Bruderheim resident plans early retirement in Mexico with dog and motorhome after tragedy
Wife’s 14-month illness and death from cancer financially ruins family
BY JANA SEMENIUK
Sixty-one-year-old Bruderheim resident Wade Poloway’s retirement isn’t going according to plan.
The local truck driver/photographer and his wife of 28 years Doe, originally decided to spend their golden years basking in the Mexico sun, and never dreamed they would face a devastating cancer diagnosis and subsequent bankruptcy.
Today, a motorhome and the family dog is all Wade has left after Doe passed away on March 16, 2023. He said, he will work his truck driving job, save some money, then leave Canada on Oct. 31 for Mexico, making good on his promise to Doe.
“It was Doe’s and my dream to retire down there. And sadly, she won’t be retiring down there with me. I miss her every day,” Wade explained in the first emotional video on his ‘Starting over at 61’ social media channel.
“I promised her I would continue on our journey. And I’m going to.”
Wade sat down for an interview with the Lamont Leader, explaining how his wife’s unexpected illness and death led to his family’s financial ruin and the loss of his home in Bruderheim. He said he never thought illness could force a family into bankruptcy in Canada.
Wade said Doe’s illness began with symptoms near Christmas in 2021. After several alleged misdiagnosis by her family doctor, Doe went to the University of Alberta hospital where tests revealed her devastating condition.
“I got home at 1 a.m. that day after travelling home from shooting a wedding in Mexico,” Wade remembers,
adding that Doe’s giving nature was evident in how she wanted him to rest and insisted she drive herself to the hospital.
“About noon, the phone rings. (Doe said) ‘yeah, I'm going in for emergency surgery. I have colorectal cancer, and they're going in to remove a portion of something and put in an ostomy. Can you get my car?”
Wade said surgeries were scary for Doe because she suffered from pseudocholinesterase syndrome, which is a rare disorder making it harder to wake
up from anesthetic.
At the hospital, after the removal of a portion of Doe’s bowel, Wade said the initial outlook seemed positive. He said doctors estimated Doe would wear the ostomy for six to eight months while going through chemotherapy treatments, then once she was cancer-free they would reattach everything and get her back to normal.
He added that the surgeon found that Doe’s cancer metastasized to her liver but said he wasn’t concerned.
“The liver surgeon came in, explained what was going on, not a problem. Great information (and I) walked out of there feeling full of hope and promise that everything's going to be fine,” he said. “It's just a year-long detour type deal.”
After Doe returned home on Jan. 2, 2022, arrangements had to be made for her to travel five days a week for her cancer treatments in Edmonton.
Wade, as the sole income earner now, couldn’t leave his job as truck driver for Aldon Auto to drive his wife the 140 kilometers every day. He said at this point the family received a blessing in the way of a one-time gift from Haying in the 30s; a non-profit organization dedicated to helping fund families going through cancer.
“They were a godsend. The only outright gift from any organization was Haying in the 30s,” said Wade.
“They gave us enough money for Doe to stay at Compassion House for five weeks. They took care of her five days a week and shuttled her to and from her treatments. She came home on weekends.”
Wade said at this point they made the decision to refinance their home in order to help pay for the mounting costs of medication and supplies which were totalling $1,000 a month. He also decided to sell his beloved 2019 Mustang.
“All medications are covered by Alberta Health Care while given in a facility. Outside the building you are paying out of pocket,” he said, adding the family qualified for emergency Blue Cross coverage at $264 every three months.
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Wade and Doe Poloway in 2023, 6-weeks before Doe passed away from cancer.
Photo: Wade Poloway
BY JANA SEMENIUK
“I’m going to ask to open that garage,” she said. “Then I can do furniture.” 2
The Bruderheim Thrift Store welcomed approximately 60 people on Aug. 10, celebrating their grand opening at the Moravian Church Compound.
The non-profit began by town resident Somy Thomas as a way to serve her community and help support her church.
Guests sifted through the many clothing items and free books, while outside Thomas’ son Rupin cooked hotdogs and offered juice boxes and bottled water.
Inside, a spread of fresh fruit and other food items were available along with coffee.
Thomas smiled big as she looked around.
“From my church, 20 people came, and my pastor, my mayor, my council members, town office, all of them came and really blessed me,” she said. “There is no words for me. I was so excited.”
Thomas’ thrift store’s
tag line is ‘people helping people’ which she said is truly happening.
“People giving me things, helping people. They are really helping the people, not me. I am the instrument,” she said.
“We want to continue in a healthy way supporting the town, and doing a lot of things and especially concentrating on seniors and people who are starving for food.
“As a family, we always stretch our hands to the public, so we'll
continue with this shop.”
Thomas is taking donations of clothing, toys, books and small household items at her shop inside the Moravian Church building from Mon. to Fri.
Although she said that any money raised will go to her Fort Saskatchewan Bridge Church, she will also help any organization that needs it.
“In this community, I will coordinate with the town office (about) what to do,” she said. “(If) some events come, (and) they need support I will
do that.”
Thomas said she has formed a small committee with three of her local friends to help manage
incoming funds.
In the meantime, Thomas is already looking to the future and hoping for the use of a
nearby garage.
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Bruderheim resident Somy Thomas stands proudly with her family at the grand opening of her Bruderheim Thrift Store on Aug. 10; son Rupin, daughter-in-law Linu, granddaughter Elora, 6, and grandson Elijah, 9.
