Vegreville News Advertiser - September 5, 2018

VOL. 71 NO. 36

71 YEARS OF SERVING THE COMMUNIT Y

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Viking Airport Fly-In Parachutes Emily Mailhot Reporter – Vegreville News Advertiser For the first time, Viking Airport was host to pilots from throughout Alberta for a Powered Parachutes and Powered Paragliders Fly-In. Power Parachute pilot, event organizer, and former power parachute flight instructor Hans Roeben of Vegreville, Alberta said that the event was hosted in Viking so that the pilots could avoid the denser air traffic at other airports such as Vegreville. “When my friend Wayne Mitchler, a Powered Paraglider pilot from

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RCMP files from August 27 - September 2 Arthur Beaudette News Advertiser August 27 05:50 – 911 report of a break and enter to a local convenience store.

Members attended and found that a vehicle had driven into the building and items were stolen. Still under investigation.

20:45 – Vehicle stop conducted on Hwy 16 for swerving in the lane. An odour of marijuana was detected and search conducted. In excess of 40g of marijuana was found and seized. The driver was arrested and released roadside with documents for court.

August 28 09:30 – Business in Mundare called to report that multiple vehicles had holes drilled in the gas tanks to steal fuel.

13:19 – Female reports that her ex was posting personal pictures online as well as sending unwanted texts.

After some investigation, it was found that the picture came from social media and was already online. The ex was warned about harassment.

21:31 – Male reports that people, including his roommate, were trying to force him out of his residence.

Members attended and found the complainant intoxicated and to be the source of the problem. The roommate confiscated the remaining liquor and the complainant stated he would be going to bed.

August 29 16:35 – Report of a missing husband.

Husband was later located in Washington State.

August 30 13:31 – Multiple reports of a male laying on the ground outside of a lodging establishment. The male was located and it was determined that he had been drinking and also had a warrant out of Edmonton. He was arrested on the warrant and then released on court documents.

15:46 – Report of receiving a voice message from the CRA. The message stated that if they did not return the call they would be arrested. The complainant did not return the call as this is a scam attempt.

17:37 – Report of an intoxicated male causing damage in his rented room. Members attended and found the subject to be the same as they encountered on a previous call who

was intoxicated. The subject was arrested and held in custody for a hearing.

August 31 00:49 – Female called 911 requesting Police because her spouse had left her on the side of the road on Hwy 16.

He had been drinking and they had gotten into an argument when he became upset. He stopped the vehicle and started walking leaving her abandoned. RCMP attended, however, the complainant had been picked up by a friend and the spouse was not located.

10:48 – Male attended the detachment to report that he had lost his wallet in February. The wallet contained his driver’s license and other ID. He has now received a call from a collection agency about an overdue power bill that is not his. This matter is under investigation and the victim was advised to contact Equifax and the anti-fraud department.

11:32 – Complaint regarding a horse sale in which the buyer had agreed to provide the seller with offspring from the horse. As this is a civil matter complainant was advised to proceed via the courts.

14:28 – Call from a male who was currently at the Mexico-USA border.

While attempting entry to the USA, Border agents stopped him and indicated that his truck was coming back as stolen. The male had indicated that the truck was purchased from salvage and had once been marked stolen but all necessary paperwork had been taken care of. RCMP search indicated no records showing any current issues with the vehicle. Border agents indicated that they require a letter indicating that the vehicle is not stolen, however, this is not something

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that the RCMP can provide.

23:49 – 911 call regarding 2 cars driving up and down the street, being loud and revving engines. It was too dark and the caller could not provide a license plate or description. Patrols were made but no vehicles found. **** This is NOT a 911 matter. 911 is for emergencies only. This call would be better handled by the local RCMP complaints line.

September 1 00:32 – 911 report of 4 people in a backyard. During the call, there was a member on that street who immediately checked the area. No subjects were found at the location or in the area.

14:08 – Compliant received from a female about her ex who threatened that if he saw her he would run her over.

The subject was located and arrested for uttering threats, then released with documents for court.

22:44 – Traffic stop conducted due to no seatbelt. Odour of cannabis was detected, vehicle searched and drugs and paraphernalia were located and seized. The subject was arrested and released with documents for court.

September 2 13:01 – Request to assist EMS with a person who had called for an ambulance and stated that they had drunk bleach. They hung up EMS but the caller was identified.

Members attended and the caller stated that they took a couple of sips of bleach in error and declined medical treatment.

18:42 – 911 hang-up regarding a domestic disturbance.

Members attended and determined that the female had assaulted the male and then fled into a bush. A K-9 unit was requested and attended and then tracked and located the female who was arrested and held for a hearing with a justice.

20:46 – Report of a motorcycle driver who had lost control and sustained serious head injury. The motorcycle was not registered nor insured. Still under investigation.

22:16 – Report of shots being fired in Mundare. Members attended and located a person who stated that someone was shooting fireworks.

During the week there were 2 false alarms, 4 false 911s, 0 animal strikes and 79 calls for service were made in total.

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STILL, More Than They Can Afford Arthur Beaudette News Advertiser – Opinion

There never seems to be a shortage of things to write about. If it weren’t for the decisions governments make, there would be little for news people to write about, talk show hosts talk about or late night comedians to joke about.

Despite all the new activity, this week, I wanted to revisit a topic I wrote about earlier in the year. In case you don’t recall, in February Prime Minister Trudeau held an Edmonton town hall as part of his cross-country tour. During this event, a former soldier who lost a leg in Afghanistan was critical of Ottawa’s plan to reform some veteran’s programs, including changes to disability pensions.

“I was prepared to be killed in action,” said formal corporal Brock Blaszczyk, who lost one of his legs to a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. “What I wasn’t prepared for, Mr. Prime Minister, is Canada turning its back on me.”

In his response, Trudeau stated, “Why are we still fighting against certain veteran’s groups in court? Because they are asking for more than we are able to give right now.”.

So as I stated before, the federal government has found all sorts of ways to spend our money. An additional $141

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million to various programs to address violence against women, $3+ billion more to various Indigenous programs, $4.5 billion for a 50 year old pipeline, $1.3 for nature conservation, $1 billion for Indigenous housing and who knows how much to fund the illegal border crossings invited by the PM. Depending on who you talk to, each of these areas and many more are valid and very deserving of funds allocated from our hard working tax dollars sent to Ottawa.

However, something new has surfaced that MAY have you thinking about the “more than we are able to give right now.” comment.

In a recent decision, Veteran’s Affairs Canada is providing treatment in prison for post-traumatic stress disorder to a Halifax man. Is he a veteran who came back and found himself on the wrong side of the law? No. He is Christopher Garnier. A Halifax man convicted of strangling an off-duty police officer and disposing her body in a compost bin under a bridge. Where did his PTSD come from? The murder of the officer.

No, this is not a made for TV drama, this is a reality in our Canada. I will not go into more details as you can research it online.

Unfortunately, The Honourable Seamus O’Regan, Minister of Veterans Affairs of Canada and the Trudeau government don’t seem to see a problem with this. The logic? Veteran Affairs said that family members can get counselling if their treatment helps the rehabilitation of veterans and the killer’s father served in the Canadian Forces.

