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Wishing you a…
Bountiful Harvest!
Photo by Sue Nelson
Cousins Ty Hovde and Sarah Wilmot-Wilson having some fun in one of the variety plots of Corn Ranches Inc. northeast of Camrose.
Yet another year of fickle and contrasting weather. Spring got off to a soggy, cool start. Some parcels of land in the trading area were not seeded at all, while other planting took place up to one month behind schedule. Then with bouts of hot and dry weather, supplemented by overnight showers or rain, favorable growing conditions have resulted in crops being ready for the bin in a time-frame typical of an average year. Some producers have already started to put in the long days required to get the yields off the fields and into storage facilities or off to market. Whether it’s rows of potatoes, carrots or corn from your garden, or acres of field peas, wheat, barley or canola from your field, our wish for you is the same – a bountiful harvest, good weather, safety in whatever you’re doing, and trouble-free productive days. From all of us here at The Camrose Booster and on behalf of our valued advertisers – all the best in the days ahead!
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30 % E V A ! S Room to grow By Laurel Nadon
It was the last day of our holiday. We were packed up and preparing for one last trip to the beach when the unimaginable happened. We suddenly didn’t know where my daughter was and what followed was the scariest eight minutes or so of my life (other than “temporarily misplacing” her at Toys ‘R Us when she was two, but that’s another story.) We had been allowing our two oldest children more freedom on the holiday as part of growing up. They could run to the outhouse on their own and go biking to the outhouses in either direction from our campsite, as long as they asked first. More freedom is good, but suddenly not being able to find your child is very, very bad. My husband didn’t know where she was either and set off with a grim expression to check the playground. My dad and other children didn’t know where she was. We had spotted my mom biking just a few minutes before, but didn’t think my daughter was with her, since she was on foot, her bike already packed up. I ran to the motorhome and called inside, then ran to the nearest outhouse. No sign of her. I sped to the playground next. Maybe I have watched too many episodes of Criminal Minds or CSI, or read too many books that involved child abductions. (Kind of like the time this summer when a salesman stopped by our house out of the blue and asked if I’d like to look at the frozen meats and fish for sale in his large, windowless van. My first thought was: ummm, I don’t really want to be kidnapped today, but thanks for asking.) Seeing the empty playground made my heart drop. I raced back to the beach and there she was in her swimsuit, standing in the sand with my mom. Both of them thought we had noticed our daughter running after her and they thought we knew they were at the playground. They had taken a different route back to the beach. I sat on the ground and cried. It had felt very real to me. We talked about how mom or dad need to know where she is. I thought about parents who haven’t been as lucky, and have had to actually leave the location where their child went missing, without their child’s hand tucked safely in their own. Most parents have similar scary experiences at some point or another. My parents once “temporarily misplaced” my brother in a sea of people, but were able to get back to him thanks to a balloon tied to his wrist that bobbed above the crowd. Parenting is such a challenge of letting go while still keeping our children safe. We want our children to be independent, capable people, but we also want them to reach adulthood, and with as few mishaps as possible. As summer draws to a close, it’s definitely a time for talking about the difference between strangers and strange people; a time for reiterating rules about safety; but most importantly, a time to let them go and become who they need to be. They need to learn the complicated dance of making friendships and they can’t do it with our hand in theirs. On our holiday in July, our children forged a great friendship with children of the same ages in the campsite next to ours. They spent hours swinging in the hammock, swimming in cool lake water, gorging on gooey s’mores and other treats. They pledged to become pen pals after the end of the trip (“pen pals begins now!” the other girl told my daughter when they said good-bye.) I didn’t know what to think of this friendship at the beginning. I couldn’t remember making camping friends when I was young. I thought it meant less time for me to play with them. But my husband said something that gave me pause: he said that we want to encourage them to make friends, because it shows they have confidence when they are able to seek out a friendship. They know that they have value and have something to offer another person. We should encourage their courage, not dampen their efforts. We received postcards from Calgary in the mail this week from their pen pals, and I smiled, thinking of the fun that comes from giving our children room to grow.