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Wade said that although they now had coverage, they still had to pay 25 percent of the medication costs, in addition to purchasing ostomy supplies which quickly added up.
“We figured out it was $671 a month just on medicine, our cost at 25 percent. Not including ostomy supplies. She was on blood thinners, pain medication, and anti-nausea medication,” he said. “We were spending (in total) about $1,000 a month.”
Doe’s condition worsened. After 44 rounds of chemotherapy and radiation, her cancer contin-
ued to spread and was now terminal.
Wade’s daughter from his first marriage started a gofundme which raised $8,000. Wade and Doe’s grown son, Sheldon, moved home to help his parents out.
Friends and family pitched in where they could until the day came when Doe asked to go to the hospital one last time.
Wade said it was early March, 2023 when he requested time off from his job to be with his ailing wife.
“(My boss, Terry Carter) helped me get forms for my unemployment insurance, separation papers, and three forms for the doctor to fill out for the Government of Canada for Compassionate
Leave payments,” he said. “From there I drove the forms straight to the Canada Employment office on 50th street so there would be no mail delays.”
Two weeks later, Doe passed away surrounded by her loving family and friends in the Fort Saskatchewan Community Hospital, hours away from her 55th birthday.
Wade was devastated by the loss of his wife. As he went through the motions of completing paperwork and closing Doe’s bank accounts, he said it dawned on him one day that he never did receive compassionate leave payments from the federal government.
After calling their office, Wade learned he was missing one of the forms that needed to be filled out by Doe’s doctor. They also said there was a one week waiting period and the payments would be issued until his loved one passed away. Because Doe passed away two weeks after the application was made, Wade would be entitled to one week of Compassion Leave payments totalling just over $300.
Additionally, after
completing the couple’s last tax return, Wade learned that Doe was overpaid on her emergency CPP payments for the 14 months she was sick and he now owed the government over $6,000.
“Between Doe’s illness and the Canadian Federal Government, it bankrupt me,” Wade said. “Long story short, they crushed me finan-
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cially. If I didn’t have this motorhome, I’d be retired and living on the street.”
Wade said it was hard to walk away from his home of the past 20 years, where he and Doe raised their son in Bruderheim. He said what he misses most about Doe is her stubborn independence, her compassion for animals and her down-to-earthi-
ness. But most of all her sense of humour.
“Total silliness. I sat down and watched our old podcasts and by the third one I was laughing at how silly she was. We were dealt this horrible blow and instead of going down ‘oh woe is me’ she always tried to find the humour in everything,” he said.
“That was Doe.”
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Doe's sense of humour got her in trouble after getting stuck squeezing into a child's ride in Mexico in 2012.
Photo: Wade Poloway
The Poloway's made the Edmonton Journal after exchanging vows at the Edmonton location of the Mundare Sausage house on April 30, 1995.
Above: Wade Poloway with his family dog, Kona, in front of the motorhome he plans on taking to Mexico this fall to retire.
Opinion
Old museum should fall to a battering RAM
BY JOHN MATHER
In April 2011, it was announced that a new building for the Royal Alberta Museum (RAM) would be built in downtown Edmonton, north of the city hall and east of the CN Tower.
The new 390,000 square foot facility, contained more than twice the space of the old museum located in the Old Glenora neighbourhood of Edmonton.
It would cost an estimated $340 million for the new museum and it opened in 2018.
The original site was established as the provincial museum of Alberta in 1967 but after receiving royal patronage from Queen Elizabeth II it was renamed the Royal Alberta Museum in 2005.
So the question became what to do with the old museum building which has been sitting closed to the public since 2015.
Recently the provincial government, citing the building's deterioration, said it would cost in the neighbourhood of $150 million to renovate it including $75 million in deferred maintenance costs.
Annually it costs about $700,000 to maintain the empty building, which has asbestos in its walls.
Now a recent Edmonton Journal article was headlined “Belongs to every single Albertan’: Prominent Edmontonians speak out against RAM demolition.”
Well isn’t that nice.
The article quoted former Journal staffer, now Senator Paula Simons, and Marlene Wynn, a former archivist at the Museum among those prominent Edmontonians.
Well actually, they appear to be the only prominent Edmontonians since they are the only two mentioned in the article.
Hardly a case for preserving a building that is only 60 years old and can’t physically be repurposed without disturbing the asbestos within its walls.
The cost for demolition is estimated to be between $33 and $48 million including the asbestos remediation.
This seems to be a no-brainer.
Yet are these people who want to save this derelict building are the same people who would demand renaming anything named after Frank Oliver in Edmonton, one of the city’s founders and builders; Edger Ryerson in Toronto; or John A. MacDonald, Canada’s first prime minister.
That history doesn’t fit with the woke agenda, but a derelict 60 years old building which has a nice Manitoba Tyndal stone cladding, but otherwise has been totally replaced by a better venue in the city’s core, should be saved.
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Most people who have insisted the old museum be saved probably have memories as children on a school excursion.
As such the exhibits and displays were memorable and a beautiful learning experience.
But now that learning experience has moved downtown.
Yet people want to save the old building because of their former childhood memories, I expect, rather than its “brutalist” bland design.
The province intends to create open park space on the site to complement the existing government house and Carriage House structure which are also on the site.
