October 9, 2018 Country Booster

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October 9, 2018

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! t e n a l ou r P A new water bottle refill station at École Charlie Killam School

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A variety of merchandise and services: Farm supplies and equipment, homes, finance, entertainment, auctions, building supplies, vehicles, real estate, and more!

(Left to Right) ÉCKS Leadership Class teacher Erica Easton, past ÉCKS Grade 8 students Anders Bouck and Tyler Mokry with Battle River Watershed Alliance education and outreach coordinator Nathalie Stanley Olson.

Anders Bouck and Tyler Mokry, past Grade 8 students of École Charlie Killam School, won third place for their idea of installing water bottle refill stations at two of the water fountain locations at École Charlie Killam School in the 2018 Battle River Watershed Alliance Caring For Our Watersheds contest and program. Read the whole story on page 10.

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Summer drought hit local producers hard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Canadian dairy farmers reeling from trade agreement. . . . . . 6 BRWA encourages youth awareness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Little House on the Slough Column by Lisa Kaastra. . . . . . . . 2

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Summer drought hit local producers hard

By Murray Green

Most livestock and crop producers in the area have had a trying year of drought and poor weather conditions at harvest time, but most will make some adjustments and hope for better times next year.

However, some areas suffered an entire summer of drought and have very little to show for feed as we head into the fall and winter seasons.

Tracy Kushnerik, along with her husband Steve, own and run Spruce View Acres, a 150 cow Simmental purebred operation near Round Hill.

“I am here today (Sept.

25) to ask Camrose County council’s help in getting the area declared a disaster due to the drought that had occurred this summer. As

far as our situation, and I know many other people, it was a worse drought than the one that had occurred in 2002. From early April when the last snow storm occurred until this early snowstorm in September, our farm had only received about an inch and half of rain,” explained Tracy.

“It was a little disheartening watching storm clouds in the distance, but never to come over our place. We knew in early June that we were in for a tough go with haying and when we tried to start, on roughly 700 acres that we normally hay every year, give or take, we only had 218 bales. On about 300 of those acres, we wouldn’t have been able to cut it with a lawn mower. There was just nothing there.

Peas and carrots and geese —oh my!

By Lisa Kaastra Ah, the Albertan autumn.

Three days of blue skies and colourful leaves followed by four weeks of wet, sopping snow, and a strong desire to wear fur boots and long underwear.

Perhaps I’ve been living on the rather pessimistic side of things lately, but I’ve been less than excited to pull out the winter hats and mittens so that my daughter and I can get a break from the indoors and take a breath of fresh air.

And when we finally did…my toddler noticed things a little differently than I. I saw two long rows of too-small onions still needing to be dug out and dried. She saw a game of toss, giggling as she grabbed the bulbs by the “hair” and threw them into the box.

I saw the holes where Odie had started to pull out my row of frost-sweetened carrots. She saw magical orange roots getting pulled from the ground, “Ooooh-ing” and “Awww-ing” as though each were a complete surprise.

I saw the shrivelled pea plants as a sure sign that summer was done and gone. She saw her favourite place in the garden, and searched between the rows until she came back with one tiny, slightly green, surviving pea pod held tightly between her fingers.

I saw the stack of pallets sitting just outside of our little house, a reminder that things were not ready for winter. She saw the perfect place to climb and jump off repeatedly, the knitted antlers on her pink moose sweater, bouncing with each landing.

So then we made our way down the lane, past the Canada Goose that Odie had dragged up from the back slough, and nearby the train of cats, begging for attention under a rather leafless looking tree. But this time, I played the game.

“This,” I said, pointing to a cluster of mud and feathers and grass on the ground, “is a nest. It’s where the Mommy bird takes care of her babies.” She looked at me, her eyes blue and cheeks pink. “Whoa,” came her reply.

“Those,” I whispered in her ear, now pointing to the birds in the front slough, “are ducks and geese going for a swim.” All of a sudden, they began to splash all at once, and rose up from the water, honking and quacking in a wild frenzy.

“Wow,” I kept my voice low, still close to her face.

“Wooow!” she echoed me, but with twice the enthusiasm, and followed by a laugh. I kissed her cold little cheek.

Ah, the Albertan autumn. If you’re not looking close enough, you might just miss it.

Last year, which was a better year, we had roughly 540 hay bales and got 850 tonnes of hay. We also had about 100 bales left over from the year before. For our operation, we need about 1,500 hay bales to get us through the winter and minimum 300 straw bales.”

That is assuming a worse case scenario having to start feeding early October to late May. They start calving this year in about six weeks.

“We have been lucky to a point to have good neighbours who know of our situation and have let us hay their sloughs. We have bought some hay, we know we will have to substitute straw this year, which is something we don’t normally do or come up with other alternatives. Right now we have about half of what we need, if we can get it home or baled up due to the unexpected snow.”

The first drought was tough, but second is crippling.

“With the horrible last two or three wet springs we have had to endure, it has made this year even more difficult than it should have.”

