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excellent condition • 1980 CASE 2590 tractor, 5,741 hours showing, 180 hp. , powershif t, 20.8 X 38 duals, 3 hyd’s., 1000 pto., front weights.

MELVIN & MABEL THOMPSON OF

RICHAR D & GLORIA MARON OF CASTOR, AB

SATURDAY, APR IL 29 ~ 10 AM

TR ACTORS & BACKHOE

BALE HAULER

BALER

IH 2015 13 ft . p/u, 1,994 engine hours, 1,527 sep. hrs., AFX rotor, auto header float control, deluxe cab w/ air suspension seat , 2 cameras, rock trap, reverser, big top hopper extension, front LED lights, 208” unloading auger, 30.5L-32 front tires, cold star t pkg., chopper, shedded, excellent condition

• 2005 HESSTON 4760 s/a large square baler, very low bale count , makes 3 ft . X 3 ft . bales, Field Star Monitor kit, 21.5 X 16.1 tires, knot ter fan kit, bale chute, 1000 pto., shedded, 1 owner, excellent condition

GR AIN TRUC K

• 1990 DEUT Z ALLIS 9190 MF WD tractor w/ Ezee - On 2135 FEL w/ 8 ft . bucket & grapple, 193 hp., 8,262 hours showing, 20.8R38 tires, 3 speed powershif t, 18F/6R, 1000 pto., 3 hyd’s.

• 1986 FORD LTL 9000 highway tractor w/34 total bale hauling selfloading/unloading bale deck & t/a round bale pup trailer, Cat 400 hp. engine, 919,021 km showing, 15 sp. double over transmission, 385/65R22.5 tires.

• 2006 CASE IH 1010 straight cut rigid header w/ 25 ft . pickup reel, single knife drive w/ Riteway HT3500 - 30 ft header transport trailer, excellent condition

SPRAYER

• DEUTZ DX 160 MF WD tractor w/ FEL, grapple& 8 ft . bucket, 5,542 hours showing, 150 hp., 24F/8R 20.8 - 38 rears, 1000 pto. 2 hyd’s.

• 1973 MF 1105 tractor, 6,456 hours showing 111 hp., 18.4 - 38 rears, 2 hyd’s., 540/1000 pto.

• 1998 JOHN DEERE 566 round baler, 19,755 total bales, 1000 pto., hyd. p/u, kicker, monitor

• 2001 JOHN DEERE 567 round baler, 15,018 total bales, 1000 pto., hyd. p/u, kicker, monitor

• 2005 ENROSSI 14 Wheel “V” hay rake MISCELL ANEOUS

. air drill w/ Morris

tow behind 180

tank , 2 cameras 10” spacing, single shoot, rubber capped packers

• KELLO -BILT Series 150 disc, 18 ft ., 10” spacing, notched blades

HE AV Y HARROW

• 2006 RITE WAY 7150 Jumbo 50 ft . 5 bar

heav y harrows, 9/16” X 28” tines , mechanical auto fold, spring adjustable harrow down pressure, 16.5L X 16.1SL fronts, VG cond

COMBINE & HE ADER

• 2004 CASE IH 2388

s/p combine w/ Case

• 2005 SPRA -COUPE 4650 s/p 80 ft . high clearance sprayer, 1,612 hours, 122 hp. Perkins diesel, 400 gal. tank , single nozzle bodies, sectional boom shutoff, no GPS but is Outback e -drive equipped, autofold, E-Kay crop dividers, 5 speed standard transmission, 12.424 rears, new 9.00 - 24 fronts, shedded, excellent condition

BINS & AUGERS

• (3 ) - WHEATL AND ±2200 bu. smooth wall hopper bottom bins w/ aeration, (2) w/ fans

• (2) - Westeel Rosco ±1370 bu. 3 ring X 14 ft . hopper bottom grain bins

• Sakundiak HD7-41 grain auger, 7” x 41 ft ., Robin Subaru 25 HP new elec. star t motor, flighting has been recently replaced

• Brandt 10” x 60 ft mech. drive swing auger, hyd. lif t, single auger hopper flighting.

• 1979 FORD F-600 s/a grain truck w/ 16 ft . steel box & hoist , 82,421 original km w/ recent rebuilt 370 gas motor, 10F/2R, HI/LO, 11R22.5 fronts, 10.0020 rears, roll tarp, 50” high X 100” wide box, 2 remote hydraulic outlets, new heater core, new seat , new bugscreen & winter front, shedded, 2nd owner, VG condition MISCELL ANEOUS

• ROCK- O-MATIC 12 ft rock windrower, 540 pto.

