Vegreville News Advertiser - October 5, 2016

VOL. 69 NO. 40

66 YEARS OF SERVING THE COMMUNITY

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2016

Don Crew’s 1365 pound winning pumpkin at The Smoky Lake Great White North Pumpkin Fair and Weigh-Off

Pumpkin fair attracts thousands Joe Machney Reporter The Smoky Lake Great White North Pumpkin Fair and Weigh-Off this past weekend drew thousands of people to witness Don Crew’s 1365 pound winning pumpkin as well take part in all the festivities that surrounded the main event.

The festival which takes place the first Saturday of October every year started 27 years ago by two brothers, one from Alberta and the other from Ontario who decided to have a contest growing pumpkins. It grew from 300 people the first year to over 6000

people this past year.

The Kinette Pancake breakfast began the festivalfilled day giving people their fill and boost in energy for the day. Alongside the pumpkin weigh-off was a presentation of historic farming practices with a threshing bee. While people were in the fields checking out the old harvesting techniques, the Iron Cruisers Show and Shine on main street brightened up the cloudy and rainy day.

All kinds of food concessions and markets were available for people, as well as the famous pumpkin drop.

Pumpkin pie anybody?

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RCMP files from Sept 22- 28 Joe Machney Reporter Sept 22 08:47 Report of a sudden death.

11:28 Request to do a well-being check on a late traveller. The traveller was located and was fine.

12:36 Traffic complaint resulted in a violation ticket being issued for an unsafe left turn.

15:03 Request to do a well-being check on a pilot and his plane. The plane was located at the airport and the pilot was safe.

17:06 Report of an online fraud.

21:05 Report of a domestic assault. A warrant has been requested for the accused.

21:36 Report of attempted theft. Someone was trying to get into a truck next to a residence. When he saw the homeowner he jumped into another vehicle and took off.

It was determined that the vehicle that the guy took off in had been stolen out of Edmonton.

23:44 Report of suicidal female sending texts. The female was located and transported to the hospital.

Sept 23 10:45 Report of a driving dispute between two people.

16:16 Report of a stolen mountain bike.

The mountain bike is black and red with a lime-green bike lock.

16:23 Report of an intoxicated male at a residence. Members attended and found that the male was trying to get into the house and was arrested for uttering threats, resisting arrest and failing to comply with an undertaking. He was released under a recognizant.

18:00 CRA scam.

21:24 Request to escort a female who needed to retrieve some personal items.

22:14 Report of a group of youths on a front lawn yelling. The homeowner asked the teens to leave and they did. Members patrolled but could not locate them.

Sept 24 08:16 Report of an assault. It was determined that no assault had taken place and the parties were separated for the night.

11:25 Report of a break-up of a relationship where assistance was requested for intervention by the female because her exboyfriend is leaving her house and she does not want any of her own belongings taken as well.

13:32 Report of an assault, however, neither party is interested in proceeding with charges.

14:19 RCMP receive two driving complaints about the same vehicle. Police were unable to get in contact with either of the complainants to confirm information. Members were busier with higher priority calls and could not attend.

16:28 Report of a vehicle blocking a driveway. Member attended and the vehicle was parked three meters away from the driveway and not committing any offence.

19:00 Report of an intoxicated male along a road. Member attended and located the male. It was suspected that the male may have used drugs and was driven home.

Sept 25 00:22 Report of a suspicious vehicle and a male. Members attended and determined that the male was working on a legitimate job.

08:09 Report of a truck being stolen from a workplace. Still under investigation.

09:33 Report of a motorcycle driver having been detected speeding over 150kph in a 100kph zone. The driver was issued a violation ticket for a mandatory court appearance.

10:34 Report of an abandoned vehicle with stolen plates at a residence’s yard who had made the complaint. The vehicle was later towed.

13:12 RCMP member observed a male driving and the male was known to have a suspended driver’s license. The driver was arrested and released on a promise to appear.

14:26 Report of an attempted theft of a vehicle. Someone had damaged the ignition overnight. Still under investigation.

16:00 Report of a suspicious vehicle with two people in it. The black truck had been

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seen a number of times driving by the complainant’s residence. Member attended and patrolled but did not locate the vehicle.

16:08 Report of an ex-boyfriend and exgirlfriend where the ex-boyfriend had an intimate video on his phone that she wanted to be removed. He voluntarily deleted it.

17:22 Report of a white cube van driving in and out of yards in a rural area. Member attended and patrolled the area but did not locate the van.

18:30 Report of a break and enter that occurred on September 21. Some items were taken from the house and there was some damage to the house. Still under investigation.

20:52 911 report of a female who had decided to self-medicate by having some whiskey with her medication in order to assist with her sore throat. She was transported to the hospital.

Sept 26 02:00 Report of a male missing. He was later found deceased.

12:00 Report of a vehicle having its side mirror being broken. Still under investigation.

15:35 Report of a break and enter to a garage and a number of items having been stolen. Still under investigation.

16:31 Report of road rage on highway 16

by Lavoie that involved a white truck, but the license plate was not obtained.

19:25 Report received that a nine-year-old was suicidal. The investigation resulted in showing that the claim was bogus.

Sept 27 09:24 911 report of a hit and run to a parked car. The complainant tried to speak to the other driver but found her to be rude. She was spoken to and denied being rude.

09:36 Report of break and enter to a shed and to a sea-can. Copper was stolen. Still under investigation.

12:30 Report of a domestic assault. Still under investigation.

13:05 Report of a break and enter to a vacant house. Someone had stolen light bulbs.

17:47 Report of a suspicious male yelling at people near a retail store. Member patrolled the area but could not find the male.

22:01 Report of a resident having a bond fire and playing music. The complainant was advised that the noise by-law is not in effect until 11am.

Sept 28 12:20 Report of a student with liquor in a vehicle. Members and the school dealt with the situation.

15:45 911 report of a domestic assault out in the rural area.

Still under investigation.

During the week there was 1 false alarm and 1 false 911 and 53 calls in total for service.

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The power of what you have to say Joe Machney Editorial Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me. When I was a kid I was told this, and to be honest it sounded good to me back then, and with my limited understanding, it was true in a way. As I grew older I became more sensitive to what people told me and suddenly that didn’t feel so true any longer. Why? Words are frequency and have an energetic influence on the person that they are directed at. Everything is energy and that means everything that you interpret through your five senses is energy as well, as impulses to your brain. These impulses are frequency and frequency has personality and intention; it has a life. If you really consider that, ask yourself what are you allowing into your body through your senses? The impact of visual stimuli has been well tested and proven. Whether it is right in front of you or in front of you on the TV, your brain interprets it as real, it cannot distinguish the difference.

This is one sense and it is the one that most influences your reality.

The sense of hearing is similar and gets worse as you become more sensitive to your surroundings and everything in it. The words you speak reflect the level of which your consciousness is at, and if you understand that you are a drop in the ocean that is the all, then by inflicting pain through your words towards another person is, in reality, hurting you as well. If you can get past the intellectual aspects of this and set aside the multi-dimensionality of all of it then you could strip it down to what do I gain from talking stink about this person? Am I just satisfying my ego here, or is it really worth cutting this person down?

If you choose to cut the person down, project yourself into the future and see if you doing that now has had a positive effect on your life in any way at all. Likely the answer will be no. Now see how speaking kind words and warmth to that person has had a positive long-term effect.

You may not see the person again, but you’ll never know how your words have helped them. Also, it most likely made you feel good about yourself, even though it is only an ego pat on the back kinda thing, your heart was in the right place. If your heart is in the right place then you are letting your spirit do the talking through you, understanding that you are here to give love into the world, allowing it to breathe lighter for that moment.

Letter to the Editor Name: Joyce Mudyambanie Occupation: licensed practical nurse Likes: looking after seniors, making a positive difference Dislikes: ungrateful people, war

Deb Zaleschuk This is to express my gratitude to those who contributed to the new Rotary Peace Park sign. The sign is outstanding and a joy to view every time I go to Vegreville.

Vegreville should be proud and grateful for this wonderful sign. Good job!!

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Retail and hospitality feel minimum wage hike pain CFIB With a $15 minimum wage now enacted in law and the latest hike coming this weekend, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) released new survey data today on how the retail and hospitality sector has felt the negative impact of past hikes, and how it feels about future planned increases.

When asked: What impact have past increases to the minimum wage had on your business? Fiftyfour percent of Alberta business owners in the retail and hospitality sector saw reduced business profits, half (49 per cent) passed along hikes through higher prices, 43 per cent had no choice but to reduce the hiring of youth and less experienced workers and 41 per cent reduced hours of staff.

“A dwindling bottom-line for small business owners means they have fewer dollars to invest in training, equipment and exploring ways to innovate and stay afloat. Small business owners tell us that lack of business income means they are forgoing salaries themselves and are barely hanging on.

Close to half of business owners in the retail and hospitality sectors are effectively making less than $15 per hour,” said Amber Ruddy, CFIB’s Alberta

Director.

When asked: If the minimum wage rate was increased immediately to $15.00/hr, which of the following actions would your business take? Fiftysix per cent say they will reduce the hiring of youth and inexperienced workers, 55 per cent will increase prices, 50 per cent will reduce hours and 45 per cent will cut down on the number of employees.

“While the premier believes the Alberta government is ‘striking the right balance’, shouldn’t that imply some give and take? What is being done to soften the blow to businesses, especially in the retail and hospitality industry operating on thin profit margins? It’s time to see some compassion and compromise to avoid the unintended consequence of higher prices and fewer opportunities for young people,” concluded Ruddy.

The control web accessed survey was conducted from June 13, 2016, to August 9, 2016, and received 7,495 responses from businesses across Canada including 1,030 in Alberta and 254 in the retail and hospitality sector.

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FROM THE PAGES OF THE VEGREVILLE OBSERVER

COMPILED BY DAN BEAUDETTE

90 Years Ago – October 6, 1926 “The foundation of the welfare of this country must lie in the unity of her people and it shall be my most earnest endeavor to cooperate in promoting such a community of interest and purpose as shall bring an ever-increasing strength and prosperity to the Dominion.

