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EST (Emergency Services Training) students won the fastest time during the 1st Vermilion Fire Truck Pulls on September 14. See more photos on page 6. Photo Angela Mouly

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The 1st Annual Vermilion Fire Truck Pulls were held on 49th Avenue in support of Muscular Dystrophy on September 14.

Approximately 200 spectators gathered to watch as four teams battled pulling the approximate 27,000 pound load. Deputy Mayor, Robert Pulyk pointed out that the event was not only a first in Vermilion, but a first in Alberta.

“Muscular Dystrophy is a broad diagnosis and it affects more people than

you would think. It’s nice to see so many people out having fun and supporting a great cause,” said organizing committee member Kaylyn Gordon.

Committee Chair, Meagan Dyjur added, “We are thankful for the awesome turnout!

It means a lot to me personally because I have Muscular Dystrophy. I began showing symptoms at 14 years old when I began having a hard time running in gym class. I was diagnosed at 19 years of age and have since had more challenges with stairs and can no longer run. It will eventu-

ally progress to the point where I will be unable to walk anymore. I had a better time after meeting friends at the Edmonton Chapter, and am incredibly grateful for the help I have received for this event.

50,000 Canadians have Muscular Dystrophy. Whether you donated, shared a link, or attended; you made a difference!”

Before the pulls got underway, eager to participate and fundraise to make a difference, member of the Vermilion Fire Department Team, Joe Zizek said, “We are ecstatic!”

Jay Howells, a firefighter from St. Albert and member of the national fire fighter relations committee emceed the event, and 30-year member of Muscular Dystrophy Canada’s Mike Mickelson was also in attendance. Howells pointed out that firefighters in Alberta have been raising funds for Muscular Dystrophy since 1954 through campouts and other events. The Fire Truck Pulls began in Eastern Canada and Mickelson is hoping they continue to grow across the country.

Continued on page 6.

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Cornerstone Co-op was excited to welcome everyone during their Grand Opening of their new liquor store in Vermilion on September 13.

General Manager, Graham Getz, welcomed everyone and thanked the entire Co-op team.

“At Cornerstone we make life better in our communities. Co-op is a different kind of business. We are proud of being local,” said Getz.

Mayor Caroline McAuley was happy to see the opening as a way of maintaining the business se c tor in the communit y and said, “ Congratulations; this is the second business that

Cornerstone Co - op has opened in Vermilion this year!”

Director of Operations, Kory Kralkay said, “We would like to thank everyone for their support so far and look for ward to ser ving ever yone in the future. We encourage ever yone to come see us for their event planning needs as discounts are available on

large orders.”

Visitors enjoyed learning about all that the new location had to offer as well as had the opportunity to enter for door prizes, try samples, and enjoyed celebrating with cupcakes and coffee.

Door prizes included a smoker, coolers, and an Adrondack chair made from baseball bats.

From left, Director of Operations Kory Kralkay, Chamber Office Manager Leanne Martin, Councillor Robert Pulyk, Vice Chair Keith Brower, 2nd Vice Chair Don Zarowny, Chair Cliff Martin, Councillor Justin Thompson, Mayor Caroline McAuley, Manager Thomas Knowles, Bobbi-Jo Sweeney, Sarah McCurry, Kendra Fehr, Economic Development Coordinator Mary Lee Prior, General Manager Graham Getz, and Consumer Manager Dean Bardal. Photos Angela Mouly

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New Business - Harbrook & Paisley your feet and comfortable, proper fitting shoes is a large part of that.

After having helped a customer who has struggled to find a pair of shoes that fit properly; seeing the sheer delight when they leave the store satisfied is worth the day of work.”

Many personal touches make this family business a special place for her to work each day. With the slogan, ‘The Art of Fine Footwear,” they have designed the store in such a way that each brand and each shoe can be showcased individually. Her son Austin built the pedestals used for displays.

The logo was designed around a painting that her grandmother had painted of a lady slipper plant when she was a school girl. The lady slipper is Tanis’ favourite flower as they grew wild at her Grandma and Grand pa’s far m when she was young. In addition, the name Harbrook & Paisley is taken from Harper (her Dad’s last name), Brooks (which is her mom’s last name), and Paisley (a town in Scotland where her husband Toland’s great, great, GreatGrandfather was a clockmaker). They have one of his clocks which they

Har brook & Paisley, Ver milion’s newest footwear location, will be hosting their Grand Opening at 5003 – 50 Avenue on September 27 – 28.