This should be a beautiful addition to the neighbourhood, although I have heard some concerns raised about the site becoming infested with homeless people.
So far though it seems only the “progressives” of the community seem to be raising any fuss about the slated demolition of the building.
“This building is so full of history. It is a fantastic example of modernist architecture and one of the most beautiful public facilities we have,” said Simons of the old museum.
Asbestos is apparently quite safe until it is disturbed and the fibre gets into the air which then poses health hazards.
So it’s hard to imagine redesigning the interior of this structure without disturbing the asbestos.
Better to tear it down and make it a public space for all to enjoy.
Or … let those who truly want to save the building ask the government to turn all renovations costs, maintenance costs and future renting of the building over to a nonprofit society, which can set up a Go Fund Me page to raise the costs of remediation of the facility supplemented by money from their own pockets.
Why ask the government to do something which even the previous NDP government was loath to do.
That’s right back in 2016, under the former NDP government, it issued a request for proposals for a contractor to tear down the structure making way for a green space, but then launched an online campaign for public proposals in December 2017.
Now, Edmonton Glenora NDP MLA Sarah Hoffman posted on Twitter or X that she was “sad to hear” the building was going to be demolished.
Did she say that when she was a government minister in the Notley government?
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I know I’ve brought this up before but it’s still valid enough to deserve re-examination. Do you remember those old TV commercials that implied that if we used their retirement /insurance/investment products, we would be free at age 55? Freedom 55 was the catch phrase. A local wag revised that to Freedom 85 with the implication being that it would take that many more years of drudgery to actually be able to retire in comfort.
I won’t spend much time on the financial aspect of the whole discussion. How things turn out for each of us are the direct result of many factors. Some people die before collecting their first Old Age Security cheque. Some people made irregular or minimal contributions to the Canada Pension Plan if they were self-employed or home raising a family.
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Some people outlive their nest egg as life expectancy continues to grow. The poor schnook would have been okay if only he hadn’t lived to 94!
Other people amass wealth in their old age because they stop spending and watch their savings grow. Many people scrimped and saved and worked more than they played so their future would be secure and they’d have something to leave to their children. If you were on the receiving end of such a windfall when your parents died, congratulations. You may not have done a darn thing to deserve it but it became yours nonetheless. Or maybe you’re the one scrimping and saving to ensure you have something to give your children when you leave this earthly realm. No doubt you’ve also heard people say they’re spending all of it now because they can’t take it with them. Perhaps they don’t believe in handouts for charities or family or anyone else. Or maybe you’re a soft touch who is constantly helping others out when they should be standing on their own two feet.
Unless tragedy befalls or some one is totally irresponsible and loses it all, money tends to beget more money. If your family was well off, chances are you will be too. If your family struggled in poverty, it’ll take a serious U-turn to change the trajectory of the family’s financial story. Chronic illness, divorce, unemployment,
fire and other natural disasters have changed the picture overnight for some people. So, the best advice is to do whatever you can as early as you can to ensure you end up with the retirement you dreamed of. Because everyone’s goals and dreams are different, the amount of money required for that dream
life will also be different. Let’s assume you’re not working well into your golden years to keep body and soul together. You’re working because you have a lot to contribute, to avoid boredom, because you’re needed, to keep your mind and body in fine fettle, to stay in contact with the outside world, because you love a chal-
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Mundare passes on provincial wastewater funding request in 2025
BY JOHN MATHER
Mundare Council
received a letter from Fort Saskatchewan Vegreville MLA Jackie Armstrong Homeniuk’s office outlining that they were seeking any projects council might be considering for the Capital Budget 2025.
The three areas that the Town could apply for were provincial owned projects which were projects that would be owned by the Province such as some area highway improvements.
The second category the Town could apply for was the Strategic Transportation Infrastructure Program. This could include municipally owned and operated projects where the province provided cost shared funding.
“This is something we could look at for our lagoon, but I don’t think we would be ready by next year,” he told council. “We’ll be getting our detailed designs later this year and then we can get a handle on a better cost estimate.”
He added the Town would receive 75 per cent of the costs from the Province but they would still have to figure out where the remaining 25 per cent would come from.
“I think once the detailed design is done we’ll have a better cost estimate and be able to figure this out.”
He suggested just accepting the letter from the MLA as information which council did.
The third type of project was under the Alberta Municipal Wastewater Program. This program holds a great deal of interest for the Town, but Chief Administrative Officer Colin Zyla reported he felt the Town would be better holding off on an application in this category for a year.
Mundare upgrades human resources policies
BY JOHN MATHER
Mundare Council approved three new Human Resource policies at their Aug. 6 regular council meeting.
Prior to the passage of the policies the Town had nothing to enforce employee code of conduct, any respectful workplace policy or any regarding drugs and alcohol usage.
Chief Administrative Officer Colin Zyla said the three policies were developed after working with a Human Resources consultant.
He said the policies had been included in the Town’s safety policies but nothing had been formalized.
The first policy dealt specifically with an employee code of con-
duct, the second policy would deal with having a respectful workplace policy and the third policy was an alcohol policy.
Councillor Glen Rozumniak moved the three policies be passed and council voted in favour of his motion.
Zyla said he had needed help with the human resources area and when the consultant was brought in he was told those three were important to be implemented. He added there will be other policies that will be brought forward to council in the future.
