May 3, 2016 Country Booster

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Bawlf School, is very pleased to be the recipient of

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Drive One 4UR School Event Fundraiser

Bawlf school principal Tracy Beattie (drivers’ seat) and Grade 10 students Tia Albers and Jannah Pasychnyk (back seat) along with Lamb Ford sales manager Brett Read, general manager Pat Quinlan, and BEST vice-president Shariss Piro, are looking forward to the Drive One 4UR School fundraising event.

to be held at Bawlf School to raise funds for the Bawlf Education Support Team (BEST). Lamb Ford will be providing a variety of vehicles at the school which will be available for test drives along a predetermined route. Ford will donate $20 per test drive to a maximum fundraiser of $6,000. The goal is to provide 300 test drives to raise the full amount of funding possible. Funds will be used towards the cost of school landscaping, a ball diamond, a beach volleyball court and a basketball court on the northeast side of the school grounds.

The fundraiser will be held at the Bawlf School on Saturday, May 14, from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm.

In addition to the test drives there will also be a barbecue from 11:30 am to 2:00 pm with all proceeds going towards future school projects.

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County council increases taxes by two per cent. . . . 6 New system saves heavy lifting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 County maintains 2,548 kilometres of roads. . . . . . . 9 Alberta Open Farm Days planned. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

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Camrose County lifts fire ban effective immediately

By Murray Green

Effective immediately Camrose County is lifting the full fire ban. This ban that suspended all existing permits and prohibits the issuance of any new permits was lifted on April 26 at the regular council meeting.

Due to the recent snow and rain, councillors agreed to allow burning across Camrose County.

The fire ban has been lifted until council agrees to place the ban back on. Visit the county website for more information.

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Ag for Life, CHS Canada partner for farm safety

By Murray Green

Ag for Life and CHS Canada have announced a new one-year partnership in support of rural and farm safety education programming.

This support will facilitate the expansion of Rural and Farm Safety Days across the province, through which Ag for Life provides safety education to youth.

With a mandate to deliver rural and farm safety education to Albertans, Ag for Life brings together

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grams in rural Alberta communities,” said Ag for Life CEO Luree Williamson. “We are pleased to have CHS join us as a partner as we work to minimize the risk of farm injury and fatalities.”

“CHS is thrilled to be able to take part in this opportunity to support safety education in rural communities,” said CHS Canada general manager, Reiny Kristel.

“Our customer’s family and our employee safety is paramount to CHS.” Ag for Life’s supported

safety programs includes the Barnyard and Boots Program, the Roll Over Simulator Project, Ladies Farm Safety, Rural First Responder Training, Young Farm Workers Safety Days and school and community-based Safety Days.

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“The Farmers’ Advocate Office (FAO) has received several inquiries about the registration of builder’s liens on title,” said Jeana Les, research and communications specialist, FAO. “Some farmers and ranchers have discovered liens that have been incorrectly filed against their Certificate of Title, when they are actually meant for an energy company that is holding a caveat on the land.”

A builder’s lien is designed to help ensure payment for services or materials that have been provided for improvements on the land.

For energy developments, the builder’s lien should only be registered against the leasehold energy interest and not the freehold interest of the landowner.

“If a landowner discovers an incorrectly registered lien on their title, they should first contact the company to correct the error. If the lien has not been moved after 180 days, the landowner can write Alberta Land Titles to have it removed,” said Les. Questions can be directed to Les through 310-FARM (3276) or by email.

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County council increases taxes by two per cent for average ratepayer

By Murray Green

The average ratepayer living in Camrose County can expect to pay about $22 more in taxes this year.

Although the two per cent increase is minimum, the County wanted to balance the books, while keeping up the services for ratepayers.

At the regular council meeting on April 26, administrator Paul King presented the final operating and capital budgets for council’s approval. The final operating budget shows expenses of $25,546,403, offset by operating revenue of $11,904,221.

