July 5, 2022 Camrose Booster by The Camrose Booster

2022

C elebratin g 70 Years • 1952 ~ 2022 Vol. LXX, No. 32 24 Pages July 5, 2022

Bring on the

Outdoor activities in schoolyards, in backyards, at the lake, on the streets, or the garden or in farm fields alike, have been impacted greatly this year due to interesting weather.

Various City of Camrose roadway improvements have been impacted by numerous soggy days. This season’s street and sidewalk improvements, valued at approximately $3 million, have seen minor or major timeline setbacks. Weather challenges have been a major factor in the Camrose airport resurfacing project. One of the most visible projects in this summer’s street enhancement initiative, is a complete rebuild of the service road along 48 avenue between Fas Gas and Camrose Motorsports. Over five days have been lost, thus far, on this $970,000 project as periods of extended rain have forced halts to workdays for frustrated crews.

Who Can I Count On? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Out and About . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 City of Camrose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 On the Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 and 15 Obituaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 to 18 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 to 23 Central Agencies Realty Inc. . . 23 and 24

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Reflections by Bonnie Hutchinson . . . . . . 4 Just Sayin' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Kodiaks' trainer vital to players' well being . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Celebrating Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 City strategic planning for 2022-26 . . . . 30 Cougars sweep Okotoks Dawgs . . . . . . . 13 Ask the Chief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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Call for Grant Applications The Battle River Community Foundation is now receiving applications for grants from our Community Fund and Field of Interest Funds. Grants are made to organizations operating in eastcentral Alberta that are recognized as qualified donees by the Canada Revenue Agency. This includes registered charitable organizations and municipalities. Community organizations that are not registered charities may apply in partnership with a qualified donee. Forms for applications from partners must be submitted in addition to grant application forms and can be found on our website. Organizations seeking funds must demonstrate a strong and committed volunteer board of directors, fiscal responsibility, and effective management of resources. Projects that impact the greatest number of individuals possible with a modest investment of funds are preferred. Grants are made for definite purposes and for projects covering a specific time period. In general, grants are approved for projects not met by other funding sources. In addition to unrestricted grants available from the Community Fund, some Funds provide grants targeted to projects reflecting donors’ interests. They include Animal Welfare, Arts, Brain Injury Prevention, Education, the Humanities, Health and Wellness (including Mental and Emotional Health and Wellness), the Humanities, Literacy, Music, Nutrition and Food Security, Outdoor Education, Palliative Care, Preservation and Protection of the Environment, Preservation of History, Prevention of Family Violence, Services for Individuals with Special Needs, Sustainable Agriculture, Youth Athletics and Youth Projects and Programs. There are also Funds targeted to support projects serving residents of Alliance, Camrose, Flagstaff County, Forestburg, Galahad, Hardisty, Hay Lakes, Hughenden, Irma, Killam, Lougheed, Merna, Rosalind, Sedgewick, Strome, Viking and Wetaskiwin. The deadline for receipt of 2022 applications is close of business Monday, August 15, 2022. Grants will be announced in December. For further information and/or an application form, please check our web site at www.brcf.ca, email brcfoundation@gmail.com, call our office at 780 679 0449 or write Battle River Community Foundation, Box 1122, Camrose, Alberta, T4V 4E7.

The Rudy and Flora Baker Scholarship in Medicine Up to $4,200 to be Awarded

Application Deadline: August 15, 2022 To be eligible, applicants must: Currently be enrolled in a Canadian Faculty of Medicine seeking an MD designation. Have graduated from Grade 12 at a high school located in the area served by the Battle River Community Foundation. Considerations: Strong preference to an applicant entering their first year of studies. Preference to an applicant with community service experience. Preference to an applicant considering a career in rural medicine. Preference to an applicant who graduated from a school in The Battle River School Division. An application form is available on the Battle River Community Foundation website, www.brcf.ca by clicking on the grants link, by contacting the Battle River Community Foundation at Box 1122, Camrose, Alberta, T4V 4E7, by email at brcfoundation@gmail.com or by telephone at 780 679 0449.

SUCCESS STARTS EARLY!

We are partners in supporting children The early years are an important time for children to learn social interaction and independence, along with basic literacy and numeracy skills that will help them succeed in school and beyond. Battle River School Division is partnering with Pre-Kindergarten and Pre-School programs to ensure that, no matter where your child attends, they get the support they need.

Partnership agreements are in place with: • Regional Rural Children’s Centre (Bawlf) Contact Terry-Lynn rrccbawlf@outlook.com

• Lougheed Children’s Services Society Contact Melissa lougheedcss@hotmail.com

• Daysland Playschool Contact Robyn dayslandplayschool2019@outlook.com

• Sedgewick Playshool Contact Taneil sedgewickplayschool234@gmail.com

• Killam Tiny Tots Playschool Contact Terry killamplayschool@gmail.com

Partnership agreements may also be in place in other communities. Watch for updates.

Within the City of Camrose, parents can choose from two Pre-School / Pre-Kindergarten options. CAMROSE AND DISTRICT PRE-SCHOOL SOCIETY • 4-year-old programs, 2 half days per week • 3-year-old programs, one half day per week • Located in a community setting • Subsidies available Contact Maria info@camrosepreschool.ca

BATTLE RIVER SCHOOL DIVISION • 4-year-old programs, 4 half days per week • Some services may be available for three year olds • Located at Jack Stuart, Sifton or Sparling Schools • Licensing/subsidy should be available for all BRSD sites by fall

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Contact the program organizers to find out details of fees, schedules and more. Whichever program works best for your family, we’ll partner together to meet your child’s needs.

Dolter set to release first CD By Murray Green

Local singer Travis Dolter is releasing his CD debut on July 15 at a release party in the Overtime Taphouse starting at 8 p.m. (music at 9 p.m.). “The double CD Every Song and A Story includes some of my most popular songs along with great new originals, some that no one has ever even heard yet,”

said an excited Travis. Dolter and his band will be playing a pre-release session at the same venue on July 3 to promote the historic event. He has been playing music in the area over the past few years and this will be his highly anticipated debut album. His new single “Senior Year” offers all the fun, memorable activities a col-

lege student might have engaged in over the course of four years. Travis’s selfpenned originals have a unique country sound. The proceeds from the release party will be donated to the food bank. For more information or tickets call 780-672-8880 or visit www.travisdolter.com.