They are not the only ones experiencing difficult times right now. “Being in the purebred business I keep in touch with bull buyers and travel the province a lot. In conversations with our customers across the province they have told us of similar experiences. It’s not just the fact that pastures were dried up and hay fields produced less than okay and these things we accept as part of the life of a cattle farmer.”

Those who managed to get crops off are asking outrageous prices for hay and straw. In some instances up to 14 cents a

pound for hay and $60 for straw bales.

Cattle prices have dropped because many producers are reducing their herds. “Cow prices are poor and calf prices are holding for now. A couple of years ago when the market reached an all time high, everyone was saying how much money cattle producers were making selling their calves. It is true. We did good on our calves, but the profit didn’t last long as everyone from the renters who rent us pasture land to feed companies and vet clinics told us they wanted to get their piece of the profit. In the end, they raised their costs to us and the profit we were so happily looking forward to evaporated to someone else who didn’t work for it.

Little do these people know that many of us are still paying for loans and such from the first drought we encountered.

“It is because of situations like this that the attitude of the cattle producer is of not much hope. They are telling me the government won’t do anything – I know it is the life we chose and I don’t think one of us would complain too much about the hard work, but it’s been the accumulation of the previously mentioned items that has led many to end the life they have known for many years.

There are fewer and fewer young producers emerging in this business. Why would they? Just look at the number of kids in 4-H. Hardly any from years ago.

They see there is no future in it. We are losing our cattle industry in Alberta.

Our Alberta beef. It is slipping through our fingers and no one is doing anything about it. And it bothers me. I can’t tell you what my cows mean to me and what this industry means

to me. I know I was put on this earth to do what I do and I am going to do my best to save it.”

She loves her cows, probably more than she should admit. “I would be lost without them. I started working with cattle when I was five years old milking cows by hand and when I turned eight I went to a bull sale with my parents and said to myself, that’s cool. When I grow up I want to raise and sell bulls.”

However, real life involves stress. “I am awake at night thinking what our next move will be.

I am exhausted mentally, physically and emotionally.

It is the first time in my life that I actually begged someone to let us hay their slough if they didn’t need it for themselves. And gratefully they did. I never in my life thought I would have to do that. But I am desperate.”

She contacted the provincial agriculture minister’s office to ask the minister to declare Camrose County a disaster zone.

“We need financial aid now. Not in the spring, or Christmas. It will be too late for many. I understand there are programs that are designed for situations like this. If the current weather trend holds up, and we can’t get any remaining bales to our yard or the crops can’t get off, we will be probably be out of feed by the new year, right in the middle of our calving season.”

Councillors encouraged her to round up neighbours to increase numbers and to keep lobbying the government. Reeve Don Gregorwich agreed to write a letter to the agriculture minister to help out. He also encouraged social media to get support from others in a similar situation.

Lori Larsen, Camrose Booster This year’s exceptionally dry summer will pose problems with livestock feed for some local farmers.

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Assaults investigated Oct. 1

A woman called Camrose RCMP to a report a family dispute. A police investigation resulted in a 43-year-old male being charged with disqualified driving.

Sept. 28

Camrose RCMP is working together with child and family services to investigate a possible assault.

Sept. 26

Police are investigating a report of assault and theft of motor vehicle in Camrose County.

A personal shop was broken into in Camrose County. Trail cameras set up on the property confirmed the break and enter occurred on Sept. 15 around 4:30 p.m. The shop was damaged and two compressors were taken. This is currently under investigation.

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The annual elm pruning ban in Alberta is over until March 31, 2019.

“With the annual ban now lifted, it’s time to start taking the dead wood out of your elm trees,” said Janet Feddes-Calpas, executive director, Society to Prevent Dutch Elm Disease (STOPDED). “To help eliminate elm bark beetle habitat, elm sanitation is essential to an integrated Dutch elm disease (DED) prevention program to keep Alberta DED free.”

The only time it is legal to prune elms in Alberta is between Oct. 1 and Mar. 31.

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Registration is now open for 4-H members and clubs and will remain open until the end of November.

Leaders can register existing clubs and all their members and volunteer leaders online. Those looking to join a club, or who need help registering their club, or who want more information, can call 780422-4H4H (4444) to speak with a 4-H specialist.

“Building communities since 1917, 4-H Alberta has mentored rural Alberta youth in leadership, communication, entrepreneurship, community spirit and skill development, and equipped them with confidence, life-applicable skills while providing a network of friends that spans the entire country,” said Cameron Horner, 4-H communications and marketing specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry.

Currently, there are approximately 350 4-H clubs in Alberta with over 5,500 members and 2,000 volunteer leaders.

“With projects ranging from beef to photography, woodworking to horticulture, 4-H continues to provide members with life-long learning opportunities.

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Canadian dairy farmers hit hard with trade agreement

By Murray Green

The Canadian government secured a trade deal by sacrificing another vital part of domestic supply management. NAFTA will be replaced with a new trade agreement, now called USMCA, the US Mexico Canada Agreement.

“Since 1969, Supply Management has awarded Canadian dairy and poultry farmers a fair return for producing sufficient quality and quantity without over-production. Ever since Canada engaged in negotiating trade agreements the system has been weakened by allowing more production from elsewhere to enter the Canadian market at prices below the cost of production, an unfair trade practice known as dumping,” said dairy farmer Jan Slomp and vice-president policy for the National farmers Union (NFU).