Lord Willingdon expressed the conviction that “present and future generations of Canadian men and women will carry on the best traditions of their forerunners. On behalf of Lady Willingdon, His Excellency said, “Like myself, she is anxious to become one of you, to take a share in your lives, to win your respect and friendship.”

Threshing operations are being [pursued under difficult conditions. Little showers from day to day make it awkward for the threshing outfits. However, grain is now coming in steadily and is grading round No. 3, a better outcome than was expected a few weeks ago.

Gone, but not forgotten! Much interest was taken in town when the old pipe which protruded some six inches above the road at the corner of the New General was removed this week. The welding outfit operated by Frank Allore and owned by the Thomas Garage made extremely short shrift of that annoyance to all drivers.

75 Years Ago – October 8, 1941 Mr. Bantick expressed his appreciation of the work the Vegreville Kinsmen Club here was doing and was especially pleased when a cheque for $100 was handed him to apply on the “Milk for Britain Fund” which the Kinsmen Clubs of Canada are sponsoring, the objective being 100,000 quarts of milk to be shipped monthly to Britain. Vegreville Kinsmen hope to secure the support of other organizations to assist in reaching this objective.

Special arrangements have been made by the Canadian Post Office Department to facilitate the sending of books to Canadian Forces in camps in Canada and in Newfoundland. The value attached by soldiers, sailors and airmen to a plentiful supply of books in their reading rooms, etc., has been stressed both by the men themselves and by those who have visited their camps. Good, interesting books are always in demand and it is highly important that the supply should be frequently replenished. Persons who wish to supply our Forces with much appreciated reading matter now may hand in these volumes at their Post Office.

50 Years Ago – October 6, 1966 Three candidates are seeking election to two council seats in the Town of Vegreville. President incumbent John Symyrozum is seeking re-election while Dr. L.M. Edmunds declined to run again. A newcomer to civic politics, Bruce Bird, is seeking election for the first time in Vegreville. Eugene Demkiw has run before and had held a seat on St. Martin’s R.C. Separate School Board. The elections will be held on Wednesday, October 19th at the Civic Building.

At the same time a plebiscite will be put to the electors of the town to vote on the fluoridation of the town’s water supply.

A recent meeting of the Vegreville Recreation Board saw the group set the rents to be charged for the use of the armouries by the community in the future. Organizations who plan to use the building for profit-making projects will pay a rent of $40.00 plus $5.00 for the use of the kitchen facilities. Non-profit organizations will pay a fee of $25.00 for the use of the main hall and kitchen facilities. The class rooms in the basement will cost a fee of $10.00 while any other room will be $5.00.

25 Years Ago – October 8, 1991 New inflatables at the Aquatic and Fitness Centre were enjoyed by the grade 9 students from St. Mary’s on Wednesday, October 2.

The inflatables will be at the centre for two months. One of the inflatables indicates these are the beast inflatables yet. They include a snake and clown.

Vegreville Fire Department hosted an open house and pancake breakfast on Sunday, October 6. It was to kick off the annual fire prevention week.

Trevor Robert is the winner of the “Proud to be CIBC” grade 2 coloring contest at Queen Elizabeth school on October 1. Trevor received his prize from Jocelyn and Virginia of the Vegreville CIBC Branch. Honourable mention winners are Wilson Chiem, Serena Montgomery, Ashley Hisset, Cara Hayduk, Ashley Lakusta, Shane Geleta, Elana Bizovie, Jolene Korpan and Tara Steinbach.

The 11th annual Terry Fox run in Vegreville held on Sunday, September 15 raised $4,219.75 for cancer research. There were 49 participants. The event was organized by Vegreville Parks and Recreation.

Country Animals were one of the items at the first annual Country Fair and Harvest Tea held on September 27. The event was for family and friends to get together with patients at the Vegreville Long Term Care Centre.

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.

Antibiotic Apocalyse Gwynne Dyer I have never advocated that people who routinely feed low doses of antibiotics to livestock should be executed without trial. That would be too harsh, too irrevocable.

There should be fair trials, and fines for a first offence, and prison for a second. Only habitual offenders should face the death penalty. But first, there has to be a law.

At the United Nations last week, every single member country signed a declaration that recognises the rise in antibiotic resistance as a threat to the entire enterprise of modern medicine.

“The emergence of bacterial resistance is outpacing the world’s capacity for antibiotic discovery,” World Health Organisation director-general Margaret Chan warned the meeting. “With few replacement products in the pipeline, the world is heading toward a postantibiotic era in which common infections will once again kill.”

The declaration urges countries to cut back on the use of existing antibiotics in order to preserve their effectiveness, to make better use of vaccines instead, and to spend more money on developing new antibiotics. It doesn’t put any actual money on the table, however, and it doesn’t even make it illegal to pump “sub-therapeutic” doses of antibiotics into farm animals.

I was not really recommending the death penalty for feeding antibiotics to livestock. That was just for dramatic effect. But the reckless misuse of antibiotics is rapidly destroying their effectiveness.

The problem of bacterial resistance has been understood for a long

time. If the antibiotic kills all the harmful bacteria it targets in the person or animal it is given to, then no resistance develops. But if it only kills off the weaker ones because it was a very low dosage, or because the course of drugs was not finished, then the surviving bacteria will be the most resistant ones.

They will pass their resistance on to all their descendants, who will undergo similar episodes of winnowing out the less resistant ones, and gradually the resistance grows. The only way to keep antibiotics effective is to use them as rarely as possible and to make sure that they kill off all the target bacteria when they are used.

We are not doing this. Doctors overprescribe antibiotics, often giving them to people who do not have bacterial infections. And nobody makes sure that patients complete the course of treatment even though they already feel better.

Much worse is the widespread practice of giving regular low doses of antibiotics to cattle, pigs and chickens, partly as a means of controlling the spread of disease in their cramped and unsanitary living conditions, but mostly because it makes them put weight on more quickly. Getting them to the slaughterhouse a week or two faster is money in the hand.

This has to stop. So does over-prescribing by doctors in developed countries, and the over-the-counter sale of antibiotics without prescriptions that is so normal in many developing countries. “We are now staring at overwhelming evidence of rampant antibiotic resistance, across all ages, all over the country,” said Dr. Vinod Paul, head of pediatrics at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences in Delhi.

We also need a whole new generation of antibiotics to replace those that are hopelessly compromised, which requires persuading large pharmaceutical companies to change their research priorities.

It all has to be done, and it has to start now. “On current trends,” said Dr. Chan at the UN, “a common disease like gonorrhea may become untreatable. Doctors facing patients will have to say, ‘I’m sorry, there’s nothing I can do for you’.”

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

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Tape the Teach!

New Myrnam School It was another fun-filled, busy week at New Myrnam School! The staff and students have been “beautifying” the school from one end to the other.

The Grade 5 class brainstormed and created a list of amazing ideas and finally decided what they would like the bulletin boards in the school to look like. Awesome job! The teachers added to the project by filling available spaces with all kinds of student artwork! Great work everyone on making our school such an inviting place!

After practicing hard all week, our junior girls’ volleyball team will be heading to Glen Avon for the Annual Our amazing Students’ Union group with their first planned activity of the year!

Panthers Tournament (Friday night).

We encourage family and friends to come out and cheer them on!

Our Students’ Union held a quick fundraiser, Tape the Teach, where total proceeds, $122.40, will be going toward their Halloween/Fall Festival and Christmas activities.

Students and staff bought strips of duct tape to tape the principal, Mr. Gamblin, and grade five teacher, Ms. Benning, to the wall! There was loads of excitement as the supporting chairs were removed and the teachers tumbled down! Solution: more tape needed! Elementary students didn’t take long to race in and remove the tape!

Mannville School Runs!

Innisfree school news Tamara Cannan On Thursday, September 22, 2016, the senior girls and boys played a volleyball game in Manville just for fun against each other.

The Athletics teams are doing a fundraiser, which means anyone of our school students that play on the volleyball team, curling team, badminton team and track team are doing this fundraiser. They are selling jars from the mixing spoons. Mixing Spoons is a company that takes dry ingredients and puts them together in a jar and puts a label on top saying what you would have to add and what temperature you should put the oven at. They give you everything you need but wet ingredients. The Cancer pledge sheets have gone out to raise money for our cancer walk and all donations will be given to the children’s hospital.

No Frills donates

CALS On September 29th, Steve Linterman and Nick Kocsis from Nick’s No Frills presented Heather Giebelhaus from CALS Breakfast Club with a cheque for $4202.50.

The proceeds will remain in our community to help provide the school snack program to almost 700 students attending A. L. Horton Elementary School, St. Martin’s Elementary School and Vegreville Nextstep Outreach High School this year!

Mannville students line up for the Color Me Rad part of their Terry Fox Run.

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Ranger’s home opener nets lessons

Joe Machney Reporter The Vegreville Rangers had their season home opener against one of the better teams from last season, the Wainwright Bisons. The Rangers gave a good effort, played strong and fought hard, but in the end, the Bisons turned out to have too much muscle and experience as they knocked down the Rangers with a score of 9 to 4.

The seats filled quickly as the fans, players and coaches waited eagerly for the ceremonial puck drop, which was done by Peter Skoreyko to start the game.

Shortly after the puck was dropped he was presented with a gift of appreciation.

Shortly after the game began the Rangers got in a scrap that yielded them three penalties with Flasha getting a 10 minute for a hit to the head and Wainwright one for roughing. The power play for Wainwirght got them on the scoreboard as Klein grabbed a pass from McKinley to get it past Micklich. The score was soon tied as the Bison took a penalty and Flasha took advantage of the power play. Another penalty for high-sticking gave the Bisons another power play and a goal by Freter.

With the Rangers down one at the end of the first, the second period began with the Bisons on the charge with McKinley netting the puck from the point. The Rangers with many chances succeeded in getting a second goal by St Einbach to get back in the game. As the second period ended the Bisons doubled the Rangers with a score of 4 to 2.