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Good servant, bad master This quote made me laugh out loud. I’ll tell you why in a minute. “There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision, and for whom the lighting of every cigar, the drinking of every cup, the time of rising and going to bed every day, and the beginning of every bit of work, are subjects of express volitional deliberation. Full half the time of such a man goes to the deciding, or regretting, of matters which ought to be so ingrained in him as practically not to exist for his consciousness at all.” ~ William James, “Psychology: The Briefer Course.” The contrast Forgetting about “the lighting of every cigar” (not part of my life), what made me laugh out loud was the contrast between James’ perspective and mine, for much of my life. In my 20s and 30s, I relished most aspects of being a teacher. But one thing I did not like was having buzzers go every 37.5 minutes to change classes no matter what was going on in the moment. Post-teaching, I relished being able to adjust the time to fit the purpose. I loved having “the time of rising and going to bed” be different every day if I felt like it. As I moved into my 40s and 50s, I tried to be intentional every day. “Mindfulness” was a big deal. I wanted “the beginning of every bit of work” to be “subjects of express volitional deliberation.” I aspired to precisely what James considered misery. The unpredictability The second reason I laughed at the quote was “the unpredictability of life.” Who would predict that, with my Attention Deficit allover-the-map mind and years of dedication to not being fenced in by routines, I would become a fan of regular systems and routines? It’s just delicious. It’s been a gradual process to realize that, the more I create routines to take care of some things to be “so ingrained as practically not to exist in consciousness at all,” the more I have time for creativity and enjoyment. Another benefit is avoiding unnecessary hassles like having to pay penalties for late submission of various forms! My takeaway: good servants, bad masters. Routines and systems can be excellent servants, if they’re designed to fit the people who use them. Routines can save time, free us from boring activities, ensure important tasks are done on time, and open time for creative expansive experiences. Routines and systems can be bad masters. For example, when I worked in community projects, I was often frustrated with bureaucratic requirements that got in the way of how communities actually work. As a government employee, I was irritated by procedures that sucked up time with no visible benefit. As a private consultant, part of my work was often to help clients find ways around organizational systems that blocked them from accomplishing the very things the organization was set up to achieve. In our personal lives, if we’re locked into certain routine ways of doing things, that can keep us from recognizing new opportunities that would enrich our lives. As a semiretired person, I relish being able to change routines and respond to spontaneous opportunities. What about you? What routines or habits serve you well? What routines or habits could be limiting or getting in your way? How do you change or eliminate routines that no longer serve? I’ve been thinking about those questions as we head into summer. Hope you find them useful too.

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Mr. Vanderwoude poses some interesting questions about the root causes of inflation and seeks solutions. While it would be convenient to choose our most disliked politician as the cause … answers are complex and several major points emerge as contributing factors. Rupert Russell, in his recent book Price War$, demonstrates the role of commodity speculators and hedge fund managers as major contributors to inflation while simultaneously leading to starvation and refugee crises in developing countries. Foodstuff commodities affected by speculation for most global agricultural trade are determined in Chicago, New York, and London and by OPEC for oil and gas. Our world is governed by 24-hour electronic trading, triggered by computer algorithms of composite price indices, fits of investor “lack of confidence,” and of unregulated pools of money (more than US $7 trillion annual speculative trades

in foodstuffs like corn, wheat, rice, soybeans, plus oil and gas and minerals like copper). Speculators seek out geopolitical chaos in the world and natural disasters like crop failures that impact food production. For details, I refer you to IATP (The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy) iatp_commodities_market_speculations_nov_2008. pdf. Typically, prices for gasoline rise immediately after a geopolitical chaos like Russia’s invasion of Ukraine even though the time from oil at the wellhead to gasoline at the pump is on the order of months. Similarly, the announcement of a frost or drought or flood triggers an immediate increase in the cost of oranges or coffee or wheat. The past 50 years in Canada has seen oligopolies flourish and our Department of Consumer and Corporate Affairs has done virtually nothing to ensure competition and promote the role of small business entrepreneurs in our

economy. Major sectors of our economy are controlled by a very small number of corporations that results in price gouging. Other contributors to our inflation include (i) supply management in Canada which regulates agricultural products like dairy and poultry, (ii) the mad rush to globalization which has exposed vulnerability in supply chains, all the while ignoring issues like child and slave labor in the “free zone” manufacturing areas in developing countries. Thank goodness for the emergence of “buy local.” According to UNCTAD (the UN Conference on Trade and Development), governments around the world do not seem to have the capability nor the will to limit the commodity speculation. And why would they... taxes and royalties help governments balance budgets with little regard to the impact upon their constituents or “unfortunates” in the developing world. Lynn Clark, Camrose

I’d love to hear from you. If you have comments about this column or suggestions for future topics, send an email to Bonnie@BonnieHutchinson.com. I’ll happily reply within one business day.

GREAT RIDE

Murray Green, Camrose Booster

The Bethany Group CEO Carla Beck, right, and MLA Jackie Lovely took a tour of the facility on June 6 during the open house, to mark the past 100 years of success within the community.

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Precautions reduce West Nile risk By Murray Green

Summer is here, and so are the mosquitoes. Albertans are urged to take precautions to protect themselves against West Nile virus infection. Exposure to mosquitoes brings a risk of West Nile Virus, according to Alberta Health Services. Some may carry the virus, so it’s im-

portant to avoid being bitten. Here is some good advice. Wear a long-sleeved, light-colored shirt, pants, and a hat. Use a Health Canada-approved insect repellent containing DEET or Icaridin. Consider staying indoors at dawn and dusk when mosquitoes are most active. After being bitten by a mosquito carrying West

Nile virus, humans can develop West Nile non-neurological syndrome (formerly known as West Nile fever) or the more serious West Nile neurological syndrome. You can learn more about West Nile virus and the precautions necessary to reduce risk at www. fightthebite.info or by calling Health Link at 811.

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• The City of Camrose Battle River Regional Division #31, Separate Schools, Camrose & District Support Services, along with local businesses and fraternal organizations, through their financial support towards Camrose Police Service, to create a full-time school resource officer position. D.A.R.E. will be offered to 240 grade six students in eight schools, beginning September 1997. • There were tears of joy for Karey Clement and her three young children as they became Habitat for Humanity’s second partner family. Karey became familiar with the unique opportunity after reading a story in The Booster. • Bill Magnussen, a baker of 50 years, opened The Scandinavian Bakery at the north end of Main Street, Camrose. • Camrose Cellular advertised the new Motorola 3 watt carry bag phone featuring single-touch emergency dialling. • Batman and Robin, starring George Clooney and Arnold Schwarzenegger was playing nightly at Bailey Theatre. • The Neighborhood Youth Centre was getting set to commence with a highly popular “business basics” summer program for 12 young students. I Want To Be A Millionaire trainees were loaned $100 each to launch their start-up businesses. The loan needed to be repaid by summer’s end. Record keeping, marketing and product offering was taught in the entrepreneurship program.

