February 21, 2023 Country Booster

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Round Hill School Grade 7 student Allie Bergman, left, and Grade 9 student Bobbi Jo Lucas, right, get some cooking tips from community volunteer Debbie Blouin in preparation for the upcoming community dinner to be held on February 28.

Emergency closures extended

By Murray Green

The Daysland Health Centre emergency department will continue to be closed from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., Monday to Thursday, due to a temporary lack of staff coverage during those times. Weekend coverage remains in place.

The emergency de-

partment will continue to be open seven days a week, from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and 24 hours a day Friday through Sunday.

Patients presenting to the emergency department during the hours of closure will be referred to emergency departments in sur-

rounding communities or to the local medical clinic for follow-up with a family physician, as appropriate. Residents are reminded to call Health Link at 811, which is available 24/7 for nonemergency health-related questions. In case of a medical emergency, call 911.

The Tofield Health

Centre emergency department will remain temporarily closed overnights until March 2 due to staffing challenges.

The emergency depart-

ment will continue to be closed from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. seven days a week, and will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. EMS will divert patients to facilities, as needed.

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Round Hill School brings community to the table

By Lori Larsen

Learning about the origin of our food is not only a vital lesson for all of us but an incredibly important way to connect to those, farmers, producers, sellers and providers who keep us fed.

Round Hill School staff and students are going the extra mile to ensure that students have a “hands-on” approach to learning this lesson while making those connections to others in the community.

As one of the 30 successful recipients of the Farm to Cafeteria Canada grants for the 2022 funding period, Round Hill School has partnered with local organizations and community members to enhance the student learning experience.

“We are fortunate to work with great local businesses, producers and farmers like Irvings Farm Fresh, Nahirniak Farm, Twists & More, Prairie Pride Meats, East Side Marios and many generous families in the area,” noted Round Hill School teacher, Taren Holden. “These connections are allowing us to provide healthy, locally produced meals for our students.”

Working together, students plan, source local ingredients, prepare, serve and clean up after hot lunches to the school population, family and community members who are able to attend.

“The students are gaining lifelong food literacy skills through these meals and we have seen so much growth in students already.”

Students were given an opportunity to share their thoughts on the initiative with members of the com-

Students and community volunteers connect through the Farm to Cafeteria program initiated by Round Hill School and the Round Hill Renaissance Agriculture Foundation.

Pictured left to right back row are community volunteers Ryan Bergman, Debbie Blouin, Round Hill student 14-year-old Jon Wocknitz, Round Hill School teacher Taren Holden and community volunteer Jean Teeple. Front row left to right are 12-year-old Round Hill Student Seth Ewald, 11-year-old Grayson Maccan, 12-year-old Allie Bergman, 14-year-old Bobbi Jo Lucas and 11-year-old Shelby Carr.

munity during the Round Hill Renaissance Agriculture Foundation AGM held on February 9 at the Round Hill Community Centre.

Round Hill School student Kristian HarrisonBenson spoke about the fun in taking part in the program. “I enjoy working outside, it gives my legs a break and stretches them while we are harvesting carrots, potatoes and more.” Although Kristian admits that the colder weather is a bit more challenging, so layering up with clothing is necessary, she thought an outdoor classroom would be even better so more time could be spent outside learning.

Farm to Cafeteria Canada is a non-profit charitable organization that works to transform how food is ex-

perienced, learned, and celebrated in all schools across Canada. This is encouraged by assisting schools and their relationships with public health partners, local food providers, community members and groups to establish a farm to school approach for eating and enhance food literacy skills for students and staff alike.

“Between the Round Hill School, Round Hill Renaissance Agriculture Foundation and community members, we have placed a high importance on fostering intergenerational relationships,” said Holden. “We know that there is immense value when wisdom, life experiences and knowledge is shared between different age groups. So having our local community

members help students in the kitchen is something we are eternally grateful for.”

Besides the benefits of knowing what they are eating, preparing their own meals and understanding the value of locally grown and produced food, the students are also making connections with those outside the school community and bridging connections with elder community members.

“It is well documented that intergenerational relationships foster a sense of connectedness, and the reciprocity that occurs between different age gaps provides feelings of well being and increased self esteem for all involved,” explained Holden. “These relationships lower incidences of social isolation and loneliness while

providing a sense of purpose and value within the community.”

Round Hill School student Koba Severson also shared some thoughts. “I really like when we do our hall meals because our classmates, teachers, staff, and school get a free lunch and the food we make is really good.”