• Labtronics 919 grain tester w/ Ohaus triple beam scale.

• (22) – New rolls of Briden SR -450 large square baler twine.

• Robin Subaru 25 hp like new electric star t gas engine. (no fuel tank).

• Case IH 2388 combine par ts

• (2) – Black poly truck toolboxes.

• (2) – Black poly auger hoppers.

AUCTIONEER’S NOTE

This auct ion will have a 5 day previewing & bidding time frame. Seller has requested NO PRE VIE WING on Saturday, April 22 The major items have been shedded & look great! For more info. call Melvin at 780-385-2362 or call or text Dunkle Auctions at 403-740-6251

• 1976 ALLIS CHALMERS AC 7040 tractor, 151hp., 12,840 hours showing, 20F/4R, 3 hyd’s., 540/1000 pto., 18.4-38 rears, front weights.

• MASSEY FERGUSON 60 backhoe w/ FEL & 7f t. bucket, 68 hp. diesel, 2 ft digging bucket.

• 1942 JD “D” tractor

• 1950 Case D, not running. LIVESTOC K RELATED

• NH359 mixer mill.

• Postpounder w/ pto. pump.

• Bale King bale processor w/ RH discharge & grain tank

• Kuelker’s 195 s/a feed wagon.

• Henke B300 s/a mixer/ feed wagon w/ scale.

• Portable s/a metal loading chute.

TR AILERS

• Homemade t/a 20 ft flat deck trailer

• Homemade s/a pipe framed self -unloading 5 round bale hauling trailer

• Hiboy 59 ft . tri-a xle trailer w/ side bale racks.

RECREATION

• 1994 HARLEY DAVIDSON trike, 9,492 km, shedded, VG condition

• Yamaha vintage trike.

• 1995 Tiny Mite s/a motorcycle tent trailer

• 2015 SUZUKI 400 King Quad, 4,734 km, 4X4

• 2006 Yamaha 400 Kodiak quad, 4X4, winch.

• Honda Trail 90 motorbike, 1,634 miles

HIGHWAY TR ACTORS

• 1994 FREIGHTLINER highway tractor w/ sleeper, 667,784 km showing, 425 hp. Series 60 Detroit Diesel, 18 speed, 3 .91a xle ratio, 11R24.5 tires, aluminum fenders.

• 1997 FREIGHTLINER highway tractor w/ sleeper, 1,476,849 km, Cummins N14 engine, Eaton Fuller 15 speed trans, 11R24.5 tires, aluminum fenders.

VEHICLES

• 1963 CADILL AC Deville 2 door hardtop car, 97,413 miles showing, automatic, power windows, power seat

• 1993 Chevrolet 2500 ext. cab shor tbox truck, 400,418 km, automatic.

• 1977 Ford F -250 dually ser vice truck w/ 8f t. flatdeck, 4 speed manual, gas engine.

• 1975 GMC 6000 s/a grain truck w/ Renn 15 ft steel box, hoist & roll tarp, 10F/2R, gas engine, 10.00 - 20 rears, not running.

• 1959 Chevrolet Viking 40 s/a grain truck w/ 13 ft wood box & hoist , 8F/2R

• 1987 Ford Ranger truck, 265,281 km

• 1948 IH KB3 vintage 1 ton truck w/ 8.5f t. flat deck, 73 hp. motor., not running.

HAYING

• Greenslades 10’ land leveler

• New barbed wire.

• Degelman 10’ dozer blade.

• 20 Ton por ta-power.

• Caterpillar D7 crawler, not running.

• Slip tanks.

• Schulte 15 ft . trail t ype bat wing mower.

• Spray Air 10”, 50 ft . mech. swing grain auger

• Sakundiak 7”, 41’ auger w/ Honda 12 hp motor.

• 6”, 33 ft . grain auger w/ 220 Volt motor.

• JD 6 ft . trail t ype rough cut mower.

• 40’ Seacan.

• MF 20 ft . cultivator

• Fork t ype rock picker.

• Farm King 50 ft . 5 bar harrows.

• Engine hoist

• Challenger bus for storage, Detroit 8V71 motor.