On the capital side, total expenditures for 2016 are budgeted at $11,146,806, offset by grants, debentures and reserves totalling $9,829,125.

The total funds to be generated by taxes are $13,644,798. A total of $4,834,104 is payable to the Alberta School Foundation Fund (ASFF).

Council approved the 2016 budget and tax rate bylaw.

Over the past year, non-residential linear, nonresidential railway and residential assessments showed signs of growth in the County. Farmland and machinery and equipment sectors had decreases. The decrease in farmland assessments is largely due to acreages being subdivided from farmland.

The average country residential property in Camrose County is assessed at $300,000. The corresponding taxes for 2016 will be about $1,631.

Councillor Trevor Miller moved that the 2016 final operating budget be adopted. That includes total operating revenues of $13,219,286; total operating expenses of $25,546,403 and a total tax levy (operating) of $12,327,117.

A total of $1,138,226 in 2015 surplus will be used to pay down debt. It will also be put into reserve infrastructure and wetland restoration.

Administration has reviewed the budget numbers for 2016 and the revenues are sufficient to pay expenditures and transfers set out in the budget of the municipality and any requisitions of the municipality.

Administration has set the property tax rates in order to meet those defined revenues.

FAST-PACED RODEO ACTION

Ken Marcinkoski, Rodeo Photography Former Canadian champion steer rider Coy Robbins of Bawlf placed second at the Viking Bull Bash bull riding long round with an 80.5 ride and scored an 84 in the short round to earn $5,533 at the April event. Winning the Viking Bull Bash vaulted him into sixth place in the Bull Riders Canada standings.

Pelican View Estates to limit shore disturbance

By Murray Green

Stagnant pools of trapped water are causing concern for Pelican View Estates residents.

Developer Chad Commins informed Camrose County that the berm that has formed between Buffalo Lake and the land is creating idle pools of water which are perfect breeding areas for disease such as West Nile.

“I’m looking for a letter of support from the County to remove the berm to eliminate the stagnant water,” said Commins.

The letter of support to Pelican View Estates would maintain a limit of 20 per cent shore disturbance as described in their plans, provided that both the developer and Alberta Environment agree to allow restoration of portions of these areas when the marina is developed to maintain the 20 per cent disturbed shoreline ratio outlined in the Buffalo Lake Integrated Shoreline Management Plan.

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explained that they can show support, but it is up to Alberta Environment to make the final decisions.

County manager of planning and development Anjah Howard suggested that the County not send a letter of support to Pelican View Estates for the removal of 100 per cent of the berm as it does not comply with its planning documents because the County doesn’t have the environmental expertise in house to comment on the berms’ removal.

Pelican View Estates received permission from the Buffalo Lake Management Team (BLMT) to alter 20 per cent of the shoreline adjacent to the subdivision. Under the plan, 20 per cent is the maximum area allowed to be disturbed in the general use area, which abuts the development. During the discussions with the BLMT, it was noted that the plan did not include any room for the future marina area, so it was suggested that some of the area proposed to be

disturbed by the developer be realigned closer to the future marina.

Robert Shorten of Alberta Environment suggested amending the location of some of the 20 per cent disturbance to the developer, who is resistant to do this, since there is no time line on marina development.

“Camrose County is expecting to develop the marina at close to build out for this area. This will likely be a long time down the road. For this reason, we should support the 20 per cent disturbance where it is, provided that the developer and Alberta Environment support the naturalization of a portion of the disturbed lands, at the time of marina development, so that the total shoreline disturbance remains at 20 per cent,” added Howard.

The developer has also asked the County to support the one time removal of a sand berm along 100 per cent of the shoreline adjacent to the development. This berm

is causing pooling of stagnant water adjacent to the development. The developer argues that there may be a health risk (West Nile) created by the standing water created by the berm.

“Camrose County is not qualified to speak to this issue, though we would expect that it could be raised with Alberta Environment for consideration,” suggested Howard.