While we have actual veterans waiting for help for their PTSD or being denied help, our tax dollars fund THIS. A vocal veterans advocate, retired sergeant Colin Saunders, made the point that if a serving military member had committed a murder, he or she wouldn’t be eligible for benefits because they would be expelled from the military with a dishonourable discharge.

This is the Canada we live in. We turn our backs on those who serve our communities & our country and who our government sends into conflicts around the globe. At the same time, our government finds money to support a murderer.

Voters should demand the resignation of Seamus O’Regan. Unfortunately, we are much like sheep and will likely do nothing. If however, you want to voice your opinion regarding this decision, you can email Minister O’Regan at Seamus.ORegan@parl.gc.ca and you can also find him on Facebook.

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

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Vegreville Bids Farewell to the CPC ee noted that even though the government job comes with a pension plan and benefits, real estate values have forced those with young families to find new employment locally.

Overall, the event heralded the resilience of not only Vegreville as a community, but the CPC employees who are making changes, sacrifices, and decisions to make the situation work for their families going forward.

Emily Mailhot Reporter – Vegreville News Advertiser After a long fight to keep the Case Processing Center and its employees, the Town of Vegreville bid them a bittersweet farewell with a barbeque at the Rotary Park on Wednesday, August 29, before the official closing on the 30th.

Vegreville’s Town Councillors and Mayor served the workers with hotdogs, buns, an assortment of salads, and dessert to show their appreciation.

Vegreville’s Mayor Tim MacPhee said of the event, “This supper is just to thank the employees of the CPC for all of their involvement in our community over the past 24 years, for volunteering and community organizations, our schools, and everything they have been a part of. We all know this is a difficult, unnecessary circumstance, but we want to show our support, and our gratitude for all that they’ve done over the years.”

While many of the CPC staff will be moving, Mayor MacPhee also mentioned that there are some who are finding ways to stay, and may still be somewhat involved in the Vegreville community. “Sink or swim, we recognize that you are doing the best you can with a bad situation, and are happy to have you as long as you stay in Vegreville.”

In addition to the Town representatives, public officials from federal and provincial government, as well as a union representative from PSAC, attended the barbeque to show their support.

Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville MLA Jessica Littlewood was also in attendance to show her support for the workers in their transition to the Edmonton office and listen to their stories. “It’s really sobering to have everybody come together today to talk about the challenges moving forward. There’s still a lot of frustration about how this was handled, but I’m heartened to hear that the workers are making decisions and doing what’s best for their families.”

Littlewood commented on the infrastructure needs that the Town of Vegreville has presented to the government, solutions that they have come up with, and any help the provincial government might provide. “I know the Town is currently working on a partnership with Norquest for a health care aide program, and I think it’s great to bring a training program to a smaller, central municipality because otherwise, it’s a long way to go to the city for training,” Littlewood added that the more the town can look into training and post-secondary educating opportunities, the more the Province can work to support the endeavors they identify.

Marianne Hladun, Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) Prairies regional executive vice-president paid the barbeque a visit to express the union’s continued frustration with the Vegreville CPC’s closure, “We’ve tried everything we could, with every resource that we have, and all I can say now is that this decision is still wrong. Nothing has convinced me that this was the right thing to do for anyone.”

Hladun did bring up that while there is nothing they can do at this point for the Vegreville facility, a ripple effect is

coursing through the country, which is resulting in headways and victories for other government buildings in smaller municipalities.

MP Shannon Stubbs “I know that this is no real comfort, but I can tell you that all over the country, over the last year people know about Vegreville and they know what happened here.”

Plans for the future include both moving or commuting to the city.

Rurally-located employees are favouring dual residency, especially those who are close to retirement or operating the family farm. One CPC employ-

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Compiled by Dan Beaudette

90 Years Ago – September 5, 2018

The pressure on school accommodation in the town finds its counterpart in the rural districts where two-roomed schools have been found necessary at many points. Among those districts adding an extra room to their facilities recently are Togo, Hamburg, Luzan, Plain Lake and Goose. So far as educational costs are concerned they are likely to keep on increasing indefinitely, but it is to the credit of the rural school districts that these costs are cheerfully met and further school accommodations provided as required.

Lord Lovat, under-secretary of state for the Dominion in the British Government, came into Vegreville quietly on Saturday afternoon and just as quietly escaped from town on the westbound jitney. No official welcome was extended to him, as most people did not even know he was coming, but he was met by Mr. Patterson, of the S.S.B. and they talked over matters in this district.

His Lordship had been at Vermilion and had inspected the Clandonald settlement north of that town; from thence he motored to Saddle Lake and south to Vegreville.

75 Years Ago – September 8, 1943

Due to unsettled weather for the past two weeks, harvesting hasn’t made much progress in this district. Cold, cloudy weather and the daily rains have made it most awkward to get anything done. A few light frosts have occurred but not even the potato tops have been killed off and other still more tender vegetables are just slightly affected.

Miss Marion N. Fodchuk of Royal Park, daughter of Dmetro Fodchuk of Royal Park, has enlisted in the R.C.A.F. (WD) at Edmonton.

Steve Palylyk of Warwick, son of Mike Palylyk, has enlisted in the R.C.A.F. Airframe Mechanic.

John Isaenko, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Isaenko of Vegreville, has enlisted in the R.C.A.F. Standard Aircrew.

“Eva’s Beauty Shop,” next door to the Bank of Montreal went out of business recently and the premises are now being fitted up for occupation by Dr. R.M. Reid, whose office has hitherto been alongside the old Vegreville Drug and Book Co. premises.

According to word received by Mrs. Clyde Warren, her husband, L. Cpl. Warren, who is with the Canadian Army overseas, has been wounded in the shoulder by shrapnel.

The first load of 1943 grain was a load of barley hauled from the Jim Johnson farm to the Alberta Pacific Elevator in Dodds.

50 Years Ago – September 5, 1968

An extensive road repair and rebuilding program has been going on on the C.N.R. tracks between Lloydminster and Royal Park this summer. A short while ago two machines were sent through the area to straighten ties and position them parallel to each other.

Following this, thousands of yards of gravel were transported and dumped along the tracks covering the straightened ties.

Ed Kassian told his hockey charges that if they keep their eyes and ears open at the Oil Kings hockey school it is likely they will be better performers on the ice lanes this coming winter. The group travelled to Edmonton on Tuesday to take in a part of the sessions.

Attending were Gary Pecush, Marvin Martyniuk, Jim Diachuk and Ambrose Micklich.

Who says the younger generation isn’t energetic, thoughtful and generous? Here is proof that some of them have all of those characteristics. As a summer project some children ranging in age from four to twelve, had a neighbourhood carnival with attractions such as candy ring toss, treasure digger and a refreshment booth. The twenty dollars in pennies, nickels, dimes etc. collected was to be used for some useful purpose they decided – maybe to help other children.

25 Years Ago – September 7, 1993

On Tuesday, August 31 Alberta Wheat Pool delegate Arden Ziegler and Pool Manager Stan Voltner presented Ron Faithful, fundraising director with a $2000 donation for STARS (Alberta Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society). Funds were pooled from Vegreville, Mundare, Willingdon, Lavoy and Andrew offices at $400 each. The Alberta Wheat Pool purchased the 1923 Model T Ford car to be raffled off as part of their 70 anniversary.

