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Inside Who Can I Count On? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Out and About . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 and 13 City of Camrose . . . . . . . . . . 9, 14 and 15 On the Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 and 21 Obituaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 to 26 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 to 31 Central Agencies Realty Inc. . . . 31 and 32

Under very strict provincial rules, not the least of which is daily COVID-19 screening for all AJHL (and WHL) players, coaching and support staff members, games will resume starting this Friday. Unfortunately, spectators will not be allowed in the rink, although AJHL games will be broadcast on Hockey TV. The lengthy pandemic shutdown of play has been devastating for players, fans and team finances. The Alberta Junior Hockey League contributes $56 million annually to the Alberta economy. In a typical year, in-person attendance for season games for the WHL and AJHL averages over one million fans.

To help struggling teams dig out of a huge financial hole, Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC) has launched Jackpots for Junior Hockey, a new 50/50 draw.

Albertans, who have certainly proven they have a passion to buy 50/50 tickets, will be able to purchase tickets for draws which will be held each weekend in March.

See page 7 for more on the Kodiaks’ return to the ice.

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News Features City Mask Bylaw remains in effect . . . . . 2 Reflections by Bonnie Hutchinson . . . . . 4 Just Sayin’. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Ask the Chief. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Honouring past on annual International Women’s Day. . . . . . . . . . . 8 Fitzgerald recalls historic Heritage Day marking Treaty 6 at Tillicum . . . . . . . . . . 12 Downtown Camrose update. . . . . . . . . 22

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The ritual of regular COVID-19 testing procedure is performed by team physician Dr. Mucciarone on Kodiaks forward Justin Barker.

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Normal is...

“Grandma, did you like talking to your friend real?”

I’ll explain that in a minute. ***

This week marks about a year since our first lockdown began.

I remember the date because one day before the lockdown, I had dinner with an out-of-town friend I hadn’t seen for about 12 years. We were so grateful that our dinner date was not one day later.

I also remember that during that one-year-ago week, one of my neighbours said, “They say this could last five weeks.” I replied, “Oh, surely not!”

I couldn’t imagine. Now I don’t have to imagine. ***

So, “Talking to your friend real.”

A friend and her husband recently drove to Calgary to visit four grandchildren aged seven years to four months. Also, to visit their grandchildren’s parents, of course. (Okay, the parents were an afterthought!)

Since the lockdown began, my friend and her husband had seen the three older grandchildren in person only twice and the four-month-old only once.

A live-and-in-person visit was a treat.

In Calgary, they observed all the health precautions.

It was a nice day. They met outside in a park. The adults were masked. They maintained their two-metre distance from one another and from the children.

An extra treat was that my friend also got to reconnect with one of her longest-term friends, a woman she’d first met in junior high school more than 40 years ago.

The friend came to the park and they had a lovely chat– masked and two metres apart.

The seven-year-old grandchild observed his grandmother and her friend visiting. After the friend left, he asked, “Grandma, did you like talking to your friend real?”

My friend realized that, though she and her husband had many Zoom calls with their grandchildren and the grandchildren’s parents, Zoom contact wasn’t “real” for the seven-year-old.

She also realized, as she attempted to connect with her four-month-old grandchild while wearing a mask, that the baby could see her eyes and eyebrows, but not her smiling mouth. She wondered what the baby was perceiving about other human beings. *** For a year, we’ve heard about “the new normal”.

I’ve heard and read people who say things like, “I’m not willing to call this normal,” or, “I’ll be so glad when we get back to normal.”

I’ve also watched and been impressed with all the creativity that’s emerged as we’ve all figured out ways to accomplish things that are important to us within the unprecedented conditions we’re experiencing right now.

Gazillions of us have learned to use new-for-us technologies like Zoom. Workplaces have figured out how to get work done within new constraints. A whole new subtrade of mask-making has emerged. Restaurants have reverted to takeout. Entertainment, including sports, has gone to livestreaming events without live audiences or fans.

Some wonder whether the restrictions are useful or even necessary, and are critical of decisions made by leaders. As someone who has been in leadership positions and was responsible for decisions that impact others, I’ve simply been grateful that it’s not me who has to make those decisions.

Whether I agree with the decisions or not, I believe all those in leadership positions are doing the best they can in circumstances that nobody on the planet has experienced before. It occurs to me that our entire human race is making it up as we go along. ***

So, what’s normal?

Maybe normal is what you don’t have to imagine, because you’ve experienced it. Maybe every single event in every single day is the new normal. ***

I’d love to hear from you! If you have comments about this column or suggestions for future topics, send a note to Bonnie@BonnieHutchinson.com.

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Rural business

The year 2020 has indubitably been a quagmire of health, economic, political, logistical and financial chaos for Canadian governments. Here in the forgotten hinterland of Alberta, with an economy that stands sui generis in nature and stature, we are truly abandoned within our own Dominion of Canada.

According to the CFIB (Canadian Federation of Independent Business), Alberta is facing an existential financial crisis of historical proportions. CFIB reports while Canada and Alberta ratchet up debt at blinding speed, the number of small businesses teetering on the cusp of insolvency grows at an alarming rate. CFIB asserts that 20 per cent of Alberta’s small businesses, with a combined work force over 624,000, are considering the possibility their businesses will not be here if it takes much longer to open up.

Logistically speaking, those businesses are much more likely to be located in the UCP held ridings of rural Alberta like Camrose.

Where a single job loss can be seen and felt; while no amount of COVID diatribe from our political leaders is going to change the blow. My heart goes out to those business people who see the sweat and sacrifice invested in their businesses evaporated, along with their dreams, by our response to the virus. All the small business community demand is a homogeneous equitable response, one granting to them the same rules and opportunities afforded the large businesses. Unfortunately, too many Albertans are finding out how tenuous our freedoms and how undemocratic our politics.

To all those business people struggling to survive the lockdown, I salute you.

Know that our province was founded by men and women like you. To all those who have lost their jobs or cannot find work, I know there is no greater a trial, and I pray our economy will change for you. In this time of COVID, may you find support, joy, and happiness in your family and friends, with true meaning not in the temporal, but in the eternal. You do not stand alone.

Robert Johnson, Daysland Need libraries

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ing to succeed in the interrupted and uncertain school year.

An unemployed father unable to complete online job applications and remote interviews.

A solitary senior citizen, isolated and missing social connection.

A post-secondary student already struggling with distance education, unable to find an approved examination supervisor.

A teen struggling with gender identity issues in need of a safe, warm place with information and connection to social services.

A parent uncertain about misinformation in media, trying to understand more about the conditions of the pandemic.

What do all these people have in common? They need a library. Today’s libraries are so much more than just a repository for works of fiction. They are a public location to allow students and tutors to meet, providing public computer workstations and free internet access.

Socialization and attentive care of patrons’ wellbeing are an important part of a librarian’s job. Proctoring exams is a valuable service the public libraries provide at little to no cost.

Provision of social services information and resources as well as connections to those services are a necessary part of library service.

And what better place to fight misinformation than a library?

I am all for following health regulations and bending the curve of the pandemic. However, I believe that libraries are an essential service and should be reopened to the public. Dinein restaurants were able to seat customers in Step One of the reopening for the purpose of feeding people’s bodies. Is not the invaluable service that public libraries provide, in feeding people’s minds and hearts, just as important?

Libraries should be opened in Step Two of the path forward. Libraries have pre-established health measures, such as scheduled cleaning, disinfecting work stations after use, quarantining library materials, mask-wearing and social distancing protocol. Please allow us to provide the services that the citizens in our communities need.

Kait Davies, David Knipe Memorial Library, Bawlf

Environmental plan

Kudos to chair Rob Hill and the Camrose Green Action Committee for their work in presenting the case for a Camrose Environmental Master Plan to City council at a recent meeting.

I appreciate council’s decision to have City administrators review the feasibility of this proposal with the intention, I understand, to follow up shortly with the Green Action Committee.

If council gives this initiative the green light, as other municipalities have done, we can feel confident that our community will be more prepared for the inevitable changes arising from climate mitigation efforts. The Environmental Master Plan would enable Camrose to build on existing environmental stewardship achievements and to be proactive in determining future priorities and actions not only for City operations, but for the healthy growth of our local economy.

I agree with Hill that community engagement needs to happen. If the public are invited to participate early on, if they are given meaningful ways to contribute to the development and ongoing work of the Environmental Master Plan, they are more likely be supportive of it in the long run.

An Environmental Master Plan is the equivalent of saying we have our climate mitigation ducks in a row, which will work in our favour come time for project funding applications.

The federal government is one source of such funding.

Minister of environment and climate change, Jonathan Wilkinson, speaking at a recent town hall, outlined the updated, two-pronged federal approach to climate change–one being climate action and clean growth, the second being nature–based solutions addressing biodiversity and wildlife habitat loss. He made specific reference to restoration of wetlands and grasslands, as well as strategies to create new urban parks and ecological corridors that would enable nature and humans alike to thrive in shared spaces. I would suggest that both climate mitigation initiatives and nature-based projects be included in the Camrose Environmental Master Plan from the start.

June A. Osborne, Camrose

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Each March, dietitians across Canada come together to celebrate and share their passion for nutrition with Canadians.

This year, the theme centres on helping Canadians find their healthy, understanding that individual health, preferences and circumstances all add up to what is uniquely good for you.

Dietitians focus on the message that healthy eating looks different for everyone, recognizing the role that culture and food traditions, personal circumstances and nutritional needs play in determining what is good for you.

“As dietitians, our role has less to do with instructing and more to do with listening. Rather than telling our clients what they need to do in order to achieve the ideal health standard, we help them find their healthy,” said Julia Liber, dietitian and Nutrition Month spokesperson.

“There’s this misconception that there is only one way of eating well,” added Sharmini Balakrishnan,

dietitian and Nutrition Month spokesperson. “How can that be true when there are so many systemic, structural and cultural factors that determine one’s health and thus how they eat? As a dietitian, it is important to work together with communities while we all advocate for racial equity, income security, affordable housing, and many other key system changes, which will ultimately support health for all.”

Throughout March, dietitians in communities and workplaces across the country will be sharing how they can help you find your healthy, taking into consideration your culture and food traditions and nutritional needs, as well as your personal circumstances.

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The Camrose Kodiaks have been practising this week to prepare for the three-team cohort series of Alberta Junior Hockey League regular season games.

The AJHL will resume the 2020-21 season on Friday, March 12. A total of 52 games are scheduled to be played exclusively on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, from March 12 to April 4. The league will then break before switching cohort groups and continuing with games.

Camrose begins the relaunch by hosting the Drumheller Dragons on Friday at 7 p.m. However, fans are not allowed in the Encana Arena at this time.

After a trip to Olds to play the Grizzlys on March 14, the same teams meet again at the Encana Arena on March 19 at 7 p.m.

The Kodiaks travel to Drumheller for a game on March 21, and then go to Olds on March 27. Camrose hosts the Dragons on March 28 at 4 p.m. In April, the same teams meet in Drumheller on April 3, before Camrose hosts Olds on April 4, also at 4 p.m.

When those games have been completed, the teams will be mixed to create games with other teams.

Another cohort in the south division consists of Calgary Canucks, Okotoks Oilers and Brooks Bandits.

The northern division currently has three cohort groups. A total of 13 teams are returning to play. In the south, Canmore has decided to shut down until the fall season.

The AJHL completed more than 80 games in the opening months of the 2020-21 season before the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a pause.

The league completed its first round of testing in its return to play plan with no positive COVID-19 results across 13 teams and 367 players and staff. Private PCR testing was done after a seven-day isolation period and was administered again before teams practiced together for the first time.

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Protecting lives: Alberta’s budget

By Jackie Lovely, MLA Camrose Constituency

Recently, finance minister Travis Toews introduced Budget

2021:

Protect-

ing Lives and Livelihoods.

Budget 2021 builds on the ongoing efforts of Alberta’s government to protect both lives and livelihoods during the COVID-19 pandemic. It invests in health care and it positions the province for economic recovery with a continued focus on the efficient delivery of government services.

Although we are one year into Alberta’s COVID-19 response, Albertans still face a long road ahead until life returns to normal. While vaccines offer some hope, ongoing delays from the federal government mean widespread immunization will not be achieved for several months yet. This means that Alberta’s health care system will continue to remain under pressure for some time.

Budget 2021 makes a historic investment in health care to make sure the health system is properly resourced to keep fighting this pandemic. On top of the $21.4 billion in non-COVID health care spending–nearly $1 billion more than last year–the government has set aside another $1.25 billion in contingency funds specifically to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. This represents the most ever spent on health care by any government in the province’s history.

Honouring past on annual International Women’s Day

By Murray Green

People around the world celebrated the achievements of women during International Women’s Day on March 8.

Here in Camrose, we have had several female leaders on City of Camrose council.

Camrose became a city in 1955. Since then, at least 12 women have served on council.

Ina Nielsen was elected for three terms in 2001, 2004 and 2007, and was the first woman in Camrose to run for mayor in 2010. She finished in second place.

“Serving this city as a councillor was a privilege to be elected and be part of making positive change to make Camrose the great place it is to live,” said Ina, about her experience.

She supports other women trying to make a difference. “I would be open and happy to share my experience and support to those women (or men) who would seek to run in the 2021 election.

It takes time and preparation to be ready for a good result,” Ina added.

This year’s budget also paves the way for growth in Alberta’s post-pandemic economy. Over $20 billion in capital infrastructure projects will create 90,000 new jobs now, when they are needed the most. Budget 2021 also includes $1.5 billion to support core sectors like agriculture, technology, energy and tourism, and $500 million in contingency funds to take advantage of further economic diversification opportunities that come our way later this year.

Alberta’s government is also taking a careful approach to spending that will help get the province’s finances back on track. Moving forward, government

Agnes Hoveland

spending will be anchored to sound fiscal principles that

“Leadership is having the desire and capacity to deliver on a vision for growing and nurturing a healthy and vibrant community. That community may be a business, workplace, school or a community at large. Serving as a councillor has provided an avenue to engage and build on such a vision within the community of Camrose,” said current councillor Agnes Hoveland.

will put us back on a path to a balanced budget. We will also keep our debt-to-GDP ratio below 30 per cent, which will allow us to bring our spending in line with other provinces such as BC, Saskatchewan and Ontario.

Alberta’s hard-working public servants will also be asked to help find labour efficiencies so we can invest more in health care and economic recovery. While we’ve had to delay our timeline to eliminate the deficit in order to fight COVID-19, these solid fiscal principles will get us back on the path to balance as soon as possible.

Alberta, like the rest of the country, remains in the middle of the COVID-19 storm. But Albertans can rest

“I appreciate and value the diversity of backgrounds and experiences that are around the council table and would encourage anyone to run for elected office. Typically, women are underrepresented in Alberta municipal government, however, that number has increased by about six per cent since 2010. I do encourage women to run and I look forward to the day when gender inequality is not the focus, but instead the focus is on the qualities brought to the table by an individual regardless of gender, race or ethnic,” shared Agnes.

Mona Sparling was the first lady to serve on council from 1962 to 1974.

Berdie Fowler served from 1974 to 1977.

Joyce Wilcox served from 1986 to 1992.

Mary Broen was on council from 1992 to 1995.

Louise Jensen was on council from 1995 to 1998.

Barbra Olsen was on council from 1995 to 2001.

Mary Durand served from 1998 to 2007.

Gwen Graftaas was on council from 2001 to 2003.

Helen Munroe served from 2004 to 2007.

Current councillor Agnes Hoveland started in 2013.

Cathie Johnson served from 2017 to 2019.

This year is an election year, and people from all walks of life are encouraged to participate in the fall election process.

County council In Camrose County, Isabel Anderson was the first lady to serve on council. She represented the Meeting Creek area (Division 3) from 1983 to 1989.

After serving as a councillor since 2017 for two years, Cindy Trautman was named reeve in 2019. She was elected to represent Division 2, the New Norway area.

“Volunteering in my community has always been and continues to be essential to me. I believe we need to keep our com-

munities growing. Deciding to run in the 2017 municipal election, I saw an opportunity to serve both the area where I live and the larger Camrose County community. Women can bring a different perspective to council discussions and decisions. I am happy that I made the decision to run for Camrose County council in Division 2. Although there are challenges, I have found the experience to be rewarding.

Cindy Trautman

“It doesn’t matter what gender you are, if you are considering running for municipal council, ask yourself these questions: 1. Do I care about and am I willing to serve the community?

2. Do I have proven leadership skills? 3. Am I willing to work with a council and administrative team?

If you answer ‘yes’, then you may be ready to jump into the 2021 municipal election,” said Reeve Trautman.