The Rangers came closer to closing the gap early in the third period with another goal by St Einbach, but the Bisons quickly came back to keep their two goal lead. A few more goals by

Wainwright and some penalties by the Rangers gave the Bisons command of the game. The Rangers fought back as Flasha got his second of the game and Micklich made some great saves. As the teams battled it out in front of the Rangers net Wakaruk sustained an injury, calling on Jennifer Miller the trainer out for assistance. This gave a major penalty for the Bisons. The Rangers took yet another penalty which opened the door for the Bisons to get another goal. The game ended at a score of 9 to 4 for Wainwright and an exciting home opener.

“I felt the game went pretty good. It gave us a chance to gage ourselves against the best from last year. We kind of figured we’re going to struggle a little bit, as we’re not conditioned yet, and we started our camp a little bit late so it’s kinda where we’d thought we’d be.

I wasn’t upset with the game at all I feel we had a good last half of the game. We had some goals throughout the game that were tough on us at inopportune times and it set us on our heels and we had momentum at the start so it’s not a big deal,” James Couch, one of the coaches said. “It’s a good learning experience for us today going into the next game. We got a couple key guys coming back for the next game which will help a little as well and we got another key guy that’s gone for the week so once he comes back I think it’s going to be a good team this season.”

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CTF slams Trudeau’s carbon tax

Canadian Taxpayers Federation On October 3 the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) slammed Prime Minister Trudeau’s pledge to impose a rising national ‘floor price’ which could result in the average Canadian family paying $2,593 per year in new taxes by 2022.

“Prime Minister Trudeau has disingenuously implied that provinces have a ‘choice’ with respect to carbon pricing,” said CTF Federal Director Aaron Wudrick. “But there is no choice at all: provinces must impose a new tax on their own people, or Ottawa will do it for them – something the Premiers of Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia and Yukon have explicitly opposed.”

“From taxpayers’ perspective, what matters is that they are going to be paying more. To which level of government the dollars flow is irrelevant,” added Wudrick. “As for revenue neutrality, Alberta’s government claimed their carbon tax was ‘revenue neutral’ simply because they were spending the proceeds on climaterelated projects – while BC’s carbon

tax has certainly not been neutral in terms of its impact on individual taxpayers.”

“Canadians should hang onto their wallets,” continued Wudrick. “The federal government has now committed to imposing a wide-ranging tax

which will rise over time taking $38 billion out of Canadians’ pockets annually by 2022 – all in pursuit of

an emissions target that, even if it is met, will have no substantive impact on global climate change.”

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Get the Jump on Weeds for Next Year Agrinews An Alberta Agriculture and Forestry (AF) specialist says conditions are good this year for perennial and winter annual weed control.

“Growing conditions have been close to ideal for crops and for weeds, “ says Harry Brook, crop specialist, AF, Stettler. “With such prolific weed growth, it’s not too early to consider post-harvest weed control.”

Winter annuals are weeds that germinate in the fall or late fall, go through the winter in a rosette form, and go to seed quickly once spring comes. “Common winter annuals include stinkweed, shepherd’s purse, scentless chamomile, narrow-leaved hawk’s beard, bluebur, stork’s bill,

flixweed, and common groundsel, among others. They form a few leaves in the fall, and overwinter as a rosette.

These plants develop their own antifreeze, preventing them from dying.

This gives the plants an advantage the following spring as they send up a seed stalk and go to seed before most other plants get started.

“Winter annuals deplete soil moisture and nutrients in the fall and spring. They can be very competitive against fall and spring seeded crops.

Often, a spring herbicide application is too little, too late, as the plants are already going to flower or seed and are much more difficult to kill.”

Brook says that under conventional tillage these weeds were less of a danger. “A late fall tillage operation would control them easily. With the switch to conservation and zero tillage, these weeds have become a serious spring problem. Without tillage, other control strategies need to be used, and one cost-effective method is a late fall application of herbicide.”

The best time for a fall application of herbicide is from late September to mid or late October, depending on the fall and the problem weeds.

“However, a successful fall weed control program requires the right conditions. Weed control, even after a frost, can still be very effective as long as the weeds have some green, actively growing plant material. Timing the application for then is very effective as the plants are small and more susceptible, and you get as many weed seeds germinating as possible. Winter annuals are able to continue growing, even

after the first frost, until the ground freezes. Most winter annuals can be controlled in the spring, except for narrow-leaved hawk’s beard, but control after they bolt is a lot more expensive and less effective. “ Herbicide options are very economical in the fall. Chemicals like 2,4-D and MCPA provide good control and, at recommended rates, will be safe for most crops the subsequent spring.

“It’s important to know the problem winter annuals you have so you can pick the best herbicides for them.

Glyphosate works well in mixtures, on many winter annuals but it may not be the best one depending on the weed.

Other common herbicides used for winter annuals, other than MCPA, 2,4-D and glyphosate, are dicamba, tribenuron-methyl and bromoxynil.

Check with the label to ensure there is no problem with residual chemicals on the following spring crop.”

Problem perennial weeds like Canada thistle, quackgrass, dandelion and sow thistle are best controlled by a fall application of herbicide. “Once again, the plants need some green leaf material and be actively growing. Dandelion seedlings are easy to control in the fall but, after overwintering, become almost bulletproof.

“Winter annuals are a persistent, increasing problem under reduced tillage. Under the right weather conditions, a late fall spray can repay you handsomely with reduced weed competition next spring. If the weather’s right, it could be worth your time and effort.”

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Organ harvesting in China going to China to do the organ transplantation. This is why we’re travelling across Canada, we want to let more people know about this and raise awareness. It is important that people who go to China for organ transplantation know where their organs are coming from. As secrets become revealed and the eyes of the world search for truth and transparency everything and everyone must be held accountable for their actions,” Huang insisted.

“The rest of the world thinks that China is the biggest market for their products, so the businesses and governments at all levels want to do business with the communist government of China. These governments keep silent about this sort of thing and brush human rights aside to please the comJoe Machney Reporter Like things that happened behind the Iron Curtain that once divided the East and West of Europe for decades much is being hidden from the people of the world that should not be. As China becomes more and more of a player on the world stage, that what has been kept secret must come into the light of our human civilization or community as it were, given the truth of how small and open the world is becoming. And what is at the heart of all communities? People, brothers, sisters, and families. We are all part of one human race and that being the truth then harvesting the organs of Falun Gong practitioners is an evil that must be brought to our awareness and given as much exposure as possible so that it can be stopped immediately.

Chunyan Huang and Char Chen have made it a priority to bring that awareness to as many communities in Canada as they can. “The military medical system in China are all involved in this and all the hospitals advertise and label the price of each organ and they promise people that they can get them in one or two weeks,” Chunyan Huang explained.

This was 10 years ago and since then it has been estimated that about 60,000 people’s organs have been forcibly taken for research and organ transplantation.

“In China, there is no donor system so until two years ago and after this came to the surface and got a lot of criticism from the international communities, the Chinese government came up with one policy of donor system, but that was only two years ago. Also because of the Chinese people’s culture and beliefs, the families of the deceased do not want the organs taken from their bodies. They believe that if they do not have the whole body then they cannot complete reincarnation into the next life,” Huang continued. “Out of all the death penalty people

in China, the number cannot match the number of organ operations. Through all of the investigations recently in June of this year knowledgeable people have released updated books that talk about this bloody harvesting and slaughtering.

The research that the authors have gathered conclude that an estimated 1.5 million people have been killed forcibly for their organs over the past ten years, way more than they have expected.”

A lot of these people are Falun Gong practitioners whose organs the surgeons see as the cleanest and most pure due to the mediation practice and teachings which consist of moral teachings based on the universal values of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Tolerance. Their way of life is one of no drinking, no smoking, and so they are very healthy individuals. This has made them the targets of organ harvesting.

“Earlier this year in Hong Kong the International Organ Transplantation Conference was held and the Chinese government was trying to legitimate the organ harvesting through this conference. With it being held in Hong Kong the Chinese government has the say there and before the conference, they have a press conference and all the international media people were not allowed to attend, only the Chinese reporters were allowed to go in and report,” Huang said. “In the organ transplantation industry about 57 doctors participated and each of them finished over 1000 operations that year and they are boosting about it and the reporters are spreading it outside of China as a way to legitimate the crime.”

“This is a new form of genocide, taking people’s organs when they are still alive and making a profit off of them.

People unintentionally have been involved in this and did not know about it. They have been helping the Chinese government by buying organs and

munist regime,” Char Chen said. “Many people in the county and surrounding counties here in Alberta and the rest of Canada do not know about this and we want to bring it to people’s awareness.”

Chunyan Huang and Char Chen, along with Jasmin Luo and Henry Wang are travelling across the land as part of a cross-Canada group to bring awareness to this new form of genocide as they feel it is not well known to people.

With Canada’s trade increasing with China, it is their hope that the Canadian government can do something to stop this from happening. They must not please the government by avoiding the most important issues. “Killing people for their organs is a crime against humanity and people must say no to this,” Chunyan Huang concluded.

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Conservative Caucus launches Alberta Jobs Taskforce Submitted by Shannon Stubbs On October 3, MP for Calgary-Nose Hill Michelle Rempel and MP for Edmonton Riverbend Matt Jeneroux, announced that they are launching the Alberta Jobs Taskforce in response to

the growing jobs crisis in the province of Alberta.

Unemployment is quickly reaching a crisis situation in Alberta. Since the beginning of 2015, the number of Albertans out of work has nearly doubled to 200,000.

For a province that was until recently the economic engine of Canada, this situation affects the whole country and demands swift and

dedicated action.

“The people of Alberta have worked hard for generations, and the entire nation has benefitted from Alberta’s economic strength,” said MP Rempel.

“As the jobs crisis in Alberta gets worse, families need the Liberal government to come up with solutions. Yet so far, the Liberals have failed to put forward a jobs plan. We need to work together and take a collaborative approach in finding real solutions to the very real jobs crisis in Alberta.”

Over the coming weeks, the Taskforce will collect information from everyday

Albertans, employers, small businesses, social assistance organizations, workers and other stakeholders – all of whom are affected by the current jobs crisis and have valuable insight and ideas to share. The Taskforce will produce a report containing tangible policy solutions and budget requests, all while drawing attention to an unemployment problem that is of growing national concern.