• A prepared news release by Algar Lyseng, Chairman of the City of Camrose Industrial and Development Board, encouraged local decision-makers to consider building a hog processing plant designed to prepare pork for export. • Camrose Camp of Gideons presented 100 New Testaments and Psalms to St. Mary’s Hospital on behalf of Gideons International. Mr. Phil Link made the presentation to Sister Rose Bekak, administrator of the hospital. • Canada Safeway Ltd. offered both Peaches and Nectarines at 39¢ per pound. Spare ribs were advertised at 79¢ per pound. • A four-year-old (1968 model year) Ford Galaxie 500 loaded with features had a drive-away price of $1,834.00 at Superior Motors on 48th Avenue. • Byers Flour Mills and Byers Country & Western Store became the area’s exclusive dealer for the McCullough line of chainsaws and Mite-E-Lite generators. • Camrose Mezzo-Soprano Betty BowerWing traveled to Montreal for five weeks of intensive voice instruction. She was set to train with one of the country’s most talented musicians, John Newmark. Bower-Wing had fall performances slated for Edmonton, Calgary and right here, in Camrose.

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Vegreville regains first place Run Date: TUE JULY 5, 2022: Camrose File Name: R22_LiquorROP_CamroseBoost_Wk27_July 6 Size: 5.6026 w x 12.5 h Three games are slated By Murray Green The Vegreville Blue for July 5 with Camrose at Jays reclaimed first place Vegreville, Tofield is at Arin the Powerline Baseball mena and Rosalind takes on League by the way of the Battle River. Rosalind travels to Rosalind Athletics 7-0 forCamrose on July 6. Battle feit on June 28. The only game played River is in Armena and Vegin the last two weeks was reville takes on Tofield on an 8-7 victory by the Arme- July 7. The final week of the na Royals over the Tofield regular season has Armena Braves on June 21.

in Vegreville, Tofield taking on Rosalind and Camrose facing Battle River in Heisler on July 12. The final game has Battle River visiting Camrose on July 13 for the back to back mini series. After a few days of making up rained out games, the playoffs will begin in about the latter part of mid-July.

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For anyone who has been involved in the sport of hockey, they understand the important role every member of the team/organization plays in ensuring success on the ice. One of those vital roles is that of team trainer, and for the Camrose Kodiaks league that falls on the shoulders of new full time trainer Tyler Helgeland. Helgeland will be fulfilling the full time position beginning August 1 and is excited to be a part of the fast-action, community-oriented Alberta Junior Hockey League organization. Born and raised in Camrose, Helgeland grew up playing sports, specifically basketball, he attended high school in Camrose and then went on to earn his Kinesiology Degree at Augustana in November of 2019, finishing the last semester in Norway attending the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences. “I spent six and a half months there,” said Helgeland adding that the school is known for being top in the field of sports science. While attending Augustana, Helgeland was also the trainer for the Augustana men’s and women’s soccer teams, helping him gain the experience necessary to be responsible for the wellbeing and safety of players. After graduating from Augustana, Helgeland applied for entry to masters programs in occupational therapy. Having been waitlisted he began applying for jobs in his area of expertise–kinesiology and exercise therapy–when the

Kodiaks take on Okotoks Oilers in season opener By Murray Green

The Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) announced the schedule for its 59th season, which will begin on Friday, September 16. AJHL opening weekend will feature all 16 teams participating in two regular season games on September 16 and 17. Each team will play a 60-game regular season schedule, including 16 interlock games versus the opposing division, and two games at the 16th annual AJHL Showcase. The Showcase will be held from September 29 to October 2 in Blackfalds. The showcase draws coaches and scouts from each National Hockey League team, the NCAA, as well as Canadian colleges, universities and the Canadian Hockey League. From December 11 to 17 the World Junior A Challenge (WJAC) will display talent from across the

globe in Cornwall, Ontario. The WJAC is an annual under-20 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) tournament featuring two Canadian teams and multiple international rosters. The 2023 CJHL Prospects Game will be held in January (location TBD). Players chosen to participate in the CJHL Prospects Game are selected by NHL Central Scouting and will be among the top 40 CJHL prospects heading into the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. The AJHL will host five games on Family Day in February 2023 and celebrate the holidays with fans throughout the season including games on Thanksgiving, Remembrance Day and New Year’s. Four AJHL teams have also partnered with local schools to host Hockey Hooky Games in the upcoming season to raise awareness of antibullying. The 2023 AJHL play-

offs begin March 10 on the journey to the 2023 Centennial Cup in Portage la Prairie in May. The league will implement a four-man referee system at all AJHL regular season and playoff games in the 2022-23 season. The league will also introduce a pilot program for video review on goals at several AJHL arenas across the province. The program will be reviewed at the midpoint of the season for the purpose of expanding and adapting the program. A complete league schedule is now available on the AJHL website AJHL.ca and can be exported to calendars and mobile devices. Camrose opens the season against the Okotoks Oilers at the Recreation Centre. Both games are at 7 p.m. One of the opening events will include free train rides from the Chamber express.

job for the full time trainer with the Kodiaks became available. “My girlfriend and family and friends encouraged me to apply, so I did and Boris called me, I think it was the very next day,” remarked Helgeland. That was in January and although the position doesn’t officially begin until August 1, Helgeland has already been attending Kodiaks spring training camps in an effort to get to know the team and get a feel for what his responsibility with organization will entail. The trainer is indeed a very important part of the team. In his position Helgeland will be responsible for overlooking the overall safety of the players which means, first and foremost, tending to immediate injury that occurs during play or practice. It is his responsibility to tend to minor injuries and refer players to medical professionals when necessary. “I will of course be attending all games (home and away) and practices,” noted Helgeland. “Helping players with injuries where my training allows, such as taping ankles, knees and taking care of players suffering from concussions. “People are becoming a lot more aware of concussion in sports, and that is a good thing,” explained Helgeland. Part of what he will be doing also includes educating players on avoiding situations that could result in concussion and other injury such as how to take hits. He will also be keeping a diligent eye for any signs that a player may be suffering from a concussion and ensuring the player comes out of play to be treated immediately. “I am going to take an online concussion course to learn more about recognizing, treating and preventing concussions.” If at any point Helgeland thinks a player should not be playing, it is his responsibility to have them pulled off and tend to their well being. Preventing injury is a key component of the success of all players as well, and part of Helgeland’s goals as the trainer is to encourage players to remain fit and lead a healthy lifestyle. “Nutrition is definitely a big thing for these players, staying hydrated and eating properly,” said Helgeland. Helgeland hopes to acquire his personal training certificate by next summer so he can go even further with players’ fitness training but at this point his goal is to promote fitness by encouraging players to join him working out at the gym