Zyla also added the consultant would come and meet with staff to go over the three new policies so staff would know what was expected of them.
Mundare appoints new library board member
BY JOHN MATHER
At the Aug 6 Mundare Council meeting, council received an application from Linda Primmer Cadieux expressing an interest to serve on the Mundare Library Board.
“With a strong background in Administration and Project Coordinating, I am confident in my ability to bring a unique perspective and enhance the board's efforts in promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all members of our community,” Primmer Cadieux said in her letter.
“Collaborating with like-minded individuals who share a passion for fostering a culture of reading and knowledge dissemination excites me, and I am eager to explore how my skills and insights can align with the board's strategic goals and objectives.
“I am particularly
drawn to the library board's commitment to promoting inclusivity, access to information, and fostering a love for reading among individuals of all ages and backgrounds.
“Throughout my life, I have cultivated a deep appreciation for the transformative power of libraries in enriching lives and building stronger communities.”
Chief Administrative Officer Colin Zyla told council he would like to pass a motion to appoint the candidate to the library board until Oct. 31.
“Then when we appoint all our boards and commission members for the next year, we can reappoint her to a longer term."
Council agreed with this and appointed Primmer Cadieux to a term ending this October.
MUNDARE
COWBOY COMPETES IN TOFIELD
Cooper McNiven of Mundare, competed in three events during the Saturday performance of the 41st annual Sodbuster Rodeo in Tofield, August 10. He earned 65 points on Sandfly in the novice horse riding, 72 points on Common Sense in the saddle bronc, and was unsuccessful in completing the eight second ride in the junior bull riding event. Pictured here is McNiven on Common Sense.
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Agri-Days about to take-over Mundare
BY JOHN MATHER
Downtown Mundare comes alive this Saturday (Aug. 17) when the street will be closed to traffic and instead filled with bouncy castles, magicians, a street markets, a petting zoo and local food vendors as AgriDays takes over the community.
Activities get underway Aug. 16, when entries in the annual bench show will be taken from noon to 4 p.m. at the Mundare Recreation Centre.
That evening at 9 p.,m, there will be a Beach
Bash at the Corner Pub.
Saturday activities get underway early with a pancake breakfast beginning at 7:30 and running until 9:30 a.m. The breakfast will be held at the Mundare Firehall. A ball tournament will be taking place at Ukraina Park beginning at 8 a.m. and running through Sunday. The popular parade will begin at 10:30 and wind its way around the downtown.
From 11 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. people are encouraged to view the bench show entries at the MRC.
With many activities following the parade on the downtown street, there will be juggling displays and Rob Dante Productions’ magic show. There will also be Cirquetastic Circus and Acrobatics in the downtown core.
From 12 p.m. until 4 p.m there will be pony rides for the young kids presented by the Friends of the Mundare Library beside the Quality Pizza on main street. The cost for a ride is $5 or an all day pass is available for $10.
Friday, August 16
Mundare Recrea on Centre Noon - 4 pm Entries taken for Bench Exhibits 9 pm– Beach Bash at Corner Pub
Saturday, August 17
7:30-9:30am Mundare Fire Hall – Breakfast
12-4pm Pony Rides 3:30 pm– Pick up bench show exhibits
Bench Show Entries
Exhibitor tags & Booklets at the Town Office
Street Market
8:00am– Ball Tournament & Concession at Ukraina Park
9:00am– Parade Assembly– MRC
10:30 am— Parade
11am-3:30pm—Mundare Recrea on Centre–Viewing of bench show exhibits Main Street
(Main street from 51 avenue-52 Avenue will be blocked off)
11am-3pm– Bouncy Houses, Street Market, Pe ng Zoo, Local Food Vendors, Cirquetas c Circus and Acroba cs with Juggling Workshop, Rob Dante Produc ons Magic Show, Games & Cra s with FCSS
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Contact the Town Office (780)764-3929
(Inclement Weather-main street events will be moved to Arena)
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Bruderheim new liquor store owner a no-show at development appeal
BY JANA SEMENIUK
An appeal launched against the Town of Bruderheim’s approval of a third liquor store in town went ahead on Aug. 12 without the attendance of the new liquor store owner, Gunjan Dhawan of Edmonton.
The appeal hearing took place at the Lamont County building with three members of the Intermunicipal Subdivision Appeal Board presiding; David Thomas of Lamont County who chaired the hearing, Kevin DeMonnin of the Town of Lamont, and Barry Stewart of Lamont County.
The appellants, Melanie and Harrison Park, who own Bruderheim’s Vintage Liquor, sat with their three children.
Additionally, Bruderheim’s Chief Administrative Officer, Phyllis Forsyth sat in the audience along with her executive assistant Sharman Donald and Deputy Mayor Wayne Olechow.
Former Bruderheim town councillor Pat Lee also attended the hearing in support of the Parks.
CAO Forsyth began by listing the events leading up to the approval of the permit by Bruderheim’s Internal Development Review Board (IDRB) which comprises of herself, Chief Operating Officer Dennis Tomuschat and Lamont County Regional Fire Chief Bo Moore. She included the date the town office received the completed application, June 18, and said the approval was rationalized by the fact the building was previously a liquor store and it was determined not to be in close proximity to a public park.