“I would encourage anyone contemplating adding their name to an election ballot to do some research on the responsibilities of the position, and have a conversation with someone already serving in that position.”

For information about the Camrose County municipal election, go to webpage www.county. camrose.ab.ca, click on Your Government and Election 2021.

preparing for brighter days. As we continue to navigate

Solutions offered by Albertans

these challenging times, we will stick with Albertans

By Murray Green

assured that through Budget 2021, their government is

every step of the way–protecting both their lives and their livelihoods.

You can contact Jackie Lovely, Camrose MLA, at Constituency Office, 104, 4870-51 Street, Camrose, AB T4V 1S1. Tel: 780-672-0000, camrose@assembly. ab.ca or at Legislature Office, 6th Floor, 9820-107 Street, Edmonton, AB, T5K 1E7.

Alternate budget items should be examined to help all Albertans.

For decades, Alberta has been relying on energy royalties for revenues, and when they decrease significantly, it throws the province into a tailspin.

“Relying on resource revenues to pay for core

services is like mortgaging your house to pay for groceries: it won’t work forever. People, Economy, Jobs introduces a budget scenario with a six per cent HST. A policy change of this size would not be implemented without a referendum and a commitment to reducing spending to show Albertans it is part of an over-

all plan to restore fiscal sanity,” said Kevin Smook, the president of the Alberta Party Camrose Riding.

The Camrose Constituency for the Alberta Party welcomes your comments, suggestions and input. Email camrose@ albertaparty.ca for more information.

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Vaccines to more Albertans faster

ARE YOU A BUSINESS OWNER?

By Murray Green

Alberta is extending the period between first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccine.

Starting March 10, anyone who books a first dose of the vaccine will have their second dose timeline extended up to four months, and the appointment will be booked at a later date.

Emerging evidence indicates that first doses of all currently approved vaccines appear to be at least 80 per cent effective in protecting against severe outcomes after the first dose.

The 16-week timeline for second doses brings Alberta in line with British Columbia and other jurisdictions.

If the supply of vaccine arrives as forecasted by the federal government, Alberta will continue to get doses to people as quickly and safely as possible.

“We are acting on the best evidence available to protect every Albertan.

This change will enable thousands of Albertans to get their vaccine sooner, while still ensuring that everyone receives the protection of a second dose.

The faster that we can offer the vaccine to Albertans, the more quickly we will be able to safely ease more restrictions across the province,” said Tyler Shandro, minister of health.

“The evidence for COVID-19 is constantly

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We’ve seen in research from other jurisdictions that one dose of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine offers a huge boost in immunity, to at least 80 per cent protection.

We will continue to adjust our vaccination plan to best protect Albertans, reflecting the real-time research being done,” added Dr. Deena Hinshaw, chief medical officer of health.

All existing appointments for second doses will be honoured. Anyone who receives a first dose prior to March 10 will receive their second dose within 42 days.

Starting March 10, eligible Albertans will book a first dose appointment only. They will receive a reminder from AHS or the

participating pharmacy to book a second dose appointment at a later date.

Albertans born in 1946 or earlier can book an appointment through a participating pharmacy in Calgary, Edmonton or Red Deer. They can also book appointments online through Alberta Health Services or by calling 811.

As of March 3, 255,283 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Alberta.

A total of 89,094 Albertans are fully vaccinated with two doses of COVID-19 vaccine.

More information on upcoming phases of Alberta’s vaccine rollout will be released in the coming weeks.

pit permitting services for the newly acquired Dingman Pit to WSP for the proposed price of $53,773 plus GST, with funding to come from the 2021 public works operational budget,” said councillor Doug Lyseng, at the Feb. 9 council meeting.

Councillor Trevor Miller asked how likely it will be to stick to the budget.

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Upon final execution of the documents with the landowners and the registration of the appropriate information at land titles, business WSP was contacted to inquire about their ability to provide pit permitting services for the newly acquired Dingman pit in Camrose County.

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Letter to Premier Jason Kenney

March 4, 2021

My name is Vern Peterson. I served as County Councilor, Division 6, Camrose County for 24 years.

Elected eight consecutive terms. I understood that I was the servant to all people in Division 6. In a true democracy the situation is this: Government for the “people” and by the “people”. Your position is given to you by God our Creator and if, in your own mind, you elevate your position higher than the lowest servant to all, and you begin to press toward control of the “people” to the point where the “people” lose their freedom and evil begins to creep in, then your elected position will ultimately be cause for judgment by God. In the province of Alberta, our elected representatives have taken a position of power and control. Claiming to protect the masses from something as common as the ‘common cold” and in doing so have destroyed a way of life that did not come to us freely. Many young men and women died in battle so that we, the future generations, could live in freedom. This last year has devastated small businesses, the elderly have been locked in their rooms and many died of broken hearts. Suicides, mental issues, broken families, students losing valuable time for education. A situation that makes us, the “people”, assume that we have to live within a new normal.

All the “people” want is to get back to normal.

Pastor James Coates and the people of Grace Life Church. A young pastor who is also doing a job given to him by God our Creator. Preaching a message of love and salvation to a lost and dying world. A beautiful young pastor. A husband. A father. A shepherd of his congregation who has worked hard to make Alberta a better place. A pastor targeted by the Alberta government and spied upon for weeks by paid bureaucrats. Wolves in sheep’s clothing.

Then surrounded by law enforcement officials who have behaved like authoritarian thugs. Let us not misunderstand. You, the elected, gave them the green light. Upon reporting to the courts, Pastor James Coates was shackled, cuffed and turned over to the R.C.M.P. and carried away to a place unknown to his congregation and family. Placed in solitary confinement among murderers and rapists. Is this the same province that I served as a county councilor for twenty four years? A province in which I worked hard and paid taxes and supported our awesome way of life, believing future elected provincial politicians would never destroy what is good. Shame on all of you!

Sometimes this seems like a bad dream.

I am persuaded by the Holy Spirit of God that I will not turn this into a battle between me and you. After all, the battle is not of flesh and blood. The battle is against principalities and powers of the air situated in high places. The battle is one of good against evil. This world is not our home. We are sojourners simply passing through. In a wisp of time all our journeys will have ended and what we all have done during the trip will be judged by God. All have fallen short and all have sinned against our Father in heaven. We were created in the image of God. We were created as spirit beings, male and female, placed in bodies of flesh and bone. Separated from God in Eden. Reconciled to God our Father at the Cross of Calvary.

At death the body of flesh sleeps in the earth and the eternal spirit created in the image of God returns to the Creator.

As Jesus rose from the dead, so will we all be raised from the dead. A bodily resurrection. One resurrection to eternal life. One resurrection onto damnation and eternal torment in a lake of fire. The division between eternal life and eternal damnation is Jesus and the finished work of the cross. The sinless blood of Jesus was shed for all of us. We all have sinned.

Jesus took our place upon the cross. Jesus is the way, the truth and the life. He is the light of the world. He is the bread of life. Jesus is the resurrection and the life. He is the door that reconciles us to God our Father. Our Creator. Jesus and only Jesus.

Premier Kenney. Have you accepted Jesus as your Savior?

If not, will you pray this prayer now?

Jesus, I confess that I am a sinner. Today Lord Jesus, I ask you to forgive me. I have sinned against my Father in heaven and I know that You Lord Jesus gave Your life and Your blood was shed for me. I believe that You rose from the dead, the first fruits for a lost soul like me. May I spend eternity with You my Lord, my Savior, my first love. Amen.

Premier Kenney, Pastor James Coates is only bringing this message to a lost and dying world. He loves you so much that he is willing to suffer in jail among legitimate criminals, killers and rapists for you and me. Suffering away from his family. Why? Because God appoints preachers like this beautiful young man to give us the truth – Jesus Christ.

Are you willing to be so foolish as to stop God’s appointed pastor by locking him out of God’s appointed Church, by placing this innocent man in one of your jails by your courts? I pray that you will not!

John 3:16-21 King James Version 16

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. Vern Peterson, Camrose County This same letter was also written: personal to MLA Jackie Lovely; personal to Kaycee Madu, Minister of Justice and Solicitor General; personal to Rachel Notley, leader of the NDP.

Time to change your clocks

By Murray Green

It is the time of year when local standard time is about to change on Sunday, March 14, at 2 a.m.

Clocks are turned forward one hour to 3 a.m., local daylight time instead.

Sunrise and sunset will be about one hour later on March 14 than the day before. The idea is to have more light in the evening.

It is also called Spring Forward, Summer Time,

and Daylight Savings Time.

The time change occurs throughout the United States and Canada. Yukon is to stay permanently on DST.

Trudeau’s gun hypocrisy

By Damien C. Kurek, MP Battle River-Crowfoot

Canada’s Conservatives have been working hard to fight the Liberals’ flawed firearms policies.

In this column, I want to bring you up to date with the most recent developments. Many of you will recall that last year, the Liberals introduced an Order In Council (OIC) banning 1,500 firearms without debate, stating that legislation would soon follow. However, it was not until last month that Liberal public safety minister Bill Blair introduced Bill C-21, making a series of changes to firearms laws in Canada.

These developments highlight a number of troubling trends about the way the Liberals approach both firearms and public safety. Before addressing some of the specifics of Bill C-21, I want to talk about this hypocrisy.

This was highlighted on Jan. 27 of this year, when the Liberal Party voted against Conservative Bill-238. This particular bill would have increased penalties against those who use an illegally smuggled firearm for the purpose of committing a crime.

Then, on Feb. 18, two days after the new firearms bill was introduced, Liberal justice minister David Lametti introduced Bill C-22, an act that makes a number of changes to various laws in Canada but, most notably, eliminates mandatory minimums for the commission of a crime using an illegally obtained firearm.

There are many troubling aspects to Bill C-21. First, they have not and seem unable to even define what an “assault-style” firearm is, and are misleading Canadians when they conflate this with firearms used in the military that have been illegal in Canada for decades. But it’s clear, Liberals don’t care about evidence-based policies, as is proven by the banning of certain gun “replicas” that will include pellet, air soft and paintball guns.

Additionally, the C-21 allows a court to revoke someone’s ability to own firearms based on a simple complaint, with no opportunity for the accused to defend themselves. This also lays the groundwork for a “buyback” program for those banned guns, but does not outline costs. And, with few details, will allow municipalities to ban handguns, something that is clearly provincial jurisdiction.

Conservatives will stand up for law-abiding firearms owners by taking politics out of firearms classification, repealing both the firearms OIC, Bill C-71 (a backdoor gun-registry passed by the Liberals in 2018) and Bill C-21. We will target the real criminals by addressing the illegal smuggling of weapons used to commit crimes, and will restore mandatory prison times for offenders using illegal firearms in the commission of a crime.

It is frustrating that while upstanding citizens who follow the rules are targeted by the Liberals, the real lawbreakers are given a break. This is especially troubling when we see record rates of rural crime in East Central Alberta. You can count on Conservatives to fight these measures, expose the Liberal hypocrisy on firearms and public safety, and bring common sense to the public safety discussion in our nation.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this column, you are encouraged to write MP Kurek at 4945-50 Street, Camrose, Alberta T4V 1P9, call 780-608-4600, text 403-575-5625, or email damien. kurek@parl.gc.ca. You can also stay up to date with Damien by following him on social media @dckurek.

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Fitzgerald recalls historic Heritage Day marking Treaty 6 at Tillicum

By Murray Green

On Heritage Day, Aug. 1, 1977, a celebration was held marking 100 years since a peace treaty was signed on Dried Meat Hill.

It honoured the agreement with a re-enactment of the signing of Treaty 6 between the settlers and the Indigious people in the area. Alberta’s Lieutenant Governor Ralph Steinhauer was present and so too was local resident Bob Fitzgerald.

“I went to this event because it was historic and a big event at the time.

It was 100 years after the signing. I kept the sheet (program) with an old Cam-

rose Booster,” said Bob, who lives in the area east of Camrose.

“When I saw the picture of Ron Pilger’s mom in the paper, I thought I would show him this because they go along with each other. I think it is good to remember the history of Alberta not far from Camrose,” added Bob. More than 100 years ago, Dried Meat Hill overlooked a river that led to a lake that looked like a park setting. It is believed that people spread across the continent (now called North America) from eastern Soviet Union and Asia.

People from Blackfoot and

Cree tribes found their way to Dried Meat Lake. The area was known as Sweet Water.

The river caused a natural dividing line, with Blackfoot to the south and Cree to the north. Legend has it that a Blackfoot brave fell in love with a Cree maiden. However, a marriage between the two rival tribes was barred. Rather than live apart, they ran off together. They lived in a cave away from both tribes.

One day, they were discovered when their meat was spotted drying on a hill.

The two were punished and the story became a legend.

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Fitzgerald recalls historic Heritage Day at Tillicum Continued from page 12

Murray Green, Camrose Booster Bob Fitzgerald shows his items from the historical Heritage Day that celebrated 100 years since Treaty 6 was signed on Tillicum Hill in 1877.

The hill, creek and lake were soon named Dried Meat Lake. It was also a great growing spot for raspberries and saskatoons that the Indigious people enjoyed. The area was known to be a battleground for the two tribes as well.

In 1893, European settlers started moving onto the east side of the hill. It was found to be a natural amphitheater, and a huge dance hall was built. The hall was built in 1903 by Carl Wabel and was used for several years before being torn down in 1915.

Landowner Emil Pilger used the lumber from the dance hall to build a barn for his horses and cattle. He needed a barn to protect his animals from the elements more than he needed an abandoned dance hall made of fine fir and spruce.

The hill was found to have a lot of gravel in it and soon the gravel was extracted. Therefore, the hill that is found today is much smaller than it once was.

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PUBLIC NOTICE Alternate Tax Installment Payment Plan (TIPP) An alternate monthly Tax Installment Payment Plan (TIPP) is available to eligible property owners from March 1 to December 31, 2021. The alternate plan makes provision for the payment of outstanding property taxes balances, and the current year’s property taxes, by monthly payment between the time of signing up and December 31, 2021.

Penalties normally charged on arrears balances will not apply to owners who sign up and comply with the terms and conditions under which this arrangement is offered.

Eligible property owners wanting to sign up for the alternate monthly Tax Installment Payment Plan must do so prior to June 30, 2021. Questions may be directed to Marla Steinwand, Acting Tax Clerk, 780-672-4426.

Note: Those property owners whose property is subject to be auctioned at an upcoming tax recovery sale prior to March 31, 2022 are not eligible to participate in the alternate TIPP program.

PILOT PROJECT ENDS March 26, 2021 Abuse increases, call for shelter decreases during COVID

By Lori Larsen

The plight of those in need has never been greater than it is currently. The pandemic has created an outfall of other widespread prevailing concerns, including an increased need for emergency shelters and transition houses (THs) and support for those seeking refuge from violence, abuse and unhealthy living situations.

Within the Camrose catchment area, there are several options for those seeking support, such as Camrose Women’s Shelter, Camrose Open Door, Service Options for Seniors (SOS), Camrose and District Victims Services, Camrose and District Support Services (CDSS), Association of Commu-

nities Against Abuse (ACAA), Covenant Health St. Mary’s Hospital Camrose and other not-for-profit organizations.

“Women’s shelters remain the safest place for a woman fleeing violence, even during provincial lockdowns,” said Camrose Women’s Shelter executive director Nora-Lee Rear.

“The Camrose Women’s Shelter has adapted our services to meet the physical distancing, disinfecting and isolation requirements of public health officials so we can continue to meet the safety needs of women, children and seniors in our communities who rely on the shelter being available.”

According to the seventh national survey of

shelters and transition houses that serve women and children affected by violence, the demand for shelters/THs and VAW (Violence Against Women) support during COVID-19 has increased exponentially.

The survey indicated that crisis calls and requests for support varied throughout Phase I (March to May 2020 lockdown) and Phase II (June to October 2020 lockdown measures eased) of the pandemic.

In Phase I, three in five respondents (59 per cent) indicated that crisis calls decreased, and in Phase II, nearly the same amount (61 per cent) crisis calls increased.

“Shelters are the last resort that folks want to

turn to,” explained Rear.

“It’s not uncommon for shelters to feel the effects of an economic downturn several months after it has started, and we fully expect that the effects of the pandemic will follow a similar trail. Once the safety nets and focus of society has turned away from the pandemic, shelters will still be handling the fallout of the pandemic.

The tsunami of pressure in people’s lives that has been building over the last year will explode, and we will still be here dealing with the aftermath.”

Rear said that in the 2019-20 year, the shelter served about 540 people through various programs, versus the 2020-21 year to date, where the Shelter has

served about 207 people.

