger events, or ones that the media believes the public will be interested in, are put out to the masses.

You may hear about a kidnapping or murder in another country or even in our own province. You may hear about a multiple fatality collision or a robbery of some kind. Again, remember this involves the minority. As law enforcement, we try to keep positive understanding that we deal with mostly negative issues for a lot of our shifts and careers. I hope for the most part the public at large keeps a positive attitude towards our communities and country as there is far more positive and good than there is negative and bad.

When I can, I will venture out to get a coffee and if timed right, there is a group at the same location having coffee and talking about whatever the daily topic is. These folks are some of the ones I have met and they add a positive vibe to my day. They give me a hard time and I reciprocate as we banter back-and-forth. When I sit with Jamieson and record a Random Ramblings or with Arthur to get The Blotter completed, these are positive experiences. When I attend council or other meetings, these are things that are a positive interaction (although sometimes the topics are negative).

These are the types of events and times I hope most of us focus on, and not the deluge of police incidents and criminal acts being committed. Typically the majority of our daily interactions with others are positive or at least neutral.

So the next time you see a police report of some crime that happened, remember it is a very small minority of people committing those acts but garnering a majority of news time.

Note: Our detachment times for accepting Criminal Record Checks are on Tuesdays to Thursdays only. We do not accept Criminal Record Checks on Mondays and Fridays.

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Tofield Fly’s Pink for the 11th Year Emily Mailhot Reporter – Vegreville News Advertiser

The 11th annual Tofield Fly’s Pink marathon, organized

by Deb Dueck, took place at the Tofield Arena the evening of September 29th to bring the Canada-wide “Fly Pink” Breast Cancer awareness and research fundraiser to Tofield. Because of Thanksgiving, the annual run was moved from the first Sunday of October to the last Saturday of September across the country.

After a diagnosis and battle with breast cancer, Deb Dueck participated in the Edmonton Fly Pink run with a friend, but they found that the city marathon was too crowded. In bringing the run to Tofield, the arms of community awareness were stretched further into the rural area. At the Tofield Fly Pink marathon, friends can walk, run, rollerblade, or bike together for the 5k.

“The important thing is spreading awareness of the disease, and encouraging people to take responsibility for their health,” said Dueck in an interview leading up to the event.

There were over 40 participants in the run/walk, plus around ten children, two babies in strollers, and a couple of dogs. A table of merchandise such as bracelets, glow-sticks, and information pamphlets was available for everyone who was registered for the run to choose items from, and bright pink t-shirts with “I’m running for…” labels to stick-on were handed out as well.

While the walk had been planned to go around the whole town of Tofield, the cold weather prompted Dueck to shift plans slightly and move the entire walk around the walking path by the arena. This way, Dueck said, walk/runners could quit any time they needed to get out of the cold.

The path was lit with an ambiance of lanterns along the walkway to help participants see the way in the evening darkness.

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Infant Massage This little gal with her mother practice massaging on a doll. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

A mother bonds with her infant during the Infant Massage program.

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Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent Massage is good for all ages but it is especially beneficial for infants and young children as it helps their emotional and physical health. Research shows when babies are massage on a regular basis, they cry less, become relax, they sleep better, their nerves are stimulated and they have increased blood flow, the bond, nurturing, and attachment between parent and child increases. It is also good for toning the muscles, and massage also prevents colic, constipation, and gas.

Vegreville and Area Parent Link Centre was over there to

help parents learn how to massage their babies at the Infant Massage program where Program Supervisor for PLC, Jennifer Maiko taught the third session on September 25.

Real life baby dolls were used to teach and practice how to massage babies and young children.

Initially, Maiko reviewed what they learned in the last session. She stated that you always have to start by asking consent from your child.

The September 25 session taught parents how to massage the infants’ and young children’s chest, back, and face.

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Ashley Bolivar with her 10 month old son, Benjamin.

Babies-Benjamin and Claire get to know each other. (Rosanne Fortier/photos)

Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent Baby Talk is a free informative program at Parent Link Centre meant for parents with infants and toddlers who want to connect with professionals and resources in the community. This program also gives parents a chance to socialize with other parents and speak on child care, as well as, gives babies the opportunity to see each other.

The September 26’s session was led

by Community Programmer for FCSS, Nadine Crain who opened the program with the song, “The More We Get Together.”

The Special Guest, Registered Dental Hygienist for AHS, Christine Keryluk spoke on fluoride application

(fluoride varnish) for children from 12 to 36 months.