The store is excited to be receiving new brands and styles of footwear for fall almost daily, as well as a selection of winter coats for men and women.

According to owner Tanis Cochrane, the idea came about when Craig’s announced that they were c losing their doors. It came as quite a shock to the whole community. They wanted to ensure the well known service and quality of products customers had grown accustomed to would continue to be available in their community. “ I’ve always loved shoes!

Having been in pharmacy for my whole working career, the idea of a change was intriguing. After having worked on my feet all of those years, I can appreciate a really well made, comfortable pair of shoes. And, I love the statement that a great pair of shoes can make. A pair of shoes can be like art; and when you put a great pair on you can feel like a million bucks!” said owner, Tanis Cochrane.

Since starting there; she realized how many people have problems with their feet and it has inspired her to tr y and provide something for everyone.

“I am excited to work together with customers and healthcare professionals to tr y and figure out and fill in where some of the needs may exist for footwear for difficult to fit feet. Having a back- Harbrook & Paisley owner, Tanis Cochrane, with her grandmother’s lady ground in healthcare, I understand slipper painting and footwear displays in the new store. how important it is to take care of Photo Angela Mouly

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Tanis is looking forward to seeing n ew fa c e s a n d r e c o n n e c t i n g w i t h friends at her grand opening celebration. Her sales reps have been very generous and donated items for a variety of in store draws during the event.

“We have really enjoyed meeting a lot of people from near and far. We are very much looking forward to continuing to serve our community with great products and excellent service into the future,” said Tanis.

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The Changing Provincial Location Of Vermilion

Craig Baird Columnist

It is generally accepted these days that Vermilion is part of Alberta. Yes, it is close to the Saskatchewan border and has never actually been part of that province, but over the years since the creation of Bowtell, Vermilion and all the communities in the area, there has been a changing border scenario for the communities.

As the first settlers began to arrive in the area in the 1870s and 1880s, they would have found the newly-created district of the North-West Territories, which had been created in 1870 by the gaining of control of Rupert’s Land and the North-Western Territory from the Hudson’s Bay Company by Canada. There were very few settlers in the area at the time, but that would soon begin to change.

In 1876, the North-West Territories were split into pieces, but for those early settlers, their address wasn’t about to change.

IN 1881, the first big change for settlers in the Vermilion area would occur when the North-West Territories were split up again and Alberta was born, sort of. In the new map, Vermilion fell on the northern side of the District of Alberta, just under the District of Athabasca, which took up the entire part of northern Alberta above Lac La Biche.

In this new district, Donald Watson Davis would be the politician serving the area in Parliament, which he did from 1887 to 1896.

Prior to this, the settlers of the future Vermilion area had no representation in Ottawa since the North-West Territories were not represented in the House of Commons until 1887.

The border line of the District of Alberta to the east was in the same spot as the future Alberta-Saskatchewan border.

Things would not stay that way though.

In 1895, there was a huge change in the

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At this point, the future area of Vermilion and Bowtell were in the District of Saskatchewan.

When mail would come to places like Breage, the address would be Breage, Saskatchewan, North West Territories.

By this point, with Vermilion now resting within, technically, Saskatchewan, the politician serving the people of the area was Wilfrid Laurier himself. At the time, he was serving as the Prime Minister of Canada, giving the settlers excellent representation in the House of Commons, sort of.

The people of the area also have a unique distinction because Laurier was also standing for election in Quebec East. Running in two constituencies was allowed at this point and Laurier was elected in both. To

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be fair, he was elected with 76 per cent of Find hundreds of articles on my history the vote in Quebec East, and 46.1 per cent website http://canadaehx.blogspot.ca in Saskatchewan. He chose to be repreListen to my history podcast on all sented in Quebec East following the elec- podcast platforms by searching for Canation. dian History Ehx. As more and more settlers began to Information for this article comes from arrive, they were living in the District of Wikipedia, OldMaps, Bowtell Tales Saskatchewan until 1905 when both Alberta and Saskatchewan were formed. At this point, the borders went back to what they were in 1881, and have remained so ever since.