“The decrease in numbers is not due to a decrease in need, but a decrease in ability to ask for help.”

Survey results for requests for admittance to shelters demonstrated similar results, with 65 per cent of respondents indicating that requests during Phase I decreased, and once restrictions were lifted in Phase II, 54 per cent of respondents indicated requests for admittance increased.

The unfortunate analysis of the data suggested that it became increasingly difficult for those victimized by abuse to reach out for help or leave to seek help during periods of lockdown.

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CITY PAGE

Employment Opportunities TAX CLERK

An excellent opportunity exists for a highly motivated individual to join our dynamic and committed team as a Tax Clerk to provide exemplary customer service to the general public with respect to tax related services.

FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITES: (but not limited to): • Respond to inquiries and complaints from various stakeholders including property and business owners, lawyers, realtors, and Canada Revenue Agency in regards to tax levies, payments, penalties, registered owners, legal descriptions, assessments, etc.

• Provide tax searches and issue legal tax certificates containing required information as well as estimates of taxes for existing or proposed property to taxpayers, mortgage companies, lawyers and realtors.

• Process payments and enter transaction adjustments into the Serenic Financial Software as required.

• Contact mortgage companies and property owners regarding overpayment of account balances and prepare necessary payment vouchers as required for tax refunds and correspondence as required.

• Maintain the Tax Instalment Plan (TIP) and assist property owners with applications, changes, or withdrawals from program.

• Collect delinquent tax accounts through the tax recovery process established by the Municipal Government Act, and inform and prepare monthly statements for tax accounts in arrears.

• Entering, preparing and processing prepayments for local improvements into Serenic Financial Software.

• Generate annual property tax levy.

• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS: • High School Diploma. Post-secondary education in relation to accounting considered an asset.

• Minimum 2 years of exemplary customer service with basic accounting training/skills and experience desired.

• Excellent knowledge and experience with computer software packages such as Serenic Financial Software, Microsoft Office Suite particularly Word and Excel.

• Ability to work independently, and process a high volume of information accurately within rigid deadlines.

• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.

• Excellent written and verbal communication with difficult customers, management and employees from various departments.

• Excellent organizational and time management skills.

HOURS OF WORK/SALARY AND BENEFITS: Hours of work are typically 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The City of Camrose has a progressive salary and benefit package. The starting salary for this position will be based on qualifications and experience of the successful candidate.

APPLICATIONS: Individuals interested in this position are invited to submit a cover letter and resumé to the address below by March 10, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. We appreciate and consider all applications; however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

CONTACT: City of Camrose – Attention: Human Resources Mailing Address: 5204-50 Avenue, Camrose, AB T4V 0S8

RECREATION PROGRAM COORDINATOR

The City of Camrose is seeking a highly motivated, energetic and reliable individual to join our Community Services Department as a Recreation Program Coordinator. Reporting to the Recreation and Culture Manager, this position will be responsible to plan, coordinate, market and run recreation and leisure programs and events for the residents and visitors of the City of Camrose.

FUNCTIONS/DUTIES (but not limited to): • Assist and/or create and run community events and recreation programs.

• Coordinate with internal departments (Arts, Recreation Facilities, Pool, Golf, Museum, Parks etc.) and external agencies to aid in effectively running cooperative recreation programs and events.

• Coordinate Summer Day Camps and Out of School Day Camps.

• Annually assess the community need for types and level of recreation programs required.

• Assist in the logistical coordination and support for major community events.

• Assist to maximize use of the Community Services facilities by public and user groups.

• Direct or assist with the coordination of marketing and promotion of recreation programs for the City of Camrose and other similar agencies providing recreation programs, through social media, print media, radio, live promotions, and other creative means.

QUALIFICATIONS: • University Degree or Diploma in Recreation Administration, Business Administration, Culture or a combination of experience and other related education.

• Proficient in Windows and Microsoft Office Suite.

• Ability to build, track and adhere to budgets for programs.

• Ability to work and provide leadership.

• Knowledge of recreation programing for a diverse customer base.

HOURS OF WORK: Hours of work are typically 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

SALARY AND BENEFITS: The City of Camrose offers competitive salary, attractive benefits, and a positive work environment. The starting salary for this position will be dependent upon the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate.

APPLICATIONS: Individuals interested in this position are invited to submit a cover letter and resumé to the address below. Deadline for applications is April 17 or once suitable candidate is found. We appreciate and consider all applications; however, only applicants selected for interviews will be contacted.

CONTACT: City of Camrose – Attention: Human Resources Mailing Address: 5204-50 Avenue, Camrose, AB T4V 0S8 P: 780-672-4426 | F: 780-672-2469| E: hr@camrose.ca | W: www.camrose.ca

P: 780-672-4426 | F: 780-672-2469| E: hr@camrose.ca | W: www.camrose.ca

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIP). The personal information recorded on the application form is being collected under the authority of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIP) Act. The information will be used for the purpose(s) of employee recruitment and administration and is protected by the privacy provisions of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIP) Act. If you require additional information concerning the collection and use of this personal information, please contact the FOIP Officer at 780-672-4426.

Tourism Camrose society dissolving soon

By Lori Larsen

The Tourism Camrose society will soon be a thing of the past as the society undergoes final dissolution in the next few months. Unfortunately, a lack of operational funding has been the deciding factor on dissolving the society.

Tourism Camrose was able to operate until Dec. 31, and at the AGM held on Feb. 11, a formal motion was made to dissolve.

Tou r ism Ca m rose past executive director

Jennifer Filip, chairperson on the board of Go East Ed mont on Regional Tourism (RTO) and manager of Downtown Camrose reassured that even though the actual society will no longer exist, information regarding Camrose County and the City of Camrose tourism and attractions will still be available on the Go East Regional Tourism website.

Tourism Camrose will also be maintaining its social media presence

with its Facebook page, Explore Camrose.

“All of the Camrose tour ism infor mation will now have a microsite built within the Go East website,” said Filip.

“If people are looking for things to do around the area, they can go to the Go East site and learn about any of the events, attractions, camping and dining guides. “ We have also embarked upon an extensive digital marketing campaign with Stingray Radio. Because we still

had dollars that had to be used towards marketing, we thought we would utilize Go East RTO, as well as continue to work with Stingray for Google and digital ads,” said Filip.

“It keeps Camrose in the forefront of the minds of visitors and potential visitors.”

Filip reported that she still gets monthly reports from Stingray and that, by all accounts, the Camrose advertisements are doing very well.

Filip wanted people to be aware that the Tour-

ism Camrose telephone number is no longer active, but anyone wishing to learn more about tourism in the Camrose region can use the Go East Edmonton RTO 1-888-632-8755 for visitor information, or visit the website at goeastof edmonton.com.

“On behalf of Tourism Camrose, thank you to the Camrose County, City of Camrose, accommodation providers and our operators for 20 years of promoting the Camrose region.”

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City position supporting business

By Lori Larsen

Music, race and racism

Recently, country music star Morgan Wallen made headlines, thanks to a video recording in which he is drunk and heard uttering ugly racial slurs (the “n-word”). An avalanche of denunciations on social media followed, and Wallen was suspended by his record label. The press announced the need for Wallen’s—and country music’s— “racial reckoning”, asserting that country music has long been a genre that has celAlexander Carpenter, ebrated its mythical origins Music, University of Alberta as “the white man’s blues” at Augustana Campus the expense of black artists, whose exclusion from the history of country music is another example of institutionalized white supremacy attempting to erase blackness from culture.

The American music theorist, Philip Ewell, made the news lately for similar reasons, but with much less fanfare. Ewell published a paper about musical analysis and race, focusing on the influential Austrian music theorist Heinrich Schenker.

Schenker had developed a method of analysis in the early 20th century that identifies the masterpieces of the classical tradition by locating their common underlying musical architecture. But Schenker had also articulated some decidedly racist views that disparaged any culture that was non-German and that characterized people of colour especially as inferior.

Ewell’s argument, which shocked many in the music theory community, was that Schenker’s analytical methodology and focus on musical hierarchies—widely taught in North American music programs—is not an objective, systematic approach, but rather mirrors Schenker’s racist views on social hierarchies and, by extension, reflects deeper problems of racism in the world of classical music generally.

Central to these controversies is not so much the issue of racism as it may relate to individual men, but rather the bigger question of race and racism in relation to genre, and whether there are pervading mythologies of whiteness promoted and defended by both country and classical music. Separating the person from the music—or from music theory—is one thing: Wallen’s individual songs, I suspect, are not themselves racist in content or aim; and Schenker’s system for isolating paradigmatic structural counterpoint in the music of composers like Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven, is an esoteric intellectual exercise far removed from racial politics. The claim that critics are making, however, is that Wallen’s and Schenker’s personal racism underwrites creative and intellectual activity, and ultimately indicts genre itself.

In the case of country music, the problem is not an individual uttering slurs, but instead the notion that the genre is historically associated with the expression of a certain imaginary vision of American rurality that promotes normative and exclusionary narratives of the white middle class, via a pantheon of superstars that is almost exclusively white. Likewise, in the case of European classical music, the problem is not Schenker per se, but rather how this sort German chauvinism is thought to be embedded in the genre institutionally. Schenkerian theory, from this perspective, reinscribes and reinforces the predominance of European culture and its values, excluding both people of colour and a greater variety of non-Western traditions and approaches to music from the canons of music education and performance.

Some social justice activists loudly insist that it is time for classical music—and its putative institutionalised racism—“to die”. Meanwhile, country music’s “racist history”, asserts Rolling Stone magazine, must be reckoned with and “rewritten”.

But there is a less nihilistic and more nuanced way forward.

With respect to country music, perhaps natural evolution is a remedy: the recent history of the genre has already seen significant hybridization and diversification, especially through collaborations with hip hop artists and the growing crossover success of black country performers, like the Grammy-nominated British country-soul singer Yola. With respect to classical music, music schools can continue to teach Schenkerian theory, but also provide the context of Schenker’s troubling views on the racial and cultural supremacy of Germans and include Schenker in a more diversified offering of theoretical approaches to music.

In each of these cases, music—rather than serving as a battleground for clashing ideologies—can provide an opportunity to foster greater understanding, diversity of thought and of sound, and can offer a challenge to pernicious views.

The City of Camrose welcomes Kevin Johnson to the position of business development coordinator, a reallocated position supported by council to help support local businesses.

Johnson, an alumni of University of Alberta Augustana Campus, moved to Camrose in 1998 and lived here for seven years, during which time he completed his Augustana postsecondary education and worked in the community.

He moved to Wetaskiwin where he worked as the business and community development regional coordinator with NorQuest College, Wetaskiwin campus, for eight-and-a-half years.

OurCamrose.ca, is a new tool used by the City to be able to interact with the community and acquire feedback from residents on City projects or initiatives.

Johnson’s role will focus mainly on small and medium businesses, while City of Camrose Community Development general manager Patricia MacQuarrie’s position will focus on the larger businesses and business attraction.

He referenced two particular programs currently available to Camrose businesses, following specific criteria, which include the COVID Relaunch Grant program and Phase 2 of the Façade Improvement Grant program.

Lori Larsen, Camrose Booster City of Camrose Business Development Coordinator Kevin Johnson looks forward to making connections.

“I would go into the different municipalities and work with economic development, Chambers of Commerce, industry and different organizations, dealing with similar things that I am with this job now,” said Johnson.

He worked in several different communities within Central Alberta, specifically the Edmonton area for NorQuest, including Wetaskiwin, Camrose, Fort Saskatchewan, Stony Plain, all the way up to Whitecourt.

“I focused on building relationships and assisting organizations with training and education needs.”

Johnson began his position with the City of Camrose in January of this year. “The biggest part of my role is providing support to business,” said Johnson, “Working with new businesses, entrepreneurs, and people with ideas to access tools such as the entrepreneur toolkit that we have on the City website (www.camrose.ca/ecdev).

“We have also launched our new Business Portal,” said Johnson. The portal,

“The COVID Relaunch Grant program still has $11,000 available to be used for reimbursement of items purchased as a result COVID-19 health restrictions. Any receipts since Jan. 1 can be used to a maximum of $200.”

Examples of reimbursement items include: masks, sanitization supplies and dividers to be utilized in the new year.

Phase 2 of the Façade Improvement Grant program begins in March.

Guidelines for the program will be available on the City website and the new business portal.

“There is a total of $25,000 available in the grant,” said Johnson. “The grant is a competitive matching grant aimed at improving storefronts.”

One of Johnson’s first goals is to learn how the City can be of assistance to businesses as they move toward recovery from COVID-19.

He encourages Camrose businesses to participate in a short (14 to 16 questions) survey now available on the Camrose

business portal (www.our camrose.ca/businessportal) aimed at collecting local data that can be used to determine the impact COVID has had on businesses and determine any gaps (industry missing in Camrose) that may exist.

“Local data is hard to come by and we appreciate businesses taking time to do the survey,” commented Johnson. “It provides the City with feedback specifically around how COVID has impacted local business, to understand the business climate better and how we can better support business–help support people and business to thrive in the community. The survey only takes around 10 minutes.”

Johnson said that in his position, he will be drawing upon other resources within the City, including the Camrose and District Chamber of Commerce and Downtown Camrose.

“I want to be able to meet with the large majority of the businesses, at least to touch base,” he explained, indicating that it would require more than just one visit which is usually a meet and greet.

“Second and third visits involve a bit more discussion, which would allow me to obtain richer details to help paint a more accurate picture for Camrose (City), on the pulse of business.

“This kind of information always goes back to council in aggregate, which protects the confidentiality of the process, to provide Council and City administration with the landscape of what is happening in the Camrose economy.”

The other emphasis of Johnson’s position will be on entrepreneurs and people looking to upscale or start a business in Camrose.

“There is an entrepreneur toolkit available that answers questions– in essence, helps navigate through the process. Part of my role is to make sure that people who want to start a business in Camrose have the tools available to them to help make the decisions that will make them successful.”

He noted that the City does have resources available to his position to support doing the things that need to be done.

He looks forward to working with businesses in the City and providing any support the City can offer.

“Camrose is more resilient than other communities. We need to tell our local stories.”

For more information on business and development in Camrose, visit the City website at www.camrose.ca/ecdev or contact Kevin Johnson by email kjohnson@camrose.ca or telephone 780-672-4428.

The CAMROSE BOOSTER, March 9, 2021 – Page 17

Adult Learning leads to success

By Lori Larsen

With a focus on the success of each and every student who walks through the doors at Camrose Adult Learning Council (CALC), and a goal to help adult learners unleash their potential and discover their destiny, CALC remains an invaluable asset to Camrose and surrounding area.

“I absolutely love coming to work every day and would have to say this is the best job I have ever had,” said Camrose Adult Learning Council (ACLC) new executive director Ron Baier. “Each and every day is a wonderful day that we approach with enthusiasm and joy as we engage in opportunities to help people who cannot get help anywhere else.”

As a not-for-profit organization, CALC’s primary focus is the foundational learner, someone who has a gap in their skills or ability to learn at a traditional educational facility, like a trade school or university.

Services and programs provided by CALC include learning opportunities in: practical reading and writing; practical math; technology–how to use devices, create a Word document, use Microsoft; job prep (resumé creation); finance; ELL (English Language Learning) for people new to the country; and GED testing and preparation for anyone who was unable to complete high school.

“The GED test is designed as a high school equivalency test,” explained Baier. “If you pass the GED, then you are assumed to have an education equivalent to a typical high school graduate. This is a wonderful opportunity for many, and can be a direct link to a better job, or perhaps a springboard for some to now enter a trade or postsecondary education.”

One such person is Stephen Arsenault, one of CALC’s great success stories.

The path leading up to the doors of CALC was not always smooth for Stephen.

At around age 12, Stephen began working for a carnival, eventually travelling with it at a very young age and living what some might call a very transient life.

“When I was 17, I moved to Ontario and travelled with the carnival,” said Stephen, adding that it was very challenging, because he was technically homeless, looking for the next opportunity to get by.

By his own admittance, that is exactly what he was doing, barely getting by.

“I never had an idea what wealth looked like, what success looked like, because I was raised around the carnival.”

He said he never had anything to which to aspire, but when he walked into

CALC and met Baier, and eventually Neil Sorenson (instructor with CACL), he was shown how to tap into his own potential.

“My life has been in shambles this last year and some,” said Stephen.

“I recently purchased a car, because I wanted to see my baby more often, who lives in Lloydminster. The car had a dreadful stereo in it, so I told my girlfriend I was going to go buy new car stereo. This was back in September 2020.”