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as well as educating players on proper stretching, conditioning and warm-up techniques. Part of prevention also entails the maintenance of equipment and what may be a surprise to the layman (not a hockey guru) an important part of the trainer’s job is learning how to properly sharpen skates. “I have to make sure the sharpening is even and there are no chips in the blades,” explained Helgeland who admits he was a bit nervous about the task but with practice is becoming more confident. “The players’ skates are one of the most important parts of their equipment.” Other duties will include looking after dressing rooms, maintaining stocked first aid kits, maintaining player medical history and communicating with players, coaches and Kodiaks staff on the health and welfare of players. Helgeland said that the range of injury can vary dramatically and he is prepared to deal with all types of injury some of the more serious injuries such as broken bones or serious concussions, which he hopes will be avoided, may mandate a call out to EMT or immediate trip to emergency. “We do have an emergency action plan that outlines the process to be taken,” assured Helgeland. In the beginning, Helgeland’s plan is to meet the players one on one, introduce himself and explain his responsibilities to the team and the importance of players remaining safe, fit and healthy throughout the season. “They need to be aware of their injuries and that they are not doing the team or themselves any favours if they are hurt. Playing through the pain is not a good choice.” Outside of his full time duties with the Kodiaks, Helgeland recently applied for his real estate license, which he said will be a good fit to his schedule with the Kodiaks. “I am excited to get started and put my education to good use,” concluded Helgeland, looking forward to getting the puck rolling in August.

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Essential Resource By Arnold Malone

In the autumn of 1959, I began my degree in Agricultural Science at Montana State University in the city of Bozeman located in the beautiful large Gallatin Valley. On many occasions during my studies, professors made reference to the deep black soil in the valley and often asserted, “This is the second most productive package of land in the United States.” Doctors Knuti and Rodeberg often talked about farmers harvesting four alfalfa crops in a single summer. On the fiftieth anniversary of my graduation, I returned to Montana State University and witnessed a valley packed with subdivisions and acreages. The word on the street was, “The billionaires from away have ruined our valley.” Now, at the time of this writing, there is a request to destroy British Columbia’s most productive land for warehouse development; it may well be the most productive land in Canada. This property rests on sandy well-drained soil sloped to the south, produces crops significantly earlier than other properties, and supplies one quarter of British Columbia’s annual vegetable production. The land, in the Surrey area, has been market-garden farmed for more than fifty years, producing between 30 and 50 million servings of vegetables each year. This property offsets the volume of vegetables needed to be imported from the USA and Mexico. The application to build warehouses would disregard the value of local food production and the importance of having greater food security within Canada. I have an agonizing ache in my stomach when I drive toward Edmonton and see the city developing south on some of the world’s deepest black soil rather than expanding east towards the Cooking Lake moraine. The area between Edmonton and somewhat south of Leduc is on the location of the old geological Lake Edmonton, an area of silted soil from an ancient lakebed. Just north of Edmonton near Oliver, along the Manning Freeway, is a micro climate particularly suited for market gardening, but continuously threatened by development. What is so very sad is the view that soil, irrespective of quality, is a commodity to be bought and sold rather than being a resource to be maintained and managed. There isn’t a chance in the world that cities would be allowed to grow over nickel or copper deposits. Yet, soil is so undervalued. Canada was settled as an agrarian society in a peaceful time. As a result, the settlers first established in locations where the vegetation grew in abundance. So, it is no coincidence that of the cities on the prairies: Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Regina, Edmonton, Red Deer and Lethbridge, are all built on silted soils from old geological lake beds. Originally, out of all of Canada’s space, only eight percent was suitable for food production. Ontario Is losing 319 acres of farm land every day to urban development. This is a double whammy. We have an increasing number of people with decreasing sources for food. The 2021 census indicates that Ontario lost 600,000 acres of farmland since 2016. From the birth of Christianity, it took one thousand eight hundred and fifty years – 1,850 – for the world population to expand from 240 million to one billion. When I was born–1937–there were just two billion people in the world. Today there are 7.7 billion. In that period, the world decreased our food-growing soil by more than half, and our waters are being polluted. There are only two sources for human food: one is soil and the other is water. While we Canadians use fertile soil to back-fill for homes and factories, half of the world is carving terraces on hills in an attempt to create a growable space to produce food.

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Pageant world teaches community involvement By Lori Larsen

Local Camrosian, 22-year-old Destiny Johnston is proud and excited to have been selected out of over 1,000 applicants to be a delegate of Miss Canada Globe 2022, representing Alberta and more specifically Camrose. “I started doing pageants when I was about 13,” said Destiny. “My sister started first and I was watching her and thought that it looked like fun so I thought I would try.” After a short hiatus from the pageant world and with the encouragement of a friend who had competed in Miss Canada Globe, in 2017 Destiny decided to try out for the competition herself. She applied to be part of the pageant and was called with an invitation for a telephone interview. “Then it is sent to the high board of Miss Canada Globe to decide if the applicant is a good fit,”explained Destiny. The Pageant will take place in Toronto, November 2 to 13. The first three days are dedicated to the regional assessment where contestants are tested on knowledge of makeup and hair and taught how to walk wearing high heels, then given instructions on the rest of the pageant process. “At the end of the regional assessment, they have the show featuring evening wear, swimsuit and talent.” Destiny Johnston

For the talent portion of the pageant, Destiny will be singing. When asked how long she has been singing, she smiled and replied, “Kinda almost forever. I started singing when I was young and thought ‘Hey, I can actually carry a tune’. “My go-to song is always House of the Rising Sun,” said Destiny, although she is not sure if that is what she will be performing at the pageant. “At the end of the Regionals, you get a title no matter what, so either Miss Central Alberta or Miss Alberta, and then for the next couple of days we are competing for the title Miss Canada Globe 2022.” Aside from the opportunity to represent her province and hometown area in a national competition, Destiny is excited to be able to visit a part of Canada she has never seen and meet so many other like-minded young women from across the country. While she admits that pageants have been tagged with the perception that they are all about beauty, her experiences competing has been far more and has taught her a great deal about herself. “It’s interesting to see how your confidence changes throughout the process,” she remarked adding that the more she competes the more confident she becomes, with so much in her life enabling her to put herself out there and become more involved.