Keryluk mentioned that fluoride varnish is a thin coating that is painted on teeth with a small disposable brush. It takes less than one minute for AHS dental staff to paint the teeth. You can hold your child while the fluoride is being painted on. This helps to prevent new cavities and stop cavities that have already started. Children as young as 12 months can get cavities and if they do, this can affect the child’s eating, speaking, playing, sleeping, and learning.

The free application is being offered at the Vegreville Public Health and is free for low-income families.

Baby Talk also has the assistance of their regular volunteer, Hayley.

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Kananaskis

Alicia & Bianca Badenhorst Students – St. Mary’s Catholic High School On Monday, September 17th the grade seven class from St. Mary’s Catholic High School boarded a bus headed for the Biogeoscience Institute of the University of Calgary, located in Kananaskis, Alberta. The drive to the field station would be a long and unpleasant one; almost six hours long, but everyone knew that the experience would be worth it.

At 8:30 Monday morning, the bus full of excited grade sevens pulled out of the parking lot and started the long drive to Kananaskis. After six hours of sleeping, talking, playing games, and staring out windows, we finally arrived at Kananaskis.

Everyone took their bags to their rooms and

unpacked. Once at the field station, the grade seven students who were practically bursting with excitement, headed to Ribbon Creek where we would play Conquest, a running game that is a lot like Capture the Flag. It was boys against girls, and after two hours, the girls came out victorious.

Conquest was followed by supper and preparations in the lab for the adventures that awaited us the next day.

Tuesday brought loads of curiosity and joy, as well as numb hands and wet socks. We went down to Lusk Creek to do a water study. As we studied the body of water, we soon realised that it wasn’t just a beautiful river, but a home to thousands of insects and different types of algae. We took the stream’s temperature, oxygen levels, and took

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On Wednesday, we went hiking. Hiking in the mountains is anything but easy, but it was fun and was good exercise, and was a gorgeous place to take pictures. The weather forecast said it was supposed to be cold, but Wednesday ended up being the hottest day of the week! There we were, hiking in the mountains in the hot sunshine with our thick jackets, rubber and winter boots, and a variety of toques, mittens, and sweaters. It was hard, but after a while, we made it to the end of the trail; a beautiful valley with a small pond and a perfect view of the mountains. The valley was covered with rocks that had fallen off the mountain; the perfect place for grade sevens to explore. While on the hike we learned about different types of trees, hunting methods used by animals, and some history.

Even though it was an exhausting day, the end result turned out to be amazing.

Thursday was spent playing an Animal Game in the forest where some students were predators and others were prey.

Our game finished quickly and we made our way to the lab to study algae under the microscopes. Our faces lit up with wonder as we stared intently at the drop of water filled with life. Later that day, Mr. Salsbury, our principal at St. Mary’s, drove us to the beautiful Johnson Canyon and then to Banff.

Prior to exploring Banff, where we wandered in groups from store to store buying whatever our hearts desired, we hiked Johnson Canyon to look at the waterfalls. Our final stop of the day was the Banff Hot Springs where we relaxed as rain poured down on our heads.

On Friday, we packed our things, loaded the trailer, boarded the bus and started our drive back home. The trip was filled with fun, laughter, and great memories; just like everyone was hoping for. We are so glad we were able to experience such an amazing field trip. To quote Selby and several other students in our class, “Kananaskis was amazing!”

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Shoppers explore the many items for sale.

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Vendor for Mai’s Accessory, Mai Ferguson speaks to a customer. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

A one-stop shopping experience came to life at Homestead Lodge Market Fair Day, Bake Sale, and Raffle on September 25.

Recreation Coordinator for Homestead Lodge, Cxene Brooks said they held this fair because they wanted to bring shopping to their residents.

Last year, they only had it in house and were raising money from the raffle and bake sale for the care and comfort of the residents. This went really good so this year they decided to open it up to the public.

This market featured vendors and their assistants for businesses and home-based businesses which included VegTel Engraving and Gifts, Vegreville Health Store, Watkins, Mai’s Accessories, Sunset Gourmet jewellery, Avon, Pampered Chef, Nutman, Homewares by Jas, homemade craft items, backed goods, bath bombs, linens, and more.

Maintenance Worker, Ruby Skiftun selling the baked goods. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

(On right) Recreation Coordinator, Cxene Brooks with some ladies who purchased raffle tickets or contribute to the prizes.

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Overall Health Improves from Access Bars

Facilitators for Access Bars Free Taster Event, Orysia Stefiuk, and Shauna Lynn Moore.