“Calgary, Edmonton and other places across Alberta now have some of the highest jobless rates in the country,” said MP Jeneroux. “Skilled workers across the province are struggling and it is our responsibility to ensure we are looking for every possible solution to get Albertans back to work so they can continue to provide for their families.”

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Detention vs. Arrest Cpl. Leigh Drinkwater RCMP Ponderings Often, folks wonder when dealing with the police, if the police can simply ‘stop’ them, and often, there is confusion between being ‘detained’ and being ‘arrested’.

If the police have reason to believe that someone has broken a law, whether it is a municipal bylaw, a provincial law (i.e. traffic laws, liquor laws), or have committed a criminal offence, the police can detain you in order to further investigate whether or not a law has been broken, or as we say, to determine if an offence was committed. This is different from being placed under arrest. Yes, there is a ‘restraint of liberty’ when you are detained, but there is no physical restraint (i.e. having to handcuff a person).

Here’s an example of what ‘detention’ would be – The police receive a call that the corner store has been robbed, and the robber is described as a male, wearing a dark coloured shirt, jeans, and white running shoes and left the store on foot. The robber pointed a knife at the clerk in order to get the clerk to hand over the money.

As the police patrol the area, and you are wearing a dark coloured shirt, jeans and runners, you may be told to stop by a police officer. A criminal offence has been committed, and the police are now conducting an investigation. As you are dressed like the suspect, the police will detain you, and for their safety, the police officer may even give you a ‘pat down’ to ensure that you are not carrying any weapons – this is for the police officers’ safety.

The police officer isn’t ‘picking on you’ or ‘singling you out’, it’s simply to determine, based on your clothing description, if you were involved.

Some people may find this detention rude, and believe this is an infringement of their Charter Rights, however, Section 9 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms allows for this type

of detention. The police officer MUST tell you why you are being detained. Once the police officer has established that you were not involved with the robbery of the corner store in any way, you will be allowed to go on your way. The police will also ask for your name and date of birth, and a piece of identification to corroborate the name you provide. This question is often posed by a police officer as part of his or her investigation – it’s not cops simply being nosy, or, as I’ve been told ‘abuse of power’.

Once your identity has been established, you may be quickly ruled out as a suspect and allowed to leave sooner than if you hadn’t provided identification. And with detention, odds are you’ll never come near a set of handcuffs.

Now being arrested is another matter altogether. I’ll go back to the example of robbing the corner store. So the police find a male, wearing a dark coloured shirt, jeans and white running shoes, running down the street,

the police will detain the male or outright arrest him. Once arrested (this is where the handcuffs go on), the police will perform a search of the person arrested. We are trained from day one to always search a person who is under arrest – this is for our safety, the safety of the public, and believe it or not, the safety of the bad guy. (Believe it or not, when bad guys try to hide weapons on them, they’ve been known to hurt themselves – for example, jamming a knife in their pocket). The police officer also has a duty to tell the bad guy why he is under arrest. The bad guy then gets to sit in the back seat of a police car. His liberty has been restrained, and he has also been physically restrained.

Some folks find it offensive to be detained, and believe the police are abusing their powers in these instances – for us, it is a very powerful tool and justified by the Charter of Rights. It goes a long way in helping us solve crimes, and catch the bad guys.

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Ask the Guys Dear Classified Guys, For my whole life, I've never been able to distance myself from my parents. I lived with them until I got married, then my wife and I moved three states away.

However, not long after we had our first child, my parents moved closer to be near their only grandson. I wouldn't have minded, but they bought a house right down the street. Then with the current housing market, we sold our house and moved across the state. Last time my parents came to visit, they started reading the real estate section of my newspaper and eyeing the house for sale next door. I'm beginning to feel like an old episode of "Everybody loves Raymond." Any ideas on how to discourage my parents from moving closer once again?

Carry: We'd suggest turning your experiences into a sitcom, but I think Ray Romano already beat you to it. And his escapade with the parents lasted for more than nine years on CBS. Cash: Looking at the bright side, it's nice to know that your parents have taken an effort to participate in the life of you and your family. For many people that can

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be a very pleasant experience.

Carry: And with grandparents nearby, it's like having a free babysitting service whenever you need it.

Cash: However, every family has their own dynamic. Some people would love to live on the same street as their parents while others consider living in the same country still too close.

Carry: If you and your wife are worried about your parents moving in next-door, first find out if they are really planning to move closer. They may be simply reading the real estate section out of curiosity.

Cash: However, if they are looking to move next door and you find that proximity too close

for comfort, then you need to let them know. As an adult with a family of your own, it's time to set some ground rules and boundaries. Tell them that moving closer to shorten their drive can be a good idea, but living next door is not the best option.

Carry: And if they do move nearby, tell them to call before stopping over. That way, they won't intrude on your family plans for the day. Since you're not looking to exclude them from your life, they should understand your need for some independence.

Cash: And if you're still worried about mimicking an episode of "Everybody Loves Raymond", avoid giving your parents your house key!

Fast Facts Remembering Raymond

Reader Humor Open For Business

The television show, "Everybody Loves Raymond" enjoyed a popular nine-year run on CBS that began in September 1996. During its airing, the show and its actors were nominated for 122 awards, and took home 45 wins including 13 Emmy awards.

Although the show is set in Lynbrook, New York, the houses known to belong to Ray and his parents in the show are actually located across the street from each other in Merrick, New York.

As a real estate broker, I rent an office in a shopping center.

It was in the perfect location until a few months ago when another broker opened an office next door.

Due to the design of the building, our entrance doors are actually right next to each other.

In an effort to win customers, I hung a sign in my window that read, "Get Results, Top Selling Agents". A week later my neighbor followed suit with a sign, "Guaranteed Lowest Commissions!"

I was beginning to get worried until my wife put a sign on my door that would surely make customers walk in. It read, "Main Entrance."

Closing the Gap Studies show that parents who live close to their children have less stress. According to a study

by The University of Michigan, a widowed parent over age 65 that lives within a one-hour drive of his or her child receives psychological benefits that reduce stress and depression. However, the same study found that widowed parents who move in with their children have significantly higher stress levels than if they lived alone. It seems the solution is to live close, but not too close!

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Immediate payment. Toll free 1-866 349 2056 Oats green feed for sale.

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GRAIN BINS Custom Bin Moving 14’ – 19’ Hoppers/Bins, with/ without floors. New and used bins for sale. Wayne (cell) 780-632-0455, (H) 780-658-2433 Bins For Sale: 4 x 3300 bu Westeel, 3 x 4000 bu Westeel.

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HOMES FOR RENT Advertise your rental property here for as little as $7.95 per week!

3 Bdrm Townhouse, $1090/ mo. available immediately.

Call Dave at 780-632-0321 or 780-932-0041 New 3 bdrm duplex Vegreville. $685/mo. Call 780-603-0692.

New developments.

3 Bdrm Mobile Home, N/P. PH: 780-632-9608 Mundare – 4 Bdrm trailer includes power. Available immediately. $1100/month.

780-632-0512 3 Bedroom house close to public elementary school.

Pets welcome. $1000+DP. 780-632-9351 Spacious 1800 sq. ft., 5 Bdrm, 3 Bath Suite, laundry room in Lavoy. Big backyard. $800/mo. plus shared utilities. Newly renovated.

Appliances. 1-888-658-3324 ext 801. Pets negotiable.

Available immediately.

Bright 1300 sq. ft., 4 Bdrm, 1 Bath Suite in Lavoy. Big backyard. $600/mo. plus shared utilities. Newly renovated.

Appliances. 1-888-658-3324 ext 801. Pets negotiable.

Available immediately.

Larger 3 Bdrm. Double mobile home. 780-208-9608

4 Bdrm, 2 bath, duplex north end of town. Fenced yard, washer/dryer.

Available October 1st. $950/month including water. Absolutely no smoking and no pets. Call 780-999-5946 Cute little 3 bdrm home in Ranfurly, AB for rent or lease to own. Large yard and small deck. $675/month+ utilities. For lease to own option $95,000pp and $5,000dp. Call 780-6991869 or 780-699-3143 Vegreville – Lovely 3 bdrm home with upstairs revenue suite for rent or lease to own.

Hardwood floors and wrap around deck. Partially finished basement. $1800/ month+utilities. For lease to own options $325,000pp and $15,000dp. Call 780-6991869 or Call 780-699-3143.

Vegreville – Lovely 2 bdrm main floor house for rent. $1450/month including utilities. Available immediately.

Call 780-699-1869 or Call 780-699-3143.

Vegreville – Newly renovated upstairs studio suite for rent$750/month including utilities. Call 780-699-1869 or 780-699-3143.

4 Bedroom home, 5 new appliances, main floor laundry, 3 bathrooms, developed basement, oversized double garage, nice location, N/P, N/S, D/D, $1100/mo. Call 587-280-3376 2+1 Bdrms, 2 baths, available immediately, 4 appliances, finished basement, huge yard, new flooring, paint & windows, pet friendly. $1300/ month+DD. 1-780-904-0393

HOMES FOR SALE Willingdon – 2 BR – 2 full baths, wheel chair accessible, 4 new appliances, garage, major upgrades 3 yrs ago. $85,000. Phone Ed 780-367-2228

HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS SAFE STEP WALK-IN TUB alert for seniors!

Bathroom falls can be fatal.

Safe Step Walk-In Tub, approved by Arthritis Foundation, therapeutic jets, less than 4” step-in, wide door, anti-slip floors, A mer ic an made.

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LIVESTOCK MOBILE HOMES For Sale: 1 year old free run brown laying hens. Pick up near Two Hills October 1st and 8th. Call 780-603-9047

MACHINERY Westfield 7” x 40’ Auger, Kohler 16 motor, down spout, hopper, lights, VG, shedded, $1400 obo. 780-4626030/780-270-5486 For Sale: John Deere 4020 Tractor with 6 ft. front end loader and bale fork. Good working condition. Phone 780-632-7184 15 ft. Versatile 103 swather, 542 Cockshutt combine, bucket, grapple & bale fork. Phone 780-363-2308

MINERAL RIGHTS WOW - LOOK -SALE, Oil & Gas Mineral Rights for Sale.