Past Honoured Royal Ladies association representatives Jeanette Bushko and Anne Soldan presented $400 to Mauri Sharun of St. Joseph’s Hospital on Thursday, September 2. The donation is the balance of a $1000 pledge made by the association for the laparoscope.

Ed Wieclaw, director of development services with the County of Minburn, has announced his intention to seek the nomination as Liberal candidate for the Vegreville constituency. In addition to his many activities in the community in which he has lived, Wieclaw has been an active liberal supporter all his life and is energetically seeking support for his nomination.

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.

Canada falling into the anti-Trump trap As Canadians try desperately to prove we’re not Trump’s America, we make grievous social and political errors

Brian Giesbrecht Senior Fellow – Frontier Centre for Public Policy The election of President Donald Trump in the United States is changing the political world in Canada.

To his critics, Trump’s the worst of everything a human being can be. His detractors call him names that would have been considered extreme even for a president as divisive as Richard Nixon.

According to his supporters, he can do no wrong, even though he brags about inappropriately touching women, or slanderously refers to the countries that Canada trades with and relies upon. His detractors are tossed off as fake news or simply dismissed.

The elephant next door, as former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau called the United States, is morphing into a mammoth on steroids.

It’s clear that the anti-Trump effect has influenced Canada. Unfortunately, we might be getting a bit carried away on some issues trying desperately to prove we’re not Trump’s America.

Here are three Canadians who have experienced the wrath of the anti-Trump effect: Margaret Atwood is debatably Canada’s best writer. Recently, she commented on a controversy surrounding an academic who was removed from his job as a result of unsubstantiated sexual abuse allegations. She was absolutely right in her position that the man deserved a proper hearing. But she was set upon by leading feminists for her principled stance.

Atwood is a noted feminist. The fact that she was attacked like this demonstrates how far from reality her detractors have become on the issue.

To be clear, the Harvey Weinsteins of this world deserve every bit of punishment they get. But Atwood is pointing out that not every man is a Weinstein and it’s unfair to ruin a person’s life in the absence of anything even resembling due process. The recent fiasco over former Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Patrick Brown is strong evidence that Atwood lost that fight.

In a country not shaken and dazed by the shocking election of Trump, I don’t believe that the outrageous position taken by Atwood’s detractors would have made sense to any but the most radical groups. And the fact that Trump got a pass on bragging about his own disgusting sexual behavior has furthered the attitude of the extremists who attacked Atwood. She deserves our respect for many reasons and her principled stance, in this case, is one of them.

Lindsay Shepherd, a teaching assistant, had the temerity to play a Jordan Peterson video clip to a group of Wildrid Laurier University students.

Shepherd was roundly denounced by academics representing the university.

Peterson is controversial only because his views don’t conform to an increasingly radical viewpoint that has been allowed to take over Canadian universities. Of course, students should listen to him. They should have the freedom to make up their own minds. Peterson’s reference to cognitive dissonance (not being able to refute an argument but not being able to accept it) perfectly describes the thought process of those academics who denounced Shepherd.

The extreme position taken by those academics shows an increasing shift to the left in reaction to the election of Trump.

Recently, MP Kellie Leitch, a doctor, announced her intention to leave politics. In fact, she was forced out. The policies she advocated during her failed campaign to become Conservative leader were likened to the policies of Trump. She didn’t have a chance.

Mainstream media regularly associated her with the alt-right movement, white supremacy, “Islamophobia” and the like.

The Liberals had a field day with her and used the Trump factor successfully to gain political points. It almost seemed that the Liberals’ immigration policy was to do the opposite of anything Trump was doing.

The problem with playing political games like this is that sometimes sensible policies are lost in the process. Of course, proper screening of immigrants is important. Simply allowing in anyone who wants to enter the country is a disastrous policy. Leitch never advocated that we only choose people from certain religions or races, but that’s the way she was painted.

I have no particular attachment to Leitch. I disagree with many of the things she advocated. But she’s certainly not the raving right-wing loony she was made out to be by mainstream media.

This brings us to former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. She knew her mind and had the courage of her convictions. When asked to change her policies for purposes of expediency, she famously said: “This lady’s not for turning” and she stood her ground.

Canada needs a Thatcher - a leader with a clear head and clear ideas, and not given to surrendering to the mood of the moment.

But there’s no one like that in Ottawa. Everyone is too afraid of being compared to Donald Trump.

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Vegreville Teacher Embarks on Chimpanzee Rescue Emily Mailhot Reporter – Vegreville News Advertiser

In early August of 2018, Vegreville local outreach school teacher Spencer Sekyer set out on an overseas mission to deliver the young chimpanzee Simon from captivity in Guinea-Bissau to an animal sanctuary in Kenya.

This was not Sekyer’s first overseas trip to rescue animals; in the past, he has rescued dogs in the middle east, and one young chimp named Manno, who he delivered from Iraq to the Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Kenya. His labours to rescue animals from maltreatment and captivity have been covered by big news media, and he even has a book about his first chimpanzee rescue to be released in 2019.

This time, Sekyer got more than he bargained for, as he found not one but four chimpanzees in captivity upon his arrival in Simon’s village in Guinea-Bissau.

In the first update sent to us from Sekyer, he reported, “We visited Simon today, and he’s in sad conditions. We’ll try to get him out but we are stumbling across terrible issues, first of all, the entrenched corruption in the government… and I have found out that there are at least THREE other chimps here, who we suspect are being taken by the army.”

While waiting for Simon’s medical checks to be approved for entrance into the Sweetwater Chimpanzee Sanctuary, Sekyer got to know the other three chimps and sought ways to deliver all four of them to the sanctuary. The first was Fifi, who is living locked in a cage at a hotel across the street from Simon’s home. The

other two chimpanzees were Julio and Zay, who Sekyer visited 10 hours away.

While the chimps all lived in difficult to dangerous conditions, including being tied to a tree by a rope around their neck to being held in a cement and metal cage, Simon’s situation seemed to be the best of all. “Though Simon’s cage is tiny and depressing, he does occasionally get out & has some people in the neighbourhood who love him and he also loves,” said Sekyer. “Lara is such a driving force behind Simon’s rescue this one is a matter of time before he gets to Sweetwaters thanks to her efforts.”

“This is an uphill battle we are fighting,” said Sekyer of the rescues, “The corruption here runs so deep. In fact, they suspect it is actually the military in the south that is killing the chimpanzees and taking the babies.”

Sekyer’s Facebook videos and photos and some national news features show him and the chimpanzees; hugging, playing, and interacting. On all accounts, he reports them to be affectionate, humourous creatures with a ton of personality.

He intends to return to Guinea-Bissau for the other three chimpanzees as soon as possible.

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No Comment S/Sgt Jerry Nutbrown RCMP Ponderings – Vegreville Why is this often the response when a person from the media may ask a police officer or police spokesperson questions on an incident? In most cases, the reasons are the same but can vary somewhat.

As an incident is happening the less information known by the public is usually best, as this allows us to respond with as little interference as possible. I had written before about not wanting the public near incidents as it makes it easier on all first responders to have the

room to work and not have to worry about the safety of on-lookers. One way that we can keep this working space is by limiting the information the public receives while an incident or investigation is happening.