(Rosanne Fortier/photo) Facilitators Orysia Stefiuk and Shauna Lynn Moore perform an access bars session on clients.

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Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent Life is stressful for most people. But there is a way to become calmer, and achieve peace and clarity in life and it was provided free of charge at the Access Bars Free Taster Event hosted by Vegreville Centennial Library on September 29.

The Facilitators for this program were Orysia Stefiuk and Shauna Lynn Moore.

Organizers indicated that an Access Bar session is where a trained practitioner lightly touches 32 points on the head which dissipates the electromagnetic charge that holds thoughts, feelings, and emotions that we have stored in our bodies. It quiets the voice in our head that tells us we can’t do something or we are not good enough.

Researchers say people who go for a session experience a more peaceful life and increased sleep quality, better concentration and academic ability, an increase in joy and happiness, as well as, less anxiety and depression. It is known to help many ailments including health and weight management, stress, migraines, panic attacks, OCD and more.

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Orange Shirt Day!

Mrs. Palamarek with her Educational Assistant, Mrs. Wakaruk and students who wore orange.

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Mrs.Barlott with her Grade Two Class of students who wore orange. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent Everyone is equal and mistakes from the past must be remembered so they are not repeated! Orange Shirt Day on September 28 is a day to honor Residential School’s survivors. Organizers indicated

that this day is set aside for those who survived and for those who didn’t. It is an annual event that acknowledges the harm that Canada’s Residential School system had on generations of indigenous families and their communities.

Many residents of Vegreville wore an orange shirt on

September 30 in the spirit of reconciliation and to stand in solidarity with survivors and all those impacted by residential schools.

A.L. Horton School joined in where many of the staff and students wore an orange item of clothing.

Sunshine Club Mid-Year Membership Meeting Committee Reports were presented next which included a Bylaws review, Facilities review, Catering, Entertainment, Education, and Member Activities.

It was discussed what the board can do to attract new members and sustain members. Harfield said they want to listen to their members, be open, and transparent. Anyone is welcome to take a free tour and enjoy some coffee. Some ideas members suggested included to work to get positive messages out about the club, have a newsletter, and promote upcoming activities. Hlady added that they are seeking volunteers and volunteers get a lot more than what they put in.

The next AGM will be on February 27, 2019.

After the meeting was adjourned, members helped themselves to donuts and coffee.

Main Photo: President, Dwayne Hlady and Treasurer, Don Harfield.

Inset: Members at the meeting.

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Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent Senior Citizens Sunshine Club of Vegreville has many social, recreational and educational opportunities for its members. Anyone 50 years and older can attain a yearly membership for a very low fee.

The Leadership Board is always seeking ways to improve their centre and keep up with the times. On September 26, a Mid-Year General Membership meeting was held to update the general membership of significant activities and Board decisions since the 2018 AGM in February.

President, Dwayne Hlady said it has been enlightening to be the president of the club. “Your elected board and committee members have focused on important initiatives which included the annual bi-law review and recommendations that need to be approved, mid-year financial report and forecast, and generation of ideas to sustain and generate new members.

Treasurer, Don Harfield went on to state that the club is in a stable financial situation and that they depend on rent and catering for most of the centre’s revenue.

Harfield walked the people through the 2018 By-Laws Update Summary which outlined the changes to the Bylaws. The mandate has been expanded in 2018 to include membership, education, and member support. Definitions have been added for clarity. The Membership fee is kept at $10. The board roles and responsibility for 2018 have been revised and expanded to clarify roles, duties, responsibilities and training. The changes to Committees included to clarify roles, duties, and no financial authority. The audit has now been expanded in 2018 to include financial and office document control. The fiscal year has not changed. The Board and Membership meetings has been expanded to include expectations of minute’s preparation, availability, and attendance signing. The voting section has been expanded for clarity, 50+% elections voting, 2/3+ bylaws and special resolutions quorum (9 &25) kept same. The code of ethics has been expanded and updated to include abuse, non-compliance, intoxicating substances, and membership suspension when warranted. Insurance and risk mitigation has been expanded to include risk mitigation, activities limits, security measures, building access, and accountability to laws. Policies and procedures has been consolidated as a new section.

A motion to approve and discussion was held for these bylaws and it was adopted as presented and carried unanimously.

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Vegreville JR B Rangers “Business as Usual” Emily Mailhot Reporter – Vegreville News Advertiser This week in JR B Rangers news, a big change was thrust upon the team when Rangers head coach Bryan Brown was suspended from the Northern Alberta Jr. B Hockey League because of a conflict of interest in the form of affiliation with another hockey league. His suspension was made official after the Rangers made an appeal to the league and lost last week.