• Hobar t Iron Man 250 mig welder w/ cables

• Eagle air compressor w/ Honda 9 hp. engine.

• Carolina 55 ton press.

• Reddy 165,000 btu heater

• Webster 220V air compressor w/ 5 hp. motor.

• Cut ting torch w/ bot tles & cart

• 1” Socket set.

• 2” Water pump w/ Honda 5.5 hp. engine.

• Assor ted tools & wrenches

• 2 bottom plow.

• Plus more items too numerous too list

AUCTIONEER’S NOTE

• 2006 NE W HOLL AND 1475 hydraswing haybine, 18 ft . HS Series header, 1000 pto., double knife drive, rubber rollers.

• 1994 CASE IH 8380 haybine, 16 ft ., 1000 pto., upper rubber roller, lower steel roller

This auction is a live in person event star ting at 10 am. Mark your calendar & plan to be with us sale day as there is something here for ever yone! For more info. call Richard or Gloria at 403882-4204 or call or text Dunkle Auctions at 403740-6251

Estate & Machinery Auction Sale for Jacob Boschman and Family

Star ts Opening April 28 and Closes on May 3 Selling 7 Parcels Real Estate and Equipment by Unreser ved Auct ion

Equipment List to Follow

Parcel #4 – NE 24-55-13 W4M

Located at 553048 Rge Rd 130

Being 18.76 Acres M/L with a House, Shop and More

Legal: Plan 0820021, Blk 1, Lot

Directions: 1-1/2 Miles West of Tw Hwy #45 to Rge Rd 130, North on Rge Rd 130 for 3-1/2 Miles on the West Side or from the Junction of Hwy #29 and Rge Rd 130, 1/2 Mile South

This beautiful property includes an approx. 10-year-old house with a 2-car attached garage, shop, gazebo and stunning yard. The executive style bungalow sells with a fridge, stove, washer, dryer, dishwasher, water filtration system and window coverings

It has three bedrooms upstairs with two bedrooms and two extra rooms downstairs that could be a bonus room, playroom, home theater or office space. It is heated by a boiler with in-floor heat and forced air The only thing not completed in this house is the basement ceiling.

The property has a 50’x80’ with 20’ ceiling steel structure that has a 18’x18’ overhead door and a 10’x10’ overhead door, new boiler in 2022, heated and spray foam insulated plus plumbed for a bathroom.

As well as heated parking/sidewalk in front of the two-bay attached garage which is 26’x25’ on the short wall and 36’ on the long wall with styrofoam block construction, water into the garage and door openers, gazebo, play centre, greenhouse, garden shed located behind the house and a red shed.

Parcel #6 – House Located in the Town of Vegreville, AB at 5630 48A Street –

Plan RN80, Blk 17, Lot 9

Selling a 1,009 sq. ft. single detached bungalow on a corner lot. Comes with many upgrades in the last 5 to 10 years including all windows replaced (except the living room picture window), flooring, interior paint, kitchen counter tops and backsplash, new basement bathroom, new poured concrete in the basement, weeping tile, sump pump, furnace, central air conditioning, hot water tank and shingles, plus a central vac. Two bedrooms on the main floor and two bedrooms in the basement (one has a gas fireplace) plus two bathrooms. Plus a 26’x22’ double detached garage with a newer concrete floor and storage shed. Sells with a fridge, stove, washer and dryer

Parcel #2 – N 1/2 of the SE 10-55-12 W4M

Located Near Two Hills, AB –Being 65.75 Acres M/L

Legal: SE 10-55-12 W4M

Directions: 2 Miles East of Two Hills on Hwy #45 to Hwy #36, 1 Mile North on Hwy #36

65 cultivated acres that had canola in 2022 and new five-wire fence on three sides last year

Parcel #3 – S 1/2 of the SE 10-55-12 W4M

Located Near Two Hills, AB – Being 78.83

Acres M/L – Legal: Plan 1820005, Blk 1, Lot 2

Directions: 2 Miles East of Two Hills on Hwy #45 to Hwy #36, 1 Mile North on Hwy #36

Approx. 70 cultivated acres that had canola in 2022 and new five-wire fence on three sides.