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Buy a Piece of the Action. 1780-455-2573

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Lot for mobile home available. Located in trailer park.

Call Sue 403-823-4499 2 Bdrm mobile home for sale.

Owner will finance. Contact Sue for more information 403-823-4499

SERVICES MOTORCYCLES WANTED OLD JAPANESE M OTO RCYC L ES KAWASAKI Z1-900 (197275), KZ900, KZ1000 (19761982), Z1R, KZ 1000MK2 (1979,80), W1-650, H1-500 (1969-72), H2-750 (19721975), S1-250, S2-350, S3400, KH250, KH400, SUZUKI-GS400, GT380, HONDACB750K (19691976), CBX1000 (1979,80) CASH!! 1-800-772-1142 13 1 0 - 7 2 1 - 0 7 2 6 usa@classicrunners.com

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Cut heating costs. High efficient furnace installations.

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SHARED ACCOMODATIONS Acreage - $650 + 1/2 DD, N/ S, home cooked meals/baking, 10 minutes from Vegreville.

For more info if interested call 780-603-7105.

STORAGE RV & Boat Parking For Winter Months. ANDREW AREA. $50/month includes G.S.T. Phone 587-2801977 or 780-913-6297

TO GIVE AWAY Need good home for friendly, playful kittens.

Call 780-632-7820 Orange kittens, born July & August. Phone 780-5923806 or 780-853-3441

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CRUISE VACATIONS – 3, 4, 5 or 7+ day cruises to the Caribbean. Start planning now to save $$ on your fall or winter getaway vacation.

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Act of kindness: Izzy Dolls

TRUCKS 1993 Chev 4x4 Ext Cab. For parts. $650. 780-922-5999 2002 GMC 4x4 HD ¾ ton Service Truck 340k $3500 780-922-5999 1985 F350 Dually. Extra long flat deck, $1600. 780-922-5999 1997 Ford 7.3 Diesel, 4 x 4, missing transmission. Nice deck, $2800. 780-922-5999 2000 Dodge Dakota V8 4x4 Farm Truck. $1,600.

780-922-5999.

1999 Chev Silverado 3/4T, 4x4. Good for farm. $1500.

Phone 780-994-3005 New, complete, exhaust system, fits GMC, Chev, crewcabs. $ 600.00.

Phone 780-632-9689

WANTED Wants to purchase minerals and other oil and gas interests.

Send details to P.O. Box 13557 Denver, Co. 80201 We are looking for a used reasonably priced, storage shed to be moved. Phone 780-632-2163

CARD OF THANKS THANK YOU! A special thank you goes out to all the gardeners who donated vegetables to the Homestead Lodge. The residents really appreciated the fresh home grown produce.

(L-R) Antoinette Fortier, Jutta Babiuk, and Stephanie Hales

Holly Cependa A small group of ladies known as the Knitting Circle gather every Wednesday between 3:30 & 5 PM at VegMin Learning Society. Every year, the ladies choose a special project to work on. In the past, they have made lap blankets for Akasu Palliative Care and small items for Parent Link’s Reindeer Lane.

When the local Royal Canadian Legion Branch No 39 put the call out for volunteers to make Izzy Dolls, the ladies decided to put their talents to work – creating one-of-a-kind dolls that will be given to children who have been affected by war or natural disasters.

The project started in the early 1990s when Master Cpl. Mark “Izzy” Isfeld was clearing landmines in Croatia. One day, he saw what appeared to be a young child lying dead on a pile of rubble. Upon closer inspection, he realized it was only a doll. Still, the idea that a little child had fled so quickly and left behind their stuffed friend saddened the soldier, and he told his mother.

That gave Carol Isfeld an idea. She crocheted a handful of six-inch (15-cm) dolls -- small enough to fit in a soldier’s pockets. Some had blue peace-keeper berets; others had pigtails. She mailed them to her son. Cpl. Isfeld gave the dolls out quickly, and soon he needed more. He became known as the soldier who received little handshakes and captured little hearts and made the children smile. After Isfeld died on June 21, 1994, volunteers took up the cause.

On Saturday, October 8th at 10:00 AM, the Knitting Circle ladies will take their Izzy Dolls to the local Legion Branch so the dolls can be prepared for the trip to their forever homes. We know that somewhere, some little child will be smiling when they receive their own Izzy Doll.

Read in week inspires EIPS students Shawna Jenkins Students and staff throughout Elk Island Public Schools (EIPS) are getting set to celebrate literacy during this year’s Read-In Week.

Between October 3-7, schools across the Division are hosting various activities for students in celebration of Read In Week 2016—a Division-wide initiative that takes place annually to promote a lifelong love of reading in students and enhance literacy awareness

among students, staff, parents, and community members. The theme this year is One World, Many Voices, which focuses on the stories of other people.

“Sharing an experience of reading a story together connects us to one another, often broadening our perspectives and fostering empathy,” says

Shawna Jenkins, a literacy consultant at EIPS. “The goal of Read In Week is to bring together communities to encourage a lifelong love of reading and inspire our students to raise their own voices as they tell their own stories.”

Various activities are planned in schools Division-wide such as school assemblies; buddy-reading opportunities; mystery readers; book giveaways; various lesson plans focused around the theme One World, Many Voices; and guest readers including EIPS trustees and administration; local MLAs, Mayor Roxanne Carr, local municipal council-

lors, acclaimed authors Marty Chan and Kenneth Oppel, and a special Olympian will visit Uncas Elementary.

Various EIPS schools are also planning to take part in the Global Read Aloud program, a reading program that connects students with other classes around the world.

In addition to individual activities, EIPS schools, staff, students and community members are invited to participate in Read In Week by reading themselves, to a child or to someone in the community. People can also share what they learn throughout the week on

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MEMORIAM

MEMORIAM

OBITUARY

OBITUARY

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

FRANKIW, Joe In loving memory of a dear husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather who passed away October 8, 2014.

We think of you with love today But that is nothing new.

We thought about you yesterday and days before that too.

We think of you in silence and often speak your name.

All we have are memories and your picture in a frame.

Your memory is our keepsake With which we will never part God has you in His keeping We have you in our hearts always.

Forever loved and missed by wife Susan, children & grandchildren & great grandchildren

NATHS, Frank September 8, 1935 – September 28, 2016 With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Frank Naths from Vegreville, Alberta on September 28, 2016 who passed away peacefully as he slept.

He is survived by one daughter Carla (Cliff Bohaychuk); three sons Karl, Wayne and Richard; granddaughter Vanessa Musiowsky and grandson Devon Yanitski; along with numerous relatives and friends.

A Private Family Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Cremation has taken place.

A special thank you to the staff of the Lamont Health Care Centre-Auxiliary Wing for all the care and compassion given to Frank.

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

WARTENA, TJ (Tjerk) It is with heavy hearts we announce the sudden passing of TJ (Tjerk) Wartena of Ryley, AB at the of age of 55.

TJ is survived by his loving family; his wife Leeanne; two sons Rayner (Dana) and Brandon (Kendal); one grandchild Emma; his mother Annie, two brothers Durk (Aeltsje) and Bouke (Bouwine) along with one sister Tsjitske (Jelle) Zonneveld all from the Netherlands; one brother-in-law Harold (Pamela) Albrecht; along with eight nephews and one niece and numerous other relatives and friends.

He was predeceased by his father Ruurd; his parents-inlaw Philip and Mina Albrecht.

Cremation has taken place. A celebration of his life will be held at a later date.

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

OBITUARY

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

MYNZAK, Anne On September 22, 2016, Anne Mynzak of Edmonton passed away at the age of 87 years.

Anne is survived by brothers, Bill (Betty), Harry and Johnny; sister, Milly; as well as numerous nieces, nephews and other extended family members.

Predeceased by her parents, Paul and Mary; sisters, Vera, Helen and Johanna.

At Anne’s request, there will be no funeral service.

Inurnment will take place at a later date at Desjarlais Cemetery, Desjarlais, AB. Photos, memories and condolences may be shared through www.parkmemorial.com.

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BORYS, Amelia Virginia September 17, 1926 – September 30, 2016 On Friday, September 30, 2016, Amelia Virginia Borys of Vegreville, Alberta peacefully passed away at the age of 90 years.

Amelia is survived by her loving family; two daughters Sandra (Doug) Tucker and Sharon (Mike) Sheptak; one son Billie (Shirley) Borys ; ten grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; siblings Bill Hook, Alex (Frieda) Hook, Larry (Jean) Hook, Betty (Bob) Papley and Steffie (Fred) Homeniuk; sister-in-law Lil Hook; along with numerous nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

Amelia was predeceased by her husband Alex in 1988; her parents Mike and Mary Hook; two brothers George and Ralph; two sisters Helen Hook and Rose Marie in infancy.

A Prayer Service was held on Monday, October 3, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. at St. Barbara’s Russian Orthodox Cathedral (10105-96 St.) in Edmonton, AB. where a Funeral Service was held on Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. with Very Reverend Igor Kisil officiating. Graveside Service & Interment followed at 2:00 p.m. at St. Barbara’s Russian Orthodox Cemetery-Nisku. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to “St. Barbara’s Russian Orthodox Cathedral-Edmonton, AB” or to the “Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation.”

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DAVIS, Ernest (Bud) May 24, 1925 – September 26, 2016 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Bud Davis of Vegreville, Alberta on Monday, September 26, 2016 at the age of 91 years.

Bud is survived by his loving daughter Lorraine (Bernie) Kisilewich of Bonnyville; grandson Vincent of Bonnyville; sister Ethel McNeilly of Hagersville, Ontario; brothers-inlaw Steve (Liz) Kuchik of Vegreville and Bill (Ann) Kuchik of Mannville; along with numerous nieces and nephews.

Bud was predeceased by his beloved wife Olga; sister Mary (Fred) Green; along with his parents Herb and Eunice Davis.