“Miss Canada Globe is very volunteer oriented, it teaches us to get out in the community and help where we can. In the earlier pageants I was a lot younger so there wasn’t as much emphasis on community, but they did try to foster a sense of community within all the girls that were in the pageant.” Unlike what may be portrayed on television, Destiny said her experiences with pageants was never cut throat or a lot of drama. “That was discouraged. Everyone ends up being sisters near the end. And you always have somewhere to go visit in Canada.” With such a strong emphasis placed on volunteerism by the Miss Canada Globe organization, contestants are finding meaningful ways to give back to their communities, which for Destiny has already been something she has felt drawn to do. In the past, she has been involved with the Killam Youth Program through Flagstaff Family and Community Services, mentoring youth on Friday and Saturday evenings. “I helped in Wetaskiwin with the homeless shelter in the winter as a volunteer to cook meals and make sure the people using the shelter had a mat to sleep on.” She also spent some time at the Mustard Seed in Edmonton, a non-profit organization that cares for individuals experiencing homelessness and poverty. “That was a really big eye opener,” said Destiny. In an effort to get further involved, Destiny has reached out to members of City of Camrose council welcoming their suggestions on areas within the City that would benefit from her involvement. Outside of volunteering and participating in this pageant, Destiny is a full time nurse at St. Mary’s Hospital–just shy of three years now. “I never really dreamed of being a nurse when I was a child or anything; but discovered later that it was something I thought I would really enjoy, and I do. It is a little bit harder at times but you do what you have to do.” Based on her dedication to serving in her capacity as a nurse, but also in her spare time volunteering to help others, Destiny is already a winner.

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Celebrating Canada Lori Larsen, Camrose Booster Residents and visitors of Camrose enjoyed a variety of different activities and entertainment during the July 1 Canada Day Celebrations, held on the Camrose and District Centennial Museum grounds.

Above: Canada Day celebrations Opening Ceremonies began with the parade of flags.

Above: Enjoying the Canada Day breakfast were, left to right, Val and Dale Falk, with volunteer Sheralyn Dobos, and Don and Margaret Falk.

Right: Entertainer Amanda Panda, right, hands off a spinning dish to volunteers, right to left, six-year-old Zarah SoosayMinde, eight-yearold Audrey Green and 12-year-old Brayden Ehnes. Above: Young volunteer nine-year-old McKenna Campbell hands 17-year-old Thomas Nimmo-James a flag to help show his pride for Canada.

Left: Sisters six-year-old Racylle, left, and eight-yearold Razie Ante enjoy a ride on the Mirror Lake Express.

Left and right: Crowds were entertained by local dance troops including Camrose Academy of Dance and Camrose Veselka Ukrainian Dancers.

Above: Barb, front, and Norm Lentz enjoy a Canada Day cupcake.

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City strategic planning for 2022-26

Invest in our People and Processes

• Ensure a strong organizational culture through annual employee engagement surveys. • Ensure adequate resources are provided for staff to meet established service levels.

• Invest in and implement necessary technology and system upgrades. • Develop an HR Framework Policy and an IT Framework Policy • Enhance the City website with user-friendly, accurate, timely, and relevant information. • Promote Camrose’s successes through information-sharing and storytelling. • Develop a Communications Framework Policy Optimize Asset Management

• Develop an Asset Management Strategy and Roadmap for the next 5-10 years. • Develop an Asset Management Framework Policy. Build a Strong Economy

• Update the Economic Development Plan. • Develop a central identity for Camrose (what Camrose will be known for). • Develop key sector profiles for attracting residents, industries, and investors. • Support growth and resiliency in the local business community. • Develop an Economic Development Framework Policy. The Strategic Plan also incorporates the following Municipal Sustainability Pillars: Social Wellness; Culture and Recreation; Community Economic Development and Governance and Organizational Excellence. A two-page summary of the Strategic Plan will be available as an insert in an upcoming edition of the The Camrose Booster. The full eight-page Strategic Plan is available digitally on the City of Camrose website at www.camrose.ca.

Cougars sweep Okotoks Dawgs By Murray Green

The Camrose Cougars U18 team swept a four game series against the Okotoks Dawgs, June 25 and 26. Camrose garnered a close 3-2 victory in the opening game. A walk-off single in the bottom of the eighth inning ended the game when Nick Hilgersom’s hit drove in two runs. Hilgersom went two-for-four at the dish as the top batter. The Cougars evened things up at one in the bottom of the fourth inning with Jared Bendfeld driving in a run with a single. Pitching was strong on both sides. Camrose hurler Dylan Soch allowed six hits and one run over eight in-

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nings, while striking out two and allowing no walks. Camrose won the second end of the doubleheader 6-4. The game was tied at three with Camrose batting in the top of the fifth when Bendfeld tripled, scoring three runs. Bendfeld doubled scoring two runs in the opening inning. Ben Pullen went three-forthree at the plate to lead Camrose on offence. Max Logelin was on the hill for three and two-thirds innings, allowing eight hits and three runs, while striking out six batters. The Cougars ran wild in an 11-run fourth inning and hung on to win 12-2 on Sunday. Cam Wolbeck, Griffin Van Petten, Quinton

City of Camrose Land Use Bylaw #2929-17 Development Permit #4885 – Variance The City of Camrose Development Authority has received a Variance application for an existing Single Dwelling located within the SCD – Special (Historical) Commercial District at: Lot 3, Block 38, Plan RN28C; 4802-48 Street, Camrose, AB A variance is requested for the dwelling flanking side yard setback which encroaches by 0.49m into the minimum 3.0m setback. For more information, or for any person(s) having comments of support or objection, contact Planning and Development Services, 5204-50 Avenue, Camrose, AB Tel. 780-672-4428 Fax 780-672-6316 or Email: planning@camrose.ca

During the June 20 City of Camrose Council meeting, council voted to adopt the The City of Camrose 2022-2026 Strategic Plan presented by City of Camrose Corporate Business planner Trina McCarroll. The Plan includes four focus areas to be implemented by city administration and council as the City moves toward the vision that “Camrose is a community where all can thrive.” The 2022-2026 Strategic Plan process was first initiated in January with the newly elected council, beginning with a Citizen Input Survey to gather input from the public on municipal services and citizens’ priorities resulting in 924 citizen submissions. The City also conducted two online citizen community conversations. All together the public engagement activity provided 8,225 pieces of qualitative data and hundreds of points of quantitative data. For full details on the Citizen Input Survey visit www.ourcamrose.ca. A Staff Input Survey garnered 119 submissions from City staff and management. After reviewing the results from both the public and staff submissions, as well as input from council members as to what they learned from citizens during their fall election campaigns, the following four focus areas for the Strategic Plan were determined. Each area of focus includes the proposed initiatives.

