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NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT OF PUBLIC HEARING

P r o p o s e d B y l a w 3 2 2 3 -2 2 a n d B y l a w 3 2 2 4 -2 2

Please be advised that, in honour of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the City of Camrose will be recognizing a Day of Mourning on September 19, 2022. As such, the Public Hearing scheduled for September 19, 2022, will be rescheduled to October 3, 2022. Pursuant to the provisions of the Municipal Government Act, Section 606 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta and amendments thereto, PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that Council of the City of Camrose gave first reading to Bylaw 3223-22 and 3224-22 on August 15, 2022. T h e p u r p o s e o f B y l a w 3 2 2 3 -2 2 i s t o p r ov i d e f o r t h e c l o s u r e o f a r o a d a s f o l l o w s : 1. The purpose of Bylaw 3223-22 is to close portions of undeveloped roadway located within proposed Lot 5ER, Block 1, Plan XXX XXXX and Lot 2, Block 1, Plan XXX

XXXX. T h e p u r p o s e o f B y l a w 3 2 2 4 -2 2 i s t o a m e n d L a n d U s e B y l a w 2 9 2 9 -17 a s f o l l o w s : 1. To dedicate Stoney Creek and the adjacent valley and coulee as parks and recreation. 2. That Land Use Bylaw 2929-17, be further amended to assign the PR- Parks and

Recreation District to all portions of undeveloped roadway located in Lot 5ER,

Block 1, Plan XXX XXXX and assign UR- Urban Reserve District to all portion of undeveloped roadway located in Lot 2, Block 1, Plan XXX XXXX. A Public Hearing is scheduled to be held as follows: Date: O c t o b e r 3 , 2 0 2 2 Time: 5:00 p.m. Place: Council Chambers, City Hall, 5204 -50 Avenue Notice is hereby given that Council may thereafter without further notice proceed with final approval of Bylaw 3223-22 and 3224-22 at the regular Council Meeting on O c t o b e r 3 , 2 0 2 2 . For additional information, contact Aaron Leckie, Manager of Planning & Development, at phone: 780-672-4428 or email: aleckie@camrose.ca. E n v i r o n m e n t a l R e s e r ve / P a r k s a n d R e c r e a t i o n D i s t r i c t U r b a n R e s e r ve L a n d U s e D i s t r i c t U n d e ve l o p e d r o a d t o b e c l o s e d

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Murray Green, Camrose Booster

Real significance of overdosing at home

On International Overdose Awareness Day, associate minister of Mental Health and Addictions Mike Ellis said, “In Alberta, overdose deaths are down 44 per cent in June compared to their peak in November and down an additional 20 per cent since May. We remain cautiously optimistic that this trend Tim Parker, will continue and we will Psychology, carry on working tirelessly

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Augustana Campus ther. He went on to say that “The majority of overdose deaths take place at home, often when someone is using alone.”

Ellis’ statement ignores the fact that overdose deaths increased dramatically following the government’s closure of the ARCHES safe injection site in Lethbridge. Other closures, including Beltline in Calgary and Boyle in Edmonton have also produced increased overdose deaths. It seems closing injection sites is part of this “tireless work.” In stating that most overdoses occur at home, he fails to dig deeper, or recognize the significance of this statement.

Around two decades ago it was extremely rare for someone to take their usual dose and then overdose in their home. Drug users typically take their doses in the same location, often in their own home. These locations tend to be filled with items that have become drug cues, such as a table used to prepare the dose, the drug box with all the items needed to prepare the dose, the time of day, the other furnishings in the room and even the same people present.

These drug cues form a complex set of stimuli and signal the brain that the next dose is coming. In response, the brain mounts a counter response to reduce the effectiveness of the drug. As repeated doses are used this counter response is activated more quickly and becomes stronger. As a result, the user often experiences drug tolerance, which means that they now must increase their dose in order to try to reach the same high (although they never will).

Because the counter response increases with repeated doses, it has the effect of being a valuable protection against the high dose now being taken. This is why, other things being normal, it used to be extremely rare for someone to overdose at home in the familiar surroundings that serve as drug cues. In fact, the vast majority of overdoses used to occur in unfamiliar surroundings, where those protective drug cues were not present.