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“All of the proceeds will be donated to Muscular Dystrophy Canada to provide much needed equipment. What we want to do is find a cure, and today we are one step closer. To the firefighters; thank you for everything that you do not only today, but every day of the year,” said Howells.

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Muscular Dystrophy Canada donated the ropes and Lakeland College Emergency Training Centre donated the truck and driver.

O nlo oker s enjoye d a 50/50 and an auction of challenge coins. Teams included the Vermilion Fire Department, County of Minburn Fire Departments, Emergency Services Technology students, and the Meg (family of Meagan Dyjur).

The Meg (family in support of Muscular Dystrophy ambassador Meagan Dyjur).

Photos Angela Mouly

Metal plaques were made by Cale Staden and donated by The Machine Shop and Kinect Physiotherapy. After grit t y ef for t shown for th and many close times, an award was presented for the Fastest Time to the Emergency Ser vices Technology students. The Meg was the recipient of the Better Luck Next Time award, as well as the Most Spirited Award. With much excitement, plans are already in the works and next year’s date is set for September 12.

Muscular Dystrophy ambassador and event chair Meagan Dyjur.

Sheldon Carter who is an EST student in Vermilion with his son Jack.

Vermilion RCMP Urge Resident To Lock It Or Lose It

RCMP Submitted

Vermilion, Alta - Overnight on September 10th, 2019 through the morning of September 11th, 2019, Vermilion RCMP experienced several Theft from vehicle and break and enter to vehicles on the North Western area of Vermilion. Among

several valuables taken there were 3 firearms reported to have been stolen from two separate locations.

Vermilion RCMP urge residents to lock your vehicles at all times, do not hide keys on or in the vehicle and always take them with you, remove all valuables or secure them out of sight, never leave firearms

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Vermilion Striker Lanes has several days of activities throughout the week and can be booked for special events.

On September 13, Brian Clark attended and said, “I love coming here all the time because bowling is something fun to do to keep me occupied and active!”

Beginners and all skill levels are welcome, and public bowling takes place every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Glow bowling takes place on Friday and Saturday and participants or teams can stop by to try it out or join a league if they wish.

Owner Kim Abrams said, “ We’re excited to see everyone back as well as a few new faces. We are still looking for a few more participants for the 55+, mixed leagues, and children’s leagues.

For more information, you can call Brian Clark at Striker Lanes in Vermilion on September 13. Photo Angela Mouly 780-853-4311.

Vermilion’s Jolan Wong (right) said she was pretty honoured to have received “Best Receiver” and stand alongside her teammate Heidi who was awarded “Best Server” at the 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru. Photo supplied

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J.R. Robson School’s Junior Varsity team who played against Forestburg on September 13. J.R. lost the match 2 - 0, but they were competing at a Sr. Girls tournament. Photos submitted

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Allied Arts Upcoming Season

Angela Mouly Reporter

Allied Arts is excited about their upcoming season of performers at the Lakeland College Alumni Theatre in Vermilion which will feature a variety of genres and talent.

Cellist, Christine Hanson, will perform a musical version of ‘The Cremation of Sam McGee’ on October 5, at 8 p.m. It will also feature Canadian artist Ted Harrison’s vibrant paintings projected as a backdrop.

‘Rwanda 25 Years After,’ will share songs and stories of a Canadian soldier on

November 3, at 3 p.m. Photographs and music will assist in telling of young army captain, Tim Isberg, who was deployed for a one year mission to Rwanda as an unarmed UN Military Observer for his first of many tours of duty; one that would change his life forever. The music will share the emotional highs and lows of his unique experiences in such a way for each listener to feel connected.

According to Wikipedia, the Heebeejeebees are a Canadian A Cappella quartet from Calgary. They are set to perform i n Ve r m i l i o n o n D e c e m b er 7 w i t h dinner at 6:30 p.m. and the show at 8

p.m. Dinner and the show is $65 (nonrefundable) and the show only is $40.

The Heebee-jeebees have released eight recordings, all internationally recognized, and they have won the Canadian A Cappella Northern Harmony Championships twice, and have been named the inaugural inductee into the Northern Harmony Hall of Fame. The group is known for incorporating comedy and audience interaction into their performances.

‘Classical For Everyone’ will take place on January 12 at 3 p.m.