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Nogue, Logelin and Bendfeld all singled, a walk by Soch and Eric Elines, and a fielder’s choice by Van Petten led to the barrage of runs. Camrose racked 15 hits in the game. Bendfeld, Chance Morbeck, Wolbeck and Nogue each had multiple hits. Bendfeld led with three hits in three at bats. Carter Klapak earned the win for Camrose by going five innings, allowing two runs on three hits, while striking out eight. The Cougars clawed

their way to a 7-4 win in the last match of the weekend. Camrose scored on an error, two groundouts by Pullen and Justin Pederson in the first inning. Morbeck and Hilgersom had multiple hits for Camrose. Pitcher Zack Willoughby earned the win for Camrose. The southpaw surrendered one run on two hits over three innings, while striking out one and walking one. Jackson Goossen and Morbeck entered the game

out of the bullpen and helped to close out the game in relief. The U18 squad will be in Edmonton and St. Albert on July 9 and 10, in Sherwood Park on July 16 and 17. The Camrose Cougars U15 lost 13-2 and 16-0 to the Sherwood Park Athletics on June 25. The Cougars travel to Saskatoon for a tournament on July 8 to 10 and then head to Fort McMurray to take on the Giants on July 16 and 17.

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Landals tanks his transportation mode By Murray Green

If you happen to see an old army tank driving down the road, don’t panic. It is just Bill Landals cruising with his 1960 Daimler Ferret Scout car. “I wanted something different to drive and this tank is totally at a different level. I found this tank in Edmonton and the fella is a military vehicle restorer. We started talking about it and I ended up buying it off of him. I always wanted an armoured vehicle and there it is. Something about high maintenance, poor mileage and lots of noise just appeals to me,” laughed Bill, on his choice of transportation. “I didn’t have to do a lot to this vehicle. This vehicle was restored down in California more than 10 years ago. That fella had it for five years and then he sold it to a guy in Edmonton. He had it for five years and then he sold it to me recently (in 2021),” explained Bill. “The toughest thing is to keep the gas tank full.” It has been modified to eliminate ammunition and working machine guns and be a replica. “I’ve had a couple of RCMP pull me over and ask the same question (are the guns functionable). If I was a policeman, I would want to know more about this vehicle as well. I understand that. It is an

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attention-getter big time. It gets more attention than any of the other cars I have ever owned,” commented Bill. “This tank was in service during the Berlin wall days. The British

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The Daimler Armoured Car was a successful British armoured car design of the Second World War that continued in service into the 1950s. It was designed for armed reconnaissance and liaison purposes. During the postwar era, it doubled as an internal security vehicle in a number of countries. Former British Daimler armoured cars were exported to various Commonwealth of Nations member states throughout the 1950s and 1960s. In 2012, some were still being operated by the Qatari Army. The Daimler Armoured Car was a parallel development to the Daimler Dingo Scout car, a small armoured vehicle for scouting and liaison roles. A larger version designed on the same layout as the Dingo fitted with the turret similar to that of the Mark VII Light Tank and a more powerful engine. The prototypes had been produced in 1939, but problems with the transmission caused by the weight of the vehicle delayed service entry until mid-1941. Daimler Company built 2,694 armoured cars. The Daimler had full independent suspension and four wheel drive. The rugged nature combined with reliability made it ideal for reconnaissance and escort work.

sector used this tank in West Germany to patrol along the wall. They were used in pretty much all of the Arab countries in the 1950s and ’60s, wherever the British army went, they took these with them. This one spent some time in Northern Ireland with the Royal Tank Regiment,” explained Bill. The replica has a Rolls Royce motor. “It drives amazingly smooth. It has independent suspension on all four wheels. The vehicle weights 8,700 pounds, without me in it. The manual steering and manual brakes, but everything else is quite precise. It does better than a lot of cars I’ve driven over the years,” shared Bill. “The book says the top speed is 58 miles an hour. I’ve had this a little past 50, but the British army recommended that you don’t go past 40 unless it is an emergency. Today, I drove to Round Hill from New Norway, at 40 miles an hour. It has a shovel, pick and

all kinds of equipment, so I don’t have to worry about being stranded by the side of the road,” laughed Bill. “The driver sits in the front and does all of the driving, and the gunner sits in the back to operate

the machine gun. It’s a two man crew and that is all you are going to fit in there. No more room for anything else. It doesn’t have seat belts, but you get a safe feeling driving this vehicle.”

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Betty Bernice Hansen

Clare “Fay” Carlson

Fay was born to Walter and Leone Edenloff on September 5, 1938. She was the second of their six children. Her first years of school were at Glen Park, which was a “hop, skip and jump” from the Edenloff quarter. In September 1947, Fay along with her school-aged siblings and classmates transitioned to the Meeting Creek School. After graduating from grade 12, Fay attended Canadian Lutheran Bible Institute in Camrose for one year, after which she applied for and was accepted in January 1957 for the School of Nursing fall class. Before Fay turned 22 years of age, she had graduated from Royal Alexandra Hospital three-year training program in Edmonton. Fay was a certified RN! This took Fay to Taber, Ponoka, Bashaw and lastly Rosehaven; her hands and heart were touched by so many people through her nursing years. Fay married Sture Sebastion Carlson at Bethany Lutheran Church in 1961, and they began a partnership on their land east of Meeting Creek. In 1962, their son Arne Sture was born, giving Fay so much happiness. Years later, after moving to Camrose, Fay and Sture divorced; it was at this time Fay grew her first set of wings, and on June 16, 2022, she grew her second. She was predeceased by both her parents and her sister Helen. Cherishing her memory are her son Arne (Roselle) Carlson; sisters Marie (Wolf) Kirchmeir and Pat (Emile) Blais; brothers Peter (Barb) Edenloff and Ivan (Maryann) Edneloff; special niece Helen Nielsen (Ken Frisch); Fay’s special friend John Harrower; as well as three chosen grandchildren Shawn (Jay) Nielsen, Candice (Evan) Reinbold and Holly (Kyle Niehaus) Nielsen; nieces and nephews, including the Great Ones and the Grand Ones; close friends and distant relatives. Memorial donations may be made to the Alberta Cancer Foundation, Bethany Lutheran Church Cemetery Fund, or to the charity of one’s choice. The family of Clare “Fay” Carlson wish to thank all healthcare persons who cared for her through her journey, staff at Camrose St. Mary’s Hospital and Red Deer Regional Stroke Rehabilitation Unit. Thank you so much to all the friends and family who travelled to visit Fay – those days she loved! Thank you for the cards, flowers, prayers and donations made. The family appreciates each and everyone of you. Also, thank you to Weber Funeral Home as well as Brian Krushel, Chaplain at Rosehaven, Camrose.