The Canadian government has agreed to end Class 6 and 7 milk pricing in the USMCA deal.

These discount classes were created recently as a last resort to push back against milk being illegally imported from the US in the form of diafiltered milk. This was necessary because the federal government refused to step up with proper border control to stop the imports.

“This is a tough time for our family farm as we face uncertainty in the market, which is the one thing that SM has always been known to stabilize.

Our dairy industry took a big blow with the new USMCA deal and what did we gain for it? A question that has yet to be answered.

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Canadians need to support our country’s producers for food, milk and grown items before buying American products.

Canadian families with the highest quality milk that is locally sourced. There is already news coming from the US that this deal has done nothing for their oversupply issues, 3.9 per cent of our market means nothing to states like Wisconsin who could drown our markets over night, the US dairy has gained nothing with this deal and has only spread their issues into our country. We hope that local residents will continue to search for the Dairy Farmers of Canada logo on dairy products at their local supermarkets, this is one of the best ways that you can support local dairy farms such as ourselves,” said Jake Vermeer of Ohaton.

Processors used American diafiltered milk as

high-protein ingredient in cheese and yogurt to replace Canadian milk.

Class 6 and 7 allowed Canadians to sell high protein ingredients at a price that allowed them to compete with American dairy processors. Now, Canadian farmers are being punished for competing, Americans will again flood the market with discounted diafiltered milk. There will be reduced production on Canadian farms and fewer viable dairy farms in Canada.

During TPP negotiations Canada gave away access to over 3.25 per cent of the domestic market in the supply managed dairy, poultry and eggs sectors to the 11 countries involved, with the USA as one of those countries. After President Trump took the

USA out of the TPP, Canada concluded virtually the same deal with the remaining 10 countries. Now, in the USMCA Canada has given an additional over 3.25 per cent of our market to the USA alone. This is on top of stopping Canadian farmers from competing with the American imports to provide high-protein ingredients to Canadian processors.

“This is not a win-win situation,” said Slomp.

“According to a CBC report, a Trump administration official boasted that they achieved a better deal on dairy for the Americans than the Obama administration have been able to get under the TPP.” Canadians were sold out in the deal. “In saying that they support supply

TIRAS DAIRIES Plant manager of Tiras Dairies in Camrose, Emmanouil Georgantelis, right, explains some of the plant’s new equipment during a ribbon cutting and tour held on Sept. 22 of the facilities.

management and making deals like this, the Canadian government is completely two faced,” said Prince Edward Island dairy farmer and National Farmers Union member Doug Campbell.

“We take no comfort in promises of compensation,” continued Slomp. “In the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement with Europe, the Canadian government, granted additional access for 17,500 tonnes of European cheese in the Canadian market.

In the wake of CETA the compensation package offered to Canadian dairy farmers is a boondoggle.

CETA shrinks total revenue available to Canadian farmers, yet the subsidy is given to the farmer that expands. To expand when revenue is diminished is a rather reckless business decision. It is a recipe for pushing more farmers out of business, not compensating them for a wrongheaded trade decision. To add insult to injury, it is Canadian dairy farmers who take the brunt of low prices resulting from the skim milk surplus, while miraculously, processors qualify for CETA compensation package money, which they use to capitalize on the lower-priced skim milk, as if that alleviates farmer’s losses.”

The protection is gone.

“Successive Conservative and Liberal governments in Canada have protected supply management, while causing a death by a thousand cuts,” said Slomp. “If this is support from a supply management-friendly government, who needs an enemy?”

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Camrose RCMP addresses County council concerns

By Murray Green

Some rural residents have had some concerns with the RCMP policing in recent months.

Corporal Isaac Verbaas of the Camrose RCMP Detachment spoke with Camrose County council on Sept. 25 about the recent activity and changes within the local detachment.

“The first incident in question was on Aug. 12.

A person thought his brother’s vehicle was stolen and decided to follow it. He contacted the RCMP where he was advised to stop following the vehicle and that the RCMP would not be attending,” explained Cpl. Verbaas.

“This individual was angry with the response and was quite vocal on social media. His impression was that no police were available. That was certainly not the case. I always have two officers either on duty or on call at all times,” he informed council.

“The person calling in is chasing a vehicle that he believes is a stolen vehicle. I feel the frustration from the community when it comes to stolen property. That is human nature, if something is taken from us, we want to take it back. The RCMP’s primary function in anything we do is public safety. That trumps everything else we do. Then it is solving crime.

When the two conflict, public safety is always going to win.

Vehicle pursuits are extremely dangerous. We have been chasing cars since they put away the horses. Chasing cars usually ends badly, not just for the parties involved, but for innocent people as well. We do chase people, but the risk of behavior has to outweigh the risk of pursuit.

The call centre examines the situation, figures how soon an officer can get there and that factors into the consideration. We know that stolen vehicles tend to show up. The decision was made not to call an officer out.”