A Funeral Service was held on Monday, October 3, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at the Vegreville United Church with Reverend Carolyn Woodall officiating. Interment followed in Riverside Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to “STARS.” To send condolences visit www.autumnrosefuneralhome.com AUTUMN ROSE FUNERAL HOME LTD., VEGREVILLE 790-603-5800

STAFFORD, Darlene Gloria (LOPASCHUK) On October 1, 2016 Darlene Gloria Stafford of Vegreville passed away at the age of 77 years. Darlene is survived by her loving husband of 57 years, Al; one daughter and two sons, Lori Dea (Darcy) Sarafinchan of Lavoy, Lorne (Lori) Stafford of Airdrie, and Todd (Mayumi) Stafford of Japan; eight grandchildren, Megan, Taylor (Jonathan), Lindsey (Clayton), Claire (Andy), Kim, Kano, Kai, and Taka; one great-grandchild, Gaige; one brother, Fred (Lynn) Lawrence; one sister, Deedi (Glen) Haug; also numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.

Predeceased by her parents, Perfiry and Olga Lopaschuk.

Memorial service Saturday, October 22, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Vegreville United Church, 5126-48 Avenue, Vegreville. Reverend Carolyn Woodall officiating. In lieu of other tributes, donations may be made to Vegreville Food Bank, Alberta Cancer Foundation, or a charity of one’s choice.

Photos, memories and condolences may be shared through www.parkmemorial.com PARK MEMORIAL LTD. VEGREVILLE 780-632-2000 FAMILY OWNED FUNERAL HOME

ZUK, Edward J, Edward J, Zuk, formerly of Royal Park and Calgary, died October 1, 2016 at his home in the Napa Valley, California.

A graduate of the University of Alberta, he was a recognized leader beginning in high school, continuing at U of A and throughout his business career, based mainly in Calgary.

Predeceased by his father, Kaz (1981) and his mother, Lee (2012), Ed is survived by his loving wife of 15 years, Jean Phillips, his sons, Dean (Michelle), Scott (Andrea), and Paul (Claire), granddaughters, Ada and Sadie all of Calgary and, Ed’s brother Bill (Brita) of Victoria.

An avid sportsman, Ed also had a lifetime passion for sports cars and motorcycles. Fun stories and condolences to PO Box 134, Oakville, CA 94562.

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Tree topping becomes major threat to urban trees Janet Feddes-Calpas, STOPDED Executive Director Trees are an important part of our urban environment. Healthy trees supply valuable economic, human health, benefits and also generates an increase to property value. It takes many years to grow a mature tree and maintaining the tree health is extremely important and worthwhile.

Pruning is an essential component to keeping your trees healthy and can help prolong its lifespan if done properly. Pruning is the act of removing dead, diseased or undesirable limbs. The objective of pruning is to produce strong, healthy, attractive trees. Before pruning a tree you need to understand why, when and how to prune.

Avoid tree service companies that recommend “topping� to control tree height and safety. Topping, the practice of removing large branches and tops of trees, has become one of the urban forest’s major threats. It dramatically shortens the lifespan of trees

and creates hazardous trees rather than eliminating them. This type of cutting results in unsightly weak regrowth that becomes more vulnerable to insects and disease such as Dutch elm disease (DED). The large open wounds also can attract invasion of rotting organisms. A topped tree is more likely to break or uproot in a storm than a healthy tree.

For this reason, it is recommended to hire a professional arborist who is qualified and experienced in pruning. Arborist should be certified and belong to a professional organization such as the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA). This will ensure that the person you have hired has met specific eligibility requirements. ISA certified arborists are also required to take continuing education to recertify every few years. Always check references and try to check out trees that have been pruned previously by the person you are hiring.

We need to take care of our trees so they can be appreciated by future generations. It takes a long time to grow a mature tree in our harsh environment and improper pruning can quickly put a tree into rapid decline. A loss of trees is not just an esthetic loss but has real economic, health and safety impacts.

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Screen Test celebrates 25 years of early cancer detection

Alberta Health Services Screen Test is celebrating 25 years of mobile mammography services across Alberta, which has detected thousands of cancers early and saved lives.

The Alberta Health Services (AHS) program started at a single site, in Hinton, in 1991.

Today, two 16-metre semi-trailers visit more than 110 rural communities, including 23 indigenous communities, every year.

Screen Test has completed 466,858 mammograms for 178,000 Albertans.

Out of those screened, more than 21,000 Albertans have had an abnormal result detected and were recalled for further testing. Out of those clients recalled, more than 2,500 – or 12 per cent – had breast cancer detected.

“Early detection is so important with cancer,” says Dr. Francois Belanger, AHS Vice President, Quality, and Chief Medical Officer.

“The chance of dying from breast cancer is reduced by Thirty per cent if detected early, and it is much easier to treat if it is localized to the breast and has not spread to other areas.

Screening helps with this detection significantly.”

In the past, if a

woman underwent a mammogram, it was usually after she had discovered a lump or experienced other breast symptoms.

“Our mobile screening units are able to reach women who otherwise may not get a screening mammogram,” Dr. Belanger says. “We can bring services to unique populations, and rural and remote communities as well. I want to thank the many staff and volunteers who have helped make this service so successful over the past 25 years.”

“The mobile mammography program is a vitally important service, especially for women in smaller and rural communities,” says Associate Health Minister Brandy Payne. “It is, in fact, a service that helps to save lives, so I congratulate AHS on this important 25-year milestone.”

Because mammograms may not

identify all types of breast cancer, patients are still advised to see their doctor for additional tests even if they have normal mammogram results but notice physical changes in their breasts, or can feel a lump.

Screen Test targets women 50 to 74; when women in Alberta turn 50, they receive an invitation letter to undergo a screening mammogram.

It is recommended women aged 50 to 74 have a screening mammogram at least every two years, and women between 40 and 49 who choose to be screened have a mammogram each year.

A year ago, Marlene Pieper became one of these clients. The Didsbury woman was volunteering with Screen Test when she underwent a mammogram, a decision that likely saved her life.

As a result of that mammogram, Pieper was referred for followup at which time her doctor confirmed she had breast cancer. A biopsy was done and the tumour was successfully removed the following month.

Pieper’s prognosis is positive.

Having just completed her cancer treatments, she continues to volunteer with five AHS programs, including the Screen Test mam-

mography clinics.

“I still do not know what may have happened if not for the mobile clinic,” says Pieper.

Visit www.screeningforlife.ca/breast for more information on the program, including eligibility and referrals.

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Local food bank needs your support Mayor Myron Hayduk donates $100 to Olga Jamison to give to the the food bank

Joe Machney Reporter The economy in Alberta is struggling and yet basic needs still need to be met. The level of unemployment for Alberta is the highest it has been in twenty years and often people take for granted what they have until the day it is taken away from them. For those people who are going through challenging times they had the cushion of the food bank to call on if they choose to, but now it is the kind people at the Vegreville local food bank who are asking for assistance and help with their plight as their shelves are getting

emptied rather quickly.

“All the wonderful supplies we got from last December are pretty much gone,” said Olga Jamison gravely.

“We’re having to purchase pretty much everything coming in lately. Of course, we have regular purchases for things like bread, eggs, and margarine. In truth, we’ve run out of donations and really could use some to keep us going for the next few months.”

The Mayor of Vegreville Myron Hayduk visited the Food Bank which is at the Vegreville Pentacostal Church to see their situation. Looking at the nearly bare shelves he generously gave

a donation to them.

“The food bank is a very important part of our society because it’s not that it should be a way of life, but all of us run into…,” Mayor Myron began to say as his voice cracked, “trouble from time to time.”

“This is near and dear to me,” The Mayor continued, “because of the support that my family and I have had over the years from this town. Not all of us are fortunate enough to have socks of money put away or anything like that and a lot of people live basically off of minimum wage and it’s very difficult to survive without the

help of the food bank and some of our social services. Everybody deserves the right to have a meal and food in their stomachs, especially the children.

However, I do not think it should be a way of life. It is a means to bridge yourself between unemployment or low employment to where you are finally getting yourself back on your feet. Also, we all got to be responsible for our own actions as well, and please people don’t overspend on frivolous things, concentrate on what’s important.”

“This is intended as an emergency service and that’s what it is,” Jamison concluded.

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VALID’s smooth journey through 2016

Irene Shelp, Contact Specialist with Disability Services presents Jody Nicholson, Executive Director for VALID with an Alberta Council of Disability Services award that recognizes VALID on its achievement of CET Level 1 Accreditation. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

Rosanne Fortier It was a night that held great honor to individuals who dedicate their life to people with development disabilities. VALID had a smooth year as they announced their paved

path through 2016 at VALID Annual General Meeting on September 28 at Vegreville Legion Hall.

The meeting began with cheerful people socializing and a delightful blend of, horsd’oeuvres, wine and cheese.

Then Val Miller, Chairperson presented her opening remarks where she said that VALID had a very positive year in 2016. “Our new government seems to be listening to the voices of stakeholders and working with them toward meeting our needs. MLA Jessica Littlewood has a background in working with similar agencies like ours, and it is gratifying to see her interest in our organization.”

“A couple of the residences had some extensive renovations done, and are looking lovely,” Miller said. “We are sad that a valuable board member, Linda Walker retired and moved with her husband to Kelowna. “ “Demolition has been done on the house on the property kitty-corner to the VALID office.

We have no firm plans for usage on the property, but it will be ready whenever we decide to go forward with any construction on the property,” Miller continued.

In closing, Miller

Vegreville Jr. B. Rangers. Manager Craig Steinbach receives the VALID Board of Directors ‘Community Inclusion Award on behalf of the Jr. B. Rangers from Len Mongeon, VALID Director and Peter Skoreyko.

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wanted to thank her fellow board members and VALID staff for a job well done!

After this, Wendy Hoppers presented the Recommended Slate of Officers where Val Miller was re-elected for three years and Bert Vinet was re-elected for two more years to the Board of Directors.

Irene Shelp, Contact Specialist for Disability Services went forth then with her address where she said VALID’s relationship with Disability Services has been really positive.