Parcel #1 – NE 20-55-11 W4M Located at 553056 Rge Rd 114 Being 161 Acres M/L with House, Shop and Barn Legal: NE 20-55-11 W4M

Directions: From Two Hills, East on Hwy #45 to Hwy #36, North on Hwy #36 to Twp Rd 554, East on Twp Rd 554 for 4 Miles to Rge Rd 114, South on Rge Rd 114 for 1/4 of a mile

The barn-shaped house sells with a completely renovated kitchen, fridge, stove, two washers and dryers, some window coverings and water filtration system. It has an upstairs master with a walk-in closet and ensuite, plus two small bedrooms and an unfinished bathroom. The kitchen is located in the original part of the house. In addition, the basement contains an updated bathroom.

The property sells with a steel quonset that is 41’ wide by 82’ long of which 44’ is divided and insulated with a wood heater that stays with the property. It also sells with a 30’x60’ coverall building, a 20’x24’ garage on a cement pad, corrals and panels, plus a shelter, numerous older granaries/outbuildings, dog run, doghouses, garden shed, perimeter fence installed about a year ago and two water wells, one for the barn and one for the house, but little is known about the barn well.

The hiproof barn has new tin roof and an automatic waterer located nearby New five-wire perimeter fence last year

Approx. 145 cultivated acres that had wheat in 2022.

Parcel #7 – House Located in the Town of Two Hills, AB at 5018 52nd Avenue –Plan 8309ET, Blk 13, Lot 2

Selling a small home with a large 28’x28’ detached heated garage on a 150’x50’ lot. House has a kitchen, living room and bedroom on the main floor, plus small bathroom off the kitchen. The basement is unfinished. This home has central Air, an updated furnace and hot water tank. It sells with all appliances (no dishwasher) and window coverings. The 28’x28’ double car garage comes with a cement floor, insulation, heat and electric door opener

Parcel #5 – 4.7 Acre M/L Residential Property Located in the Crissel Estates Subdivision of Two Hills, AB Legal: Plan 1722361, Blk 1, Lot 12

Directions: West of Two Hills on Hwy #34 to Rge Rd 125, North on Rge Rd 125 for 1/4 of a Mile, West Side of the Road.

There is power to the property line, However, there are no municipal services for this lot. The purchaser will need to drill their own well and install a septic system. Currently zoned Country Residential.

w/ Quick Attach & global mts.

• Degelman 8’ smooth bucket

• 48” pallet forks

• Buhler bale spear

• Mitsubishi propane forklif t w/ 6427 hrs, 48” forks

hrs, JD 615 P/U header, Greenstar display, JD Auto Steer Voyager camera, crop dividers, hopper cover, Bullet rotor & greenlighted

Cat engine, 18 spd Fuller trans & 20’ steel box

• Blow up boat w/ seat

• JD X390 riding lawn mower w/ 72.4 hrs

• Turf Builder fertilizer spreader

• JD lawn Sweeper

• 2 door dog house

• JD 9600 SP combine w/ 5273 engine & 3651 threshing hrs, JD 912 P/U header, fully ser viced & field ready

• CCIL 722 22’ SP swather w/ 2316 hrs, diesel engine, steel

fingers, UII P/U & single knife

• MacDon 30’ header w/ JD adaptor, pea auger & gauge wheels

• Brandt 8”x52’ grain auger

• 2 - Westeel Rosco 1850 bu hopper bottom grain bin w/ double skid & 5 rings

• Behlen 2800 bu flat bottom grain bin

• Chief Westland 4 ring flat boom grain bin w/ air

• Butler 4 ring flat bottom grain bin

• Butler 3 ring flat bottom grain bin w/ air & 3/4 full of oats

• Butler 3 ring flat bottom grain bin

TRUCKS & TRAILERS

• 2017 Lode King 53’ T/A trailer w/ 11’ neck , 5’ tail, Trebor toolboxes, load levelers, air suspension & fold down ramps

• 43’ high boy trailer

• 6’x12’ S/A utility trailer

• 5’x7’ S/A utility trailer w/ tilt & ramps

• 4’x7’ S/A utility trailer

CAT TLE HANDLING

• 53 - new 24’ 5 bar free standing panels w/ 2 7/8” frame & 7/8” rod inser ts

• 75 - new 24’ 5 bar free standing panels w/ 2 3/8” frame & 7/8” rod inser ts

• 35 - new 24’ 5 bar free standing panels w/ 2 3/8” frame & 3/4” rod inser ts

• 6 - new 24’ wind board panels

• 36 - new 24’ wind board panels (no boards)