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July 25, 1929 ~ June 27, 2022 Our world is forever changed by the sudden passing of our Mom, Grandma, Auntie and Friend. Betty was born on July 25, 1929 at Viewpoint (Dried Meat Lake area) to Walter and Talitha Jones and passed away June 27, 2022 at the University Hospital in Edmonton one month short of her 93rd birthday. She married Theodore (Ted) Hansen of Hay Lakes on October 31, 1948 and moved to the Hansen Family farm and became a farmer’s wife. There they were blessed with five children – Carol, Donna, Ted, Lorraine and Tim - and it is where she resided until her passing. Betty was an integral part of the St. Joseph Lutheran Church for more than 70 years, participating in the many activities such as the well-known turkey suppers and bazaars, quilting, baking and cooking - always there to help. Her lefse was sought after by those who attended the Annual Bazaar. In the early days, her and Dad were often asked to sing duets for various special occasions. Of course, anyone who knew Betty knew if you stopped by for a visit there was not a chance that you were leaving hungry. She was always a ROCKSTAR in the kitchen and you might just get in on a game or two of YAHTZEE. A great pride of hers was the ability to maintain her independence as she drove her GMC Envoy right up until the very end. Family was everything! She loved having her family around, birthdays, Christmas, reunions or just a random visit, she would enjoy every minute. For her kids’ birthdays she would bake her famous Gemise birthday cake and make sure we were celebrated. She leaves to cherish her memory, Carol (John) Zerkee of Hay Lakes, Donna Jacobs of Stettler, Lorraine Hansen of Camrose, Ted Hansen of Hay Lakes and Tim Hansen (Sandra Romaniuk) of Hay Lakes; grandchildren Dale (Chelsea) Tomaszewski, Gina Tomaszewski, Terine (Derek) Forrester, Penny (Scotte) Titus, Melissa These (Greg Soltys), Russell (Leanne) These, Matt (Amy) Hansen, Heather (Justin) Rusnak, Luke Hansen, Mark (Alyssa) Hansen, Megan (Kyle) Luhtala, Scott Hansen (Kendra Ferguson); ten great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews and many friends. She is predeceased by her husband Ted; parents Walter and Talitha Jones; brothers Harold, Lewis and Donald; sisters Pearl, Evelyn, Barbara, Agnes, Velma and Jean; and sons-in-law Conrad Tomaszewski and John Jacobs. A Celebration of Life was held Monday, July 4, 2022 at Our Saviour Lutheran Church in Hay Lakes. In lieu of flowers, a memorial donation may be made to St. Joseph’s Lutheran Church, the Heart and Stroke Foundation or a charity of your choice. Betty’s family wishes to express their heartfelt gratitude for your many kindnesses evidenced in thought and deed and for being here today. It was our honor to share her with all of you. To send condolences, please visit www.burgarfuneralhome.com.

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In Loving Memory of

Kerry Stasko

1977 ~ 1997 There’s a time that I remember, when I did not know no pain When I believed in forever, and everything would stay the same Now my heart feel like December when somebody says your name Here’s to the ones that we got Cheers to the wish you were here, but you’re not Toast to the ones here today Toast to the ones that we lost on the way ’Cause the drinks bring back all the memories And the memories bring back, memories bring back you Love your friends and family

Nadine Agnes Mills

February 17, 1944 ~ June 18, 2022 Nadine Agnes Mills, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully at the age of 78 years on Saturday, June 18, 2022 at her home at Seasons Retirement Community in Camrose. Nadine was born in Stettler, Alberta on February 17, 1944 to Ken and Agnes Quesseth. She spent most of her employment with Brager Transport and Hi-way 13 in Camrose. Nadine attended school in Donalda. At the age of 14, the family moved to the farm southeast of Donalda, where she lived until meeting Gordon, and they were married on July 17, 1962. Together they had two lovely children, Kim and Sandra. Nadine leaves to mourn her son Kim (Paulla) and daughter Sandra (Steve). She is cherished by her grandchildren Kara, Ashley, Melissa, Christine, Lindsey, Zach, Connor and Alisha; great-grandchildren Adrianne, Jayden, Landon, Lincoln and Bria; and siblings Sharon (Don), Donna (Scott), Debbie (Bob), Karen (Brien), and Randy (Susan). Nadine is predeceased by her husband Gordon; parents Ken and Agnes Quesseth; and brother Dwayne. Nadine had a love for camping, playing cards, reading, dancing and doing crosswords. Rest in Peace, Nadine. Your family and friends cherish the many wonderful memories you left behind. You will be missed. A funeral service was held on Monday, June 27, 2022 at the Burgar Memorial Chapel. If family and friends so desire, memorial contributions in Nadine’s memory may be made to the Alzheimer Society of Alberta, the Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation, or to the STARS Air Ambulance. To send condolences, please visit www.burgarfuneralhome.com.

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Mary Anderson

November 19, 1932 ~ June 26, 2022 Mary was born on November 19, 1932 on the family farm near Sandy Rapids, AB, to parents Maria and Petro Sarawanski. She attended a one-room school at Sandy Rapids for her early grades, then went on to high school in Glendon, Alberta. Following that, she attended McTavish Business School in Edmonton. After graduation, Mary worked at the Treasury - Dept. of National Defence – Tactical Air Command. Mary married Hampton Anderson on November 19, 1954. Their ‘little valentine guy’ arrived in 1956. Mary and Hamp farmed together in the Miquelon Lake area for forty years, retiring to Camrose in 1994. Farm life was busy with crops and ventures into cattle, hogs, milk cows, chicken and egg production. Woven into the hard work was the enjoyment Mary found in cooking and gardening. She took pleasure in watching the antics of the turkeys, ducks, peacocks and guinea fowl that wandered the farmyard. Mary made time for many walks in the woods with Guy as he grew up, pointing out flora and fauna and inspiring in him a lifelong love for nature and the outdoors. Mary liked reading books, especially her Bible. Mary began writing poetry at an early age. She quietly continued to enjoy this pastime for years to come, processing life’s joys and sorrows into verse. Mary and Hamp were active in their church community, first at Wilhelmina Lutheran Church and then Salem Lutheran Church in Kingman. Mary loved to worship the Lord and showed it in all parts of her life. She enjoyed attending church. Over the years, she regularly volunteered for church programs, including teaching Sunday School classes. Mary also attended or led many Bible study activities throughout her life, well into her recent years. Mary treasured her family and dearly missed being able to see her sisters and extended family over the past two years. On June 26, 2022, Mary left this world to meet her Lord. Left to cherish her memory are her son Guy and his wife Maxine, and her grandson Leif Anderson; sister Nell (Mike) Makar; sister-in-law Helen Sarawanski; and brother-in-law Sam Johnson. She was predeceased by her husband Hampton Anderson; her parents Maria and Petro Sarawanski; brother John Sarawanski; sister Annie (Harry) Fersovitch, and sister Elizabeth Johnson. A Funeral Service was held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 5, 2022, at Salem Lutheran Church, Kingman, with Pastor Gary Aicken officiating. Internment was in Wilhelmina Lutheran Cemetery. Memorial donations are gratefully accepted to Salem Lutheran Church or Wilhelmina Lutheran Church (Cemetery Fund). To send condolences, please visit www.burgarfuneralhome.com.