Sean Malone, who rose from the rank of assistant coach to fill the need for an acting head coach, says that for the team it has been “Business as usual.”

While the circumstance in which he took on the role of the head coach was unfortunate, he says that he aims to do his best in leading the team this year. “I do have some experience with head coaching for other teams before, and I think when it really comes down to it every coach has a different experience and a different strength to offer,” he said.

“Thankfully, it’s still early in the year so the change won’t be as drastic.”

After what Coach Malone described as a good exhibition series, the team went on to play two games this past weekend, first at home against the Lloydminster Bandits, and then in Cold Lake against the Ice. Friday’s game got off to a slow start, as the team built up momentum into the third period. Starting the third period with a score of 6-1, the Rangers pushed through the last few minutes with intensity. Coach Malone noted that in the last few minutes of the game, where it is often easiest for a team to give up and slack off, the Rangers played their hardest.

With a few penalties on each side of the ice, the referees held the players accountable for keeping the game squeaky-clean.

This was also noted by Coach Malone, “I think overall it’s been a clean game … the refs have done a great job of making sure it stays a clean game.”

The f inal score of that game was 8-2 for the Lloydminster Bandits.

In spite of the momentum from Friday’s third period that was anticipated to carry the team through into Saturday

night’s away game against the Cold Lake Ice. The game was also an 8-2 loss for the Rangers.

Coach Malone did say that the team deserved credit for the way that they responded to a short bench in both games, caused by some injuries that took a couple of players out of the game. “I’m definitely proud of the guys for the way the battled out the game. It’s definitely not easy to play while being short players, especially when you start out on the losing side of the scoreboard.”

Vegreville United Church Community Garage Sale

People explore the United Church Community Garage Sale.

(Rosanne Fortier/photo)

Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent There were items that swung people back in time and goodies too numerous to be named at Vegreville United Church Community Garage Sale on September 29.

Purchasing used items also helps the environment and everyone’s pocketbooks.

Anthony Melnyk was a vendor who had 400 VHS movies for sale which is half of his collection of 800 VHS tapes. Anthony said he really likes videotapes because they are nostalgic and bring back happy memories from the past. Movies and television shows also help people relax and escape reality.

This sale also had hot dogs, baking goods and refreshment for sale.

Some of Anthony Melnyk’s 400 VHS movies that were for sale which is half of his collection of 800 VHS tapes. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

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Daddy and Me Goes Mad for Science Adam Yakimetz creates science experiments with his two daughtersOlivia and Evelyn. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent When children attempt a science experiment they learn so much about the world and how it works.

The Daddy and Me’s Mad Science free program gave children a chance to create four science experiments with their dads at Parent Link Centre (PLC) on September 29.

There was a bubble experiment where children made different bubbles that became attached to a cube and made some cool designs. The kids were able to make bubbles in bubbles. Also, there was an experiment where they mixed food coloring to create different colors, another one where the kids wrote a message in white and were able to reveal it later, and one where they mixed vinegar with baking soda and then put it in a balloon to see it expand.

Program Supervisor for PLC, Jennifer Maiko said since this is the Daddy and Me program, it helps fathers bond with their children and form an attachment in their relationship. When children do these experiments they are using their fine motor skills, being creative, learning the different chemicals and how they react together.

The children are learning many things in a fun environment.

Adam Yakimetz was at the program with his two daughters-Olivia and Evelyn.

Adam said this was his first time participating in this program and he said it was great to get out and spend some time with his daughters. They all had a lot of fun and his kids were very excited to attend this program.

The experimentation was followed by a hearty breakfast of pancakes and refreshment, as well as free-play opportunities.

Elves Workshops Program Supervisor for PLC Jennifer Maiko decorates bags and slippers with volunteer Anita Trepanier.

(Rosanne Fortier/photo)

Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent Santa’s elves have to prepare months in advance for the big day. Vegreville and Area Parent Link Centre (PLC) knew this when they hosted Elves Workshop for adults on September 24.

At this workshop, helpful souls volunteered to decorate and put sentiments on bags, gloves, and slippers which will only be a few of the art and crafts projects that will be available for children to purchase for their family members at Reindeer Lane. This event is important because children are thrilled when they buy a special hand-crafted item for their mom and dad.

Program Supervisor for PLC, Jennifer Maiko said the workshop went well

because participants had fun designing the items and they generated ideas for the next workshops.