Stephen said his girlfriend suggested, rather than purchasing a stereo, he should invest that money into improving his chances of moving forward in life and obtaining a better job.

“She pointed out an advertisement for CALC that she had noticed in The Camrose Booster, so I decided to check it out. I didn’t even know what it (CALC) was, but we were having a hard time making ends meet.”

Lori Larsen, Camrose Booster Stephen Arsenault commends CALC for keeping him on track to success.

He had been wanting to upgrade his education so he could secure a better paying job, and this seemed, at the very least, worth a trip to the CALC office. “I went there with no real expectations, in fact, I was a little nervous.”

Once through the door of CALC, Stephen’s nerves started getting the better of him, and he almost turned around and left. “The receptionist asked me if she could help me, and I replied, ‘Honestly, I don’t know.’”

At that point, Baier approached Stephen, asking if he was there to take part in the GED course.

“He asked me what grade of education I had and I honestly did not know.”

After completing a couple assessments and determining that he was eligible for funding assistance, Stephen was approved for funding and registered in the GED course that very same day. “That was the last day to register, and there was only one spot left in the class.”

At 35 years old, Stephen returned to school, albeit just a bit apprehensive. After all, he hadn’t been in a formal school

setting since he was in Grade 10.

The GED is a 10-week, three-days-a-week, threehours-a-session commitment, which Stephen said was a bit overwhelming at first, especially because he was working full time and tending to home life.

“By just applying myself and putting in a little work each day, it had a huge outcome.”

He is proud to say that he scored 100 per cent on his midterm exam, and his final mark on his English written exam was 99 per cent. “In English, Math and Science, I had the highest marks in the province.”

While he admits that, ultimately, it took him to decide to put in the effort, he speaks very highly of the work done at CALC, specifically by Neil and Ron, who never let him give up.

“Neil was so willing to answer any questions and stay extra time or come in for extra time, so I had a complete understanding. The whole adult learning experience was very helpful.”

Less than a week after Stephen received his GED documents, he found himself going through the process of registering for postsecondary courses, beginning with General Applied Studies, with the goal of obtaining his Bachelor of Commerce, Business Management Degree.

He is currently employed with a local car dealership, which he said has been very encouraging and supportive of his journey.

“Sometimes it is hard to realize your own potential without someone guiding you along the way.”

Stephen is happy to say he is now looking forward to the future instead of staring back at the past. “There is no point in accepting a lower quality of life when you can put in a little bit of work and change your destiny.”

Like Stephen, there are other people who may need an opportunity, such as is given at CALC, to improve their skills and education.

“When people walk into our place for the first time and ask, ‘I am not sure if I am in the right place’, I tell them, ‘If you have not been able to get the help you need anywhere else, then you are in the right place,’” commented Baier. “We are, for many, their last chance, and for others, the key to unlocking the potential that only knowledge can bring, which in turn, allows them to become more independent, functioning members of not only Camrose, but our society as well.”

For more information on the Camrose Adult Learning Council, visit the website at http://camrose learning.com/.

Looking Back

through the pages of The Booster

25 Years Ago This Week – from March 5, 1996 edition • On the front cover, we featured the only “Leap Year Baby”, born at St. Mary’s Hospital, Camrose on February 29, 1996 at 4:00 a.m., Jordyan Anna Debnam. She had to wait four years, until the year 2000, to celebrate her official next February 29 birthday.

• Planning for a brand new IGA store in Camrose at 66 Street / 49 Avenue began. The store, proposed at 25,500 sq. ft., was priced at $1.75 million.

• An exercise conducted by the Health Protection Branch of Health Canada found that 12 of 23 local establishments were willing to sell tobacco products to a 15-year-old.

• Albert’s Family Restaurants opened at the Camrose Country Inn, Hwy 13 East.

• New Augustana President, Richard L. Husfloen, was announced to begin serving on July 1, 1996. He was the 12th president of AUC. • City of Camrose commenced to have their own page on the world wide internet.

• Rod Lindberg ended his long 35 years as Superintendent of Public Works, City of Camrose, as of Thursday, February 29.

50 Years Ago This Week – from March 9, 1971 edition • Goodyear Go Centers advertised shocks (most vehicles) for $7.88 each plus install.

• Thompson’s Parkland Service offered H78x14 or 15 inch Firestone tires for $39.50 each (reg. $53.50) • Camrosians Norman and Joan Osness returned with gold and silver medals, respectively, from Canadian Ski Championships held at Mont Ste. Anne, Quebec.

• Doris and Doug Lavoie were introduced as new operators of Camrose Bus Depot.

Mr. Lavoie became the agent for Canadian Coachways, while Mrs. Lavoie would operate the Bus Depot Cafe.

• An ad for Brager Transport / Camrose Transit Mix Ltd. noted that their trucks each featured 2-way radios, meaning better client service.

• Broadway on Ice was the chosen theme for Camrose Skating Club annual ice carnival, Saturday, March 27.

• UFA featured a 40’x80’ arch building material package for $2439 (32” OC rafters).

Semi Grand Heintzman Piano for Sale Camrose Arts Society For more details contact via email camrose.arts.society.piano @gmail.com or text 780.781.1424 Offers close March 22 at 5:00 pm

The CAMROSE BOOSTER, March 9, 2021 – Page 18

Council discusses increases to dog incident fines

By Lori Larsen

According to a report presented to City Council by the City of Camrose Community Peace officer (CPO) Erin Van Kuppeveld and Camrose Police Service Inspector John Corbett, the largest amount of bylaw complaints the City receives is in relation to animal complaints, averaging responses to 150 reported complaints annually.

Aside from general contraventions of the bylaw, incidents included attacks by an animal on both humans and other animals, and range in severity.

During the March 1 Committee of Whole meeting, council was presented with a recommendation

by City administration to amend the current Animal Control Bylaw 3118-20 to reflect more sufficient penalties in relation to the severity of the incidents.

CPO Van Kuppeveld presented findings on research on Animal Control Bylaws from other municipalities, recommending changes identified in a draft of the amended Animal Control Bylaw 3159-21.

Bylaw 3159-21 specifically addressed the penalties for infractions as follows.

For an offence for which a fine is not otherwise established in this section.

Voluntary (fine payment) first offense, $75; second offense, $150; third offense, $300.

For infractions defined under Dog Attack, the recommended penalties under Bylaw 3159-21 are as follows: bite/attack/chase, $100; bite/attack causing injury to animal, $150; bite/attack causing injury to person, $250; bite/attack causing serious injury to animal, $250; bite/attack causing serious injury to person, $500; and bite/ attack causing death to another animal, $300.

The current Bylaw 3118-20 fine structure is as follows: $75 for bite/attack, injury to dog or person, severe injury to dog or person and death to animal.

In her report, Van Kuppeveld said, “This fine may be adequate for smaller offences such as dogs barking, defecation, or dog at large. However, through feedback with a

couple members of the public who experienced attacks firsthand, this fine is not enough for the severity of an attack.”

The general consensus of Council was the current Bylaw penalty structure did not reflect, not only that of other municipalities, but the severity of the infractions.

Bylaw to include making the offending owner of the animal responsible for injury to a person or another animal responsible for debts incurred as a result of the attack. “I think we have to tell people they have to be responsible and in control their dog.”

Councillor Kevin Hycha agreed that $75 is

Lori Larsen, Camrose Booster Dog owners may soon be facing steeper penalties for dog incidents, so 10-year-old Rocko is quite content just hanging out in his own backyard.

Mayor Norm Mayer began by saying that he felt the fines were definitely on the low side and, while everyone has the right to have a pet (dog), people and other pets have a right to be protected from dogs. “I think we have to put more teeth into the bylaw and make it more meaningful, so people will start paying attention. I have heard many complaints about the dog park, where they let their dogs run, but some are obviously not under control and they wind up attacking some other poor little animal. In some cases, a lot of debt is incurred at the vets.”

Mayer added that he would like the amended

very low compared to other municipalities. “I would like to see court added, when it gets into the more severe violations–injury to person/other animal, but wonder if we implemented court to some of these violations, would they even be looked at or just thrown out, considering what happened with courts due to COVID?” Inspector John Corbett responded, “There has been some disruptions in our provincial courts for hearing of traffic offences and other provincial cases and bylaw. But, although delayed, we have forged ahead. They still exist and are still happening.

“I think it is important

that we do have a court option for these cases, especially the more serious ones where a $500 fine is not enough. Or, if it is a subsequent offence or repeat offender, and we (police) feel that person should be in court so the prosecutor can present a case where a more significant fine can be levied. I think we are over the hump of the worse of the courts’ disruptions, and in the future, we will still be able to present these in court and get impact where we need to.”

Based on what Inspector Corbett said, Hycha said he would be in favour of putting court options onto some of the more severe cases as part of the amended Bylaw.

Corbett added, “It is important to note that even on offences where specified penalties are listed, if the circumstances of the event are egregious enough, we can send that person through court. We have the discretion to do that.”

Councillor Greg Wood asked for clarification regarding Section 2(a) of the proposed amended Bylaw, which states, “No owner shall allow their dog, while not on their property, to bark at any person.”

“It may be a smidge tough to enforce. But what happens if they (owner’s dog) are in my yard and barking at people, does that fall under a noise bylaw or is it supposed to be caught by this bylaw?”

CPO Van Kuppeveld replied, “We actually have in the regular bylaw, not this amendment, a specific barking dog clause (Section 27. No owner shall allow their dog to bark, yelp or howl excessively or in any other manner disturb any other person). There is also a list as well including: duration; time of the day; day of the week; location; and we take all of that into account. I would say we have five barking dog complaints a week.

Most of the time, I go to the house (subject of complaint) and address it with the owners. I have not laid a ticket on it, because it is hard to enforce unless you get a of statement from neighbours.

“Basically, I go talk

with the subject of the complaint and tell them what the problem is, and most of the time, they try to fix it to the best of their ability. Again, not much can be done, just making them aware of the complaint often helps fix it.”

Wood further inquired, “There is no actual fine for that either in the regular Bylaw or this amendment here, is that correct?”

Va n Kuppeveld responded, “In the regular Bylaw, there is a fine of $75. If it was three times in the next two weeks I have to go to the same house, then we would absolutely address it in that way (issue ticket/fine), but for the most part, it is just talking to the owner.”

Wood further inquired as to the intent behind Section 2(h) of the proposed amended Bylaw, which states, “No owner shall allow their dog, while not on their property, to cause any damage or nuisance thereon.”

Van Kuppeveld indicated she has only dealt with that particular part of the Bylaw once, specifically on complaints that a neighbour dog was coming onto the complainant’s property and damaging the yard by ripping grass and digging holes.

Councillor Wayne Throndson suggested the word “thereon”, used in section 2(h) be deleted. He also inquired as to whether or not the Bylaw officers are given any discretion with regards to fine ranges. “For example, for a first offence $75 to $500.”

Van Kuppeveld replied that approximately half of municipalities she researched had varying ranges.

City of Camrose manager Malcolm Boyd suggested administration take the proposed amended Bylaw back and look at the fine structure on the higher end of the comparators, and also explore the ability to pass any veterinary costs incurred as the result of an attack onto the culprit, after seeking some legal input.

Wutzke also joins Golden Eagles golf team

By Murray Green

Camrose golfer Rory Wutzke will be joining local golfer Devin Kucy in attending the University of Minnesota Crookston on a men’s golf scholarship.

T he M in nesota Crookston men’s golf team announced the signing of Wutzke, from Camrose, by a national letter of intent.

Wutzke joins Kucy and

Layton Bartley in the Golden Eagles class of 2021. Wutzke and Kucy are high school teammates both at Our Lady of Mount Pleasant School.

“I am excited to have Rory become part of the Golden Eagles men’s golf team,” said UMC coach Brad Heppner, in a release.

“He has worked very hard on his game, and he has a lot of passion for golf and

a high compete level, and will be a great fit here.”

Along with Kucy, Wutzke helped lead OLMP to the Alberta Provincial Golf Championships in 2018 and 2019. Wutzke has also competed on the Alberta Golf Junior Tour for the last two years, and was an Order of Merit winner on the Tour in 2019.

Despite only having

played competitive golf for four years, Wutzke has a 74.32 scoring average, as verified by the Alberta Junior Tour. He also enjoys basketball, hockey, track, tennis and badminton.

He is the son of Kathy Schultz and Scott Schneider.

Wutzke plans to major in sports and recreation management and marketing. He is currently 17 years old.

Kucy signed a letter of intent prior to the Wutzke announcement.

UMN Crookston is wanting to build on their improvement in 2020 as they ended the season by shooting two of their best rounds in recent history at the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Spring Invite in Prescott, Arizona.

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Abuse raises, call for shelter decreases during COVID Continued from page 14

Even more disturbing were the statistics shown by the survey that indicated that 16 per cent of the women who sought shelter during the pandemic experienced more severe violence during the pandemic, while 36 per cent reported somewhat more severe, and 48 per cent said the violence remained about the same.

“When folks are at home together all the time, it creates friction, even in a healthy relationship.

Abusers require control– control over their environment, control over their partners, and control over their families. Since we are living in the unprecedented times of a lockdown, abusers have capitalized on the periods of isolation during the lockdown, making it even harder for someone in need of assistance to reach out for help. The Camrose Shelter has experienced decreases in the number of requests for admissions to the shelter, and increases in the number of requests for outreach assistance during both lockdowns. But when restrictions eased off a bit, the number of calls for admission started to increase again, a trend we expect to continue as we

move through the phases of reopening Alberta.”

Respondents to the survey said that VAW shelters and THs reported seeing women admitted who scored higher on danger risk assessments, and with higher indicators of lethality including increased physical attacks such as stabbing, strangulation and broken bones; forced confinement; sexual violence; emotional and financial abuse; increased human trafficking; and an overall higher frequency of abuse in all forms.

“Already, the severity of cases coming into the shelter have significantly increased,” remarked Rear.

“In 20 years of working in the family violence prevention sector and shelter world, one would expect to have seen it all. During the previous year, the Shelter had already identified an increase in the number of reports of forced confinements of women combined with forced rape and sexual violence. Even with a lower number of admissions, 58 per cent of women who came to the Shelter this year reported being physically assaulted, forcefully raped or experiencing sexual violence.”

Besides the increase

in challenges faced by victims as a result of COVID-19, the majority (71 per cent) of VAW shelters and THs were forced to reduce capacity to meet the newly implemented health regulations and protocols, many by up to 50 per cent or more.

The survey data stated that bedrooms (and therefore beds) were reduced to ensure that there was an isolation unit on site, and to maintain physical distancing. Shared bathrooms also created challenges for physical distancing, with shelters /THs limiting shared rooms and bathrooms to one resident/family, further reducing capacity. Communal areas such as kitchens, lounges, family rooms, and children’s play areas were significantly altered as well.

Reduced staffing or altered staffing schedules and staff working from home placed even more pressure on the already taxed VAW Shelters and THs. In an effort to ensure that those needing shelter were still able to seek assistance, many VAW shelters/THs came up with a variety of solutions to deal with the reduction in capacity, while ensuring

there were isolation units available for those needing to be quarantined. Of the respondents, 74 per cent established on- or off-site isolation units. However, while serving the needs, the off-site isolation units posed their own set of challenges, including being able to provide the same supports and services available directly at the VAW shelters and THs. In a time when help is needed most, VAW shelters and THs are faced with funding challenges. Fundraising during the pandemic was difficult, if not impossible, and 38 per cent of respondents reported that fundraising was significantly less, 15 per cent said slightly less, while 25 per cent reported about the same. On a bright note, 15 per cent of respondents said the fundraising was slightly more, and eight per cent said significantly more.

“The shelter held its first ever Virtual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes (WAM) in 2020,” said Rear. “We were pleasantly surprised at the number of men who participated, and the generosity of the Camrose community.

“In total, 70 men turned in videos and pic-

tures of themselves in red high-heeled shoes, creating a difference in their everyday lives and standing in solidarity with women against the long-standing effects of family violence, rape and gendered violence against women. An incredible $20,000 was raised during WAM to help us work towards our Vision of ‘communities where all people are free from violence and abuse’ and since then, the community has continued to be generous, donating a total of $37,000 during the month of December to our Giving Tuesday and Christmas campaign.

Every dollar goes back into the programs, creating change in the lives of the women and children who access the shelter, now and in the days to come.”

The future of what is still to come and how, as a society, we will begin to recover and heal from the pandemic is yet to be determined. However, by thinking outside the box and anticipating that the needs are even greater, organizations such as the Camrose Women’s Shelter will move forward, thrive and continue to support those who are vulnerable in our community.