Also during this time, we may have very little verifiable information that is able to be shared. In an active situation, the accuracy of information typically changes often and quickly. The information we receive from an initial complainant is often not complete nor

always completely accurate. People reporting the information as based on their perceptions of critical situations can be skewed.

I’m sure most people can appreciate that we don’t want to release information and later have to recant or change what was given out. Many calls are not what they seem and new information is gathered and other information can change or be proven inaccurate. Since only so much investigation occurs at the scene, even though we may have cleared from it, there is a lot more information gathering to do.

Even when information is released to the public, it is scrutinized to ensure it is accurate and won’t interfere with the investigation or cause issues later in court. During any sensitive investigations such as a sexual assault or homicide very little is usually provided to the public. The release of information is treated no different than if a law enforcement officer is the accused person. It isn’t that there is a cover-up, but these investigations, while admittedly garnering significant interest from the public, require those investigating it to do so without influence.

This may cause you to ask; when might the public get some information on an incident? The short answer is; at the earliest appropriate time. Once an investigation gets to a point where accurate information can be released, it is. In some investigations of higher interest, there may be multiple media releases providing more and more details.

In some investigations, there may be no reporting at all, such as our treatment of suicide deaths.

An example of common comments made early in investigations

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No comment - CONTINUED from PAGE 8 may be the police force identifying a suspect merely as an adult male or female youth. While this does provide some information it doesn’t identify a person nor lends to anyone being able to determine who the particular person is. In media reports, you will see that a family member or someone from the public has identified a person by name, and they are allowed to do so. Later on, police may confirm or discount an identity even though the original information did not come from police. Often in the event of a death, an

investigation is not considered complete until a report from the Medical Examiner’s Office is received after an autopsy.

So, the next time you see or hear that a police force is not disclosing much information on an incident please understand there are a lot of considerations and strategy to releasing information.

Also, hopefully, this column helps you to understand some of the factors affecting the quick release of information.

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Young Workers and Workplace Safety – a Summer Fling or a Lifetime Commitment Kate Allen Policy Analyst – CFIB Small businesses are the training ground for the Canadian workforce and many young workers have their first real work

experiences in a small business.

Shockingly, a recent study from the Institute of Work and Health found that only one in five young employees in Canada reported having any safety training on the job.

With a lack of work experience (and in some cases, life experience) young workers are especially vulnerable to having a workplace injury or causing a workplace injury to occur to a co-worker.

In Canada, more than half of serious and fatal workplace accidents involving young workers aged 15 – 25 take place within the first six months on the job.

Nearly 20% occur during the first month. A young worker without safety training may be an accident waiting to happen.

As an employer, you can’t assume a young worker has any previous knowledge or understanding of safe work practices or even any awareness of potential risks or dangers that can be present in a workplace. When it comes to a young employee and workplace safety, why not share the information in a way that a young worker can easily understand?

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Some good ideas to include in your Workplace Safety 101 training are: • Worker safety rights and responsibilities • Workplace safety hazards and precautions • Encouraging everyone to speak up about safety • Asking young workers to make a “Safety Pledge” • Keeping the conversation going in regular meetings • Showing safety videos made by young workers By making workplace safety training the first and most indepth training you provide, you could not only avoid a terrible tragedy for a young worker, you could also help instill the values of workplace safety that will last throughout their entire career (and not just for a few fleeting summer months).

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Pricing a Salvage Crop

Agri-News Hail storms in the province have left some producers with severely damaged crops, but they could still have value as a feed source. Ted Nibourg, farm business management specialist at the Alberta Ag-Info Centre, breaks down pricing a salvage crop.

“These damaged crops may be a loss as far as going into the bin is concerned but likely have good value as a feed source especially in a year like this with the potential of higher than normal feed prices,” explains Nibourg. “The typical methods of harvesting a salvage crop is either as greenfeed or silage.”

Nibourg says that pricing a standing crop – what some call it after a hail storm - can be difficult. “Three factors are involved in valuing that crop including price, production, and costs.

Price in the pit or the bale is the most difficult of the three to determine.

Forage prices do not settle until late fall. Production is determined after the crop is put up, and the costs can also be calculated at that time using typical custom rates.”

One method of arriving at price at this time of year is to use the guide of 12 times the price of barley for silage.

Says Nibourg, “Currently, the average barley price in the province is running $211 per ton or slightly more than $5 per bushel. This puts 35 percent dry matter silage in the pit at $60 per wet ton. Converting that to a greenfeed equivalent at 85 percent dry matter gives us a greenfeed price in the bale of about 7 cents per pound.”

“With those numbers in mind, we can calculate the value of the standing salvage crop,” explains Nibourg. “If the salvage crop produced 4 wet tons of silage per acre, the cost of putting that

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Who Eats Alberta Beef?

Alberta Agriculture and Forestry Demand for Alberta beef remains strong, both domestically and internationally. Jason Wood, provincial livestock market analyst with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry (AF), breaks down the numbers from the recently released Agriculture Facts 2018.

Estimated Alberta beef production was 732,051 tonnes in 2017, up five per cent from 2016. “Of that,” says Wood, “Albertans consumed 16 per cent, or 117,128 tonnes. Canadians – outside of Alberta – consumed 51.3 per cent, or 375,542 tonnes. Alberta exported 24.3 per cent, or 177,888 tonnes to the U.S., while 8.4 per cent, or 61,492 tonnes, was exported to other countries.”

The domestic demand for beef is strong in Canada. Explains Wood, “Comparing changes in beef consumption and price shows that consumption decreased about 8.4 per cent between 2013 and 2017 while the indexed price of beef rose 19.5 per cent during that same period. As well, average per capita beef consumption was 25.9 kilograms in 2017, up marginally from the previous year.”

Wood adds that the average of various retail beef product prices, as reported to Statistics Canada, shows that prices have remained relatively f lat, averaging $19.30 per kg in the first five months of 2018.

“Based on this average, retail beef prices are down five per cent from highs in 2016 but remain eight per cent higher than the five year average.”

“By comparison, an average of various retail

in the pit would be around $17.60 per wet ton. That would leave a value of $42.40 per wet ton for the standing crop. If the yield jumps to 5 wet tons per acre, the costs for putting it up is reduced to $16.55 per wet ton, using average custom rates.

That level of production leaves $43.45 per wet ton for the standing crop.”

From a greenfeed perspective, the process is similar. Says Nibourg, “If the greenfeed yields 1.5 tons per acre or 2.5 bales per acre weighing 1,200 lbs., the cost for putting up the greenfeed runs $28.55 per bale. A 1,200 lb. bale at 7 cents per pound would be worth $96 per bale. Subtracting the $28.55 leaves a value of $67.45 per bale for the standing crop. Likewise, if the crop yields 1.8 tons per acre or 3 bales, the costs involved will drop to $26.50 per bale, leaving $69.50 per bale for the salvage crop.”

“Keep in mind that the prices used here are for illustrative purposes only and may not materialize as the crop season progresses,” adds Nibourg.

“Forage prices in this province do not settle until late fall. At that time, most producers have a good idea of overall forage production. By late October, one can reasonably estimate the type of winter to expect which has a bearing on feed disappearance. The fall calf market will give a good indication whether calves will be back-grounded or sent directly to feedlots, and also what the cull rate on cows will be.”