“I appreciate that the staff are really open and creative when it comes to looking at individuals; particularly people with complex needs. There is a huge commitment from the individuals at the board level and staff level and as a result, we seem some positive changes and some real alignment of resources.”

Then Camille Duque and Nick Boettcher from University of Calgary Research Team spoke about how they continued to research VALID in 2016 from the time in 2010 when Bonnie Lashewicz researched the disability field. “The purpose of our study was to examine communication processes that

occur between adults with developmental disabilities and their families. We believe adults with developmental disabilities have stronger communication skills than they are given credit for. We had three interviews with families that participated. Through our interviews, we have collected a large amount of data, video and audio recordings we are going through, so we can write material to be published to inform service providers through different journals,” Camille said.

The first award presented was a new award, VALID Board of Directors, Community Inclusion Award which is given to recognize a person or organization that has been vital in providing opportunities to individuals with disabilities to develop and maintain meaningful community connections that enrich their quality of life. This year’s recipient has been welcoming, responsive and inclusive organization. For decades this organization has provided a place for individuals with disabilities to belong and participate. VALID was very pleased to present

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Karen Streets and Melanie Korpan present Value Drug Mart, owner, Curtis Hirsch the Outstanding Community Employment Award. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

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A deal of a milestone reaches Victor Deal!

Rosanne Fortier Victor Deal took advantage of his 80 years of living by touching others’ lives.

Vegreville Bowling Lanes rolled with 50 family members and friends who came

from across Alberta to attend Victor’s 80th birthday party on September 25.

The reasons were many for wanting to be with Victor at this special time.

Hyliene Verenka who are friends of Victor and his wife, Donna said they were both good Christian people who could be an example for others to follow.

“Victor has a real calmness and coolness about him. He’s nice to everyone and he’s supportive of Donna and he goes that extra mile to help people,” Hyliene said.

“Victor is very kind hearted and he will do anything for others,” Mary Dowhaniuk, a neighbor, and friend added.

Evan Hayes, a grandson said Victor is very kind and very positive about things.

“He is always willing to help others and he’s especially young at heart.”

Morgan Hayes, a granddaughter said that when her mother started dating Richard, Grandpa Deal accepted her right away as a part of their family.

Richard Deal, Victor’s son said his Dad is hardworking, loyal, and a calm person.

Victor’s wife, Donna said Victor is the man of her dreams and she loves him.

“He’s always there for me and the kids.”

Sandra Lefebvre, Victor’s daughter said her father is special because he’s a quiet, laid back man and the type of guy you can always count on.

Caroline Larson, Victor’s sister said Victor is very easy going and has a great sense of humor. “He has always been good to me,” Caroline added.

Jade Deal, Victor’s granddaughter said

that her grandpa is a real bubbly person who makes everyone happy.

This celebration was decorated just the way Victor would want it to be with the young people playing bowling, and Corinne Audy and Kevin Trembley, owners of Vegreville Bowling Lanes had enough games and activities of all sorts that were suitable for everyone.

Donna Deal loves to feed people and the party was supplied with homemade burgers by Corinne and Kevin and jumbo hotdogs with desserts created by Donna and refreshments galore.

Everyone then sang Happy Birthday while they wished Victor many more birthdays to enjoy.

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THE FOLLOWING BUSINESSES WOULD LIKE YOU TO PRACTICE FIRE SAFETY FIRE SAFETY WEEK :: OCTOBER 9-16, 2016

2016 Fire Prevention Week Proclamation WHEREAS, the town of Vegreville, Alberta is committed to ensuring the safety and security of all those living in and visiting Vegreville; and WHEREAS, fire is a serious public safety concern both locally and nationally, and homes are the locations where people are at greatest risk from fire; and WHEREAS, in 2013 fire departments across Alberta responded to more than 2000 home fires that resulted in 23 deaths and 141 injuries. These fires results in $171,732,020 of financial losses; and WHEREAS, working smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in reported home fires in half; and WHEREAS, three out of five home fire deaths result from fires in properties without working smoke alarms; and WHEREAS, in one-fifth of all homes with smoke alarms, none were working; and WHEREAS, when smoke alarms should have operated but did not do so it was usually because batteries were missing, disconnected, or dead; and WHEREAS, half of home fire deaths result from fires reported at night between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. when most people are asleep; and WHEREAS, Vegreville residents should install smoke alarms in every sleeping room, outside each separate sleeping area, and on every level of the home; and

WHEREAS, Vegreville residents should install smoke alarms and alert devices that meet the needs of people who are deaf or hard of hearing; and WHEREAS, Vegreville residents who have planned and practiced a home fire escape plan are more prepared and will therefore be more likely to survive a fire; and WHEREAS, Vegreville first responders are dedicated to reducing the occurrence of home fires and home fire injuries through prevention and protection education; and WHEREAS, Vegreville residents are responsive to public education measures and are able to take personal steps to increase their safety from fire, especially in their homes; and WHEREAS, the 2016 Fire Prevention Week theme, “Don’t wait, Check the Date” effectively serves to remind us that we need working smoke alarms to give us the time to get out safely. Replace4 smoke detectors that are greater than 10 years old.

THEREFORE, I, Myron Hayduk Mayor of Vegreville do hereby proclaim October 9-15, 2016, as Fire Prevention Week throughout this town, and I urge all the people of Vegreville to install smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside each sleeping area, and on every level of the home, including the basement and to support the many public safety activities and efforts of Vegreville fire and emergency services during Fire Prevention Week 2016.

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VEGREVILLE A MESSAGE FROM YOUR COUNTY OF MINBURN REEVE On behalf of the County of Minburn Council and Staff, I would like to this opportunity to recognize Fire Prevention Week.

I would like to thank the men and women who are committed to being Volunteer Firefighters. Your many hours of dedication and commitment to ongoing training, do not go unnoticed. You place the needs of others before yourselves and are available 24/7/365 to ensure our County and its surrounding communities, have the aide they need, at the time they need. We want to thank you for your continued service.

Roger Konieczny County of Minburn Reeve - Division No. 3

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DON’T WAIT...CHECK THE DATE! Vegreville, Alberta, September 29, 2016 – Fire Prevention Week takes place each October to remind Albertans about the importance of fire prevention and what to do in a fire emergency. This year’s Fire Prevention Week takes place October 9-15, 2016 focusing on the theme: “Don’t Wait, Check the Date, Replace Smoke Alarms that are over 10 years of age”. This years we are emphasizing the importance of replacing aged, out of date smoke alarms Research on home fires show that in as little as three minutes, a fire can become deadly to the occupants due to toxic smoke. A properly installed and working smoke alarm can cut the chances of dying in a fire by 50%. Yet we know that too many homes in Alberta do not have this life-saving device and in too many homes they have been disabled.

A well-trained and well-equipped fire service will reach a burning home in seven minutes or more after a call is received.

This is too late to save occupants who may already be overcome by toxic smoke. It is everyone’s responsibility to prevent fires in the home and ensure their own safe evacuation. Working smoke alarms are our best friend when it comes to early detection.

So in conjunction with the Province of Alberta and the NFPA (National Fire Protection Association), the Town of Vegreville and Vegreville Emergency Services will continue to remind our citizens about the tragedies and loss fires can cause. And as always, we will take this opportunity to remind everyone about the ways they can prevent fires and protect themselves and their families.

The Vegreville Fire Department is joining forces with the NFPA during Fire Prevention Week, October 9-15, to remind local residents about the importance of having working smoke alarms in every bedroom and testing them monthly.

“In a fire, every second counts for yourself and your family,” said Vegreville Fire Chief Phil Rowe. “Working smoke detectors and a practiced fire plan in place greatly reduces the chance of injury or death as a result of fire.”

In addition to this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, we remind everyone to: • Install smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside each separate sleeping area and on every level of the home, including the basement.

• Interconnect all smoke alarms throughout the home. This way, when one sounds, they all do.

• Test alarms at least monthly by pushing the test button.

• Replace all smoke alarms when they are 10 years old or sooner if they don’t respond properly.

• Make sure everyone in the home knows the sound of the smoke alarm and understands what to do when they hear it.

To find out more about Fire Prevention Week programs and activities in Vegreville, please contact the Vegreville Fire Department, public education branch at 780.632.2254 or via email at vfd@vegreville.com. To learn more about smoke alarms and “Working Smoke Alarms Saves Lives”, visit NFPA’s Web site at www. firepreventionweek.org.

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LAMONT COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES

MUNDARE STATION

MUNDARE FIREFIGHTERS

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Key Factors in Home Fires The most dangerous room for fire is the kitchen, and grease fires are very often the culprit. Over the past few years, candles have led to more and more home fires. Outside the holiday season, candle fires most often start in the bedroom. Fires caused by cooking and candles can be prevented by never, ever leaving cooking or burning candles unattended.

Most fatal fires start at night. Smoke alone won’t necessarily wake you up — in fact, the fumes could put you into an even deeper sleep.

That is why you need a smoke alarm on every floor, near the kitchen and outside all sleeping areas. Test each unit regularly, and replace the batteries regularly. A good way to remember is to change the batteries when you change your clocks in the spring and fall.

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TWO HILLS FIRE DEPARTMENT

L to R Back Row: Bryan Laschowski, Peter Fehr, Franz Guenter, Darren Banack, William Orr, Josh Dadensky, Johnny Enns. L to R Front Row: Edward Horbasenko, Ranny Bourassa, Martina MacDonald, Keegan Thompson, Marj Skoropadyk. Missing: Ryan Morey,

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Keep your cool when the alarm sounds - Plan your escape When you are making your escape plan, do not assume young children will be woken by a smoke alarm. According to recent research, children under the age of nine experience the deepest sleep of all groups studied. Children

under five make up about 7 per cent of the population, but account for 12 per cent of home fire deaths, twice that of the general population. It is important to designate someone to assist them in the event of a fire.