Koba added that the program has helped the students learn about cooking temperatures and how different foods cook. “When we get older, it will benefit our lives knowing how to cook, and maybe lead us to working at a restaurant someday.”

Koba also thought it would be beneficial to allow the Grade 4 and 5 students to come in and observe the older students cooking and even let them assist where feasible. “I would really recommend this event to other schools. It is a fun way to see and get to know your community.”

Round Hill School hosted a spaghetti meal on January 31, and will be hosting another meal on February 28 at the Round Hill Community Hall at noon.

Students, staff, family and community members are all welcome to come “break bread” with others while enjoying a homecooked meal.

For more information about the Farm to Cafeteria program visit www.farm tocafeteriacanada.ca/.

Landowners looking for access to property

By Murray Green

A group of landowners from the northwestern end of Camrose County approached council about granting access to their lands at the regular meeting on January 24.

The County received a letter of concern about access to lands by Bill These, Sheila Campbell (Edmonton Land Trust), Gord Dykstra, Dave Busenius, Cynthia and Richard Schultz. The access to six quarters of private land east off the north end of RR 215 and entering the NW 32-49-21-W4 changed when a new property overtook property near those in question and denied access to the lands.

“I move that Camrose County council accept the presentation from the attending parties as information,” said councillor Doug Lyseng.

Since the County doesn’t own the land it can’t enforce the landowners to build a

road.

Council accepted the presentation from the attending parties regarding the request for the County to negotiate a legal Right of Way, or some legally binding agreement to prevent the arbitrary exclusion of some ratepayers from using the access east off the north end of RR 215 and entering the NW 32 49 21 W4 review the file and explore opportunities for access as requested.

Along with six quarters of private land, two quarters of crown grazing lease, and at least six quarters of crown land have no other direct access other than a trail going east off the north end of RR 215 and entering the NW 32 49 21 W4.

This trail was always made available through the good will of the owner of NW 32. About 50 years ago, the trail was developed as an oilfield road and continued

to be used by all who had a stake in these lands, especially those who pasture cattle back there.

The letter requested a lasting agreement to prevent the arbitrary exclusion of some ratepayers from using this historic access.

A 60 foot right of way along the existing access would require about 10.3 acres.

“We are writing to express our concern over a land access problem and to request that the County take action to rectify the situation. The issue involves access to the land in the Ministik Lake area, NE of Miquelon Lake, including crown land for recreation, crown grazing lease land and privately owned land,” said Richard Schultz.

“These areas have been accessed for many decades by a trail going east off the northend of RR 215 and

entering the NW 32 49 21 W4. Unfortunately, in recent years, access through the gate on the oil road began to be granted on a subjective and biased manner. We request that Camrose County advocate for the residents and the rate payers of this part of the County, to keep this road open for all who need it,” added Cynthia Schultz.

“As of late 2022, we now have no access to get to our land in Camrose County. When we purchased this property in 1969 the existing access was off of range road 214 north of Miquelon Lake road Highway 623. At this time there were many other privately owned parcels of land back in the Ministik and lease land as well.

This was the primary trail used by farmers and ranchers to gain access to all of these lands. This trail was used up until 2012. At

that time they had put up gates and signs restricting all vehicular traffic on the land and we then had to utilize a different access point to get back to our section. They only allow one rancher to drive on that land at this point. The second access point was at the north end of range road 213, there was a trail onto our land. This was utilized up until the ’70s when an acreage was approved and a house was built at the end of range road 213.

“The new access point that we had to start using to get our cattle back to our land was at the end of range road 215 north of Highway 623. There is an oilfield road that was put in and that road was what we utilized for access up until fall of 2022. As of fall 2022, our access was taken away,” said Bill These and families, in a letter to council.

Lori Larsen, Camrose Booster

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The scholarship was created to honour the memory of Jim Prost, an enthusiastic local aviator and tireless volunteer for the various activities of the club and its members. The amount of the scholarship may vary, but will have a minimum value of $2 ,000. It will be awarded to a well-rounded individual who has demonstrated a keen interest in iation generally, or as a career qualify for the scholarship, a candidate must be a resident of Alberta, with erence firstly to candidates esiding in an area local to the rose Flying Club/COPA Flight and secondly to candidates esiding in the Battle River region. initiate consideration by the selection committee, applicants equired to write a letter, or essay, about themselves. It is suggested that, as a minimum, submissions include: our full name, age and contact ormation.

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BRCF grant assists church with cemetery upkeep

By Murray Green

The Battle River Community Foundation awarded a $2,600 grant to the Sedgewick United Church for the Merna Cemetery which is now the responsibility of the Church.