For more information about pricing a salvage crop, call the Alberta Ag-Info Centre at 310-FARM (3276).

pork and chicken products shows that prices have shown more stability than beef,” says Wood. “The average retail pork price for 2018 is $12.77 per kg, on par with 2017. That is down three per cent from the high in 2016 and five per cent higher than the five year average.”

The average retail chicken price in 2018 is $7.40 per kg, up two per cent from 2017, but down 1.6 per cent from 2016 and 1.6 per cent above the five year average. “While domestic prices have f luctuated, they have shown more stability compared to global price indices for red meats and poultry,” notes Wood.

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Vegreville Ukrainian Mix-Up Slo-Pitch Tournament Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent The First Annual Vegreville Ukrainian Mix-Up Slo-Pitch

Tournament pitched with good times and camaraderie on August 25 and 26 at Vegreville Ball Diamonds (Vegreville Exhibition Grounds).

The organizers decided to host this tournament to bring some people to town and for everyone to have fun and enjoy the facilities in Vegreville. They chose the name because they are proud of Vegreville and wanted it to be called something catchy, as well as, have it focus on some of the cultures of Vegreville.

Mayor of Vegreville, Tim MacPhee kicked-off the tournament by pitching the first ball.

Roman Zubritsky and Susie Mah were the empires. There were nine teams who participated in this tournament. The expressions on their faces showcased that they were determined to try their best and have fun doing so.

Kassidy Dmytriw volunteered her time to screen the diamonds and take of them before this big tournament.

There was very positive feedback.

Everyone said they enjoyed themselves and they are looking forward to coming back next year.

The She Mullets-First Place Winners in the A Final were Shelby Shapka, Jesse

The She Mullets-First Place Winners in the A Final (In no particular order) Shelby Shapka, Jesse Mihalcheon, Brynn Weinkauf, Zak Lang, Grayson Soprovich, Holly Basaraba, Jared Steinbach, Jesse Budinski, Emily Downey, Josh Micklich, Cory Falconer. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

Mihalcheon, Brynn Weinkauf, Zak Lang, Grayson Soprovich, Holly Basaraba, Jared Steinbach, Jesse Budinski, Emily Downey, Josh Micklich, Cory Falconer.

The Beaver Bangers-Second Place went to Roman Zubritsky, Carl Ogrodrick, Deanne Nichol, Jim Nichol, Brad Ogrodnick, Zenith Komarniski, Jody Weleschuk, Lane Pipke, Stephen Hrabec, Kristen Warawa, Chris Bosnick.

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Ry-Tof Softball Tournament Emily Mailhot Reporter – Vegreville Six softball diamonds each in Ryley and Tofield were home to the 23rd annual Total Ry-Tof Softball Tournament over the Labour Day long weekend. 80 teams participated in the mixed

slo‐pitch tournament played in Tofield and Ryley, and family and friends camped at the campgrounds or just came out for the day to cheer on the teams.

The Ry-Tof softball tournament began in 1995 as a collaboration between the Ryley and Tofield Agricultural societies and has been growing ever since. Sian Match, the tournament organizer with the Ryley Agricultural Society for a large portion of those 23 years, noted that the tournament was good for local businesses, as the high volume of traveling teams also brought visitors to the gas stations, grocery stores, and restaurants.

Twenty-three years ago, the Ry-Tof softball tournament started off as a fairly small (24 teams), good-natured small-town softball tournament… but it quickly grew, according to Match. “About ten years ago, we upped the number of teams to 64… it wasn’t long after that we had to change it to 80 teams because of the level of interest we had.”

The tournament has capped their team numbers at 80 ever since, and welcome many returning teams each year.

While there are a few local teams from both

Ryley and Tofield participating in the tournament, most of the teams come from a distance of up to 200 km away. “A lot of the players camp either here or in Tofield, but there are also some who drive home,” Match explained.

Saturday and Sunday, the Ry-Tof events are split into two separate round-robin tournaments and collated into tiers at the Sunday night banquet.

From there, each team has the opportunity to play until they lose all day Monday.

A: “NQD” defeated “Canadian Bacon” B: “Swamp Donkeys” defeated Bohica C: “Snap, Crackle, Pop” defeated “EMA” D: “Kronik” defeated “Muff ‘n Men” E: “Designated Drinkers” defeated “Half Nuts” F: “Stinky Staches” defeated “Chain Smokin Joes” G: “Running Donkeys” defeated “Clearance” H: Winnings split between: “McNuggets” and “TFCO” (mutual decision not to play the game but split the winnings) I: “Liquor Pigs” defeated

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“Vampire Bats” J: “Almost Awesome” defeating the “Bad News Beers” Over $21,000 in prize money were given out during the tournament. “A” winner won a total of $1460, as well as the Jackie Kallal Memorial Trophy.

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Ask the Guys Dear Classified Guys, As soon as my kids could toddle, I immediately grabbed the classifieds and bought them tricycles. Now as they grow, I'm buying them bicycles with training wheels. I couldn't be more excited. I even found a newer road bike for myself at a great price. I've always had this beautiful image of my family taking bike rides to the beach, cruising along the boardwalk and stopping for ice cream. The other day, however, that image faded.

My wife was teaching the kids how to ride, but didn't have a bike for herself. So I surprised her with a cute beach cruiser that someone was selling. She took one look at it and said, "No way!" Apparently she fell off a bicycle in college and swore off riding forever. I've been unable to convince her otherwise. As my dreams of family bike rides slip away, I thought I'd see if you guys have any advice. Is there anything I can do to get my wife on a bike again?

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bicycles, there is another option as well. There are three-wheel bikes that are very stable. Not only would it help ease your wife's feeling of falling off, but she might be the envy of people on the beach.

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Carry: The important thing is that you both keep trying until something works. As she begins to have positive experiences around bike riding, things should start to change.

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of the matter is that your wife had a traumatic experience while riding her bike in college. That can take some work to get over.

Cash: Although she has chosen to avoid riding as her way of coping with the incident, she is bound to miss out on many fun adventures with her kids. Hopefully, that may encourage her to try and overcome her fear.

Carry: The best thing you can do is continue to be supportive. If she would consider seeking professional help, then that would assist her in overcoming the trauma as well.

Cash: Since you seem to be quite handy at finding various

In 1817 an inventor came up with a two-wheeled device made entirely of wood that you push with your feet. It was nicknamed the "hobbyhorse". Although there were many variations on the device, the true "bicycle" didn’t develop until around 1870. By this time stronger metal parts were available that afforded new designs. Inventors realized that a smother ride could be achieved with a larger front tire.

Unfortunately, that design also allowed the rider to flip over if they hit a bump in the road, thus coining the phrase, "taking a header".

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Ever since the bicycle's invention, people have been pushing the limits for the biggest and the best.

For example, in 2007 more than 1,900 cyclists gathered in Taipei City, Taiwan to form the largest bicycle parade. Back in 2002 a group of mechanical engineers in the Netherlands built the world's longest bicycle at 92' 2". In Germany Didi Senft built the largest bicycle with a height of 12' 2" and a length of 25' 7". All of these records are giving the term " bicycle enthusiast" a whole new meaning.

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I admit it. Being a dad isn't always easy for me. Sometimes I don't choose the best way to explain things to my child.

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As I rushed over to brush him off, I asked why he didn't push back on the pedals.

