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CHARLES KELLY STOCK FARMS LTD. hereby offers the following parcels of land in Beaver County (near Ryley, Alberta) 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: FIRST: SW 13-49-17-W4th (158.97 ac) – 140.1 cultivated acres SECOND: NW 13-49-17-W4th (160 ac) – 120 cultivated acres, outbuildings: barn and corrals
THIRD: NW 18-49-17-W4TH (160 ac) – 102 cultivated acres FOURTH: NE 18-49-17-W4th (160 ac) – 69.4 cultivated acres, outbuildings: lean to
FIFTH: SE 18-49-17-W4TH (158.15 ac) – 80.5 cultivated acres, outbuildings: metal shop, small shed; includes ATCO Gas Lease SIXTH: E 19-49-17-W4th (156.33 ac) – 141.8 cultivated acres SEVENTH: SE 23-49-17-W4th (160 ac) – 107.1 cultivated acres EIGHTH: SW 24-49-17-W4th (160 ac) – all pasture Any grain and grain bins stored on the NW 13-49-17-W4th, if not already removed, will be removed on or before June 1, 2023. Tenders are to be submitted in writing for each individual parcel, in a sealed envelope marked “Charles Kelly Stock Farms Ltd. – Tender”, and setting out short legal description of the property as well, to Martin West at Farnham West Stolee Kambeitz LLP, Barristers and Solicitors, 5016-52 Street, Camrose, AB T4V 1V7, on or before 12:00 noon, February 3, 2023, and shall be accompanied with the Tenderer’s GST number and a Bank Draft payable to Farnham West Stolee Kambeitz LLP in trust for 10% of the tender price. Tender price excludes GST. 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 regular mail. The successful Tenderer shall be obligated to complete the purchase on or before 12:00 noon, MARCH 1, 2023 (“the Closing Date”). The 10% deposit shall constitute a deposit towards the adjusted purchase price. If the successful tenderer fails to complete the purchase after acceptance of that tender, their deposit will be forfeited. Vendor makes no warranties or representations about the property’s size, condition or environmental state. The purchase and sale shall proceed utilizing title insurance including “GAP” coverage. The cost of title insurance shall be borne by the Purchaser. Tenders are irrevocable and shall remain open until dealt with by the offices of Farnham West Stolee Kambeitz LLP. All normal adjustments for the property including, but not limited to, taxes and rents shall be adjusted as at the closing date. For further particulars please contact Charlene Johnson at 780-781-3463. This Tender may also be viewed on the Farnham West Stolee Kambeitz LLP website: www.fwsllp.ca
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Estate of KENNETH W. POWELL, also known as Kenneth William Powell, who died on February 27, 2022. If you have a claim against this estate, you must file your claim by February 2, 2023 with ERIN M. LAFUENTE at Dentons Canada LLP, 2500 Stantec Tower, 10220-103 Avenue NW, Edmonton, Alberta T5J 0K4 and provide details of your claim. If you do not file by the date above, the estate property can lawfully be distributed without regard to any claim you may have.
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Estate of the late LESTER IVAN LEHMAN of Forestburg, Alberta, who died on November 24, 2022. If you have a claim against this estate, you must file your claim by February 2, 2023, and provide details of your claim with SCOTT FARNHAM of Farnham West Stolee Kambeitz LLP, Barristers and Solicitors at 5016-52 Street, Camrose, AB T4V 1V7. If you do not file by the date above, the estate property can lawfully be distributed without regard to any claim you may have.
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FREE APP Conservatives honour Sorenson at Christmas Gala
By Murray Green
The Battle River— Crowfoot Conservative Association hosted a Christmas Gala Kevin Sorenson Appreciation Night, with over 100 people in attendance on December 16.
The president of the association, Julie Franz, welcomed the crowd, “Kevin served his constituency so well, and we are so happy to finally be able to show our appreciation to him and to his family for the service and dedication to this constituency and to our country.”
Battle River—Crowfoot Member of Parliament Damien Kurek also spoke, “We had planned an appreciation for Kevin in April 2020, but had to cancel when the whole world got shut down because of COVID. It is, however, important to honour Kevin and his family for their nearly two decades of public service.”
Special guest speaker David Anderson, a former Member of Parliament and close friend of the Sorensons shared his views, with the crowd laughing throughout his speech.
“Leadership like Kevin’s does not come around often. It was and it is my privilege to know him and to walk alongside him and Darlene and take part in this evening,” said Anderson.