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The automotive section of

Chevrolet fire truck added as 1960s arrived

By Murray Green

The Camrose Fire Department added a 1947 Chevrolet Maple Leaf oneton equipment truck in 1960 to make fire fighting a little easier.

“The pumper could put out 450 gallons a minute, which was good at that time,” explained Randy Haugen, of the fire department. “It was easier to push water, rather than suck water, to be efficient.”

The truck was memorable for a local firefighter.

“That was the first truck I was assigned to. You hung your gear on the side of the truck,” recalled Dennis Sandstrom, a former volunteer firefighter. “It was a good fire truck, but didn’t have a lot of power.”

It was important for firefighters to have big feet in those days. “Back then, all of the gear was made for people with size 12 boots.

Now, everyone has their own gear (coat, hat and boots). When you went to a fire, you grabbed a set of gear and went,” added Randy.

“The truck had a twospeed axle and a five-speed transmission. It ran well, but didn’t have much of a heater. The windows would frost up on you when you were going to a fire, and especially when you were coming back, because you were often wet. The humidity would frost the windshield. It had a frost shield on the window so you could actually see out. It had two-way tape with a plastic shield,” recalled Randy.

Fire trucks were often deluxe versions of the regular models of trucks. “You could order trucks designed

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Murray Green, Camrose Booster This vintage Camrose Fire Department truck has been retired to parades and putting out fires during parades.

It is now housed at the Camrose and District Centennial Museum.

for use as fire trucks, and often items that were optional on regular trucks were then standard on those trucks. The manufacturer added those items to a regular chassis. The pumper power came from the transmission and they are still that way today.

You have to disengage the differential to PTO mode,” added Randy.

“If someone didn’t put it in fifth gear, you didn’t get much water,” laughed Dennis.

With 1947 to 1953 models almost identical along

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First available on Saturday, June 28, 1947, these trucks were sold with various minor changes over the years until March 25, 1955, when the Task Force Series trucks replaced the Advanced Design model.

Maple Leaf models were Chevrolet one-tons and built in Ottawa using a mix of GMC and Chevy parts, as well as some Canadian parts. They were marked as “Made in Canada”. They are basically the same as US built, yet some parts did not interchange. They hoped that it would help Canadian sales if a truck was offered as built in Canada. Also, British Commonwealth countries, like Australia, put high tariffs on US-built products, because the US really didn’t import and they didn’t want imbalanced trade. So, this was a way for GMC to offer trucks at a more affordable cost.

with Chevrolet and GMC versions, the trucks were often made with mixed parts.

The truck was more valuable as a spare than giving it away. “The truck was replaced, but it was kept as a spare, because no one was looking for a truck like that anymore,” said Dennis.

Eventually, the truck was retired, and it moved over to the museum for use on special occasions and in parades. “The downtown fire hall originally had only two bays. The third and fourth bays were added on later to store the extra trucks,” shared Randy.

“I have old papers from 1945 that show firefighters were paid $2 for attending a fire. These were found in the basement of the old army house where the Rotary Youth Centre is now,” he added. “The papers show the fire department went all over the place, like Ryley in 1950.”

Going to fires is never fun. But practice time was saved for having some fun for the firefighters.

“I remember going on

Mirror Lake with a canoe when the children were still little, and if the truck was sitting there, we didn’t go any closer. They (firefighters) would hose you down.

The first time I made the mistake, I had two children with me, and by the time we got away from them, there was this much (about

four inches) water in the canoe. And they would be standing there laughing,” recalled museum society member Dave Fitchie.

Today, that same truck is located at the Camrose and District Centennial Museum and is strictly used in parades or for special occasions.

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Glaucoma is one of the most common causes of legal blindness in the world. At first, people with glaucoma lose side (peripheral) vision. But if the disease isn’t treated, vision loss may get worse. This can lead to total blindness over time.

The exact cause isn’t known. Experts think that increased pressure in the eye (intraocular pressure) may cause the nerve damage in many cases. But some people who have glaucoma have normal eye pressure.

Some people get glaucoma after an eye injury or after eye surgery. Some medicines, such as corticosteroids that are used to treat other diseases, may also cause glaucoma.

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Filip is no stranger to the operations of Downtown Camrose, having not only held the position of acting DTC manager since mid-June 2020, but she was also the executive director of Camrose Tourism for three years from February 2017 until December 2020. She worked closely with Downtown Camrose, promoting its businesses, services and offerings throughout the province and beyond.

“I was part-time acting manager until the end of December, and the board decided, very graciously, to keep me on in full-time capacity,” said Filip. “Effective Jan. 1, I became a fulltime employee for Downtown Camrose.”

Filip said that Downtown Camrose now has a full board of directors, who are enthusiastic and wanting to work together to move the DTC into the future.

“We (DTC board) went through the Strategic Planning session back in July and set some concrete goals that are achievable.

Some of those goals have already come to fruition, much to the enjoyment of residents and visitors to the Downtown core. They include the lighting of the trees on 50 Street, and the ice sculptures located downtown that have brightened smiles and set Downtown apart from other shopping experiences.

“We want to make sure we are being accountable to the membership with some actual visuals.”

Filip indicated that the lights on the 50 Street trees will change colours to coincide with season changes or any special events, such as red and white for Valentine’s Day or green for the upcoming St. Patrick’s Day and multi-coloured for Easter.

“The ice sculptures were a huge success, so much so that we have decided to repeat the event next year, and have already had several businesses show interest in participating. And the businesses don’t have to be located in the Downtown core. Anyone can sponsor an ice carving, it is just the carvings that have to be located in the Downtown core.”

Filip said the initiative was so successful, it drew people in from areas outside of Camrose, including Sherwood Park and Red Deer. “It was something fun and safe they could do.

“The first winter indoor Downtown Camrose Farmers’ Market at the Bailey has

Thursday, Mar. 11 to Wednesday, Mar. 17, 2021

Currently, DTC is working with Augustana to create some awareness for businesses offering or wanting to offer discounts for Augustana students.

“It is a great way to make the students aware of what is available in the Downtown area as far as shopping and services–all within walking distance.”

Filip said Phase 2 of the City of Camrose Façade Improvement Grant program is available to all Downtown businesses and services, and DTC will be putting together a palette of colours to assist any businesses wanting to take advantage of the program.

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December is the art of shopping, February is the art of fashion, etc); encourage businesses to display purchasable art in their spaces; and continue to make Downtown beautiful.

Filip also encourages everyone to sign up for the DTC monthly newsletter to keep up to date with the happenings of DTC, including any business announcements (not promotions) or being a Feature Friday business.

“Our goal is to add value for the levies Downtown Camrose businesses pay for membership.”

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Lois Jane Stover November 9, 1935 ~ February 24, 2021 Lois Jane was born in Daysland Hospital on November 9, 1935, the daughter of Bob and Kathleen McCarroll. She passed away in the Daysland Hospital on Wednesday, February 24, 2021, at the age of 85 years.

She is survived by her husband Merle; daughter Melody (Dennis) Speers; grandson William, William’s mother Julia Giesen; brother Jim (Jo) McCarroll; and her three nieces Karolee, Bev, and Leanne. She was predeceased by her son Scott, infant brother Robert McCarroll, and parents Robert and Kathleen McCarroll.

Lois attended the Daysland School for grades one to twelve. She was transported by her dad in the early years, then she walked, took a bike or rode a horse. Sometimes brother Jim drove the horse and buggy. During the winter, she went with other kids in a horse-drawn “caboose”.

Life on the farm was a happy time for Lois. Family photos show her playing with the cats, the dog and holding “Billy” the goat in her arms. Lois’ mother reminisced about a time when a new litter of “winter kittens” were in a box near to the coal and wood kitchen stove. Lois mused, “Won’t it be nice when all these kittens grow up and have kittens too?” Many photos show Jim and Lois riding the horses, often being watched by their father. The cattle, horses, dogs and cats were all given names which Lois seldom forgot.

Upon her grade 12 graduation, Lois attended the University of Alberta, receiving her Junior E teaching certificate at the end of the year. Her first assignment was a grade 5-6 class, housed in an old rural school building which had been relocated near to the Strome School. At Christmas of that year, she was reassigned to a class of 38 grade five students in Daysland. She stayed there for nine-and-a-half years and then relocated to teach in Killam Public School for two years.

Lois became engaged to Merle Stover in April 1966, and they were married in the Daysland United Church on July 2 of that year. The newlyweds set out on a honeymoon to Niagara Falls, using a 16-foot travel trailer pulled by a four-door Oldsmobile. When they returned home in August, they furnished and set up their new household in a rented house. Luckily, both Merle and Lois were offered positions in the Forestburg School. Lois taught grade five and Merle was the vice principal.

Lois stopped teaching in the Spring, as she was pregnant with Melody, who arrived on June 23, 1967.

Lois started substitute teaching in the fall of 1967, and continued “subbing” until the family moved to Camrose in 1970. By that time, they had two children, as Scott was born on January 2, 1969.

While living in Camrose, Lois continued substitute teaching and teaching under contract for longer assignments. Merle and Lois moved to Bawlf in 1990, and remained there until the present.

Lois was always happy to go camping or travelling with the RV. Throughout the years, she favoured the family summer trips to the campground in Banff. In the early years, Melody and Scott, Moo Foo the dog, Merle’s parents and Grandma McCarroll were involved. In later years, Melody and Dennis and their dog Teddy joined Merle and Lois for these summer vacations. More recently, grandson William often joined as well. He also accompanied Grandma and Grandpa on trips to Waterton and Glacier Parks, Yellowstone Park and southern Montana, Barkerville, BC, and a winter break in Arizona. Lois also looked forward to local Good Sam Campouts and Provincial Rallies where longtime friends from other chapters brought her up to date on the happenings in their lives. Last summer, Lois enjoyed accompanying Merle, Melody, Dennis and Teddy on camping trips to Sedgewick Lake, Red Deer, Devon, Tunnel Mountain for two weeks, and Aspen Beach Campground at Gull Lake.

As Lois and Merle aged, the preparation, planning and site setups became more difficult to undertake.

Both Lois and Merle appreciated the efforts of Dennis and Melody to make it possible for them to enjoy these trips.

Longtime friends Russ and Shirley Garland from North Dakota came to be like a brother and sister to Merle and Lois. Their visits to Canada were always treasured over the years. Two memorable visits involved the two families travelling to Pacific Rim National Park on the BC coast, and another when they travelled to Canadian Rocky Mountain parks. After teaching with them in the 1960s, the Garlands returned to the United States to raise their family, and have been close neighbours in the Wellton, Arizona RV Park.

Lois enjoyed many hobbies over the years, including painting, sewing, gardening and, in the latest years, she took pride in the colouring projects to which she dedicated herself so faithfully. She was a kind and gentle woman who would do what she could to help and support others. She was a caring and supportive mother, and a faithful and appreciative wife.

Even though her health was failing, she did not complain.

Her quiet Faith in her Lord was her strength.

Due to Alberta Health regulations, a private family service will be held. Interment will take place in Valleyview Cemetery, Camrose.

If family and friends so desire, memorial contributions in Lois’s memory may be made to the Camrose Food Bank, or to the charity of one’s choice. To send condolences, please visit www.burgarfuneralhome.com.

Phone 780-672-2121 “Dedicated service since 1906”

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Erling Been Jonson October 22, 1936 ~ February 26, 2021 Erling Been Jonson of Red Deer, Alberta passed away at the Red Deer Hospital on February 26, 2021, at the age of 84 years.

It is with great sadness, we announce the passing of Erling Jonson, but it is with the assurance that Erling has been called home to be with his Lord.

Erling was born in Meeting Creek, Alberta. His mother Elise and his father Seth moved from Sweden to Meeting Creek, where Erling was raised on a farm with his three brothers Walter, Einar and Thorsten. He married Jeanette Beckman on August 23, 1958.

Erling’s life was founded on faith in Christ. His church community was a vital part of his family life. Erling was a team player and, in younger years, enjoyed playing baseball, hockey and curling, but loved all sports and board games. He graduated from the University of Alberta with a Bachelor’s of Education, and taught high school math and physics with enthusiasm and a genuine love for his students.

Erling was hard-working and loved the challenge of working with his hands and on his farm in Lacombe, Alberta.

Many friends benefitted from his carpentry skills. He will be remembered by his friends for his great sense of humour and his quick quips.

Erling will be deeply missed by his wife Jeanette; his children Sheila (Dan) and Byron (Jodie); his grandchildren David, Elise, Kyle, Erik, and Aanika; great-grandchildren Olivia and Eliana; brother Thorsten (Cordella); nephews, nieces, cousins and friends.

Erling is predeceased by his grandson Ryan; and his brothers Walter and Einar.

A memorial service can be viewed on the YouTube channel DPC Funerals on March 23 at 1:00 p.m.

Interment and a community remembrance will be held in late summer at Meeting Creek, Alberta In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be directed to Deer Park Alliance Church or the Canadian Cancer Society.

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Doris Jeanine Schoenknecht May 22, 1933 ~ February 24, 2021 Doris Jeanine Schoenknecht of Summerland, BC, passed away on Wednesday, February 24, 2021, at the age of 87 years.

Doris was born in Hay Lakes, Alberta on May 22, 1933, to George and Dagmar Olson. She was raised on a farm near New Sarepta. In 1950, she married Albert Lawrence Schoenknecht, and they had three children, Ronald, Judy, and Gladys.

Doris spent her married life on a farm in the Hay Lakes/Armena area with Lawrence until he passed away in August 1990. She then moved to Camrose, and in 2016, moved to Summerland, BC. She was known for making her famous cinnamon rolls and potato pancakes, and her love of eating licorice ice cream. She enjoyed travel, especially to Hawaii, Las Vegas, or any nearby casino to play the slot machines. She also enjoyed fishing, knitting, crocheting, making puzzles, playing “On the Bus”/“31”, listening to Wilf Carter, and watching TV (especially Y&R, Days of Our Lives, baseball, curling and old westerns). She enjoyed watching the hummingbirds, quail, deer, and other animals that frequented the yard at Gladys and Mark’s. After getting a tablet and internet access in 2015, she played close to 8,000 Yahtzee games online with her family!

Doris will be missed by her children Ronald Schoenknecht, Judy Anama (Richard), and Gladys Verhelst (Mark); sister Arlene Schultz; brother Jerry Olson and his wife Linda; grandchildren Cindy Petrie (Doug), Angie Schoenknecht (Barry), and Michael Schoenknecht; great-grandchildren Brett, Justine, Kristyn, Sharlene, Travis, Logen and Meka; plus numerous nieces and nephews. She was known by all as a very caring and kind lady.

She will be interred at Our Saviour Lutheran Cemetery in Hay Lakes, next to her beloved husband Lawrence. Due to COVID-19 precautions, a celebration of life will be held at a later date.

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Serving your community for over 110 years In loving memory of

Robert Garnett June 16, 1962 ~ March 9, 2016 Our lives go on without you, But nothing is the same, We have to hide our heartache, When someone speaks your name.

Sad are the hearts that love you, Silent are the tears that fall, Living here without you, Is the hardest part of all.

You did so many things for us, Your heart was kind and true, And when we needed someone, We could always count on you.

The special years will not return When we are all together, But with the love in our hearts You walk with us forever.

Forever in our hearts, Rosalie; Lisa, Scott, Owen, Luke, Jace and Jake; Scott, Lisa, Seth and Liam

In memory of

June Johns who passed away on March 10, 2011 Mom, Grandma So much has changed in the past ten years, We have missed you, so very much!

We’ve cried an endless ocean of tears, Oh, how we’ve missed your warm, loving touch.

We feel your presence each and every way But there’s an ache in our hearts that just won’t go away!

We wait for the day, we can be together Until then, our memories are cherished forever.

Wish we could have just one more moment with you to say: “We love you more than you’ll ever know.”

Forever remembered, Brian and Lorna, Heather, Nicole, Scott and Grayson and Craig and Valerie

OUR TEAM: Keri Vickers Donell Nycholat Barrie Fenby FUNERAL ATTENDANTS: Bill Schafer Loya Steinwandt Robert Lyslo Koreen Cyre Jim Gillespie Wanita Toews Alvin Koehli Kerry Grettum Barry Burkard

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Phone 780.672.2121 4817-51 Avenue, Camrose www.burgarfuneralhome.com Recorded Obituary Line: 780-679-2400 Daysland: 780-374-3535

BENVIK, Mona Mae (nee Kiefert)

Gary Alexander Sunderman June 14, 1943 ~ March 2, 2021 It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of Gary Sunderman on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at the age of 77 years.