“(With) the lack of the definition of close proximity, the panel determined that they have no reason to say no to the issuance of the development permit,” said Forsyth.
Melanie Park ques-
tioned if the IDRB would say no to future liquor stores.
“(If they asked you to open) a fourth liquor store, a fifth liquor store, would you say yes?” she asked.
Forsyth said it would depend if the new permit applicants fit into the land use bylaw.
Harrison Park questioned the timing of the new business’ renovations, stating they began construction in the spring while their business permit was not approved until July.
“They had strong confidence. The application was (approved) July 2, but they started (working on it) already in March. How did they make this decision?” he asked.
According to paperwork included in the hearing package, the land title was transferred in Nov. 2023 and a permit for electrical work was issued by the Inspections Group in Feb. 2024. The value listed for their extensive renovation project, as per their Commercial and Industrial Development permit is $125,000.
Additionally, emails show communications between the new owners and the town office as early as April in efforts to collect the required permits, drawings, and fees required for the eventual development permit application.
“Renovations to a building do not require a permit,” said Forsyth. “There was no previous ok’s or verbal ok’s.”
Board member Barry Stewart asked Forsyth if anyone from the town objected.
“Did you receive any objection or guidance from Bruderheim that affected the decision?” he asked. “Was there resistance?”
Forsyth said no.
“No sir, I did have a couple of councillors contact me to wonder why we would allow a liquor store,” she said. “I went through, as I've
done here in the report, that there was nothing in the land use by law that prohibited us or gave us a reason to say no.”
The Parks submitted a petition with 261 signatures, from their customers, speaking out against the approval of the third liquor store.
The couple insist a third liquor store would devastate the already two liquor stores who are surviving in the little town of 1405. In addition to two liquor stores, the town also has two drinking establishments and a restaurant that serves liquor.
The Parks said they have lived in the town for the past 10 years and purchased their liquor store after it was already established.
Meanwhile, Pat Lee spoke up when the chair asked for comments from the gallery. She asked whether a stipulation in the Town’s land use bylaw, (7.2) around how alcohol retail sales should not be located in close proximity to any site being used for religious assembly, would affect their decision on possibly reversing the liquor store’s approval.
“Right on Queen Street there is the Community Church, and that's well within 70 meters from the (new) liquor store,” she said. “Now what is the definition of close proximity?”
Lee also asked about the petition signatures gathered by the Parks. She said they collected names from well over 10 percent of the population which is the minimum required to force a public meeting, or a public vote on a new bylaw according to the Municipal Governance Act.
Thomas asked where the other two liquor stores were located in relation to the Community Church and Lee said they were further away.
Thomas said the decision of the board will be issued in writing within 15 days.
Melanie and Harrison Park, owners of Bruderheim's Vintage Liquor, plead their case for a reversal of the Town's approval of a third liquor store at the Intermunicipal Subdivision Development Appeal Board (ISDAB) hearing on Aug. 12 at Lamont County. Photo: Jana Semeniuk
Grass height on vacant lots worries Whitetail resident
BY JOHN MATHER
BY JANA SEMENIUK
Retired Bruderheim
Director
of Legislative Services,
Sherry Cote, recently reflected on Bruderheim’s history with the Communities in Bloom (CIB) program; an annual competition aimed at promoting growth and beautification within municipalities.
As judges came into town last month scrutinizing different areas and giving points on their scoring system, Cote said Bruderheim has a long history with the program and has always done well. She said one year the town even won a national award.
“I got started with CIB when the town joined the program in 2002. It was a totally different program back then, (and) the focus was more on floral displays,” said Cote. “People don’t realize it’s not just flowers (today) it’s about total community. It looks at what your council is doing in terms of bylaws and policies geared toward (growing) your community.”
While Cote said Bruderheim has no official CIB committee, she said she feels the whole town are members due to the work of the local non-profits to enhance the town.
“I feel strongly that our whole community is a member of CIB, because our Lions (Club) do activities, and they give money to promote great things in our community, minor sports gives kids recreation and use of our sports fields and help with those kinds of things, so in my mind our whole commu-
nity are members of CIB,” she said.
Cote has been a provincial judge for CIB since 2014 although she said she is not allowed to judge her own community. Last year, she had an opportunity to chair a new CIB organization that would no longer be managed by Parks and Recreation. Cote said she accepted the offer.
“Sharon Miller from Red Deer is the executive director, and they called and asked if I would be willing to chair the organization for the province and get it off the ground. And I said, Absolutely, I'd be interested in doing that,” she said.
Cote said Bruderheim won the National Award in 2019 for municipalities under 5,000 and since then has won the community involvement award every year. She said categories where points are awarded include urban forestry, tidiness, environmental initiatives, natural and cultural heritage, floral displays and landscaping.
Results from the 2024 judging of CIB will be announced from Oct. 1720 during the National Symposium on Parks and Grounds and the National and International Awards in Charlottetown, PEI.
Whitetail resident Clarence Romanick appeared before Mundare Council Aug.6 to raise concerns about the weeds on vacant lots in the subdivision.
“Some of the concerns I’ve had over the years, including conversations with people who come to visit Whitetail, is how poorly managed the empty lots are.”
He said this year some of the vegetation had grown to more than three feet in length before it was cut.
He said that in speaking with Chief Administrative Officer Colin Zyla the grass shouldn’t be allowed to get longer than six inches.