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HAIRY HILL FIRE DEPARTMENT

Back row L to R: Lee Power, David D. Hofer, Levi Hofer, David A Hofer, Sam Hofer, Don de Beaudrap, Fred Yakimchuk, Peter Heide,Ernest Voth, Leonard Peters. Front row L to R: Mike Hofer, Steven Hofer, Frank Fehr, Tim Hofer, Philip Hofer. Missing: Frank Farynowski, Dave Ginter, Ed Hofer, James Hofer, David J. Hofer, Darcy Eliuk.

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HAIRY HILL FIRE DEPARTMENT

MYRNAM FIRE DEPARTMENT

Back Row L to R: Murray Fodchuk, Chance Straty, Jessie Fedoriuk, Norm Brake, Sean Dubelt, Terry Axley, Dennis Maksymiuk, Brodie Grykuliak (Junior Firefighter), Debbie Axley. Front Row L to R: Addam Saruk (Deputy Fire Chief), John Fedoriuk (Fire Chief), Bread Starty (County Fire Chief). Missing from photo: Jodi Bannister, Gary Dupuis, Randy Metrunec, Dan Hearty, Roger Saruk, Simon Paterson, Brendan Bannister (Junior Firefighter), and James Kirk (Junior Firefighter).

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WILLINGDON FIRE DEPARTMENT

L to R: Barry Hrynevich,Tristan Dublanko, Franz Heibert, Marvin Milan, Sabrina Schulte, Anthony Giesbrecht, Ken Schlachter, Neal Thompson, Brett Hrynevich, Michael Bidulock

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Heritage House’s Harvest Crop bus tour

Heritage House’s staff help residents get off the bus after the Heritage House’s Crop Bus Tour on September 26. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

Rosanne Fortier Heritage House’s residents felt totally alive while they traveled through nostalgic memories during Heritage House’s Crop Bus Tour that lasted for three hours on September 26.

Five residents were in wheelchairs and eight residents were ambulatory who went on this trip with one family member, a staff member, and the bus driver. “The focus of this tour was we wanted the residents to have a chance to travel to the farms that they used to own. We viewed four residents’ farms and there were conversations and many memories shared during the crop bus tour. They liked seeing the fall colors and the farmers working in their fields,” Jo-Anne Fried, President of Heritage House Family Council

who organized this tour said, with Alexis Bauer, General Manager, and Sarah Walker, Office Manager helped also. Cathy Sawchuk is one of the organizers as well.

Annette, a resident said the scenery was beautiful to see. “I especially liked viewing the countryside and the farmers working out in the fields. The crops looked like they were doing well; the canola was very thick and the height was nice but the crops haven’t been combined yet. We saw two combines on the field and a swather by Mundare. Then we went south of town and there was a lot of combining being done out there. It was a good experience. I would do it all over again.”

Anna, resident said she really enjoyed the bus tour because it was something

Heritage House’s residents, family members, staff on the bus that took them on a three-hour Crop Bus Tour on September 26. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

different to see.

Walter, resident mentioned that he really liked the crop bus tour because he enjoyed seeing the swathers. “I used to be a farmer, so it was really meaningful for me to see this.”

Merv, resident added he liked the tour because he saw a lot of swathers

and it brought back a lot of good memories because he used to be a farmer.

This event was funded by Heritage House Family Council.

The residence saw the farms of Orest and Elis Fodchuk, Joe Chilibecki, Marcia Seniuk, and Annette Yost.

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KIN Community Park grand-opening

The KIN Community Park a few minutes before its grand-opening which over 300 people attended.

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Vegreville Mayor Myron Hayduk, Town Councilors-Dave Berry and Michael Simpson go down the slide as the children blew the bubbles to officially open the KIN Community Park Grand-Opening on September 29. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

Rosanne Fortier The KIN Community Park GrandOpening mirrored its original vision as the event on September 29 was created all in the love for children! There were over 300 citizens of all ages who attended.

The brand-new playground echoed with the laughter of children as they tried out the equipment, ran to get a free hot-dog or ice-cream, entered a draw or had their face painted. The park even officially opened with, instead of a ribbon cutting, Vegreville Mayor Myron Hayduk, Town Councilors-Dave Berry, and Michael Simpson slid down the slide as they broke through the bubbles

the children blew.

This event was a partnership between Kinette Club and Vegreville and District Child Development Coalition, (VDCDC).

The official dedication opened with Candice van der Torre, Past President of Kinette Club of Vegreville and Project Chair for Playground’s speech. “This park was roughly three years in the making with the partnership and sponsorship of the Town of Vegreville and we worked with Canadian Recreation Solutions to complete this project. Just more than $160,000 later, here it is! We did not accomplishment this on our own; we had numerous contributions

from the community and without them, this project would not have been possible.”

Candice then presented a certificate to a representative from each of their sponsors.

Carol-Lynn Babiuk, VDCDC member went forth and said it was wonderful to see the large crowd at the event. “Today we are here to celebrate five. The reasons for this there are five Vegreville organizations who met to join the VDCDC and that was five years ago, the logo was known as the pentagon and it has five sides. We celebrate five domains of early childhood development. You will see the signs that will be going up at the other parks.”

Vegreville Town Councilors who were present, Dave Berry, Michael Simpson and Marielle Brodziak were acknowledged for attending and for the Town of Vegreville’s contribution towards the park.

Following this, the VDCDC Playground sign was unveiled. The five other VDCDC signs and what areas of development for children they reveal will be at the following playgrounds: Physical Health & Wellbeing – Vegreville Lions Club Spray Park Playground, Social Competence - Betty MacPherson Memorial Park at the Riverview Ball Diamonds, Emotional Maturity – 49th Street cul-de-sac playground on the south side, Language & Thinking Skills – Kin Community Park Playground, and Communication Skills & General Knowledge - Elks/Kinsmen Park Playground.

Going forward, Carmin Lastiwka, MLA Jessica Littlewood Assistant spoke on behalf of Littlewood next where she said that she grew up in Vegreville and she is very pleased to see how Vegreville has grown and changed in the last 10 years and this is all possible due to people working together.

Mayor Myron Hayduk’s address said this park is a treasure to the community.

“Today we are honoring the Kinette Club for this park that wouldn’t have been possible without all their hard work. It is my pleasure on behalf of Vegreville Town Council, the staff and the rest of the citizens of Vegreville to say thank-you for this ongoing project with the Kinette Club, the town, the Kinsmen Club, and the other service clubs who has been very supported of this beautiful park.”

Then the new President of Kinette Club, Michelle Henderson drew the names of the winners of the prizes.

Carmin Lastiwka, MLA Jessica Littlewood Assistant spoke on behalf of Littlewood next where she said that she grew up in Vegreville.

(Rosanne Fortier/photo)

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Darlene Fill, Coordinator of Finance presents the Marg Imesch Memorial Award of Excellence to Bruno De Guzman, Community Disability Worker. (Rosanne Fortier/photo) Val Miller, Chair of VALID Board of Directors presents Staff Recognition of Excellent Award to Melinda Deacon, Community Disability Practitioner. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

CONTINUED from PAGE 2 this award to Vegreville Jr. B. Rangers.

Manager Craig Steinbach who received this award from Len Mongeon, VALID Director and Peter Skoreyko.

Outstanding Community Employment Award was presented by Karen Streets and Melanie Korpan to Value Drug Mart, owner, Curtis Hirsch.

Staff Recognition of Excellent Award was presented by Val Miller, Chair of VALID

Jody Nicholson, Executive Director of VALID presents the Team Building Award to Laura Safroniuk, Community Disability Practitioner on behalf of her team. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

Board of Directors to Melinda Deacon, Community Disability Practitioner.

Marg Imesch Memorial Award of Excellence was presented by Darlene Fill, Coordinator of Finance to Bruno De Guzman, Community Disability Worker.

Team Building Award was presented

by Jody Nicholson, Executive Director of VA LID to Laura Safroniuk, Community Disability Practitioner on behalf of her team.

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Sing to support Syrian refugees Rosanne Fortier Raising funds for charity is fun; especially when the love for mankind is paired with music. Vegreville United Church created this effect when they presented the Refugee Sponsorship Vegreville Community Sing-a-Long for Syria on September 30 which raised $5,965 bringing the sponsorship total to $9100.

A packed auditorium of 67 citizens was

led by the well-known local musicians, Lisa Topilko for vocals and guitar and Colleen Albert on vocals and piano.

Janet Rowlands, Coordinator for this event introduced, Rev. Carolyn Woodall who initiated the project to sponsor a Syria Refugee family to Vegreville.

“This project is an action of hope for a change in the world. The families in Syria need some place safe to be able to begin to rebuild. When we open our

A paper shredder fire started in the provincial building so the Vegreville Fire Department was called upon, and they quickly responded and cleared the smoke out of the building..... keep up the great work guys!!

hearts to encourage them to come here, we are enriched with their rich cultural history that they bring and their different perspective of the world than we have. Anyone is welcomed to join the committee which is comprised of people from all across our community who have an interest in this and a desire to make a difference.”

The event ushered in with Lisa welcoming everyone to the sing-a-long as she informed them that the first verse of O’Canada has changed in the last couple of months.

The perfect fit appeared next with the song, Let There Be Peace on Earth.

Humorous tunes with the lyrics, On Top of Spaghetti, all covered with cheese, I lost my poor meatball when someone sneezed were sung-along to where everyone pretended to sneeze to add extra humor to it.

Colleen and Lisa went on to lead the audience with My Knapsack on my Back.

Then everyone sang the song, Superca lfragilisticexpialidocious with no diffi-

culty as they clapped hands which created an interesting rhythm.

Michael Row the Boat Ashore and more familiar songs and novel additions were featured. Each of the pieces made a smooth transition between energetic notes and tranquil melodies.

Following this, the Vegreville Refugee Committee had a full table of desserts and refreshments they made for the audience.

At the end of the sing-a-long, the audience issued a standing ovation.

Rowlands said it turned out to be a great night and she feels the people really enjoyed themselves. “This event really brought the community together; people from different churches and communities attended.”

It was noted that the committee’s current focus is on raising sponsorship funds, and preparing a refugee family to life in their first year in Canada. Their Sponsorship Agreement Holder is the United Church of Canada. They are still collecting bottles at Vegreville Bottle Depot for this cause.