He pointed out that it is policy based on years of data on car chases. People often get hurt in vehicles chases. “What would have happened if the guy would have caught the person in the stolen vehicle? ” Cpl. Verbaas asked.

When the chasing driver didn’t stand down, the nearest officer was called, which was in Killam. The officer told him to stop pursuing for safety reasons.

“I don’t know where our society has gone, to a point that RCMP’s advice is just to let people take your stuff and deal with your insurance company,” said councillor Brian Willoughby. “It seems that is the path we are going down.”

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It is safer just to let thieves take what they want. “You are right and that is frustrating. Our message is how can we stop this from happening in the first place. We found the vehicle just off Highway 21 partially in a driveway and left running. An officer was called out and through the licence plate, it was determined who was the owner of the vehicle. It was indeed the brother of this gentleman. He wasn’t in town, he was in Fort McMurray or some place. The officer went to his residence and found multiple vehicles, all with doors unlocked and the keys left in them. I’m not saying it is the answer, but maybe if the person locked the doors and took the keys out of his vehicles, we wouldn’t be having this conversation,” said Cpl. Verbaas.

“The flip side of that is then they will break into the house to get the keys,” said Willoughby.

“I don’t have that data, but it sure makes it easier for someone to steal a vehicle when it is unlocked with the keys in it,” replied Cpl. Verbaas. “I don’t know what to tell you.”

Councillor Jack Lyle recalled a similar incident in the Bashaw area. “In that case the guy broke into the house, grabbed the keys to the truck, hooked up the trailer and put the SUV he was driving onto the trailer and drove off.

You are told if you catch someone to not do anything either, so what do you say, go ahead and steal it? We are told not to approach these guys because you

could be charged with assault.”

The RCMP detachment leader repeated they have to think of public safety first. “People are starting to take matters into their own hands and we are concerned for them.”

The second incident in question was on Aug. 22 near Now Norway. “We received a call at 3:30 a.m. about a vehicle that crashed into a ditch. The caller didn’t receive a response until 7:30 a.m.

“We admit that this was our mistake. We didn’t have clear communication.

Two officers thought that each other had the call.

This rarely happens, but we apologize. It made us sit back and look at our procedures and process to rectify that,” explained Cpl. Verbaas.

“One comment that was made when the officer did arrive, was a referral to the house on the end of the road. Essentially, they were told the person in the vehicle is connected to the activities going down further along the road, a drug house,” said councillor Cindy Trautman. “It is not the citizen’s job to be watching this house, or doing something about it. It is the job of the police. There was a concern from the citizen about the comment from a police officer.”

Cpl. Verbaas said he will talk to the officer involved. “The officer shouldn’t be the one causing concerns.”

Cpl. Verbaas explained that rural crimes are down from the previous year.

“We are doing the best that we can.”

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Camrose: the railway area hub settlement Submitted

In an era when every town touted itself as a future railway centre, Camrose was one of only a handful of communities in the west to fulfill the optimistic projections of its boosters.

Camrose had its beginnings in 1905 as Sparling, briefly the eastern terminus of a branch from Wetaskiwin, on the Canadian Pacific Railway’s (CPR) important Calgary and Edmonton line. Within a year, it had been renamed Camrose, Welsh for “valley of the roses,” and the line was extended east, first to Daysland, then to Hardisty. A sharp economic recession in 1907-08 inhibited further railway construction in the West. Provincial elections in Alberta the following year were fought largely on the promise of an expanded railway network in the province. This was accomplished through generous provincial bond guarantees, with the upstart Canadian Northern Railway (CNOR) and the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (GTPR) embarked upon an unprecedented railway construction binge. The CPR could do little but join in!

GTPR and CNOR branches bound for Calgary from their respective main lines east of Edmonton, were brought through Camrose in 1909 and 1910. By early 1910, the CPR line to Saskatoon was completed, giving Camrose direct connection to Winnipeg. Like the majority of Prairie towns, the layout of Camrose was shaped by railways; the major difference was that it was served by all three companies (in Alberta, only Edmonton, Calgary, and Alix were in a similar position); the lines cut a distinctive “H-shape” swath through the community. The din of the track laying gangs was soon replaced by the incessant chugging of passenger and freight trains on the web of lines running through town.

While Camrose could not brag of the much sought after “divisional point” status, it’s strategic location north of the broad Battle River valley, excellent railway connections to the province’s two principal cities, and more importantly to the manufacturers and wholesalers in the East, made it the crossroads of commerce for much of East-Central Alberta.

In recognition of this, by 1911 the three railways instituted special tariffs for goods bound to Camrose, fuelling the development of an extensive wholesale warehouse district on the northeast fringe of town. Here shipments were received in carloads from manufactures and wholesalers, opened, and broken down into smaller lots for distribution either to local concerns or by rail to outlying towns. By 1912, Camrose wholesalers serviced over 70 towns. With the 1913 recession and the onset of the First World War, investment dried up, immigration ceased and railway development ground to a halt. Despite the shortage of materials and manpower brought about by the war however, the Canadian Northern managed to complete the important cut-off between Camrose and the capital, and the 60-mile (96.56 kilometres) branch southeast of town to Alliance, through a prosperous grain-growing area.