There will be two more Elves Workshop coming up; one in October and one in November.

Other organizations are joining PLC where they will get together and do team building in their lunch hour to create some of the gift items.

Participating in one of these Elves Workshop is also a great way to meet people and share an interest in arts and crafts. Anita Trepanier was a volunteer who has a hobby/home based business, Out of the Box Uniqueness where she creates and sells handcrafted items such as hairpieces and jewelery.

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Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent The best moments in life are when people collaborate to help a good cause. This came to life faster than the leaves fell at the Five Schools Terry Fox Walk where A.L. Horton’s, St. Martin’s, St. Mary’s, Vegreville Composite, and Vegreville Outreach’s Schools got together at A.L. Horton Schoolyard for a Terry Fox Walk on September 27.

Posters mentioned that this walk was meant to show their ongoing support of the Terry Fox Foundation, an organization dedicated to achieving a world without cancer.

Mental Health Capacity Building (MHCB) Wellness Coach, McKenna Makowecki presented the introductions and said Terry Fox was 18 years old when he was diagnosed with bone cancer in his leg. When Terry was in the hospital, he met a lot of kids who had cancer and were in a lot of pain. Terry felt no one should have to go through the pain that cancer brings so he decided to raise money for cancer research to help those who were suffering. Terry reached his goal of 8500 km or 200 marathons in a row on April 12, 1980.

Terry’s run inspired Canadians everywhere to raise money.

Today, over 750 million dollars has been raised worldwide for cancer research in Terry’s name.

Together, we are beating cancer one step at a time.

Special Guest, Mrs. Stephanie Kuhn, a Grade Two K teacher at A. L. Horton School then spoke about how Terry said he believed

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Participants from Vegreville’s five schools start the Terry Fox Walk.

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Special Guest, Mrs. Stephanie Kuhn, a Grade Two K teacher at A. L. Horton School speaks about Terry Fox. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

School Resource Officer, Constable J. makes a brief speech about Terry Fox. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

Some of the students at the Terry Fox’s assembly. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

Mental Health Capacity Building (MHCB) Wellness Coach, McKenna Makowecki speaks about Terry Fox. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

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in miracles and his dream was to walk across Canada to raise money for research and to find a cure for cancer. That is why they are gathered here today. Standing here today, everyone has become part of his dream; to continue his marathon. Kuhn continued on to tell the story of her friend and former teacher, Judy Semotiuk who always led the Terry Fox Walk in the past. Kuhn said she considered Judy to be the most determined, inspiring, courageous, enthusiastic, and compassionate person she has ever met.

She did everything in her power to honor Terry’s memory by making sure everyone knew why they were walking.

Kuhn went on to say that Judy and she became friends and an integral part of each other’s lives.

Judy fought a brave battle with breast and then a few years later, she was diagnosed with liver cancer. On May 29, 2013, she passed away. Like Terry Fox, Judy inspired many people to make a difference in others’ lives.

School Resource Officer, Constable J went on to say Terry Fox is one of his personal heroes because even if he never finished his run, he is a hero for what he tried to do and we can be heroes too if we try to make a difference in others’ lives.

After this, participants left for the walk where they left the school and walked around Vegreville to Vegreville Post Office, Vegreville Train Station, Vegreville Co-op, and other locations before heading back to their school.

“Day of the Older Person in Alberta” Town of Vegreville Proclaims October 1, 2018, as “Day of the Older Person in Alberta”

Emily Mailhot Reporter – Vegreville News Advertiser In last week’s coverage of a house fire on 47th street, Vegreville, a communication error caused the article to reflect that the Vegreville Fire Department took a lot longer than they truly did to respond. After receiving the call at 1:38 pm, the command truck reached the scene at 1:47, and the engine was on scene at 1:50. This was within their 10-minute maximum response time, rather than the 18 minutes that the original article read.

We recognize the hard work and dedication of our firefighters in Vegreville, and their commitment to doing their job is what keeps our community safe in emergency situations. It was not our intention to reflect that they had done any less than what was necessary in the case of the fire on 47th street.

Rachel Farr Communications Coordinator - Town of Vegreville Mayor Tim MacPhee, by and with the advice and consent of the Council of the Town of Vegreville, does hereby proclaim October 1, 2018, as the “Day of Older Persons in Alberta.”

Almost 700 million people are now over the age of 60. By 2050, 2 billion people, over 20 per cent of the world’s population, will be 60 or older.

The Town of Vegreville recognizes and appreciates the contributions that older persons make to our communities.