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The Battle River Community Foundation awarded a grant to the Town of Killam to assist with purchasing books at the Killam and District Municipal Library. The Battle River Community Foundation exists to support projects and facilities, such as this, in East Central Alberta, which benefit the local communities and have a positive impact on the future and is from funds that can be granted to charities or municipalities throughout the region. Grants from the Battle River Community Foundation are primarily made possible through the generosity of individual donors and organizations that have created endowment funds. The principal of these endowment funds are kept intact and the income
Battle River Community Foundation ambassador, Judy Larson, presents a $1,500 cheque to Barb Cox, Killam Library manager.
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Submitted Photo Family gathered at the old farmsite near Round Hill to celebrate the Tomaszweski history this summer. Relatives enjoy company, food and games during the event.
Tomaszewski reunion celebrated Round Hill family history Submitted
The Tomaszewski Family celebrated their 65th annual family reunion at the Tomaszewski homestead in the County of Camrose on the weekend of July 7, 8 and 9. While the 64th reunion in 2016 saw storms, which twisted and damaged their assembly tents, the weather cooperated beautifully with 211 attending the event (45 RVs provided accommodations). The 65th reunion was a wonderful celebration of family, friendship, love, heritage, activities and delicious food. Never in their wildest dreams could the patriarch and matriarch of the Tomaszewski family, Jacob and Veronica Tomaszewski, envision that their family would be holding reunion 60 decades after their passing. Organizing long-running, successful reunions does not just happen. It takes advanced planning and dozens of efficient volunteers to keep this finelytuned reunion running smoothly. The Canadian, Polish and American f lags f ly at the entrance of the homestead grounds, with f ive American family members f lying and driving thousands of miles to join their Canadian relatives. The 10-page reunion newsletter and Facebook page help everyone keep in touch and help keep the communication f lowing. Spring meetings and family assemblies are held to organize the next year’s event. Families take turns cooking Friday night welcome meals and Saturday and Sunday breakfasts. The Saturday night potluck is delightfully delicious serving between 80 to 100 dishes. Just as with all past reunions, activities took place at the 65th reunion throughout the day for both adults and children. Competitions take place for bragging rights on events such as horseshoe, crib, bocce ball and beanbag tournaments. It is wonderful to see the young challenge the older participants in the coveted crib tournament. And the sound of the horseshoe hitting the horseshoe pin is a beautiful sound
to those competing to be the grand winner! Mini family reunions are being held within the overall reunion as family members reconnect. The children participate in games and face painting and look at the reunion celebrations as something special. Then the children enjoy the magic of glow sticks in the night around the warm camp f ire. Commemorative reunion walking sticks are presented every year to seniors who turn 65 years old. With this year being the 65th reunion, the well-known Godfrey Blaque band from Camrose kept the crowd rocking to the wee hours of the morning after a wonderful fireworks display. Letters of congratulations for the 65th Tomaszewski reunion were received from Camrose County Reeve Don Gregorwich, City of Camrose Mayor Norm Mayer, Leduc County Mayor John Whaley, MLA for WetaskiwinCamrose Leg islative Assembly of Alberta Bruce Hinkley, Member of Parliament for Yellowhead Jim Eglinski, Kevin Sorenson, MP, BattleRiver Crowfoot, United States Senator Lindsey O. Graham (South Carolina), and Justin P. J. Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada. The Tomaszewski family reunion also received letters of congratulations from the Governor General of Canada and the Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to Canada on the event of their 60th Tomaszewski family reunion in 2012. Patr ia rch Jacob and Matriarch Veronica immigrated from Poland with their families and homesteaded in the Camrose area in the early 1900s. They had 12 children, four of whom still remain alive: Annie Banack of Camrose, Thomas Tomaszewski of Camrose, Martha Thompson of Edmonton and Vicky Crispin of Trail, BC. The Tomaszewski reunions are hosted each year on the original Jacob and Veronica homestead.
