County supports curling

By Murray Green

Camrose County is behind the Meridian Open international curling event held at the Recreation Centre beginning on January 11, 2022.

“I move that council authorize sponsorship of the Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling Meridian Open in the amount of $10,000, with funds to come from grants to organizations in the 2021 budget, as a Category A–Major National/International Event,” said former councillor Trevor Miller.

Reeve Cindy Trautman received a request from the Rose City Curling Club for sponsorship of the 2022 Meridian Open.

The Rose City Curling Club will be hosting the major curling event in the Encana Arena in the Camrose Recreation Centre from January 11 to 16.

“This Meridian Open will be hosting 32 of the topranked curling teams in the world. The top 16 women’s and the top 16 men’s curling teams will be invited to participate in this curling event, and an additional level of interest is that this event will conclude just three weeks before curling commences at the 2022 Winter Olympics,” said Neil Bratrud, local chair of the event.

“We anticipate that those teams that are qualified to play in the Olympics in Beijing, China and are ranked in the top 16 by their gender in the world will be present at this event as a final tune up to prepare for those Olympics.”

“The complement of curling teams, the event management team and the television production team will require approximately 130 hotel rooms in Camrose, let alone the spectators and other media that will come to Camrose for this event,” Neil added, in a letter to the County.

This is the curling club’s seventh arena-based curling event in the Encana Arena since it opened in 2008. “The facility, tremendous volunteer base and the sense of community and the community partnerships help to ensure the success we have been achieving, and firmly establishes Camrose as a very desirable location for major curling events.”

For this sponsorship, Camrose County will be eligible for in-ice logos behind the hack at the home and away ends of all four sheets of ice, one rink board sign, a full-page ad in the program, eight ticket packages, two VIP passes, booth display, online recognition and other signage. TENDERS ARE INVITED for the purchase of the following property located in Flagstaff County County: Parcel 1 MERIDIAN 4 RANGE 12 TOWNSHIP 45 SECTION 13 QUARTER NORTH EAST EXCEPTING THEREOUT ALL MINES AND MINERALS AND THE RIGHT TO WORK SAME AREA: 64.7 HECTARES (160 ACRES) MORE OR LESS * 130 cultivated acres

Parcel 2 MERIDIAN 4 RANGE 12 TOWNSHIP 45 SECTION 24 QUARTER SOUTH WEST EXCEPTING THEREOUT ALL MINES AND MINERALS AREA: 64.7 HECTARES (160 ACRES) MORE OR LESS * 70 cultivated acres and 10 acres pasture Parcel 3 MERIDIAN 4 RANGE 12 TOWNSHIP 45 SECTION 24 QUARTER SOUTH EAST EXCEPTING THEREOUT ALL MINES AND MINERALS AREA: 64.7 HECTARES (160 ACRES) MORE OR LESS * 125 cultivated acres

Parcel 4 MERIDIAN 4 RANGE 12 TOWNSHIP 45 SECTION 24 QUARTER NORTH EAST EXCEPTING THEREOUT ALL MINES AND MINERALS AREA: 65.2 HECTARES (161 ACRES) MORE OR LESS * 70 cultivated acres and 86 acres pasture Parcel 5 THE SOUTH WEST QUARTER OF SECTION TWENTY ONE (21) TOWNSHIP FORTY FIVE (45) RANGE TWELVE (12) WEST OF THE FOURTH MERIDIAN CONTAING 64.7 HECTARES (160 ACRES) MORE OR LESS EXCEPTING THEREOUT: 0.405 HECTARES (1 ACRE) MORE OR LESS FOR ROAD AS SHOWN ON ROAD PLAN 6589MC EXCEPTING THEREOUT ALL MINES AND MINERALS * 85 cultivated acres

Parcel 6 THE SOUTH WEST QUARTER OF SECTION SIXTEEN (16) TOWNSHIP FORTY FIVE (45) RANGE TWELVE (12) WEST OF THE FOURTH MERIDIAN CONTAING 65.2 HECTARES (161 ACRES) MORE OR LESS EXCEPTING THEREOUT: 0.405 HECTARES (1 ACRE) MORE OR LESS FOR ROAD AS SHOWN ON ROAD PLAN 6589MC EXCEPTING THEREOUT ALL MINES AND MINERALS * 130 cultivated acres