Camrose County has supported the requirements of the BLISMP for the amount of shoreline disturbance allowed along the shore and references the limitations in the Buffalo Lake Intermunicipal Development Plan and the Buffalo Lake North Shore Area Structure Plan. Supporting the developer’s request to alter additional lands contravenes the County’s planning bylaws.

“This berm has also impacted portions of the lake adjacent to Pelican Point, and though the BLISMP in Pelican Point allows for more shore disturbance, we

have chosen not to remove the berm at this location,” Howard wrote in her report.

“By supporting the developer we may be asked by the residents of Pelican Point to take similar actions in Pelican Point.”

Councillor Jack Lyle made a motion to support the full request, but when it was tied in votes the motion was lost.

County councillors felt they could only support the project with a letter and leave the berm removal plan up to Alberta Environment to review the situation.

Commins wanted a onetime berm re-contouring to eliminate the standing water. The berm at the shoreline side of the entire property is a health, environmental and aesthetic concern. However, he agreed that the berm will return in a short period of time if it isn’t done properly.

The berm has formed in the last few years and was not present when the property was purchased.

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By Murray Green

Two Camrose County employees have introduced a new method of installing grader blades that saves back pain.

Roads superintendent Doug Wood and shop mechanic and welder Bruce Busenius developed a great system for grader operators to lift very heavy Sandvik blades onto their graders.

“Not only will this system minimize back injuries, operators will not have to struggle to install these blades when we deal with icy roads,” said public works manager Graham Backus.

“Not only will they be faster to install, they will be safer to install. The system is being well-received by the operators.”

The special blades are used to break up polished ice in the winter and are a valuable tool for getting the roads back in safe condition.

“They are very awkward to handle and are heavy,” said Backus. “These guys put their heads together to come up with this system and stand to place the blades on. You pump up this jack to the right height and stick a screwdriver in to adjust it.

“It has been well received because a lot of times guys work in shops by themselves and these blades are a lot heavier than the normal blades. I’m encouraging the grader operators to use these blades because they work so well.”

County Reeve Don Gregorwich was impressed by the invention. “I thought this was quite an innovation when I read about this. Is there a way you can send this innovation to your provincial network?”

Backus said he shared the idea with Jim Kupka with the City and he liked the idea.

“He asked me to send over pictures right away because they were having the same problems. He thought it was just an awesome idea because back injuries are becoming more of a problem.”

“I was wondering if there is an organization that would have an award for this kind of innovation, so these two could be recognized for their work,” said Gregorwich.

Backus said he will look into it. The reeve thanked Backus for bringing it to council and sharing the news that could save on health care.

“The thing is we are always in a rush to get the blades on after we have been hit with an ice storm in the winter time,” explained the public works manager.

“When you are rushing you could just twist your body the wrong way and hurt yourself and there goes your back. It helps with safety and I was pretty impressed with it.”

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Beware of scam April 18 to 24

Camrose RCMP would like to inform the public of a current rather alarming telephone scam. Several people have reported receiving fraudulent calls from a person claiming to be from either the Canada Revenue Agency or a member of the RCMP. The caller states tax money is owed immediately and if not paid an arrest warrant will be issued.

Please remember this is a scam. Do not send money.

Hang up and report it to the RCMP Anti Fraud Centre at www.antifraudcentre.ca or by calling 1-888-495-8501 if you have a contact name and number from the person.

A residential break and enter resulted in personal belongings stolen, including several firearms. The break-in occurred on Range Road 183 in Camrose County. RCMP is encouraging county residents to lock up their belongings and consider looking into surveillance systems.

Suspicious vehicles were reported in Hay Lakes, Round Hill and Kelsey areas.

Due to numerous break and enters and thefts in the Camrose County, please contact police if there is a suspicious vehicle in your neighbourhood.

RCMP received a report of an early morning collision on Highway 854. Police responded to the single vehicle rollover there were extensive injuries. This matter is still under investigation.