He touched the lives of everyone who ever met him.

Gary will forever be remembered for his caring, generous and vibrant personality.

Gary will be missed by so many and his memory will live on through all of us.

Left to cherish his memory are his daughter Kelly (Dale) Johansen; grandson Tanner; and sister Jane (Rick) Delowski.

Gary was predeceased by his wife Helen; brother Bob; and parents Alf and Betty.

A private family service will be held at a later date.

If family and friends so desire, memorial contributions in Gary’s memory may be made to the charity of one’s choice.

To send condolences, please visit www.burgarfuneralhome. com.

February 7, 1949 ~ February 21, 2021 Mona was born in Wetaskiwin to Anne and Rudolph Kiefert. On June 2, 1973, Mona married Otto Benvik and had her daughter Shauna and son Robert; both were born in Wetaskiwin. The two children finished and graduated from Wetaskiwin Composite High School. Shauna blessed her mom and dad with two sons: Joshua born in 1998, and Kevin born in 2001. Mona’s husband Otto passed away March 15, 2009.

In 2005, the Winfield property was purchased. Shauna and her boys have lived on this farm with Mona. Here, Mona was a Life Member of the Royal Canadian Legion Winfield Branch while still remaining a Legion Wetaskiwin Ladies’ Auxiliary Member for 40 years until her passing.

Mona leaves her daughter Shauna; grandsons Joshua and Kevin; son Robert; sister Dana (Ken) Cherniak; nephew Ian (Kim) Kreutz; great-nephew Dillan Kreutz; nephew Neil (Narissa) Kreutz; greatniece Evangeline Kreutz; great-nephew Lucas Kreutz; nephew Joseph Cherniak; brother-in-law John Benvick; nephew Tim Benvick; nephew Ted Benvick; sisters and brothers-in-law Dorothy (Dan) Claypool and family, Margaret Heinz and family, Edwin (Linda) Benvik, and Axel (Barb) Benvik. Mona was predeceased by her parents Anne and Rudolph Kiefert; husband Otto Benvik; sister Shirley Benvick; mother and father-in-law Mabelle and Arnie (Carl) Benvik; brothers-in-law Ken Heinz, Eugene Ziebarth, and William Benvik; nephew Darren Ziebarth; and sister-in-law Astrid Ziebarth.

Donations may be made to the Royal Canadian Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary Wetaskiwin, or the Royal Canadian Legion Winfield Branch.

Honour your departed friend or relative …with a memorial gift that will do good in their name forever.

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Who can apply for a grant from the BRCF?

Any charitable organization or municipality within the BRCF region* can apply for funding by completing a grant application

by August 15. Groups without charitable status may partner with a charity or municipality to apply for a grant. *See map and grant application forms at www.brcf.ca

Battle River Community Foundation Box 1122, Camrose, AB T4V 4E7 Phone 780-679-0449

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Downtown Camrose Continued from page 22

I never run with scissors. By the way, those last two words are unnecessary.

I just fired myself from cleaning my house. I don’t like my attitude and I got caught drinking on the job.

To the person who stole my shoes while I was on the bouncy castle: Grow up!

Many thanks to the teachers who instilled in me such a love for the English language, that I’m perpetually mortified while reading things on the internet.

I wonder what the part of my brain that used to remember phone numbers is up to these days.

Do you ever feel like your body’s check engine light has been on and you’re still driving it like, “Nah, it’ll be fine”?

I just burned 3,000 calories! That’s the last time I leave brownies in the oven while I take a nap.

I just saw a bumper sticker that said, “I’m a veterinarian, therefore I can drive like an animal.”

It made me realize how many proctologists are on the roads these days.

I’m grateful that thoughts don’t appear in bubbles over our heads.

I’m so glad I was taught how to play the recorder in school. It has come in so handy in adult life.

I’ve lost count of the times I’ve resolved a difficult situation with a quick blast of “Three Blind Mice”.

I put my scale in the bathroom corner and that’s where the little liar will stay until she apologizes!

I hired a handyman and gave him a list. When I got home, only items #1, #3 and #5 were done.

Turns out, he only does odd jobs.

Somebody asked me what to do with leftover bacon.

I’ve never heard of that kind of bacon. Is it new?

Bought a new pair of shoes with memory foam insoles.

No more forgetting why I walked into the kitchen!

Just got 30 minutes of cardio trying to pick up an ice cube from the kitchen floor.

Marriage: A fancy word for adopting an overgrown male child who cannot be handled by his parents anymore.

Now that Mr. Potato Head is officially gender neutral, the prediction is that there will be no more Tater Tots either.

Not that long ago, people had diaries and got mad when someone read them. Now people put stuff online, then get mad when people they know won’t read it.

Exercising would be so much more rewarding if calories screamed while you burned them.

My first job was at an orange juice factory.

Sadly, I got canned. I just couldn’t concentrate.

Mom Advice (for when we can have company again): When I have visitors over, I buy a store-made dessert, put it on a plate and tell the visitors I made it.

If they ask for the recipe, I send them one I found online. If they say it didn’t turn out the same, I tell them to keep practicing, they’ll get it one day!

It’s so annoying when someone says the name of a song, and it gets stuck in your head for the rest of the day. Like “Rhinestone Cowboy”.

Middle-aged happiness is discovering that the next load of laundry to fold is only eight bath towels, and not 46 pieces of small human clothes.

My thoughts and prayers go out to anyone trying on summer clothes.

I just did some financial planning and it looks like I can retire at age 62 and live comfortably for 11 minutes.

Filip said they are still selling Downtown Dollars, which are available through the Downtown Camrose office (4911-50 Avenue) or the Camrose and District Chamber of Commerce office (5402-48 Avenue).

“We sold almost $3,000 just before Christmas,” said Filip.

A person can purchase Downtown Camrose Dollars in denominations of $10, $25, $50 and $100.

They can be used at any of the Downtown businesses or services, redeemable dollar for dollar. The business or service in which the Downtown dollars are used will be reimbursed in full through the DTC office.

“They make great gifts for any occasion,” said Filip, “And they keep the spending in Camrose, which supports our local economy. It is a win/win.”

Downtown Camrose works closely with its membership, City of Camrose, Camrose and District Chamber of Commerce, Augustana and the Bailey Theatre to promote Downtown and to keep the Downtown core a vibrant hot spot for residents and visitors alike.

For more information on the programs and services offered through the Downtown Camrose office, contact Filip at 780-672-5191 or send an email through the website at downtown camrose.com.

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In loving memory of

Gwen Sandstrom 1945 ~ 2009 Today’s the anniversary Of the day that we lost you, And for a time it felt as though Our lives had ended, too.

But loss has taught us many things, And now we face each day, With hope and happy memories To help us on our way.

And though we are full of sadness That you’re no longer here, Your influence still guides us And we still feel you near.

What we shared will never die It lives within our hearts, Bringing strength and comfort While we are apart Wishing for one more day Dennis, Connie, Krista and families

In loving memory of

Thelma Holloway 1922 ~ 2000 Your life was a blessing, Your memory a treasure.

You are loved beyond words, And missed beyond measure.

– Sharon, Clayton, Cecile, Doug

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In memory of

Loretta Syrnyk who passed away on March 12, 2020 In Our Hearts We thought of you today, But that is nothing new.

We thought about you yesterday, And days before that, too.

We think of you in silence, We often speak your name.

Now all we have are memories And your picture in a frame.

Your memory is our keepsake, With which we’ll never part.

God has you in His keeping, We have you in our hearts.

Dearly missed by family and a host a friends

Jennifer Filip

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Helpful Tips for Writing Classified Ads Which Get Results!

Be Thorough

Sure you want your ad to stand out from the rest, but don’t skimp on the sort of information that sells. The item’s condition, size, age, brand name, and colour are some of the basics readers want to know. Without them, your ad may be overlooked.

Steer Clear of Abbreviations

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Exaggerating your item’s finer points may bring in a lot of responses, but a buyer who’s misled won’t appreciate it and will take his business somewhere else.

State Your Price

The cost of an item is one of the most important concerns of want ad readers.

Ads showing prices are ones which get results. Giving a price also serves to “weed out” those buyers not in your price range.

Be Accessible

Including a telephone number or address puts you in touch with potential buyers.

Be sure to state the hours you can be reached: a caller who can’t get through the first time often won’t call again.

Don’t hesitate to call us with any questions or problems you may have regarding advertising. Our professionally trained sales staff know the ropes, and would be happy to pass their know-how on to you. That’s why we’re here to help you get the results you deserve.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS CAMROSE VIRTUAL MENTAL HEALTH SYMPOSIUM Sponsored by the St. Mary’s Hospital, Camrose Foundation Wednesday, April 14 and Thursday, April 15, 2021 Two half-day sessions 8 a.m. to 12 noon via Zoom Join us for an engaging conference about building resiliency, challenging stigma, and enhancing mental health services in our community.

This event is open to service providers and the general public in Camrose who are interested in building networks and creating an action plan for change. Register for both sessions or just one to fit your schedule.

Registration is available online via Eventbrite; visit www. stmaryshospitalfoundation.com for details and registration information.

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WILL ACCEPT OLD VEHICLES, machinery, scrap iron, etc. Car batteries (will pay for). Call 780-672-6917 or 780686-5211.

HELP WANTED LIVE-IN NANNY – Wanted permanent, full time for a toddler in Rosalind. $16.44/hr., 40-44 hr./week. First Aid/CPR certification required. Please contact 780-364-0180.

EMPLOYMENT WANTED 2ND BEST PAINTER IN TOWN – 30 years’ experience for all your painting needs. Call Rick the Painter, 780-672-0391.

SERVICES SELF-INKING STAMPS – Every shape, size, and colour.

We deliver, right to your office. Camrose Booster Ltd., 4925-48 St., Camrose. Call us at 780-672-3142.

DSS CONSTRUCTION Don’t put off those projects any longer! Give me a call and we can plan together.

Devin Meakins, Ph. 780-853-1080 J.D.’s SMALL ENGINE REPAIR, SALES & SERVICE – Ph. 780-672-7649.

McTAVISH DELIVERIES LTD. Local and long distance moving Storage Insured and bonded Where your business is appreciated 780-672-5242, Camrose THE SHIRT OFF MY BACK TAILORING in Camrose Tues. - Fri., 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Thurs. Evening and Sat.:

By Appointment Closed: Sun., Mon. and Holidays Please call 780-672-4793 JUNK TO THE DUMP – Free estimates. Garages, Basements, Yards, Light hauling.

Tom – 780-678-1847.

CAVALIER DETAILING – auto detailing. Text 780679-3333 for information.

SIMPLY JOY BOOKKEEPING SERVICES – Small business, non-profit experience.

Farmers welcome. Pick-up or drop-off available. For more information, call 780-281-1725.

FOR RENT FOR RENT ADS NOW UPLOADED TO The Camrose Booster Website DAILY! 2-BEDROOM APARTMENT – In excellent condition!

Perfect for seniors. The suite has stove, fridge, dishwasher, washer and dryer, blinds and one parking stall. Heat, water, garbage pick up, Telus TV and internet included. Building has an elevator and social room. No smoking building. Call 780-678-2621 for more info or to set up a viewing.

MAIN STREET RETAIL SPACE – Ground floor retail space located in high traffic, southerly area of Main Street, Camrose. Generous 1,664 sq. ft. of prime space at 486850 Street. Nicely decorated, air conditioned. $13.92/sq. ft./year, plus share of property taxes, utilities, waste removal and insurance, boils out to $2,648.53 all-in monthly.

Available immediately. Call Blain or Don at 780-672-3142, the fairest, most reasonable people in the business.

SHORELINE APARTMENTS – New reno, lots of light and storage. 1-bedroom. Twominute walk to Mirror Lake and downtown. GREEN GABLES APARTMENTS – Very clean, bright and cheery 2-bedroom.

Five-minute walk to downtown, two blocks to walking trail. 780621-8495.

COMMERCIAL SPACE FOR LEASE – 2880 sq. ft.

5031-46 Street (old Windwood building). Call Steve, 780608-5222.

ROOMS FOR RENT in the Scotney and Jacqueline character homes. Both are 2.5 blocks from university in Camrose. Clean, quiet and bright. Rent is $495 - $600 monthly plus DD and includes WiFi, utilities, recycle pick-up, yard care and snow removal. Partially furnished w/ shared laundry. (Some rooms are fully furnished for international students.) This is an affordable, quality accommodation that fills quickly. (Some rooms still available.) No partiers, smokers or pets allowed. Reduced rate over the summer for students.

Please call Dave P., 780678-6163.

DUPLEX – Two large bedrooms. 4408-65 Street. Open basement, $950 + utilities. No pets, smokers, or partiers. Phone 780-608-7556.

Aspen Terrace 4920-66 Street WELCOME HOME! 1- and 2-bedroom suites available!

Our suites include fridge, stove and full size washer and dryer IN-SUITE. We pay heat, water, and parking.

Small dogs and cats welcome.

Close to SAVE ON FOODS. Call today for availability 780-672-8681 5210-56 STREET APARTMENTS – 1-bedroom $775, 2-bedroom $900. Water, heat, basic cable included. No pets, no partiers, no smokers. Call Andrea, 587-322-0732.

2-BEDROOM TOWNHOUSE – Spacious and bright, newer building. Located close to downtown amenities, walking paths. Private balcony, perfect for BBQ. 5 appliances including laundry and dishwasher. Surround yourself with quiet, courteous neighbours in a friendly, clean neighbourhood. Local owner managed, lawn mowing and snow removal provided. No children, no smoking, no pets. $1000/month, $800 D.D. Phone 780-679-7090.

BRIGHT TWO-ROOM OFFICE SUITE in downtown Camrose. Main floor, no steps, large floorto-ceiling front window. Lots of parking, energized staff parking. 269 sq. ft. total area for $544.90 + GST/mo., all-in.

Immediate occupancy.

Call Blain Fowler or Don Hutchinson 780-672-3142 days, two of the fairest, most reasonable fellows in the business!

DOWNTOWN OFFICE SPACE Second floor space with elevator access * 600 sq. ft. consisting of reception area, 2 offices overlooking main street and lunch area. $850/mo. including utilities. Now available. * 150 sq. ft. single office. $200/mo. including utilities.

Call Corey at 780-679-3555 ESPECIALLY NICE OFFICE SUITE Generous 794 sq. ft. suite, suitable for two, three or more staff. Includes two private offices. Located in Downtown Camrose. Main floor, easily accessible, bright, quiet. $1,546.32/mo. Call Blain Fowler or Don Hutchinson, 780-672-3142 days, two of the fairest, most reasonable fellows in the business.

APARTMENT NEAR AUGUSTANA – and downtown.

2 bedrooms, 1 bath. Fridge, stove, water, heat included. One powered parking space. Free laundry. One year lease. No pets, no smoking. 780-672-9531.

CHOOSE YOUR NEW OFFICE Selection of very nice street level offices in newer building in Downtown Camrose * Offices from 100-794 sq. ft. at prices to suit your budget * Building is almost entirely renovated and freshly repainted * Quiet, considerate neighbours * Easy access * Lots of parking for customers * Energized parking for tenants * Immediate occupancy Call Blain Fowler or Don Hutchinson, 780-672-3142 days, the fairest, most reasonable fellows in the business!

TWO-BEDROOM SUITE – beautifully updated, spacious and bright in a fourplex apartment. Central Camrose location, close to Mirror Lake, Augustana University. Clean, quiet, non-smoking building. No children, no pets. Locally owned and managed. Snow shovelling and lawn mowing provided. $950/ mo. rent includes heat and water.

Phone 780-679-7090.

VALLEYVIEW SUBDIVISION – Virtually new 2-bedroom townhouse available April 1.

Miles of paved walking trails just footsteps away! High efficiency furnace and on-demand hot water offer wonderful savings on utilities. Private balcony.

Upgraded fixtures, cabinetry and flooring. Snow removal and lawn mowing are provided. Stainless steel fridge, stove and dishwasher. Laundry set. Local owner managed. Seeking long term, mature, responsible adult tenants, non-smoking, no children or pets. Phone 780-679-7090.

STORAGE SPACE – in Downtown Camrose. Secure, clean, dry, heated storage space on main floor in office building.

Easy access. 124 sq. ft. $200/mo.

Also 77 sq. ft. for $125/mo.

Available immediately. Call Blain or Don at 780-672-3142, the fairest, most reasonable people in the business.

MOVE UP – This 1000 sq. ft.