Parcel 7 THE NORTH WEST QUARTER OF SECTION SIXTEEN (16) TOWNSHIP FORTY FIVE (45) RANGE TWELVE (12) WEST OF THE FOURTH MERIDIAN CONTAING 64.7 HECTARES (160 ACRES) MORE OR LESS EXCEPTING THEREOUT: 0.405 HECTARES (1 ACRE) MORE OR LESS FOR ROAD AS SHOWN ON ROAD PLAN 6589MC EXCEPTING THEREOUT ALL MINES AND MINERALS * 130 cultivated acres Parcel 8 MERIDIAN 4 RANGE 12 TOWNSHIP 45 SECTION 13 QUARTER NORTH WEST EXCEPTING THEREOUT ALL MINES AND MINERALS AND THE RIGHT TO WORK SAME AREA: 64.7 HECTARES (160 ACRES) MORE OR LESS * 135 cultivated acres Parcel 9 MERIDIAN 4 RANGE 12 TOWNSHIP 45 SECTION 12 QUARTER NORTH WEST EXCEPTING THEREOUT ALL MINES AND MINERALS AREA: 64.7 HECTARES (160 ACRES) MORE OR LESS * 125 acres (old yard site and buildings) Parcel 10 MERIDIAN 4 RANGE 12 TOWNSHIP 45 SECTION 12 QUARTER NORTH EAST EXCEPTING THEREOUT ALL MINES AND MINERALS AREA: 64.7 HECTARES (160 ACRES) MORE OR LESS * 130 cultivated acres Parcel 11 MERIDIAN 4 RANGE 12 TOWNSHIP 45 SECTION 11 QUARTER NORTH WEST EXCEPTING THEREOUT ALL MINES AND MINERALS AREA: 64.7 HECTARES (160 ACRES) MORE OR LESS * 135 cultivated acres Parcel 12 MERIDIAN 4 RANGE 12 TOWNSHIP 45 SECTION 11 QUARTER NORTH EAST EXCEPTING THEREOUT ALL MINES AND MINERALS AREA: 64.7 HECTARES (160 ACRES) MORE OR LESS * 145 cultivated acres Parcel 13 MERIDIAN 4 RANGE 12 TOWNSHIP 45 SECTION 13 QUARTER SOUTH EAST EXCEPTING THEREOUT ALL MINES AND MINERALS AND THE RIGHT TO WORK SAME AREA: 64.7 HECTARES (160 ACRES) MORE OR LESS * 140 culivated acres (old buildings on property) * amount of cultivated acres is estimated only. The titles to the property will be subject to the reservations and exceptions now appearing on the title and free and clear of all 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 “Dragani 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, November 30, 2021. The tender must indicate which parcel or parcels the tenderer is submitting an offer on. Municipal taxes will be adjusted. Surface lease payments, if any, received by the Seller prior to closing will not be adjusted.The closing and adjustment date of sale will be January 31, 2022, 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, 780-672-8851.

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Tips to keep clubroot down

By Autumn Barnes

A new factsheet available at clubroot.ca distills the key practices to mitigate clubroot and maintain profitability.

Practices include growing clubroot-resistant (CR) cultivars responsibly on all canola acres. In 2020, only 39 per cent of the canola cultivars grown in the Canadian Prairies were CR, according to Canadian Grain Commission data. While CR will be a standard feature on most canola hybrids by 2025, canola growers should start to use CR and other integrated management strategies immediately.

Clubroot is the disease caused by soil-borne spores of the protist and obligate parasite, Plasmodiophora brassicae. Spores spread easily and early infections can be missed for years, while clubroot-susceptible canola multiplies spores to catastrophic levels. Planting CR cultivars before the disease gets established will help slow spore reproduction.

Keeping spore concentration low helps maintain yield and protect CR traits. Growers who wait until the disease has taken hold in a field before choosing CR could be stuck with challenging levels of clubroot for a long time.

Higher concentrations of P. brassicae spores lead to larger clubroot galls, more risk to yield, more resting spores released back to the soil, and fewer management options. (The goal is to keep spore concentrations low.)

Preventing the introduction and spread of P. brassicae spores will prevent the clubroot disease from establishing and spreading.

Responsible use of CR cultivars includes an integrated approach to clubroot management, which will help to protect the CR trait. Integrate the following practices to keep spores low and local.

Keep spores low

Rotate crops, maintaining a minimum two-year break between canola (one in three rotation).

Scout and examine roots in every canola field during late summer/fall. Pay special attention to high-traffic and high-moisture areas. Soil testing may help identify spores before physical symptoms appear.

Control brassica weeds in all crops. Reduce tillage. Minimize soil (and spore) movement within and between fields.

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