September 19, 2017 Country Booster

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September 19, 2017

The Bashaw Bus has been available to transport rural residents in the communities of Edberg, Ferintosh, Duhamel, New Norway and Bashaw since 2013, to access shopping, appointments, education, and numerous other amenities offered in the city of Camrose. However, the ultimate goal of the Battle River Bus project has always been to achieve transportation services for the entire Battle River region, eventually with daily services for all rural residents.

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Many advocates are working to make this goal a reality. On Saturday, September 23 everyone is invited to The Transportation Information Day ll at The University of Alberta, Augustana Campus. The Ministry of Transportation will be there to talk about Proposed Rural Pilot Projects, Regional Cooperation and the Alberta Transportation Strategy. Numerous additional speakers with the goal of making rural transportation accessible to all Albertans will be offering their perspectives on this opportunity. Highlights include ribbon cutting with Pogo CarShare and insights from Canmore-Banff and Rocky View Regional Transit experiences. For more information refer to page 4 of this week’s Country Booster. To register for the Rural Information Day phone 780-672-9315 or email source21@telus.net

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Electricity Zoo KEEPING TRACK IN A CHANGING MARKETPLACE AFREA has been busy keeping up with developments in the electricity sector and advocating on behalf of our member REAs. Listed below with a summary description, are a few of the items we have been working on and information about the regulatory bodies we interact with when we represent you.

1. The Market Surveillance Administrator is reviewing the Regulated Rate Option at Alberta Energy’s request. On June 1, 2017, the Regulated Rate Option was capped at $0.068/ kWh through passage of Bill 16 in the Legislative Assembly.

The AFREA continues to provide feedback on this change and is working closely with the MSA. 2. FortisAlberta Inc. has applied for an order from the Alberta Utilities Commission to: a) confirm its service areas on land annexed by municipalities, and b) compel REAs to turn over wires, substations, and their corresponding members.

AUC Proceeding 22164 is ongoing. It directly involves three REAs that are AFREA members. The AFREA is representing its members and one additional REA in disputing this application. We have engaged legal counsel and technical consulting expertise to assist us.

3. The Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) is tasked with investigating distribution-connected generation.

Proceeding 22534 involves how renewable (solar, wind, hydro) and alternative energy sources could be expanded in Alberta to produce electricity close to power users.

The AFREA is participating as a key stakeholder in this proceeding, at the request of the AUC.

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Thank you to our member REAs for representing their members and the unique nature of their REA when providing input. It will continue to be needed! Please keep reading your E-News for updates in these matters.

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4. In June 2017, the AUC approved changes to Rule 024: Rules Respecting Micro-Generation. The AFREA has represented our members’ interests in this Consultation.

The Rule changes were effective July 4, 2017.

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Richardson Pioneer expanded its retail crop inputs network across Western Canada through the acquisition of two new crop inputs facilities in northeastern Alberta.

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“Both businesses have been key service providers in their markets. We look forward to establishing a presence in these communities by working with local farmers to provide them with leading products and technologies, year-round support through our agronomy team and Richardson Pioneer’s bestin-class service,” said Tom Hamilton, vice-president, agribusiness operations.

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Living in rural Alberta, especially for seniors, can pose some concerns when it comes to transportation in and out of the city to access vital services, shopping and other business.

Alberta Rural Development Network (ARDN) has partnered with the Association for Life-wide Living (ALL) in an effort to develop safe and viable alternatives to private transportation for residents living in rural communities.

Residents of Camrose and surrounding areas are invited to Rural Transportation Day II on Saturday, Sept. 23 at the University of Alberta, Augustana Campus. Minister of transportation Brian Mason will be in attendance along with other guests that include Dr. Ross Danyluk, executive director Strategy and Policy Branch Transportation Alberta, Martin Bean, chief administrative officer Bow Valley Regional Transit Services Commission, City of Camrose councillor Max Lindstrand speaking on the Camrose Community Bus and Dr. Peter Berg

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The day begins at 9 a.m. with morning prayers by indigenous elders followed by registration, music and coffee at 9:30 a.m.

As part of the initiative to find solutions to the issue of rural transportation the Association for Life-wide Living (ALL) has partnered with ARDN in developing the Battle River Bus (BRB), a regional transportation option for the Battle River Region.

Operating on an on-call basis the BRB runs once or twice a week transporting residents of smaller communities in the Battle River region to and from Camrose for the day.

The long-term vision for the BRB includes an eventual system with interconnections to the entire region with the possibility of a daily service that would allow riders to access employment as well as services.

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READING UNIVERSITY GRAD Submitted Photo Reading University graduate Porter Hawkins, from the Tofield campus receives his certificate of recognition from University of Alberta associate dean of Academic Dr. Karsten Mundel during the summer graduation ceremony.

The Reading University program is a four week summer program sponsored by Battle River Community Foundation, Battle River School Division and the Augustana Campus of the University of Alberta and is intended to increase the literacy skills of children in Grades 2 and 3 who are not yet reading at grade level.

Police assisted with a family custody dispute.