He added the grass hadn’t been cut for a first time until mid-July.
“That’s totally unacceptable,” he said.
“Maybe I’m wrong,
but if the bylaw says it has to be cut at six inches, why do you have to send somebody notice to cut it?” he asked.
Zyla explained while council had a bylaw which stated when the grass should be cut, under the Alberta Municipal Act, the landowner had to be served a notice so they had the opportunity to cut the grass, before the Town moved in and cut it and then added that cost to the landowner’s tax bill.
Romanick wondered how that worked if it allowed the grass to grow to four feet in height.
Zyla further explained the landowner, after receiving the notice, had the opportunity to appeal the decision as well.
“Under the MGA there’s so many days they have to appear,
something like seven days.”
Zyla agreed but said the Town can’t just walk out to someone’s property and do something .
“They have to receive a notice first,” said Zyla.
Romanick said in Vegreville, lot owners had to plant grass on an empty lot.
“I would suggest you look into doing something like that,” Romanick said. “When it comes right down to it, most of those empty lot owners are just property speculators trying to get the most money they can for the empty lot.”
If the owner wants to sell it, enforce your bylaw so it is easier to sell,” he added.
“We’ve even taken a couple of properties to court to get the lots cleaned up and if we get permission to go in and cut the grass we still have to give ten days notice.”
He agreed the grass could grow pretty high in ten days.
Council thanked Romanick for bringing the concerns to their attention.
Zyla mentioned it would be nice if the MGA could be amended to allow municipalities to go in and clean up the lots when needed, but currently it needed to have certain timelines.
Council thought maybe they could bring that up as a motion at the next provincial municipalities convention.
Romanick’s presentation was then accepted as information.
Zyla said he would check to determine if the Town had to give recurring notice, or if notice was given once, then the Town could possibly move in and clean it up if a second offence occurred.
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The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Large crowd travels long distances to find the fun in fungi
BY JOHN MATHER
Hundreds of Albertans travelled long distances including coming from Lamont and Beaver Counties to Devon Aug. 4 to take part in a mushroom expo sponsored by the Alberta Mycological Society.
“The expo is something the mycological society has put on and off for the past 30 years,” said society vice president Mel Hohn, adding the show is run entirely by volunteers.
“Anyone and everyone will come to this show because mushrooms appeal to such a wide variety of people,” she said.
“It has become a trending topic in popular media recently and so it is attracting more and more people.
She said most people would be surprised where they can find mushrooms.
While not all are edible they can easily be found in most people's yards, states Hohn.
“Any park, or land with trees and grass or decomposing wood you’ll find mushrooms.”
While many people like to go out and forage in the brush for mushrooms, Hohn adds it’s not legal to forage and collect mushrooms in provincial or national parks.
“There are a good amount of natural areas such as South Cooking lake, the Sherwood Park Natural area, and others where mushroom foraging is quite popular.
Recently the Society had a day long trip north of Bruderheim where six members found brown mushrooms, and oyster mushrooms, among others on a rainy June 16.
On their website, the group said they plan another trip to the area where among the mosses and lichens they have found boletes in huge numbers in the past.
They stated the area, which they didn’t specifically mark, will have a fantastic crop in late August or September.
Hohn said mushrooms can be picked anytime
from late May to early October depending on the weather. The mushrooms don’t grow in hot weather.
“Like trees and plants, mushrooms go through some years where there is mass fruiting,” explained Hohn. “In those years they are plentiful and can be found in a wide variety of locations.”
The mushrooms depend on the weather and with conditions such as the dry and heat right now they are not as plentiful.
“People have actually found mushrooms on wooden patio furniture if it has aged and weathered outside and the conditions are right.”
She added mushrooms, which reproduce by spores, are very, very plentiful.
“In the room we’re in right now we’re breathing in mushroom spores,” she said. “They are literally everywhere.”
Mushrooms, she adds, run the gamut from edible to highly poisonous, they can be used as food, for medicines, and as art. And the expo showcased many uses with several vendors offering a variety of mushroom samples for tasting.
She said identifying mushrooms is a talent which must be carefully developed.
“Get comfortable with identifying one or two varieties which you know are edible in your own location to begin with,” she said. “Leave the others for the experts because you really don’t want to make a mistake.”
She adds, she has made a mistake and it wasn’t a pleasant experience.
But, having said that, she said anyone can become a mushroom forager.
“There’s no better place to learn than from an expert,” stated Hohn. “The AMS puts on classes and forages with experts for people to learn mushroom identification.”
“Because we go through all the types of classification we host a
great Alberta Mushroom Foray and if you want to learn everything there is to learn about mushrooms then that is the place to do it.”
The foray will be held in Cold Lake late this summer.
Hohn said the AMS moves its events around the province not only to give it exposure but because the mushrooms are available province wide.
“We want to capture the biodiversity of the mushrooms,” she said. “Last year it was held in the Waterton Park area.”
The Mushroom Expo is always held in the Devon area. Previously it had ben at the Devon Botanical Gardens, but Hohn said the Community Centre offered a facility which was enclosed in the event of rain, a kitchen for preparation of mushroom dishes and allows all vendors and lectures to be held in one location.
Hohn said when conditions are right the AMS hosts many mushroom forages generally centred around the Edmonton area but they can sometimes be hosted as many as one a week.