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Standing up to Liberal taxes on Canadians
Hello, Old Friend The M108S by Kubota
By Kevin Sorenson, MP, Battle River-Crowfoot
The topic of this news column is a concern that was raised by constituents at every one of my eight recent satellite constituency office meetings. Liberal finance minister Bill Morneau has announced his plan to raise taxes on self-employed Canadians, including small business owners, farm operations, doctors, dentists, and virtually all professionals who are not paid wages as an employee. Estimates are that this will raise about a quarter of a billion dollars in tax revenue every year for the Liberals to spend. The Liberals say that these entrepreneurs are not paying their “fair share” of taxes. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau complained about successful entrepreneurs and called their businesses tax shelters on the election campaign trail. Minister Morneau talks about farms that are incorporated and medical practitioners sprinkling profits to family members including their spouse. In free-market economies, entrepreneurs are taxed differently than employees. They try to establish businesses based on their skill or talent to meet market demands for their products or services. In turn, they hire employees and help build local, provincial and national economic growth. These small- and medium-sized businesses hire workers and expand their operations when there is demand for their products and services–not when it’s fair. They take the risks and try to achieve a profit margin–and maintain profits. The lower tax rate helps enable them to expand their business, hire staff, help finance benefits and pensions. They do not receive the health benefits and pension plans that their employees receive. Their profits either go toward growing their business or paying for their own health services and pensions. Many family-run businesses struggle to maintain profits and have very little left over to invest in pensions. How can we grow a strong economy if skilled and talented Canadians would rather simply ‘get a job’ and be paid wages with benefits and a pension plan, rather than risk their own and their family’s livelihood by establishing a small business? Even today in our area of Alberta during tough economic times, we see, for example, farmers and members of their family taking on side-jobs that pay by the hour (with benefits). They do this to keep the incorporated farm with a thin profit margin afloat and pay for day to day living expenses or get extra revenues to pay for a family member fallen ill. Too often, we see aging self-employed folks take on jobs that are ‘off the farm’ to try and quickly create a pension because the farm has not been profitable enough over the time-span of their careers. It is not fair for the Liberals to describe this arrangement as a tax loophole. The finance minister’s plan amounts to changing the rules in the middle of the game. The tax and spend (and go deeply into debt) Trudeau government is cash-strapped with interest payments mounting on the billions of dollars they have borrowed in a very short time frame. They are now going after the small firms in Canada that employ 80 per cent or more of Canada’s workforce to raise revenues, trying to make it sound as if they are being fair. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this or previous columns you may write me at 4945-50th Street, Camrose, Alberta, T4V 1P9, call 780-608-4600, toll-free 1-800-665-4358, fax 780-608-4603 or e-mail Kevin.Sorenson.c1@parl.gc.ca.
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Holden midget baseball team wins league title By Murray Green
It has been a successful and exciting year for the Holden Blue Jays midget baseball team consisting of 15 players and four coaches. Out of 28 teams in the Edmonton Rural and Recreation Baseball League,
Holden went undefeated with a 10-0-1 season with one rain out game. Holden advanced to the playoff round hosted in Waskatenau and went undefeated again to garner the gold medals in Fort Saskatchewan. The team
consisted of players from Tofield to Bruce with a player from Kelsey and one from Wainwright. The team went undefeated in the first weekend of provincial tiering before provincials at the end of July.
Members of the gold medal winners from the Holden Blue Jays midget team, back row from left, coach Arnie Lamont, Clay Giebelhaus, Dustin Huebert, Eddie Gruela, Colin Bratrud, Luke Tkaczyk, Brennan Munkedal, Blake Wildeman, Josh Hrabec, Sarah Hrabec and coach Tanya Tkaczyk. Front row from left, Cory Giebelhaus, Kory Gaudet, Peter Shihinski, Shaye Yoder, William Kristensen, Tyler Gaudet and coach Greg Tkaczyk. Missing is coach Dwayne Lamont.