A 30-year-old female was removed from the residence and transported to a friend’s residence.

A Dodge truck was stolen from a business in Camrose County. The truck was later found damaged and abandoned at a county residence, which was victim to a break and enter. Several tools, a quad and a 2007 blue Chevrolet truck were stolen.

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Police responded to a single vehicle collision north of Camrose along Highway 833. A fence, power pole and the vehicle suffered extensive damage.

The 23-year-old driver was issued a three day licence suspension.

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Wild Rose Co-op agrees to redistrict changes

By Murray Green

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Wild Rose Co-op asked Camrose County to redistrict farm land to provide a general framework for future land use and to assist with future development and subdivision applications within the 13 hectare (33 acre) parcel of land in the county at Pt. SW 33-46-19-W4.

After councillor Brian Willoughby moved the amendment, councillor Jack Lyle moved third reading for the bylaw that also passed at the regular Aug. 22 council meeting. Originally, council had several concerns about the proposal on June 27 and asked Wild Rose Co-op to make some amendments before bringing it back to council.

“It is anticipated that the site will initially provide full crop input services to between 25 to 50 co-op members. The plan is to grow the customer base over time,” indicated county manager of planning and development Anjah Howard at the June meeting.

“The long-term plan is for blended fertilizer to be delivered directly to farms from the Federated Co-op central blending facilities that have been constructed in Saskatchewan and will be developed in Alberta.

The remainder of the quarter section will be utilized for test plots and farming.”

Lyle moved, “That council amend Bylaw 1398 to redistrict Pt. SW 33-4619-W4 from A-Agricultural to RCI-Rural Commercial Industrial by reducing the size from 40 acres to 33 acres and relocating the rezoning to the southwest corner of the quarter section.”

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Wild Rose Co-op met with specific individual landowners and held another Open House on Aug. 1. Based on the feed back, the redesignation was reduced from 40 acres to 33 acres and relocated to the south property line to create additional buffer between the developed site and the existing residential uses. This change also addresses other issues with this proposal.

The Co-op has also begun a Traffic Impact Assessment for the project, as required by Alberta Transportation.

Some concerns were aest hetics /noise / dust, decreased property values and traffic safety.

“I spoke by telephone with Wayne Nikiforuk. I explained the changes to the proposal and asked if he would like to meet with us in person to discuss any

concerns. He stated that he didn’t want to meet and that the move to the south west corner of the quarter should help move the project forward,” said Wild Rose general manager Carol Rollheiser.

“I also stated that we met with Alberta Transportation and they thought it best that we move the access road to the south quarter line to lessen the impact on the closest neighbours for turning lanes.”

Co-op officials met with proposed neighbours Glenda and Ernie Shiell and reviewed the amended plan and the changes to the location of the proposed redistricting acres.

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“We would like to note specifically that this planned development is located approximately 800 metres from the road to the first set of acreages and approximately 1.3 kilometres from the entry way to Avonroy Acres,” added Rollheiser.

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Round Hill holds major car show

A huge crowd gathered for the fifth annual Round Hill Harvest Show and Shine, organized by the Round Hill and District Agricultural Society. About 150 classic automobiles were on display and other events included a threshing demonstration, pancake breakfast, chicken games and a pie sale on Sunday, Sept. 3. Young visitors were given a taste of the history of automobiles, farming and great food. For everyone else, it brought back fond memories.

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Camrose County has been given permission to pursue road projects that are near wetlands.

“Thank you for discussing your concerns about the wetland replacement on Aug. 14. I appreciate the ongoing desire of your council and administration to seek a solution that fits both the needs of your municipality and expectations of provincial policy,” said Ronda Goulden, assistant deputy minister of environment in a letter.

“I understand Camrose County has the option of pursuing the permittee responsible approach toward fulfilment of wetland replacement obligations (as described in the Wetland Mitigation Directive). Provided the requirements regarding wetland avoidance and minimization of impact have been met, it would be up to the County to propose permittee responsible replacement as a means of offsetting any loss of wetland area and function,” said Goulden.

“If the proposed wetland replacement project meets the expectations of the designated director and is executed in accordance with the Wetland Restoration Directive, it would eliminate the need for payment of an in lieu fee,” she added.

Should the County wish to pursue the permittee responsible option for wetland replacement on any upcoming regulatory applications under the Water Act, it is encouraged to work with the appropriate regulatory approvals manager to ensure the application and proposed wetland restoration project are appropriately presented and meet the expectations of the designated director.

“I hope the proposed solution proves satisfactory to you and Camrose County and with this approach the County’s development projects are able to proceed in a timely manner.”

County administration was happy with the response. “I’m not going to say we won the war, but we made significant advances with regards to our discussions with Alberta Environment and alternative options, rather than paying penalties to Ducks Unlimited,” said County administrator Paul King.

“We have been authorized by Alberta Environment, even though they are not finished with the directive, to do the permitting responsible with wetland replacement. We have been exempted from paying the fee provided we provide an alternative wetland replacement policy. This is very satisfactory to us.”

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