Ghost Boy’s Denis Dufresne and Aaron Young are said to play high energy country/roots music of the highest caliber and will be performing in

Vermilion on February 8, at 8 p.m.

Icons of Soul’s Luke McMaster was born in Brandon, Manitoba and is expected to bring a contemporary soul / classic R&B show to Vermilion on March 14, at 8 p.m. The Toronto-based singer, songwriter and producer is currently enjoying working with some legends on new songs.

“I had a natural inclination to sing in that style and I loved it all – the falsetto, the major keys and the strong melodies – it just resonated with me,” said McMaster.

Tickets for each show are $35 and are available at Fantasy Flowers in Vermilion.

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Students Take Sustainable Beef Practices To The Bank

Lakeland College Submitted

An $18.52 cheque caused excitement among Lakeland College animal science technology (AST) students earlier this year.

Students involved in the commercial beef unit of the Student-Managed Farm – Powered by New Holland (SMF) received the payment in March after an animal they sold was processed through certified sustainable operations of the beef supply chain. That triggered Lakeland’s first cheque through the Canadian Beef Sustainability Acceleration Pilot, which is an initiative led by Cargill, according to Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB) sustainability standards. Since then, Lakeland has received a second cheque covering animals processed in June of 2019.

“Receiving the cheque is validation of the process we completed to operationalize sustainability and traceability programs at Lakeland College,” says Bevin Hamilton, program head of the AST program at the Vermilion campus.

It was a process that began a few years ago after AST program advisory committee members recommended that Lakeland

become more involved in sustainable beef programs.

“We talked about these programs in class, but hadn’t done anything on our Student-Managed Farm. Having livestock enterprises that our students manage, we can let our students get involved and implement the programs. That’s what we decided to do,” says Hamilton.

In September 2017, work began to attain Verified Beef Production Plus (VBP+) certification. Three students led the process, doing online training and workshops, filling in the VBP+ enrolment form and completing a self-assessment. An on-site audit was also completed by VBP+ officials. In spring 2018, Lakeland became the first postsecondary institution in Alberta to receive VBP+ certification, proof that Lakeland’s SMF reflects the highest standards for food safety, animal care and environmental stewardship. The VBP+ certification is recognized by the CRSB, and aligns directly with CRSB’s Sustainable Beef Production Standard. Now when producers are certified by VBP+, they are also certified to CRSB standards through a single streamlined process, and eligible to take advantage of programs

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“CRSB commends Lakeland College for their commitment to educating students about, and participating in, industry programs that demonstrate value to producers in the beef value chain, and providing them the hands-on experience to take back to their family farms or into the workforce throughout the Canadian agricultural community,” says Anne Wasko, beef producer from Eastend, SK and Chair of the CRSB. “Through their membership in the CRSB, Lakeland engages with stakeholders across the beef value chain and beyond, which enhances their students’ educational experience, and contributes to the sustainability of the beef industry for future generations.”

Having students lead Lakeland’s sustainable beef efforts is key, says Geoff Brown, associate dean of Lakeland’s School of Agricultural Sciences.

“We’re exposing 60 to 70 students every

year to these programs so when they go back to their farm or work elsewhere in the industry, they have working knowledge of these programs. When their parents or a co-worker says these sustainable beef programs will never work, our students can say, ‘Yes they do, and we got the cheque to prove it’ and ultimately spur on conversations,” he says.

“More consumers are demanding sustainably sourced beef and programs like this that demonstrate industry’s commitment to supporting producers for investing in sustainable practices. When value is distributed back along various stages of the chain, it becomes more appealing for producers and other partners to be involved.

Our students got to see that there is a payoff and I think that’s huge. Now they’ll be trying to figure out how to get more cattle to qualify for the program.”

Michelle Duckworth, a Class of 2019 animal science technology graduate, is already seeing the payoff of this initiative.

She’s now the cattle manager at L-7 Land & Cattle Inc., a company that is VBP+ certified and participates in the CRSB program.

“Having the opportunity to learn and implement these programs at Lakeland gave the practical experience that has allowed me to start my career off strong. I believe that programs like these are putting us ahead of the game and will one day be the industry standard as sustainable beef is the future.”