In fact, the reason for the increased overdoses is that there is an unsafe drug supply. If the government was serious about the opioid crisis, they would talk about the drug supply. The simple, but lamentable, truth is that these home overdoses occur when users take their usual safe dose but are unaware that the dose they have purchased has been laced with fentanyl or carfentanyl, powerful opioids that make the dose much more dangerous and often lethal.

The stark reality is that is this unsafe drug supply that accounts for these previously very rare home overdoses. The Alberta government prefers not to talk about this. Instead, it focuses on recovery beds, which are available in private centers.

We need to help individuals who are addicted to drugs survive if we want them to have a chance at future rehabilitation. The government needs to focus on the unsafe drug supply; at the same time, we need to keep open safe injection sites. The government needs to overcome their insipid moral objections to drug use and focus on harm reduction if they are going to help individuals who are addicted to drugs survive. In particular, we need to ensure that individuals who misuse drugs can survive to take advantage of these private recovery centers.

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Bantam Buffaloes stampede over Rams

By Murray Green

The Camrose Buffaloes bantam team made it three straight victories in as many games with a 52-0 shellacking over the Sherwood Park Rams on September 18 in Kin Park.

“The defence pitched its second shutout in a row after another, bend but don’t break performance. Interceptions were by Noah Chanasyk, Wyatt Fankhanel and Daniel Lamontagne. Johnny Dumont also got on the scoresheet with a fumble recovery as did Hunter Schweitz taking it to the house for his third on the day,” explained coach Brad Berger.

“The offence spread the ball around masterfully with touchdowns by five different players including Ryder Martens, Ayden Johnson, Tristan Ryschka, Brady Berger and Schweitz,” added coach Berger.

With this latest win, it puts Camrose in first place in the division and continues their undefeated season so far.

On Saturday, October 8 at 1:30 p.m., it is back to Emerald Hills Turf Field to take on the Sherwood Park Rams in a rematch.

Camrose hosts the Fort McMurray Ravens on Sunday, October 16 at noon on Harry Andreassen Field in Kin Park.

The Buffaloes face the Wolverines in another rematch on Saturday, October 22 at 1:30 p.m. on Emerald Hills Turf Field.

Peewee

The Camrose Buffaloes peewee team also blanked the Strathcona Wolverines 45-0 on September 10.

“Peewee Buffaloes were ready to stomp on Sunday and were a little disappointed when the game turned into an exhibition game as the visitors were not able to provide enough players. Unfortunately, we had to ask the players to hold back a little and used it as an opportunity to hone in our passing game. We were also able to try out new players at different positions. All in all, it turned out to be a successful day. I was very proud of the Buffaloes players, who showed great sportsmanship toward the Beaumont Bears. We are grateful that we were able to play our last home game and used it as an opportunity to prepare ourselves for our next game,” said coach Troy Christie.

The club heads to St. Albert for a game on Sunday, October 2 at 1:30 p.m. on Larry Olexiuk Field to play the Fury.

Buffaloes play on Sunday, October 9 at 10:30 a.m. at Mill Woods Park Turf against the Sherwood Park Rams.

Camrose play on Saturday, October 22 at 11:30 a.m. on Johnny Bright Stadium (JP Bowl) to take on the North Edmonton Seahawks.

Atom

Atom Navy Buffaloes won 5-4 against the West Edmonton Raiders, September 18.

“This was a fast and furious, intense game. Neck and neck the majority of the time, our Buffaloes pulled out a win in our last offensive set (5-4). We saw amazing plays on both defence and offence, including a fluke touchdown that saw quarterback Colden Juneau throw the ball to Matthias Macintyre. The ball bounced off Macintyre’s chest plate into Colt Scrannage’s open hands. Scrannage took off and scored a touchdown. Great teamwork on the Buffaloes,” said coach Pier Juneau.

“Our Atom red brought their A-game against the Wetaskiwin Warriors and our Buffaloes brought home their first win (4-1) of the season. This win was created by very strong defensive shut downs that were followed up with great offensive plays, creating gains and touchdowns. Our offence saw a fake hand-off to running back Scrannage on Murray Green, Camrose Booster

Above: Brady Berger drives straight forward to gain extra yardage for the Camrose Buffaloes bantam team against the Sherwood Park Rams. Below: The defence led by Carter Buller stopped the Rams ball carrier before he could pick up speed at Kin Park.