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Cooking with Emily

Emily Mailhot Reporter – Vegreville News Advertiser Every month as I am reading the newspaper, I have found myself intrigued by the recipe of the month.

Where did these recipes come from?

Are they any good? What would it be like for me, a somewhat okay cook with minimal to moderate cooking supplies, to try to make these more-or-less complicated recipes?

This month, we put it to the test, with the August recipe for Fruit-Filled Pavlovas printed in the August 2, 2018

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and she whisked and I whisked again.

After Mikaela’s second turn, the handle of my Betty Crocker whisk broke issue of the News Advertiser. For a off…. This was inconvenient but had contrast on the level of cooking exper- nothing to do with the quality or diftise, I enlisted the help of Mikaela, ficulty of the recipe. After five minutes long-time resident of the Vegreville passed, there was thickness on the area and full-time mother of three. bottom of the bowl but still no peaks.

After 16 minutes, Mikaela remembered something about certain kinds of bowls being better or worse for making the mixture thicken. We then moved from a plastic to a metal bowl.

This did help a little, but after a steady 45 minutes of whisking the egg whites, there was no change. After some deliberation (probably influenced at least in part by our sore forearms) we Call toll free from anywhere in Alberta then decided to try cooking them without the firm peaks.

Step 3: The mixture went onto the or fax to 780.632.7981 pan in a sort-of-runny, dolloped fashion, but didn’t actually expand too Step 1: first things first, I started by much. They only cooked for about 45 putting two tsp of vinegar in the bowl. minutes, rather than the 60 that the Thankfully Mikaela caught it, and we recipe recommended. started again from scratch.

Step 4: The blueberries and sugar Step 2: Now, I usually wouldn’t be so bold as to try a recipe as this, so I don’t own an electric mixer and we had to beat the egg white the oldfashioned way – with a whisk.

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blended nicely, but I did have to add a little water to get my blender to work.

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Tributes MEMORIAM

WOLOSHYN, Kevin In Loving Memory of Kevin Woloshyn May 9, 1969 - September 2, 2013 Memories are a gift to treasure, Ours of you will last forever.

The pain of losing you will always stay, For you are loved and remembered Every day.

Love Forever, Mom & Dad and family

In Loving memory of EWANIUK, William September 28, 1907 – February 22, 1992

MEMORIAM

OBITUARY

OBITUARY

WILSON (Ferleyko), Debbie January 24, 1973 - September 3, 2011 In loving memory of our Daughter, Sister, Sister-in-law, Auntie You never said I’m leaving You never said Goodbye You were gone before we knew it, and God only knows why A million times we needed you A million times we cried If Love alone could have saved you, You never would have passed away In life we loved you dearly In death we love you still In our hearts you hold a place, That no one could ever fill It broke our hearts to lose you But you didn’t go alone For a part of us went with you, The day God took you home Lovingly remembered and sadly missed Your loving family Mom, Wendy, Dale & Monica and Jessica, Steven

DURIE, James (Jim) April 29, 1932 – August 31, 2018 On Friday, August 31, 2018, James (Jim) Durie of Vegreville, Alberta passed away at the age of 86 years.

Jim is survived by his wife Olga-Marie; one son Grant (Debbie) along with their daughters Danielle (Todd) Bown, Breanne (Mark Bredo) and Erin (Jordan Stefaniuk); one daughter Chris (John) Hennig and their daughters Lauren and Brittany; one brother Dave (Pat) Durie; along with numerous relatives and friends. Jim was predeceased by his first wife Elizabeth in 1993; parents Alexander and Alice Durie; siblings Alice in infancy, Bud (Ellen) Durie, Ann (Carl) Yakimovich, Ruby (Dave) Rattray, Gert (Harry) Horon and Gusta (Alex) Horon.

A Funeral Service will be held on Friday, September 7, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at the Vegreville United Church (5126 - 48 Ave) with Reverend Carolyn Woodall officiating.

Interment to follow in Riverside Cemetery.

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SERNA, Emily August 17, 1929 – August 29, 2018 On Wednesday, August 29, 2018, Emily Serna of Vegreville, Alberta passed away at the age of 89 years.

Emily is survived by her loving husband of 67 years, Steve; her children Rosemarie (Gary) Muzechka, Linda (Allen) Dubyk, Lorraine Serna (friend Leona Gardecki), Sharon Serna (Terry Hummer), Lorna (Mark) Merrill and Dennis (Donna) Serna; Seventeen grandchildren and eight great grandchildren; one brother Benny Elkow and one sister Olga Synuiga.

A Funeral Service was held on Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at the Seventh-Day Adventist Church (5258-46 Ave) in Vegreville with Pastor Brad Dahr officiating. Interment followed in the Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Church Cemetery in Two Hills, Alberta. Donations may be made to Covenant Foundation - St. Mary’s Hospital Camrose - Palliative Care.

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Tomashewsky-Gavinchuk Cemetery Seeks Living Relatives Amendments to August 29th’s “Pioneer Cemetery Celebrates 10 Years of Restoration.”

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EWANIUK, Mary September 6, 1912 – September 10, 2008 Dear Mom, ten years ago we lost you We miss your giggles, your hugs, your grin.

And Dad, we miss the weather talk, The card games (you always seemed to win!)

Our hearts are full of these memories & more And we treasure them with care You are both forever loved and remembered Always in our hearts and prayers All our love, Vichnaya Pamyat Victoria, John & Gerri, Leo & Judy, Jeannette And grand/great-grandchildren

MOROZIUK, Henry October 21, 1934 - September 8, 2011 One precious to our hearts has gone, The voice we loved is stilled; The place made vacant in our home Can never more be filled.

Our Father in His wisdom called The one His love had given, And so on earth the body lies, His soul is safe in Heaven.

Sadly missed, The Moroziuk Family

In response to the “Pioneer Cemetery” article printed in the August 29, 2018 issue of the News Advertiser Cassie Gavinchuk sought to sort out some understatements and misunderstandings within the article by helping to dig deeper to the heart of the story.

In the 1800’s, two neighbouring farmers just outside of Hilliard recognized the need for a place to bury their dead.

The two neighbours split off a portion of land and built a cemetery for the Tomashewsky and Gavinchuk families before there was any urgent need for a gravesite. The following year, family members were buried there.

In 1979 Kay Tymchuk received a large inheritance from a deceased relative. When her siblings, who were not close to the relative, began to nurse a feud for a share of the money, she decided to share her inheritance…by donating a memorial to the Tomashewsky-Gavinchuk Pioneer Cemetery, and a fence that surrounded the cemetery as far as her money would go.

The committee began with just Cassie, then her family, but other people soon began offering donations. When this started to happen, Cassie wisely decided that their efforts to restore and keep the cemetery could not remain in just one family – they needed a committee, so soon, other families were involved, they found a chairman, and a lawyer, and were then able to do what they needed to do to keep the Tomashewsky-Gavinchuk cemetery in a state of repair.

At the beginning of the restoration progress, monuments were hidden in the poplar and spruce trees, and all of the wooden gravestones had rotted away. In past years, the only rehabilitation the cemetery had received was back in 1979 Kay Tymchuk’s donated fence and memorial, which she provided with the inheritance money she received from a relative. (In the previous article, “Kay” had been misheard as “County,” so hopefully this clears up any confusion.)