This grant was given to support new fencing at Merna Cemetery. The grant is from income earned by the Mell and Jim Hampshire Fund, the Mabel and James Quast Fund, and the Ruby and Robert Moro Fund, all established as Field of Interest Funds supporting residents of communities that include Merna.

Debbie Leslie stated the scenic Merna Church and Cemetery is a historic site dating back to 1907 when the church was built. The site is located along highway 608 and Range Road 124.

“With the generous grant from the Foundation, we were able to remove the old barbed wire fencing, mow down the old caraganas, and construct a new

rail fence,” said Leslie, “All labour was supplied by volunteers from the Merna community.”

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 are 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.

Cody Bell (right) of Camrose, received the first Jim Prost Scholarship from Jim’s widow, Connie Prost, shown with Glenn Lyseng (left), Secretary-Treasurer, and Barry Graham, now Past-President of the Camrose Flying Club/COPA Flight 137.

Submitted Battle River Community Foundation treasurer, Neil Lunty, presents a cheque to Debbie Leslie, secretary/treasurer and Bill Leslie, president of the Merna Cemetery Association.

Fish and Wildlife see increase in meat hunters

By Lori Larsen Camrose and District Fish and

Wildlife

Enforcement

Services (FWES) reported another busy season of hunting in 2022, seeing an increase in the number of night hunting calls, which seemed to be focused on elk and the number of harvested moose, leading Camrose and District FWES District Officer Lorne Rinkel to believe more people were hunting for sustenance.

“In September and October, we received an inordinately high amount of night hunting calls, and that is pre-rifle season,” noted Rinkel “The bulk of them were between Bashaw and Edberg.”

Rinkel said that while it is not unusual to receive a few night hunting complaints, there were several during the 2022 hunting season indicating a pattern. “It was consistent enough to lead me to believe that we had a night hunting issue,” which lead to investigating the incidents.

Through investigations, Rinkel determined that the subjects of the bulk of the complaints were indigenous hunters exercising rights as set out by a Supreme Court of Canada decision that allows indigenous people to hunt lawfully at night, on private land, as long as they have permission or are on Crown Lands and conduct the hunts in a safe manner.

“There were no violations detected, but we did receive a lot of calls.”

Rinkel feels that the focus of these particular hunters was a large herd of elk that frequent the area, and that the elk were mostly hunted for meat. “When pressured at all, elk quickly become nocturnal animals. The impact of our poor economy, and high meat prices may have possibly led to the increase in night hunting complaints.”

Investigating night hunter complaints comes with a high amount of risk for officers; however, Rinkel was relieved to report that all of the complaints he had to investigate ended up being persons within their legal rights and posed no risk to his or others safety.

Investigations into night hunting over baits near Edberg were also initiated, and are still in progress.

As a result of the October 31 heavy snowfall in the region, the November 1 opening for rifle season took on what Rinkel referred to as, a hunter’s dream, with the exception of the road conditions.”

He said that the large amount of snow, colder temperatures and high wind made for hard packed snow conditions on the grounds which resulted in a lot of

hunters being unable to leave the roadways without getting stuck.

“People still got out, but there was a way higher concentration of what we call road hunters. Even a lot of the roads were not being graded, so normal access to a lot of the hunting areas was hampered in November.”

He also noted that as a result of inclement weather the animals tend to congregate earlier in the season. “When you have those bad conditions the animals tend to gravitate to areas of cover and food. Normally, they might be scattered out throughout the whole district. That kind of weather tends to concentrate the different species to certain areas.”

Rinkel said that he experienced an average amount of hunters but they were concentrated on roads.

The 2022 hunting was also an overtly successful season for moose hunters. “Just about everybody that had a moose tag got their moose in November,” explained Rinkel. “I have never checked so many successful moose hunters. There were a lot of moose in this whole district (Viking to Hardisty to Bashaw).”

While Rinkel admitted he is not sure whether or not the number of tags were increased but said there was a lot of moose harvested in his district.

“I do know that a lot of landowners felt the popula-

tion of moose was a little high, based on the amount of vehicular crashes, injured people and damaged fences that come along with too many moose.”

He said that moose, like elk, are popular meat animals, noting that he definitely saw a steady uptick of people hunting for meat.

He added that he saw a bit of a decline in the amount of out-of-area hunters, which may be attributed to the higher costs of fuel, specifically diesel.

Rinkel was happy to report that there was a reduction in complaints for trespassing, which he said could be in part to the lack of access and colder weather.