Attending the event were several notable former colleagues of Sorenson, including Members of Parliament Blaine Calkins and Earl Dreeshen, former Members of Parliament Kerry Diotte and Bob Mills, former agriculture minister Gerry Ritz, along with MLA Jackie Lovely and former MLAs Rick Strankman and LeRoy Johnson.
Several dignitaries who were not able to attend, including a letter read from former prime minister Stephen Harper.
“Without a supportive spouse, it is impossible to do the job of Member of Parliament. Without Darlene at my side, I couldn’t even think of (doing this job),” said Kevin.
He concluded his remarks by saying how important it is to continue staying focused on putting aside differences on both the federal and provincial levels to bring common sense to government.
Get ready for five tax hikes
By Murray Green
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation reported its New Year’s Tax Changes report to highlight the major tax changes in 2023.
“Tax hikes will give Canadians a hangover in the new year,” said Franco Terrazzano, federal director of the CTF. “Canadians can’t afford gas or groceries and the government is making things worse by hiking taxes.”
While Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is hiking federal taxes in Ottawa, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is reducing provincial taxes.
“Premier Smith is doing the right thing by suspending the provincial fuel tax, which saves about $15 every time we fill up a pickup truck,” said Kris Sims, Alberta director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. “And by scrapping bracket creep on provincial income tax, Albertans will save an average of $300.”
The prime minister is not so kind. The federal New Year’s Tax Changes report outlines the major federal and provincial tax changes slated for 2023.
Canada Pension Plan tax: Workers making $66,600 or more will pay an extra $255 through the CPP tax in 2023. Their employers will also pay an extra $255.
Employment Insurance tax: Workers making $61,500 or more will pay an extra $50 through the EI tax in 2023. Their employers will pay an extra $70.
In total, payroll taxes will cost a middle-class worker $4,756 in 2023. Their employer will also be forced to pay $5,157. The federal government is raising the basic personal amount for income taxes. However, because of the payroll tax hikes, anyone making $40,000 or more in 2023 will pay higher federal income-based taxes than in 2022.
Carbon tax: The federal carbon tax is increasing to 14 cents per litre of gas beginning April 1, 2023. The carbon tax will cost the average household between $402 and $847 in 2023, even after the rebates, according to the Parliamentary budget officer.
Second carbon tax: The federal government is imposing a second carbon tax through fuel regulations on July 1, 2023. The second carbon tax will increase the price of gas by up to 13 cents per litre by 2030. There are no rebates for the second carbon tax.
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The Battle River Community Foundation awarded a $14,300 grant to the Camrose Performing Arts Centre Management Council.
The grant is from income earned by the Camrose Performing Arts Centre Program Endowment Fund, a Designated Fund established to support the operation of the Jeanne and Peter Lougheed Performing Arts Centre.
The Battle River Community Foundation exists to support organizations in East Central Alberta, which benefit the local communities and have a positive impact on the future.
Grants from the Battle River Community Foundation are primarily made possible through the generosity of individual donors and organizations that have created endowment funds. The principal of these endowment funds is kept intact and the income is made available annually to support local projects and organizations.
Since it was founded in 1995, the Battle River Community Foundation has granted over $8,216,000 to support charitable activities in the Battle River Region.
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Battle River Community Foundation director Ben Paulson presents a cheque to Nick Beach, general manager of the Jeanne and Peter Lougheed Performing Arts Centre.
By Lori Larsen
In the spring of this year the Battle River Watershed Alliance (BRWA) was awarded an Emerald Award in the “water” category by the Province of Alberta for work done in collaboration with local and provincial governments and environmental not-forprofit organizations, such as BRWA, on the Riparian Web Portal project.
This particular category recognizes projects and initiatives that demonstrate excellence through the monitoring, management and/or stewardship of water and watersheds.
“The hot summers of 2021 and 2022 are a good reminder of the importance of water–and the green areas that surround them,”noted BRWA Watershed program manager, Sarah Skinner.
“These vegetated buffer zones between land and water are known as riparian areas and they play a critical role in protecting water quality and quantity. The cattails, sedges, grasses, shrubs and trees that surround waterbodies such as Mirror Lake not only support bird, plant and wildlife habitat, they also reduce erosion and help prevent drought as they capture and store water.”
Alberta’s municipalities are increasingly interested in preserving riparian areas and have partnered with non-profit organizations like Ducks Unlimited and Cows and Fish to support landowners who want to restore or conserve these vital zones.