In September 1917, after increasing financial difficulties, the Canadian Northern Railway was taken over by the Dominion Government, and was one of a number of defunct railways that was combined to create the Canadian National Railways (CNR) in 1918. The rival Grand Trunk Pacific Railway fell into receivership in 1919, and it too was folded into the CNR the following year.

Canadian National management immediately set about rationalizing former CNOR and GTPR lines throughout Western Canada. Duplicate facilities were eliminated and services were improved by combining portions of the respective lines. Around Camrose, this involved the construction of connecting tracks between the two lines in 1923 (a short connection to the north of town and a 31 mile long connection to the south), abandonment of the GTPR alignment through town (10 miles or 16 kilometres) and closure of the GTPR station facilities. An added benefit to the CNR was the elimination of the immense Duhamel bridge, a 3,094foot (943 metres) long timber trestle spanning the Battle River, which was due for a replacement.

In the 1920s, Camrose stood only second to Edmonton as a CNR centre in the province. Ten regular CNR trains passed through town daily, besides coal trains from the Brazeau mines and Extra freights. The Alliance Branch was extended to connect with Youngstown in 1930, giving Camrose direct access to Regina and Winnipeg (the line was actually constructed by the CPR, with the CNR having running-rights). With the onset of the Depression however, the expected traffic did not develop, and the seldom used portion of the branch south of Alliance was abandoned and taken up in 1951.

Following the Second World War, the development of an all-weather highway system and increasing reliance on private trucks and automobiles reduced the public’s dependence on railways. Fortunately for Camrose, although its importance as a railway centre was considerably diminished, it remained the key administrative and commercial centre for the surrounding farm districts.

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Crime reduction strategy is working

By Murray Green

Judging by the crime reduction numbers from the first half of the project year, the province’s crackdown on crimes is having a positive impact.

Justice minister Kathleen Ganley and Rural Crime Watch representative Dean Hart and the RCMP in Alberta, released a report card that reflects the RCMP’s performance in the first six months of its Crime Reduction Strategy. The strategy, launched this year, is a comprehensive, intelligence-led approach to policing that aims to break the cycle of criminal activity over the long term.

In collaboration with the Government of Alberta and backed by provincial investments of $8 million and $5.3 million announced in March, RCMP developed a seven-point action plan that expanded its Crime Reduction Strategy by enhancing intelligence and information sharing, dedicating resources to apprehend repeat offenders and reducing administrative burdens of officers, to allow them to spend more time conducting investigations and engaging with the communities they serve.

“The rural crime reduction strategy is working.

In the six months since we announced $10 million in funding for a seven-point action plan, RCMP have recorded a noticeable decrease in property crimes. I want to

thank our valued partners in the RCMP for their hard and important, work. We’ll continue to support the RCMP and our police partners to help ensure Albertans live in safe and secure communities, no matter where they call home,” said Ganley.

There have been 648 fewer motor vehicle thefts in Alberta this year compared to last year; 366 fewer break and enter incidents and 3,358 fewer thefts. From January to July of this year, property crimes (excluding fraud, mischief and arson) in all Alberta RCMP detachments have decreased nine per cent compared to the same period last year. These crimes in RCMP’s rural detachments for the same period have decreased 11 per cent.

For the month of July, compared to the same month last year, property crimes excluding fraud, mischief and arson, have decreased 17 per cent. In RCMP rural detachments, these crimes have decreased 25 per cent during the same period.

District-level Crime Reduction Units specializing in identifying and apprehending repeat offenders have also made an impact. Since their launch in February, they have made more than 500 arrests representing over 1,600 charges. The high ratio of arrests to charges illustrates the Crime Reduction Unit’s focus: finding and

arresting the people who hurt our communities the most.

Alberta RCMP plans to implement a number of new initiatives in the next six months that will complement its Crime Reduction Strategy from enhanced responses for victims and offenders, to innovative technologies designed to strengthen data gathering and community engagement.

“We made a commitment to Albertans and we are delivering on that commitment. Midway through the first year of implementing our Crime Reduction Strategy, property crime is down across the province. As the rural police force of Alberta, we are committed to ensuring this trend continues in every category in every community throughout Alberta,” RCMP deputy commissioner Todd Shean said.

“Community is our strength. Rural Crime Watch members act as extra eyes and ears, not only for the RCMP by providing them with information they need for their investigations, but for our friends and neighbours. As members, we take an active role in educating our community and watching each other’s backs,” said Dean Hart, board member of Rural Crime Watch Southern Alberta.

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Battle River Watershed Alliance encourage youth awareness

By Lori Larsen

The youth are our future and Battle River Watershed Alliance (BRWA) has taken it to heart by providing a variety of programs and initiatives to the youth of today, in order to build awareness on the importance of maintaining the health and future of our watersheds.

Caring For Our Watersheds is a international education program that began in Camrose over 11 years ago, in partnership with Nutrien as a way to create awareness and get youth involved in the sustainability of the world’s watersheds.