2-bedroom suite with 5 appliances is very comfortable year round. Energy efficient with peace of mind maintenance program. Stand up garden for tenants, with outside pleasure area around the fire. Our little neighbourhood is quiet, no pets please.

New pandemic-friendly pricing for those who want something better. 780-608-3131.

NICE LOCATION NEAR DOWNTOWN – 2-bedroom apartment suite with balcony now available. Call 780608-3820.

LIVESTOCK / FEED / AG PUREBRED GELBVIEH BULLS – two-year-olds and yearlings from our 43-year breeding program. WINDER FARMS 780-678-4021.

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CLASSIFIED ADS (Continued)

FOR SALE BY TENDER

TENDERS ARE INVITED for the purchase of the following properties located in the Camrose County: Parcel 1

INDIVIDUAL SILAGE BALES FOR SALE – Close to Meeting Creek. Call John for price, 780-678-7759.

LAKEFORD – Registered Polled Hereford and Red Angus bulls for sale! Top quality from a herd with over 50 years’ production history. Contact Dan Prichard. 780-385-2298, 780385-5125.

MISCELLANEOUS SERTA QUEEN SIZE MATTRESS – new, still in plastic. $400 obo. 780-672-1127.

AUTO

MERIDIAN 4 RANGE 21 TOWNSHIP 48 SECTION 10 QUARTER NORTH WEST CONTAINING 64.7 HECTARES (160 ACRES) MORE OR LESS EXCEPTING THEREOUT: A) PLAN 9620315 ROAD 0.801 HECTARES (1.98 ACRES) MORE OR LESS EXCEPTING THEREOUT ALL MINES AND MINERALS *150 cultivated acres and 8 acre yard site. Seller is willing to consider offers for the entire parcel or just for the 150 cultivated acre portion and the Seller will subdivide and retain the yard site.

Parcel 2 THE NORTH HALF OF THE SOUTH WEST QUARTER OF SECTION FIFTEEN (15) TOWNSHIP FORTY EIGHT (48) RANGE TWENTY ONE (21) WEST OF THE FOURTH MERIDIAN CONTAINING 32.4 HECTARES (80 ACRES) MORE OR LESS EXCEPTING THEREOUT ALL MINES AND MINERALS *80 cultivated acres The title to the properties will be subject to the reservations and exceptions now appearing on the title and free and clear of all financial encumbrances.

GST will be added to the tender price unless the purchaser is a GST registrant at the time of closing.

2012 DODGE CHARGER SE – 4-door sedan. Peppy 3.6 L V6 engine with 5-speed automatic transmission. Bright white with black interior and cloth, lowback, front bucket seats, power driver’s seat. Keyless entry, power windows, power locks, cruise control, individual air, CD player, remote start. Complete extra set of four winter snow tires. Executive driven. Easy on gas. A real creampuff with only 79,000 km. Perfect first car or second car for a family. Can be seen at Elliott’s Auto Care, 5611-48 Avenue. Asking $9,500.

Call Blain Fowler, 780-672-3142 days.

TENDERS must be in writing, accompanied by a certified cheque for 5% of the tender price, sealed in an envelope marked “RWR Tender”, indicate what parcel or parcels the tender applies to and must be received by Fielding & Company LLP, Barristers and Solicitors, #100, 4918-51 Street, Camrose, Alberta T4V 1S3, on or before 12:00 noon, April 1, 2021. Municipal taxes and will be adjusted. The closing and adjustment date of sale will be April 30, 2021, and the successful tenderer must pay the balance of the purchase price, plus GST unless the tenderer is a GST registrant, on the closing date, or the deposit will be forfeited. The deposits of all unsuccessful tenderers will be returned to them forthwith after the closing of tenders. No conditional tenders will be accepted, and the highest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. No warranty whatsoever is given as to the condition of the property or as to the fitness of the property for any purpose.

For further information about the property phone Wayne Throndson, Q.C. at Fielding & Company LLP, 780-672-8851.

Driving and multi-tasking: bad idea!

PAY ATTENTION and EYES on the ROAD.

FARMLAND FOR SALE BY TENDER (Camrose County near Bashaw, Alberta) THE ESTATE OF JOHN GALATIUK hereby offers the following parcels of land in Camrose County for sale by tender, subject to the existing reservations on title with the exception of any financial encumbrances on title such as Mortgages, which will be discharged: FIRSTLY: FARMSTEAD/ PASTURE LAND: LINC: 0013 100 441 THE SOUTH EAST QUARTER OF SECTION TEN (10) TOWNSHIP FORTY TWO (42) RANGE TWENTY ONE (21) WEST OF THE FOURTH MERIDIAN CONTAINING 64.7 HECTARES (160 ACRES) MORE OR LESS EXCEPTING THEREOUT: 1.608 HECTARES (3.97 ACRES) MORE OR LESS, FOR ROAD, AS SHOWN ON ROAD PLAN 8120360 EXCEPTING THEREOUT ALL MINES AND MINERALS. The land is located approximately 3 km North East of Bashaw, Alberta.

Included in the sale is a ranch style home, machine shed and calving barn, large hay shed, two enclosed barns, two pole barns, eight-stall steel horse barn, and pump house. The farm is ideal for a cattle and/or horse raising operation with extensive corrals and windbreaks and heated remote waterers serving the corrals.

SECONDLY: PASTURE LAND LINC: 0026 026 195 MERIDIAN 4 RANGE 21 TOWNSHIP 42 SECTION 5 ALL THAT PORTION OF THE NORTH EAST QUARTER NOT COVERED BY THE WATERS OF VALLEY LAKE OR LAKE NO 8 AS SHOWN ON A PLAN OF SURVEY OF THE SAID TOWNSHIP DATED THE 3RD OF FEBRUARY A.D. 1898, CONTAINING 64.02 HECTARES (158.20 ACRES) MORE OR LESS. EXCEPTING THEREOUT: HECTARES (ACRES) MORE OR LESS A) ALL THAT PORTION WHICH LIES TO THE NORTH OF A LINE DRAWN THROUGH A POINT ON THE EAST BOUNDARY OF SAID QUARTER SECTION 1320 FEET MORE OR LESS SOUTHERLY FROM THE NORTH EAST CORNER THEREOF AND AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE SAID EAST BOUNDARY CONTAINING 32.21 79.60 B) PLAN 8620148 – ROAD 2.441 6.03 C) PLAN 9421570 – DESCRIPTIVE 3.42 8.45 EXCEPTING THEREOUT ALL MINES AND MINERALS AND THE RIGHT TO WORK THE SAME The PASTURE LAND, which is located on the west side of Highway 21 opposite the Town of Bashaw, consists of approximately 64 acres of fenced pasture land with dugout and cattle loading/unloading enclosure.

Tenders are to be submitted separately on each property in sealed envelopes marked “Galatiuk Tender”, to Martin West at Farnham West Stolee Kambeitz LLP, Barristers and Solicitors, 5016-52 Street, Camrose, Alberta T4V 1V7, on or before 12:00 noon, March 31, 2021, and shall be accompanied with the offeror’s GST number and a certified cheque or bank draft payable to Farnham West Stolee Kambeitz LLP in trust for 10% of the tender price. Tender envelopes should indicate for which property the tender applies.

No conditional tenders will be accepted and the highest, or any tender, will not necessarily be accepted.

Tenders will not be opened in public.

The deposits of all unsuccessful tenderers will be returned to them by mail.

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The successful tenderer shall be obligated to complete the purchase on or before July 1, 2021 for the FARMSTEAD/PASTURE LAND and May 1, 2021 for the PASTURE LAND. The 10% deposit shall constitute a deposit towards the purchase price. Arrangements are possible to allow earlier possession of the farmstead pasture land excluding the yard area (approx.

20 acres) to allow the estate to use the yard area for an estate auction prior to July 1, 2021.

To view the property, please contact DOROTHY WHITTAM at 780-781-0571.

If you have personal items (not related to a profession, trade or business) valued at $100 or less, we will give you a

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The CAMROSE BOOSTER, March 9, 2021 – Page 29

Take care of your brain

By Murray Green

March 15 marks the start of Brain Awareness Week.

A concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury that is caused by a blow to the head or body, a fall, or another injury that jars or shakes the brain inside the skull. Although there may be cuts or bruises on the head or face, there may be no other visible signs of a brain injury.

Post-concussion syndrome occurs after an injury. Common symptoms are changes in the ability to concentrate, think, remember, or solve problems. Symptoms, which may include headaches, personality changes, and dizziness, may be related to stress from the events that caused the injury.

Follow-up care is a key part of your treatment and safety. Be sure to make and go to all appointments, and call your doctor or Health Link at 811 if you are having problems. It’s also a good idea to know your test results and keep a list of the medicines you take.

Rest is the best treatment for post-concussion syndrome. Do not drive if you have taken a prescription pain medicine.

Rest in a quiet, dark room until your headache is gone. Close your eyes and try to relax or go to sleep. Do not watch television or read.

Put a cold, moist cloth or cold pack on the painful area for 10 to 20 minutes at a time. Put a thin cloth between the cold pack and your skin.

Have someone gently massage your neck and shoulders. Take your medicines exactly as prescribed. Call your doctor or nurse if you think you are having a problem with your medicine. You will get more details on the specific medicines your doctor prescribes.

Try to reduce stress by taking slow, deep breaths; soaking in a warm bath; listening to soothing music; having a massage or back rub; drinking a warm, non-alcoholic, noncaffeinated beverage; get enough sleep; eat a healthy, balanced diet. A balanced diet includes whole grains, dairy, fruits and vegetables, and protein. Eat a variety of foods from each of those groups so you get all the nutrients you need.

Avoid alcohol and illegal drugs; try relaxation exercises, such as breathing and muscle relaxation exercises.

Talk to your doctor about counselling. It may help you deal with stress from your injury.

CONCESSION

LEASE

OPPORTUNITY Golf Course Kiosk and Banquet lessee to provide banquet and on-course food and beverage services The golf course will not have a full service restaurant but has tournaments, leagues and daily traffic that provides opportunities to an operator who is focused on excellent customer service Please inquire at the Camrose Golf Course Office at 5204-66 Street, Camrose, Alberta or call Darren McDermott at 780.672.2691 by March 19, 2021 for details and to view space.

ACCEPTING TENDERS TO PURCHASE HEISLER GRADER SHED SHOP Flagstaff County (the “County”) is currently accepting tenders for the purchase of the Heisler Grader Shed Shop building located adjacent to the Village of Hiesler at 43010 Rge Rd 162, within Flagstaff County, Alberta, legally described as Plan 8221991, Block 1, Lot 1.

This property is currently zoned as Agricultural District in the Flagstaff County Land Use Bylaw 09/18, Section 9.3.

For more information, please visit: https://www.flagstaff. ab.ca/county-services/planning-development/bylawspolicies-and-related-documents and refer to Section 9.3.1 AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT – Permitted and Discretionary Uses for this parcel.

The tender documents can be obtained at the Flagstaff County Administration Building or by email by contacting the County Office at 780-384-4100.

Tenders must be placed in sealed envelopes, duly marked “Tender – Sale of Heisler Grader Shed Shop”.

All sealed tenders will be received until 11:00 a.m. MST on March 25, 2021 in person, or by registered mail, to the Flagstaff County Administration Building located at 12435 Township Road 442, Sedgewick, AB T0B 4C0, Attention: Darrell Szott, Public Works Superintendent.

Tender opening will follow immediately after tender closing and will be streamed live on the Flagstaff County website: https://www.flagstaff.ab.ca/opportunities/tenders.

For further information regarding the Building and instructions, please contact Darrell Szott, Public Works Superintendent, at 780-384-4100.

Missed Delivery Policy If you do not receive your copy of The Booster or pre-printed inserts, please report this to us by calling 780-672-3142. We will promptly re-deliver these to city households. Note that we do not have access to certain apartment buildings. In these cases, we ask you to contact your apartment manager to request delivery.

Rural readers are asked to report missed deliveries and we will consult with your postmaster to ensure future deliveries.

ACCEPTING TENDERS TO PURCHASE HAMLET OF STROME OFFICE/POST OFFICE BUILDING Flagstaff County (the “County”) is currently accepting tenders for the purchase of the Strome Office/Post Office building located at 5025-50 Street, in the Hamlet of Strome, Alberta, legally described as Plan RN 67, Block 3, Lots 6 and 7.

This property is currently zoned as Hamlet Public District in the Flagstaff County Land Use Bylaw 09/18, Section 9.11.

For more information please visit: https://www.flagstaff. ab.ca/county-services/planning-development/bylawspolicies-and-related-documents and refer to Section 9.11.1 HAMLET PUBLIC DISTRICT – Permitted and Discretionary Uses for this parcel.

The tender documents can be obtained at the Flagstaff County Administration Building or by email by contacting the County Office at 780-384-4100.

Tenders must be placed in sealed envelopes, duly marked “Tender – Sale of Strome Office/Post Office Building”.

All sealed tenders will be received until 11:00 a.m. MST on March 25, 2021 in person, or by registered mail, to the Flagstaff County Administration Building located at 12435 Township Road 442, Sedgewick, AB T0B 4C0, Attention: Darrell Szott, Public Works Superintendent.

Tender opening will follow immediately after tender closing and will be streamed live on the Flagstaff County website: https://www.flagstaff.ab.ca/opportunities/tenders.

For further information regarding the Building and instructions, please contact Darrell Szott, Public Works Superintendent, at 780-384-4100.

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BUSINESS KEEPS BUILDING AT HAUSER HOME HARDWARE

WE’RE HIRING!

Plumbing and Electrical Sales • Full Time – Busy Department • Solving clients’ plumbing and electrical needs for their projects at home or farm • Position requires a broad knowledge of plumbing and electrical trades • Organized and attention to detail are musts • Ability in cost estimating and materials evaluation for a variety of projects • Appreciates dealing with public and has great problem solving skills • Enjoys working in a retail environment • Walking, standing, casual lifting • Product knowledge training available

COOK POSITION

Are you passionate about food? Do you want to work in a fun, social environment? Our neighbourhood watering hole Browns Socialhouse is looking for full time or part time experienced cooks to join our team. We are looking for enthusiastic people who are hard working and self-motivated.

Ideal candidates will have: • Minimum 6 months’ experience working in a kitchen • Open availability • An upbeat and positive attitude • A team player mentality • Fantastic work ethic Want to join our team? Please send us your resumé by email to camrose@brownssocialhouse.com with “Cook Position” in the subject line. Only eligible candidates will be contacted, please do not call the restaurant directly.

Job Types: Salary:

Full-time, Part-time, Permanent From $15.00 per hour

#445, 6805-48 Avenue, Camrose

Benefi fits off working k at Hauser Home Hardware Building Centre • an exciting retail work environment • competitive wages • opportunities for advancement • opportunity to learn about the thousands of products Home carries

• a clean, safe working environment • opportunity to help customers live better lives • company benefits • staff discount Sunworks Farm has openings for the following positions:

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6809-48 Avenue, Camrose Phone 780-672-8818 Fax 780-672-8809 Email jill@hhbccamrose.ca

We’re Hiring…

Present volume necessitates an expansion of our staffing levels. Resumés are now being accepted for these roles at our busy sales and service centre.

Meat Cutter/Butcher and Butcher’s Assistant Jobs include cutting and packaging of fresh meat products.

Willing to train. Wage commensurate with experience.

4 day work week. Extended health benefits and discount on meat purchases included.

Butcher’s Assistant/Poultry Plant Staff

Willing to train. 4 day work week. Starting at $16.00/hr based on experience. Extended health benefits and discount on meat purchases included.

Night Cleaners

for meat cutting facility. Some previous food service cleaning an asset. 4 nights/week – approximately 2 to 3 hrs per night All positions are located at Sunworks Farm, approximately 20 minutes from Camrose.

Please email resumés to employment@sunworksfarm.com or fax to 780-672-9984.

• Journeyman Auto Technician

A diversity of experience in auto diagnoses and repair is preferred. Our shop is equipped for repairs to a wide range of makes and models of gas and diesel products. Straight time position with a performance bonus. Hourly wage will depend on experience.

• Lube Bay Technician

Whether you’re interested in starting out your career in automotive service, or perhaps already completed your first year of technician apprenticeship, or the time is right to redirect your talent to this type of work, plus potentially other minor repair or replacement (headlights/wiper blades, etc.), we welcome your resumé.

• Yard Supervisor

Your duties will include keeping our sales lot clean and ultra-organized; hooking up and moving trailers, ensuring units are client-ready, after the sales process or rental agreement; occasional parts runs and potentially some vehicle detailing during busy times.

Drop off your resumé, in confidence, to Scott Berry or Kyle Skaret.