“The Riparian Web Portal (RWP) was spearheaded by the North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance (NSWA) and the Battle River Watershed Alliance (BRWA),” explained Skinner. “Beginning with the data, a consulting firm used satellite imagery to determine how “intact” riparian areas are at a broadscale level. Almost 50,000 km of riparian data has been collected to date and will provide municipalities and communities a better understanding of how intact their riparian areas are across a large region. Land managers and landowners can then target onthe-ground surveys (to verify the results at eye level) and plan projects in areas that need to be conserved (areas with low intactness) or preserved (areas with high intactness).”
Following the data collection, BlueGeo geoscientist and developer Devin Cairn was hired to create the Portal which houses this data and mapping components and allows land managers to map and showcase conservation projects in their communities for RWP users to see, reference and collect information.
The Portal also has a resource section for the public to learn the basics about the riparian areas and how to take action, as a student, a lakeside dweller, recreational user, farmer or municipal leader.
In referring to the importance of such tools as the RWP Cairn said, “It brings complex water issues and the idea of social networking closer together.
“The general public is going to need this information in the future with issues like climate change, more pressure on watersheds, and land use change.”
The Riparian Web Portal project was also a finalist in the Education and Outreach category at The Canadian Water Summit’s “Water’s Next Awards” held in Niagara Falls. For more information on the RWP, visit www.riparian.info We’re in that magical time of year when no work gets done, no one knows what day it is and the calories don’t count . Me: “We’re supposed to get a bunch of snow. ” 10-year- old: “I hope not .” Me: “Why ?” 10-year- old: “It’s a waste to get a snow day when we’re already o school for Christmas break!” Nobody claim 2023 as “ your year”. We’re all going to walk in really slow. Be good. Be quiet . Be cautious and respect ful. Don’t touch any thing. Managing your weight over the holidays just requires a little planning. For example, I took the batteries out of my scale before Christmas. Public Ser vice Announcement: For those whose college kids are home for Christmas break , hide your charger cords! During the Christmas holidays, it’s either serial killer documentaries or Christmas movies. We’re either sleighin’ or slayin’. I watched a Hallmark movie back wards. A woman in an ugly Christmas sweater dumped her loser, small town boy friend to pursue a law career in New York Cit y where she lived happily ever af ter wearing pencil skir ts and amazing shoes. If you thought childbir th was a tight t , tr y getting your ar ti cial Christmas tree back into it’s original box. If I’m up at midnight on New Year’s Eve, it’s because I have to go to the bathroom. New Year’s Eve would be so much better if it happened around 7:00. Don’t expect any New Year’s Resolutions from me. I intend to remain the same awk ward, sarcastic, foul -mouth delight you’ve all come to know and love.
HOLIDAY EATING TIPS
• Avoid carrot sticks. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday bu et table knows nothing of the holiday spirit . In fact , if you see carrots, leave immediately.
Go nex t door where they ’re ser ving poppycock . • Drink as much eggnog as you can. And quickly.
You cannot nd it any other time of year but now.
Who cares that it has 10,000 calories in ever y sip? • If something comes with grav y, use it . That’s the whole point of grav y. Grav y does not stand alone, pour it on. Make a volcano out of your mashed potatoes. Fill it with grav y. Repeat . • As for mashed potatoes, always ask if they ’re made with skim milk or whole milk . If it’s skim, pass.
Why bother ? It’s like buying a spor ts car with an automatic transmission. • Do not have a snack before going to a par t y in an e or t to control your eating. The whole point of going is to eat other people’s food for free. Lots of it . • Under no circumstances should you exercise bet ween now and New Year’s. You can do that in
Januar y when you have nothing else to do. • If you come across something really good at the bu et table, position yourself near it and don’t budge.
Have as many as you can before becoming the centre of attention. It’s like a beautiful pair of shoes. If you leave them behind, you’ll never see them again. • Same for desser ts. Pie, cheesecake, tri es. Have some of each. When else do you get to have more than one desser t – Labour Day ? • Avoid fruitcake at all cost . Granted it’s loaded with the mandator y celebrator y calories, but avoid it at all cost . I mean, have some standards! • One nal tip: If you don’t feel stu ed when you leave the par t y, you haven’t been paying attention.
Re -read the above tips, star t over, but hurr y.
Januar y is just around the corner!