Police also received four reports of traffic collisions, three reports of speeding/erratic driving, seven reports of suspicious persons/vehicles and four false alarms.

The COUNTRY BOOSTER, May 3, 2016 – Page 9

County maintained 2,548 kilometres of roads in 2015

By Dan Jensen

Camrose County maintained more than 2,500 km of roads in 2015.

“Obviously our road systems are the lifeblood of our residents,” said Camrose County Reeve Don Gregorwich in his annual presentation to the Camrose Chamber of Commerce. “It takes 10 grader operators approximately four days to cover (all the roads) and if you wanted to put that into a usable format, that is the same distance as if you got into your car and drove to Vancouver and then turned around and came back.”

The County also channeled major dollars into road construction ($3.25 million), bridge rehabilitations and culvert installations.

“There was a significant change for us in the County with our bridges,” said Gregorwich. “We have approximately 188 bridges and over time they all need repair and replacement.

Until lately the province said there is a certain way you can repair these bridges.

That was fine when the province was giving the money but they reduced that dramatically and in the meantime we need to repair these things. Now the province and the municipalities have come to an agreement where we can replace some of the bridges with culverts, so the savings become immediate and considerable. To replace some of our bridges would cost us up to $800,000. To hire a contractor to put a culvert in to replace that bridge is approximately $200,000.

Our staff did one last summer for $100,000 so we are pretty pleased with how we can handle that challenge.”

The Camrose County Utility Department that was started five years ago now

maintains and operates six water distribution systems and four wastewater treatment systems, and works in conjunction with three regional water service commissions. Projects in 2015 included the New Norway water reservoir and distribution piping and sewer pump replacements in Braim.

Camrose County industrial developments include agriculture produce merchandisers and processors, oil and gas service operators and other manufacturing and service industries.

“We are moving more and more into industrial development,” said Gregorwich. “We have some industrial parks (Legacy Subdivision, Boden Subdivision and Millang Subdivision) and more are planned.”

Camrose County recreation areas include Pelican Point, the Nature Conservation Centre, Tillicum Park and Campground, hamlet playgrounds, ball diamonds and campgrounds, the Ross Flats campground, and Windsor Lake Park and Fish Pond.

“One of the things we are very proud about is the Camrose County Nature Conservation Centre,” said Gregorwich. “If you haven’t been there take the chance to go and see it. This is an old gravel pit that was exhausted. We reclaimed it and built it into a campground. It has been very well used. We see people there all year round using the whole area. It is very popular with families in the summer time and we are even finding there are a lot of people who are going out there and having weddings. We put approximately 3,000 fish into the pond at the nature centre and another 3,000 fish into Wizard Lake.”

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Camrose County Tree Tour TALK & WALK with Experts!

WEDNESDAY, MAY 18 Come and learn as we tour a rural county area highlighting the health, maintenance and value of trees Tour Time: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Bus departs from ASB Office (4728-41 Street, Camrose) Tickets: $20 Register in advance by May 13 – 780.672.4765 LIMITED SEATING! Includes: Bus Tour, Refreshments, Lunch Tour Stops: Tree Nursery, Farmstead Landscaping, Trees and Wetlands, Meeting Creek – Linear Park Trails Bring your camera, hand pruners, tree disease or pest samples.

Dress for the weather and wear good walking shoes!

• Hands-On Outdoor Pruning Class • Common Tree Pests • Rural Landscape Design • Forest Health Assessment Walk • Lessons from a Tree Farm • Shelterbelt Do’s and Don’ts OUR EXPERTS: • Nate Ferguson, ISA, Certified Arborist • Jeff Renton, MSc, Agroforestry • Doug Macauley, P.Ag., Entomologist, Garden Bugs of Alberta Co-author

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Agriculture census shorter and benefits farmers

Agri-News

At the beginning of May, Alberta farm operators will have the chance to take part in a national dialogue by completing the Census of Agriculture questionnaire. By drawing on this community-level data, decision-makers can be assured they are acting in the interests of farmers, farm communities, and agricultural operations.