The usual concentration of hunters was seen between Viking and Edmonton. “Ryley, Viking and Lougheed are typically the most popular areas for hunting.”

Depredation

Outside of conducting investigations for hunting infractions, Rinkel said he experienced the most calls for haystack depredation since he came to Camrose over seven years ago.

“The animals have certainly congregated this season, whether it is elk, or moose or deer, since November into December, January, which has resulted in us receiving calls then we go and inspect loss of agricultural products (specifically hay).”

The officers will make

of the complaints he addressed. “A farm near the Battle River had 80 acres of standing corn that they planned to turn their cattle onto. The landowner had a drone surveying their land and counted 32 moose in an 80-acre patch of corn. Needless to say, it was essentially destroyed by the moose before they put cattle into it.”

Major investigation

Combined with an increase in meat hunters and harsher weather conditions the amount of major investigations were down; however, one major investigation that recently went through the court system, resulted from what Rinkel referred to as a fairly normal vehicle stop for the purposes of checking hunting compliance.

“Several weapons and firearms were recovered (during the initial stop), and two people were arrested for violations of weapons prohibitions.”

One of the suspects was charged with a total of 32 total counts, eight pursuant to the Criminal Code of Canada, three were Traffic Safety Act related and the balance of 21 were pursuant to the Wildlife Act.

recommendations to the complainants and then forward the inspection documents to Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) who in turn will send out an AFSC adjuster to determine what level of compensation will be awarded for loss of hay to wildlife.

“This ties back to the type of winter we had,” explained Rinkel. “The rut for deer is November and they expend a tremendous amount of energy during the rut chasing and herding. Their rut doesn’t change despite the weather but they are burning energy at a way higher rate so come the month of December when they are more or less going out of the rut, the males, especially, are in poor condition, they have little to no fat reserves. Most years, they can recover, but for years such as this, they start going to haystacks.”

Rinkel further explained that even though the deer, and in some instances moose, may be eating hay, their guts are not set up to process it properly. “So even though they are eating hay and ruining it, a lot of them still won’t make the winter. Come April, we will start to see the actual winter kill.”

He said that moose tend to have less of a problem with these winters because they are browsers, nipping buds above the snow.

Rinkel describes one

“In a follow-up interview with the suspect, it was determined that he had shot seven different big game animals without licenses.”

Moving forward to spring, Rinkel said that the area will likely see the return of vast amounts of water foul including large flocks of snowgeese, which increases concern over the Avian flu virus.

“The government is really concerned about Avian flu and the fact that it is now jumping to mammals, specifically coyotes, skunks, fox and domestic dogs that are scavenging the dead birds,” commented Rinkel.

“More hunters are gloving up and taking precautions when cleaning animals.”

On a final note, Rinkel stated that over the past year the Camrose Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Services district expanded in size to include Ryley, Holden and Tofield, north to Highway 14 from Edmonton to Viking, and is still operating on one officer.

“I get out as much as I can. People may not see me at all in one area, it is only a month (hunting season), but I might be entirely over by Lougheed (for example) because of the complaints.”

Residents are reminded to call the RAP line 1-800-642-3800 to report any suspicious activity.

Submitted

Officer Lorne Rinkel is one of the many hunters this year who harvested a moose for the family freezer, tagging this one in the Stettler area.

Good governance, what you can do

By Damien C. Kurek, MP, Battle River-Crowfoot

The role of Members of Parliament is to represent their constituents, address their concerns and issues, and ensure government is accountable. This is the essence of “good governance,” however, it is much bigger than the issues that make “headlines.” I take seriously the need to ensure the people I represent have their voices heard in our nation’s capital. These big-picture concerns are important, but in this week’s column, I want to share how good governance affects you.

If you have watched Question Period, followed Pierre Poilievre’s social media, or any MP from Canada’s Conservatives, you will have heard about how it “feels like everything in Canada is broken.” This is a strong statement. And don’t get me wrong, we need to remain hopeful about our country despite the turmoil Canada and the world is going through. However, the number of people that have shared their stories about the increased costs related to inflation, unaffordable utilities, lost jobs, increased crime rates, and scandals have damaged trust in our institutions.

How government decisions affect you matters; it is at the heart of good governance. Government must work for the people and respect the fact that the duty of elected officials is to make life better for Canadians.

In my role as MP for Battle River-Crowfoot and a member of the Official Opposition, I always remember that the big national issues affect you, your family, and trust in our national situations.