“The Battle River Watershed Alliance is really proud to partner with Nutrien to host this program, as it encourages and rewards students for the stewardship ideas and actions,” explained Battle River Watershed Alliance education and outreach coordinator, Nathalie Stanley Olson. “I have seen so many young people step into a leadership role to create positive changes at their schools and larger community. They come up with really impressive ideas–from tree plantings to installing solar panels to water bottle fill-up station. Students are developing realistic plans, creating budgets, and working with partners to make their projects come true.”

The program is offered to youth in Grades 7 through 12 and runs from September until early April. Funding is granted to selected projects through Battle River Watershed Alliance (Central and Northern Alberta hosts) and Nutrien, to assist in the implementation of the proposed projects matched with a monetary award to the top 10 finalists.

“I am also glad to offer funding to help the projects. A lot of schools are trying to create environmentally friendly choices

but budgets are tight. In some ways the contest is like a grant–just write up the project and we can help fund it.”

Past Camrose and area recipients of funding from the program include 2017 first place winner Bria Kroetch from Daysland School for the Battery Disposal: Creating a Positive Change in the Environment project, third place winners Dana Sych and Soren Skarek of Hay Lakes School for the Soaking Up the Water, One Tree at a Time project, fourth place winner Catharina Brosinsky of Bashaw School for the A Step by Step Approach to Protect the Watershed project, seventh place winners Brynne Dawbin and Logan LaPlante of Bashaw School for the Give Your Fish a Proper Burial project and 8th place winner Linna Kimball from Forestburg for the BYOB: Bring Your Own Bottle project, For 2018, Raina Teichroeb of Bashaw School won ninth place for the Bees...If they die, they’re taking us with them project and fourth place winner was Tessa Morrison from Bashaw School for the Rockeling Bay Pump Project and third place winners Anders Bouck and Tyler Mokry from Camrose École Charlie Killam School (CK) School for their Staying Hydrated and Green project.

Anders and Tyler, then Grade 8 students of Charlie Killam, proposed the idea of installing water bottle refill stations at two of the water fountain locations at Charlie Killam as a Leadership Class project for CK teacher Erica Easton.

“We researched other projects and learned about all the pollution caused by plastic bottles being thrown away so we knew we had to do something,” said Anders in explaining how the idea began.

The two CK students applied to the BRWA Car-

ing For Your Watershed Program and were successful in receiving $800 (third place) to be used towards the project as well BRWA donated another $2,000 to the Charlie Killam School.

Since the installation of the refill stations at CK (two stations) in September, the count for saving plastic bottles from being disposed of, was (at point of the interview) 2,371.

A plaque bearing both Ander’s and Tyler’s names, along with Battle River Watershed Alliance, will be secured above each waterfill station to not only commemorate the boys dedication and hard work but encourage other students to get on board.

“I would love to see more youth from this area get involved,” said Nathalie.

“Either as a class, a club, or on their own. Students can win money for themselves, their school or club, and get money to help make their projects happen. It is a winwin-win!”

Other programs offered

by Battle River Watershed Alliance for youth include the biannual Explore More, which invites approximately 200 students to engage in a day of hands-on learning through a series of educational stations and the Waste In Our Watershed Tour which includes all Grade 4 students in Camrose on a tour of solid waste streams in Camrose. The program, co-hosted by the BRWA, City of Camrose, and Alberta Health Services, is a full-day (9 a.m. until 2 p.m.) program that takes students to the Camrose wastewater treatment lagoons, Dried Meat Lake, the water treatment plant, a green space, the Centra Cam recycling depot, and the City of Camrose Land Fill.

For more details on the any of the programs offered

by BRWA visit the website at www.battleriverwatershed.

BEE CONDO

Submitted This enormous bee hive was located in a tree at the Silver Creek Golf Course campground. Willie Anderson of Leduc was brave enough to handle the massive bee condo after it had been safely removed from the tree.

Winter prep for horses

Lori Larsen, Camrose Booster Supplement your horse feed in the winter with nutrient and vitamin blocks.

By Lori Larsen also be necessary through-

As the cold weather draws nearer it is important to remember our four legged friends and help them to prepare for a long bout of winter. For horses that remain in pastures during the winter months, a healthy season means a little extra care.

Feed and Water

Part of feed for pastured horses involves foraging for grass. In order for large animals to maintain energy and thus stay warm, digesting food is imperative. Cold weather increases a horse’s calorie intake and so it is important that their diets be supplemented with nutrient rich feed (hay, oats) and concentrates containing minerals and vitamins.

To maintain healthy digestion, horses require water year-round and while snow provides some water it is not enough, so ensure horses have access to nonfrozen water at all times.

Feet, teeth and coat

Lori Larsen, Camrose Booster Camrose Grade 4 students take part in the Waste in Our Watershed tour, as part of the youth awareness programs offered by Battle River Watershed Alliance.

Preparing your horses feet for the winter may entail removing shoes, preferably while the weather is still warm, and trimming hooves to maintain foot health. Trimming may

out the winter months.

If your horse’s teeth are in poor condition it could cause issues with eating preventing them from getting proper and much needed nutrition throughout the winter. Have your veterinarian check your horse’s teeth to ensure they are in good condition.