The Census of Agriculture helps identify trends and provides factual information on emerging issues, opportunities, and challenges within the agricultural community. The questions cover a wide-range of topics such as land use, crops, livestock, agricultural labour, machinery and equipment, land management practices, and farm finances.

Important changes made to the online questionnaire for 2016: streamlined and easy to complete; shorter and 30 per cent faster to complete than in 2011; respondents are no longer required to provide detailed farm expenses; and automatically adds totals and skips questions that don’t apply to your operation.

Completing the questionnaire online is quick and easy.

Go to Statistics Canada’s website at www.statcan.gc.ca and select the online questionnaire.

Use the secure access code you will receive in the mail in May, and conveniently complete the questionnaire.

Let’s make sure that Alberta farmers are counted!

Producers will be opening their farms to visitors Aug. 20 and 21

By Murray Green

SCOUTS INSTALL BIRDHOUSES

Submitted Adam Kuefler, Clayton Nilsen, Cailynn Lalonde and Sydney Friesen, members of the 6th Camrose Scouts, install birdhouses at Pleasure Island Fish Pond as part of their community service work.

Crop report program stats Agri-News

Every year, from May until October or November, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry (AAF), in partnership with Agriculture Financial Services Corporation and members of the Association of Alberta Agricultural Fieldmen, deliver the Alberta Crop Reporting program. Ashan Shooshtarian, crop statistician with AAF, said the informa-

tion gathered from producers is used to develop the reports.

“The crop report captures timely information relating to crop production in Alberta during the crop season,” she said.

Information is gathered through weekly producer surveys which collect data on moisture, crop conditions, progress of seeding and harvesting, insects and diseases observed, yield potential, and crop quality.

Crop reports help producers make better management decisions and is used by industry and other stakeholders for various purposes including drought monitoring and forecasting of production insurance payments as well as to validate some Alberta crop estimates generated by Statistics Canada.

To get detailed crop reports visit the Alberta Crop Report webpage.

Alberta Open Farm Days has been a hit over the last three years with both producers and visitors.

Rural residents are encouraged to open their farms because sharing their stories as hosts helps to grow their markets.

Producers and ag tourism operators can sign-up as hosts by using the online registration form available at albertafarmdays.ca. The application deadline for host farms is May 31.

“Open Farm Days gives visitors from across the province and beyond a chance to experience the sights, sounds and tastes of rural Alberta. I encourage farmers and ranchers to take this tremendous opportunity to showcase their operations while helping to take advantage of a growing consumer interest in ag-tourism,” said Ricardo Miranda, Alberta Minister of Culture and Tourism.

On Aug. 20 and 21, the fourth annual edition of Alberta Open Farm Days will offer Albertans a fun way to experience rural life. Farm-to-table culinary events on the Saturday and free admission to farm tours across the province on the Sunday will showcase Alberta agriculture and rural hospitality at its finest. This year’s Open Farm Days follows up on a successful 2015 event that featured 72 host farms and 18 culinary events across the province.

More than 10,000 visits resulted in $100,000 in onfarm sales during the two days.

“The popularity of Open Farm Days continues to grow each year, which speaks volumes about the incredible potential of our agriculture sector to further diversify our economy. This event shines a spotlight on some of our most innovative producers and agri-businesses, while helping Albertans to better understand the significant contribution agriculture makes to our province,” added Oneil Carlier, Alberta Minister of Agriculture and Forestry.

“This was a great way for us to tap into the growing desire of urban consumers to connect with producers and to discover and experience a side of rural Alberta that they may have never seen before. I think we have just as much fun as our visitors and we’re really looking forward to Open Farm Days,” said Leanne Sept, of Sunnyside Alpacas.

Alberta Open Farm Days is a partnership of Alberta Culture and Tourism, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, the Alberta Association of Agricultural Societies and Agriculture for Life.

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