EQUIPMENT

• Tyler Patriot XL 70’ SP diesel sprayer w/ 3628 hrs, crop dividers, Dickey John rate controller, section control, 4 noz z le tips, JD Auto Steer & 12.4x38 row crop tires

• 28’ HD land roller w/ 3/4” steel & 4’ drum

• Degelman R570S rock picker

• New Kubota R A1042T 11’ rotar y rake w/ 540 PTO

• JD 6’ 3 pth rotar y mower

• Pull behind fertilizer spreader

• New Industrias America 12’ box blade

PASSENGER VEHICLES, RECRE ATIONAL & LAWN EQUIPMENT

• 2015 Dodge Ram 1500 Long Horn Eco Diesel 4x4 truck w/ 239,036 kms, auto, fully loaded w/ leather, DEF deleted, sunroof & tonneau cover

• 2006 Chev 2500 HD 4x4 ext cab shor t box truck w/ 6.0 L Vortec engine, auto & toolbox

• Cherokee Wolf Pack 22’ toy hauler holiday trailer w/ electric jacks, awning & 3 beds

• Like new double A 12’ S/A bumper pull flat deck trailer w/ ramps & 3,500 lbs axle

• CanAm Outlander 2 seater quad w/ 1786 kms, 1000 EFI, winch & LED light bars

• 4’x8’ rabbit hutch

MISCELL ANEOUS

• 200 - 10’ & 8’ screw pilings

• Bundle of 3 1/2” steel posts

• Bundle of assor ted 1/2”, 1”, 3/4”, 7/8”, 1 1/2” & 1 3/4” sucker rod

• Assor tment of 4” pipe & 3 1/4”

• 2 - 6 tier pipe rack

• 7 tier pipe rack

• EnviroTank 1000 gal double wall fuel tank w/ skid, 20 GPM pump & meter

• Westeel 500 gal fuel tank w/ pump

• L shaped tidy tank

• 3240 US gal water tank

• 2 - 1250 gal plastic Water tanks w/ lids

• Approx. 2 tons of hard red wheat (treated)

• 6 - bags of lawn seed

• Assor tment of fence posts

• 42” belting

• 2” water pump

• Pails of Raxil Pro, 24D Ester & Grazon

• Motomaster Eliminator battery charger

• Hilti steel nailer

• Campbell flooring nailer

• Dresser TD20E crawler dozer w/ 2436 hrs, canopy, 24” corked tracks, 12’ 4 way blade & ripper

HARVEST EQUIPMENT

• JD 9760 STS SP combine w/ 3332 engine & 2362 threshing

• 2018 Peterbilt 389 Hi-Way truck w/ approx. 407,625 kms, Cummins X15 engine, 18 spd

Eaton Fuller trans, leather interior, Nav, 64” sleeper, 46 rears, full lock up, deleted, Ace headache rack & sliding 5th wheel

• Arctic Cat 550 quad w/ 965 hrs, winch, toolbox & Big Bear Mudder tires

• ‘07 Honda TRX400EX quad

• Honda TRX450EX quad w/ Bear Claw tires

• Maxium diagnostic camera

• Miller 251 welder

• King Canada par ts washer

• XStream pressure washer

• 1994 Kenwor th T/A grain truck w/ 246,875 kms, 34,177 hrs,

• Bourgault 8810 28’ air drill w/ Bourgault 2130 2 comp tank , plastic packers, 8” spacing, liquid fert tank , Bourgault 200 tips & single shoot

• Big G 21’ offset disc w/ single wing

• Renn Vertec 50’ harrows

• ‘07 Yamaha YFZ450 quad w/ Yoshi Mura exhaust, 5 hrs on rebuilt motor & Razor tires

• ‘85 Yamaha Tri-Z250 trike

• Katerra DTX110 quad w/ 737 kms

• Gio Blazer 125Z quad w/ remote & 552 kms

• Club Car electric golf car t w/ Titan seating on the rear

• Assor tment of tires, tools, lawn & garden supplies & much more

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Flagstaff Players set to perform stage show Guards! Guards!

By Lori Larsen

For close to 60 years audiences have been entertained by performances of the local Sedgewick not-for-profit community theatre group, Flagstaff Players, staging annual (sometimes bi-annual) shows.