The county helped to cut down the giant poplar trees with their equipment, then the committee members fol-

lowed with their own heavy equipment. After these were cleared away, the committee continued to oversee the restoration, and donations from committee members and other sponsors assisted in hiring a grave Witcher to measure the graves: small for a child’s grave and large for an adult’s grave.

In total, 61 unmarked graves were located. In addition to the rotted wooden headstones, there were times when family members would die when there was no priest in the area, so the families would have to bury their own. Cassie Gavinchuk explained that with the sorrow of losing a loved one, oftentimes the living relatives would say “We will get to it later,” but never did put up a headstone.

For the program, Cassie said that this year’s highlight for her was the attendance of MLA Jessica Littlewood, and all the help she offered throughout the day. “Wherever there was a hole in the program, Jessica filled in.”

At this time, the Tomashewsky-Gavinchuk Cemetery committee is looking for any living relatives who may have ancestry buried in the Hilliard-Chipman area, so that they may help to identify some of the graves that were left unmarked, or whose wooden headstones have rotted away.

The cemetery committee has no expectations of these descendants other than to connect with members and become a part of their big, happy family.

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Holden Museum Closes for the Season Emily Mailhot Reporter – Vegreville News Advertiser

After a spring/summer season of exhibits in local history, old-fashioned communications technology, and other historical items and displays, the Holden Museum closed its doors for the fall/winter months.

The closing party consisted of baked treats for guests, local accordionist Steve Neudorf, and pump organ music provided by organist Sandra Olsen, and the ability for people to take one last walk through the museum before closing.

While the museum doesn’t receive any bus tours or large crowds of visitors at any one time, it sees steady traffic throughout the summer, including a couple from England who visited this year.

The Holden museum is community-based. This year’s focus was on communications, especially earlier technologies such as dominion telegraphs and a working 1950’s short-wave radio that guests could try their hand at tuning. There is also a display associated with WW1 medals from Holden-born soldier McClusky, whose name is on the cenotaph in the center of Holden’s main street and whose original medals were delivered from England.

This year, the Holden Museum joined many other museums around the globe in displaying information surrounding the topic of climate change. One wall of the “jail cell” in the back of the museum has been dedicated to this discussion, which includes a poll for “Yes or No; what do you think about climate change?”

The Holden Museum will open again in the spring of 2019. Upcoming highlighted themes and exhibits are to be announced at that time.

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Peter LaRue Climbs to New Heights Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent Peter LaRue’s father was an arborist and Peter feels he was born to climb trees because he enjoyed doing this since he was young.

Peter decided to pursue a career as an arborist because he was doing landscaping and he took a two-day tree climbing course and was hooked from the first moment because it felt like a real natural thing to do.

This passion never wavered in his lifetime. Recently, Peter entered the 2018’s International Society of Arboriculture Prairie Chapter Tree Climbing Competition in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

This was Peter’s ninth competition. He never won before but this year he came in second place which makes him qualify for the North American Tree Climbing Competition that will be held next summer where they will announce the location. The first place winner of this competition goes on to the International Tree Climbing Competition which is in Knoxville, Tennessee. There were 24 men and four women in the competition.

Peter said the experience of being in this competition was unbelievable. It’s

Peter engages in his passion-tree climbing.

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Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent Professionals were around to help make children’s transition into kindergarten easier at Party at the Playground at A.L. Horton School’s gymnasium on August 29.

This event gave children a chance to meet their future classmates and form friendships, and get to know their teachers. It eased their feeling about the separation from their parents. So, they will have a more comfortable feeling and be excited about their first day at school.

Mental Health Capacity Building (MHCB) and A.L. Horton School partnered for this event which kicked-in with a free supper of hamburgers, hotdogs, salad, fruits and vegetables, and

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After this, Principal, Mr. Greg Probert made a brief speech about the school.

Assistant Principal, Mr. Ralph Arndt continued on where he introduced the two Kindergarten teachers-Miss.

Kisilevich who teaches Kindergarten Ukrainian Bilingual and Miss. Lavergne who teaches the two English Kindergarten programs.

Mr. Arndt also added that he wants to encourage dads to come into the school and get involved because kids need to see their dads get involved.

After this, children were formed into groups where they went with a professional to the conversation starters around the gym. These were targeted on topics like friendship, how the children might feel on the first day at kindergarten. Other spots had a playful feel where children pretended they were superheroes and did other fun things.

Children were then read a story about the transition into kindergarten.

Also available was a contest where kids had to guess how many gumballs were in a jar.

All kindergartens left with goodie bags.

John Culley Celebrates 90 Years Submitted John Culley, a resident of Heritage House in Vegreville, celebrated his 90th birthday with family members on August 26, 2018. Around thirty of his family members were there for the party, which he said was an overwhelmingly good surprise.

John was born in Inkpen, England on August 26, 1928, and immigrated to Alberta in 1968 to live closer to his sister, who was living in Edmonton. 25 years ago, John moved to Vegreville to retire and has made Vegreville his permanent home ever since. John’s wife Agnes explained that rather than the busy city life where he and his neighbours didn’t know each other, he prefers walking down the streets and seeing the people he knows everywhere. John has enjoyed the quiet, small-town life that Vegreville has to offer.

During his earlier retirement, John enjoyed the game of golf, and he travelled to play at 100 courses throughout Alberta. He was also a talented woodworker, though he made his trade with boiler-making.

More recently, John enjoys the kindness and friendliness of the staff and his neighbours at Heritage House, spending time with his family, and the comfort of his big, comfy chair.

John Culley at his 90th birthday party on August 26, 2018.

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This year’s theme is “Working Together to Prevent Suicide”. We want to help those who may be struggling, to let them know they are not alone. We want to reduce stigma, and to let people know it’s ok to reach out for help. Telus will be lighting the candle on the Telus Tower on Sept 10th. The candle is to shine light in the darkness. The candle represents everyone who has been impacted by suicide. Large ribbons have been hung around the community to encourage people to show their support to those who may be struggling.

SEptember 5, 2018 Main Photo: Maxim Rudyk and Ava Foran and Inset: Ambrielle Nelson working on their book repurposing projects.

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Book Repurposing Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent Children from 10 years and older learned how to create new products out of old books at the Book Repurposing program held at Vegreville Centennial Library on August 15.

Library summer student, Litania Holyk said this program gives kids the opportunity to recycle old books, create a craft all the while making new friends.

Vegreville Drug Mart Casual Friday Fundraiser

Lucy, Leanne from the Prairie Tails Rescue Society, Kristin, Brittany, and Dolly (who is looking for her forever home.)

Lucy Sawchuk Office Manager – Vegreville Drug Mart As a means of fundraising for local charities and organizations, management and staff at Vegreville Drug Mart each put one dollar into a jar to dress casually on Fridays. The cash collected from those Fridays were donated to Prairie Tails Animal Rescue Society and the Vegreville Food Bank.

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VMSA 2018 Preside Allan Bohrson President – Vegreville Minor Soccer Association The V.M.S.A. continues to strive to be able to provide the best soccer program, which in turn gives the kids in our community the opportunity to participate in an organized sport. Our Association had another successful outdoor season, and registration for the Indoor season is already underway. The outdoor season was very busy with practice sessions, league games, and tournaments. We had a total of 24 teams this season, which included 19 Mini Teams, and 5 Youth Teams. The VMSA had 46 coaches and managers volunteer, and we could not make this happen without the help from these volunteers.