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Notice of Nomination Day Local Authorities Election Act (Section 26) Local Jurisdiction, Camrose County Province of Alberta
Notice is hereby given that Nomination Day is Monday, September 18, 2017 and that nominations for the election of candidates for the following offices will be received at the location of the local jurisdiction office set out below between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon on Nomination Day. A deposit of $25.00 in cash, certified cheque or money order must accompany each nomination paper. Nomination packages are available at the Camrose County Administration Office or on the County Website at www.county.camrose.ab.ca Offices Number of Vacancies Councillor 1 Councillor 1 Councillor 1 Councillor 1 Councillor 1 Councillor 1 Councillor 1
Location of Local Jurisdiction Office: Camrose County Administration Office 3755-43 Avenue, Camrose, Alberta T4V 3S8 Dated at the City of Camrose, in the Province of Alberta, this 1st day of September, 2017. Paul King, Returning Officer
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Camrose County council will be submitting a resolution to the fall convention of the AAMDC directed to the energy minister of the Government of Alberta. The County is requesting changes to the way the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) authorizes the sale of AER licenced wells, facilities and pipelines so that municipal taxes are paid in full before the sale or transfer is approved, and further that the AER, before refunding security deposits, check with all municipalities in which the company requesting the refund had leases in, to ensure the property taxes are current. In June 2017, Camrose County submitted a letter to the minister of energy outlining these same requests. To date, no formal response has been received. The letter was shared with municipal assessors and, as a result, administration has been contacted wondering if the County would be interested in submitting a resolution to this effect, requesting a simple change to the process that Alberta Energy can initi-
Residents warned about phone scams August 15
Camrose RCMP has been receiving numerous complaints of telephone scams. Targeting seniors, unk nown person (s) are calling and claim-
Electoral Division No. Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Division 4 Division 5 Division 6 Division 7
ing to be with Revenue Canada, the RCMP and many other associations in an attempt to obtain money. Do not provide any banking information to them. There is no need
to report these phone calls unless you have already provided your credit card information or if you are missing money. If you think you have been the victim
of a scam contact your local RCMP Detachment at 780-672-3342 during business hours or Crime Stoppers Tips at 1-800-222-8477.
ate for the purpose of protecting local municipalities. “Camrose County is aware that the current oil and gas situation has been a major factor with our current tax collection issues, but our inability to collect hasn’t just been in the current challenging, economic times with the oil and gas markets,” said Reeve Don Gregorwich in his letter. “Even when the oil and gas markets were strong, the options available to municipalities to collect unpaid taxes levied on non-titled properties were limited. Many oil and gas companies were started and sold without payment of the municipal property taxes owing, having a negative impact on rural municipal residences who are left footing the bill for the shortfall of the education tax levy owing to the province,” added Reeve Gregorwich. “We respectfully request the AER add an additional step in their process to verify property taxes are paid up to date within Alberta municipalities before a transfer is approved. Additionally, we would like to see the AER, before refunding a security deposit, check with all municipalities in which the company requesting the refund had leases in, to ensure the property taxes have been paid. Wetaskiwin-Camrose MLA Bruce Hinkley indicated to council, in a separate meeting, that he hasn’t had a response from the minister either.
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Albrecht speech wins By Murray Green
Quinten Albrecht from Holden delivered the speech of his life to garner the Alberta Young Speakers for Agriculture award in Calgary on July 12. Albertan youth shared their passion about the agricultural industry in the annual public speaking contest. The competition was held during the Calgary Stampede and offered youth ages 11 to 24 an opportunity to share their views in a speech on a topic important to Albertan and Canadian agriculture. “We’re excited to announce the winners of the second year of this exciting communications competition for Albertan youth at the Calgary Stampede,” said Eric Dalke, AYSA founder. “Congratulations to our winners and all the youth from across Alberta, who gave excellent speeches this year.” Chancey Lane from Claresholm won first place in the senior category and Albrecht was named the
junior winner. Both spoke on the topic, “Working in agriculture is more than just farming.” “The quality of the speakers this year was tremendous,” said Deb Hart, incoming AYSA president. “This competition is about giving the young leaders of tomorrow the opportunity to learn, grow and succeed in Canadian agriculture.” The event was launched to help youth gain valuable communications and leadership skills by presenting ideas on agriculture and compete for a cash prize at the exciting venue of the Calgary Stampede. The AYSA competition offers youth the opportunity to compete with a five to seven minute speech on topics important to the agricultural industry. Winners have the opportunity to win a cash prize of up to $1,000 and will be eligible to compete in the Canadian Young Speakers for Agriculture competition in Toronto.
Alberta Young Speakers for Agriculture founder Eric Dalke presents Quinten Albrecht of Holden with his award.