“Flagstaff Players got its roots in the early 1980s, when a group of Sedgewick teachers and friends came together to stage plays for the community,” said Flagstaff Players member and upcoming production of Guards! Guards!, stage manager Michelle Edey.

The productions are most often in the form of dinner theatre with local caterers entertaining attendees tastebuds, while local talent takes care of the rest.

Along with a repertoire of productions that feature mostly adults, the Flagstaff Players also choose projects that involve children of all ages and have been known

to stage the occasional vaudeville production.

“Sort of The Carol Burnett Show meets The Muppet Show ,” said Flagstaff Players member and front of house coordinator Brenda Grove.

Cast members range in age, depending on the performance, between seven and 70 years and include members of the Flagstaff Communities, as well as Viking.

“It is our desire to spend our recreation time creating entertaining performances for our fellow small-town citizens to enjoy, something different from running to the city to watch a movie,” said Grove.

Some of the past productions include Agatha Christie’s, And Then There Were None ; W.O. Mitchell’s, Black Bonspiel of Wullie MacCrimmon ; A Wonderful Life; A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens; Arsenic and Old Lace ; a Sherlock Holmes

adaptation of Conan Doyle’s famous book, One Foot in the Grave and EB White’s children’s story Stuart Little .

“We have had anywhere from 50 to 100 people attend each of our productions,” said Grove. “They come from all over the province to see our performances.”

Flagstaff Players’ upcoming production of Terry Pratchett’s “Guards! Guards!” is set to run, May 5,6,12 and 13 with doors open for the dinner at 5:30 p.m. or for show only at 6:30 p.m. at the Sedgewick Community Hall.

The story follows a plot by a secret brotherhood, the Unique and Supreme Lodge of the Elucidated Brethren of the Ebon Night, to overthrow the ruler of their city, Ankh-Morpork, and install a puppet king. Using a stolen magic book, they summon a dragon to strike fear into the hearts of the citizenry. Chaos ensues.

“There are dragons (one even flies), dwarfs, brave soldiers, craven rulers, some magic, and an Orangutan, who happens to be the Librarian at the Unseen University,” described Edey.

The Guards! Guards! production involves 38 people including six elementary school children, 11 junior/senior high school students and 21 adults hailing from all walks of life.

“We have several folks with special needs, all comers are welcome,” said Grove. “We make it work no matter who you are.”

For the upcoming production Guards! Guards! Emily Kennedy is the director, Josey Field is coordinating costumes, makeup and hair design, Michelle Edey stage manager; Kari Fox-Newby is assistant and artistic director and set designer, Mary Jane Hedeman is the creative director, Grove is in charge of front-of-house

and Alica Bergman, a student working towards a certificate in digital marketing is assisting with marketing.

“We are truly a team,” said Grove. “Everybody pitches in as much as they can to every part of the production. We are a passionate group that not only produces quality drama productions but promotes creativity and community involvement for people who may not have other opportunities like this in a rural area.

With approximately 40 years of coming together for a common goal of entertaining people in and around Flagstaff and Camrose County, the Flagstaff Players looks forward to “staging” even more entertainment in the future.

For more information on the Flagstaff Players visit the Flagstaff Players Facebook page at w ww.facebook.com/flag staffplayers/

By Murray Green

The results of a public opinion survey, conducted by Calgary pollster Janet Brown for Alberta Municipalities in late January of this year, confirm that most Albertans see no reason to replace the RCMP with a new provincial police service.

A resounding 85 per cent of respondents said that if the Government of Alberta insisted on going ahead with the creation of an APS, the matter needed to be put to a provincial vote.

Sixty-six per cent of those surveyed thought the provincial government should spend its time, effort and resources on community service supports for Albertans who are marginalized and struggling with homelessness, addictions and mental health issues.

There was also broad support for increasing spending to improve current policing efforts in communities across Alberta and improve the provincial justice system.

“The results of this survey paint a very clear picture,” said Alberta Municipalities president Cathy Heron.

“Albertans are simply not interested in a discussion or review of community policing in Alberta that is based on political aims or recommendations from the 2020 Fair Deal Panel Report. Municipalities are interested in discussing the delivery of community policing with the primary goal of enhancing public safety.

“We strongly encourage all the provincial political parties to include public safety and policing in their election platforms. Albertans deserve to know where the political parties and their candidates stand on these important issues as they prepare to vote in the 2023 provincial election in May,” she said.