The U7, U9, and U11 mini teams traveled to Vermilion for the annual Vermilion Mini Tournament and also competed weekly in scheduled games among all of the Vegreville and Mundare teams. New this year was an opportunity for the Under 11 age group to travel to Bonnyville for a Lakeland Tournament. We had one U11 team that qualified at the Bonnyville Tourney and went on to the U11 Provincial tournament in mid-July in Camrose.

The 5 youth teams traveled to Camrose on June 2-4 for the annual Under the Lights Camrose Night Classic Tournament. The teams all had a lot of fun and good times. The Vegreville teams are always very competitive at this tournament, and once again this year we had multiple teams winning medals in Camrose.

Later in June, the U13, U15, and U19 youth teams traveled to Vermilion and St. Paul for their respective Lakeland Cup Playoffs. The Vegreville contingent of teams played very well and provided very strong competition in each of their age groups and divisions. This year we only had one team advance to Provincials, the U19 Girls team, who qualified for the Provincial Berth by winning the Silver Medal at Lakeland Cup. The girls went on to play at the Alberta Soccer Provincials. The team was undefeated at the tournament, and after a 1-1 draw in the Gold medal game, ended up losing a close match in a penalty kick shootout and came home with the Provincial Silver Medal. Congratulations to all of the teams, coaches, and parents. Vegreville soccer continues to be a very good program, and

our association always manages to ha successful teams.

Our Soccer group has continued to sp of effort and volunteer hours to com new soccer park project, which is locat the road to the west of St. Mary’s Hig Phase two of the project is nearing co with the hopes that the fields will be use this coming spring. In the next few will be preparing the soccer pitche winter months, and with Mother Natu eration, we should be on schedule for t ning of the 2019 outdoor season. Th park project will ensure that the VM always have the adequate number o pitches to accommodate our members soccer park is a much needed and val ness and recreation facility for our chil youth, which will allow the Vegrevil Soccer Association to host sanctione tournaments, including Lakeland Cup and Provincial Competitions. These ments will have great economic benefi businesses and the entire Vegreville Com

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The new Soccer Park will also ensure that the VMSA will continue to provide the opportunity for children to participate in an organized physical activity in a safe and dedicated facility.

Our Organization has worked diligently through our Fundraising group to raise the funds required to complete this project. In addition to these fundraising efforts, the Vegreville Business community and Service Clubs have helped out greatly with both cash and equipment donations towards this project. Over the past 2 years, the VMSA has also received a matching C.F.E.P. Grant, the Co-op Community Spaces Grant, and funds from Community Support programs from Western Financial, Richardson Pioneer, and Walmart. We would like to thank everyone for their support of the project including the personal donations we have received, the support from the Town of Vegreville and the County of Minburn, as well as the numerous volunteer hours that people have committed to the project.

Allan Bohrson President, Vegreville Minor Soccer Association

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Allan Bohrson Sheila Stemberger Jeff Blackadder Michele Schuler

Directors: Registrations Shelley Berry Fundraising Shelley Berry Officials Hesham Mostafa Coaches Jon Vadnais Mini Soccer Adrienne Mills Youth Soccer Cara Fedorak Darcy Pidwerbeski Equipment

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Vegreville Minor Soccer Receives Community Spaces Donation Glen McLay General Manager – Vegreville Co-op On Sunday, August 25th Vegreville Co-op General Manager Glen McLay, Food Manager Lyle Zukiwsky, and Director Joanne Gorda presented the Executive and Members of the Vegreville Minor Soccer Association with a Cheque for $110,000 on behalf of Co-op Community Spaces.

Co-op Community Spaces is an exciting program that provides another opportunity for Co-op to give back to the community, from Vancouver Island to Manitoba. This year 24 organizations will receive a total of 2 million dollars for their community projects.

The Vegreville Minor Soccer Association received this check, along with the recognition that what they do creates a positive impact on the Vegreville community. The funds will go towards creating a safe and fun learning environment for all children to enjoy the sport of soccer

Vegreville Outdoor Soccer Highlights Emily Mailhot Reporter – Vegreville News Advertiser The 2018 outdoor soccer season was a time for children from teams U5-U13 to enjoy the game of soccer with practices, games, and camaraderie that lasted throughout the spring/summer.

Rosanne Fortier, News Correspondent for the Vegreville News Advertiser, captured many of these moments. These photos show the fun, action-filled soccer games that were played this season, especially earlier on, as the kids’ skills and confidence began to grow, thanks to their teammates and coaches.

This is our highlights reel of the Vegreville Minor Soccer Association photos seen either on our Facebook page or in the News Advertiser this season.

File Photos – (Rosanne Fortier)

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A Hot Dog Sale to Benefit Kids

People flock to the Vegreville Community Day Care Hot-Dog Sale. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

Peter and Treasurer of Day Care, Krista LaRue with their son, Colt who loves to pretend and play like the daycare taught him.

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Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent Playing and working are the keystones of learning for children. Vegreville Community Day Care caters to increasing the development of children in all areas.

So, this non-profit society held an hot-dog sale at Vegreville and District Co-op on August 31 because they wanted to raise funds to provide new toys, educational programs, cleaning supplies, or whatever the daycare needs.

As always, the Co-op donated the first ten dozens wieners and buns, and there were a few healthy options as whole wheat buns were available.

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Park Hops’ Wrap-Up Goes Big!

Children have their faces painted.

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Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent The Fifth and Final Five Stop Park Hop for 2018 waved with activities that fueled childhood glee while they helped children gain early childhood development skills at Vegreville Elks/Kinsmen Park (Egg Park) on August 27.

The early childhood development domain focus at the Egg Park is Communication Skills and General Knowledge and there were physical activities set-up that included a bear hunt where children balanced themselves on objects set-up and went through a tunnel to find a bear. There were also face painting, rock painting, and a sensory bin with multi-colored slime in it.

Vegreville Emergency Services professionals and Sparky the Fire Dog were on site.

Families were treated to free hot-dogs, watermelon, and water.

Everyone’s names were entered for a chance to win door prizes.

These Park Hops are organized by Vegreville and Area Parent Link Centre and Vegreville and District Child Development Coalition (VDCDC).

Kura Rennie goes on the bear hunt.

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Keana Trent with Sparky the Fire Dog. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

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There were five events where participants won base on the fastest person getting the most points. There was a work climb which stimulated climbing through a tree at different stations, there was a throw-line where participants had to set a throw-line and rope in the canopy, there was an arrow-rescue where there was a dummy that they had to rescue within a certain amount of time, there was a speed climb which was straight up a tree, there was an ascent event with 61 feet straight up a rope.

“The top three competitors in those five events go on to compete in the masters’ challenge which is a competition that featured everything to do with trees.

We step into a ring and ascent the tree, set our rope in the tree, perform four workstations in the tree, descend from the tree, and pull out all our gear. We are timed on finesse, skill, the degree of difficulty, and how smooth. We are also assessed on the type of equipment we use, the methods we use to climb, and everything. The winner of the competition received 244 points and I was close behind him with 240. So. I came in second for this competition,” Peter explained.