She added the Edmonton and Calgary areas were more ideal because that’s where their experts are located.
She said mushroom foragers can be anyone.
“Mushroom exists everywhere so it’s worldwide phenomena,” she said. “There’s cultures all over that can identify mushrooms and have been for generations, but then we have kids in the next room who are only 10-years-old and they are savants when it comes to identifying mushrooms.”
Young adults, older adults, it's an all ages passion, she said.
She concluded saying the AMS has about 600 active members but including family membership and part time members its number are probably closer to 1,000.
Her personal favourite edible mushroom is the
boreale, a
coloured mush-
room which she describes as having a similar taste to a porcini mushroom. She said it is the unofficial provincial mushroom.
“They are plentiful and
have a specific tree host,” she said. She added puffballs and shaggy manes are also popular edible mushrooms.
Ultimately, she said the society likes to educate people about mushrooms.
“They get what they need from us and then go on to do their own things.”
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The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, August 14, 2024 -15
Andrew Mini-Golf resurrected and open to public for first time in 10 years
BY JANA SEMENIUK
Andrew’s mini-golf course finally opened to the public Aug. 3 after being stagnant for approximately 10 years.
Sparkling green turf and new flooring in the clubhouse are just a few of the upgrades that greeted mini-golfers looking to challenge their game at the Andrew Mini-Golf course over the weekend.
At least 26 golfers enjoyed the afternoon while also taking in the village farmer’s market nearby. Someone even booked a birthday party.
According to local volunteer Tammy MacDougal, the 18-hole mini-golf course was in need of upgrades and repairs and she, and her 18-year-old son Alex, felt up to the challenge.
“It had been sitting (and) the ask was there. We have some time off this summer, I teach during the year at Norquest.
Both my boys and I have always been quite involved in our community. My boys have been raised to support their neighbours,” she said.
“(The mini-golf) was something started by a legacy of family and friends. Now Shawn (fiancé) and I are Lions Club members so it just seemed like a natural fit.”
Long-time Andrew resident Herb Fedun, also a former village councillor and former Lions’ Club member, said he remembers how the Andrew Mini-Golf was built by the Lions in the mid-80s for only $35,000.
“I remember Frank Zider and me got up at 4 a.m. and drove all the way to Lethbridge looking at different mini-golf courses (getting ideas),” said Fedun, who added that the original idea for the mini-golf came from the Lions’ deep sense of community.
“We were making lots of money with the Lions Club (back) then. When we had the bingos, we made thousands of dollars. The Lions did everything in town like the tennis court.”
Fedun said it took one summer to build the mini-golf course and it was run by the Lions. But as volunteers dwindled over the years, due to ageing, moving or passing away, the little golf course became abandoned.
Meanwhile, MacDougal said several village residents have come by and offered to help, including Edith the owner of Edith’s Fine Floors in Andrew who donated a new sub-floor and new linoleum to the small attached clubhouse.
“We've had a decent turnout now, even with getting volunteers back interested in it,” said MacDougal. “We've had a few people (come to
help and) they're very excited about it. But (the village is) small (and) all of your small communities depend on volunteers. We've seen a resurgence, I think in our Ag Society, and several things. So people are committed.”
MacDougal’s son Alex has also been equally committed. Despite have several major abdominal surgeries correcting ulcerative colitis over the past year, the last one in
June, Alex manned the pressure washer and dug in his heels to see the golf course to fruition.
“It’s been a long year for him,” MacDougal said, while Alex chimed in and said ‘just a little more to go and we’ll be good’.
Andrew Chief Administrative Officer Kylie Rude said the village has not yet firmed up a future plan for the golf course, but felt getting it up and running
was a good start.
“We're exploring all options to make it happen. At this point, it was getting it back to a place where we can use it again, get some volunteers in if they're willing, even if it's open, just on weekends for a few hours, it’s better than nothing,” she said.
“(We’ll see) what we can do going forward and we’re open to all ideas.”
Lamont Bottle Depot joins big bottle drive to support Jasper fire victims
BY JANA SEMENIUK
The Lamont Bottle depot joined at least 250 other bottle depots province-wide collecting funds to support victims
of last month’s devastating wildfire in Jasper. The effort supports the Red Cross “Alberta Day of Caring for Jasper” which began as a oneday event, and raised $674,000. Shera Sandhu, owner operator at the Lamont Bottle Depot for the past six years, said the fundraiser has been
MCSNet offers $1,000 scholarships
BY JOHN MATHER
Grade 12 students entering a post secondary are encouraged to apply for a $1,000 scholarship being offered by internet service provider MCSNet.
Rhonda Lafrance, marketing officer for MCSNet, said the deadline for this year’s scholarship program is Aug. 31. The scholarships are available to students in the MSCNet service area which extends from Wandering River in northern Alberta, to and from the ages of Edmonton on its east side to the Alberta border and south to the Provost area.
Tofield, Lamont, Bruderheim, and Ryley and Holden are all included in its area along
with Wainwright and Killam.
An application form and full information about the program is available on the MCSNet website MCSNet.ca.
“They have to live in our service area, but don’t have to be attending a post secondary institution in the area,” added Lafrance.
The applicants have to be Grade 12 graduates who are attending post secondary institutions.
There are four scholarships available.
Lafrance said the program has been offered for the past three years and the number of people applying keeps growing.