Bevin Hamilton (back row, far left) poses with the students involved in the SMF commercial beef unit who received Lakeland’s first cheque through the Canadian Beef Sustainability Acceleration Pilot, including (back row, left to right) Josh Arnold, Morgan Attrux and Keegan Miller, as well as (front row, left to right) Michelle Duckworth, Loralee Ryan, Mikayla Blaschuk and Hayley Clark. Photo submitted

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September 17, 2019 | The Vermilion Voice

Andrew Scheer Introduces The Universal Tax Cut

Submitted Reducing lowest-income tax bracket will put more than $850 back into the pockets of an average Canadian family SURREY, BC – The average Canadian family will save over $850 per year on their income taxes after a Conservative government reduces the rate of the lowest-income tax bracket with the Universal Tax Cut, Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer announced today.

“It’s time for a universal tax cut that is focused on you,” said Scheer. “We’re going to deliver a ta x cut targeted specifically at taxpayers in the lowestincome tax bracket. This means that every Canadian will see their income taxes go down, and those in the lowest tax bracket see the biggest benefit of

all.”

With the Universal Tax Cut, the tax rate on income under $47,630 will be reduced from 15 per cent to 13.75 per cent. This will allow an individual taxpayer to save as much as $440 on their taxes. A two-income couple earning an average salary would save over $850 per year.

“That’s $850 back in your pocket each and ever y year,” said Scheer.

“This means more money to pay the bills, to save up for your kids’ education or maybe even finally afford a family vacation.”

S c heer c ompared the Univer sal Tax Cut to the Trudeau Liberal record.

Despite campaigning on a promise to help the middle class, Justin Trudeau refused to reduce the low-income tax

bracket. Instead, the Liberals increased taxes on essentials like transit passes, textbooks, and after school programs for kids, while introducing a carbon tax that targets lower income families by increasing the cost of gasoline, home heating and groceries. Today, 80 per cent of Canadian middle-class families are paying an average of $800 more per year in tax compared to when Trudeau was elected.

“Justin Trudeau is not as advertised,” said Scheer. “Justin Trudeau has always been able to find millions of dollars to hand out to well-connected corporations. Under the Liberals, the more you have, the more you get. That’s not how government should work.”

The Universal Tax Cut is the next step in the Conservative plan to put more

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money back in your pockets. Scheer has already announced that a Conservative government will: • Cancel the Trudeau Carbon Tax. • Take the GST off home heating, saving an average household $107.

• Make all maternity benefits tax free, saving new parents up to $4000.

• Introduce a Green Public Transit Tax Credit, saving a family hundreds of dollars per year.

“You shouldn’t have to be a billionaire to get your government’s attention. Instead you deserve a government that respects how hard you work and how much you already pay,” said Scheer. “You deserve a Conservative government whose first priority will be to help you get ahead.”

Justin Trudeau’s Anti-Oil Liberal Candidate

Conservative Party of Canada Submitted

Edmonton, Alberta – James Cumming, Conservative candidate for Edmonton Centre, released the following statement regarding Randy Boissonnault, Justin Trudeau’s anti-oil candidate in Edmonton Centre:

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“Justin Trudeau’s candidate in Edmonton Centre, Randy Boissonnault, helped fund anti-oil groups while he was a Member of Parliament.

“Randy Boissonalt funded the Sierra Club and The Pembina Institute, two antiAlberta energy organizations. This funding will help groups advocate against Cana-

da’s energy sector and jobs in Edmonton.

“This news should come as no surprise.

Justin Trudeau has spent the past four years attacking Canada’s oil and gas sector.

“Justin Trudeau introduced the No More Pipelines Bill, C-69, cancelled pipeline projects and admitted he wanted to

‘phase out the oil sands’. It is clear that he does not support Canada’s oil and gas sector.

“The people of Edmonton have a choice. The can vote for team Trudeau’s anti oil agenda, or they can vote for Andrew Scheer – who has a plan to help Canada’s energy workers get ahead.”

September Is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

Submitted

This month marks Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. The annual event is an opportunity to educate North Americans about the importance of prostate health and to provide information about prostate cancer.

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer facing men in Canada. One in

seven Canadian men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime. Every year, about 21,000 Canadian men are diagnosed.

Any man can develop prostate cancer but you may be at a higher risk if you have a family history of it, or if you are black, overweight or over the age of 50.