VEHICLE SALES & SERVICE 3760-48 Avenue, Camrose 780.672.4400 www.ddsales.com

Part-time

LINE COOKS Apply within

6115-48 Avenue, Camrose

Domestic problems March 7

A domestic disturbance was reported to Camrose Police at a residence where multiple family members were in a home along with a male, who had locked himself in a room. The male had gotten angry with family and smashed items inside the home, grabbing a knife prior to locking himself in a room. Police were able to convince the male to exit the room, and he was arrested for breach of the peace. The male, who was high on illicit drugs, was found to be in possession of a quantity of psilocybin.

The male was charged with possession of a controlled substance and is in custody pending additional charges.

Police observed a vehicle with occupants parked in an alley. Checks were conducted, and a male and female were observed to have open alcohol in the vehicle. In a further search, police located a quantity of methamphetamine and heroin.

March 6

FOR SALE BY TENDER

TENDERS ARE INVITED for the purchase of the following property located in the Flagstaff County: MERIDIAN 4 RANGE 16 TOWNSHIP 46 SECTION 15 QUARTER SOUTH EAST EXCEPTING THEREOUT ALL MINES AND MINERALS AREA: 64.7 HECTARES (160 ACRES) MORE OR LESS The land is fully fenced with 2 dugouts. The land is currently pasture; however, 100 acres had been previously broke.

The title to the property will be free and clear of all financial encumbrances.

GST will be added to the tender price unless the purchaser is a GST registrant at the time of closing.

TENDERS must be in writing, accompanied by a certified cheque for 5% of the tender price, sealed in an envelope marked “Congdon Tender” and must be received by Fielding & Company LLP, Barristers and Solicitors, #100, 4918-51 Street, Camrose, Alberta T4V 1S3, on or before 12:00 noon, April 1, 2021. Municipal taxes will be adjusted. The closing and adjustment date of sale will be May 3, 2021, and the successful tenderer must pay the balance of the purchase price, plus GST unless the tenderer is a GST registrant, on the closing date, or the deposit will be forfeited. The deposits of all unsuccessful tenderers will be returned to them forthwith after the closing of tenders. No conditional tenders will be accepted, and the highest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. No warranty whatsoever is given as to the condition of the property or as to the fitness of the property for any purpose.

For further information about the tender process, phone Wayne Throndson, Q.C. at Fielding & Company LLP, 780672-8851. For further information about the property phone Dennis Congdon at 780-608-5719.

Police received a complaint of a residential garbage container on fire. The container was completely melted to the ground. It was determined that the owner had emptied some fireplace ashes into the garbage earlier that morning.

BIRTHS To Leanne

and Jeff Ball, of Sedgewick, a son on February 22.

To Kathleen and Rocky Riggins, of Camrose, a son on February 25.

To Brandi and Ryan Nagy, of Spruce Grove, a son on February 27.

To Lisa and Michael Trach, of Camrose, a son on February 28.

DEATHS Eleanor Irene Jacobson

of Tofield, on March 1, at 79 years of age.

Helen Geneva Jans of Camrose, on March 1, at 88 years of age.

Gary Sunderman of Camrose, on March 2, at 77 years of age.

Joshua Benjamin Louden of Hay Lakes, on March 3, at 17 years of age.

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Polar Plunge

Lori Larsen, Camrose Booster Special Olympics director of Business Development and Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) Lorrie Sitler, left, and Camrose Police Service Chief of Police Dean LaGrange lucked out with the weather on March 6, as they bravely volunteered to have a bucket of ice water poured over their heads as participants of the LETR Polar Plunge.

“I would like to thank the Community for stepping up to the plate in fundraising for this worthy cause. We had a target of $5,000, and we raised $7,500,” said LaGrange. “It never ceases to amaze me, the community spirit here in Camrose.”

Camrose Special Olympics athletes Justin Sitler, left, and Aleena Lazar (with a little help from CPS Sergeant Todd Steil) happily volunteered to be the official ice water dumpers.

Donations are still being accepted. If you are interested and able to donate, visit https://secure.e2rm.com/ p2p/fundraising/ 345680/team/933931.

Central Agencies Home of the Week

Location is everything

An important “PART” of our team Throughout our 40 year history serving the automotive needs of Camrose and area, our greatest source of pride has come from providing superior service to our valued customers.

Of course, the single most important component in our ability to offer the highest standards of service is our dedicated team of professionals. An upcoming retirement within our Parts Department has provided an exciting and rare opportunity to join the Lamb Ford team.

We are now inviting applications for the position of

Parts Advisor As a front line position, dealing directly with our clientele, it is exceedingly important that we find the right candidate to fulfill our parts customers’ highest expectations. Our talented crew of Parts Advisors are adept at providing friendly, knowledgeable advice to customers about the equipment, accessories and parts available for a specific vehicle, helping them navigate to the right products to suit their needs. This invariably means meticulous research on various auto parts, and discerning which parts are compatible with which vehicles. A Parts Advisor is also responsible for maintaining and tracking inventory, and ordering supplies for the dealership.

The right candidate will be a high school graduate, and possess well-rounded computer skills. Experience is an asset, but not a requirement. An apprenticeship opportunity is available for the right individual.

If you are bright, personable, and thrive in a fast-paced working environment, we’d love to hear from you.

Please apply with résumé to bdenham@lambford.com or in person at 3771-48 Avenue, Camrose Attention: Brett Denham, Dealer Principal and GM

By Lori Larsen

Location, location, location, this bungalow delivers. Close to parks and schools and the City Recreation Centre, you and the family will always be on the go with not far to go in this wellestablished area.

The home itself has had plenty of renovations including subtle graytoned laminate flooring, light paint colours and crisp white trim and interior doors.

A good-sized front living room has a window overlooking the tree-lined street.

Adjacent to the living room is a dining area which leads off into the kitchen with rich stained shaker cabinets and light counter tops and backsplash.

The master bedroom has a large space adjacent to the sleeping area where you could have a serene sitting area, workout station or even a home office, not to mention plenty of storage.

French doors in this area lead off to a two-tiered deck. Imagine waking up, grabbing your morning tea and just starting your day enjoying sunshine.

Karin Naslund A two-piece en suite is perfect for getting ready in the morning, while others use the main four-piece bathroom to shower.

Two more bedrooms offer the family plenty of space.

The basement has even more room for a family to enjoy. A large family room could be used for movie or games night, and another large room could be a hobby or seasonal storage room.

A separate laundry area offers even more storage.

The property also boasts two garages, one with an oversized overhead door, both located in the back with alley access.

You could park your vehicle in one and have the other as an art/craft studio, mechanic area or hobby room.

The private backyard is a great place to enjoy three seasons.

Live near all the action in this ready-to-move-in bungalow, located at 14 Montcalm Avenue and priced so you don’t break the bank, at $267,900.

For a personal viewing, contact Karin Naslund at:

Central Agencies Realty 4870-51 Street, Camrose 780-672-4495 or Karin 780-608-4235

STRAW CENTURIONS

Lori Larsen, Camrose Booster

Two rather large, straw centurions, with a tip of the hat to agriculture, stand guard over fields on both the east and west side of Highway 21, just north of Range Road 480.

A farmer with a great sense of humour has added a smile to motorists’ faces.

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CENTRAL AGENCIES REALTY

The Central Agencies Realty Team is eager to go to work for you!

We’ve been matching buyers with sellers, with integrity, since 1963.

Graham Wideman, 780-679-8384; Matt Banack, 780-608-9733; Matthew Mayer, 780-781-7088; Lyndsey Delwo, 780-678-6117; Al-Karim (Al) Mohamed, 587-322-5511; Ronda Shott, 780-781-7468; Sascha Dressler, 780-781-8242; Wally Wrubleski, 780-781-7323; Karin Naslund 780-608-4235.

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CAMROSE HOMES NEW PR ICE!

BACKING GOLF COURSE 2000+ sq. ft., 5 bdrm.

Asking $439,900 A1046329 WALKOUT VILLAS overlooking Valleyview Lake!

Asking $532,162 A1032901

NEW PR ICE!

GREAT KITCHEN, 5-PCE. MAIN BATH, PRIVATE YARD! Asking $349,000 A1037422

QUIET MONTCALM AVENUE … 1288 sq. ft.

Complete reno on MF. Check the extras!

Asking $267,900 A1069583

WALKOUT VILLAS overlooking Valleyview Lake!

Asking $528,162 A1032894

AMAZING YARD SETTING IN CUL-DE-SAC Beautiful 1.5 storey, 2226 sq. ft. 3+2 bdrm..

24’x24’ attach. garage, RV parking + more!

You’ll love it! Have kids? Call now!

Asking $415,000 A1067427

SOLD

SOLD

GEMINI CENTRE ~ City views. Turn key office space on 3rd floor! Call today!

A1044102

AWESOME DUPLEX IN VALLEYVIEW! Great floor plan! By parks, walking trails!

Asking $242,900 A1055647

3-BDRM. BUNGALOW CONDO close to walking trails, valley. Immaculate!

Asking $329,000 A1059833

SOLD

TERRIFIC BUNGALOW … located in Century Meadows close to Jack Stuart School!

Asking $317,500 A1045910

WOW! COZY AND CUTE! I can be your new home with minor changes.

Awesome 50’x140’ lot. 16’x24’ heated garage.

A great place to call home!

Asking $229,500 A1064980

NEW PR ICE! CENTURY MEADOWS 5-BDRM. Asking $498,000 CA0164181

NEW LISTIN

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SPACIOUS HOME with most of the updating already done. Fenced yard, large garage, extra parking.

Asking $184,500 A1072113

BEAUTIFUL ENERGY EFFICIENT BUNGALOW! Asking $497,500 A1004977

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Asking $316,900 A1066674

SPRAWLING FAMILY HOME IN DUGGAN PARK 1780 sq. ft. fully finished in quiet cul-de-sac.

Lots of upgrades!

Asking $389,900 A1076954

EW PR ICE! NUPDATED 1416 SQ. FT. BUNGALOW

on oversized lot close to Mirror Lake!

Asking $314,900 A1069302

BEAUTIFUL 1319 SQ. FT. BUNGALOW! Asking $493,800 A1031243 BEAUTIFUL FAMILY 2-STOREY CLOSE TO PARK, VALLEY TRAILS! Now only $385,500 A1035501

GREAT 5-BDRM. + OFFICE HOME … fully finished, updates throughout.

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Asking $304,900 A1070099

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Asking $489,900 CA0192525

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Asking $282,700 A1064886

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AMAZING COUNTRY LIFESTYLE, ENERGY EFF. Asking $629,000 A1024270

SOLD

4 BARE LAND LOTS ON 65 STREET. Exc. multi-family opportunity!

Asking $1,261,000 A1042943

EXCEPTIONALLY CLEAN BUNGALOW! Asking $279,900 A1053180

EAST OF ROUND HILL ~ Fully finished 1400+ sq. ft. home, 29’x41’ shop, pole shed.

A1036121 Asking $389,000

FOR LEASE

SOLD

MF CONDO W/OUTDOOR PATIO! Asking $179,900 A1042935

ON PARK! BY LAKE! Great starter or investment home!

Asking $169,900 A1051399

LARGE FAMILY HOME IN DAYSLAND Lots of upgrades!

Asking $299,900 A1025812

EXC. OFFICE OR BUS. LOCATION, 1600 SQ FT Asking $1450/mo.

CA0149692

NEW LISTIN

RESIDENTIAL LOTS HUSTLE PARK ... by huge playground and west end amenities!

• 30 lots w/alley access, start from $91,190 • 18 cul-de-sac lots, start from $114,290 SOUTHWEST MEADOWS ... by parks, playground and West End amenities!

• 14 lots with alley access, from $96,690 • 11 large cul-de-sac lots, from $139,425 Call now for more information!

BAWLF ~ OPEN CONCEPT BI-LEVEL Asking $179,000 A1034810

NEW LISTIN

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OFFICE/BUSINESS SPACE FOR LEASE 1276 sq. ft. downtown location w/great parking. Great building. Asking $1212.19/mo. all in plus utilities. A1066778

FARMS

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HUGE HOME IN MEETING CREEK 1920 sq. ft. bungalow – needs attention but great potential!

Asking $129,900 A1075286 160 ACRE PROPERTY east of Camrose Asking $695,000 CA0184968

NEW LISTIN

BUSINESS

SOUTH VIEW LOT IN SPARTAN ESTATES! Asking $50,000 CA0183063

OUT OF TOWN Only 15 min. from Camrose, south side of New Norway, 0.97 acre.

Asking $104,900 CA0168713

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CUTE BUNGALOW IN FERINTOSH – in need of some TLC. Close to Little Beaver Lake.

Asking $29,900 A1076105

EXC. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY! Growing residential/commercial cleaning business. Call now!

UPGRADED BUNGALOW … 12 min. to Camrose on Hwy 26. 36’x44’ shop!

Asking $289,900 A1047574

2-BDRM. BUNGALOW IN DAYSLAND! Oversized 28’x30’ garage with 10’7” ceiling.

Asking $89,900 A1044649

3RD FLOOR CONDO – AFFORDABLE! Asking $169,750 A1042937 CENTURY MEADOWS 4-LEVEL SPLIT w/oversized heated garage!

Asking $299,000 A1073520

WOW! AWESOME BUSINESS LOCATION! Prime location, high visibility. Ideal for professional services. Natural lighting! Easy customer access. A great place for your business!

Asking $229,500 A1065008

MF CONDO W/OUTDOOR PATIO! Asking $183,500 A1042929

SOLD BEAUTIFUL ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILT

BUNGALOW! … 1312 sq. ft., 5 bdrm.

Awesome bsmt. w/in-floor htg. RV parking, oversized garage. Just move in!

Asking $362,900 A1057786

21+ ACRES W/1.5 STOREY HOME, NEW W/O BSMT! Asking $424,900 A1021347

Zoned m1 ... Exc. east end location!

10,000 sq. ft.

CA0146778

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TERRIFIC 5-BDRM. HOME! Spacious entrance, open concept design w/vaulted ceilings, gas FP. Great area!

Asking $409,900 A1074661

40 ACRES WITH YARD SITE Access to Miquelon Lakes!

Asking $419,000 A1057040 GREAT FLEXIBLITY IN MAYERTHORPE Over 23 acres along Hwy 43 Asking $230,000 CA0168666

CLASSIC BUNGALOW … with front and rear RV parking! Spacious design, eat-in kitchen with private view of reserve area. 4 bedrooms, hobby room, 3 baths. Fully finished, fenced and landscaped. Well maintained with pride of ownership – a terrific home!

Asking $339,900 A1063278

2-STOREY ON PARK ~ 1883 sq. ft., oversized garage, a/c + more!

Asking $417,900 A1042518

SOLD

FOUR-PLEX BUILT IN 2012! INVEST. OPP. Asking $549,000 CA0193809

SOLD WALKOUT BUNGALOWS VALLEYVIEW WEST Asking $427,162 CA0165802

2064 SQ. FT. TWO-STOREY – VALLEYVIEW WEST! Asking $498,162 CA0179793

ACREAGES

COMMERCIAL

BUILD YOUR DREAM HOME … Premier location backing pond in Valleyview West!!

Asking $250,000 A1055074

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NEW ADULT COMMUNITY ZERO STEPS!

IN ONE WORD ~ “WOW”! …

NEW ZERO-STEP DESIGN Awesome views! Beautiful 1319 sq. ft. bungalow!

Full bsmt., superb garage!

Asking $493,800 A1031243

Awesome Community ~ Park ~ ~ Lake, Trails ~ ~ Quality ~ ~ Craftsmanship ~ ~ Finished NEW VALLEYVIEW TWO-STOREY! w/elegance ~ • 2064 sq. ft. • By park/playgrounds • Bonus room • 26’x26’ garage Asking $498,162 CA0179793

Lakeside walkouts available!

Lake views !

Walkout – Lake Estates!

• 1248 sq. ft.

• 26’x20.5’ garage Asking $532,162 A1032901

New build • Awesome master Bonus room • Triple garage Asking $459,900 CA0189414

2-Storey walk out!

Unobstructed valley views!

Asking $557,900

A1044949

ONLY ONE NON-BASEMENT HOME LEFT!

NEW ZERO-STEP DESIGN Non-bsmt. Beautiful 1456 sq. ft. bungalow! Superb garage!

Active community!

• Master planned community Asking $458,500 A1031265

• Designed for active adults • No condo fees • Community lifestyle

4001-50 Street, Camrose Phone 780.672.5851 www.ipdi.biz

CALL NOW TO VIEW!