National issues may grab the headlines, but accessing government services is the hard work that needs to get done by any government. Government can be confusing and it can be complicated to know who to call. When waste management is municipal, healthcare and schools are provincial, and employment insurance is federal it can be difficult to keep track of which level of government is in charge (and these are just a few examples). As an MP, I take it seriously that good governance is delivered to the people being served and that they are able to access the services government provides.

Services offered by the federal government have seen a massive decline in customer service, but in the midst of these issues, my team here in Battle River— Crowfoot and in Ottawa are amazing and are there for you when you need help. I can’t promise to always be able to solve the problem, but I can promise that my team and I will work tirelessly for you. So if you have a problem with the federal government or simply don’t know where to turn, don’t be afraid to give us a call, stop by the office, or send us an email. Some of the areas of federal responsibility are the Canada Child Benefit, passports, tax concerns, student loan issues, veterans affairs, and CPP to name a few. To assist you, we have put together a guide to help navigate some of these things, visit damienkurek.ca/not-sure-whereto-turn for information about what service falls under which level of government.

We face many challenges as a nation, province, and region…and as your MP I can assure you that I will continue to work for the principles of good governance because when it comes down to it, it’s about you.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this column, you are encouraged to write Damien at 4945-50 Street, Camrose, Alberta, T4V 1P9, call 780-608-4600, text 403-575-5625, or email damien.kurek@parl.gc.ca. You can also stay up to date with Damien by following him on social media @dckurek. If you are in need of assistance regarding a federal government program, or need assistance and don’t know where to turn, feel free to reach out to MP Kurek’s office.

Armena 4-H Beef in 69th year

By Brynn Burkhardt, Armena Beef 4-H Club

The Armena Beef 4-H Club started its 69th year with an organizational meeting last October. This year, we have eight members and three Cleavers.

The annual weigh-in was held on October 29, 2022 at Burkhardt’s Farm. We weighed eight steers,

two carcass steers and two heifers. All calves were weighed, tagged and vaccinated.

We have been meeting on the first Thursday of the month in person at Scandia Lutheran Church.

On January 3, we all went skating at Armena for our club Christmas party. We had hot chocolate,

snacks and everyone had a good time.

Public speaking was held on January 28 at Scandia Lutheran Church. All the club members gave very good speeches.

Upcoming events are our Farm Tour on March 4 and our Club Achievement Day on April 29.

• The Mystery Far m winners for January 17 are Jason and Terry-Lynn Sereda of Daysland.

• This week’s prize must be claimed by March 2, 2023.

Stability for local poultry producers

By Murray Green

Alberta Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation Nate Horner discussed business risk management options for poultry farmers affected by avian influenza.

“In response to the avian influenza outbreak in 2022, the governments of Canada and Alberta have agreed to allow late participation in AgriStability for the 2022 program year. This means any poultry producers not currently signed up for AgriStability can reach out to Agriculture Financial Services Corporation to enrol by Feb. 28,” he explained.

“Alberta’s producers have faced significant impacts, substantial losses and a great deal of stress during this time, and that is why we’re providing additional help to some producers. I commend Alberta’s poultry sector for its advocacy and information sharing over the past year to support producers during the avian influenza outbreak,” said Horner.

“In recognition of the potential for more infections as we move into spring, I will continue to work with industry to identify any available tools and supports to mitigate avian influenza’s impacts,” he shared.

AgriStability is a margin-based program designed to help producers manage large income declines. Poultry producers interested in late acceptance for the 2022 AgriStability program should contact Agriculture Financial Services Corporation though AFSC Connect or by calling 1-877-899-2372.

“Late participants in AgriStability must comply with all program requirements and deadlines. Under the program guidelines.”

Local 4-H public speaking winners

By Lori Larsen

On February 5, the Camrose 4-H Beef Club hosted their public speaking events for impromptu and prepared speeches at the Round Hill Community Centre with a total 30 student competitors in the three categories of Senior, Intermediate and Junior levels of competition.

Winner of the Senior category was Jaiden Burnstad, winner of the Intermediate category was Addison Ross, and winner of the Junior category was Natasha Ross. All of the

winners will move on to the next level of competition.

Judges for the event were Carlene Wetthuhn, MLA Jackie Lovely, Dallas Ramey, Colleen Nelson, Raelyn Pederson, and Janelle Hein. The impromptu coordinator was Cara Wocknitz and the teller was Richard Christianson.

For more information on the Camrose 4-H Beef Club visit the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ people/Camrose-4H-BeefClub.

Judges Carlene Wetthuhn, left, and MLA Jackie Lovely, right, presented certificates to 4-H members Jaiden Burnstad, Natasha Ross and Addison Ross.