Common prostate cancer symptoms include:

• Urination problems • An urgent need to urinate • Frequent urination, especially during the night • A burning sensation or pain when urinating • Being unable to urinate, or having problems starting or stopping urine flow • Blood in urine or semen.

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SCHOOL NEWS Raynette Schroeder Submitted

Wel c o me bac k students and staff to what we expect to be a great school year.

It is hard to believe we are closing in on year twenty of the new millennium. As usual, our fall extracurricular teams, clubs and Pirate Crews are busy getting organized and our senior high girls’ volleyball Mega Volley tournament was held last weekend. We also held our annual Open House on September 12. It was a chance for parents to come see what we have to offer and what our students do here on a daily basis.

We are very excited to have Mrs. MacKinnon back with us from her maternity leave in addition to new teachers Ms. Jenna Eddleston, who is filling in for Mrs. Kaye and Ms. Kelly Sam, who will be replacing Mrs. Barnes when she goes on maternity leave.

Our first Parent Council meeting is on September 23 at 7:00 p.m. We are in need of a new executive, so if you are a parent of a student at our school, please plan on attending and getting involved. If you have any questions, please give Mr. Bates a call at the school.

Make sure to get the JR Robson app for your phone as we put important communication here for parent and students. We will continue to utilize e-mail and texts as communication tools to parents. Please ensure that we have your up to date contact information. For more detailed documents, we post those on our website.

This year J.R. Robson will have 2 VIBE coaches; Kerri Lorenson (Wednesdays) and Vanessa Boe (Tuesdays and Thurs-

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days). They both look forward to meeting students and getting involved at the school. Please stop by and say ‘hi’ at any time. We would also like to welcome Sara Popil who will be our new Social/Emotional Coach. Sara will be in our building on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday to meet with students. This program has replaced our Family School Liaison program which was dissolved in June 2019. In addition, Jamie Knight will continue her role as a Mental Health Professional for our school.

Marauders Football played their first game of the season in Provost. The final score was 64-27 for Provost. The next three games are at home: vs. Caroline on Friday, September 13, vs. Vegreville on Thursday, September 26 and vs. Camrose on Thursday, October 3.

Games are at 5:00 pm. You are welcome to come watch.

Pirate Crews are up and running again. Elections were held on Wednesday, September 11. The retreat for the successful candidates who will make up the leadership team will be on Thursday, September 19. Each crew will spend time planning the activities that will be held throughout the school year.

Award-winning author NATASHA DEEN has been booked to visit our school on October 9. She writes for kids, teens, and adults. She believes the world is changed one story at a time, and as a Guyanese-Canadian whose family immigrated to Canada, she’s seen first-hand how stories have the power to shape the world. When she’s not writing, Natasha enjoys visiting schools, libraries, and other organizations to help people to find and tell the stories that live inside of them.

She also spends an inordinate amount of time trying to convince her pets that she’s the boss of the house. (Biography is from the Young Alberta Book Society website.)

The Learning Commons is in the process of acquiring copies of her books so that students will have a chance to read them before she arrives. Visit her website to learn more about her: natashadeen.com Important dates: Sept. 19: Pirate Crew retreat, Sept. 23: Parent Council Meeting at 7 p.m., Sept.

24-25: Grade 10 Canoe Trip, Sept. 26: Football home game vs. Vegreville, Oct. 3: Football home game vs. Camrose, Oct. 9: Author Visit with Natasha Deen, Oct. 10: BTPS Celebration Day – no classes for students, Oct. 11: In-lieu Day – no classes for students, Oct. 14: Thanksgiving – no classes for students.

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SCHOOL NEWS Anna Svenungard Submitted

As our school year continues to unfold, we are welcoming a new priest into our community and school. Father Joy Vadakkan has taken over as the pastor of Holy Name of Jesus Parish.

Ms. Svenungard’s Grade One class prepared a set of interview questions to help us all get to know him a little bit better! Kingston Brodbin was curious to know which season Father Joy liked the best. He explained that spring in Canada is his favourite because he loves that everything starts anew, it is a season filled with hope, and he loves when nature turns green again. Daxton Rousseau was interested in what his favourite food was. Father Joy enjoys spicy food and his favourite food from home is beef or chicken curry. On the topic of food, Rylee Richards wondered if there was any food that he disliked. Due to allergies, he is unable to eat seafood, with shrimp being especially bad! Chase Jarvis wanted to know if Father Joy had ever been hunting. When asked, he replied with a smile that he had not… but would love to find someone to go with to give it a try. However, he did mention that he enjoys fishing with his priest friends from Edmonton. Chloe Quigg’s favourite colour is purple and she was curious about which colour was Father Joy’s favourite. He described his two favourite colours as spring green and sky blue.