A horse’s coat is meant to keep them warm so allowing their coat to grow out naturally, especially vital for pastured horses, will ensure your horse will have proper insulation against cold weather.

Always provide some sort of shelter for your horses in the winter months against heavy wet snow and bitter winds. Barns, wind breaks or even a shelter belt of trees will give them a place to tuck in and keep warm during harsher winter days. Waterproof and breathable horse blankets for more mature horses can provide an extra layer of protection, but remember to remove the blanket periodically to ensure the coat under is staying dry and the hair is in good condition.

Constantly check on your horses to ensure they are getting through the winter months healthy.

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MERIDIAN 4 RANGE 19 TOWNSHIP 46 SECTION 25 QUARTER NORTH WEST EXCEPTING THEREOUT ALL MINES AND MINERALS AREA: 64.7 HECTARES (160 ACRES) MORE OR LESS MERIDIAN 4 RANGE 19 TOWNSHIP 46 SECTION 25 QUARTER SOUTH WEST AREA: 64.7 HECTARES (160 ACRES) MORE OR LESS EXCEPTING THEREOUT: HECTARES ACRES (MORE OR LESS) A) PLAN 9623825 DESCRIPTIVE 1.46 3.61 EXCEPTING THEREOUT ALL MINES AND MINERALS The lands have 290 cultivated acres and include six grain bins, five of which are hopper bins.

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Although most producers are busy harvesting, or at least attempting to do so, the fall is also a good time to plant trees or a shelter belt.

Planning and preparation are vital, but proper planting itself is the most crucial part of the fall tree planting process.

“First off, if you bought plastic container stock, very carefully remove the soil by either shaking, soaking or washing with a hose to reveal the root system,” said Toso Bozic, bioenergy and agroforestry specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry. “By doing so, you will be able to see potential circling, hooking or girdling problems with roots. You may need to do proper pruning or remove the roots that girdle the trees.”

Plant the new tree so that roots are just below the surface. “Dig a hole that is as deep as the roots, but twice as wide. The wide hole will make it easier for the new lateral roots to grow into the surrounding soil. For a basket and burlap tree, properly fit it into the hole, then remove the burlap and cut the wire on top before filling in the hole with soil,” said Bozic.

Trees that are small and in a protected area don’t require staking.

“That being said, stake trees that are tall, leggy and exposed to high wind.

“As well, mulching provides a few key functions— it prevents weeds, protects roots from extreme heat and keeps moisture around trees. Create a donutshaped wood chip cover around your tree to keep water inside. Putting wood chips next to the trunk attracts rodents, insects and potential disease.”

After planting is complete, make sure to provide enough water prior to freezing. “The amount of water depends on the soil and the tree species’ requirement for water.

Water right after planting, three days after and again three days after that. Don’t let your tree get dry. If you can easily push a six-inch screwdriver into the soil, there is enough water. Drip irrigation is a long term solution for watering your trees; turf irrigation may not be optimal.”

Bozic added that fertilization of trees after fall planting is neither recommended, nor necessary.

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The COUNTRY BOOSTER, October 9, 2018 – Page 15

Summer of failure Test your winter feed for value

By Kevin Sorenson, MP, Battle River-Crowfoot

The fall 2018 session of Parliament opened on Monday, Sept. 17 and the Official Opposition immediately began to hold the Liberals to account for what we have dubbed their “summer of failure.”

Conservative MPs, as all Canadians, were counting on Justin Trudeau to use the summer break to finally get the big issues right.

Instead of the refresh our country needed after such a disastrous spring, the Liberal government failed to address the most pressing issues faced by this country.

How did they fail? Let me count the ways.

Economy–Trudeau’s economic policies have failed to create the growth and opportunity Canada needs to compete with the world. His stubborn refusal to acknowledge Canada’s tax and regulatory disadvantages has seen billions of private investment dollars leave the country–taking jobs and opportunity with it.

Carbon Tax–Justin Trudeau cut a special deal with big polluters to reduce their carbon tax rate, while failing to provide the same relief to small businesses, families and seniors. Alberta and PEI joined Ontario and Saskatchewan in pulling out of the Liberal’s national carbon tax scheme. Pipelines–We begin the fall session without a plan to get the Trans Mountain pipeline built. After spending $4.5 billion to buy it, we learned Trudeau has failed to get shovels in the ground because he has not provided any leadership to see this critical project succeed. Illegal border crossers–Trudeau still has no idea how to fix the mess he created at the border. This summer, after appointing a minister in charge of border security, the Liberals still failed to come up with a plan to stop people from crossing the border illegally which is causing backlogs in processing legitimate refugees.

Trade–The Liberals failed to ratify the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) in the spring session, and then ignored a request from Conservative leader Andrew Scheer to recall Parliament and ratify it in the summer. Meanwhile, on NAFTA, Trudeau found himself out in the cold, while Mexico negotiated a new agreement and, as of time of writing this column, we still don’t have a new NAFTA deal.

In contrast, this summer during our National Conservative Convention in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Scheer delivered a positive and encouraging prime ministerial speech that invigorated us all. Our enthusiasm only grew as good, solid policies were put forward, debated and passed. I am excited to fight the next federal election on what I believe will be a very strong platform: a platform that clearly distinguishes us from the governing Liberals.