CITY CENTRE WALK IN CLINIC HAS MOVED! Dear Patients: We are now operating the Walk In Clinic out of our main clinic location at 6601-48 Avenue (Duggan Mall). Hours of operation are: Monday to Thursday, 2:00-7:00 pm; Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 am-2:00 pm. We look forward to continuing to provide you with your health care needs at one convenient location. Sincerely, Smith Clinic Physicians and Staff
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Kick n’ Country parade attracts fun rural entries
Lori Larsen, Camrose Booster The town of Killam showed pride in all their offerings during the Kick n’ Country parade held on Aug. 3.
The town of Viking hailed a ship and some not so scary Viking warriors during the 2017 Kick n’ Country parade held on Aug. 3.
Two-year-old Katelyn Wocknitz of Round Hill had no problem collecting candy during the parade.
Lori Larsen, Camrose Booster Camrose County put on a wonderful depiction of the county and the services provided on their colourful float.
Lori Larsen, Camrose Booster A buffalo, clock tower, flowers and more decorated the Town of Wainwrights float.
Al Shamal Shriner clown waved to the crowds as he plugged along during the parade.
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• This week’s prize must be claimed by September 12, 2017. • Congratulations to Shawn and Shelley Andrews of the Round Hill area, the August 22nd Mystery Farm winners! • This week’s Mystery Farm is sponsored by the businesses on this page.
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Report to the Community
Camrose County Since 1938, Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) has worked with landowners, government, industry and other organizations to protect, restore and manage wetlands in Alberta. In Camrose County, DUC has been active on many fronts. We strive to balance conservation with responsible land use to ensure that our environment supports the interests and activities of everyone, whether they live, work or play on the farm or in town. Because, after all, wetlands connect all of us.
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Shedding light on the health of Camrose Creek watershed
By the numbers in Camrose County Habitat projects
It’s a study that matters to all Albertans, especially those in and around the Camrose area.
Dollars invested in DUC $13 million habitat projects since 1969
In the heart of Camrose County, DUC in cooperation with the University of Saskatchewan is conducting a three-year research project in the Camrose Creek watershed, a tributary of the Battle River, to help quantify links between wetlands and wetland drainage on water quantity and water quality. The study will provide indepth data to reveal what is happening in the prairie pothole region in terms of water quality, water quantity and overall wetland health. Closer to home, the study will also provide information to help county and city planners set objectives for wetland conservation and restoration that will help achieve local priorities such as managing and improving water quality in Dried Meat Lake, Camrose’s water source. A series of metering and water monitoring stations set up along Camrose Creek and its tributaries is capture flow data during every runoff event. DUC’s research team is also collecting water samples that will be analyzed for quality. The three-year project is currently in its final year. The results will also help find a balance between the need for wetland conservation and the needs of Alberta land users.
Take it from those who know
Wetland restoration offers a slough of benefits for farmers & ranchers Cattle producers Barry and Charmaine Ronsko know firsthand the value of restored wetlands and working with DUC. The husband and wife duo farm near Camrose, Alta., have taken advantage of DUC’s Revolving Land Conservation Program as well as Wetland Restoration Conservation Easements for their operation. And they’re glad they did. The restored wetlands on Ronsko’s land have yielded many benefits. In addition to receiving financial compensation, they have additional sources of stock water and grazing areas for their cattle. The restored wetlands have also enhanced the natural landscape which provides more habitat area for wildlife. The Ronskos are pleased to know that the naturalized areas protected by conservation easements will remain on the landscape into perpetuity for all to enjoy.
DUC has utilized more than 75 active suppliers and contractors from the local Camrose area to provide millions of dollars worth of materials, services and work for wetland restoration and conservation projects during the last decade.
Tax dollars paid to Camrose County in 2016
$14,878
Government of Alberta mitigation dollars invested to restore wetlands since 2005
$4.34 million for 889 acres
Acres sold back to local farmers and landowners since 2013 with DUC’s Revolving Land Conservation Program
474
Acres of secured habitat
42,104
Restored wetland acres
7,099
# of DUC supporters
433
# of DUC volunteers
57
# of MarshKeepers volunteers
11
# of DUC events since 2013
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