Emry Cadman asked where he used to live before moving to Vermilion. Originally from India, Father Joy moved to

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Canada in 2012 and became an associate pastor at St. Thomas and St. Theresa Parish in Edmonton. Aiden Lysons loves tigers and wondered what animal our new priest liked best. Cats are his favourite and, although he doesn’t have one now, he has fond memories of them from his childhood. Boston Bowtell wanted to know what he likes doing for fun? With a passion for art, he loves to paint landscape scenery and enjoyed wood carving when he had access to hard wood in India. When Carter Zurbrigg inquired about his favourite movie he said that he doesn’t have much time to watch movies, but when asked what he liked to read replied with enthusiasm that he studies the Holy Scripture daily! Father Joy is excited about all the new possibilities in Vermilion and has a vision of continuing to grow and build our faith community.

Commissioning Mass is a mass held at this time each year, to bless all the educators of our community. We look forward to this special mass which will take place this Sunday, September 15 at 11am. Our annual fundraiser, the Fall Supper will be on Thursday, September 26 at the Regional Centre. There will be two seatings, one at 5:00pm and one at 6:30pm, with the option of purchasing a take-away meal during either of those times if you are out harvesting or otherwise unable to enjoy a sit-down meal.

Tickets are available for purchase at the school office, the church, or online (if you have a child attending St. Jerome’s School). We hope to see you there!

Over the summer, our school installed a motor pathway in a hallway of the

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elementary wing. This engages our primary students as they develop gross motor skills and have fun taking a movement break while exploring early literacy concepts. Recently, Mrs. McCormack’s Grade 3 students enjoyed discovering a variety of maps to kick off their mapping unit. Looking for their houses on google maps was the highlight of the class! A couple of quick reminders: Hot lunch started back up on September 17, and is offered Tuesday-Thursday if ordered in advance. Breakfast for Learning is free to all students who might need some early morning fuel for their brain from 8:30-8:45am every Monday, Wednes- Father Joy Vadakkan C.I.F.C. Pastor of the Holy Name of Jesus Parish. day, and Friday.

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SCHOOL NEWS Vermilion Elementary School News

Karen King Submitted

Break fast will be ser ved to students every morning that they are at school. This is to support any child who comes to school hungry or just needs a nutritious snack to start their day. We graciously accept donations and volunteers to help keep our breakfast program running. Please contact Sharleen Moses at the school if you would like to help out in any way.

We are so thankful to have received the ConocoPhillips Canada School Environmental Quest Grant. This program supports education and environment in

communities. We would like to thank Lawns Gardens Landscapes for a good deal on the trees, Lloyd’s Limb Service for planting them, and the Town of Vermilion for watering this summer.

Squeak and Squawk is an annual event in BTPS for beginning band students. Our Grade 6 students participated in this on September 10 at Kitscoty High School. They learned the basics of putting an instrument together, how to make a sound, how to care for their instrument, and then learned a few notes. Thank you to Mrs. Stromberg and her high school band students.

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Parents are required to login to Parent Portal, where they will be able to access the progress of their child. A traditional report card will no longer be issued by the school, but is available for parents to print at any time and as often as they so desire.

Regular and open communication between the classroom teacher and the parent is strongly encouraged.

In addition to the many clubs available at VES, our Grade 6 students have the opportunity this year to join the J.R. Robson Marauders teams in volleyball and basketball. We have a number of students who are excited about this opportunity and are anxious to take advantage of this option.

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Our fall fundraiser begins October 1. We are excited to be trying something new this year and will be selling Jack Links Beef Jerky. There are going to be beef jerky steaks and jerky bags in Original and Teriyaki flavours as well as gluten free steak strips in Original and Teriyaki. The money from sales that comes back to VES is used to support costs for bussing for grade level field trips. All orders are due back to the school by October 18. Orders will arrive about two weeks after our final order is placed. Prizes will be awarded for the top 3 family sellers. Thank you in advance for supporting this fundraiser.

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