These are just a few of the resolutions that were passed.

Extending Canada’s pipeline network to Atlantic Canada as a means of creating Canadian jobs and reducing our dependence on foreign oil.

Making scrapping the Liberal’s Carbon Tax job number one if elected. We believe the provinces and territories should be free to develop their own climate change policies without federal interference or federal penalties or incentives. Ensuring a reduction in the rural crime rate becomes a priority and passing laws that keep criminals behind bars. Working with provincial and territorial partners to ensure the trade of beer, wine and liquor across provincial borders is in line with the principles of free trade and that barriers to this trade are eliminated in the spirit of cooperation and efficiency.

Creating a simplified and understandable Income Tax Act. In order to achieve comprehensive, simplified and understandable legislation for all Canadians, we support a comprehensive review of the Income Tax Act and Canada’s fiscal framework. Canada needs a tax system for the 21st century, one that reduces compliance costs and increases transparency while promoting growth, investment, entrepreneurship and job creation.

I was really proud to have a strong delegation of Conservative members from the Battle River-Crowfoot Riding Association. They joined with a great group folks from coast to coast to coast in making our convention a success. While our association members provided tremendous policy input, I would appreciate and welcome your comments on the vision the Conservative Party of Canada has for the future of this great country as we head toward Election 2019.

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.

By Murray Green

With all of the fall moisture that we have had, you may want to test your feed for value before winter feeding.

Testing feed allows producers to develop a strategy that ensures all cattle in the herd are fed to meet their production goals while avoiding extra costs.

“Using higher quality feed early in the season could mean it is not available later in the season when the cows really need it,” explained Andrea Hanson, livestock extension specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry. “It could get costly for the operation, either by increasing feed costs or reducing cow fertility.”

Buying premium hay all winter will be too expensive this winter. “Livestock feed supplies are going to be tight in some areas of Alberta, while in other areas, quality may be an issue,” said Hanson. “As such, testing feed stuffs is important to know what nutrients are available.

When feed costs are the largest variable expense of overwintering a beef cow, overfeeding is wasting dollars. Conversely, if the animal’s nutrient requirements aren’t being met, it can negatively affect their immediate wellbeing and future reproductive efficiency.”

The formulation of a ration depends on the nutrient composition of the forage. The only way to accurately determine the forage’s nutrient composition is by sampling and testing the feed.

“Using last year’s feed tests or using a provincial average for a feed’s nutritional content, is not realistic or useful,” said Hanson.

“While physical attributes

are part of feed quality, they don’t tell the whole story. A bright green colour does help indicate the feed was put up with little or no rain and that the mould level is little to none, but it does not tell much more than that. Protein and energy content of the same hay field can vary greatly depending on when it was cut. Brome cut very early in the year could reach 18 per cent protein, while that same forage may only be five to six per cent protein if cut late.”

Protein requirements of a cow change depending on where she is in her pregnancy. “A minimum of seven per cent protein is needed in the second trimester, while in the third trimester nine per cent protein is needed. She requires 11 per cent protein when lactating,” said beef and forage specialist Barry Yaremcio.

Hanson added that the most important information in a feed test includes protein, energy and fibre.

“A basic forage analysis will list the moisture content of the feed stuff, energy as total digestible nutrients (TDN), net energy (NE) and/or digestible energy (DE), crude protein values as well as calcium, phosphorus, magnesium and potassium.

“A basic analysis should cost less than $50, which is much less than the cost of a round bale of feed, let alone the possible savings from using fewer bales of hay mixed with lower quality forages.

The more advanced analytical packages will provide more details about the feed depending on what is requested. If an early frost or crop stress has been experienced in the area and there are concerns, a

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nitrate test may be very beneficial as would a toxin test.”

Getting a representative sample of the feed to test is important in feeling confident with the analysis.

“If sampling bales, samples need to be taken from a number of bales, at least 15 to 20, from different areas in the field and then mixed into one sample. Using a commercial forage sampler makes the process much easier and often local agriculture service boards or forage associations have equipment available for loan,” said Hanson.

“Use plastic bags to ship the feed so that an accurate moisture level can be determined,” said Hanson. “If sampling from a silage pit, rub the loose material off the face before taking the sample from packed material from the freshest part of the silage face and from several locations in a ‘W’ or ‘M’ pattern. Mix the samples and pack tightly into a plastic bag with as little air as possible. If the samples aren’t going to the lab right away, freeze to prevent any change to the silage characteristics. Finally, if you want a sample of the swath grazing feed, take a tub and scissors out to the field and pull various samples from the swath from locations all over the field. As the samples are pulled, cut the feed into two inch lengths and mix in the tub. From the total sample, stuff a large ziplock bag with a representative sample of the feed for analysis.”

For more information about testing winter feed, contact the Alberta AgInfo Centre at 310-FARM (3276).

Murray Green, Camrose Booster Des, left, and Corinne Brady received a plaque from Camrose County Reeve Don Gregorwich to honour the century mark of their family farm.

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