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Jason Peter Ewasiuk

June 5, 1976 ~ June 21, 2022 Jason Peter Ewasiuk of Edmonton, Alberta, formerly of Ryley, passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at the age of 46 years. Left to cherish his memory are his children Layne Ching of Brandon, MB, McKenzie Wilson of Edmonton, and Tristen Ewasiuk of Brandon, MB; two grandsons; mother Gladys Ewasiuk; and siblings Larry (Kathy) Ewasiuk of Camrose, Dustin (Amanda) Ewasiuk of Camrose, and Adam Ewasiuk (Brandi Spence) of Sexsmith. Jason was predeceased by his father Walter “Wally” Ewasiuk, and his grandparents. A private family service will take place at a later date. If family and friends so desire, memorial contributions in Jason’s memory may be made to the charity of one’s choice. To send condolences, please visit www.burgarfuneralhome.com.

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HAYDEN, Mary Rose

1931 ~ 2022 Mary Hayden (Mary Rose) passed away peacefully at the Clearwater Centre in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta on June 23, 2022, with her daughter at her bedside. She is survived by her five children, who both challenged her and brought her great joy, Jeffery Burkard, Jolene Burkard (Jimmy), Cameron Burkard, Darren Burkard (Cynthia), and Neil Burkard (Diana). She will also be missed by her grandchildren, Katelyn, Braeden and Hillary Clark, Samantha and Elizabeth Burkard. Mary was born on April 17, 1931 on the family homestead in Wetaskiwin, Alberta, the youngest of six children. She was predeceased by her spouses, Jerome Burkard and Robert Hayden; parents, Axel and Elizabeth Anderson; and five siblings, Gordon, Kenneth and Raymond Anderson, as well as her two sisters, Angela Vetsch and Millie MacDonald. Mary was a remarkable woman with a keen business sense who enjoyed dancing, gardening, going on road trips, attending church services and making quilts to keep her family warm. Even in her elderly years, she maintained her sense of humour and fun. She loved poetry, history and relaying stories. She loved to tease and stir things up. She provided her family, friends and staff at the Good Sam many opportunities for smiles and some hearty chuckles. She will be greatly missed. A Funeral Mass was held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church (5113-49 Avenue, Wetaskiwin, Alberta) on Thursday, June 30, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. Interment has taken place at the Wetaskiwin (Old) Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations are gratefully accepted to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (1200-2300 Yonge Street, Box 2414, Toronto, ON M4P 1E4), the Good Samaritan Society Rocky Mountain House (5615-60 Street, Rocky Mountain House, AB T4T 1W2) or to a charity of one’s choice. Baker Funeral Chapel 780.352.2501 Or 888.752.2501 Condolences: www.womboldfuneralhomes.com

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William “Bill” Adam

January 18, 1926 ~ June 25, 2022 William “Bill” Adam of Delburne, Alberta, passed away on Saturday, June 25, 2022, at the age of 96 years. Left to cherish his memory are his wife Enid; children Darcy (Ryan) Adam of Vancouver, BC, Dwight Adam of Delburne, and Darren (Jodi) Adam of Sherwood Park; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; siblings Leon Adam of Rimbey, Adolf (Lillian) Adam of Rimbey, Gussie (Faye) Adam of Bashaw, and Olga (Eric) Felske of Sherwood Park; and sister-in-law Erna Adam of Camrose. Bill was predeceased by his parents Gustav and Augusta; son Daryl Adam; daughter-in-law Dawn Adam; brother Arthur Adam; sister Millie Serink; brother-in-law Mike Serink; and granddaughter Justine Adam. A funeral service was held on Thursday, June 30, 2022 at CityLights Church, Camrose. If family and friends so desire, memorial contributions in Bill’s memory may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or the Bethany Lutheran Church in Donalda. To send condolences, please visit www.burgarfuneralhome.com.

FIXING TO CUT THE RIBBON

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The parking lot of the newly opened Louis’ Fix It Auto Repair located at (5301 47 Street) was filled with well wishers, fancy cars, food and music vibes during the Grand Opening ribbon cutting held on June 25. Pictured left to right are Louis’s wife Rebecca Bridger, City of Camrose councillor Joy-Anne Murphy, garage owner Louis Dyck, City of Camrose Mayor PJ Stasko and councillor Don Rosland.

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Magdalena Williams

May 27, 1942 ~ June 23, 2022 Magdalena Molado Williams of Bashaw passed away on June 23, 2022 at the age of 80 years. Magdalena was predeceased by her parents Gregorio and Cristeta Andanar; her loving husband Llewelyn “Bill” Williams; step-grandchild Debbie Williams; and five brothers. She is survived by five siblings; her daughter Eileen Roberts (Cory) and beloved grandchildren Kate and Bryson; her stepchildren Derek Williams (Judy) and Sheila Sutton (Gary); four step-grandchildren; and twelve step-great-grandchildren. A Prayer Vigil was held at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Bashaw on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. The Funeral Mass was held on Thursday, June 30, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Bashaw with the Interment Service following at the Bashaw Cemetery. To express condolences to Magdalena’s family, please visit womboldfuneralhomes.com

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Sheralyn Dobos, left, representing the Lions Club presented a cheque for $400 each to Shirley Rostad, the June 1 draw winner, and to Boys and Girls Club Camrose executive director Rees James from the Chase the Ace fundraising event.

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The Camrose branch of the Royal Canadian Legion donated funds to several community groups in June. Back row from left, vice president Kerry Grettum, Jim Cook of the CMSA Help Fund, Jean Martens of Service Options for Seniors, Linda Rowswell from Rose City Handi-Van Society, Graham Green of the ÉCCHS Concert Band and president Adrian Zinck. Front row from left, Legion treasurer Barb Steinman, Jaden Dewaal of the Camrose Women’s Shelter, Maridith McGhie of Camrose Youth Bowling and Grace Doucet of the Friends of Sparling School. Missing are representative from Kountry Krafters, Camrose Hospice Society, Centra Cam, Valour Place and STARS.

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