“Applicants have to write an essay and there is a weighted part consisting of academic
marks and community involvement also,” she said.
A letter from the principal or guidance councillor must be submitted along with confirmation of acceptance at a post secondary institution.
The scholarships are awarded during the first term.
Lafrance said this is to ensure the recipients of the scholarship are actually enrolled in school and attending classes.
She said there is no formal ceremony for awarding the scholarships because the winners could be at different institutions across the province or country.
“We generally just send the cheque to them,” she said.
extended to Aug. 31. He said he is amazed at what has so far been accomplished.
“I think it was overwhelming when you look at the total of over $2 million that’s been collected provincially,” he said. “Basically, the ABDA (Alberta Bottle Depot Association) and the BCMB (Beverage Container Management Board) put it all together (to) just do a big bottle drive.”
Sandhu said that every five and ten cent bottle
return is added to the donation and so far, his bottle depot has donated just over $2,000.
Sandhu said he is hoping for another large donation at the end of the month.
“Bring in your bottles and at the end of Aug. we can give it straight to the Red Cross (who are) collecting everything,” he said. “And the government give them extra money.”
Sandhu said he is grateful for the support of Dave Magee at the
Chipman Hotel, as well as the other municipalities around Lamont County.
According to the Canadian Red Cross website, the provincial and federal governments will match every donation made by individual Canadians to the effort between July 25 and Aug. 24.
To date, the Red Cross has raised more than $7.8 million for the 2024 Alberta Wildfires Appeal.
Village of Andrew resident Tammy MacDougal and her 18-yr-old son Alex put the finishing touches on the Andrew Mini-Golf course before opening day Aug. 3.
Photo: Jana Semeniuk
Owner/operator of the Lamont Bottle Depot Shera Sandhu sorts through hundreds of empties on Aug. 12 during a fundraising drive for the victims of the Jasper wildfires. Photo: Jana Semeniuk
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Join the Ukrainian-Canadian Congress – Alberta Provincial Council, for Ukrainian Day: Strength in Unity on Sunday, August 25 at the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village (UCHV). See: uccab.ca/programs/Ukrainian-day/
There will be food, drinks, performances, concerts, displays and a lot of entertainment. Residents can also pick up free passes at the Lamont County Admin. building for admission to visit UCHV this season (as supplies last).
Community Services: Serving Lamont County, Lamont, Bruderheim, Mundare, Andrew & Chipman
(VISIT: lamontcounty.ca/community-programming for full posters and locations, or call 780-895-2233 for info./registration). Some of the current CALC, FCSS & KFRN include:
1. Summer Fun Programs – Messy Art, Science Fun, Nature Nuts – for families with children ages 0-6. (Andrew, Bruderheim, Chipman, Lamont, & Mundare) For more info. Contact: erin.b@lamontcounty.ca or use the QR code below.
2. Mindful Meet Ups (crafts and activities for families of all ages). For info. contact erin.b@lamontcounty.ca or 780-895-2233 x244.
3. Youth Coalition: for more info contact Erin.B@lamontcounty.ca
4. Meals in Motion: AUGUST Menu. Call Chrissy to order at 780-975-9592.
5. SUMMER DAY CAMPS – Specific information is available (posters) at lamontcounty.ca/community-programming and the registration form is also available to download there – limited spaces remain.
Access current monthly services & programs information scan the QR code or for FCSS, CALC and KFRN on each of the services’ Facebook pages:
| FCSS: FCSSlamontcountyregion | KFRN: groups/1922602184662497 | CALC: LamontCountyAdultLearns |
Happy #WeedAwarenessWednesday Lamont County. Each week, from April - September we feature prohibited noxious weeds for awareness/recognition.
For more info, scan the QR code or lamontcounty.ca/community-programming | Contact
Open Farm Days – August 17-18
Some local farms participating in OpenFarmDays this year include ChatsworthFarm in Vermillion: chatsworthfarm.ca/ofd.html & Pitchfork Gardens in LamontCounty: pitchforkgardens.ca
Check out albertaopenfarmdays.ca/ for more open farm days agri-tourism and rural sustainability.
Coffee Talks – August 29
August 29 from 9:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. in Andrew, with Councillor Anaka.
If you find it, report it! Weed inspectors inspect/identify weeds each year as required by the Alberta Weed Control Act.
See our social media accounts or the QR Code.
For a list of noxious weeds visit: lamontcounty.ca/weeds
Next Agricultural Service Board (ASB) Meeting
The next scheduled ASB meeting is (Wednesday) October 9, starting at 9:00 a.m. The public is welcome to attend at the Lamont County Administration Building or virtually through Microsoft Teams (link): lamontcounty.ca/departments/agricultural-services/agendas-minutes-asb. Next Lamont County Council (Regular Council)
The next Regular Council Meeting is planned for Tuesday, August 27, starting at 9:00 a.m. The public is welcome to attend at the Lamont County Administration Building or virtually through Microsoft Teams (link). A link to meetings, agendas and minutes can be found at: lamontcounty.ca/governance/agendas-minutes.
Please Note – inFocus is also available for viewing online at: www.lamontcounty.ca/communications (for those wanting to view the weekly submission as fullsized PDF and to access hyperlinks).
This Week’s Featured Noxious Weed: Common Tansy
Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village – UCC-APC UKRAINIAN DAY